Hello Don, thanks for your attention. I measured the power output meny times with two different meters, one with PEP function and one without. In both cases i can see the differences between the K2 and the other radios. On the same meter where i read 60-70 watts with the K2, i can read 90-100 watt with the K3s. I know that can be an average reading but in any case with the K2 is always lower by at minimum a 30%.
This is not so important, i use the K2 in CW where is a top performer and where i think is the best radio for that mode. I was just asking to myself how get the maximum power, so i don't need to change radio when i see a new one in SSB on the cluster ;-) I am quite sure that on a very strong SSB pile up, i will never pass with the K2. Instead, in CW i always do all i can hear and sometimes the K2 hear signals that other radios loose in the noise. My best regards, Graziano IW2NOY PS I read with many interest your article on AGC Settings for K3 on your site. Thanks for writing it. > Il 2 novembre 2017 alle 12.42 Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> ha scritto: > > > Graziano, > > How are you measuring the power output in SSB? If an external > wattmeter, you are likely driving it to full PEP power. > > I test the SSB operation on each K2 I repair to be certain the PEP is > the same as the CW response at full power. I use an oscilloscope to > determine that. An external wattmeter will only show about 50 to 60% of > the full PEP. > > Run the SSB C menu parameter to 3:1 and try it. If you are using an > electret microphone (Elecraft or Icom), the SSB A parameter at 1 should > be sufficient, but if using a dynamic microphone, a setting of 2 is good > for the higher output microphones but 3 may be needed for those with low > output. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/2/2017 7:24 AM, Graziano Roccon wrote: > > > The K2 have only SSB and CW. > > Althoug in CW is the better, in SSB maybe not. > > > > I agree with you that "strangely" the audio from the K2 is nicer despite > > the tight filter, but i still find difficult to push out ALL the watt in > > SSB. > > Comparing the K2 to my other radios, included the K3s, i can see that the > > K2 never reach the maximum output power in SSB. I tried different > > microphone and settings, but i always get no more than 60-70% of the > > maximum power in the best conditions. > > This is the only point of regret with my beloved K2. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
