[Elecraft] K3 that has gone deaf

[Udo Langenohl - DK5YA]

George,

do you have a 2nd RX installed? If so check the signal at the AUX input 
with your 2nd RX after re-routing the signal path.

If not I can say from my experience with my three K3's it's the 
notorious D25 in 99%.

73 Udo, DK5YA

Am 12.10.2022 um 18:54 schrieb George Fremin III:
> 
> I have a K3 that has gone deaf.  It can bearly hear my XG1 at 50 uV
> plugged into either the RX or ANT-1 ports.
> 
> It does not have an antenna tuner.
> 
> I have removed KXV3 option and put jummpers in W1 and W2.
> 
> It remains deaf.
> 
>>From doing some reading I see that D25 could be the issue. 
> 
> Is there a way for me to prove that or do I just need to replace D25
> to find out?
> 
> I do notice that if I touch some areas on the bottom board the signal
> does increase.
> 
> Thanks
> 

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