[Elecraft] OT (sked W6NIA private email undeliverable)
Hi Matt, I tried this week-end to send an email at your private address for a sked, but delivery failed. I you want, you can write at my private address (hb9ari) for a sked with "HB9" next week-end. 73 QRO, Rudi "...get on the air. I also have not worked HB-land on JT65." PS73 to all and sorry for OT bandwidth/data volume! __ 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 SSB Net results (11-15-09)
Hi Kevin, Yesterday W2 on 20m was 59+ on my area, 18:25GMT. No directional antenna on my side due to local constraints, only a 40m DELTA loop sloping 45º, top feeded with an 4:1 balun from Bob KZ5R (LLC-balun design)...located on the top of a 32 stairs building, less 1km from the sea. Bst 73's Philippe >>> Kevin Rock 16-11-2009 9:11 >>> Hello Philippe, There is an archive of old Elecraft Reflector email. I am sure there is someone out there who can help you find the Iraq Elecraft Net listing. I am unsure of how long ago it was but at least three or four years ago. Congratulations on your new radio. I am sure you will have fun with it. From UAE you should be able to find a lot of nice DX unavailable to me at this current point in our sunspot cycle. I have this really big ocean to my west and south which cuts down on contacts quite a bit. If we could make it a little narrower I could hit further into Asia more easily. GL and 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:02 AM >To: Kevin Rock , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) > >Hi Kevin, >I'm a brand new one Elecrafter and received my K3 last Tuesday. >Only Elecraft company knows where K rigs have been solded to world wide >Hams. >Am I the only Elecrafter in UAE ? I hope not Hi ! >I will check tomorrow at the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (A62ER) >and will send a request on their website. > >You've just learned me was an Elecraft net originating from Iraq, is it >still active ? >The Elecraft net is also an useful tool to discover other Elecrafters >if they are enrolled on it. >Hope to contact you as well >Bst 73's >Philippe >A65BI > >Note: >As per the new rules in UAE, starting 01/01/2009 , A61 is reserved for >Emiraties only, A65 for foreigners with a residency visa for up to one >year, A62 for radio clubs and A67 for VHF . > > > Kevin Rock 16-11-2009 8:24 >>> >There was an Elecraft Net originating from Iraq at one point. You may >wish to inquire about that or simply start your own. > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS > > __ 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Hi Steve, > You key in 9.5mhz and somehow you are supposed to know you are on 30m? Well, that's the part that I think could be explained better in the manual. As I mentioned, I had to determine those band limits experimentally. It might help to reduce confusion if Elecraft published those band limits in the manual. > Then you hit BAND UP and land on 20m when you started out on 60M? Yes. I started on 60m (5.3 MHz), but then punched in 9.5 MHz, thus accomplishing a band change. I might not know just where the boundaries are (see above), but suppose I'd punched in 10.110 instead of 9.5. Wouldn't it seem reasonable to assume that the rig is now in the 30m band regardless of where I started from or how I got there? When you arrive on a frequency that's in a different band from where you started, regardless of how you got there (band switch, direct entry, vfo spinning, or memory recall), you've changed bands. The trick is in knowing where the band edges are. (Which has been kept a closely guarded secret until now. I'm sure the Aptos mafia is looking for me ... :-) I'm not arguing against your idea of some sort of dedicated general coverage receive mode, but it didn't sound like it was likely to show up any time soon. So until it does get implemented, understanding how it actually works (no matter how wrong it might feel) might be the only option. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: > Hi Joe: > Letsseee.You were on 60m. You key in 9.5mhz and somehow you are > supposed to know you are on 30m? Then you hit BAND UP and land on > 20m when you started out on 60M? So you hit BAND DOWN and land back > at 9.5mhz? Then you panic and hit BAND DOWN again and your on > u40? Then BAND DOWN again and your on 60m and it looks just > fine. What happend to my 9.5mhz? Ohyea its up there > somewhere...let's see...I'll go back up and change it to 30m > again...etc. > > And you don't see where the order is messed up? So you experimented? > LookThis is a great rig but changing bands is incredibly weird. > Trying to defend it makes it sound even worse. > > And for you 60m loversI have nothing against itJust don't > use it. > > Of course with PowerSDR-IF and LP-PAN I can hop around the spectrum > like crazy but that's another matter! > 73 > Steve > N4LQ > n...@carolina.rr.com > - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" > To: "Steve Ellington" > Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using > Memories > > >> I don't see how you've "lost" any band or changed any band ordering >> in >> your example. >> >>1. you used the BAND button to go to 60m (5.3xx MHz). >> >>2. you punched in 9.5 MHz. 9.5 MHz happens to be within the >> boundaries of the K3's 30m band, therefore you've changed bands to >> 30m. >> >>3. at this point, pressing BAND UP goes to 20m as expected. >> >>4. from 20m, pressing BAND DN takes you back to your last >> frequency on 30m (9.5 MHz) >> >>5. pressing BAND DN again, takes you to 40m. >> >> I really don't see where any order has been messed up or anything has >> been lost. (Unless your rig is behaving differently than mine?) >> >> I've found it helpful to know that the actual band limits are as >> follows (determined experimentally); >> >> 160m 0.5 - 2.99 MHz >> 80m 3.0 - 4.79 MHz >> 60m 4.8 - 5.99 MHz >> 40m 6.0 - 8.99 MHz >> 30m 9.0 - 12.99 MHz >> 20m 13.0 - 16.99 MHz >> 17m 17.0 - 18.99 MHz >> 15m 19.0 - 22.99 MHz >> 12m 23.0 - 25.99 MHz >> 10m 26.0 - 30.00 MHz >> 6m 44.0 - 54.00 MHz >> >> So any time I go from, say, 5.8 MHz to 6.1 MHz, I've changed bands >> from 60m to 40m, whether I've gotten there by direct frequency entry >> or by spinning the VFO knob. If I then hit BAND UP, I go from 40m to >> 30m. And since the K3 remembers the last frequency used on any given >> band, if I then hit BAND DN, I go back to 6.1 MHz, which is the last >> 40m frequency I was on. >> >> Does this help at all, or am I still missing the boat? >> >> 73 >> -- >> Joe KB8AP >> >> >> On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: >> >>> Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this >>> band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the >>> beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving >>> out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band >>> is missing. >>> I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one >>> wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would >>> not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. >>> My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band >>> for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you >>> never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Mixw on PSK31
W?LV wrote: > Recently I have been using my K3 and MixW. During TX I notice that my TX > freq will jump up (my guess) abt 10hz. the receiving station then TXes at > that new Freq when I go to RX. I miss part re-adjusting to the new freq. > > I have the TX locked on MixW and the sampleing rate is 12000 on the audio. > I am using the navigator interface and have had no problems until now and > Firmware upgrades to latest beta. I have not re-installed an earlier > firmward version. > > I the TX shifts up the 10hz+- at infrequent times and when I go back to TX > it goes to the original TX freq. At some point on most TX's it will go up > again and return again... > > Any suggestions??? Most likely your sound card's record and playback time bases are not quite equal - this appears to be a common problem with sound card device drivers. MixW, like most sound card digital mode software, has a configuration option that lets you correct for this difference. It's called the "Clock adjustment" in the Sound device settings dialog. There are two separate clock adjustments, for TX and RX, and by adjusting them separately you can bring the two clocks into sync with each other to remove the TX/RX offset. When you installed MixW, it should also have installed a "Sound card sample rate checker" program (CheckSR.exe) in your MixW program folder. If you start this program up and let it run for long enough to let the readings settle down (maybe an hour or so?), it will tell you what the two Clock adjustment parameters should be for the chosen sound card and sample rate. My guess is that they will turn out to be slightly different, and that this difference in clock rates has caused your transmit and receive audio frequencies to be slightly different, which is why you observe a shift between RX and TX. CheckSR tells you what adjustment figures (in ppm) to enter into both the TX and RX boxes, and with a bit of luck after you do this you won't see the frequency shift any more. For non-MixW users, try using Google to find CheckSR.exe. 73, Rich VE3KI __ 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] K3 DVR in SS
How the heck do I use the K3 DVR in SS? Sounds easy enough - program the exchange "Uniform N6EE 55 Sugar Japan Victor" in one of the Mx buttons. OK, fine. But now I answer a come back to my CQ by stepping on the footswitch and saying "W3XX Number 123 " then press the Mx button to complete the exchange. No message playback. Why? Because the K3 terminates the message if the PTT, VOX, or key paddle are activated. The problem is that I essentially have to drop the PTT, then hit the Mx button - causing a noticeable break in transmission , but even more important, making the coordination of the footswitch and pressing the Mx button critical. I find this unacceptable since I have been known to lose any sense of coordination after hours of contesting (sound familiar?). I have programmed my computer sound card with voice messages in Writelog and it works OK, but I prefer the smooth sound and undetectable difference between the K3 DVR and live mike input. Besides, I paid for the K3 DVR so it could use it in contests. Is there any way around this "feature" of the K3 DVR? I.e., can I tell the K3 to NOT terminate the DVR message when the PTT, Vox, or keyer are activated? TIA and 73, Ron N6EE __ 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 SSB Net results (11-15-09)
