Don't forget the 'quality of PL259 plugs' issue that's has been mentioned on here before. A while ago I nearly pulled my amp apart to check the input relay to see if that was the cause of my intermittent 'Hi SWR' and no rx signal problem. Problem was an intermittent mating of the PL259 centre pin in the socket barrel; either the pin was slightly undersize or the barrel had previously been expanded by a PL259 with too much solder on the pin.
73, Stewart, GW0ETF Rick Bates wrote: > > Good catch Don. And it should be noted that not all PL-259 mate properly > if > the outer shaft of the SO-239 (or barrel connector) is too short. It > should > be seated, tight and with no movement in any direction. Though I don't > use > pliers; I just crank on it and check them periodically. > > Rick WA6NHC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Wilhelm > > Loose PL-259s can cause symptoms like that. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Strange-Problem-tp6953840p6954574.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
