RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
Chris, The mention of R99 in that article was only to check it and be certain it is 270 ohms. All the rest of the text refers to changing R98. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > Yes thanks Don. R99 is also mentioned in > http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Power_Control_Mod.html so I was g

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread G3SJJ
Yes thanks Don. R99 is also mentioned in http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Power_Control_Mod.html so I was getting a bit confused! 73 Chris G3SJJ Don wrote: Sorry, that was my email I should have said R98. Don K7FJ Someone emailed me directly and said he had changed **R99** to 1.1K, so n

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread Don
Sorry, that was my email I should have said R98. Don K7FJ Someone emailed me directly and said he had changed **R99** to 1.1K, so now I am not sure whether to change R98 or R99?? 73 Chris G3SJJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mail

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread G3SJJ
Yes I understand Don. I was using the TUNE effect to demonstrate what I see. I performed the following test on 40m with my 2 element phased array connected and an SWR of 1:1. Keying with a series of dashes, K2 output power of 34 watts initially dropped to 26w then toggled between 26 and 34, th

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
Chris, You cannot make a sound judgement using TUNE. Evaluate the R98 value change with actual keying. If you change bands or change the power level, it will take a few dot times to settle into the new power setting, that part of your observation is normal. The rest of the situation is due to t

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread Don
I (and many others) have exactly the same power variation. I just recently changed R99 to 1.1K and that reduced the variation in power to the point that I no longer notice the variations. A check of maximum power output shows that I still get normal performance on all bands. Don K7FJ No, th

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread G3SJJ
No, that didn't help, Stewart. With the 100 PA disconnected and 5 watts requested, I see around 0.5 w difference in actual power and that is stable. Having re-connected the 100 w pa to restore the K2/100 to the state I would normally use it, I have put a scope on the output. With requested pow

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread Stewart Baker
Chris, Take a look here... http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Power_Control_Mod.html 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:07:24 +, G3SJJ wrote: > I am sure I have seen a discussion about this one before. During an > > enjoyable 160m opening to the Right Coast just before Christmas I was > runnin

[Elecraft] K2/100 output variation

2006-12-27 Thread G3SJJ
I am sure I have seen a discussion about this one before. During an enjoyable 160m opening to the Right Coast just before Christmas I was running a few Stateside stations and noticed a definite output power variation coming from my Acom 1000 which was being driven by the K2. I would guess that