I have also noticed that if you lower the rf gain that that meter does not deflect all to S9 like my other K3 that does not exhibit this issue.
On 8/11/2011 5:44 PM, Phillip Shepard wrote: > It actually does it with a blank phone plug inserted. As soon as the plug > goes in, the S meter jumps up. The signal itself does not change, just the > meter reading. I have not examined the area around the jack inside to see > if there is anything odd. That may be next. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bruce Beford > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S meter oddities > > >> When I plug my headphones into the K3 the S Meter jumps up about 5 s >> units. This unit is running 4.31 FW. I obviously have not tried new > 4.39. > >> Just curious if anyone else has seen this. >> Mike W0MU > My K3 s/n 559 running 4.39 does -not- exhibit this behavior. As far as I can > recall, it never has. Using Koss and Yamaha phones here. On what bands/under > what conditions? Is it possible you are actually coupling some kind of RF > (not necessarily ham transmissions, but something else in the house/shack) > back into the rig from within your environment via the phones lead? > GL, > Bruce, N1RX > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 CQ WW DX CW ______________________________________________________________ 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
