[Elecraft] First bit of help

[Brian]

Hello all, 

 

This is my first post here, although I was hoping I would be able to make it
all the way through the K2 build on my own.  

 

I just got K2 serial #5946 on the air this past weekend.  Most everything
seems to be working properly, I get more than 15 watts out on all bands
except 10 meter which is about 10.2 watts and I'm happy with that.  My
problems are as follows: 

 

The first is I am off frequency by about .35 khz  (example: I check into a
75 meter net on 3987.5 and I have to tune to 3987.85) This seems like a lot
to me. Is this within specs?  Adjusting C22 has no effect on this. 

 

Second is my receive is severely attenuated. I'm really not sure where to
start. I tried adjusting the AGC threshold.  I can not get the voltage on U2
pin 5 above 3.8 volts.  I adjusted R1 so I got a reading of 3.0 volts.
Reset my s-meter alignment and now the signal strength is closer to where it
should be, but I don't know if I have fixed the problem or am I just masking
it.   

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Brian

N1WNC

K2# 5946