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Re: K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.82

Posted by Jan Erik Holm on Feb 15, 2009; 5:49am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-Beta-firmware-rev-2-80-Improvements-to-AFSK-A-DATA-A-SSB-AM-FM-DVR-tp2305650p2328888.html

Conclusion must be, never ever use 5.0W or 50W except
when calibration is needed.
Why cant power calibration be turned off? Then we would
not have this "source for trouble".

/ SM2EKM
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Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

>
>> So, if I'm tuning up through, say, a Z-Match into a doublet
>> and power output is set to "around" 5 or 50W and press "Tune"
>> in order to tweak the Z-Match, the initial (off-tune) complex
>> impedance the K3 may see could very well cause the K3's output
>> power to change to 5 or 50W and because of that, power
>
> Not quite ... If you set the power level to exactly 5.0 or 50
> watts and press the Tune button the K3 will recalibrate.  If
> you set the power to 4.9, 5.1, 49 or 51 watts it will not
> recalibrate.  
>
>


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