[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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