K2 Final Trans Alignment

[VE3WDM]

Good morning,
I am at the last stage of the build and have just
completed using the N-Gen to set up all the bands for the receiver Pre
alignment stage and all went well. I am now at the final transmitter
alignment stage and am using the internal watt meter. My question
is.... as per the instructions I set the output to 2 watts. I then went
to 80 meters and began to adjust L3 and L3 for max power. Now I am up
around 3.5 watts. I stopped there and was wondering if I was just to go
to the set 2 watts setting or am I to max out the power as high as I
can go by adjusting L3 and L4?? Was not wanting to fry something though
I would check before I go any farther.
Thanks for your time
Mike Weir
VE3WDM
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Mike,

Don't worry about frying things, but do keep the power low.  It will
climb when you do the adjustment.  If it gets higher than 3 or 4 watts,
either wiggle the power knob a bit and it will readjust or drop out of
TUNE and re-enter and the power level will start out again at 2 watts.
Yes, you want to adjust the slugs for maximum power output - that is the
correct setting.

73,
Don W3FPR

Mike Weir wrote:

> Good morning,
> I am at the last stage of the build and have just
> completed using the N-Gen to set up all the bands for the receiver Pre
> alignment stage and all went well. I am now at the final transmitter
> alignment stage and am using the internal watt meter. My question
> is.... as per the instructions I set the output to 2 watts. I then went
> to 80 meters and began to adjust L3 and L3 for max power. Now I am up
> around 3.5 watts. I stopped there and was wondering if I was just to go
> to the set 2 watts setting or am I to max out the power as high as I
> can go by adjusting L3 and L4?? Was not wanting to fry something though
> I would check before I go any farther.
> Thanks for your time
> Mike Weir
> VE3WDM
>  
>

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