[Elecraft] K2 SN389 No Fwd Power

[Ron Hauser]

Greetings Elecrafters.  I have acquired a used K2, SN389, with the SSB
option and internal battery pack.  It is my first experience with the K2,
and I have to say I am quite impressed with this little radio.  I've been
using it nightly for a few weeks to clunk out some slow CW, and have been
enjoying it very much.  Made my first really-DX contacts, Tonga and New
Zealand on a couple of good 20m openings!

However, I'm sure that this used radio has had a lot of miles put on it,
what with the low serial number.  So I'm not too surprised to find some
issues.  Thus beginneth my request for help.  I was gone over the holiday
and so I left the radio disconnected from the antenna and power.  Yesterday
I returned from the holiday, connected the antenna, and started seeking
contacts.  My attic antennas are connected to an MFJ-949E versatuner, which
has a power meter.  I normally see 10-12 W forward power and <1w reflected
on my 20m dipole.  For some reason, I suddenly have less than 1W now.  This
is the case on all bands, and differing antennas.

I checked cables, swapped cables, tried the radio on the dummy load in the
versatuner, and tested it on different power output settings from 1w to 15w.
Since I didn't build this radio, I'm madly reading over the manual to try to
figure out where there are fuses or calibration steps, but I thought I'd
also post this question to the list.  Any comments would be welcome.


Thanks
--Ron
KC0TLN