Ha ha. I've heard it all now.
So the factory cannot produce a radio which anybody, anywhere can buy
and take out of the box and get on the air straight away. The owner has
to fix it first! . . . . After spending all those thousands of Dollars.
I rest my case.
73, Alek. VK6APK
On 16/08/2012 8:33 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> It is not his fault. It is a problem that came from the factory.
>> Accept it as fact.
> Bull roar! The problem is that he is not operating the radio under
> the same conditions as it was when calibrated at the factory and he
> has not performed the TX Gain alignment procedure *as documented*
> *in the K3 Owner's Manual*.
>
> Charlie is slandering the radio for a design problem that does not
> exist simply because he can not read and follow the Owner's Manual.
>
> There is *nothing "factual"* about his report.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 8/16/2012 5:16 AM, Alek Petkovic wrote:
>> Why are you all trying to tell Charles that the K3 has no overshoot when
>> he has told you that it does? He has described the exact conditions
>> under which it does it and he has stated that the radio is factory
>> assembled and therefore, factory tested and aligned. As such, the
>> owner/operator should not have to perform further calibration or alignment.
>>
>> His radio DOES suffer from some form of overshoot, so please don't tell
>> him that it doesn't. He knows what he is seeing with his particular
>> radio and the cause is not something that he has or has not done. It is
>> not his fault. It is a problem that came from the factory. Accept it as
>> fact.
>>
>> 73, Alek
>> VK6APK
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16/08/2012 2:41 PM, Robert Mccormack wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:01:26 -0700
>>> From: "Jim W7RY" <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Amps] 87a will tell you, too
>>> To: <amps@contesting.com>
>>> Message-ID: <65BE1EFA07494CE1B0CE2D8ED1508E57@JimsLaptop>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
>>> reply-type=original
>>>
>>> I can get "over shoot" or a full-power brief spike of RF is the K3. The
>>> rig is set for, say, 40 watts output and on its first key down, voice or CW,
>>> it jumps to 100 watts for a very brief moment and strangely does not repeat
>>> this spike as that one
>>> key-down session continues, but repeats again after a
>>> longer stand-by period. This is a common and very well known problem with
>>> the K3, but not often discussed due to the powerful love people have for
>>> their K3 radios. The factory has acknowledeged it but has also denied it..
>>> Facts in my shack.
>>>
>>> Charles Harpole
>>>
>>> Now I know why I don?t own a K3! This would be unacceptable!
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Jim W7RY
>>>
>>> Hi Charles and Jim,
>>>
>>> Facts in my shack:-
>>>
>>> I have two K3s in my shack plus two more brought by guest ops at ZM1A
>>> multi-op contest station from time to time.
>>> None of those K3s have ever exhibited the 'overshoot' problem described.
>>>
>>> Our amps include hb gg and gk, Drake L4B and Tokyo HP 1kw, Icom IC-2KL.
>>>
>>> Never had any problem with "overshoot".
>>>
>>> RTFM,
>>> especially pages 49 and 50 in the K3 Owner's manual.
>>>
>>> We would never consider use of "external ALC" - it's more trouble than it's
>>> worth
>>>
>>> Read Joe W4TV's post if you doubt my comments.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Ken, ZL1AIH (hosting ZM1A Multi-op in CW contests)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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