[Elecraft] K3 - No Power Out

[Gary Smith]

Could you have accidentally bumped the "TEST" selection on the mode 
switch?

Gary
KA1J

> 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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