[Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior

[Tom Arntzen]

My K2 #3829 with KPA100 act the same way.
Don't think it's a building error.
Maybe something in the software.

Tom LA1PHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S55M" <s55m at siol.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior


> OK.I will write it down agn step by step...
>
>
> 1.Turn Power button to 0,1W (full left)
>
> 2.Press PTT
>
> 3.When on TX without releasing PTT turn power up over 10W limit to turn on
> 100W PA.
>
> When i do this my K2 stops transmiting above the 10W point (when KPA100
> clicks up).
> The only thing to do then is to release PTT and press it again and "voila"
> on the AIR again.
>
> If i go in reverse direction (turning power from 100Wtts to less then 10W)
> everything works fine!
>
> K2 Nr-3204 SW- 1.09 and 2.04
>
> It's not a problem but must be a hint.....
>
>
> S55M-Adi
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald Nesbitt" <drnesbitt at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Michael Harris" <mike.harris at horizon.co.fk>; "S55M" <s55m at siol.com>;
> <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior
>
>
>> Not on mine either.  73  --don n4hh K2/100/KAT100 #2028
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Harris" <mike.harris at horizon.co.fk>
>> To: "S55M" <s55m at siol.com>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior
>>
>>
>> > G'day,
>> >
>> > <snipo>
>> > So...if i press the PTT (dot line on keyer when on USB) without talking
>> > (or maybe also with ssb modulation because i did not test it) and turn
> the
>> > power button on 100W and then reduce the power back to minimum my K2
> stops
>> > transmitting.I must then release the PTT and press it again to go into
> TX
>> > mode.
>> > Is this happening with all K2's?
>> > <snipo>
>> >
>> > Not on #1400 (external KPA100/KAT100 combo) unless I've read the above
>> > incorrectly.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Mike VP8NO
>>
>>
>>
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