[Elecraft] addendum to K2 problem

[Jim Allen]

I estimate that something over 90% of all the problems I have had with rigs
over the years not performing up to spec came from from bad coax and
connector installation.  That's the first thing I suspect now.  Goofy tune
up, weird SWR readings, lo-no output, poor signal reception, hair loss and
gout, all from bad connectors and bad coax!

It's not always that, of course, but it has been the first place to start
looking, and testing every part of the feed line from S0-239 to driven
element!

73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Having heard stories like this hundreds of times over the years, why do we
> start by thinking the radio is broken?  :>))  Wish I had a buck for every
> post here complaining about radio gear that wound up completely external to
> K2, K3, KATxxx, etc. In some cases it was a really hard sell to get the guy
> to go outside to find where the problem really was.
>
> Is that because the radio is in front of us and has lights on, and
> therefore is what our eyes fasten upon?  Or are we really that
> pre-disaffected with our radios?
>
> 73, Guy K2AV
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:37 AM, John Wiener <jawod at fuse.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi again
> >
> > Well this morning I checked all the coax connections  all snug   soldered
> > connections to g5rv window line intact
> > Re checked the K2/100 and KAT100
> > Here’s the results
> >
> > no lights on SWR below 20M  again variable output and SWR
> >
> > SO…it turns out I have a faulty cable from the shack to the outside box.
> > I switched to a diff line and all is well for now
> >
> > Thanks for all the support over the years
> > Sorry for the false alarm.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > John
> > AB8O
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