[Elecraft] KAT2 Lo-P message

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

Yes, the K2 power must be set to 2 watts or above to allow the ATU to tune.
The firmware will reduce the power for tuning if it is set higher, but it
will not increase the power to the best of my knowledge.

You may want to try an attenuator pad between the K2 and the amp if you do
not need the full output of the K2 to drive that linear.  An attenuator will
provide a more consistent load to the K2 - I should think a 3dB attenuator
would do fine, perhaps only 1 dB would provide enough smoothing - it is
certainly worth a try.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
> I think the general view is that I'll need to set the power level
> above 2 watts before I do the tune - it works OK then.
>
> I'm running it into a rather ancient Kenwood TL-120 linear which
> on occasion doesn't present a well-behaved load to the K2, so I
> get the ATU on the K2 to cope with it. If I set the power on the
> K2 much above 1-2 watts, the linear doesn't seem to like it ie trips out.
>
> 73
>
> Bob
> 2M0KDZ
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