[Elecraft] K2 dual receive!
With all the talk about the K3 and it's 2nd receiver, maybe those with a K2 are feeling left out? It's cheap and easy to adapt a K2 to provide a buffered output for a second receiver, a muting circuit is also needed for the 2nd receiver. While not as elegant as a K3 with an internal 2nd receiver, it's a simple weekend project that doesn't require hole drilling or any modification to the K2 that is non reversible. Details at: http://www.astromag.co.uk/pdfs/K2externalRX.pdf 73 Dave, G4AON ___ 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
[Elecraft] [K3] : K3 zero beating
Hi Werner, My understanding is that the XG2 is not a precision tool and you should therefore not try to align your K3 by zero-beating it with the XG2. Try doing it with WWV (or RWM in Europe). I think I also very saw recently an interesting zero-beating procedure using Spectrogram explained by Don, W3FPR on the Reflector. 73 de Raymond, F4FNT K3/100 # 615, K2/100 # 5,636 ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 Speaker Resonance (Top Cover)
Go to your local computer components shop, they have sound and resonance dampening mats with a sticky side that is exactly the solution. Put part onto your K3, the rest in your computer if it's not a laptop ;) Vy 73, Bob DJ0MBC/WU5T ___ 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
[Elecraft] K2 SSB Problem
I just finished constructing the KSB2 Adapter and have installed the unit and am at the alignment stage (P-19 of the manual). The Course Carrier Balance Adjustment went fine. When I plug in the microphone and try the fine Carrier Balance Adjustment the unit begins to transmit at full output (10W plus) and continues to do so until I unkey the mic. It makes no difference if the power is set to minimum instead of 5W or whether LSB or USB. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Lee Hooper KG5VU ___ 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
[Elecraft] Re: K3 - COM port iterating ...
On my XP laptop I run two USB to serial adapters. I took the precaution of buying two of the same type as Windows tries to install a driver every time you plug one in a port that hasn't had one plugged in previously... Using just one type means less hassle setting it all up. I've labelled my all USB ports as Comm 4, Comm 2, etc. and they always seem to use the same port number, mostly I plug in an adapter after Windows is up and running. I run a logging program on one port and a GPRS phone for DX Cluster access on the other. I use the laptop out portable and it all seems to work fine. Maybe Vista is more fussy but I thought it was supposed to be an improvement over XP? 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 - I wonder if there's a way to tell this thing to be the same COM port each time I plug it in? My computer is a fairly new Dell laptop running Vista. As recommended, I let Vista go out and find the best driver for it on the web. 73--Nick, WA5BDU #1195 ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 QSY using mic jack
I'd like to build a little QSY switch box that will sit on the table next to my keyboard. My question is: exactly what do pins 3 and 4 of the mic jack need to see in order to perform their function? I think it is more than just a simple closure to ground, but I'm not finding the info anywhere. Can anyone help? Thanks, Tony / KM0O -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-QSY-using-mic-jack-tp666014p666014.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3: ESSB Initial Observations
Hi Everyone, My preliminary opinion on the K3 ESSB Beta Version is excellent. V2.23 installed here with no funnies. Config was a snap. My first Q's last night were on 75m with a round table of G stations in England and Wales. All reported to me that I had fantastic audio without knowing first what I was running here. Then we did an a/b with ESSB at 3.6 KHz and stock SSB at 2.8 KHz and all reported that ESSB was more pronounced and punchy than with the 2.8 KHz bandwidth but also smoother. I can hear the difference in the monitor as well. It is very smooth and full without being too bassy. I am running a Heil BM-10ic electret condenser mic element with MIC = 40 and COMP = 16. Tonight I'll hook up my Heil 781 and give it a workout. Wayne told me that the ESSB TX EQ (TX*EQ) will be a feature coming along later on, so for the time being there is only one TX EQ for SSB transmit whether normal SSB or ESSB. The K3 never fails to amaze me. With ESSB already in Rx and now Tx it has just become an incredible SSB radio. Get the 6 KHz filter and give it a try. 73 de N1LQ-Dave ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 ESSB Beta Test
Hi All, I have been testing ESSB over the lasy 24 hours and audio reports so far are brilliant. Please remember to watch your Tx bandwidth so that you minimise the possibility of producing spurious emissions. Enjoy Well done again Aptos...-:) Gary K3/100 #679 VK4WT -- Stokers...we get ya goin' ___ 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
[Elecraft] Re: K3 QSY using mic jack
