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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 3:45 PM, rich hurd WC3T <r...@wc3t.us> wrote: > > But only on JT modes? And this is a 7XXX serial number KX3. > > I do not think this has anything to do with the physical power connections, > but I did inspect them and they were all tight. > Going to pay more attention to see what might be going on during these Tx > cycles. > >> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> Rich, >> >> First check your power cables carefully for any sign of looseness. >> If none found, try wiggling the KX3 2.1mm power plug to see if that >> induces the failure. You may have a failed power jack. >> Early KX3s did not have the power jack glued to the board and could fail >> (even with the right angle power plug). The failure would be intermittent. >> >> I don't think it has anything to do with your operating mode. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> >>> On 3/21/2017 2:47 PM, rich hurd WC3T wrote: >>> >>> Okay, here's an odd one and I couldn't find any suggestions in the >>> archives >>> or using Google-fu. >>> >>> I can run any mode with my KX3/PX3/KXPA100 station with no incident except >>> for JT modes; using WSJT-X, I will complete a Tx cycle and randomly the >>> KX3 >>> will bounce (power off/power on.) >>> 9 times out of 10, I'm operating at 3W. I'll sometimes bump to 5. To >>> test this, I have also bumped it to 11 watts to kick the amp in and I get >>> the same reaction; that is, sometimes (but not always) the station just >>> decides it's had enough and the power bounces. Power supply is a Samlex >>> SEC-1223. >>> >> > > > -- > 73 (or 72 for the QRP folks), > Rich Hurd / WC3T > Northampton County RACES > EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 Grid: *FN20is* > 40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to nr4c@widomaker.comBut only on JT modes? And this is a > 7XXX serial number KX3. > > I do not think this has anything to do with the physical power connections, > but I did inspect them and they were all tight. > Going to pay more attention to see what might be going on during these Tx > cycles. > >> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> Rich, >> >> First check your power cables carefully for any sign of looseness. >> If none found, try wiggling the KX3 2.1mm power plug to see if that >> induces the failure. You may have a failed power jack. >> Early KX3s did not have the power jack glued to the board and could fail >> (even with the right angle power plug). The failure would be intermittent. >> >> I don't think it has anything to do with your operating mode. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> >>> On 3/21/2017 2:47 PM, rich hurd WC3T wrote: >>> >>> Okay, here's an odd one and I couldn't find any suggestions in the >>> archives >>> or using Google-fu. >>> >>> I can run any mode with my KX3/PX3/KXPA100 station with no incident except >>> for JT modes; using WSJT-X, I will complete a Tx cycle and randomly the >>> KX3 >>> will bounce (power off/power on.) >>> 9 times out of 10, I'm operating at 3W. I'll sometimes bump to 5. To >>> test this, I have also bumped it to 11 watts to kick the amp in and I get >>> the same reaction; that is, sometimes (but not always) the station just >>> decides it's had enough and the power bounces. Power supply is a Samlex >>> SEC-1223. >>> >> > > > -- > 73 (or 72 for the QRP folks), > Rich Hurd / WC3T > Northampton County RACES > EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 Grid: *FN20is* > 40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
