[Elecraft] OT--K3's Approaching 2,000

[David Yarnes]

Hi All,

I just have to say that, notwithstanding all the sticky 
problems we've seen in production, it's pretty darn amazing 
that we are getting close to having 2,000 K3's out there. 
And apparently demand is still pretty strong.  Let's see, 
2,000 K3's at an average cost of $2,000, that's about $4 
million!  That's probably low, and an average cost of $3,000 
might be a better guess, which would mean $6 million!  Not 
too shabby!  And I know a bunch of folks out there who have 
$4K  or more committed to their K3.  Congrats to Eric and 
Wayne for what seems to be a hugely successful design.  All 
of us who own one should pat ourselves on the back for 
having a piece of a real winner--it will maybe help take 
your mind off of what is happening to us in the stock 
market  I'm starting to think I may have to skip meals 
every other day!


Dave W7AQK


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RE: [Elecraft] sidetone range

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Why not use 700 Hz - it's less that 2 Hz from F4 (698.45 Hz) ... 
or 740 Hz (F#5 - 739.99 Hz)?   780 Hz is only 3.99 Hz from G5. 






> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of O. Johns
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:34 PM
> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Cc: wayne burdick
> Subject: [Elecraft] sidetone range
> 
> 
> Dear Wayne and Lyle,
> 
> In the original specs for the K3
> (and even now in the Tech Specs page: 
>   >)
> the sidetone range was, quote, "CW Offset/Sidetone: 300-1000 Hz,  
> adjustable."
> 
> But the newer manuals, and the K3 itself I presume, have the range  
> limited to 300-800Hz.  I wonder why this was changed?  Was 
> there some  
> hardware or software reason, or did you just decide that no 
> one would  
> want a sidetone up to 1000Hz?
> 
> Now most people may not need a sidetone above 800Hz, but I do.  Here  
> are my reasons:
> 
> (1)  I have a hearing loss at low frequencies.  I know this is  
> unusual, but it is so.  It is hard for me to hear low pitches  
> clearly.  (I know the arguments about lower tones being easier to  
> separate in a QRM situation, but, alas, that is of no use to me.)
> (2)  I will be listening to that sidetone a lot, and would 
> like to set  
> it at some exact musical pitch so as to preserve what remains of my  
> musical pitch sense.  Now 440 is a perfect A4.  But it is too 
> low for  
> me to hear.  What I need is 880, a perfect A5.  But this is above 800.
> 
> Is there any chance that the upper limit could be moved back to  
> 1000Hz, or at least to 900Hz so that it would include 880Hz?
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> Oliver Johns
> W6ODJ
> 
> 
> 
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[Elecraft] K3 s/n 1826

[Phil and Christina]

I got my K3 kit this afternoon (3 mos + 21 days from order).  Hopefully
serial number 1826 will be on the air soon.  My K2 is looking on with
interest as I sort the parts.

Phil Shepard
NS7P

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Re: [Elecraft] setting up the KRX3

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:00:54 -0700 (PDT), W2XB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
>Hello Guys/Gals
>Found out what the problem was with my KRX3 not recieving and tons of white
>noise. 
>Never followed the instructions on page #41. Setting Sub Reciever Antenna
>Selection.
>Boy getting old isn't for sissies. I went right by it. Now all is working
>fine. Both the Main and the Sub recievers working great! 
>
>Don...w2xb
>:jumping:

I got mine yesterday and installed it today in #806.

Listening to CW on 40m tonight I connected a horizontal 80m loop to the Aux
antenna port (I'm using the Aux under ANT2).  Boy did that thing fly.  Using
diversity RX made signal copying a pleasure!  No noticeable fading except that I
could tell which RX was getting the better signal because the signal would move
left and right slightly.  Amazing!

73,

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.45 -- TX noise gate, TX INH improved, new remote-control commands

[Simon (HB9DRV)]

- Original Message - 
From: "wayne burdick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>



many new remote-control commands for software developers


There will be a new K3 beta with support for the new commands later this 
week.


Programming all night is great fun, only wimps sleep.

Simon  HB9DRV
www.ham-radio-deluxe.com 


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[Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.45 -- TX noise gate, TX INH improved, new remote-control commands

[wayne burdick]

K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.45 (with DSP rev 1.92) is now 
available. Highlights:


* transmit noise gate feature for voice modes

* a change in the way the transmit inhibit (TX INH) function works

* many new remote-control commands for software developers

Other details appear below. Be sure to use the latest revision of K3 
Utility to do the downloads.


Please send any problem reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For 
instructions on how to load beta firmware, please see:


  http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm

73,
Wayne
N6KR

* * *

MCU 2.45 / DSP 1.92, 9-29-2008

* TRANSMIT NOISE GATE ADDED:  The TX noise gate can be used to suppress
transmitted audio below a certain level, e.g. a noisy fan (not the one 
on the K3, of
course). To use the noise gate, locate CONFIG:TX GATE, tap ‘1’ to turn 
it ON,
then use VFO A to set the desired threshold. Since there’s no visual 
indication that
transmit audio is below the threshold, you should adjust it using the 
transmit voice
monitor (MON), ideally using headphones. Set the threshold high enough 
to cut off
transmit audio due to shack noise, but not so high that it causes your 
voice to drop
out too frequently. The TX GATE threshold can be adjusted in TX TEST 
mode.


* TRANSMIT INHIBIT (TX INH) FUNCTION IMPROVED: Activating the TX INH 
input
on the ACC jack now asynchronously suspends RF output. It has no 
interaction
with transmit sequencing. When TX INH is active, the only indication is 
that the
“TX” LCD icon flashes, as in TX TEST mode. This should closely match 
the transmit

inhibit logic of other transceivers.

