[Elecraft] K3 antenna tiner related question

[John]

Ken

Does it happen in the bypass mode?

I wonder if there may be a little SWR left after the tune cycle, and 
when you key, the ATU tries to take it out.
  John
k7up


At 08:51 PM 16/07/08, you wrote:

>A relay in the area of the antenna tuner in my K3 (S/N 56)
>is clicking randomly on several bands as I send CW.  It
>does -not- follow the CW keying and seems to be totally
>random in nature.  The "click rate" isn't related to keying
>speed, either.  T/R change-over delay isn't involved. I've
>had no reports of keying anomalies when on the air, and
>it sounds normal in my K2's receiver.  There is only one antenna 
>cable connected to the radio, to "ANT 1"
>
>Does anyone else observe this?  It's quiet ... the only way
>I became aware of it was when I accidently bumped the key
>while I was leaning over the radio doing something behind it.
>
>73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
>     ElecraftCovers at rfwave.net
>_