K1 160m/80m

[SteveG-5]

Hi Folks, I've a couple of spare FIL-2 revD boards that I want to reload for
fun. Put one on 40/80 and the other on 80m/160m(?).

Here's my Qs:
1. Will the ATU handle 80m? ...and what about 160M? assuming I'm not trying
to load a 'coat hanger' on 160!
2. Where can I get the info on putting K1 FIL 2 on 160m ? is it worht the
effort?
3. My FIL-4 aready has 40m if I do a FIL-2 on 40/80 is it a pain to recal
for the band/board swap?
4. So when iis the KX1 30/80 brd gonna debut??? I would love to fill those
long cold winter eves with few KX1-QSOs durning my snow cave adventures.
Steve/n0tu (in digest mode)
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Steve,

Putting a K1 on 160 can be done easily (see instructions below for one
method).  Not too much effort.
The KAT1 will tune OK, but the range will not be as great as on higher
bands.
In my opinion, it is a pain to have 2 40 meter boards and keep track of
which is what.  Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands, so a 4 band board
for 40 and up plus a 2 band board for 160 and 80 makes sense to me.

ADDING 160 meters to a K1:

> Not quite a full "Elecraft" 160m & 80m board, but you can do it this way -
> order a 2 band board for 80m and any other band, PLUS, order the following
> components (Elecraft has them all except the crystal) - here are the
> instructions for how I did it: --
> maybe you can make a deal with someone at Elecraft to ship a ''1 band
board

> and the other needed parts"
>
> I ordered the following from Elecraft:
>
> Capacitors:
> 2 - E530002  1500 pf capacitor
> 3 - E530003  2700 pf capacitor
> 2 - E530005  1200 pf capacitor
> 2 - E530035  1800 pf capacitor
> 2 - E530052   560 pf capacitor
> 2 - E530053   680 pf capacitor
> 1 - E530058    12 pf capacitor
>
> Inductors:
> 1 - E690007   33 uh inductor
> 2 - E690001  4.7 uh variable inductor (wide tuning slot)
>
> Toroid cores:
> 2 - E680001  T44-1 or T50-1 toroid cores (blue color)
>
> I also ordered a 9.800 mHz crystal (HC-49 case 20 pf load capacitance)

from
> International Crystal Manufacturing www.icmfg.com.
>
> If you are planning to use the K1 ATU with this board, you should also
order
> the P1 (3 pin) and P2 (10 pin - 5 x 2) headers from Elecraft.
>
> The parts from Elecraft (without the headers) were less than $15 and the
> crystal was priced at $17.95 - not an unreasonable price IMHO.
>
> I assembled the 2 band board with the 80 meter components in the band 2
> locations as indicated in the instructions - except for L5 and L6 were
left
> empty at this time.
>
> Next, the low- pass toroids were wound with 21 turns (20 inches of wire)
on
> the T50-1 (blue) cores, and soldered into the L9 and L10 positions.
>
> The 4.7 uH variable inductors were soldered in the positions for L5 and
L6.

> On the bottom of the board, 1200 pf capacitors were soldered across L5 and
> L6 (the outer pins on the side of the can with 3 pins).
>
> The 33 uH inductor goes into the position marked for C13.  Form the leads
> under the inductor body so that the leads fit into the holes - my inductor
> is parallel with the board and tucked between the bandpass filter cans.
>
> Mount the 9.8 mHz crystal at the X1 position and solder the grounding wire
> to the side of the can (or top if you prefer).
>
> The remaining capacitors are fitted into the following positions:
> C1 & C5 - 680 pf
> C2 & C4 - 2700 pf
> C3           - 12 pf
>
> C11 & C15 - 1800 pf
> C12 & C14 - 560 pf
> C21 & C23 - 1500 pf
> C22            - 2700 pf
>
> You should now have all the holes filled, and can proceed to align the 2
> band board following the instructions in the K1 manual.  Mine came up with
> no trouble at all.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of SteveG
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:11 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
>
>
> Hi Folks, I've a couple of spare FIL-2 revD boards that I want to
> reload for
> fun. Put one on 40/80 and the other on 80m/160m(?).
>
> Here's my Qs:
> 1. Will the ATU handle 80m? ...and what about 160M? assuming I'm
> not trying
> to load a 'coat hanger' on 160!
> 2. Where can I get the info on putting K1 FIL 2 on 160m ? is it worht the
> effort?
> 3. My FIL-4 aready has 40m if I do a FIL-2 on 40/80 is it a pain to recal
> for the band/board swap?
> 4. So when iis the KX1 30/80 brd gonna debut??? I would love to fill those
> long cold winter eves with few KX1-QSOs durning my snow cave adventures.
> Steve/n0tu (in digest mode)
>

