Re: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

[a45wg]

I bought my KX3 - as a Kit 

Battery Charger - I am still 50-50 about if this was a good option
Roofing filters  - Worth every penny (or $ or OMR)
CW Key - Quite nice once you get used to it
   
I did not bother with 
ATU - why ? You only have max 15 Watts - Tune your antenna !!! 
Mic  - I prefer CW 


Horses for courses

Regards

Tim - A45WG, Muscat. Sultanate of Oman

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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Jim Brown]

Don't know. I have never been able to get my feeble brain around Apple's 
"super logical" UI.


73, Jim

On Thu,3/24/2016 10:01 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:

Jim,

Is there a suitable modeling software for the Mac? I've not had a 
Windows machine in the house since XP was shiny and new.


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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Brendon Whateley]

Jim,

Is there a suitable modeling software for the Mac? I've not had a Windows
machine in the house since XP was shiny and new...

- Brendon

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 6:11 PM, Jim Brown 
wrote:

> On Thu,3/24/2016 3:15 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Can you toss a capacitive hat on the top of the shorter vertical and see
>> what difference that makes? I've not figured out how to use the modeling
>> software yet!
>>
>
> Now's a good time to learn. :)  Modeling software like NEC is a great way
> to learn about antennas.
>
> I don't have time to do a model, but almost any top-loading is better than
> bottom loading.  My guess is that ONLY a cap hat won't bring a 4 ft
> vertical to resonance without a loading coil, but depending on how big the
> coil and hat are, it could be as much as 2-3 dB better than the coil only.
>
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Josh]

Not all 4ft radiators are equal! Top loading vs bottom loading changes the 
current distribution and raises radiation resistance of the vertical radiator. 
Top loading can substantially improve efficiency. 

73
Josh W6XU

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> 
>  ...A 4 foot radiator is still a 4 foot radiator and will have full 
> efficiency at about 50 MHz. Using it with loading coil and/or top hat on 
> lower frequencies will allow it to be used, but will not compare with a full 
> size vertical radiator.
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[Ken K6MR]

Or the other alternative:  “What makes an airplane fly?   MONEY”

Ken K6MR



From: Kevin Stover
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 19:57
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

Na, it could be worse.
You could be buying or building boats.
A boat being defined as a "hole in the water you pour money into".

On 3/24/2016 1:35 PM, lstavenhagen wrote:
> sorry, gents, I'm not going to be any help to you at _all_ LOL. The only
> effective treatment available is probably a 2nd job or a rich XYL hi hi.
> Other than that, I think we're just screwed...
>
> 73,
> LS
> W5QD
>
>


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Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[Kevin Stover]

Na, it could be worse.
You could be buying or building boats.
A boat being defined as a "hole in the water you pour money into".

On 3/24/2016 1:35 PM, lstavenhagen wrote:

sorry, gents, I'm not going to be any help to you at _all_ LOL. The only
effective treatment available is probably a 2nd job or a rich XYL hi hi.
Other than that, I think we're just screwed...

73,
LS
W5QD





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Re: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Easy to add on. 

73, Ron AC7AC

-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KK6ZZP
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:32 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

I'm considering the purchase of a KX3. I'd like to delay the purchase of
certain options in order to smooth my cash flow. Would it be especially
difficult if either of the following options were delayed:

 * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
 * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner

I realize that my question could be considered a FAQ. But, as far as I can
tell, no one has asked my question in exactly the same context. So it seems
to me not a FAQ, though we might agree that it's a near miss. If I'm wrong
and my question /is/ a FAQ I'd appreciate a pointer to one or more of the
threads I failed to find.

Thanks very much.

Cheers,

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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Don Wilhelm]

Brendon,

A capacity hat can work on bringing the frequency downward, but how much 
depends on the size of the capacity hat and the inductance of the 
loading coil.


If you are not comfortable with modeling software, but have an antenna 
analyzer, you can still experiment.  Try a capacity hat and see how far 
it brings the resonant frequency down.  If it is not far enough, try a 
bigger hat.


The fact that you can lower the resonant frequency does not indicate 
efficiency (it only indicates the ability to properly load the transceiver).
Efficiency and lower SWR are not equal.  A 4 foot radiator is still a 4 
foot radiator and will have full efficiency at about 50 MHz. Using it 
with loading coil and/or top hat on lower frequencies will allow it to 
be used, but will not compare with a full size vertical radiator.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/24/2016 6:15 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:

Jim,

Can you toss a capacitive hat on the top of the shorter vertical and see
what difference that makes? I've not figured out how to use the modeling
software yet!




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Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 hangs tuning 6m

[george allen]

Have had similar problems.  Putting split ferrite cores on power supply, 
computer, key, cables solved the problem.  Try lowering your power out to a 
couple of watts.  If the problem goes away, you have RF getting in somewhere.

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:11 PM, "etks...@gmail.com"  wrote:
> 
> I recently got a KX3 and KXPA100.  I have a Cobra UltraLite Kid up in my loft 
> with a 4:1 balun and coax down into the floor below.  I can tune most bands 
> fine (I don’t do 80/160 due to plasma TV noise next door).  However, when I 
> try to tune the KXPA100 at 6m it often hangs in transmit.  Or it stops with 
> two dashes displayed.  If I check the antenna with my RigExpert AA-600, the 
> low end of the band is between 3:1 and 4:1, whereas the upper part goes as 
> low as 1.08 around 53 MHz.  I just went to 50.100MHz and pressed tune the 
> display on the KX3 shows 3.1 and is stuck with the xmit light on until I 
> press tune again.
> 
> Has anyone seen this?
> 
>  Thanks and 73,
>  Erik Tkal  -  W1QED
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,3/24/2016 3:15 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:

Jim,

Can you toss a capacitive hat on the top of the shorter vertical and 
see what difference that makes? I've not figured out how to use the 
modeling software yet!


