[Elecraft] TUNE power, low vs high

[Arno Dienhart]

Thank you, Don and Jack, that makes sense.

 

To explain a bit more, I only operate portable, so my antenna situation is
practically never the same and I need to tune anew. For my wire antennas I
use the ATU. If I use the magloop, I bypass the ATU and use the TUNE
function. That is where I reduced power to .8W.

 

After reading your posts, next time I will tune again with .8W and then
increase tuning power to 3 and compare the SWR. If I did that for enough
different bands and frequencies, with no discernable difference, I guess I
would be safe to keep it at low power from then on, right?

 

73 de Arno K7RNO