Bill, The K2 will go down to 0.1 watts, and there is a mod that will allow the power control circuits to increast that by a factor of 10, so it will control down to 0.01 watts - see http://www.madisoncounty.net/~kj5tf/K2mWmod.htm for the details, but if you are driving an amplifier with it, note well the cautions about potential increased spurious output, in other words, check with a spectrum analyzer before using it on the air.
I would think a much better way to handle it would be to add an attenuator inside the amplifier so th eK2 can be operated in the 1 watt range where it is more stable at maintaining a constant power out than at the extremely low levels. I am assuming that the amp is switched out during receive, and if the attenuator is located inside the switched circuit, the antenna would be connected directly to the K2 during receive periods with no other provisions for switching the attenuator out of the circuit. 73 and Happy Holidays, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I'm considering a K2. The power out spec says <.5W... how much less? > I'm not much of a QRP op, my amplifier only needs 100 to 150mW. If the > K2 will reliably go to 100mW or less I can skip inserting an attenuator > and simplify T/R switching. > > Happy holidays to all de Bill N2BC > _______________________________________________ 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
