Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Dave Hachadorian]

Writelog won't drive an LPT Port under Win7/64.  If you need the 
A/B signal or band info, or any of the other LPT stuff, you are 
out of luck.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ




-Original Message- 
From: Tony Estep
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:22 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

 "...so far I have found no ham related programs that will 
not run
under Win 7"

Yep, I have two Win 7 machines and have generally had excellent 
results.
There still are some pieces of hardware (e.g. M-Audio studio 
sound
interfaces) for which the Win 7 drivers either don't exist or 
exist but
don't work. And I do know of one piece of Ham-related software 
that won't
run under Win 7, viz. the Dimension 4 time interface. This is 
used by
weak-signal guys (WSPR, JT65, etc.) to sync the PC to the Bureau 
of
Standards time. Win 7 has a built-in gadget to do it, and 
apparently won't
give other programs access to set the clock. With adequate 
hacking, Vista
can be forced to allow D4 to run, but it was really written for 
XP and
hasn't been updated.

With certain computers, it is not as easy as it sounds to keep 
your clock
accurate to within a fraction of a second, because the on-board 
clock may
drift quite a bit and have to be reset constantly; and 
unfortunately, Win 7
does not have a setting (at least not one I can find) that allows 
the user
to increase the frequency of syncing the clock to a standard.

Anyway, other than the above-mentioned glitches, Win 7 runs fine 
and is IMHO
more likable than XP.

Tony KT0NY
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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Gary Gregory]

Absolutely True.

73's
Gary

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Tommy Alderman
 wrote:
> Oh Bill -- there you go again! Selling yourself short. I feel quite sure I
> am not alone in saying that the three ham operators who are always worth
> listening to are W8JI, ON4UN,  AND  W4ZV! The collective knowledge of you
> three is just overwhelming. And thanks for sharing!
>
> 73,
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill W4ZV
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:38 PM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?
>
>
>
> Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2 wrote:
>>
>> So what if ON4UN has a K3?
>>
>
> Since ON4UN has won 70% First Places and 20% Second Places (EU or World) in
> 100 international contests over a 20 year period, I place a lot of
> credibility in his opinions...not to mention his world high DXCC standing on
> 80m and EU high on 160m.  Ditto for for W8JI's contest results and opinions.
>
> I pay attention to what both of these guys say because they DO know what
> they are doing...as demonstrated by results.
>
> 73,  Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Tony Estep]

 "...so far I have found no ham related programs that will not run
under Win 7"

Yep, I have two Win 7 machines and have generally had excellent results.
There still are some pieces of hardware (e.g. M-Audio studio sound
interfaces) for which the Win 7 drivers either don't exist or exist but
don't work. And I do know of one piece of Ham-related software that won't
run under Win 7, viz. the Dimension 4 time interface. This is used by
weak-signal guys (WSPR, JT65, etc.) to sync the PC to the Bureau of
Standards time. Win 7 has a built-in gadget to do it, and apparently won't
give other programs access to set the clock. With adequate hacking, Vista
can be forced to allow D4 to run, but it was really written for XP and
hasn't been updated.

With certain computers, it is not as easy as it sounds to keep your clock
accurate to within a fraction of a second, because the on-board clock may
drift quite a bit and have to be reset constantly; and unfortunately, Win 7
does not have a setting (at least not one I can find) that allows the user
to increase the frequency of syncing the clock to a standard.

Anyway, other than the above-mentioned glitches, Win 7 runs fine and is IMHO
more likable than XP.

Tony KT0NY
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Randy Moore]

I recently upgraded to a Win 7 (Home Premium) 64-bit machine and am 
successfully running Spectrogram 16, N1MM, HRD, LP-Bridge, PowerSDR/IF, and 
WinRadHD. 

Randy, KS4L
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Don Wilhelm]

  Tom,

That is good information, but actually, my choice is to have 2 computers 
- one for the shack and one for other personal stuff like email and 
documents.  Computers have become a commodity item - you can buy a 
refurbished PC loaded with WinXP pro for less than $200.  More than 
adequate for running the hamshack.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 8:42 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:
> Don et al,
>
> You can run anything that runs on XP on Win 7 by installing an XP virtual
> machine on the computer.  It's a free download from Microsoft's web site and 
> you
> can have your choice of the 64 bit or 32bit version.  You don't have to dual
> boot, and it won't run unless you start it up from the Win 7 menu, or you can
> set it up so that it runs when win 7 boots up.
>
> No need to mess with all that other add-on stuff or have two computers in the
> shack.
>
> 73,
>
> Tom Childers
> Radio Amateur N5GE
> Licensed since 1976
> QCWA Life Member 35102
> ARRL Life Member
> Retired Professional
> C# Software developer
> http://www.n5ge.net
>
>
> On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:05:16 -0500, Don Wilhelm   wrote:
>
>>   Bob,
>>
>> There are going to be some ham applications that will not work with Win7
>> at all (either 32 bit or 64 bit).
>>
>> If you have an XP computer available, maybe now is the time to make it
>> the dedicated hamshack computer which will free you to use the Win7
>> computer for non-ham related work.
>> I for one will not likely upgrade to Win7 anytime in the near future.
>> Not only am I happy with WinXP, but I have 6 computers on the home
>> network, and upgrading them would be quite expensive.  I am considering
>> an "upgrade" to Ubuntu if I can get Samba to talk both ways between my
>> Windows network and the SMB shares, but my ham station computer will
>> continue to run Win XP because of the number of ham applications that
>> run on it.  If you want to try out Ubuntu, release 10 is now available,
>> and there is a "Win Ubuntu" version that you can load as a dual boot
>> with the Windows OS.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
> [snip]
>
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Amateur Radio Operator N5GE]

Don et al,

You can run anything that runs on XP on Win 7 by installing an XP virtual
machine on the computer.  It's a free download from Microsoft's web site and you
can have your choice of the 64 bit or 32bit version.  You don't have to dual
boot, and it won't run unless you start it up from the Win 7 menu, or you can
set it up so that it runs when win 7 boots up.  

No need to mess with all that other add-on stuff or have two computers in the
shack.

