John, There may be no problem - set the power to something grater than 2 watts. With the KAT2 installed, the K2 automatically limits the power to 2 watts for tuning. If your power setting is a bit below that, the LO PWR message may result.
73, Don W3FPR John Hoaglun wrote: > I am having a problem with the 160m alignment. > > When I power up the radio I do not get any error messages. If I test the > receive antenna via the menu I can hear the K2 relay open and close as > expected. > > When I disable the ATU with the CALP/CALS setting and then try to engage the > radio via the Tune button @ the 2w level I am getting a "LO P" message. > > --I am hearing signals on 80m and 160m. (160m sounds great on the K2.) > --Using an analog DVM I see a blip on pin16 when I change bands which > suggests that relay K1 is working. > --I can also hear relay K1 when I switch between the bands. > --If I put my finger on the relay I can also feel the relay move. > At this point I think that relays K1 and K2 work as expected. > > --C75, C13, and C14 are installed on the RF board. > --C68 and C153 on the RF board are installed and the proper values. > --I used a solder pot when I prep'ed the toroids so I am confident that I > have a good connection. > 80m worked well before I added the 160m module. Now I get "LO P" messages on > 80 & 160m. > > Any suggestions? > > ----------------------------- > John Hoaglun > NG0R - EN25 > http://www.hoaglun.com > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
