[Elecraft] New Output Power Issue

[Don Wilhelm]

Ian,

Any chance of borrowing another wattmeter for a sanity check on your 
external meter?
It sounds like your external meter may be reading quite low.
19.8 amps on TX would indicate 100 watts or greater output.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/24/2012 11:51 AM, Ian Kahn - Ham wrote:
> Don/all,
>
> It is highly possible the culprit is my RigRunner, purchased in March 
> of this year.  When I took it out of line, the voltage drop went from 
> over 4V on tx to under 2V (13.8V down to about 12V). Current draw is 
> .78 to .82 amps on rx and 19.8 amps on tx. However, while the internal 
> power meter shows 100W, an external meter into a dummy load only shows 
> 70 watts out.  The current and voltage readings look normal, according 
> to Rev. D10 of the owner's manual.  But I'm still concerned about a 
> 30W drop at the output. Anyone have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks, 73, es Merry Christmas.