> The K2 should make the full 10 watts on all bands as long as you wind it per > the instructions, but some K2's just barely make the 10 watts on 10 meters > and the Elecraft builders are famous for tweaking and prodding for an extra > few milliwatts! It's sort of part of the genetic makeup of a habitual > builder/tinkerer <G>.
I've been using a power cord from my PK232 that had a plug that fit my K2. It was pretty small gauge (the TNC doesn't draw much current), and was meant to be temporary, but I never got around to replacing it. Yesterday I finally got around to making a power cord with some larger gauge wire. The voltage drop when transmitting decreased, decreasing current draw for a given power level. My transmit current on some bands was very close to 3.5A, and I would occasionally get the "Hi Cur" message. My worst current draw is now around 2.8A. What does this have to do with power? I seem to be getting a bit more power out of it! My best band is 80M, where I can get 17 to 18 watts! BTW, the wire I used is 18 gauge. That and 10 gauge are what I happen to have lying around, and the 10 gauge wouldn't fit through the plastic shell on the power plug... I will use it for the KPA100. -- 73, Brian VE7NGR _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
