[Elecraft] Something happened behind my back!

[Dick Roth KA1OZ]

My K3 will not turn on.  It was semi-alive last night.  When I press the 
"Power" button, the power supply meter reads about 2 amps and its 
lighted meter glow brighter, but the K3 front panel lies lifeless.

I have been troubleshooting what appears to be a problem:  when 
attempting to calibrate the KSYN3 I repeatedly got VFO A: E00005, VFO B: 
ERR VCO at the test's conclusion.  Pushing ahead I attempted to perform 
the cal for KREF3 using the beat frequency method, but could not hear 
any on the air signal that were recognizable.  Instead there were 
various signals roaming across the bandwidth.  My first thought was to 
use a better antenna, but later pulled the KSYN3 to check for lead 
clearance and proper mating of the connector.  All seemed ok, but the 
radio wouldn't work.  So I left it still giving me VCO errors and went 
to bed.  Just getting home I found the condition I mentioned above.

I'm not sure which direction to take, but I think I'll back off and 
watch baseball before going through the schematics.

ttfn &
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73,
Dick ka1oz
Middleborough, MA

K3/100(Kit) SN 000859
Titan-DX (to come)