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KX1 Receive Audio

Dana Roode
I have a KX1 that I hadn't used in awhile but I got it out recently.  Works
fine - made a couple of contacts with it - but the audio has some
"artifacts" at times.  Usually they are very quiet, and they  go away when
I hold the radio in my hand.  Some sort of odd grounding issue of some
sort?  I hear the artifacts even without an antenna.  It comes across as
clicking, almost always very quiet - you can hear it best if you turn down
the RF gain.

At any rate, the radio is quite usable but I thought I'd see if anyone else
has this issue.

  Dana
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Re: KX1 Receive Audio

Bill K9YEQ
Dana,  you might want to re-seat the tuner and any other internal connectors.  You didn't indicated which options are installed.

Have a great day!
Bill

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Subject: [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

I have a KX1 that I hadn't used in awhile but I got it out recently.  Works
fine - made a couple of contacts with it - but the audio has some
"artifacts" at times.  Usually they are very quiet, and they  go away when
I hold the radio in my hand.  Some sort of odd grounding issue of some
sort?  I hear the artifacts even without an antenna.  It comes across as
clicking, almost always very quiet - you can hear it best if you turn down
the RF gain.

At any rate, the radio is quite usable but I thought I'd see if anyone else
has this issue.

  Dana
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Re: KX1 Receive Audio

Dana Roode
Thanks Bill; the KX1 has the antenna tuner and 30m.  The 30m option is
soldered in, but I did reseat the tuner just now and that may have well
fixed it.  I appreciate the suggestion!

  Dana

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 9:26 AM Bill Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dana,  you might want to re-seat the tuner and any other internal
> connectors.  You didn't indicated which options are installed.
>
> Have a great day!
> Bill
>
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> *From:* [hidden email] <[hidden email]>
> on behalf of Dana Roode K6NR <[hidden email]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:13:46 AM
> *To:* Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
> *Subject:* [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio
>
> I have a KX1 that I hadn't used in awhile but I got it out recently.  Works
> fine - made a couple of contacts with it - but the audio has some
> "artifacts" at times.  Usually they are very quiet, and they  go away when
> I hold the radio in my hand.  Some sort of odd grounding issue of some
> sort?  I hear the artifacts even without an antenna.  It comes across as
> clicking, almost always very quiet - you can hear it best if you turn down
> the RF gain.
>
> At any rate, the radio is quite usable but I thought I'd see if anyone else
> has this issue.
>
>   Dana
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Re: KX1 Receive Audio

Bill K9YEQ
Dana, glad to help.  I was a field tester and remember the internals to some degree.   I loved that little radio which I lived through hardware and software updates.  I now use a KX2.
H
Bill
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have a great day!
Bill

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From: Dana Roode K6NR <[hidden email]>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

Thanks Bill; the KX1 has the antenna tuner and 30m.  The 30m option is soldered in, but I did reseat the tuner just now and that may have well fixed it.  I appreciate the suggestion!

  Dana

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 9:26 AM Bill Johnson <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
Dana,  you might want to re-seat the tuner and any other internal connectors.  You didn't indicated which options are installed.
Have a great day!
Bill

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From: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> on behalf of Dana Roode K6NR <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:13:46 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
Subject: [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

I have a KX1 that I hadn't used in awhile but I got it out recently.  Works
fine - made a couple of contacts with it - but the audio has some
"artifacts" at times.  Usually they are very quiet, and they  go away when
I hold the radio in my hand.  Some sort of odd grounding issue of some
sort?  I hear the artifacts even without an antenna.  It comes across as
clicking, almost always very quiet - you can hear it best if you turn down
the RF gain.

At any rate, the radio is quite usable but I thought I'd see if anyone else
has this issue.

  Dana
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