* COARSE TUNING CORRECTED: (1) Downward tuning with COARSE increments in
effect occasionally resulted in the synthesizer unlocking, especially 
in AM mode with
9-kHz European broadcast band increments. (2) Tuning down to the low 
end of
the K3’s tuning range would cause quantization. For example, if you 
were at 505 kHz
with 9 kHz steps selected and tuned downward one tic, the VFO would go 
to
500 kHz, and the next upward tic would be 509 kHz. Both of these 
problems

have been corrected.

* “VOX=OFF” REMINDER: Whenever you change the VOX setting from ON to OFF
in CW mode, then sometime later hit the key, you’ll see a one-time 
“VOX=OFF”
message. This is a subtle reminder that VOX must be turned ON in CW 
mode to
enable hit-the-key operation. (Otherwise you have to “arm” the 
transmitter
by tapping XMIT or by using PTT. This has always been the case for the 
K3, and
most rigs behave in the same way.) We decided to add this reminder 
message because
operators not familiar with “VOX for CW” have occasionally turned it 
off,

only to wonder later why the rig won’t transmit in CW mode.

* TRANSMIT DISABLED DURING FIRMWARE LOADS:  You cannot key the
transmitter during firmware loads, via KEY IN, PADDLE, PTT, XMIT, VOX, 
or

computer commands.

For Software Developers:

(Refer to the K3 Programmer’s reference, rev. B10 or later.)

* "OM" COMMAND ADDED: Shows which K3 option modules are installed.

* "MP" COMMAND ADDED: Menu parameter direct read/set. Only applies to
selected menu entries, as listed in the programmer’s reference.

* "MG" COMMAND ADDED: Mic gain read/set.

* "MD$" COMMAND ADDED: Direct sub receiver/VFO B mode read/set.

* "IS" COMMAND ADDED (I.F. shift).

* “FWx” form of the FW command can now handle x = 1 through 5
(use with "K30" and "K22" command modes -- see programmer's reference)

* Added the following AI2 (auto-info) responses:  PC, AG, AG$, RG, RG$, 
NB, NORM (FW).



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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Simon (HB9DRV)]

The WinKey programming interface is available - see K1EL's website.

Simon Brown, HB9DRV
www.ham-radio-deluxe.com

- Original Message - 
From: "Nick-WA5BDU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>



Is the N1MM protocol for communicating with Winkey made public 
anywhere?  For us MCU programming CW enthusiasts?


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 TX EQ for ESSB

[Lyle Johnson]

Per the Owners Manual Version D, page 51, ESSB mode has it's own TX 
equalizer, indicated by "TX*EQ" when setting the equalizer bands...


Not yet implemented.  Currently, there is but one TxEQ across all modes 
that use audio for Tx (SSB, ESSB, AM, FM, DATA A, DATA AFSK).


73,

Lyle KK7P
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[Elecraft] K3 TX EQ for ESSB

[Bill Coleman N2BC]

Per the Owners Manual Version D, page 51, ESSB mode has it's own TX 
equalizer, indicated by "TX*EQ" when setting the equalizer bands.  I've got 
ESSB enabled (CONFIG:TX ESSB ON), but there is no "*" indication in the EQ 
setup display (MAIN:TX EQ).


Is this not yet implemented, or did I just not find it??   Running FW 2.38 
in K3/00929.


THX & 73, Bill   N2BC


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[Elecraft] multiple posts re: sidetone range

[O. Johns]

Sorry for the duplicates.  Evidently emails to Wayne and Lyle get  
forwarded automatically to the reflector.


73,
Oliver Johns
W6ODJ
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Nick-WA5BDU]

Is the N1MM protocol for communicating with Winkey made public 
anywhere?  For us MCU programming CW enthusiasts?


73--Nick, WA5BDU



That's correct - we have already passed the Point Of No Return on this 
one. There is no point in software developers attempting to support 
several fragmented subsets of the KY protocol on different rigs 
(*none* of which currently supports the needs of all users) when the 
WInkey protocol is already there and does it all.


Now if the K3 could have built-in support for the Winkey protocol, 
that would be a very different matter! But that's for the future; and 
in the meantime the hardware Winkey option is already available.


I was a very reluctant convert to the Winkey chip, because "Who needs 
yet another paddle-driven keyer? I've already got three, and still 
only one keying hand!"  Instead, I decided to use the Winkey chip in a 
minimalist way as a simple "Morse Modem" - a small dongle that has 
only an ASCII serial input and a Morse output. Used in this way, it 
needs no paddle input or manual speed control; the keying speed is 
controlled entirely by the host software (N1MM) which can also command 
the chip to switch its keying output between two different rigs. The 
only feature lost by not using the Winkey's own paddle inputs is the 
ability to interrupt outgoing CW by touching a paddle - and the Esc 
key works fine for that.






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[Elecraft] sidetone range

[O. Johns]

Dear Wayne and Lyle,

In the original specs for the K3
(and even now in the Tech Specs page: )
the sidetone range was, quote, "CW Offset/Sidetone: 300-1000 Hz,  
adjustable."


But the newer manuals, and the K3 itself I presume, have the range  
limited to 300-800Hz.  I wonder why this was changed?  Was there some  
hardware or software reason, or did you just decide that no one would  
want a sidetone up to 1000Hz?


Now most people may not need a sidetone above 800Hz, but I do.  Here  
are my reasons:


(1)  I have a hearing loss at low frequencies.  I know this is  
unusual, but it is so.  It is hard for me to hear low pitches  
clearly.  (I know the arguments about lower tones being easier to  
separate in a QRM situation, but, alas, that is of no use to me.)
(2)  I will be listening to that sidetone a lot, and would like to set  
it at some exact musical pitch so as to preserve what remains of my  
musical pitch sense.  Now 440 is a perfect A4.  But it is too low for  
me to hear.  What I need is 880, a perfect A5.  But this is above 800.


Is there any chance that the upper limit could be moved back to  
1000Hz, or at least to 900Hz so that it would include 880Hz?


