[Elecraft] K2 12m Alignment

[Robert Kasten]

My Fluke doesn't measure caps below 100pf, so to test the K2's 12m BPF caps
(including the 1pf), I ended up getting some cheap $15 made-in-China-junk
called a "Honeytek A6013L Capacitor Tester" and assumed I would be
returning it...but I was quite pleasantly surprised at its ability to
pretty reliably measure the 1pf cap. Anyway just another data point...
Bob / K0LAK

Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:13:19 -0800
> From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>
> To: "'Dauer, Edward'" <edauer at law.du.edu>,      <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 12m Alignment
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> For those who have a DMM with capacitance measuring capabilities, you can
> measure small caps well enough to separate caps (within a couple of pF) by
> setting the meter on the bench and running the leads to where you can apply
> the probes to the capacitor without moving them. Hold the probes near the
> capacitor and note the reading, then touch the terminals of the cap and
> note the change. The change is the capacitance of the unit under test.
> That is a neat little kit, Ted. Tnx for the lead.
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>