[Elecraft] re: K3: SSB output power

[wayne burdick]

Ian,

We'll try to duplicate this exact scenario, and will get back to you 
shortly. My initial take on it is that you may need to do TUNE at 50 W 
to calibrate the power level (this must be done on all bands, at both 5 
and 50 W).

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On May 4, 2008, at 5:54 AM, Ian J Maude wrote:

> OK, I was waiting to see if the firmware sorted this but it has not.  
> If I hold tune or use a key, I get full output power on my external 
> meter.  On  SSB I get about 40-50W showing on peaks for a setting of 
> 120W.  This is the same whether into my trusty old  Sommercamp YP-150Z 
> or via the Bird into a Termaline.  It is also exactly the same into a 
> tuned dipole.  This is also with the TXG VCE set to +3dB!

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