K2 alignment tool XG2 or XG3

[Don Baucom]

I am thinking of getting the XG2 or XG3 to help with the aligment of my K2 (#7261). I am to the point where I will do the first power on test of the control board. It will be a while before I test the receiver. I dont mind investing a little more if the XG3 will be more helpful?. I aligned the K1 with a FT-450D transmitting 5 watts into a dummy load.

73
Don
K4YND

[ny4g]

I used the xg3 to align 10 and 12 m which would have been difficult because of the low noise levels in those bands.  People have done it without but I have done a much better job of alignment with it overall

De Ariel NY4G

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On Dec 29, 2011, at 9:52 AM, "Don Baucom" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I am thinking of getting the XG2 or XG3 to help with the aligment of my K2
> (#7261). I am to the point where I will do the first power on test of the
> control board. It will be a while before I test the receiver. I dont mind
> investing a little more if the XG3 will be more helpful?. I alligned the K1
> with a FT-450D transmitting 5 watts into a dummy load.
>
> 73
> Don
> K4YND
>
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[Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2]

Don,

The XG2/3 is a nice-to-have for alignment of the K2, not a need-to-have.

I aligned my K2 on the band noise and used a simular way to bring a
signal on highest bands (like you used your ft450),
I have a XG2 now for measuring purposes, but seeing the XG3... sure
would like one of those some day.

73
Arie PA3A


Op 29-12-2011 15:52, Don Baucom schreef:

> I am thinking of getting the XG2 or XG3 to help with the aligment of my K2
> (#7261). I am to the point where I will do the first power on test of the
> control board. It will be a while before I test the receiver. I dont mind
> investing a little more if the XG3 will be more helpful?. I alligned the K1
> with a FT-450D transmitting 5 watts into a dummy load.
>
> 73
> Don
> K4YND
>
>

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[K1FFX]

I used the N-gen ... worked fine for initial alignment and, together with the free
version of Spectrogram, worked very well for filter alignment.

Cheers -

Bruce