[Elecraft] kx1 - receive high current drain only with dummy load

[Bob Tomas]

Hello,
I have had a KX-1 for about a year now and it seems to be working OK.

However, I was testing the transmitter and connected a 50 ohm dummy load.
 During the course of my transmitter tests, I noticed that the dummy load
got warm when I wasn't transmitting.  I measured the KX-1 input current and
found that the I was drawing about 0.300 A with the dummy load attached
while receiving.  With a random wire attached in place of the dummy load,
the current draw dropped to 0.040A, which is close to the tolerances
specified in the manual.  Does this indicate there is a problem with the
radio?


Bob
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/attachments/20081005/fbb1d210/attachment.htm