I'm having some strange experiences aligning the K1 transmitter. After following the procedure carefully, I put the radio in tune mode, and properly tuned the inductors for the 30m band. I got a reading of p3.1. I then started to tune the 20m band, which unfortunately showed p0.1. I fiddled around with the inductors, but got no power output on this band. I had a suspicion that the radio wasn't outputting any power, so I returned to the 30m band, put the radio in tune mode again, and it turned out that the power reading was now p0.1. I have attempted tuning and retuning the radio for the past several days on both bands, and sometimes I am successful. However, only minutes after a successful tuning session, power output drops to 0.
In addition to this problem, I am getting an occasional e42 error when I turn the radio on and even when I am in mid-use. To cure this problem, I simply jiggle capacitor c5 around. It gets rid of the e42 error but causes the frequency to drift slightly. I checked for shorts and bad solder joints in the VFO and throughout the board, but everything checks out fine. I have also checked and rechecked voltages and resistances across the whole board--everything is fine. If anyone has experienced this problem before, I would greatly appreciate some help. Thank you. David Steines [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
