[Elecraft] K3s Transmit question

[Gary Smith]

Don & Jim,

Yes, I do have it set for the DATA A. The 
bars were with the 5th flickering. 

I just bumped the line from 7, to 8. Now 
they are solid bars, no flicker. It does 
seem to be OK at this moment and perhaps 
that is what I needed to do. It was 
intermittent before so will have to wait 
and see.

I'll come back if this does not resolve 
the issue. Thanks for the input.

73,

Gary
KA1J


> Gary,
> 
> Are you working in DATA A mode, and driving the audio to 4 bars
> solid with the 5th bar flickering on the ALC meter?
> 
> That is the No ALC point for the K3/K3S/KX2/KX3.  The lower bars are
> there to give you a guide to adjust the audio.
> 
> So the common internet advice not to drive into ALC is being
> observed - it is just that to point where that occurs is at a full
> 5th bar on the ALC meter.
> 
> Moving the power knob "reactivates" the power control circuits, but
> if you do not have enough audio, the power will not be steady - the
> radio will "power hunt"
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 8/12/2018 11:12 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> > Last night while using the K3s and WSJT-X
> > on meteor Scatter in the MSK144 mode I was
> > making numerous contacts. I stopped for
> > awhile and returned, this time noticing I
> > was not putting out any output from the
> > amp.
> > 
> > The rig went into the transmit state, and
> > the relay engaged on the amp. There was a
> > small grid current on the amp as one gets
> > with key down and no transmitted signal.
> > When I eventually moved the power control
> > on the K3s ever so slightly, it
> > transmitted properly. I had to do this
> > several times but did not notice it
> > before.
> > 
> > I re-loaded the factory settings with the
> > Elecraft Utility and the issue remains
> > albeit it is intermittent. Slightly moving
> > the power knob resolves the issue.
>