Stan I missed your original post, so I'm appending to this one.
My K144XV can be controlled from about 2w to 9w. I would hazard a guess that you may be overdriving and sending something into compression in an attempt to get more power out. It would also help if you could borrow another external meter to see if yours has a problem. Good luck John G4ZTR -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu Sent: 09 August 2011 01:24 To: Stan Gibbs; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K144XV output power range Hello Stan, I got 1-9 watt output on my Kuranichi meter. I would suggest check the sitting of the TMP cables. I once managed to deform the TMP socket by inserting the cable incorrectly. Since that time, I open up the top cover of the K144XV to check the cabling whether I re-sit the K144XV into my K3 after dismantling. In other words, I do all my cabling work with top cover opened and cover it after visual inspection. TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Stan Gibbs <s...@ajaxsoftware.com> 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年08月9日 (週二) 6:48 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K144XV output power range My external watt meter does not agree with the power output bar graph display on the K3 except in the very middle of the power range. While turning the power control from 0.1 to 1.0 W., the bar graph shows the expected 1 to 10 display. But my watt meter display goes from about 5.8 to 7.5 W. Does my watt meter really suck, or is this a behavior that others have seen? The K144XV manual suggests that an upper value of 7.5 W is not unreasonable given the accuracy of most meters. But 5.8 W for a minimum output power seems way too high. Anybody have numbers to compare? ----- 73, Stan - KR7C -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K144XV-output-power-range-tp6666166p6666166.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6361 (20110808) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6361 (20110808) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html