Conclusion must be, never ever use 5.0W or 50W except when calibration is needed. Why cant power calibration be turned off? Then we would not have this "source for trouble".
/ SM2EKM -------- Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >> So, if I'm tuning up through, say, a Z-Match into a doublet >> and power output is set to "around" 5 or 50W and press "Tune" >> in order to tweak the Z-Match, the initial (off-tune) complex >> impedance the K3 may see could very well cause the K3's output >> power to change to 5 or 50W and because of that, power > > Not quite ... If you set the power level to exactly 5.0 or 50 > watts and press the Tune button the K3 will recalibrate. If > you set the power to 4.9, 5.1, 49 or 51 watts it will not > recalibrate. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
