Hi Don, Problem solved! Before opening the rig, I inspected the Power Pole connections and found that one of the negative pole connectors was loose internally and not making contact. I replaced it with a new connector and all is fine.
Thanks for the insight. 72/73 John WI2C -----Original Message----- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:44 PM To: John G. Fleischmann; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Funky antenna issue John, You have an open path for the DC power - somewhere - and the antenna is providing the required grounding path in one manner or another. Since you have just installed the KAT1, the first thing to do is remove it (don't forget to put in the jumper) and see if behavior is restored to normal. Then let us know yea or nah so we can determine the next step. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I am the owner of K1 #1891. The rig has been working flawlessly for the > past month. Today, I built the KAT1 tuner and installed it - it > works fine. > (Nothing like co-mingling solder fumes with roasting turkey..) > > > > I did discover a perplexing issue that I can't seem to resolve. If the > antenna is not connected to the rig, the rig does not power up at all. I > hooked the K1 to a dummy load to accomplish the "fine tuning", > and the same > thing happened. Curious, I hooked it up to a coaxial switch, > with one lead > going to the dummy load and the other to the antenna. When I turned the > switch to the dummy load, the rig shut down. I turned it off, switched the > lead to the antenna, and no problem whatsoever. > _______________________________________________ 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