Thanks and 73,
Oliver Johns
W6ODJ



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[Elecraft] K3 and LP-Pan set up advice needed

[David F. Reed]

Fellow Elecrafters,

are there any of you using the LP-Pan?

I am looking for some help getting it set up...

I got in my LP-Pan, and hooked it up to my K3 using the E-MU 0202 USB.

I seem to be dead in the water getting a panoramic or any other display 
going running Power SDR-IF v. 0.92 (somehow I cannot seem to be able to 
get .98 installed)...


Anyway, so how do I get all the setup properly configured?
I tried following the example in the PowerSDR setup and got nowhere...
LPBridge seems to make some progress, but I am equally ignorant there.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

73 de Dave, W5SV
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Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

[Don Wilhelm]

Folks,

I did not mean to start any panic about the arrl.net forwarding 
service.  Of course, the arrl.net forwarding has been working (and even 
working well for me), but for some reason, I have been getting notices 
of failed mail delivery - someone has been spoofing my arrl.net email 
address and distributing virus-filled email with that address as the 
source.  I cannot source email from that forwarding address, so I know 
it is a spoof.
That is the reason I will soon close my arrl.net email forwarding 
address.  Other than that problem I have had good luck in the past with 
the forwarding service.  One result of this spoofing is that some ISPs 
have placed blocks on my email address, and some folks have trouble 
sending me email.


73,
Don W3FPR

Dan Romanchik KB6NU wrote:
I just sent out thousands of e-mails to the ARRL members in the Great 
Lakes Division (I'm running for Vice Director).  The forwarding 
service is definitely working. :)


73, Dan KB6NU



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Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

I just sent out thousands of e-mails to the ARRL members in the Great  
Lakes Division (I'm running for Vice Director).  The forwarding  
service is definitely working. :)


73, Dan KB6NU


On Sep 30, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Monty Shultes wrote:

I do not think they ever hosted email accounts.  They provide email  
forwarding for members.  I just verified that it is working.


Monty  K2DLJ

I distinctly remember an ARRL announcement to the effect that they  
were no longer hosting

and/or administering email accounts on arrl.net

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RE: [Elecraft] K3 PSK31 VIA PADDLE

[Don Nesbitt]

Hi Mark - the algorithm used in the K3 to convert what you send on the
paddle (CW) into what goes out on the air as either PSK-31 or RTTY is VERY
UNFORGIVING!  If you are just a bit sloppy in using the paddle (and I am)
the CW will be converted into gibberish for the fellow on the other end!

This might be what is happening.

You can see how well you are doing by watching the display of what you are
sending to see if it really is what you intend.  For example, you mean to
send the letter "h" using the paddle and it "sounds" good to you - but - you
look at the display and see something like "e" followed by "s" - that's what
the other guy is going to see!

So, you might try practicing (put the K3 in "Test" mode) with the paddle to
see if you really are sending within the algorithm's ability to decode - you
might be surprised that CW that "sounds" good to you just does not convert
to what you want!

One solution is to put a message into one of the M1 - M4 memories and send
it from there - that seems to work just great for many users.

73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH K3/100/KRX3 #83

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark KN7T
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:30 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PSK31 VIA PADDLE


I've used the CW to PSK-31 function and I've had reports from others that
some of the characters being sent are chopped off and not displayed on the
receiving end ???  I have no idea what is causing that or how to fix it.


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RE: [Elecraft] K3 - No power on SSB???

[gd0tep]

Thanks Don, your email was just a few seconds behind one that also mentioned
the Bias setting. I have the MH2 mic, and the bias was off.

I'll have a look at the microham tomorrow as it's getting late and mistakes
are easy when tired...

Cheers,
73
Andy
http://gd0tep.com


-Original Message-
From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 30 September 2008 22:56
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - No power on SSB???

Andy,

You did not say what you were using for audio input, and we know it is 
not coming from the Microham interface yet.

Do you have your microphone input set correctly?  There are 2 inputs - 
front and rear.  Do you have an electret microphone?  If so, you need to 
turn bias on.  With high output microphones (usually an electret element 
of a dynamic mic with a preamp), you can use the Low mic gain range 
setting but with low output microphones (like the Heil dynamic HC4/5 
element mics) need the High setting.  Set the mic gain and compression 
level as stated in the manual - 5 to 7 bars of ALC showing on peaks and 
compression to suit you.  Use TX Test mode to set it up and listen to 
your voice in the monitor to judge how much compression is good for you.

Of course, there will be no power output in SSB without any audio input.

73,
Don W3FPR

gd0tep wrote:
> Hello to the group.
>
> K3 01684 'factory built' was delivered last week, and I've only found time
> to power it up today... It's a K3/10 with the KXV3.
>
> I'm stuck on getting power out on SSB. It took a little while to figure
out
> the CW section, and that now works fine. I've gone over the manual a few
> times but I must be missing something and I'll bet it's something
stupid...
> But I can't see what it is...
>
> Also, looking at the power out options, I have an adjustable 0-12w on HF,
> but only 0-8w on 6m... Is that right? I could have done with 10w on
6m.
>
> I've yet to connect up my microham interface, I'm hopeful it'll work
without
> problem...
>
> Advice about the power issue would be appreciated..
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73
>
> Andy
> http://gd0tep.com
>
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - No power on SSB???

[Don Wilhelm]

Andy,

You did not say what you were using for audio input, and we know it is 
not coming from the Microham interface yet.


Do you have your microphone input set correctly?  There are 2 inputs - 
front and rear.  Do you have an electret microphone?  If so, you need to 
turn bias on.  With high output microphones (usually an electret element 
of a dynamic mic with a preamp), you can use the Low mic gain range 
setting but with low output microphones (like the Heil dynamic HC4/5 
element mics) need the High setting.  Set the mic gain and compression 
level as stated in the manual - 5 to 7 bars of ALC showing on peaks and 
compression to suit you.  Use TX Test mode to set it up and listen to 
your voice in the monitor to judge how much compression is good for you.


