[Elecraft] K2/100 CW Problem

Sat Oct 11 21:26:00 2003

Rick:
  I am 100% cw (and do a lot of it) and never notice any difficulty due to 
the K2's finding its power level; it occurs almost instantaneously.  And 
once achieved, you should have no further hesitation until you change bands 
or restart the K2, even if you change the power request. Indeed, the 
ability of the K2 to change power (over its entire range) on the fly is 
quite remarkable. I have worked dozens of K2 ops on cw and this has never 
been an issue. So, if your K2 takes appreciable time in achieving the 
requested power level, or does so repeatedly during the qso, there is 
something wrong with your unit.  My suggestion would be for you to use your 
K2 as if nothing were happening, and I suspect you will find that to be 
true.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Saturday, October 11, 2003 5:27 PM -0400 WQ8Q <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>
> Many have said, in response to my question:
>
>> Rick:
>>   This is almost certainly not a problem.
>
> Well, geez . . . I've spent $1300+ on a radio with a great receiver,
> mediocre audio output, had to buy a fingerdimple for easy tuning,  and
> now I find that you have to prime it (like an old water pump) to send
> CW???? Makes me long for my TenTec Omni V . . . I had fun building the
> K2, but it does leave something to be desired . . . hope this doesn't
> upset those who believe Elecraft is the holy grail of ham radio . . .
>
> 73 de Rick, WQ8Q
>
>
>
>> > Noticed a problem with my K2/100 today, while checking out the FISTS
>> > Sprint. First time I've really played around with CW other than
>> > occasional ragchew since I built the rig.  I noticed it takes several
>> > "dits" before the K2 shows any RF out.  Like it has to "build up" to
> full
>> > RF out.
>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics