[Elecraft] K2: Very low output on 160m

[Ken Alexander]

I hope that 6713.95 is OK because I just checked the
other VCO freqs at band edge and they're all off by
roughly the same amount, except for 15 and 10m, which
are both 0.97 kHz high.

73 - Ken


--- Ken Alexander <k.alexander at rogers.com> wrote:

> 6713.95 with the K2 tuned to 1800 kHz, CW.  Is that
> considered close or do I have some work to do?
> 
> 73 - Ken
> 
> 
> 
> --- Ken Alexander <k.alexander at rogers.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Don,
> > 
> > It receives great on 160.  The band was really
> > hopping
> > last night.
> > 
> > I'll get back to you as soon as I figure out where
> > this probe plugs in and where TP1 is.
> > 
> > Thanks and 73,
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Ken,
> > > 
> > > Yes, that is bad - you have no output on 160
> > meters.
> > >  How about 
> > > receive?  If it receives on 160 but not
> transmit,
> > > that narrows the 
> > > search area down considerably.
> > > 
> > > Check the frequency at TP1 with the internal
> probe
> > > and CAL FCTR after 
> > > you have tuned the K2 to 1800 kHz.  If you find
> a
> > > frequency very far 
> > > away from 6715 kHz, the problem is with the VCO,
> > and
> > > most likely the VFO 
> > > Range Select section - C75 must be selected and
> of
> > a
> > > proper value (470 
> > > pf) to tune 160 meters.
> > > 
> > > 73,
> > > Don W3FPR
> > > Ken Alexander wrote:
> > > > Hi Leigh,
> > > >
> > > > Receive (80 and 160m):  approx 35 mA
> > > > Tune (80m):  3.x Amps
> > > > Tune (160m):  approx. 50 mA
> > > >
> > > > This is bad, right?
> > > >
> > > > 73 - Ken
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > 
> > 
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