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K2 40m Tx current drain

Posted by Neal Campbell and Sarah Ferrell on Feb 08, 2005; 3:07am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K2-40m-Tx-current-drain-tp374440.html

I am just at the 40m L1/2 alignment for my K2.

On rx with the lcd set at nite, I show 13.6v @ .18a.

Using an external analog wattmeter into a dummy load, I measure at 5
watts 12.9v and 1.8a. Also, the display shows the power output at 3.5w
instead of 5. When I tune the power output control so the external
wattmeter shows 2 watts, the power display says 1.5 watts.

Is this a sign of trouble? Why would there be a difference between the
external wattmeter and the power display on the k2?

73 Neal

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