Of course, there will be no power output in SSB without any audio input.

73,
Don W3FPR

gd0tep wrote:

Hello to the group.

K3 01684 'factory built' was delivered last week, and I've only found time
to power it up today... It's a K3/10 with the KXV3.

I'm stuck on getting power out on SSB. It took a little while to figure out
the CW section, and that now works fine. I've gone over the manual a few
times but I must be missing something and I'll bet it's something stupid...
But I can't see what it is...

Also, looking at the power out options, I have an adjustable 0-12w on HF,
but only 0-8w on 6m... Is that right? I could have done with 10w on 6m.

I've yet to connect up my microham interface, I'm hopeful it'll work without
problem...

Advice about the power issue would be appreciated..

Thanks.

73

Andy
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 digital modes using HRD via RigExpert Standard

[Don Wilhelm]

Dave,

I don't know the answer, but one guess is that the output of the 
RigExpert may be pre-set for mic level (reduced to about 1/10 of 
soundcard normal output).  The line input of the K3 needs a 'line level' 
signal (about the same as soundcard output).


You can try plugging the RigExpert output into the rear mic jack to test 
if the level is the cause.


73,
Don W3FPR

David F. Reed wrote:


Folks,

I am having some trouble getting my K3 to work digital modes running 
HRD and DM780 software and a RigExpert Standard as the interface.


I am curious what I might be doing wrong.

As far as sound selection, I am using the USB audio codecs, and it is 
receiving fine, (RTTY and MT63), and it will switch to transmit when 
requested, but no drive seems to be happening.


I have set the mic sel on the K3 to Line In (back panel), where my 
audio from the RigBlaster is going, and tried adjusting the MIC level 
(affects Line in in that mode) to no avail.


Any hints?

Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV


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Re: [Elecraft] OT: MARS frequencies, etc.

[David Woolley]

Ken Kopp wrote:
It seems ... to me anyway ... that attempting to keep MARS 
frequencies "secret" is terribly silly! Do the MARS "leaders" 
actually think they aren't / can't be heard by anyone who wants to

listen??!! What's the rationale? Am I missing something? >


I suspect this is more about instilling proper military security 
procedure, rather than about really keeping them secret.


Incidentally, unless you know the frequencies, you will not know what 
additional filtering you need.  Even though you can open up the K3 for 
all but CB frequencies, I doubt that the K3 meets its spectral purity 
specifications much outside the ham bands, so one would need to measure 
the purity on the actual operating frequencies and, possibly, add extra 
filtering.








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Re: [Elecraft] AGC behaviour

[Enno, PF5X]

John asked me to post this additional useful info.

-- Enno

=

I wanted to report back to you on the "noise" I was encountering with my K3. 
I was not aware of this but changing the RX EQ settings other than default
will cause excess "noise" when changing to the cw mode. When I cleared those
previous settings the "noise floor" of the receiver went down. Something you
may want to try at your end.

73
john-n4dsp




Enno, PF5X wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My K3 #1263 was delivered in July with F/W MCU 2.18 DSP 1.84 and I was
> really enjoying the RX capabilities of the K3. Now that I have upgraded to
> 2.38/1.90 I believe the RX is more "restless" when listening to an "empty"
> space on the band. The S-meter is constantly on S5 with pre-amp ON and S3
> with pre-amp OFF on the lower bands (30/40m). I have compensated that a
> bit by lowering the AGC threshold (from 5 to 4 now).
> I liked the initial F/W wrt AGC behavior better (less fatiguing to listen
> to).
> 
> I have read in the F/W history file that changes to the AGC have been made
> from F/W 2.22 onwards. So I wonder if other people have the same
> experience.
> 
> I live in an urban area so it IS noisy out here. It is just the way the K3
> deals with that noisy background level.
> When switching to ANT2 (not connected to anything) the RX goes virtually
> silent.
> 
> -- Enno, PF5X
> 

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[Elecraft] K3 - No power on SSB???

[gd0tep]

Hello to the group.

K3 01684 'factory built' was delivered last week, and I've only found time
to power it up today... It's a K3/10 with the KXV3.

I'm stuck on getting power out on SSB. It took a little while to figure out
the CW section, and that now works fine. I've gone over the manual a few
times but I must be missing something and I'll bet it's something stupid...
But I can't see what it is...

Also, looking at the power out options, I have an adjustable 0-12w on HF,
but only 0-8w on 6m... Is that right? I could have done with 10w on 6m.

I've yet to connect up my microham interface, I'm hopeful it'll work without
problem...

Advice about the power issue would be appreciated..

Thanks.

73

Andy
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[Elecraft] setting up the KRX3

[W2XB]

Hello Guys/Gals
Found out what the problem was with my KRX3 not recieving and tons of white
noise. 
Never followed the instructions on page #41. Setting Sub Reciever Antenna
Selection.
Boy getting old isn't for sissies. I went right by it. Now all is working
fine. Both the Main and the Sub recievers working great! 

Don...w2xb
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[Elecraft] K3 digital modes using HRD via RigExpert Standard

[David F. Reed]

Folks,

I am having some trouble getting my K3 to work digital modes running HRD 
and DM780 software and a RigExpert Standard as the interface.


I am curious what I might be doing wrong.

As far as sound selection, I am using the USB audio codecs, and it is 
receiving fine, (RTTY and MT63), and it will switch to transmit when 
requested, but no drive seems to be happening.


I have set the mic sel on the K3 to Line In (back panel), where my audio 
from the RigBlaster is going, and tried adjusting the MIC level (affects 
Line in in that mode) to no avail.


Any hints?

Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Elecraft Antenna Tuner KAT3

[NZ0T]

I usually get 1.0 to 1 on a variety of antennas including my 160 sloper cut
for 1.947 down on the CW portion of the band.  Sometimes it's not quite as
good but that's when I'm trying to make a really bad match work.

