Yeah, that was more or less it. I remembered that when I did the KX1 I used a much bigger tip on the iron, so I switched to that and it worked just like I remembered. So now I am definitely hearing the outside world loud and clear. However, this has brought to attention a couple new problems.
First of all, very strange noises in certain portions of the band. They seem to disappear suddenly while I am tuning. Hard to explain, it's not any kind of noise that I have ever heard before... hopefully it's related to this problem: When listening to CW (and SSB) signals and tuning across the band, the pitch of the heard signals are staying constant... it's like the frequency is only changing every so often, not steadily as I move up and down. A friend is saying it's probably a VCO issue. Just to be clear, all VCO voltages were in range when I checked them yesterday. I will be unable to work on the radio until Thursday afternoon, but would love to know what I should be checking when I get back. Thanks for all the help! Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: > > If you are having trouble stripping the toroid leads, that is cause to > suspect that they are the problem. If you are using the 'solder blob' > method, remember to increase the heat on the iron - at least 800 deg F > or even 850. Wait until the enamel starts to smoke a bit before moving > the lead through the solder blob. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K2---RF-Board-part-2-tp2215492p2220087.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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
