Rick, that is great news. There is a menu setting to reverse the paddles for us lefties.
73, Don W3FPR Rick/WA6ES wrote: > Well Don, I went back checked everything, every hole and every solder fleck. > Cleaned up pad solder joints and just verified all, did I mention I missed a > couple of holes. Plugged in the power and earbuds and I heard noise, tried > the keyer and it was making noise, backwards but dits and dahs. I figure the > world would switch to left handed being normal, maybe next year. > Anyway now I can say I am off to page 38 and winding that L1. I just have to > remember this is my training for making the K2 later this year. With the K2 > I will slow it down a notch and read twice before doing anything. > Thanks Again > Rick/WA6ES > > > Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: > >> Rick, >> >> The K1 display changes to a simulated bargraph to indicate the power >> output when keyed. You will not have any power output at this stage of >> assembly, so your statement of a 'blank display' may be just fine. >> Since the backlight stays on during keying, I should retract my >> statement about a power problem. >> >> The most likely reason for no sidetone is soldering - check to see if >> all points are well soldered and none skipped. You do have the AF Gain >> advanced do you not? The K1 sidetone varies with the AF Gain setting. >> The source of the sidetone is the output from the DAC on the Front >> Panel, U2 pin 1. If you have an oscilloscope, you could check to see if >> you have an audio signal there when the K1 is keyed. Lacking a 'scope, >> connect a pair of leads to an audio amplifier input (line in of a >> computer soundcard or an MP3/CD player) and probe at that point to see >> if there is any sound - it might not sound great, but you will know if >> the signal is present. >> The signal leaves the front panel via J1 pin 5. Look at the schematic >> for the RF Board sheet 1 in the lower left corner and you will see the >> components that the sidetone signal (XFIL/TONE) are applied to. It >> makes it way to the AF Amp through the AF Gain control. You should hear >> some 'white noise' sound when the AF Gain is advanced. If the audio is >> totally silent, you may have a problem with the AF Amp rather than the >> sidetone. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2598 - Release Date: 01/03/10 > 04:41:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
