Ron: Another thing to try - connect the IF output from the K3 to a separate receiver and listen to confirm that the K3 IF output signal is present.at 8.215 MHz.
73, Doug VE3MV ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lemay" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 not displaying any signal {wexp3} > Ron > > There's a very simple test you can do:- > > Connect a receiving aerial direst to the "IF Input" of the P3. You should > see a rise of some 10 or 20dB in the noise floor. > > You have remembered to connect the tmp cable from the RF board to the > front > panel haven't you ? > > Regards > > John G4ZTR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Hahn (EI2JP) > Sent: 09 November 2010 20:40 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] P3 not displaying any signal {wexp3} > > Greetings Fellow Elecrafters, > > With great anticipation I finally got around to assembling my P3 (SN 211) > last weekend. Assembly went great and power on tests were encouraging. > > Unfortunately, it fails to display any output from the IF output port on > my > K3. Nothing. Every function seems to work just fine except that S9 > signals > on 30m (freq displayed OK) do not show anything on the display. > > So, I first thought that maybe I had a bad interconnect cable so tried > another ... nothing. > > Moved the frequency knob of the K3 around ... frequency display tracks the > VFO. > > Tried every function on the P3 ... everything appears to work fine. > > I have not made the +10dB mod to my transverter board nor have I upgraded > the firmware in the P3 from factory (0.28). > > I am now wondering if I have a busted IF output or (sigh) a faulty P3?? > > Suggestions on how to troubleshoot this further please? > > Ron > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 5604 (20101109) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 5604 (20101109) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
