Re: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier

2016-09-29 Thread EA2BD via Elecraft
Hello, thanks for all your comments. Okay, that's what I supposed it was going on. I'll try to find a way to get out of this and make the amp switches earlier. Take care, 73 Ignacio -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier

2016-09-29 Thread Bill
<ea...@yahoo.com>; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier Ignacio, The amplifier is not switching to the transmit state within the time between when the KX3 pulls PTT low and the time RF appears. I believe that time is a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier

2016-09-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
Ignacio, The amplifier is not switching to the transmit state within the time between when the KX3 pulls PTT low and the time RF appears. I believe that time is about 8 milliseconds. Yes, your KX3 is working into an open load when that happens - hence the high SWR. That condition is known as

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier

2016-09-29 Thread Mel Farrer via Elecraft
ecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:06 AM Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier Hello, I want to check if anyone experiences the same behaviour when connecting the KX3 to an external amplifier. - I receintly added an external amplifier

[Elecraft] KX3 temporary high SWR on PTT with external Amplifier

2016-09-29 Thread EA2BD via Elecraft
Hello, I want to check if anyone experiences the same behaviour when connecting the KX3 to an external amplifier. - I receintly added an external amplifier to my KX3. - I connected the PTT cable to the ACC2 port and to the amplifier. - I set the Menu ACC2 on the KX3 to Active low, as specified. -