Hello Philippe, There is an archive of old Elecraft Reflector email. I am sure there is someone out there who can help you find the Iraq Elecraft Net listing. I am unsure of how long ago it was but at least three or four years ago. Congratulations on your new radio. I am sure you will have fun with it. From UAE you should be able to find a lot of nice DX unavailable to me at this current point in our sunspot cycle. I have this really big ocean to my west and south which cuts down on contacts quite a bit. If we could make it a little narrower I could hit further into Asia more easily. GL and 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:02 AM >To: Kevin Rock , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) > >Hi Kevin, >I'm a brand new one Elecrafter and received my K3 last Tuesday. >Only Elecraft company knows where K rigs have been solded to world wide >Hams. >Am I the only Elecrafter in UAE ? I hope not Hi ! >I will check tomorrow at the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (A62ER) >and will send a request on their website. > >You've just learned me was an Elecraft net originating from Iraq, is it >still active ? >The Elecraft net is also an useful tool to discover other Elecrafters >if they are enrolled on it. >Hope to contact you as well >Bst 73's >Philippe >A65BI > >Note: >As per the new rules in UAE, starting 01/01/2009 , A61 is reserved for >Emiraties only, A65 for foreigners with a residency visa for up to one >year, A62 for radio clubs and A67 for VHF . > > > Kevin Rock 16-11-2009 8:24 >>> >There was an Elecraft Net originating from Iraq at one point. You may >wish to inquire about that or simply start your own. > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS > > >-Original Message- >>From: Philippe Trottet >>Sent: Nov 15, 2009 10:48 PM >>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, Phil and Christina >>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) >> >>Dears, >>I would like to participate but considering the propagation between >USA >>and UAE the schedule is not adapted. >> >>Any possibilty for an Elecrafter net by IARU zones ? i.e. the >>International Emergency Network directed and monitored on 20m once a >>month by the National French Amateur Federation serving the Civil >>Defense (FNRASEC) Call: F8RSF >> >>Bst 73's >>Philippe >>A65BI / F5LTB (Ex 9Q1TB) >> >>K3 #3616 >> >> >>Philippe TROTTET >>Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI >> >>United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees >>International Humanitarian City >>Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor >>Doha Street >>PO BOX: 506013 >>DUBAI - U.A.E. >> >>HQ Ext: 7120 >>Vsat: xx 41 22 7120 >>External: >>+971 4 3601753 >>+41 22 739 7120 >>Mobile: +971 504531756 >>Website: www.unhcr.org >> > "Phil and Christina" 16-11-2009 7:22 >>> >>We had a good net today with 32 participants. Propagation seemed >>better >>than in some recent weeks. The discussions were on the W2 and P3. >>Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. >> >>Station NameQTH Rig S/N >> >>W4LT Lou FL K3 3192 >>KM5Q Windy NM K3 764 >>W0FM Terry MO K3 474 >>VE3QF TonyON K3 137 >>K8EAG Gil MI K3 99 >>W0NTA DickCO K3 1208 >>AB2TC Ken NY K3 82 >>K8DJC Nelson OH K3 560 >>N0QO Ken CO K3 1047 >>W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 >>K8MBY PhilOH K3 609 >>W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 >>AD5SX PaulNM Jupiter >>W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 >>KA5KKTDickKY K3 1030 >>N3YSA George MD K3 2163 >>K0AWU BillMN K3 3460 >>N9YKE Don WI K3 2505 >>W8OV DaveTX K3 3139 >>KA1OZ DickMA K3 859 >>W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 >>W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 >>W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 >>KG4OEBCharles GA K3 3509 >>AA5SEZTravis AR K3 3327 >>ZL1PWDPeter NZ K3 139 >>K5LAD Jim OK K3 >>AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 >>KA5YPUChris MS K3 2344 >>N0EHQ/m Ed MO FT857 (K3 at home) >>W6VY Bob CA K3 1590 >>NS7P PhilOR K3 1826 >> >> >>73, >> >>Phil, NS7P >> >>__ >>Elecraft mailing list >>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)
Hi Kevin, I'm a brand new one Elecrafter and received my K3 last Tuesday. Only Elecraft company knows where K rigs have been solded to world wide Hams. Am I the only Elecrafter in UAE ? I hope not Hi ! I will check tomorrow at the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (A62ER) and will send a request on their website. You've just learned me was an Elecraft net originating from Iraq, is it still active ? The Elecraft net is also an useful tool to discover other Elecrafters if they are enrolled on it. Hope to contact you as well Bst 73's Philippe A65BI Note: As per the new rules in UAE, starting 01/01/2009 , A61 is reserved for Emiraties only, A65 for foreigners with a residency visa for up to one year, A62 for radio clubs and A67 for VHF . >>> Kevin Rock 16-11-2009 8:24 >>> There was an Elecraft Net originating from Iraq at one point. You may wish to inquire about that or simply start your own. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 15, 2009 10:48 PM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, Phil and Christina >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) > >Dears, >I would like to participate but considering the propagation between USA >and UAE the schedule is not adapted. > >Any possibilty for an Elecrafter net by IARU zones ? i.e. the >International Emergency Network directed and monitored on 20m once a >month by the National French Amateur Federation serving the Civil >Defense (FNRASEC) Call: F8RSF > >Bst 73's >Philippe >A65BI / F5LTB (Ex 9Q1TB) > >K3 #3616 > > >Philippe TROTTET >Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI > >United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees >International Humanitarian City >Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor >Doha Street >PO BOX: 506013 >DUBAI - U.A.E. > >HQ Ext: 7120 >Vsat: xx 41 22 7120 >External: >+971 4 3601753 >+41 22 739 7120 >Mobile: +971 504531756 >Website: www.unhcr.org > "Phil and Christina" 16-11-2009 7:22 >>> >We had a good net today with 32 participants. Propagation seemed >better >than in some recent weeks. The discussions were on the W2 and P3. >Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. > >StationNameQTH Rig S/N > >W4LT Lou FL K3 3192 >KM5Q Windy NM K3 764 >W0FM Terry MO K3 474 >VE3QF TonyON K3 137 >K8EAG Gil MI K3 99 >W0NTA DickCO K3 1208 >AB2TC Ken NY K3 82 >K8DJC Nelson OH K3 560 >N0QO Ken CO K3 1047 >W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 >K8MBY PhilOH K3 609 >W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 >AD5SX PaulNM Jupiter >W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 >KA5KKT DickKY K3 1030 >N3YSA George MD K3 2163 >K0AWU BillMN K3 3460 >N9YKE Don WI K3 2505 >W8OV DaveTX K3 3139 >KA1OZ DickMA K3 859 >W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 >W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 >W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 >KG4OEB Charles GA K3 3509 >AA5SEZ Travis AR K3 3327 >ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 >K5LAD Jim OK K3 >AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 >KA5YPU Chris MS K3 2344 >N0EHQ/mEd MO FT857 (K3 at home) >W6VY Bob CA K3 1590 >NS7P PhilOR K3 1826 > > >73, > >Phil, NS7P > >__ >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 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listi nfo/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
[Elecraft] K3 with Mixw on PSK31
Recently I have been using my K3 and MixW. During TX I notice that my TX freq will jump up (my guess) abt 10hz. the receiving station then TXes at that new Freq when I go to RX. I miss part re-adjusting to the new freq. I have the TX locked on MixW and the sampleing rate is 12000 on the audio. I am using the navigator interface and have had no problems until now and Firmware upgrades to latest beta. I have not re-installed an earlier firmward version. I the TX shifts up the 10hz+- at infrequent times and when I go back to TX it goes to the original TX freq. At some point on most TX's it will go up again and return again... Any suggestions??? Craig WØLV -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-with-Mixw-on-PSK31-tp4010245p4010245.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
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)
