Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
On 15-01-14 12:12 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: Just expect it to be searched and have your papers granting permission to bring your equipment in handy. You may need them Don't forget a copy of your amateur radio licence or operators certificates. When inventorying the equipment you are taking make sure to include any relevant serial numbers. Take one copy of the inventory list with you and leave one copy at home (just in case). Years ago when I was travelling on business in to the US I was asked to power up the laptop I was carrying with me. Always a good idea to be prepared to power up the equipment one is taking in case you do get asked. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
Here is a post from a July 2014 TSA blog that may or may not be exactly pertinent today but is probably generally pertinent: Electronic devices are already screened daily, but now, security officers might ask that you power up your devices, including cell phones. Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft, so it’s important to have them charged prior to going through security. Their verbage seems poorly written. I was under the understanding that TSA may or may not ask for battery powered devices to be powered as a check. The last comment about dead batteries is also important so make sure they are charged. Regardless, it is no big deal if they do. Nick N1KMP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] WTB: *****NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2*****
I want to buy NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2 Either ORIGINAL or high resolution copy PSE CONTACT ME DIRECT _ardujenski@aol.com_ (mailto:ardujen...@aol.com) Thank you Alan KB7MBI Woodinville, WA From: ardujen...@aol.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 1/14/2015 01:58:27 Pacific Standard Time Subj: NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2 Could someone tell me what the NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2 contains?There appears to be very little discussion in the ARCHIVES. I recently bought a used K2 and it would be helpful to have some sort of guide for set up of the radio and operating shortcuts Alan KB7MBI Woodinville, WA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Dxpedition to Bonaire
As a retired professional it is all about body language and appearance sadly a sign of the world we live in. I take my k3 everywhere i travel. Never had an issue BUT then it is NEVER about radio, it is ALWAYS about people when you travel. Enjoy the trip and be calm and talk politely to all. Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 15/01/2015 6:42 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: All the past stories on where you went and had no TSA problems etc etc are really quite worthless. Have you been there in the past two days? Did you notice that the TSA as of today is on high alert, they are checking anything and everything in the light of new terror threats against airlines. They are pulling people out of line with any items suspicious and swabbing hands for prior explosive handling. There have been updated alerts in the past 24 hours. I would still take the radio if you really want to operate, but call ahead or look up the latest TSA alert levels and be prepared for more inspection than normal. What happened yesterday is not valid in todays world, like it or not. 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to vk1zzg...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] RemoteRig Micro
I have available a RemoteRig RRC-Micro PC-Client available for sale. I no longer have any RemoteRig units and therefore no need for this clever device. Use your home RemoteRig equipped radio with your laptop and third party software for radio control. I used it with Ham Radio Deluxe with great success. Unit comes with built in audio card, pus-to-talk, and USB cable. $125.00 via PayPal. Contact me off list for additional info. Charlie, W4FI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] New KX3 rig controller
Hi everyone, Quick intro on the list, since I only very recently joined: Ed, W6ELA. I have been a Ham for now a bit more than a year, and enjoying this hobby tremendously. I do a lot of programming and electronics in my spare time as well, and I am a long time Open Source guy. Related to the latter point, I have just launched Wizkers, a new Rig Controller open source project that supports the KX3, KXPA100 and PX3, and runs on any computer that supports Google Chrome. Mac, Windows, Linux, it doesn't matter, it works on every OS :) Even works on any Chromebook if you have one around. I made a short presentation about it at the Palo Alto amateur radio club last Friday, and got very good feedback, so I thought I would share with the Elecraft community as a whole. If you want to check it out, head over to http://www.wizkers.io/ for more details. You will find the link to the Google Chrome store at the bottom of the page. The overall scope of Wizkers goes far beyond Ham radio, but as Hams, you can focus on the rig control capabilities... This rig controller offers unique features such as a advanced KXPA100 monitoring and charting, a very realistic and fully working KX3 panel, direct VFO input, and an audio waterfall. And it is compatible with fldigi too! As an aside: besides working on any Chrome browser, you can also install this on a BeagleBone and use this as a remote rig controller. I have not implemented remote audio yet, but it is on the roadmap at some point. If you have good programming skills in C++ and Javascript and would like to contribute, you are most welcome! Get in touch with me :) I am very much looking forward to hearing back from this group on what you all think of it! 73 Ed, W6ELA PS: Yes, it is an Open Source project, which means it is free - as in freedom - as much as it is free - as in free beer. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
Jeff and others: I suspect recovering the P3 image remotely may take a bit of engineering as it is meant for local use. I believe the P3 takes the K3 IF as input (and that is 8.215 MHz wideband RF). The idea of using the LP-Pan may be better as one has broadband IQ output which could be sent to a soundcard for digitizing and transmission via the remote link in some manner. That would provide the wideband digital IQ as data at the control station. One would run their choice of panadaptor sw to view it. But this would not be the P3 display. Perhaps Elecraft may someday provide digital output from the P3 for remoting? Obviously the P3 generates this at some point in the ckt. I follow with mild interest. My concept for a remote station is a full-station built into a toy-hauler trailer with foldover mast to set up antennas. Then one only needs internet (wifi?) access at the remote site whether that be the cabin or a spare lot somewhere or a friend's backyard. To be super-mobile remote add a satellite uplink to feed the internet (very common in the bush up here), and ...Think solar power. 73, Ed - KL7UW I can see this unit parked in a storage lot someday with me an old codger living in assisted-living with a computer for control; essentially the same situation as someone with CCR. From: k...@arrl.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Message-ID: 004801d02ffc$bda1dc70$38e59550$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Dxpedition to Bonaire
My experience for what it's worth. Took K3 to New Caledonia stopping in Dallas, Brisbaine and Sydney. In Boston where the trip originated one person wanted to see the radio but could not get it out of Rose's padded case so it was not examined. New Caledonia back to Australia not one seemed to care. Flights back from Broome through Perth Sydney and to Dallas no one cared. In Dallas (probably because I had very little time to catch the connecting flight to Boston) I had to show the radio so it could be checked for explosives. Had brought a portable battery sufficient to power the radio up only. Never asked. Had copies of my US license and permission to operate in New Caledonia and Australia. No one even asked. Botton line, I suppose, is be prepared to provide whatever the regulations indicate but my experience is that no one really seemed to care. Just my experience and hope yours is just as smooth. Best, Bob (KD1CT) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Dxpedition to Bonaire
All the past stories on where you went and had no TSA problems etc etc are really quite worthless. Have you been there in the past two days? Did you notice that the TSA as of today is on high alert, they are checking anything and everything in the light of new terror threats against airlines. They are pulling people out of line with any items suspicious and swabbing hands for prior explosive handling. There have been updated alerts in the past 24 hours. I would still take the radio if you really want to operate, but call ahead or look up the latest TSA alert levels and be prepared for more inspection than normal. What happened yesterday is not valid in todays world, like it or not. 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] [K3] NaP3 / CW Skimmer intergration using only K3 as RX
Hi John: Make sure you have the MME audio driver selected in both NaP3 CW Skimmer. The ASIO driver does not allow sharing of the audio stream. 73, Luther N4UW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini
It's not completely clear from the K3/0-mini documentation (which is rather high-level), but it appears that it only has a TTL interface (for connection to the RemoteRig box), and not RS232, so you wouldn't be able to directly connect it to a K3 using a null modem cable, as you could with the original K3/0. Perhaps you could build a level-converter and make it work - I don't know if it's that simple or not. It'd be a rather expensive upgrade anyway. 73, ~iain / N6ML On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 9:39 AM, W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com wrote: Does that mean all the wires and hardware that would be used for a real remote operation are needed just to get the faceplate on the desk for ease of use? Please explain - it has been very difficult to get this question answered. Thanks, Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to a...@dseven.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan
High fives to everyone who helped a dig-newby get up and running. Happy to say FLDigi is cookin’ on the Mac Mini using a SignaLink sound card and a home brew cable to the KX3-KXPA100. Thanks especially to Dave, G0WBX, who provided detailed help. Had my first PSK QSO LA to Alberta last evening. Love digital with the KX3. David Ahrendts, KC0XT, Los Angeles On Jan 8, 2015, at 7:28 AM, David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com wrote: Begin forwarded message: From: Dave B g8kbvd...@googlemail.com mailto:g8kbvd...@googlemail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: January 8, 2015 at 4:25:49 AM PST Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 + iMic Sound Card = Wild Scan Use a 4 pole jack plug too helps. Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleve. They are relatively easy to obtain. You may also (probably will) need a resistive atenuator, and maybe a DC blocking cap between the iMic's line out, and the KX3's Mic input. Or setting levels gets tricky! For receive, there are other issues, using the Phones jack, mutes the rig's speaker. Using the I/Q output, is another way, but I've had poor results with that. I ended up making a cable that had a floating jack socket, to connect a small speaker or 'phones to, while using digimodes, that in turn connects to the Phone socket on the rig. For Fldigi use, set the rig into USB and DATA A mode (turns off any/all TX/RX equalisation, but keeps the settings you have for voice modes.) Set the rig's filters so that it passes just about everything between 100 and 3000Hz to the iMic. Let Fldigi do all the heavy lifting. Use USB for ALL Fldigi work, even if you are working on the low bands. If you need to swap tones (for some RTTY needs) use Fldigi's Rev button (lower right.) If you have the USBKX3 serial lead, try using the K3 driver XML file (download from the Fldigi XML archives page http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html) Or try using Flrig also set to use a K3. Hamlib results vary! Then the frequency values in Fldigi follow what the rig is doing, much easier to use that way. (The RIGCAT XML route is my preference, edited so that JUST the tuning and frequency data passes back/forth, I prefer to manipulate the radio's other settings by mk1 fingers at this time.) Note, the KX3 and K3 use a CAT protocol that is very similar to that used by Kenwood. There is a lot you can do with it, but there are some significant differences! Enjoy! 73. Dave. G0WBX. David, Set MIC BTN to OFF That should fix it I think. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 7 Jan 2015, at 02:53, David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com mailto:davidahren...@me.com wrote: Strange one. Trying to make audio in and out connections with my Mac Mini and my KX3 Line for use with cocoaModem and FLDigi. Mac Mini ?sees the Mic, and responds to the RX I/Q stream from the PX3. BUT, when I connect the iMic to the KX3 MIC port, it sends the KX3 into a scan frequency mode. What am I doing wrong? David Ahrendts, KC0XT, LA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to davidahren...@me.com mailto:davidahren...@me.com David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com mailto:davidahren...@me.com David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
I have another soft-rock kit coming (I foolishly sold my last one) I've been thinking about tinkering around around with having the remoting it as a bit of a proof of concept. Now if I can only find the time to put it together. after all the other projects that I have simmering From: Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Two channels of 16-bit 192kHz audio compressed with FLAC should use around 500kbits/s. That is a chunk of bandwidth, but it is fairly reasonable for a remote site. Lossy compression would use less bandwidth, but it would put an artificial noise floor on the spectrum display. Probably not a good experience. wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:51 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML a...@dseven.org wrote: I did experiment with this concept a couple of years ago. At the remote site, I captured I/Q from a LP-Pan to a sound card, using ulaw, and streamed that to the local PC, where I fed it (via VAC, I think) into some SDR software (maybe NaP3). It worked, but it was a bandwidth-hog. To get 192kHz with 16-bit samples, I think that adds up to 6Mbps. I suspect that not many remote sites have that sort of upstream b/w available 73, ~iain / N6ML On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:19 AM, k...@arrl.net wrote: Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 19:59 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Hmmm ... K3 1st IF is ~8 MHz. Could pose some problems for generally available somethingoverIP for many people. I/Q sounds like a better way to go with a PX3? I guess that would require an outboard quadrature demod at the real K3. While I don't do remote stuff right now, we're eventually going to have to sell our 5 ac and move to a 1-story house, probably with CCR's. Consequently, remote operation may be a part of my future. Since I got the P3, it is the almost total focus of my concentration when operating ... I would hate to lose the functionality. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 1/13/2015 3:27 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: When you stop and think about it I really wonder if they could make a P3/0 For the most part much of the P3 screen does not change at any given moment.so if they only send the changes I would venture to say that much of it could besent over the wire much as we now send Voice Over IP. Using the current chips for multimedia and possible some of the open source CODEXsit may be a workable item, though I would expect it to me a bit off a pricey option __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@arrl.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 Message delivered to a...@dseven.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 Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home:
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
One can use the svga and an avermedia hd game broadcaster capture card. You can then use their software to stream the video. 73's Tom On Jan 14, 2015 4:25 PM, Edward R Cole kl...@acsalaska.net wrote: Jeff and others: I suspect recovering the P3 image remotely may take a bit of engineering as it is meant for local use. I believe the P3 takes the K3 IF as input (and that is 8.215 MHz wideband RF). The idea of using the LP-Pan may be better as one has broadband IQ output which could be sent to a soundcard for digitizing and transmission via the remote link in some manner. That would provide the wideband digital IQ as data at the control station. One would run their choice of panadaptor sw to view it. But this would not be the P3 display. Perhaps Elecraft may someday provide digital output from the P3 for remoting? Obviously the P3 generates this at some point in the ckt. I follow with mild interest. My concept for a remote station is a full-station built into a toy-hauler trailer with foldover mast to set up antennas. Then one only needs internet (wifi?) access at the remote site whether that be the cabin or a spare lot somewhere or a friend's backyard. To be super-mobile remote add a satellite uplink to feed the internet (very common in the bush up here), and ...Think solar power. 73, Ed - KL7UW I can see this unit parked in a storage lot someday with me an old codger living in assisted-living with a computer for control; essentially the same situation as someone with CCR. From: k...@arrl.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Message-ID: 004801d02ffc$bda1dc70$38e59550$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tom...@videotron.ca __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Looking for two parts for recently purchased Vibroplex keys
Looking for two parts for recently purchased Vibroplex keys. 1. 1923 Vibroplex Original - need a weight. Would like one suitable to that era and in good condition. The plating on this key is in very good condition. 2. 1945 Vibroplex Lightning Bug - Need one nut for the cord binding post. This key is in like new condition and so I'm hoping to find one that looks like new. Not one of the ones currently being sold by Vibroplex. They sure don't look anything like the old ones. If anyone has one or both of these items, please contact me off list. I've been practicing with the Lightning bug and will be using it with my K3 soon. I've had bugs in the past but have been using an iambic key for a long time. What a difference. Thanks, Roger, W1EM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] NAQCC 160 Meter Sprint Thursday Night
NAQCC 160 Meter Sprint Thursday night! The January 160 Meter sprint is this coming Thursday evening local time (January 15th, EST - 8:30-10:30PM, CST - 7:30-9:30PM, MST - 6:30-8:30PM, PST - 5:30-7:30PM), which translates as Friday, January 16th, 0130 to 0330Z in all cases. For all the official information, please go to: http://naqcc.info/sprint201501_160.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies and other important information. Certificates: SWA (simple wire antennas) certificates by call area, VE and DX for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers (New!). A Certificate for top score in the GAIN antenna category. This is a special event that caters to the CW veteran, the CW newcomer, straight key and bug fans. All are welcome to participate in this Top Band Sprint - 1805-1815 kHz. If you've been hesitant to join in our sprints because you hear other sprints running at breakneck speeds, have no fear. Our sprints are geared to the newcomer to CW and/or contesting. Virtually everyone including the many veteran contesters who regularly enter our sprints will slow down to YOUR speed to help you make your contacts. If you are not already a member of NAQCC... membership is FREE! Now is your chance to join the largest QRP CW Club in the world!! We currently have 7100+ members in: All 50 States - 9 VE Provinces - 100 Countries. Sign up on the NAQCC website today (http://naqcc.info/) and receive a handsome certificate, with your membership number on it, which is good for life. Come join us and have a real good time! 72/73 de Larry W2LJ NAQCC #35 for NAQCC http://naqcc.info/ --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
