[Elecraft] [K2] K2 S meter

[Don Wilhelm]

Tex,

You may have the CW tuning indicator installed in that K2.

Remove the top cover (or if you have the K2/100, just remove the plate 
at the front of the KPA100 heat sink) - and then peer down between the 
control board and the front panel to see if there is a wire soldered to 
that 10th LED.  If there is, your K2 has the K6XX CW tuning indicator 
installed - and quite likely the SMD version for which Tom Hammond N0SS 
created a kit.
Tom no longer sells the kits, but the documentation is still on his 
website www.n0ss.net.
If you have this handy (but non-Elecraft) mod in your K2, you may want 
to download the docs so you know what it looks like and how to adjust 
the tone frequency that it detects in case your taste in CW pitch 
differs from the prior owner.

If you do not like the flashing 10th LED, I have a technique for 
mounting a tiny LED in a keycap that works well with that CW Tuning 
Indicator.

On another, but related subject, note, that if you want to change the CW 
pitch, you should re-align the IF filters to center on your chosen 
sidetone pitch.  You can find instructions for doing that on my website 
article for K2 Dial Calibration - go to www.w3fpr.com for that information.

73,
Don W3FPR

pkhjr wrote:
> I'm the new owner of a K2 (4864) which I did not build and love the radio. 
> Everything works as it should from what I can tell so far.  One question on
> the S Meter, the far right led or 40 over led seems to flash most of the
> time in CW not so much in SSB.  Can't seem to find anything in the manuals. 
> Did the Cal for meter no change?
> Tnx
> Tex
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