As a start, I’d recommend running through TX GAIN calibration using the KX3 Utility …
Grant NQ5T > On Jul 11, 2020, at 3:42 PM, Frank O'Donnell <vf...@inkbox.net> wrote: > > Always something else I remember just after hitting send. > > The KX3 is running off the Pro Audio Engineering PAE-Kx33 power supply, > plugged into the 9-15 vdc connector. > > On 7/11/20 12:40 PM, Frank O'Donnell wrote: >> After a fair time of non-use, today I got out my KX3 and started working >> through configuration checklists. Among other things I thought I'd check the >> power out. >> >> For this test I used a Bird 43 and MFJ-260C dummy load. For HF I used a Bird >> 2-30 MHz 25w element, and for 2m a 100-250 MHz 10w element. I put the KX3 in >> CW mode and keyed with the KXPD3 paddle. When changing to each HF band I hit >> the ATU Tune button. >> >> On 40m and 20m I found that with the Pwr knob set to 15w, the Bird showed >> about 8w out. With the Pwr knob set to 5w, the power out is about 3w. >> >> After changing the antenna port and Bird element, on 2m with the radio set >> to 3w the Bird shows about 2.5w out. >> >> Any thoughts on these results, or suggestions on other things to check? >> >> Thanks and 73, >> >> Frank K6FOD >> >> >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ghyoung...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
