Hi Eben,
Welcome to "Radio-land"
If that is normal is not for me to decide but...
I actually measured the power level of my KX3 in CW with 0.0 watt as set
level.
It varies from band to band. On 50 MHz I found -18 dBm and on the HF
bands between -20 and -30 dBm.
On 14 MHz I found -23 dBm as carrier level and the noise over the range
from 3 to 18 MHz -50 dBm, dropping rapidly to -80 dBm on 20 MHz and above.
-23 dBm = 0.005 mW or in "S-units" S9+50 dB. Enough to drive a sensitive
receiver nuts in close proximity. A good dummmy load to terminate the
KX3 is always a good idea when "dry-land swimming" the radio.
73,
Peter - PA0PJE
Op 2017-07-21 om 22:47 schreef Eben Bruyns:
I'm a new ham and this is my first radio...
So far I've managed to make contact on 80m but it leaves a lot to be desired.
While messing around I tuned a portable receiver to the same frequency
as the kx3. I had the kx3 power set to 0 watts and keyed the mic. The
receiver produced qrm every time I did this.
Is this normal?
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