[Elecraft] Lost power on K1

[Phil Wheeler]

Harvey Dapeer wrote:

>My 4 band w/ATU K1 (SN 432) has never given me any 
>problems until just now.  Set it for 5 W and confirmed the 
>output by  the ATU/OUT reading and an external watt meter.  
>Finished a QSO and went to lower the power level when I 
>discovered that the actual power out now, again shown on 
>the ATU/OUT and watt meter was only .5 (half) watt.  
>

I had that problem a week ago on 20 m (only) and ended up replacing the 
KFL1-4 trimmers per:

http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/KFL1_4_Temp_range.htm

It was not a temp range problem, because my K1 was indoors in balmy So 
Calif near the ocean.

73, Phil