Mike, Are you transmitting into a dummy load, or into an antenna. If you are transmitting into an antenna, I have to ask - what are the characteristics of your antenna on each band that you make reference to - I need to know the resistance and the reactance, not just the SWR.
73, Don W3FPR On 3/1/2012 8:04 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: > I've noticed some weirdness with transmitting on higher bands on my > elecraft. > > Down on 40, and 80, its great. When I transmit the RF meetings goes > almost all the way the up. My w2 responds and shows a good output as well. > > However on 20, 15, 17, the RF meter won't even get over 50, it shows > maybe 1 or 2 bars at peak. Now my SWR on 20 is 1.6 so I assume that it > will put out less power but not that big of a loss. I also get a "hi > Curr" on 20 when i hold down the xmit/tune button and transmit that way, > even though I am putting 14.5 v into the k3. It shows 12.6v during > transmit. I do show the meter as showing it drawing almost 23 amp > during transmit on 20, the rest of the bands are about 14amp. Again > these readings are measured when i hold down the XMIT button. > > On 10m i get a 1:1 swr match, and it does the same thing, barely no RF > output. So I am not convinced its a SWR match thing. > > Have I missed a setting somewhere? Somewhere that I have to turn this > up. I have the PWR turned up to 110. > > Anyone have any ideas? > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
