[Elecraft] Happiness is...

[Carter Craigie]

Good Morning fellow Elecrafters,
Thanks to the many Elecraft KX3 users' suggestions I now have my KX3 station
back up and running with the PX3 AND the KXPA100 Amp.
What did I do?
I unplugged every cable I had going to the whole system (and actually took
the time to make and apply labels on each and every cable) and dressed up
all of the cables nicely. Now the rat's nest of cables is all neatly coiled
and tied and sufficiently separated from the coaxial antenna cable.
The main thing I worked on was to make sure that the RF-45 plug was seated
(with a good solid "click" sound into the back of the amp).
My thanks especially to my good friend Don Wilhelm, W3FPR, who has helped me
throughout my whole Elecraft life. Thank you, Sir!

On a personal note, I had had some chest pains last Sunday while walking our
dog Ditzy, and, on Monday, my wife Kay drove me to the hospital ER. I stayed
in the hospital all that day, that night, and all through Tuesday. I had
lots of blood tests (every 3 hours) and had numerous important tests (such
as an Echo Cardiogram, a stress test, and a CAT Scan) throughout the day on
Tuesday. I was released after the hospital gurus were 80% sure that I hadn't
had a heart attack. On Friday my own personal physician gave me a thorough
examination and was able to interpret all of those hospital tests. He sent
me home with some new prescriptions and the advice to take it easy and to
stay in and near the house for a few days.
I was planning on doing a little operating using my great KX3 for some R&R,
but had run into the problems I have written about earlier. This morning all
is well again with the radio, antenna, and the whole system. Thanks again
everybody!
73,
Carter Craigie, N3AO
Blacksburg, Va