Posted by
Ed G on
Jun 15, 2020; 2:57pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA1500-Operation-on-6-Meters-tp7662211p7662216.html
Hi Larry,
Yes, exact same problem is there with a known good dummy load in place of the Steppir yagi I normally use.
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From: Larry (K8UT)
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 10:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Operation on 6 Meters
Ed,
Not seeing that here. SWR value unchanged at 10, 20, 30, 35 watts of
drive. Suggest you test into a dummy load to see if the problem goes
away, which would suggest some issue with power level into the feedline
or antenna.
-larry (K8UT)
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Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Operation on 6 Meters
>Folks,
> I am trying to understand some odd KPA1500 operation on 6 meters. When setting the power output of my K3 to give varying amounts of drive to the KPA1500, I am seeing SWR as displayed on the KPA1500 changing by a significant amount depending on the drive level. This is with the KPA1500 tuner bypassed. An LP-100A on the output of the KPA1500 is also used and displays the correct low SWR at all drive levels that I would expect to be seeing on the KPA1500 display.
> For example, with 5 watts drive from the K3, I see 1.3 SWR on the LP-100, and 2.5:1 on the KPA1500 display. As I increase drive, the KPA1500 SWR display goes down proportionally, until I get to about 40 watts drive. At the 40 watt drive level, I am seeing a nice healthy 1600 watts output, and both the LP-100 and the KPA1500 are showing the same 1.3 SWR. 15 watts drive shows 1.3 on the LP100 and 2.0:1 on the KPA1500 display. So I am not sure why the SWR sensing and display in the KPA1500 is behaving this way? I do not see this oddity on any other bands.
> I might also add that attempting to get the KPA1500 internal tuner to bring down the high SWR as seen on the KPA1500 results in a drop in SWR displayed on the KPA1500 to where SWR almost equals that on the LP-100, but using the tuner I would expect that to be even better.
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