[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 47, Issue 61

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> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:36:49 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Norm Klieman <k9nk at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Problems with my K2  --- can anyone help??
> To: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <416866.23425.qm at web80706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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> My K2 just started with these issues yesterday.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestion other than sending the
> rig to Elecraft?
> 
> When I power the K2 up, it is like it has no antenna
> connection (I have the KAT 100 external tuner that I
> use with the rig). When I also power up only a few of
> the letters for ELECRAFT appear on the LED Screen.
> Maybe 3 or 4 letters only and the S meter has three
> bars then a few blank and then 2 filled in. The rig
> sounds like it is almost muted or at times no audio.
> 
> Also when I power up, the KAT 100 shows the rig in the
> low power position even though I have the pot set for
> 100 watts.
> 
> It can take me about 5 to 10 minutes of turning the
> rig on and off until it will then function normally.
> Once normal it is fine unless the rig is off for about
> an hour.
> 
> If I turn the rig off for an hour and come back to it
> it will not start normally and I have the same issues
> all over again.
> 
> I have checked all of my connections into the rig
> especially the power connections and antenna
> connections.
> 
> It kind of reminds me if I had an IC that was somehow
> failing somewhere?
> 
> Thanks for the feedback!
> 
> Best 73's -- Norm  K9NK

Sounds like a perfect situation to use a can of spray cooling.  Spritz
each IC one at a time after the rig is warmed up to see which one causes
it to fail.

-Brad, NN0R