[Elecraft] K2 murdered

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Hello Hans,

Sorry to hear about your problem.

When transmitting inot a 50 ohm dummy load, I would suggest that you first 
measure the RF power actually reaching the dummy load in case the RF/ALC 
indicator is misbehaving.  If you do not have a RF Power Meter (Inline 
type), then a diode detector plus a DMM would be suitable.  The K2 kit 
includes the parts for a diode probe/detector.  The probe should be 
connected at the dummy load via a coaxial T connector.

The diode probe and DMM will give you the RMS voltage appearing across the 
dummy load.

73,

Geoff
LX2AO


On July 29, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Hans Elfelt Bonnesen wrote:


> During heavy lightning in the evening  I switched all antennas to ground.
> Next morning I forgot and started to transmit into a grounded antenna 
> (sic)
> It appears the transmitter is now gone dead. Admission: I murdered it 
> myself.
> Where do I start to look. - When "transmitting" into a dummy load the 
> RF/ALC indicator
> shows that all is normal.
> I's not. Unfortunately.
>
> Remorsefully yours
>
> OZ5RB, Hans