[Elecraft] K2 2390 Lives! But got a question or two....

[Rick Tilton]

OK.. Success!  K2 #2390 Lives!  All seems to work well "BUT" I got a
question or two.  While measuring power output and tweaking for maximum
output I used a Daiwa CN-101L SWR & Power meter and the internal power
meter. I also used a 50 watts MFJ versaload dummy load (Like the cantenna
dummy load) I have the following statistics with full power output on each
band:

Frequency 	Daiwa CN-101L	Internal Power meter
3.750 	10 watts		12.1 watts
7.100		11 watts		13.2 watts
10.100	10 watts		12.1 watts
14.100	11 watts		12.5 watts
18.100	11 watts		12.1 watts
21.100 	11 watts		12.6 watts
24.900	10.5 watts		13.2 watts
28.200 	9 watts		12.3 watts

I was hoping for the full 15 watts but HEY! I feel pretty good. Anyway.. I
note that some of the bands hit 2.50 amps which sets off the high current.
Usually I get high current flashing but not consistently.  If I leave it for
several seconds it may clear up and not flash high current at all when
pressing the tune button.  It is not like it is always there but it does
come on sometimes when I hit the tune button initially.   Should I be
concerned? It appears to be normal but I would like to have a second
opinion.

NOW to do the SSB add on! Oh ya... Got several other options to do too!
Anyway... Enjoying so far! Tnx & 73...

Rick Tilton
ARS - N4WYK
n4wyk@arrl.net
n4wyk@amsat.org
Foothills of NC APRS and Satellite Website
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