Bill, As stated in the change documentation, the limiting factor is the power output on 10 meters. Change it to a higher value and see what happens.
73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > In setting up to use the K2/100 with my newly acquired AL-80A, I > found that the K2/100 power output 'dithers' about 5-9 watts a few > seconds after being keyed, depending on the band a power level. This > makes it difficult to tune the amplifier, as the shifts in power > output cause changes in Ip, Ig and power out that are unrelated to > the tuning adjustments. > > I found the technical article on adjusting for this by changing the > value of R98. Rather than go through the complicated procedure, I > just changed the value of R98 to 1k, then re-checked the power output. > > Interestingly, before the change, the output on 10m was about 90 > watts, max. After the change to 1k, it is still about 90 watts. > > The amount of dither has decreased quite a bit, but it is still > evident enough when tuning the amplifier. I wonder if it would be OK > to try larger values, such as 1.5 or 2 k. What's the limiting factor > in choosing this resistor? > > Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" > -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 8/29/2005 _______________________________________________ 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
