Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Counter Sensitivity

2004-10-03 Thread Mike S
At 04:59 PM 9/29/2004, Don Ehrlich wrote... >The signal at TP3 is about 2 volts peak-to-peak. Is this a normal >value? It looks marginal to me for triggering the Q9/Q10 flip-flop. >If so then the PLL Ref Oscillator has a problem. Q9 & Q10 form an amp/buffer to the U9-15 input. U9-10 provides pow

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Counter Sensitivity

2004-09-30 Thread lizlarry
Hello all, Don Brown is right. I had the same problem, and it turned out Q9 was extremely weak - even though the E B C voltages measured fine. The Scott at Elecraft said to use a 2N in its place 'til the replacement parts arrived. I did and it worked like a champ. The guys at Elecraft a

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Counter Sensitivity

2004-09-30 Thread Don Brown
- Original Message - From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Don Ehrlich<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency C

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Counter Sensitivity

2004-09-30 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Don, I did not see an answer to your question on the reflector, so I pulled the left side panel from my K2 and took some readings. The peak to peak voltage at my TP3 is about 2 1/2 volts with the probe attached and the K2 in CAL FCTR mode, so yours is within reason. This level signal is amp

[Elecraft] K2 Frequency Counter Sensitivity

2004-09-29 Thread Don Ehrlich
I am having trouble reading out the frequency of the signal at TP3, the first step of checkout after part 2 of wiring up the RF board. The Frequency Counter probe is fine and all components of the frequency counter from the input through the flip-flop Q9/Q10 check out perfectly with capacitance and