Re: [Elecraft] 32/64 bit...
This is similar to the reasoning that leads some people buy an IC7800 instead of a K3 - not necessarily the right decision ;-) 73 to all Geoff G3UCK -Original Message- From: N5GE Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:26 AM To: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 32/64 bit... I don't trust any computer that weighs less that 5lb, __ 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] Sub RX Question (SSB AUDIO)
Hi Dave, First you have to be really sure which antenna is being used on 10 meters. Lets say you are using your main antenna for the sub RX on all bands. Just one small errant button push could accidentally change the antenna selection on 10 meters only. This selection is saved on a per band basis so it will stay that way forever unless you correct it. Other things are saved as well. For example you are probably using your preamp for 10 meters on the main RX. Press the bset button and verify that you are also using it for 10 meters. Generally it's a good idea to push the A/B button twice when using the sub RX. This forces all sorts of parameters to be identical to the main RX. If you are using your main antenna for both receivers and you accidentally engage diversity reception I'm pretty sure the K3 tells the sub RX to use the AUX antenna (since separate antennas are mandatory for diversity). Look at the upper display and make sure the second decimal point is not blinking. (The blinking decimal point is the only way we know we are in diversity). 73, Mike K2MK Dave Weiss wrote > Hi Gang: > > I think I am experiencing an issue with the sub receiver on my K3. On all > bands but 10M I can set the A VFO and B VFO to the same frequency and hear > good audio on A and B VFOs. Even with a strong signal, on 10 M I > *sometimes > do not hear the signal* (Typically SSB) on VFO B. On all but 10 M I can > hear VFO A in my left ear and VFO B in my right ear. > > Am I dealing with a setting, or perhaps a broken? > > Suggestions please. > -- > Dave K3FT -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Sub-RX-Question-SSB-AUDIO-tp7563532p7563540.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] KPA-500 and RTTY
I determined the cause was a flaw in the recent shack remodeling. I had the K-3 and the amp. under a shelf that apparently wasn't allowing enough air flow. Even though I had the more then the recommended clearances for air flow, that was not enough. I put the amp. out in the wide open Sunday morning and ran all day at 500 watts on all bands without incident. In addition the temperature in the shack was around 75 degrees Sat. night, apparently compounding the accumulation of heat under the shelf. Thank you all for your responses and insight. 73 Dwight NS9I On 9/30/2012 1:43 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 9/30/2012 7:53 AM, DGB wrote: >> Anyone have a similar problem, makes it useless for rtty contesting and >> running. No problems in CW contests at full bore! > Something is broken. I get 500W out on 6M (the most difficult band) > with modes like JT65, ISCAT, and FSK441 for 48 seconds on each > transmission; typically the fan will crank higher after 35-40 seconds. > On the lower bands I run it at 600W on JT65 and RTTY. I also had a beta > unit for a RTTY contest weekend, with instructions to "run it with all > the lights lit." Never any problems. > > 73, Jim K9YC > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 and RTTY
Same experience here: K3 driving the KPA-500 on 220v to about 500w out with 23-26w drive, depending on band. When RTTY CQing, with reasonable period between CQs (like 3-4 seconds), amp temp gets up to 57-60c and the fan does its thing. When I'm getting answers to every CQ, amp temp usually stays below 58c and lower when I'm S&Ping. If I'm fighting to keep a frequency and leave less time between CQs, amp temp will go up in high 60s but I then back off and have never gotten a HI TEMP warning. I find it to be a FB amp for medium power RTTY work. John K3TN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Balanced-solution-for-KAT500-tuner-tp7563429p7563542.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] K2 no power out
Earl, It could be the microphone, or it could be wiring, or it could be the K2. What happens if you go to CW mode and close the mic PTT button? Does it transmit? 73, Don W3FPR On 9/30/2012 9:32 PM, Earl Ritchie wrote: > Hi; > I have K2 ser. # 5621 and the KPA 100 which was working perfectly. > Now when I push the ptt switch on the mike, I get no indication of output > either in high power or low power. > The ammeter on the p/s does not move. > Does someone have an idea where to check? > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K2] Intermittent KPA100 "not inst" and Info 080 issue - Humidity??
