On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:06:57 -0500, Grant Youngman <n...@tx.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks Grant! I wonder why they don't say something about that in the manual?... Tom, N5GE Licensed since 1976 QCWA Life Member 35102 n...@n5ge.com http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.net >The K3 automatically sets the correct carrier output level for AM -- approx. >1/4 the set carrier power. Fiddling is really not required. > >The proper way to use the radio into an amp, for example, is put the radio in >"tune", adjust the K3 output tand tune the amp to the desired PEP output >level. (And heavily load the amp, the the way). When you key up in AM, the >K3 drops the carrier to 1/4 the set power, which is the correct level. > >The power rating on AM is by definition 100W PEP -- the same as SSB. > >Grant/NQ5T > > >On Jun 19, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: > >> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:37:32 +0000, Jim Harris <w...@q.com> wrote: >> >> Interesting, Jim. I did a search of the PDF Owner's Manual and came up with >> zilch regarding AM transmit power suggestions or adjustments. That must be >> an >> oversight. [snip] ______________________________________________________________ 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
