[Elecraft] [K3] Relay click - SOLVED.....

[N4ZR]

Thanks, John - Aside from the price of the DXE unit, I do have a 
proximity problem - my RX antennas are less that 100 feet from my 
transmitting antennas.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 11/7/2019 11:05 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Why not reduced the RF to a safe level on the RX line?  I would try 
> something like this https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rg5000hd 
> and move the wire further away if possible to ensure that you do not 
> damage the receiver.
>
> John KK9A - W4AAA
>
>
>
> Ray Albers K2HYD wrote:
>
> ….thanks to comments and suggestions from K9ZTV and W2CS.
>
> My K3 has the Sub Receiver installed, and I have been playing around with
> diversity reception, using a random wire connected to the sub-receiver
> antenna input BNC connector.  Apparently the carrier operated relay that
> protects the receiver from overload is being triggered by lots of RF 
> coming
> into that random wire. When I disconnect the receive antenna, no more
> clicking. Now that I know what it is, I'll just ignore it. Or maybe 
> someday
> I'll rig a manual T-R switch arrangement to disconnect the sub receiver
> antenna except when actually using it.
>
> Thanks, gents!
>
> 73
> Ray K2HYD
>
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