[Elecraft] KX3: use at 500-KHz
I just tried reception on the am BC band and 500-KHz but the receiver seems deaf there. There was mention of using the suto-tuner to improve reception below the BC band, but how is this accomplished? Or is this waiting for firmware to implement? How about Tx capability down there? 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com Kits made by KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com/kits.htm == __ 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] KX3: use at MF and 500-KHz
Hello Edward, I observe the same for MF broadcast band here. I can get big signal for local 783KHz AM BC station in my K3 but not KX3. TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.net 收件人︰ Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2012年07月7日 (週六) 4:33 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] KX3: use at 500-KHz I just tried reception on the am BC band and 500-KHz but the receiver seems deaf there. There was mention of using the suto-tuner to improve reception below the BC band, but how is this accomplished? Or is this waiting for firmware to implement? How about Tx capability down there? 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com Kits made by KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com/kits.htm == __ 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] Using KX3 with MFJ-1899T
I have ordered a MFJ-1899T and had similar concerns about the potential weight on the connector. I went with a MFJ-332B mag base with BNC connector. When traveling on business, I will usually have a rental car. This will let me use the car as a base for the antenna. I was trying to find a compact solutions as possible to take with me. May eventually try the single band antennas, I have only found the MFJ versions. Seems the Maldol ones arent made anymore. Ron KA4KYI On 7/5/12 8:14 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: Thanks Don, perhaps, I may be too greedy to go for a multiband 1899t TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Don Butler n...@comcast.net 收件人︰ Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk; k...@yahoogroups.com 副本(CC)︰ Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2012年07月6日 (週五) 8:55 AM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Using KX3 with MFJ-1899T Hi Johnny, I use the MFJ telescoping whips with my KX1 and KX3, but I opted for the single band antennas (17m, 20m, 40) rather than the multiband 1899t, which is much larger and heavier... I don't like mounting the whips directly to the radio with a right angle adapter . not sure if the antenna is holding the radio or vice versa, but the weight does seem to put a significant load on the rig's bnc connector. so I made a little bnc base out of scrap aluminum, and use it portable when it's not convenient or practical to string up a random wire. the setup works, but not as well as random wires, so it's a backup system at best. I have a few photos of the aluminum bnc base posted here which will give you an idea of what I'm talking about: http://www.udxa.org/gallery/show_thumbs.php?id=29 73, Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk To: k...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 6:37 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Using KX3 with MFJ-1899T Hello Elecrafters, I tried to use this portable telescopic antenna with the right angle BNC adapter. However, the whip is quite heavy and cannot stand on its own without falling. I trust this has been discussed before. Any solutions on the set up this portable whip? Meanwhile, I finished building the KX3 kit and faced some problems in the TX gain caliration. The calibration began at 1.9Mhz but stopped at 5.3Mhz with an error message of high SWR in the ANT. However, I am using a dummy load for the calibration. The same dummy load was used in the calibration of K3 in the past. What is the likely problem for my KX3? The KX3 was powered by a 12v 7Ahr lead acid battery TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC __ 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] Am I missing something?
I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul __ 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] Am I missing something?
Just looked on the site and 4.51 is there and the K3 utility shows it as available as well.When you land on the web page try refresh you may be seeing a cached version of the page. On 7/7/2012 8:01 AM, Paul VanOveren wrote: I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads __ 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] ERR12V repair
Hi, I'm just preparing to perform the ERR12V repair on my K3, and notice that in the bag I was sent the pin connectors are gold-plated but the replacement sockets are not. I thought the idea of the change to was make the path gold to gold all the way through... can anyone confirm if this is correct? Thanks and 73, -- Mike, M0PRL __ 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] Am I missing something?
4.51 is definitely there, Paul. Make sure your K3 Utility is pointing to the right directory. ftp://elecraft.com/K3/firmware/ 73 David G4DMP In a recent message, Paul VanOveren p...@nf8j.com writes I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48 available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + __ 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] ERR12V repair
Mike Clarke-5 wrote I'm just preparing to perform the ERR12V repair on my K3, and notice that in the bag I was sent the pin connectors are gold-plated but the replacement sockets are not. I thought the idea of the change to was make the path gold to gold all the way through... can anyone confirm if this is correct? See Eric's response: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg132150.html Has anyone ever seen any documentation of approximate Serial Numbers or dates of manufacture that this mod applies to? 73, Bill W4ZV -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ERR12V-repair-tp7558773p7558775.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] KAT3 problem
Barry, I had the same thing here a few weeks ago. I found that I had no output from my LPA board. It is now at Elecraft being serviced but I have yet to hear the final resolution. It has only been in service for a week or so. I used a scope and did some signal tracing and found that I had RF on the input of the LPA board and a logical HI on the 7T line. But I had no output from the LPA itself. I worked with support and we determined that something was probably wrong with the board itself. I removed it and sent it in. I found this doing the same thing - tuning up and only had two dashes on my display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 1:53 AM, Barry Garratt wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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] KAT3 problem
BTW - some of the obvious things to check first would be to insure you aren't in test mode or that the TX INH pin is not set or floating (check in the Config menu). 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 9:01 AM, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: Barry, I had the same thing here a few weeks ago. I found that I had no output from my LPA board. It is now at Elecraft being serviced but I have yet to hear the final resolution. It has only been in service for a week or so. I used a scope and did some signal tracing and found that I had RF on the input of the LPA board and a logical HI on the 7T line. But I had no output from the LPA itself. I worked with support and we determined that something was probably wrong with the board itself. I removed it and sent it in. I found this doing the same thing - tuning up and only had two dashes on my display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 1:53 AM, Barry Garratt wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 Receive Performance Below 1500 kHz
A discussion of KX3 MF lack of sensitivity recently took place on the KX3 list. The KX3 should not be considered really usable below about 1500 kHz, as Wayne explsined: Original Message (from KX3 list) I thought there was some advantage to AM BCB reception to be had with the KXAT3. If a KXAT3 is installed, harmonic images are attenuated, but this has little effect on signal strength. Why wouldn't the T/R PIN diodes be as well protected by high pass filtering that rolled off below 400 kHz rather than 1500 kHz The carrier lifetime of the diodes is roughly 1.5 microseconds. This means that strong signals at the low end of the broadcast band could cause IMD (IP2) if not attenuated. The HPF provides about 20-30 dB of rolloff by this frequency, ensuring that this isn't a problem. The KX3 is optimized for ham-band use so this is entirely appropriate. Wayne __ 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] XV50 Kit Has Been Sold
Thanks! 73, Jim KO5V __ 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] Am I missing something?
