[Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

2011-10-17 Thread Shane DeSeranno
Hello everyone, I’m a newer K3 owner and I’m loving the heck out of the device, but recently I noticed a strange problem. It started behaving as though my MIC wasn’t working correctly. [All tests from this point out will be into a DUMMY LOAD that is rated up to 300W.] I would notice that

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

2011-10-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
Shane, I believe the - - display means that the KAT3 is not being properly recognized as being installed. That fact alone may complicate the results of your other observations. You may not be able to TUNE the dummy load to 1:1 SWR - the tuning mechanism may quit tuning if the SWR is below

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

2011-10-17 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The '- -' display usually happens when there is not enough power to tune and generate a proper SWR. 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com On 10/17/2011 4:23 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Shane, I believe the - - display means that the KAT3 is not being properly recognized as being installed. That fact

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

2011-10-17 Thread Augie Gus Hansen
The '- -' display usually happens when there is not enough power to tune and generate a proper SWR. And this display could be an indication that the K3 is in test mode. Be sure that the TX indicator is not flashing. Gus Hansen KB0YH

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

2011-10-17 Thread Shane DeSeranno
Thank you everyone for your replies. Gary from Elecraft was awesome to chime in... He had me check a number of things, but I think the core problem was the wattmeter needed to be calibrated. Disconnect any RS232 connection and PC software control. Redo the WMTR menu calibration. When in WMTR