I did experiment with this concept a couple of years ago. At the remote site, I captured I/Q from a LP-Pan to a sound card, using ulaw, and streamed that to the local PC, where I fed it (via VAC, I think) into some SDR software (maybe NaP3). It worked, but it was a bandwidth-hog. To get 192kHz with 16-bit samples, I think that adds up to 6Mbps. I suspect that not many remote sites have that sort of upstream b/w available 73, ~iain / N6ML On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:19 AM, k...@arrl.net wrote: Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 19:59 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Hmmm ... K3 1st IF is ~8 MHz. Could pose some problems for generally available somethingoverIP for many people. I/Q sounds like a better way to go with a PX3? I guess that would require an outboard quadrature demod at the real K3. While I don't do remote stuff right now, we're eventually going to have to sell our 5 ac and move to a 1-story house, probably with CCR's. Consequently, remote operation may be a part of my future. Since I got the P3, it is the almost total focus of my concentration when operating ... I would hate to lose the functionality. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 1/13/2015 3:27 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: When you stop and think about it I really wonder if they could make a P3/0 For the most part much of the P3 screen does not change at any given moment.so if they only send the changes I would venture to say that much of it could besent over the wire much as we now send Voice Over IP. Using the current chips for multimedia and possible some of the open source CODEXsit may be a workable item, though I would expect it to me a bit off a pricey option __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@arrl.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 Message delivered to a...@dseven.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
Two channels of 16-bit 192kHz audio compressed with FLAC should use around 500kbits/s. That is a chunk of bandwidth, but it is fairly reasonable for a remote site. Lossy compression would use less bandwidth, but it would put an artificial noise floor on the spectrum display. Probably not a good experience. wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:51 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML a...@dseven.org wrote: I did experiment with this concept a couple of years ago. At the remote site, I captured I/Q from a LP-Pan to a sound card, using ulaw, and streamed that to the local PC, where I fed it (via VAC, I think) into some SDR software (maybe NaP3). It worked, but it was a bandwidth-hog. To get 192kHz with 16-bit samples, I think that adds up to 6Mbps. I suspect that not many remote sites have that sort of upstream b/w available 73, ~iain / N6ML On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:19 AM, k...@arrl.net wrote: Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 19:59 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Hmmm ... K3 1st IF is ~8 MHz. Could pose some problems for generally available somethingoverIP for many people. I/Q sounds like a better way to go with a PX3? I guess that would require an outboard quadrature demod at the real K3. While I don't do remote stuff right now, we're eventually going to have to sell our 5 ac and move to a 1-story house, probably with CCR's. Consequently, remote operation may be a part of my future. Since I got the P3, it is the almost total focus of my concentration when operating ... I would hate to lose the functionality. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 1/13/2015 3:27 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: When you stop and think about it I really wonder if they could make a P3/0 For the most part much of the P3 screen does not change at any given moment.so if they only send the changes I would venture to say that much of it could besent over the wire much as we now send Voice Over IP. Using the current chips for multimedia and possible some of the open source CODEXsit may be a workable item, though I would expect it to me a bit off a pricey option __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@arrl.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 Message delivered to a...@dseven.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 Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] P3 1.34/SVGA 1.21 BETA Firmware available
New BETA firmware for the P3/SVGA is available for download from: P3/SVGA BETA FIRMWARE ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/P3/firmware/beta/ Release notes: *MCU 01.34 / 1-8-2015* * Added support for the SVGA noise blanker. * Fixed a bug that occasionally caused a hesitation in resuming the display updates when the K3 stops transmitting. * Improved reliability of K3 commands received via RS-232. Eliminates firmware load error with older Mac versions of K3 Utility, and reduces flash file load time in all cases. *P3SVGA 01.21 / 1-5-2015* * Added Noise Blanker. * Developed a faster method of detecting K3 transmit/receive state changes. Speeds up display resuming after Tx. * Added data terminal ‘send on space’ to the available data TX modes. * Added replay of keyboard input using Ctrl-Alt-R. Ctrl-C will clear replay buffer. * Added ‘\r’ to embed a CR in text message. Use ‘\\’ to send a single ‘\’. * Added ‘\c’ to embed an incrementing serial counter in a text message. Clearing/presetting counter may be done in the setup screen (Ctrl-Alt-S). * Text messages sent in data terminal mode now respect the mode setting (VOX, CR, ^T). * Fixed a bug in data terminal mode that was causing the time-out to not reset correctly. * Fixed a bug in data terminal mode that was causing non-existent characters to be retrieved and sent. Also fixes a bug of missing characters. * Added waterfall cursors, these display exactly as they do on the P3 screen. 73, Paul -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-1-34-SVGA-1-21-BETA-Firmware-available-tp7597133.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/be-the-DX winter holiday?
