[Elecraft] [K3] T32 IOTA Dxpedition K3 problems

[Frank R. Oppedijk]

Hi Maury,

Some things spring to mind:

- Does this problem also occur in TEST mode (press and hold the MODE^ button)?
- If not, it may be RF coming back to the rig. Is the rig grounded?
- I've had this problem once with a multiband antenna, on a band for 
which the built-in ATU had problems matching the antenna. What is the 
SWR on 40 meters? Does this problem occur when transmitting into a dummy load?
- If the problem is related to the built-in ATU, please notice that 
you can bypass it by pressing and holding the ATU TUNE button.

Hope this can be of any help. Good luck on Caroline Island!

73,

Frank PA4N


At 18:59 28/03/2010, you wrote:

>Found on the T32 website:
>
>K3 problem. Any ideas ?
>2010-03-28 08:30
>
>This morning local time (Saturday 21:00 gmt) we started our journey to
>Caroline island. Estimate 5 days sailing. Almost 9,000 Qs in our logs from
>the 3 days on Malvern. Derek's beloved Elecraft K3 has a problem! On 40m
>only, the instant the rig is keyed, even at min power, it switches off as if
>the supply plug is disconnected. After an indeterminate delay power is
>restored and the rig can be used on other bands. Any ideas, please contact
>Maury, IZ1CRR (iz1crr @ tin.it). 73 Derek
>
>
>Maybe someone is able to help them.
>
>73 de Roland, DC1RS
>
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