[Elecraft] K3 :: digital display of RF input level

Iain MacDonnell - N6ML ar at dseven.org
Fri Jun 5 01:00:37 EDT 2009



Milt, N5IA wrote:
> My K-3 has been working FB since it was birthed from a cardboard box.
> 
> However, when recently moving at a few miles from its normal crib to a 
> portable contest location a problem showed up.
> 
> At the contest site my baby will not make power once the power set control 
> is advanced to the level where the PA is supposed to kick in.  This is all 
> bands and all modes.  Everything appears normal without the PA selected.
> 
> I have tried the common external things like resetting, etc., to no avail. 
> There are no error messages and I find no clues in the troubleshooting 
> section of the manual.
> 
> Before digging into it and looking for what I believe might be a physical 
> thing (loose connection/connector, etc.) does anyone have any history of 
> this problem occurring previously.  Why reinvent the wheel?
> 
> Any ideas anyone?

Did you check that CONFIG:KPA3 is "nor" ?

     ~Iain / N6ML



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