Re: [Elecraft] [K2] HI CUR ok?

2021-09-02 Thread Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft
Yep, got it. Thanks for your patience! Doug, W0UHU > On Sep 2, 2021, at 15:42, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Doug, > > Please read this whole post. If you have questions about any part of it, > please ask. > > A Hi Cur message does not mean that the PA transistors are in danger. > All it means

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] HI CUR ok?

2021-09-02 Thread Don Wilhelm
Doug, Please read this whole post.  If you have questions about any part of it, please ask. A Hi Cur message does not mean that the PA transistors are in danger. All it means is that the current draw is greater than what is set in CAL CUR. Set CAL CUR to 3.5 for most operation, and all

[Elecraft] [K2] HI CUR ok?

2021-09-02 Thread Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft
I was out this morning trying some antenna configurations at the park, ten different setups, one one of them gave me a HI CUR error. It was on 20 meters with 10 watts and with the current limit set at 2.5 amps, left over from when I was working on the radio a few days ago. The SWR was 1.2 into