[Elecraft] K2 Distorted receive audio and low power output

[Denis Jackson]

My K2 hasn't been used for a few years but, with the intention of taking it
out for a bit of SOTA work, I powered it up today.  Alas, I have a problem.

 

The receive audio is intermittently distorted on all modes.  With a constant
carrier, it sounds like there is a warble to the note.  There is another
problem in that it has is that the RF power output is only about 6 watts
(it's the 15W version) and that seems constant on all bands.  I don't think
these two problems are related because the power is always low regardless of
whether the audio is distorted or not but thought it worth mentioning
nonetheless

 

Any suggestions as to where to start looking for the cause of the RX
distortion?  

 

73

 

Denis MW0CBC / GW8OQV

 

 



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