Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Using a Sound Card for Mic (Multiple) Input(s)

[Jim Brown]

On Sat,5/28/2016 5:45 AM, Joel Black wrote:


I currently have a Focusrite 2i2 I bought after my E-MU 0204 stopped working in 
OS X 10.11. It has two inputs and two outputs. Experimenting the other day, I 
tried using my MH3 mic on the input to the sound card with the sound card 
output going to the MIC IN on the KX3. It didn’t work. I then realized that the 
MH3 is a condenser mic and needs to be powered. The 2i2 has a “48 V phantom 
power” switch, but I am a little nervous of turning that on. I don’t want to 
let all the “magic smoke” out of my mic.


48V phantom power is exclusively for BALANCED mics wired from PRO use. 
It does NOT work with the unbalanced electret mics we use with our ham 
gear, and it would almost certainly fry them. The "bias" that we use for 
unbalanced mics fulfills a similar function, but the two methods and 
kinds of mics are incompatible.



After all of that, I began remembering an issue I had with a Genesis G59 SDR I 
built several years ago - the delay in the route from audio in to the sound 
card, the sound card input being processed by the computer, the computer 
outputting that data to the transmitter. It was quite reminiscent of my days 
operating the HEO satellites. The delay is unnerving and I have never been able 
to compensate for it other than turning off MON. I’m supposing I’ll have the 
same delay if I incorporate a sound card for multiple inputs.

Would I be better off just adding a mixer?


You haven't said what you want do do that you can't do with a mic and a 
sound card, and what you expect a mixer to do. I strongly recommend that 
you avoid a mixer. Far better to plug and unplug if you need to -- plug 
in the mic for SSB, plug in a cable from computer audio for digital modes.


BTW -- the need to plug and unplug is one of the shortcomings of the KX3 
(and KX2) as compared to K3/K3S. With the K3/K3S, you can leave 
everything plugged in.


I do NOT recommend a mixer -- too many complications with hum, buzz, and 
RFI and getting levels set right.


73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] Scam?

[Roger Crofts]

I have received an email which purports to come from Elecraft. The return 
address goes to N9SC. It directs one to a suspicious looking web site. I have 
not followed this link.

Roger Crofts, VK4YB
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Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 Video

[Todd]

Just watched a couple of videos too from Jeff, VA2SS  @ va2ss.com

You guys gonna have these at Seapac next week?  If so,  I'm on my way 
up  ;-)

(I'll probably come up anyway for the SOTA meet/greet pizza bash)


Thanks.

73, Todd KH2TJ


Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Here is a new KX2 video of SOTA operation from K0JQZ. It also includes 
a short unboxing at the beginning. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc79PMWJ6_o&feature=youtu.be

Great shots of him and WG0AT!

73,

Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[James Bennett]

Phil,

Is this something new with El Capitan? I’ve always been making settings changes 
in the MIDI application. Anyway, I gave it a try and set USB Audio CODEC as the 
output device. Fired up WSJT-X and answered a CQ. It keyed the K3 for about 
five seconds and then the audio started coming out the iMac internal speakers. 
Wonderful. This is the same crud as what was happening before. Not everyone on 
10.11.5 is as lucky as I am, but there are a bunch of folks who’ve been hosed 
by this release. Not sure if you subscribe to the WSJT-X development reflector, 
but the airwaves were burning on this subject over the past several weeks. 
Someone at Apple needs a swift kick in the pants….

