[Elecraft] K2.Unable to undertake VCO alignment.

Don Wilhelm donwilh at embarqmail.com
Wed Jan 27 17:58:41 EST 2021


Doug,

Are you on 40 meters?

Did you measure the PLL Reference oscillator range (counter probe in 
TP3)?  What were the frequencies?

Any chance you replaced Q19 during the upgrade process?  If so, where 
did you get it?

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/27/2021 12:22 PM, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft wrote:
> I am suffering from a similar problem in the midst of applying the various upgrades. My BFO test numbers are good,
> 4917.13 kHz
> 4912.16 kHz
> 4.97 kHz range
> 
> but when I try the VCO linearization process, I see 11090 flash and then get error 232. I have not checked the VFO against a reference frequency. I have tried two different crystals and several different L31 values.
> 
> My planned next step is to assemble the RF probe and see if I can figure out what is going on.
> 
> Doug, W0UHU.
> 
>> From: M Bak <mark.adrian.baker at gmail.com <mailto:mark.adrian.baker at gmail.com>>
>>
>> Issue. Unable to undertake VCO alignment.


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