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FIXED: P3 not showing anything

NB8F
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Today I went about upgrading my K3S with the KBPF3 board and a 6khz filter.
I moved all my filters down one slot and put the 6khz filter in the first
slot. I installed the KBPF3 board, turned it on in the config etc.

I then went to the K3 utility and configured my filters, all seemed to go
well.

I turned the radio on after connecting all the cables and the pan adapter
does not show any signals. It is getting frequency information and changes
as I move the dial.

I have the cable connected into IF OUT on the radio and IF IN on the P3, and
I have tried both of the serial cables that came with the radio.

Connection to the computer works, the radio itself boots with no errors, but
nothing shows on the panadapter.  

See video attached for any help.
https://youtu.be/Md3ILmdJLDI

Thanks in advance for any help.

Andy (NB8F)



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Re: P3 not showing anything

Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Andy,

This may be a dumb question, but did you reconnect your antenna feed line?
I can't tell you how many times I've made that mistake. :-)

73 de,

Ian, KM4IK

On Oct 15, 2017 3:51 PM, "NB8F" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Today I went about upgrading my K3S with the KBPF3 board and a 6khz filter.
> I moved all my filters down one slot and put the 6khz filter in the first
> slot. I installed the KBPF3 board, turned it on in the config etc.
>
> I then went to the K3 utility and configured my filters, all seemed to go
> well.
>
> I turned the radio on after connecting all the cables and the pan adapter
> does not show any signals. It is getting frequency information and changes
> as I move the dial.
>
> I have the cable connected into IF OUT on the radio and IF IN on the P3,
> and
> I have tried both of the serial cables that came with the radio.
>
> Connection to the computer works, the radio itself boots with no errors,
> but
> nothing shows on the panadapter.
>
> See video attached for any help.
> https://youtu.be/Md3ILmdJLDI
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Andy (NB8F)
>
>
>
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Re: P3 not showing anything

NB8F
I did. In the video, it shows me receiving a CW signal. I can receive and
transmit fine on both of my antennas. I have been listening to the PA QSO
Party all afternoon as well. For whatever reason it still doesn't show any
signals on the P3.

-Andy

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Ian Kahn <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Andy,
>
> This may be a dumb question, but did you reconnect your antenna feed line?
> I can't tell you how many times I've made that mistake. :-)
>
> 73 de,
>
> Ian, KM4IK
>
> On Oct 15, 2017 3:51 PM, "NB8F" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Today I went about upgrading my K3S with the KBPF3 board and a 6khz
>> filter.
>> I moved all my filters down one slot and put the 6khz filter in the first
>> slot. I installed the KBPF3 board, turned it on in the config etc.
>>
>> I then went to the K3 utility and configured my filters, all seemed to go
>> well.
>>
>> I turned the radio on after connecting all the cables and the pan adapter
>> does not show any signals. It is getting frequency information and changes
>> as I move the dial.
>>
>> I have the cable connected into IF OUT on the radio and IF IN on the P3,
>> and
>> I have tried both of the serial cables that came with the radio.
>>
>> Connection to the computer works, the radio itself boots with no errors,
>> but
>> nothing shows on the panadapter.
>>
>> See video attached for any help.
>> https://youtu.be/Md3ILmdJLDI
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> Andy (NB8F)
>>
>>
>>
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Re: P3 not showing anything

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NOTE I have also tried removing everything in-line and just having the
antenna, radio and P3 connected.

I also tried removing the new board, but I did not try removing the 6khz
filter. This all worked fine before today.



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Re: P3 not showing anything

Don Wilhelm
Andy,

Do you have another receiver?  If so, connect it to the K3 IF OUT.  If
you hear signals, then the K3 is working fine, look at the P3 for the
problem.

OTOH, if you do not hear signals, review the work you have done - was a
cable left unplugged inside the K3 or other "silly" stuff like that.

The IF takeoff is before the roofing filters, but the BPF3 is before the
IF takeoff.  Check your work with the KBPF3 installation.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/15/2017 5:16 PM, NB8F wrote:
> NOTE I have also tried removing everything in-line and just having the
> antenna, radio and P3 connected.
>
> I also tried removing the new board, but I did not try removing the 6khz
> filter. This all worked fine before today.
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Re: P3 not showing anything

NB8F
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Tested the cable and shield to shield, showed 0, pin to pin showed 0 and pin
to shield showed 1.

The cable appears to be OK.



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NB8F
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Thanks Don, I decided to take a look again at the inside of the radio.
Re-seated all the cards and then took the bottom off. Guess what, that
single cable that attaches to the bottom of the board was disconnected,
probably from when I was putting the filter in.  I connected that up and
all is right with the world again.

Thanks for all the help and always remember to check that cable on the
bottom of the radio :)

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 5:31 PM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Andy,
>
> Do you have another receiver?  If so, connect it to the K3 IF OUT.  If you
> hear signals, then the K3 is working fine, look at the P3 for the problem.
>
> OTOH, if you do not hear signals, review the work you have done - was a
> cable left unplugged inside the K3 or other "silly" stuff like that.
>
> The IF takeoff is before the roofing filters, but the BPF3 is before the
> IF takeoff.  Check your work with the KBPF3 installation.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 10/15/2017 5:16 PM, NB8F wrote:
>
>> NOTE I have also tried removing everything in-line and just having the
>> antenna, radio and P3 connected.
>>
>> I also tried removing the new board, but I did not try removing the 6khz
>> filter. This all worked fine before today.
>>
>


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Re: P3 not showing anything

jh3sif
Congratulations to your having found the cause.
I have experienced similar but from different cause, which was unstable connection inside the IF interface cable supplied with P3.
After replacing the coaxial cable with my home made one, my P3 started working perfectly again.

73 de JH3SIF, Keith

Kiichiro (Keith) Onishi
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2017/10/16 0:53、Andrew Holman <[hidden email]> のメッセージ:

> Thanks Don, I decided to take a look again at the inside of the radio.
> Re-seated all the cards and then took the bottom off. Guess what, that
> single cable that attaches to the bottom of the board was disconnected,
> probably from when I was putting the filter in.  I connected that up and
> all is right with the world again.
>
> Thanks for all the help and always remember to check that cable on the
> bottom of the radio :)
>
>> On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 5:31 PM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Andy,
>>
>> Do you have another receiver?  If so, connect it to the K3 IF OUT.  If you
>> hear signals, then the K3 is working fine, look at the P3 for the problem.
>>
>> OTOH, if you do not hear signals, review the work you have done - was a
>> cable left unplugged inside the K3 or other "silly" stuff like that.
>>
>> The IF takeoff is before the roofing filters, but the BPF3 is before the
>> IF takeoff.  Check your work with the KBPF3 installation.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>>
>>> On 10/15/2017 5:16 PM, NB8F wrote:
>>>
>>> NOTE I have also tried removing everything in-line and just having the
>>> antenna, radio and P3 connected.
>>>
>>> I also tried removing the new board, but I did not try removing the 6khz
>>> filter. This all worked fine before today.
>>>
>>
>
>
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