[Elecraft] K3 sudden loss of RF power output

[Philip Leonard WVØT]

My K3 did the same thing.  This is the 2nd year in a row I've lost
output power during Field Day.  Not good.

Philip


Missouri Guy wrote:
> Hi Gents,
> 
> K3 sudden loss of RF power output:
> I was operating the FD event over the weekend...had a nice
> pileup going...I heard a "pop" in the headphones and discovered
> that there was ZERO RF power output when there should have been
> 100 Watts.  Receiver was OK and the radio was otherwise "acting" 
> normally as when switching from receive to transmit.  
> Circuit breaker not tripped.
> 
> I want to do some troubleshooting before (and if) I send the
> radio to Elecraft.   Per a Google search, this has happened
> before to others and a bad Q8/Q9 and R66 on the RF board 
> might be suspect.   Anything else on the list?