73,

Tom Childers
Radio Amateur N5GE
Licensed since 1976
QCWA Life Member 35102
ARRL Life Member
Retired Professional
C# Software developer
http://www.n5ge.net


On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:05:16 -0500, Don Wilhelm   wrote:

>  Bob,
>
>There are going to be some ham applications that will not work with Win7 
>at all (either 32 bit or 64 bit).
>
>If you have an XP computer available, maybe now is the time to make it 
>the dedicated hamshack computer which will free you to use the Win7 
>computer for non-ham related work.
>I for one will not likely upgrade to Win7 anytime in the near future.  
>Not only am I happy with WinXP, but I have 6 computers on the home 
>network, and upgrading them would be quite expensive.  I am considering 
>an "upgrade" to Ubuntu if I can get Samba to talk both ways between my 
>Windows network and the SMB shares, but my ham station computer will 
>continue to run Win XP because of the number of ham applications that 
>run on it.  If you want to try out Ubuntu, release 10 is now available, 
>and there is a "Win Ubuntu" version that you can load as a dual boot 
>with the Windows OS.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
[snip]

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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Tommy Alderman]

Oh Bill -- there you go again! Selling yourself short. I feel quite sure I
am not alone in saying that the three ham operators who are always worth
listening to are W8JI, ON4UN,  AND  W4ZV! The collective knowledge of you
three is just overwhelming. And thanks for sharing!

73,

Tom - W4BQF



-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill W4ZV
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:38 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?



Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2 wrote:
> 
> So what if ON4UN has a K3?
> 

Since ON4UN has won 70% First Places and 20% Second Places (EU or World) in
100 international contests over a 20 year period, I place a lot of
credibility in his opinions...not to mention his world high DXCC standing on
80m and EU high on 160m.  Ditto for for W8JI's contest results and opinions.

I pay attention to what both of these guys say because they DO know what
they are doing...as demonstrated by results.

73,  Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m - solved!

[Igor Kosvin]

Happy to report that inquiry to Elecraft support yielded suggestion to
re-run VCO MD CAL, which promptly solved the problem, so I am back in
business on lower 80m. Got to love this service. Thanks!

73,

Igor, N1YX


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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Bill W4ZV]

Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2 wrote:
> 
> So what if ON4UN has a K3?
> 

Since ON4UN has won 70% First Places and 20% Second Places (EU or World) in
100 international contests over a 20 year period, I place a lot of
credibility in his opinions...not to mention his world high DXCC standing on
80m and EU high on 160m.  Ditto for for W8JI's contest results and opinions. 
I pay attention to what both of these guys say because they DO know what
they are doing...as demonstrated by results.

73,  Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[tuxman]

  Bob,
 
if you are that concerned about windose, why not look into Linux. Both 
32 and 64 bit.
The Linux system comes in different flavors with more popular ones being 
Ubuntu, LinuxMint, Fedora.

Google "distro watch" and view the complete list.
You can download any os and try it without install onto your hard drive 
(this is called "live").
This way, you can determine which one is good for you.

Install is as easy as abc. That's because you do not need "drivers" to 
install afterwards.
The "drivers" are already in the Linux kernal.
You then install Linux side by side with windose. This is called duo 
boot. You chose which os you want to use.
There are also many ham radio apps in Linux and some do a bang-up job.

The best part of Linux is, it's more secure! No viruses to worry about 
like in windose!
You can use it on older (dedicated ham use) PC's (the other one won't 
run at all) and it's cost effective.


hope this helps,

72
Ron, wb1hga
"there is freedom of choice in open source software as opposed to 
proprietary.
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Don Wilhelm]

  I cannot disagree with Tommy if you are using the applications that he 
has mentioned.  But if you are dependent on Spectrogram, or SpectrumLab, 
or other applications that are no longer supported (or are not updated 
for Win7), then you will be forced to dedicate a WinXP computer to the 
ham station.

This is application dependent - some work, and some do not.  Make your 
decisions and accept the consequences.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 6:39 PM, Tommy Alderman wrote:
> This is probably the first time (and quite possibly the last time) I will
> have to disagree with Don's advice!
>
> I built my own PC (all 5 of them) and just about as soon as Win 7 came out,
> I purchased and loaded Win 7 Professional 64-bit op-system on my PC.  I
> successfully run N1MM Logger, YPlog (a very old program), any K3 or P3
> utility, telnet, reverse beacon network, Skimmer,in other words so far I
> have found no ham related programs that will not run under Win 7. There may
> be some, but I haven't found any yet. Lot of folks like to run other
> operating systems, stating that they are so much better than Windows -- and
> that may be so. However if you want to use a PC for your ham station, there
> is no true reason to NOT use Windows and doing so allows you to continue to
> enjoy using ham programs and not divert a lot of your time trying to find
> drivers to make the ham programs to work.
>
> Just my opinion after being in computers since the early 70's.
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:05 PM
> To: riese-k3...@juno.com
> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit
>
>Bob,
>
> There are going to be some ham applications that will not work with Win7
> at all (either 32 bit or 64 bit).
>
> If you have an XP computer available, maybe now is the time to make it
> the dedicated hamshack computer which will free you to use the Win7
> computer for non-ham related work.
> I for one will not likely upgrade to Win7 anytime in the near future.
> Not only am I happy with WinXP, but I have 6 computers on the home
> network, and upgrading them would be quite expensive.  I am considering
> an "upgrade" to Ubuntu if I can get Samba to talk both ways between my
> Windows network and the SMB shares, but my ham station computer will
> continue to run Win XP because of the number of ham applications that
> run on it.  If you want to try out Ubuntu, release 10 is now available,
> and there is a "Win Ubuntu" version that you can load as a dual boot
> with the Windows OS.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/4/2011 3:50 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote:
>> Gang
>>
>> looking to do an upgrade and they tell me that win 7 is finally working
>> so my question is will the non commercial programs do OK with win 7/64
>> bit
>> ,,, argo et all. FLDIGI and other uhh   ham software. Should I stick wit,
>> win 7 32 bit  ??
>>
>> Bob K3DJC
>> 
>> Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance
>> If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program
>> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d238b9fdc50810e90bm03vuc
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Mike]

Unless there is a really compelling reason to change, I'd stick to XP.

Win7 tightens down the screws, especially if you like to crawl around in the 
system 
and poke things.

Since NT, MS has suggested that it's not good to write to files under the 
program 
files directory, but didn't enforce it. Now they do, and some software authors 
either 
were not aware of that or choose to kludge around it. So the answer to whether 
a 
program will be happy in Win7 (and vice versa) is.. maybe.