You could even operate from a site on the water first visited (by a European) by James Cook. Karl, W3BF Karl Erb 5253 Strathmore Ave Kensington, MD 20895 301 456 6212 On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA jeffvk...@gmail.com wrote: Another vote for VK here Jim, we tick all the boxes. Maybe a trip to one of the VK9 call areas like maybe Lord Howe or Cocos - Keeling Islands? There's always northern VK4, VK6 or anywhere in VK8. Come and see the rainforests in and around Cairns, head to VK8 for Ularu (Ayers Rock), Alice Springs or Darwin or head to northern VK6 and visit Broome, Port Headland or go anywhere in between. And, if you're hanging out for a bit of snow, head south to Canberra or Mount Kosiusko or any other of our snowfields. We got it all, there is so much to see and do. We speak the lingo, the licencing isn't a hassle, the people are (mostly) friendly and it's cheap! The US dollar is about $1.20 here and its getting better each day for you folk to come on down! We'd love to see ya! Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA innisfail, Far North QLD Australia (In case you didn't notice) :) - Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA Innisfail, QLD, Australia. K3 #4767 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-Warm-climate-for-a-vacation-be-the-DX-winter-holiday-tp7596734p7597126.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 Message delivered to karle...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/be-the-DX winter holiday?
Another vote for VK here Jim, we tick all the boxes. Maybe a trip to one of the VK9 call areas like maybe Lord Howe or Cocos - Keeling Islands? There's always northern VK4, VK6 or anywhere in VK8. Come and see the rainforests in and around Cairns, head to VK8 for Ularu (Ayers Rock), Alice Springs or Darwin or head to northern VK6 and visit Broome, Port Headland or go anywhere in between. And, if you're hanging out for a bit of snow, head south to Canberra or Mount Kosiusko or any other of our snowfields. We got it all, there is so much to see and do. We speak the lingo, the licencing isn't a hassle, the people are (mostly) friendly and it's cheap! The US dollar is about $1.20 here and its getting better each day for you folk to come on down! We'd love to see ya! Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA innisfail, Far North QLD Australia (In case you didn't notice) :) - Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA Innisfail, QLD, Australia. K3 #4767 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-Warm-climate-for-a-vacation-be-the-DX-winter-holiday-tp7596734p7597126.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 synthesizer question
Just curious. The synthesizer uses a DDS which feeds the PLL circuit. The DDS output is filtered through a 4 pole crystal filter to remove spurs. So why use a DDS at all? The only thing I can figure is that a DDS always has lower phase noise than the DDS reference oscillator. Is this why? Jim __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 synthesizer question
The PLL provides coarse tuning steps only. The DDS provides fine tuning steps. The DDS crystal filter removes spurs from the DDS, which would otherwise be seen in the PLL's output. (Many radios use DDS directly, with no PLL, leading to unwanted spurious responses in both RX and TX.) The PLL's step size is on the order of 20 kHz. Since the DDS filter is much narrower, we have to constantly recalculate the PLL divider values as you tune the VFO. A lot of magic was required in firmware. 73, Wayne N6KW On Jan 14, 2015, at 3:40 PM, James Lanier lanier...@gmail.com wrote: Just curious. The synthesizer uses a DDS which feeds the PLL circuit. The DDS output is filtered through a 4 pole crystal filter to remove spurs. So why use a DDS at all? The only thing I can figure is that a DDS always has lower phase noise than the DDS reference oscillator. Is this why? Jim __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] W1 versus WM1
I believe that is the case. 73, Eric elecraft.com On 1/13/2015 8:34 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: A typo that was repeated through the document and made its way to being labelled on the PCB!! That is some typo. Check the docs and I doubt you will think them as a typo. Seems like a lot of opinions of people who think this is some other product of another company or a mistake. But the document is still on the Elecraft web site and can be read. The user guide has a date of 2006 and there is also a data sheet along with other mini-modules from Elecraft. It is listed for $89.95. I am convinced it was the older name of the W1. Maybe some Elecraft person can confirm. PEH's iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/be-the-DX winter holiday?
