[Elecraft] k2 pll and ref osc issues n0xdb

[Don Wilhelm]

Foxjazz,

(Eric may chastise me for this post because he, not I, is the list 
"policeman", but I will do it anyway).

OK, I have learned from another ham here on the reflector that you do 
have a call and I looked up your name on QRZ.com.  N0XDB - Joseph T. 
Dickerson III.
Would you please use it on your subsequent emails to the reflector?  It 
will make you seem more like a human and a ham as opposed to some troll 
or someone who wants to remain anonymous.

In addition, I notice that you start your emails with "Hello 
Elecraft,".  We here on the Elecraft reflector are *not* Elecraft.  We 
are a group of Elecraft owners, or prospective Elecraft owners.  Many of 
us are willing to help you as best we can, but we are certainly not the 
official Elecraft support organization.  If you wish to reach Elecraft 
support, the proper email is support at elecraft.com, and if you wish to 
reach sales, it is sales at elecraft.com.

It is a fact that  some (but not the majority) of the Elecraft employees 
(and Eric and Wayne as owners)  often monitor this reflector, but there 
is no guarantee of that.  If your intent is to reach "the real 
Elecraft", you should send email direct rather than to this reflector.

Yes, I *do* repair work for Elecraft, and to that extent, I am an 
Elecraft employee, but I am paid only for the actual repair work I do.  
Any support I provide here on this reflector is not a task for which I 
have been "Elecraft authorized" or for which I receive compensation, and 
my comments are not official.  I volunteer my time and comments here 
only as one ham helping out another ham - there is nothing "Elecraft 
Official" in my postings here on the reflector, they reflect only my own 
views and experiences.  I have had extensive experience with many of the 
Elecraft products, and am willing to share whatever knowledge I have 
with other hams in an effort to help them with whatever problem they are 
having.  If I do not feel I can help, I normally will not post a reply.

73,
Don W3FPR

Foxjazz wrote:
> Hello Elecraft,
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>   Hello Don,
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>   I had the pll working before I did phase 3 and put the ssb board in.
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>   It was working great, now it isn't. I thought I would run a quick
>   voltage test before continuing. Now the pll freq is 0.000
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>   I reviewed the test results and re-tinned T5 just to ensure good
>   conductivity.
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>   When I ran the resistance checks the base resistence of Q6 was at
>   372 ohms not 100-140 as the book says.
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>   the unit turns on draws 0.24 amps
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>   0.22 without the ssb board in.
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>   Why would the pll circuit just quit working, would q20 have anything
>   to do with it?
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>   The voltages at q18 are a bit high.
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> I had the pll vol
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