[Elecraft] Re: Mod for more AF gain on K2

2004-10-22 Thread wayne burdick
On Oct 22, 2004, at 1:17 PM, Mike S wrote: It seems that some people have problems with low audio out on some K2's. There was a recent thread where I mentioned that it may be possible to easily substitute an LM386 for the LM380 AF amp and get more gain. I'm happy to report that this works

[Elecraft] Re: Mod for more AF gain on K2

2004-10-22 Thread Mike S
At 06:42 PM 10/22/2004, wayne burdick wrote... However, because of the problem with clipping at high signal levels, I definitely don't recommend that anyone do this unless they're desperate for more audio. The LM386 is a lower-power part and is also noisier than the LM380, partly because of

[Elecraft] Re: Mod for more AF gain on K2

2004-10-22 Thread wayne burdick
I think we're on the same page, Mike. I just want to make sure builders know there are other alternatives before they jump into a different AF amp IC. Lord knows I've designed LM386's into a lot of rigs (the NorCal 40A, Sierra, SST, K1, and KX1, to name just those which made it out of the