[Elecraft] [K2]Crystal filters

[David Pratt]

Thanks, Kevin.  I was a bit puzzled about the alignment bit.  I don't 
have the KPA100, but I do nevertheless open my K2 occasionally to check 
the internal SLA battery I have fitted.

73

David

In a recent message, R. Kevin Stover <rkstover at mchsi.com> wrote ...
>
>No, as far as I can tell the alignment of the K2 doesn't drift at all. 
>The annual alignment is just my way doing preventative maintenance and 
>staying on top of things before a problem does rear it's ugly head.
>
>This year I discovered some dust in the rig. I think it's caused by the 
>two 80mm computer case fans I've got on the KPA100 heat sink. They draw 
>air across the sink and exhaust straight up. Some canned air and a fine 
>brush and she's cleaned.
>
>Never would have found that if I didn't open the case up once a year. 
>While I've got it open I just check stuff.
>
>
>David Pratt wrote:
>> In a recent message, R. Kevin Stover <rkstover at mchsi.com> wrote ...
>>> I'm at the end of my yearly K2 alignment and have come to the crystal
>>> filters part.
>>  Kevin - I would be interested to know the reason for the need to do 
>>an  annual alignment of the K2.  Do you find that the alignment drifts 
>>from  one year to the next?

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David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK
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