[Elecraft] K3 High Level Digital noise

[Fred Jensen]

I'd suggest calling support on Mon AM.

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 5/30/2015 8:25 PM, wa9fvp wrote:
> While transmitting, my K3 developed a high level noise.  During SSB with the
> mic level set at 25, there's 30 watts output power.  It sounds like digital
> noise.  It stops when the mic level is set to zero.  There no microphone
> connected and I just down loaded the latest firmware but that didn't help.
> It happens on all bands and while transmitting into Bird 200 watt
> attenuating load.  With an additional 20db of attenuation, and a total of 50
> db, I checked the TX output on my spectrum analyzer. The spectrum is clean
> at all TX levels.
>
> Jack WA9FVP
> Willco Electronics.