Re: [Elecraft] (K3) Low power on some bands

2015-06-05 Thread Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
Run the TX Gain calibration procedure in the K3 utility. And try another wattmeter! 73, Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO Rehovot, Israel http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 5 Jun 2015 08:16, Jan wrote: A strange thing just occurred. I have been using my K3 regularly with no problem, usually into an amplifier.

Re: [Elecraft] (K3) Low power on some bands

2015-06-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jan, Run the TX Gain Calibration. You may have to borrow a dummy load that has a lower SWR if the calibration procedure shows errors. K3 Utility makes it easy and automatic, but it can be done manually - see the Calibration section of the manual. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/5/2015 1:16 AM, Jan

[Elecraft] (K3) Low power on some bands

2015-06-04 Thread Jan
A strange thing just occurred. I have been using my K3 regularly with no problem, usually into an amplifier. Recently, I had an amplifier tube short and I am using the K3 barefoot. I was tuning up on 80 and saw that my Autek WM-1 said that I was only putting out 70 watts into my old 1500