[Elecraft] K3 SWR error

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

You probably have extra cable to the K3 from the W2, going through an
amp, etc.

What happens to the difference in SWR if you take the cable from the
OUTPUT of the W2, and connect it directly to the back of the K3?

73, Guy.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:35 PM, NZ0T <NZ0T at cox.net> wrote:
>
> It depends on band but sometimes I see 2.5 on the W2 (verified by my
> analyzer and SWR meters in my Ten Tec tuner and a TS-940S) but 1.5 or so on
> the K3.  For the most part the K3 shows a lower SWR than any of the rest of
> my meters.  And, for the most part my W2 agrees cloely with my analyzer,
> 940, tuner and W2.  An example - on 80 meters:
> K3  1.4
> Analyzer  1.9
> Tuner      1.9
> 940         2.1
> W2         2.1
>
> Maybe I'm making a big deal out of nothing but the 80 meter results are
> pretty typical for each band with the K3 lower that the others that are all
> fairly close to each other.
>
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