Good evening Dick, Calibration did succeed on 17M and output is FB-no issues.
I have contacted support but thought I would continue to ask for help here. 73 K5RHD /randy On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Dick Dievendorff <d...@elecraft.com> wrote: > I'd contact K3 support. > > There are band-specific low pass filters on the RF board that follow the > KPA3. > > How's your 17 meter output? It shares the same filter as 15 meters. Did > the > calibration succeed on 17 meters? If it did, then it's probably not that > low > pass filter. > > Dick, K6KR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Randy Diddel > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 3:15 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Tune power issue on 15M only. > > It looks like I spoke too soon. As soon as I got all settings redone, it > went back into full power mode no matter what setting I chose from > (13W-100) so I ran the transmitter gain Calibration at both 5W and 50W. > Sure enough, it failed on 15M with the following: > "5 watt calibration succeeded > SWR 2.0-1 is too high for calibration > SWR too high to continue calibration > 50 watt calibration failed" > > So naturally, I checked my dummy load's SWR at it is 1.3:1 across 15M. KAT3 > ATU was bypassed as well. Something is definately up with the 15M part of > the KPA3. All other bands are healthy and happy at any power/mode setting. > > Anyone got an idea on this one? > > 73 > > K5RHD > > /randy > > > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Randy Diddel <k5...@arrl.net> wrote: > > > After re-loading the firmware twice and restoring my factory settings, > > all is right with the K3. Still a strange thing. I guess all > > troubleshooting starts with a firmware reload (or two) HI. > > > > Thanks Rick Bates for the input. > > > > 73 > > > > /randy > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Rick Bates > <happymooseph...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Now the next step is to run the power calibration in the latest > >> utility (into a dummy load). > >> > >> 73, > >> Rick wa6nhc > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Randy Diddel > >> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:13 PM > >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Tune power issue on 15M only. > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> More info. I have checked the decimal point per one suggestion. I > >> also now noticed that running JT65 on 15M, it claims 100 watts (full > >> power) even if I set the power of the KPA3 to 15 watts. If I disable > >> the KPA3 and run the K3 at 10W is shows 10W. Looks like a PA problem > >> of some kind. > >> > >> Odd. > >> > >> K5RHD > >> > >> /randy > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Randy Diddel <k5...@arrl.net> wrote: > >> > >> > Hello Elecrafters, > >> > > >> > I have been spending some quality time tuning my vertical and > >> > getting > >> the > >> > bands closer to resonance today. I have gone into the Config Menu > >> > and specified Tune Power to 10 W. All bands, 80-6 obey the setting > >> > BUT 15M, > >> no > >> > matter what setting 10, 25, 50, 100W, or NOR, it shows 100W output > >> > on > >> the > >> > LCD. I don't have a wattmeter so I cannot verify if this is true > >> > or > >> not. > >> > Bug, known issue, or undocumented feature? > >> > > >> > Latest and greatest firmware, DSP, etc. > >> > > >> > Thanks, HNY, and 73 > >> > > >> > K5RHD > >> > > >> > /randy > >> > > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
