Re: [Elecraft] K3 SWR error

2010-03-15 Thread Radio Amateur N5GE
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), NZ0T n...@cox.net wrote: How much inaccuracy are you experiencing? How did you determine that the K3 is inaccurate? How did you determine that the W2 is very accurate? I have K3-100 kit 1502 with the internal tuner and FW 3.76. I know there have been

Re: [Elecraft] K3 SWR error

2010-03-15 Thread NZ0T
It depends on band but sometimes I see 2.5 on the W2 (verified by my analyzer and SWR meters in my Ten Tec tuner and a TS-940S) but 1.5 or so on the K3. For the most part the K3 shows a lower SWR than any of the rest of my meters. And, for the most part my W2 agrees cloely with my analyzer,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 SWR error

2010-03-15 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
You probably have extra cable to the K3 from the W2, going through an amp, etc. What happens to the difference in SWR if you take the cable from the OUTPUT of the W2, and connect it directly to the back of the K3? 73, Guy. On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:35 PM, NZ0T n...@cox.net wrote: It depends

Re: [Elecraft] K3 SWR error

2010-03-15 Thread Bill K9YEQ
for pure 1.0:1 isn't always real. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:47 PM To: NZ0T Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SWR error

[Elecraft] K3 SWR error

2010-03-14 Thread NZ0T
I have K3-100 kit 1502 with the internal tuner and FW 3.76. I know there have been many posts about the meter SWR error but I really haven't seen a resolution posted. Before I bought my W2 I used a cheap SWR/Power meter and I thought the error was in it. Now that I have the W2 (which appears