[Elecraft] Ernesto's Hex Key Cover
Hi Guys, Has anyone ordered a cover from Ernesto in Puerto Rico? How did it work out? I ordered my Hex Key cover from him by postal money order (his only accepted form of payment) in MAY. Despite numerous cordial emails from him advising that the cover was completed and promising a tracking number, I've received nothing. Anyone else have a problem with him? I have postponed opening my Hex Key box until the cover came, so it would remain dust free in my shack, but this is becoming silly. Preston Douglas WJ2V ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] k2 low output solution.
G'day, > After some more debugging it appears that the ksb2 is causing the problem. > Removing it returns tx power to normal levels. Some might say, good you > don't need ssb anyway. Sounds somehow familiar. Check the resistor packs. Regards, Mike VP8NO ___ 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] Finally a *real* Elecrafter
I hate to admit this, but I finally finished the KX1 I purchased over a year and a half ago. I made good progress in the beginning, then ran into a snag, so I decided to set it aside for a while. That "while" turned out to be over a year. At any rate, #577 is now live and on the air. Power output (on 40m, at least) is pretty good at 3.5 - 3.8W with a 12V DC supply. My first contact was with WD0K last night, with the KX1 connected to my 40m dipole. What a rush it was to have him answer my call! After making that contact, I finished building the antenna tuner, and my second contact this morning was with W0UE in Missouri with the antenna tuner inline. Both stations gave me a 559 report. I've been a subscriber to this list for more than a year, but now I feel like a *real* Elecrafter. 73! Dan KB6NU === President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org) ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator Candidate for GL Division Vice Director, Fall 2005 Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.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
Re: [Elecraft] k2 low output solution.
Hi Pat, There are three two signals fed into the KSB2 that directly affect power output. One is V RFDET which controls the base of Q1 and the other is ALC which is applied to the collector of Q1. Since removing Q1 makes no difference, V RFDET isn't likely the cause. But the ALC on the collector of Q1 remains in play. V RFDET has three sources, D9 on the K2 RF board, the SWR bridge on the KAT2 and the XVTR ALC on the K60XV option. The ALC signal comes from the KAP100 (or other external power amplifier) and is fed back through the KIO2 to the K2 control board's AUX IO P4 and then sent on to pin 9 of J11 which is fed to the KSB2. Since V RFDET and ALC are both derived from actual power measurements, they are more likely to cause power problems that are band related. Disconnecting the KIO2 (and KAT2 if installed) should be an easy test. On 5 Aug 2005 23:04:11 -0400, "Pat N8VW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On 4 Aug 2005 22:40:19 -0400, "Pat N8VW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > >> My K2 (2016) is suffering low output starting on 20 and wrapping around to >> 10 and 160 where I get little to no output. 80,40,30 are unaffected. Rx is >> great. Symptoms include, low output and inability to increase output beyond >> a certain level. Both symptons vary per band. When I'm less tired I'll >> produce some data. >> >> It sounds like something in the vpwr circuit. I checked the voltages on U8 >> and found pin 10 had 5v and 11 had 0v which is opposite of what it is in the >> manual. >> >> Thoughts anyone? >> > >After some more debugging it appears that the ksb2 is causing the problem. >Removing it returns tx power to normal levels. Some might say, good you >don't need ssb anyway. > >Looking at the dac u2 I find that pin 5 is at 6v when it should be ~.6v on >tx and rx. Removing Q1 makes no difference so it appears that u2 is the >problem. > >Any thoughts on this? > >Pat N8VW > > > > >> Pat N8VW >> ___ >> 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 ___ 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] Microphone Question
I just purchased the Heil Proset-K2 Headset for my K2, primarily for portable use. When back in the shack, I would prefer a desktop microphone and speakers ... so ... since the microphone jack apparently needs to be customized for the specific microphone, how am i going to be able to swtich back and forth from the Proset to the not-yet-purchased desk mike? Any suggestions on what to buy; what to do? Thanks in advance. --- This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. == ___ 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] Ameritron AL-811H with K2 & KPA100
I bought an used linear amp Ameritron AL-811H for half of the price of a new one. I just want to make sure I'm right. This is the first linear amp like this one I have. If I want to connect my KPA100 to an Ameriton AL-811H, what should I do ? It seems that Relay control conector behind the AL-811H is keyed when grounded, and the K2/KPA100 is keyed when positive !?!? Thanks for your help. 73 == Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ == ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ameritron AL-811H with K2 & KPA100
