Hi Chuck, I didn't have another paddle to try, but all of my testing has shown that choke RFC4 was to blame. It's wide open with no continuity. I have since bypassed the choke with a piece of wire and now everything works properly. I'm still waiting to hear back from Dale whether or not he will send me a replacement choke, or if I should just send the K3 back to Aptos.
Here's a pic of my "mod" http://jamespaulsarte.com/temp/k2qi/k3_rfc4_jumper.jpg 73, James K2QI On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Chuck Mabbott <[email protected]>wrote: > Have you tried a different key? > > While slim chance it is that simple might be worth a try before you > tear into the radio? > > 73 Chuck AA8VS > > > Here's what I did now to rule out the actual K3 jack: > > I took the rear bottom panel off. I checked continuity with a plug > connected to the socket. I touched ground on the plug and G on the RF main > board and that passed. Did the same with ring R, and tip T, and all > passed. So there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the contacts > inside the jack itself. > > Strange... > -- > 73 de James K2QI > President UNARC/4U1UN > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73 de James K2QI President UNARC/4U1UN ______________________________________________________________ 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
