[Elecraft] K3 no transmitting

Thu Jun 6 15:53:56 EDT 2024

thanks Bill

my original post 2 months ago have a cc to k3support but no answer from
Elecraft

i sent them again an email

73,
Jorge

El jue, 6 jun 2024 a las 16:48, Bill Johnson (<k9yeq at live.com>) escribió:

> Jorge, email elecraft support to get good guidance.
>
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> Bill
> K9YEQ
> ------------------------------
> *From:* elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> on behalf of Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:41:26 PM
> *To:* Robert Bajuk <rbajuk at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* elecraft at mailman.qth.net <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] K3 no transmitting
>
> hello to all
>
> finally a local friend, couldn´t fix the TX problem with my K3
>
> He follow all instructions that Robert gave me to check the LPA, but all
> was OK, but the K3 go to TX but no RF output
>
> He is sending the K3 to my house again.
>
> Don´t know what else to test?, but it seems I will need to send it to the
> USA with someone that travels there.
>
> Do you know where to send it for service? I think Elecraft will not support
> anymore the K3
>
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
> El jue, 9 may 2024 a las 10:35, Robert Bajuk (<rbajuk at gmail.com>)
> escribió:
>
> > Hi Jorge,
> >
> > Try this source
> >
> > https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K3/topic/replacing_k3_lpa_devices/18108669
> >
> > 73 Robert, S57AW
> >
> > On Thu, 9 May 2024, 15:08 Jorge Diez - CX6VM, <cx6vm.jorge at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> hello!
> >>
> >> I have a friend that is trying to get to LPA on the K3
> >>
> >> Really it needs to disassemble practically all the K3 or there's a way
> to
> >> get to this LPA plaque easily?
> >>
> >> I will appreciate if you can point me to some video about how to
> >> disassemble the K3 to get to LPA
> >>
> >> thanks!!
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Jorge
> >> CX6VM/CW5W
> >>
> >> El vie, 8 mar 2024 a las 17:26, Robert Bajuk (<rbajuk at gmail.com>)
> >> escribió:
> >>
> >>> Hi Jorge,
> >>>
> >>> Check D1 first and parts around on 10W LPA boars as already suggested
> >>>
> >>> See the pics attached, LPA board and D1 marked with red, hope pics pass
> >>> over the reflector
> >>>
> >>> 73 Robert, S57AW
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM Jorge Diez - CX6VM <
> cx6vm.jorge at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> thanks Steve
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you please point me to the assembly manual page to find it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Mine is factory assembled, but I need to fix it here in my country, I
> >>>> need
> >>>> to try
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks very much!
> >>>>
> >>>> 73,
> >>>> Jorge
> >>>> CX6VM/CW5W
> >>>>
> >>>> El vie, 8 mar 2024 a las 13:32, Steve Cooke (<sjc.2 at hotmail.co.uk>)
> >>>> escribió:
> >>>>
> >>>> > Jorge ..... my K3 displayed the same fault sometime ago .Turned out
> to
> >>>> > be D1 on the LPA ....a very fine hairline crack in the solder joint
> >>>> > ...without Keith Trinity W6ER's advice in a previous reply to
> somebody
> >>>> > else , I would never have found it .
> >>>> >
> >>>> >              It was only visible under a bright light ...and a
> >>>> > magnifying glass .
> >>>> >
> >>>> >                          73 steve G1MPW.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On 08/03/2024 13:58, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
> >>>> > > hello
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > My newer K3 is not TX anymore, on any mode, CW, SSB, FT8
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
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> >>>> --
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> >> --
> >> 73,
> >> Jorge
> >> CX6VM/CW5W
> >>
> >
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> 73,
> Jorge
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-- 
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W