..orcruise into Innisfail...yeah i said cruise.it is always raining and if by chace it is notheck just sit fer a minute or three and it will bucket down to make up for its bad manners by not greeting you with a drenchingGrin G'day Jefflol Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 15/01/2015 10:06 AM, KarlErb karle...@gmail.com wrote: You could even operate from a site on the water first visited (by a European) by James Cook. Karl, W3BF Karl Erb 5253 Strathmore Ave Kensington, MD 20895 301 456 6212 On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA jeffvk...@gmail.com wrote: Another vote for VK here Jim, we tick all the boxes. Maybe a trip to one of the VK9 call areas like maybe Lord Howe or Cocos - Keeling Islands? There's always northern VK4, VK6 or anywhere in VK8. Come and see the rainforests in and around Cairns, head to VK8 for Ularu (Ayers Rock), Alice Springs or Darwin or head to northern VK6 and visit Broome, Port Headland or go anywhere in between. And, if you're hanging out for a bit of snow, head south to Canberra or Mount Kosiusko or any other of our snowfields. We got it all, there is so much to see and do. We speak the lingo, the licencing isn't a hassle, the people are (mostly) friendly and it's cheap! The US dollar is about $1.20 here and its getting better each day for you folk to come on down! We'd love to see ya! Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA innisfail, Far North QLD Australia (In case you didn't notice) :) - Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA Innisfail, QLD, Australia. K3 #4767 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-Warm-climate-for-a-vacation-be-the-DX-winter-holiday-tp7596734p7597126.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 Message delivered to karle...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to vk1zzg...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
My idea was similar -- a box containing a transceiver and wireless link with an antenna on top. All you would need to provide is power (could be solar) and wireless signal (could be 3G). The box could be placed on the roof of your house, a nearby tall building, or a mountain peak. Think terrestrial satellite. Vic K2VCO /4X6GP On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:25 PM, Edward R Cole kl...@acsalaska.net wrote: Jeff and others: I suspect recovering the P3 image remotely may take a bit of engineering as it is meant for local use. I believe the P3 takes the K3 IF as input (and that is 8.215 MHz wideband RF). The idea of using the LP-Pan may be better as one has broadband IQ output which could be sent to a soundcard for digitizing and transmission via the remote link in some manner. That would provide the wideband digital IQ as data at the control station. One would run their choice of panadaptor sw to view it. But this would not be the P3 display. Perhaps Elecraft may someday provide digital output from the P3 for remoting? Obviously the P3 generates this at some point in the ckt. I follow with mild interest. My concept for a remote station is a full-station built into a toy-hauler trailer with foldover mast to set up antennas. Then one only needs internet (wifi?) access at the remote site whether that be the cabin or a spare lot somewhere or a friend's backyard. To be super-mobile remote add a satellite uplink to feed the internet (very common in the bush up here), and ...Think solar power. 73, Ed - KL7UW I can see this unit parked in a storage lot someday with me an old codger living in assisted-living with a computer for control; essentially the same situation as someone with CCR. From: k...@arrl.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Message-ID: 004801d02ffc$bda1dc70$38e59550$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k2vco@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Travel with ham radio gear
My son flew today from Maryland DC to Puerto Rico with no problems. Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
OK, folks … I’ve spent a couple of months gathering equipment, testing, packing, and unpacking radio stuff. Leaving at the end of next week for Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Headlines today, as a result of the terrorist activities and threats, talks of very high alerts for domestic and foreign travel. So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna equipment right now? Thanks in advance. (My inclination at this point is that it will not be worth the hassle factor at this point in time. There will be other times … I usually go annually in late January.) gene WG7GW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
Take it and don't worry. Be prepared to power it (if it is battery powered) as you go through security if you carry it on the plane. They may ask a few questions about it... many times simply out of curiosity. Checking it via luggage may cause it to get an extra check but you won't know until you get your luggage. Inventory everything in the luggage and take pictures of equipment if you are concerned about theft. Don't lock your luggage other than the locks that TSA and everyone else who wants one has a key for. Check airline insurance coverage to be sure it is fully covered (Ham radio equip is expensive) in the event of theft. It may be worth paying for additional coverage if needed. About 4.5 million people fly per day and that does not change significantly as the results of recent events. Although the news would have you believe that nothing else in the world is going on besides what they broadcast, for the most part you won't even notice as you travel. Nick N1KMP Eugene Worth wrote on 1/14/2015 9:33 AM: ...So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna equipment right now? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini
Yes, but it's not as portable as you'd think. I have the whole remoterig set up and I'm remoting a whole foot. It actually frees up a lot of space on my desk. On Wed, 14 Jan 2015, W2BLC wrote: Does anyone use the K3/0 mini as a movable faceplate on their main desk? If so, how is it connected to the K3? Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ht...@twofifty.com -- Hisashi T Fujinaka - ht...@twofifty.com BSEE + BSChem + BAEnglish + MSCS + $2.50 = coffee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
