[Elecraft] Power 160M

[Don Wilhelm]

David,

Your CAL CUR setting is limiting the power output.  Yes, the current is 
trying to be excessive and the K2 cuts back on the power to limit the 
current.  The Hi Cur message says that the microprocessor has done just 
that.

Most of the time the cure to that problem lies in the low pass filter.  
Check the K160RX board toroids for the correct number of turns (count 
the number passing through the center of the core), check the capacitor 
values and check your soldering.

If you continue to have trouble, check T4 as well.

73,
Don W3FPR

David N. wrote:
> Hi all
> I Noticed that during the cq 160m contest this weekend
> that I could not get more than 4 watts out of my K2
> The Requested power goes up to 15.2 of course but I
> cannot get more than 4 and on the first transmit I get
> a momentary Hi current. My power supply is steady on
> voltage and current. I switched the display on the K2
> to display V/I and the voltage drops on transmit and
> the current goes up to about 2.4. This is within the
> Cal Current range. Now on 40 meters it is fine it puts
> out 14 watts. same with 30m. I haven't tried the other
> bands. Also the Requested power on 160m does not match
> at any request of power through out the range from
> lowest to highest. Is this connected?
> Thanks
> David KR4OW 
> K2 4320
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