[Elecraft] K3 Power Output Issue after Firmware Update

[Phil Wheeler]

You need to re-do the power calibration using the 
K3 Utility. See the document for the Synth board.

Phil W7OX

On 2/28/15 3:53 PM, David Inger wrote:
> 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