In the last couple of months I diagnosed and fixed a problem with the KPA100. There were two failures -- one was U6 -- EL5146C which was shorted internally and kept the KPA100 microprocessor from receiving the +5 volts it required. The second were failures in the 1N5711 Schottky diodes D16 and D17 -- they failed as partially working. I recently operate the K2/100 during the CQWW RTTY and it didn't give me any trouble. However, today I got into the shack to work a couple of contacts at lunch, and I'm greeted with Info 080. A little more background -- even after fixing the issue, I would occasionally see an "not inst" error when pressing the Ant 1/2 switch. Sometimes the KAT100 wouldn't light up immediately when switching the K2 on. When it did this, I'd generally see the "not inst" problem. Cycling the power switch would generally cure the problem. I saw this issue once before, right before Field Day. I'd set up my rig in my camper, and then the next morning it gave me Info 080. At the time, I believe part of the problem was due to humidity. If I leave the rig on, eventually the problem seems to resolve itself. There's something that definitely seems to be sensitive to humidity and the action of the AUXBUS. As I write this, it is 75 degrees F and 87% humidity in my unheated storage room shack. The K2 initially had several segments in the display that were only partially dark, but now they are dark black. Initially, there was no sound out of the speaker, and it would "tick" when I turned the main tuning dial. Perhaps if I wait long enough, it will eventually dry out. Any clue how to diagnose this problem? Are there components which are particularly sensitive to humidity? Why does this affect the AUXBUS operation? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] SUB Rx QUESTION ( SSB AUDIO) follow-up post
*Hi Gang:* * * *Thanks to all for the replies to my post. I think I am relearning some important items.* * * *I will post a followup after I regain some direction and re-understanding. * * * *BIG 73 * * * *-- Dave K3FT* * * __ 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 - auto-notch question
I use the auto-notch a lot - mostly to get rid of the tuner-uppers on 40 and 75 meters SSB. It does its job of removing the offending tones well. However, it does introduce a slight artifact into the received audio. Is there any means to get rid of the artifact? I also use a Kenwood TS-480 (simple and inexpensive rig) as a backup. The auto-notch also works very well on that rig. But.. the 480 does NOT exhibit any artifacts. Perhaps I have a setting in the K3 done incorrectly - any suggestions? Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) __ 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] Custom 700 Hz 8-Pole INRAD Filter Production Run
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - auto-notch question
Check past message related to auto-notch artifact issue, we are waiting fix as promised for elecraft team Edu yy4gmj On Oct 1, 2012 1:21 PM, "Bill" wrote: > > I use the auto-notch a lot - mostly to get rid of the tuner-uppers on 40 > and 75 meters > SSB. It does its job of removing the offending tones well. However, it > does introduce a > slight artifact into the received audio. Is there any means to get rid > of the artifact? > > I also use a Kenwood TS-480 (simple and inexpensive rig) as a backup. > The auto-notch > also works very well on that rig. But.. the 480 does NOT exhibit > any artifacts. > > Perhaps I have a setting in the K3 done incorrectly - any suggestions? > > Bill W2BLC > > > -- > IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) > __ > 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 - auto-notch question
Thank you - now I know it is a known issue and not something I doing incorrectly. Any idea when a fix is coming? Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) __ 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but quite often. 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output would stay where it was set. I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about problem 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks Joe K2UF No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many electrons were inconvenienced. __ 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] 32/64 bit...
Folks, let's end this thread. in general, please do not argue pro/con on various computers or operating systems here. 73, Eric List Moderator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 1, 2012, at 1:32 AM, "Geoffrey Downs" wrote: > This is similar to the reasoning that leads some people buy an IC7800 > instead of a K3 - not necessarily the right decision ;-) > > 73 to all > > Geoff > G3UCK > > -Original Message- > From: N5GE > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:26 AM > To: elecraft > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 32/64 bit... > > I don't trust any computer that weighs less that 5lb, > > __ > 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: Attempting K2 SSB modulation and ALC mods, but board too old?
Andreas, are you measuring SSB using a peak Watt meter? If you are just measuring it on an average reading meter, your power level will always appear lower than a continuous CW carrier. 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Sep 30, 2012, at 11:03 PM, Andreas Hofmann wrote: > Don (and others), > > One problem down, one to go. > > I believe I have solved the modulation issue. I started fresh and did all > alignments, from Freq calibration, PLL, Filters, BFO passband (with your > excellent descriptions on how to use Spectrogram). Especially the BFO was > way off. I am not sure if these settings somehow deteriorate overtime or what > happened. I know that stored digital values cannot simply change, but analog > components can and maybe that's what it is. Or (not impossibly) I screwed up > big times 9 years ago when I built the K2. I listened in a SDR and really > noticed how the BFO passband changes the overall modulation. Great. > > Now, my SSB power output is still not very good. I would think that this is > an ALC issue. On the same frequency on 40m, using a dummy load, I can get > 110 W out in CW, but about 40 W in SSB (and me screaming into the mike), with > ALC showing four LEDs on the right display. On 20m, I get about 40 W out > without an ALC. This is with both the Elecraft MH2 and the Elecraft Heil pro > 2. > > So, I think I am kind of back to my original issue of trying to attempt the > QRP Projekt mods for more mike drive and ALC circuits. Or are there other > things I should be checking first? Is there a way to temporarily "disable" > the ALC to see if the output is artificially controlled __ 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Joe, I don't know anything in the K3 that would cause your problem 1, but I strongly suspect that is an N1MM related situation. My guess on your problem 2 is that you were not driving the audio hard enough. With the K3, you cannot follow the frequent advice given for data modes to "set the power to max and use the audio drive to bring up the power to the desired level" -- that WILL NOT work well with the K3. Do as the K3 manual indicates, set the audio level for 4 ALC meter bars solid with the 5th one flashing (you can do that in TX TEST so you do no0t bother anyone on the air) - then set the power knob for the desired power. Failure to follow those instructions will result in "power creep" like you were seeing. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/1/2012 3:09 PM, Joe K2UF wrote: > I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. > > > > 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when > I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I > get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I > would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but > the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but > quite often. > > > > 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc > with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN > level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. > Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would > increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. > If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt > the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on > CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several > DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output > would stay where it was set. > __ 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] PS: [K3] Custom 700 Hz 8-Pole INRAD Filter Production Run
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
For problem 2, it sounds like you are providing insufficient drive to the K3, and this causes "power creep" as the K3 tries to compensate. What does your ALC meter read? It should have 4 steady bars with the fifth bar flickering. Then, you can set the desired output power level with the power level control. 73, Matt VK2ACL On 02/10/2012, at 5:09 AM, "Joe K2UF" wrote: > I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. > > > > 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when > I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I > get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I > would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but > the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but > quite often. > > > > 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc > with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN > level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. > Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would > increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. > If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt > the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on > CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several > DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output > would stay where it was set. > > > > I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about problem > 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks Joe K2UF > > > > > > > > No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many electrons > were inconvenienced. > > > > __ > 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Sorry, I should have been a little clearer -- it seems you are providing insufficient *audio* drive to the K3. 