Jim, W6JHB



> On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at  Saturday, 8:31 PM, Phil Wheeler 
>  wrote:
> 
> Adding to what I said below: You do System Preferences > Sound > Input if you 
> want your audio input to come from an external USB device (Griffin iMic, 
> SignalinkUSB, K3s, etc.).
> 
> I am running OS X 10.11.5 and just tested this with an iMic I happened to 
> have with me.
> 
> 73, Phil W7OX
> 
> On 5/28/16 8:18 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>> Jim (and perhaps Dick), 
>> 
>> Then go to System Preferences > Sound > Output and select the external USB 
>> device you want the as the destination for your audio output. You have to do 
>> this in OS X, not in the application software. 
>> 
>> 73, Phil W7OX 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/28/16 7:49 PM, James Bennett wrote: 
>>> Dick, 
>>> 
>>> By any chance have you in the past few weeks upgraded your mac to El 
>>> Capitan? I had a working system (K3, FLDIGI, WSJT-X) and silly me, upgraded 
>>> to El Capitan and a subsequent follow-on update. It has completely broken 
>>> my digital mode operating. The audio is now routed to the internal iMac 
>>> speakers - no matter what I’ve put in the settings of either piece of 
>>> software. Needless to say, with the audio going to the speakers instead of 
>>> to the K3, it never goes into transmit. Apple has really screwed up things 
>>> this time. I’ve since moved my digital operation off of the iMac and over 
>>> to a Raspberry Pi 3 where WSJT-X is working just fine. Havent’ had time to 
>>> mess with FLDIGI over there yet, but maybe next week. 
>>> 
>>> Just a thought……. 
>>> 
>>> Jim, W6JHB 
>>> 
>>> 
 On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at  Saturday, 12:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway 
   wrote: 
 
 Hi, 
 I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac computer. 
  I am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a straight USK 
 connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on or TX!  I have 
 never  had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or before when I owned  
 a K3.  Joe tried your hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me 
 from Elecraft.  No go.??? 
 If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be keying 
 the K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would block t his? 
 All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen.. 
 Take care, 
 Dick. N5XRD
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] Strong Rd feedback in mh3

[Don Wilhelm]

Ed,

Yes, that can be common with long wire antennas - that can happen with 
any transceiver, it is not unique to the K3 or KX3.


Change the length of your long wire by 1/8 wavelength at the frequency 
you are having trouble with.


The situation is that you have a high RF voltage on that antenna near 
the shack end.
Even though the tuner can match it, it can produce a strong RF Field in 
the shack.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/28/2016 11:17 PM, Edouard Lafargue wrote:

I was operating portable today, with a long wire in a tree  and
counterpoise on the ground, and no matter what I did, every time I pushed
the mic button, I got super strong RF feedback in audio monitoring,
apparently picked up by the MH3 cable - things got slightly better if I
tried to bunch/coil the MH3 cable. Is this common?

I only managed to work one station in Indiana in the time I tried, most of
the time what I heard in my headphones while transmitting was
unintelligible garble, so it is no surprise others didn't hear me, I
guess...

My KX3 has got an internal ATU and it managed to match the long wire
perfectly at each frequency I tried to operate...




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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Phil Wheeler]

Adding to what I said below: You do System 
Preferences > Sound > Input if you want your audio 
input to come from an external USB device (Griffin 
iMic, SignalinkUSB, K3s, etc.).


I am running OS X 10.11.5 and just tested this 
with an iMic I happened to have with me.


73, Phil W7OX

On 5/28/16 8:18 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:

Jim (and perhaps Dick),

Then go to System Preferences > Sound > Output 
and select the external USB device you want the 
as the destination for your audio output. You 
have to do this in OS X, not in the application 
software.


73, Phil W7OX



On 5/28/16 7:49 PM, James Bennett wrote:

Dick,

By any chance have you in the past few weeks 
upgraded your mac to El Capitan? I had a 
working system (K3, FLDIGI, WSJT-X) and silly 
me, upgraded to El Capitan and a subsequent 
follow-on update. It has completely broken my 
digital mode operating. The audio is now routed 
to the internal iMac speakers - no matter what 
I’ve put in the settings of either piece of 
software. Needless to say, with the audio going 
to the speakers instead of to the K3, it never 
goes into transmit. Apple has really screwed up 
things this time. I’ve since moved my digital 
operation off of the iMac and over to a 
Raspberry Pi 3 where WSJT-X is working just 
fine. Havent’ had time to mess with FLDIGI over 
there yet, but maybe next week.


