[Elecraft] K3 #2257 woke up deaf this morning ...

Bob McGraw K4TAX rmcgraw at blomand.net
Thu Nov 7 11:26:27 EST 2019


Check all connectors.  I've found that connectors that just "sit" and 
are never moved will oxidize and prevent signal flow.   They rely on a 
mechanical connection only.   Just unplug and re-plug 2 or three times 
for each one.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 11/7/2019 10:12 AM, Mike Flowers wrote:
> Hi Folks,
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> I powered up my trust K3 #2257 this morning and found it deaf.   The RF and
> IF stages appear to be working just fine.  I have 20M FT8 showing lots of
> signals on my P3, but no audio.
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> WSJT-X shows no audio from LINE OUT either.
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> I'm on the right antenna and haven't fiddled with parameters for months, so
> I am wondering if there is anything I might try/check before taking it over
> to Watsonville for repairs.
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> Thanks!
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> - 73 and good DX de Mike,  <http://www.qrz.com/db/k6mkf/> K6MKF, NCDXC
> <https://www.ncdxc.org/>  Secretary
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