I had the same issue and it was a bad connection on the TMP cables. I just reseated all of them and all has been OK for me. I hope I didn't just jinx it.
Mike KK9V On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 12:54 PM <w5...@comcast.net> wrote: > ok I'm going to be answering several of your suggestions at once here. > > First, when I powered off last night, I used the power button on the K3 > itself, I did not kill the power supply first > > The sub RX has been turned off and the RX Ant is NOT selected. Ant 1 is > selected and the Antenna IS plugged into the port > > The is NO noise shown on the S meter and I have a pretty constant S3 to > S5 > noise here at my qth. > > Regardless of mode selected there is no power output, the display says 0 > > When I activate the tuner, regardless of band, it shows no SWR, says 5 > watts > out, but there is NO POWER OUT of it. It always acts like it is matching, > or > sounds like it is. > > Ronnie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Frantz > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM > To: w5...@comcast.net > Cc: Ian Kahn ; Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue > > The K3 can get antennas in a bewildering collection of ways. If > the RX antenna switch is on -- and this was my way of getting on > reception -- it might be your problem. The K3 can also send > received signals out on one of the BNC connectors and expect to > get them back on another. > > I recommend a careful reading of the manual, perhaps in PDF form > with a search for "antenna". The manual is downloadable from the > Elecraft web site. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > On 7/19/20 at 12:10 PM, w5...@comcast.net wrote: > > >yes sir.. using antenna port 1 and have it selected. HOWEVER.. I did > move > >the antenna to port 2 and selected that port to no improvement. Same issue > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz | Privacy is dead, get over | Periwinkle > (408)348-7900 | it. | 150 Rivermead > Rd #235 > www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy (1999) | Peterborough, > NH 03458 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 mik...@gmail.com > -- Mike Stokes KK9V ______________________________________________________________ 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
