Open it up and make sure that the antenna connector is securely connected to 
the ATU board.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:46 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> So was the antenna and related cabling/connectors good as verified by your 
> analyzer at the point of the radio connection?  In some 60 years of doing 
> this, I have yet to find the radio to be the problem when it tells me it’s 
> looking into high SWR.  There’s a first time for everything, course :-)
> 
> 
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 2:23 PM, rich hurd WC3T <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Okay, so I took the plunge and disconnected the KX3 to take with me on
>> vacation.   Hooking it back up proved to be a tad problematic - SWRs of
>> 25:1 and no signals from any bands, anywhere.  I'm now working through what
>> options I have, starting with checking female connector deformation and
>> doing what I can to examine oxidation, and general quarrantining of wires
>> and connectors.
>> 
>> I also wrote to Elecraft to get a quote for a replacement BNC connector
>> with the LPF installed - worst case is I'll just start over again with a
>> new chassis connector.
>> 
>> Ain't radio fun?   :)
>> 
> 
> Grant NQ5T
> K3 #2091, KX3 #8342
> 
> 
> 
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