Keith, When transmitting (tuner installed or not), the KX1 displays bars on the LED that are proportional to the power output - approximately 1 bar per watt. With the tuner installed, it displays the power after tuning - then tap any button and the display briefly shows the SWR achieved. That is normal indication.
Your balance point should be lower than 0.01 volts - move the trimmer VERY slowly and you should be able to achieve 0.001 volts or lower. If you are getting only 1 watt out with a 12 volt supply, you may have some other problem with the KX1. First thing to check is the LPF toroids (L1 and L2) - if they have an extra turn, that will cause severe power output reduction. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/4/2011 3:11 PM, K Price wrote: > Just completed building the KXAT1. I believe I successfully passed each > alignment step. > > 1) No "---" when selecting ATU > 2) Hear relays switching as I move through L0, L1, ... N1, N2 > 3) Adjust C9 until a dc volt value of 0.01 on the meter. > 4) When I "tune" into a dummy load or a descent antenna (e.g. Alpha Delta > DX-EE), I hear the relays clicking and get an r of 1.2 or so. > > However, I don't get any RF reading on the display when transmitting. To check > that I was really getting out, I hooked up my W1 meter and it shows > about 1 watt of power out using 12 volts from my power supply. > > Any thoughts about why I wouldn't see anything on the display? > > Thanks, > > > Keith - WA5LPW > www.wa5lpw.com > 901.409.1432 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
