[Elecraft] My KX2 may be sick

[Don Wilhelm]

Paul,

An ERR KEY message normally only occurs on power up, and indicates that 
a key contact is closed or a PTT switch is closed.

I suggest that you remove all cables from the KX2 except for the antenna 
and power and see if the message is still present.
If it is gone, then plug each cable in until it occurs.  When you find 
the offending cable, test it and repair it.

In most cases, there is nothing wrong with the transceiver, but the 
problem is with external cables.  It would not be good to send it to 
Elecraft for repair only to find a report of No Trouble Found and an 
invoice for $99 plus shipping.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/25/2018 9:46 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Last night after working a couple SKCC guys on 3550 my KX2 just shut down and said on the display err key. I could not get it to do anything so I sent the configure file to it. It seemed to be ok but shut down again a few minutes later. It has done the same thing twice this morning. A cheep led volt meter reads that the power supply drops to 13.6 volts while transmitting. What the heck do I need to look for or is my radio number 855  wanting a roadtrip to the home factory?
> 
> Thanks in advance de Paul N0NBD