K3 new Build Problem??

[Vk2NU]

Hi All,

I’ve just finished building my K3/100..

All went well but I seem to have a bit of an issue.

In RX the radio works fine for a while, but then it goes deaf for a short
period of time. There is then a loud popping sound from the speaker, and all
returns to normal. This just seems to repeat, with the radio working fine
for a couple of minutes and then going deaf??

Any ideas?? I thought I would try the list first before getting in touch
with support in case it is something basic??

Cheers

David, VK2NU

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[dj7mgq]

Hi David,

> All went well but I seem to have a bit of an issue.

Did you update to the latest firmware? Have you done all the  
configuration work and setups described in the manuals?

These would be the very first things to check.

vy 73 de toby






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[Vk2NU]

Going to answer my own question here!!!

PSU voltage was too high !!!!

I modified my fixed 13.8 supply a couple of years back for charging my K2
batteries, and somehow I had the PSU delivering 17v !!! When turned down to
13.8v, all is good.

Cheers

David, VK2NU

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