* On 2012 07 Jul 07:07 -0500, Paul VanOveren wrote: Anyone else see this. ??? Are you using the Linux version of the utility? I ask because it would not download the updated file listings correctly. I worked with David W4SMT and he did resolve the issue, but I'm not sure if the fixed version is generally available. 73, de Nate, N0NB -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us __ 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] KX3 Receive Performance Below 1500 kHz
Mike, My explanation stands, but not really usable isn't a fair assessment. I frequently use the KX3 in the BC band. I can clearly copy all the same stations with the KX3 that I can hear using other AM- capable radios at my QTH. The KX3's receive sensitivity does fall off by design below about 1.5 MHz (as described below), but in many cases you don't need a lot of sensitivity here due to high atmospheric noise. The exception, of course, is if you're a serious BC-band SWL. In that case you might want to consider a simple broadcast-band receiving converter using an IF of say 7 MHz. The KX3 provides up to 9 built-in transverter bands, one of which could be programmed for this purpose so the VFO would still display the actual target frequencies. 73, Wayne N6KR On Jul 7, 2012, at 6:15 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: A discussion of KX3 MF lack of sensitivity recently took place on the KX3 list. The KX3 should not be considered really usable below about 1500 kHz, as Wayne explsined: Original Message (from KX3 list) I thought there was some advantage to AM BCB reception to be had with the KXAT3. If a KXAT3 is installed, harmonic images are attenuated, but this has little effect on signal strength. Why wouldn't the T/R PIN diodes be as well protected by high pass filtering that rolled off below 400 kHz rather than 1500 kHz The carrier lifetime of the diodes is roughly 1.5 microseconds. This means that strong signals at the low end of the broadcast band could cause IMD (IP2) if not attenuated. The HPF provides about 20-30 dB of rolloff by this frequency, ensuring that this isn't a problem. The KX3 is optimized for ham-band use so this is entirely appropriate. Wayne __ 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] Am I missing something?
Try copy new files from Elecraft Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPad On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:01 AM, Paul VanOveren p...@nf8j.com wrote: I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48 available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul __ 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] Fwd: Am I missing something?
There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there. But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page. Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files. 73 de Dick, K6KR On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:19 AM, David Pratt da...@g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk wrote: 4.51 is definitely there, Paul. Make sure your K3 Utility is pointing to the right directory. ftp://elecraft.com/K3/firmware/ 73 David G4DMP In a recent message, Paul VanOveren p...@nf8j.com writes I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48 available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul __ 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] ERR12V repair
Hello all: I had this error during Field Day, so I'm very interested in modifying my K3/100 #2826. However, I'm not seeing this kit listed as one of the mods. Wondering how to obtain it. Suggestions? 73, Jed AD7KG On Jul 7, 2012, at 6:46, Bill W4ZV btipp...@alum.mit.edu wrote: Mike Clarke-5 wrote I'm just preparing to perform the ERR12V repair on my K3, and notice that in the bag I was sent the pin connectors are gold-plated but the replacement sockets are not. I thought the idea of the change to was make the path gold to gold all the way through... can anyone confirm if this is correct? See Eric's response: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg132150.html Has anyone ever seen any documentation of approximate Serial Numbers or dates of manufacture that this mod applies to? 73, Bill W4ZV -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ERR12V-repair-tp7558773p7558775.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] Fwd: Am I missing something?
Should I glean from this statement: Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) that IE is the recommended browser to use when updating K3 F/W? 73, Rick W3BI From: die...@comcast.net Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:14:23 -0700 To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; p...@nf8j.com Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Am I missing something? There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there. But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page. Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files. support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Snip. __ 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] ERR12V repair
Has anyone ever seen any documentation of approximate Serial Numbers or dates of manufacture that this mod applies to? It applies at least below s/n 1500 since both my K3s (s/n 622 and 1450) had the tin plate pins on both the KPA-3 and RF board. 1450 has been back to the factory, 622 is waiting for me to get around to it. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 7/7/2012 8:46 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote: Mike Clarke-5 wrote I'm just preparing to perform the ERR12V repair on my K3, and notice that in the bag I was sent the pin connectors are gold-plated but the replacement sockets are not. I thought the idea of the change to was make the path gold to gold all the way through... can anyone confirm if this is correct? See Eric's response: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg132150.html Has anyone ever seen any documentation of approximate Serial Numbers or dates of manufacture that this mod applies to? 73, Bill W4ZV -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ERR12V-repair-tp7558773p7558775.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] Fwd: Am I missing something?
Dick, et al: Tnx for the info, COPYING NEW FILES did the job, now running 4.51 , 1.15, 2.76(1) and 2.76(2), and will refresh the Elecraft Web site...much appreciated. This reflector is amazing for getting answers to questions. Love my K3, KPA500, P3 and W2. Paul -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 10:14 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net ; Paul VanOveren Subject: Fwd: [Elecraft] Am I missing something? There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there. But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page. Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files. 73 de Dick, K6KR On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:19 AM, David Pratt da...@g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk wrote: 4.51 is definitely there, Paul. Make sure your K3 Utility is pointing to the right directory. ftp://elecraft.com/K3/firmware/ 73 David G4DMP In a recent message, Paul VanOveren p...@nf8j.com writes I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48 available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul __ 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] P3 - RTTY, PSK31 CW on P3 display
Good news! Thanks Paul for the update! 73 - Roger W5RDW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-RTTY-PSK31-CW-on-P3-display-tp7558704p7558787.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] Fwd: Am I missing something?
No, the recommendation is to use the K3 Utility for production firmware, no browser is normally required. If you're accessing beta firmware, any browser or FTP client is fine. Microsoft provides FTP client functionality, incorporated in WININET.dll, that both the K3 Uility and Internet Explorer use. I don't know what other browsers use. I have nothing against other browsers, I use them myself. The Wininet core is available on every Windows system, part of the Windows programming interface commonly used, which makes it the preferable FTP client library. If the Wininet cache is stale (older views of the data are cached locally) the stale data needs to be discarded so that it is fetched again from Elecraft,s FTP server. One way is to discard the entire cache with the Control Panel Internet applet. Another way is to use IE to browse to the FTP site and refresh that one page. But I think Paul's issue was a need to select the Copy New Files From Elecraft button on the K3 Utility Firmware page. 73 de Dick, K6KR On Jul 7, 2012, at 7:23 AM, Rick Johnson w3bi.r...@hotmail.com wrote: Should I glean from this statement: Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) that IE is the recommended browser to use when updating K3 F/W? 73, Rick W3BI From: die...@comcast.net Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:14:23 -0700 To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; p...@nf8j.com Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Am I missing something? There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there. But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page. Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files. support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Snip. __ 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] Stuck in MCU LD
Problem solved! But, after trying everything written about Firmware updating, plus trying suggestions by Iain, N6Ml and Don, W3FPR, worked until this morning. My testing included disconnecting, things from the K3, changing USB/Com cables and various lengths of no power periods from seconds in length to 2 hours. I went to bed. This morning I tried doing the upgrade in the last configuration I had last night, It worked perfectly. So I moved to my other K3. Now I started this update in the configuration that I start all my upgrades, including the one that failed. IT RAN FLAWLESSLY FIRST TIME!!! Who can figure!! Thank you for the helpful messages from all, both on and off the reflector. Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com K3's S/N - 3278 and 4086 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K2GN Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 4:46 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Stuck in MCU LD I was doing a firmware update and something happened to interrupt it. I have tried all the documented reset methods. And nothing works. changed USB cable and ports. Using the newest Util release. Nothing. Just cant communicate to the radio Any hints? Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.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] K2/100 - low power 15m only
OK, here is what I can see so far... I visually examined the low pass filter components on the KPA100, between K9 and K10, nothing seems out of the ordinary, nothing cracked, broken, or burned that I can see. I'm not quite ready to remove the PCA and the power transistors from the heatsink yet. Measurements: no change. 50 Ohm load, tune mode. Power output on 15m tracks linearly with the power control, up to about 50W, and then it peaks, even if the knob is turned up further. The DC current draw is about normal for 50W, around 10A, similar to the other bands. The current never goes any higher as the power control is turned up. On the other bands, power goes up to full as the power control is turned up. Any other suggestions before I disassemble it any further? -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-low-power-15m-only-tp7558733p7558791.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] KAT3 problem
Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. It looks like mine will be heading back to the factory also. Have a great day. Barry KS7DX From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:dvanwallag...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:36 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Barry, I just went through the same thing here. It turned out to that I had no output from my LPA board. It is currently at Elecraft being serviced. I have not heard from them yet as to the exact cause. It's only been in for a week or so. I used a scope to verify I had RF coming into the board and a logical high on the 7T line but no output. I found this trying to tune up as you did and saw the same two dashes on the display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On Jul 7, 2012 1:54 AM, Barry Garratt bgarr...@earthlink.net wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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] KAT3 problem
No not in test mode and TX INH is off Dave. Barry KS7DX -Original Message- From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:w8...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 6:11 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem BTW - some of the obvious things to check first would be to insure you aren't in test mode or that the TX INH pin is not set or floating (check in the Config menu). 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 9:01 AM, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: Barry, I had the same thing here a few weeks ago. I found that I had no output from my LPA board. It is now at Elecraft being serviced but I have yet to hear the final resolution. It has only been in service for a week or so. I used a scope and did some signal tracing and found that I had RF on the input of the LPA board and a logical HI on the 7T line. But I had no output from the LPA itself. I worked with support and we determined that something was probably wrong with the board itself. I removed it and sent it in. I found this doing the same thing - tuning up and only had two dashes on my display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 1:53 AM, Barry Garratt wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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] KAT3 problem
Hey Barry, If you are so inclined, you might try re-seating the LPA board. I did read a couple of instances where that cleared up the problem. Although, it did not clear mine up :-( Either way, it you wouldn't mind, please post back your findings. I'd be interested to see if it was the LPA or not. Take care 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 12:02 PM, Barry Garratt wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. It looks like mine will be heading back to the factory also. Have a great day. Barry KS7DX From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:dvanwallag...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:36 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Barry, I just went through the same thing here. It turned out to that I had no output from my LPA board. It is currently at Elecraft being serviced. I have not heard from them yet as to the exact cause. It's only been in for a week or so. I used a scope to verify I had RF coming into the board and a logical high on the 7T line but no output. I found this trying to tune up as you did and saw the same two dashes on the display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On Jul 7, 2012 1:54 AM, Barry Garratt bgarr...@earthlink.net wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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] KAT3 problem
