Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput

2010-10-07 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO wrote: I have (and have always had) mine set to 20 also. Didn't help, in this instance. I often turn the AGC off when running JT65A on 20m using the JT65-HF software, so that a strong signal somewhere in the 2 kHz passband doesn't trigger the AGC and wipe out a

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput

2010-10-07 Thread Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO wrote: I have (and have always had) mine set to 20 also. Didn't help, in this instance. I often turn the AGC off when running JT65A on 20m using the JT65-HF software, so that a strong signal somewhere in the 2 kHz passband

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput

2010-10-06 Thread Dave Hachadorian
Go to the Elecraft mail archives and search for the thread K3 speaker amp - sub side inop. It's a tricky part to replace, but it's $5 if you do it yourself, vs. about $140 (shipping, parts, labor) if Elecraft does it. Another option is to just leave it dead, which I think I will do next time

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput

2010-10-06 Thread JAMES ROGERS
Bill, Look at your K3 manual page 53. and note the menu item AF LIM. After seeing the posts on the amp failure, I immediate set this to limit the AF output to safe levels as I frequently operate without the AGC being ON (digital modes). I have mine set to 20, just arbitrary, half

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput

2010-10-06 Thread Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
. Bill W5WVO -- From: JAMES ROGERS w4...@bellsouth.net Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 22:01 To: Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO w5...@cybermesa.net Cc: [Elecraft] elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput Bill, Look