[Elecraft] Friday the 13th and Gremlins having fun

[KD3TB]

Being Friday 13th, I have to share this experience with everyone!

 

I installed the newest firmware on May 12th, not Friday the 13th  and
everything worked fine.  When I turned the radio on today (Friday 13th) my
K3 had no RF output and showed an SWR of >25/1 on 15M.  All of the other
bands were fine. I tested the antenna (a beam) with another radio and 15M on
the antenna was fine. Being Friday the 13th, I even check that the radio was
set to the proper antenna output on 15M...still no output.

 

Okay, not being superstitious, I went to the K3 utility and restored my
previous configuration. 15M now worked! I then went back and restored the
new configuration I saved after the latest firmware update yesterday.
Wonderful things happen, the output on 15M was now working again. I checked
the firmware installed on once again had the latest firmware installed. What
can I say!  I think the Ham Radio the gremlins that reside in everyone's
shack had their fun and stopped playing with me....

 

I'm glad I'm not a Triskaidekaphobic!

 

  

Irwin - KD3TB