Gary,
Are you working in DATA A mode, and driving the audio to 4 bars solid
with the 5th bar flickering on the ALC meter?
That is the No ALC point for the K3/K3S/KX2/KX3. The lower bars are
there to give you a guide to adjust the audio.
So the common internet advice not to drive into ALC is being observed -
it is just that to point where that occurs is at a full 5th bar on the
ALC meter.
Moving the power knob "reactivates" the power control circuits, but if
you do not have enough audio, the power will not be steady - the radio
will "power hunt"
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/12/2018 11:12 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
Last night while using the K3s and WSJT-X
on meteor Scatter in the MSK144 mode I was
making numerous contacts. I stopped for
awhile and returned, this time noticing I
was not putting out any output from the
amp.
The rig went into the transmit state, and
the relay engaged on the amp. There was a
small grid current on the amp as one gets
with key down and no transmitted signal.
When I eventually moved the power control
on the K3s ever so slightly, it
transmitted properly. I had to do this
several times but did not notice it
before.
I re-loaded the factory settings with the
Elecraft Utility and the issue remains
albeit it is intermittent. Slightly moving
the power knob resolves the issue.
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