[Elecraft] KX3 TX GAIN Values

[Virginia Greene]

Sorry - I should’ve been more clear.

The ALC “meter” consistently sits at 4 bars, only occasionally touching the fifth bar, on all bands.  I got the information for setting the levels from your website.

This hunting situation is, by far, most severe on 15M.  On the other bands I barely notice the effect.  The only obvious difference between the bands is the calibrated TX GAIN values shown in the Menu item available when TECH MODE is turned on.  

One more thing - this same thing happens into a dummy load.  So, it doesn’t seem likely to be an RF-getting-into-the-system problem.

73,

Clarke  K1JX

> On Jul 24, 2020, at 11:48 AM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Clarke,
> 
> That slow rise in power out is known as "power hunting", and is usually the result of not providing enough audio to the radio.  You need to drive the audio enough to illuminate 4 bars on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flickering.
> 
> See the document on my website www.w3fpr.com - scroll the left column to the last article and click to open the document.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>