[Elecraft] K3: 6 meters and power output fluctuation

2010-11-05 Thread James Sarte
Hello Elecrafters, The recent SSB output power bug in FW 4.17 had me checking my K3 in all bands. Fortunately, the fix was quick to come with Lyle's modified beta v4.18. Sometimes I wonder if the boys at Aptos ever sleep. Anyway, after loading the revised firmware and performing a TX calibratio

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 6 meters and power output fluctuation

2010-11-05 Thread James Sarte
Please disregard; just had a look at the manual and max output on 6 meters is 70-85W depending on frequency. I assume then that the radio is automatically dropping down to a safe output power rather than cooking at 100W. Guess I should have checked the manual first! My bad! 73, James K2QI On Fr