[Elecraft] Radio Shack USA K3 TCXO
Has anyone installed the K3 TCXO sold by RadioShackUSA? Despite the name the company appears to be in China. I don't really need a TCXO but for $32 it is tempting. Paul, K1XM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SHIFT/WIDTH in DATA A mode
I was able to narrow down the problem. It is related to SYNC DATA (CONFIG:SYNC DT) which forces the same crystal filter to be used for both RX and TX. As long as SYNC DATA is OFF everything works as expected. If SYNC DATA is ON: (1) Toggling between SHIFT/WIDTH and LO/HI CUT is inhibited (2) SHIFT control is inactive (3) LO CUT and HI CUT both act as WIDTH control Am not sure if these limitations are a logical consequence of SYNC DATA ON or an unwanted side-effect. 73, Markus HB9BRJ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SHIFT-WIDTH-in-DATA-A-mode-tp7601016p7601025.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] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Morning, Spring is slowly arriving in Oregon. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s. Mostly it is wet and chilly. The daffodils enjoy it though and have been looking good for three weeks. I expect they'll last for another two at least. Propagation has been OK but not stellar. The solar wind has settled down a little but there is still a lot of noise on the bands. The sun is not highly speckled but it is sending a lot of ions our way. Here are the times and approximate frequencies of today's nets Please join us this afternoon and evening. 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] SHIFT/WIDTH in DATA A mode
SYNC DATA provides a very short turnaround time by disabling operations that would require switching the synthesizer frequency between receive and transmit. (This is analogous to CW QRQ mode.) If you have the new synth installed (KSYN3A), the delays will be much shorter even with SYNC DATA turned off. 73, Wayne N6KR On Apr 5, 2015, at 8:27 AM, hb9brj wrote: > I was able to narrow down the problem. It is related to SYNC DATA > (CONFIG:SYNC DT) which forces the same crystal filter to be used for both RX > and TX. As long as SYNC DATA is OFF everything works as expected. > > If SYNC DATA is ON: > (1) Toggling between SHIFT/WIDTH and LO/HI CUT is inhibited > (2) SHIFT control is inactive > (3) LO CUT and HI CUT both act as WIDTH control > > Am not sure if these limitations are a logical consequence of SYNC DATA ON > or an unwanted side-effect. > > 73, Markus HB9BRJ > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SHIFT-WIDTH-in-DATA-A-mode-tp7601016p7601025.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 n...@elecraft.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 TX all the time ISSUE
Hello, My Dear friends. I have a strange problem with my K3. I noticed today some electrostatics from my antenna (high voltage from antenna cable). (My K3 was not grounded properly - my fault). After that my K3 started transmitting all the time. There is no key paddle connected… The only way to stop transmitting is to turn on K3 with touched paddle (KEY ERR). Has anyone had a similar issue? I will be grateful for your help! Best ragrds, (sorry for my english) Karol - SQ5LNU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 TX all the time ISSUE
Since the radio isn't brain dead, it might be worth a try to reflash the latest firmware and power cycle the rig. Then scroll through all the config settings and look for anything out of place. Unplug anything on the AUX and serial ports to eliminate external issues. Warren KD4Z K3 #8902 On April 5, 2015 3:07:34 PM EDT, "sq5lnu ." wrote: >Hello, > >My Dear friends. I have a strange problem with my K3. > >I noticed today some electrostatics from my antenna (high voltage from >antenna cable). >(My K3 was not grounded properly - my fault). >After that my K3 started transmitting all the time. There is no key >paddle >connected… > >The only way to stop transmitting is to turn on K3 with touched paddle >(KEY >ERR). >Has anyone had a similar issue? > >I will be grateful for your help! > >Best ragrds, > >(sorry for my english) > >Karol - SQ5LNU >__ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto: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 hullspee...@gmail.com -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 TX all the time ISSUE
I've sometimes seen this when I have the K3 menu entry "PTT-KEY" to something that allows the DTR/RTS RS-232 signals to assert PTT or key the radio, and RS-232 line is asserted. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of sq5lnu . Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 12:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 TX all the time ISSUE Hello, My Dear friends. I have a strange problem with my K3. I noticed today some electrostatics from my antenna (high voltage from antenna cable). (My K3 was not grounded properly - my fault). After that my K3 started transmitting all the time. There is no key paddle connected… The only way to stop transmitting is to turn on K3 with touched paddle (KEY ERR). Has anyone had a similar issue? I will be grateful for your help! Best ragrds, (sorry for my english) Karol - SQ5LNU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 d...@elecraft.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 TX all the time ISSUE
Dick, Thank You for Your suggestion. It looks like I solve my issue! I decided to reset my K3 trough the holding SHIFT during the POWER ON. After that problem was solved.. Thakns for Your time! Best regards, Karol SQ5LNU Wiadomość napisana przez Dick Dievendorff w dniu 5 kwi 2015, o godz. 21:55: > I've sometimes seen this when I have the K3 menu entry "PTT-KEY" to something > that allows the DTR/RTS RS-232 signals to assert PTT or key the radio, and > RS-232 line is asserted. > > Dick, K6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] WTB Trimble ThunderBolt for K3EXREF / QS1R
A follow up to my write up... I should have included more details from personal emails I received from Dave, G3TJP. Bob W7AVK also mentioned the BG7TBL GPS Disciplined Clock and I totally got my wires crossed and didn't mention G3TJP in my write-up. Sigh Apologies to Mr. Lankshear... Dave took some time in a personal email to point out the follow about the BG7TBL which is going for ~144.00 on ebay... it really is a nice package... here are some of Dave's comments (in hindsight, I wonder if this would have been the way to go): G3TJP: "It’s a very neat and small unit, very professionally produced and comes complete with power supply and GPS antenna. I bought one and then a second one as a gift to a good friend. It uses the Morion double oven 10MHz xtal oscillator, or equivalent. The output is a decent sine wave with just enough distortion to give good harmonics at 10MHz intervals up to at least 50MHz, which is as far as I’ve checked. The Morion is actually a 5MHz oscillator that’s doubled to 10MHz, so you have a usable, locked signal at 5MHz also." Dave also mentioned that the seller 'fly-xy' is a decent guy and will ben over backwards to help you as you treat him fairly. i.e. if something needs to be returned or corrected. Plus, this unit is a turnkey package and he also sells a 10mhz distribution amplifier that looks interesting... another BG7TBL design. KE5FX has also reviewed Bob W7AVK's BG7TBL and has a nice comparison write up on his website (KE5FX of Lady Heather fame). The comparison is easy to find on KE5FX's site. Again, thanks to everyone that had input... I tried to mention everyone that pointed me in the right direction off the list and leaving out Dave G3TJP was my mistake. Regards, Max NG7M On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 8:59 PM, M. George wrote: > After posting my message about using an external frequency reference for a > K3 and a QS1R, I got some really nice input and feedback from W7AVK, K3KO, > N4ZR and NK4I. A big thanks to these gents for sending me input and > experience with different solutions. > > All the input has been very useful this weekend as I have searched around > for a single time reference solution for my needs. (everyone is going to be > different) I thought this might help others that want to go down this path > if they have similar wants / needs. > > I decided to still go with a Trimble Thunderbolt Rev. E ~2004 > manufacture. This isn't going to be the lowest cost solution, but it > covers my needs for the following: > > 1. Provide a very stable 10mhz external reference for my K3... mainly for > fun and I might send in some reports to the ARRL FMT etc.. so there goes > $$$ for the external freq reference add on for the K3. > > 2. The main reason I started going down this path was to use the external > frequency reference input on the QS1R I run for the NC7J CW Skimmer. NK4I > saved me a bunch of time (no pun intended) and pointed out the fact that > the direct output on the Trimble TBolt won't work with the QS1R. Pete > pointed me to Graham VK3XDK and David VK3HZ's XRef which will provide a 125 > MHz reference for the QS1R from the TBolt 10 MHz output > http://www.vk3hz.net/XRef/XRef_Home.html#XRef-Vx I exchanged email with > David and have a XRef-Vx on the way... some more $$$ for the XRef-Vx > shipped. Seriously not bad at all considering it has a TCXO on board that > will take over if the Trimble output lock is lost. > > 3. Use a PPS reference to drive an NTP Stratum 1 server from my house. I > get this out of the TBolt and also from most of the other solutions > provided, but the TBolt has some other really nice monitoring > capabilities. So for the NTP server, I ordered the latest Raspberry PI $50 > with a case shipped and I searched high and low for other implementations > using a TBolt with Linux / Raspberry PI for a GPS disciplined NTP PSS > reference. Google 'time nuts' which I'm sure many on this list are > familiar with... and I quickly found KO4BB's Thunderbolt Monitor Kit: > http://www.ko4bb.com/Timing/GPSMonitor/kit.php Which will be a nice > display for the serial output on the TBolt as it drives the NTP server (and > QS1R and K3 when I'm operating) ARound $80 for this kit when Didier gets > the next batch ready. This monitor kit also includes a PPS stretcher to > increase the 10uS PPS pulse output by the TBolt to ~1mS. > > So that is my reasoning to stick with a TBolt... they seem to be holding > their value if not getting more expensive and there is all the nice work > and comparisons that have been done by KE5FX > http://www.ke5fx.com/gpscomp.htm along with his Lady Heather software. > It's pretty clear that the TBolt can still hold it's own. > > At the end of the day, do I need all this precision? Not really, but it's > obsessive and fun! I get to spend more $$$ and have stuff shipped to me > from around the globe and play with ntpd and cool software... provide a > better service to the CW Skimmer community and precision t
[Elecraft] DDS Info help
Any one heard of a Kanga DDSV3 and have info on it? Pete WK8S __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Norcal FCC1 & FCC2
I’m looking for a FCC2 kit built or not. I also have a FCC1 Kit unbuilt that is surplus to my needs. I you have a FCC2 or are interested in the FCC1 let me know. Thanks, Pete WK8S __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] DDS Info help
On 2015-04-05 21:56, Pete Meier wrote: Any one heard of a Kanga DDSV3 and have info on it? Could this be the unit in question? http://m0xpd.blogspot.ca/2013/08/kanga-m0xpd-dds-shield.html -- 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 | --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
[Elecraft] What do I do now?
I purchased a KX3 when they were first introduced. Then life got in the way and all non-essentials were put on hold. Now things have improved and I've been thinking about breaking out my "brand new" KX3. What have I missed in my absence, and whats the best way to bring this beauty up to speed? Thanks in advance. Mike Eddy WA7YET -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-do-I-do-now-tp7601036.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] What do I do now?
Download the Elecraft KX3 utility, and make a configuration backup before you do anything. Next, check the firmware version and upgrade that using the same utility. Read the manual and have a play with the functions to see what they do. Later on, you may want to do things like per-band I/Q nulling and temperature compensatin calibration procedures, but those can wait until you've had a chance to become more familiar with the radio. Enjoy! 73, Matt VK2RQ > On 6 Apr 2015, at 2:06 pm, WA7YET wrote: > > I purchased a KX3 when they were first introduced. Then life got in the way > and all non-essentials were put on hold. Now things have improved and I've > been thinking about breaking out my "brand new" KX3. What have I missed in > my absence, and whats the best way to bring this beauty up to speed? Thanks > in advance. Mike Eddy WA7YET > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-do-I-do-now-tp7601036.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 matt.vk...@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
