[Elecraft] K3: KXV3 Issues

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Mon Dec 27 18:32:11 EST 2010


  Phil,

Yes, you should have clipped those jumpers.  If they are not clipped the 
results will be as you describe (guess how I know).

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/27/2010 6:23 PM, Phillip Shepard wrote:
> I have K3 s/n 1826 that I love.  I just installed a KXV3 (not KXV3A) I/F
> adapter.  The problem is that when I try to do the Milliwatt TX Gain
> Calibration procedure, I get errors.  I connected a dummy load to the XVTR
> jack and put the KXV3 into TEST mode.  The procedure looks fine on 160 M,
> yielding 1.00 mW.  The other bands give low or 0.00 readings and return the
> TXG error.  Am I doing something wrong?  Should I have clipped the W1 and W2
> jumpers on the RF PCB?  Thanks for your help.
>
> 73,
>
> Phil, NS7P
>
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