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Dave Hachadorian

K3 kit problem

Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to do the
reference oscillator calibration by zero-beating with WWV, I
found that the receiver is deaf. Even with a large antenna
connected, there is no increase in background noise, and no
signals can be heard.

When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it came up with
ERR IO1. Scary stuff. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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Chad WE9V

Re: K3 kit problem

According to the manual:
MISO line stuck low (asserted)

* De-install option modules one at a time.
If no failing option module can be found,
there may be a problem on the RF board.

Chad WE9V

On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Dave Hachadorian <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to do the reference
> oscillator calibration by zero-beating with WWV, I found that the receiver
> is deaf. Even with a large antenna connected, there is no increase in
> background noise, and no signals can be heard.
>
> When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it came up with ERR IO1. Scary
> stuff. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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WILLIS COOKE

Re: K3 kit problem

In reply to this post by Dave Hachadorian

I had the same experience with 1025 except that when I
went back to the VCO CAL stage I got a error.
Attempts to cure the problem working with Elecraft
were not successful and I returned the transceiver to
Elecraft. They have had it since last Monday and I
have not heard anything yet. I don't know if they are
having difficulty or if they have a cue and have not
worked on it yet. I hope to hear something soon.

Cookie, K5EWJ

--- Dave Hachadorian <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to do
> the
> reference oscillator calibration by zero-beating
> with WWV, I
> found that the receiver is deaf. Even with a large
> antenna
> connected, there is no increase in background noise,
> and no
> signals can be heard.
>
> When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it came
> up with
> ERR IO1. Scary stuff. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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Brett Howard

Re: K3 kit problem

My K3 also arrived last Monday and they stated that mine had arrived and
that there were a few in the queue in front of it. When I called on
Friday they'd stated that mine was on the bench but hadn't gotten worked
on yet. They expect that it should ship out early this coming week. I
was told that Elecraft shoots for a 1 week turnaround but sometimes
things get backed up and it can take up to 2 weeks. Being that one of
their repair technicians is on vacation I think that Elecraft has been
doing VERY admirably keeping up and keeping us on the air as quickly as
they can.

Hopefully this status update provides you with some sense of security
that Elecraft is doing their best to take care of you.

~Brett (KC7OTG)

On Sat, 2008-07-12 at 22:58 -0700, WILLIS COOKE wrote:

> I had the same experience with 1025 except that when I
> went back to the VCO CAL stage I got a error.
> Attempts to cure the problem working with Elecraft
> were not successful and I returned the transceiver to
> Elecraft. They have had it since last Monday and I
> have not heard anything yet. I don't know if they are
> having difficulty or if they have a cue and have not
> worked on it yet. I hope to hear something soon.
>
> Cookie, K5EWJ
>
> --- Dave Hachadorian <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to do
> > the
> > reference oscillator calibration by zero-beating
> > with WWV, I
> > found that the receiver is deaf. Even with a large
> > antenna
> > connected, there is no increase in background noise,
> > and no
> > signals can be heard.
> >
> > When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it came
> > up with
> > ERR IO1. Scary stuff. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
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WILLIS COOKE

Re: K3 kit problem

In reply to this post by Dave Hachadorian

I sent mine to Aptos per the instruction that I
received even though Gary was the one who tried to
help me on the internet. I did receive information
that mine had arrived Monday. I hope to hear
something next week. I assume that #106 was an error
as #106 should have shipped last year sometime. They
are pretty busy, so I suppose a cue for repair is not
unreasonable, but I am anxious about it none the less.

Cookie, K5EWJ

--- Mike Penkas <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Cookie,
> My #106 developed the VCO err problem also. After
> working with Gary for a
> week, getting a new KSYN3 board and all- still no
> fix. I mailed it to Gary
> on the 26th of June and it sat in a UPS warehouse
> til Thursday when he got
> back from vacation. I am starting to wonder how
> many of us are waiting for
> repairs right now. I think most of us don't mention
> it on the reflector.
> Wayne called me on the 26th and wanted me to send
> the radio directly to him
> to work on it but I had just got home from the UPS
> store and already mailed
> it to AZ per Elecrafts RSA instructions.
> Mike WA8EBM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "WILLIS COOKE" <[hidden email]>
> To: "Dave Hachadorian" <[hidden email]>; "Elecraft
> Reflector"
> <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 kit problem
>
>
> >I had the same experience with 1025 except that
> when I
> > went back to the VCO CAL stage I got a error.
> > Attempts to cure the problem working with Elecraft
> > were not successful and I returned the transceiver
> to
> > Elecraft. They have had it since last Monday and
> I
> > have not heard anything yet. I don't know if they
> are
> > having difficulty or if they have a cue and have
> not
> > worked on it yet. I hope to hear something soon.
> >
> > Cookie, K5EWJ
> >
> > --- Dave Hachadorian <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >> Just finished building K3 sn 1176. When I went to
> do
> >> the
> >> reference oscillator calibration by zero-beating
> >> with WWV, I
> >> found that the receiver is deaf. Even with a
> large
> >> antenna
> >> connected, there is no increase in background
> noise,
> >> and no
> >> signals can be heard.
> >>
> >> When I turned the K3 off and then on again, it
> came
> >> up with
> >> ERR IO1. Scary stuff. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
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