[Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

[Jim Brown]

Yes, by all means Tony should contact Elecraft service. They are staffed 
with very competent people, and have developed methods of supporting 
customers around the world.

Several years ago, I experienced excellent support from SDR Kits, a 
small UK company that builds the excellent VNWA Vector Network Analyzer 
designed by EE prof DG8SAQ. I fried the front end by absent-mindedly 
transmitting into one antenna while the VNWA was still connected to 
another one. They sent me enough of the schematic and parts layout 
around that stage that I was able to purchase the needed SMT parts and 
get a younger local ham with SMT experience and a good microscope setup 
on his bench to install them.  The parts I needed were inexpensive and 
easy to buy from the usual industrial electronics suppliers (like 
Farnell in the UK).

There's a good chance that Elecraft could do something similar. Perhaps 
Tony might start with a good photo of the board and the part that fell 
out, and send that via email.

73, Jim K9YC

On 12/26/2017 9:33 AM, K9MA wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> Sounds like a smoking gun to me.  Certainly there must be someone on 
> that side of the Atlantic that could replace an SMT part!  I'm sure 
> Elecraft would provide guidance.
>
> 73,
> Scott K9MA
>
> On 12/26/2017 06:58, Tony G6GLP wrote:
>> Hi Scott
>> I had a look inside and under the atu but nothing looks out of place 
>> until a little smt device dropped out. It looks like a coil of some 
>> sort but I am not sure where it fell off and even if I did I now dont 
>> have the facilities to put is back with any dignity. So when the 
>> elves get back to work I will get an RMA number and box it up and 
>> send it off for them to remedy. Since its second hand it wont hurt 
>> for a once over.
>>
>> 73 de Tony G6GLP
>>
>>
>> On 25/12/2017 22:55, K9MA wrote:
>>> It might be worth taking a look at the bandpass filters, just to see 
>>> if there's a broken inductor wire, or something else simple.  I've 
>>> always been suspicious of those toroids supported only by their 
>>> leads.  You could also just do some continuity tests, to make sure 
>>> the relays are OK.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, the filters are on the main circuit board.  If you 
>>> can't fix it yourself, you'll have to send the whole radio to Elecraft.
>>>
>>>
>>
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