[Elecraft] K3 Audio Problem

[BOB PHILBROOK]

My DSP board failed 4 months after the kit K3 #818 was assembled.

I had no audio anywhere.  The S meter showed almost full scale.  The receiver resting current went from .85 to 1.01 amps.  Replacement KIO3 boards did not cure the problem.  Gary at Elecraft suggested it might be the DSP board if the KIO3 boards did not solve the problem.

I sent the rig to Elecraft for warranty work and it was the DSP board.  Great service from Elecraft and Gary by the way.

Since the QST review of the K3/100 also had an audio failure along with a few reported on the reflector, I wonder if there is a design/reliability problem here?

Bob, K9PAG
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