[Elecraft] kx3 px3

[Fred Moore]

Thanks Fred, I have the book will look at it.. Fred

Fred Moore
email: fred at fmeco.com
       fred at safes.com
phone:  321-217-8699

On 4/1/17 8:13 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:
>
> Have a look at the How to Set Up and Interpret the PX3 Display in the
> PX3 manual  where this is explained (Or the Why??? section in the KE7X
> KX-Line book).  Basically the PX3 and KX3 are different bandwidth
> detectors so the signal levels displayed generally won't be the same. 
> They are two different instruments meant to show two different
> things.  The KX3 s-meter shows you the signal level you have to work
> with in the KX3 with its bandwidth and signal processing active and
> the PX3 is far more useful to show the relative signals across the band.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fred KE7X
>
> For all KE7X Elecraft books see ww.ke7x.com
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Elecraft <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Fred
> Moore <fred at fmeco.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 1, 2017 4:38 PM
> *To:* elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* [Elecraft] kx3 px3
>  
> Anyone have any thoughts on getting the scale on the px3 to match the
> s-meter on the kx3..
>
> when the kx3 is showing a s9 signal the px3 is showing about s6..   3
> s-units..
>
> I have the pre-amp set to 20db, with a precision HP signal generator a
> 50mv signal does read S9 on the KX3 like it should, the px3 reads about
> 3 S units lower..
>
> All cables are secure, and are the supplied cables between the kx3,
> and px3
>
> Scale and Reference do not effect the delta between the readings..
>
> surely there must be an adjustment I am missing in the PX3
>
> This is a new PX3 built it yesterday morning, everything else works
> properly..  ?????
>
> latest firmware KX3 and PX3
>
> Regards.. Fred
>
>
> -- 
> Fred Moore
> email: fred at fmeco.com
>        fred at safes.com
> phone:  321-217-8699
>
>
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