[Elecraft] Kx3 rfi when power set to 0watt

[Dave Fugleberg]

Welcome to ham radio, Eben!
As others have said, it's pretty normal to hear your transmitter on a
receiver that's right next to it, even with the power turned way down.
About your difficult making contacts on 80m... Your antenna system (type of
antenna, height, feedline ), mode, and time of day are all going to have a
big influence. Can you elaborate on those?
On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 5:06 PM Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> Welcome to the hobby Eben! To your question first: I'm not sure what you
> mean by "produced QRM," but if you mean audio feedback [various
> squeals], yes, I'd expect that a receiver close to the KX3 is going to
> hear it even with the power at zero.
>
> Regarding difficulty in making contact(s)on 80, what are you using for
> an antenna?  How are you feeding power to it?
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
> Sparks NV USA
> Washoe County DM09dn
>
> On 7/21/2017 1:47 PM, Eben Bruyns wrote:
> > I'm a new ham and this is my first radio...
> >
> > So far I've managed to make contact on 80m but it leaves a lot to be
> desired.
> >
> > While messing around I tuned a portable receiver to the same frequency
> > as the kx3. I had the kx3 power set to 0 watts and keyed the mic. The
> > receiver produced qrm every time I did this.
> >
> > Is this normal?
> >
>
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