W2 PROBLEM

[Larry-2]

I HAVE A WATT METER THAT SEEMS TO WORK OKAY, EXCEPT WHEN I FIRST TRANSMIT, USING PSK31 MODE. IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TRANSMITS BEFORE IT INDICATES THE POWER LEVEL SHOWN ON MY K3, WHICH IS EITHER 40 OR 80 WATTS. I HAVE AN ELECRAFT POWER UNIT THAT IS IN THE CIRCUIT BT ON STANDBY.  WHAT AM I MISSING HERE? BEST, K4MWE
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[Bill Frantz]

Have you checked the ALC setting? You should have 4 bars of ALC
showing when you transmit with the 5th bar flashing. You can use
TX test mode to set the ALC without going out on the air.

If you don't have the ALC set correctly, the K3 will start
transmitting at less than the power it is set at and slowly
increase power as the power measurement feedback corrects the
output power.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 9/18/13 at 2:37 PM, [hidden email] (Larry
Royster) wrote:

>I HAVE A WATT METER THAT SEEMS TO WORK OKAY, EXCEPT WHEN I
>FIRST TRANSMIT, USING PSK31 MODE. IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR
>TRANSMITS BEFORE IT INDICATES THE POWER LEVEL SHOWN ON MY K3,
>WHICH IS EITHER 40 OR 80 WATTS. I HAVE AN ELECRAFT POWER UNIT
>THAT IS IN THE CIRCUIT BT ON STANDBY.  WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?

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[Michael Eberle]

Holding the SENSOR and RANGE buttons simultaneously changes between
peak-hold and average.  You might also want to set the range to 200
since 'auto' may take a couple seconds to determine the correct range
and 2KW would be too high for just 40 or 80 watts.

-Mike-
KI0HA

On 9/18/2013 9:05 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> It's also quite possible that your wattmeter is trying to display "average"
> power output, in which case it takes a while to display the correct output.
>
> Check the manual for that wattmeter and see what it says. Usually you have
> the choice between "peak" (which you should be using) and "average".
>
> 73 Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bill Frantz
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:47 PM
> To: Larry Royster
> Cc: elacraft reflrvto 2
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W2 PROBLEM
>
> Have you checked the ALC setting? You should have 4 bars of ALC showing when
> you transmit with the 5th bar flashing. You can use TX test mode to set the
> ALC without going out on the air.
>
> If you don't have the ALC set correctly, the K3 will start transmitting at
> less than the power it is set at and slowly increase power as the power
> measurement feedback corrects the output power.
>
> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
>
> On 9/18/13 at 2:37 PM, [hidden email] (Larry
> Royster) wrote:
>
>> I HAVE A WATT METER THAT SEEMS TO WORK OKAY, EXCEPT WHEN I FIRST
>> TRANSMIT, USING PSK31 MODE. IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TRANSMITS BEFORE IT
>> INDICATES THE POWER LEVEL SHOWN ON MY K3, WHICH IS EITHER 40 OR 80
>> WATTS. I HAVE AN ELECRAFT POWER UNIT THAT IS IN THE CIRCUIT BT ON
>> STANDBY.  WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?
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> Bill Frantz        | Re: Computer reliability, performance, and security:
> 408-356-8506       | The guy who *is* wearing a parachute is
> *not* the
> www.pwpconsult.com | first to reach the ground.  - Terence Kelly
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[Hop]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Royster" <[hidden email]>
To: "elacraft reflrvto 2" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 5:37 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] W2 PROBLEM


>I HAVE A WATT METER THAT SEEMS TO WORK OKAY, EXCEPT WHEN I FIRST TRANSMIT,
>USING PSK31 MODE. IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TRANSMITS BEFORE IT INDICATES THE
>POWER LEVEL SHOWN ON MY K3, WHICH IS EITHER 40 OR 80 WATTS. I HAVE AN
>ELECRAFT POWER UNIT THAT IS IN THE CIRCUIT BT ON STANDBY.  WHAT AM I
>MISSING HERE? BEST, K4MWE
> ______________________________________________________________

Umm, lower case letters?

73 de AC8NS
Hop

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