Just a thought…….

Jim, W6JHB


On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Saturday, 
12:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway 
 wrote:


Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with 
my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I am unable to 
connect either with the SignaLink or with a 
straight USK connection.  Neither will cause 
the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or 
before when I owned  a K3.  Joe tried your 
hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to 
me from Elecraft.  No go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me 
know.  This should be keying the K3S but it is 
not.  Have I sset something  that would block 
t his?
All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering 
our fallen..

Take care,
Dick. N5XRD


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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Phil Wheeler]

Jim (and perhaps Dick),

Then go to System Preferences > Sound > Output and 
select the external USB device you want the as the 
destination for your audio output. You have to do 
this in OS X, not in the application software.


73, Phil W7OX



On 5/28/16 7:49 PM, James Bennett wrote:

Dick,

By any chance have you in the past few weeks upgraded your mac to El Capitan? I 
had a working system (K3, FLDIGI, WSJT-X) and silly me, upgraded to El Capitan 
and a subsequent follow-on update. It has completely broken my digital mode 
operating. The audio is now routed to the internal iMac speakers - no matter 
what I’ve put in the settings of either piece of software. Needless to say, 
with the audio going to the speakers instead of to the K3, it never goes into 
transmit. Apple has really screwed up things this time. I’ve since moved my 
digital operation off of the iMac and over to a Raspberry Pi 3 where WSJT-X is 
working just fine. Havent’ had time to mess with FLDIGI over there yet, but 
maybe next week.

Just a thought…….

Jim, W6JHB



On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at  Saturday, 12:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway 
 wrote:

Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I 
am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a straight USK 
connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or before when I owned  a K3.  Joe 
tried your hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me from Elecraft.  No 
go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be keying the 
K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would block t his?
All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..
Take care,
Dick. N5XRD


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[Elecraft] Strong Rd feedback in mh3

[Edouard Lafargue]

I was operating portable today, with a long wire in a tree  and
counterpoise on the ground, and no matter what I did, every time I pushed
the mic button, I got super strong RF feedback in audio monitoring,
apparently picked up by the MH3 cable - things got slightly better if I
tried to bunch/coil the MH3 cable. Is this common?

I only managed to work one station in Indiana in the time I tried, most of
the time what I heard in my headphones while transmitting was
unintelligible garble, so it is no surprise others didn't hear me, I
guess...

My KX3 has got an internal ATU and it managed to match the long wire
perfectly at each frequency I tried to operate...

Any advice?

Ed
W6ELA

(phone)
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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[James Bennett]

Dick,

By any chance have you in the past few weeks upgraded your mac to El Capitan? I 
had a working system (K3, FLDIGI, WSJT-X) and silly me, upgraded to El Capitan 
and a subsequent follow-on update. It has completely broken my digital mode 
operating. The audio is now routed to the internal iMac speakers - no matter 
what I’ve put in the settings of either piece of software. Needless to say, 
with the audio going to the speakers instead of to the K3, it never goes into 
transmit. Apple has really screwed up things this time. I’ve since moved my 
digital operation off of the iMac and over to a Raspberry Pi 3 where WSJT-X is 
working just fine. Havent’ had time to mess with FLDIGI over there yet, but 
maybe next week.

Just a thought…….

Jim, W6JHB


> On   Saturday, May 28, 2016, at  Saturday, 12:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I 
> am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a straight USK 
> connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
> had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or before when I owned  a K3.  
> Joe tried your hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me from 
> Elecraft.  No go.???
> If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be keying 
> the K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would block t his?
> All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..
> Take care,
> Dick. N5XRD 
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[Elecraft] Beep

[Jeff Herr]

In regard to the Elecraft Frequency Memory Editor:

When using the QSY capability the KX3 does a beep.

