[Elecraft] KAT-500 problem

[Rick NK7I]

Smart mouthed answers are not required, least of all here in this group.   You know better Bill. 

He has at least one coax running from the radio to the KAT500, plus there may be other coax and/or switches attached in that path. 

All should be checked.  No magic involved in that. 

If he continues to get a signal with coax removed from his radio, the points to an issue at the radio. 

73,
Rick NK7I

Smell Czech corruptions are inevitable

> On Nov 23, 2019, at 2:24 PM, Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:
> 
> Duh?  With no coax connected to it, what connectors should he check?
> 
> He’s getting distant stations with no antenna, no stations with antennas connected. 
> 
> It’s magic!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
> 
> 
>> On Nov 23, 2019, at 4:38 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I <rick.nk7i at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Check ALL your coax connections (and quality of coax), making SURE that the connectors are properly attached (soldered or crimped) to the wires AND that they are securely attached to the mated connector on the KAT500.
>> 
>> A /little/ leakage is normal but unless that station is 40 over 9, you shouldn't hear it.
>> 
>> My first guess would be that something failed or came loose.
>> 
>> Rick NK7I
>> 
>> 
>>>> On 11/23/2019 1:20 PM, Jack W4GRJ wrote:
>>> Sounds like you have a great receiver
>>> Jack
>>> W4GRJ
>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 23, 2019, at 4:14 PM, jdfreed at bellsouth.net wrote:
>>>> 
>>> I have a KAT-500 at least 4 years old.  I can hear stations without any
>>> antennas connected to it.  I live in Clarksville, TN and I copied  station
>>> in Bradenton, FL 600+ miles away on 14.3 MHZ.  I have had the same thing
>>> happen on 40 meters as well.  Any ideas???
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> KX6F
>>> 
>>> John Freed
>>> 
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