Giulio, Do you have anything with a transformer near the K2? Move the K2 at least a meter away from anything with a transformer and try it again.
If moving it cures the problem, you may either move the device(s) with transformers or install the VCO Shield Kit in your K2. 73, Don W3FPR Giulio Pico - IW3HVB wrote: > Don Wilhelm wrote: > >> Giulio, >> >> Can you please describe the distortion? Also, please say whether the >> distortion is heard in the sidetone or on a different monitoring >> receiver. >> >> Does all this happen when operating into a dummy load? Or is it only >> when operating into an antenna? >> >> Is this with a hand key? or with paddles? If with paddles, does it >> happen with a string of dashes? or a string of dots? or both. >> >> If you have not cleaned your key contacts, that could be the problem. >> Put a strip of paper between the key contacts, close the key and >> extract the paper - that should clean the contacts. >> >> I cannot comment on the SSB until the CW is corrected. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> > > Instead of a clean note i have a sound like prrrrr prrrrr :-) it is > wide in frequency like when an amplifier is working in a non linear region. > > I have it on both antenna and dummy load. Not on the side tone, but on a > second receiver (Tried on HF and 144 MHz with XV144, same result....) > > I'm using bencher paddles, on both dot and dashes. The K2 is modified > with external PTT mod. > > 73 de Giulio IW3HVB > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2024 - Release Date: 03/26/09 > 07:12:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
