I noticed this did not go to the list - I intended it to! 73, Don W3FPR
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Steve,
Yes, just put a short length of wire on the other receiver and adjust
the spacing, length of antenna and other things so you get about an S-9
or just a bit higher signal on the receiver with a CW signal - then you
can switch to SSB and find the carrier. Adjust the pot until you have
the smallest amount of carrier.
If you have a 'scope with a 10X probe that will display 50 to 100
millivolts per division, just connect that 'scope across the dummy load
and you can observe the carrier as an RF voltage. It is usually easier
than setting up a separate receiver.
You do not have to connect a microphone (better if you don't, there will
be no mic pickup to confuse things), just plug in the paddles and close
the dot side, that is the same as pressing PTT.
Suggestions - use 40 meters, and adjust LSB first, then check USB and if
necessary touch up the adjustment but go back and forth between
sidebands until you have both about the same - there may have to be a
small compromise between sidebands.
73,
Don W3FPR
Steve Watkins wrote:
Thanks to Jerry, WA2DKG, I got past the "Deaf K2" by plugging the speaker into
the P5 on the RF board vs. the Control Board. I'm not sure how or where I missed that it
should be plugged in there, but it works, so things weren't shorted after all on the KSB2
board.
Now I'm at the "Fine Carrier Balance Adjustment" section (Page 19 in the KSB2 Manual),
and am not sure how to "hear" the K2's transmitted signal on a external receiver.
Since the K2 is connected to a dummy load, am I to run a short piece of wire
from the external receiver and locate it near the dummy load to hear this?
Thanks, Steve
NE7RD
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