Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups and KPA500/ST0R
Thanks Ron AC7AC That explains alot. Ok I can see why now, after hearing a massive pileup and everyone stepping on each other. I appreciate you taking the time to explain it to me. Tony, it may have been done for alot of people, I have never experienced it. I like talking to DX, Finding out about where he lives and about his station. But I agree it seems that most rare DX is a callsign, rst, and name. I guess I enjoy the conversation and contacts. Thanks to everyone on this reflector for their help and technical knowledge, it is very helpful information to me. Gerald Manthey - KC6CNN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Re-split-pileup-and-listening-was-Pileups-and-KPA500-ST0R-tp6638071p6639930.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum
Last week i assembled the kpa500 of oe6rdd when we transmit we hear a realy loud hum (50hz) in the rythm of the cw signals i have compared this with my own kpa-500 and there is no hum i have tried to loosen the big srew which holds the tranformer with no result any ideas ?? 73 Klaus OE6KYG KX1 244 K2 1331 K3 115 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] HRD N1MM
Martin Are you using the SteppIR Y cable? The SteppIR should only be receiving no connection to the TX line. All polling for freq has to be by the logging program. 73 Larry K1ZW -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Martin Staffa Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:29 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] HRD N1MM I have tried both and if I leave the computer alone for a while every thing comes to a halt and I can not work the radio I also have steppIR in the mix. I have to restart the computer to unlock the program no matter if its HRD or N1MM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. 1w/5w/15w from a 3 ele beam @ 70 feet is a bit of a different story from a short clandestine wire and an apartment building or 160m vs 20m or DXCC from middle of Europe _or_ middle of Kansas just saying.. ;-) -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 8/1/2011 12:48 AM, Dave Sergeant wrote: On 31 Jul 2011 at 22:07, vicki glover wrote: Until I built my K2 (7186) I had no idea that dx on 15 watts was even possible. I have been running QRO for a couple of years and making the contacts, but getting alot of these same contacts (Sweeden, Hungary, Lithuania) on 15 watts with a radio I built is hard to top. Only been running this rig for a week or two now, but am extreamly well pleased with it. Just wanted to share the joy. 73 mike-kb3qja __ 15 Watts is decidedly QRO, I have never run more than 5 Watts from my K2 in the past 9 years and have 231 DXCC. Last month I worked in the Club 72 Marathon (http://club72.su/marathon.html) with just 1 Watt for most of my QSOs and found stations came back just as easily with that power as they did with 5. Conditions have been pretty dire recently but nevertheless had quite a few nice QSOs including some in PY and LU. Give it a go, you will be surprised. 73 Dave G3YMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Hi Sam, Agree. They also don't report how the guy they worked had to struggle to pull them out or what his equipment was. I did a breakdown of the maximum distance to 100, 200 and 300 DXCC countries for each country of the world. EU certainly has a big advantage. Several EU countries have 100 countries within one hop or Es skip. The best locations ring the Mediterranean sea. On the other hand the worst places are in the Pacific. At least they have a prefix gain advantage. At the 300 country level, everybody is about equal. Easiestkm to 100,200 and 300 countries 5A Libya 3373, 8179, 15547 3V Tunisia 3477, 7762, 15495 9H Malta3583, 8000, 15315 7X Algeria 3603, 7694, 15173 TA Turkey 3638, 8779. 14158 Difficult 3D2 Fiji10710, 14499, 17308 3D2 Rotuma 10813, 14260, 16932 T30 West K 10823, 13757, 16170 YJ Vanuatu 10825, 14514, 16819 H40 Temotu 10892, 14213, 16458 73 de Brian/K3KO On 8/1/2011 12:41, Sam Morgan wrote: All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. 1w/5w/15w from a 3 ele beam @ 70 feet is a bit of a different story from a short clandestine wire and an apartment building or 160m vs 20m or DXCC from middle of Europe _or_ middle of Kansas just saying.. ;-) -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 8/1/2011 12:48 AM, Dave Sergeant wrote: On 31 Jul 2011 at 22:07, vicki glover wrote: Until I built my K2 (7186) I had no idea that dx on 15 watts was even possible. I have been running QRO for a couple of years and making the contacts, but getting alot of these same contacts (Sweeden, Hungary, Lithuania) on 15 watts with a radio I built is hard to top. Only been running this rig for a week or two now, but am extreamly well pleased with it. Just wanted to share the joy. 73 mike-kb3qja __ 15 Watts is decidedly QRO, I have never run more than 5 Watts from my K2 in the past 9 years and have 231 DXCC. Last month I worked in the Club 72 Marathon (http://club72.su/marathon.html) with just 1 Watt for most of my QSOs and found stations came back just as easily with that power as they did with 5. Conditions have been pretty dire recently but nevertheless had quite a few nice QSOs including some in PY and LU. Give it a go, you will be surprised. 73 Dave G3YMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3802 - Release Date: 08/01/11 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3802 - Release Date: 08/01/11 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] HRD N1MM
Thanks to all the responses I am going to have a go at all the suggestions and see what works 73s Martin N1KGP On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Larry stowell lcla...@nc.rr.com wrote: Martin Are you using the SteppIR Y cable? The SteppIR should only be receiving no connection to the TX line. All polling for freq has to be by the logging program. 73 Larry K1ZW -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Martin Staffa Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:29 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] HRD N1MM I have tried both and if I leave the computer alone for a while every thing comes to a halt and I can not work the radio I also have steppIR in the mix. I have to restart the computer to unlock the program no matter if its HRD or N1MM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
The largest contributor to DX success has and always will be your ability to be there and efficiently radiate a signal in the right direction and to receive signals well. I have always found QRP based on TX power to be anachronistic. It is the EIRP that matters. Neglecting efficiency for the moment running 5W to a 10dB gain beam is exactly the same at the far end of the QSO as running 50W to an isotropic. So many hams are QRAntenna. QRP + QRAntenna is difficult. Usually though, the antenna difference is much greater due to losses, especially with covert low antennas. That is not all of it either. The older ham with the large real estate, the 60ft tower and the beam and a pension, is not only going to have a better signal but does not need to spend most of their waking hours at work. These hams are QRTime. So QRTime + QRAntenna + QRPower = really hard challenge. Eliminate any one of those and it is still an impressive achievement. Eliminate two and it is getting a bit easy. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/DX-on-15-watts-tp6639611p6641077.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] STOR
