[Elecraft] K3 Stops Transmitting

[Dennis]

First thing I did- and the first thing I do whenever I have any funny 
happen- is to cycle power.  I did so
several times.  It still wouldn't transmit.

UE

On 3/9/2017 9:00 AM, Ed Muns wrote:
> 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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