[Elecraft] K2: Audio stops until power is cycled
I have an intermittent problem. It rarely occurs, but since I mainly use the K2 for Contesting, it is a real annoyance. Suddenly all audio will go dead. The only remedy is to recylce power to the unit. It is very possible that this happens just after I make some control changes (like changing bands and/or filters). I have also had one other strange occurance, that may or may not be related. The LEDs on the KAT-2 will all go dark, and stay that way. I believe the unit still tunes, but no SWR indicators on the panel at all. Again, the only fix is to recycle power to the unit. Any ideas? I am guessing a communication problem, maybe AUX Bus related? 73, Tom, KG3V __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K2] K2 NiMH Battery pack
I am interested in peoples expieriences with internal batteries in the K2. I have just removed the lead acid gel cell battery from my K2, it is 8 years old and still working - but it is very heavy to carry. I have replaced it with a case of 10xAA 2000mAH cells which fit nicely in about half the battery space. I used a 10 cell holder configured as two rows of 5 cells. Once they have been fully charged a few times I will see whether they are any use but the specification implies they should be good for at least 2A for 5W of RF. They seem good enough for the FT817 and it is much less efficient than the K2. I have also looked at LiPo battery packs designed for model cars and planes but I am worried about miss-charging them. These have higher capacity, are lighter and hold their charge longer but can deliver very high currents in case of faults. I have seen one person using LiPo on the web - any others using LiPo or NiMH or something else to replace the heavy gel cell? I am pleased with the space left over and I am thinking if a small 144MHz transverter will fit inside for microwave use, like the DEMI but small enough to fit in half the battery volume. Transverters for microwave IF use do not need high specifications, low gain, low power and minimal filtering so designing one should be straight forward. I already have the transverter interface which can be used to provide selection logic and access to the RF ports. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K2-NiMH-Battery-pack-tp2616289p2616289.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Bay Area Fiber Cut
As I'm sure you noticed the Elecraft web site was not available most of yesterday 4/9/09. This was due to several ATT fiber cables that were cut by vandals in a man-hole located in the San Francisco bay area. Telephone service, broadband service, Sprint, and Verizon wireless were all affected. ATT is offering a $100,00.00 reward for the arrest and conviction of whoever did this. There is a lesson here for us all. Even though the telephone network is protected with fiber rings and protection channels it is fragile and can fail from even a small amount of damage whether it be from vandals, fire, earthquake, or just a simple auto accident. Think about it! This is the reason I do not much care for Amateur modes such as IRLP/EchoLink and D-Star that depend on the Internet for connectivity. My K2 continued to work just fine during all of this and could have provided emergency communications if needed. 73, Bill - K6WLM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3???
Our own K3 (s/n 2406) has been flying FB since it was ordered/built/ and sent out in Dec. 2008! Maybe everybody are asking TOO MUCH of the Elecraft Guys? Our latest rev. dwnload was #3.06, but with Beta there are always problems, so most of us SHOULD WAIT until the gliches are worked through! Or on the other hand maybe it kinda makes you wonder if maybe the Q/A isn't all it's supposed to be at Elecraft? THOUGH, our experience with the TECH SUPPORT (DALE) has been nothing short of phenomenal especially since he's always been very patient with our pleas for help! Jim/nn6ee Note: Webmaster! Are you not going to publish this either? My gripes warrant note like everybody else out here! Jim/nn6ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3???
