[Elecraft] Q: Building the K2

[Nick Waterman]

thom2 at att.net wrote:
> Hi Geoff, Yes the basic K2 with the ATU also has 2 antenna jacks.  I
> also put a dummy load on 'Ant 2', I can't tell you how many times I
> tried to auto tune into an empty 'Ant 2', before I finally caught on.

I have the dummy load in ANT1 of my KPA100, and the real ant in ANT2. I
have this crazy idea that ANT1 is selected when powered down, so I have
just a teeny tiny bit more lightning protection with the real ant
disconnected, even if it's only a fraction of a mm gap in a relay.

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