Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-12 Thread Kok Chen
On Jul 12, 2010, at 7/1210:25 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: > I haven't gotten very far with this because 1) the IMD is apparently > temperature sensitive and drifts, becoming a moving target For what its worth, when I ran close-spaced IMD measurements (*very* closed spaced -- the BPSK31 idle t

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-13 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
> Can anyone else confirm or deny that their PA talks back to them? Does not do it here. I've made the same tests using the SDR-IQ with the directional coupler from my LP-100 and additional attenuation for the input to the SDR-IQ. IMD was stable as long as the power level was stable (Keep ALC

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-14 Thread Wes Stewart
Thanks Joe and Chen, I'm using a series of power and stepped attenuators to couple the K3 to the SDR-IQ.  The input attenuator is underrated a bit so I've been necessarily limiting transmit time at the higher levels.  When time permits, I'll drag in a directional couple from storage and use it.

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-14 Thread Kok Chen
On Jul 14, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: > Chen does your K3 PA talk back? Nothing that I can hear over my tinnitus, Wes. 73 Chen, W7AY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: htt

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-14 Thread Joe Planisky
Hi Wes, Meant to reply earlier but got distracted. Yes, my PA definitely "sings" with the 2-tone generator on. Like yours it's somewhat dependent on power level. Unlike yours, I can hear mine down to about 2.0w (albeit at a reduced level when the PA drops out.) 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Jul 12

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Now I've heard everything

2010-07-14 Thread Wes Stewart
Hi Joe, One more question, do you have the K3STFNR installed? Wes --- On Wed, 7/14/10, Joe Planisky wrote: Hi Wes, Meant to reply earlier but got distracted. Yes, my PA definitely "sings" with the 2-tone generator on.  Like yours it's somewhat dependent on power level.  Unlike yours, I can