Benson-2 wrote:
>
> I do not have the benefit of an external wattmeter at the moment and
> frequently use digital modes, esp. JT65A. Assuming I want to transmit 25
> W or less, if I have PWR set at 25 and adjust the mic gain for ALC just
> under 1 bar (basically just until one bar disappears), approximately how
> much power would be transmitted? The resolution of the 100W rf scale
> doesn't really help at low levels.
>
On my K3 currently I would expect to get more than 60W rms output if PWR was
set to 25. Since I imagine that there would be a lot more complaints about
this if everyone had the same problem, my guess is that it actually depends
on the individual K3. All I can say is that the PWR control cannot be relied
upon for setting the power level in data modes, which means if you don't
have a thru-line power meter you have little choice but to try and use the
built in meter to set the power. I have given up using my K3 until this
problem is fixed, as it's too easy to forget this and overdrive the PA with
dire results.
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