How is SWR displayed?
In TX, the S-meter bargraph breaks into two segments; SWR and RF output. In SSB, it can optionally display ALC and compression. In addition to the SWR bargraph, which is available at all times when transmitting, the SWR is shown numerically on the VFO A display during TUNE (up to 99.9:1). Power in watts is shown on the VFO B display. The only time SWR is not shown during TUNE is when you’re using the 0-dBm transverter I/O (on the KXV3 module). In this case, we assume that the device you’re driving (a transverter) has low enough SWR. The VFO A display shows the power level in dBm, and VFO B shows the power in milliwatts (with .01 mW resolution). The transverter’s power output detector can be calibrated using a menu entry, as can the RF detector in the main RF path. SSB Power control and ALC metering MIC GAIN SETTING: Adjust MIC gain for an ALC meter peak at around 5 to 7 bars during normal speech (rev. D owner’s manual, page 28). This applies even to TX TEST mode, meaning you can set it
