[Elecraft] K3 receiver gain problem

[Joe Planisky]

Hoo boy! I know about this one.  I actually sent my rig back to  
Elecraft for repair when it was happening to me.  Imagine my chagrin  
when my backup rig started behaving the same way.

73
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Joe KB8AP

On Mar 27, 2010, at 10:44 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> On 3/27/2010 9:02 AM, Ron W3ZV wrote:
>> I am playing in the contest today. I have had two instances where my
>> receiver gain has gone down dramatically. ... Engaging PTT brings it
>> back.
> Often this kind of problem is caused by an intermittent poor  
> connection somewhere in the
> antenna system, ... As soon as you hit it with a bit of RF, it  
> cleans up and works for a while. But in receive, the voltage is so  
> low that it stays in high-resistance mode.
> ...
> Vic, K2VCO