There was an Elecraft Net originating from Iraq at one point. You may wish to inquire about that or simply start your own. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 15, 2009 10:48 PM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, Phil and Christina >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) > >Dears, >I would like to participate but considering the propagation between USA >and UAE the schedule is not adapted. > >Any possibilty for an Elecrafter net by IARU zones ? i.e. the >International Emergency Network directed and monitored on 20m once a >month by the National French Amateur Federation serving the Civil >Defense (FNRASEC) Call: F8RSF > >Bst 73's >Philippe >A65BI / F5LTB (Ex 9Q1TB) > >K3 #3616 > > >Philippe TROTTET >Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI > >United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees >International Humanitarian City >Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor >Doha Street >PO BOX: 506013 >DUBAI - U.A.E. > >HQ Ext: 7120 >Vsat: xx 41 22 7120 >External: >+971 4 3601753 >+41 22 739 7120 >Mobile: +971 504531756 >Website: www.unhcr.org > "Phil and Christina" 16-11-2009 7:22 >>> >We had a good net today with 32 participants. Propagation seemed >better >than in some recent weeks. The discussions were on the W2 and P3. >Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. > >StationNameQTH Rig S/N > >W4LT Lou FL K3 3192 >KM5Q Windy NM K3 764 >W0FM Terry MO K3 474 >VE3QF TonyON K3 137 >K8EAG Gil MI K3 99 >W0NTA DickCO K3 1208 >AB2TC Ken NY K3 82 >K8DJC Nelson OH K3 560 >N0QO Ken CO K3 1047 >W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 >K8MBY PhilOH K3 609 >W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 >AD5SX PaulNM Jupiter >W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 >KA5KKT DickKY K3 1030 >N3YSA George MD K3 2163 >K0AWU BillMN K3 3460 >N9YKE Don WI K3 2505 >W8OV DaveTX K3 3139 >KA1OZ DickMA K3 859 >W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 >W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 >W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 >KG4OEB Charles GA K3 3509 >AA5SEZ Travis AR K3 3327 >ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 >K5LAD Jim OK K3 >AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 >KA5YPU Chris MS K3 2344 >N0EHQ/mEd MO FT857 (K3 at home) >W6VY Bob CA K3 1590 >NS7P PhilOR K3 1826 > > >73, > >Phil, NS7P > >__ >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 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Yes I should know that 9 mHz 30 meters instead of 33 meters. Yep"Glued into thinking". That's me! Gotta shake that urge. I'll glue this chart somewhere. No suggestions please. Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: David Gilbert To: Steve Ellington Cc: Joe Planisky ; Elecraft Reflector Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories Yes, that's exactly what you're supposed to do. Reread KB8AP's chart below for your answer. You're simply glued into thinking that "30m" somehow means 10.100 MHz to 10.150 MHz. It doesn't. And it never will unless you want Elecraft to do one of two things: a. disable general coverage tuning on the K3 b. create a whole bunch of other "bands" to step through that includes all the segments between the ham bands. Dave AB7E Steve Ellington wrote: You key in 9.5mhz and somehow you are supposed to know you are on 30m? - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" To: "Steve Ellington" Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories I don't see how you've "lost" any band or changed any band ordering in your example. 1. you used the BAND button to go to 60m (5.3xx MHz). 2. you punched in 9.5 MHz. 9.5 MHz happens to be within the boundaries of the K3's 30m band, therefore you've changed bands to 30m. 3. at this point, pressing BAND UP goes to 20m as expected. 4. from 20m, pressing BAND DN takes you back to your last frequency on 30m (9.5 MHz) 5. pressing BAND DN again, takes you to 40m. I really don't see where any order has been messed up or anything has been lost. (Unless your rig is behaving differently than mine?) I've found it helpful to know that the actual band limits are as follows (determined experimentally); 160m 0.5 - 2.99 MHz 80m 3.0 - 4.79 MHz 60m 4.8 - 5.99 MHz 40m 6.0 - 8.99 MHz 30m 9.0 - 12.99 MHz 20m 13.0 - 16.99 MHz 17m 17.0 - 18.99 MHz 15m 19.0 - 22.99 MHz 12m 23.0 - 25.99 MHz 10m 26.0 - 30.00 MHz 6m 44.0 - 54.00 MHz So any time I go from, say, 5.8 MHz to 6.1 MHz, I've changed bands from 60m to 40m, whether I've gotten there by direct frequency entry or by spinning the VFO knob. If I then hit BAND UP, I go from 40m to 30m. And since the K3 remembers the last frequency used on any given band, if I then hit BAND DN, I go back to 6.1 MHz, which is the last 40m frequency I was on. Does this help at all, or am I still missing the boat? 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band is missing. I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally screws up the order and you loose a band that had nothing to do with the one you changed. I gave an example of this. Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories Here's yet another solution. I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham band: M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the phone segment. M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone segment. Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND UP/ DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 buttons and I'm back in the ham band. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: Steve posted: I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle with memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band you happened to screw up before changing bands. I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the ham bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an idea posted a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band buttons. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailt
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for November 16, 2009
Good Evening, Twenty meters was going well until I closed the Tom. He went from decent copy to ESP in seconds. In an email to confirm a serial number he told me the very same thing. The band cut off quite sharply. Forty meters, on the other hand, did not so much cut off as never turn on. It was tough going. I got to use the memory keyer on automatic for about ten minutes while I listened. Lots of QRN but very few signals. I did check in Pete on 7045.5 kHz but then got hammered by someone who obviously could not hear me at all. I slid up to .66 and kept going. Thanks for following along with me. Today was cold but only some of the snow is still here. Mostly it rained hard and I stayed next to the fire. Right now it is toasty. This morning I found the fire had hung in the middle of the night so it was 55 in here. Getting the house warm again takes hours. Sometimes the logs just don't self feed properly and the fire goes out. It is nothing to get the remaining charcoal going but the massive thermal sink of the house takes quite a bit of heat to get warm again. I close off many rooms but the main area is large enough that getting warm again can take a while. So I cook something in the oven and do the laundry. The extra heat helps the fire along. On to the lists => On 14050.5 kHz at z: W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138 ** QNI # 210 ** W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 VE7XF - Ralph - BC - K3 - 1823 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642 W6HP - Steve - CA - K3 - 365 QNI # 5! W6BK - Dave - CA - K2 - 4910 AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21 W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 On 7045.66 kHz at 0200z: W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 K7ZLB - Clarence - AZ I am thinking I should not have changed the two nets with the time change from Daylight Savings Time. Hmmm... I will monitor the two bands at the earlier times. This may help both nets become more active but who can tell? As ever, if there are any errors please email me with the corrections. Until next week stay well and stay warm, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) - __ 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Yes, that's exactly what you're supposed to do. Reread KB8AP's chart below for your answer. You're simply glued into thinking that "30m" somehow means 10.100 MHz to 10.150 MHz. It doesn't. And it never will unless you want Elecraft to do one of two things: a. disable general coverage tuning on the K3 b. create a whole bunch of other "bands" to step through that includes all the segments between the ham bands. Dave AB7E Steve Ellington wrote: > You key in 9.5mhz and somehow you are supposed > to know you are on 30m? > - Original Message - > From: "Joe Planisky" > To: "Steve Ellington" > Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories > > > >> I don't see how you've "lost" any band or changed any band ordering in >> your example. >> >> 1. you used the BAND button to go to 60m (5.3xx MHz). >> >> 2. you punched in 9.5 MHz. 9.5 MHz happens to be within the >> boundaries of the K3's 30m band, therefore you've changed bands to 30m. >> >> 3. at this point, pressing BAND UP goes to 20m as expected. >> >> 4. from 20m, pressing BAND DN takes you back to your last >> frequency on 30m (9.5 MHz) >> >> 5. pressing BAND DN again, takes you to 40m. >> >> I really don't see where any order has been messed up or anything has >> been lost. (Unless your rig is behaving differently than mine?) >> >> I've found it helpful to know that the actual band limits are as >> follows (determined experimentally); >> >> 160m 0.5 - 2.99 MHz >> 80m 3.0 - 4.79 MHz >> 60m 4.8 - 5.99 MHz >> 40m 6.0 - 8.99 MHz >> 30m 9.0 - 12.99 MHz >> 20m 13.0 - 16.99 MHz >> 17m 17.0 - 18.99 MHz >> 15m 19.0 - 22.99 MHz >> 12m 23.0 - 25.99 MHz >> 10m 26.0 - 30.00 MHz >> 6m 44.0 - 54.00 MHz >> >> So any time I go from, say, 5.8 MHz to 6.1 MHz, I've changed bands >> from 60m to 40m, whether I've gotten there by direct frequency entry >> or by spinning the VFO knob. If I then hit BAND UP, I go from 40m to >> 30m. And since the K3 remembers the last frequency used on any given >> band, if I then hit BAND DN, I go back to 6.1 MHz, which is the last >> 40m frequency I was on. >> >> Does this help at all, or am I still missing the boat? >> >> 73 >> -- >> Joe KB8AP >> >> >> On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: >> >> >>> Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this >>> band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the >>> beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving >>> out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band >>> is missing. >>> I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one >>> wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would >>> not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. >>> My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band >>> for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you >>> never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally screws up >>> the order and you loose a band that had nothing to do with the one >>> you changed. I gave an example of this. >>> Steve >>> N4LQ >>> n...@carolina.rr.com >>> - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" >>> To: "Elecraft Reflector" >>> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:51 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using >>> Memories >>> >>> >>> Here's yet another solution. I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham band: M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the phone segment. M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone segment. Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND UP/ DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 buttons and I'm back in the ham band. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: > Steve posted: > >>> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle >>> with >>> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >>> you happened to screw up before changing bands. >>> > I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the > ham > bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an > idea posted > a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band > buttons. > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/m
