OK I just reread my initial email and realized I typoed that wrong. Obviously I have the KAT500 after the amp. :) LOL
> On Sep 9, 2015, at 6:02 PM, Chris Johnson <elecr...@ozy.us> wrote: > > Hmm. I figured it sounded like something not-good. The setup hasn’t > changed in years, so there isn’t a configuration change in play here. > > I’ll give them a call tomorrow unless they pipe in here. > > Thx > > Chris > K6OZY > >> On Sep 9, 2015, at 5:45 PM, mcduf...@ag0n.net wrote: >> >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 17:18:33 -0700, Chris Johnson wrote: >> >>> I just noticed that if I flip my KPA500 into OPER, the band sensitivity >>> drops by a huge amount. I have a KAT500 between it and my rig. If I flip >>> it back to STBY, the band reception is back to normal. The amp still puts >>> out power according to the W2 that is after it. >> >> Sounds like a probable bad PIN diode. You should see minimal change. I show >> one db change in audio level on WSJT on six meters. Check with E-craft on >> troubleshooting the diodes and see what they say. >> >> Gary > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to elecr...@ozy.us ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