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:53:13 -0700, JIM DAVIS wrote: Beta there are always problems, so most of us SHOULD WAIT until the gliches are worked through! Why? It only takes a couple of minutes to load the F/W. It's not like installing a new operating system or something. I will load any new K3 beta that has features I'm interested in. Haven't had a problem yet, but if I do I'll just revert to an earlier version. 73, Drew AF2Z __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Bay Area Fiber Cut
This is a little OT, but I can't keep my hands off the keyboard. I totally agree An easy, but sad example happened some days ago, when an earthquake stroke the center part of Italy, with more than 250 deaths. The Volunteers of many ham radio clubs gave their immediate support, helping coordinate the first waves of help and support, via the good old SSB on 40 mts or FM in 144 MHz. Many newspapers and TV news programs made clear at what extent the ham support have been fundamental and effective. Despite the complicated commercial and civil networks, internet, cell phones etc hams are still more than useful. Sad that most of the people remember of our existence only in these occasions, seeing us as a potential health treat or at least as RFI makers for the rest of the time... 73 de Giulio IW3HVB 2009/4/10 w...@yahoo.com cut My K2 continued to work just fine during all of this and could have provided emergency communications if needed. 73, Bill - K6WLM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft back on-line
Following the ATT Fiber sabotage outage in San Jose yesterday, it looks like we are fully back on-line here in Aptos. We lost internet, credit card processing, phone etc. Looks like the outage impacted Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and parts of Santa Clara county. No fun. If you tried to email us yesterday and did not receive a reply, please do so again. So far I have not received the last day of Elecraft list postings to my personal email box, so there may still be a backup of traffic as the net flushes out everything. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft HQ, Aptos __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft's website down
Message: 21 From: Jeff Kinzli N6GQ j...@n6gq.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down? I keep getting I'm in Santa Cruz, and things like telephones (landlines), cell phones, and DSL is down for a lot of people. Even 911 service (!). Sigh. So much for redundancy on the part of the backbone providers, eh? Jeff N6GQ I guess the Supervisors in San Luis Obispo should be made aware of this due to their restricions against amateur transmitters. Howard..K2HK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Bay Area Fiber Cut
We've been following that earthquake Giulio, even here on the edge of the Pacific. It's an awful tragedy that underscores the importance of communications independent of the normal infrastructure. I live in a coastal area vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. We're easily cut off from the outside by ground because our only road runs right at sea level much of its way and is easily flooded by a tsunami or even a heavy storm. A week ago I attended a Community Emergency Response Team meeting and gave my usual short talk about how Ham radio has many levels of capability from e-mail like texting and voice using a variety of portable, fixed and mobile equipment to Morse code using a tiny hand-held radio capable of spanning the continent if needed (while showing off my KX1). As a result, my neighbors would be very disappointed and upset if I didn't remain an active Ham and they consider the antenna on my property a primary asset to the community. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- ... An easy, but sad example happened some days ago, when an earthquake stroke the center part of Italy, with more than 250 deaths. The Volunteers of many ham radio clubs gave their immediate support, helping coordinate the first waves of help and support, via the good old SSB on 40 mts or FM in 144 MHz. Many newspapers and TV news programs made clear at what extent the ham support have been fundamental and effective. Despite the complicated commercial and civil networks, internet, cell phones etc hams are still more than useful... 73 de Giulio IW3HVB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down
Howard K2HK wrote: Message: 21 From: Jeff Kinzli N6GQ j...@n6gq.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down? I keep getting I'm in Santa Cruz, and things like telephones (landlines), cell phones, and DSL is down for a lot of people. Even 911 service (!). Sigh. So much for redundancy on the part of the backbone providers, eh? Jeff N6GQ I guess the Supervisors in San Luis Obispo should be made aware of this due to their restricions against amateur transmitters. Since there was no smiley there (or hi hi), and just to make sure everyone knows, that was an April Fools hoax ... seems quite a few were fooled by it... http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=199671 ~Iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down
