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Well, it happened again. My K3 is now only putting out 35 watts on 80,
30 watts on 40, 49 watts on 20, 84 on 15 and 100 on 10M, although the power control reads 100 watts on all bands and the SWR is very low, so it is not a question of foldback due to mismatch. Once before, when it did this, powering the radio off and back on restored proper operation, but not now. Any suggestions? -- 73, Pete N4ZR Download the new N1MM Logger+ at <http://N1MM.hamdocs.com>. Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Thanks for this, Jim. My radio is Serial # 4275. I don't know if it
had the gold-plated contacts. Will call Elecraft and ask. 73, Pete N4ZR Download the new N1MM Logger+ at <http://N1MM.hamdocs.com>. Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 11/29/2015 2:55 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > Do you have the mod in that installs the gold plated contacts on the KPA > module? My sn is 14xx so I had my K3 several years before I started > experiencing the problem. It started with unexplained problems and called > Support. The fellow listened to my whole story and then told me that was > classic for the contact problem and he would send me the kit. He also told > me that he knew the problem as soon as I started with my description of the > problem. I don't think there was a charge but if so, it was insignificant. > > 73, Jim KG0KP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Pete > Smith N4ZR > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 11:24 AM > To: Elecraft List > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Power Output Dropoff > > Well, it happened again. My K3 is now only putting out 35 watts on 80, > 30 watts on 40, 49 watts on 20, 84 on 15 and 100 on 10M, although the power > control reads 100 watts on all bands and the SWR is very low, so it is not a > question of foldback due to mismatch. Once before, when it did this, > powering the radio off and back on restored proper operation, but not now. > Any suggestions? > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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