[Elecraft] KX3 help

[Thaire Bryant]

I am in the Timor Sea on board National Geographic ship Orion.  Using
C6APF/MM on board and VK6/W2APF when on land in Kimberly of Western
Australia.

Yesterday after making two QSO's into Japan on 17M while on land, I got a
"HI CUR" message on KX3.  I thought it might be heat and broke down.  Just
set up on shipboard 

and got the same message: "HI CUR", three beeps and shut down.  I had
internal rechargables and was using a Lipo cell for power.  I got the same
message 

with and without the Lipo and with and without the rechargables.  I did a
quick check inside and can see no visible shorts.  The radio was cool today
having

been in air conditioning just prior to set up.  I get the same message with
and without antenna connected, and with or without key attached.

 

Any thoughts?  Still have ten days to go and no back up.

 

Thanks and 73,

 

Thaire  W2APF