Hi Pete, The gold pins did not appear as part of production until somewhere around serial #4100. I had K3 Serial #3505 and had to have the front panel pins upgraded to the gold standard.
73, Mark, WB9CIF -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 20:35 To: Elecraft List <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Erratic receive Hi Bill - I'm pretty sure my radio is late enough so that it has the upgraded pins that were introduced to deal with that problem, but thanks for responding. 73, Pete N4ZR On 11/29/2023 3:28 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Pete, have the front panel pins corroded? There is an upgrade > available. > > Bill > K9YEQ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > *From:* elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Pete Smith N4ZR > <pete.n...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:11:14 PM > *To:* Elecraft List <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > *Subject:* [Elecraft] K3 - Erratic receive My 2400-serial number K3 > has begun to have a sporadic receive problem, which has gotten much > worse recently. It's really weird. > > What happens is this - the receiver sporadically loses most of its > audio output level, until I move the AF pot a couple of degrees either > way, at which point it immediately restores the audio. Often, but not > always, this occurs right after a transmission (on CW), so I was > initially suspecting a failing relay, but the way it responds to a > minute change in the AF level setting makes me think something subtler. Any > ideas? > > -- > 73, Pete N4ZR > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > http://mailma/ > n.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d4b751b2a > 7a4453758208dbf11ad1d3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63 > 8368869713052828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV > 2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=06%2F0jb76 > gQdp8ShBMY2RzzVY23LbY8owBg9orLhMwcw%3D&reserved=0 > Help: > http://mailma/ > n.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d4b751b2a7a4453758208dbf11ad1 > d3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638368869713060569%7CU > nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1ha > WwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=k917%2FSaA79NUonMRDwvN9NIpMNYj > HlmM7jNBaM8kjXA%3D&reserved=0 > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: > http://www.qs/ > l.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d4b751b2a7a4453758208dbf11ad1d3%7C84df9e7f > e9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638368869713065722%7CUnknown%7CTWFp > bGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn > 0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yG3rHZMB6ZN4gnLmGMwovmvVvzrHO5jalB%2BhVL9p4 > r0%3D&reserved=0 Please help support this email list: > http://www.qs/ > l.net%2Fdonate.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d4b751b2a7a4453758208dbf11ad1d3 > %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638368869713069382%7CUnk > nown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWw > iLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5BeH79qgDqq3Jp%2F4Y73hBYG0dDkM7p > qXwk9tACHesUY%3D&reserved=0 > Message delivered to k9...@live.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to markmus...@outlook.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