ok what the heck is STOR? new to ham radio s/tony rowland __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Sam, I clearly see your point. Perhaps I can volunteer some specifics from my own QRP station. I live in a townhouse in NY state opposite a 1500 foot mountain a half mile away and I'm about 200 feet MSL. My antenna is an East/West 44' nonresonant doublet in my attic which loads up on 80 through 6 through an SGC-237 autocoupler. However, I presently choose to only work 40, 30, and 20. I built and use all the Elecraft transceivers. I generally use only 5 watts and I only operate CW. I am a QRP fanatic. I've worked 83 countries on 5 watts or less and nearly all states with this antenna and my K2 and K3 within the last year. I'm a ragchewer, not a paper-chaser so these numbers do not represent any kind of concentrated effort. My other antennas are equally non-awe-inspiring. A 28 foot wire thrown into a tree, with a 33' counterpoise on the ground, regularly gets my K1 signal into Europe and South America from my back deck with 559 average reports. A homemade magnetic loop sitting in my driveway and 900 milliwatts out of my KX1 got to UA1CE in St. Petersburgh on two different occasions. That's better than 5000 miles per watt. QRP is responsible for bringing me back into ham radio. I left the hobby for many years after becoming rather bored with how easy it was to push the button, aim the tribander on the tower attached to the side of my house, toss my 180 watts into the ether and get a reply 99% of the time. For me, QRP became one of those niche areas in ham radio referred to by another lister. Every contact is a 'big deal' and when I reach for the power knob on my rig its usually to turn it *down* even further just to see how low I can go. I've been milliwatting recently. I also go CW mobile on 40, 30, and 20 with hamsticks. In the end, it all comes down to the gods of propagation. But even then, I've called CQ on a dead band more than once and received a surprising reply around 14.060. Anyway, for what it's worth. 73, Stan WB2LQF KX1 #2411K1#2994K2# 6980K3#5244 K9 #1 (Cocoa the Chihuahua) Everything is QRP, even the dog. On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
How about some QRChat? John Ragle -- W1ZI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] unsusbsribe
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[Elecraft] (no subject)
testing 1 2 3 Larry Putman WB3ANQ Pasadena, Maryland FM19rc www.wb3anq.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 and ICE 419
Yes, I do. Tor N4OGW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KRC2-and-ICE-419-tp6635554p6641223.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3/KRC2/XV144/KPA500 Combo
It should work just fine. I have up to 3 transverters and KRC2 attached. I did notice some strange effects if I daisy chained several XVs where one was unpowered. So look out for that sort of thing if you have trouble. If you have trouble with wiring to the 15pin connector on the back of the K3 Winford Engineering have some useful breakout boards and cables. Mike -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-KRC2-XV144-KPA500-Combo-tp6627049p6641270.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] STOR
Tony, It is The Republic of South Sudan. Sudan split in two so we have a new country to work. If you are a DX'er like me you like working new ones. Check out http://www.dxfriends.com/SouthernSudan2011/ 73, N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of tony rowland Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:45 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] STOR ok what the heck is STOR? new to ham radio s/tony rowland __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] ST0R
ST0R (zero, not letter O) is a DXpedition to South Sudan, a brand-new country. http://www.dxfriends.com/SouthernSudan2011/ 73, Paul W8TM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
I totally agree with Stan. I built my K2 less than 2 months ago and have worked 32 countries with 5 Watts so far. I also don't have a beam with 10 db gain; I use a plain old dipole, and like Stan, my average reports are 559. I have even made a DX contact through a pileup. I operate only CW and don't even own a mike. Try it, you may like it. Tony Castellano W1ZMB tcaste...@optonline.net Hopewell Junction, NY RV-6 N401TC - Original Message - From: stan levandowski sjl...@optonline.net To: k5oai@gmail.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts Sam, I clearly see your point. Perhaps I can volunteer some specifics from my own QRP station. I live in a townhouse in NY state opposite a 1500 foot mountain a half mile away and I'm about 200 feet MSL. My antenna is an East/West 44' nonresonant doublet in my attic which loads up on 80 through 6 through an SGC-237 autocoupler. However, I presently choose to only work 40, 30, and 20. I built and use all the Elecraft transceivers. I generally use only 5 watts and I only operate CW. I am a QRP fanatic. I've worked 83 countries on 5 watts or less and nearly all states with this antenna and my K2 and K3 within the last year. I'm a ragchewer, not a paper-chaser so these numbers do not represent any kind of concentrated effort. My other antennas are equally non-awe-inspiring. A 28 foot wire thrown into a tree, with a 33' counterpoise on the ground, regularly gets my K1 signal into Europe and South America from my back deck with 559 average reports. A homemade magnetic loop sitting in my driveway and 900 milliwatts out of my KX1 got to UA1CE in St. Petersburgh on two different occasions. That's better than 5000 miles per watt. QRP is responsible for bringing me back into ham radio. I left the hobby for many years after becoming rather bored with how easy it was to push the button, aim the tribander on the tower attached to the side of my house, toss my 180 watts into the ether and get a reply 99% of the time. For me, QRP became one of those niche areas in ham radio referred to by another lister. Every contact is a 'big deal' and when I reach for the power knob on my rig its usually to turn it *down* even further just to see how low I can go. I've been milliwatting recently. I also go CW mobile on 40, 30, and 20 with hamsticks. In the end, it all comes down to the gods of propagation. But even then, I've called CQ on a dead band more than once and received a surprising reply around 14.060. Anyway, for what it's worth. 73, Stan WB2LQF KX1 #2411K1#2994K2# 6980K3#5244 K9 #1 (Cocoa the Chihuahua) Everything is QRP, even the dog. On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
On Mon, 2011-08-01 at 09:50 -0400, stan levandowski wrote: Sam, I clearly see your point. snip Oh, all right, another testimonial, sort of. I run 5w through an attic (two-story house) dipole cut for 20m and fed with ladder line, at least to the attic floor. Then it goes to coax -- the cheap, lossy RG58 kind, which doesn't require as large a hole in my ceiling! ;-) No DXCC yet, but I've got about 40 countries with this set-up, and I'm South Dakota-shy of a WAS (domestic DX?). I do a mix of rag-chewing, light contesting, and light paper-chasing. I never believe a 599 report, or even a 559 report, from a DX station, only because I suspect those are the two reports programmed into their memory keyers for contest ops -- one for you're readable, the other for I can barely hear you. I'm only now discovering the reverse-beacon sites, which may provide a better sense of what my signal is like when it lands somewhere. The only reports above 559 I believe are those where the other station comes back with something like: Only 5 watts? You're kidding! QRP is not everyone's cup of tea, any more than fly fishing is. But taken in whatever amounts you find tolerable, it can add a sense of challenge to one's operations. As for effective-radiated power, no question that plays a key role in how hard the other station has to work to pull out a QRP signal -- as, one might add, does the amount of incoming signal at whatever ERP the recipient's antenna and feedline will deliver to that ham's xcvr. But even my modest antenna -- with a radiation pattern that must look like a Gordian knot and with an ERP that is probably laughable -- can yield a significant number of enjoyable contacts. I do keep a 45-watt amp on hand for emergency communications or when I serve as a special-event station for club activities. Since most of the members during these SEs are QRO, I want to give them something closer to a signal they are used to pulling in. Power output may seem anachronistic as a gauge of what a station is capable of delivering, but that is just as true for running 1.5kw through a four element beam up 100 feet as it is for 5 watts through the same antenna. Since antennas vary so widely, based on an op's QTH and pocketbook, power out seems to this non-specialist as about the only consistent baseline one can use, however imperfect. But I can be educated otherwise! ;-) As the Genie shouted in Aladdin: He *can* be taught! And then there's OM Propagation and path losses each end of the QSO experiences! But that's another story... With best regards, Pete -- Peter N. Spotts -- W1PNS http://www.w1pns.net Email: w1...@arrl.net | Skype: pspotts QCWA #34679 | SKCC #4853T | QRP-ARCI #4174 NEQRP #714 | NAQCC #2446 | GQRP #13202 Amateur radio is a contact sport. Get on the air and make a contact! -- Lyle Amundson, K0LFV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] Serial Port Connections on KPA500
