[Elecraft] SSB Power Creep

2014-07-31 Thread Jack Berry via Elecraft
I notice on MARS frequencies (slightly outside ham bands) that my power output starts out low and builds to full output over 10-20 seconds of transmit. The symptom is easily observed during an MT63 transmission and receiving stations comment that my signal starts out light and builds to a

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Power Creep

2014-07-31 Thread Walter Underwood
Which Elecraft rig? —wunder, K6WRU On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:57 PM, Jack Berry via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: I notice on MARS frequencies (slightly outside ham bands) that my power output starts out low and builds to full output over 10-20 seconds of transmit. The symptom is

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Power Creep

2014-07-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jack, I would suggest that you do not have sufficient audio drive. That is the normal behavior of Elecraft products in digital modes when the audio drive is low. If you are following the typical 'wisdom' of using the audio level to control the output power, forget that - the Elecraft