[Elecraft] K3 #379 minor stumble

Michael E. Dobson vze3xrrt at verizon.net
Thu Feb 14 18:34:59 EST 2008


I should have checked the archives.  You need to be tuned to one of 
the 60M channels to perform the TxG calibration on 60M. I found it 
there just as the message from Gary came in with the same info.

Red faced and all.

73,
Mike WA3KYY

At 06:12 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote:
>I've run into a minor glitch in the assembly of K3 #379.  I made it 
>up to the point of doing the 5W Transmitter Gain calibration without 
>a problem.  That went fine on every band but 60M, there I get no 
>more than 0.4W and a ERR TxG message when I exit Tune.  The 
>installation of the 100W amp and the final steps are on hold until I 
>hear back from K3support which means using the K3 in the ARRL CW 
>contest this weekend is very much in doubt.
>
>On the other hand, while waiting for a reply I snagged VP6DX on 17M 
>at about 22:55Z with my trusty K2 for my first QSO with them.
>
>73,
>Mike WA3KYY
>K2 #2221
>K3 #379
>
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