Hello Elecraft(ers)! I just wrapped up part II of the RF board assembly, test, and alignment. I was elated to discover that all the VCO values were in range and that I could hear my KX1 screaming in the headphones attached to the K2. But I have a question - I brought the K2 upstairs and attached it to my outdoor dipole... verified that there was plenty of activity on 40m with my FT840... but didn't hear a THING in the K2. Didn't even hear a blip when I removed/re-attached the antenna cable. I am guessing that the circuitry isn't built up enough to bring in signals generated more than a few feet away, but I don't know... I don't feel that I have the RF electronics background necessary to build this thing, but I'm darn good at soldering and construction :) Should I be concerned or should I move on and finish this thing??
I completed the KX1 this past fall... only made one contact (due to time/effort constraints) but it was a good 300 miles away or so... so I'm really excited to get this rig on the air!! _______________________________________________ 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
