[Elecraft] K3: LPA power level accuracy?

[Ken Kopp]

Hi James,

You're chasing your tail, me thinks ...

I'm a retired career two-way radio tech and a
fan of Bird meters, thought by many to be the
best in their price class, and they're rated at 
+/- 5% of full scale ... if they're calibrated to a 
lab standard ... which in itself isn't likely to be 
much better. Even two "identical" elements will 
differ in the readings they produce.

Accurate RF power measurement is difficult 
under the best of circumstances.

I have several Birds, a Bird dummy load, a W1 
and a W2 and I'm satisfied that the W1 and W2 
are pretty good.  "Pretty good" is about as good 
as it gets for us ordinary folks. (:-) 

73! 

Ken Kopp - K0PP
ElecraftCovers at rfwave.net