Thanks Donald ;-) I was not sure... Le 05-08-06 à 15:23, Donald Nesbitt a écrit : Everything you need is already built into the KPA100. The KPA100 will key a positive voltage to ground and the AL-811H has a positive voltage on the RCA relay connection on the rear which must be grounded to place the AL-811H in the "transmit" condition. Simply connect a cable with RCA plugs on each end between the Relay connection on the AL-811H and the "PA Key Out" socket on the rear of the KPA100. Voila! Have fun! 73 -- Don N4HH K2/100 #2028, KAT100, K1 #1456, etc, etc. - Original Message - From: "JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft - Mailing List Elecraft - Maling List" Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 3:06 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Ameritron AL-811H with K2 & KPA100 I bought an used linear amp Ameritron AL-811H for half of the price of a new one. I just want to make sure I'm right. This is the first linear amp like this one I have. If I want to connect my KPA100 to an Ameriton AL-811H, what should I do ? It seems that Relay control conector behind the AL-811H is keyed when grounded, and the K2/KPA100 is keyed when positive !?!? Thanks for your help. 73 == Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ == ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/05 == Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ == ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Question
The MD2 from Elecraft is wired the same as the Proset-K2, no adjustment necessary when switching between them. On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:40:22 -0400, "Sanger, Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I just purchased the Heil Proset-K2 Headset for my K2, primarily for portable >use. When back in the shack, I would prefer a desktop microphone and speakers >... so ... since the microphone jack apparently needs to be customized for the >specific microphone, how am i going to be able to swtich back and forth from >the Proset to the not-yet-purchased desk mike? Any suggestions on what to >buy; what to do? Thanks in advance. > >--- >This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the >intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, >confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any >unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you >have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and >delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this >email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization >accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this >email. > >== ___ 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] K2 TX power cutoff?
Occasionally, when at 100% SSB power (15.2w), I get audio reports indicating my transmitter is cutting back my power. I also see "Hi Cur" flash on sometimes. I have the Cal Cur set to 3.7A. Receive current is i0.28 on a SEC 1223 (23a) switching power supply / backup SLA battery setup running at 13.7v. I fixed the problem by cutting back power to 15.0w. Q: is this normal? Is 3.7A for Cal Cur too high? Rig is K2 / KSB2 / KAT2 / KIO2 / K160RX. Freq is 7.253.50 Lsb into a 40m inverted V @ 40' Untuned SWR is 1.4:1 but I'm using a KAT2 so my SWR is 1:1. -- 73 de Ken KGØWX - Flying Pigs #-1055 Elecraft K2 #4913 ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K2 TX power cutoff?
Ken, KG0WX asked: I also see "Hi Cur" flash on sometimes. I have the Cal Cur set to 3.7A. Receive current is i0.28 on a SEC 1223 (23a) switching power supply / backup SLA battery setup running at 13.7v. I fixed the problem by cutting back power to 15.0w. Q: is this normal? Is 3.7A for Cal Cur too high? - The most obvious suggestion is to raise your current limit a bit. The current demands go up fast as you push the rig to full power. I'm sure you considered that and, as you probably suspected, that may not be the best solution. Two questions to consider are: 1) Are you setting the POWER for a level above what the rig will actually produce? If you aren't sure, set the POWER to maximum and press TUNE. Whatever power is indicated is the actual maximum power the K2 will produce on that band. Don't set the POWER control above that point. You won't get any additional power output. Remember, the reading you see when you adjust the POWER control is the *requested* power, not the actual power. Setting it above what the rig will produce does no good at all. 2) Do you really want to run more than 10 watts on SSB? The linearity of the finals in the K2 decreases as the power level is raised above 10 watts. That's not an issue on CW but if you want the cleanest signal the rig can produce on SSB, you should limit it to ten watts. Ten watts is only 1.8 dB below 15 watts. On most S-meters that less than 1/4 of on S-unit. Ron AC7AC ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K2 TX power cutoff?
