[Elecraft] K2 Noise Solved

2008-06-23 Thread DDWEBB
A few weeks back I wrote that I was experiencing a most unusual noise problem. I had hoped that someone else might have had the same problem and would have the answer. This didn't happen. The noise was noticeable when the volume control and RF Gain were at minimum and even the antenna

[Elecraft] 1N5711 Diodes

2008-04-22 Thread DDWEBB
I have just recently re-subscribed to the reflector. So I have no knowledge of what may have been said regarding the two reference diodes, D 16,D17 in the K2/100 and D1,D2 in the KAT100. After building and using my basic K2 back in 2000, I decided to upgrade to the K2/100 and the KAT100. I

[Elecraft] D-104 Mic

2007-02-23 Thread DDWEBB
I have been reading about the different microphones used by fellow K2 owners. A fellow ham encouraged me to try a vantage, (1960s) D-104 crystal mic for the K2. I had been using a Kenwood MC-48B and it was working OK. I knew that the straight D-104 mic would not work with the K2 as crystal