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  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Well, I thought it worked, but testing again this evening, my original statement  stays true - when PGXL wake up from stand by, it is bouncing my input power from 100w to 50w on Flex6600.
    Any time i change it in TX Band setting above 50w, it is automatically go back to 50w.
    Seems like SW Safety level.
    Can other owner confirm that you radio can get more than 50w input when  PGXL in Operate status.
    Sergey, KN7K
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Keith, sorry to hear about your (well your amp) issues.
    I would agree that some kind of oscillation ocures as Id is going very high and seems like SW algo just report it as Hi SWR.
    At this point I do not want to speculate about possible route course as I understand it is not easy to figure out.
    I collected requested info for Flex - my setup, Antenna measurements charts and so on.
    Hopefully they can figure it out.
    Sergey, KN7K

  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Great, Thanks for checking.
    I have no problem to drive more than 50W in Tune mode, but it bouncing back in operation mode to 50w only and on some bands I can not get 1500w from PGXL with drive at 50w.
    Did you try CW or SSB or FT8 to drive output power from SSDR >50w?
    Thanks
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    No problem exceeding 50 watts of drive in CW and SSB modes.  (I don't use FT8).  I tried several bands.  No problems or errors >50w drive.
  • Erik SM0JCA
    Erik SM0JCA Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • K1UO Larry
    K1UO Larry Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    What SSDR SW are you using? I am on ver3.1.8.
    I will share my video shortly
    Sergey, KN7K
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited May 2020
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    I'm also using SSDR v3.1.8, and my PG-XL is using firmware version 3.2.15.
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    hmm, same here...

    Please check my video below
    Sergey, KN7K
  • Chris DL5NAM
    Chris DL5NAM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    What happen if you Power OFF PGXL? Same behavior? 
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Chris,
    When PGXL is Off it is the same as PGXL in Standby mode.
    I can set and operate any power from 0 to 100w. 
    Sergey, KN7K
  • Chris DL5NAM
    Chris DL5NAM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • Chris DL5NAM
    Chris DL5NAM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    sorry : CW, SSB or Digi


  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    yes, i see the same on CW, SSB, DIGU
  • KA9CFD
    KA9CFD Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    I wonder if its something about your transmit profile and the new auto save feature. Have you tried to create a new transmit profile or reset the one you are using and see what happens? Maybe turn off the Maestro also. I dont own one so I dont know how it effects things. GL de ka9cfd
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Yes, the same parameter.
    But Stack3 will take over that parameter if set to the lower value than SSDR.
     In my case SSDR set for 100w Max Power and Stacks3 was at 50w, so Stack3 overrule SSDR

    Sergey, KN7K
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Wow, I wasn't aware of that.  Thanks, good to know!
  • Ian1
    Ian1 Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Had a feeling there was a 3rd party software causing this.
    I trouble shot a similar issue with DDUTIL for a Ham on here.

    Glad it worked out.

    Ian
    KM4CQG
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Sergey - Reference the Max Power settings in SSDR and Stacks3, I was experimenting with these parameters.  In my case I could not get Stacks3 to override this setting in SSDR.  When I made a Max Power change in SSDR it automatically changes in Stacks3, and vice versa. 
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Interesting, it does do on my setup.
    Anyway, I put 80w in Stacks3 and leave 100w in SSDR.
    anytime PGXL going from Standby to Operate SSDR power changes to 80w and it works for me.
    Sergey, KN7K 
  • Sergey KN7K
    Sergey KN7K Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
  • WX7Y
    WX7Y Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020

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