[Elecraft] K1 and Cumbria Designs X-Lock

Discussion:

Joe W2KJ

2014-10-17 13:48:13 UTC

Howdy fellow Elecrafters.

Would like to get in contact with anyone out there who has interfaced a Cumbria Designs X-Lock VFO stabilizer with a K1.

73, Joe W2KJ

Don Wilhelm

2014-10-17 14:21:51 UTC

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Joe,

I have not tried it, but Davbe G4AON has written a paper on his
installation. You can see it at
http://www.cumbriadesigns.co.uk/images/X-Lock%20K1/X-Lock_K1.pdf.

It looks straightforward enough to me. I would think you would have to
adjust the VFO range after installation, but that is easy enough to do,
just change the turns spacing on L1.

There are several reviews on eHam - http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8437

73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Joe W2KJ
Howdy fellow Elecrafters.
Would like to get in contact with anyone out there who has interfaced a Cumbria Designs X-Lock VFO stabilizer with a K1.

Phil Wheeler

2014-10-17 15:12:25 UTC

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Oh no -- I'm not yet done with my K1, it appears.

I wondered why the pdf file below showed no photos
with the mounting of the board in the K1; then I
read "For the time being it is working perfectly
while wrapped in bubble wrap!" :-)

73, Phil W7OX

Post by Don Wilhelm
Joe,
I have not tried it, but Davbe G4AON has written
a paper on his installation. You can see it at
http://www.cumbriadesigns.co.uk/images/X-Lock%20K1/X-Lock_K1.pdf.
It looks straightforward enough to me. I would
think you would have to adjust the VFO range
after installation, but that is easy enough to
do, just change the turns spacing on L1.
There are several reviews on eHam -
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8437
73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Joe W2KJ
Howdy fellow Elecrafters.
Would like to get in contact with anyone out
there who has interfaced a Cumbria Designs
X-Lock VFO stabilizer with a K1.

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Don Wilhelm

2014-10-17 15:28:02 UTC

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Phil,

Scroll down a bit and you will see the photos - unless you have
something lacking in the .pdf viewer in your browser - in that case,
download the link by right clicking and choose "save file as" then open
it with Adobe Reader.

73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Phil Wheeler
Oh no -- I'm not yet done with my K1, it appears.
I wondered why the pdf file below showed no photos with the mounting
of the board in the K1; then I read "For the time being it is working
perfectly while wrapped in bubble wrap!" :-)
73, Phil W7OX

Post by Don Wilhelm
Joe,
I have not tried it, but Davbe G4AON has written a paper on his
installation. You can see it at
http://www.cumbriadesigns.co.uk/images/X-Lock%20K1/X-Lock_K1.pdf.
It looks straightforward enough to me. I would think you would have
to adjust the VFO range after installation, but that is easy enough
to do, just change the turns spacing on L1.
There are several reviews on eHam -
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8437
73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Joe W2KJ
Howdy fellow Elecrafters.
Would like to get in contact with anyone out there who has
interfaced a Cumbria Designs X-Lock VFO stabilizer with a K1.

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EricJ

2014-10-17 16:12:57 UTC

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I noticed the same thing that Phil did. Three photos show up. Not one of
them shows the X-Lock in or out of bubble wrap. The hookup photos were
less interesting to me at this point than how he was able to stuff it in
the K1.

Eric
KE6US

Post by Don Wilhelm
Phil,
Scroll down a bit and you will see the photos - unless you have
something lacking in the .pdf viewer in your browser - in that case,
download the link by right clicking and choose "save file as" then
open it with Adobe Reader.
73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Don Wilhelm
Joe,
I have not tried it, but Davbe G4AON has written a paper on his
installation. You can see it at
http://www.cumbriadesigns.co.uk/images/X-Lock%20K1/X-Lock_K1.pdf.
It looks straightforward enough to me. I would think you would have
to adjust the VFO range after installation, but that is easy enough
to do, just change the turns spacing on L1.
There are several reviews on eHam -
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8437
73,
Don W3FPR

Post by Joe W2KJ
Howdy fellow Elecrafters.
Would like to get in contact with anyone out there who has
interfaced a Cumbria Designs X-Lock VFO stabilizer with a K1.