Re: [Elecraft] Alpha Antenna/KX3.

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Gene,

I've had a lot of fun on vacations with my KX2 and a BuddiStick by 
BuddiPole:


http://www.buddipole.com/

The price, for the Deluxe kit, is probably comparable to what you'd pay 
for an AlexLoop. I just clamp mine to the arm of the chair, the table, 
whatever, with the included clamp, string out the included radial, and 
have fun. It tunes great with the combination of tapped loading coil and 
the built-in tuner on my KX2. I also have the tripod BuddiPole sells, 
but don't like it as much as the clamp. It's a very small tripod, and 
the way the antenna and mount plate are designed, it is very easy to get 
heavy to one side and tip the antenna over.


Hope this helps.

73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 6/4/19 11:07 AM, Gene Moore via Elecraft wrote:

I have just submitted my order for my KX3. As part of the next step, I am 
continuing my search for an antenna. At this point, I am leaning towards an 
Alpha Antenna mag loop. Like some, I have HOA restrictions in my first and 
second home and this somewhat limits me as to what I can put up. I have space 
on my back deck as well as a terrace in my condo.

Can anyone provide feedback regarding an Alpha Antenna or possibly have any 
additional suggestions that might be helpful.

Thanks

Gene Moore, NC1L

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[Elecraft] Test

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Trying to get an old, no-longer-monitored email unsubscribed, and the 
correct one subscribed. Testing my efforts.


Thanks and 73,

Ian, NV4C

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Re: [Elecraft] Some K4 updates from the engineering department

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Wayne,

Thank you for this update. I am eagerly awaiting information on the K4 
kits and when they will be available (I know, not for a while yet ;-)).


My only regret with my K3, s/n 261, is that I bought it, and its 
accompanying P3, used. Consequently, I didn't get the joy of building 
them myself. I built my KPA500 and KAT500. Aside from dropping the tiny 
fasteners into the deep pile carpet in the dining room, I loved every 
minute of it. I've thoroughly enjoyed my K-Line, and look forward to 
upgrading to the K4 (and maybe the KPA1500, if the funds hold out).


73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 4/19/20 3:46 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

Greetings from locked-down California I hope everyone, near and far, is 
staying safe!

I thought I'd take a break from playing with the K4 and tweaking firmware to 
give everyone a status report from the engineering side. (Eric has been keeping 
everyone informed about how Elecraft has been affected by the pandemic more 
generally.)

These musings are in no particular order. I hope they help satisfy those who 
recently posted with questions, info-cravings, etc.

* * *

Reference Oscillator

The K4 includes a stable internal TXCO, standard, as well as the ability to 
lock to an external 10 MHz reference. We just completed a round of testing on 
this feature.

The internal TCXO is accurate to within +/- .28 ppm with no calibration and no 
external reference connected. There's a menu entry for dialing this in as tight 
as +/- .02 PPM (+/- 1 Hz at 50 MHz). Connecting an external reference will hold 
it even closer, and of course keep it there over an even wider temperature 
range.

Panadapter Controls

Thanks to the efforts of our [working-at-home] software team, the panadapter 
controls just keep getting better. When you tap DISPLAY, you're presented with 
14 easy to use display functions. But we took things a step further by allowing 
you to specify whether to adjust the current parameter on LCD, EXT, or both 
(when an external monitor is attached), and on main, sub, or both (when in 
dual-display mode). You can independently specify single or dual-pan for LCD 
and external monitor. For example, you could have dual-Pan on a large HDMI 
monitor, while setting the LCD to monitor just main or sub RX.

Stereo Audio

Receive audio provides independent left and right channels for both headphones and 
external speakers. When used in single-receive mode, this allows you to use simulated 
stereo or "pitch mapping"-- both very effective at relieving listening fatigue. 
I've been using this a lot in DXing and QRP work. Full stereo also comes into play in 
diversity mode, when listening to pileups, or just monitoring two separate bands. Even 
with a basic K4, the two receivers can be set to any two bands, and you can operate 
cross-band split. The K4D adds a second set of band-pass filters and a second A-to-D 
converter to greatly improve out-of-band rejection when monitoring different bands.

