Please protect your KiwiSDR 2 from the high-level RF fields of nearby transmitters

We've had one person blow up three KiwiSDR 2s now. Antenna ports wired in parallel and connected to a large antenna. With another ham radio transmit antenna operating a few hundred feet away. No disconnect before transmit. No automatic antenna switch.

The symptom is that one of elements of the electronic attenuator on the Kiwi-2 is now shorted "on" giving a constant 20 dB of attenuation. Interestingly, the remainder of the elements seem to function normally.

So the Kiwi-2 may be somewhat less forgiving than the Kiwi-1 in this regard. The Kiwi-2 has increased protection against impulse and static charge compared to Kiwi-1. But it probably doesn't help the large RF field case very much.

Please be careful.

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