Yes, I performed tests with and without the ATU in the circuit. Howard, from Elecraft Support contacted me off the list and requested information that I just sent to him.
Thank you, Ramon, NQ9V Ramón E. Tristani Sr. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/> www.tristaniministries.org <http://www.tristaniministries.org/> www.tristaniphotography.com <http://www.tristaniphotography.com/> > On May 6, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is the K3 ATU in bypass? > > Eric > elecraft.com > > On 5/6/2016 11:26 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Ramon, >> >> There is a calibration procedure in the manual to calibrate the wattmeter >> for forward power, but not for SWR. >> I suggest you contact K3support for further assistance. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 5/6/2016 11:50 AM, Ramon Tristani wrote: >>> The VSWR indication in my K3 seems to be off considerably when connected to >>> a 50 ohm dummy load. An external VSWR meter indicates 1:1 while the K3 most >>> of the time indicates readings varying up to 2:1 at times. I am using the >>> same short coax stub to connect the instruments one at a time to eliminate >>> other possibilities. Is there a way to “calibrate” the VSWR indicator in >>> the K3? My K3 is serial number 4416. The Auto Tuner in it works fine and >>> reduces the indication to 1:1 as it is supposed to but when bypassing it >>> the VSWR indication will always be off. Any suggestions? >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> <mailto:[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]
