Is it safe to assume this is true of the KX3 as well?
-- Lynn On 4/3/2013 11:47 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Well, I 'thought' was in the manual, and it *should* be. Lyle has explained several times here on the reflector (and he should know, he designed it) that the onset of ALC action is at the 5th bar. The bars below that do not indicate ALC action at all. Due to the way the K3 controls power, if you do not have sufficient audio, the K3 will increase power (thinking there is not enough drive) and you will find your power drifting upward as you transmit. So adjust for 4 bars on the ALC meter (that is *no* ALC) so your power will be uniform throughout the transmission. With the K3 you must have sufficient audio drive to allow the power controls to work as they should. Contrary to the advice given for most transceivers (which do not control power in a closed loop), the K3 power will behave strangely if you use that advice - which is to set the power for maximum and use the audio drive to control the power output. That just will not work with the K3. 73, Don W3FPR
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