Receive Antenna Controls

We recently made some improvements in this area. In addition to main RX ant and sub RX ant 
selection switches, there are now separate icons showing which antennas are in use: one for main 
RX, one for sub RX, and one for TX antenna. Main and sub receivers default to the TX antenna, but 
you can select any of the antenna jacks for assignment to each receiver independently. This updates 
the icons accordingly. You can also assign names to antenna ports using a pop-up alphanumeric 
keyboard. On my K4, I have names for the three antennas connected to my KAT4 ATU, as well as 
"SIG GEN" for the RX ANT IN 1 jack and "LOOP" for RX ANT IN 2.

RF Gain Controls

The ATTN switch brings up a selection tool that allows you to turn the 
attenuator on/off and select attenuation from 0 to 21 dB in 3-dB steps. (As 
with all receive and transmit controls, these settings are stored per-band and 
per-receiver.) You can also dial in per-receiver RF GAIN (0 to -60 dB, with 
digital readout) and preamp setting (off/pre1/pre2). All gain settings are now 
taken into account when calculating S-meter and panadapter reference levels.

Miscellaneous Controls

Compared the the K3S, the K4 has numerous additional controls, resulting in a lot 
less use of the menu. Each receiver has a collection of per-mode settings (tap MAIN 
RX or SUB RX, respectively), as does the transmitter (tap the TX button). There are 
dedicated switches for TUNE LP (user-specified low-power TUNE setting), REM ANT (for 
future control of remote antenna switches, rotators, etc.), VFO B>A (in addition 
to the usual A>B), AUTO spot (in addition to SPOT), PF1-PF4 (plus another 14 user 
functions, Fn 1-14, via a touch function), and a separate audio BALance knob 
function, the behavior of which could be adapted to various operator needs in the 
future.

Touch Controls

We're sure you'll find, as we have, that the K4's touch screen interface is 
fast and convenient to use. To capitalize on this, we've been adding new touch 
features. To 

Re: [Elecraft] Test

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Randy,

Congratulations! You passed! :-)

73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 4/10/20 2:20 PM, Randy Farmer wrote:
Just a test to see if I'm getting out on the list. My last couple of 
emails have not appeared.


73...
Randy, W8FN
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Re: [Elecraft] Availability

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Tommy,

Please understand something about the K4 and availability - this is a 
rig that was announced this time last year (at Dayton Hamvention), that 
was still under design and development. At that time, I believe they 
anticipated the ship date to be in time for the 2019 holidays. Then, the 
testers found some things that needed correcting, which pushed the ship 
date out a couple of months. Then, COVID-19 hit, we all went into 
shelter-in-place, Elecraft had issues getting parts, and the work slowed 
down. And Eric and Wayne have been up front about explaining all this to 
us. But, the key here is that this transceiver is ground-breaking new 
technology. It is a brand-new product still under development, a process 
that was delayed largely due to world events beyond anyone's control.


There were similar delays (save for the global pandemic :-) ) and 
similar complaints when the KX3 was released several years ago. A new 
product will not always meet the time lines the developers initially 
anticipate and announce. But, Eric and Wayne have said repeatedly in 
this forum, and in the newsletter, that they have product in their other 
lines available to ship. If you are concerned about your order, please 
email sa...@elecraft.com. The wonderful sales team will tell you what's 
in stock and what isn't. While I haven't ordered anything during the 
current pandemic, I have never had a problem with product I ordered 
being out of stock or back-ordered.


But, the long and the short here is that I wouldn't be concerned about 
product availability. Pay attention to the K4 conversation, but take it 
with a grain of salt, especially in these unique times.


As someone else posted here earlier, I'm waiting for the K4 kit to come 
out before I order mine (probably a K4-HD). I also know it will probably 
be at least another year before the kit versions become available. But, 
I can wait. In the meantime, I finally have some time to really get to 
know the KX2 I've had for nearly 18 months, and I will continue enjoying 
my K3-based K-Line (K3, P3, KAT500, KPA500).


