Hmm. I figured it sounded like something not-good. The setup hasn’t changed in years, so there isn’t a configuration change in play here.
I’ll give them a call tomorrow unless they pipe in here. Thx Chris K6OZY > On Sep 9, 2015, at 5:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 17:18:33 -0700, Chris Johnson wrote: > >> I just noticed that if I flip my KPA500 into OPER, the band sensitivity >> drops by a huge amount. I have a KAT500 between it and my rig. If I flip >> it back to STBY, the band reception is back to normal. The amp still puts >> out power according to the W2 that is after it. > > Sounds like a probable bad PIN diode. You should see minimal change. I show > one db change in audio level on WSJT on six meters. Check with E-craft on > troubleshooting the diodes and see what they say. > > Gary ______________________________________________________________ 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]
