Re: [Elecraft] K3 spurs

2018-05-18 Thread Bill Stravinsky via Elecraft
If you have an older K3 there was a problem with them generating a spur.  I had the problem when a friend reported hearing me on a 2nd freq.I'm guessing nobody still has an older K3 though with this problem. We have determined that a small number of K3/100s and KPA3s left the factory earlier

Re: [Elecraft] K3 spurs

2018-05-15 Thread K9MA
I've seen a K3 generate spurs when the power supply was overloaded, and went into current limit. 73, Scott  K9MA On 5/15/2018 15:38, Clay Autery wrote: I don't know where your antenna is located, how your feedline runs, or where your dummy load is located, but You have some kind of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 spurs

2018-05-15 Thread Clay Autery
I don't know where your antenna is located, how your feedline runs, or where your dummy load is located, but You have some kind of switch mode power supply or similar device that is coupling with your antenna and/or feedline. That the signal dissipates some when on the dummy load is a

[Elecraft] K3 spurs

2018-05-15 Thread Roger D Johnson
I was watching 6m yesterday and noticed several spurs. They were spaced 39kHz apart. Amplitude dropped but didn't disappear when switched to dummy load. I have the K3 with new synthesizer boards. Just wondering if anyone else seeing something similar. IOW is it something in the K3 or external?