73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 5/16/20 6:56 AM, Tommy Judson via Elecraft wrote:

Good Morning

I’ve been studying how to establish a ham station and asking around what is 
available to do that with these days.  A month or so of research brought me to 
Elecraft - best bang for the buck receivers.  This narrowed my search down to 
just a couple radios. Now thank you to this forum's members I’ve decided what 
Elecraft has listed for sale I would like to use in a newly established ham 
station.

I sent a wish list to Elecraft to see what is actually in stock knowing the 
present pandemic could cause shortages of supplies and labor because of the 
social distancing requirements.

Now I read on this forum many questions about when customers will actually 
receive the radios they plunked down $4K to buy when first announced some time 
ago.  One customer mentioned that he was in an older age bracket and wondered 
if he’d get his in time to use it - I’m five years older than what he said was 
his age.

I’m wondering if I should consider another company’s products - find a company 
if any that might have equipment in stock.

To end on a good note I need to say there has been plenty of time to leisurely 
accumulate parts and design and erect a by the book optimum height inverted V 
antenna out in my several acre front yard.  All needed now is to hook a radio 
onto the lead running down the pole and to under a small tree that will shade 
me and a radio relaxed in a lawn chair.

Guess where I will not develop as much anxiety as others over delayed shipment 
of equipment is because I did not send money with my wish list - or maybe I 
should to actually get my name on the list to get my choice of equipment?

Any thoughts ?

Thank you Tommy Judson
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Re: [Elecraft] No Tx audio after WSJT upgrade

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Joe,

Check your WSJT-X settings and ensure you still have the correct sound 
card selected and that something didn't change your output target/radio 
selection. Also, if you're running Windows, make sure something else 
didn't change any of your sound card settings from what you had prior to 
upgrading WSJT-X.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 9/11/20 11:23 PM, W8JH wrote:

I was working FT8 tonight and decided to upgrade from WSJT 2.0 to the latest
2.2.

Now I have no audio on transmit. All other functions work. Decodes, band
change etc.

It puts the K3s in transmit but no audio. I have adjusted the Mic gain
without effect.

I double checked that WSJT has the K3s codec for transmit selected.  Windoze
shows it working as well.

I’m totally stumped and wish I hadn’t upgraded now. Any ideas how to proceed
?

73,



-
73,

Joe, W8JH

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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

While I enjoyed the Virtual Ham Expo, there were some aspects I thought 
could be improved. I sent this feedback to Eric Guth via the feedback 
survey I received not long after the Expo closed.


 * Like everyone else who has responded so far, I enjoyed Eric's demo
   of the K4. I am eagerly awaiting the availability of the K4 kits so
   I can order and build mine. I'm even getting my work area prepared
   already, for something I know is still probably 6-8 months out.
 * I really liked Wayne's presentation on the architecture of the KX3.
   It was really neat to have the chief designer of the product show
   us, component-by-component, how it was designed.
 * The gamification of the door prizes needs to go away. As has been
   said here before, and I'm sure to Eric G., ad nauseum - it penalizes
   those who actually want to enjoy the presentations and those who
   can't spend all 48 hours of the Expo going to the vendors' booths
   and the on-line lounge. And, it only encourages bad behavior, as the
   Expo organizers quickly discovered.
 * Users should be able to enter the presentations a few minutes early.
   By only allowing us to enter at the exact moment the forum started,
   it was possible to miss part of the presentation due to latency or
   other technical issues.
 * Since all the initial presentations were prerecorded, they should be
   available for viewing any time after the initial presentation is
   given. Nobody is good enough to be in multiple places at once, even
   virtually. And, some very good presentations overlapped with each other.
 * Check the videos for quality well before the Expo begins. I attended
   the Carole Perry Youth Forum, because two of the presenters belong
   to my radio club. Carole's intro was well worth the time, but she
   was so animated in her speaking style that her web cam kept trying
   to refocus. I was getting motion sick from it.
 * The vendor area should be more than just links to the vendors' web
   sites. If that's all you're giving me, aside from the chat, why
   should I bother using the vendor area? I can just go to the web
   sites myself.
 * The vendor area needs to be easier to navigate. The button to exit
   each booth to the "hallway" outside the booth was not prominent
   enough. I didn't even know it was there until the end of the day
   Saturday. I kept ending up back at the "front door" to the vendor arena.

