[Elecraft] K3S will not load or tune on 160 M/SOLVED

Bill Frantz frantz at pwpconsult.com
Tue Dec 4 18:46:12 EST 2018


And if you ignore this rule, if you hear a lot of clicking after 
pressing ATU TUNE, check all the antenna switches and 
connections before transmitting. Lots of clicking is frequently 
a symptom of no antenna connected.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 12/4/18 at 8:46 AM, rmcgraw at blomand.net (Bob McGraw K4TAX) wrote:

>As a rule for many reasons, if you do not use ANT 2 with an 
>antenna connected then by all means, put a dummy load on it. 
>Even a 10W or 20W rated load.    It will save you much grief, 
>frustration, and likely your PA.
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