Re: [Elecraft] K3S Receiver Spurious

2023-12-05 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/5/2023 9:33 AM, Michael Tope wrote: I did move the Astron RS-35 that powers the K3S off my UPS a few weeks ago. See this note on a manufacturing issue that I found in several of my Astron supplies that can cause instability. The bond between the AC green wire, V-, is insulated from the

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Receiver Spurious

2023-12-05 Thread Michael Tope
Yes, I operate the station remotely, so there is a fair bit of stuff attached to the rig including a Windows PC. There probably isn't a good intentional bond between the computer chassis and the rig chassis. The current setup is "temporary", so I never got around to bonding everything to the co

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Receiver Spurious

2023-12-04 Thread Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
Is the noise blanker on? It might sound like this if there is repetitive noise being blanked by the NB. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel Formerly K2VCO CWops no. 5 http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 04/12/2023 5:11, Michael Tope wrote: Hi All, I noticed when operating the ARRL 160 contest this wee

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Receiver Spurious

2023-12-03 Thread David Gilbert
Is your K3S connected to a computer (or some other significant piece of electronics), and if so, are they tightly and closely bonded together chassis wise? 73, Dave   AB7E On 12/3/2023 8:11 PM, Michael Tope wrote: Hi All, I noticed when operating the ARRL 160 contest this weekend that m

[Elecraft] K3S Receiver Spurious

2023-12-03 Thread Michael Tope
Hi All, I noticed when operating the ARRL 160 contest this weekend that my K3S has developed a nasty case of what appears to be some sort of LO spurious. When tuning across strong signals, I can now hear a low-level buzz (like phase noise reciprocal mixing) as I tune off them followed by a di