Now's a good time to learn. :)  Modeling software like NEC is a great 
way to learn about antennas.


I don't have time to do a model, but almost any top-loading is better 
than bottom loading.  My guess is that ONLY a cap hat won't bring a 4 ft 
vertical to resonance without a loading coil, but depending on how big 
the coil and hat are, it could be as much as 2-3 dB better than the coil 
only.


73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] P3/SVGA 1.60/1.34 General Release, Now Available

[Paul Saffren N6HZ]

P3/SVGA 1.60/1.34 Firmware is now available as a general release.  Please be
sure to download, install and use the latest version of P3 Utility which can
be found here: 
http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/P3_Utility_Setup_1_16_3_15.exe

Currently our tech writer is in the process of updating the P3/SVGA manual. 
In the meantime, please refer to the release notes which I have also
included below.  The main features of this release are the ability to
include P3 commands in SVGA keyboard macros, new #RCF (relative center
frequency) command, support for the K3S preamp/attenuator stages, as well as
several important bug fixes. 

Very 73, 
Paul n6hz

MCU 01.60 / 3-21-2016

Version 01.60 requires SVGA firmware 01.34 to support all SVGA features.

* P3 commands in keyboard macros: Added support to allow P3 commands to be
embedded in SVGA keyboard macros.  When entering a keyboard macro using a
USB keyboard attached to the P3/SVGA, P3 commands can now be intermixed with
K3 commands by preceding the with the '#' character.  Example: set up a
macro to set the K3 to PSK31, frequency 14.070, P3 span of 100 kHz, fixed
tune enabled:   
FA0001407;MD6;DT3;#SPN001000;#FXT1;

* SVGA keyboard macros as function keys: The first 8 SVGA keyboard macros
can now be executed from the 8 front panel function keys.  First, using a
keyboard, program the macro and make sure to save it into one of the first 8
locations (mem 1 - 8).  Then on the P3, press the MENU button and using the
encoder, select the SVGA menu and press the encoder to enter. Then using the
encoder, choose "Macro 1" through "Macro 8",  then press the function key
(short tap or long hold) to map the macro to the function key. 

* Enable/disable TX sensing at the TxMon coupler: Added TxSensEn to TxMon
sub-menu.  This allows enabling/disabling of transmit sensing at the
coupler.  For K3 and K3S users, TxSensEn can be set to "disabled", which
will use the serial connection from the K3 to determine the TX state.
Setting TxSensEn to "enabled" will use forward power sensed at the TxMon
coupler to determine TX state (useful for non-Elecraft radios). 

* New #RCF command: "Relative Center Frequency" applies an offset to the
center frequency based on the passed argument.  Usage: #RCFsnn;  Where:
's' is the sign + or -, nn is the offset in Hz.  For example, if the P3
is set to a 30 kHz span and you would like to position the cursor on the
left edge: #RCF+015000;   Using #RCF without any arguments returns the
difference in Hz between the center frequency and the vfo frequency. 

* K3S attenuator support:  The P3 now properly scales the display when the
four-step attenuator in the K3S is enabled.

* SWR meter blanked:  Both the analog and digital SWR displays are now
blanked whenever the transmit power is too low to give a valid reading.

* Serial #DSM command:  The Display Mode (#DSM) command now controls the
Transmit Monitor's power/SWR meter display as well as enabling and disabling
the waterfall window.  #DSM0 = Spectrum display only, #DSM1 = Spectrum +
waterfall, #DSM2 = Spectrum + meters, #DSM3 = Spectrum + waterfall + meters.

* New #FON command:  The display font can now be selected via a serial
command.  #FON0 = 5 x 7 pixels, #FON1 = 7 x 11 pixels, #FON2 = 9 x 14
pixels.

* New #XCV command:  The transceiver type can now be selected via a serial
command.  #XCV00 = "K3", #XCV01 = User-defined, #XCV03 = 455 kHz IF, etc. 
The command uses  the same number order as in the "Xcvr Sel" menu item.

* Transceiver definition bug fix - Exiting:  When exiting the "Xcvr Def"
menu page, if the user-defined transceiver is already selected, it will
reflect the new values inmmediately, rather than having to re-select it.

* Transceiver definition bug fix - IF Invert:  The USER transceiver that is
defined in the "Xcvr Def" menu item may now specify "Not inverted" IF tuning
even if the "K3" control language is selected.

* SVGA resolution / main waterfall bug fix:  The main waterfall height had
been switching to the default value after changing SVGA resolution.

* VFO B cursor = VFO DATA A bug:  The VFO B cursor had been matching the VFO
A cursor in DATA A mode, even when VFO B was in a different mode.

* Bitmap Upload bug:  Fixes a bug in which the waterfall area was omitted
from a bitmap capture when the TXMON meters were visible.  





P3SVGA 01.34 / 3-21-2016

* Center Frequency in Tracking mode:  Fixed an old bug that caused the VFO A
cursor to reset to center of screen when VFO A was tuned after the user had
adjusted the center frequency offset using the CENTER function in tracking
mode.  

* SVGA Keyboard: 
Added support to allow P3 commands to be embedded in SVGA keyboard  
macros.  
Added support so P3 can execute keyboard macros from front panel

function keys. 
Keyboard / USB thumbdrive can be used when not in data display mode.

Cleaned up the text message sending, and use of the IM character 

Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Brendon Whateley]

Jim,

Can you toss a capacitive hat on the top of the shorter vertical and see
what difference that makes? I've not figured out how to use the modeling
software yet!

