[Elecraft] New K3 build, LOW LOW sensitivity.

[Fred Jensen]

Are you certain you have the correct antenna selected?  Been there, done 
that. :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
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On 3/1/2015 7:48 AM, joemoffatt wrote:
> Everything in the manual checked out ok.  I am at the stage before putting in
> the 100 watt PA.  Just checking things out.   I have the IF Out board, but
> that's about it.  No ATU.   Setup filters, etc.  But, I have only about S1
> on the S Meter, and can only weakly hear the strongest of signals.  Even WWV
> is poor.  This is on a known good antenna/coax.
>
> Anyhow, just wondering what to check.  I haven't set the REF OSC yet because
> I can't get a strong enough signal to do it.
>
> Ideas?   I thought I was sailing along smoothly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> joe