[Elecraft] K2- 15W out

[Peter Dittmar]

Hi Fran, thanks for our mail and the information.

Sorry I never tested the maximum power my rig puts out.
I recallibrated the  mimimum current limitting to 3.5A (to high?) and
measured the following output with a homemade dummyload wattmeter:
28MHz      9W
24MHz     10W
21Mhz      12W
18MHz     13W
14MHz     13W
7MHz       14W
3,5MHz    14W
Sorry I should do this before mailing my question around the world.
I never intend to modify the rig in this connection
73 de Peter, DJ7RL

> Many K2 rigs get more than 10 watts CW without modification.  I have seen
> email in this list indicating at least on operator who modified things for
a
> bit more power.  Power does seem to fall off as frequency goes up but
> getting 15 watts on 40-80 meters is not unusual.  I do not know about
where
> the limitations are I expect that others will comment on this with greater
> authority.
>
> Hunt through the email archives and you should find more data.  I have
seen
> tables listed many times with how much power a particular rig puts out on
> each band.  Have you done this test on yours?
>
> 73 and good luck,
> Fran