[Elecraft] Re: Very Dissatisfied With Elecraft Support

[Mike Morrow]

Don wrote:

>While the RF Probe will not solve the problem, it will detect whether 
>the crystal is the problem or not.  At the time of the initial 
>suggestions, he did not have access to another receiver...

Hi Don,

The temperance and helpfulness that you and all the other list members extend
to help solve a frustrating problem makes this list a great part of the Elecraft
"package" that enables folks to get their gear going.

I was thinking, after Jon mentioned joining a local ham club, that it would
likely be simpler and quicker to find a ham with the appropriate receiver
to check this.  Even a RF probe is not as iron-clad a device for detecting
this problem, but if an RF probe only were to be employed for troubleshooting
this would be the first place to look for a problem.  I believe that the
eight-year history of the K1 shows there to be no more likely cause of K1 20m
band problems (on either the two-band or four-band boards) than the failure
of the 22 MHz heterodyne crystal before installation, or its premature death
afterwards.

73,
Mike / KK5F