Hello all, I don't think my K2 is developing normal output power. Been having some complaints about not being heard well enough to copy, so I hooked it up to a dummy load and caluculated that when set to call for 15 watts it is only producting about 8.56 watts with a current draw of 2.06A with supply voltage of 13.7volts. Even if I run the supply voltage up to 15 volts it is still under 10 watts. When it is set to call for 10 watts the output is under 5 watts. I have been using the TEST mode to practice CW with a paddle (am used to a bug). Would this have damaged the rig. I checked the troubleshooting section in the manual about low power, but what is too low before I should start doing the signal tracing? I did see a Hi-Cur warning a couple of times when experimenting with some antennas, could the resistor R-50 be open? Any thoughts would be welcome. 73 mike-KB3QJA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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