john graesser wrote:
"Ted" wrote in message
...

I'm building a kit that Ramsey doesn't sell any longer. I recently read
the QST equipment review on this radio and found that Ramsey used to
provide a mod kit to eliminate spurious emissions. Ramsey no longer has
that kit and doesn't seem to have any information about the components
or circuit modifications. I've already checked the typical mod sites.
Anyone have any ideas?


I'd say get rid of that piece of junk and get the Tentec 2 meter radio kit,
I built the 6 meter version and it went together like a charm.

Someone here locally had the Ramsey 440 kit, and after building it and
finding that it wouldn't work found out that the design was flawed from the
start and it could never work.
thanks, John.
KC5DWD


Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm going to build the Ten-Tec next,
this was a step towards gaining some experience with kits, but thanks
anyway.

Ted wrote in message .. .
john graesser wrote:
"Ted" wrote in message
...

I'm building a kit that Ramsey doesn't sell any longer. I recently read
the QST equipment review on this radio and found that Ramsey used to
provide a mod kit to eliminate spurious emissions. Ramsey no longer has
that kit and doesn't seem to have any information about the components
or circuit modifications. I've already checked the typical mod sites.
Anyone have any ideas?


I'd say get rid of that piece of junk and get the Tentec 2 meter radio kit,
I built the 6 meter version and it went together like a charm.

Someone here locally had the Ramsey 440 kit, and after building it and
finding that it wouldn't work found out that the design was flawed from the
start and it could never work.
thanks, John.
KC5DWD


Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm going to build the Ten-Tec next,
this was a step towards gaining some experience with kits, but thanks
anyway.


I have built several of the Ramsey and sorry to say that the other
guys were right. I never was satisfied with any of their performance.
I also have built a couple of the Ten Tec kits and found them to far
superior to the ramsey units.

Just my 2 cents.
73's
Chuck
WØCBF

Ted wrote in message .. .
john graesser wrote:
"Ted" wrote in message
...

I'm building a kit that Ramsey doesn't sell any longer. I recently read
the QST equipment review on this radio and found that Ramsey used to
provide a mod kit to eliminate spurious emissions. Ramsey no longer has
that kit and doesn't seem to have any information about the components
or circuit modifications. I've already checked the typical mod sites.
Anyone have any ideas?


I'd say get rid of that piece of junk and get the Tentec 2 meter radio kit,
I built the 6 meter version and it went together like a charm.

Someone here locally had the Ramsey 440 kit, and after building it and
finding that it wouldn't work found out that the design was flawed from the
start and it could never work.
thanks, John.
KC5DWD


Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm going to build the Ten-Tec next,
this was a step towards gaining some experience with kits, but thanks
anyway.


I have built several of the Ramsey and sorry to say that the other
guys were right. I never was satisfied with any of their performance.
I also have built a couple of the Ten Tec kits and found them to far
superior to the ramsey units.

Just my 2 cents.
73's
Chuck
WØCBF

Here is the mod for the board version I have in case someone else is
ever interested.

"The only modification I show for reducing spurs on the FX146 Rev. 1.3
is to place a 0.001 uF capacitor from TP1 to ground."

I figure if it even works - that is good for me as this was a lesson in
soldering. With what I've learned from the different kits I've been
working on, I'm ready now to tackel my Elecraft K2

Here is the mod for the board version I have in case someone else is
ever interested.

"The only modification I show for reducing spurs on the FX146 Rev. 1.3
is to place a 0.001 uF capacitor from TP1 to ground."

I figure if it even works - that is good for me as this was a lesson in
soldering. With what I've learned from the different kits I've been
working on, I'm ready now to tackel my Elecraft K2