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K3S Poor CW reported

Chuck Chandler

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Re: K3S Poor CW reported

Chuck Chandler
My mistake. For mentions of KPA100 please read KPA3 100 watt amplifier!

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 19:35 Chuck Chandler <[hidden email]> wrote:

> While I wait for my Winkeyer to be delivered I’m doing more testing, as I
> can.  We are moving in about a month and much of my stuff is packed
> already.  Some of the descriptions described a sort of ringing noise, maybe
> a very slow CW rise/fall time.  I’ve got a sked with a fellow tomorrow who
> should be able to measure my dits and dahs.  But, I also have a Panadapter
> TX Sensor in my P3, and doing some CQ’s on 30M I noticed a peculiarity.
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> When the K3 is driving the KPA500 with under 12W, so the KPA100 is out of
> line, the CW waveform displayed on the P3 looks pretty normal.  If the K3S
> is set to drive with over 12W, so the KPA100 is in use, the CW waveform on
> the P3 is very broad, just as described.
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> I’m beginning to think the KPA100 may be a potential problem.  I have
> photos of the two waveforms, but I’m pretty sure attachments aren’t allowed
> here.  I’ve posted them to my QRZ page at https://www.qrz.com/db/WS1L if
> anyone cares to take a look and see what they think.
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> Many thanks to all who have sent suggestions and offers of help.  I’m
> hopeful this will lead to more suggestions.
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> 73 de Chuck, WS1L
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> Chuck Chandler
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