- Original Message - From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Bessler'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Elecraft Main Group'" Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 6:50 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 TX power cutoff? The most obvious suggestion is to raise your current limit a bit. The current demands go up fast as you push the rig to full power. I'm sure you considered that and, as you probably suspected, that may not be the best solution. Two questions to consider are: 1) Are you setting the POWER for a level above what the rig will actually produce? If you aren't sure, set the POWER to maximum and press TUNE. Whatever power is indicated is the actual maximum power the K2 will produce on that band. Don't set the POWER control above that point. You won't get any additional power output. Remember, the reading you see when you adjust the POWER control is the *requested* power, not the actual power. Setting it above what the rig will produce does no good at all. 2) Do you really want to run more than 10 watts on SSB? The linearity of the finals in the K2 decreases as the power level is raised above 10 watts. That's not an issue on CW but if you want the cleanest signal the rig can produce on SSB, you should limit it to ten watts. Ten watts is only 1.8 dB below 15 watts. On most S-meters that less than 1/4 of on S-unit. Ron AC7AC = Thanks, Ron. I normally run only 5w but this was on a local rag chew and I wanted to see how hot the case got near the finals. It's been my experience that even with marginal conditions (when even QRO dosen't work), as long as you have a decent antenna, 5w is plenty even on SSB. Now if I'm ever forced to use a marginal antenna, I'll consider going to 10w (not 15.2 - thanks for the heads up!) or maybe 100w. -- 73 de Ken KGØWX - Flying Pigs #-1055 Elecraft K2 #4913 ___ 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] QRP or QRO (WAS:] K2 TX power cutoff?)
Ken wrote: It's been my experience that even with marginal conditions (when even QRO doesn't work), as long as you have a decent antenna, 5w is plenty even on SSB. Now if I'm ever forced to use a marginal antenna, I'll consider going to 10w (not 15.2 - thanks for the heads up!) or maybe 100w. - I enjoy QRP work too, when I'm working other QRP stations. I keep my power output near 5 watts around the QRP calling frequencies. When I'm roaming the bands and have the wick turned up on my K2/100 to a full 100 watts out, and if another station says they're running QRP AND has a decent signal, I'll QRP to match. If the other signal isn't real good, it's not uncommon for that operator to have trouble copying if I QRP as well so I'll stay QRO. Personally, I get a kick out of digging for whispers in the noise at times, so I'm likely to respond to a very weak signal and not complain about a signal dancing in the noise. Of course, when CDX are good even QRPp can boom in from almost anywhere. When considering QRO, I avoid getting excited unless I can jump my power by a factor of 8 to 10. For example, it makes sense to me to add a 100 watt amp to a 10 to 15 watt K2. That pushes up my signal about 1-1/2 S-units at the other end. Any less of an increase is of marginal value, in my experience. So, if I were to QRO further I'd not consider it worthwhile to go from 100 watts unless I ran something in the range of 800 to 1000 watts. Most QRPers have had the fun of going extreme QRPp when the bands are open and noticing how tiny of a signal can still be copied. But there's another experiment that's also very informative, even when the bands aren't at their best. If copy is decent, have the other station cut power by half - 3-dB or about 1/2 S-unit - and see if you can really notice the difference. Sometimes I can't even be sure of a 6 dB change, a drop to 1/4 the original power by the other station, under typical band conditions with QSB, etc. Ron AC7AC ___ 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] K2 S/N 5023 On-The-Air!
K2 S/N 5023 is on-the-air!
All's well with the rig, so well in fact that I'm cutting this message
short and jumping back into the NAQP CW contest.
Further construction and operating details later, but I must thank Jim,
K4ZM, for pinpointing the source of a last-minute problem ( poor 40m
performance) and its solution ("outer two pads" means keep the middle pad
open, not "outer" as in nearest the edge of the PCB). Thanks Jim!
73,
John, N7ON
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Re: [Elecraft] K2 S/N 5023 On-The-Air!
N7ON:
>Further construction and operating details later, but I must thank Jim,
K4ZM, for pinpointing the source of a last-minute problem ( poor 40m
performance) and its solution ("outer two pads" means keep the middle pad
open, not "outer" as in nearest the edge of the PCB).
Sounds vaguely familiar... :-(
From my notes March 30, 2004 but 16 months
and >900 units later. The manual could be
SOOO much better if Elecraft would simply
listen to their customers and incorporate
feedback into the next manual revision.
73, Bill W4ZV
http://www.ac6rm.net/mailarchive/html/elecraft-list/2004-03/msg01125.html
4. Page 57, box 7. "Install C6 (4.7 pF) into the
'outer' two of the three panels." could be ambiguous.
"Outer" could be interpreted as the two panels toward
the nearest board edge (upper right looking from
the bottom side).
Suggest changing to "Install C6 (4.7 pF) into the
far left and far right panels (straddling the middle).
(I hope I guessed right since I never found a photo).
