[Elecraft] KX3 "TUN PWR" option ignored?

[Nicklas Johnson]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh!  Thus my confusion, and I was in fact thinking the wrong
thing.

Thanks for clearing that up!!

   Nick

On 9 February 2017 at 10:05, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org> wrote:

> TUN PWR sets the level for the TUNE button, not for the ATU TUNE button.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
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>
> > On Feb 9, 2017, at 9:58 AM, Nicklas Johnson <nick at n6ol.us> wrote:
> >
> > If that's the case, it might be nice in a future firmware to make 3W the
> > lowest value for tun-pwr.  As it is today, it makes it appear as though
> you
> > could select values as low as 100mW, even though you actually can't.
> >
> >   Nick
> >
> > On 9 February 2017 at 09:55, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Nick,
> >>
> >> The ATU needs about 3 watts to find a good match, and that is the
> default.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Don W3FPR
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2/9/2017 12:40 PM, Nicklas Johnson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just noticed that using the internal tuner, the TUN PWR option on the
> KX3
> >>> seems to be ignored, at least for any value less than 3W.  That is to
> say,
> >>> if I choose any transmit power less than 3W, the KX3 still uses 3W.
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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