Tom, On my latest K2 build, I put a 1pf cap into the C68 (10pf) location. The 1pf cap was labelled "1D", which looked a lot like a "10" to my eyes. I think it took me about 4 hours to figure that one out. Once fixed, it all fell into place, and everything worked.
We all do it! 73, Jim KO5V "Message: 3 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:57:09 -0500 From: K2bew <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Elecraft Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 VCO Alignment T5 L30 Message-ID: <ca+sv7kcxk2r97iwmhmr56nc-7oslatepn-in-ecniips9a+...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Don Et Al, So, It is with some embarrassment, and much relief, that I can report it was operator error and my BFO is now working perfectly. I got home from work and was getting ready to do some continuity checks to all the circuits surrounding and including U11, but decided I better check all the components again in that section with the RF board disconnected and out of the case. I found much to my chagrin I had not installed D37 and D38! I had them checked off in the manual as being installed, and I even wrote in pencil in the margin on the next step where you put the rest of the V149's in the RF board that I had 2 left over, but I failed to notice I had them left over because I did not put them in the step before!, good grief. Anyway I have a high BFO reading of 4917.60 and a low reading of 4911.98 with a difference of 5.62. Thank you Don and to others that gave suggestions, and I do wish those having similar problems well in their trouble shooting. Upward and onward 73, Tom Bewick, K2BEW" ______________________________________________________________ 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]
