[Elecraft] K3 Issue

[mike stokes]

I had the same issue and it was a bad connection on the TMP cables.  I just
reseated all of them and all has been OK for me.  I hope I didn't just jinx
it.

Mike
KK9V

On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 12:54 PM <w5sum at comcast.net> wrote:

> ok I'm going to be answering several of your suggestions at once here.
>
> First, when I powered off last night, I used the power button on the K3
> itself, I did not kill the power supply first
>
> The sub RX has been turned off and the RX Ant is NOT selected. Ant 1 is
> selected and the Antenna IS plugged into the port
>
> The is NO noise shown on the S meter and I have a pretty constant S3  to
> S5
> noise here at my qth.
>
> Regardless of mode selected there is no power output, the display says 0
>
> When I activate the tuner, regardless of band, it shows no SWR, says 5
> watts
> out, but there is NO POWER OUT of it. It always acts like it is matching,
> or
> sounds like it is.
>
> Ronnie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Frantz
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM
> To: w5sum at comcast.net
> Cc: Ian Kahn ; Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue
>
> The K3 can get antennas in a bewildering collection of ways. If
> the RX antenna switch is on -- and this was my way of getting on
> reception -- it might be your problem. The K3 can also send
> received signals out on one of the BNC connectors and expect to
> get them back on another.
>
> I recommend a careful reading of the manual, perhaps in PDF form
> with a search for "antenna". The manual is downloadable from the
> Elecraft web site.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
> On 7/19/20 at 12:10 PM, w5sum at comcast.net wrote:
>
> >yes sir.. using antenna port 1 and have it selected.  HOWEVER.. I did
> move
> >the antenna to port 2 and selected that port to no improvement. Same issue
>
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Mike Stokes
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