[Elecraft] W2 fault?

Steve Bunting stephen.bunting at virgin.net
Wed Apr 23 11:22:49 EDT 2014


Hi Don and list,

I don't have access to another one, and don't really want to buy one just
for that.

Is there a UK based W2 owner who could loan me a coupler for quick test? Or
I'll send my meter to you if that would be easier. All costs covered of
course!

Cheers
Steve
M0BPQ

> Steve,

> I would try another sensor before digging into the W2 proper.

> 73,
> Don W3FPR

On 4/23/2014 8:43 AM, Steve Bunting wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I
> loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK
> and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one.
> I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I
> would like help resolving:
>
>
> When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no
> rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered.
>
>
> When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input
> from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power
> meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1
> when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on
> every HF band!
>
>
>


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