> The problem is that the receiver became very quiet. I > could still hear the strongest signals if I turn the > AF Gain way up, and instead of S9 on the meter, > they're way down to S1. The KSB2 manual specifically > states (page 15, final step of "initial test") this > should not happen, and if it does, to go to the troubleshooting > section.
Andrew: Don's suggestions are right on track. I have one to add, assuming this is a new build. Check for d-c continuity from each pin of each crystal to ground. It should be an open circuit for d-c. If not then most likely you used enough solder to form a small fillet around the pad. On the crystal side of the pad, the fillet easily shorts the signal path to the crystal case and so to ground. If so, then remove the crystal involved, clean off the solder, the carefully replace it, using a minimum of solder. (Note that you have jumpers across a couple of capacitor locations, so a short there will require that you open the jumper to see which crystal is involved). Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
