[Elecraft] Tx distortion

[Jim KO5V]

(Warning: the following is not Elecraft specific!)

It's not a dumb question at all. Years ago, I used an IC-706 on 6M with a small rotatable beam antenna on the roof. I had rearranged the shack, making everything a bit neater. It was all good, until one of the locals came on and told me that he had been monitoring, and my signal had gone from great to garbled. Turns out I had neatly run the new 10' power cord for the rig down the baseboard from the power supply on my workbench, to the desk where the rig was located, about 10' away. The signal coupled into the power cord when the antenna was rotated to a certain direction, so the RF was coupling into the rig and/or PS. That really messed up the transmitted signal. 

So, look for some "dumb" change to your overall set-up as well.

Good luck! 73,

Jim KO5V


"Just a dumb question.  Have you checked the DC to the K2 either battery or 
power suply.


Ralph S. Turk, W7HSG"