Hi Don,
Thank you for the SSCW contact this past weekend. I believe you were the one
who told me I had a chirp. (If not, I am sorry to have burdened you with this).
After the report, I immediately switched from my K3 to a K2 and finished the
contest. I was using N3FJP software to key the K3 as well as a paddle for
keying the K3 keyer. Can you tell me how bad the chirp was? I have had two
other reports like this during contests - even the QRP ARCI at 5 watts. It
seems it comes on after I have used the K3 for a substantial amount of time. I
contacted Elecraft support and they suggested some things to check out, but it
is very difficult to do when the radio works fine most of the time. I set it up
here with a loop from the logging program and let it run into a dummy load for
over an hour with no change. I may have to send it back to them for their
analysis.
Anyway, I finished the contest with 706 Qs in 77 sections (no ND, NL, NT) for a
score of 100K+. Sure is a fun contest. I really enjoy the K3, but the K2 is
still a very good radio for CW contests also. I made 357 Qs with the K3 and 349
with the K2.
Thanks and best regards.
Dick Housden, W0NTA
Greeley, CO
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