[Elecraft] k1 - no signals - made progress - need help..

[sergio t. ruiz]

thanks no N0SS, i have finally narrowed down where my problems on my k1 
are..

in signal tracing, i actually heard TONS of signals through my radio.. i 
have a feeling that it has been broken since day 1... i can't WAIT to 
get this fixed and on the air.. i have never heard so many signals on my 
radio.. WOW!

anyway..

here's where i am now..

test point 1 - T1.. CHECK!

test point 2 - D5... CHECK!

test point 3 - J2-1 ... P2-1 BAD BAD BAD!!

okay...

so i found that on the front side of D5, i got a signal.. on the back 
site.. BOOOO!!! no signal..

the first thing i did was replace D5 and D14.. of course, i should have 
read N0SS's full document first.. but .. well, you know..

so i replaced the diodes, and got the same results..

so then, i checked to see if there was 6V on the anode of D5.. NO DEAL..

out of curiosity, i checked D14, too.. and there was nowhere near 6V 
here, either..

then, i did all the voltage checks at the test points on the manual, and 
everything was good..

i then checked the 8V and 6V voltage regulators according to the 
manual.. and they checked out fine..

does anyone have any hints?

i have a feeling this is gonna be like a new radio!

thanks!



72 de kb8qpt


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