Did you HOLD the TUNE button? A 40 to 50 watt carrier should result if you instead tapped the button - that is XMIT, and it places the K3 into transmit mode which in AM would result in a constant carrier.
73, Don W3FPR -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote: > The TUN PWR is not working. I went into CONF and changed it to 8.0 and the > power on 100 watts. I turned off the radio and when I hit the tune it was > reading 40 watts on AM. I tried it a few times and could not get it to work. > > Now about the tune button. I always use the tune button when I am checking > the external antenna tuner on 5 watts. Once I get a 1.1 swr, then I turn up > the power to 100 watts and hit tune again. I was hoping there would be a > button for high/low power in the firmware. > > Now if it is supposed to default on 8.0 watts once I set it (once I get it > working) , then I still have to turn up the power to 100 watts with the knob > and key on cw to tune the amp. I need a quick tune button. 5 watts for > antenna tune and 100 watts to push the amp with the amp already preset. > > > > > > As they say in one of the adverts for pasta sauce "Its already in there". > Check out the K3 menu CONFIG: TUN PWR. It will set the TUNE power to > whatever level you select without regard to the power level set on the > knob - if it is set to NOR (which it likely is now) the TUNE power will > follow the power knob. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
