[Elecraft] K3 Receive De-sense Problem

[Chester Alderman]

I also had these symptoms with my K3. Fortunately my troubleshooting was
very easy because my K3 would 'de-sense' every time I would switch from my
tri-bander to my 40m yagi. Poor weather proofing at my antenna switch at the
TOP of the tower was the culprit. Thus...NEVER put an antenna switch at the
top of your tower plus weather your connections once and then go back and do
it again!
73,
Tom - W4BQF


-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Frankie Hunt K4TEN
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 8:36 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receive De-sense Problem

I had those exact symptoms, except with a different radio and band. (IC746
on
2 meters).
The problem was a coax / coax connection.  I replace the defective piece of
coax.
I no longer trust "finger tight" connections.  I use a small pair of
ignition pliers to gently snug things up.

Frankie
K4TEN