Ralph, That error message is applicable only to the old synthesizer, indicating the new one has not been detected by the K3 firmware. Customer support will immediately send out a replacement (please contact them to make arrangements). We'd like to get the original back for analysis.
73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 23, 2015, at 5:08 AM, Ralph McClintock <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the update on the No RX/NO TX problem with my K3. It was the new > KSYN3A Synthesizer as, I suspect, has died. It would not do CAL but gave > Error: E 00044 ERR VC4. It was installed the first day of summer and died > on the last day of summer! > Thanks to all who gave thoughts and advice. > W1ZK > > On 9/22/2015 2:32 PM, Ralph McClintock wrote: >> I folks, >> Just turned on my K3/100, SN8600 series, rig but I now have no receive plus >> no transmit RF out. And, CQWW RTTY is in a few days. The K3 worked perfectly >> yesterday but today no RX, no TX, other than that single (non RF) bar on RF >> out when keyed. It is not in Test mode, not in Transverter mode. Just shut >> down yesterday, turn on today and nothing. The Pre-Amp on/off amplifies the >> noise, so it looks like the RX is working just has no antenna input. It is >> not antennas, coax etc as the K2/100 sitting next to the K3 works perfectly >> on all bands/antennas. Yes, I did check it directly to the same antenna as >> the K2. It feels like a PIN diode problem to me. Any ideas I may have missed. >> Thanks, W1ZK >> > > -- > Secretary USS PUEBLO Veterans Association > Life Member American Ex-Prisoners of War > Life Member Disabled American Veterans > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