All this being said, I think it was a good first run for a new concept 
in hamfests. The presentations I did attend were informative, even if 
some of the videos weren't of the highest quality. This may be a good 
option to add to traditional hamfests, when the pandemic clears and we 
can go back to doing things in person. I don't see this as a replacement 
for traditional hamfests, but it would be nice if I could see one or two 
forums from Dayton, say, even if I don't have the money or time to go to 
Ohio for the fun and games myself.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 8/21/20 7:47 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham Expo, especially for 
the benefit of those who weren't able to make it. Perhaps they'll get a chance 
later this year or next March -- both likely, as the Expo was quite a success 
overall.

It was, shall we say, unique...I'd love to hear about your experiences, good, 
bad, or in-between. Ideas for future expos are also welcome, whether 
Elecraft-specific or applicable to the event as a whole.

This feedback will also be invaluable for the team that put on the expo, 
including my good friend Eric Guth, 4Z1UG. (Don't let my acquaintance with Eric 
inhibit your free expression...he's pure teflon.)

Thanks again to all who dropped by our booth.

Wayne
N6KR




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Re: [Elecraft] [OT] contest ranking - is this a scam?

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

All,

I received the same email several weeks ago. I followed up by Googling 
the organization and checking out their web site (using a Linux system I 
didn't care if I had to nuke when done). They are a fairly new group, 
established within the last year(if I remember correctly). I don't know 
that they're a scam, but they really need to do something to build up 
their cred if they want to be accepted by the global ham community.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 8/14/20 3:51 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote:
I recently received an email from "World Amateur Radio Contesting 
Association" informing me that my world ranking [in contests] had just 
increased 500 or so places. This sure sounds like a scam to me, but 
thought I'd check around before trashing it. Anyone know anything 
about this one? Thanks


...robert

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Pricing Posted

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Eric/Wayne,

Now that final prices on the K4-line are posted, for factory-built 
models, can you provide a ballpark on what the price difference will be 
for the kit versions? I realize we're still probably several months out 
from the kits being ready, but it would be nice to know how to start 
saving for when they *are* announced.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C
K3 #281 P3 #681

On 9/30/20 11:18 PM, Lou W0FK wrote:

For orders placed prior to 12/31/2020

K4-F - $4,099.95
K4D-F - $4,999.95   
K4HD - TBD  
K4/10-F - $3,599.95

https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver

Lou, W0FK



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Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B waiting list

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

I just added my name to the list for both a KIO3B and KSYN3A for my K3 
s/n 281. Here's hoping we generate enough interest to justify them 
ordering more kits.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 8/4/20 5:47 PM, N4ZR wrote:
I just heard from Elecraft Sales that they are not going to fill my 
mid-June order for the KIO3B update kit unless they get sufficient 
interest to get "reasonable" prices from their suppliers.  They don 't 
define what that means, but if you have any interest at all in the K3 
KIO3B update kit, go to 
 and tell 
them so - otherwise they may never restock these excellent updates for 
the K3.



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[Elecraft] KX2 Drift During Field Day

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

All,

I have KX2 s/n 2862. I noticed while operating Field Day that, about 
every 15 minutes, it would drift down 1 Hz. Has anyone else ever seen 
this in their KX2? I will admit it is possible this was just the effect 
of RF getting back into the rig, but at 10W, I'm not really sure where 
enough would come from to cause an issue.


Thanks and 73,

Ian, NV4C

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[Elecraft] K4 Books

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

All,

I have a question that is probably best answered by Eric, Wayne, or one 
of the K4 testers. Since Fred Cady, KE7X (sk), is no longer with us to 
write a K4 book, are the UI and firmware close enough to that of the 
K3/K3S that we can use those books to learn it? Or, is Elecraft working 
with another author (hopefully of Fred's skill and stature, but that 
would be very hard to find) to write a supplemental K4 book? Or, are we 
all just out of look in that department?


