You're not alone Don. I have the exact same issue. If I place my hand on the top of the P3 cabinet the displayed noise goes to zero. I'll be interested to see what kind of feedback you receive.
Frank - W6NEK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wines" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft] P3 - Appearent P3 Anomoly > Guys, > > My P3 has developed a problem that appears to be some internally generated > noise that shows up on the screen but doesn't come from the K3. Below is a > link to a video I made this morning for a visual description of the > problem. After the P3 has warmed up it will disappear. It will gradually > migrate from right to left (higher to lower in freq) and eventually either > disappear or go out of range of the display. It doesn't to interfere with > reception even when the signal is within the noise boundary. > > This problem seems to occur on all bands from 40 thru 10 meters. I haven't > seen it below 40 meters. There is no ground lug on the P3 but the K3 > itself is well grounded. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/43690708@N02/5684413732/ > > I didn't show it on the video but when the Select knob is turned even with > no function displayed the noise spreads out over a much wider span but > then re-concentrates after the knob is left alone. > > The P3 has performed flawlessly up to this point. This problem seems to be > superficial in that is doesn't otherwise affect the operation of the unit. > > Any ideas from anybody especially you guys in Aptos! > > Don Wines > K5DW ______________________________________________________________ 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
