[Elecraft] K3 swr readings on 10m

[elecraft at g4fre.com]

Interestingly while over in england for the weekend installing My wifes K3 I 
had a similar experience 

I was interfacing the new DEMI 70MHz transverter which needed 5W drive at 
10m 

So i set up the transverter to use the antenna 1 connector. When producing 
5W the K3 thought the SWR was 4.5 to 1. Inserting an swr meter between K3 
and xverter showed that the swr was 1.1:1 

as an experiment I engaged the atu, which not surprisingly convinced the k3 
the swr was 1:1. The swr meter still showed 1.1:1 

I then put the ATU into bypass mode and this time it showed swr of 1.1:1 
rather than 4.5:1, which didnt make sense 

Dave 

G4FRE
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 14:31:29 +0100
> From: "Geoffrey Downs" <geoffrey at downs.globalnet.co.uk>
> Subject: [Elecraft]  K3 - SWR on Tx Gain Calibration
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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> For some time I've been puzzled that, when doing a TX gain calibration 
> either manually or with the utility, the SWR displayed was 1.0:1 on all 
> bands except for 10m where it was 1.5:1. Yesterday my K3 (Ser. No. 266) had 
> a meeting with a K3 (slightly earlier Ser. No.) belonging to David G4DMP 
> (the owners met too!) and we found that his K3 was the same. 
> 
> Now here's the interesting thing. During tx gain calibration a 50 ohm dummy 
> load is used and the ATU is in bypass mode. As an experiment David put his 
> K3's ATU in circuit on 10m and pressed ATU Tune - result (unsurprisingly) 
> 1.0:1. He then put the ATU back into bypass mode and held Tune as one would 
> do in a tx gain calibration. Hey presto - 1.0:1! My K3 behaved in exactly 
> the same way and now always displays 1.0:1 on 10m into the dummy load with 
> the ATU in bypass mode. 
> 
> Presumably this is something to do with the ATU not being out of circuit 
> when in bypass mode. 
> 
> 73 to all
> Geoff
> G3UCK  
> 
>  
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 08:39:34 -0700 (PDT)
> From: lstavenhagen <lstavenhagen at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - SWR on Tx Gain Calibration
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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> For what it's worth, I definitely can't replicate this on my K3. The ATU is
> definitely is bypassed when I select bypass on 10M (in both ANT sockets). 
> Do you hear the relay clicking when you switch back and forth between bypass
> and inline? 
> 
> 73,
> LS
> W5QD
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