Thanks Ian. I am one of those taken in. Just sent to me today by a trusted friend. Pheww Howard..K2HK HK Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:54:40 -0700 From: a...@dseven.org To: k...@arrl.net CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down Howard K2HK wrote: Message: 21 From: Jeff Kinzli N6GQ j...@n6gq.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down? I keep getting I'm in Santa Cruz, and things like telephones (landlines), cell phones, and DSL is down for a lot of people. Even 911 service (!). Sigh. So much for redundancy on the part of the backbone providers, eh? Jeff N6GQ I guess the Supervisors in San Luis Obispo should be made aware of this due to their restricions against amateur transmitters. Since there was no smiley there (or hi hi), and just to make sure everyone knows, that was an April Fools hoax ... seems quite a few were fooled by it... http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=199671 ~Iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] NR AGC
I've not found this to be the case here--also use 3.06 and operate CW. I know that the AGC THR setting will affect the signal volume when NR is engaged. I typically have the THR setting between 4 and 6 and the NR at 2-1. I use the rear headphone jack. 73, Gary W7TEA FW ver 3.06 - audio increases to rock concert levels on s-9 CW signal when NR is switched in. NR is unusable now for me - same on SSB also. Gill -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/NR---AGC-tp2602826p2617516.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down? I keep getting
On 4/9/2009 7:05 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: The problem with the six fiber cables (four in south San Jose, two in San Mateo) appear to be deliberate acts of sabotage, meant to cause harm. They were perpetrated by someone who knew what they were doing. It would be next to impossible to secure against such an act, especially since it may be (looks like, and is reported as being) an inside job. This may be connected with the strike that is supposed to start today. More info I cannot speculate on (because I don't know it all). It's ATT Security's problem. Meanwhile I use my K2 as a happy camper! -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down
As others have pointed out, the SLO thing was a hoax. But both the FCC and the folks in San Luis Obispo county are taking it quite seriously. They have issued a press release that makes it clear how important and welcome hams are to their county. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/04/09/10763/?nc=1 ...and this one is definitely not a hoax, even if you do read it on the internet. -Jack Brindle, W6FB === On Apr 10, 2009, at 10:28 AM, Howard K2HK wrote: Message: 21 From: Jeff Kinzli N6GQ j...@n6gq.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down? I keep getting I'm in Santa Cruz, and things like telephones (landlines), cell phones, and DSL is down for a lot of people. Even 911 service (!). Sigh. So much for redundancy on the part of the backbone providers, eh? Jeff N6GQ I guess the Supervisors in San Luis Obispo should be made aware of this due to their restricions against amateur transmitters. Howard..K2HK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] What is it called?
What is it called when my shoe is un-tied? Or should I post more about how Elecraft's telephone line that wasn't working yesterday? I'm not sure what other nonesense I can come up with to spend an ENTIRE day and over 50 Posts with today... Hmmm When did this site become a Chat room? Michael N6MQL _ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile1_042009 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Need Help with K2 and KPA100 hook up
I just bought a K2 with the KPA100 build into the KAT100 tuner box. Can someone tell me how to connect the two together. I talked to the guy I bought it from and he use the K2 for QRP and forgot how to hook them together. Jerry -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Need-Help-with-K2-and-KPA100-hook-up-tp2617643p2617643.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Subreceiver
Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Thank you.
I would like to thank everybody who replied and offered me some help to put together my KX1. Dale is the first gentleman who replied to mySOS in building my KX1. I will send my KX1 to Dale. It is HAMs helping HAMs. 73 -- George Rebong KE6TE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
Not at this time and not sure if this is one of the audio routing scenarios being considered. Lyle?? That saidYou can make an adapter if you wish. On the front panel and back panel phone jacks the tip is the main rx and the ring is the sub RX audio. If you make an adapter that has both ears connected to the ring connection when you turn the Sub Rx on you should hear only sub audio in both ears. In fact with the K3's two phones connections you can probably use the front jack in normal operation...left=main and right=sub and use the rear panel with the adapter so a spotter hears only the sub. But the op using the front panel jack will hear both the main and the sub. Unless of course you build another adapter opposite of the rear panel...putting both ears to the tip. VERY IMPORTANT...don't use mono plugs...always use stereo plugs!! - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Fw: Re: Subreceiver
