[Elecraft] KX 1 WITH 20M PROBLEMS

[k1um at bellsouth.net]

Thanks to all that helped me with this 20m loss of T/R issue...

My final solution (after this groups' help and much schematic study and
rumination) was to remove K1 relay and replace it.  THIS IS NOT EASY amd I
almost sent it to Elecraft Tech support....

First	You need to remove the capacitor soldered across K1 relay pins 2 and
	Then take a pair of side cutters and cut (and crunch) the relay down to the
circuit board (carefully!).
	Then take a desoldering tool - and without melting any of the very close
adjacent components like transistors,pots and several 	caps, melt, section
and suction away K1 and remove the remaining leads and solder...

NOTE: Removing K1 is made more difficult because I was talked into using
63/37 solder ("it is the industry standard"  HUMBUG!)and not my old favorate
(and hard to find) 60/40 which stays plyable and workable longer.  (this
reworkability is a big advantage, I have now discovered, to using 60/45)


Well I replace K1 and the jumpered cap and that was the problem. The board
survived; the rig works great; I got a few more gray hairs!!!

Thank you all again for the guidance and suggestions......

NOW to build the KX-1 antenna tuner


73 DE Ken K1UM