So...in a nutshell...the PC serial port is connected to the P3 which is connected to the K3. This allows both to be updated from the PC utility programs, remote, etc. The KPA500 PC DB9 is connected to another different PC serial port for PC updating, remote, etc. The KPA500 XCVR DB9 can be connected to a transceiver (like a Kenwood with serial band data) for band data, etc. The KPA500 AUX (VGA type 15 pin connector) can be connected to the K3 for band data, etc. Thanks. Chuck, KE9UW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-Serial-Port-Connections-on-KPA500-tp6589678p6641431.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
I'm just curious, Dave, but, what type of antenna are you using? Gary, N7HTS On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:48:07 +0100 Dave Sergeant d...@davesergeant.com wrote: On 31 Jul 2011 at 22:07, vicki glover wrote: Until I built my K2 (7186) I had no idea that dx on 15 watts was even possible. I have been running QRO for a couple of years and making the contacts, but getting alot of these same contacts (Sweeden, Hungary, Lithuania) on 15 watts with a radio I built is hard to top. Only been running this rig for a week or two now, but am extreamly well pleased with it. Just wanted to share the joy. 73 mike-kb3qja __ 15 Watts is decidedly QRO, I have never run more than 5 Watts from my K2 in the past 9 years and have 231 DXCC. Last month I worked in the Club 72 Marathon (http://club72.su/marathon.html) with just 1 Watt for most of my QSOs and found stations came back just as easily with that power as they did with 5. Conditions have been pretty dire recently but nevertheless had quite a few nice QSOs including some in PY and LU. Give it a go, you will be surprised. 73 Dave G3YMC http://www.davesergeant.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 and Ham Radio Deluxe
Ham Radio Deluxe with LP_Bridge works flawlessly for me. 73, Fred N5LJT ... FBL === __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
You are trying to make too much sense out of it, Sam! QRP operation makes no more sense than chasing DX or running up a big score in a contest. It's just a challenge that some Hams enjoy pursuing. All Hams have the same struggle over a better antenna or geographic location, whether they're using an attic dipole or stacked yagi's at 100 feet in the middle of Europe or in the middle of Kansas. Since the beginning of the QRP movement after WWII that spawned the QRP-ARCI in the early 1960's, it was simply to demonstrate that high power was not required to get out using a given antenna and geographic location. Contacts one can do with 1500 watts, one can also make with 5 watts, given the patience and skill to choose the right band and the right time to make a contact. Of course that automatically launched the debate that goes on today: whatever you can do with 5 watts you can do louder with 1500 watts, Hi! 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. 1w/5w/15w from a 3 ele beam @ 70 feet is a bit of a different story from a short clandestine wire and an apartment building or 160m vs 20m or DXCC from middle of Europe _or_ middle of Kansas just saying.. ;-) -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Hi Tony, I agree with Stan and you also. However, you live in NY. The east coast seems to have an easier time of it. I live in Wyoming and I work QRP also with a elevated vertical, an assortment of magnetic loops and a K2. It's not as easy here as it is for you guys on the east coast. ;-) Gary, N7HTS On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:01:30 -0400 Tony Castellano tcaste...@optonline.net wrote: I totally agree with Stan. I built my K2 less than 2 months ago and have worked 32 countries with 5 Watts so far. I also don't have a beam with 10 db gain; I use a plain old dipole, and like Stan, my average reports are 559. I have even made a DX contact through a pileup. I operate only CW and don't even own a mike. Try it, you may like it. Tony Castellano W1ZMB tcaste...@optonline.net Hopewell Junction, NY RV-6 N401TC - Original Message - From: stan levandowski sjl...@optonline.net To: k5oai@gmail.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts Sam, I clearly see your point. Perhaps I can volunteer some specifics from my own QRP station. I live in a townhouse in NY state opposite a 1500 foot mountain a half mile away and I'm about 200 feet MSL. My antenna is an East/West 44' nonresonant doublet in my attic which loads up on 80 through 6 through an SGC-237 autocoupler. However, I presently choose to only work 40, 30, and 20. I built and use all the Elecraft transceivers. I generally use only 5 watts and I only operate CW. I am a QRP fanatic. I've worked 83 countries on 5 watts or less and nearly all states with this antenna and my K2 and K3 within the last year. I'm a ragchewer, not a paper-chaser so these numbers do not represent any kind of concentrated effort. My other antennas are equally non-awe-inspiring. A 28 foot wire thrown into a tree, with a 33' counterpoise on the ground, regularly gets my K1 signal into Europe and South America from my back deck with 559 average reports. A homemade magnetic loop sitting in my driveway and 900 milliwatts out of my KX1 got to UA1CE in St. Petersburgh on two different occasions. That's better than 5000 miles per watt. QRP is responsible for bringing me back into ham radio. I left the hobby for many years after becoming rather bored with how easy it was to push the button, aim the tribander on the tower attached to the side of my house, toss my 180 watts into the ether and get a reply 99% of the time. For me, QRP became one of those niche areas in ham radio referred to by another lister. Every contact is a 'big deal' and when I reach for the power knob on my rig its usually to turn it *down* even further just to see how low I can go. I've been milliwatting recently. I also go CW mobile on 40, 30, and 20 with hamsticks. In the end, it all comes down to the gods of propagation. But even then, I've called CQ on a dead band more than once and received a surprising reply around 14.060. Anyway, for what it's worth. 73, Stan WB2LQF KX1 #2411K1#2994K2# 6980K3#5244 K9 #1 (Cocoa the Chihuahua) Everything is QRP, even the dog. On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: All these QRP/QRO contacts stories, are pretty meaningless to me, *UNLESS* they have antenna, band, and qth information included. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote: You are trying to make too much sense out of it... I think Ron sums it up very neatly. If you examine any kind of DXing too closely it probably doesn't make much sense. Nonetheless, it's fun and can be compelling -- the pictures of stations and antennas in ON4UN's books reveal that all over the world hams go to extreme lengths to work DX. I'm a half-hearted QRP op myself. I've worked DXCC twice with QRP, once with my K2 and once with a Flex-1500. The first 100 are easy, because there are about that many countries on the air all the time with good signals into Missouri, but after that it gets kinda sticky, and I lose interest. Dave G3YMC has stuck with it, using only a 60-foot wire in his yard to work more than 200, so he's one of the QRP DX heroes. At another extreme, I remember seeing a web page about a ham who had over 300 with 5 watts; he had a huge antenna setup worthy of a multi-contest station. So it all depends on one's own inexplicable proclivities. 73, Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2: CAT Control Not Working
I have a K2/100 and KAT100, and do remote control using the RS-232 port
using a cable I made over a year as per the instructions in the KAT100
manual. The remote control has been working successfully since June of 2010
(frequency, mode, power, filter, tune, split, and a couple of other things).
I didn't use the rig for about a week and when I did I found that the remote
control is no longer working. No change in computer. No change in
software. No change in radio. No change in cable. The shack did get very
hot during that week when we had an especially bad heatwave here in the
Northeast (yeah, yeah, I know, nothing compared with what you folks are
dealing with in the South and Midwest).
I've checked the individual wire runs in the cable with an ohmmeter and
cannot find any problems with it. The KAT100 is working properly and K2/100
itself seems to be working properly (at any rate, I've had some good QSOs
with it). I've tried the remote control with the KAT100 disconnected, but
no joy.
I tried the Serial Interface Test described on page 61 of the KPA100 manual.