Another difference: In previous incarnations, you could create folders and 
shortcuts 
in the Start menu, and move stuff around so it looked like you wanted it to 
look. 
Almost impossible now.

I know at some point I'll have to change, but I'm very forcibly dragging my 
heels.

My $.02 worth. May be worth less. :-D

73, Mike NF4L

On 1/4/2011 3:50 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote:
> Gang
>
> looking to do an upgrade and they tell me that win 7 is finally working
> so my question is will the non commercial programs do OK with win 7/64
> bit
> ,,, argo et all. FLDIGI and other uhh   ham software. Should I stick wit,
> win 7 32 bit  ??
>
> Bob K3DJC
> 
> Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance
> If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program
> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d238b9fdc50810e90bm03vuc
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Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KAT100 + KPA100 power supply in EC2

[Don Wilhelm]

  Werner,

 From prior photos that I have seen, you have great milling 
capabilities, but the KPA100 speaker is exposed through the heatsink (no 
need for any milling).  The only problem for using the KPA100 speaker is 
that you have to run a separate cable for the speaker (and provide an 
input to the EC2).  Most just ignore the KPA100 speaker and use the 
speaker in the K2 QRP cover.

OTOH, if you want a front firing speaker, and are willing to use another 
EC2 enclosure, the SP2 speaker project (that never made production) is 
detailed on the Elecraft website.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 6:30 PM, Dr. Werner Furlan wrote:
> hi Don, Gary, Bill,
>
> Don Wilhelm schrieb am 4 Jan 2011 um 13:47:
>
>> Do you have the header for the AUX DC cable from the KPA100 installed in
>> your KAT100?  In other words, do you have the KAT100-2? If so, there is no
>> need for the power cable to the KAT100, it will be powered from the cable
>> to the KPA100.
> yes Don, you are right! Everything works like you, Bill and Gary described.
> I don't know what I did wrong before. I have the 12V header installed, maybe 
> I had forgotten to
> connect the AUX/IO cable or whatever. I'll change my powercable now.
>
> btw, the EC2 project is making progress. The rear panel is finished, the 
> opening for the
> loudspeaker is still missing. This will be the toughest part of all. The 
> Aluminium material of the
> EC2 is of low quality, it is not possible to make my first draft with the 
> milling machine. We will
> produce something different. I'll send you a picture in a private mail.
>
> 73!
> Werner oe9fwv
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Tommy Alderman]

This is probably the first time (and quite possibly the last time) I will
have to disagree with Don's advice!

I built my own PC (all 5 of them) and just about as soon as Win 7 came out,
I purchased and loaded Win 7 Professional 64-bit op-system on my PC.  I
successfully run N1MM Logger, YPlog (a very old program), any K3 or P3
utility, telnet, reverse beacon network, Skimmer,in other words so far I
have found no ham related programs that will not run under Win 7. There may
be some, but I haven't found any yet. Lot of folks like to run other
operating systems, stating that they are so much better than Windows -- and
that may be so. However if you want to use a PC for your ham station, there
is no true reason to NOT use Windows and doing so allows you to continue to
enjoy using ham programs and not divert a lot of your time trying to find
drivers to make the ham programs to work.

Just my opinion after being in computers since the early 70's.

Tom - W4BQF



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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:05 PM
To: riese-k3...@juno.com
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

  Bob,

There are going to be some ham applications that will not work with Win7 
at all (either 32 bit or 64 bit).

If you have an XP computer available, maybe now is the time to make it 
the dedicated hamshack computer which will free you to use the Win7 
computer for non-ham related work.
I for one will not likely upgrade to Win7 anytime in the near future.  
Not only am I happy with WinXP, but I have 6 computers on the home 
network, and upgrading them would be quite expensive.  I am considering 
an "upgrade" to Ubuntu if I can get Samba to talk both ways between my 
Windows network and the SMB shares, but my ham station computer will 
continue to run Win XP because of the number of ham applications that 
run on it.  If you want to try out Ubuntu, release 10 is now available, 
and there is a "Win Ubuntu" version that you can load as a dual boot 
with the Windows OS.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 3:50 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote:
> Gang
>
> looking to do an upgrade and they tell me that win 7 is finally working
> so my question is will the non commercial programs do OK with win 7/64
> bit
> ,,, argo et all. FLDIGI and other uhh   ham software. Should I stick wit,
> win 7 32 bit  ??
>
> Bob K3DJC
> 
> Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance
> If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program
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Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KAT100 + KPA100 power supply in EC2

[Dr. Werner Furlan]

hi Don, Gary, Bill, 

Don Wilhelm schrieb am 4 Jan 2011 um 13:47:

> Do you have the header for the AUX DC cable from the KPA100 installed in
> your KAT100?  In other words, do you have the KAT100-2? If so, there is no
> need for the power cable to the KAT100, it will be powered from the cable
> to the KPA100.

yes Don, you are right! Everything works like you, Bill and Gary described. 
I don't know what I did wrong before. I have the 12V header installed, maybe I 
had forgotten to 
connect the AUX/IO cable or whatever. I'll change my powercable now. 

btw, the EC2 project is making progress. The rear panel is finished, the 
opening for the 
loudspeaker is still missing. This will be the toughest part of all. The 
Aluminium material of the 
EC2 is of low quality, it is not possible to make my first draft with the 
milling machine. We will  
produce something different. I'll send you a picture in a private mail. 

73!
Werner oe9fwv


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[Elecraft] K3 - If you're having audio problems

[K4IA]

I don't operate phone much but when I tried to I  heard a weak pulsing buzz 
corresponding to the USB port polling the radio.   I also had trouble 
getting the mic gain and compression right.  It seemed I  had to turn both way 
down and yell in the mic because if I turned either up, I  got a rushing noise 
in the audio.  There was no RF "bite" and I was using a  star-point ground 
system so I assumed I did not have any RF in the  shack.

I asked Joe at Microham about it and he suggested the two mods on  the 
Elecraft website dealing with bypassing a few RF chokes and modifying the  
microphone jack.  These mods are for early K3s and the instructions tell  how 
to 
check if you need them using a DVM.  My K3 #101 was a  candidate.  Neither 
mod is particularly difficult and the only part  required is a bit of wire.  

I am glad to say that after performing  the surgery the pulsing buzz is 
gone and the mic gain and compression settings  are working normally.  Night 
and day difference.

I offer this as  advice to anyone who experiences issues with noise in the 
audio or difficulty  adjusting the mic gain and compression.  

Buck
k4ia
K3 #101  

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Re: [Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[Don Wilhelm]

  Bob,

There are going to be some ham applications that will not work with Win7 
at all (either 32 bit or 64 bit).

If you have an XP computer available, maybe now is the time to make it 
the dedicated hamshack computer which will free you to use the Win7 
computer for non-ham related work.
I for one will not likely upgrade to Win7 anytime in the near future.  
Not only am I happy with WinXP, but I have 6 computers on the home 
network, and upgrading them would be quite expensive.  I am considering 
an "upgrade" to Ubuntu if I can get Samba to talk both ways between my 
Windows network and the SMB shares, but my ham station computer will 
continue to run Win XP because of the number of ham applications that 
run on it.  If you want to try out Ubuntu, release 10 is now available, 
and there is a "Win Ubuntu" version that you can load as a dual boot 
with the Windows OS.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 3:50 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote:
> Gang
>
> looking to do an upgrade and they tell me that win 7 is finally working
> so my question is will the non commercial programs do OK with win 7/64
> bit
> ,,, argo et all. FLDIGI and other uhh   ham software. Should I stick wit,
> win 7 32 bit  ??
>
> Bob K3DJC
> 
> Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance
> If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program
> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d238b9fdc50810e90bm03vuc
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Re: [Elecraft] kat 2 t1 txfmr

[Don Wilhelm]

  Dan,

It does not have to touch, but only to go through the center of the core 
(a straight wire through the core is a 1 turn winding).
If your aesthetics would like a tighter turn, then by all means reduce 
the length of the insulated portion to make the turn tighter.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 5:40 PM, Dan Grizzard wrote:
> I have the T1 transformer wound and installed on the Kat2 board and have a 
> question of the 1 turn winding. Cut and stripped as directed the wire
> dies not pull down tight against the T1. There is a LOT of air between the 
> wire and torroid. Is this correct in that the wire does not touch the torroid?
> 73
> Dan
> Daniel Grizzard
> Extra Class
> af4lb
>
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[Elecraft] kat 2 t1 txfmr

[Dan Grizzard]

I have the T1 transformer wound and installed on the Kat2 board and have a 
question of the 1 turn winding. Cut and stripped as directed the wire 
dies not pull down tight against the T1. There is a LOT of air between the wire 
and torroid. Is this correct in that the wire does not touch the torroid?
73
Dan
Daniel Grizzard 
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 went out!

[Eugene Balinski]

Check the power supply to see that it is staying within
regulation when under load.  Try the supply on another
radio and see if it does the same thing.  Sounds like as
soon as you tried to pull any power through the PS, it goes
out of requlation.

73
Gene K1NR


On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 13:46:59 -0500
 "Stan Grigaliunas"  wrote:
> I purchased a used K1 without the ATU.  I had it on
> receive 40m for couple hours.  All worked great being
> hooked up to a G5RV.  I went through the Menu, checked
> all the parameters, and only changed one option. ( set
> Filter 1 from 300 to 200 ).  Then I got brave and plugged
> in a key!  The radio was powered by Radio Shack 3 amp
> supply.  After sending about a couple dozen of VVV’es,
> the K1 shut down and will not come to life.  The power
> supply is ok, 13.8 volts, but when I turn the power ON,
> the voltage goes way way down to almost nothing.  Nothing
> seems to run hot or even smoke.  The 3 amp fuse in the
> supply does not blow.  
> 
> This is my first experience with K1. I took the top cover
> off and looked around. Looks like it was built by a
> professional.  Soldering is perfect, like it was done by
> a machine.  Very impressed on the workmanship and
> construction.  
> 
> Any good suggestions what to look for?  any
> recommendations on a decent repair shop?  
> 
> 73
> Stan
> K8SRB
>
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[Elecraft] win 7 32/64 bit

[riese-k3djc]

Gang
 
looking to do an upgrade and they tell me that win 7 is finally working
so my question is will the non commercial programs do OK with win 7/64
bit
,,, argo et all. FLDIGI and other uhh   ham software. Should I stick wit,
win 7 32 bit  ??
 
Bob K3DJC

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If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program
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[Elecraft] (no subject)

[william moody]

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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Doug Turnbull]

Arie,
 You are right and you may be sure he will probably change his rig some
day and then some people will go into a funk.   Previously ON4UN used two
Orion II radios and there was much bragging on the TenTec site.   He
certainly changed to the K3 but what next.   Everyone makes their own
choices.  The K3 is a good radio and will be one whether Ham X uses one or
not.   What may be more significant is the number of K3s used for contest
work.   If you are a DX hound or digital man then the criteria changes.

  Happy New Year to all and especially to my fellow K3 users who have
even more reason to be happy.

73 Doug EI2CN 

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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Arie Kleingeld PA3A
Sent: 04 January 2011 19:31
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

So what if ON4UN has a K3?

So what if ON4UN has a FT5000DX?

:-)

73 and a happy new year all.

Arie PA3A
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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Arie Kleingeld PA3A]

So what if ON4UN has a K3?

So what if ON4UN has a FT5000DX?

:-)

73 and a happy new year all.

Arie PA3A
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 went out!

[Don Wilhelm]

  Stan,

Since the K1 was operating into a high SWR, the most likely failure is 
the zener diode across the PA transistor output - it is there to kill 
high RF voltage spikes, and with a high SWR, the RF voltage will be 
either lower than normal or higher than normal at the PA collector 
depending on whether the feedline impedance is high or low (Ohm's law 
prevails).

The diode is D19.  Try removing one end of it and see if the K1 
transmits into a dummy load - if it does, then just replace the diode.  
If it still does not transmit, it is likely that the PA transistor 
and/or one of the components in the PA output have also been damaged.

