[Elecraft] K2/100 down power on 20M

2024-03-16 Thread jerry
Hello, I've been doing a bit of operation with my K2 lately. It really is a joy on CW, and it fits perfectly under my big computer monitors. But I have noticed On 40M, it does 101W out. But on 20, only 63W. This is measured with a Telepost LP-100A vector wattmeter. The SWR is

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 down power on 20M

2024-03-16 Thread jerry
OK, With a dummy load - actually a 500W Bird 30dB attenuator - the displayed power out came up to 78W. I tried adjusting the bandpass filter - it was already spot on. They use one filter for 40M and 30M, and you go back & forth between the two. It was already perfectly peaked & tweaked.

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 down power on 20M

2024-03-16 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
But before that, I should redo the test with a dummy load. Yes. And it's not just gain decreasing with rising frequency, because it does 92W on 15M, 76W on 10M. First suspicion ... check the alignment of your bandpass filters. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/16/2024 11:56 AM, jerry wrote:

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