K2 and an amplifier

Senario....

I have a K2/100 and a KAT100.  I want to use a KW amp and have hooked up the appropriate connections.  I know how to tune an amp properly, but have never used an amp with the K2

So, what is the best procedure when using a K2/100 to do a final tune on the amp or to adjust drive levels?.  The K2 does not have a XMIT function on the front panel (it does have a TUNE) button but that is only for a ferw seconds with the KAT100 tuner.  If you are using the internal keyer, tere is no "simple" way of producing a carrier with out changing the MENU setting to HAND.

When you are running an amplifier do you take the KAT100 out of the MENU and use the TUNE feature to adjust the drive to the amp?  What am I missing here?  Is it all in the MENU settings?

Lee - K0WA


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[Ken Wagner K3IU]

Hi Lee:

You can do a couple of things...

1) Press/Hold TUNE & DISPLAY at the same time. That puts K2 in the
transmit mode and you can adjust power up and down.

2) Tap DISPLAY to show the Volts and Amps. Leave it there. Now when you
press TUNE it will put you in Transmit mode. You can  adjust power but
you won't see the power on the K2 Display.

There is probably another way, but I can't think of it now.

73,
Ken K3IU
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Lee Buller wrote:

> Senario....
>
> I have a K2/100 and a KAT100.  I want to use a KW amp and have hooked up the appropriate connections.  I know how to tune an amp properly, but have never used an amp with the K2
>
> So, what is the best procedure when using a K2/100 to do a final tune on the amp or to adjust drive levels?.  The K2 does not have a XMIT function on the front panel (it does have a TUNE) button but that is only for a ferw seconds with the KAT100 tuner.  If you are using the internal keyer, tere is no "simple" way of producing a carrier with out changing the MENU setting to HAND.
>
> When you are running an amplifier do you take the KAT100 out of the MENU and use the TUNE feature to adjust the drive to the amp?  What am I missing here?  Is it all in the MENU settings?
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
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Ken,

Thanks for the information.  Cool.  I need to read the book again.  I haven't done that in a long time.

Lee - K0WA

 

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