Bill NZ0T

Lee Buller wrote:
> 
> 
> I am curious as to the experience of others on the list concerning the
> KAT3.  Mine works find, but never finds that 1.0 to 1 match.  It will find
> 1.2 or so (which is OK I know) but does not seem to find anything better. 
> Yes, I do the tune procedure twice within 5 seconds.  Latest firmware.  It
> also seems to increase over time a tadand I am not moving around on
> frequency that much either.  I am kinda addicted to running stations.
> 
> Antenna is a Force-12 which is about .14 to 1.6.  I really don't need to
> use the tuner but I do.  The 40 meter vee and the 80 mter vee do the same
> thing when I run the antenna tuner.  I do not on 40 CW and the 80 meter
> dipole is tuned to mid band since I try to work both SSB and CW.  All this
> has bee checked by an antenna analyzer.
> 
> Just asking another one of my brilliant questions...
> 
> Lee - K0WA :>)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you
> don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you
> can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some
> Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
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Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

[Monty Shultes]

I do not think they ever hosted email accounts.  They provide email 
forwarding for members.  I just verified that it is working.


Monty  K2DLJ

I distinctly remember an ARRL announcement to the effect that they were no 
longer hosting

and/or administering email accounts on arrl.net
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Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

[Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I distinctly remember an ARRL announcement to the effect that they were no longer hosting 
and/or administering email accounts on arrl.net


Probably. As long as I've been around (not long), it's been a
*forwarding* service only.

~Iain
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[Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

[kk7ss]

I distinctly remember an ARRL announcement to the effect that they were no 
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: MARS frequencies, etc.

[Fred Jensen]

Ken Kopp wrote:
It seems 
... to me anyway ... that attempting to keep MARS

frequencies "secret" is terribly silly!  Do the MARS "leaders"
actually think they aren't / can't be heard by anyone who wants
to listen??!!  What's the rationale?  



Am I missing something?



Probably not :-)  US Military frequencies themselves aren't really a 
secret, they just aren't typically publicized all that much.  Been that 
way since I was in uniform in the 60's-70's and probably long before 
that.  Far more important in terms of secrecy is linking a frequency to 
an operational unit and/or location.  You can't stop someone from 
intercepting an unencrypted radio transmission, but you sure don't want 
to tell him who is using it, where, and for what.  It is also common for 
frequencies to have some designator [e.g. "Charlie One"] for on-the-air 
QSY requirements rather than stating the actual frequency in the clear. 
 Obviously, with some heavy sleuthing one could discover the connection 
between a designator and a frequency.


Some military/MARS frequencies do get publicized in the announcements 
for the annual Armed Forces Day cross-band operations.  I'm not sure if 
it is a custom firmware download from Elecraft or some other mechanism 
from them, but I do know that your K3 can be made to operate on MARS 
frequencies outside the ham bands if you are authorized to be there.


Hoping to work a LOT of Elecrafters in the Cal QSO Party this weekend. 
I'll be working CW shifts at N6A for Alpine County.  If you need Alpine 
for anything, we're your QSO, at last check there still aren't any 
active hams in the county.


73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
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RE: [Elecraft] K3 - Elecraft Antenna Tuner KAT3

[Jack Regan]

Lee,

I had the same problem.  I redoing the Wattmeter 5 and 50 watt Calibrations
and the Transmitter Gain Calibrations (for all bands) fixed the problem.

 

Background: KAT3 worked after initial install. 1.0 SWR into a 40M dipole
resonant in the CW end but tunable thru the SSB end and 1.0 into a 20 M
vertical (1.2 SWR w/o tuner) at the CW end and 1.0 at the SSB end. After a
power output problem with SSB on 40 and 80 was solved by a firmware upgrade
the KAT3 degraded to the symptoms you described.  It has been working FB
since then, as has everything else.

 

Renne at Elecraft recognized the symptoms immediately and walked me thru a
few diagnostic steps to confirm the diagnoses.  Have a dummy load ready and
give him a call!

 

Jack AE6GC 

 

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Buller
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:00 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Elecraft Antenna Tuner KAT3

 



I am curious as to the experience of others on the list concerning the KAT3.
Mine works find, but never finds that 1.0 to 1 match.  It will find 1.2 or
so (which is OK I know) but does not seem to find anything better.  Yes, I
do the tune procedure twice within 5 seconds.  Latest firmware.  It also
seems to increase over time a tadand I am not moving around on frequency
that much either.  I am kinda addicted to running stations.

Antenna is a Force-12 which is about .14 to 1.6.  I really don't need to use
the tuner but I do.  The 40 meter vee and the 80 mter vee do the same thing
when I run the antenna tuner.  I do not on 40 CW and the 80 meter dipole is
tuned to mid band since I try to work both SSB and CW.  All this has bee
checked by an antenna analyzer.

Just asking another one of my brilliant questions...

Lee - K0WA :>)




In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you
don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't
find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.
Is Common Sense divine?

 

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 PSK31 VIA PADDLE

[Mark KN7T]

I've used the CW to PSK-31 function and I've had reports from others that
some of the characters being sent are chopped off and not displayed on the
receiving end ???  I have no idea what is causing that or how to fix it.
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Re: [Elecraft] krx3 settings

[Lyle Johnson]

I have the KRX3 installed and been playing around trying to get it at the
same gain level as the main RX.Can anyone share there settings. 


Are you using the latest firmware?  There was a gain imbalance issue 
that was corrected in MCU 2.36/DSP 1.90 on the first of September.


73,

Lyle KK7P

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[Elecraft] K3 - Elecraft Antenna Tuner KAT3

[Lee Buller]

I am curious as to the experience of others on the list concerning the KAT3.  
Mine works find, but never finds that 1.0 to 1 match.  It will find 1.2 or so 
(which is OK I know) but does not seem to find anything better.  Yes, I do the 
tune procedure twice within 5 seconds.  Latest firmware.  It also seems to 
increase over time a tadand I am not moving around on frequency that much 
either.  I am kinda addicted to running stations.

