Because it was probably caused by a passing electrical storm. The RS-232 port was working before the storm and not after. Several people reported similar experiences, so I accepted the likelihood, even though I have run a pair of other radios for over 15 years without ever disconnecting the RS-232 cable (everything between house and tower *was* disconnected).
73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 7/2/2010 12:21 PM, Bob Dorchuck wrote: > " A couple of weeks ago I blew something on the KIO3A board in my > brand new K3" > > Could I ask why this was not covered under warranty if it was a brand new K3? > > Bob W6VY > > > Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative > Pete Smith > Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:41:10 -0700 > > Whoah! This is really news to me. A couple of weeks ago I blew > something on the KIO3A board in my brand new K3. The consensus at the > time was that it would not be cost-effective to send the board to > Elecraft for repair. In my conversations with Elecraft tech support, > nobody ever mentioned the possibility of a swap. As a result, I paid > $115 for a new replacement board, and have the old one on my desk here, > probably just needing a new U1, which I may just try to do myself. > > Would Elecraft really have accepted my damaged board and charged me such > a nominal figure for repair, and sent me a new board to use in the > meantime? Sounds too good to be true - maybe I'm misunderstanding. > > > 73, Pete N4ZR > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
