It turns out that the 82 pF cap I was looking for in the BFOMDKT kit is 
actually in the K2ATOBKT kit. 

In addition to some parts consolidation, the Upgrading the Elecraft K2 to 
Revision B (K2ATOBKT) instructions seem to over-ride or modify some of the 
instructions in the earlier upgrade kits. Mostly in the area of the sequence of 
alignment. I will go through all the instructions now to get them synchronized. 
 :-)

Thanks, Doug W0UHU

—

> 
> Doug,
> 
> I have doubts that the toroid for L33 has been changed.
> 
> C174 should be 82pF - call support to get a proper capacitor.
> Do not remove turns from L33.
> 
> The BFO should come into range with those values.  Check the high and 
> low frequencies before doing anything else.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
---

> On 10/2/2020 10:27 PM, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft wrote:
>> Hello K2 enthusiasts.
>> 
>> I?m installing the ?Improving Temperature Stability of the Elecraft K2 
>> Transceiver 11/15/2002 Rev. H? mod into my old radio. It?s going smoothly 
>> except for confusion on my part about one of the capacitors.
>> 
>> The original C174 is to be removed, it is marked ?331? which is 330 pF.
>> 
>> The replacement in the kit envelope is a ?390? 39 pF cap. But the 
>> instructions are confusing, because they say that the replacement should be 
>> 82 pF. And then, according to the instructions, if that turns out to not be 
>> enough, you can add more capacitance up to 200 pF at C174?or if desperate, 
>> add turns to the toroid L33.
>> 
>> My guess is that somewhere along the line the number of turns on L33 was 
>> changed to match a 39 pF cap, and the instructions fell behind. Does that 
>> make sense? Or should I hunt down an 82 pF cap?
>> 
> 
> 

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