Antenna is a Force-12 which is about .14 to 1.6.  I really don't need to use 
the tuner but I do.  The 40 meter vee and the 80 mter vee do the same thing 
when I run the antenna tuner.  I do not on 40 CW and the 80 meter dipole is 
tuned to mid band since I try to work both SSB and CW.  All this has bee 
checked by an antenna analyzer.

Just asking another one of my brilliant questions...

Lee - K0WA :>)




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[Elecraft] krx3 settings

[W2XB]

Hello folks,
I have the KRX3 installed and been playing around trying to get it at the
same gain level as the main RX.Can anyone share there settings. 

Thanks

Don...w2xb
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:


You have obviously not used N1MM Logger or Writelog as the user can 
edit calls or other information in the entry window and have the update 
reflected in macros already in process.


The aim is to respond immediately to the station that has just called. 
Both contesting programs can be configured to start sending CW 
automatically after the first few characters of a callsign have been 
typed in. In reality this does allow the operator to finish typing the 
rest of the callsign, ahead of the computer, so the other station hears 
a very prompt response containing his complete callsign with no glitches 
or hesitations.



That is a function of the software - and works with either direct (PC 
generated) or Winkey CW generation.


The developers simply will not consider support for any form of CW 
generation that does not provide support for that feature or is 
transceiver specific.  This constant carping for "KY support" is going 
nowhere - it is a non-starter as far as a major segment of the 
developer community is concerned.


That's correct - we have already passed the Point Of No Return on this 
one. There is no point in software developers attempting to support 
several fragmented subsets of the KY protocol on different rigs (*none* 
of which currently supports the needs of all users) when the WInkey 
protocol is already there and does it all.


Now if the K3 could have built-in support for the Winkey protocol, that 
would be a very different matter! But that's for the future; and in the 
meantime the hardware Winkey option is already available.


I was a very reluctant convert to the Winkey chip, because "Who needs 
yet another paddle-driven keyer? I've already got three, and still only 
one keying hand!"  Instead, I decided to use the Winkey chip in a 
minimalist way as a simple "Morse Modem" - a small dongle that has only 
an ASCII serial input and a Morse output. Used in this way, it needs no 
paddle input or manual speed control; the keying speed is controlled 
entirely by the host software (N1MM) which can also command the chip to 
switch its keying output between two different rigs. The only feature 
lost by not using the Winkey's own paddle inputs is the ability to 
interrupt outgoing CW by touching a paddle - and the Esc key works fine 
for that.




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Re: [Elecraft] Re: My email address

[Bob Nielsen]

ARRL uses Interbridge, not Yahoo:

$ host -t mx arrl.net
arrl.net mail is handled by 10 ganymede.interbridge.net.
arrl.net mail is handled by 10 callisto.interbridge.net.
arrl.net mail is handled by 10 mimas.interbridge.net.


Bob, N7XY

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Don,

I also had problems with my arrl.net address... it turns out that  
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I no longer use that particular address...

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[Elecraft] Re: My email address

[kk7ss]

Don,

I also had problems with my arrl.net address... it turns out that the ARRL has 
handed off their email handling to Yahoo Mail... just watch the spam go up!!
I no longer use that particular address...

Dave G.
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Re: [Elecraft] CQWW RTTY - K3 Experience

[rkayakr]

I also worked the contest briefly. I wasn't contesting, but I was looking for
Wyoming. I used my K3 along with the LP-PAN panadapter, and PowerSDR,
LP-Bridge, MMTTY and Ham Radio Deluxe software. This let me set the RTTY DTF
filter on the K3 and click on signals in the panadapter spectrum to tune
them in. While MMTTY was decoding an exchange, I would be lining up the next
signal as I hopped up and down the band.

   Bob
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Re: [Elecraft] KUSB support under Vista?

[Lyle Johnson]

Is there driver support for the KUSB cable and if so, where can
I download them?


Please see the "USB to Serial Adapter Troubleshooting" topic in K3 
Utility Help.


73,

Lyle KK7P
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Re: [Elecraft] KUSB support under Vista?

[KB1PXD]

Never mind.  It appears the Microsoft drivers are adequate.  I've loaded
the drivers and I'm in the process of updating the K3 firmware.  

- Bill


KB1PXD wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> I just purchased a new computer (with Vista) as my old computer finally
> died.  Is there driver support for the KUSB cable and if so, where can
> I download them?  I noticed that the Prolific web site mentioned something
> about not supporting Vista.  
> 
> Thanks,
> - Bill
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] KUSB support under Vista?

[Monty Shultes]

Any Prolific Vista driver will work.  Vista may have one ready to install 
when it senses the KUSB.


There are 4 manufacturers mentioned on the Prolific website.  Elecraft could 
post a driver on its website as a vendor of a Prolific-based adapter, but 
has chosen not to do so.


Monty  K2DLJ



Greetings,
I just purchased a new computer (with Vista) as my old computer finally
died.  Is there driver support for the KUSB cable and if so, where can
I download them?  I noticed that the Prolific web site mentioned something
about not supporting Vista.

Thanks,
- Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] KUSB support under Vista?

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I'd guess it's built into Vista now?
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 30 Sep 2008, at 14:55, KB1PXD wrote:


Prolific


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[Elecraft] KUSB support under Vista?

[KB1PXD]

Greetings,
I just purchased a new computer (with Vista) as my old computer finally
died.  Is there driver support for the KUSB cable and if so, where can
I download them?  I noticed that the Prolific web site mentioned something
about not supporting Vista.  

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[Elecraft] K3 - Tuning Sub RX while transmitting

[Carsten Steinhöfel]

I was running in a local SSB Contest on the weekend and was trying to scan the 
band with the Sub-RX while
calling CQ on the main RX-frequency.