From: WILLIS COOKE wrco...@flash.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver To: Peter Wollan peter.wol...@gmail.com Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:19 PM You can set the K3 to one speaker. Then you listen to the selected receiver with both ears. Of course, you can't listen to the main receiver while you are doing this so it does not seem like anything I prefer to do. The other thing you can do is turn the AF gain down on the main receiver. You will still get only the right speaker or head phone, but you will not have to hear the main receiver. When I operate split I often turn the main receiver way down because I want to hear the DX louder than the pile-up. Sometimes if the DX is weak I turn the pile-up way down. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Fri, 4/10/09, Peter Wollan peter.wol...@gmail.com wrote: From: Peter Wollan peter.wol...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:11 PM Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [KX1] KX1 Receiver Alignment
All, I have completed Phase II of construction and have a couple of questions. But first, I have the RF Gain set to full clockwise, Filter full CCW and AF Gain at about the 12 O'clock position. I have a 28' piece wireman 541 wire connected to the red side and a 16' piece of the same wire to the black side of a double BNC antenna connection. I'm using a SONY MDR NC60 Noise canceling headset. All the tests are good except I am not able to peak the trimming capacitors. I do hear some static in the back ground but I don't think I'm doing it right since I cannot find Peak. Do the trimmers have a max number of turns in one direction before the reach a stop or will they just keep turning? Can they be broken by over turning in one direction? I need some help understanding this process. Thanks and 73 Ed KE7HGA -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/KX1-Receiver-Alignment-tp2618208p2618208.html Sent from the [KX1] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
Well if you one to run a pile up in split, why not transmit on VFO b, and dail the main VFO to listen, You have the volume on both ears, easy as that. If you want to hear your own freq. just push sub, and you can hear your own QRG on the Sub. and switch it of again. Nothing required. 73 de Dick PA3FQA - Original Message - From: David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Help with K2 and KPA100 hook up
Jerry, 1st question - did the seller provide the Control Cable? - a cable with 3 DB-9 connectors on it? If not you will need to build one (if you eliminate computer control of the K2, you can do it with only 2 DB-9 connectors) CAUTION - do not use a computer serial cable. If you do not have the cable, follow the instructions in the KAT100 manual page 25. If you do have the Control Cable, connect the end with 2 cables installed to the K2 KIO2 AUX I/O connector. Another caution, that is *not* an RS-232 connector, although it does contain 3 of the RS-232 defined signals. Most of the signals are internal K2 signals for connecting to Elecraft external accessories (like the KAT100). Connecting a PC serial port to this connector with a standard serial port cable can damage the K2. The short end of the Control Cable plugs into the KAT100 (or KPA100) AUX I/O connector. The end with the female DB-9 connector can go to the PC serial port, or it can just be left unplugged. You will need a short length of coax with BNC connectors on both ends. Connect one to the BNC RF output jack on the K2 - if it is equipped with the KAT2, connect to the ANT1 jack. The other end connects to the AUX RF jack on the KAT100. (the KAT100 connectors are on the bottom of the rear panel and the KPA100 connectors are on the top rear cover). Another piece of short coax needed - this one has PL-259 connectors on both ends. Connect it between the KPA100 antenna jack and the KAT100 RF IN jack 73, Don W3FPR Jerry J. wrote: I just bought a K2 with the KPA100 build into the KAT100 tuner box. Can someone tell me how to connect the two together. I talked to the guy I bought it from and he use the K2 for QRP and forgot how to hook them together. Jerry No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.51/2052 - Release Date: 04/10/09 06:39:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
I don't see and advantage to doing that rather than operating split with the main receiver unless he wants to use a beverage or other receive only antenna, but you can do that by operating regular split with the main receiver and selecting Antenna #2. The other way is to use a mono headset connected to only the right channel. With the Labtec speakers that I use I can still hear the speakers with a head set plugged in, so it would offer a lot of possibilities using the speaker volume, K3 AF gains and the speaker balance. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Fri, 4/10/09, David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com wrote: From: David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:25 PM He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
If he is going to be operating *split* then he can only transmit on the SubRx Frequency(VFO B) and listen on the Main. You cannot transmit on the main and listen on the Sub in Split mode. At least I haven't found a way. :-) 73, Ken K3IU David Gilbert wrote: He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Help with K2 and KPA100 hook up
Lyle has written-up how he did it at www.kk7p.com 73 ZL3IN Paul __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