The test message from the K2 to the computer ('FA0001402') came through
just fine. However, the message from the computer to the K2 did not get a
response ('SW01;'). I tried it with different computers (Vista, XP) and
with different serial-to-usb adapters, but get the same results each time.
Can anyone suggest a next step?
Thanks,
Jon
WB2RYV (ex-KB1QBZ)
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Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups
Back in the old days with my Heath Twins, it was simple to transmit split, but you could not hear your TX frequency easily. You had to grab the VFO assign button and flip it back and forth between the 301 VFO and the 401 VFO on the 301 receiver control. Same issue on my TS430S, but much harder. I broke the VFO select knob on that one. Then I moved up to a TS850, and I literally wore the painted label of off the TF-SET button. I developed the habit of pressing it quickly for a simulated dual receiver effect (the current owner of the rig loves to tell the story of his blank knob!). You can do the same thing with the REV button on the K3. Now its so easy! Main RX on the DX, KRX3/VFO B on the TX frequency, the DX mixed to both ears on Main and the TX frequency RX is in the right ear only, adjust the balance for taste. And I can tell you, the P3 is a quantum leap over that! Got #1301 on line this weekend, and found ST0R on 15 CW. I see him and then I see the pileup. It was a simple matter to see who had just worked him, land on that frequency, and call. (Always wanted an SB-620 back in the old days to do this with) grin. Ron, I may adopt your technique (below). ESPECIALLY on a run in a contest with a pileup, because that big knob is easier to use than the little RIT knob. Be like going back to the way I did it with the Heath Twins. Lu Romero - W4LT K3 # 3192 / P3 # 1301 Message: 9 Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:44:56 -0700 From: Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz Subject: Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileupsand KPA500/ST0R To: Message-ID: 002001cc4fcb$17375780$45a60680$@biz Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii I normally operate my K2 and K3 exactly like I operated my separate transmitter and receiver pair in the past. I tune the RX to the frequency on which I plan to transmit. Zero beat with the TX, and transmit. With modern transceivers like the Elecraft rigs it's much, much faster and easier than with a separate TX/RX. I run in SPLIT all the time. When I'm receiving on the frequency on which I want to transmit I tap A=B (on the K2) or AB (on the K3) to instantly zero beat the transmitter to the rx frequency. Now I can continue to tune around using the comfortable VFO A knob without disturbing my transmit frequency. A nice feature we didn't have on the separate tx/rx pair is that we can press REV to peek at our transmit frequency at any time and then instantly return to the selected receive frequency. So there's even less excuse for not checking the xmit frequency before actually transmitting than we had years ago, Hi! 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- ..Of course, in those days there were no transceivers, so tuning Rx and Tx independently was part of normal operation. Everybody knew how to do it, or they didn't operate... Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
I don't chime in on many of these threads, but this one got me thinking. I was first licensed as a Novice in 1951. As a General in 1952. I worked mostly 10 meters with a Harvey Wells TBS-50d. That had an 807 in the final, so ran 50 watts on AM. So that's about what a K2 runs on SSB. 12 watts on one sideband! I worked the world. Well, the world was smaller then, a lot fewer Hams and I worked mostly a north south path. So my world was central and south America. Once a VK or ZL. Every day I'd come home from school, turn on the rig and talk to DX stations. NOW if we can just get 10 meters to be wide open! Sunspot count is 2128 today. There's hope yet. 73, Kurt, W7QHD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
That sunspot count is 128. Sorry. From: w7...@msn.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:41:54 -0700 I don't chime in on many of these threads, but this one got me thinking. I was first licensed as a Novice in 1951. As a General in 1952. I worked mostly 10 meters with a Harvey Wells TBS-50d. That had an 807 in the final, so ran 50 watts on AM. So that's about what a K2 runs on SSB. 12 watts on one sideband! I worked the world. Well, the world was smaller then, a lot fewer Hams and I worked mostly a north south path. So my world was central and south America. Once a VK or ZL. Every day I'd come home from school, turn on the rig and talk to DX stations. NOW if we can just get 10 meters to be wide open! Sunspot count is 2128 today. There's hope yet. 73, Kurt, W7QHD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Agree. They also don't report how the guy they worked had to struggle to pull them out or what his equipment was. Brain, I beleive you're speaking from the wrong orifice: A DX station working a pile-up isn't trying to pull out the QRPer - he's just trying to work those he hears. The fact that he hears (and then works) the QRPer is a simply function of his having heard the QRPer rather than the others calling him. This is because the QRPer called where the DX is listening at a time when the others didn't. By virtue of calling off-freq (outside the passband), the QRO ops make themselves virtual QRPpers who are too weak to be heard. Technique and skill of the QRPer are at work here - a fact that is worth dB on the rx end every bit as real as that gained from an antenna or an amp. John AE5X Radio: http://www.ae5x.com/blog __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Don't we all wish it was 2128! :-) 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org On 8/1/2011 9:41 AM, Kurt Cramer wrote: Sunspot count is 2128 today. There's hope yet. 73, Kurt, W7QHD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
The first QRP club I belonged to in the 1950's (I don't know if it was launched by K6JSS) suggested defining 50 watts d-c input as QRP. It's no coincidence that was about the normal power of most CW/Phone rigs running a 6146 or 807 in the final - both extremely popular in homebrew and commercial rigs. The club was trying to appeal to the mainstream Ham of the day, saying was that the common barefoot rig of the day was plenty to work the world with. The QRP-ARCI set the QRP power at 100 watts in the 1960's - I suspect also to appeal to the mainstream Ham operator running the various very popular 100 watt rigs of the day. It was only sometime later that the power level was dropped to its present levels - setting QRP apart from what most Hams were running. Ron AC7AC P.S. Little did we realize back in the late 50's that we were in the middle of the biggest sunspot cycle of the century (and maybe the next). -Original Message- I don't chime in on many of these threads, but this one got me thinking. I was first licensed as a Novice in 1951. As a General in 1952. I worked mostly 10 meters with a Harvey Wells TBS-50d. That had an 807 in the final, so ran 50 watts on AM. So that's about what a K2 runs on SSB. 12 watts on one sideband! I worked the world. Well, the world was smaller then, a lot fewer Hams and I worked mostly a north south path. So my world was central and south America. Once a VK or ZL. Every day I'd come home from school, turn on the rig and talk to DX stations. NOW if we can just get 10 meters to be wide open! Sunspot count is 2128 today. There's hope yet. 73, Kurt, W7QHD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] HRD/ y cable
Yes I am using the Y cable. I have to run none Ham errands for the XYL so the radio must wait. Martin N1KGP Sent from my iPhone __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2: CAT Control Not Working
Jon, How did you try to do the remote control with the KPA100? Unless you had a KIO2 to install, there is no AUX IO port on the base K2. Do you have an oscilloscope? If not, do you have a source of -9 to -12 volts and a DMM? A 9 volt battery and some clip leads will do the job. Tell me what you have and I can tell you how to set it up to test the RS-232 to TTL conversion IC. The fact that it works from the K2 to the computer is helpful and eliminates half the testing. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2011 12:29 PM, Jon Perelstein wrote: I have a K2/100 and KAT100, and do remote control using the RS-232 port using a cable I made over a year as per the instructions in the KAT100 manual. The remote control has been working successfully since June of 2010 (frequency, mode, power, filter, tune, split, and a couple of other things). I've checked the individual wire runs in the cable with an ohmmeter and cannot find any problems with it. The KAT100 is working properly and K2/100 itself seems to be working properly (at any rate, I've had some good QSOs with it). I've tried the remote control with the KAT100 disconnected, but no joy. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2: CAT Control Not Working
Sorry, I meant that to be without the KPA100 On 8/1/2011 2:25 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Jon, How did you try to do the remote control with the KPA100? Unless you had a KIO2 to install, there is no AUX IO port on the base K2. Do you have an oscilloscope? If not, do you have a source of -9 to -12 volts and a DMM? A 9 volt battery and some clip leads will do the job. Tell me what you have and I can tell you how to set it up to test the RS-232 to TTL conversion IC. The fact that it works from the K2 to the computer is helpful and eliminates half the testing. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2011 12:29 PM, Jon Perelstein wrote: I have a K2/100 and KAT100, and do remote control using the RS-232 port using a cable I made over a year as per the instructions in the KAT100 manual. The remote control has been working successfully since June of 2010 (frequency, mode, power, filter, tune, split, and a couple of other things). I've checked the individual wire runs in the cable with an ohmmeter and cannot find any problems with it. The KAT100 is working properly and K2/100 itself seems to be working properly (at any rate, I've had some good QSOs with it). I've tried the remote control with the KAT100 disconnected, but no joy. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum
Klaus, Are you sure it is the KPA500? My computer speakers in the shack will hum when using any of my HF amplifiers on CW. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 07:33:05 +, Klaus Koppendorfer k...@ccf.net wrote: Last week i assembled the kpa500 of oe6rdd when we transmit we hear a realy loud hum (50hz) in the rythm of the cw signals i have compared this with my own kpa-500 and there is no hum i have tried to loosen the big srew which holds the tranformer with no result any ideas ?? 73 Klaus OE6KYG KX1 244 K2 1331 K3 115 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum PC Speakers.
Note the changed subject. Computer speakers are cheaply made, no shielding. If you are lucky won't have issues. In your cases, suggest moving them away from equipment. Don't forget that stray rf loves audio as well. Grounding, antenna location, etc. can all play a role. (I have no hum while transmitting. I did add an isolator between the K3 and amplified PC Speakers.) 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n...@n5ge.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:14 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum Klaus, Are you sure it is the KPA500? My computer speakers in the shack will hum when using any of my HF amplifiers on CW. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 07:33:05 +, Klaus Koppendorfer k...@ccf.net wrote: Last week i assembled the kpa500 of oe6rdd when we transmit we hear a realy loud hum (50hz) in the rythm of the cw signals i have compared this with my own kpa-500 and there is no hum i have tried to loosen the big srew which holds the tranformer with no result any ideas ?? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 to WriteLog
Looking for which cable to get for K2 to WriteLog software. I have the serial adapter on the K2 and USB on the computer. Thanks for any help, 73, Bruce, N6NM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3/KRC2/XV144/KPA500 Combo
The KRC2 will switch the XVTR's just fine, but will not switch 6m at this time. I believe the K3 firmware needs a change before that will work. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 07:52:35 -0700 (PDT), AD6XY m.j.wil...@rl.ac.uk wrote: It should work just fine. I have up to 3 transverters and KRC2 attached. I did notice some strange effects if I daisy chained several XVs where one was unpowered. So look out for that sort of thing if you have trouble. If you have trouble with wiring to the 15pin connector on the back of the K3 Winford Engineering have some useful breakout boards and cables. Mike __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2 to WriteLog
Use the serial data cable supplied with the K2/100. You can build one yourself using the directions contained in the K2/100 manual. Elecraft can supply the parts, I ordered them a couple of weeks ago. Make sure you specify how much cable you want. Or just buy the db-9 connectors at RS and supply your own 4-wire shielded cable. As for the serial-USB adapter, I bought one that works well on my Kenwood and Yaesu gear but doesn't work very well with the K2. I ended up installing a serial port card in my PC so I wouldn't have to mess with the adapter. There have been a couple of them recommended here, do a search through the archives and see what other folks have used. 73, Dennis NJ6G K2 5345 On 8/1/2011 12:56 PM, Bruce Mendenhall wrote: Looking for which cable to get for K2 to WriteLog software. I have the serial adapter on the K2 and USB on the computer. Thanks for any help, 73, Bruce, N6NM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2 to WriteLog
Bruce, If you do not have the special cable that was supposed to be built with the KIO2, you will need to build one. DO NOT use a standard serial cable on the K2, you can damage your K2. - the connector on the KIO2 is marked AUX IO for a purpose, it contains internal K2 signals used for external Elecraft options such as the KRC2, the XV series transverters, and the KAT100. Only 2 - RS-232 level signals are present. Look in the KIO2 manual for instructions to build the cable (only 3 wires plus shield are needed). If you do not have the manual. you can download it from the Elecraft website. The KPA100 manual contains the same instructions for the cable. You mentioned USB to serial adapters - some do not like to work at the slower K2 baud rate of 4800, so you may have to try several adapters. Those with the FTDI chipset seem to work well, or look at the Edgeport USB to serial converters that are offered on Ebay - I have a 4 port converter that works well with my K2, but the prolific adapter I have fails after a few exchanges with the software application. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2011 3:56 PM, Bruce Mendenhall wrote: Looking for which cable to get for K2 to WriteLog software. I have the serial adapter on the K2 and USB on the computer. Thanks for any help, __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KPA500 kit arrival downunder
G'day everyone, I am very pleased to announce that Elecraft KPA-500 kit #161 has arrived at its new residence in Innisfail,QLD, Australia. For those that are interested, it was ordered around the 16th April, shipped out of Elecraft on 7th June, arrived in Australia 4 days later and then arrived here yesterday (1st August). (Thank you so much to Australian Customs Australia Post for delaying the parcel for so damned long!) A big thankyou to Elecraft and a huge rasberry to the Australian Customs and Australia Post drongos. :-) Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF East Innisfail QLD, 4860 Australia __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 utility for RTTY
When using the K3 utility/terminal/rtty, is there a macro needed to have the K3 transmit in this mode? I can see RTTY characters on the K3 utility screen however pressing the TRANSMIT button to send what is in MEMORY 1 does not seem to work. What am I missing? Gene W2BXR K31188 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum
The same hum here since I changed to the *RED TAP (211 to 230V).* I had _no hum with the YELLOW TAP (231 to 250 V)_. But then I had less than 60V with full power. The hum is coming out of the KPA500. What to do? Lothar, DJ8EW K3 1300 + KPA500 229 Am 01.08.2011 09:33, schrieb Klaus Koppendorfer: Last week i assembled the kpa500 of oe6rdd when we transmit we hear a realy loud hum (50hz) in the rythm of the cw signals i have compared this with my own kpa-500 and there is no hum i have tried to loosen the big srew which holds the tranformer with no result any ideas ?? 73 Klaus OE6KYG KX1 244 K2 1331 K3 115 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] problem with new KSB2 adapter
I think that there is information missing on the assemble and operating instructions manual that came with my KSB2 adapter. After completing the assembly, installing, and aligning it as per the manual, it doesn't transmit on SSB. The differences between the manual and board are related to U3, with was changed from a through hole SSM 2165 to a SMT SSM2166. When finished, as per the manual, several component locations were not filled in, and there were parts left over that were not listed on the parts list or mentioned in the assembly instructions. Blank spots on the board include R20 through R24, C50, and C51. There is microphone audio up to the input pin (7), but nothing out of the buffer output pin (5). I suspect, seeing as I have spare parts left over and apparently places to install them, that I'm missing information. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find more information on the website. Anyone have the information I'm missing? Ron VE8RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum
We're looking into this. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 1, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Lothar Sack wrote: The same hum here since I changed to the *RED TAP (211 to 230V).* I had _no hum with the YELLOW TAP (231 to 250 V)_. But then I had less than 60V with full power. The hum is coming out of the KPA500. What to do? Lothar, DJ8EW K3 1300 + KPA500 229 Am 01.08.2011 09:33, schrieb Klaus Koppendorfer: Last week i assembled the kpa500 of oe6rdd when we transmit we hear a realy loud hum (50hz) in the rythm of the cw signals i have compared this with my own kpa-500 and there is no hum i have tried to loosen the big srew which holds the tranformer with no result any ideas ?? 73 Klaus OE6KYG KX1 244 K2 1331 K3 115 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] problem with new KSB2 adapter
Ron, You must have received the wrong version of the KSB2 installation manual. I'll send you a .pdf of the correct version, and I'll let our staff know about this. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 1, 2011, at 3:18 PM, R Thompson wrote: I think that there is information missing on the assemble and operating instructions manual that came with my KSB2 adapter. After completing the assembly, installing, and aligning it as per the manual, it doesn't transmit on SSB. The differences between the manual and board are related to U3, with was changed from a through hole SSM 2165 to a SMT SSM2166. When finished, as per the manual, several component locations were not filled in, and there were parts left over that were not listed on the parts list or mentioned in the assembly instructions. Blank spots on the board include R20 through R24, C50, and C51. There is microphone audio up to the input pin (7), but nothing out of the buffer output pin (5). I suspect, seeing as I have spare parts left over and apparently places to install them, that I'm missing information. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find more information on the website. Anyone have the information I'm missing? Ron VE8RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KPA500 KIT ARRIVES
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Re: [Elecraft] problem with new KSB2 adapter
Thanks to Wayne N6KR, after receiving a .pdf copy of the manual the SSB board is now working FB. K2 s/n 7176 is now complete (until I add another option or two) and ready for it's first QSO. Ron VE8RT On Mon, 2011-08-01 at 16:18 -0600, R Thompson wrote: I think that there is information missing on the assemble and operating instructions manual that came with my KSB2 adapter. After completing the assembly, installing, and aligning it as per the manual, it doesn't transmit on SSB. The differences between the manual and board are related to U3, with was changed from a through hole SSM 2165 to a SMT SSM2166. When finished, as per the manual, several component locations were not filled in, and there were parts left over that were not listed on the parts list or mentioned in the assembly instructions. Blank spots on the board include R20 through R24, C50, and C51. There is microphone audio up to the input pin (7), but nothing out of the buffer output pin (5). I suspect, seeing as I have spare parts left over and apparently places to install them, that I'm missing information. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find more information on the website. Anyone have the information I'm missing? Ron VE8RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 s/n 7176 QRV
Having just sorted out the KSB2 board, I made my first QSO with K2 s/n 7176. On a noisy 40M band I was able to check in the the afternoon Aurora Net, and received a nice signal report from VA7XX with the power set at 10W. Antenna is a Butternut HF6-V. CW should be fun! Ron VE8RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] DX on 15 watts
Performance is all about SNR and your patience quotient. I have checked into the Elecrafter 20m SSB Net many times now running my K3/10 with about 16w output. I never calibrated the transmitter output and that was what its max output is on 20m. It drops to 8w on 10m 6m. I'm sure others were stronger than me but I have always gotten in (even when N7SP has his antennas pointed east). I believe it does not take lots of power to work on HF quite a bit of the time. I mean when a signal is coming in S9++ I can also copy the station just as easily at S3-4. That is over 30-dB in signal strength difference. 500w vs 0.5w? Note that I did not say working DX or CW or FD. My suspicion is that if the FCC restricted power output to 100w it would not make much difference as the band would not be filled with QRO QRM noise. But as long as one guy has to run 10kW ERP then all the others must to keep up! How I come by this is I live where there is a small ham radio density so the band is fairly quiet. Noise without the PRE on 20m runs S3, so all you need to have a decent SNR is to produce a S3 signal in my receiver. S5 signals are arm-chair copy. I do know that the noise floor is more like S9 in the cities (sorry but you chose to live there). I left LA in 1979 for rural Alaska and never had a regret. My first few years I lived in a wall tent 2-miles off the grid and enjoyed S-0 noise on 80m. Once power was wired to the neighborhood that went up to S4-5. I now live in a buried utility neighborhood and that results in a couple s-units lower noise. I just checked 80m and it is S3. I will say having the best antenna one can manage is a big equalizer. I use to run a 20m dipole and now have a $75 30-year old Hygain 3-element tribander (no great shakes but probably an honest 5-6 dB gain). So my ERP = 16*4 = 64w (wow) When I was a Novice in 1958 running 75w to my 6146 (DX-35) on 40m CW I never felt disadvantaged. But I sure would love to see the propagation of those years. I listened to guys running 50w AM on 10m working the world. Of course conditions can change and then having a bit more ERP makes the contact. That is why I am building a 300w HF PA. PS: if you really want to run QRP, try 10mw on 10-GHz! One can do a couple hundred miles with only that on 10-GHz using a small horn antenna with 17-dB gain (EIRP = 10*50= 500mw). 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-60w, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com == __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups and KPA500/ST0R
Thanks everyone who responded. I now have a basic understanding of split. I have spent time re-reading the manual, info below and pondered all the responses. Some off the list. I have spend time playing with the knobs on the K3 and think I now have the basics under control. To me this hobby is like drinking from a fire hose. Thanks again for all the help, someday I hope I can answer questions like the folks on this group. Cheers ~73 Don KD8NNU On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Cady, Fred wrote: Hi Don (et. al.) I put a fair amount of explanation of split operation in The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation. You can see some of it by going to http://www.ke7x.com/home/guide-to-the-k3/chapter-3-1 and scrolling down to section 3.2.10. Give it a try. It is very satisfying (at least to me) to figure out how and where the dx is working and then to be able to jump in and work it. I got the ST0 on 20m running barefoot with a dipole. (I do have the advantage of the second receiver and a P3, though). Good luck and 73, Fred Cady, KE7X fcady at ieee dot org www.ke7x.com -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of gold...@charter.net Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 6:39 AM To: bob finger Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups and KPA500/ST0R Bob, I have never understood this whole split operation setup much less figuring out how to listen to someone working split and doing what you stated below. Would you please try and explain it to me.Others have tried but for some reason i just dont get it, or it wont sink in. I was on the radio yesterday and saw many folks calling ST0R and figured that wont work so well. Thanks ~73 Don KD8NNU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 utility for RTTY
Thanks to all who responded. I was in AFSK A instead of FSK D data mode as is required. Now it works as it should. Gene W2BXR K3 1188 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] S-Meter Lite
Has anyone been able to get S-Meter Lite to work with Beta 4.39? The website only lists Yaesu and Icom configurations so I assume something is missing there? It looks like a neat feature and I would love to try it but can't figure it out. 73 Bill NZ0T -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/S-Meter-Lite-tp6643309p6643309.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K3] ERR PL1 has shown up
Yesterday I got an ERR PL1 when changing to 12m. I did a VCO CAL and it went away. This evening, I changed to 20m and got ERR PL1 again. I did a VCO CAL and it did not go away but showed up with an E 000129 ERR VCO. Since I am on east coast, many Elecrafters will see this before the support elves come on line Tuesday morning. suggestions? Jim/N1NK K3/100 S/N 2295 KPA500 S/N 186 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] 回覆︰ [K3] ERR PL1 has shown up
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/mods/ELECRAFT_Application_Note_KSYN3_ALC_Rev_A.pdf Hello Jim, Is the above modification relevant to your case? TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Jim Spears n...@cox.net 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 副本(CC)︰ 'Gary Surrency' supp...@elecraft.com 傳送日期︰ 2011年08月2日 (週二) 9:11 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] [K3] ERR PL1 has shown up Yesterday I got an ERR PL1 when changing to 12m. I did a VCO CAL and it went away. This evening, I changed to 20m and got ERR PL1 again. I did a VCO CAL and it did not go away but showed up with an E 000129 ERR VCO. Since I am on east coast, many Elecrafters will see this before the support elves come on line Tuesday morning. suggestions? Jim/N1NK K3/100 S/N 2295 KPA500 S/N 186 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3, KPA500 and KRC2 Antenna Connection Questions
