[Elecraft] Re: K3 power control

[wayne burdick]

Larry Phipps wrote:

> How stable is the K3 power output? Is it like the K2 where power jumps 
> around, or does it stay at the power level you set? Is the K3 power 
> knob analog or digital? Does it have detents? I like to quickly switch 
> between 5W and 100W, so detents are nice.

The K2 has an 8-bit DAC. The K3's DAC has more than 16 bits. You'll 
never see the power jump! The SWR/power bridge is also built-in, so 
you'll have it without or without the KAT3 option.

The knob is a shaft encoder, without detents, but it's very easy to 
dial in the power you like. You could also assign one of the 
programmable function buttons to turn the PA on/off.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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