[Elecraft] K3 Power Output Issue after Firmware Update

[David Inger]

I just updated the K3 firmware to 5.10 since I am about to order the new 
synth board.  When I restarted the radio after the upload, the following 
problem occurred:

When I press the TUNE button, the radio shows about 8 watts of power.  
If I turn the power control up, the display defaults back to 8 watts.  
In the config menu I have the tune power set to 20 watts.

I reloaded the firmware to make sure there wasn't a glitch in the 
loading.  The same problem still occurs.
The only other troubleshooting I did was to change the TX ALC (in the 
config menu) to "OFF"  When I tune up with the TX ALC off, I can get 
full power out from the radio,  so I assume that I do not have a 
component failure problem.

Has anyone experienced this or know of any settings which I may have 
inadvertently changed?

73 de K6SBA
David in Santa Barbara, CA