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K3 question: SWR monitor

DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Dear (probably) Greg:

I note several comments in the FAQ about how the K3 "monitors the SWR"
for various operating functions, but I do not see anything about the
SWR being displayed for the user.

So...is there some feature that displays the SWR during transmit (like
maybe the passband width display "goes away")?

Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q
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Re: K3 question: SWR monitor

KK7P
> I note several comments in the FAQ about how the K3 "monitors the SWR"
> for various operating functions, but I do not see anything about the
> SWR being displayed for the user.

In Tx, the S meter bargraph breaks into two bargraphs: SWR and RF
output.  In SSB, it can optionally display ALC and compression.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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Re: K3 question: SWR monitor

wayne burdick
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In addition to the SWR bargraph, which is available at all times when
transmitting, the SWR is shown numerically on the VFO A display during
TUNE (up to 99.9:1). Power in watts is shown on the VFO B display.

The only time SWR is not shown during TUNE is when you're using the
0-dBm transverter I/O (on the KXV3 module). In this case, we assume
that the device you're driving (a transverter) has low enough SWR. The
VFO A display shows the power level in dBm, and VFO B shows the power
in milliwatts (with .01 mW resolution). The transverter's power output
detector can be calibrated using a menu entry, as can the RF detector
in the main RF path.

Wayne

On Jun 21, 2007, at 9:54 AM, Lyle Johnson wrote:

>> I note several comments in the FAQ about how the K3 "monitors the SWR"
>> for various operating functions, but I do not see anything about the
>> SWR being displayed for the user.
>
> In Tx, the S meter bargraph breaks into two bargraphs: SWR and RF
> output.  In SSB, it can optionally display ALC and compression.
>
> 73,
>
> Lyle KK7P
>


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