Could this be related to concurrently keying the K3 with DTR on a serial connection (or ???) if part of the turn-on routine included bring up a PC with some keying/logging program in the PC's startup list?
73, Guy. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Hector Padron <ad4c2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Like you was told,there must be something wrong in your setup because I do > have an Ameritron AL-80B conected all the time to my K3 and more than once I > have forgot to turn it down to standby and when turned my K3 back on nothing > wrong happend,just heard the amp relay click for a fraction of a second,no > damage,no expensive repair. > > AD4C > > > > "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" > > --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Tom W8JI <w...@w8ji.com> wrote: > > > From: Tom W8JI <w...@w8ji.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Beware, Make Sure Your Amp Is In Standby If You Turn > On the K3 > To: "-.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-" <connectme...@hotmail.com>, > elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:15 AM > > > <<Sometimes I'll walk way from my tube amp and leave it in > standby mode and > turn off my K3. Well, a few weeks ago I forgot to put it in > standby and I > came back to the radio from working on my antenna outside > and the swr was > changed which was set on the tuner. When I turned on my K3, > I damaged the > amp. I forgot that when you first turn on the K3 that it > transmits a signal > (the clicking sounds when it fires up) for about a second > or so and > damaged my amp because of a high swr. Never again I will > leave the amp > without putting it in standby. Very costly mistake. The amp > was set at 1100 > watts. To make a long story short, I had the tubes replaced > along with > other things in the amp and power supply. I could have > bought that new P3 > for the amount of money that I spent for my error. Now that > new P3 will be > on the back burner for a while. >> > > I do not believe the K3 actually transmits RF, although it > does close the amplifier relay line connection RF never > appears. Mine activates the amp briefly, but does not > actually transmit RF. > > You must have had something else going on. What type of > amplifier do you have? > > 73 Tom > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
