[Elecraft] K2 #6662 S-Meter Alignment

[Don Wilhelm]

Phil,

Adjust CAL S LO first, then adjust CAL S HI.  There may be some 
interaction, so if you do find some, do the sequence over again until it 
is correct.

73,
Don W3FPR

Phillip Heller wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>    So, I've made it through Alignment/Test 2.  All numbers right down  
> the middle, save the AGC threshold voltage, which was solved by adding  
> 10k across Control RP6 pins 3&4.
>
> So, I complete the S-Meter alignment per Alignment/Test 1.  No problem.
>
> Then, after I finished Alignment/Test 2, I figured I'd attach the XG2  
> to get a little bit more accurate.
>
> So I attach, follow the directions to a T, tune to 7040.30 (where I  
> find the 40m signal to be loudest) and adjust S-Hi to show S9 for 50mv  
> output.  Well, I can't get it to land right on 9, but 9 +/- 1 bar.
>
> However, per the directions, I'm told that once I turn the XG2 off,  
> the S-Meter should drop to 0 or 1 bars.  However, it stays the same.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards,
>
>    Phil
>   
>