[Elecraft] New K3/P3 is here

[Milt, N5IA]

Congrats Jim.  Sounds like a real Chhristmas present!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all, de Milt, N5IA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Sheldon" <w0eb at cox.net>
To: "Elecraft Mailing List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:40 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] New K3/P3 is here


> The new K3/P3 arrived about 1:00 this afternoon.  The boxes were in 
> pristine shape, not like UPS's usual "smack 'em around and knock holes in 
> the box routine.
>
> I quickly mounted a black & red Anderson power pole on the bottom end of 
> the power cord to mate up with my P/S connections and hooked everything up 
> as per instructions.  K3 worked fine, but couldn't get any signals on the 
> P3's display.  It passed self test just fine and was talking to the K3 as 
> all the frequency displays changed with the K3.  Quick email to Gary 
> Surrency at Elecraft got close to instant response asking for further 
> symptoms.  Didn't really have much more to tell him.  Wife and I went to 
> supper and when I got back there was another email from Gary with some 
> things to check.  First place I went discovered P86 on the RF board had 
> popped completely loose, probably in shipping.  A quick "plug it back in" 
> and this time I put a small cable tie around it and the PC pin header it's 
> plugged into so it won't work loose again.  Put everything back together 
> and BINGO!  P3 now displays signals all over the place.
>
> Happy camper.  After getting my paddles hooked up earlier, I heard NR7T 
> calling CQ on 20 so I answered him.  Quick QSO as the band was fading 
> fast.  Got a 559 out of him and later realized I hadn't set the power and 
> it was running 5 watts.  QRP still works!!!!!
>
> Jim -
> W0EB
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