[Elecraft] K2 receiver going temporarily deaf

[John R. Lonigro]

Mike: Is there another receiver you can hook up to the coax the next 
time it goes "dead"?  That would quickly tell you if the K2 has anything 
to do with the problem or not. 

John AA0VE

Mike McCoy wrote:

>Thanks all who replied
>
>Most everyone is pointing toward a short in the feedline and/or antenna.  I
>feel 99.9% confident the jumpers, connectors, feedlines etc. are fine.
>Nothing but well-made 'premium' (Pomona, Belden, Amphenol, Buryflex, etc.)
>goods here... no radioshack ;)
>
>However, I did notice when I put the W9INN dipole up a couple weeks ago the
>SO-239 'nut' on the balun was a bit loose (thus the SO-239 itself could
>rotate in the center insulator) as I tightened the feedline to it. I
>stopped, tightened the nut back up while holding the SO-239 in place but
>maybe that's all it took and it 'broke' anyway. I have noticed some
>intermittent high (4-5:1) SWR swings on it this past week. I was just
>thinking (hoping?) it might be static charge from the T-storms/windy weather
>we've had in the area lately. The KAT2 seemed to match it OK and the
>receiver stayed 'dead' when I switched to the Sigma GT5.
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