[Elecraft] K3--Strange Issue On 40 SSB

[Greg - AB7R]

Dave,

This is a bug that was just recently found.  We're in the process of testing 
updated firmware to fix this.


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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009 and 0319

On Fri Mar 14  6:51 , "T. David Yarnes"  sent:

>Hi All,
>
>I suspect when some read this they will think I am daft.
>But I will mention it anyway.  Here's the problem.  And it
>only seems to happen on 40 meter SSB.  Sometimes, but not
>always, when I try to transmit on the SSB portion of 40, I
>will not see any consistent power output on my meter.  It is
>erratic, and for the most part seems to be nil, but with
>short high peaks.  On other bands, when I modulate I see a
>nice consistent meter reading that matches my voice
>modulating the radio.  Just what you would expect.  On 40,
>my antenna is actually set for the lower part of the band,
>but my ATU seems to have no problem showing me a 1:1 match
>in the SSB part of the band.  Now for the strange part,
>which I just discovered.  If I switch to CW, but at that
>higher band location, and key the transmitter briefly (which
>then shows normal power output), I can then return to SSB
>mode and my modulation per the meter looks normal!  I've
>changed no other settings in the meantime.  I have not
>retuned either.  It's as if giving a short CW burst first
>unlocks the transmitter for SSB.
>
>Anybody have any idea what is happening?
>
>Dave W7AQK
>
>
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