No problem. I do it all the time. Just expect it to be searched and have your papers granting permission to bring your equipment in handy. You may need them Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it at: http://www.vrbo.com/487375 email: b...@wjschmidt.com On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Eugene Worth erw@gmail.com wrote: OK, folks … I’ve spent a couple of months gathering equipment, testing, packing, and unpacking radio stuff. Leaving at the end of next week for Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Headlines today, as a result of the terrorist activities and threats, talks of very high alerts for domestic and foreign travel. So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna equipment right now? Thanks in advance. (My inclination at this point is that it will not be worth the hassle factor at this point in time. There will be other times … I usually go annually in late January.) gene WG7GW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to b...@wjschmidt.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 8 or5 Pole cw filters
On Wed,1/14/2015 12:21 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: With the 8 pole CW filters there is a not so obvious method to the madness here. We do the same thing as Jim with the 250 filter, but here's some more stuff to add to the discussion. Thanks for that additional advice, Guy. Much appreciated. 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
Never been asked to power my radio on in at least 25 Caribbean trips. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it at: http://www.vrbo.com/487375 email: b...@wjschmidt.com On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Nick Kemp nkemp1...@hotmail.com wrote: Take it and don't worry. Be prepared to power it (if it is battery powered) as you go through security if you carry it on the plane. They may ask a few questions about it... many times simply out of curiosity. Checking it via luggage may cause it to get an extra check but you won't know until you get your luggage. Inventory everything in the luggage and take pictures of equipment if you are concerned about theft. Don't lock your luggage other than the locks that TSA and everyone else who wants one has a key for. Check airline insurance coverage to be sure it is fully covered (Ham radio equip is expensive) in the event of theft. It may be worth paying for additional coverage if needed. About 4.5 million people fly per day and that does not change significantly as the results of recent events. Although the news would have you believe that nothing else in the world is going on besides what they broadcast, for the most part you won't even notice as you travel. Nick N1KMP Eugene Worth wrote on 1/14/2015 9:33 AM: ...So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna equipment right now? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to b...@wjschmidt.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini
Does that mean all the wires and hardware that would be used for a real remote operation are needed just to get the faceplate on the desk for ease of use? Please explain - it has been very difficult to get this question answered. Thanks, Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
Gene: Take the radio. I traveled regularly to Bonaire for 4 or 5 years without any difficulty. For a change, last February I went to Montserrat with my K3 and a suitcase full of antenna stuff. The only problem was leaving Montserrat when the young lady running the x-ray machine wanted to inspect my suitcase. I'm sure she had no clue what all the wires, switches, etc. did, but she went through every little piece. The K3 in the pelican case didn't rate a second glance. This past November I went to St. Croix and carried my K3 in a back pack and an Alpha 76 in a pelican case. When leaving KP2, they actually pulled the K3 from my back pack, but when I said it was ham radio, the TSA agent's eyes sort of lit up. Seems ham radio was something he wanted to try, so no problems. The Alpha in the pelican case wasn't challenged. FWIW, I carry the Alpha's power transformer in a small igloo cooler as a carry on. That didn't rate more than a cursory look. No one has ever asked me to turn on the K3. A friend does a lot of the same traveling with equipment, and he's never been challenged to turn anything on. 73 charlie, k1xx On 1/14/2015 10:33 AM, Eugene Worth wrote: OK, folks … I’ve spent a couple of months gathering equipment, testing, packing, and unpacking radio stuff. Leaving at the end of next week for Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Headlines today, as a result of the terrorist activities and threats, talks of very high alerts for domestic and foreign travel. So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna equipment right now? Thanks in advance. (My inclination at this point is that it will not be worth the hassle factor at this point in time. There will be other times … I usually go annually in late January.) gene WG7GW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@k1xx.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] [K3] NaP3 / CW Skimmer integration using only K3 as RX
Hi all, I know that I have seen a blog post by a non-US ham about doing this, but I can't seem to locate concrete instructions on his site or elsewhere. My setup is as follows. - K3 - LP-Bridge to share serial ports for rig control and logging - LP-PAN using NaP3 - E-MU 0202 USB sound card NaP3 works fine with this setup, but I can't get CW Skimmer to load while NaP3 is running. Once I shut down NaP3, I can run CW Skimmer with no issues. Anyone have tips on how to use both NaP3 as well as CW Skimmer simultaneously with this setup? Thanks! -john W4PAH Madison, WI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 8 or5 Pole cw filters
