Have you tried the transmit power calibration procedure on your newer K3? I can tell you from experience that it is an essential item on a K3 owner's list of things to do before going on the air with a new KPA3.
73, matt W6NIA On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:53:21 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >Just installed the KPA3 module, went from 10 watts to 100 watts - good. > >On CW, full power out, no problem. > >On SSB, initial voice peak drives power out to the max (100 w) but within >moments, the power drops way down to say, 10 or 15 watts, then randomly spikes >back up but not as a function of voice peaks. Is there a setting I should >change to get that constant SSB power out? Seems there is something >fundamentally wrong with the SSB mode on this particular radio. > >I have another K3 that has been in use for several years (no problems) and >made the settings the same on both but still SSB power levels vary all over >the place with the new K3. > >Some advice from experts here please? Thanks in advance! > > >Regards, >Mark, K1RX >______________________________________________________________ >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 Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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
