[Elecraft] K3 8khz wide sig tracks VFO A ~30khz lower in frequency (SOLVED)

[Sam Morgan]

Bingo, finally (3rd cable I tried) found a good cable that cleared up 
the problem.

-- 
GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
John 3:16  Ephesians 2:8-9  1 Peter 2:24  Acts 2:38


On 6/9/2016 10:45 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> Check the connections on the BNC cable between your K3 and P3 and
> re-seat them. Also, if you have an extra BNC-BNC cable, try replacing
> this cable.
>
> Also, if this BNC is run near switching power supplies etc. it can pick
> up noise like this.
>
> 73,
> Eric
> /elecraft.com/
>
> On 6/8/2016 7:22 AM, Sam Morgan wrote:
>> I have a 8-9 khz wide signal that follows my VFO A around. I saw this
>> on 160m and also in 10m this morning. I haven't checked the other bands.
>>
>> Images can be seen here:
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/k5oai.sam/6293813435183959297
>>
>> No antenna was connected to the K3. The only cables connected to the
>> P3 were: Coax and RS232 from K3. I attached the RS232 to the computer
>> to get the snap shots, bet the signal did not change with it connected
>> to the computer or not.
>>
>> Note: During the snapshots I bumped the VFO knob from 28.120 to
>> 28.119.40 by mistake during the snapshots, but that doesn't have any
>> effect on the fact there is this big wide scary 8-9khz wide signal ~
>> 30 khz down from VFO A that is tracking my main VFO.
>>
>> What is going on, has my K-Line been invaded by something? If so what
>> and how do I fix it?
>>
>