I noticed that when tuning the Sub-RX while transmitting the frequency display 
would change but apparently the
RX frequency wouldn't.

E.g. My CQ frequency was 3700. I heard DL1ABC on the SubRX on 3750. I had 
already worked him so I called CQ
again and during the CQ tuned down to around 3747 hoping for a different 
caller. But after my CQ I could still hear
DL1ABC on the SubRX although the display showed 3747. When I then moved the 
SubRX VFO knob minimally, the
frequency would jump to the displayed value.

Has anybody else noticed this? It would be great if you could tune the SubRX 
while transmitting.

73 Carsten, DL1EFD

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[Elecraft] OT: MARS frequencies, etc.

[Ken Kopp]

Yes Mike, I -do- hear the Silly Police coming  (:-))

Having belonged to all three branches of MARS in the
past ... over a span of many years ... I can agree that 
your appraisal is "dead-on".


Some would argue that MARS is detrimental to amateur 
radio.  My Elmer (W5ADC) was a dedicated traffic handler 
who joined MARS and -totally- abandoned the amateur 
bands for the rest of his life.


73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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RE: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

You have obviously not used N1MM Logger or Writelog as the 
user can edit calls or other information in the entry window 
and have the update reflected in macros already in process. 
That is a function of the software - and works with either
direct (PC generated) or Winkey CW generation.  

The developers simply will not consider support for any form 
of CW generation that does not provide support for that feature
or is transceiver specific.  This constant carping for "KY 
support" is going nowhere - it is a non-starter as far as a 
major segment of the developer community is concerned. 




> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:38 AM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest 
> Logging software
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> > 
> > Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters 
> > are
> > inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ 
> DX ALL NIGHT 
> > LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option.
> > 
> I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the 
> context of contest operating at all. The typical contest 
> "over", whether it's a call or a report or an 
> acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of 
> seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between 
> the moment of hitting the Send key and the transmission being 
> finished they are a hell of a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.
> 
> The KY command is simply an alternative to external memory 
> keyers or the message memories built into radios like the K2 
> and K3 that are not modifiable in any shape or form during 
> the time-frame of a contest contact.
> 
> -
> Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
> http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack   
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> Directoryhttp://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for 
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[Elecraft] Re:K3 Interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Carsten Steinhöfel]

>> 
>> Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are 
>> inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT 
>> LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option.
>> 
>I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest
>operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a
>report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of
>seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of
>hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of
>a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.

Julian,

I think it's even more important for slow typers. When I still used to use only 
two fingers to type I would have replied to you by typing G4  ILO. I would 
have got to the G4 when you finished sending your call. I would then have hit 
 to start giving you my report and while it was keying finished typing 
your call.

I can now type much faster and usually finish the callsign before hitting 
, but when I make a mistake typing (like G4IOL) I need to be able to 
correct it before the CW output is getting to the O.

73 Carsten, DL1EFD
 
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[Elecraft] OT: MARS frequencies, etc.

[Mike Morrow]

Ken wrote:

>It seems ... to me anyway ... that attempting to keep MARS
>frequencies "secret" is terribly silly!

It is "Monty Python" silly.  MARS frequency/net information has no
security classification.  The only repercussion to MARS frequency
disclosure is aggravation of some folks for whom an aura of "I know
something that you don't" is appealing.

This restriction is NOT historically characteristic of MARS.  I spent
14 years in Navy-Marine Corps MARS and almost as long in Army MARS,
beginning in 1968.  The Vietnam War is the last campaign in which MARS
played a persistent and useful part in providing message and phone patch
services to US servicemen.  At hamfests, we would hand out flyers with
net times and frequencies to encourage potential members to listen and
possibly affiliate.  I suspect that most MARS members, especially those
of long membership or with actual military background, share my assessment
of this pointless sense of secrecy.  

If one wishes to listen to local Army or Navy-Marine Corps MARS nets,
tune 4000 to 4080 kHz (USB-mostly) about 1800 to 2000 local time and
you'll find most.  Air Force MARS (and Civil Air Patrol) nets
are scattered halfway between 4 and 5 MHz.  There are many MARS HF
frequencies, but the most local activity is found in these ranges.

MARS members seek to be of service, but technology (cell phones, e-mail,
internet) now available to most service members have made the historical
prime service of MARS almost superfluous.  Now MARS traffic is essentially
all administrative or training in nature.  The emergency communications
function remains, though rarely activated.  

Though not now a member, I highly regard the motivation for MARS service.
I only suggest that frequency and net info restrictions are absurd,
inappropriate, and misplaced in a system that has no security classification,
has never handled classified traffic, and has never performed background
investigations of potential members. 

Mike / KK5F
(ex-Navy MARS N0LTD/NNN0LTD, ex-Army MARS AAT6UI, ex-CAP)
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RE: KE7X RE: [Elecraft] KAT3 Problem

[Cady, Fred]

Thanks Gary,
I redid the power calibration and the tuner tunes the dummy load all ok.
It still struggled with the 40 dipole (native swr, as measured by the
K3, is 1.6:1) and would only get a match of 1.4:1. But I put in a short
length of coax as you suggested and now it can find a 1.1:1 match,
although still with some struggle. No external switches, wattmeter etc. 
Thanks,
 
Fred



From: Gary Surrency [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:43 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: KE7X RE: [Elecraft] KAT3 Problem


Hi Fred,

Can you try a slightly different length of feedline to see if that helps
the tuner find a better match?

Just add or remove a length of coax if that is possible.

Be sure the screws in the KAT3 and ANT1, ANT2 connectors are all very
tight.

Try a different ground connection too, and the K3 is connected as
directly to the antenna as possible (no external antenna switches, SWR
or wattmeters, etc.).

Try lower power levels too (the tuner always uses 5w or less when it
operates).

Make sure the antenna and feedline has no bad connections, and use a SWR
analyzer to check its match if you have one such as the MFJ-259B.

