Had the K3 parked on 6 for casual Es operating. Now moving back to HF. Tripped my Alpha amp, seems to be overpower. Checked tune power and get 5.2W. I have tune set for 10W all bands. Goes back to 5.2 after adjusting. Also set tune for per band with same result. With tune and normal key down power seems more stable on power setting when the 100 W amp kicks in. It is failing the 5W transmitter gain run from the utility with a not getting to power or not settling message. Manual goes to filters, but it does seem like a power setting problem, especially with a possible spike. A few times the 5W test failed on 160 and a few times it got to 40 with setting up to 5W (but not beyond). The amp tripping is scary. Looked like I had a stable tune power and output setting up the amp bit going to pulsing the amp with the keyer, tripped out after a few dits. The spike is fast enough that I don't see it on the K3 power meter or on a peak hold wattmeter. Wanted to put out to the list before getting with Elecraft and possible shipping back. Have had my share of cockpit errors and obvious misses over the years. Bright side is catching it now and not a few days before a contest in the fall.
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