I suspect he wants two ops at the radio...one as a spotter listening ONLY to the sub and the actual operator using the main or main and sub. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Fri Apr 10 13:36 , Dick Grolleman sent: Well if you one to run a pile up in split, why not transmit on VFO b, and dail the main VFO to listen, You have the volume on both ears, easy as that. If you want to hear your own freq. just push sub, and you can hear your own QRG on the Sub. and switch it of again. Nothing required. 73 de Dick PA3FQA - Original Message - From: David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] KX1 Receiver Alignment
Ed, The trimmers are normal one turn trimmer capacitors. I any one full rotation, you should find 2 places where the signal peaks. The order of things is important - peak 20 meters first - if you cannot find a peak on 20 meters, you have something wrong and will have to look for the problem source (most likely is a bad solder connection). After peaking both trimmers for 20 meters, switch to 40 and peak that band's trimmer. If you have found a peak on both bands, all should be OK. I would initially run with the Bandwidth control at 1/3 to 1/2 clockwise rotation rather than full CCW. The RF Gain at full CW and the AF gain sufficiently advanced to hear something. EMD wrote: All, I have completed Phase II of construction and have a couple of questions. But first, I have the RF Gain set to full clockwise, Filter full CCW and AF Gain at about the 12 O'clock position. I have a 28' piece wireman 541 wire connected to the red side and a 16' piece of the same wire to the black side of a double BNC antenna connection. I'm using a SONY MDR NC60 Noise canceling headset. All the tests are good except I am not able to peak the trimming capacitors. I do hear some static in the back ground but I don't think I'm doing it right since I cannot find Peak. Do the trimmers have a max number of turns in one direction before the reach a stop or will they just keep turning? Can they be broken by over turning in one direction? I need some help understanding this process. Thanks and 73 Ed KE7HGA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.51/2052 - Release Date: 04/10/09 06:39:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
It would be nice to have some type of fader control from main to sub. It is sometimes nice to hear both at the same time in both ears and level up one or the other. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. Ben Franklin -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:25 PM To: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K2] Calibration
Copying this to the reflector in case someone else has seen the same issue. This is K2 S/N 6698. OK here is the run down on all bands: Band Displayed error 160m .98 20hz low 75m.99 10hz low 60m.99 10hz low 40m.99 10hz low 30m.00 perfect 20m.00 perfect 17m.02 20hz high 15m.09 90hz high 12m.11 110hz high 10m.11 110hz high All bands were dialed to a even number and the last two digits are what I listed above. Something is not right above 15mc. Now I know the CAL PLL is done right and verified with my DDS oven oscillator showing the exact calibration as the radio now. Something is not right somewhere. Hardware problem? I don't know. At least I have the 10mc calibration spot on. Mike WE0H __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
I agree, and Peter pointed out the same thing to me privately. I'm not sure why Ruben wanted to listen with both ears only to the subreceiver, but I'm pretty sure that's not possible without outside hardware. Hopefully he would describe what he is really trying to do and I'm sure somebody would have a good suggestion to accomplish it. 73, Dave AB7E Dick Grolleman wrote: Well if you one to run a pile up in split, why not transmit on VFO b, and dail the main VFO to listen, You have the volume on both ears, easy as that. If you want to hear your own freq. just push sub, and you can hear your own QRG on the Sub. and switch it of again. Nothing required. 73 de Dick PA3FQA - Original Message - From: David Gilbert xda...@cis-broadband.com To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver He wants to hear the subreceiver, and ONLY the subreceiver, in both ears when he operates split. Many operators, myself included, hear better when the signal spatially sounds like it is between their ears. And since this is a DXpedition that plans to operate split almost 100% of the time, they don't need or want to listen on the main receiver except maybe to initially look for a clear frequency. As best I can tell, the only way for him to accomplish that on the K3 is with external audio adapters. Dave AB7E Peter Wollan wrote: Sorry, I don't see what's wanted here. How is listening to only the subreceiver any different from operating split? On Fri Apr 10 11:31 , Ruben Navarro Huedo sent: Hello friends: Today we have been testing the K3 (with sub installed) for our S04R expedition. We want listen Subreceiver (and only sub) in both ears, not only the right. Is this possible? TNX a lot. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] LP Pan for Sale
I have a new LP-Pan (Serial 549) and an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card for sale. Both as new. Decided this is not for me. $245.00 shipped in the US. Please contact me off list if interested. Thanks Bob W6VY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3???
