Re: [Elecraft] K3S issue

2018-02-23 Thread Dave W8FGU
Matteo, I had the same with my build years ago. Turned out that I crushed one of the driver transistors while seating the amp. You might check that. I believe it is located near the rear panel. I was able to straighten it out and get it working until I received a replacement from Elecraft.

[Elecraft] K3S issue

2018-02-23 Thread Matteo Gosi via Elecraft
Hello, I have finished to build my K3S but unfortunately I am experiencing some issue.Everything seems to work fine as no errors are showing in the display and when I did the TX gain calibration it went ok with no errors.I have the ATU and 100W PA installed.Basically what is happening is, if I

Re: [Elecraft] K3s Issue

2016-09-11 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dave, There are no menu items - KEYOUT should "simply work". Make certain it is not the cable - put your ohmmeter in the KEYOUT jack. During receive it should show an open circuit. During transmit is should be close to zero ohms. If that is how it behaves, the K3 is working properly.

[Elecraft] K3s Issue

2016-09-11 Thread David Blake via Elecraft
I have a K3s #10113 that was involved in a lightening strike and just returnedfrom Elecraft after repair and upgrades. My KIO3B was destroyed "beyondeconomic repair" and a trace was burned and repaired on the RF board.  Ihad the general coverage module add as well as the 8 - 10W 2 meter xvtr.