Re: [Elecraft] UK Elecraft Net (and ROI!)
Propagation was not really up to it this time - have we considered 40m? Maybe even call it the EU elecraft net. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/UK-Elecraft-Net-and-ROI-tp5619319p5643851.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] UK Elecraft Net (and ROI!)
I have not looked at 40m as yet, it may be worth a go. Conditions were not good on 80m this morning so I had to abort as the only stations were weak to me and a Dutch JOTA station set up half a kc down from us! I will think about 40m and see what can be done. I only have a trap dipole up but it may be possible. 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455 http://www.m0scg.org.uk On 17 October 2010 09:18, AD6XY m.j.wil...@rl.ac.uk wrote: Propagation was not really up to it this time - have we considered 40m? Maybe even call it the EU elecraft net. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/UK-Elecraft-Net-and-ROI-tp5619319p5643851.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 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] KPA500 [END OF THREAD]
I only just found it! Now it is out, what is different between the KPA500 and the Tokyo High Power range of amplifiers? Auto tuner? That would be great. The KPA500 is just right for our 400W power limit incidentally - well done there. Mike -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-tp5516919p5643863.html Sent from the [QRO] 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] New antenna
This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ 73 Jim SM2EKM __ 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 test mode
Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? The chasing of the PJ's over the past week has really pointed out the problem in spades. Any way to defeat the front panel test button or reassign it (like to the REV button press mode)? 73 de Brian/K3KO No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 test mode
No problem here. I mean, you have to press and hold to get it to go into the test mode! Too much excitement trying to bust all those pileups on the PJs? Like shooting fish in a barrel from down here. Jim, W4ATK On Oct 17, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? The chasing of the PJ's over the past week has really pointed out the problem in spades. Any way to defeat the front panel test button or reassign it (like to the REV button press mode)? 73 de Brian/K3KO No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 test mode
Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Works just fine, never gets in my way. YMMV. /Rick N6XI On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 3:02 AM, Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? The chasing of the PJ's over the past week has really pointed out the problem in spades. Any way to defeat the front panel test button or reassign it (like to the REV button press mode)? 73 de Brian/K3KO No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, CA __ 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 test mode
Not a problem here ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecaftcov...@rfwave.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 test mode
Congratulations on your fine motor skills. Just maybe there are a group of us out there whose skills have significantly degraded over time. A user defined longer time constant for PRESS functions would be a great help. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/17/2010 14:09, Ken Kopp wrote: Not a problem here ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecaftcov...@rfwave.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 test mode
Why the sarcasm? You asked, people answered. James K2QI Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:25:11 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 test mode Congratulations on your fine motor skills. Just maybe there are a group of us out there whose skills have significantly degraded over time. A user defined longer time constant for PRESS functions would be a great help. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/17/2010 14:09, Ken Kopp wrote: Not a problem here ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecaftcov...@rfwave.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 test mode
Absolutely fine here. Ken..G0ORH CW4EVER Sent from my iPhone On 17 Oct 2010, at 15:25, Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Congratulations on your fine motor skills. Just maybe there are a group of us out there whose skills have significantly degraded over time. A user defined longer time constant for PRESS functions would be a great help. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/17/2010 14:09, Ken Kopp wrote: Not a problem here ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecaftcov...@rfwave.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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
[Elecraft] New W2 new sensors ?
