The K2 has a pin 1 problem at the mic connector and the headphone connector --
neither of those connector shells touch the chassis if built according to
instructions. I
suspect that there is also a pin 1 problem at the RS232 connector, but
haven't looked at
that yet. I've fixed the pin 1
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:27:46 GMT, Stewart Baker wrote:
Hi Jim,
I am interested in how you fixed the pin1 problem on the K2 mic connector.
The only mod that I am aware of to addresses this is connecting the socket
shell to the Front panel board earth plane. As you comment this can cause
an
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I sent Stewart a photo of what I did. I can send it to others, but I don't
think the
I've recently been using a K2/100 to drive a Ten Tec Titan as a CW contest rig.
I only
need about 25 watts drive to get 800 watts or more out of the Titan on most
bands.
On 160 (and maybe on 80), the K2/100 goes into some sort of unstable condition
that
causes it to overdrive the power amp
Jim
Can you test your system into a dummy load instead of an antenna?
This would help determine whether it is truly rf feedback from the antenna
into the rig.
73, Bob N6WG
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For what its worth,
You might try to choke all cables connected to the K2. Sounds like RF is
getting is somewhere. You might have such a high RF field in your shack
because of your antenna system that it might be impossible to cure on the short
term Choking all the cables might be a start.
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:17:06 -0800, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
Jim
Can you test your system into a dummy load instead of an antenna?
This would help determine whether it is truly rf feedback from the antenna
into the rig.
Good question, and yes, I did that test yesterday to try to eliminate the
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:07:06 -0800 (PST), Lee Buller wrote:
I think you have way to much RF in the shack if there is no trouble with the
system when you have a dummy load hooked up.
Yes, I do have a lot of RF in the shack -- note the description of the antenna.
It's
essentially an end-fed wire
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