[Elecraft] New K2 Owner

[Bill Coleman]

On Jun 8, 2010, at 10:30 PM, Eugene Balinski wrote:

> 1) When I tune in a CW station and narrow the CW filter
> with XFIL switch, I need to re-tune the radio to recenter
> the signal. Is this an issue with the alignment,
> or are there other settings that may be in play ?

Quite possibly the BFO values aren't as close as they could be. Because of the BFO quantization, it isn't always possible to get all the filter settings exactly on the same frequency. An offset of up to 20 Hz may be the best you can do. If it is much more than this, though, you can adjust it to be closer using CAL FIL.

> 2) Memories. How does one toggle between the memories and
> the VFOs ? I would like to load the 60M frequencies in the
> memories and be able to toggle back to the VFOs for general
> operation.

I haven't used the memories much, but I don't recall being able to "tune" the memories. I believe selecting a memory pulls it back into the VFO.

> 3) VFO Mode track. When changing the VFO from A - B, the
> mode does not change. In other words, if I have CW mode on
> VFO A, and I swap to VFO B, the modes remains CW until I
> manually change it to SSB. If I change the VFO back to VFO
> A, the mode will stay SSB and does not return to CW as was
> first entered. Is this normal for this rig ? 

The VFO does not store the mode. The mode is stored per-band. It is normal.

> 4) I understand that there is a preferred replacement for
> the main tuning knob from Kenwood ?   Can someone point me
> in the right direction ? 

Some people are using the knob from the Yaesu FT-100. I would search the email reflector archives for the details.

I make do with the FingerDimple addition sold by Elecraft. I think it is about $6.


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