Elliott Lawrence-3 wrote:
>
> I've reset everything for Data A.....ALC 4-5 bars and the power still
> creeps
> from about 80 to 100w in about 5 seconds. After that, as long as their is
> no further mode change the power is always 100w without any creep.
>
That's normal. When it starts the K3 doesn't know exactly how much gain is
needed to deliver the requested power level. The reason the power increase
is slow is that the ALC in DATA A has a very slow response so as not to
cause poor IMD when using PSK modes.
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