[Elecraft] [K3] S/N 45## low power out and ATU not tuning properly?

[Nr4c]

No. At field it’s batteries. At home an Astron 35m linear or any or several switchers. 

The field setup may be one or two AGM batteries. Nominal voltage 12-12.8 volts.  At home it’s 14.1.

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...nr4c. bill


> On Jun 28, 2020, at 10:06 AM, rich hurd WC3T <rich at wc3t.us> wrote:
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> Same power source?
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 08:20 Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:
>> This started several years ago at a FD. Brought home and worked perfectly.  took to another outdoor event and same thing. Works at home not at events. 
>> 
>> Pulled KPA3 out and applied Deoxit and worked connectors in/out several times and replaced KPA3. Worked well thru two FDs and number of other events.  And as main radio after selling my K3S last summer ($ for K4D). Took down and packed it up for FD about 6 weeks ago and replaced it with an IC-7300 till the K4 arrives. 
>> 
>> This AM it started again at FD!  
>> 
>> Could this be an LPA issue instead of the KPA3 issue?  Can’t remember if my KPA3 has gold pins or not. 
>> 
>> Help!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> ...nr4c. Bill 
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