If a powerful AM, FM, TV, or pager antenna is nearby, it might be
affecting the tuner's operation on the antenna.




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Elecraft Technical Support   

Hi,




-Original Message-
From: "Cady, Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 
Date: Monday, Sep 29, 2008 6:28 am
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KAT3 Problem
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 


Thanks Tom. Been there done that and that's what it acts like
but the
ant selection is OK. I can bypass the atu and it sees the dummy
load
fine. Would there be any filters or anything that are used on 7
and 24
only?
Thanks,
Fred
 

-Original Message-
From: Tom Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 3:04 AM
To: Cady, Fred
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 Problem

Fred:

Double check that you somehow didn't manage to get ANT2 set as
the
default antenna selection for those bands... if so, you're
probably
tuning into NO ANTENNA...!

73,

Tom   N0SS

At 21:48 09/28/2008, you wrote:
  

Hi,
Just getting K3 going and KAT3 does not tune properly on
7 and 24 MHz.
I'm pretty sure it worked earlier today on a 40 m dipole
I put up but 
now it doesn't tune the dipole or a dummy load. When
trying to tune the



  

dummy load and checking the L & C I get Ca = Ct=0.66 nF
and L=0.75 uH 
and 2.5:1 SWR. If I change Ca = 0.04 nF and L = 0.1 uH I
get 1.0:1 but 
when hitting tune again the KAT3 goes back to the
previous 2.5:1 
settings. All other bands except 24 MHz seem ok.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
KE7X

Fred Cady
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[Elecraft] RE: [OT] K3 and MARS

[list1]

The K3 requires a firmware mod that Elecraft will give you upon request and
verification.

[OT]
HF MARS frequencies are many and distributed from 2 mHz to 28 mHz.  This
makes dynamically moving the net to the critical frequency possible.  So you
must be frequency agile.  When I applied to MARS I told them I had a K2 and
they said NG.  Although the K2 can hit a few MARS frequencies near the
amateur band edges you need a radio that can be used on all the frequencies.
The bandpass filters in the K2 are simply too good, and performance several
hundred kHz away from the amateur band edges is not good enough. You will
also need to get your antenna hardware working on all those MARS
frequencies. AN 80M dipole with 450 Ohm ladder line and a really good
balanced line tuner works well.  The IC706, TS480, and FT857 are popular
radios for MARS.  Remember that you don't have hams on either side of your
signal blanking out your receiver with MARS channels so these radios work
fine. The K3 works superbly as a MARS radio.

MARS has many advantages.  Unlike ARES and RACES there is a requirement for
heavy training and certification (at least in Texas). The assumption is that
merely having a ham license is not enough to actually be of any value during
an emergency.  Also you can transmit digital at the center of the voice
frequencies making mixed mode nets very efficient.  I am simply amazed of
all that I have learned about EMCOMM since joining MARS a few months ago.
To apply for Army MARS go to:


Sorry for the blurb on MARS, but the K3 is a very nice MARS radio.  And
because of the mass destruction from Hurricane Dolly and Ike down here in
Texas more hams need to join MARS.

73,
Steve, W2MY, AAR6CX
PS: There is also Navy/Marine and Air Force MARS

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Re: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[d.cutter]

No.  
David
G3UNA
> 
> From: "Julian G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2008/09/30 Tue AM 11:13:38 BST
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software
> 
> Would you lop off the ? *after* clicking the button to start sending the
> confirmation? If yes, then it would be a problem, because the software would
> have sent the whole confirmation to the radio as soon as you clicked the
> button. Otherwise it wouldn't.
> 
> Julian, G4ILO
> G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com
> 
> 
> 2008/9/30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > I've altered a call on the fly during the over.   For instance I might send
> > G3UNA? on the first over, then lop off the ? during the confirm
> > transmission.  Not sure if this is what you mean, tho.
> >
> 
> 

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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs in Emergency Service...

[Thom LaCosta]

At 01:19 PM 09/29/08, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:


I'm deeply sorry to hear about the Amateur operators who clearly couldn't be
bothered with a distress call until they were asked. They are not qualified
to be Hams and should have lost their licenses.


I believe that as there is less and less emphasis on the service 
aspect of ham radio, and less attention paid to the history of the 
hobby, coupled with the ease of obtaining a license, there are/will 
be many hams who have no concept of their responsibilities.


I wonder how many of us would continue in the hobby if we had to 
certify and give an example of operating in the Public Interest, 
Convenience or Necessity ?


Thom k3hrn

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Re: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Julian G4ILO]

Would you lop off the ? *after* clicking the button to start sending the
confirmation? If yes, then it would be a problem, because the software would
have sent the whole confirmation to the radio as soon as you clicked the
button. Otherwise it wouldn't.

Julian, G4ILO
G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com


2008/9/30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> I've altered a call on the fly during the over.   For instance I might send
> G3UNA? on the first over, then lop off the ? during the confirm
> transmission.  Not sure if this is what you mean, tho.
>
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Re: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[d.cutter]

I've altered a call on the fly during the over.   For instance I might send 
G3UNA? on the first over, then lop off the ? during the confirm transmission.  
Not sure if this is what you mean, tho.

David
G3UNA
> 
> From: "Julian, G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2008/09/30 Tue AM 09:38:06 BST
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> > 
> > Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are 
> > inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT 
> > LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option.
> > 
> I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest
> operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a
> report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of
> seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of
> hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of
> a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.
> 
> The KY command is simply an alternative to external memory keyers or the
> message memories built into radios like the K2 and K3 that are not
> modifiable in any shape or form during the time-frame of a contest contact.
> 
> -
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> Directoryhttp://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[Julian, G4ILO]

Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> 
> Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are 
> inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT 
> LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option.
> 
I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest
operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a
report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of
seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of
hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of
a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.

The KY command is simply an alternative to external memory keyers or the
message memories built into radios like the K2 and K3 that are not
modifiable in any shape or form during the time-frame of a contest contact.

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