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Re: K3 Burn In

Philip Leonard WVØT
John King wrote:
> I'm sorry to hear about your failure at FD. I have heard no other
> reports of FD failures, and to my knowledge the VP6DX crew had
> no failures during their operation earlier this year. It may be
> of small comfort to you, but I regard your failure as an anomaly
> - stuff happens. Overall, the K3 is establishing a reputation as
> a very reliable field rig.

After 22-1/2 hours of FD operation my K3 failed also.  Power output
dropped to 1W no matter what the setting was (if above 12W).  So I guess
at least 2 failed during FD.  So mine is on its way back to Aptos as
soon as I can get an RSA number.

Philip

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RE: K3 Burn In

Brett Howard
Did you get a reduction in RX sensitivity?  What happens if you try to do a
tune when set to 5.0 watts?

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Burn In

John King wrote:
> I'm sorry to hear about your failure at FD. I have heard no other
> reports of FD failures, and to my knowledge the VP6DX crew had
> no failures during their operation earlier this year. It may be
> of small comfort to you, but I regard your failure as an anomaly
> - stuff happens. Overall, the K3 is establishing a reputation as
> a very reliable field rig.

After 22-1/2 hours of FD operation my K3 failed also.  Power output
dropped to 1W no matter what the setting was (if above 12W).  So I guess
at least 2 failed during FD.  So mine is on its way back to Aptos as
soon as I can get an RSA number.

Philip

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