[Elecraft] K3 voltage reading

[Jan Erik Holm]

My radio has 14.9V at RX and 14.6V TX at 100W. I care about
my fellow hams and want to have as good IMD performance as
possible. I can clearly see that other hams aren´t like me.

/Jim SM2EKM
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On 2010-11-17 16:18, James Sarte (K2QI) wrote:
> OK, well mine drops from 13.6V to 12.8V on 40m.  Amp draw is roughly around
> 17.88A
>
> On 20m, it drops to 12.7V
>
> HTH
>
> James K2QI
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Steve Ellington<n4lq at carolina.rr.com>wrote:
>
>>   Mine reads 13.1v on any band so it doesn't seem to matter.
>> Steve N4LQ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* James Sarte (K2QI)<k2qi.nyc at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Steve Ellington<n4lq at carolina.rr.com>
>> *Cc:* Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:08 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading
>>
>> What band/frequency?  I want to replicate your exact test variables and
>> revert with my results.
>>
>> James K2QI
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Steve Ellington<n4lq at carolina.rr.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone take a look at their voltage reading on their K3's DISP-V
>>> window and tell me what they get with key down, full power output into 50
>>> ohms?
>>> My PS shows 13.7v at it's terminals and the K3's display indicates 13.1v.
>>> I'm just wondering if there is excessive voltage drop on the power leads.
>>> I'm using the factory cable. I'm not sure if the K3 is indicating the
>>> voltage at rig's connector or the voltage on the final amp. transistors.
>>>
>>> Steve N4LQ
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>>
>> --
>> 73 de James K2QI
>> President UNARC/4U1UN
>>
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