Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue FIXED!!!!!
Glad to hear you got the problem solved, Ronnie,. A properly seated TMP connector isn’t like to just pop out, even with the rigors of shipping. So it’s a better than even bet it wasn’t properly seated to begin with. If shipping actually did that to a seated TMP connector, you probably would have received a very non-rectangular radio with a forklift tine through the front panel :-) Grant NQ5T __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue FIXED!!!!!
God knows how much they beat the radio in shipping! 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 7/19/20 10:30 AM, w5...@comcast.net wrote: First let me thank each and every one of you for your suggestions. Victor, 4X6GP suggested I check all the small cables going in and out of the Synthesizers and THERE IT WAS!! One of them was completely out!! Plugged it back in and all is well!! Man you guys are great!! Thanks so much for all the help! Ronnie W5SUM -Original Message- From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:00 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue I suggest that you call Elecraft Support on Monday. I'm sure they have a diagnostic procedure that they can take you through on the phone. Even if there IS a failure somewhere, chances are that you can fix it yourself with their help. Just guessing, but I suggest you open it and make sure all the small coax cables to the synthesizers are well seated. Since it was recently shipped, something could have worked loose. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel Formerly K2VCO CWops no. 5 http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 19/07/2020 19:53, w5...@comcast.net wrote: ok I'm going to be answering several of your suggestions at once here. First, when I powered off last night, I used the power button on the K3 itself, I did not kill the power supply first The sub RX has been turned off and the RX Ant is NOT selected. Ant 1 is selected and the Antenna IS plugged into the port The is NO noise shown on the S meter and I have a pretty constant S3 to S5 noise here at my qth. Regardless of mode selected there is no power output, the display says 0 When I activate the tuner, regardless of band, it shows no SWR, says 5 watts out, but there is NO POWER OUT of it. It always acts like it is matching, or sounds like it is. Ronnie -Original Message- From: Bill Frantz Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM To: w5...@comcast.net Cc: Ian Kahn ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue The K3 can get antennas in a bewildering collection of ways. If the RX antenna switch is on -- and this was my way of getting on reception -- it might be your problem. The K3 can also send received signals out on one of the BNC connectors and expect to get them back on another. I recommend a careful reading of the manual, perhaps in PDF form with a search for "antenna". The manual is downloadable from the Elecraft web site. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/19/20 at 12:10 PM, w5...@comcast.net wrote: yes sir.. using antenna port 1 and have it selected. HOWEVER.. I did move the antenna to port 2 and selected that port to no improvement. Same issue --- Bill Frantz | Privacy is dead, get over | Periwinkle (408)348-7900 | it. | 150 Rivermead Rd #235 www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy (1999) | Peterborough, NH 03458 __ 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 Message delivered to k2vco@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to w5...@comcast.net __ 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 Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue FIXED!!!!!
First let me thank each and every one of you for your suggestions. Victor, 4X6GP suggested I check all the small cables going in and out of the Synthesizers and THERE IT WAS!! One of them was completely out!! Plugged it back in and all is well!! Man you guys are great!! Thanks so much for all the help! Ronnie W5SUM -Original Message- From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:00 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue I suggest that you call Elecraft Support on Monday. I'm sure they have a diagnostic procedure that they can take you through on the phone. Even if there IS a failure somewhere, chances are that you can fix it yourself with their help. Just guessing, but I suggest you open it and make sure all the small coax cables to the synthesizers are well seated. Since it was recently shipped, something could have worked loose. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel Formerly K2VCO CWops no. 5 http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 19/07/2020 19:53, w5...@comcast.net wrote: ok I'm going to be answering several of your suggestions at once here. First, when I powered off last night, I used the power button on the K3 itself, I did not kill the power supply first The sub RX has been turned off and the RX Ant is NOT selected. Ant 1 is selected and the Antenna IS plugged into the port The is NO noise shown on the S meter and I have a pretty constant S3 to S5 noise here at my qth. Regardless of mode selected there is no power output, the display says 0 When I activate the tuner, regardless of band, it shows no SWR, says 5 watts out, but there is NO POWER OUT of it. It always acts like it is matching, or sounds like it is. Ronnie -Original Message- From: Bill Frantz Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM To: w5...@comcast.net Cc: Ian Kahn ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue The K3 can get antennas in a bewildering collection of ways. If the RX antenna switch is on -- and this was my way of getting on reception -- it might be your problem. The K3 can also send received signals out on one of the BNC connectors and expect to get them back on another. I recommend a careful reading of the manual, perhaps in PDF form with a search for "antenna". The manual is downloadable from the Elecraft web site. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/19/20 at 12:10 PM, w5...@comcast.net wrote: yes sir.. using antenna port 1 and have it selected. HOWEVER.. I did move the antenna to port 2 and selected that port to no improvement. Same issue --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over | Periwinkle (408)348-7900 | it. | 150 Rivermead Rd #235 www.pwpconsult.com |- Scott McNealy (1999) | Peterborough, NH 03458 __ 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 Message delivered to k2vco@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to w5...@comcast.net __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com