Howdy Gang:
I find my KX3 to be my "go to" QRP rig these days....my K3 is getting dusty
(grin).
I was on 15M CW the other day and noticed birdies every 1Khz across the band.
I didn't think this was right so I dug deeper.
After eliminating the antenna coax switch and connecting the antenna directly
to my KX3 lo and behold...no birdies.
Hmmm....what's going on here.
I replaced the coax jumper cable (RG58) from my KX3 to my coax antenna switch
with a new one and the birdies disappeared!!
I checked the cable (PL259's on each end) and found that the braid was not
soldered....evidently the only thing making connection from the braid to the
reducer was a friction fit.
The copper braid looked kinda sparse so I replaced with a know new good jumper
cable and the problem was solved.
Now I'm gonna check all the coax jumper cables I have in the shack and make
sure they all have properly installed coax connectors on them.
Lesson learned....now back to 15M!!
73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore I am
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