[Elecraft] K2 Antenna Tolerance

[Ingo Meyer, DK3RED]

Hello Tom,

> I've just finished my K2 bare bones, and would like to get on the air. What
> SWR will the finals tolerate without harm? I'm using a ground mounted trap
> vertical

I have used my old K2 (#01118, modified for 5 watts output) also without an antenna, but 
without deletions of the finals, so the SWR was infinite. But if you use the upper output 
limit of your K2 this "operation mode" could be deadly.
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