Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Thanks for getting back to me Don. I’m a bit confused. The rig aligned and I am hearing the signal my ts590 sends over the noise that I’m talking about. Won’t I be finding this same signal also with the RF probe if I’m already listening to it come through the speaker? Or are you saying tha

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Joe, Yes, a shorted Q10 will cause the audio to be muted all the time. The K1 will operate without Q10 installed, so that is your first troubleshooting tactic. However, without Q10, the receive audio will not mute when in transmit - just something to be aware of when evaluating the effects.

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Not sure what I'm to do next. The path isn't "broken" with strong signals coming through. Wish I was back in my ET shop aboard ship. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K-1-Poor-Receive-New-Build-tp7600322p7600374.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list arch

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

I don't have the schematic in front of me, but I had this same problem when I did my build, and I finally traced it down to a diode that I somehow failed to install. Usual signal tracing applies -- you have audio, so work your way back, stage by stage, until the signal disappears :). M

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Thanks for your help Phil. Yes it's broadband noise with another small higher pitched tone in the mix that does not include any of the assortment of other odds and ends you commonly hear when tuning up and down the band except for one very strong broadcast carrier right down close to 7.000 that's i

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Joe, It might help if you described the noise. Is it a broadband hiss, some sort of squeal, etc? I no longer have my K1 but I seem to recall there can be some hiss in the audio. And how does it sound with an antenna connected? It could be that the noise you are hearing is drowned out by

[Elecraft] K-1 Poor Receive, New Build

Just finished my new K-1 build and seem to be having way too much noise on receive. I used my TS-590s into a dummy load at it's minimum output of 5w on one side of the room and the K-1 into another dummy load on the other for signal generation and freq alignment (the 590 has a freq stabilizer insta