[Elecraft] [Bulk] K2 Alignment

[Bill Coleman]

> On Jul 11, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Tom Field <docwatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've been using my K2/100 for a couple of years, and have been very
> satisfied. I have noted some drift in the freq, so decided to go through a
> complete realignment process.
> 
> On Page 65 of the manual it describes a measurement of the BFO range as
> being 4-6 kHz. I measure 3.52 kHz. Question one, is this sufficiently out
> to be of concern? and question 2, what are the next steps to correct any
> problem?

So long as you can set the filters properly, I wouldn’t worry about the BFO range. When I added the RTTY mode and set my filters for 1500 Hz center frequency, I had to pad the BFO with a small capacitor to get enough range. 


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