Unfortunately you won't be able to measure an RF signal at the IF output connector with a meter or oscilloscope unless you have a REALLY strong signal at the K3 antenna input.
As a general sanity check, you could do a DC voltage measurement on the JFET just to make sure it is still drawing current. I don't know the exact voltage, but I imagine you should get a volt or two on the JFET source (R9 source resistor). That does require taking the bottom panel off the K3 again. Alan N1AL On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 15:33 -0500, James Sarte wrote: > Hi Alan, > > Unfortunately, I do not have a second receiver. Is there a way I can > test output voltages with my meter - anything at all to just confirm > that the resistor is indeed working? > > Anyway, the rig passed the smoke test upon turning on so that's a good > start right there. > > James K2QI > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Alan Bloom <a...@elecraft.com> wrote: > If you have a second receiver, you could connect it to the K3 > IF output. > Tune the second receiver to 8.215 MHz and you should hear > whatever the > K3 is hearing at a similar signal level. (About an S-unit > lower with > the K3 preamp off, one S-unit higher with preamp on.) > > Alan N1AL > > > > > -- > 73 de James K2QI ______________________________________________________________ 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
