May not have been your radio at all, but instead might have been a "surge protected" multiple AC outlet box. I have a few Tripp-Lite "Isobar" outlet boxes, and if they "catch" a surge, they will make a VERY loud bang! Fooled me for a while until I figured out what was happening. Sounds like some has let off a .22 rifle shot under the operating bench. Dissipating the energy from a big surge take some doing, and the result is often a very loud bang. Might that have been what you heard?
- Jim, KL7CC Keith Heimbold wrote: > Wayne- > > I am a bit embarrassed about something that just happened in my shack because > i think i just blew up my external 6m preamp. > > I was putting in line my six meter preamp and using a db15 Y connector with > my Yaesu Quadra amp on the other connector. I was not transmitting and just > getting it connected and then I heard a super loud pop. > > I disconnected eveything and then tested the transceiver and the amp. The K3 > is fine but the amp was locked. I turned off the amp and restarted it and and > it was fine. I reconnected the preamp and put the antenna in direct line > with the K3 disconnecting it from the amp. The preamp when energizes reduces > the signal strength. I think the pop came from the preamp. It is hard for me > to isolate the noise source because I had my headset on. For sure it was > working for about 20 seconds and then the pop occurred. It scared my dogs and > myself it was so loud. > > I am not sure how I can test the preamp to see if it indeed blown. Any > thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Keith > AG6AZ > > Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