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)
Dears, I would like to participate but considering the propagation between USA and UAE the schedule is not adapted. Any possibilty for an Elecrafter net by IARU zones ? i.e. the International Emergency Network directed and monitored on 20m once a month by the National French Amateur Federation serving the Civil Defense (FNRASEC) Call: F8RSF Bst 73's Philippe A65BI / F5LTB (Ex 9Q1TB) K3 #3616 Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor Doha Street PO BOX: 506013 DUBAI - U.A.E. HQ Ext: 7120 Vsat: xx 41 22 7120 External: +971 4 3601753 +41 22 739 7120 Mobile: +971 504531756 Website: www.unhcr.org >>> "Phil and Christina" 16-11-2009 7:22 >>> We had a good net today with 32 participants. Propagation seemed better than in some recent weeks. The discussions were on the W2 and P3. Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. Station NameQTH Rig S/N W4LTLou FL K3 3192 KM5QWindy NM K3 764 W0FMTerry MO K3 474 VE3QF TonyON K3 137 K8EAG Gil MI K3 99 W0NTA DickCO K3 1208 AB2TC Ken NY K3 82 K8DJC Nelson OH K3 560 N0QOKen CO K3 1047 W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 K8MBY PhilOH K3 609 W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 AD5SX PaulNM Jupiter W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 KA5KKT DickKY K3 1030 N3YSA George MD K3 2163 K0AWU BillMN K3 3460 N9YKE Don WI K3 2505 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 KA1OZ DickMA K3 859 W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 KG4OEB Charles GA K3 3509 AA5SEZ Travis AR K3 3327 ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 K5LAD Jim OK K3 AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 KA5YPU Chris MS K3 2344 N0EHQ/m Ed MO FT857 (K3 at home) W6VYBob CA K3 1590 NS7PPhilOR K3 1826 73, Phil, NS7P __ 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] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Hi Joe: Letsseee.You were on 60m. You key in 9.5mhz and somehow you are supposed to know you are on 30m? Then you hit BAND UP and land on 20m when you started out on 60M? So you hit BAND DOWN and land back at 9.5mhz? Then you panic and hit BAND DOWN again and your on u40? Then BAND DOWN again and your on 60m and it looks just fine. What happend to my 9.5mhz? Ohyea its up there somewhere...let's see...I'll go back up and change it to 30m again...etc. And you don't see where the order is messed up? So you experimented? LookThis is a great rig but changing bands is incredibly weird. Trying to defend it makes it sound even worse. And for you 60m loversI have nothing against itJust don't use it. Of course with PowerSDR-IF and LP-PAN I can hop around the spectrum like crazy but that's another matter! 73 Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" To: "Steve Ellington" Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories >I don't see how you've "lost" any band or changed any band ordering in > your example. > > 1. you used the BAND button to go to 60m (5.3xx MHz). > > 2. you punched in 9.5 MHz. 9.5 MHz happens to be within the > boundaries of the K3's 30m band, therefore you've changed bands to 30m. > > 3. at this point, pressing BAND UP goes to 20m as expected. > > 4. from 20m, pressing BAND DN takes you back to your last > frequency on 30m (9.5 MHz) > > 5. pressing BAND DN again, takes you to 40m. > > I really don't see where any order has been messed up or anything has > been lost. (Unless your rig is behaving differently than mine?) > > I've found it helpful to know that the actual band limits are as > follows (determined experimentally); > > 160m 0.5 - 2.99 MHz > 80m 3.0 - 4.79 MHz > 60m 4.8 - 5.99 MHz > 40m 6.0 - 8.99 MHz > 30m 9.0 - 12.99 MHz > 20m 13.0 - 16.99 MHz > 17m 17.0 - 18.99 MHz > 15m 19.0 - 22.99 MHz > 12m 23.0 - 25.99 MHz > 10m 26.0 - 30.00 MHz > 6m 44.0 - 54.00 MHz > > So any time I go from, say, 5.8 MHz to 6.1 MHz, I've changed bands > from 60m to 40m, whether I've gotten there by direct frequency entry > or by spinning the VFO knob. If I then hit BAND UP, I go from 40m to > 30m. And since the K3 remembers the last frequency used on any given > band, if I then hit BAND DN, I go back to 6.1 MHz, which is the last > 40m frequency I was on. > > Does this help at all, or am I still missing the boat? > > 73 > -- > Joe KB8AP > > > On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: > >> Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this >> band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the >> beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving >> out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band >> is missing. >> I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one >> wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would >> not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. >> My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band >> for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you >> never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally screws up >> the order and you loose a band that had nothing to do with the one >> you changed. I gave an example of this. >> Steve >> N4LQ >> n...@carolina.rr.com >> - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" >> To: "Elecraft Reflector" >> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using >> Memories >> >> >>> Here's yet another solution. >>> >>> I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham >>> band: >>> >>> M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. >>> M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. >>> M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the >>> phone segment. >>> M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone >>> segment. >>> >>> Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND >>> UP/ >>> DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 >>> buttons and I'm back in the ham band. >>> >>> 73 >>> -- >>> Joe KB8AP >>> >>> On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: >>> Steve posted: >> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle >> with >> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >> you happened to screw up before changing bands. I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the ham bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an idea posted a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band buttons. >>> >>> ___
[Elecraft] Problem with K3 and Windows 7
I updated my computer to Vista then W 7. When that happened my ability to connect my K3 to the computer disappeared. I downloaded the USB program for Vista and re-installed it as well as the K3 program with no success. These all worked with XP. Am I missing something? Tnx for your help. W9OD __ 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 SSB Net results (11-15-09)
We had a good net today with 32 participants. Propagation seemed better than in some recent weeks. The discussions were on the W2 and P3. Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. Station NameQTH Rig S/N W4LTLou FL K3 3192 KM5QWindy NM K3 764 W0FMTerry MO K3 474 VE3QF TonyON K3 137 K8EAG Gil MI K3 99 W0NTA DickCO K3 1208 AB2TC Ken NY K3 82 K8DJC Nelson OH K3 560 N0QOKen CO K3 1047 W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 K8MBY PhilOH K3 609 W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 AD5SX PaulNM Jupiter W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 KA5KKT DickKY K3 1030 N3YSA George MD K3 2163 K0AWU BillMN K3 3460 N9YKE Don WI K3 2505 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 KA1OZ DickMA K3 859 W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 KG4OEB Charles GA K3 3509 AA5SEZ Travis AR K3 3327 ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 K5LAD Jim OK K3 AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 KA5YPU Chris MS K3 2344 N0EHQ/m Ed MO FT857 (K3 at home) W6VYBob CA K3 1590 NS7PPhilOR K3 1826 73, Phil, NS7P __ 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
