Hello Detrick, I had a very similar problem with my K1 (also a Christmas present Dec. 2006). In my case it was the 20 Meter band. I opted for the four band set up. I found no Tx at all on 20m despite all the tests and adjustments. The culprit was the band crystal which was defective.
An easy way to check this is to listen out for the oscillation of the crystal at the frequency marked on the crystal. Remove the cover from the K1. Use another rig with a piece of wire for an antenna drapped near the suspect K1 and switch in your pre-amp on the monitoring rig. DO NOT transmit using the K1 but simply select the band of choice. First try out the 80m band and listen for the crystal on 11.0500 MHz (or round about). Turn the K1 on and off to confirm you are hearing the crystal and not something else. Now listen for the 15m crystal by selecting the 15m band and listening for the crystal on 29.000 MHz (I can hear my crystal on 28.995 MHz but my Icom might be a bit off frequency). If you cannot hear the crystal (and it is very noticeable), then the crystal is probably suspect. A few things to check: 1) Solder has not bonded properly to one or both leads. 2) Solder has flowed along a lead and earthed it to the case. 3) Too much heat was applied to the crystal when soldering the case to ground and it is now dead. 4) The crystal was already defective. I hope this is some help to you. 73's Steve M0ECS K1 # 2294 _______________________________________________ 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