- Brendon
KK6AYI

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Jim Brown 
wrote:

> On Wed,3/23/2016 7:12 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>
>> I've been using an MFJ-1820T telescoping 20-meter whip for a few months.
>> Considering its length (48"), results have been excellent. I typically use
>> it with the KX3 on a picnic table at 15 W (with an external battery), or
>> hand-held at 3 to 5 W (internal battery).
>>
>
> As Tom Schiller, N6BT, famously noted, EVERYTHING WORKS, sort of. He
> demonstrated this by working all continents loading a lightbulb that he fed
> with coax. Tom is the designer of the excellent Force 12 antennas.
>
> I just did a quick NEC model of a 4 ft vertical with loading coil and a
> single quarter-wave radial laying on the ground, and compared it with a
> quarter-wave vertical (16.7 ft) with the same single radial. The model is
> for poor soil, which is typical of most mountainous QTHs. The full-size
> quarter-wave will be 7.4 dB louder than the shortened one. That's
> equivalent to reducing a 15W signal to 3W. The difference is slightly
> greater over better than average ground. The reduced efficiency is due to
> the greatly reduced radiation resistance of the shortened antenna.
>
> Bottom line -- yes, shortened antennas work, sort of, but full-size
> antennas work BETTER. If you can afford the weight of a means to support
> the longer antenna (typically a telescoping fiberglass pole), it's well
> worth it! And if a shorter antenna MUST be used, LONGER antenna, LESS coil
> is better.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] PX3 BETA Firmware 1.42 Now Available

[Paul Saffren N6HZ]

Version 1.42 of PX3 firmware is now available for download from:
ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/PX3/firmware/beta/px3m0142_BETA.zip

To learn how to download and install PX3 BETA firmware, follow these
directions:
http://www.elecraft.com/PX3/px3_beta_release_instructions.htm

This release includes the new #RCF (relative center frequency) command which
was recently added to the P3.  The replay buffer has been removed and in its
place, a new 'scratchpad memory.'  Please refer to the release notes below. 

As with any PX3 BETA release, please email me directly with any bugs,
questions, etc.  My email address is pauls at you know where dot com. 


MCU 1.42 / 03/22/2016

* Adds: keyboard macros can now be executed even when the Text Display is
turned off. 

* Adds: #RCF command: “Relative Center Frequency” applies an offset to the
center frequency based on the passed argument.  Usage: #RCFsnn;  Where:
‘s’ is the sign + or -, nn is the offset in Hz.  For example, if the PX3
is set to a 30 kHz span and you would like to position the cursor on the
left edge: #RCF+015000;   Using #RCF without any arguments returns the
difference in Hz between the center frequency and the vfo frequency. 

* Fixes/Adds: Removed replay buffer and its controls and in its place added
a “scratchpad”  to hold temporary text such as call signs, names, etc.  Text
may be added to the scratch pad by first pressing the Insert key.  The
scratchpad is cleared each time it is opened.  To move the scratchpad
contents to the Tx buffer, press Ctrl-Insert.  Pressing Ctrl-H when the
scratchpad is open, displays a help screen.  To exit the scratchpad, press
Esc, Enter or Insert.  You may also press a text macro assigned key which
will execute after exiting the scratchpad.  To embed the scratchpad contents
in a text message, use \s . The scratchpad holds one line of text.  It is
erased after each power cycle. 

* Fixes: USB/LSB passband inversion when using transverters. 

* Fixes: an issue when using the ‘|’ command (IM) with text message strings
shorter than 10 characters.  The IM character is now correctly interpreted
which should solve the problem of truncated strings. 

* Fixes: Keyboard help screen being overwritten by spectrum trace and grid. 

* Fixes: Full Tx keyboard buffer overflow issue in which buffer could not be
sent with Enter.

Very 73, 

Paul n6hz




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[Elecraft] KXPA100 hangs tuning 6m

[etks...@gmail.com]

I recently got a KX3 and KXPA100.  I have a Cobra UltraLite Kid up in my loft 
with a 4:1 balun and coax down into the floor below.  I can tune most bands 
fine (I don’t do 80/160 due to plasma TV noise next door).  However, when I try 
to tune the KXPA100 at 6m it often hangs in transmit.  Or it stops with two 
dashes displayed.  If I check the antenna with my RigExpert AA-600, the low end 
of the band is between 3:1 and 4:1, whereas the upper part goes as low as 1.08 
around 53 MHz.  I just went to 50.100MHz and pressed tune the display on the 
KX3 shows 3.1 and is stuck with the xmit light on until I press tune again.

Has anyone seen this?

  Thanks and 73,
  Erik Tkal  -  W1QED



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[Elecraft] For Sale

[Steve AI9T]

Selling my PR 6-10 preamp and my XG3. XG3 was used one time. Will sell 
for half the price of a new one. That includes shipping to CONUS.

If interested send my a email offline.

Thanks

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Version 4 AI9T   Telnet: dxc.ai9t.com port 7300
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series

[Doug Ellmore]

I use the MFJ 1979 telescopic whip with a buddipole tripod.  I have a
loading coil to use for 30-80m.  I use it vertical with two more MFJ1979
whips for radials.  It really radiates.

You can see my mobile setup on QRZ.  I use an SGC remote tuner to a 102" cb
whip.  I work all over with it.

Doug NA1DX
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Re: [Elecraft] New synth board and birdies

[lstavenhagen]

I have a birdie in my K3 at about 21.022 mhz that I believe accompanied my
synthesizer upgrade. It's about S1 with no ant and the preamp on - I tried
moving the cabling around inside the rig and it had no effect at all. 

Apart from that, I just have the "zipper" sound when tuning on certain bands
now (on 10 meters on my K3 and my K3S does it on 6 meters), which is known
about and normal. Fades almost completely when I have a resonant antenna on
10M

But the birdie is there and audible when I'm /p where 21mhz is very quiet.
It's not present in my K3S, so no idea what it is...

