KX3 S-meter segment stuck

[K7TV]

Hi All,

 

Today I have the S-5 segment stuck on my KX3 display. That is also the SWR 2
segment. What I mean is the segment is black with no receive signal, while
the segments to the left of it are not black, and there is no transmission
going on. Reloading the firmware didn't help. Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Erik K7TV

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[Erlend Grimseid]

Might it be the RF gain setting?

73
LA4TTA
Erlend

2016-06-18 10:18 GMT+02:00 Erik Basilier <[hidden email]>:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Today I have the S-5 segment stuck on my KX3 display. That is also the SWR
> 2
> segment. What I mean is the segment is black with no receive signal, while
> the segments to the left of it are not black, and there is no transmission
> going on. Reloading the firmware didn't help. Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik K7TV
>
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[K7TV]

Problem solved, thanks to Erlend LA4TTA.
I had no idea that the segment turned on is an indication of RF gain
setting.

73,
Erik K7TV

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Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 S-meter segment stuck

Hi All,

 

Today I have the S-5 segment stuck on my KX3 display. That is also the SWR 2
segment. What I mean is the segment is black with no receive signal, while
the segments to the left of it are not black, and there is no transmission
going on. Reloading the firmware didn't help. Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Erik K7TV

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[Nr4c]

It indicates that RF Gain is not set to zero.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Jun 18, 2016, at 4:18 AM, Erik Basilier <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Today I have the S-5 segment stuck on my KX3 display. That is also the SWR 2
> segment. What I mean is the segment is black with no receive signal, while
> the segments to the left of it are not black, and there is no transmission
> going on. Reloading the firmware didn't help. Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik K7TV
>
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[Bob N3MNT]

From page 12 if manual: If you reduce RF gain more than
a few dB, a separate segment of the S-meter turns
on as a reminder. The segment used varies with the
amount of RF gain reduction. (A high S-meter
reading may hide the RF gain indicator segment.)