73, Matt VK2ACL On 02/10/2012, at 5:43 AM, Matt Maguire wrote: > For problem 2, it sounds like you are providing insufficient drive to the K3, > and this causes "power creep" as the K3 tries to compensate. > > What does your ALC meter read? It should have 4 steady bars with the fifth > bar flickering. Then, you can set the desired output power level with the > power level control. > > 73, Matt VK2ACL > > > > On 02/10/2012, at 5:09 AM, "Joe K2UF" wrote: > >> I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. >> >> >> >> 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when >> I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I >> get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I >> would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but >> the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but >> quite often. >> >> >> >> 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc >> with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN >> level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. >> Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would >> increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. >> If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt >> the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on >> CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several >> DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output >> would stay where it was set. >> >> >> >> I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about problem >> 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler. >> >> >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> >> >> Thanks Joe K2UF >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many electrons >> were inconvenienced. >> >> >> >> __ >> 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Second what Don said. Has to be in AFSK drive adjustment. Here identical N1MM/K3/KPA500 except ran FSK. Power always went up to max set power from the first diddle. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/1/2012 19:28, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Joe, > > I don't know anything in the K3 that would cause your problem 1, but I > strongly suspect that is an N1MM related situation. > > My guess on your problem 2 is that you were not driving the audio hard > enough. > With the K3, you cannot follow the frequent advice given for data modes > to "set the power to max and use the audio drive to bring up the power > to the desired level" -- that WILL NOT work well with the K3. Do as the > K3 manual indicates, set the audio level for 4 ALC meter bars solid with > the 5th one flashing (you can do that in TX TEST so you do no0t bother > anyone on the air) - then set the power knob for the desired power. > > Failure to follow those instructions will result in "power creep" like > you were seeing. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 10/1/2012 3:09 PM, Joe K2UF wrote: >> I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. >> >> >> >> 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when >> I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I >> get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I >> would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but >> the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but >> quite often. >> >> >> >> 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc >> with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN >> level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. >> Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would >> increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts. >> If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt >> the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on >> CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several >> DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output >> would stay where it was set. >> > > __ > 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: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 > > - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 __ 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] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Joe K2UF wrote: > 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when > I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I > get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I > would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but > the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but > quite often. In N1MM Logger, "Config" -> "Configure Ports..." -> "Digital Modes" (tab) Check that "DI-1 MMTTY Setup" -> "MMTTY Mode" is set to "AFSK". and on the "Mode Control" tab, set the "Mode sent to radio" for "RTTY" to "AFSK". 73, ~iain / N6ML __ 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 - auto-notch question
I did a search and didn't come up with much. Do you have the title of the original post regarding these artifacts and a possible fix? Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) __ 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] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split
When running split CW and a particularly small bandwidth setting like Span 10, the VGA monitor freq indicator is huge, and unlike the P3's screen not as 'transparent', that is it is a distractedly prominent nearly solid red. When I am trying to find an empty spot to transmit in a pile up, it is hard to see where I am fitting in. I am not sure what controls the width of this cursor or the colors, but I hopefully can find a better way to set this up. I understand the the green cursor's 'shadow' width is set by the filter width I am using on receive, so it is likely the width of the transmit cursor will not be able to be changed. But can the shadow color be toned back a little? -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Really-wide-VGA-monitor-cursor-for-VFO-B-when-split-tp7563560.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] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split
I'm finding this a bit of an issue too! 73 Stephen G4SJP On 1 October 2012 21:11, ai6ii wrote: > When running split CW and a particularly small bandwidth setting like Span > 10, the VGA monitor freq indicator is huge, and unlike the P3's screen not > as 'transparent', that is it is a distractedly prominent nearly solid red. > When I am trying to find an empty spot to transmit in a pile up, it is hard > to see where I am fitting in. I am not sure what controls the width of this > cursor or the colors, but I hopefully can find a better way to set this up. > I understand the the green cursor's 'shadow' width is set by the filter > width I am using on receive, so it is likely the width of the transmit > cursor will not be able to be changed. But can the shadow color be toned > back a little? > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Really-wide-VGA-monitor-cursor-for-VFO-B-when-split-tp7563560.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] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split
Check your filter bandwidth setting on VFO B. Mike Sanders KOAZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Stephen Prior Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 15:13 PM To: ai6ii Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split I'm finding this a bit of an issue too! 73 Stephen G4SJP On 1 October 2012 21:11, ai6ii wrote: > When running split CW and a particularly small bandwidth setting like Span > 10, the VGA monitor freq indicator is huge, and unlike the P3's screen not > as 'transparent', that is it is a distractedly prominent nearly solid red. > When I am trying to find an empty spot to transmit in a pile up, it is hard > to see where I am fitting in. I am not sure what controls the width of this > cursor or the colors, but I hopefully can find a better way to set this up. > I understand the the green cursor's 'shadow' width is set by the filter > width I am using on receive, so it is likely the width of the transmit > cursor will not be able to be changed. But can the shadow color be toned > back a little? > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Really-wide-VGA-monitor-cursor-for-VFO- B-when-split-tp7563560.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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 __ 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] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Hi Joe: I've had a problem similar to your #1 for over a year now. In my case while running FSK the K3 (Ser 2432) would switch from 45 to 75 baud all by itself in the middle of the contest - it may have been after a band or large frequency change, I don't remember now. I also had a problem with the K3 remembering the custom settings for the Filter Presets I & II. They seemed to be lost following a power on/off cycle. The last time I checked with Support I was told that Wayne was aware of one or both of these and would be working on them once the design work on the KX3 was completed. I haven't checked lately so don't know the current status. As to your problem #2, I haven't seen any of that since I'm running FSK rather than AFSK. 73, Doug VE3MV - Original Message - From: "Joe K2UF" To: Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:09 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY >I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. > > > > 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually > when > I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When > I > get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I > would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency > but > the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but > quite often. > > > > 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc > with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN > level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. > Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would > increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 > watts. > If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt > the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on > CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked > several > DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output > would stay where it was set. > > > > I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about > problem > 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks Joe K2UF > > > > > > > > No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many > electrons > were inconvenienced. > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 - Sensitivity on 10 Meters
During the CQWW RTTY Contest this past weekend, I got the feeling that the K3 receiver could have used some additional RF gain. I was using the 250 Hz filter with +4 dB of I.F. gain dialed in. Switching the preamp on and off produced just a barely perceptible change in the background noise. I seem to remember a previous discussion about the need for a ten-meter preamp, but haven't heard any more about it. Has anyone done a test to see if the minimum detectable signal is up to snuff on 10? Fifteen meters was better, but still less than what I expected when switching the preamp in and out. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, Arizona __ 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] My one and only bitch about the KX3...
