Randy, If during the wattmeter calibration procedure you could not adjust the menu parameter something is wrong and your wattmeter is still not properly calibrated.
73, Don W3FPR On 11/9/2012 10:34 PM, Randy Farmer wrote: > An update: > > I did a power cycle and carefully repeated the TX calibration > procedure. This time I caught the requirement to set CONFIG: TUN PWR and > CONFIG: PWR SET to NOR. This instruction appears at the beginning of the > entire Calibration Procedures section of the manual. This time, things > behaved better but the instruction to "adjust menu parameter" for the > proper reading on the external wattmeter was still puzzling. Adjusting > the VFO A knob had no effect. Finally, I turned the PWR knob on the > front panel of the K3 and the output power changed. I was able to do the > 5W and 50W wattmeter calibration using this technique. I then > re-executed the Transmitter Gain calibration using the K3 utility. > > The PWR knob adjustment value still is incorrect. Setting the Tune power > for 30W delivers about 36W and to get 100W out of the radio I need to > back the power setting down to around 91. The level is pretty consistent > from band to band. > > This is no big deal, but I'm still not sure why the wattmeter > calibration didn't affect the power control set accuracy. Am I just > misunderstanding what's being accomplished in the calibration or is > there still something wrong with the way I'm doing it? > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