73,
LS
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Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[lstavenhagen]

sorry, gents, I'm not going to be any help to you at _all_ LOL. The only
effective treatment available is probably a 2nd job or a rich XYL hi hi.
Other than that, I think we're just screwed...

73,
LS
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[lstavenhagen]

Hi Wayne,
Yes, I do that too especially on the low bands like 30 on down. I have
found, though, that with the long 9' whips, the bandwidth and SWR is low
enough on 20 and up that I don't even need to use my tuners, especially
since I'm normally down in the CW portions. On 15 and below the overall
length is long enough to form a full sized dipole without the coils. I can
go around the entire globe on 15 with the Buddipole at my selected /p spots
I've found in my local area. One is outside of town on top of a really high
hill (probably about 7100' above sea level) and another is in a state park
in the Sangre De Christo mountains back behind town. The campground I deploy
at there is around 10,000 feet, so with the Buddipole setup as a full length
dipole, I have no trouble working the world on 10 watts if the bands are
good.

And with the tuners, I can be lazy and use my 100' center-fed random wire in
inverted V for everything. The only band the tuners have to hunt around on
with it is 17 meters and they usually can only get down to about 1.7 SWR
(there's probably a current node at the feed point at 18mhz which I could
probably reduce by tweaking the wire length a little bit). 

But even the tuner in the K2 can handle the wire antenna on all bands with
no trouble. So I always buy tuners for all my K's 

Tnx es 73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Jim Brown]

On Wed,3/23/2016 7:12 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

I've been using an MFJ-1820T telescoping 20-meter whip for a few months. Considering 
its length (48"), results have been excellent. I typically use it with the KX3 
on a picnic table at 15 W (with an external battery), or hand-held at 3 to 5 W 
(internal battery).


As Tom Schiller, N6BT, famously noted, EVERYTHING WORKS, sort of. He 
demonstrated this by working all continents loading a lightbulb that he 
fed with coax. Tom is the designer of the excellent Force 12 antennas.


I just did a quick NEC model of a 4 ft vertical with loading coil and a 
single quarter-wave radial laying on the ground, and compared it with a 
quarter-wave vertical (16.7 ft) with the same single radial. The model 
is for poor soil, which is typical of most mountainous QTHs. The 
full-size quarter-wave will be 7.4 dB louder than the shortened one. 
That's equivalent to reducing a 15W signal to 3W. The difference is 
slightly greater over better than average ground. The reduced efficiency 
is due to the greatly reduced radiation resistance of the shortened 
antenna.


Bottom line -- yes, shortened antennas work, sort of, but full-size 
antennas work BETTER. If you can afford the weight of a means to support 
the longer antenna (typically a telescoping fiberglass pole), it's well 
worth it! And if a shorter antenna MUST be used, LONGER antenna, LESS 
coil is better.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Buddipole Mini

[Bruce Nourish]

This is sold.

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 11:40 Bruce Nourish  wrote:

> http://www.buddipole.com/minibuddipole.html
>
> Very good condition, chrome whips, no extra options. $200, USPS domestic
> priority shipping included.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

[Tim Henrion]

I purchased a KX3 assembled with the Roofing Filters, Battery Charger, ATU and 
hand Mic. I went with having Elecraft assemble it because I wanted the radio to 
work out of the box.

Here’s what I would have done if I had needed to save some cash:

1) I would have skipped the hand mic - headset is the way to go.
2) I would have skipped the Battery Charger - Had I known that the charger had 
to be manually enabled every time (i.e. its not always ‘trickle charging’) and 
that you had to ‘guess’ for how long it needed to be on, I would have skipped 
it as I don’t see a whole lot of value in that.
3) I’d delay getting the Roofing Filters. I’m not sure I’m even using them as 
I’m not a CW operator.

The ATU is awesome and is one place I wouldn’t have tried to save costs.

Tim Henrion
KC1EOQ

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Brendon Whateley  wrote:
> 
> My suggestion would be to do the following:-
> 
>   - Buy the kit instead of the factory assembled unit to save a few $$.
>   This will also make you completely comfortable opening it up and adding
>   stuff later. It is a very easy build, IIRC I built mine in two evenings.
>   That included the internal battery charger and ATU.
>   - Add the ATU asap, it is massively useful mobile or even if you don't
>   have options for perfect antennas.
>   - SKIP the previous advice if you are EXCLUSIVELY going to use something
>   like the AlexLoop. You want to bypass the ATU with that kind of tunable
>   antenna, so the ATU is only useful for non-well-designed loops.
>   - Add the internal battery charger, it makes quick portable operation so
>   very, very easy.
>   - Add the roofing filter when you feel it would help. I have not done
>   this yet, but it probably won't take more than 15 minutes when I do.
> 
> Hope that helps. The kits save some cash and give you a nice little "oldish
> school" build it yourself project that is missing from so many Hams now.
> 
> - Brendon
> KK6AYI
> 
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:31 AM, KK6ZZP  wrote:
> 
>> I'm considering the purchase of a KX3. I'd like to delay the purchase of
>> certain options in order to smooth my cash flow. Would it be especially
>> difficult if either of the following options were delayed:
>> 
>> * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
>> * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner
>> 
>> I realize that my question could be considered a FAQ. But, as far as I can
>> tell, no one has asked my question in exactly the same context. So it seems
>> to me not a FAQ, though we might agree that it's a near miss. If I'm wrong
>> and my question /is/ a FAQ I'd appreciate a pointer to one or more of the
>> threads I failed to find.
>> 
>> Thanks very much.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Tom Crayner]

John,

Just like Bruce said regarding the 1899...

I started at one tap position for 20M and then changed the coil tap to
another for 40M. When I wrote my original note that was my 40M testing... I
failed to mention in my earlier email. In this case the whip length itself
isn't adjusted, just the tap, and I guess to be optimal the length of
counterpoise should be as well, but I cut corners and didn't do that.

I got lazy and after getting it close enough I switched on the ATU of the
KX3 and it tuned to 1.2:1. That ATU is a great feature for use with
antennas such as these where bandwidth is going to be narrow and tuning can
be a pain without a good ATU. Cannot imagine life without one when doing
portable stuff with compromised antennas... I'd spend all day tuning up...

Tom, W2YF


On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Bruce Nourish  wrote:

> Most of the electrical length of these physically-short whips is in the
> loading coal. Adjusting the length of the 40m whip as you describe would
> only move the resonance point around within the 40m band. To move the
> resonance point between bands, you'd need to tap the coil. MFJ makes such a
> whip; scroll to page 2 of this doc and read about the 1899T:
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/support.php?productid=MFJ-1810T
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 6:55 AM John Pitz 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Please excuse the amateurishness of this question, but could you get one
> > of these whips for a low band such as 40M and use it on say 20M if you
> > don't extend it fully?
> >
> > John Pitz
> > KD8CIV
> >
> >
>
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Wayne Burdick]

On Mar 24, 2016, at 7:35 AM, lstavenhagen  wrote:

> I do a lot of /p with my Buddipole and have found this through
> experimentation. For example, with its stock 5 1/2' whips, it's only
> enjoyable to deploy on 10,12 and 15. On 17 and 20, it gets really touchy to
> adjust and the 2:1 bandwidth just barely covers the CW portion once tuned.
> Also, raising the antenna on my 19' mast raises the resonance enough to
> really be annoying to get it setup on 20 meters.

Hi LS,

You may want to try an ATU. In that case, all you need to do is roughly peak 
the coil tap in RX mode, then let the ATU match the antenna across a full band 
for TX purposes. I do this all the time, with excellent results, at least with 
the ATUs in the K3/KX3/etc.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3

[Tim Henrion]

+1 

From my perspective, having AF gain and RF gain on the same control, with a 
push that toggles between the two, invariably results in tweaking the wrong one 
and then having to troubleshoot the issue after the fact.

I’m fine with being able to lock settings, as I rarely find I need to tweak RF 
gain. Others may have different opinions. Personally as I search the bands, 
there are generally three knob-related things that I’d like to be able to tweak 
in real-time with independent knobs:

- Frequency - I really like that the KX3 has “coarse” and “fine” adjustment 
available by default on different knobs (without having to toggle a “FAST” 
switch). This is one major “Nice job Elecraft!” usability item that sets the 
KX3 apart from every other radio I own.
- AF gain - I guess I use this as sort of a “Manual AGC”, where others use RF 
gain.
- NR mix - I pretty much run with NR on all the time unless I am chasing 
something ultra weak. The setting of NR mix can mean the difference between 
catching and missing weak signals, so I’d like to see this tweakable in real 
time.

The #2 thing I love about Elecraft (after my awesome KX3) is the fact that you 
can ask questions and the guys that actually design and implement the hardware 
respond. #1 & #2 pretty much seal the deal that my next radio purchase(s) will 
be Elecraft. Even when I go to my local Ham Radio Outlet and talk to the staff 
about radios, one guy there pretty much talks about his K3 over anything else. 
Its funny to hear an HRO guy talk about a radio that HRO doesn’t even sell… :-)

Tim Henrion
KC1EOQ
KX3 / PX3 Owner

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 9:45 AM, John Pitz  wrote:
> 
> It would actually be nice to be able to lock out any arbitrary control.
> I keep accidentally adjusting MIC gain.  Be nice to turn off the ability
> to adjust it in the menu until I want to do so more deliberately than
> the "random tweaks" I keep giving it :)
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 20:54 -0500, Tim Henrion wrote:
> 
>> Hi Wayne,
>> Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really 
>> love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable 
>> it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while 
>> tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to 
>> disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there 
>> to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet).
>> 
>> I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ 
>> awesome. Just got mine.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Tim Henrion
>> KC1EOQ
>> 
>> Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way 
>> to do this to one degree or another.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop 
>>> me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware 
>>> and owner's manual :)
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about
 just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering 
 some
 of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much
 appreciated.
 
 I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this
 purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and
 Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before 
 I
 ordered my KX3.
 
 Again, thanks!
 
 73,
 
 Tom / W1PDI
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[Gary Smith]

Ted et al,

The first step is understanding you have no addiction.

The second step is acknowledging your have a dedicated avocation.

You could be forever buying non-working lottery tickets with what you 
spend but instead you are wisely constructing something tangible that 
is useful and with that dedication, you're making quality items from 
quality materials and assembled in a Quality Controlled environment. 

So here's an idea for what you can do with what otherwise would be 
superfluous by duplication, Elecraft equipment: Contact your local 
ham club, do you have an auction or better yet, a hamfest? No? Is 
there one local enough, that would do. Now go and talk to the powers 
that be and offer your time and assembly skills with them buying the 
kit in mind and raffling it off. If it flies as it likely will, they 
may want to do the same again the following year. And then you get to 
build for free.

Win Win & Easy Peasy

Cheers & 73,

Gary
KA1J
Who keeps adding to his K3s...


> Curious about something, if I may ask a personal question.  As others on
> the reflector have said, buying Elecraft kits can be habit-forming. I have
> the K3, KPA500, KAT500, P3, KX3, PX3, KXPA100, K2/100, KPA100, every
> accessory for every one of them, and a handful of the mini kits (noise
> generator, balun, power meter, etc.)  Last week I ordered a K1; it should
> be here tomorrow.  I haven¹t the slightest idea what I¹m going to do with
> it after I build it.
> 
> I so enjoyed building the K2 that I am seriously thinking about buying
> another, as you did.  But I don¹t know what I would do with that either.
> And so, just wondering about your doing the same . . .
> 
> Is there a support group somewhere that we can all go to, forthrightly to
> confess our addiction?  Or is that actually what the reflector is for . .
> . finding forgiveness in the resonance with others. . . ?
> 
> Ted, KN1CBR

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Re: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

[Brendon Whateley]

My suggestion would be to do the following:-

   - Buy the kit instead of the factory assembled unit to save a few $$.
   This will also make you completely comfortable opening it up and adding
   stuff later. It is a very easy build, IIRC I built mine in two evenings.
   That included the internal battery charger and ATU.
   - Add the ATU asap, it is massively useful mobile or even if you don't
   have options for perfect antennas.
   - SKIP the previous advice if you are EXCLUSIVELY going to use something
   like the AlexLoop. You want to bypass the ATU with that kind of tunable
   antenna, so the ATU is only useful for non-well-designed loops.
   - Add the internal battery charger, it makes quick portable operation so
   very, very easy.
   - Add the roofing filter when you feel it would help. I have not done
   this yet, but it probably won't take more than 15 minutes when I do.

Hope that helps. The kits save some cash and give you a nice little "oldish
school" build it yourself project that is missing from so many Hams now.

- Brendon
KK6AYI

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:31 AM, KK6ZZP  wrote:

> I'm considering the purchase of a KX3. I'd like to delay the purchase of
> certain options in order to smooth my cash flow. Would it be especially
> difficult if either of the following options were delayed:
>
>  * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
>  * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner
>
> I realize that my question could be considered a FAQ. But, as far as I can
> tell, no one has asked my question in exactly the same context. So it seems
> to me not a FAQ, though we might agree that it's a near miss. If I'm wrong
> and my question /is/ a FAQ I'd appreciate a pointer to one or more of the
> threads I failed to find.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[Phil Hystad]

I had that addiction.  I was doomed, on my way to continually build every kit 
offered by Elecraft for the rest of my days.

I was saved by my other hobby of woodworking — instead of soldering iron in my 
hand, I hold a hand-plane.  Instead of exotic components, I work with exotic 
woods.  Instead of resulting with a radio sitting on the shelf collecting dust, 
I have furniture that collects dust.

73, phil, K7PEH


> On Mar 24, 2016, at 8:00 AM, Dauer, Edward  wrote:
> 
> Curious about something, if I may ask a personal question.  As others on
> the reflector have said, buying Elecraft kits can be habit-forming. I have
> the K3, KPA500, KAT500, P3, KX3, PX3, KXPA100, K2/100, KPA100, every
> accessory for every one of them, and a handful of the mini kits (noise
> generator, balun, power meter, etc.)  Last week I ordered a K1; it should
> be here tomorrow.  I havenąt the slightest idea what Iąm going to do with
> it after I build it.
> 
> I so enjoyed building the K2 that I am seriously thinking about buying
> another, as you did.  But I donąt know what I would do with that either.
> And so, just wondering about your doing the same . . .
> 
> Is there a support group somewhere that we can all go to, forthrightly to
> confess our addiction?  Or is that actually what the reflector is for . .
> . finding forgiveness in the resonance with others. . . ?
> 
> Ted, KN1CBR
> 
> 
>> --
>> 
>> Message: 27
>> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:18:30 -0700 (MST)
>> From: TFJM 
>> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3
>> Message-ID: <153a66a448c-6dd8-10...@webprd-m92.mail.aol.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> 
>> 
>> Funny you should say that. I have only had my KX3 a week and I'm already
>> looking at and reading about the K3S. I better get a hold of myself - at
>> least until I get back from Dayton in May.
>> 
>> 73=Tom
>> W1PDI
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: lstavenhagen [via Elecraft]
>> 
>> To: TFJM 
>> Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 4:48 pm
>> Subject: Re: Just Received my New KX3
>> 
>> 
>>  Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I
>> started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there
>> have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently
>> building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too!
>> 
>> 73,
>> LS
>> W5QD 
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[Elecraft] New synth board and birdies

[Carl AB1DD]

Can anyone tell me if the new KSYN3A boards are less prone to birdies than the 
old ones? I'm having a small problem with birdies in my K3, and have lessened 
them quite a bit with careful routing of cables, grounds, etc. I do know that 
they can be nulled out, but I would like to get rid of them more "at the 
source."

73,
Carl
AB1DD

Resistance is futile.
(don't know about reactance, though)

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[Elecraft] Too much of a good thing is just fine

[Dauer, Edward]

Curious about something, if I may ask a personal question.  As others on
the reflector have said, buying Elecraft kits can be habit-forming. I have
the K3, KPA500, KAT500, P3, KX3, PX3, KXPA100, K2/100, KPA100, every
accessory for every one of them, and a handful of the mini kits (noise
generator, balun, power meter, etc.)  Last week I ordered a K1; it should
be here tomorrow.  I haven¹t the slightest idea what I¹m going to do with
it after I build it.

I so enjoyed building the K2 that I am seriously thinking about buying
another, as you did.  But I don¹t know what I would do with that either.
And so, just wondering about your doing the same . . .

Is there a support group somewhere that we can all go to, forthrightly to
confess our addiction?  Or is that actually what the reflector is for . .
. finding forgiveness in the resonance with others. . . ?

Ted, KN1CBR


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>Message: 27
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:18:30 -0700 (MST)
>From: TFJM 
>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3
>Message-ID: <153a66a448c-6dd8-10...@webprd-m92.mail.aol.com>
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>
>Funny you should say that. I have only had my KX3 a week and I'm already
>looking at and reading about the K3S. I better get a hold of myself - at
>least until I get back from Dayton in May.
> 
>73=Tom
>W1PDI
> 
> 
>-Original Message-
>From: lstavenhagen [via Elecraft]
>
>To: TFJM 
>Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 4:48 pm
>Subject: Re: Just Received my New KX3
>
>
>   Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I
>started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there
>have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently
>building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too!
>
>73,
>LS
>W5QD   

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Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3

[lstavenhagen]

Seconded... I have 4 K's now and my efforts to convince myself to sell this
or that one to pay for that or this one have failed. Even my K3, which is
now "officially" an orphan and the main candidate for selling, is of course
still fully supported by Elecraft and probably will be forever. So somehow
the new synthesizer upgraded jumped into the radio and I use it on my /p
trips all the time now. I can't seem to get rid of it.

And a 2nd K2 is slowly coalescing together on my bench right now 

I just can't seem to stop it all! hi hi.

As for the K3S, if you had to have only one rig from here on out, that would
be the one to have. I haven't used mine too much yet but it would be the one
for digital modes and a panadapter, due to the USB port and its built-in
devices for computer operation. 

Mine may end up, though, doing the same duty as all my rigs (/p with a
battery and a key), judging by my progress on my home station 

And then you have the reflector, with Don and of course the Elecraft royalty
themselves posting here, all of whom are just a bottomless pit of detailed
information about your rigs no matter how arcane your questions may be

So buyer beware hi hi!

73,
LS
W5QD 

Phil Wheeler-2 wrote
> Yes, you are in real GAS trouble now!  Just like 
> many of us here :-)
> 
> 73, Phil W7OX
> 
> On 3/23/16 7:18 PM, TFJM via Elecraft wrote:
>> Funny you should say that. I have only had my KX3 a week and I'm already
>> looking at and reading about the K3S. I better get a hold of myself - at
>> least until I get back from Dayton in May.
>>   
>> 73=Tom
>> W1PDI
>>   
>>   
>> -Original Message-
>> From: lstavenhagen [via Elecraft] 

> ml-node+s365791n7615490h45@.nabble

> 
>> To: TFJM 

> w1pdi@

> 
>> Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 4:48 pm
>> Subject: Re: Just Received my New KX3
>>
>>
>>  Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I
>> started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there
>> have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently
>> building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too!
>>
>> 73,
>> LS
>> W5QD 
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[lstavenhagen]

You can, but the better compromise if you can do it is the longest possible
radiating element with the least amount of added inductance in the coil.

Reason being, a very short radiating element, even when tuned to resonance
with a lot of coil will have, among other things, a very low radiation
resistance. In the field this will have two results that will make you tear
your hair out: one, an extremely narrow bandwidth, which will make
adjustments to resonance extremely touchy and two a high swr even at
resonance. So you may still only be able to get it to 2:1 at resonance,
depending on how short your element actually is. And even so, the
performance will be significantly reduced due to the low radiation
resistance.

I do a lot of /p with my Buddipole and have found this through
experimentation. For example, with its stock 5 1/2' whips, it's only
enjoyable to deploy on 10,12 and 15. On 17 and 20, it gets really touchy to
adjust and the 2:1 bandwidth just barely covers the CW portion once tuned.
Also, raising the antenna on my 19' mast raises the resonance enough to
really be annoying to get it setup on 20 meters.

30 and 40 meters, forget it lol

So I ordered the longer 9' whips for mine and that all but solves the
problem. on 20 meters, for example, only a few turns of each coil is needed,
but the SWR at resonance is commonly 1.2:1 or even 1:1 depending on where I
deploy out in the woods. It's reasonable to tune on 30 meters (and haven't
tried 40 yet). On 10, 12, 15 it can go to full length and no coils are
required at all. There the bandwidth is very wide with a low SWR across
almost the entire 15 meter band for example.

When I really need to "boom in" somewhere with my 10 watts, I setup a
resonant antenna with the long whips and just accept having to adjust the
antenna when I change bands.

When I'm lazy, I just use a 100' wire inverted V centered on my 19' mast and
just use the tuners in my rigs (all my K's have the antenna tuners in them).
That works pretty good, especially on the higher bands, but not quite as
good as resonant setups...

Anyway, just my experience since I operate /p almost 100% of the time now,
out in the mountains here in northern NM. At 10,000' I'm almost a SOTA
operation lol...

73,
LS
W5QD

John Pitz wrote
> Hello All,
> 
> Please excuse the amateurishness of this question, but could you get one
> of these whips for a low band such as 40M and use it on say 20M if you
> don't extend it fully?  
> 
> John Pitz
> KD8CIV





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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Bruce Nourish]

Most of the electrical length of these physically-short whips is in the
loading coal. Adjusting the length of the 40m whip as you describe would
only move the resonance point around within the 40m band. To move the
resonance point between bands, you'd need to tap the coil. MFJ makes such a
whip; scroll to page 2 of this doc and read about the 1899T:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/support.php?productid=MFJ-1810T

