[Elecraft] Questions and K3 options? Please!

Bill W5WVO w5wvo at cybermesa.net
Wed Jul 2 10:17:06 EDT 2008


David Yarnes wrote:

> but I don't--at least not routinely.  I really only get
> about 2:1 there, and that tells me "watch out!"  If you
> can't get something close to 1:1 using the ATU, you probably
> need to be cut the power back a little or a lot...

I would think the SWR protection circuitry in the K3 would do this for you
automatically. I guess I always assumed that, like virtually every other rig
out there, the K3 has automatic SWR foldback to protect the finals... Am I
wrong about that?

Bill W5VWO



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