[Elecraft] Current Draw on 20M

[Eric Swartz]

This is common. Nothing to worry about.

73, 

Eric
elecraft.com
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> On Jun 19, 2020, at 5:47 AM, Rich <rwnewbould at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I just received my K3S back from repair and all seemed OK. However it appears to draw much more current on 20M than any other band.   22 - 24 amps.  I have tried two different 20m antennas and a dummy load.
> 
> All other bands are 20 amps or lower.  Some as low at 17amps.
> 
> Power Supply voltage per K3s display 14.0v standby and 13.3 on TX
> 
> First off is this actually something of concern?
> 
> I hate to do a calibration as it was just done by Elecraft service two weeks ago.
> 
> 
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