First let me say I love this radio… KX31695. It works os well. My second QSO was with the guys on Swain Island 5 watts SSB they gave me a 57… I was using Wayne's test antenna… Really I do love this radio BUT Those damn knurled nuts on the sides that support the little legs that fold out. I hate those things… They work, but one side goes the right way the other side is backwards… One gets loose as you push the legs back the other gets tighter… Yeah, I do have a disorder… they say its my Moms fault. K5SSR Phil If you don't know what it is... Don't poke it... Santa Fe K5SSR K2 sold (sorry I sold it) K3 4636 KX1 2664 KX3 1695 __ 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] Intermittent KPA100 "not inst" and Info 080 issue - Humidity??
Bill, Combining the "not inst" message with the Info 080 are indicators that you likely have a problem with the KAT100. I would first open the bottom and look carefully and critically at the soldering, particularly in the front corner where the firmware IC is located. If your K2 is sensitive to temperature (within a normal range) and humidity, you have one or more soldering problems. I would suggest re-flowing the solder with a hot iron (750 degF), Review the Soldering Tutorial on the Elecraft website if you do not know what constitutes a good solder connection. It is critical that both the solder pad and the component lead receive enough heat to flow the solder out to an almost invisible edge on both the solder pad and the component lead - that will usually produce a concave shaped fillet. If the fillet is convex, it is a suspect connection (likely bad). 73, Don W3FPR On 10/1/2012 1:03 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: > In the last couple of months I diagnosed and fixed a problem with the KPA100. > There were two failures -- one was U6 -- EL5146C which was shorted internally > and kept the KPA100 microprocessor from receiving the +5 volts it required. > The second were failures in the 1N5711 Schottky diodes D16 and D17 -- they > failed as partially working. > > I recently operate the K2/100 during the CQWW RTTY and it didn't give me any > trouble. However, today I got into the shack to work a couple of contacts at > lunch, and I'm greeted with Info 080. > > A little more background -- even after fixing the issue, I would occasionally > see an "not inst" error when pressing the Ant 1/2 switch. Sometimes the > KAT100 wouldn't light up immediately when switching the K2 on. When it did > this, I'd generally see the "not inst" problem. Cycling the power switch > would generally cure the problem. > > I saw this issue once before, right before Field Day. I'd set up my rig in my > camper, and then the next morning it gave me Info 080. At the time, I believe > part of the problem was due to humidity. If I leave the rig on, eventually > the problem seems to resolve itself. > > There's something that definitely seems to be sensitive to humidity and the > action of the AUXBUS. > > As I write this, it is 75 degrees F and 87% humidity in my unheated storage > room shack. The K2 initially had several segments in the display that were > only partially dark, but now they are dark black. Initially, there was no > sound out of the speaker, and it would "tick" when I turned the main tuning > dial. Perhaps if I wait long enough, it will eventually dry out. > > Any clue how to diagnose this problem? Are there components which are > particularly sensitive to humidity? Why does this affect the AUXBUS operation? > > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > __ > 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 - Sensitivity on 10 Meters
Hi Dave, Our PR10 preamp module has an MDS in the -143 to -144 range on 10 meters. It doesn't get much better than that on any ham transceiver. (Using it with a K3 requires a KXV3 or KXV3A module as well, since it gets patched through the RX ANT IN/OUT jacks.) The stock MDS of the K3 on 10 meters is typically -136 dBm. This is consistent with a radio optimized for very high dynamic range. 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 1, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Dave Hachadorian wrote: > During the CQWW RTTY Contest this past weekend, I got the feeling > that the K3 receiver could have used some additional RF gain. I > was using the 250 Hz filter with +4 dB of I.F. gain dialed in. > Switching the preamp on and off produced just a barely > perceptible change in the background noise. I seem to remember a > previous discussion about the need for a ten-meter preamp, but > haven't heard any more about it. Has anyone done a test to see > if the minimum detectable signal is up to snuff on 10? > > Fifteen meters was better, but still less than what I expected > when switching the preamp in and out. > > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL > Yuma, Arizona > > __ > 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Hi Doug, Interesting. How do you know it's the K3 and not the logging program. Or some other piece of hardware doing interfacing? Could RFI be a cause? You don't say what your setup for RTTY is. I'm been running RTTY contests with the K3 for years using a hardware TNC in FSK. At times we've been up to 1500 watts. I've never seen this first problem despite being mostly S&P with lots of band and large freq changes. I've only been bit by the 75 baud problem once. That was when 75 baud was introduced in firmware and became the default. After fixing that once, it has never been seen again. Then again, maybe I've just been lucky. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/1/2012 20:54, D Joyce wrote: > Hi Joe: I've had a problem similar to your #1 for over a year now. In my > case while running FSK the K3 (Ser 2432) would switch from 45 to 75 baud all > by itself in the middle of the contest - it may have been after a band or > large frequency change, I don't remember now. I also had a problem with the > K3 remembering the custom settings for the Filter Presets I & II. They > seemed to be lost following a power on/off cycle. > > The last time I checked with Support I was told that Wayne was aware of one > or both of these and would be working on them once the design work on the > KX3 was completed. I haven't checked lately so don't know the current > status. > > As to your problem #2, I haven't seen any of that since I'm running FSK > rather than AFSK. > > 73, Doug VE3MV > > > - Original Message - > From: "Joe K2UF" > To: > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:09 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY > > >> I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend. >> >> >> >> 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually >> when >> I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When >> I >> get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I >> would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency >> but >> the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but >> quite often. >> >> >> >> 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc >> with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN >> level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts. >> Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would >> increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 >> watts. >> If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt >> the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on >> CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked >> several >> DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output >> would stay where it was set. >> >> >> >> I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about >> problem >> 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler. >> >> >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> >> >> Thanks Joe K2UF >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many >> electrons >> were inconvenienced. >> >> >> >> __ >> 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 > > > - > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 > > - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5302 - Release Date: 10/01/12 __ 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] (SSB AUDIO) THANKS TO ALL
Hi Gang: Well I spent the day re-reading all of your messages on this subject and also the manual! I think I am straight once again on antenna selection, RX ANT button, BSET and A>B etc. If I notice any other issues, I know the best Hams on the K3 reflector will listen up! Thanks again to you all. 73 Dave K3FT -- *Thank you in advance for deleting my address, any other addresses, and personal information from this e-mail if you plan to forward it. Thank youalso for using "Bcc" instead of "Cc" when initiating both individual and group e-mails. This helps prevent spammers and hackers from obtaining addresses and thus the proliferation of spam.* __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Wayne, In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of sleep deprivation? 73, Bruce, N1RX __ 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Hi Brian: I haven't been on RTTY too much recently so the problem hasn't occured for some time. That being said, I'm going to see if I can pin things down a bit and report back. The setup is a K3 with a microKeyer II running with a KPA500 at about 300W. I'm using MMTTY (within DX4Win) for non contest operations and MMTTY with N1MM for contests - FSK in both cases. Thanks for your comments. 73, Doug VE3MV - Original Message - From: "Brian Alsop" To: Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY > Hi Doug, > > Interesting. How do you know it's the K3 and not the logging program. > Or some other piece of hardware doing interfacing? Could RFI be a > cause? You don't say what your setup for RTTY is. > > I'm been running RTTY contests with the K3 for years using a hardware > TNC in FSK. At times we've been up to 1500 watts. I've never seen this > first problem despite being mostly S&P with lots of band and large freq > changes. I've only been bit by the 75 baud problem once. That was when > 75 baud was introduced in firmware and became the default. After fixing > that once, it has never been seen again. > > Then again, maybe I've just been lucky. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > > > > > On 10/1/2012 20:54, D Joyce wrote: >> Hi Joe: I've had a problem similar to your #1 for over a year now. In >> my >> case while running FSK the K3 (Ser 2432) would switch from 45 to 75 baud >> all >> by itself in the middle of the contest - it may have been after a band or >> large frequency change, I don't remember now. I also had a problem with >> the >> K3 remembering the custom settings for the Filter Presets I & II. They >> seemed to be lost following a power on/off cycle. >> >> The last time I checked with Support I was told that Wayne was aware of >> one >> or both of these and would be working on them once the design work on the >> KX3 was completed. I haven't checked lately so don't know the current >> status. >> >> As to your problem #2, I haven't seen any of that since I'm running FSK >> rather than AFSK. >> >> 73, Doug VE3MV >> __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Apparently, even though we've shipped a couple of these with excellent results, I jumped the gun on the announcement. Sorry about that. It'll be on the order page soon. Could be old age. 55 tomorrow. Ouch! 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > Wayne, > In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on > 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of > sleep deprivation? > 73, > Bruce, N1RX > __ > 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] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split
Hi Michael, The transmit width is not affected by the receive bandwidth, as you figured out. Let me play around with the Tx indicator's color and see if I can make something work for a future release. 73, Paul -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Really-wide-VGA-monitor-cursor-for-VFO-B-when-split-tp7563560p7563573.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR???
