[Elecraft] K3 Ant2 Issue With KPA500

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

Another possibility is to wire a small "grain-of-wheat" bulb across the 
intended Rx antenna.  If it lights, you're probably in trouble and need some 
extra protection.

73, Charlie k3ICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yingst via Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
To: "James Bennett" <w6jhb at me.com>; "Elecraft Reflector Reflector" 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Ant2 Issue With KPA500


> Here is something I did out of curiosity...
>
> I hooked my RX antenna to the input of a wattmeter and the output of the 
> wattmeter into a dummy load.
> I then then observed how much power was being sent back to me through the 
> RX antenna.
>
> It may not be accurate, but it was enough for me to install a front end 
> protector. (I got an AS_RXFEP from Array Solutions)
>
>
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