[Elecraft] K3 vs RigExperts SWR meter issue

[Don Wilhelm]

  As a "confidence building" exercise, try it into a dummy load rather 
than the amp.  If it works into the dummy load, blame the input if the 
amplifier.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/9/2011 6:22 PM, Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
> <vk4bof.elecraft at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Hi Alexander,
>> I see this a lot with my K3.
>> The truth is that the KAT3 is never really out of circuit.
>> The trick is to enable the KAT3 (Hold ATU Tune), use it to show a low VSWR
>> to the rigs finals, then disable it (Hold ATU TUNE) again.
>> You will then find that the VSWR will presented to the rig will be correct
>> as per the analyser.
>> I don't why the KAT3 still appears to be in circuit when supposedly switched
>> out but at least there is a workaround.
> Funny I tried that too and still got HISWR cause that is what I
> thought was going on....but I did this particular test so fast and I
> might have changed my VFO making my observation invalid.
>
> I will try again...(and verify its ANT1!).
>
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