[Elecraft] K1: power output gauge

[Elwood C. Downey]

Hello all,

I've had K1 S/N 2594 on the air for a few months now and having a blast. Great transceiver. Thanks elecraft!

But I'm curious about the power output scale. I have Out set to 5 W. I'm on 40m. My antenna SWR is about 1.7:1 at 7.00
and 7.15 MHz and dips smoothly down each way to about 1.2:1 in the middle at about 7.08. However, the number of power
bars is 5 at each end of the band and 4 in the middle, just opposite of what I would expect given the SWR profile.
With the DL1 dummy load, it's 5 bars all across the band.

Yes, I read the power output accuracy disclaimer in the manual and I'm not complaining, just curious about this
behavior. No, I do not have the KAT1 antenna tuner.

Thanks much,

Elwood, WB0OEW, Socorro, NM