To Dave and Mike I must hold my hands up and admit to starting a "
wild goose chase " .
I had misinterpreted the manual and convinced myself that the power
reduction when pressing TUNE relied on an ATU being installed ... I had
even proved it to myself ... if I did a TUNE at 25W , it di
My apologies to Steve and Dave W8FGU!
I re-read the KPA100 manual and learned
that the K2/100 DOES reduce TX power
to 20 watts when the TUNE button is pressed
and the POWER control setting is above
that level.
I have my KPA100 integrated with a KAT100
in an outboard case rather than being install
Just to be clear, you do not need the KAT100 ATU for this feature to
work. The K2/100 will lower the power to 20W (if set above that) during
a TUNE cycle.
73,
Dave, W8FGU
On 1/14/2024 9:31:32 AM, "Dave Van Wallaghen" wrote:
Steve,
I am not sure if this feature was always available on the
Steve,
I am not sure if this feature was always available on the KPA100 or when
it was included (Don, W3FPR may know) but when the power is set above
20W, pressing the TUNE button will reduce the power to 20W until the
operation is terminated. If you hold and press both the TUNE and DISPLAY
b
Hi Steve,
There is no documented method to set a lower
TUNE power when a non-Elecraft external ATU
is used or when no external matching unit is
present. The TUNE button on the K2 keys
the transmitter at the requested TX power
set by the POWER control, e.g. 100 watts,
in the absence of a connected
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