[Elecraft] K1 lost power out

Wed Jul 16 22:02:03 2003

Sounds a lot like the problems I'm having with my K2.  Stay in touch.

Bill
NA7Y

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thor, N9IK" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:45 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 lost power out

> It's a Bad Thing.
>
> My K1 (#1065 with KFL1-4, 40, 30,20, 15m bands) has gotten ill and weak.
I
> turned it on a little bit ago to listen around the bands & to see what I
> could find.  On the 20 meter band it would not tune - giving me the
message
> "Plo", meaning that the power is set too low for the tuner to work.  I
> checked, and the power was set for 5 watts.  I checked the other bands
that
> the K1 covers. Same story on 15.  40 tunes, as does 30.  I attached a
dummy
> load to check power output.  Here's the result:
>
> Output power is set to 5 watts.  I don't have a qrp power meter, so these
> are taken from the transmit power display on the K1.
>
> 40 meters:  1 watt out
> 30 meters:  5 watts out
> 20 meters:  0
> 15 meters:  0
>
> This K1 has installed: KAT1, KFL1-4, KNB1, KBT1
>
> Before I start digging into the innards, any suggestions as to what to
> check first?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Thor, N9IK
>
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