Charles - A well charged Gel Cell should have a voltage in the neighborhood
of 13.2 to 13.8 V. It appears that you did not fully charge the battery, or
the battery is incapable of accepting a good charge. Others have pointed
this out as well, you need a charger/supply that is capable of of overcoming
the Schottky diode voltage drop in the K-2.
You might want to try charging the battery out of the K2 to see if it will
take a charge and how that will last when reinstalled in tthe K2.
The battery in the K2 is a bit undersized for extended QRP use at 5 W. This
is exacerbated by the common use of float charging, which does not fully
charge a Gel-Cell, or takes forever to do it. The use of a smart charger is
recommended. There are some issues with using a smart charger, but they are
covered in the technotes area of the Elecraaft site. - Dr. Megacycle KK6MC/
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James R. Duffey KK6MC/5
Cedar Crest NM 87008 DM65
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