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W4RAM

SETTING THE K2 REFERENCE OSCILLATOR

Good morning,
I am looking for assistance to be able to properly complete the reference
oscillator calibration.

Situation: despite moving C22 I don't see any change or correction when I
try to zero beat signal from RWM (9,996.00)

Performed procedure:
1. I tuned the K2 with the RWM signal. I was able to "zero beat" in 9,998.25
LSB (diff. +2.25).
2. I connected the internal counter from P6 to TP1.
3. I adjusted C22 (moved counterclockwise)

I did not continue with Run CAL PLL and CAL FIL.
I am using vertical HF external antenna.

Thank you for any advice.

V/R

Al
W4RAM

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Dave Van Wallaghen-2

Re: SETTING THE K2 REFERENCE OSCILLATOR

Hi Al,

The VFO tuning of the K2 is drivin by its low phase noise PLL and a
lookup table (created by CAL PLL) as well as the values stored for the
BFO settings (CAL FIL). Therefore, after adjusting the 4MHz oscillator
via C22, those routines must also be run as they depend on the new
crystal frequency you just adjusted (with the exception of CW mode - see
Don's explanation on his website).

If adjusted correctly, you may be able to get the VFO withing 20Hz. Don
Wilhelm (W3FPR) has a web page that explains this operation and offers
some background as to the K2 VFO design and operation concerning this
adjustment. He also lists some other alternative methods.

For the adjustments I do for the K2's that come across my bench, I run
CAL FCTR and use the probe to measure the output of my Leo Bodnar GPSDO
with one port set to 20MHz. I adjust C22 until the LCD display matches
20MHz (this is fairly tough to do as C22 is not very granular). But
after I get it set, I then run CAL PLL and the CAL FIL where I go
through each filter for each mode and adjust the frequency up and then
back down to the original value. This causes the routine to rewrite the
entry. The key to this adjustment is allowing the K2 to reach a steady
operating temperature.

You can find Don's page here: http://www.w3fpr.com/dial_cal.html

73,
Dave W8FGU

------ Original Message ------
From: "W4RAM" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: 6/5/2020 4:59:13 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] SETTING THE K2 REFERENCE OSCILLATOR

>Good morning,
>I am looking for assistance to be able to properly complete the reference
>oscillator calibration.
>
>Situation: despite moving C22 I don't see any change or correction when I
>try to zero beat signal from RWM (9,996.00)
>
>Performed procedure:
>1. I tuned the K2 with the RWM signal. I was able to "zero beat" in 9,998.25
>LSB (diff. +2.25).
>2. I connected the internal counter from P6 to TP1.
>3. I adjusted C22 (moved counterclockwise)
>
>I did not continue with Run CAL PLL and CAL FIL.
>I am using vertical HF external antenna.
>
>Thank you for any advice.
>
>V/R
>
>Al
>W4RAM
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/
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Don Wilhelm

Re: SETTING THE K2 REFERENCE OSCILLATOR

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Al,

The C22 setting does nothing to change the K2 display - you must run CAL
PLL and CAL FIL (for all filters) before any change in the display takes
place. Normally, the reference oscillator only serves as a clock for
the MCU - the frequency display does not depend on it.

See the K2 Dial Calibration on my website www.w3fpr.com.
If you are using RWM (which transmits only a carrier), you should use
the method EA3ADV and I developed to use only a carrier instead of the
transmitted tones such as those from WWV.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/5/2020 4:59 AM, W4RAM wrote: