Re: [Elecraft] K2 Control Cable Question - Recap

[Tony Estep]

Jim, you might try a virtual serial port program called Com0com. It is open
source and free. I have installed it and tried to get it to work, but
haven't fooled with it long enough to give it a full critique. It does
install and it does  create pairs of virtual serial ports. The ports do
appear in the port list of your software. That's all I can attest. I tried
briefly to send data out of one of the virtual ports and receive it on the
other, but it didn't work the first try, and I got distracted by a different
problem and never tried again.

Anyway, it's worth a try. Others report success with it. Plenty of info at:

http://com0com.sourceforge.net/

Good luck,
Tony KT0NY


On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Jim Campbell  wrote:

> A while back I asked a question about physically splitting the K2 serial
> control cable.
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[Elecraft] K2 Control Cable Question - Recap

[Jim Campbell]

A while back I asked a question about physically splitting the K2 serial 
control cable so that I could have one half of the cable talk to CW 
Skimmer and the other half talk to MixW. I got some good suggestions for 
which I am thankful.

First it was suggested that I do an internet search for "virtual serial 
port". I did so and found a number of solutions that led back to 
www.eltima.com. A single license for that solution was almost $100. That 
was quite a bit too pricey for me, so I searched further.

That led to my finding www.enterlogic.com. This appears to be a group of 
Russian programmers. A single license for their solution is about $25. 
This is still a little pricey but much better than eltima so I went for it.

Their solution is called a Virtual Serial Port Emulator. It has several 
capabilities one of which is the virtual splitting of a serial port. The 
input to the VSPE is the actual com port, in my case Com 4. The output 
of the VSPE is a virtual port, in which case I specified Com 1 (which is 
not an actual port on my computer).

In CW Skimmer, View>Settings>CAT tab, I specified Radio 1 and in its' 
Settings I pointed to Com 1 and gave the com port the settings expected 
by the K2's serial port.

In MixW3, Configure>TRCVR CAT/PTT I once again pointed to Com 1.

The results were disappointing. CW Skimmer worked OK, showing the 
frequency correctly. The frequency display in MixW was random numbers, 
changing frequently. Not at all what I desired.

I then switched to N1MM Logger. Configuring Com 1 as a radio type 
"Elecraft K2" and giving com 1 the settings expected by the K2, N1MM 
Logger showed the correct frequency.

So it is possible to have the K2 drive more than one program 
simultaneously. I will try working with the Russian programmers to get 
VSPE to talk to MixW.

Thanks again for all the help.

72,

Jim - W4BQP
K2 # 2268

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
I hope your weather is warmer than mine.  A few more days of snow this  
week was not pleasant.  An inch on the ground one day with a little more  
the next.  Supposedly spring is at hand but only a few signs of it are  
showing.  Flowers are very confused.  I have trilliums blooming before  
daffodils and lower down there is a flowering dogwood getting started.   
There is a grouse drumming very close to the house.  Each time I walk  
outside I hear him.  I don't think I can sneak up on him because he is in  
a large open bowl.  The sound of my creeping up on him would be so  
magnified I would not even get a glimpse of him.

Propagation was good the few times I got on this week.  Today the  
balloon was an easy signal to copy for most of its flight.  Only the lower  
elevations were not easily heard here in Oregon.  A solar stream hit the  
earth early today causing a few aurora.  Hopefully this will have calmed  
down by tomorrow while activating the ionosphere.  We shall see if the  
East and Southeast are heard once again.  Luckily there are no major  
holidays this weekend.  That will help.

If anyone is interested in acting as a relay station on either net  
please email me.  I will turn the net over to you for a few minutes so you  
can call areas in my skip zone.  It sure would prove helpful to those I  
cannot reach directly.

Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP  help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday z (Sunday 5 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

Stay well,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

[Alexander Sack]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 5:45 PM, John Ragle  wrote:
> Would some kind soul remind me what the status is (if any), for the
> putative external monitor mod for the P3?


I asked this question i *think* 2 weeks ago, got no response.

@Elecraft (Eric/Wayne/Alan etc.):

Can we just have confirmation that this IS still on the roadmap?  If
not, that's okay too, I just want to know either way.  Perhaps
something announced @Dayton?  :-)

73

-aps (KC2ZSX)
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[Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

[John Ragle]

Would some kind soul remind me what the status is (if any), for the 
putative external monitor mod for the P3?

John Ragle -- W1ZI
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Re: [Elecraft] Heil IC mic

[don Swetzig]

Yes bias is on same as the head set.  
Could it be a cable issue?




KD8NNU

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On Apr 30, 2011 2:47 PM, Don Wilhelm  wrote: 

  Don,



Did you turn on the bias?  That mic needs it (as do all microphones with 

an electret element).  See the main menu MIC SEL - tap button 2 to 

toggle the bias.



73,

Don W3FPR



On 4/30/2011 2:35 PM, don Swetzig wrote:

> I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just 
purchased. I got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil 
headseat with this element that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft.

>

> Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the 
headseat.  I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still 
need the mic line in setting at 45. The original head set needed low 
gain and the line in set to 10 for full ALC action.

>

> Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this 
mic. 

>

> Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the 
performance of the IC in the proset

>

> Thanks

> Don

>

> KD8NNU

>

>


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 synthesizer spur?

[ab2tc]

Hi,

I have them both although the exact frequencies differ a little bit. They
are both very weak and the one on 20m is inaudible with a real antenna
connected. BTW these are by no means the only internal birdies of this
nature on the K3. I'll start worrying about them when I have gotten rid of
my last computer (and other electronic devices) birdie.

AB2TC - Knut


Robert Redmon wrote:
> 
> I have recently noticed an unusual spur on 20 meter ssb (enters the 
> passband at about 187.3 and exits at about 187.4). It is apparently a 
> synthesizer spur as it tracks with vfo knob movement except in the 
> opposite direction and in steps x10 the tuning increment. Have a similar 
> spur on 50 mhz (about 50.094). Anyone else noticed this and/or 
> discovered a fix? It jumps about 50khz down when I change the mode from 
> usb to lsb on 50mhz.
> 
> 73, Bob K5SM
> 
> 
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[Elecraft] rfc sub on kx60

[John Cooper]

my k60xv did not come with the  15uH chokes (brown-green-black) can I 
substitute what I do have some brown-green-browns?  At least until I get the 
right ones in?
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[Elecraft] SSB net announcement - note frequency change

[Phillip Shepard]

I got a handful of replies about the SSB net frequency.  They ranged from
those that say they can't check in due to noise on 14.316 to those that
routinely check in and say don't change it.  I'm willing to try a different
frequency.  I have been monitoring the band around 14.305 (suggested as an
alternative earlier this week).  There is the Ohani net on 14.307 that ends
between 1800 and 1830Z.  There is a maritime net that is on 14.300.  So,
let's give it a try tomorrow at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz (half way between these
two nets).  If it is a disaster around there, we may have to go back to
14.316.

So: 14.3035 MHz at 1800Z tomorrow (Sunday, 5/1/11)

I will be net control from Oregon.  See you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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Re: [Elecraft] Heil IC mic

[Don Wilhelm]

  Don,

Did you turn on the bias?  That mic needs it (as do all microphones with 
an electret element).  See the main menu MIC SEL - tap button 2 to 
toggle the bias.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/30/2011 2:35 PM, don Swetzig wrote:
> I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just purchased. I 
> got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil headseat with this 
> element that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft.
>
> Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the 
> headseat.  I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still need 
> the mic line in setting at 45. The original head set needed low gain and 
> the line in set to 10 for full ALC action.
>
> Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this mic. 
>
> Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the 
> performance of the IC in the proset
>
> Thanks
> Don
>
> KD8NNU
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Heil IC mic

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

I think the Icom elements require the bias.

On 4/30/2011 12:35 PM, don Swetzig wrote:
> I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just purchased. I 
> got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil headseat with this 
> element that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft.
>
> Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the 
> headseat.  I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still need 
> the mic line in setting at 45. The original head set needed low gain and 
> the line in set to 10 for full ALC action.
>
> Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this mic. 
>
> Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the 
> performance of the IC in the proset
>
> Thanks
> Don
>
> KD8NNU
>
> Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint
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[Elecraft] Heil IC mic

[don Swetzig]

I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just purchased.  I 
got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil headseat with this element 
that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft.

Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the 
headseat.   I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still need 
the mic line in setting at 45.  The original head set needed low gain and 
the line in set to 10 for full ALC action.

Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this mic.  

Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the 
performance of the IC in the proset

Thanks
Don

KD8NNU

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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net [END of Thread - Royals Disc.]

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Eric just stepped on my hat..

On 4/30/2011 12:11 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
> I just did ;-)
>
> Let's end the royal wedding discussion. A little too far afield.
>
> 73,
> Eric
> List Modulator
> www.elecraft.com
> _..._
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:14 AM, "Dave Sergeant"  wrote:
>
>> That much quoted figure of 2 Billion watching it on the TV is clearly
>> WAY WAY too much when you consider there are only 6 Billion people on
>> the whole planet. Clearly loads did watch it, but nothing like that
>> number. It didn't include me for instance, who was content with five
>> minutes of highlights later in the day.
>>
>> This has little, or probably nothing, to do with the UK Elecraft Net,
>> guess Eric will come in soon...
>>
>> 73 Dave G3YMC
>>
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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net [END of Thread - Royals Disc.]

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

I just did ;-)

Let's end the royal wedding discussion. A little too far afield.

73,
Eric
List Modulator
www.elecraft.com
_..._


On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:14 AM, "Dave Sergeant"  wrote:

> That much quoted figure of 2 Billion watching it on the TV is clearly 
> WAY WAY too much when you consider there are only 6 Billion people on 
> the whole planet. Clearly loads did watch it, but nothing like that 
> number. It didn't include me for instance, who was content with five 
> minutes of highlights later in the day.
> 
> This has little, or probably nothing, to do with the UK Elecraft Net, 
> guess Eric will come in soon...
> 
> 73 Dave G3YMC
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

[Don Wilhelm]

  RC,

Yes, it does sound like you zapped the RS-232 interface in the K3 along 
with the computer.  Contact with k3supp...@elecraft.com is in order - 
they can give you your options for getting it fixed.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/30/2011 9:55 AM, Robert 'RC' Conley wrote:
> Here is all that I found:
> I lost my computer Tues night through the Comcast cable link.
> When installing the K3 Utility in the new computer I found that it is not
> commuicating with the K3.
> I have ERR IO3 on K3 3212 on power up.
> The N1MM contest logger does not communicate with the K3 either.
> I surmise that the KIO3 is damaged
> Just contacted a station in OHIO and the K3 seems to be preforming properly.
> RC
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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 AGAIN

[Tony Estep]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 11:13 AM, John Ragle  wrote:

> ...a wide variety of things is possible
>
Ain't that the truth. In 2005 lightning struck a tree across the street from
our house, and traveled through the crown of the nearby trees and across our
roof. Stuff that was damaged included a TV set, the sound chip from my son's
laptop, my Mark V, my 2-meter radio, the microwave oven, and -- the control
panel of our sprinkler system. My wife was talking on the phone at the time
and got a shock in her ear.


73,
Tony KT0NY
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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 AGAIN

[Bill W4ZV]

Robert 'RC' Conley wrote:
> 
> Tue night severe T'storms came through the Monroe, LA area. I lost my
> computer the the Comcast link. After that is when the ERR IO3 made itself
> known. I'm surmising I receive a spike through the RS232 cable. Is this
> possible? My antenna were disconnected along with power.
> 

Yes...absolutely possible and in fact probable since your computer was taken
out.  Lightning > cable > computer > KIO3.  This has been an ongoing problem
with U1 on the KIO3 Main board and Eric has promised a mod to fix it but I
haven't yet seen it appear.  Here's how to check U1:

http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2011-April/148361.html

If U1 measures bad, you likely need a new KIO3 Main board since U1 has
finely spaced pins.

73,  Bill

P.S.  Now I disconnect all RS-232 or USB ports in addition to all antennas
and power.  The last time this happened to me the problem was apparently
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[Elecraft] anyone have a KX1 or k1 that is excess

[Leroy Marion]

looking for KX1, 40/20 is fine. Auto tuner nice but not absolute. 

K1 would also work. 


  email me off list please

 Roy AB7CE
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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Edward R. Cole]

Two Billion people watched!  So did my wife and I (midnight to 4am in Alaska).

It was an interesting show of pagentry that is probably not going to 
be around much longer with all the insurrection going on around the 
world.  Nice show! (or Jolly Good! in British).  Wish them well.

My ancestor came from england in 1652 so have tenuous links back there?

William's ham license would have an "L" in it for learner! ;-)

73, Edward R. Cole
KL7UW

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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:56:31 +0100
From: "Geoffrey Downs" 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net
To: 
Message-ID: <5F1AE83E8195475E84A41220B2180741@Geoff>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
 reply-type=original

Just to put another view about about the royals and without going into
detail on moral and historical issues, not everyone in the UK currently
shares Adi's sentiments. Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned
out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in the
UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide - even though it may
well have been of more interest to YLs and XYLs hi. What was noticeable here
was the happy atmosphere and the large number of young people out on the
streets to see and celebrate the occasion. If we could get the same number
of young people enthused about amateur radio it would be great!

Maybe the last word could go to a headline in today's UK "Financial Times" :
"A near perfect day as globe tunes in to see Britain at its battiest - and
best"

In case "battiest" doesn't transatlanticise it means "most eccentric" or
"craziest" :-)

73 to all

Geoff
GR3UCK




73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 synthesizer spur?

[Richard Ferch]

This is what the CONFIG:SIG RMV feature is for. Take a look at the 
firmware release notes (hfwnotes.pdf or hfwnotes.rtf file) under MCU 
3.03, "New Feature: Spurious Signal Removal".

73,
Rich VE3KI


K5SM wrote:

> I have recently noticed an unusual spur on 20 meter ssb (enters the
> passband at about 187.3 and exits at about 187.4). It is apparently a
> synthesizer spur as it tracks with vfo knob movement except in the
> opposite direction and in steps x10 the tuning increment. Have a similar
> spur on 50 mhz (about 50.094). Anyone else noticed this and/or
> discovered a fix? It jumps about 50khz down when I change the mode from
> usb to lsb on 50mhz.

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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Dave]

on the satelite,  BBC america coverage was good but the local pbs station in
dallas showed the BBC UK program uninterupted

Pity i left the UK wednesday, i could have been using GR4FRE

Dave

ww2r, g4fre

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:36:30 -0400
From: Monty Shultes 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net
To: R. Kevin Stover 
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" 
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The coverage on BBC America was outstanding, and NBC wasn't too bad.
Monty K2DLJ


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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 AGAIN

[John Ragle]

In my experience, a wide variety of things is possible. For example, 
last summer (2010) I lost one channel of my router (out of 4 in use) to 
a lightning strike, and my wife lost her entire computer (fried MoBo) to 
the same strike, even though she was unplugged from the mains...she was 
plugged into a CAT6 line from the router, but NOT the same channel that 
fried.

The weird (interesting?) aspect to this is that the cable TV run that 
serves us is fiber optic up to the street entrance. This implicates the 
coax line from the street entrance to the house (buried at least 1' 
underground) and the house wiring itself.

During this event, my computer was plugged into a plug strip and into 
the same router, but was turned 'off,' and a dozen or so pieces of ham 
gear were plugged into antennas and mains ('off' again), not one of 
which was damaged.

This particular strike was perhaps 150 yards away at the end of the 
street. My tower is grounded through two No. 4 cables and 8 foot ground 
rods.

As has been stressed on this list server, the effects of a near strike 
can be quite quixotic.  I once got a good jolt (actually more of a 
strong 'tingle') when leaning against the metal frame of my garage door 
and a strike occurred across the street.

Faraday's Law holds, but where? The equivalent circuits are not always 
obvious...time for more tinfoil hats...read the archives.

John Ragle -- W1ZI

=

On 4/30/2011 9:22 AM, Robert 'RC' Conley wrote:
> Tue night severe T'storms came through the Monroe, LA area. I lost my
> computer the the Comcast link. After that is when the ERR IO3 made itself
> known. I'm surmising I receive a spike through the RS232 cable. Is this
> possible? My antennas were disconnected along with power.
>

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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 AGAIN

[Jim McDonald]

Besides other grounding and lightning protection, which have been covered
very thoroughly here several times, I have a last line of protection on the
RS-232 input to the K3.  It's manufactured by (for?) Tripp-Lite and sold as
a model DB9.

I'm not suggesting that it replaces any other lightning or surge protection,
but for $15 or so, it made me feel better.  Amazon sells them (what a
surprise!):
http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-DB9-Protector-Suppressor/dp/B6B81G/ref=
sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304176459&sr=8-1 

or http://tinyurl.com/3d882eq .

I also have them on my SteppIR controller, HAL DXP38, and Green Heron
controller too.

Some will probably say they are a waste of money, assuming you have a good
protection system, but at $15 each, redundancy made sense to me.

Jim N7US



-Original Message-
Tue night severe T'storms came through the Monroe, LA area. I lost my
computer the the Comcast link. After that is when the ERR IO3 made itself
known. I'm sermising I receive a spike through the RS232 cable. Is this
possible? My antenna were disconnected along with power.

-- 
RC KC5WA


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[Elecraft] KIO3 problem solved here

[adriano.perazio]

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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

[adriano.perazio]

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[Elecraft] K3 synthesizer spur?

[Robert Redmon]

I have recently noticed an unusual spur on 20 meter ssb (enters the 
passband at about 187.3 and exits at about 187.4). It is apparently a 
synthesizer spur as it tracks with vfo knob movement except in the 
opposite direction and in steps x10 the tuning increment. Have a similar 
spur on 50 mhz (about 50.094). Anyone else noticed this and/or 
discovered a fix? It jumps about 50khz down when I change the mode from 
usb to lsb on 50mhz.

73, Bob K5SM
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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Dave Sergeant]

On 30 Apr 2011 at 14:56, Geoffrey Downs wrote:

> Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned 
> out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in
> the UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide

That much quoted figure of 2 Billion watching it on the TV is clearly 
WAY WAY too much when you consider there are only 6 Billion people on 
the whole planet. Clearly loads did watch it, but nothing like that 
number. It didn't include me for instance, who was content with five 
minutes of highlights later in the day.

This has little, or probably nothing, to do with the UK Elecraft Net, 
guess Eric will come in soon...

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com

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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Geoffrey Downs]

Just to put another view about about the royals and without going into 
detail on moral and historical issues, not everyone in the UK currently 
shares Adi's sentiments. Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned 
out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in the 
UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide - even though it may 
well have been of more interest to YLs and XYLs hi. What was noticeable here 
was the happy atmosphere and the large number of young people out on the 
streets to see and celebrate the occasion. If we could get the same number 
of young people enthused about amateur radio it would be great!

Maybe the last word could go to a headline in today's UK "Financial Times" : 
"A near perfect day as globe tunes in to see Britain at its battiest - and 
best"

In case "battiest" doesn't transatlanticise it means "most eccentric" or 
"craziest" :-)

73 to all

Geoff
GR3UCK

- Original Message - 
From: "Adi Andrei" 
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:45 AM

> But you must be joking about the royals.
>
> Many countries (including USA) had to fight bloody battles to get their 
> independence (more or less successfully) from this family.
> Plus there hasn't been a British king in England since the battle of 
> Hastings, and William the conqueror took over.
> They didn't even speak English at the court for hundreds of years after 
> that.
> This is a tradition of classism and enslavement of the many (World level) 
> for the benefit of the few.
>
> We need to discriminate between traditions.
> Amateur Radio is 'noble' in a very much opposite way to royalty and empire 
> building.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adi
> 2e0ttx

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[Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

[Robert 'RC' Conley]

Here is all that I found:
I lost my computer Tues night through the Comcast cable link.
When installing the K3 Utility in the new computer I found that it is not
commuicating with the K3.
I have ERR IO3 on K3 3212 on power up.
The N1MM contest logger does not communicate with the K3 either.
I surmise that the KIO3 is damaged
Just contacted a station in OHIO and the K3 seems to be preforming properly.
RC
-- 
RC KC5WA

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[Elecraft] KPA-500 shipping status?

[T Gahagan]

I received an order confirmation for the KPA500 on April 6th and have not heard 
anything since then.  Just wondering if folks who ordered around that time have 
received their amps or if anyone knows what the shipping status is?

Thanks,
Todd-WA7U
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[Elecraft] ERR IO3 AGAIN

[Robert 'RC' Conley]

Tue night severe T'storms came through the Monroe, LA area. I lost my
computer the the Comcast link. After that is when the ERR IO3 made itself
known. I'm sermising I receive a spike through the RS232 cable. Is this
possible? My antenna were disconnected along with power.

-- 
RC KC5WA

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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3

[Monty Shultes]

My manual says the KIO3 may be defective, not the K3.  Read the instructions 
there about operating without KIO3.
Monty K2DLJ

On Apr 30, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Robert 'RC' Conley wrote:

> I'm getting this notation on my K3 3212 when powering up. The Manual says it
> may be defective. If it is DEFECTIVE would this prevent the K3 Utility from
> working? How can I get a replacement?
> 
> -- 
> RC KC5WA
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[Elecraft] ERR IO3

[Robert 'RC' Conley]

I'm getting this notation on my K3 3212 when powering up. The Manual says it
may be defective. If it is DEFECTIVE would this prevent the K3 Utility from
working? How can I get a replacement?

-- 
RC KC5WA

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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Monty Shultes]

The coverage on BBC America was outstanding, and NBC wasn't too bad.
Monty K2DLJ

On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:08 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I never "got it" in the first place.
> 
> Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
> She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
> She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
> heritage a couple of times.
> 
> Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
> and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
> something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
> back to those people".
> 
> We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.
> 
> I said "what for,.better coverage of the divorce?"
> 
> Got me out of the conversation.
> 
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:54:13 +1000
> Gary Gregory  wrote:
> 
>> Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
>> highlightsjust in case 'we' missed somethingThen all the
>> talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'
>> 'the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmdid I miss
>> something?
>> 
>> 
>> I am just so deilighted I could just@#*&^!..
>> 
>> Grr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
>> it'wonder what that means?
>> 
>> Gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> R. Kevin Stover
> AC0H
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[Elecraft] Let me build a K2 for you.

[Alan Price]

I have built more than 260 K2's to date.  Let me build your K2.  My prices are 
reasonable, and you receive a new radio with the options you want.  Please 
respond of off the reflector.
 
73
Alan
W1HYV 
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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

You might try looking at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - lots of coverage there
73 de M0XDF
-- 
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons,
For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

On 30 Apr 2011, at 12:08, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I never "got it" in the first place.
> 
> Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
> She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
> She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
> heritage a couple of times.
> 
> Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
> and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
> something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
> back to those people".
> 
> We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.
> 
> I said "what for,.better coverage of the divorce?"
> 
> Got me out of the conversation.
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[R. Kevin Stover]

I never "got it" in the first place.

Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
heritage a couple of times.

Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
back to those people".

We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.

I said "what for,.better coverage of the divorce?"

Got me out of the conversation.

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:54:13 +1000
Gary Gregory  wrote:

> Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
> highlightsjust in case 'we' missed somethingThen all the
> talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'
> 'the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmdid I miss
> something?
> 
> 
> I am just so deilighted I could just@#*&^!..
> 
> Grr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
> it'wonder what that means?
> 
> Gary





-- 
R. Kevin Stover
AC0H
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

[Thomas Horsten]

A low-pass filter on the output works well, and is easy to construct if the
power is reasonable! A 3-pole Chebyshev filter works well.

In the datasheets for these amplifiers there's usually a recommendation to
do as much unless the cable to the speaker is very short (ie. built into the
unit).

73 de Thomas M0TRN

On 30 April 2011 10:48, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA)  wrote:

> Be aware that class-D (digital) audio amplifiers like this, in combination
> with long loudspeaker wires, don't always go so well with amateur radio.
> Sometimes they radiate well into the lower short-wave range. Unless of
> course, you turn off the stereo whenever you turn on the radio ...
>
>
> Phil Townsend wrote:
> >
> > Tripath based diy kit
> > These sound VERY good and cheeep!
> >
> > http://diyparadise.com/charlize2.html
> >
>
> -Sverre, LA3ZA
>
> K2 #2198, K3 #3391
> LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications --
> View this message in context:
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

[Sverre Holm (LA3ZA)]

Be aware that class-D (digital) audio amplifiers like this, in combination
with long loudspeaker wires, don't always go so well with amateur radio.
Sometimes they radiate well into the lower short-wave range. Unless of
course, you turn off the stereo whenever you turn on the radio ...


Phil Townsend wrote:
> 
> Tripath based diy kit
> These sound VERY good and cheeep!
> 
> http://diyparadise.com/charlize2.html
> 

-Sverre, LA3ZA

K2 #2198, K3 #3391
LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications --
View this message in context: 
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Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Adi Andrei]

I agree with you on the the fact that there are nice traditions outthere, kept 
on going by true enthusiasm (rather than public money) such as Amateur Radio, 
and I wish there were more like it based on cooperation and unconditional help 
between people. We might have to rediscover or create them, because we are 
going to need them.

But you must be joking about the royals.

Many countries (including USA) had to fight bloody battles to get their 
independence (more or less successfully) from this family.
Plus there hasn't been a British king in England since the battle of Hastings, 
and William the conqueror took over.
They didn't even speak English at the court for hundreds of years after that.
This is a tradition of classism and enslavement of the many (World level) for 
the benefit of the few.

We need to discriminate between traditions.
Amateur Radio is 'noble' in a very much opposite way to royalty and empire 
building.

Cheers,

Adi
2e0ttx

On 30/04/2011 04:46, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> I find it nice to be reminded of traditions and institutions that span the
> centuries with such beauty and pageantry in spite of the foibles of us
> individuals (in the Royal family and everywhere).
>
> We Hams have such traditions too, but when someone wonders what a Wouff Hong
> is I am afraid our traditions are being cast aside as irrelevant.
>
> Our past is never irrelevant - as Hams or as citizens of the earth. Our past
> is an arrow pointing to our future- an arrow whose flight is controlled by
> our choices today; choices that presume we understand our past.
>
> So what do we want our children, our grand children or our
> great-grandchildren who choose to become Hams to inherent in this hobby?
>
> I choose a tradition of mutual help, caring and respect for all Hams, even
> the LIDs who haven't a clue what the rest of us are doing. With patience and
> perseverance we will show them. Some will leave the hobby, and others will
> carry on. They will carry it on and pass on our legacy.
>
> And the lessons learned at the mic, at the key or at keyboard will stand
> each one in good stead in all aspects of life.
>
> I know this is true, because there are many Hams, now long gone, who helped
> me as a youngster enjoy and respect my hobby and, in doing so, taught me
> important lessons about living a joyful, useful life.
>
> It's only in my mind, but I remember each of them will just as much solemn
> respect, appreciation, joy and celebration as was publicly expressed at the
> Royal wedding.
>
> I know there are countless other Hams out there who know exactly what I
> mean. I've had the privilege of having QSO's with some of them and sharing
> our stories of appreciation and discovery.
>
> (BTW: I loved the churchman who did cartwheels down the sanctuary aisle when
> it was all over and he thought he was alone!)
>
> 73,
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
>
> -Original Message-
> Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
> highlightsjust in case 'we' missed somethingThen all the talking
> heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo''the shoes'
>   'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmdid I miss something?
>
>
> I am just so deilighted I could just@#*&^!..
>
> Grr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
> it'wonder what that means?
>
> Gary
>
>
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