Happy Birthday, Wayne. Enjoy. 8-) -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 6:40 PM To: Bruce Beford Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR??? Apparently, even though we've shipped a couple of these with excellent results, I jumped the gun on the announcement. Sorry about that. It'll be on the order page soon. Could be old age. 55 tomorrow. Ouch! 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > Wayne, > In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on > 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of > sleep deprivation? > 73, > Bruce, N1RX > __ > 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 Couple of issues during CQWW RTTY
Joe,
Problem 1 is probably mainly an N1MM Logger configuration issue. In the
Configurer under Mode Control, right side ("Mode sent to radio"), beside
RTTY change the two list boxes to read AFSK in order to select AFSK A on
the K3 (RTTY is N1MM's terminology for the K3's FSK D mode). If you use
PSK, beside PSK change the list boxes to read PSK (N1MM's terminology
for DATA A on the K3).
There is also an interaction with the way the K3 remembers its data
sub-modes. Data sub-mode (and the 45/75 baud speed) are remembered by
the K3's firmware on a per-band basis, so setting the radio to AFSK A on
one band will leave it in FSK D on other bands if that's where it was
before. You may need to go through all the bands to set the K3 back to
AFSK A on each one; the N1MM Mode Control configuration only takes
effect when the program starts up and/or when you change modes from
CW/SSB to data, not when you change bands without changing the mode.
Problem 2, as has been noted, sounds like an audio drive issue. It's not
the number on the LINE IN control that matters, it's the reading on the
ALC meter. Set the audio drive and LINE IN level to produce 4-5 bars on
the K3's ALC meter and use the PWR control to control the power.
If that's what you are already doing, maybe you should try re-doing the
TX Gain Calibration step from the K3 manual.
73,
Rich VE3KI
K2UF wrote:
> I had the following two problems during the RTTY contest this past weekend.
>
>
>
> 1.- I had to reset the mode from FSK D to AFSK A many times. Usually when
> I changed bands or a large change in frequency within the same band. When I
> get to the top of the band and want to go back to the bottom of the band I
> would type the frequency in N1MM. Radio would QSY to the new frequency but
> the mode would revert back to FSK D. This would not happen every time but
> quite often.
>
>
>
> 2.- Using the K3 / KPA500 setup with N1MM running on a Win XP desktop pc
> with a soundMAX sound card. The K3 running about 25 watts and the LINE IN
> level set at 10 the KPA500 power out would start at about 60 to 70 watts.
> Each time I would call/work someone the power out on the KPA500 would
> increase. After 8 or 10 calls/Qs the power would be up to 400 to 500 watts.
> If I changed the power level on the K3 down 1 watt and then back up 1 watt
> the process would start all over again. I do not have the same problem on
> CW. I have not used the amp in a CW contest yet, but I have worked several
> DXpeditions/DX stations sometimes calling for over an hour. The amp output
> would stay where it was set.
>
>
>
> I have looked over the K3 manual and could not find any hints about problem
> 1. Problem 2 is a real puzzler.
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR???
Cats out of the bag now Wayne :-) Happy Birthday !! Bob K6UJ On Oct 1, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > Happy Birthday, Wayne. Enjoy. 8-) > > -Original Message- > From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 6:40 PM > To: Bruce Beford > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR??? > > Apparently, even though we've shipped a couple of these with excellent > results, I jumped the gun on the announcement. Sorry about that. It'll > be on the order page soon. > > Could be old age. 55 tomorrow. Ouch! > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > >> Wayne, >> In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on >> 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of >> sleep deprivation? >> 73, >> Bruce, N1RX >> __ >> 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] My one and only bitch about the KX3...
I thought my lack of color vision was Mom and Dad's fault until a doctor at the health center at college told me, "Poor choice of parents." Guess I'm responsible after all. :-) The handle on my service monitor has right and left-handed threads on the knobs that hold it to the case and a shoulder through the hole in the handle so that doesn't happen. We lefties know about these things. Shameless commercial follows below. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 - www.cqp.org On 10/1/2012 2:36 PM, Phil Townsend wrote: > Those damn knurled nuts on the sides that support the little legs that fold > out. I hate those things… > They work, but one side goes the right way the other side is backwards… > One gets loose as you push the legs back the other gets tighter… > > Yeah, I do have a disorder… they say its my Moms fault. __ 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] Really wide VGA monitor cursor for VFO B when split
Paul, The TX cursor is incorrect in DATA A ... it still shows the default bandwidth for FSK D/AFSK A. With DATA A the transmit bandwidth can be anything from < 100 Hz for PSK31 anyplace within the 2.7/2.8 KHz filter to more than 1 KHz for some of the MFSK/Olivia modes. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 10/1/2012 7:05 PM, Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote: > Hi Michael, > > The transmit width is not affected by the receive bandwidth, as you figured > out. Let me play around with the Tx indicator's color and see if I can make > something work for a future release. > > 73, > > Paul > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Really-wide-VGA-monitor-cursor-for-VFO-B-when-split-tp7563560p7563573.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] K3 PR10 N6KR???
Welcome to the 55 club, om. 'Bout time you joined up matt On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:39:30 -0700, you wrote: >Apparently, even though we've shipped a couple of these with excellent >results, I jumped the gun on the announcement. Sorry about that. It'll >be on the order page soon. > >Could be old age. 55 tomorrow. Ouch! > >73, >Wayne >N6KR > >On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > >> Wayne, >> In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on >> 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of >> sleep deprivation? >> 73, >> Bruce, N1RX >> __ >> 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 PR10 N6KR???
