Lee, Let your KPA100 cool to room temperature and then do CAL tpa - if the heat sink is warm, the reading will not be the same as the room temperature.
73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I was operating 40 - CW the other day with the K2/100 using > the KAT100 into a dipole. After a few minutes, the fan roared > into life. I've never had that happen before in all the years > I've operated the rig. Strange. After I turned it over to the > other station, a few minutes it quit. The antenna was matched > through the KAT100. Now, I know it is operating OK...I read the > manual. But, I wondered why the thing went on cause I've never > heard it go on before. After the QSO, I checked the tpa and > found it was set for 24 c while the room was at 17 c. Could that > have been an issue? Maybe I am just being and old clucking hen, > but I want to understand what is going on there? I know it goes > on at 40 C. I have the fan set to FAN HI. Anyone can enlighten me? > > Lee > K0WA > _______________________________________________ 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