I don't see how you've "lost" any band or changed any band ordering in your example. 1. you used the BAND button to go to 60m (5.3xx MHz). 2. you punched in 9.5 MHz. 9.5 MHz happens to be within the boundaries of the K3's 30m band, therefore you've changed bands to 30m. 3. at this point, pressing BAND UP goes to 20m as expected. 4. from 20m, pressing BAND DN takes you back to your last frequency on 30m (9.5 MHz) 5. pressing BAND DN again, takes you to 40m. I really don't see where any order has been messed up or anything has been lost. (Unless your rig is behaving differently than mine?) I've found it helpful to know that the actual band limits are as follows (determined experimentally); 160m 0.5 - 2.99 MHz 80m 3.0 - 4.79 MHz 60m 4.8 - 5.99 MHz 40m 6.0 - 8.99 MHz 30m 9.0 - 12.99 MHz 20m 13.0 - 16.99 MHz 17m 17.0 - 18.99 MHz 15m 19.0 - 22.99 MHz 12m 23.0 - 25.99 MHz 10m 26.0 - 30.00 MHz 6m 44.0 - 54.00 MHz So any time I go from, say, 5.8 MHz to 6.1 MHz, I've changed bands from 60m to 40m, whether I've gotten there by direct frequency entry or by spinning the VFO knob. If I then hit BAND UP, I go from 40m to 30m. And since the K3 remembers the last frequency used on any given band, if I then hit BAND DN, I go back to 6.1 MHz, which is the last 40m frequency I was on. Does this help at all, or am I still missing the boat? 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: > Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this > band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the > beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving > out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band > is missing. > I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one > wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would > not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. > My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band > for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you > never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally screws up > the order and you loose a band that had nothing to do with the one > you changed. I gave an example of this. > Steve > N4LQ > n...@carolina.rr.com > - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" > To: "Elecraft Reflector" > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using > Memories > > >> Here's yet another solution. >> >> I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham >> band: >> >> M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. >> M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. >> M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the >> phone segment. >> M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone >> segment. >> >> Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND >> UP/ >> DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 >> buttons and I'm back in the ham band. >> >> 73 >> -- >> Joe KB8AP >> >> On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: >> >>> >>> Steve posted: > I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle > with > memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band > you happened to screw up before changing bands. >>> >>> I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the >>> ham >>> bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an >>> idea posted >>> a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band >>> buttons. >> >> __ >> 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 > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.67/2505 - Release Date: > 11/15/09 14:50:00 > __ 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] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Hi Steve, I'd like to do something along these lines. It's a nontrivial change to the firmware, but I've added it to the list. tnx Wayne N6KR On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Steve Ellington wrote: > Memories are too complicated and too much trouble > My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band > for this > purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you never use. __ 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] Life is good
The new Synchronous AM Receive just capped all the improvements I have been able to make to 160 meters this year. I use my Hy-Gain Hy-Tower with a MFJ-927 remote tuner and a home made load coil to transmit. I am able to receive on my 80 meter dipole with the separate receiver input of the K3 to pick up less noise. The K3 noise blanker and variable digital IF filters all have made reception much better than my IC-746. I work a 160 AM net on Sunday mornings and always heard a sort of chirpy tone on the more distant stations. My supply is the Astron 35M and it is clean. The Synchronous AM USB option gets rid of all the chirpy tone. Thank you Elecraft. I had one other good thing happen this week and will pass it along. My 2 year old laptop computer quit and I bought a new Toshiba L505-S5590 laptop with Windows 7. The driver for the KUSB from the elecraft site for Vista works just fine for Windows 7. I have not been able to detect any RF interference on any band I have tried so far from the Toshiba to the K3. The old lap top caused more interference when the KUSB and MixW were in use but I can't tell in any way on the K3 when I plug in the KUSB or run MixW. I even turned the AGC to manual and measured the DBV using the K3s built in audio tool and I don't detect any change from everything on the computer off to everything on. That is a real improvement. I have no connection with the computer industry or Toshiba but at least in my case the new computer and synchronous AM receive are both making my hobby much more fun. I still need to know how to set up MixW to log the sending part of Sweep Stakes. Nothing I have tried has worked for the transmit part of the log although it does a perfect job of sending the data by keying the transmitter. 73 Ken W0CZ w...@i29.net __ 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] "Spot" anomoly
K3 #1823, Fw 3.14, two rcvrs. BAND any; CW (rev); SUB on; SPLIT on (Xmit on B); VOX off; QSK off; XMT via footswitch; external keyer. Logger32 receiving info from K3, but not sending anything (as far as I know). When returning to Rcv mode, the SPOT occasionally switches on. Confused the hell out of me the first time it happened - I thought somebody was tuning up right on DX freq. (insert 4-letter words here)! I can turn it off by poking the SPOT switch a couple of times. Has happened three or four times in the last few days. Anyone else notice this 'feature'? VE7XF __ 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] Fw: [MM] W2 review
This is in final test. Its not included with the W2. Its downloaded off of our web page like W Utility. I expect we will place the PC W2 power display program on the web site for download later this week. 73, Eric _..._ -Original Message- From: "Ken Kopp" Date: Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 1:28 pm Subject: [Elecraft] Fw: [MM] W2 review To: "wayne burdick" ,"Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" , There's at least three of us who are missing something (:-) 73! Ken -- - Original Message - From: NZ0T To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net How is the display on the computer? The LED display is fine but I really bought the W2 (mine is on the way) to be able to use the higher resolution display on my computer. __ 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] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Joe, I think that is a good solution (except for those who use the M1-M4 frequency memories for other purposes), because it will always take you back to the "proper" ham band - The M1-M4 memories are 'per band'. 73, Don W3FPR Joe Planisky wrote: > Here's yet another solution. > > I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham > band: > > M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. > M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. > M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the > phone segment. > M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone > segment. > > Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND UP/ > DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 > buttons and I'm back in the ham band. > > __ 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Memories are too complicated and too much trouble. Seems like this band switching confusion has been an ongoing problem since the beginning. People, including me, foul up the band sequence by moving out of band then changing bands. Suddenly, their favorite ham band is missing. I'm suggesting that another band, GEN, be added to the chain. If one wants to play SWL, just go to that band and have at it. It would not mess up your band sequence nor would it mess up any other band. My alternate suggestion was to allow the use of any particular band for this purpose, such as 60 meters or some other band that you never use. Right now, if one tries to do that it totally screws up the order and you loose a band that had nothing to do with the one you changed. I gave an example of this. Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Joe Planisky" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories > Here's yet another solution. > > I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham > band: > > M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. > M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. > M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the > phone segment. > M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone > segment. > > Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND UP/ > DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 > buttons and I'm back in the ham band. > > 73 > -- > Joe KB8AP > > On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: > >> >> Steve posted: I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle with memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band you happened to screw up before changing bands. >> >> I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the >> ham >> bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an >> idea posted >> a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band >> buttons. > > __ > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.67/2505 - Release Date: 11/15/09 14:50:00 __ 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] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Here's yet another solution. I have the M1 - M4 per-band memories set up as follows for each ham band: M1 - Mode=CW, Freq = beginning of CW segment. M2 - Mode=CW, Freq = end of CW segment. M3 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the band, Freq = beginning of the phone segment. M4 - Mode=USB or LSB, depending on the namd, Freq = end of the phone segment. Then, when I've been tuning around the SWL bands and pressing BAND UP/ DN takes me someplace unexpected, I just hit M>V and any of the M1-M4 buttons and I'm back in the ham band. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:07 PM, John W2XS wrote: > > Steve posted: >>> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle >>> with >>> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >>> you happened to screw up before changing bands. > > I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the > ham > bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an > idea posted > a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band > buttons. __ 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] Paddling Up River?
