FW: [Elecraft] K3 + Ameritron AL-811

[Jack Regan]

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I received a used 811-H that I had won on eBay Friday night and used on
Saturday in the ARRL-SS-CW.  I got the five states I needed for WAS CW with
no problem.  With 500 to 600 watts output I got answers to my calls
immediately.

Key out and no alc. Keep the drive down, 50 to 63 watts.  I was using two
resonant antennas, 40 and 20 meters so tuning was not an issue.

Now that the contest is over I have been trying to use the amp with my legal
limit MFJ 989D tuner for the non-resonant bands.  So far the internal K3 ATU
has easily found 1 to 1 matches for all bands from 80 on up. The MFJ tuner
and amp are having a harder time on 80. Perhaps what I am learning is how
inefficient the matches are on some bands.

Anyway, the amp is great for the price!  The only caveat is you have to
manually switch antennas and bands and settings!!!!!!

Jack, AE6GC
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K6LRG will be operating my K3 with an AL-811 provided by AF6JG for the SB
SS.
Has anyone used this combination that can provide some recomendations for
setup and configuration or cautions that I should be aware of?

Thanks,

Jim
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