[Elecraft] K3 kit problem

[WILLIS COOKE]

I sent mine to Aptos per the instruction that I
received even though Gary was the one who tried to
help me on the internet.  I did receive information
that mine had arrived Monday.  I hope to hear
something next week.  I assume that #106 was an error
as #106 should have shipped last year sometime.  They
are pretty busy, so I suppose a cue for repair is not
unreasonable, but I am anxious about it none the less.

Cookie, K5EWJ

--- Mike Penkas <mpenkas at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Cookie,
> My #106 developed the VCO err problem also.  After
> working with Gary for a 
> week, getting a new KSYN3 board and all-  still no
> fix.  I mailed it to Gary 
> on the 26th of June and it sat in a UPS warehouse
> til Thursday when he got 
> back from vacation.  I am starting to wonder how
> many of us are waiting for 
> repairs right now.  I think most of us don't mention
> it on the reflector.
> Wayne called me on the 26th and wanted me to send
> the radio directly to him 
> to work on it but I had just got home from the UPS
> store and already mailed 
> it to AZ per Elecrafts RSA instructions.
>                                          Mike WA8EBM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "WILLIS COOKE" <wrcooke at flash.net>
> To: "Dave Hachadorian" <K6LL at ARRL.net>; "Elecraft
> Reflector" 
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 kit problem
> 
> 
> >I had the same experience with 1025 except that
> when I
> > went back to the VCO CAL stage I got a error.
> > Attempts to cure the problem working with Elecraft
> > were not successful and I returned the transceiver
> to
> > Elecraft.  They have had it since last Monday and
> I
> > have not heard anything yet.  I don't know if they
> are
> > having difficulty or if they have a cue and have
> not
> > worked on it yet.  I hope to hear something soon.
> >
> > Cookie, K5EWJ
> >
> > --- Dave Hachadorian <K6LL at ARRL.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to
> do
> >> the
> >> reference oscillator calibration by zero-beating
> >> with WWV, I
> >> found that the receiver is deaf. Even with a
> large
> >> antenna
> >> connected, there is no increase in background
> noise,
> >> and no
> >> signals can be heard.
> >>
> >> When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it
> came
> >> up with
> >> ERR IO1. Scary stuff. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
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Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