Frank MacDonell wrote: > Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet > of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using > Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from > all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear > sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.but never an answer. > Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe > antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I > downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas? > Thanks. > > Hello Frank, If you are interested in completing contacts using QRP, try downloading WSJT and running the weak signal digital mode of JT65A. Although originally developed for EME, where signals are VERY weak, there are a number of people using it now to chase DX on HF: http://www.chris.org/cgi-bin/jt65talk JT65A has about 10 db advantage in sensitivity over other digital modes and CW. That makes up for a LOT of antenna! GL and VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX) P.O. Box 73 Frenchtown, MT 59834 USA QTH: DN27UB TEL: (406) 626-5728 URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj 2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815 Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME email! __ 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 Firmware Req for SWL band and Using Memories
Steve posted: >> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle with >> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >> you happened to screw up before changing bands. I do a lot of SWL'ing and AM BCB listening and always return to the ham bands by using one of the first 10 memory locations. This was an idea posted a while ago and I still find it very handy. It's almost like band buttons. I use: Mem 1 = 10 meters Mem 2 = 20 meters Mem 3 = 30 meters Mem 4 = 40 meters Mem 5 = 15 meters Mem 6 = 60 meters (then M1 to M4 for the rest) Mem 7 = 17 meters Mem 8 = 80 meters Mem 9 = 6 meters (6 = upside down 9) Mem 0 = 160 meters I have been able to remember these assignments. To get to 12 meters, I first go to 15 meters as above and then press Band Up. I have most of the other 90 available memories filled with misc. SWL and AM BCB station frequencies. To rapidly switch between memories, I normally use the program "Commander", which has access to all 100 memory locations. I programmed the first 10 in Commander to be the same as the first 10 in the K3. 73, John W2XS -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Firmware-Req-for-SWL-band-tp4009060p4009519.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 : Unstable freq during TX
First, confirm that you can hear it yourself on a monitor receiver, then try a dummy load to eliminate "RF feedback" issues - they can be quite frequency-sensitive! If it's still there, I'd first do the VCO Cal as Julian suggested. Shoot, "tjouping" is a great description for slow, broad chirp. I'm American and had a signal like that for a while in the 50's from a couple of rigs. One was a WWII surplus Russian Tank Transmitter :-) Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Hello, This evening I was warned by a friend that my signal sounded like an old "Russian" station (sri guys), "tjouping" (I really don't know what other word to use) Details: Release 3.14 / 2.16 Split operation (calling TX3A) Sub RX OFF RX 10.114,20 Mc TX 10.118,38 Mc Amplifier switched off, Running 80 W I used my second K3 to listen to my own signal. During transmitting (10.118) I turned the Main RX dial and when moving away from 10.114 the effect disappeared gradually. When moved 5Kc up or down it was gone. Any clue? 73's, Evert PA2KW __ 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] K3 : Unstable freq during TX
Hello Julian, In the past (2x), but not lately. I might do this again. I'll first check it tomorrow and see if the problem is still there. Thanks for the reply! 73's, Evert PA2KW Julian wrote: Have you tried a VCO calibration? __ 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 adventure
Wow Monty sounds like a lot of fun in more ways than one. 73, Ed KE7HGA Monty Shultes wrote: > > Hi all - > Just returned from a "trip of a lifetime" cruise in the eastern > Mediterranean Sea. On 3 sea days, with permission from the engineer, I > operated from a rear deck with my KX1 and a 25-foot end-fed wire. I > worked Italy, Romania, and Germany (tho the German could not copy 100%). > With 2 watts on 6 AA cells, this was a real smiler! > > Monty K2DLJ > __ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/KX1-adventure-tp3938289p4009458.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] K3 : Unstable freq during TX
Have you tried a VCO calibration? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-Unstable-freq-during-TX-tp4009359p4009399.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] K3 : Unstable freq during TX
Hello, This evening I was warned by a friend that my signal sounded like an old "Russian" station (sri guys), "tjouping" (I really don't know what other word to use) Details: Release 3.14 / 2.16 Split operation (calling TX3A) Sub RX OFF RX 10.114,20 Mc TX 10.118,38 Mc Amplifier switched off, Running 80 W I used my second K3 to listen to my own signal. During transmitting (10.118) I turned the Main RX dial and when moving away from 10.114 the effect disappeared gradually. When moved 5Kc up or down it was gone. Any clue? 73's, Evert PA2KW __ 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] Paddling Up River?
Frank, It should certainly be possible to make PSK31 contacts with 5W to an indoor antenna. There are a number of posts on my blog that include screen dumps from PSKReporter.info showing where my signals have been received. For example this one http://www.g4ilo.com/2009/07/psk31-contacts.html shows where my CQs were copied running 5W to a home made magnetic loop sitting on the desk beside me. Using 25W to my attic dipole I have often been received by Leigh WA5ZNU on the west coast USA although due to the noise level here I haven't been able to decode his signal so we have yet to make a QSO. Of course if your QTH has a tin roof your attic antennas may not get out as well as mine do! It does take a lot longer to get replies using low power during the current conditions with next to no sunspots. It was for precisely that reason that about 18 months ago I gave in and got the 100W PA for my K3. But it should be possible with QRP and a bit of patience. The suggestion to get someone local to check your transmissions are readable is a good one. If you are getting a lot of RF back into the shack it could be causing a poor signal. You could try sending a string of CQs, make sure they include the string DE and then check http://pskreporter.info and see if your call has been received anywhere. It should be, even with 5W, if everything is OK. You don't give much info about how your wire antenna is configured. Long wire antennas don't work very well on transmit, and they need a good ground which is hard to arrange in an attic. Without one you could be getting a lot of RF on the feeder and that could cause all kinds of problems that may not be apparent if you can't monitor your signal. I would suggest, especially as you appear to have a decent sized attic, that you go for a fan dipole, that is a set of dipoles that share a common feed point with the wires fanned out a bit so the ends are at least couple of feet apart. Each dipole will be resonant on a particular band so you will get minimal losses in the feeder and you may not even need the tuner at all. A dipole is balanced so you don't need a ground. Use a balun at the center and you will also eliminate any RF on the feeder. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Paddling-Up-River-tp4008652p4009279.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 2nd Receiver IF Out and Panadapter
I've sold a couple of Z1B buffer amplifiers to K3 owners who have used it to extract an isolated IF sample from the sub-receiver. Jack K8ZOA www.cliftonlaboratories.com Wayne Burdick wrote: > it9gsf wrote: > > >> I wish to know if it is possible to have the IF Out of the 2nd >> receiver >> connected to a Panadapter. >> >> The purpose is to monitor a 2nd Band with Panadapter and CW Skimmer >> while >> operating on an other band. >> >> Any suggestion is very very well accepted. >> > > Hi Fabio, > > We made provisions for this on the sub receiver. Although we don't > offer a mod kit for this (yet), I believe some K3 owners have added a > buffer and sub IF out cable. Hopefully they'll respond to your > posting. If not, let me know and I'll search for the information. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > __ > 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] Paddling Up River?