Hey Dave, I'll try that and report back but I'm getting the feeling it's going to back to the factory. Regards, Barry KS7DX -Original Message- From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:w8...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 9:15 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Hey Barry, If you are so inclined, you might try re-seating the LPA board. I did read a couple of instances where that cleared up the problem. Although, it did not clear mine up :-( Either way, it you wouldn't mind, please post back your findings. I'd be interested to see if it was the LPA or not. Take care 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 12:02 PM, Barry Garratt wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. It looks like mine will be heading back to the factory also. Have a great day. Barry KS7DX From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:dvanwallag...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:36 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Barry, I just went through the same thing here. It turned out to that I had no output from my LPA board. It is currently at Elecraft being serviced. I have not heard from them yet as to the exact cause. It's only been in for a week or so. I used a scope to verify I had RF coming into the board and a logical high on the 7T line but no output. I found this trying to tune up as you did and saw the same two dashes on the display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On Jul 7, 2012 1:54 AM, Barry Garratt bgarr...@earthlink.net wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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
[Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
I had trouble getting the KX3 Utility program to communicate with the radio in Ubuntu. Here's what solved the problem for me. I take no credit for figuring this out, these were postings by others that I found in three different places. I decided to collect the details here so they'd be all in one spot. Hope this helps someone. The FTDI drivers for the USB cable provided by Elecraft are a native part of Ubuntu 12.04 and do not need to be re-installed. Just plug the cable into a USB port. I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program will successfully operate: (Run in a terminal) sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0 sudo apt-get install curl The first command is necessary to permit all users of the computer to access the serial port ttyUSB0. Note: the last character in USB0 is a zero. Without this command you will get an error message telling you that the KX3 Utility program can't communicate with the port. The second command installs the Linux function curl which enables Ubuntu to automatically communicate with and download from the Elecraft (and anyone else's) FTP server. Note: the last character in curl is the letter L in lower-case. Without this command you will get an error message stating the KX3 Utility program is unable to connect to the Elecraft FTP server. Once I did the above the Utility program ran smoothly and the firmware update and other functions all appear to work. Don KC6D -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Firmware-upgrades-using-Ubuntu-12-04-tp7558796.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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 7/7/2012 16:51, KC6D wrote: I had trouble getting the KX3 Utility program to communicate with the radio in Ubuntu. Here's what solved the problem for me. I take no credit for figuring this out, these were postings by others that I found in three different places. I decided to collect the details here so they'd be all in one spot. Hope this helps someone. The FTDI drivers for the USB cable provided by Elecraft are a native part of Ubuntu 12.04 and do not need to be re-installed. Just plug the cable into a USB port. I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program will successfully operate: (Run in a terminal) sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0 sudo apt-get install curl The first command is necessary to permit all users of the computer to access the serial port ttyUSB0. Note: the last character in USB0 is a zero. Without this command you will get an error message telling you that the KX3 Utility program can't communicate with the port. The second command installs the Linux function curl which enables Ubuntu to automatically communicate with and download from the Elecraft (and anyone else's) FTP server. Note: the last character in curl is the letter L in lower-case. Without this command you will get an error message stating the KX3 Utility program is unable to connect to the Elecraft FTP server. Once I did the above the Utility program ran smoothly and the firmware update and other functions all appear to work. Don KC6D -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Firmware-upgrades-using-Ubuntu-12-04-tp7558796.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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5116 - Release Date: 07/07/12 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5116 - Release Date: 07/07/12 __ 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] LiFePO4 battery packs
On 7/6/2012 7:06 PM, Steve Jackson wrote: So, what is the opinion of the learned and experienced regarding these battery packs? Well, there's the obvious ... 600mAh vs 3,000mAh of course. The LiFePO4 batteries have a very good capacity to weight ratio, and they are safe, you can carry or pack them onto airplanes. Neither one of them allow you to balance the cells however, something that should be done at least periodically. Assuming it is for your K2, you'd probably find that 600mAh was a little small. My K2 draws about 280mA on receive, and at 5W, around 1.5A key down. I use a 4Ah 4S1P LiFePO4 pack that I can balance the cells on charge and it lasts about as long as I want to be off in the field somewhere. Li-Poly batteries have a higher capacity to weight ratio which is why they are used by RC model folks. I have one that's about the size of a small matchbox, weighs an ounce or so, and is rated at 800mAh, 11.7V. I use it on my KX1. Li-Poly is somewhat unstable under some circumstances and I've had one catch fire while I was using it. Mine is on a short pigtail outside of the rig. What's the better deal? Two of the former? Anything awful about these packs? Caveats in their use, other than the obvious? A123 cells are probably the highest quality, Buddipole sells them, they are a bit pricey however. Whatever you choose, be sure to fuse the cable to the rig. These chemistries can deliver anywhere from 10C to 15C or more if shorted. For mine, that could be more than 60A. Beware, the 12V and RF connectors on the RF board are the same and the cables from the KAT2 will interchange quite easily. I speak from experience and now have a jumpered trace on the board that decided to be a fuse. :-( 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 - www.cqp.org __ 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] LiFePO4 battery packs
