KAT2 Firmware upgrade?

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KAT2 Firmware upgrade?

Martin
Elecrafters,
i'm in the process of installing the 60m module. To make it work, i also
need to upgrade the KAT2 firmware from 1.06 to 1.07. I just plugged the
chip in and now wonder if i need to perform an alignment for the new
firmware to work properly.
Anyone?

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73, Martin

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Re: KAT2 Firmware upgrade?

Don Wilhelm
Martin,

No re-alignment of the KAT2 wattmeter should be necessary if it was
already correct.

On the base K2, do check the voltage at the left end of R30 to make sure
it is between 1.0 volts and 7.0 volts (1.5 to 6.5 volts is better) at
the low frequency and high frequency ends of your preferred frequencies
on 60 meters.  You may have to adjust L30.  If you do, then you should
check the R30 voltages at the end points of all other bands to make sure
they are all within range.  That is mentioned in the K60XV instructions.

You may also have to re-peak the 40 meter bandpass inductors and then
peak the trimmer capacitors on the 60 meter board.

Other than those alignments, no other ones are necessary.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/3/2018 10:20 AM, Martin wrote:
> Elecrafters,
> i'm in the process of installing the 60m module. To make it work, i also
> need to upgrade the KAT2 firmware from 1.06 to 1.07. I just plugged the
> chip in and now wonder if i need to perform an alignment for the new
> firmware to work properly.
> Anyone?
>
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Re: KAT2 Firmware upgrade?

Martin
Thanks, Don.
The module is working, i hear FT-8 (sigh). Now to the alignment of the
module.....


Am 03.11.18 um 15:42 schrieb Don Wilhelm:
> Martin,
>
> No re-alignment of the KAT2 wattmeter should be necessary if it was
> already correct.

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73, Martin

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