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[Sandy W5TVW]

That's what I did is make a 160/80 meter board.  Had a ton of fun
over the weekend on 160.  Managed to work almost 150 QSO's with only
8 hours operating time.  Used the K1 and 5 watts out.  Worked 38 USA/Canada
sections and two DX QSO's.  Heard lots of DX but really hammering QRM
for this power level!
Too bad the band isn't populated most nights!  This demonstrates that 160
is VERY viable band that is very neglected the rest of the year!

73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "SteveG" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:08 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m


| Steve,
|
| Putting a K1 on 160 can be done easily (see instructions below for one
| method).  Not too much effort.
| The KAT1 will tune OK, but the range will not be as great as on higher
| bands.
| In my opinion, it is a pain to have 2 40 meter boards and keep track of
| which is what.  Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands, so a 4 band board
| for 40 and up plus a 2 band board for 160 and 80 makes sense to me.
|
| ADDING 160 meters to a K1:
|
| > Not quite a full "Elecraft" 160m & 80m board, but you can do it this way -
| > order a 2 band board for 80m and any other band, PLUS, order the following
| > components (Elecraft has them all except the crystal) - here are the
| > instructions for how I did it: --
| > maybe you can make a deal with someone at Elecraft to ship a ''1 band
| board
| > and the other needed parts"
| >
| > I ordered the following from Elecraft:
| >
| > Capacitors:
| > 2 - E530002  1500 pf capacitor
| > 3 - E530003  2700 pf capacitor
| > 2 - E530005  1200 pf capacitor
| > 2 - E530035  1800 pf capacitor
| > 2 - E530052   560 pf capacitor
| > 2 - E530053   680 pf capacitor
| > 1 - E530058    12 pf capacitor
| >
| > Inductors:
| > 1 - E690007   33 uh inductor
| > 2 - E690001  4.7 uh variable inductor (wide tuning slot)
| >
| > Toroid cores:
| > 2 - E680001  T44-1 or T50-1 toroid cores (blue color)
| >
| > I also ordered a 9.800 mHz crystal (HC-49 case 20 pf load capacitance)
| from
| > International Crystal Manufacturing www.icmfg.com.
| >
| > If you are planning to use the K1 ATU with this board, you should also
| order
| > the P1 (3 pin) and P2 (10 pin - 5 x 2) headers from Elecraft.
| >
| > The parts from Elecraft (without the headers) were less than $15 and the
| > crystal was priced at $17.95 - not an unreasonable price IMHO.
| >
| > I assembled the 2 band board with the 80 meter components in the band 2
| > locations as indicated in the instructions - except for L5 and L6 were
| left
| > empty at this time.
| >
| > Next, the low- pass toroids were wound with 21 turns (20 inches of wire)
| on
| > the T50-1 (blue) cores, and soldered into the L9 and L10 positions.
| >
| > The 4.7 uH variable inductors were soldered in the positions for L5 and
| L6.
| > On the bottom of the board, 1200 pf capacitors were soldered across L5 and
| > L6 (the outer pins on the side of the can with 3 pins).
| >
| > The 33 uH inductor goes into the position marked for C13.  Form the leads
| > under the inductor body so that the leads fit into the holes - my inductor
| > is parallel with the board and tucked between the bandpass filter cans.
| >
| > Mount the 9.8 mHz crystal at the X1 position and solder the grounding wire
| > to the side of the can (or top if you prefer).
| >
| > The remaining capacitors are fitted into the following positions:
| > C1 & C5 - 680 pf
| > C2 & C4 - 2700 pf
| > C3           - 12 pf
| >
| > C11 & C15 - 1800 pf
| > C12 & C14 - 560 pf
| > C21 & C23 - 1500 pf
| > C22            - 2700 pf
| >
| > You should now have all the holes filled, and can proceed to align the 2
| > band board following the instructions in the K1 manual.  Mine came up with
| > no trouble at all.
|
| 73,
| Don W3FPR
|
| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: [hidden email]
| > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of SteveG
| > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:11 AM
| > To: [hidden email]
| > Subject: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
| >
| >
| > Hi Folks, I've a couple of spare FIL-2 revD boards that I want to
| > reload for
| > fun. Put one on 40/80 and the other on 80m/160m(?).
| >
| > Here's my Qs:
| > 1. Will the ATU handle 80m? ...and what about 160M? assuming I'm
| > not trying
| > to load a 'coat hanger' on 160!
| > 2. Where can I get the info on putting K1 FIL 2 on 160m ? is it worht the
| > effort?
| > 3. My FIL-4 aready has 40m if I do a FIL-2 on 40/80 is it a pain to recal
| > for the band/board swap?
| > 4. So when iis the KX1 30/80 brd gonna debut??? I would love to fill those
| > long cold winter eves with few KX1-QSOs durning my snow cave adventures.
| > Steve/n0tu (in digest mode)
| >
|
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[Dave Sublette]

