Ed, Something is strange. It may be your ambient noise level, so try it with the K3 connected to a dummy load (or just no antenna). Normally, as the RF gain is reduced, the S-meter indication will increase. Apparently your K3 is doing something different. At a 9 o'clock position, my K3 indicates S-7 when the K3 is connected to a dummy load.
73, Don W3FPR On 7/21/2011 5:04 PM, K7WIA wrote: > Don, when the RF gain is fully cw ( max ) I have 3 bars on the S Meter, > when I slowly reduce the RF gain control I watch the S Meter and when I get > it just past the 9 o'clock position the S Meter will reduce to only 1 bar > showing. you can hear the background noise drop as you do this, then I just > add a bit more gain back just enough to hear the noise increase back up. > the lowest I can reduce the S meter is to 1 bar showing, I add just enough > gain back to get the 2nd bar to flicker.. if i reduce the gain to much the > S meter will start to climb back up in the normal maner.... > > Ed K7WIA > ______________________________________________________________ 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
