[Elecraft] Sub RX no work

[Dick Dievendorff]

There is a K3 Utility configuration dialog devoted to crystal filter setup, and it has pages for both main and sub receiver filters.

Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K4ia
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:32 PM
To: Mike Sanders
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sub RX no work

Check your filter locations and make sure they are "selected". As I recall you must instal the filters in slot 1 then 2 then 3. In other words, no skipping over slots.  

Craig Buck

On Nov 28, 2012, at 6:19 PM, "Mike Sanders" <k0az at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Well, I think I have found it. I have not gotten the filters selected 
> for the sub RX and the rig keeps going back to a FL1 position. I only 
> have FL2 and FL4 populated with 2.8 and 400hz respectively. When I go 
> into Bset I can get to those filters and the RX is FB but when I get 
> out of Bset it goes back to one of the filter slots I do not have.
> Apparently I need to deselect FL1, 3 and
> 5 from the sub RX. Not sure How to do that?
> Thanks for the tips so far. Any help on the filter issue appreciated. 
> 73 again.
> 
> 
> 
>                    Mike Sanders
>                        KØAZ
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Cady, Fred
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 16:55 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sub RX no work
> 
> 
> Hi Mike,
> Make sure the sub rx and the main rx are on the same antenna. Turn Sub 
> on and then Hold RX until you see MAIN displayed, not AUX.
> 73 and cheers,
> Fred KE7X
> 
> Fred Cady
> fcady at ieee dot org
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- 
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Sanders
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:51 PM
>> To: Elecraft Reflector
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Sub RX no work
>> 
>> Greetings All, Well I have just installed a sub RX in a late
>> K3 (67xx). Before I go back into the radio and quadruple check my 
>> work I just have to ask if I am missing something in config.
>> I have audio and control of the sub RX and can even hear signals 
>> through it but very very weak compared to the Main.
>> All seems OK but just very poor RX. I have selected the ATU as source 
>> of antenna and have my connections there.
>> (I will go in later and see if I have any thing mis/dis connected).
>> Am I missing something in config? I have two filters installed in the 
>> sub and NO BPF. No error messages and again it seems to respond to 
>> everything input to it. Even receives just poorly. Thanks for any 
>> help.  73, Mike
>> 
>> 
>>                        Mike Sanders
>>                             KØAZ
>> 
>> 
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