[Elecraft] KPA100 - Reflected Power - Output Limiter
Vic Rosenthal
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Sun Aug 11 17:59:02 2002
Steve Knell wrote:
> "...someone at WRTC was trying to use a K2+KPA100 in the contest but could
> only get 50W out due to the high reflected power limiting circuitry. This
> limiter is activated when the SWR is greater than 1.2:1..."
>
> Is there any truth in this statement? 1.2:1 sounds a bit low to be limiting
> the power output.
The original field test firmware started reducing power at, I believe, 1.3:1.
This was corrected in the release version. I'm not sure exactly how it's set
now, but it's probably >= 1.6.
Vic K2VCO