[Elecraft] New Output Power Issue

[Jack Berry]

Have you run "Calibrate Transmitter Gain"  using the K3 Utility from Elecraft? Just follow the instructions carefully and it's very simple and fast. There are two levels to run, 5 and 50 watts if I remember correctly. You will get a report at the end and can watch the progress on you K3 display.


 
God Bless & 73!
Jack - WE5ST


________________________________
 From: Ian Kahn <km4ik.ian at gmail.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 3:25 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] New Output Power Issue
 
All,

Lately I've been receiving sporadic reports of low signal strength on my
K3, s/n 288.  So, today I put a meter on it and ran an FSK signal at 100
watts into a dummy load.  To my amazing surprise, the meter only read about
60 watts out.  I just upgraded last night to the latest firmware version
(MCU 4.60, FPF 1.15, DSP 2.80),  What should I begin looking at or
adjusting to find the source of this issue?  Any and all assistance is
greatly appreciated.

Thanks, 73, and Merry Christmas.

-- Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA  EM74ua
km4ik.ian at gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688
HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team
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