I turned my K2 on after is sat a while, and hit the tune button to tune the antenna, and got crazy indications, D16 and D17 in the KPA100 are blown.
Is there nothing that can be done about these diodes blowing so easy? I need to order a set from Elecraft, but I leave all the other radios hooked up and nothing blows in them... I disconnect the antenna's, and select the dummy load, plus I usually have the homebrew receiver selected which has a 3 turn coil as an antenna input, which should look like a short to any voltage, but enough voltage must get through everything to blow the diodes in the K2... How are other radios protected against static buildup on the antenna? Brett N2DTS ______________________________________________________________ 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