Jim, I would hesitate to say there have been a *lot* of problems, but each has his own threshold of tolerance. Many items reported on the reflector are neither firmware or hardware related but are 'cured' by informing the operator of the proper sequence of button-pushes or menu settings. All the beta releases have been tested - admittedly, by a number of K3 owners that is smaller than the full number of K3 in use, and it not released as a beta until all the bugs we find have been worked out. The unfortunate fact is that we do not have all the various configurations that are out there in the field, so there may be a few bugs that are discovered only after the beta version has been released and is in the hands of many more users . If you are using a beta version and find a bug, please report it. If it is repeatable, it will be fixed. Bugs discovered in any firmware version will be corrected in a subsequent beta release. A beta release that has been deemed OK (with noted exceptions) will be changed to public release. Note that bug fixes are not applied to prior releases, the fix will only be seen in a future release (first beta and then possibly moved to a public release). So users have two choices: 1) If the current firmware installed in your K3 satisfies your needs, there is no need to upgrade. 2) If you want to try out the new features and bug fixes that exist in the new firmware, stay current with the beta release. 73, Don W3FPR JIM DAVIS wrote: Our own K3 (s/n 2406) has been flying FB since it was ordered/built/ and sent out in Dec. 2008! Maybe everybody are asking TOO MUCH of the Elecraft Guys? Our latest rev. dwnload was #3.06, but with Beta there are always problems, so most of us SHOULD WAIT until the gliches are worked through! Or on the other hand maybe it kinda makes you wonder if maybe the Q/A isn't all it's supposed to be at Elecraft? THOUGH, our experience with the TECH SUPPORT (DALE) has been nothing short of phenomenal especially since he's always been very patient with our pleas for help! Jim/nn6ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
TNX a lot to all for your answer. Main use of it is 160m with 2 beverage and one K3 with second receiver and without RX Input. With this... we want listen the beverage conected to aux input and tx on the 160m vertical. Problem this evening was that we only could listen the second receiver in the right side. We will have to use the hardware solution. -- Rubén Navarro Huedo - EA5BZ http://www.palotes.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] KX1 Receiver Alignment
Hi Don, I think I may have found the problem. When I installed X1 I attached a ground to the top of the crystal. I used the same technique when I installed X2 through 5. After rereading the installation portion of the manual I read that the ground should be attached no more than 3/16 from the bottom of the crystal. Do you think this is the problem? Thanks Ed On Apr 10, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Don Wilhelm-4 (via Nabble) wrote: Ed, The trimmers are normal one turn trimmer capacitors. I any one full rotation, you should find 2 places where the signal peaks. The order of things is important - peak 20 meters first - if you cannot find a peak on 20 meters, you have something wrong and will have to look for the problem source (most likely is a bad solder connection). After peaking both trimmers for 20 meters, switch to 40 and peak that band's trimmer. If you have found a peak on both bands, all should be OK. I would initially run with the Bandwidth control at 1/3 to 1/2 clockwise rotation rather than full CCW. The RF Gain at full CW and the AF gain sufficiently advanced to hear something. EMD wrote: All, I have completed Phase II of construction and have a couple of questions. But first, I have the RF Gain set to full clockwise, Filter full CCW and AF Gain at about the 12 O'clock position. I have a 28' piece wireman 541 wire connected to the red side and a 16' piece of the same wire to the black side of a double BNC antenna connection. I'm using a SONY MDR NC60 Noise canceling headset. All the tests are good except I am not able to peak the trimming capacitors. I do hear some static in the back ground but I don't think I'm doing it right since I cannot find Peak. Do the trimmers have a max number of turns in one direction before the reach a stop or will they just keep turning? Can they be broken by over turning in one direction? I need some help understanding this process. Thanks and 73 Ed KE7HGA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.51/2052 - Release Date: 04/10/09 06:39:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:elecr...@... This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html This email is a reply to your post @ http://n2.nabble.com/KX1-Receiver-Alignment-tp2618208p2618360.html You can reply by email or by visting the link above. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/KX1-Receiver-Alignment-tp2618208p2618823.html Sent from the [KX1] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3???
