[Elecraft] CW issue

[Don Wilhelm]

Ray,

It could be that the beacon is actually generating those keyclicks.
Try turning off the preamp in the K3S and or turn your beam so the side 
is toward the beacon.
Are the keyclicks eliminated?  If so, it may be too strong a signal into 
the K3S, but if they continue, they are likely being generated by the 
beacon.

Remember that the K3S has input protection.  In the form of a Carrier 
Operated Relay and has a mechanism to turn off the preamp if the signal 
is too strong.
If you tune to the beacon frequency, turn on the preamp and point your 
beam at the beacon do you hear the COR relay clicking in the K3S or is 
the preamp turned off automatically?  If so, that is too much signal 
into the K3S.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/29/2016 9:21 AM, Gmail wrote:
> I have a 6 meter beacon, 50.63 MHz, about three miles from my house.  I can hear what sounds like key clicks up to 60.250 MHz. Could this be front end overload?  I have a K3s with a three element beam abut 20 feet.
>