I have tried test mode everything looks normal in test mode. When not in test tried with wsjt-x through a signal link as I had been using it for months on 1o,12,15,17,20,and 40 meters. I was using it and everything was fine. Until about 10:00 yesterday. Checked so cables between te radio and amp. Then I realized I did not have even the drive to the amp. Absolutely 0 watts. I was driving the amp with about 8 watts. Then I decided to make sure nothing external was affecting the radio so I disconnected everything except power and antenna cable to wattmeter and dummy. Still zero. When you depress the XMIT button on the radio it switches automatically to CW and transmits a carrier normally. It switches to cw but still no RF out . Displays dashes for SWR and 0 watts. Hooked a mike up changed settings. I can see the ALC change but still nothing out. Tried high power a day low so it is in the drive I believe as the 100 watt amp is the same results as the 10 watt.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Bill Frantz <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 10:32:46 AM To: Joseph McIntire <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3 no RF in transmit Just to cover the bases, make sure you're not in transmit test mode. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/4/20 at 8:32 AM, [email protected] (Joseph McIntire) wrote: >Yesterday I was running some FT8 on 17 meters. All of a sudden >I noticed there was no output out of the amplifier. Then looked >at the radio it had the red XMIT light on and two dash marks in >place of SWR and said 0 Watts out. So disconnected every thing >except power and antenna switched antenna switch to dummy and >get the same thing on any band. Of course when you depress The >XMIT button it switches to CW. But I did hook a Mic up. With >the mic hooked up I got the red XMIT led with ALC on the >display I would see the ALC change as I was talking in the MIC. >But when I switch over to the display that shows RF out there >is no indication of RF. Is this something other people have >had. I realize it could most likely be multiple different thing >but would these indications narrow it down to a section of the >radio like maybe the 100 watt amp. Or something like that. > >Thanks for all advice in advance >Joe AB3JN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The first thing you need when | Periwinkle (408)348-7900 | using a perimeter defense is a | 150 Rivermead Rd #235 www.pwpconsult.com<http://www.pwpconsult.com> | perimeter. | Peterborough, NH 03458 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