The wealth of input from users on the K3's performance is a great sign of vitality in the user community and receptiveness of the developers to user input. If nobody reported anything I would be concerned. The evolution of the K3 was one important factor in my choosing it. I want to be a part of the evolution. With the K2 there was less opportunity to participate - I did install a temperature compensating component change that was fun to test and report on. The K3 beta firmware releases offer constant opportunities to evaluate them. As Don says, if you want a stable radio you can have it as easily as I have my dynamic radio. Monty K2DLJ, with well-worn black flat head screws. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] KX1 Receiver Alignment
Ed, The crystal grounding on X2 thru X5 is designed to allow space for the batteries. So that is not the source of your prroblem. 73, Don W3FPR EMD wrote: Hi Don, I think I may have found the problem. When I installed X1 I attached a ground to the top of the crystal. I used the same technique when I installed X2 through 5. After rereading the installation portion of the manual I read that the ground should be attached no more than 3/16 from the bottom of the crystal. Do you think this is the problem? Thanks Ed __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] k2/100 for sale
K2/100 #3324 with SSB AND SAMLEX SEC1223 23 amp P.S. AND Kenwood handheld Mic AND post paid. $1100.00. Syd - WB4W _ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3???
Talk about a troll of a subject. It states in the question that K3 has too many problems. Really nowbut everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Beta code is beta code. If one doesn't want to run into beta bugs, don't load beta firmware. Gripe about problems in PRODUCTION firmware. Not enough QA? Have any idea of the complexity of the functions being done in the software defined radio that is most of the K3? Really think that a 3-4 kilobuck radio has the kind of margin that could hire 50-100 full-time paid testers to do the code testing that would be necessary to release a near production beta upgrade every couple of weeks? Can do it the Ikensu way, take a year or two to develop a minimalist firmware on a model that never gets upgraded, and has only a few un-risky changes from the prior model. What one has available with the K3, IF one wants to participate, and nobody is forcing that, is join in the beta testing and make war on the technical frontier in a radio one can actually afford to buy and still get upgrades. And if someone DOESN'T want to beta test, no one is begrudging the benefit from OUR work. But remember, criticise the Elecraft guys on Beta QA, and criticise us as well, because if the QA isn't there, the list of the hundred odd hams that do ALPHA and pre-Beta testing for Wayne et al and aren't on his payroll (unpaid volunteers) didn't catch the problem either. And also didn't find the problem in Beta testing soon enough to keep some folks happy. Should not be too quick to think of those volunteer testers as slow and ineffective. The number with professional software developerment experience in that list is impressive. They are the kind of people who by nature like messing with software and can understand the kind of testing contribution they are making. Interesting thing is that a lot of us would have done the same thing for Ikensu if they had Wayne's inclinations. But Ikensu never asked : ) And if one thinks software should never have bugs, one is living on some other planet. Software ALWAYS goes out with bugs in it. There's just discovered bugs and undiscovered bugs. With some companies there's also fixed bugs that got fixed before the next model. But only God can write perfect software and hit a golf ball straight with a one iron. Wellmaybe Tiger Woods on the one iron 73, Guy. - Original Message - From: JIM DAVIS nn...@astound.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 7:53 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Why so many problems with K3??? Our own K3 (s/n 2406) has been flying FB since it was ordered/built/ and sent out in Dec. 2008! Maybe everybody are asking TOO MUCH of the Elecraft Guys? Our latest rev. dwnload was #3.06, but with Beta there are always problems, so most of us SHOULD WAIT until the gliches are worked through! Or on the other hand maybe it kinda makes you wonder if maybe the Q/A isn't all it's supposed to be at Elecraft? THOUGH, our experience with the TECH SUPPORT (DALE) has been nothing short of phenomenal especially since he's always been very patient with our pleas for help! Jim/nn6ee Note: Webmaster! Are you not going to publish this either? My gripes warrant note like everybody else out here! Jim/nn6ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Subreceiver
