K3/KPA500 power overshoot on band change?

[Ron W3ZV]

I switched from 20M to 10M during the contest. When I keyed the K3, the power reading went to the end of the scale for the first few elements of my call and then dropped back to 450W. Sort of scary. I had been jumping around the bands all weekend with no problem. Time to due a power calibration, or something else?

Ron W3ZV




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[Dick Dievendorff-4]

I'd try Tx Gain Calibration on the K3.

73 de Dick, K6KR


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I switched from 20M to 10M during the contest. When I keyed the K3, the
power reading went to the end of the scale for the first few elements of my
call and then dropped back to 450W. Sort of scary. I had been jumping around
the bands all weekend with no problem. Time to due a power calibration, or
something else?

Ron W3ZV




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