I don't think you can conclude anything by monitoring the transmitter with a separate nearby receiver. Have you tried measuring the power output with a power meter or even an SWR meter? Your current readings look just like what would be expected, and I suspect there is nothing whatsoever wrong with your K2. Put a power meter or swr meter in series with the dummy load and tell us what that says.
73 Dave G3YMC On 6 May 2011 at 22:17, Brian - N5BCN wrote: > When transmitting cw into a 100 watt dummy load, things appear normal > when transmitting in QRP mode (below 11 watts). The strength of the cw > signal on a separate receiver increases in strength as does the current > draw up until the 11 watt level. > > When the K2 Power level hits 11 watts, the high power relay clicks but > the signal strength actually drops. At 20 watts, the signal strength on > the separate receiver is quieter than at 10 watts. However, the current > steadily increases and did not drop after the high power relay kicked > in. > > My approx current draw measurements at key down for various power levels > (measured by my power supply's meter): > > 5 W ~ 2 A > 10 W ~ 3 A > 15 W ~ 7 A > 25 W ~ 8 A > 50 W ~ 11 A > 100 W ~16-17 A > http://www.davesergeant.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
