Tune power here is set to 5.0 Watts on my K3/100. No issues at all, even with my crappy antennae. :)
Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Innisfail, QLD, Australia Elecraft K3# 4257 ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Zilmer To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3 tuning power question I had TUN PWR set to 10 W for a while with no damage to anything. Since early 2008, it's been set to 25W. Don't worry, the K3 is pretty much indestructible. matt W6NIA On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:08:39 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >I have a K3 100 watt version and I am curious about what a proper tuning >outpower should be to minimize the potential to damage anything. > >I have been using 10 watts but I think that I am then at full power for >low power operation amp so I am thinking I need to have the high power >section transmitting at a low power. So I am thinking that you need to >be above 12. > >Bottomline is I am not sure how this part of the radio really works and >sometimes if I start tuning and have a bad match it takes me some time >with the manual tuner to get the swr good. > >So any pointers on the best way to set the radio up would be greatly >appreciated > >Thanks >Don >KD8NNU > > >______________________________________________________________ >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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
