[Elecraft] K3 bugs

[Don Wilhelm]

Dave,

Is there any chance that you pressed the MODE ^ button instead of just 
tapping it.
If so, note that a hold of that button puts the K3 into TX TEST - no RF 
is generated, but all other controls and electronic switches go to the 
transmit state.
On 1/15/2015 6:05 PM, dave wrote:
>
> Recently purchased a K3 kit. Have noted a couple of bugs. Wonder if 
> anyone else has seen these:
>
> 1) After I put the kit together, while doing the testing, I noted that 
> if I cycled through the modes via the left side of the mode button 
> (mode dn), every time it went into AM mode it keyed the TX for a 
> second or maybe two. Did not do this when pressing the right side of 
> the mode button (mode up) and going into AM. This was not simply 
> lighting the TX light. The external power meter confirmed that RF was 
> being generated. All other changes of mode appeared to be fine.
>
> 2) Just now turned the K3 on. Switched to 80m. Mode was CW before and 
> after the change of bands. After a few seconds I noted there was no 
> audio coming from the speaker. Switched to 60m (USB), audio. Switched 
> to 40m (CW), audio. Switched back to 80, no audio. Cycled through the 
> modes. Audio was heard on LSB, AM, Data, and suddenly audio was heard 
> on 80m CW. And . . . while cycling through the modes I noted that the 
> TX was no longer keyed when switching to AM via the mode dn button.
>
> Are these bugs related? Has anyone else seen either of these?
>
> I'd really like to see Elecraft spend the necessary effort to 
> thoroughly debug the K3 before spending much effort adding features 
> that only a handful of ops will ever use.
>
>
> 73 de dave
> ab9ca/4
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