I just bought a K2/10 that I knew had a problem on 160 before I got it and now am looking for some help or if anyone has run across similar symptoms before.
1. The radio works perfectly on 80-10 meters full power output and good sensitivity (serial number 41XX) 2. Using the BAND +/- buttons to go to 160 meters will sometimes result in good sensitivity on 160 indicated by band noise, etc, depending on how long it has been since the band switch was on 160. 3. with the power to 5 watts or higher, doesn't matter) the power output will be about 1 to 2 watts when holding the TUNE button. However the power gradually drops to almost zero in a short time, just a matter of seconds. 4. when the sensitivity is good on 160 (as indicated in 1 above), just leaving the radio alone and not touching anything, the sensitivity slowly drops off until nothing is heard from the speaker, just like someone turned the RF gain back 5. basically it seems like 160 function works on either TX or RX until something heats up or some time related action takes place and 160 just dies. 6. another part of the puzzle. When the sensitivity drops off on 160, if I turn the frequency somewhere below 1.800 khz the sensitivity returns, and then when I go back up above 1.800 khz it immediately drops off again.. I've removed the cover and unplugged the 160 module, looked it over and reheated all the connections on it. Nothing seems amiss there. I tried tuning L3 and L4 and it doesn't seem to have any affect on the power output ( in the short time I have to check before it drops off completely) Any ideas.. Whatever the problem is, it appears to be related to both TX and RX and only affects 160, no other bands or functions are affected. Thanks for any help or ideas.. Tim NZ8J ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
