[Elecraft] KPA 100 Question

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 22 13:05:00 EST 2006


Lee,

Let your KPA100 cool to room temperature and then do CAL tpa - if the heat
sink is warm, the reading will not be the same as the room temperature.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
>   I was operating 40 - CW  the other day with the K2/100 using
> the KAT100 into a dipole.  After a few minutes, the fan roared
> into life.  I've never had that happen before in all the years
> I've operated the rig.  Strange.  After I turned it over to the
> other station, a few minutes it quit.  The antenna was matched
> through the KAT100.  Now, I know it is operating OK...I read the
> manual.  But, I wondered why the thing went on cause I've never
> heard it go on before.  After the QSO, I checked the tpa and
> found it was set for 24 c while the room was at 17 c.  Could that
> have been an issue?  Maybe I am just being and old clucking hen,
> but I want to understand what is going on there?  I know it goes
> on at 40 C.  I have the fan set to FAN HI.  Anyone can enlighten me?
>
>   Lee
>   K0WA
>



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