[Elecraft] Using Low Pwr on K3

[Brett Howard]

It only does that if you have it set to a TUN PWR if you have it set to
NOR then it uses what you are currently set to...

~Brett

On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 13:40 -0500, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:00:08 -0500, john <jmcbee at km5ps.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe the K3 auto tuner uses the power you have set in the tune
> power setting when you activate it.
> 
> Can anyone confirm that?
> 
> TOM, N5GE BT
> 
> 73 ES GUD LUK
> AR DE N5GE SK
> 
> >I am wanting to know if there are any other adjustments that I need to 
> >do to be able to run low pwr on my k3?  For example like 1-5 watts?  I 
> >am wanting to use it in the upcoming QRP contest.  I have a K3 with the 
> >100 watts option.  When I tune my rig with an external tuner, say 
> >starting with 30 watts and go down to 2.2 watts on pwr setting on radio, 
> >it shows abt 6 watts on tuner.  The swr meter on radio does not show 
> >anything past the 2.2 watts setting, it looks like this --   instead of 
> >1:1-1.  I have done the 5 watt calibration in the k3 utility.
> >
> [snip]
> 
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