[Elecraft] 12 meter band on K3

[ab2tc]

Hi,

But 12m shouldn't be completely dead. Even at this late hour there is a fair
bit of CW activity on 12m heard on my K3 with a G5RV antenna (which is
actually close to resonance on 12m). I hear some weak SSB signals in the
phone sections. Right now wh7w is calling CQ on 24893 without any takers.
Well, now he seems to have given up..

AB2TC - Knut


Don Wilhelm-4 wrote
> Don,
> 
> Were you really tuned to 12 meters? or somewhere else?  There is the 
> possibility that you have a problem with your K2.
> 
> I have not listened to 12 meters, but if I understand you correctly, you 
> listened to 12 meters with the K2, the K3 and some other radio - and 2 
> out of 3 did not hear the signals.
> 
> That causes me to wonder if you were really listening to 12 meters on 
> the K2.  One check you can make is to use the internal frequency counter 
> probe and see what the frequency at TP1 (the VFO output) is when tuned 
> to 12 meters - then add 4913 kHz and you should have to actual operating 
> frequency.
> 
> There is one more check to make to see if you are really hearing 12 
> meters - run the K3 (tuned to 12 meters) into a dummy load, then connect 
> a short antenna to the K2, placing that antenna near the dummy load.  
> You should be able to hear the K3 signal on the K2.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> <snip>





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