According to the product descriptions, both of these battery packs have a balancing board built into them. The documentation for the board shows that the board has independent connections to each cell. It protects each cell from over charge, over discharge, high current discharge, and short circuit. Thus, you gain the benefit of balance charging while only having to purchase a lower cost charger, such as the ones suggested for these packs on their product pages. The larger of these two packs appears to be very cost effective and a great solution for external power for a KX3, K2/10, K3/10 or other QRP rig. A123 branded cells are more expensive, although EP Buddy has them at a very favorable price. Their packs do not have internal circuitry, however, requiring purchase of a balancing charger if you want to recharge at higher rates. See recent KX3 batteries thread on this reflector for discussion. 72/73 de JP WF4Z On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: On 7/6/2012 7:06 PM, Steve Jackson wrote: So, what is the opinion of the learned and experienced regarding these battery packs? Well, there's the obvious ... 600mAh vs 3,000mAh of course. The LiFePO4 batteries have a very good capacity to weight ratio, and they are safe, you can carry or pack them onto airplanes. Neither one of them allow you to balance the cells however, something that should be done at least periodically. Assuming it is for your K2, you'd probably find that 600mAh was a little small. My K2 draws about 280mA on receive, and at 5W, around 1.5A key down. I use a 4Ah 4S1P LiFePO4 pack that I can balance the cells on charge and it lasts about as long as I want to be off in the field somewhere. Li-Poly batteries have a higher capacity to weight ratio which is why they are used by RC model folks. I have one that's about the size of a small matchbox, weighs an ounce or so, and is rated at 800mAh, 11.7V. I use it on my KX1. Li-Poly is somewhat unstable under some circumstances and I've had one catch fire while I was using it. Mine is on a short pigtail outside of the rig. What's the better deal? Two of the former? Anything awful about these packs? Caveats in their use, other than the obvious? A123 cells are probably the highest quality, Buddipole sells them, they are a bit pricey however. Whatever you choose, be sure to fuse the cable to the rig. These chemistries can deliver anywhere from 10C to 15C or more if shorted. For mine, that could be more than 60A. Beware, the 12V and RF connectors on the RF board are the same and the cables from the KAT2 will interchange quite easily. I speak from experience and now have a jumpered trace on the board that decided to be a fuse. :-( 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 - www.cqp.org __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
On 07/07/2012 09:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program will successfully operate: (Run in a terminal) sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0 sudo apt-get install curl Rather than changing the device permissions (which you have to do every time you boot or unplug/plug the usb serial device), you should add yourself to the dialout group: sudo usermod -G dialout your_username where your_username should be replaced with your username on the system. The above will execute as root, so you need to have sudo permissions. There is probably some GUI based tool for this but command line is simpler ;-) After doing this, you will need to logout and login again. You can verify that you have the correct group privs with the id command, for example, for me it says: uid=500(eloranta) gid=500(eloranta) groups=500(eloranta),18(dialout),39(video),489(pulse-access),490(pulse),493(jackuser) where 18(dialout) is the important part. As for curl, I think the utility program should check for its existence during startup and appropriately tell the user to install it before proceeding. Jussi Eloranta (AA6KJ) __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Nothing cryptic about it. sudo allows users temporary admin or root user privi's to the system to run commands or install software. When any user invokes sudo they will be required to authenticate with user name and password. chmod is a *nixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell command that lets a user tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file or program.^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod#cite_note-0 It changes the file system modes of files and directories. The modes include permissions. The 666 is octal notation for granting users, groups, and others read, write, and execute permissions to the USB filesystem. install apt-get is a command used in all Debian based Linux distro's to install software *and all known dependencies*. The program automatically downloads and installs software from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories along with dependencies and installs it. In this case it installed the program cURL. On 07/07/2012 11:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H __ 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 Macro toggle
Many thanks for this nice example. Now, I would like to free up M4-HOLD, but I can't find anywhere in the manuals how to delete a macro assignment from one of the programmable keys. Is it possible at all, or should I just wait for when I come up with my next macro and just replace it? Pf Nick-WA5BDU == Nick-WA5BDU nick-wa5...@suddenlink.net writes: Nick-WA5BDU Whoa, I like this. Must have missed it the first time around. I now Nick-WA5BDU tap M3 to toggle between Nick-WA5BDU 5W (label: QRP) and 100W (label: QRO) with these macros: Nick-WA5BDU MACRO1 PC005;MN110;SWT12;SWT35;SWT14; Nick-WA5BDU MACRO2 PC100;MN110;SWT11;SWT35;SWT14; Nick-WA5BDU That freed up (hold) M3 for another macro. Nick-WA5BDU TU / 73- Nick-WA5BDU Nick, WA5BDU Nick-WA5BDU On 7/1/2012 12:35 PM, KU4AF wrote: Two macros instead of one - that sums up what is needed, but how to call two macros with one button? I was just fiddling around and came up with this, though it may not be original. The idea is to let the macro itself reassign the PF key to a different macro. For example, say you want the PF2 key to toggle between setting VFO A to 14010 and 14020 (not useful but just an example). Use the Utility to create the two macros like this: MACRO1 FA0001401;MN110;SWT12;SWH47;SWT14; MACRO2 FA0001402;MN110;SWT11;SWH47;SWT14; Send the Macros to the K3 then, on the K3, go to CONFIG:MACRO X, tap 1 and then hold PF2. Tap MENU to get out of CONFIG. Now MACRO1 is assigned to PF2. When you Hold PF2 the macro changes the frequency and then assigns MACRO2 to PF2. The next operation of PF2 sets a different frequency and sets PF2 back to MACRO1. Substitute whatever you want to toggle between for the FA commands. Put the two macros in whatever slots you have open and change the SWT11/12 taps to match. Change SWH47 to match the PF/M button you want to use. You could also expand on this to rotate among 3 or more macros. I expect others can add to this and again, I claim no originality for this idea. Now, who will be the first to suggest we need more than 8 Macro slots? John, KU4AF Pittsboro, NC Nick-WA5BDU __ Nick-WA5BDU Elecraft mailing list Nick-WA5BDU Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Nick-WA5BDU Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Nick-WA5BDU Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Nick-WA5BDU This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Nick-WA5BDU Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx __ 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 sometimes forgets set power level?
