Re: [Elecraft] What's New
Soon as they are available - and I hope that is soon. Truth be told, it was the P3 that initially attracted me to the K-Line. Gotta luv it! Bill W2BLC K-Line __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] What's New
Fred Jensen (K6DGW) wrote [entertainingly]: > "Are we there yet?" Where is "there," Kimosabe? Currently reportable news includes: - The new synth for the K3 (KSYN3A), which adds 600 meter capability, virtually eliminates CW timing variance, and improves close-in phase noise. Lower phase noise results in even cleaner transmit. On receive it means better reciprocal mixing dynamic range (RMDR) and greater 3rd order IMD dynamic range (IMDDR3). Eric gave a talk on the synth improvements today, as they're highly relevant to many DXers. - We've been testing a new transmit-monitoring feature on the P3 panadapter, which provides simulated analog power and SWR meters as well as high-resolution transmit envelope display. We had hoped to have this in time for Visalia but now it's looking like Dayton. Various full-scale power ranges are provided including 200 W and 2 KW, using a transmit RF sampling unit based on the ones used with the W2 wattmeter. - Fixed-tune mode for the PX3 panadapter is ready for beta test, probably early next week. This feature has been very popular on the P3, and we've had help from a number of volunteers to get it dialed in on the PX3 (thanks, guys). And now, back to the salt mine/Santa's workshop/you-get-the-idea, Wayne N6KR __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] What's New
What? Actually get the *real* news? This is a bit like a road trip with little kids ... "Are we there yet?" 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 4/18/2015 11:12 AM, David Orman wrote: Perhaps someone physically there or Elecraft can respond regarding the event/non-event, vs. speculation at this point. __ 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
[Elecraft] What's New
Ok those that are at the hamfest... what NEW thing has Elecraft shown at the fest? Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] What's new in K3 Utility version 1.2.3.18
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:49:27 -0700, Dick, K6KR wrote: > >The most significant new "feature" is an editor for the K3's CW memories. >These are the memories that you had to load by manipulating a paddle, you >recall these memories by pressing M1 thorugh M4 on the K3 front panel. > > Oh, goodie! Not having a paddle, it was a real pain to program the CW memories by moving an alligator clip between two bare wires on a patch cord... (I did get pretty good at it but still prefer the trusty ol' bug and straight key...) 73, Drew AF2Z __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] What's new in K3 Utility version 1.2.3.18
N6KR wrote (>) > The most significant new "feature" is an editor for the K3's CW memories. These are the memories that you had to load by manipulating a paddle, you recall these memories by pressing M1 thorugh M4 on the K3 front panel. And your timing had to be *absolutely* perfect using a paddle! Mine is not so it sometimes took me forever to get memories loaded correctly (ditto for the K2 BTW). > I read a report on this reflector about a CW enthusiast that had suffered a stroke and loved CW, but could no longer manipulate a paddle at speed. He's able to use a keyboard, though. He had a friend come over to program his rig's CW memories. Slightly off-topic but my very good Topband friend N4SU had Parkinson's and had the same problem. Dave eventually gave up hamming and I helped take down his station including 12 Beverages. I believe not being able to operate actually hastened his death according to his wife. If he was living now, I would do exactly what Dick suggests. You can actually work a lot of DX stations on CW and RTTY without needing to send their call, especially in contests. Program the keyer to send your call and a response for when they answer you. 73, Bill -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/What%27s-new-in-K3-Utility-version-1.2.3.18-tp2640337p2640788.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] What's new in K3 Utility version 1.2.3.18
And for us Straight Key guys who are learning Morse and can't work a paddle yet - I'm getting better with a straight key though. So thank you very much. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) On 15 Apr 2009, at 18:49, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > I read a report on this reflector about a CW enthusiast that had > suffered a > stroke and loved CW, but could no longer manipulate a paddle at > speed. He's > able to use a keyboard, though. He had a friend come over to > program his > rig's CW memories. __ 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
[Elecraft] What's new in K3 Utility version 1.2.3.18