Moral, do not operate the K1 (or most any other transmitter) into a high 
SWR.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 1/4/2011 1:46 PM, Stan Grigaliunas wrote:
> I purchased a used K1 without the ATU.  I had it on receive 40m for couple 
> hours.  All worked great being hooked up to a G5RV.  I went through the Menu, 
> checked all the parameters, and only changed one option. ( set Filter 1 from 
> 300 to 200 ).  Then I got brave and plugged in a key!  The radio was powered 
> by Radio Shack 3 amp supply.  After sending about a couple dozen of VVV’es, 
> the K1 shut down and will not come to life.  The power supply is ok, 13.8 
> volts, but when I turn the power ON, the voltage goes way way down to almost 
> nothing.  Nothing seems to run hot or even smoke.  The 3 amp fuse in the 
> supply does not blow.
>
> This is my first experience with K1. I took the top cover off and looked 
> around. Looks like it was built by a professional.  Soldering is perfect, 
> like it was done by a machine.  Very impressed on the workmanship and 
> construction.
>
> Any good suggestions what to look for?  any recommendations on a decent 
> repair shop?
>
> 73
> Stan
> K8SRB
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Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KAT100 + KPA100 power supply in EC2

[Don Wilhelm]

  Werner,

Do you have the header for the AUX DC cable from the KPA100 installed in 
your KAT100?  In other words, do you have the KAT100-2?
If so, there is no need for the power cable to the KAT100, it will be 
powered from the cable to the KPA100.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2011 11:07 AM, Dr. Werner Furlan wrote:
> I have built the KAT100 and KPA100 into a custom EC2 housing and it is 
> working very well,
> there is only one little "problem" in the setting which I do not like. The 
> combo needs two power
> supply cables, one for the high current into the KPA100 (Anderson connectors) 
> and one for the
> KAT100 (round plug like in the K2). I'd like to power the unit with only one 
> power cable into the
> AP connector. Did anybody already find an elegant solution for this? I'd 
> prefer to have the
> necessary cables inside the EC2 not a Y-cable outside.
>
> 73!
> Werner oe9fwv
>
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[Elecraft] K1 went out!

[Stan Grigaliunas]

I purchased a used K1 without the ATU.  I had it on receive 40m for couple 
hours.  All worked great being hooked up to a G5RV.  I went through the Menu, 
checked all the parameters, and only changed one option. ( set Filter 1 from 
300 to 200 ).  Then I got brave and plugged in a key!  The radio was powered by 
Radio Shack 3 amp supply.  After sending about a couple dozen of VVV’es, the K1 
shut down and will not come to life.  The power supply is ok, 13.8 volts, but 
when I turn the power ON, the voltage goes way way down to almost nothing.  
Nothing seems to run hot or even smoke.  The 3 amp fuse in the supply does not 
blow.  

This is my first experience with K1. I took the top cover off and looked 
around. Looks like it was built by a professional.  Soldering is perfect, like 
it was done by a machine.  Very impressed on the workmanship and construction.  

Any good suggestions what to look for?  any recommendations on a decent repair 
shop?  

73
Stan
K8SRB
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[Elecraft] [K2] KDSP2 settings for CW

[John Shadle]

Hi all,
I have been fiddling with the KDSP2 for a while and am trying to get
my head around the settings for optimal CW reception. Yes, I know
that's all subjective, but I'd be interested in hearing what folks are
using for the denoiser settings (beta, decay, CW gain) as well as the
CW filter gain.

Default values are as follows:

Denoiser
* beta 89
* decay 71
* CW gain 0.00 dB
CW filter
* gain 0.00 dB

Thanks!
-john W4PAH
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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[OZ2BRN Brian Lodahl]

Yep, it's been on Youtube for the better part of 2 years now ...

Mr. Low-band DX'ing made the big step from Ten-tec Orion's to K3's some 
time ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT_NwIsz54k

73'
Brian OZ2BRN



Den 04-01-2011 14:17, Bill W4ZV skrev:
>  Oops, I meant to include the link to W8JI's comments below:
>
> http://www.w8ji.com/polarization_and_diversity.htm
>
> 73,  Bill
>
>
>
> Craig-89 wrote:
>> I happened to tune across John ON4UN  on 40 meters working a JA  this
>> morning(his evening). John was soliciting opinions  from the JA on the
>> audio quality of a  K3.(he sounded great) It will be interesting to hear
>> what John thinks of his? K3.
>>
>> Can anyone confirm that John owns one, or maybe was he   just testing
>> someone else's K3? An  evaluation from this highly respected  author
>> should make for some interesting reading.
>>
>  Sorry for the reference to Craig's old 2008 post above but I
> searched the archives to see if anyone had mentioned ON4UN's new 5th edition
> of his Low-Band DXing.  I just received my copy a few days ago and the K3
> was most definitely the star of Chapter 3 - Receiving and Transmitting
> Equipment.  John's concluding comment at the end of the chapter:
>
> "You can buy the best transceiver there is on the market for a very
> reasonable price, the Elecraft K3.  And no, I have no connection with
> Elecraft, and paid the full price for my K3s.  I would be ashamed asking for
> a discount for such a wonderful piece of equipment at such a very reasonable
> price."
>
>  For those who may not have seen it, here's another nice endorsement
> from Tom W8JI regarding diversity and the K3:
>
> "I implement stereo diversity by phase locking two separate receivers
> (heavily modified R4C's) together so audio outputs are exactly locked in
> phase. The receivers are virtually identical, even to the point where I hand
> select crystal filters for equal group delay change over the filter
> passband. Every oscillator in the receiver system is common to both
> receivers. I'm aware of only one commercially available amateur receiver
> that does true stereo diversity, the Elecraft K3. I currently use an
> Elecraft K3 since it is the only system that phase-locks two identical
> receivers, it interfaces a good transmitter with the receivers, and is a
> modern stable design with accurate frequency readout."
>
> 
>
> "There are articles describing how to electronically lock the receiver
> tuning of the FT1000D (and other receivers) so the sub-receiver tracks the
> main receiver. This does somewhat work in the FT1000, because the
> oscillators share a common time base. The main problem with the FT1000 is
> the second receiver isn't a very good receiver, the filters do not match,
> the AGC does not match, and phase shift through the receivers (especially as
> the signal moves off the filter center) is not at all similar.
>
> I had similar disappointment with the Orion system.
>
> To the best of my knowledge the K3 Elecraft is the only receiver that has
> absolutely identical receivers that share one common reference system. That
> is what I have switched to now."
>
>  I thought some of you might be interested to see what two of the
> best low band DXers thought about their K3s.
>
> 73&  HNY,
>
> Bill  W4ZV
>
>
>
>
>

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[Elecraft] [K2] KAT100 + KPA100 power supply in EC2

[Dr. Werner Furlan]

I have built the KAT100 and KPA100 into a custom EC2 housing and it is working 
very well, 
there is only one little "problem" in the setting which I do not like. The 
combo needs two power 
supply cables, one for the high current into the KPA100 (Anderson connectors) 
and one for the 
KAT100 (round plug like in the K2). I'd like to power the unit with only one 
power cable into the 
AP connector. Did anybody already find an elegant solution for this? I'd prefer 
to have the 
necessary cables inside the EC2 not a Y-cable outside. 