Sandy,

What antenna did you use on 160?  It must have beeen pretty good to have
worked that many stations.  I ran 100W(TenTec Omni VI+) for the contest
and worked 397 Qs and 80 multipliers, many of which were DX. But my
antenna is a full quarterwave elevated groundplane.   I have found that
on the contest nights I have to screw the filtering down to 250 hz and
put a 20 db pad in the front end.  In addition, I turn off the AGC and
back the RF gain down.  It was actually quite pleasant to work the
contest in this way. I have no special receiving antennas....just use
the vertical on TX and RX.

73,

Dave, K4TO

Sandy W5TVW wrote:

> That's what I did is make a 160/80 meter board.  Had a ton of fun
> over the weekend on 160.  Managed to work almost 150 QSO's with only
> 8 hours operating time.  Used the K1 and 5 watts out.  Worked 38 USA/Canada
> sections and two DX QSO's.  Heard lots of DX but really hammering QRM
> for this power level!
> Too bad the band isn't populated most nights!  This demonstrates that 160
> is VERY viable band that is very neglected the rest of the year!
>
> 73,
> Sandy W5TVW
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
> To: "SteveG" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
>
>
> | Steve,
> |
> | Putting a K1 on 160 can be done easily (see instructions below for one
> | method).  Not too much effort.
> | The KAT1 will tune OK, but the range will not be as great as on higher
> | bands.
> | In my opinion, it is a pain to have 2 40 meter boards and keep track of
> | which is what.  Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands, so a 4 band board
> | for 40 and up plus a 2 band board for 160 and 80 makes sense to me.
> |
> | ADDING 160 meters to a K1:
> |
> | > Not quite a full "Elecraft" 160m & 80m board, but you can do it this way -
> | > order a 2 band board for 80m and any other band, PLUS, order the following
> | > components (Elecraft has them all except the crystal) - here are the
> | > instructions for how I did it: --
> | > maybe you can make a deal with someone at Elecraft to ship a ''1 band
> | board
> | > and the other needed parts"
> | >
> | > I ordered the following from Elecraft:
> | >
> | > Capacitors:
> | > 2 - E530002  1500 pf capacitor
> | > 3 - E530003  2700 pf capacitor
> | > 2 - E530005  1200 pf capacitor
> | > 2 - E530035  1800 pf capacitor
> | > 2 - E530052   560 pf capacitor
> | > 2 - E530053   680 pf capacitor
> | > 1 - E530058    12 pf capacitor
> | >
> | > Inductors:
> | > 1 - E690007   33 uh inductor
> | > 2 - E690001  4.7 uh variable inductor (wide tuning slot)
> | >
> | > Toroid cores:
> | > 2 - E680001  T44-1 or T50-1 toroid cores (blue color)
> | >
> | > I also ordered a 9.800 mHz crystal (HC-49 case 20 pf load capacitance)
> | from
> | > International Crystal Manufacturing www.icmfg.com.
> | >
> | > If you are planning to use the K1 ATU with this board, you should also
> | order
> | > the P1 (3 pin) and P2 (10 pin - 5 x 2) headers from Elecraft.
> | >
> | > The parts from Elecraft (without the headers) were less than $15 and the
> | > crystal was priced at $17.95 - not an unreasonable price IMHO.
> | >
> | > I assembled the 2 band board with the 80 meter components in the band 2
> | > locations as indicated in the instructions - except for L5 and L6 were
> | left
> | > empty at this time.
> | >
> | > Next, the low- pass toroids were wound with 21 turns (20 inches of wire)
