Jon, I can't help you much other than the fact that mine does not do this.
My setup is the same as yours. K1-- about 18 inches of cable --- W1 --- 18 inches of cable--- ant. tuner. I replaced the W1 with a coupler and no change. Try swapping out cables or a coupler as previously posted. I can't see any reason the the W1 would pick up white noise on or off. Note: I only checked my on 40 meters. HTH, Chris, KE6GS /XE3 K1 - #2481 _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008_______________________________________________ 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