Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

i agree that International shipping is expensive (BTW, that does not include Alaska, Hawaii or US possessions such as Puerto Rica). Domestic shipping is not as bad. USPS has raised the rates on their Flat Rate shipping by a substantial amount, but the rates on USPS non-flat rate has not

[Elecraft] [KX3][XPA100] KX3 drops out of PA MODE ON

Hi list participants, I have a KX3 and a KXPA100 that till now have worked fine. Last night I turned on the combo and set "PA MODE" to ON. The amp came on, it displayed in sequence the ON, ANT1, MAN which went out to be replaced by AUTO. About 7 seconds later the KX3 returned to "PA MODE OFF" and

Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

The key point about a semi-permeable vent is that it blocks liquid water (and insects) from getting into the enclosure, but *always* allows water vapor to escape. As David points out, plain mesh won't do that under all conditions. In the UK, an equivalent to the Gore-Tex engineered vents is

Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

Yes, but the weight of water eventually pushes it through - it's cheap but not perfect. If you use a 20mm fitting as I did back then, water accumulates inside until a large droplet forms then exits. The Gortex is better but more $ £. David, G3UNA - Original Message - From: "Lewis

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

I first experienced this in a different room using a Buckmaster dipole at 35’. Issue occurred with 100w and with 40w, Only seems to happen with CW. I have been able to reproduce the error sometimes in test mode so no RF goes out (I’m currently attending CW Academy). I’ve changed offices and

Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting. This is common in the dress-making industry. (I think it can also be found as a stainless steel gauze). This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the base. David

[Elecraft] Speaker question

I have used two speakers with my K3 for several years. Lately I have noticed that when the headphones are plugged in the left speaker stays on even though I have speakers set to off in the menu. This has not happened before. I use a 1/8 stereo plug in the rear speaker jack. Everything works

Re: [Elecraft] Difference

...and many of the improvements in the K3S can be retrofitted into a K3. Elecraft has been superb in maintaining compatibility through its product evolution. /Rick N6XI On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Nr4c wrote: > Check the website for mods and I think you'll find that

[Elecraft] Ant2 dumb question

I'm trying to finish up my 5BDXCC all I lack, of course, is 80M. I'm sitting at 50 confirmed as of this morning. I have a 80M fullwave loop up that is a great rx antenna but its height is only 40' so it really doesn't have the low angle of radiation I need to really reach out and touch those

[Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

Hi all, Starting January 17, 2016, the USPS increased postal rates as much as 16%: http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/ Pro Audio Engineering will hold our Priority shipping rates at the old price until the end of January. Thank

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

RF in the shack and/or voltage between equipment cases. Very easily can come from handful of separate causes which will all need to be fixed. Numerous causes. No common bond for cases in shack. Problem with grounding. Lack of common entry ground where cables come into dwelling. Antenna is very

Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

Howdy Howie! Hey how do you do your shipping is it via PayPal or do you have some other personal postal set up?    I have just added new K3 /K3s and P3 replacement side panels and I have to use the Medium Flat rate box for this.  I have had some international orders for just the K3 sides at

Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

I have one special low band receive antenna that I need to protect. I use a grain of wheat bulb in series with the antenna with two back-to-back 1N5818 Schottky Diodes (low Vf) to ground on the receiver side. You can use a receiver protector on the main TX antenna of a transceiver, but the

[Elecraft] TEST

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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

But might not this re-introduce the surface tension problem? Lew N6LEW > On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, David Cutter wrote: > > From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is > prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting. This is common in the

[Elecraft] PR6 6-meter pre-amp

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Re: [Elecraft] Speaker question

Bill, My guess is that you have a problem with the headphone jack. My guess is that the contacts that say "headphones have been plugged" is working for the right channel, but the same contact for the left channel is failing. As I said, that is just a guess on my part - the folks at

Re: [Elecraft] TEST

Tommy, Congratulations! You passed! :-) 73 de, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com 10-10 #74624, North Georgia Chapter #2038 PODXS 070 #1962 K3# 281, P3 #688, KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 -Original Message- From: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

I have had some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95 > but they get hit with over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee > increase. International shipping was absurd *before* this last increase. I had foreign customers pay nearly as much to ship a cable as the cost of the

Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

Just bought a BCD-14 and paid more for shipping than the PCB cost. Might have bad long term effect on manufacturers also. 73, István ha4zd __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] VP8STI South Sandwich Isl K3 DXpedition on the air.

The VP8STI South Sandwich Isl. DXpedition is on the air with Elecraft K3 transceivers and KPA500 amps. For a pic of their site, see: http://elecraft.com/DXpeditions/Elecraft_VP8.jpg also see: http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/photos.php Its COLD down there! 73, Eric /elecraft.com/

[Elecraft] Looking for KX3 AM users to test new firmware

Hi all, I'm looking for a few AM ops to try the latest KX3 field-test firmware. AM transmit metering and power control now work correctly, and should provide better results both barefoot and when used with an amplifier. If testing goes well, the same changes will be made to the K3/K3S. If

Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

In a multi-transmitter setup, use a simple throwaway RF detector to test for potentially damaging levels of RF *before* connecting the second radio. The simplest RF indicator consists of a 50-ohm resistor, one diode, one capacitor and an LED, haywired together on the rear of an SO-239.

[Elecraft] KPA500 shut off with a bang

Hi All, KPA500,S/no:1778 was being operated on RTTY at approx.320W. Antenna is a steppir beam. Heard a loud DHOOP sound and the amp.went off. Fuses intact.Opened the top and left side panel,nothing seen as far as I can make out. What should I be looking for? 73 and HNY. Nandu VU2NKS

Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

I agree with Ed's experience in a damp climate. One solution to venting an enclosure without letting in water or wildlife is a 'membrane vent' made from Gore-Tex material. These are available ready mounted in screw-in plugs (for example eBay item #252244715964). 73 from Ian GM3SEK

Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

Fred, Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than my sub-arctic/maritime environ. What I do for enclosures is to not seal them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can exchange. Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow. I suspected

Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

With this device across the K3's RX in/out ports and RX ANT selected you can use it with a single TX/RX antenna. See p.41 of the K3S owner manual. Works fb, very minimal insertion loss. 73, Ian N8IK -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf

[Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent. Ideas? Jerry Moore CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324 http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive,

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

Put a clamp-on ferrite with a turn or two through it and locate it at the USB port at the computer. Mine did that too, but only when using the amp on 160M. I figure it was a bit of RF being picked up on the cable. 73 Bob, K4TAX K3S s/n 10163 On 1/20/2016 7:44 AM, Jerry Moore wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

I've used a similar (simpler) test fixture which consisted of a small "grain-of-wheat" bulb, probably a 5V @ 30 mA, (??) wired directly across the non-active antenna feed. A rule-of-thumb is if you see a glow, you're asking for trouble. Watching the bulb connected to a 600' Beveridge, which is

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

Hi Jerry RF in the shack? Describe your antenna, feedline, distance and choking and maybe some of us can help. 73 jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jerry Moore wrote: > I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why > the USB