[Elecraft] K3 Issue

[Barry Simpson]

It sounds like an antenna connector problem .

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> On 20 Jul 2020, at 02:53, 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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