Ruben, If I were building such an adapter, I would add a 3 position switch (2 poles would be required) - one position would put both ears on the main (left channel), the center position would be normal, and the third position would have both ears on the sub (right channel). If you only want to listen to the sub, then your adapter could be less complex. 73, Don W3FPR Ruben Navarro Huedo wrote: TNX a lot to all for your answer. Main use of it is 160m with 2 beverage and one K3 with second receiver and without RX Input. With this... we want listen the beverage conected to aux input and tx on the 160m vertical. Problem this evening was that we only could listen the second receiver in the right side. We will have to use the hardware solution. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K2 NiMH Battery pack
No 'experience' to report here, only an opinion. I would not put LiPo batteries inside the K2, but would consider them as a lightweight external power supply. Even though they are heavy, sealed lead acid batteries do offer some advantages. They do not self-discharge as the NiMH batteries have a tendency to do. OTOH, SLA batteries do not like to be left with a partial charge, so there are pros and cons for each choice. The what to do with the additional space question is one left for your imagination and creativity. 73, Don W3FPR AD6XY wrote: I am interested in peoples expieriences with internal batteries in the K2. I have just removed the lead acid gel cell battery from my K2, it is 8 years old and still working - but it is very heavy to carry. I have replaced it with a case of 10xAA 2000mAH cells which fit nicely in about half the battery space. I used a 10 cell holder configured as two rows of 5 cells. Once they have been fully charged a few times I will see whether they are any use but the specification implies they should be good for at least 2A for 5W of RF. They seem good enough for the FT817 and it is much less efficient than the K2. I have also looked at LiPo battery packs designed for model cars and planes but I am worried about miss-charging them. These have higher capacity, are lighter and hold their charge longer but can deliver very high currents in case of faults. I have seen one person using LiPo on the web - any others using LiPo or NiMH or something else to replace the heavy gel cell? I am pleased with the space left over and I am thinking if a small 144MHz transverter will fit inside for microwave use, like the DEMI but small enough to fit in half the battery volume. Transverters for microwave IF use do not need high specifications, low gain, low power and minimal filtering so designing one should be straight forward. I already have the transverter interface which can be used to provide selection logic and access to the RF ports. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.51/2052 - Release Date: 04/10/09 06:39:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft back on-line
Eric - a quirky way to remind you of what life was like before you introduced K2??? ;-) [Elecraft] Elecraft back on-line Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com Fri Apr 10 13:07:32 EDT 2009 Previous message: [Elecraft] Bay Area Fiber Cut Next message: [Elecraft] Elecraft's website down Following the ATT Fiber sabotage outage in San Jose yesterday, it looks like we are fully back on-line here in Aptos. We lost internet, credit card processing, phone etc. Looks like the outage impacted Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and parts of Santa Clara county. No fun. If you tried to email us yesterday and did not receive a reply, please do so again. So far I have not received the last day of Elecraft list postings to my personal email box, so there may still be a backup of traffic as the net flushes out everything. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft HQ, Aptos __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2: Audio stops until power is cycled
Tom, Intermittents are tough to analyze and to find the problem source. The most likely answer is that there is a poor solder connection somewhere. I trust the tuner is a KAT100 rather than a KAT2. The KAT2 does not have LEDs. If you can keep it in the failure state, it may be easy to find using Signal Tracing techniques. See the K2 manual Appendix E for the details. 73, Don W3FPR kg3vt...@gmail.com wrote: I have an intermittent problem. It rarely occurs, but since I mainly use the K2 for Contesting, it is a real annoyance. Suddenly all audio will go dead. The only remedy is to recylce power to the unit. It is very possible that this happens just after I make some control changes (like changing bands and/or filters). I have also had one other strange occurance, that may or may not be related. The LEDs on the KAT-2 will all go dark, and stay that way. I believe the unit still tunes, but no SWR indicators on the panel at all. Again, the only fix is to recycle power to the unit. Any ideas? I am guessing a communication problem, maybe AUX Bus related? 73, Tom, KG3V __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
