I recently received my K3 s/n 2324 back from Elecraft after being repaired from lightning damage. The Damage was not extensive and Elecraft did some other repairs that preceded the lightning strike.
However, when received I found that the KEY OUT FED Q3 was shorted (perhaps not tested by Elecraft at the factory?) so I decided to repair it myself rather than sending it back and waiting who knows how many weeks for a simple repair. Let me tell you, it was no simple task for a non-electronics tech who can't see very well any more. Of course Q3 was located on the motherboard and was buried under several other sandwiched boards and the sub-receiver.what a job (for me anyway). After putting everything back together, the KEY OUT now works but I get ZERO WATTS output. I have tried low and high power positions, CW and TUNE functions, but nothing A call to tech support, Rob suggested I check the TXIF cable connection, which I did. I checked all visible cables, everything is plugged in as required. I tried a transmitter calibration but for some reason I cannot communicate with the K3 using my RS232-USB cable, which is probably no good (Amazon) since I know the radio is communicating with other equipment just fine. Any ideas why I am now getting 0W output? I have tried everything I can think of but I am not a tech as I mentioned before. Thanks, Allen R. Brier N5XZ 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, TX 77406 713-705-4801 ______________________________________________________________ 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
