[Elecraft] K2 fails to start - partial "Elecraft" display, no signal(was:Problems with my K2 --- can anyone help??)

[Jim Miller]

Are there separate error codes for self test from those listed in the Owners
manual - Appendix E Troubleshooting -    Error codes with the problem
defined and the troubleshooting steps?

73, Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Woolley (E.L)" <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
To: "Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:23 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 fails to start - partial "Elecraft" display, no
signal(was:Problems with my K2 --- can anyone help??)


> Norm Klieman wrote:
> >
> > When I power the K2 up, it is like it has no antenna
> > connection (I have the KAT 100 external tuner that I
>
> In trying to improve the subject, I've assumed that you have no received
> signal, but I'm not completely sure what you mean by like not having an
> antenna connection.
>
> > use with the rig). When I also power up only a few of
> > the letters for ELECRAFT appear on the LED Screen.
>
> Exactly what appears on the L*C*D screen is important, as one of the
> uses of the ELECRAFT display is to indicate exactly how far the rig got
> through the self test before failing. Unfortunately, the codes for this
> are not published. (There could be other reasons for a partial display,)
>
> -- 
> David Woolley
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