Any chance that there will be a new W2 sensor for the 900 MHz 1200 MHz bands? 73 Gene K1NR K2 6kxx - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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 test mode
Occasionally I accidentally turn a key press into a hold. A user defined time constant for hold would be a nice option for all who want a shorter or longer hold time. 73, Paul K5ESW A user defined longer time constant for PRESS functions would be a great help. __ 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 test mode
The K3's method of changing bands and modes is pretty balky. Right from the beginning, I started using the quick memories to change bands, and the M1, M2, M3 buttons to switch between CW, SSB and RTTY. This method has been documented on the reflector, and works quite well. Kudos to the guy who came up with it. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ -- From: Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 3:02 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 test mode Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? The chasing of the PJ's over the past week has really pointed out the problem in spades. Any way to defeat the front panel test button or reassign it (like to the REV button press mode)? 73 de Brian/K3KO No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3201 - Release Date: 10/16/10 18:33:00 __ 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 test mode
Hi Brian, I can appreciate your problem and it would be nice to be able to program or de-program certain button functions. Unfortunately, front panel labeling would be difficult to change. I've often wondered why I have frequently failed to contact stations only to discover that I was in TEST mode. But my problem is different than yours. I failed to take it out of TEST after having intentionally put it into TEST. I seldom use the MODE switch to actually change modes. I prefer to use the quick memories on the M1 through M4 buttons to change modes within a given band. The K3 Frequency Memory Editor is an excellent tool for that purpose. M1 is always my CW segment, M2 is RTTY, M3 is SSB, and M4 is always PSK. But of course changing modes in this manner also changes the frequency to that which I have programmed the buttons. 73, Mike K2MK alsopb wrote: Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? The chasing of the PJ's over the past week has really pointed out the problem in spades. Any way to defeat the front panel test button or reassign it (like to the REV button press mode)? 73 de Brian/K3KO -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-test-mode-tp5643991p5644624.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 test mode
Put me down for a NO. Any TAP/HOLD button is going to be problematic if you can't remember the difference. Personally, I like where TEST is located because it's up in the same cluster of basic rig control functions. 73, Dave AB7E On 10/17/2010 3:02 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: Anybody else pretty fed up with the TEST mode being on the MODE button? __ 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] New antenna (OT ?)
On 10/17/2010 1:40 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ This has been debunked by antenna design experts (one of whom is a staff member of my company) as voodoo electronics because of the extreme losses in the conductivity of seawater versus that of the metals usually used in antennas. Better try next time -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 test mode
* On 2010 17 Oct 11:10 -0500, Dave Hachadorian wrote: The K3's method of changing bands and modes is pretty balky. Curious, I don't find that the case at all. I guess being used to various radios with band and mode Up/Down switches the K3 using this method doesn't bother me. Right from the beginning, I started using the quick memories to change bands, and the M1, M2, M3 buttons to switch between CW, SSB and RTTY. This method has been documented on the reflector, and works quite well. Kudos to the guy who came up with it. I'm coming to gribs with the memory system which seems to necessarily replace the VFO A/B values with the memory information. My prior experience (Yaesu rigs) keeps the memories separate from the VFOs even though the memories are tunable once on the display. So when I program a memory I set VFO B to be in the other end of the band. No biggie as direct frequency entry is right there. I may end up taking the felt washers from behind the VFO knobs as they're quite noisy. There's my nit to pick. ;-) 73, de Nate -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.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] New antenna (Definitely OT)
On 10/17/2010 1:40 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ Seawater has electrical conductivity of seven *orders* of magnitude lower than copper! As a quick and dirty check, I created a simple 10m ground plane antenna in NEC-4. Four counterpoises and a vertical radiating element that is bottom fed, all of equal lengths, with the counterpoises and the feedpoint 1m above seawater (natch!) ground. All elements 0.5 in diameter. With perfectly conducting elements, the feedpoint impedance is just about 35 ohms, with a gain of 4.7 dBi. When I changed the conductivity of the vertical element to 5 mhos/ meter, while keeping the counterpoises as perfectly conducting, the computed gain dropped to -8.2 dBi and the feedpoint impedance is capacitive at 320 -i*250 ohms. I.e., something like 13 dB loss compared to using copper elements. BTW, I could not achieve resonance by extending the length of the radiating element -- I guess you will need a KAT500 in addition to that KPA500 which you use to make up for the missing 13 dB. This could make a good water heater. All that power has to go *somewhere* :-). 73 Chen, W7AY __ 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] Wanted: Elecraft K3 Options (KAT3 Tuner, Filters, 2nd RX...)
