[Elecraft] K2 TUNE power reduction without ATU installed .

[Steve Cooke]

To Dave and Mike .... I must hold my hands up and admit to starting a  " 
wild goose chase " .

I had misinterpreted the manual and  convinced myself that the power 
reduction when pressing TUNE relied on an ATU being installed ... I had 
even proved it to myself ... if I did a TUNE at 25W , it didn't reduce 
power , hereby backing up my false belief .

Taking on board the advice from you both , I found that if I did a TUNE 
at anything above 25W , the power _was_ reduced ...so it seems that this 
particular K2 has a power reduction threshold of 25W instead of 20W.

Many thanks to you both for your replies and helping me correct the 
record , you were right and I was wrong !

73 steve G1MPW


On 14/01/2024 21:26, Michael Carter via Elecraft wrote:
> My apologies to Steve and Dave W8FGU!
>
> I re-read the KPA100 manual and learned
> that the K2/100 DOES reduce TX power
> to 20 watts when the TUNE button is pressed
> and the POWER control setting is above
> that level.
>