> | on
> | > the T50-1 (blue) cores, and soldered into the L9 and L10 positions.
> | >
> | > The 4.7 uH variable inductors were soldered in the positions for L5 and
> | L6.
> | > On the bottom of the board, 1200 pf capacitors were soldered across L5 and
> | > L6 (the outer pins on the side of the can with 3 pins).
> | >
> | > The 33 uH inductor goes into the position marked for C13.  Form the leads
> | > under the inductor body so that the leads fit into the holes - my inductor
> | > is parallel with the board and tucked between the bandpass filter cans.
> | >
> | > Mount the 9.8 mHz crystal at the X1 position and solder the grounding wire
> | > to the side of the can (or top if you prefer).
> | >
> | > The remaining capacitors are fitted into the following positions:
> | > C1 & C5 - 680 pf
> | > C2 & C4 - 2700 pf
> | > C3           - 12 pf
> | >
> | > C11 & C15 - 1800 pf
> | > C12 & C14 - 560 pf
> | > C21 & C23 - 1500 pf
> | > C22            - 2700 pf
> | >
> | > You should now have all the holes filled, and can proceed to align the 2
> | > band board following the instructions in the K1 manual.  Mine came up with
> | > no trouble at all.
> |
> | 73,
> | Don W3FPR
> |
> | > -----Original Message-----
> | > From: [hidden email]
> | > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of SteveG
> | > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:11 AM
> | > To: [hidden email]
> | > Subject: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
> | >
> | >
> | > Hi Folks, I've a couple of spare FIL-2 revD boards that I want to
> | > reload for
> | > fun. Put one on 40/80 and the other on 80m/160m(?).
> | >
> | > Here's my Qs:
> | > 1. Will the ATU handle 80m? ...and what about 160M? assuming I'm
> | > not trying
> | > to load a 'coat hanger' on 160!
> | > 2. Where can I get the info on putting K1 FIL 2 on 160m ? is it worht the
> | > effort?
> | > 3. My FIL-4 aready has 40m if I do a FIL-2 on 40/80 is it a pain to recal
> | > for the band/board swap?
> | > 4. So when iis the KX1 30/80 brd gonna debut??? I would love to fill those
> | > long cold winter eves with few KX1-QSOs durning my snow cave adventures.
> | > Steve/n0tu (in digest mode)
> | >
> |
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[Mike Morrow-3]

Don wrote:

> Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands...

It is my understanding that the K1 will store *one* display calibration correction for each of the HF bands that can be assigned to a K1 band.  Since each K1 band can be assigned to any of the nine HF bands, I believe that the K1 can "remember" nine different band LCD corrections.

The correction is stored in the front panel MPU system, and not on a filter board.  This causes a minor problem if two or more filter boards are used in a K1 that duplicate the same band on each (like a 80/40m two-band board and a 40/30/20/15m four-band board).  Only one correction for 40m can be stored, so one of the filter boards will result in a slightly inaccurate LCD display unless the 40m hetrodyne crystals on both filter boards oscillate within about 100 Hz of each other.

73,
Mike / KK5F
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Mike,

Unless it was expanded recently, the K1 can be set to any of the 9 HF bands,
but it only has memory slots for 6 of them - one can choose any 6 of the 9
available bands.

