Sorry to be a wet blanket, but from my current standpoint, I'd be grateful to
find just the one spurious signal from the KPA.
I have literally dozens of spurii on all bands that are S2 or greater. Some
read S9+40 and would read higher if the S-meter could indicate that.
They all emanate from
If PC5M's calculations are correct, and these birdies
are caused by mixing products of the 4.9136 MHz IF
crystals in the K2 and the 18.432 MHz bias supply
crystal in the KPA100, and assuming his spreadsheet
calculations are correct, it seems that a crystal at
15.8735 MHz (+ or - about 9.5 kHz)
] On Behalf Of Ben Hofmann K1NT
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:17 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 10M birdie and other assundries
If PC5M's calculations are correct, and these birdies
are caused by mixing products of the 4.9136 MHz IF
crystals in the K2 and the 18.432 MHz bias
Just out of curiousity, after spending some time on
10M during ARRL 10, I noticed a birdie around
28.019/20. Is there a way to eliminate this or move it
below 28.000?
As to my high current draw on 160, the KPA100 works
fine into a dummy load and straight into the antenna.
It does seem to draw
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To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] 10M birdie and other assundries
Just out of curiousity, after spending some time on
10M during ARRL 10, I noticed a birdie around
28.019/20. Is there a way to eliminate this or move it
below 28.000
J F wrote:
Just out of curiousity, after spending some time on
10M during ARRL 10, I noticed a birdie around
28.019/20. Is there a way to eliminate this or move it
below 28.000?
Yes, but even I haven't had the guts to implement it.
Replace the diode t/r switch with a reed relay such as the
Vic K2VCO wrote:
Replace the diode t/r switch with a reed relay
I should have specified that I was talking about the t/r switch in the
KPA100, not the QRP K2, of course.
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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Anyone know if remoting the KPA100 to an EC-2 case reduces the birdie?
--Mike
At 10:32 AM 12/19/2006, Vic K2VCO wrote:
J F wrote:
Just out of curiousity, after spending some time on
10M during ARRL 10, I noticed a birdie around
28.019/20. Is there a way to eliminate this or move it
below
19, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] 10M birdie and other assundries
Just out of curiousity, after spending some time on
10M during ARRL 10, I noticed a birdie around
28.019/20. Is there a way to eliminate this or move it
below 28.000?
snip
I don't know how reduced it is because I haven't compared it to the
KPA100 as the top lid but it is barely noticeable in my K2 with the
KPA100 in an EC2 unless I have the preamp on. Even then, it is more
a nuisance than a problem unless the signal is very weak.
73,
Mike WA3KYY
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