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[Elecraft] Need help with test stage one power up problems on K2
Hi all, So far I thought I was doing great. Just to save some time I thought I would ask the collective before I go digging for misplaced components and solder bridges. I am building a K2 for a friend. I am at the first point of power up testing. Control board, front panel and a few components on the RF board. I got the INFO 201 for about 10 seconds, then the display flashed Elecraft and then 7100.00 as it should. Now the problem. No front panel function. At all. No buttons work and the frequency will not change via the encoder. Also one in 5 power ups the LED display will light all segments and the backlight on the display will come on, but that is all. I have done a good visual and see no components unsoldered or shorts. I am extremely careful when building and usually don't have any problems when building. Maybe it is just my turn. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. I am thinking firmware perhaps. Jess AE0CW <>< ___ 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] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Hello Folks, Another fine day today. Well except for the mountain beaver deciding our foundation was meant for hole digging. But we will deal with him. Means I'll not be hanging any wire antennas but hacking down the last year's growth of alder. But the back 'yard' needs a clearcut! The bracken fern are getting wiped out by the rodent so I'll just complete the job and take out his cover too. I finally beat a bit of VHDL into submission but all of my software training has not prepared me for creating circuitry via high level languages. Small changes in the VHDL make major differences in the digital circuitry. More education is necessary before I start crafting CPUs on the fly! Fascinating stuff though. Maybe one day we will be able to flash a new processor into our Elecraft rigs ;) Wayne does have a few things up his sleeve but we do read the same trade journals :) Tomorrow we will try the 20 meter net but not the 40 meter one. Forty meters is quite noisy at our regular time so I'll wait until the sun starts setting earlier before I reinstate it. The sun is already showing signs of autumn but a few months will help the band get stronger. That also means 20 meters will start getting worse. It's the nature of the business. Please join us: Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4pm PDT) 14050 kHz Visit our web site: http://ecn.visionseer.com/ for net details. Thank you Dan. See you tomorrow evening, Kevin. KD5ONS Good luck in the remainder of the North American QSO Party! Sounds like folks are having a great time. KJR -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005 ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] Need help with test stage one power up problems on K2
Quick update. I checked the 4 MHZ oscillator and it is working. On the control board that is. Still no joy. I also unseated, reseated all of the socketed chips and checked for bent, misaligned pins. Socketed chips are as they should be. Also at the suggestion of another, checked to make sure the "lock" was not engaged. Still no joy. Jess -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jess Gypin Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 8:31 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Need help with test stage one power up problems on K2 Hi all, So far I thought I was doing great. Just to save some time I thought I would ask the collective before I go digging for misplaced components and solder bridges. I am building a K2 for a friend. I am at the first point of power up testing. Control board, front panel and a few components on the RF board. I got the INFO 201 for about 10 seconds, then the display flashed Elecraft and then 7100.00 as it should. Now the problem. No front panel function. At all. No buttons work and the frequency will not change via the encoder. Also one in 5 power ups the LED display will light all segments and the backlight on the display will come on, but that is all. I have done a good visual and see no components unsoldered or shorts. I am extremely careful when building and usually don't have any problems when building. Maybe it is just my turn. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. I am thinking firmware perhaps. Jess AE0CW <>< ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Need help with test stage one power up problems on K2
Front panel's U3 powers the shaft encoder, the push buttons and the pots, makes it look guilty, but it has nothing to do with the LCD display which also fails once every 5 power ups. The control board seems to initialize itself properly whenever the LCDs work, so that will be somewhere down on the list of possibilities. That leaves the three connecters, the front panel's P1 to the RF board, the RF board's J8 to the control board and its mate, P2 on the control board. Some open and some intermittent connections would aptly describe the problems you're experiencing. I'd focus on those connectors before doing anything else. On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 20:31:14 -0600, "Jess Gypin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi all, > >So far I thought I was doing great. Just to save some time I thought I would >ask the collective before I go digging for misplaced components and solder >bridges. > >I am building a K2 for a friend. I am at the first point of power up >testing. Control board, front panel and a few components on the RF board. I >got the INFO 201 for about 10 seconds, then the display flashed Elecraft and >then 7100.00 as it should. Now the problem. No front panel function. At all. >No buttons work and the frequency will not change via the encoder. Also one >in 5 power ups the LED display will light all segments and the backlight on >the display will come on, but that is all. I have done a good visual and see >no components unsoldered or shorts. I am extremely careful when building and >usually don't have any problems when building. Maybe it is just my turn. Any >and all suggestions would be appreciated. I am thinking firmware perhaps. > >Jess AE0CW <>< > > >___ >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