How is that going to work out if we have PR6 ? Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:39:30 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote: >Apparently, even though we've shipped a couple of these with excellent >results, I jumped the gun on the announcement. Sorry about that. It'll >be on the order page soon. > >Could be old age. 55 tomorrow. Ouch! > >73, >Wayne >N6KR > >On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > >> Wayne, >> In response to a recent question about the K3's rx sensitivity on >> 10M, you mentioned the "PR10" preamp. New product? Or the result of >> sleep deprivation? >> 73, >> Bruce, N1RX >> __ >> 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 PR10 N6KR???
Matt Zilmer wrote: > Welcome to the 55 club, om. I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new 60, and Dead is the new 80. Wayne N6KR __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Matt Zilmer wrote: > > > Welcome to the 55 club, om. > > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > 60, and Dead is the new 80. > > Wayne > N6KR > 80 was pretty dead this weekend. Oh, wait... - j -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.j...@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Gives (us) about 25 years then, to complete our novels and work all the DXCC countries on 2 Watts, CW. Just think about what you accomplished in your *first* 25 years. matt On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:03:58 -0700, you wrote: >Matt Zilmer wrote: > >> Welcome to the 55 club, om. > >I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > >On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new >60, and Dead is the new 80. > >Wayne >N6KR > __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Wayne, You are just a "youngster". but you are not counting right. Last February, I celebrated being 32 (32nd anniversary of my 40th birthday) - Life begins at 40 - right? Remember, "old" is a state of mind and has little to do with chronological age. I have seen people who were old at 45 just because they thought themselves old. 73, Don W3FPPR On 10/1/2012 8:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Matt Zilmer wrote: > >> Welcome to the 55 club, om. > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > 60, and Dead is the new 80. > > Wayne > N6KR > __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Well, I heard it was time and a half after 40. makes my 63 into 74! Ouch On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Wayne, > > You are just a "youngster". but you are not counting right. Last > February, I celebrated being 32 (32nd anniversary of my 40th birthday) - > Life begins at 40 - right? > > Remember, "old" is a state of mind and has little to do with > chronological age. I have seen people who were old at 45 just because > they thought themselves old. > > 73, > Don W3FPPR > > On 10/1/2012 8:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Matt Zilmer wrote: > > > >> Welcome to the 55 club, om. > > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > > 60, and Dead is the new 80. > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > __ > 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 > -- Jim K0XU j...@rhodesend.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR???
Wayne Burdick wrote: >On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40< Hmmm, Don't know about that. I am 61 and I don't remember having a pain somewhere on my body 24/7 at 40 like I do now. Anyway, Happy Birthday. 73, George, NC5G __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-PR10-N6KR-tp7563570p7563584.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] Is SignaLink needed with KX3?
My KX3, assembled, is due to be delivered in a few days (ordered 28-Aug at the New England Division Hamfest). I am debating whether to sell my SignaLink digimode interface that I used with my TS2000. (I am selling the TS2K to finance the new KX3.) My question to the group, please, is should I keep the SL for use with the KX3, or can the KX3 operate with my computer directly and simply? (Offers on the TS2K can be made off list!) 73 and thanks, ERIC K1NUN __ 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] [P3] SVGA Instant Peak Trace
I have noticed an instantaneous random blue peak trace across my external monitor when my P3 is first turned on. It just as quickly goes away and all is normal. The trace vertical height and horizontal location varies each time the P3 is turned on. This trace does not appear on the P3 display. Also it doesn't appear every time the P3 is turned on. I am curious to know if anyone else has noticed this. Roy W4WFB __ 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] Is SignaLink needed with KX3?
Eric, The KX3 may need some sort of interface for digital modes because it has galvanic isolation on the audio lines. So keep it until you get your KX3 up and running so you can experiment between the SL and direct connection to your computer soundcard. I like to be safe and use a galvanic isolator to keep the noise to a minimum. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/1/2012 9:37 PM, K1NUN wrote: > My KX3, assembled, is due to be delivered in a few days (ordered 28-Aug at > the New England Division Hamfest). I am debating whether to sell my > SignaLink digimode interface that I used with my TS2000. (I am selling the > TS2K to finance the new KX3.) > > My question to the group, please, is should I keep the SL for use with the > KX3, or can the KX3 operate with my computer directly and simply? (Offers on > the TS2K can be made off list!) > __ 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] My one and only bitch about the KX3...
The manual states: "*Loosen the two rear thumbscrews before adjusting the legs. Tighten them afterwards.*" ...and if that method is followed, it's simple and works 100 percent. If the leg movement were simply friction-based without screws, it would be even simpler, but maybe at the expense of them loosening up over time due to mechanical wear and not being able to be adjusted. (Of course that doesn't invalidate your preference for being able to just move the legs without dealing with the screws.) 73, --Andrew, NV1B maineware.net .. On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Phil Townsend wrote: > First let me say I love this radio… KX31695. It works os well. > My second QSO was with the guys on Swain Island 5 watts SSB they gave me a > 57… I was using Wayne's test antenna… > Really I do love this radio > > BUT > > Those damn knurled nuts on the sides that support the little legs that > fold out. I hate those things… > They work, but one side goes the right way the other side is backwards… > One gets loose as you push the legs back the other gets tighter… > > Yeah, I do have a disorder… they say its my Moms fault. > > > > K5SSR > __ 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] Is SignaLink needed with KX3?
