[Elecraft] K1 problems and questions!

[Phil Wheeler]

Not my problem at least, Stuart -- my symptoms were with a dummy load.

Flaky trimmers in the early KFL1-4 kits are a problem well-known to 
Elecraft; in fact, Gary pointed me to the replacement approach, since 
mine were especially bad (and had been very sensitive during alignment 
from the git-go).

73, Phil

Stuart Rohre wrote:

>Hi all,
>For folks living near a salt water environment, do not overlook the possible
>accumulation of salt upon dielectric insulators lowering the power of the
>circuit.  This could happen in the K2, if you do not have air conditioned
>shack, or it could happen driving an outdoor antenna, if the salt air got to
>the plastic or ceramic insulators of an antenna.  I have had to wash off
>outside insulators at beach portable locations when this happened.
>Especially bad on days when you have a wind blowing in from off shore.
>GL and 72,
>Stuart K5KVH
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