Re: [Elecraft] K2 KPA Low Power on 12 & 10 Meters

2008-02-23 Thread Don Wilhelm
Larry, Since there is a significant difference between the power output on a dummy load and your antenna, look at your antenna system to see what can be done to make the feedline end at the shack look more like a 50 ohm non-reactive impedance. That should make the KPA100 put out as much powe

[Elecraft] K2 KPA Low Power on 12 & 10 Meters

2008-02-23 Thread Larry Dodson
Naked K2 gives me good output on all bands. Problem bands with KPA100 (12 Meters = 13.5 watts and 10 Meters = 10.8 watts). Through the KPA100 into a dummy load gives 100 plus on all bands except; 12 meters = 76 watts and 10 meters 47 watts. This is a new problem and have looked at manual and can