Re: [Elecraft] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues

2011-07-24 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
I had a similar problem with my main board on K2 6688. The board house botched the plating process on one quadrant of the board. The closer you got to the corner the tighter the holes were until they were all but closed up. I sent it in to Elecraft and they opened the holes, not sure what they

Re: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan

2011-03-23 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
On 3/23/2011 10:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: If you are looking at a K2 fully fitted out with all options, then the price may approach the basic K3, and the K3 becomes the better dollar value, but if you are looking for a transceiver without all the bells and whistles, a K2 may be your answer.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 problems

2011-03-13 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
Don and the group, I finally got around to replacing D16 and D17, as usual your diagnosis was spot on. I now have a happy K2 again! Thanks so much for your help. 73 de Allen, W1SBY On 12/7/2010 8:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, Remove the KPA100 shield and check the diodes with your

Re: [Elecraft] K2 problems

2010-12-07 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
bands, look for the problem at T4 rather than the low pass filter. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/3/2010 11:06 PM, Allen Wisbey, W1SBY wrote: Hi all, I am having problems with my K2 after moving it from one room to another. K2/100 into a dummy load On all bands I get a HiCur notice when I try

[Elecraft] K2 problems

2010-12-03 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
Hi all, I am having problems with my K2 after moving it from one room to another. K2/100 into a dummy load On all bands I get a HiCur notice when I try to tune, when the PA is disabled (10 watts or less) the SWR shows 1:1 OK On all bands with the PA enabled (over 10 watts) I get the HiCur notice

Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232

2010-08-23 Thread Allen Wisbey, W1SBY
I am using a 232USB9M-LS device from BB Electronics http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?FamilyId=397Trail=45TrailType=Main. It is a locked serial number type device, which means that once set up it makes no difference what USB port you plug it into, it will ALWAYS be whatever port