[Elecraft] K2 Relay contact resistance

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/12/06 12:07:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
n6wg at comcast.net writes:


> K2 s/n 12 in pretty constant use here, particularly in contests.
> So far as I can tell, I have no problem with the relays, either in the
> basic K2 or in the KAT2.
> 

Perhaps that 'pretty constant use' is the key.

IIRC, the original poster said he "dusted off his '1000MP". Which means it 
has probably been sitting around idle for a long time.

Wiping action only works if the relays actually cycle once in a while.

73 de Jim, N2EY