Thanks and 73,

Ian, NV4C

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 info?

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

I would suggest that, due to the unusual times in which we live, we 
can't accurately compare the K4 test cycle to anything previous. And, we 
need to account for all that in our expectations around completing 
testing, implementing new features, and product ship dates/delays.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 7/7/20 12:20 PM, Joseph Trombino, Jr wrote:

Howdy Gang.

Any scuttlebutt about the K4 lately?

Weren’t we supposed to get some videos on the rig along with other info?

I ordered in September of last year and certainly not getting any 
younger,(grin), therefore my query.

Stay healthy and keep sending them ditties.

73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP,  therefore I am
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S dead after attempted firmware update - Fixed

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Actually, this is one of the worst ways Microsoft could handle updates. 
I work in information security for a hospital. I shudder to think what 
would happen if patching reset our life-saving critical clinical systems 
to all the default settings every month. Our infrastructure team would 
spend all their time putting out fires.


While the impact for end-users isn't as life-or-death, it is still 
unreasonable to think that every time our systems get patched/updated, 
we have to reconfigure them. This is amplified by the fact that 
Microsoft no longer gives the home user any advance notice of when their 
system will be patched, nor way to disable automated patching.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C

On 6/7/20 4:21 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
Since Microsoft does not know of every piece of software, on every 
Windows computer in the world, for simplicity, very often a Windows 
update will set values to DEFAULT values.  Therefore, it is necessary 
for the user to set certain parameters to their preferred values after 
an update.    I view that this is no fault of Windows, it is just the 
way they handle updates.    Unless one is very familiar with the 
in-depth operation of Windows,  it is wise for anyone to make notes of 
values, locations and they way one access certain application settings.


73

Bob, K4TAX

On 6/7/2020 2:48 PM, barry halterman wrote:
This is a classic case of CRE or Cosmic Ray Effect. No reason, just 
happens.


On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 1:51 PM Ian Kahn, NV4C  wrote:


Ray,

By any chance did your first computer receive any updates from 
Microsoft

recently? MS updates are well-known to completely bugger custom
settings, including COM port settings.

Just a thought.

73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 6/7/20 10:42 AM, Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft wrote:

Hi Buck

What did I do to fix it?

Well I left the K3S disconnected for an hour or so while I read the

"trouble
shooting" sections in the owners manuals. I decided to change the 
power

supply & use a different PC & a different USB cable.

To my surprise the K3S then started normally & with the new PC I was

able to

download a new copy of the Utility program & the latest firmware. This
connected immediately to the K3S.

So, what was wrong & why did it not work before?

I have absolutely no idea!

73 Ray G3XLG

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Re: [Elecraft] K3S dead after attempted firmware update - Fixed

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Ray,

By any chance did your first computer receive any updates from Microsoft 
recently? MS updates are well-known to completely bugger custom 
settings, including COM port settings.


Just a thought.

73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 6/7/20 10:42 AM, Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft wrote:

Hi Buck

What did I do to fix it?

Well I left the K3S disconnected for an hour or so while I read the "trouble
shooting" sections in the owners manuals. I decided to change the power
supply & use a different PC & a different USB cable.

To my surprise the K3S then started normally & with the new PC I was able to
download a new copy of the Utility program & the latest firmware. This
connected immediately to the K3S.

So, what was wrong & why did it not work before?

I have absolutely no idea!

73 Ray G3XLG

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 age?

[Ian Kahn, NV4C]

Mike,

If you contact Elecraft support (supp...@elecraft.com), they should be 
able to provide you a manufacture date for your rig.


73 de,

Ian, NV4C


On 11/7/20 8:39 AM, Mike Maloney wrote:

I inherited K3 s/n 7105 without original invoice and was curious to its birth 
date?    Anyone have a close serial with their order date?
Thanks,
Mike AC5P
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