[Elecraft] K3 Stops Transmitting

[Ed Muns]

When it was not transmitting and you were troubleshooting, did you cycle power?

73,
Ed W0YK
On Mar 9, 2017 5:54 AM, Dennis <egan.dennis88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In the middle of ARRL DX CW, my K3 stopped transmitting.  It did not 
> shut off, it 
> would go into transmit and there were small flickers in ALC when the 
> meter was in 
> that position, but no power out.  Pushing the TUNE button resulted in 
> the display 
> saying "0 watts".  I played with it for several minutes, was 
> unsuccessful in restoring 
> any transmit capability, so subbed in the replacement rig and kept going. 
>
> I brought my K3 home, plugged it in, connected a key and a dummy load, 
> and it 
> transmitted perfectly.  No problems.  I've used it about 3 hours since, 
> and there 
> have been no problems. 
>
> First question, what could have happened to result in the no transmit state? 
> I will be using my K3 again this weekend in a contest.  If the problem 
> happens again, what possible problems should I be looking for? Loose/ 
> intermittent cable attached to the synthesizer? 
>
> Dennis W1UE 
>
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