[Elecraft] K2 - "INFO 80 " problem

[Don Wilhelm]

Giuliano,

 From the Elecraft website www.elecraft.com, order K2FWMCIO - see the 
Order page and then Spare Parts, and then select K2 on the page which opens.
Be aware that you must have the updated wiring on the Control Board for 
the sidetone source.
If you have the KPA100 or the KIO2 installed, that change has already 
been made.  If it is not installed, refer to the KIO2 or KPA100 manual 
(which you can download) and you will see the changes to the Control 
Board in the installation section.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/27/2014 2:31 PM, Giuliano wrote:
> Thanks for everyone's help.
> I cleaned the contacts on the microprocessor of the Control Board and 
> RF Board and now the message seems to have disappeared
> ( INFO 80).
> I checked the firmware version that is 1.04A (main) and 1:02 on I / O.
> I think it is useful to update the firmware but can not find how to 
> order the two microprocessors. How do I get them?
> Thanks again
> Giuliano I0CG
> ITALY
> Il 27/03/2014 14:28, Phil Wheeler ha scritto:
>> Hi, Giuliano --
>>
>> Congratulations on your K2. Once you have it whipped into shape, 
>> you'll find it to be a fine radio. Plus there's hardly anything in it 
>> you cannot work on and fix yourself if you build kits like the K1.
>>
>> One of the K2 manual appendices is "Troubleshooting". You should give 
>> that a look.
>>
>> Before you do any updates contact the previous owner and see if he 
>> can provide a list of any updates which may have already been done. I 
>> have #380 and back then the K2 was still a "work in progress" with 
>> most of us doing updates incrementally as they were posted on the 
>> Elecraft email reflector. For example, my K2 was something of a 
>> continual project from July 1999 until June 2003, and I made *most* 
>> of the changes identified during that period. Then I was away from my 
>> obsessive focus on ham radio for close to ten years. When I started 
>> using my K2/100 again I found that I had made most of the changes, 
>> but there were some left to do -- and some I didn't need or want to 
>> do. I made one of those changes I wanted earlier this month. Your 
>> seller of the K2 may have made most of the changes already, or some 
>> of them or none of them.
>>
>> If you've not been there, go to this page 
>> http://www.elecraft.com/K2_Manual_Download_Page.htm#K2 and in 
>> particular download this file 
>> http://www.elecraft.com/manual/k2a2binstr.pdf  It provides a list of 
>> the major changes in the basic (10 Watt) K2 and options.  See if you 
>> can determine which have been done -- by asking the original owner or 
>> inspection.
>>
>> You will probably want to update to the latest firmware, unless 
>> that's already been done. You can determine several firmware versions 
>> by using menu options from the front panel; others will require 
>> disassembly and looking at the label on the chip.
>>
>> If you have the KPA100 there are other mods and updates which can be 
>> done (there is an update kit and a mod kit for the KPA100).
>>
>> Have fun with your K2. I have the K3/P3 combo and find that the 
>> K2/100 still holds its own in that company.
>>
>> 73, Phil w7ox
>>
>> On 3/26/14, 11:02 PM, Giuliano wrote:
>>> I bought a K2 SN 670 to complete my collection Elecraft.
>>> I now have K1, K2 and K3 + P3.
>>> The K2 serial number  is very low and I think some changes are 
>>> essential and others less so. Can anyone tell me what mods are the 
>>> really important?
>>> I also have a problem that occurs very frequently: when I change 
>>> band +/-, very often comes out "INFO 080". What can I do?
>>> Thanks for the help
>>> I0CG Italy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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