I've just checked my Kenwood MC-43S which I use with my K3 - the UP and DWN buttons ground pins 3 and 4 when pressed. 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 I'd like to build a little QSY switch box that will sit on the table next to my keyboard. My question is: exactly what do pins 3 and 4 of the mic jack need to see in order to perform their function? I think it is more than just a simple closure to ground, but I'm not finding the info anywhere. Can anyone help? Thanks, Tony / KM0O ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Speaker Resonance (Top Cover)
Is this the vibration problem as I understand between the speaker and the cover it is mounted to? Is the mat then placed between the speaker and the cover? Tnx es 73, de Jim KG0KP - Original Message - From: Bob DeHaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 5:13 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Speaker Resonance (Top Cover) Go to your local computer components shop, they have sound and resonance dampening mats with a sticky side that is exactly the solution. Put part onto your K3, the rest in your computer if it's not a laptop ;) Vy 73, Bob DJ0MBC/WU5T ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 ( or K2 ) with a Kenwood SM230 station monitor
Keith, I know Tom, N0SS, has has an SM-230 in line for quite some time. Far predates his K2, but is a useful tool. Especially useful if you are also making your electrons taller with an Amplifier. The SM-230 lets you monitor your output in a Voltage vs. time domain: It is a specialized Oscilloscope. The Kx is pretty good about not making ugly electrons, but the amplifier you drive over the edge could. The other thing I remember about the SM-230 and Tom's station is that it induced some strange SWR issues by the time we got up to 28Mhz. Combination of lengths of coax, impedance of the unit itself, and a few other oddities caused a bit of a problem for a contest a few years ago. Just keep in mind when you put it in line you may need to shorten or lengthen the coax runs a bit to get things happy. Good luck, and enjoy the SM-230. Tim Raymer 73 de KA0OUV Keith Bainbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/26/2008 08:31 Does anyone have experience using the if output of the K3 into a Kenwood SM 230 station monitor please ? Or using a K2 in the same scenario? Its just that I have the chance to acquire one at a good price and as I have the LP Pan from Larry I was wondering if the SM 230 would be a useful asset for either of my K2's or my K3. Thanks guys 73 Keith -- Keith VK6XH / VK6DXR Chairman WIA VK6 Advisory Committee. Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc VK6ANC ___ 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 ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
It has been about 3 weeks since I last switched on my K3 and when I did so just now, VFO A said FPF Load and VFO B said Pending. It was working OK when I last switched it off. I decided that the best thing to do would be to load the latest beta firmware, which was what I was going to do anyway, but the K3 Utility reported: Sending firmware file hfpf0002.hex to FPF 21:40:28 Send FPF firmware failed at load address x7b1f 21:40:28 FPF program load failed 21:40:28 Ready The receiver appears to be working and I can tune the VFO, although I have no idea where I am as the VFO display just reads FPF Load / Pending. While typing this I managed to clear the problem by pressing Band Down until I got to the lower bands, when I saw that frequencies were appearing again. When I press Band Up frequencies are now appearing, but when I move up to 21MHz or any higher band VFO B briefly displays ERR PL1 before showing the frequency. Having got to this point, I tried to upload the firmware again and this time it appears to have been successful. So what went wrong? The previous firmware was, I think, 2.13 beta. All seems OK now but it was a scary moment that I could have done without. - Julian, G4ILO http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham Directory -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-FPF-Load-failed-tp666390p666390.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 tx gain adjust
Hope you guy's have an idea. I am having trouble with the tx gain section. I have the 2.7k filter in FL1 slot and the 400 hz in the FL2 slot. FL1 FL2 BW 2.70 0 .40 FRQ -.860.00 FLtx ON ONYES YES I am on 160 to a known good dummy load, ATU bypassed, set to 5 watts, press and hold TUNE and tx lights up but no indication of power. Error message is ERR TXG. Receiver sounds great, starting to think it's me. Thanks for any help. Werner N8BB ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