73!
Werner oe9fwv

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Re: [Elecraft] N1MM and K3 always on transmit problem

[nr4c]

Yes. You have PTT or KEY(CW) configured wrong. maybe try to start N1MM  
without the K3 on. Find these settings and verify the configuration.  
Also check your cabling. Might try unplugging all cables and  
re-connecting one by one.


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Quoting dbellw...@aol.com:

> I switched computers and now, just getting N1MM on screen causes the K3 to
> transmit. The K3 works as usual with N1MM off and vice versa. Phone or
> CW, VOX on or off, no matter. When N1MM and the K3 are on together, the K3
> is in transmit.
>
> Any help?
>
> 73, Dave
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Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 - Now What Have I Done?

[Ken Alexander]

That did it Don!  Many thanks!

Somehow, my first filter setting was:  C1 1.35 .75

I don't know how I managed to do that!  It requires more button presses than I 
thought I made!  Anyway, it's fine now and I'll proceed more carefully from 
here on.

Thanks again!

Ken, VE3HLS



--- On Tue, 1/4/11, Don Wilhelm  wrote:

> From: Don Wilhelm 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 - Now What Have I Done?
> To: "Ken Alexander" 
> Cc: "Elecraft" 
> Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:32 AM
>  Ken,
> 
> Yes, the KSP2 menu entries are a litle bit clumsy, but if
> you follow the directions you can get it done.  I know
> you will hae to fumble your way through them 3 times before
> it seems OK.
> 
> Specifically, to get CF1 back to the LOPASS setting,
> Tap  DISPLAY to bring up the KDSP2 menu - the first
> letter of the displayed menu is the mode, and the number is
> the filter.  If not correct for the filter you wish to
> change, tap MODE or press AFIL until it is correct -- yeah,
> I know, you have to tap DISPLAY each time you want to check
> it, the DSP menu is not "sticky".
> 
> OK, so you have C1 nr nt on the display - hold the RCL
> button to move to the next menu.  You should see
> something like C.1 .60 .80 on the display.  Note the
> position of the blinking dot - that is the parameter that
> may be changed by tapping the BAND+ or BAND- buttons. 
> To move the blinking dot to the other parameter, hold the
> STORE button.
> 
> In the case of the CW display, the first number is the
> center frequency, and the second is the width.  To get
> the LPASS filter in CW, increase both the center frequency
> and the width to their respective maximums.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 1/3/2011 9:24 PM, Ken Alexander wrote:
> > Fat, clumsy fingers; that's what I've got!
> > 
> > I decided to start on one of my Christmas holiday
> projects tonight:  learning how to find my way around
> the KDSP2 in my K2.  All I have ever done was accept
> the default settings since I got it, but have always had the
> feeling that the denoiser was too aggressive for my
> taste.  I also wanted to see what settings could be
> tweaked, and once and for all, I wanted to find the darn
> clock! (I found it.  I'm glad I own a watch!)
> > 
> > Anyway, to my fat clumsy fingers problem.
> > 
> > I was messing...er, experimenting with the CW filter
> settings.  It was set to CF1 at the time.  I think
> I was moving through the menus.  The last thing I saw
> (I think) was LPASS.  Clumsy finger hits a button (I
> don't know which one) and now CF1 is impossibly narrow and
> has a brick wall cut off at about 500 Hz.  It doesn't
> roll off as you tune down in frequency (on 40m) the audio
> just stops!  CF2, CF3 and CF4 are not affected.
> > 
> > Long story short:  I messed something up and I
> don't know what I did.  And I find the instructions
> that come with the KDSP2 impossible to understand.  Any
> assistance would be very gratefully accepted.
> > 
> > Thanks and 73,
> > 
> > Ken Alexander
> > VE3HLS
> >
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Re: [Elecraft] Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m

[Tony Estep]

>
>  With the dummy load the SWR at the
> problematic region is fine, butat the problematic region the
> top line alternates between "1.0-1" and "--" and the bottom line reading
> is very unstable - the power jumps randomly...
>

Sounds like there's a lookup table in memory with a piece of bad data in it.
If so, there must be a way to re-write itMaybe a way to re-init the ATU.

Tony KT0NY

>
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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Bill W4ZV]

Oops, I meant to include the link to W8JI's comments below:

http://www.w8ji.com/polarization_and_diversity.htm

73,  Bill



Craig-89 wrote:
> 
> I happened to tune across John ON4UN  on 40 meters working a JA  this
> morning(his evening). John was soliciting opinions  from the JA on the
> audio quality of a  K3.(he sounded great) It will be interesting to hear
> what John thinks of his? K3. 
> 
> Can anyone confirm that John owns one, or maybe was he   just testing
> someone else's K3? An  evaluation from this highly respected  author
> should make for some interesting reading.
> 

Sorry for the reference to Craig's old 2008 post above but I
searched the archives to see if anyone had mentioned ON4UN's new 5th edition
of his Low-Band DXing.  I just received my copy a few days ago and the K3
was most definitely the star of Chapter 3 - Receiving and Transmitting
Equipment.  John's concluding comment at the end of the chapter:

"You can buy the best transceiver there is on the market for a very
reasonable price, the Elecraft K3.  And no, I have no connection with
Elecraft, and paid the full price for my K3s.  I would be ashamed asking for
a discount for such a wonderful piece of equipment at such a very reasonable
price."

For those who may not have seen it, here's another nice endorsement
from Tom W8JI regarding diversity and the K3:

"I implement stereo diversity by phase locking two separate receivers
(heavily modified R4C's) together so audio outputs are exactly locked in
phase. The receivers are virtually identical, even to the point where I hand
select crystal filters for equal group delay change over the filter
passband. Every oscillator in the receiver system is common to both
receivers. I'm aware of only one commercially available amateur receiver
that does true stereo diversity, the Elecraft K3. I currently use an
Elecraft K3 since it is the only system that phase-locks two identical
receivers, it interfaces a good transmitter with the receivers, and is a
modern stable design with accurate frequency readout."



