Gary, I do see a difference between two cables. Both are the same gauge, one from a K2 kit and the other some "scrap" from a hamfest.
This is a different PS too, slightly higher output voltage about 13.8 VDC to begin with. With the K3 internal meter I read 13.7 in Rx and 13.4 in Tx. Much better spread... Powerpole on one end 1/4" lugs on the other. The other issues seem a bit better, which makes me wonder if there is something in the internal power in chain not doing it's job... Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Gary Hvizdak <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Gary Hvizdak <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 problems > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 9:52 AM > Julius, > > > > What length is the cable between PS and K3? What gauge > is it? Are all > connections tight, including the joints between the cable > wire and the > connectors themselves? (If the answers to any of these > questions appear > "unusual" then I suggest you share them with the > group.) > > > > 73, > Gary KI4GGX > > > > _____ > > > > Julius Fazekas > Sun Feb 1 09:10:59 EST 2009 > > > > I've had a number of things crop up since trying to get > on RTTY. There may > be no link to trying to get the rig going on FSK, and the > issues are noted > in CW mode (my primary activity). > > There have been several one-time error messages. The most > recent one being: > E 0444A7 ERR DSE. > > I've received overtemp warnings on 160, even though I > had not been > transmitting on the first key down. I've checked the > PS, one that I've been > using for years. It is metered and the output voltage does > not waver. I've > checked it with a Fluke in Rx and Tx, and it reads > 13.4VDC/13.3VDC > respectively. The K3 internal meter reads 13.3 and 12.2! > That doesn't seem > right. > > Also, I seem to have lost control of my RF Gain pot. It > does not function in > AGC, either F or S. Sometimes I can get it to work in > AGC-OFF, cycling the > radio on and of seems to place it back in the > non-functioning mode as does > changing bands. I've put all of the AGC settings back > to factory default. > Same problem. > > I'm using the last official firmware release 2.78 and > whatever the > associated DSP firmware was. > > It might be something blatantly obvious, but I'm > missing it. Any suggestions > before I go batty? > > Thanks, > Julius > > Wanted to put the second Rx in, but with this weirdness, > I'm holding off. > > Julius Fazekas > N2WN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
