Dave, Those pieces of equipment are entirely "optional". They are not required at all. In fact the 1 mW level is only used if you include the KXV3 option.
The Power Meter can be used to obtain more accurate power calibration (but the K3 does a good job of it without that meter), and the signal generator is only used to obtain precise adjustment of the S-meter response - again, the stock S-meter response is adequate for most purposes - if you want a truly calibrated S-meter, then the generator can be used - the Elecraft XG2 will do that job nicely. 73, Don W3FPR Dave, W8OV wrote: > I'm considering ordering a K3 kit soon. I wonder how 'optional' these > items listed in the assembly manual really are: > > Optional Equipment: > 1. RF Power Meter with accurate readout from 1 mW to 5 watts, minimum. > 2. Signal generator with calibrated 50 uV output at 20 or 40 meters. > > I have a Bird 43 wattmeter, but don't know of any element in the HF > range that would read 1 mW. > > --Dave, W8OV > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
