I'd like to thank everyone on this list who responded with ideas as to why my K3 was not putting out any RF during the configuration phase of the build. Got a lot of great suggestions and now, thanks to those suggestions and ideas my K3 is perking along as per specs.
Oh, yeah...the cause: I had left FL-1 and FL-2 slots open for the FM and AM xtal filters and put the 2.8 kHz 8-Pole SSB filter in FL-3 and the 500 Hz 5-pole CW filter in FL-4. The radio was looking for something in the FL-1 slot. Once I got the K3 Utility downloaded and found a USB-to-DB-9 serial cable (a no-name cable w/out any software) and got it working with one of the drivers on the K3 site, I was able to muddle through and get the radio to recognize the FL-3 slot as the transmit xtal filter. From there, thanks to the K3 Utility I was able to configure and align the radio per manual instructions. OBTW: the Elecraft XG-3 RF Generator is a great tool to use when calibrating and aligning the K3.
Once again, thanks to all who responded.
73
Rich Arland, K7SZ
Bent Dipole Ranch, Dacula, GA
"Cogito Ergo CQ" ("I think therefore I HAM")
Author: "The ARRL's Low Power Communications, the Art and Science of QRP" (all 3 editions)
Editor: "QRP POWER", QST Magazine (Jan 2000 to Dec 2003)
Editor: "The Learning Curve", CQ Magazine
Editor: "The Beginner's Column", CQ-VHF Magazine
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