Hi Test is not on. I can press tune on the K3 with 30W and put ALL the power to the antenna. But the minute I try CW no go. Everything goes nuts (tuner amp) and then no more output.Tom
On 11/28/14, Byron N6NUL <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't have a K3, but I'll take a stab anyway ;) > > Is test mode per- band? Or, have the per band power limits been set to 0? > > 73, Byron N6NUL > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Nov 28, 2014, at 18:42, [email protected] wrote: > > > > It Tunes fine and I get 1:2 It's only when I transmit CW everything goes > > nuts. > > > >> On 11/28/14, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> On 11/28/2014 6:26 PM, Tom Blahovici wrote: > >>> Hi Antenna is correct, VOX on, checked cw weight. However, perhaps > >>> it's my Antenna. When I tune with 10w through my kpa500 all is well. > >>> Output is at around 300w. Voice is fine at 500w. However when I try > >>> to send some cw through the terminal program, the KAT500 goes crazy, > >>> has a fault, the kpa500 shows all red in swr and then stops > >>> transmitting. At that point even if I turn off the amp and clear the > >>> kat500 there is no power out. It sounds different than when I > >>> transmit on 160. There no clicking no issues. Even at 500 w same > >>> antenna. > >> > >> Put KAT500 into tune, HOLD Tune on the K3, and let it tune at your tune > >> power [>20W]. Then put KAT500 into MAN mode and see what happens. I run > >> MAN all the time, KAT500 doesn't try to tune. > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Fred K6DGW > >> - Northern California Contest Club > >> - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 > >> - www.cqp.org > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > >> <[email protected]> > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