I've been asked "what's different" about the K3 Utility version 1.2.3.18 that was made available on Elecraft's web site yesterday. The most significant new "feature" is an editor for the K3's CW memories. These are the memories that you had to load by manipulating a paddle, you recall these memories by pressing M1 thorugh M4 on the K3 front panel. I read a report on this reflector about a CW enthusiast that had suffered a stroke and loved CW, but could no longer manipulate a paddle at speed. He's able to use a keyboard, though. He had a friend come over to program his rig's CW memories. In field test I was asked to include a "half space" character for people with interesting calls, like GM3SEK and K6XT. Both of these gentlemen find that an extra half-space in the right place often make a difference in getting their call understood the first time. So K6XT can enter K6X~T and get the timing he wants. For those of you who use the K3's internal paddle-to-RTTY feature, you may include the "IM" prosign that causes the RTTY carrier to drop immediately. Terminate your CW message with a vertical bar character "|". The CW memory editor is started by a button on the Configuration Tab. There is a K3 Utility Help page that describes the details of its use. There are a number of improvements in the general category of "accessibility" for visually impaired users. I want to thank Betsey Doane, K1EIC, and Gary Lee, KB9ZUV, for their help in educating this developer about some of the more important nuances of developing software that is available to a wider user audience than I had initially prepared for. They were patient as they evaluated a number of "false starts" of mine. The complete "release notes" file is available as a link on the K3 Software page, just above the link for the software itself. Here are the release notes: K3 Utility Version 1.2.3.18 changes since 1.2.1.6 (summary only): Installer: Changed from Setup2Go to Inno Setup installer. While the new installer handles release to release installations without uninstall, the new installer doesn't completely clean up files created by the old installer. Current K3 Utility users should be encouraged to uninstall the K3 Utility (using the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove programs applet) before installing the new version. It's not a critical requirement, but if you don't do this, there are some leftovers in the list of installed programs and the program files folder where the old program resided. Changed default location for program files to (systemdrive): Program Files\Elecraft\K3 Utility. The new installer will remember your override for default folder location. Uninstall is not a continuing requirement, just in the transition from one installer to another. Global changes: Help text has been revised in small ways throughout. Earlier versions of the K3 Utility used blocking serial port reads and writes with timeout, which caused UI delays when the K3 was unresponsive. Changed code throughout to use unblocked I/O, which keeps the UI responsive. A number of accessibility improvements were made so that the K3 Utility works better with screen readers for the visually impaired, and can now be operated without a mouse. Corrected a number of tab order issues. Added a new "Window" menu for direct access to each tab page. Added tab stops to some static labels so that screen readers will speak the content (primarily in the installed/available version area of the firmware page). Changed the tab control used by the main view so that the tab itself is part of the tab order, and its content will be spoken by a screen reader. Restore last-used window position and size. Improve wait cursor (hourglass) handling. Made adjustments to dialog control position to improve usability at 120 DPI. Allow release notes window to drop behind (in z-order) the K3 Utility window rather than always being "on top". Port page: Continue to poll (at various speeds) to attempt connection to a K3. The polling interval grows if no K3 responds. Added an explicit "close Port" button, which stops polling and releases the COM Port for other programs. Added checkbox to inhibit the automatic speed determination process and communicate with the K3 only at 38,400 bps. This was done to remove concerns that polling at several speeds might interfere with connection to a K3 in "MCU boot load" state. Firmware page: Firmware page is now resizable. Copy files from Elecraft (FTP) may now be cancelled. Speed improvements to all Firmware loaders. Read firmware files into memory before sending any part of the file to the K3. This offers some protection from broken firmware loads caused by network drive disconnect. After MCU load, recover the last-used RS-232 speed during post-load speed determination and restore that speed after firmware load is complete. The hope is that this
[Elecraft] What's new for Hamvention?
Hey Wayne and Eric, What do you have up your sleeves for Hamvention this year? Any new kits for accessory items? How about a bundle deal for a KPA100, KAT100-2 and an EC2? I spent most of my Hamvention money at your booth last year. I'm just wondering how you are going to tempt me this year. Thanks for all the great products and bringing back the fun of kit building again. 73 for now, Ken, KB8KE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
