[Elecraft] Here is an odd one...

[Dave Cole]

As much as I would like to blame the animal, I must blame myself...  I 
should have tightened the connector lock downs...

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 11/17/19 3:54 PM, QRP5W at roadrunner.com wrote:
> I blame the squirrel.
> 
> Howard Kraus, K2UD
> 
> -----------------------------------------
> 
> From: "Dave Cole"
> To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net"
> Cc:
> Sent: Sunday November 17 2019 6:35:12PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Here is an odd one...
> 
> We had a power failure, and when the power came back on, my K3 did not
> see, nor key my KPA500... It was working fine just prior to the power
> fail... We were not home when the power failed...
> 
> The battery backup came on line and protected the K3 from the odd power
> spike, which I assume happen when a squirrel acts as a jumper for a
> 115KV line... But I digress...
> 
> I returned from shopping, and took a set of readings on my background
> RFI levels on all bands, wrote them all down, and waited for the power
> to return...
> 
> Upon power return, the KPA500 seemed totally disconnected from my K3.
> No KPA500 on the K3 when it comes on, and no OPERATE message when I
> switch out of standby... No keying of course either...
> 
> Some troubleshooting later, I find the data cable plugged into the AUX
> connector of the K3 has dropped out... Go figure, no one was even home...
> 
> Last time I fail to screw in the locking pins...
> 
> -- 
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
> https://www.nk7z.net
> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
> ARRL Technical Specialist
> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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