Looking for used parts!! Thanks 73s Alex NH7VW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Wanted-Elecraft-K3-Options-KAT3-Tuner-Filters-2nd-RX-tp5641456p5644998.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 VOX
I have requested this a couple times. So far it has not made its way into the firmware. I use Direct imput for my JT65 PSK modes and want to be able to leave VOX set for data and PTT for Phone. I really really wish they would add this. WOuld help avoid accidental keying of the mic when switching modes. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-VOX-tp5326508p5645132.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] New antenna (Definitely OT)
And then there's the issue of keeping the element sort of the right length as the water breaks up into globules at the far end, not to mention the impact of typical winds on it. I noticed they demonstrated a version with the water running up a plastic pipe, but if you're going to do that a copper or aluminum pipe would be much more efficient. Ships, having a sea water ground plane all around them, get out extremely well with short, loaded vertical antennas. The 'standard' today on large ships is a 22-foot free standing fiberglass whip used across the HF bands. Most ships have two or three of them. Back before CW on MF was dropped from common use, they typically used a 100+ foot end fed wire on 415-500 kHz. Even a 150 foot wire on 600 meters was less than 1/10 wavelength, yet with a few hundred watts ships routinely worked over thousands of miles at night and hundreds of miles in the daytime using CW. The moral of the story for us Hams is that a short vertical is exactly as good as its ground system. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- On 10/17/2010 1:40 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ Seawater has electrical conductivity of seven *orders* of magnitude lower than copper! As a quick and dirty check, I created a simple 10m ground plane antenna in NEC-4. Four counterpoises and a vertical radiating element that is bottom fed, all of equal lengths, with the counterpoises and the feedpoint 1m above seawater (natch!) ground. All elements 0.5 in diameter. With perfectly conducting elements, the feedpoint impedance is just about 35 ohms, with a gain of 4.7 dBi. When I changed the conductivity of the vertical element to 5 mhos/ meter, while keeping the counterpoises as perfectly conducting, the computed gain dropped to -8.2 dBi and the feedpoint impedance is capacitive at 320 -i*250 ohms. I.e., something like 13 dB loss compared to using copper elements. BTW, I could not achieve resonance by extending the length of the radiating element -- I guess you will need a KAT500 in addition to that KPA500 which you use to make up for the missing 13 dB. This could make a good water heater. All that power has to go *somewhere* :-). 73 Chen, W7AY __ 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] New antenna (Definitely OT)
There's another warning sign in the text accompanying the video. My pseudoscience alarm went off when I read the following: SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific has developed a technology that uses the magnetic induction properties of sodium chloride (salt) in sea water to create UHF/VHF/HF antenna. This is meaningless jargon...magnetic properties of salt or salt water have nothing to do with it. The aforementioned alarm is always triggered by magnetic being used in conjunction with antenna. 73 and thanks for listening, Carl WS7L K3 #486 -Original Message- This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ Seawater has electrical conductivity of seven *orders* of magnitude lower than copper! ... ... This could make a good water heater. All that power has to go *somewhere* :-). __ 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] K1 no output power
Hi I build a K1 (80m, 20m) during the last days and had a lot of fun! The manual is just awesome and I am looking forward to make my first qso with it. Now I have a problem with the tramitter. That is why I joined this list and I was very glad to see, that there is much activity. The rx alignment went well and the resistance and voltage checks of the tx part are all fine. When I first started the tune mode on 80m with 2 watts, it shows me somewhat like 1.7, Q7 became quite hot and something started smelling. I was not able to read the current consumption before I disconnected the source. After double-checking all resistor values, the orientation of all diodes and ICs and the transformers, I tried it again. But now, regardless on what Out-Pwr and Band I choose, the display shows P0.1 in tune mode. I can hear a very weak tone in the K3 standing next to the K1. The current consumption is at about: 60mA rx, 200mA tx I cant see any cold solder connections nor bridges. So I guess I burned Q7 somehow. Any idea what I can do or what went wrong here? How can I test a 2SC1969 and what do I have to check, to make sure, I don't just burn a new one? Many tnx fer ur help and best 73 de Lorenz / HB9TYU (Zurich, Switzerland) -- Lorenz Koestler lor...@koestler.ch / HB9TYU PingMe: https://pingen.com/*lorenz __ 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 test mode
Hasn't been a problem here but I have occasionally have trouble not holding the tune button long enough and chang antennas instead. I usually catch it but since I currently only use one antenna I've attached a dummy load to the Antenna 2 connection to protect against accidentally tuning or transmitting with no load. A variable length hold setting would be nice but not sure how high on the list I'd place it. Will, AI4VE __ 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 test mode
