[Elecraft] K3 Observations Digital Modes and SSB

[Don Wilhelm]

  Don,

You are doing it right - except --

Crank up either the K3 line-in gain or the computer audio line-out a bit 
more - the proper setting is to have 4 "ALC" bars on solid and the 5th 
one flickering.  I put "ALC" in quotes, because the K3 ALC meter is like 
a VU meter for the first 4 bars.  The onset of ALC is indicated by the 
5th bar.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/30/2011 9:45 PM, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
> Finally I learned really dial in my output from the pc for the digital
> modes so that the ALC would be at a solid 3 bars and just tickel the 4th
> bar.  In this condition I could go to 100w out and still have a clean
> signal.  I was able to punch some dx at high power that i could not get
> at 50w or less.
>