[Elecraft] XV144

[Don Wilhelm]

David,

On the frequency problem, order the no charge mod kit XV144MDKT from 
Elecraft and install it.  That will install a variable inductor in the 
oscillator to allow you to pull the crystal into range (if not right on 
frequency).

100 miles is a long distance on 2 meters.
You really need something to compare the receive with, the XV144 may be 
working OK.   It is really hard to tell whether it is working adequately 
or not without doing some sort of measurement or comparison with a 2 
meter receiver known to be working normally.
You should not normally have to turn the preamp in the K2 on, nor should 
you need to turn the AF Gain up all the way.  How high is that 11 
element beam?

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/28/2011 8:21 AM, David Heinsohn wrote:
> Hello All
>
>     I use a K2 and have XV50 and 144.  The XV50 seems to be working just
> fine.  However the 144 seems to have a problem.  I live far enough away
> from other operators and had a poor enough antenna that I've not been
> able to find a test horse to talk to on two ssb or cw.  finally made
> that happen last week.  What I found was that the transverter seemed to
> be working.  Receive performance is not as good as I think it should be
> (I changed out the loop antenna for an eleven element beam fix pointed
> at the metro area about 100 miles away).  I need to run with the preamp
> on, rf  and af gains all the way up to hear BIG stations at 100 miles in
> good conditions.  And even more worrying is that, based on several
> stations reports my dial reads 12.4 khz high.
>
>     From what I can see in the manual there is no alignment for frequency
> readout as such and the adjustment available from the TRN menu is only
> 10 khz.
>
>     In checking the K2 against WWV it seems to be within well less than
> 100 hz.
>
>