[Elecraft] Reflected power

Many thanks to all of those who responded to my message and shared their experiences and thoughts: Dave WO2X, Mike VA3MW, Bob K4TAX, Jim K9YC, Victor 4X6GP, and Alan N1AL. With a dummy antenna (Cantenna) on 7MHz, and a 1.1:1 match, using 10w drive the KPA-1500 puts out 605w at first, then settles

[Elecraft] Reflected power

My KPA-1500 switches from operate to standby due to reflected power more than 200w whenever drive power exceeds about 8 watts on 7 MHz. The forward power at that point is about 400w. The antenna is a double bazooka that shows an SWR of about 1.2 on a RigExpert AA-230Pro antenna analyzer. A