Julian, This was an intermittent problem experienced by a few K3 owners. It was fixed in version 2.22 - see the firmware release notes. 73, Don W3FPR Julian, G4ILO wrote: It has been about 3 weeks since I last switched on my K3 and when I did so just now, VFO A said FPF Load and VFO B said Pending. It was working OK when I last switched it off. I decided that the best thing to do would be to load the latest beta firmware, which was what I was going to do anyway, but the K3 Utility reported: Sending firmware file hfpf0002.hex to FPF 21:40:28 Send FPF firmware failed at load address x7b1f 21:40:28 FPF program load failed 21:40:28 Ready The receiver appears to be working and I can tune the VFO, although I have no idea where I am as the VFO display just reads FPF Load / Pending. While typing this I managed to clear the problem by pressing Band Down until I got to the lower bands, when I saw that frequencies were appearing again. When I press Band Up frequencies are now appearing, but when I move up to 21MHz or any higher band VFO B briefly displays ERR PL1 before showing the frequency. Having got to this point, I tried to upload the firmware again and this time it appears to have been successful. So what went wrong? The previous firmware was, I think, 2.13 beta. All seems OK now but it was a scary moment that I could have done without. ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
Deni, Yes, do not panic! Go the the manual and read the section on firmware download, especially the part on Forcing a Fir,ware Download. 73, Don W3FPR Deni F5VJC wrote: Yes scary indeed! I have never yet had a download fail, Beta or otherwise, but, I always hold my breath until I have a working K3 again! I dread the day this does fail and I have a dumb black box on my hands. Is there a quick route out of of this nightmare scenario? I have seen written Dont Panic but what exactly is the recommended procedure when a new download screws your superbly honed K3? ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
Don Wilhelm wrote: This was an intermittent problem experienced by a few K3 owners. It was fixed in version 2.22 - see the firmware release notes. I just saw this once today with 2.23 - power cycling the K3 clears it. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-FPF-Load-failed-tp666390p666540.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
Is there a quick route out of of this nightmare scenario? May I suggest [EMAIL PROTECTED] No matter whether your problem is existing, new, or recently corrected, there is a staff of people available (in my experience 24/7) to bring you or anyone else out of an unhappy place. In my experience, for as seldom as this type of problem happens and as much individual (FREE) support there is waiting - updating the K3 has a low emotional risk. Would I do it on the Friday night before a contest, neh, probably going to wait until Monday to reduce the exposure to PC problems. YMMV. [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed Deni F5VJC foxfive.vjc at gmail.com Sat Aug 2 17:46:50 EDT 2008 Previous message: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed Next message: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Yes scary indeed! I have never yet had a download fail, Beta or otherwise, but, I always hold my breath until I have a working K3 again! I dread the day this does fail and I have a dumb black box on my hands. Is there a quick route out of of this nightmare scenario? I have seen written Dont Panic but what exactly is the recommended procedure when a new download screws your superbly honed K3? 73, Deni F5VJC ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed
The quick route is to retry the firmware load. If it fails hard, you most probably have a communications cabling problem. In all my testing of the K3 Utility (and I've tried really hard to duplicate nightmare scenarios) I've never been in a situation where a complete firmware reload wouldn't solve the problem. Sometimes I have been testing a marginal USB to Serial Adapter that just didn't work out, but replacing the cable with a good one has always been enough. The K3 MCU bootstrap code is protected from mischief and power failures at inconvenient times. Any individual load might fail, but retrying it should cure the problem. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deni F5VJC Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:47 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 FPF Load failed Yes scary indeed! I have never yet had a download fail, Beta or otherwise, but, I always hold my breath until I have a working K3 again! I dread the day this does fail and I have a dumb black box on my hands. Is there a quick route out of of this nightmare scenario? I have seen written Dont Panic but what exactly is the recommended procedure when a new download screws your superbly honed K3? 73, Deni F5VJC Julian, G4ILO wrote: It has been about 3 weeks since I last switched on my K3 and when I did so just now, VFO A said FPF Load and VFO B said Pending. It was working OK when I last switched it off. I decided that the best thing to do would be to load the latest beta firmware, which was what I was going to do anyway, but the K3 Utility reported: Sending firmware file hfpf0002.hex to FPF 21:40:28 Send FPF firmware failed at load address x7b1f 21:40:28 FPF program load failed 21:40:28 Ready The receiver appears to be working and I can tune the VFO, although I have no idea where I am as the VFO display just reads FPF Load / Pending. While typing this I managed to clear the problem by pressing Band Down until I got to the lower bands, when I saw that frequencies were appearing again. When I press Band Up frequencies are now appearing, but when I move up to 21MHz or any higher band VFO B briefly displays ERR PL1 before showing the frequency. Having got to this point, I tried to upload the firmware again and this time it appears to have been successful. So what went wrong? The previous firmware was, I think, 2.13 beta. All seems OK now but it was a scary moment that I could have done without. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-FPF-Load-failed-tp666390p666430.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] ESSB Works Well
