[Elecraft] Power output changed in K3

[F5vjc]

I just discovered this during CW contest, low power out !

Calibrate TX gain fixed it...Firmware  MCU 05.10

73,  Deni - F5VJC



On 22 February 2015 at 17:54, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> Oops, apparently there is!
>
>
> On 2/22/15 8:53 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>
>> Hopefully there is not a 1 mW power cal :-)
>>
>> Phil W7OX
>>
>> On 2/22/15 8:36 AM, Ken Roberson wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure that apply to 630M band
>>>
>>> Ken K5DNL/WG2XXM
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, February 22, 2015 10:02 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes. Note with 5.10 says " /Those who loaded rev.
>>> 5.10 must re-do the 50-Watt gain calibration."
>>>
>>> /Guess I'd better do that today :-)
>>>
>>> Phil W7OX
>>>
>>> On 2/22/15 7:33 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Did you load one of the recent beta firmware
>>> > releases?  Starting with
>>> > 5.01 (I think) - certainly in 5.10 there was a
>>> > change that required
>>> > redoing the TX power calibration.
>>> >
>>> > 73,
>>> >
>>> >  ... Joe, W4TV
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 2015-02-22 6:26 AM, Johnny Siu wrote:
>>> >> Hello Elecrafters,
>>> >> I recently discovered that only 20m can deliver
>>> >> 90W with all other bands deliver 40-50W.  I did
>>> >> a RF power output re-calibration and everything
>>> >> is ok now.
>>> >> I don't know why this happens?  I did not do
>>> >> any changes in configuration before.
>>> >> Any ideas?
>>> >> 73
>>> >> Johnny VR2XMC
>>>
>>
>>
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