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K3 VFO A

Joseph M. Durnal
My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything.  It won't change the
frequency, nor will it change the settings in the menu.  My first guess is
that the encoder is bad.  VFO B works fine.  Is there any way I can verify
this before I pull the K3 apart?

Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
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Re: K3 VFO A

Joseph M. Durnal
Please stop e-mailing me off list asking if it is locked.  No, its not
locked.

Thanks,
J

On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything.  It won't change the
> frequency, nor will it change the settings in the menu.  My first guess is
> that the encoder is bad.  VFO B works fine.  Is there any way I can verify
> this before I pull the K3 apart?
>
> Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
>
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Re: K3 VFO A

Raymond Sills
Hi Joe:


Well... I'd say a call to Elecraft support is in order.  Try tomorrow afternoon.


BTW, this list is set for a reply to BE off-list.  Sometimes people forget that.  You have to manually type in the list address to have the response go to the list.


73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211




-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]>
To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Sent: Sun, Feb 11, 2018 8:30 am
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 VFO A

Please stop e-mailing me off list asking if it is locked.  No, its not
locked.

Thanks,
J

On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything.  It won't change the
> frequency, nor will it change the settings in the menu.  My first guess is
> that the encoder is bad.  VFO B works fine.  Is there any way I can verify
> this before I pull the K3 apart?
>
> Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
>
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Re: K3 VFO A

Joseph M. Durnal
Ray,

It looks like I'll be calling the parts department for a new encoder.  I
swapped A & B this morning and now A works and B doesn't.  I didn't
remember this when I built the thing but there is a surprise waiting for
you when you try to remove the front panel.  The screws on the left front
of the RF board are in the way.  I did a quick review of  the assembly
manual before attempting to remove it and some how I didn't notice  this.

It would be really cool if there was a software way to swap the controls A
& B.  I'm not sure in how many cases this would ever be useful, but this is
certainly one case.

It has been almost 10 years since the K3 had been apart, when I built it.
It is kind of hard to believe that it has been that long!

Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
K3 SN 01121

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 9:23 AM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hi Joe:
>
>
> Well... I'd say a call to Elecraft support is in order.  Try tomorrow
> afternoon.
>
>
> BTW, this list is set for a reply to BE off-list.  Sometimes people forget
> that.  You have to manually type in the list address to have the response
> go to the list.
>
>
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
> KX3 #211
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 11, 2018 8:30 am
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 VFO A
>
> Please stop e-mailing me off list asking if it is locked.  No, its not
> locked.
>
> Thanks,
> J
>
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Joseph M. Durnal <[hidden email]
> >
> wrote:
>
> > My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything.  It won't change
> the
> > frequency, nor will it change the settings in the menu.  My first guess
> is
> > that the encoder is bad.  VFO B works fine.  Is there any way I can
> verify
> > this before I pull the K3 apart?
> >
> > Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
> >
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