Weak reception after Phase II

[Roland Whitsitt]

I just completed the phase II alignment on the k2.  I noticed that the reception is really weak.  When I find a signal, I have to turn the volume all the way up to hear it in my head phones.  Just wondering if this is normal at this stage before I press on to phase III.
Roland in Stockton, Ca
kit#3090
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Roland,

At this point of construction you should have a fully complete 40 meter
receiver, and it should have good strong signals.

Did you do the AGC Threshold adjustment? you should have, but do recheck it,
and then set CAL S-LO and CAL S-Hi again (with no antenna connected).  If
your problem continues, you can do some signal tracing - try Tom Hammond's
'Quick and Dirty Signal Tracing' and if that does not reveal anything
informative, do the Receive Signal Tracing as outlined in the
Troubleshooting appendix.  If you do not have a signal generator, you can
build up the crystal oscillator shown in the appendix.

73,
Don W3FPR

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> I just completed the phase II alignment on the k2.  I noticed
> that the reception is really weak.  When I find a signal, I have
> to turn the volume all the way up to hear it in my head phones.
> Just wondering if this is normal at this stage before I press on
> to phase III.
> Roland in Stockton, Ca
> kit#3090
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