You are correct that only one correction factor for any one band is
available.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----

> Don wrote:
>
> > Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands...
>
> It is my understanding that the K1 will store *one* display
> calibration correction for each of the HF bands that can be
> assigned to a K1 band.  Since each K1 band can be assigned to any
> of the nine HF bands, I believe that the K1 can "remember" nine
> different band LCD corrections.
>
> The correction is stored in the front panel MPU system, and not
> on a filter board.  This causes a minor problem if two or more
> filter boards are used in a K1 that duplicate the same band on
> each (like a 80/40m two-band board and a 40/30/20/15m four-band
> board).  Only one correction for 40m can be stored, so one of the
> filter boards will result in a slightly inaccurate LCD display
> unless the 40m hetrodyne crystals on both filter boards oscillate
> within about 100 Hz of each other.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F

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[Mike Morrow-3]

Don wrote:

>Unless it was expanded recently, the K1 can be set to any of the 9 HF bands,
>but it only has memory slots for 6 of them - one can choose any 6 of the 9
>available bands.

Thanks.  I've made the "one calibration correction per each of nine bands" statement many times before and never had Wayne or Eric counter it with a "six-band limit."

I'm confused on how this six-band limit works.  Which one of the six previously calibrated bands will lose its correction when a seventh band cal is performed?  May the six "slots" be filled with six different bands on three two-band boards as well as with one four-band board plus one two-band board?

This interesting information does *not* exist, AFAIK, in any documents made available to the K1 purchaser.  This limit, and how it acts, should be clearly stated in the K1 manual.  More and more K1 owners are developing filter boards for bands other than the six officially supported bands, so it is entirely possible that there may now be K1 owners who have multiple filter boards covering more six bands.

73,
Mike / KK5F
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[Sandy W5TVW]

Antenna was an 80 meter dipole at 50' with 100' of 450 ohm line sloping north.
I short the feeder and feed it as a Marconi against a 6 radial ground system,
radials being 150' long.  I use a simple "L" section matching network.  Series "L"
and shunt "C" on antenna side of the network.

I too use the narrow bandwidth at 200 Hz. and input attenuator on.  (With K1
radio)

Wish I could have had the endurance and un-interrupted time to operate longer!
I had trouble working W1 stations from here.

73,

Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Sublette" <[hidden email]>
To: "Sandy W5TVW" <[hidden email]>; "Elecraft" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m