What I *meant* was that the SignaLink has galvanic isolation on the audio lines - I see that was not clear in my words 73, Don W3FPR -- Eric, The KX3 may need some sort of interface for digital modes because it has galvanic isolation on the audio lines. So keep it until you get your KX3 up and running so you can experiment between the SL and direct connection to your computer soundcard. I like to be safe and use a galvanic isolator to keep the noise to a minimum. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/1/2012 9:37 PM, K1NUN wrote: > My KX3, assembled, is due to be delivered in a few days (ordered 28-Aug at > the New England Division Hamfest). I am debating whether to sell my > SignaLink digimode interface that I used with my TS2000. (I am selling the > TS2K to finance the new KX3.) > > My question to the group, please, is should I keep the SL for use with the > KX3, or can the KX3 operate with my computer directly and simply? (Offers on > the TS2K can be made off list!) > __ 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] Is SignaLink needed with KX3?
Hi Don and Aki, You two have convinced me. I'll hold on to the SignaLink. Thank you. Now, I only have to sell the 'big' rig. 73, ERIC K1NUN -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm To: K1NUN Cc: elecraft Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 10:12 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is SignaLink needed with KX3? Eric, The KX3 may need some sort of interface for digital modes because it has galvanic isolation on the audio lines. So keep it until you get your KX3 up and running so you can experiment between the SL and direct connection to your computer soundcard. I like to be safe and use a galvanic isolator to keep the noise to a minimum. 73, Don W3FPR __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Golly Wayne, you're two years older than my fiance. She's a big live music fan and we go to a lot of concerts and hit a lot of dives listening to late night blues. Sometimes she has a hard time keeping up with me, as well on the hiking trails. Old age is a state of mind. BTW, I also have a birthday later in the month. I'll be 71 :-) Wes Matt Zilmer wrote: > Welcome to the 55 club, om. I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new 60, and Dead is the new 80. Wayne N6KR __ 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] Blues [OT]
Wes Stewart wrote: > ...we go to a lot of concerts and hit a lot of dives listening to > late night blues. Sounds like fun, Wes. Drop by my place for some live entertainment next time you and your Fiancée are in the Bay Area. I play a few home- grown blues tunes. We might be able to convince my 8-year-old son to join in on harmonica. (Cookies work pretty well.) Wait till it cools down, though. It was 100F in some places around here today. Wayne ["originator of threads Eric shuts down"], N6KR __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Only believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear about anything that has to do with age! ONLY the bad stuff is true (8-) so live it up today!!! Fred/N0AZZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Stai Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 7:25 PM To: Wayne Burdick Cc: Elecraft Mailer Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR??? On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Matt Zilmer wrote: > > > Welcome to the 55 club, om. > > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > 60, and Dead is the new 80. > > Wayne > N6KR > 80 was pretty dead this weekend. Oh, wait... - j -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.j...@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
Cool. I'm back in my early 40s again. Awright! Sent from my iPhone On Oct 1, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Matt Zilmer wrote: > >> Welcome to the 55 club, om. > > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > 60, and Dead is the new 80. __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
My mind keeps telling me that I'm still in my 20's and 30's it's the body that reminds me otherwise or lack thereof I should say. My mind tells me to do many things still and projects I would love to complete or old hobbies, it is the Body that refuses and keeps me in check. RE CHECKING it may be love that my mind wants but the body refuses. With luck Wayne that will never happen to you (8-) 73, Fred/N0AZZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 7:54 PM To: Wayne Burdick Cc: Elecraft Mailer Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR10 N6KR??? Wayne, You are just a "youngster". but you are not counting right. Last February, I celebrated being 32 (32nd anniversary of my 40th birthday) - Life begins at 40 - right? Remember, "old" is a state of mind and has little to do with chronological age. I have seen people who were old at 45 just because they thought themselves old. 73, Don W3FPPR On 10/1/2012 8:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Matt Zilmer wrote: > >> Welcome to the 55 club, om. > I'm not really worried, Matt, but thanks for your concern. > > On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new > 60, and Dead is the new 80. > > Wayne > N6KR > __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
>> and Dead is the new 80. Don't believe that. My mother is 90 ... two of her siblings are in their mid 80s and all are still living independently. They lost one brother last December at 87 (he gave up after seeing his wife through several years of a degenerative neurological condition). Their family has had at least two members in each of the previous three generations live well into their 90s. 73, ... Joe, W4TV >> On a related sour note, I hear that 60 is the new 40, 80 is the new >> 60, and Dead is the new 80. > __ > 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 PR10 N6KR???
My mom checked out one day before her 96th birthday. Still living independently in the home I grew up in. --- On Mon, 10/1/12, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> and Dead is the new 80. Don't believe that. My mother is 90 ... two of her siblings are in their mid 80s and all are still living independently. They lost one brother last December at 87 (he gave up after seeing his wife through several years of a degenerative neurological condition). Their family has had at least two members in each of the previous three generations live well into their 90s. 73, ... Joe, W4TV __ 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 PR10 N6KR???
These posts are great. I am 45 and can still rip on a snowboard better than most twenty year olds. I do need ibuprofen after a tough day on cornice at mammoth though. My dad is 72 and he and his wife are competitive beach bop swing dancers. Attitude, lifestyle and genes seem to be key components to this multi-variate equation. Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Oct 1, 2012, at 10:29 PM, "Wes Stewart" wrote: > My mom checked out one day before her 96th birthday. Still living > independently in the home I grew up in. > > --- On Mon, 10/1/12, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >>> and Dead is the new 80. > > Don't believe that. My mother is 90 ... two of her siblings are in > their mid 80s and all are still living independently. They lost one > brother last December at 87 (he gave up after seeing his wife through > several years of a degenerative neurological condition). Their family > has had at least two members in each of the previous three generations > live well into their 90s. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > __ > 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
