[Elecraft] K3 - Strange problem on 10 Meter SSB with power out

[dj7mgq at muenchen-mail.de]

> #1318(latest firmware).  All seemed well until I noticed that my   
> power output on SSB was down as indicated on the K3 power meter and   
> where I normally see 100 watt pep output on my tuners average   
> reading meter.  So I grabbed my Bird 43 (with PEP option) and a   
> dummy load.  Sure enough, only about 50 watts PEP even though the   
> control on the K3 is at 100?  Placed the K3 into tune and 95-100   
> watts out?  Go back to SSB and now the PEP power is back where it   
> should be at approx 100 watts PEP.  After a few more SSB   
> transmission - low power again(still connected to the Bird and dummy  
>  load).

I've seen behaviour much like this with various past versions of the  
firmware and have reported it to Elecraft, more than once. Recently I  
have also seen reports here in DL which seem to indicate that this  
might be only occurring in USB (LSB on 6m). Imho, This is what the  
latest beta version of the firmware is aiming to fix, so you might  
want try it out. I hope to be testing it soon to see if helps any on  
K3 #67.

vy 73 de toby