I agree. The band up/down is really slow. I use the same memory system, although there are times that the press of the MV button doesn't take and I start sending some message. PITA when the amp is on the wrong band. Either that or I hit the VM button by mistake, for which there needs to be a cancel function. This radio needs some quick memories like Kenwood uses. One press saves everything for instant recall. --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Dave Hachadorian k...@arrl.net wrote: The K3's method of changing bands and modes is pretty balky. Right from the beginning, I started using the quick memories to change bands, and the M1, M2, M3 buttons to switch between CW, SSB and RTTY. This method has been documented on the reflector, and works quite well. Kudos to the guy who came up with it. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ __ 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 test mode
Drove me nuts too. I found some different felt at the yard goods store and cut a single washer of larger diameter (the same as the recess in the knob) and then glued it into the knob. Now there is only one sliding interface; it's quieter and I was almost able to get the feel I prefer. --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote: I may end up taking the felt washers from behind the VFO knobs as they're quite noisy. There's my nit to pick. ;-) 73, de Nate __ 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] Observing TX signal
When observing your own SSB transmitted signal on the P3, does the display update while you transmit, or only once when you return to receive, or ??? If the P3 does happen to sweep and display the transmitted signal, is it an accumulation of all of the audio since you went into transmit, or only the last period of time, or ??? How do you get a reliable sweep on the P3 when transmitting on SSB? Al W6LX __ 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 test mode
It might help to turn Config/SWTONE to ON. An extra blip will sound when you've pressed a button long enough to become a HOLD. 73, Drew AF2Z On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:39:58 -0400, Will, AI4VE wrote: Hasn't been a problem here but I have occasionally have trouble not holding the tune button long enough and chang antennas instead. I usually catch it but since I currently only use one antenna I've attached a dummy load to the Antenna 2 connection to protect against accidentally tuning or transmitting with no load. A variable length hold setting would be nice but not sure how high on the list I'd place it. Will, AI4VE __ 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] Observing TX signal
With the RS232 cable to the K3 disconnected, the P3 continues to sweep (display signal as it arrives) while transmitting. The best way to display SSB is to use averaging and peak modes to show you the spectrum distribution over time. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- When observing your own SSB transmitted signal on the P3, does the display update while you transmit, or only once when you return to receive, or ??? If the P3 does happen to sweep and display the transmitted signal, is it an accumulation of all of the audio since you went into transmit, or only the last period of time, or ??? How do you get a reliable sweep on the P3 when transmitting on SSB? Al W6LX __ 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 (10-17-10)
Propagation seemed good this week, but QRM from 14.315 was a problem for some. We had 27 participants over a 25 minute net, with no discussion following check-ins. Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is the list of participants. Station NameQTH Rig S/N WB6CLZ MikeCA K3 4522 K4TMGaryVA K3 3449 K0JWC Jim MN K3 3447 WO1IDickMA K3 911 AE6RH Ron CA K3 1997 VE6STH Shaun AB FT857 W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 W0CZKen ND K3 457 KA0NCR Arnie NE K3 185 AI4VZ George GA K3 2412 K6EQRoger CA K3 4629 K4GCJ Gerry NC K3 1597 W8DHDanaOH K3 4677 AC0NM Glenn GA K3 2843 K5OAI Sam TX K3 4123 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 W8YMO Harry OH K3 166 W1SBY Al KS K2 6688 KD0RDavid KS K2 6708 5 watts W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 AD6JV BillVA K3 127 KL7UW Ed AK K3 4043 16 watts NK6ADon CA K3 4569 W7NMX Palmer AR K3 3779 KE4IMN Jim FL K3 3307 N1WRWayne MD K3 1945 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] Elecraft at Pacificon, CA, Hamfest this weekend
Yes, next year's Pacificon does look like it's going to be the biggest ham event in the US. Leigh/WA5ZNU -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-at-Pacificon-CA-Hamfest-this-weekend-tp5641984p5645708.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 test mode [END OF THREAD]
Let's end this one. 73, Eric Elecraft list moderator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 17, 2010, at 10:48 AM, Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote: * On 2010 17 Oct 11:10 -0500, Dave Hachadorian wrote: The K3's method of changing bands and modes is pretty balky. Curious, I don't find that the case at all. I guess being used to various radios with band and mode Up/Down switches the K3 using this method doesn't bother me. Right from the beginning, I started using the quick memories to change bands, and the M1, M2, M3 buttons to switch between CW, SSB and RTTY. This method has been documented on the reflector, and works quite well. Kudos to the guy who came up with it. I'm coming to gribs with the memory system which seems to necessarily replace the VFO A/B values with the memory information. My prior experience (Yaesu rigs) keeps the memories separate from the VFOs even though the memories are tunable once on the display. So when I program a memory I set VFO B to be in the other end of the band. No biggie as direct frequency entry is right there. I may end up taking the felt washers from behind the VFO knobs as they're quite noisy. There's my nit to pick. ;-) 73, de Nate -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.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] New antenna (Definitely OT)
