[Elecraft] [K3] Low and High Power Cmd

[Don Wilhelm]

Did you HOLD the TUNE button?  A 40 to 50 watt carrier should result if 
you instead tapped the button - that is XMIT, and it places the K3 into 
transmit mode which in AM would result in a constant carrier.

73,
Don W3FPR

-.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote:
> The TUN PWR is not working. I went into CONF and changed it to 8.0 and the
> power on 100 watts. I turned off the radio and when I hit the tune it was
> reading 40 watts on AM. I tried it a few times and could not get it to work.  
>
> Now about the tune button. I always use the tune button when I am checking
> the external antenna tuner on 5 watts. Once I get a 1.1 swr, then I turn up
> the power to 100 watts and hit tune again. I was hoping there would be a
> button for high/low power in the firmware. 
>
> Now if it is supposed to default on 8.0 watts once I set it (once I get it
> working) , then I still have to turn up the power to 100 watts with the knob
> and key on cw to tune the amp. I need a quick tune button. 5 watts for
> antenna tune and 100 watts to push the amp with the amp already preset.
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> As they say in one of the adverts for pasta sauce "Its already in there".
> Check out the K3 menu CONFIG: TUN PWR.  It will set the TUNE power to 
> whatever level you select without regard to the power level set on the 
> knob - if it is set to NOR (which it likely is now) the TUNE power will 
> follow the power knob.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
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