Re: [Elecraft] Strange behaviour in K2

2008-01-21 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
VR2BrettGraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wote: This behavior is due to an environment that apparently the K2 was not really meant to be used in - one with plenty of strong signals about. Brett, To be fair to the K2, the design of the variable IF filter and the use of a MC1350G as IF amplifier an

Re: [Elecraft] Strange behaviour in K2

2008-01-20 Thread VR2BrettGraham
LA2MOA noted undesirable behavior in his K2's receiver, the reason for which was suggested by GM4ESD. This behavior is due to an environment that apparently the K2 was not really meant to be used in - one with plenty of strong signals about. Yet this is one of the things that many folks rave abo

Re: [Elecraft] Strange behaviour in K2

2008-01-20 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Hi Hans, One possible reason why the problem does not show up on all K2s, assuming that they are all exposed to the same strong signals, is that all K2s are not exactly the same in terms of actual component values due to allowed tolerances, which in turn can result in a different behaviour of

Re: [Elecraft] Strange behaviour in K2

2008-01-20 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Hello Hans, The noises which you are hearing on 40m as you tune appear to be very much like the noises that my K2 #3255 produces, especially above 7100 kHz when the BC stations are strong, or with a signal generator connected to the antenna jack. I had started to look into ways to get rid of t

[Elecraft] Strange behaviour in K2

2008-01-20 Thread Hans Ostnell
Hi group! I have just finished the alignments and tests (part II) in my (second) K2-project. Sofar all resistance checks are ok, and the results of the alignment and tests have also been ok. Except for one thing: I think that the AGC in the radio behaves rather strangely. It's pretty nervous i