[Elecraft] Strange behaviour of K144XV :-((

[Oliver "Olli" Dröse]

One addition:
The s-meter also shows S5-6 level without a signal source (in all cases: no 
antenna, dummyload or antenna connected), while all other bands are okay with no 
s-meter movement without a signal.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oliver "Olli" Dröse" <droese at necg.de>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:00 AM
Subject: Strange behaviour of K144XV :-((


> Hi guys,
>
> after getting the missing cables today (thanks Elecraft) I immediately started 
> installing the K144XV into my K3. Everything went together smoothly, no 
> problems, at least hardware-wise.
>
> But, I have hundreds of birdies throughout the whole 2 m band. :-(( It does 
> not matter if antenna connected or not, or connected to a dummyload, so I 
> suspect these are internally and some of them are really annoying. Already 
> checked all the TMP cable connections, everything seems okay.
>
> Furthermore when switching down to 28 MHz I now have strange noise when tuning 
> the VFO between 28.002 and 28.007 sounding like synthesizer noise which was 
> definitely not there before. :-((
>
> Any ideas what the reasons are and how to solve the problem(s)?
>
> As I do not have the KRX3 module I tried to put the 12 V wire going to the 
> other side of the mainboard to power the K144XV like shown in the manual but 
> as the wire is so long it is laying on the mainboard. Could that be the 
> reason, some pickup there?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> 73, Olli - DH8BQA
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