Don Rasmussen wrote: Downloaded 2.23 here and setup for ESSB. Not a glitch, as usual. At 3.0khz as compared to conventional SSB at 2.4 or 2.7khz it does not seem to be a new mode worthy of a different name, but the audio sounds much fuller, much more human. I had a headset connected to my Corsair II which has a 2.8 filter and did some comparisons. Where the two microphones I have sounded very similar before, and the TX equalization made only a nominal difference, using the essb setting there is a pronounced difference between the D104 and the Shure 444. And the TX EQ settings now seem almost hypercritical. Changing one EQ band EQ by one number can make a very significant difference. We are not waiting anymore for firmware features here, absolutely 100% happy with the radio. But never cease to be impressed when something new and interesting like this show up at the doorstep for K3. Very nice. ___ 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 I am very curious about this ESSB modeI am getting my K3 in a few weeks, and wonder what it sounds like with a normal SSB receiver using something like 2.8 KHz filter. Does it sound better/worse/distorted? Or can you hear no difference unless you have a wider receive filter? Since most people just have standard SSB filters, I am curious to know if you can use the mode with others, or only with ESSB-equipped stations. TNX and VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8) P.O. Box 73 Frenchtown, MT 59834 USA QTH: DN27UB TEL: (406) 626-5728 URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj 2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815 ___ 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
[Elecraft] ESSB Works Well
Lance, From my test here, any receiver capable of a 2.8 khz passband will hear the K3 3.0khz ESSB signal as if it were more like an AM signal, except that the AGC is not held constant by a carrier (on the receive end). That is to say it sounds a lot like Drake controlled carrier AM to me. Or, like listening to an AM shortwave broadcast with a SSB receiver. An IC756Pro, 746Pro, Orion, Jupiter, Flex, all will hear a significant increase in fidelty from K3 essb transmit at 3khz as compared to standard K3 ssb at 2.7 khz. My Drake R4C on the other hand has a strict 2.4 khz SSB filter. To receivers like this, the OMNI C, K2, and some others the band will still sound like it always has (communications grade) even though there might be some EESB stations transmitting. I hope you have something wider than the 2.7 khz filter coming, although 2.7 (from my tests) does a fairly inpressive job of producing quality audio from the K3 at 3khz essb. [Elecraft] ESSB Works Well LANCE COLLISTER w7gj at q.com Sat Aug 2 21:48:24 EDT 2008 Don Rasmussen wrote: Downloaded 2.23 here and setup for ESSB. Not a glitch, as usual. At 3.0khz as compared to conventional SSB at 2.4 or 2.7khz it does not seem to be a new mode worthy of a different name, but the audio sounds much fuller, much more human. I had a headset connected to my Corsair II which has a 2.8 filter and did some comparisons. Where the two microphones I have sounded very similar before, and the TX equalization made only a nominal difference, using the essb setting there is a pronounced difference between the D104 and the Shure 444. And the TX EQ settings now seem almost hypercritical. Changing one EQ band EQ by one number can make a very significant difference. We are not waiting anymore for firmware features here, absolutely 100% happy with the radio. But never cease to be impressed when something new and interesting like this show up at the doorstep for K3. Very nice. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft at 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 I am very curious about this ESSB modeI am getting my K3 in a few weeks, and wonder what it sounds like with a normal SSB receiver using something like 2.8 KHz filter. Does it sound better/worse/distorted? Or can you hear no difference unless you have a wider receive filter? Since most people just have standard SSB filters, I am curious to know if you can use the mode with others, or only with ESSB-equipped stations. TNX and VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8) P.O. Box 73 Frenchtown, MT 59834 USA QTH: DN27UB TEL: (406) 626-5728 URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj 2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815 ___ 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
