Hello! I recently purchased a KX2 (#757) from a friendly member of this list.
I have a local 10m meetup I attend frequently, and I noticed a strange behavior that I'm now able to replicate. When I first switch to 10m, I have extremely low output power (one bar on the RF meter), even when set to 10w. I have to keep transmitting for 30-60 seconds, and if I do, the output power starts to work its way up to the full 10w. As you talk, you'll see 2 bars, 3, then 5, etc eventually to the full 10w. If I switch back to another band and back immediately, it will display the same behavior (start on one bar and then climb slowly), but if I stay on 10m it will continue at full output for the QSO. I isolated this problem this morning and can now replicate at will. It's not just a display issue, my local meetup actually noticed it in audio (I start off in the noise, and come out to normal over time). I mailed Elecraft, and they suggested it was a hardware failure in the final stage. Before I return the radio for service, has anyone experienced this issue previously and found it to be a configuration issue that didn’t need hardware repair? Thank you in advance! Other than this issue, I absolutely love the KX2. It took me 3 small HF rigs to land on it, but it suits my needs perfectly. —Nate KE8QID Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
