[Elecraft] K3 - No Power Out

[Richard Thorne]

After speaking with Howard at Elecraft we have determined that it is 
probably the lower power amp.

It's boxed up and will be on its way back to Elecraft tomorrow.

Rich - N5ZC

On 1/27/2014 8:17 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> 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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