Hi,

my K2 works well but I have issues with my KPA100. KPA100 and KAT100 are both situated in an external enclosure but the KAT100 is permanently disabled (cal-mode). I used the KPA100 to drive my tube-amplifier ...

I cannot exactly say what happend but for a year or so the maximum output power on all bands has been only 60W. It's enough for the tube-pa but now the output is zero.

If I change the band or hit the antenna-switch the relays are working. So the communication seems to be OK.

While pressing tune the K2 says high current and there is absolutely no output-power an the K2 and of course at the KPA100. (The K2 without any connections to the second enclosure works pretty well!!!).

So the first guess was to check the diodes D16 and D17. I did not desolder them but I made some measurements with mit Fluke 177.

D16: Diode-Voltage zero and the other direction shows 0.390 V. The resistor-values are 95.7 KOhms and 104,6 KOhms D17: Diode-Voltage zero and the other direction shows 0.387 V. The resistor-values are 95.5 KOhms and 105,2 KOhms




Not so bad I think but what might be the problem? Any hints?


Best regards

Holger, DL9HDA
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