[Elecraft] K2 acting strange

[Don Wilhelm]

Dennis,
The only thing I can think of immediately is something associated with the
T-R switch.  There are no relays switched when going from transmit to
receive.

I would recommend that you first check the soldering, then re-check it and
re-check it again.  Often, a missed solder joint or a cold solder joint will
show the kind of intermittent behavior that you describe - it makes contact
good enough much of the time, but causes intermittent 'strange things to
happen', and may not show up for a long time after the gear has been put
into service - I have seen this problem with older equipment from the days
when commercial equipment was hand soldered.

73 and Happy New Year,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message -----
>    Something "odd" is happening with the K2 that hasn't happened before
that
> I can recall.   Sometimes, but not all of the time,  I have very low audio
> until I either tap the paddle or press the tune button.  It does it with
two
> different antennas/feedlines.  It is almost as if the RX is "muted".  Do I
> have a relay going bad?  There doesn't appear to be a "pattern" that I can
> detect - sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.  Doesn't matter which
> antenna is selected either. But a quick tap of the  Any ideas/thoughts
would
> be appreciated.  BTW, it does have the KAT2 module in it.
>
>