[Elecraft] K3 Observations Digital Modes and SSB

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

Don,

How do you know so much detail,  did you help design these things?  :-)

You always have help for everyone to make our experience even better so 
thank you very much!!!

Don
KD8NNU


On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> 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.
>>