Mark,
Did you measure C44 and C46 through the entire range of rotation? and
what is the color of the plastic bodies?
The last I knew, they were about 20pF maximum and the bodies were red.
The others do not have a sufficiently low capacity to tune 12 meters.
Similarly for C21 and C23 which
Marc,
Please check the placement of those trimmer caps. If you follow the old
parts list, it is easy to swap C21 and C23 with C44 and C46. If this is
a recent kit, C44 and C46 should be red. While the others will be brown.
I just serviced one here that had the same issue and those trimmer
This is my 2nd K2 build this year. This fantastic kit has kept me sane. I
tested every component on an LCR meter (found RFC10 open) and tried to work
as slowly as possible.
I got to the end of the build to the very last alignment step.--
The adjustment of C44 and C46 for the 12 meter band and
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