K-POD missing a beat

[Tony G6GLP]

Hi All,

I have had the K-Pod some time now and have been more than happy with
it. I modded the K3 with the 6.8 ohm R so that I only need to use the
rj45 cable  supplied to connect the K3 and K-Pod together.

I have, being lazy, programmed F3 to simulate M1 which works fine most
of the time.

When it works I press the F3 and MEM 3 appears on the K3 display and the
contents of M1 are send (my call in CW). Occasionally only the MEM 3
appears and the M1 contents are not sent. I know its easy enough to just
press F3 again and it will work but thats not the point.

Has anyone else seen this or similar and found the fix? I thought it
maybe RF getting in but it happens on various bands so while not
impossible, it is unlikely (OK prove me wrong).

Looking forward to hearing the theories!


73 de Tony G6GLP

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[Don Wilhelm]

Tony,

That may not be a K-POD problem since the MEM 3 is being shown in the
VFO B area.
Try to see if you can duplicate the same behavior with your M1 button
(with the K-POD connected).

If you suspect an RF problem, try it into a dummy load and see if the
behavior stops.  If it does, some work on your antenna system to reduce
the RF in the Shack.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/21/2016 8:07 AM, Tony G6GLP wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have had the K-Pod some time now and have been more than happy with
> it. I modded the K3 with the 6.8 ohm R so that I only need to use the
> rj45 cable  supplied to connect the K3 and K-Pod together.
>
> I have, being lazy, programmed F3 to simulate M1 which works fine most
> of the time.
>
> When it works I press the F3 and MEM 3 appears on the K3 display and
> the contents of M1 are send (my call in CW). Occasionally only the MEM
> 3 appears and the M1 contents are not sent. I know its easy enough to
> just press F3 again and it will work but thats not the point.
>

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