[Elecraft] K3 - ERR BP1, XV3, AT3, IF1

Jim (KG0P), These error displays sound similar to ones I get from time to time. Remove the front panel and carefully clean all the connector pins. Then apply some connector lubrication before replacing the panel; we have some stuff called 'Contralube' over here. An added benefit is that you no

[Elecraft] K3 - ERR BP1, XV3, AT3, IF1

These are intermittent. They appear at power on just before the welcome message. At first I thought it was only ERR BP1 but since I have realized that pressing the disp button also shows the others if I can do it fast enough to read them before they go away and into the welcome message. They

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - ERR BP1, XV3, AT3, IF1

Jim, It would appear that your K3 options are not being recognized at startup - that would be some problem with the AUXBUS responses when the options are polled. If you have a saved configuration file, I would suggest doing an EEINIT (see Parameter Initialization in the manual). After the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - ERR BP1, XV3, AT3, IF1

Jim, These error messages point to an SPI bus communication problem, which in turn is most likely due to an intermittent connection between the front panel and RF board. Remove the screws from the top and bottom of the front panel assembly, back the assembly out about 1/8th to 1/4, then push