Hi Don and list, I don't have access to another one, and don't really want to buy one just for that.
Is there a UK based W2 owner who could loan me a coupler for quick test? Or I'll send my meter to you if that would be easier. All costs covered of course! Cheers Steve M0BPQ > Steve, > I would try another sensor before digging into the W2 proper. > 73, > Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 8:43 AM, Steve Bunting wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I > loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK > and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one. > I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I > would like help resolving: > > > When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no > rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered. > > > When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input > from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power > meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1 > when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on > every HF band! > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
