My VI+ will go to somewhere around 0.15 watts output (interpolated) as
measured by my Autek WM-1. The power seems to rise roughly linearly when
the PWR knob is increased. Don't know if this helps or not
73, Duane AC5AA
On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:16:08 -0500 Dennis Terribile/WR4i
<wr4i@mindspring.com> writes:
>
> I do a lot of my cw operating at 5w or less on the QRP freq. so when
> I was
> told the VI goes to "0" that was another "selling point" to picking
> up this
> used VI. Here's the problem. I can use the "tune" button and drop
> the power
> to zip but when I send cw it "jumps" back to over 5wts! I can also
> watch
> the meter on the VI and see its jumping to 10w or more. On my old
> Argosy I
> can set the power to mw level and it stays there when keyed. Is
> this normal?
> Thanks for any/all comments.
> Dennis /WR4i
> Ivy,Va
>
>
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