At least make it optional if you do. If I get something screwed up hung transmitting into open air or a closed switch, I want it to turn off NOW, not after a delay.
73, de Jim KG0KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <[email protected]> To: "Dan Atchison" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Power off (subject change) > At least give us a long off! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 6, 2010, at 13:27, Dan Atchison <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Unintentionally powering-off the K3 has happened to me many times >> and I am just lucky, I guess, that I've seen no problems with a >> quick response power-on. >> >> This almost begs that powering-off the K3 be changed to a long hold >> as opposed to instantaneous. Indeed, it could be a long hold for >> both power-on and power-off. Just my opinion. >> >> Dan -- N3ND >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO <[email protected]> >> To: [Elecraft] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 2:19 pm >> Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput >> >> >> I recently fried (I believe) the speaker amplifier in my K3, >> apparently by >> just turning off the radio and turning it back on too quickly. >> Perhaps the >> fact that the AGC was disabled at the time might have had something >> to do >> with this, though that is just a guess. I accidentally turned off >> the K3 by >> pushing the POWER button by mistake, and, cursing my klutziness, >> immediately >> pushed the button again to turn it back on, as I was in the middle >> of a QSO. >> The radio came back on -- but sans speaker. It has been dead ever >> since. >> Configuration settings have been double-checked. It's not a >> catastrophe for >> me, because I normally use headphones anyway, but I'd like to get it >> fixed. >> >> Since I'm not reading every post on the list these days, I have >> probably >> missed something about this, because I dimly recall seeing some >> subject >> headings about the speaker amplifier. I didn't read these. Is this a >> user-replaceable part? If so, what is involved? >> >> And if this part is blowing up regularly, why is it so fragile? Is >> there >> something that can be done to better protect it? >> >> My K3 was recently (couple months ago) updated at the factory with all >> applicable mods. >> >> Bill W5WVO >> New Mexico >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
