[Elecraft] K3 & Txmon Connection

[Joel Black]

Deane,

I have discovered the same. It kind of acts like an SWR meter put *after* a tuner.

If I use a resonant antenna or transmit into my dummy load, I don’t get these squirrelly readings.

73,
Joel - W4JBB

> On Feb 21, 2016, at 6:23 PM, Deane Walkington <dgwalkington at internode.on.net> wrote:
> 
> I have recently installed  the Txmon and have seen some peculiar Power and
> SWR readings on the P3 Display.  Power levels much higher than the K3 is set
> to and SWR readings much higher (10:1) than the K3  indicates (typically
> 1.2:1).  I connected  the Coupler to the K3 ANT 1 socket via a short coax
> patch cable.  What is the preferred method of connecting the Coupler - a UHF
> male to male adaptor or a short length of coax?    At present I have
> disconnected the coupler from the radio and the P3.
> 
> 
> 
> Dean
> 
> VK1DW
> 
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