Re: [Elecraft] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot

2022-07-25 Thread David Herring
Ah…thanks Mike, that’s useful information to know. Part of me suspected this. Maybe I’ll just go ahead and preemptively order up enough for all four and be done with it. On rigs like the K2 I do indeed tend to ride the RF Gain... Thanks! 73, Dave - N5DCH > On Jul 25, 2022, at 8:01 PM, M

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot

2022-07-25 Thread Michael Carter
Hi Dave, You'll need to replace that pot. I've got the same problem in my K2/10, and it's getting progressively worse. The issue is not solvable with contact cleaner - I recall older posts on this same problem, and the advice was the same: replace the pot. Some commenters suggested ordering rep

[Elecraft] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot

2022-07-25 Thread David Herring
Greetings! I now have a K2. 8-) I notice that when I have the RF gain full clockwise, radio works fine, but then if I so much as touch it to move it counterclockwise, it completely mutes out the radio as if it were already fully counterclockwise. Then as I move it farther, it resumes behavi