[Elecraft] New K144XV module installed no power out..

[Grant Youngman]

That makes it sound like there’s a problem with the antenna port … 

I don’t recall how the internal jack is situated for the antenna line — but you may want to be sure on all of these that when you inserted the TMP cable you didn’t miss the center of the socket and pushed it back instead of getting the tip of the plug fully inserted.  I found for a couple of them that the back of the socket is not well supported internally and was bitten by this problem.  I ended up using a thin bladed screwdriver to support the center of the socket assembly while inserting the cables.

Grant NQ5T

> On Jun 19, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Randy Diddel <k5rhd.73 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Henk,
> 
> I will break out the multimeter today. I finished putting it all together late last night and was too frustrated to go any further.
> 
> Also,  I hear nothing and the S-Meter literally has no activity but I can hear static.
> 
> Thanks for the tips and I will reply back once I have checked the cables for shorts.
> 
> 73
> 
> K5RHD
> 
> /randy
> 
>> On Jun 19, 2020, at 12:51 AM, <hdv at kpnplanet.nl> <hdv at kpnplanet.nl> wrote:
>> 
>> Just a thought: can you receive (preferably weak) stations on 2 meters?
>> That proves the Ant3 coax is OK.
>> 
>> 73 Henk
>> 
>> Van: hdv <hdv at kpnplanet.nl <mailto:hdv at kpnplanet.nl>> 
>> Verzonden: vrijdag 19 juni 2020 08:06
>> Aan: Randy Diddel <k5rhd.73 at gmail.com <mailto:k5rhd.73 at gmail.com>>
>> Onderwerp: RE: [Elecraft] New K144XV module installed no power out..
>> 
>> Hi Randy
>> 
>> It looks like the unit works ok, but cannot transfer power somewhere.
>> 
>> Check the Ant3 coax for a short.
>> Check with an ohm meter if the TMP output connector makes connection from center BNC to center pin of TMP on pcb.
>> 
>> If that is ok, check the voltages on the PIN diodes in rx and tx and the diodes themselves.
>> 
>> 73 Henk
>> PA0C
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Verzonden vanaf mijn Samsung Galaxy-smartphone.
>> 
>> 
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