[Elecraft] K3: LPA power level accuracy?

[The Smiths]

There's also an adjustment that you can make manually to move the power up or down from what the meter is reflecting on the K3, have you tried that too?
 
> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:00:21 -0400
> From: k2qi.nyc at gmail.com
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3: LPA power level accuracy?
> 
> Hello fellow Elecrafters,
> 
> Quick question - I've noticed that when using the LPA, output power is
> always slightly off compared to the reading given off by two fairly accurate
> meters. For example, a constant carrier output of 5 watts always reads
> about a half-watt less on the external meters. The output power from the
> KPA3 however has always been on the dot - 80 watts drive reads 80 on the
> meter, 100 watts output reads 100W on the meter, etc. etc.
> 
> I'm not really concerned, but was wondering if this was typical? I've
> calibrated several times in the past using the K3 utility, but the results
> are usually the same.
> 
> -- 
> 73 de James K2QI
> President UNARC/4U1UN
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