[Elecraft] K2 TX alignment problems continue

[Vic Rosenthal]

Neal Campbell and Sarah Ferrell wrote:

> The symptom of my problem is:
> 1. when setting k2 power to 5 watts, I get a reading of 2.2 amps with 
> abt 0.8v drop
> 2. when looking at power output with an external wattmeter, 5 watts 
> reflecting on the external wattmeter shows as 3.8 on the k2. Similarly, 
> 10 watts on external wattmeter is reading 6.9 on the k2 at an 2.8 amps. 
> Cranking the rf power all the way clockwise shows 15 watts on k2 and hi 
> pwr message (cal curr set to 3.25) and external wattmeter shows 19 watts.

The RF detector seems to be reading low.  Check the RF detector components on 
the RF board: R66, R67, R68, R69, D9.  Make sure the resistors are the correct 
values and the diode is the correct type.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco