[Elecraft] [KX3] CW Splatter?

[Roger Meadows]

Thanks Don,

I’m on a Pro Audio Engineering supply output is 13.5 key down at full output.

Although not a be all tell all, I was monitoring RBN at the time to see where I was being heard and it was reporting my frequency correctly. 

THanks!
Roger

> On May 8, 2018, at 6:21 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Roger,
> 
> Were you operating at home on a good power supply?  Or were you on batteries that may have become discharged below their limit?  The supply voltage may be a factor.
> 
> A properly operating KX3 will not splatter, so the problem may be on the receiving end.
> Can you borrow a receiver or transceiver from a local ham, or take your KX3 with the dummy load to his shack since yours is portable?
> If you do that, make certain you do not overload the monitoring receiver.  Place a short wire antenna on the receiving end and adjust its distance to the dummy load so the signal is S-9 or a bit less.
> 
> If you do find a problem, email support at elecraft.com.
> One thing I might suggest is to use the VFO B Alternate Displays to show the voltage during transmit.  If it drops substantially, that might be one possible cause for that behavior.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 5/8/2018 5:55 PM, Roger Meadows rmeadows0827 at yahoo.com [KX3] wrote:
>> I was informed via e-mail by a fellow ham that my CW signal from my KX3 was splattering about 11k. Although this is the only report I have even received like this, and may be an issue on the other side, it still does concern me.
>> I do not have another radio where I could transmit into a dummy load and listen.