Posted by
Don Wilhelm on
Sep 19, 2018; 1:57pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K2-C22-calibration-tp7645164p7645173.html
Mark,
It sounds like you may be tuning to WWV using CW mode. CW mode uses a
receive offset equal to your sidetone pitch which can cause you to be in
error by twice the sidetone pitch.
What mode are you using when you tune WWV? It must be SSB, and you must
tune the transmitted tones correctly (do not tune to the carrier). 500
and 600 Hz tones are sent on alternating minutes except for announcement
and silent minutes. A 1000 Hz tone is sent for 1 second at the
beginning of each minute. Make certain you are hearing the tones at the
correct audio frequency.
An audio spectrum analyzer running on your computer can be very helpful,
or set a receiver capable of receiving in AM mode to tune WWV as well as
the K2 and match the audio tones.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 9/19/2018 9:19 AM, AE0MM wrote:
> Don,
>
>
> Where I'm getting stuck is step one under SETTING THE K2 REFERENCE OSCILLATOR on this page:
>
http://www.w3fpr.com/dial_cal.html>
> Then step two on this page:
>
http://www.w3fpr.com/n6kr_method.htm>
> For a 10MHz reference, I'm unable to get the difference between TP1 (VCO) and TP2 (BFO) any closer than 10001.50. Attempts to get the difference of the VCO and BFO closer to 10000 result in radio becoming unresponsive.
>
> Thanks,
> --mark/ae0mm
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On 19 September 2018 6:59 AM, Don Wilhelm <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> The setting of C22 does not control the frequency readout directly. The
>> frequency readout uses the contents of the EEPROM that are produced when
>> you do the CAL PLL and CAL FIL procedures.
>>
>> The only time C22 must be set correctly is just before you do a CAL PLL
>> or a CAL FIL. At other times it is just a clock for the MCU and does
>> not need to be accurate.
>>
>> I suggest you read the K2 Dial Calibration article on my website
>> www.w3fpr.com and proceed according to those instructions.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 9/18/2018 9:27 PM, AE0MM via Elecraft wrote:
>>
>>> Just completed assembly of my K2. The VFO display reads about 1.5KHz high. I've attempted several times to calibrate it by adjusting C22, but I'm not able to get the frequency of TP1 on the 30m band any lower than ~14.9154MHz (while the vfo set to zero beat with a 10MHz signal) without it causing the radio to stop responding.
>>> When c22 is adjusted to a point where it lowers the frequency of TP1 below 14.915, the display freezes and it stops responding to button presses. If the power is cycled, no relays click and the display has no indication of life. When c22 is returned to the previous setting, the radio becomes responsive.
>
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