[Elecraft] K2: Very low output on 160m

[Ken Alexander]

Hi All,

As usual, I decide to do something new with my K2
during a contest!  I'll never learn!

Tonight, I'm trying 160m for the first time.  Before I
go any further, I should mention that my K2 receives
extremely well on 160.  However, when I hit the Tune
button to send some RF to my autotuner and get it
tuning, the indicated output is 0.3 Watts even though
the Power knob is set to 10 Watts.  An external
wattmeter confirms this.

I replaced the antenna with a dummy load and got the
same result.  RANT is set to OFF in case you're
wondering.

There doesn't seem to be a Troubleshooting section in
the K160RX manual so I'm at a loss to know what to
look at.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks and 73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS