Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website back up today for Verizon FiOS & DSL customers

2016-01-08 Thread Neil Zampella
Well, as of 12:33 am here in PA, the new IP address was the one the 
local DNS computer replied with.


And I have to say, it does load fast!

Now, if you'd like to update the look of the site, and add a good 
shopping cart, we should talk :)


Neil Z.
KN3ILZ



On 1/8/2016 8:14 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:

I hit send too soon.. :-)

Continuing regarding our new server location for the Elecraft web 
page; both it and the prior server are both active with the same data, 
so you will still see the same elecraft.com web pages displayed even 
if you are still pointing to the old iP address for Elecraft.com.


For those of you who can 'ping' elecraft.com, the old server address 
starts with 63.249.. and the new server address starts with 50.31..


For Windows users, from the command window you can both ping 
elecraft.com and flush your local DNA cache to forcibly load the new 
iP mapping for the new elecraft.com server. To flush the cache, type 
"ipconfig /flushdns"   (without the quotes) and then "ping 
elecraft.com"  to see if the address changes to the new one. 
This may take more than one try to be successful, depending on you DNS 
configuration. Also, it may be necessary to close your browser and 
then restart it to load flush the browser's local web page cache. Its 
also possible your ISP uses multiple DNS servers that may update at 
different times..


You can tell if you are seeing the web page from the new server by 
scrolling down to the bottom of the elecraft.com home page and looking 
for the "Last Edited" date section, located on the right just above 
the web page links bordered by bars. If you see "Last Edited:  **NEW 
SERVER**:  , you know you are on the new elecraft server. If you 
don't see this, don't worry, the new address will automatically 
propagate to your local DNS servers over the next day or so, and you 
will still be able to access elecraft.com on the old server in the 
meantime.


One nice impact of this is that we now have a way to immediately 
switch to the backup copy on a totally different server for 
elecraft.com should there be a major problem with the main server. 
We'll keep both servers active for this reason.


Please let me know via -direct- email if you still can not access 
elecraft.com at all, or if there are any problems with the new 
elecraft.com web page once your DNS updates and you can get to it.


Whew! Have a great weekend everyone.

73,

Eric
/elecraft.com/
===

On 1/8/2016 4:49 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Wow - this has been frustrating for us (and all of our Verizon based 
customers!)


Verizon appears to have fixed the routing problem from their FiOS and 
DSL customers to Elecraft.com sometime last night. The fix slowly 
migrated through the net and based on customer feedback received 
here, most Verizon customers were up and able to access elecraft.com 
by sometime this morning.


It apparently was a problem with misconfiguration by Verizon for 
their traffic via an internet backbone router (layer42.net) upstream 
of the ISP that hosts elecraft.com.  Interestingly when accessing the 
Elecraft website from other ISPs (Comcast etc) it also routed through 
layer42.net's backbone and router with no problems. Our ISP has been 
in contact with layer42.net, and layer42.net confirmed it was a 
Verizon problem. Unfortunately Verizon was very slow to correct the 
problem, much to our frustration (and our ISPs and Level43.net's).



New Server:
While the Verizon FiOS saga was transpiring this week, we also began 
implementing a backup copy of the elecraft.com webpage on a totally 
different server farm both hosted by a different company and 
geographically located outside of our immediate area. We copied all 
of the website and ftp files over to this new server and had it ready 
to go this morning. It actually turns out to be faster for web 
access, and also for ftp file downloads of new f/w via our utility 
programs. As a result, we decided to switch over to the new server 
for elecraft.com at about 2000 Z today. Its been up and operating 
since then. Its new iP address may take up to 24 or more to propagate 
through the internet's network of DNS servers, routers and your 
browser programs.



Eric
/elecraft.com/







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[Elecraft] KX3 beta firmware rev. 2.38: 15 Watts max output on 80-20 m, and PSK63 mode

2016-01-08 Thread Wayne Burdick
KX3 beta firmware rev. 2.38 is now available on our KX3 software page:

http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/KX3_software.htm

See instructions on this page for loading beta releases.

This release includes two new features:

The new 15-watt level applies only to 80-20 meters, and is still considered 
somewhat experimental. Several dozen field testers have been using it with 
excellent results, but we can't guarantee that every KX3 will actually put out 
a full 15 W. Supply voltage is one limiting factor. We strongly recommend the 
use of 13.8-14 V whenever possible. This is especially important when you're 
driving an external amplifier and using one of the linear modes (SSB, AM, 
PSK-D, or audio data modes).

PSK63 is twice as fast as PSK31. Rather than copy it on the KX3's VFO B 
display, you may want to use the Terminal function of KX3 Utility, or use a PX3 
with text decode turned on. This data mode is especially popular in Europe.

Rev. 2.38 also corrects a problem with some KX3-4M (70 MHz) modules that had 
lower than normal power output.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


* * *

MCU 2.38 / DSP 1.37, 01-03-2016

• POWER OUT NOW 15 WATTS MAX, 80-20 M: On 80-20 meters, the PWR control can now 
be set as high as 15 W (max is still 12 W on other bands). Supply voltage must 
be over 12.8 V on key-down as indicated by the KX3’s voltage display (tap DISP, 
rotate VFO B). Note: The KX3 will automatically reduce power as required if 
current, SWR, or temperature is excessive, or if supply voltage is too low. If 
a band other than 80-20 m is selected, power output will be cut back to 12 W 
max. It must then be manually set above 12 W after switching to 80-20 m.

• PSK63 MODE ADDED: Tap DATA, rotate VFO B until PSK D is displayed, then use 
VFO A to select 31 or 63 baud. The default is PSK31.  

• 4-METER POWER OUTPUT IMPROVED: Changed IF band-pass filter configuration to 
increase drive level on 4 meters. This should improve 4-meter power output in 
cases where it was marginal due to filter rolloff.


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website back up today for Verizon FiOS & DSL customers

2016-01-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft

I hit send too soon.. :-)

Continuing regarding our new server location for the Elecraft web page; both it 
and the prior server are both active with the same data, so you will still see 
the same elecraft.com web pages displayed even if you are still pointing to the 
old iP address for Elecraft.com.


For those of you who can 'ping' elecraft.com, the old server address starts with 
63.249.. and the new server address starts with 50.31..


For Windows users, from the command window you can both ping elecraft.com and 
flush your local DNA cache to forcibly load the new iP mapping for the new 
elecraft.com server. To flush the cache, type "ipconfig /flushdns"   
(without the quotes) and then "ping elecraft.com"  to see if the address 
changes to the new one. This may take more than one try to be successful, 
depending on you DNS configuration. Also, it may be necessary to close your 
browser and then restart it to load flush the browser's local web page cache. 
Its also possible your ISP uses multiple DNS servers that may update at 
different times..


You can tell if you are seeing the web page from the new server by scrolling 
down to the bottom of the elecraft.com home page and looking for the "Last 
Edited" date section, located on the right just above the web page links 
bordered by bars. If you see "Last Edited:  **NEW SERVER**:  , you know you 
are on the new elecraft server. If you don't see this, don't worry, the new 
address will automatically propagate to your local DNS servers over the next day 
or so, and you will still be able to access elecraft.com on the old server in 
the meantime.


One nice impact of this is that we now have a way to immediately switch to the 
backup copy on a totally different server for elecraft.com should there be a 
major problem with the main server. We'll keep both servers active for this reason.


Please let me know via -direct- email if you still can not access elecraft.com 
at all, or if there are any problems with the new elecraft.com web page once 
your DNS updates and you can get to it.


Whew! Have a great weekend everyone.

73,

Eric
/elecraft.com/
===

On 1/8/2016 4:49 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:

Wow - this has been frustrating for us (and all of our Verizon based customers!)

Verizon appears to have fixed the routing problem from their FiOS and DSL 
customers to Elecraft.com sometime last night. The fix slowly migrated through 
the net and based on customer feedback received here, most Verizon customers 
were up and able to access elecraft.com by sometime this morning.


It apparently was a problem with misconfiguration by Verizon for their traffic 
via an internet backbone router (layer42.net) upstream of the ISP that hosts 
elecraft.com.  Interestingly when accessing the Elecraft website from other 
ISPs (Comcast etc) it also routed through layer42.net's backbone and router 
with no problems. Our ISP has been in contact with layer42.net, and 
layer42.net confirmed it was a Verizon problem. Unfortunately Verizon was very 
slow to correct the problem, much to our frustration (and our ISPs and 
Level43.net's).



New Server:
While the Verizon FiOS saga was transpiring this week, we also began 
implementing a backup copy of the elecraft.com webpage on a totally different 
server farm both hosted by a different company and geographically located 
outside of our immediate area. We copied all of the website and ftp files over 
to this new server and had it ready to go this morning. It actually turns out 
to be faster for web access, and also for ftp file downloads of new f/w via 
our utility programs. As a result, we decided to switch over to the new server 
for elecraft.com at about 2000 Z today. Its been up and operating since then. 
Its new iP address may take up to 24 or more to propagate through the 
internet's network of DNS servers, routers and your browser programs.



Eric
/elecraft.com/




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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website back up today for Verizon FiOS & DSL customers

2016-01-08 Thread Tony Estep
On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft <
e...@elecraft.com> wrote:

> .Verizon was very slow to correct the problem...

==
Once something happened to a local Verizon node here. I was able to connect
to the internet, but for days I couldn't get such sites as NBC News,
Microsoft, and Yahoo. Verizon's explanation: "Those sites are probably
down."

Tony KT0NY
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 and K3 Untility software - Terminal

2016-01-08 Thread Gerald Manthey
Yes
That fixed it.  I tried Win4K3 and utility once P3 off they both worked better, 
much better. 
Thanks
Gerald. 

> On Jan 8, 2016, at 6:21 PM, Tom  wrote:
> 
> work.
> So if you use the utility, make sure the SVGA display for decoding is off or 
> Win4K3's terminal is closed.
> That should take care of
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[Elecraft] Elecraft Website back up today for Verizon FiOS & DSL customers

2016-01-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft

Wow - this has been frustrating for us (and all of our Verizon based customers!)

Verizon appears to have fixed the routing problem from their FiOS and DSL 
customers to Elecraft.com sometime last night. The fix slowly migrated through 
the net and based on customer feedback received here, most Verizon customers 
were up and able to access elecraft.com by sometime this morning.


It apparently was a problem with misconfiguration by Verizon for their traffic 
via an internet backbone router (layer42.net) upstream of the ISP that hosts 
elecraft.com.  Interestingly when accessing the Elecraft website from other ISPs 
(Comcast etc) it also routed through layer42.net's backbone and router with no 
problems. Our ISP has been in contact with layer42.net, and layer42.net 
confirmed it was a Verizon problem. Unfortunately Verizon was very slow to 
correct the problem, much to our frustration (and our ISPs and Level43.net's).



New Server:
While the Verizon FiOS saga was transpiring this week, we also began 
implementing a backup copy of the elecraft.com webpage on a totally different 
server farm both hosted by a different company and geographically located 
outside of our immediate area. We copied all of the website and ftp files over 
to this new server and had it ready to go this morning. It actually turns out to 
be faster for web access, and also for ftp file downloads of new f/w via our 
utility programs. As a result, we decided to switch over to the new server for 
elecraft.com at about 2000 Z today. Its been up and operating since then. Its 
new iP address may take up to 24 or more to propagate through the internet's 
network of DNS servers, routers and your browser programs.



Eric
/elecraft.com/


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 and K3 Untility software - Terminal

2016-01-08 Thread Tom

Hi Gerald,
Be sure that you have ONE program decoding the text.  For example, if you 
use the Elecraft Utility and you have a P3 with the SVGA attached or 
software like Win4K3Suite and more than one of them are trying to display 
the decoded text it will not work.
So if you use the utility, make sure the SVGA display for decoding is off or 
Win4K3's terminal is closed.

That should take care of it.
73 Tom
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-Original Message- 
From: KC6CNN

Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 7:11 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and K3 Untility software - Terminal

Hello all
I was curious I was listening to a cw conversation tonight and it was flying
by. The operators were sending at 28 to 32 words a minute. Very hard for a
new CW op to copy, but my K3 screen was decoding like a champ. For kicks I
started the K3 utility software and went to the terminal screen. I set it to
CW and to my surprise it was not decoding. The K3 was still decoding fine.
Only every once in a while the software was showing a character such as the
number in the call sign.
Does anyone know why the K3 would decode and the software would not?
Thanks
Gerald - KC6CNN




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[Elecraft] K3 and K3 Untility software - Terminal

2016-01-08 Thread KC6CNN
Hello all
I was curious I was listening to a cw conversation tonight and it was flying
by. The operators were sending at 28 to 32 words a minute. Very hard for a
new CW op to copy, but my K3 screen was decoding like a champ. For kicks I
started the K3 utility software and went to the terminal screen. I set it to
CW and to my surprise it was not decoding. The K3 was still decoding fine.
Only every once in a while the software was showing a character such as the
number in the call sign. 
Does anyone know why the K3 would decode and the software would not?
Thanks
Gerald - KC6CNN




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Re: [Elecraft] K3 upgrade with USB and p3 using cblp3y cable.

2016-01-08 Thread John Buck
Bingo!  The USB plug on the K3 was not fully clicked in place. Thanks to 
offline suggestions, I checked yet again and found that although I 
thought I heard a click when I first plugged it in, it REALLY clicked 
when I got serious about it.  P3 is now showing the K3 frequency again. 
The instructions even say to be sure the plug is fully seated.


This is proof that 50 years experience in trouble shooting does not 
prevent embarrassment.


Thank you all,
John KH7T

On 2016-01-07 3:53 PM, John Buck wrote:
How do I get my Frequency display back while using the usb cable to 
the computer.
The P3 utility seems to be working.  I seem to have the latest 
firmware and utilities.



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Re: [Elecraft] K3 command syntax?

2016-01-08 Thread Wayne Burdick
Rich,

Some commands can take longer to execute that others. RX, for example, kicks 
off a process that may not be done by the time the first SWH13 is handled. You 
could probably substitute a small string of semicolons instead, with each one 
introducing a millisecond or two of delay.

So:

 ... RX;SWH13;

One way to provide a longer delay is to use an IF (info) command. This causes 
the radio to emit about 40 bytes of frequency info, etc., which takes 50-100 
ms. If you have a computer attached, make sure that the applications running 
don't mind getting an unsolicited IF response string.

In this case you'd have:

 ... RX;FA;SWH13;

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Jan 8, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Rich  wrote:

> With the command below I had intended to switch to split, send my call, 
> return to RX, and turn off split.
> 
> Macro_11=;SWH13;KYW K3RWN K3RWN;RX;SWH13;SWH13;
> 
> The only way I can get the Split to turn off is by sending two SWH13.  Which 
> is fine, but am I missing something as to why the first SWH13 does not do it.
> 
> I should note I have tried a variety of combinations and this is the only one 
> that works.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Rich
> K3RWN
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Re: [Elecraft] [K1] Internal Noise Bursts every 12 seconds or so

2016-01-08 Thread Bob
I completed my K1 assembly/alignment/testing after about 27 hours.  A
couple of those hours were spent dealing with the periodic noise burst on
RX.

I'm happy to report, that with the addition of a couple of 0.47uF caps on
the 6A and 6B power supply rails, the periodic noise burst signal level was
substantially reduced.  I can still hear it faintly on a dummy load, but on
air tests show the signal is below the atmospheric noise level on 20/30
meters.  Also, it no longer "colors" the RX signals, not even weak ones.
My final conclusion is that there was a stability issue with the 78L06
regulators due to the placement of bulk and bypass caps.

That nose was the most significant issue I had with the radio.  The other
had to do with the wrong size toroids being supplied for the Filter Board.
After adjusting the turn count for the size difference, I went ahead and
used the cores, but found that the 30 meter TX power wouldn't go above 3
watts.  Winding correct size cores fixed that problem.

Another minor nit came up once the metal covers were all installed.  That
caused a shift of about 150 Hz in the TX offset frequency.  In addition,
the built in power meter, which was surprisingly accurate with the bottom
and top cover off, is now a couple of watts off.  It reads 7 watts, when it
is actually putting out 5 watts. Both of these issues are a result of
de-tuning when the covers are on.  Pull the covers off and things are back
to where they were originally.

All in all, I'm very happy.  The RX performance is quite good, and even the
audio derived AGC is doing an acceptable job.  It was fun to put together.

Thanks for a great kit, Elecraft.

73, Bob, WB4SON
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[Elecraft] K3 command syntax?

2016-01-08 Thread Rich
With the command below I had intended to switch to split, send my call, 
return to RX, and turn off split.


Macro_11=;SWH13;KYW K3RWN K3RWN;RX;SWH13;SWH13;

The only way I can get the Split to turn off is by sending two SWH13.  
Which is fine, but am I missing something as to why the first SWH13 does 
not do it.


I should note I have tried a variety of combinations and this is the 
only one that works.


Thanks

Rich
K3RWN
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[Elecraft] Win 4K3Suite now supports K1EL's WinKey for latency free CW

2016-01-08 Thread Tom
Hello,
The latest release of Win4K3Suite version 1.782 now supports K1EL’s WinKey 
hardware and can be used in the Win4K3Suite’s terminal mode.
The terminal mode in Win4K3 supports the built in decoding of CW, FSK-D and 
PSK-D of the K3, K3S and KX3.  It also provides software based text to digital 
and cw transmission.  To do so, comport activity is shared between radio 
control and the terminal functions.  In some cases there can be latency 
perceived by some people under contest conditions.  WinKey offers a hardware 
solution that uses a second serial port and thus eliminates any latency for a 
smooth high performance solution.
Win4K3 interfaces with just about any 3rd party hardware and software with 
built in serial port routing to the radio.  It provides a high performance 
solution that is extremely stable and contest worthy.  All your logging and 
digital mode programs can still be used with seamless integration.  In 
addition, Win4K3 has now been tested with HamPod for those with accessibility 
problems.
You can see it in action here:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=win4k3suite

There is a full featured 30 day trial as well.

73 Tom
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Re: [Elecraft] K2 Transmit

2016-01-08 Thread Don Wilhelm

Aaron,

Your K2 was tested with an Elecraft MH2 microphone which needs bias 
voltage.  That Kenwood microphone is a dynamic type which should not 
have the bias voltage applied.
Remove the left side panel and lift the end of the resistor soldered to 
pin 1 of the microphone jack.


Since you have bias on that dynamic mic, it is probably distorting and 
may be the reason for your 'no replies'.


Look at the LED bargraph as you talk.  How many LEDs are illuminated on 
the peaks?  Those LEDs indicate the power output of the K2, and each one 
is about equal to 1 watt for a QRP K2, 10 watts for a K2 with the KPA100.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/7/2016 6:29 PM, Aaron Scott wrote:

I'm not sure if something is wrong or its my lack of experience. I just got
my K2 put together and sent it to Don to do some repairs and align it. Don
got it working good. I then got a Kenwood MC-43S microphone and hook it up
like Don told me to. I still have not been able to make a single contact
with it. I am using a inverted V dipole at 25 feet with a SWR of 1:1 across
the 20 Meter Band. The receive on the radio is awesome and I try to answer
CQ calls and get no reply, same as when I call CQ. I'm not sure what else
to check.



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Re: [Elecraft] K3 upgrade with USB and p3 using cblp3y cable.

2016-01-08 Thread Cady, Fred
Hi John,
Make sure the RJ45 is plugged all the way in.  You should hear a definite click 
when it is seated properly.
73,
Fred KE7X

For all KE7X Elecraft books, see www.ke7x.com


From: Elecraft  on behalf of John Buck 

Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 6:53 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 upgrade with USB and p3 using cblp3y cable.

How do I get my Frequency display back while using the usb cable to the
computer.
The P3 utility seems to be working.  I seem to have the latest firmware
and utilities.

All I can find is the the frequency display on P3 works with rs232. It was.

I cannot get it with the CB3Y.

I checked the switch on the KIO3B board.  It is in the right position.

If it is documented, where?

John KH7T
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