[Elecraft] Fwd: K3 - No Power Out

Richard Thorne rthorne at rthorne.net
Sun Jan 26 10:33:16 EST 2014


I've read the the KPA3 install manual and I see what your talking 
about.  I don't have the jumpers, I'll get with elecraft in the morning 
to see how to handle that.

Rich - N5ZC

On 1/26/2014 8:34 AM, Cady, Fred wrote:
> Did you put the jumper back in?
> 73,
> Fred KE7X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Oliver Dröse
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 7:25 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: K3 - No Power Out
>
>
> Have you tried restoring your config file, Rich?
>
> 73, Olli - DH8BQA
>
>
>
> Am 26.01.2014 15:15, schrieb Richard Thorne:
>> An update to my problem.
>>
>> I've pulled the KPA3 100 watt module (and turned it off in the
>> configuration menu) hoping I would have a qrp rig when I was done,
>> unfortunately I don't.
>>
>> I can adjust the power (while Not transmitting) and set it to say 12w.
>> As soon as I transmit the rig display's 0 watts
>>
>> It appears that I may have a problem that requires the K3 to take a
>> trip to California.  I'll call Elecraft tomorrow.
>>
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:     [Elecraft] K3 - No Power Out
>> Date:     Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:26:33 -0600
>> From:     Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net>
>> To:     Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>>
>>
>>
>> I was working stations on and off today.
>>
>> Came back into the shack this evening and tried to work a VK on 15m
>> and I had no output power.
>>
>> I turned the power dial and it was at 0 watts, no problem just turn it
>> up.  Normally I would progress a 1/10 of a watt at a time up to 12
>> watts then it would increase at 1 watt intervals.  This time it
>> started at 0 and incremented at 1 watt intervals immediately, strange.
>>
>> After setting the output to 100 watts and then depressing the transmit
>> button for a second it would transmit at 0 watts as displayed in the
>> vfo b and vfo A would display --.
>>
>> I've disconnected the external devices to the acc connection (microham
>> mkII in this case along with a KAT500)  as well as the rs-232
>> connection to be sure an outside source was not controlling the rig.
>>
>> I have the KPA3 installed and the rig has been back to Elecraft to
>> have the gold pins installed.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>
>>
>>
>>
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