[Elecraft] L34 on K2 tuning question?

[Kevin Cozens]

bill KE5KWE wrote:
> I went through the same thing just today.  We also used a spectogram but
> after failing to hear an apreciable change we followed the next suggestion,
> alligning the 40-meter band pass filter.  Once this was aligned we were able
> to tune L-34 by ear. It did indeed occur near the top of the can, as stated
> in the text.

The internal signal on my K2 had peaked around the time that L34 was half-way 
down but the noise to the right of the internal signal didn't drop until about 
the time the slug hit the bottom of the can. Unless you use Spectogram to you 
may be close to the best position of the L34 slug but not at the ideal spot.

One thing I'm interested in is the difference between the peak of the internal 
signal and the peak of the noise floor on K2 radios. On my radio I see a 
difference (between the black cross and red cross on the screen capture at 
http://www.ve3syb.ca/tmp/K2-L34.jpg) of about 17db as seen with Spectogram.

Is this typical, above average, or below average of what other K2 owners have 
noticed? I'm still trying to convince myself that my K2 is hearing as well as 
it should. So far, it seems to be hearing everything I can hear on my 
shortwave radio.

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Cheers!

Kevin.

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