[Elecraft] K3: cw xmiting 2 signals 600hz apart: HELP

[Steve Ellington]

Ive seen this several times on other rigs, not the K3. In a couple of 
instances it turned out to be low DC supply voltage. Be sure it's 13.8V. 
Good luck. 73
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <dougzzz at gmail.com>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 4:58 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3: cw xmiting 2 signals 600hz apart: HELP


> Hi everybody...
>
> I local K3 owner received this memo and forwarded it to me this
> morning for my opinion:
>
> <When you were working HA5JI, you had a side band about s6 up about
> 600 Hz.  I did not check the down side. Your main signal was s9+20.>
>
> I was at work so I said I would listen when I got home (we live about
> 3 miles apart).
>
> On 160m (where he got the notice), his signal sounded fine barefoot,
> but with the amp on, I could hear it also.  So I asked him to qsy to
> 40m where he is about 25db over 9 on my K3.  And as I tuned off of
> him, I could hear the "second signal" as described above.  The 2nd
> signal tunes in the same direction as the real signal (it is not blow
> by).
>
> Any comments or even better, any suggestions for him?
>
> Thanks,
> Doug KR2Q
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