Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Power Measurements

2019-11-05 Thread EricJ
Guy goes into Home Depot to buy some wire. "What size wire?" 'Uh, #14, I think." "How long?" "Uh...a long time. We're building a house." Sorry.Eric KE6US On 11/4/2019 9:05 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 11/4/2019 8:49 PM, Holger Doerschel wrote: drops at 100 W / 28 MHz to 12.2 V. What

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Power Measurements

2019-11-04 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/4/2019 8:49 PM, Holger Doerschel wrote: drops at 100 W / 28 MHz to 12.2 V. What size wire? How long? 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Power Measurements

2019-11-04 Thread Holger Doerschel
Dear Don, I read at the K2 13.6 V. It is a Powerwerx PS from Elecraft with the two Powerpole connectors at the front. The Voltage drops at 100 W / 28 MHz to 12.2 V. I already replaced D16. No change. I tried several PS. 73, Holger DL9HDA On 05.11.19 02:46, Don Wilhelm wrote: Holger,

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Power Measurements

2019-11-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
Holger, Is your power supply voltage at 13.8 volts or better yet 14.3 volts? That should be as measured by the voltage display on the K2. It should not drop below 12.7 volts during a 100 watt transmit. Part of the problem may be attributed to the voltage vs. frequency curve of KPA100 D16 -

[Elecraft] K2/100 Power Measurements

2019-11-04 Thread Holger Doerschel
Hi, after I finally installed the KAF2 module in my K2/100 05775, it was time to do a complete alignment and I ran into this old problem again. The output power at 160 m is 100 W. And drops from band to band to 80 W. Now I have adjusted the KPA100 to 10m. Now I have there 100 W but then on