[Elecraft] KXPA 100 Hi Dissipation Fault on 15 Meters

Ron Lawson rdl.na2o at gmail.com
Mon Jan 30 10:06:44 EST 2023


It occurs to me that I never thought I’d see the day when I could fix my radio with Ctrl-Alt-Delete. 
Ron
na2o

> On Jan 30, 2023, at 09:57, Fred Nassar <fnassar62 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Update on the KXPA100 fault on 15 meters: The issue went away for a while
> and returned. I decided to reinstall the firmware and reset the
> configuration via the KXPA utility. All seems to be working again. Will
> keep an eye on it.
> 
> Thanks
> Fred
> KE4Q
> 
>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 4:38 PM David Haines <dhaines at bates.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Here too. Fault table says "Hi dissipation 228.58 watts."  First time
>> I've ever tried 15 meters.
>> KX3 #08651 and KXPA100 have never been out for service and work fine on
>> 10, 20, and 40 meters.
>> 
>> david
>> kc1dny
>> 
>>> On 1/14/2023 2:32 PM, Terry Griffey via Elecraft wrote:
>>> Fred - Yes, I am experiencing the exact same behavior.  It only occurs
>> on 15m and output wattage displayed on the KXPA100 MUCH higher than it
>> should be before it faults and turns itself off.  The amp just came back
>> from service in April due to another issue. :(
>>> Tnx!
>>> Terry - KG5OWB
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 11:46 AM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA 100 Hi Dissipation Fault on 15 Meters
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