I have my K3 set up with my KPA500 and to run 15 watts in OPER and 100 watts in STBY. It seems every so often when I switch between OPER and STBY, both power levels will be at 15 watts and I have to roll the power back up to 100 watts in STBY mode. Any ideas as to why the K3 would forget the power level? I am running the most current firmware versions in both. Any info would be appreciated. Mike AC6JA K3 #3215 __ 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 KRX3 Kit For Sale
I bought my KRX3 kit in 2008, put the box on a shelf, and never built it. It's for sale now to someone who will build it and get some enjoyment from it. Kit includes standard 2.7 kHz filter, plus 400 Hz cw filter, in box as received from Elecraft. Current Elecraft price is $739.90, plus shipping. Your price is 599.95 plus shipping (like getting the 400 Hz filter free). 73, Norm - W1MO __ 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] Stuck in MCU LD
Perhaps you shut down your PC last night, which is the same as a reboot? 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Stuck in MCU LD Problem solved! But, after trying everything written about Firmware updating, plus trying suggestions by Iain, N6Ml and Don, W3FPR, worked until this morning. My testing included disconnecting, things from the K3, changing USB/Com cables and various lengths of no power periods from seconds in length to 2 hours. I went to bed. This morning I tried doing the upgrade in the last configuration I had last night, It worked perfectly. So I moved to my other K3. I was doing a firmware update and something happened to interrupt it. I have tried all the documented reset methods. And nothing works. changed USB cable and ports. Using the newest Util release. Nothing. Just cant communicate to the radio Any hints? Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=# 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Nothing cryptic about it. sudo allows users temporary admin or root user privi's to the system to run commands or install software. When any user invokes sudo they will be required to authenticate with user name and password. chmod is a *nixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell command that lets a user tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file or program.^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod#cite_note-0 It changes the file system modes of files and directories. The modes include permissions. The 666 is octal notation for granting users, groups, and others read, write, and execute permissions to the USB filesystem. install apt-get is a command used in all Debian based Linux distro's to install software *and all known dependencies*. The program automatically downloads and installs software from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories along with dependencies and installs it. In this case it installed the program cURL. On 07/07/2012 11:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H __ 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] KAT3 problem
Gary, If I were you I'd call Elecraft support before sending the board. They may give you some tests to make to determine if you have the same problem as Dave. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 09:47:09 -0700, Barry Garratt bgarr...@earthlink.net wrote: Hey Dave, I'll try that and report back but I'm getting the feeling it's going to back to the factory. Regards, Barry KS7DX -Original Message- From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:w8...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 9:15 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Hey Barry, If you are so inclined, you might try re-seating the LPA board. I did read a couple of instances where that cleared up the problem. Although, it did not clear mine up :-( Either way, it you wouldn't mind, please post back your findings. I'd be interested to see if it was the LPA or not. Take care 73, Dave W8FGU On 7/7/2012 12:02 PM, Barry Garratt wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. It looks like mine will be heading back to the factory also. Have a great day. Barry KS7DX From: Dave Van Wallaghen [mailto:dvanwallag...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 5:36 AM To: Barry Garratt Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 problem Barry, I just went through the same thing here. It turned out to that I had no output from my LPA board. It is currently at Elecraft being serviced. I have not heard from them yet as to the exact cause. It's only been in for a week or so. I used a scope to verify I had RF coming into the board and a logical high on the 7T line but no output. I found this trying to tune up as you did and saw the same two dashes on the display. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU On Jul 7, 2012 1:54 AM, Barry Garratt bgarr...@earthlink.net wrote: When I hit the ATU TUNE button this evening the tuner sounded like it was doing something but instead of the usual display of VSWR as it tuned there were only two dash lines. The problem is not band dependent. Anyone ever seen this before and if so what was the cure? Thanks. Barry KS7DX __ 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 __ 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 Macro toggle
Pf, You can clear the macro from the M1-M4 keys by storing a CW or voice message there. Just tap the REC key, then the M key, record the message and tap the REC key again. If you don't want a message there, just tap the REC key without recording anything. John, KU4AF Pittsboro, NC Many thanks for this nice example. Now, I would like to free up M4-HOLD, but I can't find anywhere in the manuals how to delete a macro assignment from one of the programmable keys. Is it possible at all, or should I just wait for when I come up with my next macro and just replace it? Pf -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Macro-toggle-tp7558366p7558807.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] Am I missing something?
Paul, I updated my firmware last night with no issues. Double-check and make sure you have the latest version of the K3 Utility installed. I believe it is required in order to update to all new firmware versions. 73, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688 HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team On 7/7/2012 8:01 AM, Paul VanOveren wrote: I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3 Utility 1.12.3.28 ver.Mine reads MCU Installed 4.48 available 4.39 FPF 1.15 1.14 DSP 1 2.73 2.73 DSP 2 2.73 2.73 DVR 1.03 If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3. Anyone else see this. ??? NF8J Paul __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Yes the permissions catch a few out. I never realised K3Util Linux ran a curl script to get the firmware, that's interesting. Of course you could run it in terminal knowing the ftp path etc. Most Ubuntu users just need to join the dialout group rather than chmod the dev. This right is gained by adding the user to the dialout group. The dialout group owns the /dev/ttyS* devices and can read the /etc/wvdial.conf file In a default Desktop installation, the first user on the system is considered an administrator, and as of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is a member of the following groups: adm, dialout, cdrom, plugdev, lpadmin, admin, sambashare So as a new Ubuntu user it is worth checking which groups you are a member of. Run below command in terminal to add dialout. Sudo addgroup yourusername dialout Or usermod -a -G dialout yourusername Or GUI; The Users Administration Tool allows you add, delete and modify the existing users and groups in your system. To start From gui menu; Click on System Administration Users and Group You can also start tool from command line / terminal: users-admin I am very naughty here and run as root all the time now in fedora 17 (started on centOS 5 and fedora 10), so permissions are not an issue. Have been doing that for 6 years and yet to have an issue. Adrian ... vk4tux -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KC6D Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2012 2:52 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 I had trouble getting the KX3 Utility program to communicate with the radio in Ubuntu. Here's what solved the problem for me. I take no credit for figuring this out, these were postings by others that I found in three different places. I decided to collect the details here so they'd be all in one spot. Hope this helps someone. The FTDI drivers for the USB cable provided by Elecraft are a native part of Ubuntu 12.04 and do not need to be re-installed. Just plug the cable into a USB port. I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program will successfully operate: (Run in a terminal) sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0 sudo apt-get install curl The first command is necessary to permit all users of the computer to access the serial port ttyUSB0. Note: the last character in USB0 is a zero. Without this command you will get an error message telling you that the KX3 Utility program can't communicate with the port. The second command installs the Linux function curl which enables Ubuntu to automatically communicate with and download from the Elecraft (and anyone else's) FTP server. Note: the last character in curl is the letter L in lower-case. Without this command you will get an error message stating the KX3 Utility program is unable to connect to the Elecraft FTP server. Once I did the above the Utility program ran smoothly and the firmware update and other functions all appear to work. Don KC6D -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Firmware-upgrades-using-Ubuntu-12-04-tp 7558796.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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Hi Bill, These are just csh or bash commands, not programming. 73, matt On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:10:18 -0500, you wrote: Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=# 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Nothing cryptic about it. sudo allows users temporary admin or root user privi's to the system to run commands or install software. When any user invokes sudo they will be required to authenticate with user name and password. chmod is a *nixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell command that lets a user tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file or program.^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod#cite_note-0 It changes the file system modes of files and directories. The modes include permissions. The 666 is octal notation for granting users, groups, and others read, write, and execute permissions to the USB filesystem. install apt-get is a command used in all Debian based Linux distro's to install software *and all known dependencies*. The program automatically downloads and installs software from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories along with dependencies and installs it. In this case it installed the program cURL. On 07/07/2012 11:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
This is an easy guide for a gui solution; http://www.ubuntugeek.com/addmodify-and-delete-users-and-groups-in-ubuntu-us ing-gui.html -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill K9YEQ Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2012 7:10 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=# 73, Bill K9YEQ 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 sometimes forgets set power level?