Don gave you excellent advice. Keep in mind that you can "hear" with a mis-matched antenna far better than you can transmit. Indeed, a random length of wire stuck in the antenna jack will make an good receive antenna as long as the antenna isn't close to sources of RF noise (like computers and other electric/electronic stuff we have in our homes these days Attic antennas aren't as good as an outdoor antenna, but I've used them running QRP at two QTHs with satisfying results. Mine were in an attic above the second floor - 66 feet long and fed at the center with "open wire line" made up from two small white hookup wires that came down through two small holes in the ceiling about 2" apart right above the wall and my operating desk, and were stapled directly to the drywall down to the tuner. They were virtually invisible unless they were pointed out. At one QTH where the roof and siding were wood it worked great, but at the second it was rather mediocre by comparison, although I still worked all over the USA on 40/30/20 meters and plenty of short skip on 80. I finally traced it to the concrete tile roofing material. Found a chunk and put it in my microwave and it got smoking hot in a minute (alongside a glass of water to protect the Maggie). That was a strong indication it was not very "transparent" at RF, and the attenuation likely went up with the frequency. But, in any case, getting RF to the radiating wire efficiently is paramount. That's why Don asked about your feed point. A 1/2 wave antenna (66 feet on 40 meters) will offer a pretty good match to 50 ohm line and even a workable match on 15 meters but on any other band it'll show a very high SWR that will cost you much of your RF before it even gets to the radiator. Open wire line, having a higher impedance (typically a few hundred ohms) will show a much lower SWR and so much lower losses. You can use a balun at the rig or simply connect one side to the center pin on the coax connector and the other side of the feeder to the ground lug on the rig. If the rig seems 'hot' with RF (tuning changes when you touch the rig, etc.) a balun will offer more isolation. If you opt for traps, you'll need to adjust things for lowest SWR on the feeder on each band. It's fussier to set up and you're limited only to those bands where the antenna shows a low SWR, but it allows you to use coaxial line efficiently. If you're in a single story building, you'll find low band operation is not as good because the antenna isn't high enough. But even at 15 feet above the ground, you'll put out a fairly good short-skip signal (your main lobe will be straight up). In almost any environment you'll make contacts with an attic antenna. Then it's a matter of thinking about how to make it better. If you need to bend the antenna to fit the attic, put the bends out near the ends, keeping the center section as straight as possible. It doesn't matter whether your antenna is indoors or outdoors: every Ham who tinkers with antennas wonders what might be changed to make it better, whether it's a simple wire or huge beam on top of a 90 foot tower. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.but never an answer. Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas? Thanks. -- Frank KD8FIP __ __ 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] K3 Firmware Req for SWL band
let me make this an offical request for FW if it's possible. Either: 1. Add an extra band for general coverage. 2. Or allow use of one of the bands for gen. cov. and fix it so it doesn't screw up another band. (Hard to put in words). Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" To: "'Steve Ellington'" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:36 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 More Bandmap gab > >> I happen to have a little IC-7000. It has a similar BAND >> up/down button on the front panel. If I tune out of a ham >> band and change bands, it still remembers all the ham bands >> PLUS it comes back to my SWL band as I scroll through the >> bands again. > > Most Icom rigs have the "Gen" band which holds the last non- > ham band frequency. Yaesu has added that feature to the > FT-9000/FT-2000/FT-950/FT-450 ... it is very convenient as > opposed to leaving the VFO out of band as in the K3. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > >> -Original Message- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ellington >> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:42 PM >> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 More Bandmap gab >> >> >> I like to surf the SW bands on occasion and as we know, if >> you tune out of a >> ham band and change bands you screw up the band sequence. >> Well I had this >> brilliant ideaSince I never operate 60 meters I would >> just designate >> that as my SW band mode and not mess up my usual ham band >> sequence. But >> no. I can go to 60 meters, punch in 9.5 mHz then change >> bands with the >> BAND button and find out I've lost 30 metersYes 30 meters >> is now 9.5 mHz >> and 60 meters is still there. >> >> I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to >> fiddle with >> memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band >> you happened to >> screw up before changing bands. >> >> I happen to have a little IC-7000. It has a similar BAND >> up/down button on >> the front panel. If I tune out of a ham band and change >> bands, it still >> remembers all the ham bands PLUS it comes back to my SWL band >> as I scroll >> through the bands again. Cool. The microphone has a band >> button for each >> band and one of them is labeled GEN for general coverage. >> >> I'm just wondering if there would be some easy firmware >> change that would >> help with this? >> Steve >> N4LQ >> n...@carolina.rr.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] Fw: [MM] W2 review
There's at least three of us who are missing something (:-) 73! Ken -- - Original Message - From: NZ0T To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net How is the display on the computer? The LED display is fine but I really bought the W2 (mine is on the way) to be able to use the higher resolution display on my computer. __ 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] Paddling Up River?
Frank, It's also possible you have some modulation problems such as overdriving or RF feedback, and you're signal is getting out but it's not decodeable. Maybe you can find a local ham to listen on 40M during the daytime? Leigh/WA5ZNU Frank KD8FIP wrote, > Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet > of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using > Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from > all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear > sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.but never an answer. > Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe > antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I > downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas? > Thanks. > > __ 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] RCA cables
High audio cables are very well made and have a great deal of shielding, But they also costly. Karl. N6XVT. Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Paddling Up River?
Frank, You were not specific about your antenna except the length and the feedline. If it is center fed, and you are using it on 40 meters, that should be a good antenna - 15 meters might be also possible, but it is not optimum. If you are using it on other bands or if the feedline is not connected in the center, then you should feediit with balanced feeders if you expect it to work well - OR - put traps in the antenna. So if your data mode operation is on 40 meters, and your antenna is center fed, then it should work OK Give it a shot there, and if still unsuccessful, try increasing the power, and/or, ask a local to listen for you to see if you have a working signal. 73, Don W3FPR Frank MacDonell wrote: > Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet > of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using > Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from > all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear > sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.but never an answer. > Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe > antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I > downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas? > Thanks. > > __ 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 2nd Receiver IF Out and Panadapter
it9gsf wrote: > I wish to know if it is possible to have the IF Out of the 2nd > receiver > connected to a Panadapter. > > The purpose is to monitor a 2nd Band with Panadapter and CW Skimmer > while > operating on an other band. > > Any suggestion is very very well accepted. Hi Fabio, We made provisions for this on the sub receiver. Although we don't offer a mod kit for this (yet), I believe some K3 owners have added a buffer and sub IF out cable. Hopefully they'll respond to your posting. If not, let me know and I'll search for the information. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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: KUSB driver for Windows 7?
Greg Buhyoff wrote: > Folks, > > What driver should I download for my KUSB on my new W7 machine? > > Many thanks, > Greg K2UM Greg I can't imagine that you would have any problem with just plugging the KUSB into the USB port on the PC with Win7 and let it find the driver. I don't have a KUSB, but I use FTDI USB to Serial cables and have not had a problem with Win7 finding the proper driver for them. Win7 found everything it needed to use any of the popular logging programs with USB to Serial cables for the K2, K3 and WinkeyerUSB. 73HankK8DD __ 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] CW Reverse
CW reverse is "USB" listening, CW is "LSB" listening. Personally I put that choice in the same bucket as Microsoft's backward slash but Rev=USB is consistent on all bands on the K3 (reverses necessarily on the K2). I like for the higher pitched audio to be the higher frequency on CW. Assuming you know how to reverse the mode on the K3 front panel, and this is a N1MM logger thing, click on "config" in the main menu bar, and uncheck "Use Reverse CW" on the "Other" tab. Checking this will keep resetting the K3 to CW Rev when going to a spot, and at the same time reposting this choice over and over to the K3's memory of your last choice. I don't think the K3 ever changes this setting by itself. It's just remembering the last setting used by the external intelligence setting things, be it human or program. I think the equivalent of this reset is in some number of programs using the K3's serial interface for automatic control. You'll need to check those. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tony McClenny wrote: > Somehow my K3 always thinks it should use CW Reverse. How can I change the > "default" to CW ? > > > > Thanks in advance to anyone, who can assist. > > > > - Tony, N3ME - > > > 118 Ashwood Street > Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 > > Grid: FM28lm > http://www.n3me.net > Elecraft K3 # 2462 > > > > __ > 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] K3 2nd Receiver IF Out and Panadapter
Hello, I wish to know if it is possible to have the IF Out of the 2nd receiver connected to a Panadapter. The purpose is to monitor a 2nd Band with Panadapter and CW Skimmer while operating on an other band. Any suggestion is very very well accepted. 73 es CU IN CQWW CW, IT9GSF Fabio (IU9T). -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-2nd-Receiver-IF-Out-and-Panadapter-tp4008663p4008663.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] Paddling Up River?
Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.but never an answer. Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas? Thanks. -- Frank KD8FIP __ 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] K3 More Bandmap gab
I like to surf the SW bands on occasion and as we know, if you tune out of a ham band and change bands you screw up the band sequence. Well I had this brilliant ideaSince I never operate 60 meters I would just designate that as my SW band mode and not mess up my usual ham band sequence. But no. I can go to 60 meters, punch in 9.5 mHz then change bands with the BAND button and find out I've lost 30 metersYes 30 meters is now 9.5 mHz and 60 meters is still there. I guess the only way to do this and not get confused is to fiddle with memories or remember to tune back within whatever ham band you happened to screw up before changing bands. I happen to have a little IC-7000. It has a similar BAND up/down button on the front panel. If I tune out of a ham band and change bands, it still remembers all the ham bands PLUS it comes back to my SWL band as I scroll through the bands again. Cool. The microphone has a band button for each band and one of them is labeled GEN for general coverage. I'm just wondering if there would be some easy firmware change that would help with this? Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.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] K2 for Sale
I have a brand new K2 that hasn't been completely built yet. It has all the options except PA. I have changed to a K3 and would like to sell it. Make an offer! Ralph R. Downey W7TLD __ 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] CW Reverse
Hi Tony, Just hold the "ALT" switch (below "MODE") for over 1/2 second while in CW mode. This alternates between CW normal and reverse. 73, Wayne N6KR On Nov 15, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Tony McClenny wrote: > Somehow my K3 always thinks it should use CW Reverse. How can I > change the > "default" to CW ? __ 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] CW Reverse
Somehow my K3 always thinks it should use CW Reverse. How can I change the "default" to CW ? Thanks in advance to anyone, who can assist. - Tony, N3ME - 118 Ashwood Street Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 Grid: FM28lm http://www.n3me.net Elecraft K3 # 2462 __ 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] test
Just a test. Clint __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4610 (20091115) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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] WTB: K2
Hi, I looking for a nice K2. I would like the QRP version without the PA. If you have one for sale let me know the price and options via private email. Dave N1IX __ 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] KAT-2 tuner and cabinet lid F/S
I have traded the K2/100 and now need to sell the KAT-2 with lid that I used when in the field. Someone out there needs this tuner. As I built neither the K2 or tuner, I don't know if some header strips or ?? are necessary from Elecraft to install this tuner in the K2. If interested, please contact me and we will negotiate price or trade. Contact me at: k7gt...@gmail.com or k...@charter.net -- 73 AllanK7GT __ 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
You probably have 40m mapped out. See "Config: Bnd Map" A similar thing can happen when you wander out of the ham bands. The problem is that the K3 considers 40m (for example) to exend all the way down into the 49m SWBC band as far as the BAND switch is concerned. The K3 boundary between 40m and 60m is 6.000 MHz: frequencies above 6.0 are "assigned" to 40m, and those below to 60m. For general coverage users a quick way to recover from this "glitch" is to program your Mx buttons with frequencies in each ham band. Then when you wander out of a ham band you can quickly restore BAND to a proper ham frequency by pushing M->V M1 73, Drew AF2Z On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:39:07 -0500, Brian K1LI wrote: >Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND >control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I can >get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via >BAND control. > >Any ideas on what's going on? __ 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
Steve, Thanks for your suggestion - BND MAP was, indeed, the culprit. I had disabled 60m, but it somehow got re-enabled. 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Steve Ellington wrote: > Go to config/BND MAP. Scroll through the bands and make sure 7.0 is IN. > Maybe somehow it got changed to OUT. > > Steve > N4LQ > __ 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
That may be it. I had the same thing happen with 17 meters yesterday. I seldom use that band so I don't know when it might have gotten changed, but I know I didn't do it on purpose. Wes N7WS --- On Sun, 11/15/09, Steve Ellington wrote: From: Steve Ellington Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later To: "Brian Machesney" , "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 6:33 AM Go to config/BND MAP. Scroll through the bands and make sure 7.0 is IN. Maybe somehow it got changed to OUT. Once you get this fixed, save your config via the K3 utility so you can restore. Yes it's a pain. Band buttons would be nice! Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Brian Machesney" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:39 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later > Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND > control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I > can > get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via > BAND control. > > Any ideas on what's going on? > > -- > 73 -- Brian -- K1LI > __ > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.65/2503 - Release Date: 11/14/09 14:42:00 __ 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 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
Go to config/BND MAP. Scroll through the bands and make sure 7.0 is IN. Maybe somehow it got changed to OUT. Once you get this fixed, save your config via the K3 utility so you can restore. Yes it's a pain. Band buttons would be nice! Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Brian Machesney" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:39 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later > Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND > control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I > can > get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via > BAND control. > > Any ideas on what's going on? > > -- > 73 -- Brian -- K1LI > __ > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.65/2503 - Release Date: 11/14/09 14:42:00 __ 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] K2 High Current
Jerry, Set the CAL CUR to 3.50 Amps - I know the manual says 2.50 Amps, but many K2s will develop more than 15 watts and that requires more than 2.50 amps when the power control is set to "full right". I do not recommend operating that way, limit the power setting to 12 watts or less. Being a QRPer, if you wound T4 for "better efficiency at 5 watts", change it to the normal winding ratio if you will ever operate SSB or operate over 5 watts - better efficiency at 5 watts also means worse efficiency at powers over 5 watts, and the PA load will not be correct for linear operation. Another thing to check is the DC voltage at the K2 end during transmit. Tap DISPLAY and then do a TUNE while observing how far the voltage drops. If it is more than a few tenths of a volt, check the connections for your DC cable to the K2 because it has too much resistance somewhere, either from too small a wire gauge (#18 or #16 is fine) or connections that are not tight or severe sag at the power supply itself. The K2 will attempt to develop full power even with reduced voltage, and that means the current must increase if the voltage is low. That also is a feature that allows the operator using batteries to use the CAL CUR setting as an indicator of low battery voltage - when the HI CUR messages start, the battery voltage has dropped too low. If all the above have been checked and found to be OK, then look carefully at the Low Pass Filter. Count the turns on the toroids again (count the number of times the wire passes through the center of the core. One too many turns is a frequent builder error. Just running a straight wire through a toroid center is one turn, one full wrap around the core is two turns. 73, Don W3FPR n0jrn wrote: > Gang: Just curious ! > > How high have did you set your current limit ??? > > My K2 has every option available ( 10 watts ) and I'm running my Graph set > to BAR with back lighting on. > > Just got a new power meter and noted my actual output is about half what I'm > setting it with power control. > > I do get a high current warning when I run it up around 10 watts but not > when I running around 5. > > Just wondering if I need to go back through part III alignment and set my > current limit higher. > > Any ideas ??? > > __ 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
Brian, What is the chance that you did some SWLing and tuned downward fro 40 meters to 5.975 - and subsequently either powered off or changed bands? The K3 dutifully remembers your last used frequency on "40 meters". Try doing a Direct Frequency Entry to get things back within the real 40 meter band spectrum. 73, Don W3FPR Brian Machesney wrote: > Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND > control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I can > get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via > BAND control. > > Any ideas on what's going on? > > __ 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: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
I just tried cycling through bands with the band control and did not encounter that problem. I wonder if you are set on split which I found would not let me cycle through modes but again no problem changing bands. Pete, W1RM -Original Message- From: Brian Machesney [mailto:nekvts...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:39 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I can get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via BAND control. Any ideas on what's going on? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ 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] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later
Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I can get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via BAND control. Any ideas on what's going on? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ 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
