New K3/P3 is here

[Jim Sheldon]

The new K3/P3 arrived about 1:00 this afternoon.  The boxes were in pristine shape, not like UPS's usual "smack 'em around and knock holes in the box routine.

I quickly mounted a black & red Anderson power pole on the bottom end of the power cord to mate up with my P/S connections and hooked everything up as per instructions.  K3 worked fine, but couldn't get any signals on the P3's display.  It passed self test just fine and was talking to the K3 as all the frequency displays changed with the K3.  Quick email to Gary Surrency at Elecraft got close to instant response asking for further symptoms.  Didn't really have much more to tell him.  Wife and I went to supper and when I got back there was another email from Gary with some things to check.  First place I went discovered P86 on the RF board had popped completely loose, probably in shipping.  A quick "plug it back in" and this time I put a small cable tie around it and the PC pin header it's plugged into so it won't work loose again.  Put everything back together and BINGO!  P3 now displays signals all over the place.  

Happy camper.  After getting my paddles hooked up earlier, I heard NR7T calling CQ on 20 so I answered him.  Quick QSO as the band was fading fast.  Got a 559 out of him and later realized I hadn't set the power and it was running 5 watts.  QRP still works!!!!!

Jim -
W0EB
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[Milt -- N5IA]

Congrats Jim.  Sounds like a real Chhristmas present!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all, de Milt, N5IA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Sheldon" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft Mailing List" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:40 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] New K3/P3 is here

> The new K3/P3 arrived about 1:00 this afternoon.  The boxes were in
> pristine shape, not like UPS's usual "smack 'em around and knock holes in
> the box routine.
>
> I quickly mounted a black & red Anderson power pole on the bottom end of
> the power cord to mate up with my P/S connections and hooked everything up
> as per instructions.  K3 worked fine, but couldn't get any signals on the
> P3's display.  It passed self test just fine and was talking to the K3 as
> all the frequency displays changed with the K3.  Quick email to Gary
> Surrency at Elecraft got close to instant response asking for further
> symptoms.  Didn't really have much more to tell him.  Wife and I went to
> supper and when I got back there was another email from Gary with some
> things to check.  First place I went discovered P86 on the RF board had
> popped completely loose, probably in shipping.  A quick "plug it back in"
> and this time I put a small cable tie around it and the PC pin header it's
> plugged into so it won't work loose again.  Put everything back together
> and BINGO!  P3 now displays signals all over the place.
>
> Happy camper.  After getting my paddles hooked up earlier, I heard NR7T
> calling CQ on 20 so I answered him.  Quick QSO as the band was fading
> fast.  Got a 559 out of him and later realized I hadn't set the power and
> it was running 5 watts.  QRP still works!!!!!
>
> Jim -
> W0EB
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[Nate Bargmann]

Merry Christmas, Jim.  Good to hear things are perculating!

73, de Nate N0NB >>

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[NZ0T]

Have fun with it Jim!

Merry Christmas
73 Bill NZ)T

[W5CEM]

Ah, another satisified K3 user....ENJOY the new rig.

and YES, QRP still works!  And works....and works....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.