I believe that the KX3 does not have bypass relays in its ATU.
Instead, when you select "Bypass", it sets the ATU to have no C
or L added. If the ATU is not functioning correctly, perhaps
with a stuck relay, it may still be affecting the measurements.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 7/11/20 at 10:05 PM, [email protected] (Frank O'Donnell) wrote:
As for Walter's point about the ATU, the results are mighty
odd. I just set the KX3 to 40 meters with 15 watts out,
appropriate slug in the Bird 43, set ATU to bypass and started
keying. The power out dropped to about 5w. I then set ATU to
auto and tapped the ATU Tune button. With the radio still set
to 15w out, the Bird now peaked at about 25w! Is it plausible
that antenna tuning activity within the KX3 could actually
increase the TPO by ~5x? Or does that cast even more suspicion
on the Bird?
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