[Elecraft] K3 + LP100A + Dummy Load

[Phil Hystad]

Is this normal or can someone explain?  I was looking at the R+iX values reported by the LP100A with my K3 feeding a dummy load.  The SWR reported was always small but never super close to 1:1.  Most of the SWR in this setup was 1.1:1 up to 1.5:1.  The R values ranged from 34 ohms to up to 59 ohms and X was ranging over a number of smallish values < 20 for all the bands.

Is this what most of you would call normal?

Does the K3 output R+iX vary from band to band (I assume so) and is that what I am seeing?

I had thought my dummy load was mostly frequency independent so I am not sure if I am seeing mostly the K3 here or maybe the K3 plus the 6 feet of coax (RG8X) + dummy load.

73, phil, K7PEH