Low Power on 20m and 30m

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Low Power on 20m and 30m

g4irn
I have a problem that another couple of posters seem to have too, however I am not sure what the solution is or if there is anything else that I should check.
 
I have completed K2/100 #4891 and my power output on 20m and 30m is lower than expected : 80 watts on 30m and 55 watts on 20m. Power output on all other bands is as expected. The receiver sounds OK on all bands.
 
Any suggestions please?
 
Thanks
 
John, G4IRN.

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Re: Low Power on 20m and 30m

Mike Markowski
Hi John,

I recently had a very similar problem.  In my case, all bands were
putting out over 100 W except I could only get 90 W on 30m into a dummy
load.  I counted & recounted (& recounted!) the turns of the
corresponding toroids and double checked that I hadn't mixed up
capacitors in the those low pass filters.  Everything checked out so I
wasn't sure what to do next.  In semi-desperation I recalibrated...and
then everything checked out, all bands over 100 W.  Before trying that
you might first double check that you're getting correct output without
the 100 W stage, >= 10 W on 10/12m and >= 15 W on the rest if I recall
correctly.

Good luck!  (And please post your solution when you find it)
Mike  AB3AP

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> [...] I have completed K2/100 #4891 and my power output on 20m and 30m is
> lower than expected : 80 watts on 30m and 55 watts on 20m. Power
> output on all other bands is as expected. The receiver sounds OK on
> all bands.
>
> Any suggestions please?
>
> Thanks
>
> John, G4IRN.
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