[Elecraft] panne reception K3

[Mike K2MK]

Hi Jacques & Gil,

If I understand the situation correctly you had a separate receive antenna
connected to the RX IN port on the KXV3A board. While transmitting you heard
clicking sounds. Those sounds were probably the carrier operated relay
(COR). The purpose of this relay is to protect the K3 receiver from strong
signals coming in on the RX IN port. It sounds like the relay was not able
to help and you might have some damage to the front end of the K3 receiver.

73,
Mike K2MK


Gil G. wrote
> 
> On Tue, 2012-07-24 at 18:14 +0200, Jacques Paoli wrote:
>> Bonsoir. Pas ou presque de réception depuis hier.
>> N'étant pas familier de l'anglais, je m'exprime en français.
>> Sur mon K3 après avoir eu des cliquetis en mettant en service l'antenne
>> de réception, en position TX. J'ai maintenant une perte importante de
>> reception. Le signal est passé de de 7 à 1, voir inaudible sur toutes les
>> bandes, quelle que soit l'antenne choisie: 1, 2 ou RX.
>> Mon K3 est complet toutes extensions.
>> Si quelqu'un a déjà eu cette panne merci de me tenir informé.
>> 
>> Jacques Paoli. 0686463773.
> 
> I'll translate:
> 
> After hearing clicking sounds while plugging in the receiving antenna,
> in TX position. There is now an important loss of reception, from S7 to
> S1, on all bands, independently of the antenna chosen, 1, 2, or RX.
> Fully loaded K3. If someone has experienced this, please let me know..
> 
> Gil (translated for Jacques).
> 




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