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: 250 Hz filter set to switch in at 350 Hz, and I do most CW operation with a 250 Hz IF setting. These are settings you can play with. With the 8 pole CW filters there is a not so obvious method to the madness here. We do the same thing as Jim with the 250 filter, but here's some more stuff to add to the discussion. The K3 8 pole filters are electrically the same as the 8 MHz IF INRAD filters used in the FT1000MP. They went together with 455 kHz IF filters also called 400 and 250. In series, they produced a 400 and 250 Hz CW overall bandwidth of exceptional sharpness and a combined floor below the noise floor of most measuring instruments. In the K3, the 455 kHz filters are replaced by the K3's DSP, and the 8 MHz filters are now the roofing filters in a different mounting. Wayne chose to retain the FT1000MP nomenclature for the filters, 400 and 250. Used by themselves as they are in the K3, the 400 Hz is really a 440, and the 250 Hz is really a 330 Hz. I switch in the 400 Hz at 450 and the 250 at 350. This is a filter choice and setting adopted by all the K3 bringers who operate NY3A multi-op in the CW contests, including N4AF who lives there, and has a pair of K3's. With the 400 and 250 offset tweaked to center them on the DSP passband, the combined passband at 450 and 350 will transform a key click to a spike, which the K3 handles nicely. The K3, with DSB NB set to dSP t2-7 or t3.7, IF NB off, and CONFIG: AGC PLS set to nor, with those filters and width settings one can nearly eliminate key clicks, even from a loud station up or down only 400 Hz. This is contesting-developed information, but it works well in any setting. The roofing filter plus DSP is almost, but not quite as sharp a passband as the MP's cascaded 8MHz/455 kHz filter combo. But it takes a lab instrument to tell the difference, and the K3's DSP and firmware driven features open up a whole new world for contesting beyond the MP series. Before the K3, the MP was THE contesting radio. I would note that in crowded contesting conditions, you pretty much have to use a filter which matches the DSP setting. What gets by the roofing filter can engage the defensive hardware AGC which is there to keep input to the analog to digital conversion in the sweet range of the AD device. This can become a problem with very loud signals right at the edge of the DSP passband, if the roofing filter is not close in bandwidth. 73 and good luck, Guy K2AV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] 8 or 5 Pole cw filters
K8XF writes ... As a cw opr ... I would like to know ... Hi Mike, 1) If you are considering using the optional sub-RX for diversity reception, then you might prefer INRAD's 8-pole filters simply because they are already matched, i.e. their center frequencies are much tighter than Elecraft's 5-pole filters. (We're talking about tens of Hz for the INRAD filters compare to more like a kHz for the Elecraft filters!) 2) All SSB, CW, and digital TX is done via the normal SSB filter (either 2.8 kHz 8-pole or 2.7 kHz 5-pole). Thus many guys will choose the 8-pole 2.8 kHz filter, that it might produce a slightly cleaner transmitted CW signal. This is more important if you run 500 Watts as opposed to 10 Watts. 3) Due to the K3's architecture, it is sometimes desirable to have a crystal filter whose width is close to your DSP passband setting. Specifically when working a weak signal that's close to a strong one. Otherwise, if the strong signal is inside the passband of your crystal filter, it can cause AGC pumping and render the weak signal unreadable. Your needs in this regard will depend on local band conditions. 4) INRAD's 250 Hz filter is actually closer to 370 Hz wide at 6 dB down, while their 400 Hz filter is about 435 Hz wide. That's a difference of roughly 21%, which IMHO is too similar to justify installing both. 5) In addition to the INRAD CW filters offered by Elecraft (1000 Hz, 400 Hz, and 250 Hz), INRAD also offers 500 Hz via their website. See http://www.inrad.net/home.php?cat=140 6) In addition to the INRAD CW filters offered by Elecraft and INRAD, WB2ART and I also offer 700 Hz. Note that this is a special order item which is currently in stock, but which usually entails a preorder waiting list and a 14-week manufacturing lead-time. See http://www.unpcbs.com 7) I suspect that guys who have the P3 (panadapter) tend to set a tighter passband and in turn prefer narrower crystal filters. 73, Gary KI4GGX webmaster, unpcbs.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0
Sorry for my confusion, I was thinking IQ as the usable form of IF at the control site, not the raw 8 mHz IF. My idea would be to somehow get the IQ output from a LP-Pan or similar device, add another box on either end to send and receive the IQ data, then simply use the control stations computer soundcard and run your panadapter software of choice. Only problem here is I don't have a clue on what to use for the remoting of the IQ output from the LP-Pan... All this non-portable, not suited for hotel room use would work for me as I will be at a desktop computer for 6 months or so while remoting from my summer home. And of course to not stray from the original topic, it would be nice to have the control station use a P3 with the extra data lines intergraded into the 1258, or K3/0 mini mark II :-). 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 19:59 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 all in one box? + P3/0 Hmmm ... K3 1st IF is ~8 MHz. Could pose some problems for generally available somethingoverIP for many people. I/Q sounds like a better way to go with a PX3? I guess that would require an outboard quadrature demod at the real K3. While I don't do remote stuff right now, we're eventually going to have to sell our 5 ac and move to a 1-story house, probably with CCR's. Consequently, remote operation may be a part of my future. Since I got the P3, it is the almost total focus of my concentration when operating ... I would hate to lose the functionality. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 1/13/2015 3:27 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: When you stop and think about it I really wonder if they could make a P3/0 For the most part much of the P3 screen does not change at any given moment.so if they only send the changes I would venture to say that much of it could besent over the wire much as we now send Voice Over IP. Using the current chips for multimedia and possible some of the open source CODEXsit may be a workable item, though I would expect it to me a bit off a pricey option __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@arrl.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2
Could someone tell me what the NIFTY MINI MANUAL FOR K2 contains?There appears to be very little discussion in the ARCHIVES. I recently bought a used K2 and it would be helpful to have some sort of guide for set up of the radio and operating shortcuts Alan KB7MBI Woodinville, WA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3/0 mini
Does anyone use the K3/0 mini as a movable faceplate on their main desk? If so, how is it connected to the K3? Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
