Thanks to Ken and Don - mic is working great - appreciate the extremely rapid replies guys!
(a case of missing something in the manual) 73 John VE3NFK PS - what about the second 'weird behaviour'? VE3NFK wrote: > > Hi I have sn 709 - I have my Heil HC4 from my TS-2000 8 pin conn - when > I plug it into the K3 - I hear noise from the MICROPHONE??? > > The 'manual' says: " to select front or rear panel microphone AND to turn > BIAS on/off, use the MAIN:Mic SRC menu entry.. > > My firmware 1.78 only shows: MIC SEL FP.H b1 A5 and I have not > figured out how to adjust it - the main VFO knob also gives me a choice of > rP.H and LInE In .. > > On a separate note - I have this anomaly that I emailed support on Friday > night: > > "Managed to 'lock-up' my K3 - NO buttons work - including power - had to > pull the power plug.... > going thru the config menu - at PTT-KEY both ' OFF-OFF' tried to change > values and complete lockup > Completely repeatable - go to config PTT then move main vfo control and > lock up. > Was on AM 13840 listening to a SW station/ > Changed mode/freq - still does it - as soon as main VFO adjusted. " > > Any advice/help comments? > > tnxs > > John VE3NFK > > > > Gary Hembree wrote: >> >> This is a known problem with the Rev B front panel artwork. I had the >> exact same problem with a MH2 mike when I first used my K3/100 SN 729 a >> week ago on 6 meters to contact a local friend who is a well-known VHF >> and HF DXer and contester. Unfortunately it did not make a good >> impression! There is a ground trace missing from one end of C98 and C97 >> on the front panel board. These capacitors are associated with the mike >> bias circuit. Hence the problem with the MH2. I am told that an >> official Elecraft fix is going to be released this coming week. Several >> of us who noticed this problem were given the fix to try and it worked >> three out of three times. If you must use a mike that needs bias then >> use the rear panel connector for now (i.e. Elecraft or Icom Proset). >> MH2s are excluded of course, unless you have an appropriate adapter. 688 >> is the earliest SN that we know is affected. The other three were 690, >> 728 and 729. Elecraft is fixing front panel boards now before they ship >> anymore. >> 73 >> Gary, N7IR >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-R-MH2-mic-problems-tp16917192p16927436.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
