Carl,
Unless you are OK with operating at the 11 watt level and below, I would
ask for an RSA and send in the K3S as soon as you get it. Turn around
times on repairs are typically 2 to 3 weeks depending on the backlog.
The K4 is not likely to ship until late April or early May, and I don't
know how far down on the order list you may be - I surmise there are a
LOT of pre-orders.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/3/2020 5:34 PM, Carl Yaffey wrote:
When I get my K4 (hopefully May . . .), I currently plan to send in my K3S for
repair. I have already talked with support.
The symptoms are:
1) In transmit mode, no power when raising the power above 11 watts. This
happens about 90% of the time. So the 100w amp is not totally gone.
2) In receive mode, sound drops considerably when raising the power above 11
watts. This is, of course, coincident with the 100w amp failing.
I haven’t found anything that causes the amp to come and go. Seems random. In
can be OK while sending and the suddenly fail.
Also, the transmit calibration fails.
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