K2 6442 - Chasing zero on alignment.

Posted by CJA on
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K2-6442-Chasing-zero-on-alignment-tp366020.html

I have been working through the alignment prior to final assembly on my K2.  Up through the receiver pre-alignment things seem ok.  However, I seem to have some problems on the TX alignment on page 80.

To do this process I am using the integrated meter and the Elecraft Dummy Load.  In addition, I do not have sufficient understanding to reason out things that do not seem to work as expected.  I have done the procedure several times and it seems that I have to make bigger than expected changes each time.  Here is what has happened:

1.  Larger than expected changes;
2.  BAND +/- skips band and have to manually tune to frequency or remains on same freq;
3.  When aligning 17m adjusting c32/4 does not change power indication.  Indication will flicker up or down by .1 watt.

If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.  Is there a way to get everything back to a "default" starting place and start over with the whole part III process?  I am really hoping to get this resolved so I can do the final assembly and install all the accessories.  I do not want to do that until I am relatively confident that the alignment is ok.

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

Chris
K7CJA
Kalispell, MT