[Elecraft] KPA 100 Instability
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Wed Jul 16 08:04:01 2003
In a message dated 7/16/2003 1:18:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
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> I recently went QRO with the KPA 100, this works great on 160, 80, 40
> and 30 mtrs. Unfortunately on any band above this it becomes very
> unstable within a few seconds of speaking into the
> microphone the
> power meter just goes full scale.
You may have a oscillation if ur K2/100 pulls high current and sometimes blows fuses. The fix is to ground the shield, cover the hole in the shield with a plate and check and clean all ground connections. Email Gary for details. Elecraft also has a sheild upgrade kit.
GL & 73 Jim WA2UMP K2:2679