[Elecraft] K3S MIC Problem

[Bill Steffey NY9H]

MIC ISSUES...

"" The MIC cable (and the K3S) both sit next to an Alpha ""

I think the proximity of the antenna/s is more relevant than the position of the amp box.

I don't see a tower in the QRZ page view, so maybe there are some "close to the shack" antenna wires ?????

bill

  

On 11/23/2020 11:50 AM, Bill Rogers W3UL wrote:
> I'm guessing that I'm not the first to notice this on the K3S.  I don't do
> much SSB but was active in Sweepstakes this past weekend and noted that
> occasionally the audio would go dead.  Looking around I found that the MIC
> gain had dropped from the usual (about 16) down to zero.  I placed a toroid
> around the MIC cable and this seemed to prevent the problem most (but not
> all) of the time.
> 87A amp.  I don't recall reading about this. Is some protective function
> being activated?
>

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