[hpsdr] 7000dle manual calibration procedure

[Dick Bingham]

Some of this appears to contradict itself. See highlighted below ===>
( https://apache-labs.com/downloadsfiles/1024_ANAN-7000DLE-User-Guide.pdf )

Use the following manual calibration procedure to properly set/calibrate
your ANAN-
  7000DLE power output into a dummy load:

1. Connect a suitable Dummy Load to ANT1 BNC port on the back panel of the
    Transceiver.
2. Click on menu selection, Setup, Transmit.
3. *Set “TUNE”, Power % to 100 *
4. Select “FWD Pwr” from the “TX Meter” upper right corner of the console.
5. Enable the Antenna window by clicking on Setup ---> General --->
ANT/FILTERS
    tab to access the antenna settings.
6. Select the Transmit antenna ANT1 where you connected the Dummy Load.
7. Select the PA settings TAB on the Setup menu window. The PA Settings TAB
allows
    you to set [calibrate] the ANAN-7000DLE Power Amplifier gain by band
[dB –
    Power Output per Band] for each of the available Ham Bands. There is an
up/down
    gain control for each band, which regulates the Power Amplifier output
for that
    band. As you increase the Gain By Band, power output will decrease.
Conversely,
    decreasing Gain By Band will increase Power Amplifier output. Maximum
power
    output per band can be reached at the lowest value in this menu.
8. Select one of the bands on the PA settings TAB.
9. Ensure you have the *Setup ---> Transmit tab ---> Tune control set to 10*
and a
    Dummy Load connected to the selected antenna port on the ANT/FILTERS
setup
    tab.
10. Press “TUN” [Tune] on the upper left side of the console.
11. Adjust the band gain value for a MAXIMUM TX Meter “FWD PWR” output
reading
     of 10 watts while using your suitable Dummy Load. Do NOT use an
Antenna for
     this calibration adjustment.
12. Press “TUN” button again to stop transmitting.
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After following this procedure, my output power seems rather low when I
slide the "Drive Level" up toward 100-watts. The two operations highlighted
in red above seem wrong to me.

Clarifications appreciated !

73  Dick/w7wkr
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