Thanks Wayne! Calibration helped. Problem solved! Greate rig! 73 de Linas LY2H
On 2017 kov. 13, pr at 18:30 Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Linas, > > I can't duplicate this problem on my KX2. I would suggest re-doing the > transmit gain calibration on 80 meters. > > Set mic gain to about 15-20 with the MH3, or about 30-50 with the internal > mic. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Mar 13, 2017, at 7:14 AM, Irma Linas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello group, > > > > I am now a proud owner of the brand new KX2 which arrived few days ago > > straight from CA. Being also a proud owner of an old and fully upgraded > K3 > > I found this little rig very familliar to operate and navigate. Very > lovely > > package of all what you need on QRP, including the battery pack and the > key > > paddle! I am especially amased by the built-in microfone - it works very > > nicely and I am re-descovering the SSB mode being mainly the CW op! The > RX > > audio quality of SSB signals is outstandingly pleasant even with this > > small speaker! The general sensitivity of the receiver though seems a > bit > > too low compare to the K3 thus the preamp is needed most of time even > with > > good antennas. But that is no problem. > > > > A strange bug appears to live in the radio. It only related to 80m band > LSB > > mode. It is not possible to get the signal transmitted if you are on 80m > on > > power-up or if you come to 80m LSB from another band. Pushing Xmit or > mics > > PTT puts the rig into transmit mode but RF meter shows no output. If you > > want to transmit, you have to change the mode into CW, transmit a dot or > so > > ( it always works on CW ok ) then change back to the LSB mode and then > only > > it starts transmitting your SSB signal out. The bug is NOT related with > the > > " RF in the shack" case, it is there with different antennas and the > dummy. > > The bug is permanently there and does not depend on battery supply, > > voltage, etc. I have also tried to reload the latest firmware , no > change. > > So I think it could be the firmware problem. > > > > Would be interesting to know if anybody else experiencing the same > strange > > effect? > > > > 72! de Linas LY2H > > KX2 #1488 > > K3 #1568 S-upgraded > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
