Re: [Elecraft] [K2] No signal at TP1 during Alignment and Test Part 2

2017-06-14 Thread Robert Forster
older pad and lead until you can see the solder flow out >> onto both. >> >> Using a small gauge solder helps. With large diameter solder, by the >> time you apply 'a little bit', that is already too much. Save the large >> solder for antenna wires. >&

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] No signal at TP1 during Alignment and Test Part 2

2017-06-08 Thread Robert Forster
and that should be sufficient for proper > operation. > > RFC 15 also needs to be ignored until after you get the VFO operating. > Once you get a VFO signal at TP1, then you can investigate the operation of > U4. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 6/6/2017 9:47 PM, Robert F

[Elecraft] [K2] No signal at TP1 during Alignment and Test Part 2

2017-06-06 Thread Robert Forster
Hello to the group! I'm afraid I need to lean on your collective K2 troubleshooting expertise. After a long break I have finally made it to the Alignment and Test Part 2 of my build. Everything was going OK until I got to the VCO Test. I have no signal at TP1. I have tested this with the built

[Elecraft] K2 No LCD display

2016-11-13 Thread Robert Forster
Hello all, I finally made it to the first power up of my K2 and seem to have hit a snag. The radio powers up, The relays click and the backlight of the LCD comes on but no text. After searching the list it seems that pin 1 of the driver is a likely suspect. I took a look at it with a USB

Re: [Elecraft] Looking For Rework Eliminator Option Bypass Headers

2016-09-22 Thread Robert Forster
I found a set. Thank you to everyone who responded. Looking forward to sharing my trials and tribulations with the list as I start my largest kit build to date! 73, Robert AD0TA On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Robert Forster <robert.fors...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, >

[Elecraft] Looking For Rework Eliminator Option Bypass Headers

2016-09-22 Thread Robert Forster
Hello all, First time poster to the group. I've been looking at building a K2 to use as an IF rig and I'm really close to pulling the trigger. I'd like to build this rig with the bypass headers from unpcbs.com but it seems they are sold out and not anticipating another run. I'd like to build