"There are articles describing how to electronically lock the receiver
tuning of the FT1000D (and other receivers) so the sub-receiver tracks the
main receiver. This does somewhat work in the FT1000, because the
oscillators share a common time base. The main problem with the FT1000 is
the second receiver isn't a very good receiver, the filters do not match,
the AGC does not match, and phase shift through the receivers (especially as
the signal moves off the filter center) is not at all similar.

I had similar disappointment with the Orion system.

To the best of my knowledge the K3 Elecraft is the only receiver that has
absolutely identical receivers that share one common reference system. That
is what I have switched to now."

I thought some of you might be interested to see what two of the
best low band DXers thought about their K3s.

73 & HNY,  

Bill  W4ZV





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Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

[Bill W4ZV]

Craig-89 wrote:
> 
> I happened to tune across John ON4UN  on 40 meters working a JA  this
> morning(his evening). John was soliciting opinions  from the JA on the
> audio quality of a  K3.(he sounded great) It will be interesting to hear
> what John thinks of his? K3. 
> 
> Can anyone confirm that John owns one, or maybe was he   just testing
> someone else's K3? An  evaluation from this highly respected  author
> should make for some interesting reading.
> 

Sorry for the reference to Craig's old 2008 post above but I
searched the archives to see if anyone had mentioned ON4UN's new 5th edition
of his Low-Band DXing.  I just received my copy a few days ago and the K3
was most definitely the star of Chapter 3 - Receiving and Transmitting
Equipment.  John's concluding comment at the end of the chapter:

"You can buy the best transceiver there is on the market for a very
reasonable price, the Elecraft K3.  And no, I have no connection with
Elecraft, and paid the full price for my K3s.  I would be ashamed asking for
a discount for such a wonderful piece of equipment at such a very reasonable
price."

For those who may not have seen it, here's another nice endorsement
from Tom W8JI regarding diversity and the K3:

"I implement stereo diversity by phase locking two separate receivers
(heavily modified R4C's) together so audio outputs are exactly locked in
phase. The receivers are virtually identical, even to the point where I hand
select crystal filters for equal group delay change over the filter
passband. Every oscillator in the receiver system is common to both
receivers. I'm aware of only one commercially available amateur receiver
that does true stereo diversity, the Elecraft K3. I currently use an
Elecraft K3 since it is the only system that phase-locks two identical
receivers, it interfaces a good transmitter with the receivers, and is a
modern stable design with accurate frequency readout."



"There are articles describing how to electronically lock the receiver
tuning of the FT1000D (and other receivers) so the sub-receiver tracks the
main receiver. This does somewhat work in the FT1000, because the
oscillators share a common time base. The main problem with the FT1000 is
the second receiver isn't a very good receiver, the filters do not match,
the AGC does not match, and phase shift through the receivers (especially as
the signal moves off the filter center) is not at all similar.

I had similar disappointment with the Orion system.

To the best of my knowledge the K3 Elecraft is the only receiver that has
absolutely identical receivers that share one common reference system. That
is what I have switched to now."

I thought some of you might be interested to see what two of the
best low band DXers thought about their K3s.

73 & HNY,  

Bill  W4ZV




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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 Utility settings for CW filters

[Arie Kleingeld PA3A]

Dick,

To come up with a optimal (?) setting I worked as follows:

Connected the elecraft XG-2 generator, 40m, S9 setting.
Set the K3 AGC to off and the display to dBV
Set Mode to cw, tuned on exact spot freq.

All frequency offsetsfor the filters were set as indicated (have 2.7,  
2.1, 400 and 200) and checked. Worked with these setting for the past 2 
years and worked just as expected.

Now for setting the filter gains:
I tried to achieve a simular dBV reading for all filters in this set-up. 
I tuned around the spot freq for max dBV readout.
The K3 came up with +5dBV with enough room above and under this level 
for the 2.7 filter.
I used that as a reference.
Then switched in the different filters and tried to compensate the loss 
in dBV.

My settings for the filters are now (for all filters around a +5dBV 
reading):
2.7k  0dB
2.1k  3dB
400   7 dB
200   8 dB  (200Hz is still 2dB short of the 2.7k level)

Ofcourse the dBV readout may differ with bandwidth (by definition) but I 
can clearly hear the difference in level. Not sure how much I need to 
compensate this measurement for bandwidth when using the XG2. at S9 level.

Has someone measured it like this?

I know that the K3 agc or my manual RF will compensate it all but I am 
trying to understand a few things and why it is a setting in the K3.

Help and guiding will be much appreciated.


73
Arie PA3A
k3 #1255


Op 4-1-2011 1:25, Dick Dievendorff schreef:
> This is in the owner's manual, and there's a corresponding table in K3
> Utility Help on the Crystal Filter configuration page.
>
> I'm afraid the table will format strangely in text e-mail.  The page is
> indexed under "filter configuration". Look for the heading "Loss
> Compensation".
>
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m

[Cady, Fred]

 
Hi,
I had a similar problem last year in ARRL SS where the power output
jumped around. Gary suggested doing the power calibration again. I had
little trouble getting it done in the Utility but doing it manually got
things settled down again. I'm not sure that this fixed whatever the
problem was (why did the calibration have to be done again) but it fixed
the symptoms as it hasn't done it again. Well maybe it did it a bit once
or twice at C6AKX this year. 
Dunno. Try it.
73,
Fred KE7X

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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Igor Kosvin
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:24 PM
To: 'Kok Chen'
Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m

Hi Chen,

I did connect dummy load tonight. With the dummy load the SWR at the
problematic region is fine, but I see different symptom. When I activate
tune everywhere else I see on the display: top line "1.0-1", bottom line
"30 W". Which corresponds to my tuning power. Both lines are stable and
the power meter shows accurate 30W or so. At the problematic region the
top line alternates between "1.0-1" and "--" and the bottom line reading
is very unstable - the power jumps randomly from 18W to 48W, so is the
reading of wattmeter - it is also unstable. The returned power stays
pretty low though.
The meter bars on K3 also unstable. The SWR shows one bar and it is
blinking fast. The RF is jumping randomly.
I do not have presently neither VNA nor Antenna Analyzer. I guess though
that use of dummy load pretty much exonerates antenna or tuner. The
dummy load is just one big resistor with very low reactance.