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 6:55 AM John Pitz  wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Please excuse the amateurishness of this question, but could you get one
> of these whips for a low band such as 40M and use it on say 20M if you
> don't extend it fully?
>
> John Pitz
> KD8CIV
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:02 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>
> > "Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org [KX3]" <
> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I got the whip for 17m. I figure there is not much difference between
> a coil at the base of the whip and a coil inside the ATU. Neither one will
> radiate. So get a whip for the highest band you want to use and let the ATU
> provide loading for lower bands.
> >
> > That is not my experience. A high-Q loading coil, combined with the
> whip, is resonant near a given band and provides much lower loss than a
> whip of the same length with no coil, matched using the internal ATU. So
> while the ATU *can* match the whip on bands other than the design band, the
> farther you get from the design band, the greater the loss.
> >
> > That said, a 17-meter whip is a good choice if you want to occasionally
> use it on 20 and 15 meters and you're willing to accept the comopromise.
> I'll try to put some numbers this. I have whips for all three bands for
> comparison.
> >
> > When I operate mobile I use a 17-meter whip for this reason. A mobile
> whip with a larger tunable coil would work much better outside the design
> band, but my XYL (when she's riding in my CRV) prefers the svelte look of
> that skinny, single-band radiator :)
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > wunder
> > > K6WRU
> > > Walter Underwood
> > > CM87wj
> > > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> >
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[John Pitz]

Hello All,

Please excuse the amateurishness of this question, but could you get one
of these whips for a low band such as 40M and use it on say 20M if you
don't extend it fully?  

John Pitz
KD8CIV



On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:02 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> "Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org [KX3]"  
> wrote:
> 
> > I got the whip for 17m. I figure there is not much difference between a 
> > coil at the base of the whip and a coil inside the ATU. Neither one will 
> > radiate. So get a whip for the highest band you want to use and let the ATU 
> > provide loading for lower bands.
> 
> That is not my experience. A high-Q loading coil, combined with the whip, is 
> resonant near a given band and provides much lower loss than a whip of the 
> same length with no coil, matched using the internal ATU. So while the ATU 
> *can* match the whip on bands other than the design band, the farther you get 
> from the design band, the greater the loss. 
> 
> That said, a 17-meter whip is a good choice if you want to occasionally use 
> it on 20 and 15 meters and you're willing to accept the comopromise. I'll try 
> to put some numbers this. I have whips for all three bands for comparison. 
> 
> When I operate mobile I use a 17-meter whip for this reason. A mobile whip 
> with a larger tunable coil would work much better outside the design band, 
> but my XYL (when she's riding in my CRV) prefers the svelte look of that 
> skinny, single-band radiator :)
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > wunder
> > K6WRU
> > Walter Underwood
> > CM87wj
> > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3

[John Pitz]

It would actually be nice to be able to lock out any arbitrary control.
I keep accidentally adjusting MIC gain.  Be nice to turn off the ability
to adjust it in the menu until I want to do so more deliberately than
the "random tweaks" I keep giving it :)


On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 20:54 -0500, Tim Henrion wrote:

> Hi Wayne,
> Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really love 
> to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable it or 
> to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while tuning 
> around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to disable or 
> lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there to prevent 
> ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet).
> 
> I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ 
> awesome. Just got mine.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim Henrion
> KC1EOQ
> 
> Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way 
> to do this to one degree or another.
> 
> 
> > On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick  wrote:
> > 
> > Tom,
> > 
> > Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop 
> > me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware 
> > and owner's manual :)
> > 
> > 73,
> > Wayne
> > 
> > 
> > On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft  
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about
> >> just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering 
> >> some
> >> of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much
> >> appreciated.
> >> 
> >> I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this
> >> purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and
> >> Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before 
> >> I
> >> ordered my KX3.
> >> 
> >> Again, thanks!
> >> 
> >> 73,
> >> 
> >> Tom / W1PDI
> > 
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Re: [Elecraft] Mixw & mmtty settings

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

K3 or K3S?

> Is there a link for step by step setup for a k3,

No.

AFSK or FSK?

What interface?

You might look at the examples for MixW and MMTTY with microHAM
USB Interface III at www.microHAM-USA.com/support.html (in the
USB Interface III area).  While they are not Elecraft specific
they should get you started in configuring the software.

Note - for AFSK and PSK31, use AFSK A and DATA A respectively.
Set MENU:MIC SEL to "LInE In", connect sound card audio to the
LINE IN jack of the K3 and adjust the mic gain for *four bars*
of ALC (ALC may flicker to the fifth bar).  *DO NOT* adjust power
output by adjusting the mic gain - reduce power in PSK31/63/125
to ~40 watts maximum using the PWR control.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 3/24/2016 1:28 AM, Gary wrote:

Trying out RTTY for the first time here on my k3.
Reading the setup for both I am getting bamboozled, no big surprise there I 
know.
Getting the k3 to "talk" to the software is proving a tad difficult. (read, I'm 
slow?)
Is there a link for step by step setup for a k3, and also, am I correct in my 
assumption that the software will follow VFO A as it tracks up and down the 
band.
Using line In/Out and USB to serial for PTT.
Figured I better master this BEFORE I do the IOTA expedition.
Any assistance welcome, but be sympathetic folks, I'm getting older by the day 
you know.
73
Gary
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Re: [Elecraft] Delayed Options

[Lyle Johnson]

The options can easily be added at any time.  You may want to download 
the manuals for the two options and look over the sections on installation.


73,

Lyle KK7P


...Would it be especially
difficult if either of the following options were delayed:

  * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
  * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner


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[Elecraft] Delayed Options

[KK6ZZP]

I'm considering the purchase of a KX3. I'd like to delay the purchase of
certain options in order to smooth my cash flow. Would it be especially
difficult if either of the following options were delayed:

 * KXFL3 Dual-Passband Roofing Filter
 * KXAT3 Internal 20-W Automatic Antenna Tuner

I realize that my question could be considered a FAQ. But, as far as I can
tell, no one has asked my question in exactly the same context. So it seems
to me not a FAQ, though we might agree that it's a near miss. If I'm wrong
and my question /is/ a FAQ I'd appreciate a pointer to one or more of the
threads I failed to find.

Thanks very much.

Cheers,



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