[Elecraft] Fw: K3 Birdie 28004.560 kHz

[Matt Zilmer]

Hi Wes,

These are very well resolved photos.  From what I can see, there's no
center pin on the top TMP plug - but this may be an illusion.  If it
were true, you'd have more problems than a birdie.

If I were you'd I'd request a new TMP cable and see how that works to
fix the birdie problem.  Contact k3support at elecraft.com and see what
they can do to assist.

73,
matt W6NIA


On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:01:53 -0700, you wrote:

>Sadly, they probably won't if my recent experience is a guide.
>
>On Feb 15 I wrote to this reflector:
>
>    "In over five years of ownership I've never heard this birdie before so I
>    don't know whether it's new or I just missed it before.
>
>    The birdie is S9 on 7.067 MHz and tunes at a 6X rate in the negative
>    direction. It's definitely internal.  Anyone else have this?"
>
>
>Two helpful guys responded and said that they did not hear it.  I opened the 
>case and took all of 30 seconds to determine that the issue could be resolved 
>(temporarily I'm afraid) by wiggling the coax cables on the frequency reference 
>board.  The connectors on this board a badly corroded and moving them apparently 
>broke through the corrosion and improved the connection.  The birdie is still 
>there but is near the noise level and no longer S9.
>
>I reported my findings, including macro photos of the issue to Elecraft but 
>never heard a peep back.  Rather disappointing.
>
>I've posted the photos here: 
>https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/photos/albums/276423773 (The 
>cable to J2 is purposely unplugged to show the difference between the cable 
>connector and the socket.)
>
>Wes  N7WS
>
>
>
>On 2/24/2014 7:19 AM, Toby Pennington wrote:
>> Paul,  I can confirm there is a birdie on about that frequency,  but I also 
>> hear a lot of signals nearby.
>>>
>>> IF you don't have some kind of emergency that requires you to be on this 
>>> freq.,  I would just work around it for now.  10 meters is a very big band.
>>>
>>> Elecraft will take care of it in due time.
>>>
>>> Toby K4NH
>>>
>
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