Re: K2: KPA100 Removal

Posted by Don Wilhelm-4 on Mar 27, 2011; 9:12pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K2-KPA100-Removal-tp6212794p6213119.html

  Of course it is Jon, one diode rectifies the forward power and the
other the reverse power.

BUT - I hope you do not have the KAT100 in line between the KPA100 and
the external wattmeter when you make that evaluation - if it is, you
should first put it in CAL mode using the K2 menu.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/27/2011 4:55 PM, Jon Perelstein wrote:

> OK, thanks Don.
>
> I'll order the diodes (local Radio Shack doesn't carry them anymore).
>  In the meantime, I think I will remove the KPA100 anyway to see what
> impact that has on the RFI problem.
>
> Do you think that this is also impacting the SWR reading that I'm
> getting in tune?  Both the MFJ and the W1 say that I'm good (I would
> hope so into a dummy load), but the K2 is reporting 5 or 6:1
>
> Jon
>
>

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