If you have a second receiver, you could connect it to the K3 IF output. Tune the second receiver to 8.215 MHz and you should hear whatever the K3 is hearing at a similar signal level. (About an S-unit lower with the K3 preamp off, one S-unit higher with preamp on.)
Alan N1AL On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 14:20 -0500, James Sarte wrote: > Hello group, > > Just finished installing the K3 output buffer modification this afternoon. > I used the SMD resistor, and not the leaded part. Anyway, the most > difficult aspect was soldering the replacement back on and ensuring it > didn't move. I think I was successful. I may have chipped a tiny piece of > the black surface of the resistor off with the tip of the screwdriver used > to hold it in place during soldering. I believe its fine as I still get a > 13k ohm reading from my multimeter. I know I shouldn't test with the > resistor already soldered, but its the best I can do for now. > > Anyway, question here is how do I test to make sure that the mod was > successful? Unfortunately I do not have a spectrum analyzer. Better yet, > how to ensure that my modification didn't screw anything up? Anything I > should test for right away? > > Mni tnx es vy 73, > James K2QI > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
