On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:31:13 -0500, jerry wrote: > It's been a chore getting the SSB kit to work, first the low gain which was > a bad solder joint near RFC1 and now I have a question on the carrier balance > adjustment. > Doing the coarse adjustment I get a full indication on the S-meter when I set > the SSBA param to BAL. Adjusting R1 has no effect on the K2's S-meter.(only > when the pot is all the way to either side) > However, the fine carrier balance adjustment is ok. I can hear the carrier > on my MP and can adjust R1 to give me a null both on lsb and usb. > Listening to my voice on the MP's headphone and it sounds ok. > Also, I did not understand what the 5th paragraph in the fine carrier balance > adjustment is saying. I just put a wire from the MP's input around the K2's > speaker cable and was able to hear the carrier and see an indication on the > MP's S-meter . Then I adjusted R1 until no S-meter indication and then I > could barely hear the tone and I just zero beated it ( switching between lsb > and usb on the K2) The K2 read 7019.8 and the MP at 7020.1. R1 is just > a little to the right of center like the book says at the null. > Do I have a problem since the coarse adjustment gave no reduction on the K2's > s-meter or is everything OK since I was able to do the fine adjustment?
>> No problem Jerry. It sounds as if you have the carrier balance just fine. >> The receiver S-meter referred to is the external receiver's one, not the >> K2's. Have fun.. >> 73 >> Stewart G3RXQ > > Best regards. > jerry > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2004-12-09 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
