[Elecraft] LIGHTNING Question

[Gregg R. Lengling]

I've been thru this and found that most of the damage was to the 
reflected/forward power measuring circuit and the antenna switching diodes. 
I would start there.

Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Un-Retired
K2/100 SN 3075
http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic Rosenthal" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: "David" <dschornak at adelphia.net>; "Elecraft Reflector" 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] LIGHTNING Question


> David wrote:
>> Well the astron rs 35 was also toasted by the lightning so I have been
>> using a deep cycle battery and a battery charger to keep the battery
>> charged but the voltage is rock solid on the meter on the power stripe
>
> See what the K2's DISPLAY command says.
>
> When you say that you can't get over 2 watts do you mean that
>
> a) when you turn the power control all the way up it says 2 watts on the 
> display, or
>
> b) when you turn the power all the way up it says 15 watts, but your 
> wattmeter shows only 2 watts?
>
> Are you testing it by holding the key down, or are you pressing TUNE? Tune 
> limits the power to 2 watts with current ffirmware.
>
> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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