I am considering buying a KPA500. I like the small size and weight as well as the slickness of operation with the cable option. However I have some questions. The K3 has two RF outputs and remembers which antenna to use on each band! Very convenient. The KPA500 only has one RF in and one RF out. So it appears that I will have to manually switch antennas if I want to load them with the KPA500. Is that correct? I looked at the KRC2 but do not see any RF in and out connections. How do I use it to physically switch antennas attached to the KPA500? Will the KATU500 solve my problems, if indeed I have a problem? I am thinking that if I still have to do manual switching, I can buy a 1200 watt or higher amp on eBay and save money and get more power. I have found that power helps and more power helps more! Thanks in advance for any answers or suggestions, Jack, AE6GC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups and KPA500/ST0R
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:11 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote: ...I now have a basic understanding of split. I have spent time re-reading the manual, info below and pondered... === Good for you, Don. Getting a grip on split operation will help you appreciate the genius of the design of modern ham rigs and the K3 in particular, and it'll expand your operating knowledge and enjoyment. Plus, of course, it will make it possible to really chase DX. This has its downside, however -- you could become warped like some of the rest of us Good DX, Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3, KPA500 and KRC2 Antenna Connection Questions
Hello Jack, I raised similar questions in the past. Due to size constraint of the forthcoming of KAT500, I was given to understand that it would come with one RF input and two RF outputs. Most hams have more than one radios. Extra cabling will be required if the KPA500 is going to share among two or more radios. I am not going to drag on this issue because it would come up with all the ideas of remote antenna selection, manufacture costs for extra RF input and output etc etc. I would patiently wait for the final outcome of KAT500 before my decision on the KPA500+KAT500 compo. TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Jack Regan ae...@sbcglobal.net 收件人︰ Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年08月2日 (週二) 9:24 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3, KPA500 and KRC2 Antenna Connection Questions I am considering buying a KPA500. I like the small size and weight as well as the slickness of operation with the cable option. However I have some questions. The K3 has two RF outputs and remembers which antenna to use on each band! Very convenient. The KPA500 only has one RF in and one RF out. So it appears that I will have to manually switch antennas if I want to load them with the KPA500. Is that correct? I looked at the KRC2 but do not see any RF in and out connections. How do I use it to physically switch antennas attached to the KPA500? Will the KATU500 solve my problems, if indeed I have a problem? I am thinking that if I still have to do manual switching, I can buy a 1200 watt or higher amp on eBay and save money and get more power. I have found that power helps and more power helps more! Thanks in advance for any answers or suggestions, Jack, AE6GC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3, KPA500 and KRC2 Antenna Connection Questions
Jack, The KAT500 is supposed to have 2 (or possibly more) antenna outputs. In the meantime, you may have to switch antennas manually. The KRC2 can switch antennas on a per band basis, and may help in your antenna selection scheme. No RF flows through the KRC3 - it provides voltage (or a ground) for your antenna relays. Those relays are not part of the KRC2. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2011 9:24 PM, Jack Regan wrote: I am considering buying a KPA500. I like the small size and weight as well as the slickness of operation with the cable option. However I have some questions. The K3 has two RF outputs and remembers which antenna to use on each band! Very convenient. The KPA500 only has one RF in and one RF out. So it appears that I will have to manually switch antennas if I want to load them with the KPA500. Is that correct? I looked at the KRC2 but do not see any RF in and out connections. How do I use it to physically switch antennas attached to the KPA500? Will the KATU500 solve my problems, if indeed I have a problem? I am thinking that if I still have to do manual switching, I can buy a 1200 watt or higher amp on eBay and save money and get more power. I have found that power helps and more power helps more! Thanks in advance for any answers or suggestions, Jack, AE6GC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Split, changing bands and ST0R
Doug - Try downloading K-Keys from the Elecraft software downloads area. Assigns function keys and ctrl key combinations to k3 functions. Easy to use and user programmable. Developed by a friend of mine KE3C exactly in response to the hovering the finger challenge you mentioned... 73 de Andy, KD3RF/ vE2DXY -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Split-changing-bands-and-ST0R-tp6637896p6643441.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] To all who responded
Thanks I resolved the issue of the computer program locking up. Thank you all Martin N1KGP 73s __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K3] Re: K3 and Ham Radio Deluxe
Jorge, I'd like to add my own experiences into the mix. They weren't specifically with the K3, but may provide some insight. First of all, as previously mentioned, you need a good serial port virtualization application. I used VSP Manager by K5FR. I think (but please don't quote me on this) that it was free. I know I found it easy to set up and use. You will end up setting up two (I think) virtualization pairs, one for HRD and one for N1MM. Next, you need to install and configure HRD. I seem to remember that it wants to be the first item in the chain of software applications. It wants to be configured to use the actual physical serial port, and it will then act as the virtual conduit to the physical port for N1MM. For this, it will also use one of the virtual pairs set up while setting up the serial port virtualization software. There are also instructions in the HRD documentation for setting it up for use with both other logging applications (N1MM) and the serial port virtualization software. Next, install and configure N1MM. Set it up as you normally would, but you will set it up using the last port in the second pair of ports you set up, above. There is also info in N1MM's documentation for using it with other applications. Now, for everything to work together properly, your systems must be started in this order: 1. Your K3 2. HRD 3. N1MM Because of the way Windows handles serial ports, if you don't start everything in this order, it won't work properly. I know this is a bit long-winded, but I hope it helps. 73, Ian Kahn, AK4IK Roswell, GA K3 #281, P3 #688 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-and-Ham-Radio-Deluxe-tp6639163p6643502.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] S-Meter Lite
I too am waiting for someone to either figure out how to do this with the existing version of S-Meter Lite or the software guy at S-Meter Lite to do an update so we can use out K3's at first the K3 didn't do the correct bits of info for S-Meter Lite to use now I think it's on S-Meter Lite to be modified so it will work on it's end? the above may be wrong, it's just how I think it stands. GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 8/1/2011 8:09 PM, NZ0T wrote: Has anyone been able to get S-Meter Lite to work with Beta 4.39? The website only lists Yaesu and Icom configurations so I assume something is missing there? It looks like a neat feature and I would love to try it but can't figure it out. 73 Bill NZ0T __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] T1 Operational Temperature Limits?
