[Elecraft] First Problem !

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Mon Nov 10 19:29:40 EST 2008


Tom,

Try running CAL PLL again - make certain the bottom cover is in place 
and the K2  is warmed up for at least 15 minutes (preferrably for 1/2 hour).

There is alway some possibility that the PLL will not increment exactly 
at target on the 5 kHz boundaries, but the effect should be minimal.

73,
Don W3FPR

Tom Harson wrote:
> Hi K2 owners
>
> I noticed for the first time this weekend during the WAERTTY contest a 
> clicking sound when tuning the K2  from 14081.89 to 14081.90..... Also 
> at 14086.89 to 14089.90. This represents a click interval of 5 Khz. I 
> checked several other 5 Khz intervals and the click is there...I can 
> detect it in 5 Khz intervals down to the bottom of the 20 meter 
> band... I can only hear this in the RTTY mode.. I have disabled the 
> DSP to see if that might be the problem, but I can still hear it. I 
> guess I'm unsure if the encoder is going out, or it's another problem. 
> Anyone else have this problem, or have the same results... The 
> frequency might be different on another k2 ????
>


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