Thanks for the comments guys. I tried W1 and nobodys home :) So think I will wait until later to try that. Guess Elecraft need to make a slight manual change.
Thanks again and 73, Rich kd0zv ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hammond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rich McCabe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 First Alignment. Good but no XG1 signal > Hi Rich: > > At 04:42 PM 8/21/04, you wrote: > >I am building my second K2. I bought an XG1 after the first one was > >complete so did not use it on the other build until after it was running. > > > >I am to the point in the process where I just did my first alignment step. > >Everything was perfect and S meter calibrated fine. There is a note that > >says if you have the XG1, you can use it to get your 50mv S9 signal at > >this point. > > > >They do not give you much more detail than that. So I attached it to the > >BNC at the back and nothing. Looking over the schematic It looke like W1 > >might have to be installed. I did not spend much time looking but that > >seemed to be the case. > > > >So, should you be able to use the BNC and XG1 and get a signal? Seems > >like the RF board is not far enough along to do that yet. > > Very perceptive!!! Installation of jumper W1 doesn't occur until page 56 in > the Rev F manual, while mention of using the XG1 occurs on page 47. > > Of course, you are correct! You'll have to have a patent RF path in order > to obtain much of a signal from the XG1... though there might be a little > signal sneak thru, installing jumper W1 is certainly the BEST way to ensure > that you can hear something... heheh! > > IN FACT... I'm not certain it'd even matter IF YOU DID install W1 at the > point you're presently at anyway... you still can't receive on 40M!!! NO > band-specific components have been installed yet, so there'd be no way to > receive the 7040kHz signal from the XG1 regardless...! > > I'd suggest you bide your time until page 64 in the (Rev F) manual.. just > before you resume Assembly (Part III). THEN, you can perform S-meter > calibration using the XG1. > > 73, > > Tom Hammond N0SS > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