| Sandy,
|
| What antenna did you use on 160?  It must have beeen pretty good to have
| worked that many stations.  I ran 100W(TenTec Omni VI+) for the contest
| and worked 397 Qs and 80 multipliers, many of which were DX. But my
| antenna is a full quarterwave elevated groundplane.   I have found that
| on the contest nights I have to screw the filtering down to 250 hz and
| put a 20 db pad in the front end.  In addition, I turn off the AGC and
| back the RF gain down.  It was actually quite pleasant to work the
| contest in this way. I have no special receiving antennas....just use
| the vertical on TX and RX.
|
| 73,
|
| Dave, K4TO
|
| Sandy W5TVW wrote:
| > That's what I did is make a 160/80 meter board.  Had a ton of fun
| > over the weekend on 160.  Managed to work almost 150 QSO's with only
| > 8 hours operating time.  Used the K1 and 5 watts out.  Worked 38 USA/Canada
| > sections and two DX QSO's.  Heard lots of DX but really hammering QRM
| > for this power level!
| > Too bad the band isn't populated most nights!  This demonstrates that 160
| > is VERY viable band that is very neglected the rest of the year!
| >
| > 73,
| > Sandy W5TVW
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
| > To: "SteveG" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
| > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:08 AM
| > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
| >
| >
| > | Steve,
| > |
| > | Putting a K1 on 160 can be done easily (see instructions below for one
| > | method).  Not too much effort.
| > | The KAT1 will tune OK, but the range will not be as great as on higher
| > | bands.
| > | In my opinion, it is a pain to have 2 40 meter boards and keep track of
| > | which is what.  Note that the K1 will remember 6 bands, so a 4 band board
| > | for 40 and up plus a 2 band board for 160 and 80 makes sense to me.
| > |
| > | ADDING 160 meters to a K1:
| > |
| > | > Not quite a full "Elecraft" 160m & 80m board, but you can do it this way -
| > | > order a 2 band board for 80m and any other band, PLUS, order the following
| > | > components (Elecraft has them all except the crystal) - here are the
| > | > instructions for how I did it: --
| > | > maybe you can make a deal with someone at Elecraft to ship a ''1 band
| > | board
| > | > and the other needed parts"
| > | >
| > | > I ordered the following from Elecraft:
| > | >
| > | > Capacitors:
| > | > 2 - E530002  1500 pf capacitor
| > | > 3 - E530003  2700 pf capacitor
| > | > 2 - E530005  1200 pf capacitor
| > | > 2 - E530035  1800 pf capacitor
| > | > 2 - E530052   560 pf capacitor
| > | > 2 - E530053   680 pf capacitor
| > | > 1 - E530058    12 pf capacitor
| > | >
| > | > Inductors:
| > | > 1 - E690007   33 uh inductor
| > | > 2 - E690001  4.7 uh variable inductor (wide tuning slot)
| > | >
| > | > Toroid cores:
| > | > 2 - E680001  T44-1 or T50-1 toroid cores (blue color)
| > | >
| > | > I also ordered a 9.800 mHz crystal (HC-49 case 20 pf load capacitance)
| > | from
| > | > International Crystal Manufacturing www.icmfg.com.
| > | >
| > | > If you are planning to use the K1 ATU with this board, you should also
| > | order
| > | > the P1 (3 pin) and P2 (10 pin - 5 x 2) headers from Elecraft.
| > | >
| > | > The parts from Elecraft (without the headers) were less than $15 and the
| > | > crystal was priced at $17.95 - not an unreasonable price IMHO.
| > | >
| > | > I assembled the 2 band board with the 80 meter components in the band 2
| > | > locations as indicated in the instructions - except for L5 and L6 were
| > | left
| > | > empty at this time.
| > | >
| > | > Next, the low- pass toroids were wound with 21 turns (20 inches of wire)
| > | on
| > | > the T50-1 (blue) cores, and soldered into the L9 and L10 positions.
| > | >
| > | > The 4.7 uH variable inductors were soldered in the positions for L5 and
| > | L6.
| > | > On the bottom of the board, 1200 pf capacitors were soldered across L5 and
| > | > L6 (the outer pins on the side of the can with 3 pins).
| > | >
| > | > The 33 uH inductor goes into the position marked for C13.  Form the leads
| > | > under the inductor body so that the leads fit into the holes - my inductor
| > | > is parallel with the board and tucked between the bandpass filter cans.
| > | >
| > | > Mount the 9.8 mHz crystal at the X1 position and solder the grounding wire
| > | > to the side of the can (or top if you prefer).
| > | >
| > | > The remaining capacitors are fitted into the following positions:
| > | > C1 & C5 - 680 pf
| > | > C2 & C4 - 2700 pf
| > | > C3           - 12 pf
| > | >
| > | > C11 & C15 - 1800 pf
| > | > C12 & C14 - 560 pf
| > | > C21 & C23 - 1500 pf
| > | > C22            - 2700 pf
| > | >
| > | > You should now have all the holes filled, and can proceed to align the 2
| > | > band board following the instructions in the K1 manual.  Mine came up with
| > | > no trouble at all.
| > |
| > | 73,
| > | Don W3FPR
| > |
| > | > -----Original Message-----
| > | > From: [hidden email]
| > | > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of SteveG
| > | > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:11 AM
| > | > To: [hidden email]
| > | > Subject: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Hi Folks, I've a couple of spare FIL-2 revD boards that I want to
| > | > reload for
| > | > fun. Put one on 40/80 and the other on 80m/160m(?).
| > | >
| > | > Here's my Qs:
| > | > 1. Will the ATU handle 80m? ...and what about 160M? assuming I'm
| > | > not trying
| > | > to load a 'coat hanger' on 160!
| > | > 2. Where can I get the info on putting K1 FIL 2 on 160m ? is it worht the
| > | > effort?
| > | > 3. My FIL-4 aready has 40m if I do a FIL-2 on 40/80 is it a pain to recal
| > | > for the band/board swap?
| > | > 4. So when iis the KX1 30/80 brd gonna debut??? I would love to fill those
| > | > long cold winter eves with few KX1-QSOs durning my snow cave adventures.
| > | > Steve/n0tu (in digest mode)
| > | >
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