Well it won't do 120 watts, only goes to 110. And , page 9 of the manual details the by band output power with a warning that IMD and spurious products are specified at 100 watts. Read between the lines.
...bill nr4c Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [email protected] wrote: > >Not to pick on anyone but do I remember wrong? > >I've never seen Elecraft recommend running a K3/10 at 12w or a K3/100 at 120. > >Maybe I missed it? > >I don't this caused the problem but I see this 12/120 pretty frequently. > >73 >Mike R > > > >m: Lewis Phelps <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected] List" <[email protected]> >Subject: [Elecraft] K3 suddenly died >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >I'm looking for troubleshooting ideas. > >My K3-10 suddenly died while in use. Here's what happened: > >I was listening and transmitting on 15 meters. Heard a station in Kansas 5-9 >calling into the California QSO Party. I couldn't reach him despite a strong >signal from him. SWR 1.1:0 outputting 12 watts. > >Beginning to think I was having some kind of problem, I decided to power off >the K3 and turn it back on to reset it. When I hit the power switch, the rig >shut off with a fairly loud "pop" from the speakers. > >Then it wouldn't turn back on at all. > >Power supply is fine; 13.98 volts from 50 amp Astron linear supply. Power >cable is fine; full voltage at rig end of power cord. > >Disconnected all peripherals (speakers, straight key, transverter control >cable and RF coax cables to xv432, and mic (Kenwood MC-90 into front panel). >Still no joy. > >Any suggestions, other than packing it to send to the Mother Ship? > >Lew N6LEW > > > >Lew Phelps N6LEW >Pasadena, CA DM04wd >Elecraft K3-10 >Yaesu FT-7800 >[email protected] >www.ntlew.us > > > > > >Georgia Mules and Country boys are fading fast away > - The Osborne Brothers >______________________________________________________________ >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