I see a similar problem here when using the band change buttons on the KPA500 -- with KPA500 BAND CHG set to STBY and K3 PWR SET set to PER BAND. The K3 STBY power level for a band A appears to be overwritten with the OPER power level when the KPA500 is in OPER mode and I shift to another band B, causing the KPA500 to change from OPER to STBY. On return to band A the KPA500 is in STBY but the K3 power level is wrong and must be changed back to the original value (100 W). There is no problem when KPA500 BAND CHG set to NOR. When I reported it to Elecraft support they acknowledged the issue and said it would be sorted out in a future firmware release. I have KPA500 BAND CHG set to STBY because I use a manually adjusted balanced antenna tuner and don't want the amp to be in OPER status until I've re-tuned after a band change. Bob NW8L I have my K3 set up with my KPA500 and to run 15 watts in OPER and 100 watts in STBY. It seems every so often when I switch between OPER and STBY, both power levels will be at 15 watts and I have to roll the power back up to 100 watts in STBY mode. Any ideas as to why the K3 would forget the power level? I am running the most current firmware versions in both. Any info would be appreciated. Mike AC6JA K3 #3215 __ 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 encoder backlash?
I have a factory-built K3 #3215 and have always noticed a significant amount of backlash on the four encoders located just left of the VFO A knob. Has this been improved on newer K3's? Is there a replacement option or a newer front panel available to improve this? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Mike AC6JA K3 #3215 P3 #2039 KPA500 #809 __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/addmodify-and-delete-users-and-groups-in-ubuntu-us ing-gui.html Annoying when the link string gets broken. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Adrian Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2012 7:50 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 This is an easy guide for a gui solution; http://www.ubuntugeek.com/addmodify-and-delete-users-and-groups-in-ubuntu-us ing-gui.html -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill K9YEQ Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2012 7:10 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=# 73, Bill K9YEQ email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Macro toggle
Hmm, further investigation shows this isn't the whole story. Recording a CW or voice message to an Mx key does clear its MxT and MxH macro assignments, but if I assign a new macro to either MxT or MxH (but not both), that macro will then operate for both MxTap and MxHold. This oddity doesn't prevent assigning another macro to the unintended Tap or Hold, but it does seem buggish. I guess if you really want the unused key function to do nothing you could assign an empty macro to it. John, KU4AF Pittsboro, NC Pf, You can clear the macro from the M1-M4 keys by storing a CW or voice message there. Just tap the REC key, then the M key, record the message and tap the REC key again. If you don't want a message there, just tap the REC key without recording anything. John, KU4AF Pittsboro, NC Pierfrancesco Caci wrote Many thanks for this nice example. Now, I would like to free up M4-HOLD, but I can't find anywhere in the manuals how to delete a macro assignment from one of the programmable keys. Is it possible at all, or should I just wait for when I come up with my next macro and just replace it? Pf -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Macro-toggle-tp7558366p7558817.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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Well there you go, Matt. I am unfamiliar with those. I am such an MS person. I don't use manual commands other than MS, so this doesn't help me. I use the GUI which is just clicks and I don't do much command line as I don't have to load up the getting older can't remember all this stuff, type of activity. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: Matt Zilmer [mailto:mzil...@verizon.net] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 4:45 PM To: Bill K9YEQ Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Hi Bill, These are just csh or bash commands, not programming. 73, matt On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:10:18 -0500, you wrote: Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=# 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Nothing cryptic about it. sudo allows users temporary admin or root user privi's to the system to run commands or install software. When any user invokes sudo they will be required to authenticate with user name and password. chmod is a *nixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell command that lets a user tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file or program.^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod#cite_note-0 It changes the file system modes of files and directories. The modes include permissions. The 666 is octal notation for granting users, groups, and others read, write, and execute permissions to the USB filesystem. install apt-get is a command used in all Debian based Linux distro's to install software *and all known dependencies*. The program automatically downloads and installs software from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories along with dependencies and installs it. In this case it installed the program cURL. On 07/07/2012 11:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ 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] Using KX3 with MFJ-1899T
With my KX-3, KX-1, and K-1, I have used the MFJ-1899T attached to the Alpha-Delta mini-tripod made for the Outback Joey antenna. Attached to it is a 35 ft #24 stealth wire counterpoise with markings for the various lengths needed for 40-10 meters allowing me to unwind off the spool to the proper length depending on band in use. It works well when a better antenna such as an EFHW can not be deployed, e.g., in a hotel room. One note of caution, the settings contained in the instructions for the 1899-T that come with the antenna are not accurate and one has to recalibrate, and, here, the use of an antenna analyzer is very helpful. However, the settings contained on the instructions posted on the MFJ web site are fairly close as are the counterpoise lengths. Bob McCuskey W7BV Re: [Elecraft] Using KX3 with MFJ-1899T Ronald Nutter Sat, 07 Jul 2012 04:22:53 -0700 I have ordered a MFJ-1899T and had similar concerns about the potential weight on the connector. I went with a MFJ-332B mag base with BNC connector. When traveling on business, I will usually have a rental car. This will let me use the car as a base for the antenna. I was trying to find a compact solutions as possible to take with me. May eventually try the single band antennas, I have only found the MFJ versions. Seems the Maldol ones arent made anymore. Ron KA4KYI __ 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 sometimes forgets set power level?
