Having a lot of fun in the AA CW test, even with my ropey CW using the
barefoot K2/10. Definitely the beam at 80 feet helps but still it's
great to be working JA and others on 21 and 28 MHz with just the 10
watts from my HS QTH. Since building the K2 it's been one of the first
times I've been able to put it through its paces and it is a lot of fun.
A quirk I've noticed, easy to work around, but I'm curious if its just
mine. After a band change the first dit, or two, is not at full power.
There seems to be an initial ramp up after which all is good and I don't
see any fluctuation in power. Supply is 13.5 volts when producing full
power, about 13.9 with just the receiver running. Full power current on
28Mhz is showing on the display as 2.66A. I can see the ramp up on the
bar graph, it shows one bar for the first 3-4 dots then ramps up to all
10 bars. I have confirmed the same with an external power meter.
Anything I can do about this?
Martin, HS0ZED
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