Re: [Elecraft] K1 transceiver kit won't transmit

2013-03-07 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jim, Either the T4 leads are in the wrong holes or Q7 is toast. Check the lead placement of T4 against the illustration in the manual. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/7/2013 12:47 AM, Jim Wiley wrote: Don - I am Jim, KL7CC, helping Micah with his K1. Further testing indicates the following: With PO

Re: [Elecraft] K1 transceiver kit won't transmit

2013-03-06 Thread Jim Wiley
Don - I am Jim, KL7CC, helping Micah with his K1. Further testing indicates the following: With PO set for 3.0 watts (requested) we get approx 18V PP RF at the collector of Q6, and6V PP at the base of Q7. NO volts RF at the collector of Q7, but the DC voltage reads about 12.8 DC. Have

Re: [Elecraft] K1 transceiver kit won't transmit

2013-03-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
Martin and Micah, The information Gary gave you is exactly correct. I would add three additional comments: 1) The oscilloscope should have a 10X probe for reliable readings (otherwise use an RF Probe) 2) If you have a 4 band board, start with the trimmer slots parallel with the long edge of

Re: [Elecraft] K1 transceiver kit won't transmit

2013-03-04 Thread Mike Morrow
It helps to know **exactly** where in the manual the problem is detected. It appears that you are building a two-band filter board, which is also important information. I assume that you are using K1 manual Rev. I, that **all** the testing on page 46 (especially the late step on that page) was

[Elecraft] K1 transceiver kit won't transmit

2013-03-03 Thread Foreman
My son and I have been building a 20m 15m K1 over the past year. Great kit! It is assembled and we are trying to finish aligning the radio. however, it will not transmit. We have tried signal tracing it and cannot get a reading on any of the test points. Receiver works fine. We did extensive