*Mike, Same here so I am also interested in any comments. Gary * On 8 July 2012 06:21, ac...@aol.com wrote: I have my K3 set up with my KPA500 and to run 15 watts in OPER and 100 watts in STBY. It seems every so often when I switch between OPER and STBY, both power levels will be at 15 watts and I have to roll the power back up to 100 watts in STBY mode. Any ideas as to why the K3 would forget the power level? I am running the most current firmware versions in both. Any info would be appreciated. Mike AC6JA K3 #3215 __ 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 -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679,P3 #1629, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#?? Living the dream!!! __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
The super decoder ring you seek is the Linux man command. For example: man sudo man chmod man apt-get This will explain what the commands and their various options do. 73, Matt VK2ACL On 08/07/2012, at 12:56 AM, Brian Alsop als...@nc.rr.com wrote: I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 7/7/2012 16:51, KC6D wrote: I had trouble getting the KX3 Utility program to communicate with the radio in Ubuntu. Here's what solved the problem for me. I take no credit for figuring this out, these were postings by others that I found in three different places. I decided to collect the details here so they'd be all in one spot. Hope this helps someone. The FTDI drivers for the USB cable provided by Elecraft are a native part of Ubuntu 12.04 and do not need to be re-installed. Just plug the cable into a USB port. I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program will successfully operate: (Run in a terminal) sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0 sudo apt-get install curl The first command is necessary to permit all users of the computer to access the serial port ttyUSB0. Note: the last character in USB0 is a zero. Without this command you will get an error message telling you that the KX3 Utility program can't communicate with the port. The second command installs the Linux function curl which enables Ubuntu to automatically communicate with and download from the Elecraft (and anyone else's) FTP server. Note: the last character in curl is the letter L in lower-case. Without this command you will get an error message stating the KX3 Utility program is unable to connect to the Elecraft FTP server. Once I did the above the Utility program ran smoothly and the firmware update and other functions all appear to work. Don KC6D -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Firmware-upgrades-using-Ubuntu-12-04-tp7558796.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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5116 - Release Date: 07/07/12 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5116 - Release Date: 07/07/12 __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
* On 2012 07 Jul 16:38 -0500, Adrian wrote: I am very naughty here and run as root all the time now in fedora 17 (started on centOS 5 and fedora 10), so permissions are not an issue. Have been doing that for 6 years and yet to have an issue. Until someone tells you to: cd / rm -rf * Have a nice day! ;-) 73, de Nate, N0NB -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us __ 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 encoder backlash?
I have a factory-built K3 #3215 and have always noticed a significant amount of backlash on the four encoders located just left of the VFO A knob. Has this been improved on newer K3's? Is there a replacement option or a newer front panel available to improve this? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Mike AC6JA K3 #3215 P3 #2039 KPA500 #809 __ 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] KAT3 problem
Besides, you should *never* just send an Elecraft radio to Watsonville for repair. There are repair depots all over the globe. Contact support, and if warranted, they will request an RSA number for you. When you get the email with the RSA form, fill it out and read the 2nd page to find out where to send it. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/7/2012 5:12 PM, N5GE wrote: Gary, If I were you I'd call Elecraft support before sending the board. They may give you some tests to make to determine if you have the same problem as Dave. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, A week of sun and decent propagation was nice. I enjoyed it. The flowers are telling me the countdown to fall has begun. Turk's cap lilies and foxglove. Seems like summer only got here yesterday :) Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening. 1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call) 2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP relay help) Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz Stay well, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] thanks for help w/ P3 and LP-PAN
I just discovered an email filter that was trashing responses to my request for opinions about the P3 and LP-PAN. Thanks to all who replied. Very helpful. ...robert On 7/2/2012 19:01, Robert G. Strickland wrote: In another post I ask about sub-receiver versus panadapter. Here, a question about type of panadapter. My station occupies a very small space, and adding the P3 would strain the real estate. So, I've been looking at other panadapter possibilities that use the computer screen for display. What sort of useful comparisons can be made between the P3 and the LP-Pan box/software? Are there any other panadapter options that I should consider? Thanks for any and all opinions. ...robert -- Robert G. Strickland, PhD, ABPH - KE2WY rc...@verizon.net Syracuse, New York, USA __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
On 07/07/2012 06:36 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: * On 2012 07 Jul 16:38 -0500, Adrian wrote: I am very naughty here and run as root all the time now in fedora 17 (started on centOS 5 and fedora 10), so permissions are not an issue. Have been doing that for 6 years and yet to have an issue. Until someone tells you to: cd / rm -rf * Have a nice day! While you might not type that in, there might be an ill behaving program (on purpose or a bug) that could do something like that. Or simply you open up a tar archive or something and that might overwrite important files etc. I would strongly advise against running everything as root. Jussi Eloranta (AA6KJ) __ 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] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04
Or stick my head in the fire also. Not quite that gullible ;) Fedora 17 looks v-good, The latest linux is much more GUI orientated and user friendly than years ago. Everyone seems to pick up Ubuntu, but the latest fedora is very good. CLI knowledge is very beneficial, also with windows. When your PC system goes down, that knowledge can save you. The worst thing about windows is the virus and malware attacks. I use Microsoft Security Essentials (free) and find it very good rather than paying virus upgrade subscriptions for systems that tend to slow down PC performance. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows/products/security-essentials I also use windows 7 and xp on the laptop as well. You don't see many companies support the range of OS available like Elecraft do. Maybe getting OT this thread, but hey we all use computers now in ham radio even if occasionally. Adrian ... vk4tux -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nate Bargmann Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2012 11:36 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 * On 2012 07 Jul 16:38 -0500, Adrian wrote: I am very naughty here and run as root all the time now in fedora 17 (started on centOS 5 and fedora 10), so permissions are not an issue. Have been doing that for 6 years and yet to have an issue. Until someone tells you to: cd / rm -rf * Have a nice day! ;-) 73, de Nate, N0NB -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us __ 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
