The K4 shows all four TX bar graphs simultaneously: power, SWR, ALC, and compression. In addition you can select numeric display of power, SWR, supply voltage and current drain for the status area, which defaults to date/time.
Wayne N6KR ---- elecraft.com > On May 16, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > > My K3 has a SWR display next to the RF Power meter in the Display. > So it Sounds like the K4 Does Not have that type of Display ? > > WA6VAB K3 > > > From: Roger Stein > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 7:11 AM > To: Tom Doligalski > Cc: Elecraft List > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Funny K4 Story > > Great story and wisdom moment Tom! > > 73, Roger VA1RST > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 16, 2021, at 11:04 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Last week Monday I received K4 SN0110. The Brown Truck came at about 2 PM. >> >> That morning I had checked into an 80M net using my trusty K3. For 8)M is >> use an inverted V. All was well. >> >> Monday afternoon was a frenzy of setting up and using the new K4. Pretty >> easy setup. >> >> All week long I used the K4. All was good, but I was disappointed at signal >> strengths on 80M. I kept thinking that the K4 just couldn’t receive well on >> 80M! >> >> Yesterday I was out in the back doing yard work. That’s when I noticed that >> the support ropes on BOTH ends of the 80M inverted V had failed, and the the >> antenna was lying on the ground! >> >> We had had a storm come through here Monday mid-day, and my supposition is >> that the support ropes had failed. I restored the support ropes, and low and >> below the K4 works well on 80M again! >> >> I normally would have noticed the change in SWR, and realized that I had an >> antenna problem. But, of course, I had tuned the K4 for the first time on >> 80M when I received it! >> >> A learning moment (operator error?). Gonna try to check the antennas out a >> bit more frequently! >> >> 73, Tom W4KX >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
