Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi David, Have been contacted by Elecraft support and as you suggest they also recommend it goes to Italy for repair. Now all I have to do is wait for the RMA from Carlo. Support did also id the part and location for me  even with a photo of the location. Great service as you would expect.73

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Tony, Elecraft have a service agent - Carlo Bianconi - in Italy who does great work. Shipping was very reasonable. Several of the 6Gs DXpedition team sent KPA500s over to him for a hardware upgrade and full checkout before our first trip (TX6G). I'd chat with Elecraft support first, but if they s

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Yes, by all means Tony should contact Elecraft service. They are staffed with very competent people, and have developed methods of supporting customers around the world. Several years ago, I experienced excellent support from SDR Kits, a small UK company that builds the excellent VNWA Vector N

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi Tony, Sounds like a smoking gun to me.  Certainly there must be someone on that side of the Atlantic that could replace an SMT part!  I'm sure Elecraft would provide guidance. 73, Scott K9MA On 12/26/2017 06:58, Tony G6GLP wrote: Hi Scott I had a look inside and under the atu but nothing

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi Scott I had a look inside and under the atu but nothing looks out of place until a little smt device dropped out. It looks like a coil of some sort but I am not sure where it fell off and even if I did I now dont have the facilities to put is back with any dignity. So when the elves get bac

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

It might be worth taking a look at the bandpass filters, just to see if there's a broken inductor wire, or something else simple.  I've always been suspicious of those toroids supported only by their leads.  You could also just do some continuity tests, to make sure the relays are OK. Unfortun

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi Howard, Thanks for the info on the closed days I hadnt tried the RX on 60m but just have and it seems to be similarly affected. The TX on 60 also shows continuous 25.4 swr. Sounds even more likely the band pass filter now is faulty. 73 de Tony G6GLP On 25/12/2017 19:55, Howard Stephenson

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi Tony, It's my understanding that Elecraft will be closed Monday and Tuesday for the holiday For your KX2 issue, did you also test into a dummy load on 60M? The KX2 shares the LPF on 40M and 60M (page 14 in the schematics package)

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi Don, Seasons greeting to you. The problem is only on 40m (7.0mhz) and I suspect band pass filters as nothing wrong with ANT and the same result into a dummy load. When I press the tune the display shows 0.0 jumps to 10.0 and straight back to 0. I am suspecting a trip to the hospital is going

Re: [Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Tony, The SWR of 25 tells me there is a problem with either your antenna or the ATU. Try it into a dummy load (do an ATU TUNE into the dummy load first). If you still get a high SWR with the dummy load, I would contact Elecraft support for assistance. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/25/2017 6:08 AM,

[Elecraft] |KX2 Deaf on 7.0

Hi All, My KX2 seems to be both deaf and mute on 40m. 80m is alive and well as are other bands. The KX2 is pre loved (I hope) and is fitted with the atu and clock. Any suggestions on where to start. I tried moving the antenna plug but no difference. When I press the atu button it displays 25-1