Following up on my High SWR problems (no response from Elecraft Support on Friday to my email): I disconnected the KAT500 and KPA500 and connected A4S feed-line directly to the K3. It loaded beautifully and the internal tuner read 1.0-1. Good, not the feed line or the K3… Next I connected the KPA 500 (without the KAT500) and turned the K3 on….the display "froze" a few characters into the "welcome K4TM" message and the power button would not turn the K3 off - I had to turn the Astron 35M off to cut power to the K3. When I turned the K3 on again, I get a blank screen and must shut the power supply off to turn the K3. I've had a Kenwood 520SE and a 570D and a TenTec Omni Vii - Drake TR-4 before all that and I know the K3 is smarter than I am but I have never encountered issues like this before! Any ideas? Thanks for listening and any help that is directed my way! And I guess I won't be checking into the Elecraft net today as a result. 73, Cary, K4TM On Jan 11, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Hunsdon Cary III <h3c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> FYI….H > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Hunsdon Cary III <h3c...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Fwd: KAT500 problem >> Date: January 11, 2013 2:23:22 PM EST >> To: "k3supp...@elecraft.com" <k3supp...@elecraft.com> >> Bcc: Ralston Gober <rbg...@yahoo.com>, Barry + Mary Rounds >> <barry.rou...@yahoo.com> >> >> More info on my problem. I bypassed the KPA500 and KAT500, turned them both >> off, along with the K3 >> I turned the K3-100 on and activated the internal auto tuner and it worked >> its magic and said SWR was 1.1 >> I then keyed the mic and made a call and within 5 seconds the K3 shut >> down…the display blinked a few times and no ERR message showed before it >> shut down. >> Perplexed, you bet! >> 73, >> Cary, K4TM >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Hunsdon Cary III <h3c...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: KAT500 problem >>> Date: January 11, 2013 2:15:37 PM EST >>> To: k3supp...@elecraft.com >>> >>> HELP, please. >>> I have the K3-100, KPA-500, and KAT-100 (factory built tuner). I know >>> to activate the tuner before turning the K3 on (it does make a difference). >>> When I turned everything on for a schedule today, I am experiencing >>> high SWR and the K3 shuts down…also, when I go to tune the KAT500 and tap >>> the TUNE button, the AUTO begins to flash but when I key the mic (HEIL >>> MD-2) with audio it clicks and clacks for awhile and SWR drops to 1.2 >>> When I then put the KPA-500 in operate, I get red lights for high SWR >>> and the amp goes to STBY with the FAULT light lit and the K3 shows FAULT 9 >>> which the manual is "excessive reflected power (high SWR). Well, the >>> KAT500 says otherwise and I am at a loss to figure it out. >>> My antenna is a Cushcraft A4S with 110 feet of high quality RG-8 and >>> everything was working just fine a week or so ago. >>> Last Sunday, I did turn the K3 on and my Vibroplex keyer was >>> connected. I came in about 30" later and noticed an ERROR message: ERR KEY >>> Apparently the Viproplex was keyed when I turned power on and I have >>> disconnected it - could this have anything to do with it? >>> Appreciate any help you can give. >>> 73, >>> Cary, K4TM >>> >>> H. Cary III >>> h3c...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> H. Cary III >> h3c...@gmail.com >> >> >> > > H. Cary III > h3c...@gmail.com > > > H. Cary III h3c...@gmail.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
