To Dave and Mike I must hold my hands up and admit to starting a "
wild goose chase " .
I had misinterpreted the manual and convinced myself that the power
reduction when pressing TUNE relied on an ATU being installed ... I had
even proved it to myself ... if I did a TUNE at 25W , it
My apologies to Steve and Dave W8FGU!
I re-read the KPA100 manual and learned
that the K2/100 DOES reduce TX power
to 20 watts when the TUNE button is pressed
and the POWER control setting is above
that level.
I have my KPA100 integrated with a KAT100
in an outboard case rather than being
the power control pot.
73,
Dave W8FGU
-- Original Message --
From "Steve Cooke"
To Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date 1/14/2024 4:10:12 AM
Subject [Elecraft] K2 TUNE power reduction without ATU installed .
I've just recently bought a used K2 /100 for use at field days with my loca
buttons, the KPA100 will output the power requested with the power
control pot.
73,
Dave W8FGU
-- Original Message --
From "Steve Cooke"
To Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date 1/14/2024 4:10:12 AM
Subject [Elecraft] K2 TUNE power reduction without ATU installed .
I've jus
Hi Steve,
There is no documented method to set a lower
TUNE power when a non-Elecraft external ATU
is used or when no external matching unit is
present. The TUNE button on the K2 keys
the transmitter at the requested TX power
set by the POWER control, e.g. 100 watts,
in the absence of a
I've just recently bought a used K2 /100 for use at field days with my
local club ( to save my own K2 from getting hammered too much ! ) . I'd
like to use it with a remote ATU . The output of the K2/100 is reduced
to 20 W with an Elecraft ATU installed and the TUNE button pressed
is it
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