[Elecraft] K3 6M problem

Ross Primrose N4RP n4rp at aiko.com
Fri Jul 1 15:09:03 EDT 2011


Seems like nobody is reading the OPs posts... He's got a high indicated 
SWR on the K3 transmitting into a known well-matched 6M antenna with the 
ATU in BYPASS.... And no, this isn't directed (only ) at you Bill ;-)

73, Ross N4RP

On 7/1/2011 2:43 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
> James Hall-2 wrote:
>> It's like the SWR meter is just deciding to indicate high when it's not -
>> and of course the output power is folded back.
>>
> Attach a GOOD (for 6m) dummy load and press ATU TUNE.  I'll bet someone at
> field day tried to tune it into high SWR which the ATU remembers.
>
> 73,  Bill
>
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