[Elecraft] [K2] CAL-PLL Question

2022-08-03 Thread Wolfgang
Don and Dave, thanks for the responses. The idea with the ground contacts is interesting. Regardless of whether it makes a difference, I will check and clean the contact surfaces once the next time I open the base plate. I have not paid attention to this detail before. 73, Wolfgang DL2KI --

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] CAL-PLL Question

2022-08-02 Thread David Woolley
The only reason I can think of why this might apply is if the grounding of the bottom cover was poor. Whilst it certainly can be poor, because of paint not having been properly masked around the mounting blocks, and I recommend cleaning all paint off, around them, I'd be surprised if enough

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] CAL-PLL Question

2022-07-30 Thread Don Wilhelm
Wolfgang, In my experience, that is not necessary. It IS necessary to have the bottom cover in place before running CAL PLL. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/30/2022 11:25 AM, Wolfgang wrote: Hi, in a german QRP forum I found this hint from Peter, DL2FI (SK).    In any case, the PLL calibration must be

[Elecraft] [K2] CAL-PLL Question

2022-07-30 Thread Wolfgang
Hi, in a german QRP forum I found this hint from Peter, DL2FI (SK). In any case, the PLL calibration must be redone whenever the bottom cover of the K2 has been opened. This statement does not correspond to the instructions in the K2 manual and other contributions here. Also, I can't