PX3 Spike won't go away

[wb2ssb]

Quick ... go buy a lottery ticket!

-----Original Message-----
From: David Anderson [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 10:57 AM
To: Sanger, Joseph
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

Wow that was a lucky guess! I only remembered about it when playing with the PX3 NB level myself yesterday.

David Anderson GM4JJJ

> On 27 Jun 2016, at 15:43, Sanger, Joseph <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Excellent observation, David.  That was my problem ... I didn't even remember I had the NB function on the P3 and it was set way high ....
> Many Thanks!
>
> -- Joe
> -- WB2SSB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Anderson [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 5:09 AM
> To: Sanger, Joseph
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away
>
> Check the PX3 NB setting, if the NB level is too high then the spike increases as you describe.
>
> 73 from David GM4JJJ
>
>> On 23 Jun 2016, at 15:58, Sanger, Joseph <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I have developed a new problem with my PX3, which has been quietly sitting in a case for the past 6 months.
>>
>> Whenever I tune across the display, there is a slowly rising spike at the base frequency (for instance, in USB mode this spike adheres to the left hand edge of the bandpass indicator on PX3 screeen), takes about 2-3 seconds or so to increase in intensity, and then dwarfs any of the signals on the band.  This spike tracks across as I tune; it is there whether or not the antenna is connected.  I can tune to stations and hear them fine, but the display is barely usable because of this very tall spike that won't go away.  I reseated my cables connecting the PX3 to KX3, with no change in behavior.  I have no other cables here to swap them out, and am kind of stuck
>>
>> I have updated b both KX3 and PX3 to latest firmware, with no change in behavior.
>>
>> Any thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated.
>>
>> --Joe
>> --WB2SSB
>>
>> Joseph J. Sanger, M.D.
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