Problem with 15 Meters

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Problem with 15 Meters

Cory Golob
I am having problems after installing my 2 band filter module for 80 and 15 meters. 80 meters works perfect, puts out 5 watts without any problem, however, when I switch to 15 meters, the power is severly reduced to 1/10th of a watt. Coils L3 L4 L7 and L8 tuned fine. From the RF bandpass filters the RF coming out is half of what is going in. Has anybody had this problem before??

73 DE N1URA
-Cory
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Re: Problem with 15 Meters

Don Wilhelm-4
Cory,

Your problem is with the 2 band board only - the K1 works on 80 meters,
so the base K1 is working OK.

Yes, it would seem that you have a problem with the bandpass filter - it
should not attenuate the signal as much as you reported.  Check all the
components, and especially check the soldering - in fact, check the
soldering at least 3 times with a break between each check.  If you can
have another pair of eyes look it over, that may reveal something that
you missed.  If you are not certain what a good solder joint looks like,
I refer you to the soldering tutorial on the Elecraft website Builder's
Resource page (or is it application notes, my memory fades...).

73,
Don W3FPR


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> I am having problems after installing my 2 band filter module for 80 and 15 meters. 80 meters works perfect, puts out 5 watts without any problem, however, when I switch to 15 meters, the power is severly reduced to 1/10th of a watt. Coils L3 L4 L7 and L8 tuned fine. From the RF bandpass filters the RF coming out is half of what is going in. Has anybody had this problem before??
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> 73 DE N1URA
> -Cory
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