Re: K1 VFO Range Question

Posted by Steve KS1G on Feb 19, 2010; 3:00am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K1-VFO-Range-Question-tp4580754p4595810.html

Hi! I've had an early (S/N) K1 since mid-2001; bought it already built from the original owner, has 80kHz bandwidth.  Am I correct I just need to change C2 and re-peak the filter board to widen the range?  Is tacking another cap in parallel practical?  I'm also considering just re-aligning the VFO coverage to hit, say 7.030 or so and up, as my cw speed can't keep up with the faster ops below 7.025 or 14.025 anyway.   Either way, any gotchas to look out for before I start disassembling a working rig to "fix" something that may not need fixing?  I assume I have to remove the antenna tuner and 2-band filter board before I can work on the VFO.

73 de Steve KS1G