[Elecraft] K2 firmware "wish"

[VR2BrettGraham]

K2VCO suggested:

>>Maybe the problem is that it changes power on its own, or is allowed
>>to fluctuate too far on ALC - I set the output power to the right level to
>>drive an amp & without touching anything, the K2 wanders up & the
>>unhappy light goes on the amp.
>
>Did you try the mod to improve the power stability?
>
>See: <http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Power_Control_Mod.html>
>
>I did it, and it helps quite a bit.

I don't use TUNE & the two reasons for power variation don't appear to 
apply (key
down for one dah doesn't change how warm things are & they're already warm &
they certainly aren't cooling down appreciably between characters).  No supply
voltage variation, no band changes or anything else is going on at the time.

If this mod helps, great.  Reading the description, it shouldn't.

>Of course, if you happen to have an amp that needs 50 watts drive, you 
>need to be careful when you go from 100 watts barefoot to high power.  I 
>always turn the power control down to 50 watts and send a few dashes into 
>the dummy load before turning on the amp, to let the power settle 
>down.  Otherwise I might notice that an Alpha 86 is capable of 2200 watts 
>output.

Depending on the band, I need from 30 to 50 watts drive & that's where the 
power level
control is set before transmitting.  Sometimes I thought I've seen what 
appeared to
be overshoot as the rig ramps itself up (like one light bulb on power level 
meter), but
other than that the setting is quite repeatable & then varies from there.

73, VR2BrettGraham