Wow...That's a lot more drop than I have so I feel pretty good now! I still wonder where the K3 is actually measuring. If its reading comes after a few chokes it would certainly make a difference. N4LQ Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "N2TK, Tony" <[email protected]> To: "'Steve Ellington'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:13 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading > Hi Steve, > Using the cable that came with my K3 I measure on the K3's meter display > 13.6V key up and 12.4 - 12.6V key down at 100W out on 10-20M. Roughly 1.2A > in receive and 20A in transmit mode. > > N2TK, Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Ellington > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading > > Can someone take a look at their voltage reading on their K3's DISP-V > window > and tell me what they get with key down, full power output into 50 ohms? > My PS shows 13.7v at it's terminals and the K3's display indicates 13.1v. > I'm just wondering if there is excessive voltage drop on the power leads. > I'm using the factory cable. I'm not sure if the K3 is indicating the > voltage at rig's connector or the voltage on the final amp. transistors. > > Steve N4LQ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
