Using Low Pwr on K3

[km5ps]

I am wanting to know if there are any other adjustments that I need to
do to be able to run low pwr on my k3?  For example like 1-5 watts?  I
am wanting to use it in the upcoming QRP contest.  I have a K3 with the
100 watts option.  When I tune my rig with an external tuner, say
starting with 30 watts and go down to 2.2 watts on pwr setting on radio,
it shows abt 6 watts on tuner.  The swr meter on radio does not show
anything past the 2.2 watts setting, it looks like this --   instead of
1:1-1.  I have done the 5 watt calibration in the k3 utility.

Thanks
John
KM5PS
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[N5GE]

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:00:08 -0500, john <[hidden email]> wrote:

I believe the K3 auto tuner uses the power you have set in the tune
power setting when you activate it.

Can anyone confirm that?

TOM, N5GE BT

73 ES GUD LUK
AR DE N5GE SK

>I am wanting to know if there are any other adjustments that I need to
>do to be able to run low pwr on my k3?  For example like 1-5 watts?  I
>am wanting to use it in the upcoming QRP contest.  I have a K3 with the
>100 watts option.  When I tune my rig with an external tuner, say
>starting with 30 watts and go down to 2.2 watts on pwr setting on radio,
>it shows abt 6 watts on tuner.  The swr meter on radio does not show
>anything past the 2.2 watts setting, it looks like this --   instead of
>1:1-1.  I have done the 5 watt calibration in the k3 utility.
>
[snip]

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[Brett Howard]

It only does that if you have it set to a TUN PWR if you have it set to
NOR then it uses what you are currently set to...

~Brett

On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 13:40 -0500, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:00:08 -0500, john <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I believe the K3 auto tuner uses the power you have set in the tune
> power setting when you activate it.
>
> Can anyone confirm that?
>
> TOM, N5GE BT
>
> 73 ES GUD LUK
> AR DE N5GE SK
>
> >I am wanting to know if there are any other adjustments that I need to
> >do to be able to run low pwr on my k3?  For example like 1-5 watts?  I
> >am wanting to use it in the upcoming QRP contest.  I have a K3 with the
> >100 watts option.  When I tune my rig with an external tuner, say
> >starting with 30 watts and go down to 2.2 watts on pwr setting on radio,
> >it shows abt 6 watts on tuner.  The swr meter on radio does not show
> >anything past the 2.2 watts setting, it looks like this --   instead of
> >1:1-1.  I have done the 5 watt calibration in the k3 utility.
> >
> [snip]
>
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