Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net

[Phil and Christina]

Ignore this email.  I hit a wrong key.  Sorry.

73,

Phil, NS7P

On Sat 01/23/10  3:52 PM , [hidden email] sent:

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> On Sat 01/23/10  3:47 PM , "Phil Hystad" k7peh@comca
> st.net sent:> OK, I fixed the problem.  The SWR reading on the
> K3 meter was showing about> a 2.8:1 SWR.  Obviously I forgot to tune through
> the ATU.  I did that and> it fixed the problem.
> > peh
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> > > From: Phil Hystad <k7peh@comca> st.net>> Date: January 23, 2010 3:43:45 PM
> PST> > To: Elecraft Discussion List
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> lman.qth.net>> Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Power output low on
> 30> meter band>
> > > Since putting together my K3 two weeks ago
> I had> a chance to try it out on 30 meters today.  I
> tuned up my delta loop to 10> meters and then noticed that the power was low.
> I thought that maybe my> meters were reading funny or something funny
> about the antenna so I> switched over to my Icom 756 Pro III to try the
> same antenna.  It was dead> on with a 1.1:1 SWR on the same frequency of
> 10.106 MHz.  And, the meters> for the Pro III were reading about 101 watts
> output (two different> meters).>
> > > So I switched the antenna back to the K3
> and> checked the SWR and it was about the same, 1.2:1
> for the same frequency. > But, the power output is only about 65 watts
> even though the power adjust> knob reads 100 watts.  I tried different
> readings and about 55 watts, the> external meter power output starts to flatten
> out compared to the digital> readout of the power on the K3 (the external
> meter is an> LP-100A).>
> > > All other bands show good power
> > output.>
> > > Any hints?  
> > >
> > > 73, phil, K7PEH
> > >
> >
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