[UK-CONTEST] K3 users - advice please

[Clive GM3POI]

Hi Don,
    There is a small engineering mod that you need to 
do to cure that. I did mine after exchanging e-mails 
with the repair guy for Elecraft. It is caused by RF 
getting into the rig, but it's simple to fix. My rig 
is a very early version so needed it #41.
73 Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Beattie" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>
To: "CDXC Reflector" <CDXC at yahoogroups.com>; 
"Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com" 
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] K3 users - advice please


>I came across a problem on 80m this morning with my 
>K3. When I switch to a beverage as receiving 
>antenna, there is a relay that chatters inside the 
>K3. If I go back to the K9AY (or the main 
>transmitting antenna for receive) the problem goes 
>away. The problem appears to be the effect RF coming 
>down the RX antenna line (I assume there is more 
>from the beverage than the K9AY.
>
> Other than putting an isolation relay in the rx 
> antenna feed, does anyone know of another fix ?
>
> 73 and HNY
>
> Don, G3BJ
>
>
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