73,
Igor, N1YX   

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From: Kok Chen [mailto:c...@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:02 AM
To: Igor Kosvin
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m

Hi Igor,

You are correct that you should try to see if the K3 will work properly
into a dummy load at 3504 kHz.

Do you have an Antenna Analyzer or VNA?

If so, I would suggest tuning the MFJ to match the Kenwood rigs, then
remove the rigs from the tuner and use to antenna analyzer to look into
the MFJ's Tx connector instead of connecting the K3.  The impedance that
you read on the analyzer might give a clue as to why the K3 can't work
into it.

Vy 73
Chen, W7AY



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[Elecraft] KX1 Sale

[John Chappell G3XRJ]

KX1 with KXAT1, KXB30, KXPD1.

Unmarked.
Worked JA lp ON 30M from VP9 !

Please contact off list

John G3XRJ

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Re: [Elecraft] K2-7006 KPA100 is on the way

[JAMES ROGERS]

David,

Actually,  A friend of mine has both the K2 and the K3 and he loves  
to get on  CW with the K2, as a matter of fact it is his "goto" rig on  
that mode. I have the K3/100 and have just purchased my second K2  
(Always regretting selling my first one). You will enjoy the K2, it is  
a great radio.

73s Jim, W4ATK
On Jan 4, 2011, at 5:12 AM, david wrote:

>
> Yes, I thought about that, but I have already invested in the K2, I'll
> use that for a while.
>
>
> On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 08:35 +0800, Johnny Siu wrote:
>>
>> Hello David,
>>
>> K2 is a great radio for portable use especially the low standby
>> current.
>>
>> However, when you add up all the options in K2, you may wish to
>> consider a basic K3.  The price difference is not huge but  
>> performance
>> is miles apart.
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> Johnny VR2XMC
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/1/4 (二) 8:24:58 AM
>> 主題： [Elecraft] [K2] K2-7006 KPA100 is on the way
>>
>> Thanks for a great product, Elecraft.  I'm sure the KPA100 will make
>> it
>> even better!
>>
>> David Macchiarolo  AJ4TF
>>
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Re: [Elecraft] K2-7006 KPA100 is on the way

[david]

Yes, I thought about that, but I have already invested in the K2, I'll
use that for a while.


On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 08:35 +0800, Johnny Siu wrote:
> 
> Hello David,
>  
> K2 is a great radio for portable use especially the low standby
> current.
>  
> However, when you add up all the options in K2, you may wish to
> consider a basic K3.  The price difference is not huge but performance
> is miles apart.
> 
>  
> cheers, 
> 
> 
> 
> Johnny VR2XMC 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 主題： [Elecraft] [K2] K2-7006 KPA100 is on the way
> 
> Thanks for a great product, Elecraft.  I'm sure the KPA100 will make
> it
> even better!
> 
> David Macchiarolo  AJ4TF
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[Elecraft] K3 Curious phenomenon with doublet on 80m

[Wayne Adams]

"and the bottom line reading is very
unstable - the power jumps randomly from 18W to 48W, so is the reading of
wattmeter - it is also unstable. The returned power stays pretty low though.
The meter bars on K3 also unstable. The SWR shows one bar and it is blinking
fast. The RF is jumping randomly."

In November the power and SWR on my K3 were unstable 160M to 30M but perfect
with a dummy load. After much give and take with the great Elecraft support
staff, and even trying a new 10W PA unit, the problem turned out to be all
my fault.

I was using a long pair of wires from the manually tuned remote tuner across
the apartment hooked to the straight key so I could fire up the rig at the
tuner, then fine tune the tuner. The rig worked fine into a dummy load, but
not when connected to an antenna.

Turns out those 2 long wires were picking up a lot of RF and feeding it into
the Key Jack causing the problem.

What I should of done is test the rig with only the coax and power
connected. That would have shown the problem right away.

Wayne WA9VEE
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Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 - Now What Have I Done?

[Don Wilhelm]

  Ken,

Yes, the KSP2 menu entries are a litle bit clumsy, but if you follow the 
directions you can get it done.  I know you will hae to fumble your way 
through them 3 times before it seems OK.

Specifically, to get CF1 back to the LOPASS setting, Tap  DISPLAY to 
bring up the KDSP2 menu - the first letter of the displayed menu is the 
mode, and the number is the filter.  If not correct for the filter you 
wish to change, tap MODE or press AFIL until it is correct -- yeah, I 
know, you have to tap DISPLAY each time you want to check it, the DSP 
menu is not "sticky".

OK, so you have C1 nr nt on the display - hold the RCL button to move to 
the next menu.  You should see something like C.1 .60 .80 on the 
display.  Note the position of the blinking dot - that is the parameter 
that may be changed by tapping the BAND+ or BAND- buttons.  To move the 
blinking dot to the other parameter, hold the STORE button.

In the case of the CW display, the first number is the center frequency, 
and the second is the width.  To get the LPASS filter in CW, increase 
both the center frequency and the width to their respective maximums.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/3/2011 9:24 PM, Ken Alexander wrote:
> Fat, clumsy fingers; that's what I've got!
>
> I decided to start on one of my Christmas holiday projects tonight:  learning 
> how to find my way around the KDSP2 in my K2.  All I have ever done was 
> accept the default settings since I got it, but have always had the feeling 
> that the denoiser was too aggressive for my taste.  I also wanted to see what 
> settings could be tweaked, and once and for all, I wanted to find the darn 
> clock! (I found it.  I'm glad I own a watch!)
>
> Anyway, to my fat clumsy fingers problem.
>
> I was messing...er, experimenting with the CW filter settings.  It was set to 
> CF1 at the time.  I think I was moving through the menus.  The last thing I 
> saw (I think) was LPASS.  Clumsy finger hits a button (I don't know which 
> one) and now CF1 is impossibly narrow and has a brick wall cut off at about 
> 500 Hz.  It doesn't roll off as you tune down in frequency (on 40m) the audio 
> just stops!  CF2, CF3 and CF4 are not affected.
>
> Long story short:  I messed something up and I don't know what I did.  And I 
> find the instructions that come with the KDSP2 impossible to understand.  Any 
> assistance would be very gratefully accepted.
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Ken Alexander
> VE3HLS
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