Actually, a pretty casual Google search will turn up homebrew designs using a can of high-concentration salt water as an inexpensive (though not very stable) dummy load. And that's pretty much what the salt water antenna would be. 73, Dave AB7E On 10/17/2010 11:30 AM, Kok Chen wrote: On 10/17/2010 1:40 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: This will go nicely with my K3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tIZUhu21sQ Seawater has electrical conductivity of seven *orders* of magnitude lower than copper! As a quick and dirty check, I created a simple 10m ground plane antenna in NEC-4. Four counterpoises and a vertical radiating element that is bottom fed, all of equal lengths, with the counterpoises and the feedpoint 1m above seawater (natch!) ground. All elements 0.5 in diameter. With perfectly conducting elements, the feedpoint impedance is just about 35 ohms, with a gain of 4.7 dBi. When I changed the conductivity of the vertical element to 5 mhos/ meter, while keeping the counterpoises as perfectly conducting, the computed gain dropped to -8.2 dBi and the feedpoint impedance is capacitive at 320 -i*250 ohms. I.e., something like 13 dB loss compared to using copper elements. BTW, I could not achieve resonance by extending the length of the radiating element -- I guess you will need a KAT500 in addition to that KPA500 which you use to make up for the missing 13 dB. This could make a good water heater. All that power has to go *somewhere* :-). 73 Chen, W7AY __ 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] Sub Reciever Band Output
Does the K3 output band data for the Sub Rx'er? I see no mention in the manual. Rich __ 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 CW Net Report for October 17th 18th
Good Evening, Conditions were pretty good on both bands today. Forty meters was loud with QRM, QRN, and QSB but it was still good enough to dig out a good number of folks. Twenty meters was strong enough to gain three East Coast stations. Soon Florida will be available. Weather, except for a few southern stations, was cool to chilly. Even the California folks were commenting on the blast from the Gulf of Alaska. That front did push the clouds south of me so even if it is cool it is very sunny. Not until Friday will there be a return of rain. It will be a good week to stay busy outside. On to the lists = On 14049.75 kHz at 2200z: K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628 N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820 AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628 K2XT - Rick - NJ - K3 - 3814 N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642 On 7045 kHz at z: N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 W5TM - Ed - OK - K3 - 342 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 W0SZ - Steve - (CA) - K2 - 88 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 NO8V - Dave - TX - K3 - 820 WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922 Conditions are improving as the season changes and the days grow shorter. Soon I believe forty meters will be working even better as the thunderstorms die out. Less QRN will make it easier to dig out weak stations. Today I could barely hear WI6O when I got relay help from K6PJV. Thanks Dale! After John I thought there was another even weaker station but finally quit digging. I may have been trying to copy a call out of random bits of static. I took a walk and listened to the wind in the fir trees. Then it was time for dinner, dishes, and this report. Until next week stay well, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) - -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3203 - Release Date: 10/17/10 11:33:00 __ 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 VOX
I thought this had been put on the wish list, just over a year ago: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Data-mode-VOX-persists-to-USB-td3778881.html?by-user=t#a3778881 There's a real mixture of PTT methods out there - WSJT can use a serial port, WSPR can now use CAT and serial port, HRD can use CAT and serial port JT65-HF can use a serial port - to name a few. The lowest common denominator and simplest option for all these is the use of VOX in data mode. It would be nice to swing back and forth between voice and data without having to worry about whether the VOX is on/off. You could tie up another serial port for PTT in most instances - but that's just more cabling. There's a tendency, in this shack at least, to run more than one application at a time - so there would be contention with a serial port across multiple applications. 73 Julian VK4CMV -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-VOX-tp5326508p5645849.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Observing TX signal
From: Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz With the RS232 cable to the K3 disconnected, ___ Thanks very much, Ron. Al W6LX __ 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