I'm just about ready to put up a 44' Doublet and feed it with 300 ohm Twin Lead. I'm going to connect the Twin Lead to a balun and the T1 at the base of the Doublet mast and run about 35' of RG213 back to the shack and my FT-817ND (soon to be a KX3). I was wondering if the T1 could withstand the cold temperatures we get here in Minnesota. I wrote Elecraft Support asking if there were any specs or if they thought a temp of -30 to +100 F would cause any problems. Dale responded, We do not have any real information on what the temperature limits are, so we suggest you post on the reflector and ask for input from other T1 users who have over the years had T1's out in varying environmental conditions. Any Snowmen out there? Also I'll be needing a BL2 balun so if someone has one they don't need/use, drop me a note off list. tnx de George WD0AKZ pasek...@umn.edu -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/T1-Operational-Temperature-Limits-tp6643567p6643567.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] T1 Operational Temperature Limits?
-30? What about the really cold temperatures you get in late January and early February? I am from Wisconsin and it hit -65 one night. It was rather brisk out to say the least. You may want to bring the T1 inside at that point and keep it warm. I doubt the T1 is built to milspec standards nor does it use milspec parts. Below -20F you may experience some thermal contraction issues which are different for each material in the gadget. That 'could' break a few connections. But I will wait until the empiricists arrive for some stories of how the T1 survived a real winter. VY 73, Kevin. KD5ONS Wisconsin born and bred which is why my melting point is only slightly above that of water :) On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:41:08 -0700, GeorgeP pasek...@umn.edu wrote: I'm just about ready to put up a 44' Doublet and feed it with 300 ohm Twin Lead. I'm going to connect the Twin Lead to a balun and the T1 at the base of the Doublet mast and run about 35' of RG213 back to the shack and my FT-817ND (soon to be a KX3). I was wondering if the T1 could withstand the cold temperatures we get here in Minnesota. I wrote Elecraft Support asking if there were any specs or if they thought a temp of -30 to +100 F would cause any problems. Dale responded, We do not have any real information on what the temperature limits are, so we suggest you post on the reflector and ask for input from other T1 users who have over the years had T1's out in varying environmental conditions. Any Snowmen out there? Also I'll be needing a BL2 balun so if someone has one they don't need/use, drop me a note off list. tnx de George WD0AKZ pasek...@umn.edu -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/T1-Operational-Temperature-Limits-tp6643567p6643567.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] RF in PC Speakers.
I have a pair of West Mountain Radio COMspkrs that are interference-free. Took awhile to get 'em, as they were on back order for too long. The side of the unit with the amplifier is literally touching the side of a THP KW amplifier and the other speaker is about 12 from my open wire feeders. FWIW, your MMV ... 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] T1 Operational Temperature Limits?
George: I don't see a big problem with low temps. In my younger years I used to do a lot of environmental testing for locations around the world including the north slope of Alaska. Most components work very well. Things like CMOS slow down a bit when they get hot so cold is better. The gain of transistors does fall off a bit when cold but that is seldom a problem. The things we had the most problem with were not semiconductors. Vinyl and some other plastics get very brittle at even moderately low temperatures. Things like LCDs may have a problem. LCDs definitely get cooked by uv so you will want to protect from sustained direct sunlight. Finally switches and other mechanical devices that are lubricated need to be relubricated with a silicon base grease rather than a carbon base. BTW the military now uses a lot of COTS products. COTS means Commercial Off The Shelf. That's mostly because COTS works well and is a whole lot cheaper. de Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of GeorgeP Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 8:41 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] T1 Operational Temperature Limits? I'm just about ready to put up a 44' Doublet and feed it with 300 ohm Twin Lead. I'm going to connect the Twin Lead to a balun and the T1 at the base of the Doublet mast and run about 35' of RG213 back to the shack and my FT-817ND (soon to be a KX3). I was wondering if the T1 could withstand the cold temperatures we get here in Minnesota. I wrote Elecraft Support asking if there were any specs or if they thought a temp of -30 to +100 F would cause any problems. Dale responded, We do not have any real information on what the temperature limits are, so we suggest you post on the reflector and ask for input from other T1 users who have over the years had T1's out in varying environmental conditions. Any Snowmen out there? Also I'll be needing a BL2 balun so if someone has one they don't need/use, drop me a note off list. tnx de George WD0AKZ pasek...@umn.edu -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/T1-Operational-Temperature-Limits-tp664 3567p6643567.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 Hum
I too have noticed a hum emanating from the KPA500 (#26), but the circumstances are a bit strange. The hum comes sometimes when the KPA500 is off. By that I mean it is powered down (front panel power switch is off..no leds are lit), but not removed from the AC outlet. If I flip the rocker switch on the back of the rig, the hum disappears, which would make sense because no AC would be coming into the box, right? But if I leave the back rocker switch on and use only the push button switch on the front panel to turn the amp on and off, occasionally I hear a hum when it is 'off'. And I do mean only occasionally. I have noticed it only a few times and I have been using the amp almost daily for the last month and a half. When it has occurred, it has been eliminated by switching off the rocker switch in the back. It is not really a problem for me, but I thought it might be additional information for Wayne et al. ..mike AI6II -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA-500-Hum-tp6640065p6643696.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 DSP filters
Guys, 1. At the top of page 26 in the DSP manual, second paragraph it states that...The .n2 which briefly appears informs you that the denoiser has been set to the fouth level. Is that right? A 2 means a 4? 2. Same paragraph,...If you continue to press the STORE button, you will see the filters cycle through 3,4,1,2... My K2 does not cycle, I must repeatedly press (not tap) STORE for each level of denoiser to come up. Is this right? 3. Should I not be able to set CF1 to denoiser level 1, CF2 to denoiser level 2, CF3 to denoiser level 3, CF4 to denoiser level 4 and have those filters remain at those selected levels? By the time I get back to CF1 its denoiser level is now 4? Is this right? Any thoughts about this would be welcomed. 73 mike-kb3qja __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 Display Problem
Hello everyone I have been building my K2 and have ran into a problem. When I did the first power up everything worked well. Now the problem... When I built the kit to the point of testing the 40m receive I turned the radio back on and get no response from the display at all. Nothing on the LCD and nothing on the green bar either. I do hear the relays clicking on power up but nothing else. I took the control board and the display off and then reseated them with the same results. I sent an email to Elecraft but their response was that the chief engineer is off until Wednesday and I would have to wait on him for help. If any of you have any suggestions please pass them my way. 73 DE K4SHP (proud to be a KNOW code ham) K __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] RF in PC Speakers.
I have the same speakers and am very happy with them. The best part is the powered volume control which I desired because I wan't some more volume from the K3. On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Ken - K0PP kengk...@gmail.com wrote: I have a pair of West Mountain Radio COMspkrs that are interference-free. Took awhile to get 'em, as they were on back order for too long. The side of the unit with the amplifier is literally touching the side of a THP KW amplifier and the other speaker is about 12 from my open wire feeders. FWIW, your MMV ... 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
