Re: [Elecraft] [SPAM] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters
N4ST's solved post did appear on the list two days ago: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2022-June/290028.html John KK9A Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: Wed Jun 15 11:45:37 EDT 2022 Glad the solution was simple. And THANKS for posting your results. I wish others would do the same when their issues are resolved. 73 Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2022, at 10:25 AM, N4ST - Jim wrote: > > For some reason, my previous post did not show up. > > *** PROBLEM SOLVED *** __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [SPAM] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters
Glad the solution was simple. And THANKS for posting your results. I wish others would do the same when their issues are resolved. 73 Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2022, at 10:25 AM, N4ST - Jim wrote: > > For some reason, my previous post did not show up. > > *** PROBLEM SOLVED *** > > I had an old LPA/PA combo that was replaced with an upgraded LPA/PA combo. > The new PA required a configuration setting that inserted 6dB of attenuation > in the amplifier chain to avoid instabilities. > The old combo would not reach full power if the attenuation was inserted, but > the new combo was unstable unless it was. > Keith at Elecraft and also K7HP both suggested the "fix" and that was indeed > the problem! > > > 73, > Jim - N4ST > > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On > Behalf Of Bob McGraw > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 20:56 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [SPAM] [Elecraft] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters > > Is the ATU in BYPASS or AUTO mode? A dit would cause it to resolve a > match or recall a previous match. If your 6M antenna has an SWR of > 1.5:1 or less, then the ATU should be in BYPASS mode for 6M. > > With WSJT-X, is the Radio Setup menu set to Fake It or SPLIT? If SPLIT, > then is VFO B on some random or frequency distant from VFO A? I > suggest setting the WSJT-X Setup to Fake it. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > >> On 6/14/2022 7:46 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: >> Message: 6 >> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:37:33 -0600 >> From: "N4ST - Jim" >> To:, >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters >> Message-ID:<02b901d88004$aafe32c0$00fa9840$@n4st.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="us-ascii" >> >> High SWR occurs immediately when using the FT8 Tune function on WSJT-X >> It does not occur initially with a dummy load, however once the high SWR >> state occurs, it persists when switching to a dummy load. >> A CW dit will clear the high SWR state.. >> >> ___ >> 73, >> Jim - N4ST > > -- > IF ONE EXPECTS COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS, > ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY > AND ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEMS." > > > __ > 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 hamsh...@n4st.com > > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [SPAM] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters
For some reason, my previous post did not show up. *** PROBLEM SOLVED *** I had an old LPA/PA combo that was replaced with an upgraded LPA/PA combo. The new PA required a configuration setting that inserted 6dB of attenuation in the amplifier chain to avoid instabilities. The old combo would not reach full power if the attenuation was inserted, but the new combo was unstable unless it was. Keith at Elecraft and also K7HP both suggested the "fix" and that was indeed the problem! 73, Jim - N4ST -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Bob McGraw Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 20:56 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [SPAM] [Elecraft] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters Is the ATU in BYPASS or AUTO mode? A dit would cause it to resolve a match or recall a previous match. If your 6M antenna has an SWR of 1.5:1 or less, then the ATU should be in BYPASS mode for 6M. With WSJT-X, is the Radio Setup menu set to Fake It or SPLIT? If SPLIT, then is VFO B on some random or frequency distant from VFO A? I suggest setting the WSJT-X Setup to Fake it. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 6/14/2022 7:46 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:37:33 -0600 > From: "N4ST - Jim" > To:, > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters > Message-ID:<02b901d88004$aafe32c0$00fa9840$@n4st.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > High SWR occurs immediately when using the FT8 Tune function on WSJT-X > It does not occur initially with a dummy load, however once the high SWR > state occurs, it persists when switching to a dummy load. > A CW dit will clear the high SWR state.. > > ___ > 73, > Jim - N4ST -- IF ONE EXPECTS COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS, ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEMS." __ 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 hamsh...@n4st.com __ 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
