Re: [Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1

2008-09-24 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Mark, If you have a signal generator, with your K2 switched to 40m in TEST mode you could try injecting a 40m signal at different points in the signal path between the RF input of the TUF-1 mixer and the antenna connector (antenna disconnected), starting at the mixer and working towards the

Re: [Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1

2008-09-24 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mark, Find out where the problem is before digging into anything, it will greatly simplify your troubleshooting steps. Add a capacitor to your antenna, and use it to inject signals into your K2. Start at the cathode of D6. Here you should hear a signal and noise - keep in mind that there is

Re: [Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1

2008-09-24 Thread Lee Buller
You might try to read this PDF file that N0SS wrote to find where it is broken http://www.n0ss.net/k2_signal_tracing.pdf Lee Buller - K0WA In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you

[Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Saunders, KJ7BS
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Here is some more information resulting from your suggestions. I have no measurable RF output on 40m or any meaningful RX on 40m. The RX/TX works on all other bands including 160m. I get the same RX/TX results from ANT1 ANT2 and main. I get the same

RE: [Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1

2008-09-23 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:51 PM To: 'Elecraft Mail List' Subject: [Elecraft] RE: A Bad Thing Happened To My K2 - Update 1 Thanks to everyone