I found it! I went back and saw a bent pin on the KXV3 and took those boards including IO out and reseated and all is well!
Thanks! Joe From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New K3 build, LOW LOW sensitivity. Check all the coaxial cables that plug into the boards and front panel. Make sure they go the right places. I would also check the way you have decided to handle the coax going to the coax chassis connector SO239. There are a couple of ways to do this depending on your options. Mike W0MU On 3/1/2015 3:45 PM, Joe Moffatt wrote: > Ok, checked the RX ANT switch. It was not on. I did connect an antenna to the > RX ANT jack and switched to it, but no difference. > > Not sure what is wrong where. In any case, there is very little sensitivity > in the K3 at this point. > > Don't know what to check. I have gone back through the best I can... seems > everything was done correctly. > > Very careful about ESD. > > Joe > > > > From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 12:38 PM > To: Joe Moffatt > Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New K3 build, LOW LOW sensitivity. > > Joe, > > Do you have a KXV3 module installed? You may be switched to the RX antenna. > > Wayne > N6KR > > On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:48 AM, joemoffatt > <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]%3e><mailto:[email protected]%3e><mailto:[email protected]%3e%3e> > wrote: > >> Everything in the manual checked out ok. I am at the stage before putting in >> the 100 watt PA. Just checking things out. I have the IF Out board, but >> that's about it. No ATU. Setup filters, etc. But, I have only about S1 >> on the S Meter, and can only weakly hear the strongest of signals. Even WWV >> is poor. This is on a known good antenna/coax. >> >> Anyhow, just wondering what to check. I haven't set the REF OSC yet because >> I can't get a strong enough signal to do it. >> >> Ideas? 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