Re: [Elecraft] KX2 preamp

2017-07-31 Thread KENT TRIMBLE
Dan . . . Were you running a pre-recorded message on button 1 (the PRE button)? If you forgot to tap the MSG button first before you tapped button 1, then the PRE function would be operative, not the message-play function. Have done it myself. 73, Kent K9ZTV On 7/31/2017 1:16 PM, Dan

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 preamp

2017-07-31 Thread Randy
Interesting Dan, I had a similar experience both with the KX2 and the lousy conditions here in eastern PNW (northern ID). I was sending CQs with the MSG key then the "1" key. Once the radio got real quiet and I saw that the preamp was off. I think what happened was that the MSG key did not

[Elecraft] KX2 preamp

2017-07-31 Thread Dan Presley
I was out this weekend doing the Bumblebee QRP contest (lousy conditions here in PNW!) and a couple of times I noticed that the preamp switched itself off. First time I thought I bumped the switch but it actually did it 2 more times. I was running 5W cw to a magloop carefully tuned to resonance