Thanks Victor. I'll check that out.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S birdies? Make sure the internal cables with the little TNC connectors are all seated properly. A poor shield connection can contribute to birdies. Oxidation or vibration could create this condition over time. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel Formerly K2VCO http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 11 Apr 2018 05:47, Don Sayler wrote: > Hi All. > > I've been monitoring this list for a while, and have gained some > useful insights from the posts. And now I have a question... > > I built my K3S #11310 last July, and I added the 100 watt amp and > sub-receiver last December. > > A few weeks ago, I started hearing some unusual tones around 14380 KHz > and 7259 KHz. The tones are much louder on 14380 than on 7259. At > 14380, I hear a lower-pitched tone on 14279.80, and a higher pitched > tone 14279.85. I hear both of these with no antenna connected. On 40m, > the tone is quiet enough that the background noise overcomes the tone. > But on 20m, the tones are quite loud. I also hear the tones on the > sub-receiver. > > Prior to a few weeks ago, I'm certain these tones were not present. I > saw the thread from 2012 about moving cables around in a K3, but if > there was a build problem, wouldn't these sounds have appeared > immediately? My routers are far away from my shack, and there is no > new equipment in the shack. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks. > > Don Sayler W7OXR Kirkland WA > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
