Mike KT2E asked: Do any of you K2 users notice an increase in power or current level when you put the K2 into tune mode and monitor one or the other???
----------------------- Well, it varies because the power control circuits are disabled in TUNE mode. That's to keep changing loads (like fiddling with an antenna tuner) from driving the power control circuits nuts as it tries to keep a "constant" RF voltage at the output while the load jumps all over the place. So the power you see in TUNE will often be different from OPERATE. Indeed, if you have a K2/100, your TUNE power starts out about 20 watts, even if the POWER control is set for 100 watts. For a QRP K2, the power out in TUNE is about what the POWER control is set for, but not exactly. Also, the power tends to drift upwards while the key is down and the finals warm up, and with the POWER control circuitry disabled, it will do so in TUNE. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
