[Elecraft] K3 abruptly shuts off during CW transmission

K4SC k4swisscheese at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 15 20:41:23 EDT 2011


Power supply appears to be the problem.  It is an Icom PS-125 that was a
"gimmee" when I got my previous rig, an IC-746PRO.   The problem kept
repeating even after I reseated the power pole connectors in the K3 rear
apron.  I then substituted a switching supply I have for my Kenwood TS-480HX
and had the radio transmitting a CQ loop into a dummy load for about two
hours and it just kept going and going and ...

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