John, Thanks for the suggestions. I can now report back to the list what I have found. Gary Surrency and Don Wilhelm have been helping me on the side and here is what the problem is.
LIGHTNIHG. Yep, I took a hit. I started pulling the various module boards one at a time until I found that pulling the SSB board made the K2 drop out of transmit. Then, reasoning that the most likely component on the SSB board to suffer lightning damage would be the PIC processor. So, I pulled the PIC and replaced it with a previous revision chip that I had left over after the last time I upgraded it. Viola! The K2 then worked fine except for the KIO2 is mute. It will taken control commands from me, but does not send polling data back out. Could be because I have a mismatch of processors now. Any notions for this specific KIO2 problem from anyone in the group would be quite welcome. Many thanks to Gary and Don and everyone who gave me feedback, it was all quite valuable. NOTE TO THE GOUP! NEVER throw away old revision processor chips when you make upgrades to your K2. Tuck them away safely in something antistatic and save them for a rainy day. You may have to depend on them one day! Best 73s, Bill Allen - WA5PB -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:27 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2# 1068 stuck in transmit mode Bill, Do you think it could be the key input jack itself? I've had trouble with the headphone jack on one of my K2's. I've had to replace it 3 times, not fun. I think the key jack is about the same thing and maybe prone to the same type problem. Just a thought. John, k7up _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/319 - Release Date: 4/19/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/320 - Release Date: 4/20/2006 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
