[Elecraft] K3 - Strange Mode Problem]

David F. Reed davereed at w5sv.org
Thu Nov 6 20:27:42 EST 2008


Fred,

Leave the K3 in USB, and try pressing the left side of the mode switch 
and holding it down a bit longer (that's the *ALT*ernate Mode selection).

If that doesn't work, the K3 is dysfunctional; if you failed to try 
that, the technical difficulty is that it was not in your mind. :-)

73 de Dave, W5SV

Fred Jensen wrote:
> This is going to have a very simple solution, and I'll feel very 
> stupid about it, but I can't get my K3 to go into LSB on 75m.  Freq is 
> set to 3.800.000 MHz, and the radio works just fine, only cycling 
> through the modes gives me USB.  No problems on 40m or 20m.  I don't 
> operate much phone and it was on 80CW following the SSCW, I was 
> working with N1MM in anticipation of the SSPH coming up weekend after 
> next.
>
> Related question:  I don't seem to be able to select opposite sideband 
> on any of the other bands.  20m and down offer only USB.  Is my radio 
> broken, or is this a technical difficulty in my mind.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2009 Cal QSO Party  3-4 Oct 2008
> - www.cqp.org



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