I think what you are seeing is probably typical. I have a K1-4 that tunes down to 6988 and 13982 on 40 and 20 respectively. My tuning range is a little wider at 93 kHz.
The Owner’s Manual has a detailed section on VFO alignment. If you didn’t get a manual with the radio you can probably download one from Elecraft. Good luck and have fun with this little beauty. 73, Brian, K0DTJ > On Nov 26, 2021, at 12:18, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > Just bought a K1..an oldie but a goodie, I guess. > > NB board and 2 bands board (20/40) No tuner. > > > > So, just playing around, getting familiarized with this new-to-me little rig > before transmitting or hooking it up to a real antenna and I notice: > > > > on 20m: it tunes from 13.974MHz - 14.063MHz > > > > and on it tunes from 40m from 6.980MHz-7.068MHz > > > > When I transmit on a nearby rig or compare frequencies to DX cluster spots, > just using a chunk of wire for an antenna, and listen for the various > stations it looks like the VFO is reading pretty much bang on. > > > > So, is this a matter of incorrect components installed or a poor alignment > or the (re)seller messing with the "CAL" in the menu or ?? > > > > I don't really want to mess with it too much, but I am missing 20-25kHz of > usable bandwidth on each band. (seems like I have about 88kHz of tuning > range, but 20-26kHz of it is below the bands---oof !) > > > > Ideas? > > > > TIA ! > > > > 73 Mike VE9AA > > > > Mike, Coreen & Corey > > Keswick Ridge, NB > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to huntin...@coastside.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
