[Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread Mike K2MK
My fist has been getting rusty so I've begun practicing sending CW by putting the K3 into TEST mode and sending paragraphs of text. I discovered that when going back to normal TX mode, the power output was drastically reduced. At first I thought I was accidentally turning the power knob to adjust

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread David Pratt
In a recent message, Mike K2MK k...@comcast.net wrote ... Here's what I found. 17 meters: power reduced from 29 watts to 5.2 watts 20 meters: power reduced from 24 watts to 5.1 watts 30 meters: power reduced from 100 watts to 5.0 watts Give it a try. I have just tried it, Mike, and cannot

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
Firmware DSP versions? On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Mike K2MK k...@comcast.net wrote: My fist has been getting rusty so I've begun practicing sending CW by putting the K3 into TEST mode and sending paragraphs of text. I discovered that when going back to normal TX mode, the power output

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread Joe Planisky
Unable to reproduce here. FW 3.79/2.54. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Apr 13, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Mike K2MK wrote: ...I've begun practicing sending CW by putting the K3 into TEST mode and sending paragraphs of text. I discovered that when going back to normal TX mode, the power output was

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Guy: Additional information. Firmware MCU 3.79, DSP 2.54 No antenna involved. Dummy load only. VOX on (not QSK) CWT on TEXT DEC off Internal keyer used, set to 23 WPM but other speeds do it too External paddle (non-iambic). CONFIG:CW IAMB...A CONFIG:CW PADL..tip=dot CONFIG:CW

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power reduction after using TEST mode

2010-04-13 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
3.84/2.54 here. Unable to reproduce behavior. 73, Guy On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Joe Planisky jp...@jeffnet.org wrote: Unable to reproduce here.  FW 3.79/2.54. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Apr 13, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Mike K2MK wrote: ...I've begun practicing sending CW by putting the K3