When I am up late at night this is problematic.

Is there a way to turn off the "beep"

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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Ken Arck]

I can't speak to the Mac part but it was a bit of a learning curve 
(and I VERY computer literate - heck I code!) to get my K3S working 
smoothly with several different software applications but now 
everything - audio in/out, PTT and CAT commands are all handled 
through one USB cable.


It's magic!

Ken


At 04:52 PM 5/28/2016, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
I STRONGLY suggest that you do NOT rely on the PTT from the 
SignaLink at all, ever, no way, uh uh, fuggedaboudit, nyet.  You 
have to use the full audio drive of the SLUSB to trip it's VOX, 
which is still not reliable.


If you cannot use a CAT (computer) for PTT, then the rig VOX is your 
only answer.


Computer driver (Codec 'speaker') set to MAX, SLUSB set to painted 
lines on top (DLY set full counter-clockwise), then:


Set the rig audio (Lin In) to the correct level (data A mode, 4 bars 
lit, 5th 'tickled') then adjust the rig VOX to be reliable with that.


You should be golden at that point.

73,
Rick nhc


On 5/28/2016 12:59 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Dick,

Do you have sound coming out of the SignaLink?  Connect it to an 
audio amplifier and listen - if you hear tones, things should work.
If the SignaLink produces tones, does it activate the PTT output - 
test with your ohmmeter, it should measure a very high resistance 
(even infinity) with no tones produced and near zero ohms when 
tones are present.
Yes, I am thinking you may have a bad SignaLink, so test it to be 
sure it is doing its job.


I assume you are plugging the SignaLink into the line-in jack on 
the K3S.  Have you set the data mode MIC SEL menu to LINE IN?


If the SignaLink makes tones, try using VOX in the K3S - it should 
go into transmit when tones are received.

If the SignaLink does not produce tones, try the output of another soundcard.

Why are you using the SignaLink instead of the built-in USB CODEC 
in the K3S?  The SignaLink only further complicates things.  If you 
do use the USB CODEC, make certain nothing is plugged into the K3S 
LINE IN jack.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/28/2016 3:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway wrote:

Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac 
computer.  I am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or 
with a straight USK connection.  Neither will cause the TX light 
to come on or TX!  I have never  had t his problem before on any 
of my Rigs, or before when I owned  a K3.  Joe tried your hamlib 
as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me from Elecraft.  No go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should 
be keying the K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that 
would block t his?

All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..


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Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 Video

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Its edited to show each person who called him for a QSO, with the rest in 
between chopped out. He worked each of those stations.


Eric
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On 5/28/2016 5:38 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:

Wow.  W7CNL, N8BB, W9RH and NE4TN answer his CQ and he calls QRZ?



On 5/28/2016 5:13 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Here is a new KX2 video of SOTA operation from K0JQZ. It also includes a 
short unboxing at the beginning. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc79PMWJ6_o&feature=youtu.be

Great shots of him and WG0AT!

73,

Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 Video

[Wes Stewart]

Wow.  W7CNL, N8BB, W9RH and NE4TN answer his CQ and he calls QRZ?



On 5/28/2016 5:13 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Here is a new KX2 video of SOTA operation from K0JQZ. It also includes a short 
unboxing at the beginning. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc79PMWJ6_o&feature=youtu.be

Great shots of him and WG0AT!

73,

Eric
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[Elecraft] New KX2 Video

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Here is a new KX2 video of SOTA operation from K0JQZ. It also includes a short 
unboxing at the beginning. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc79PMWJ6_o&feature=youtu.be

Great shots of him and WG0AT!

73,

Eric
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[Elecraft] K3 - RemoteRig and macros

[Fred Jensen]

We have a remote station using RemoteRig with multiple users.  Some use 
mainly CW at 500W, some use SSB, one uses JT65 at about 200W.  Would 
like to have PF1 or 2 contain a macro that puts the station into a 
"Normal" configuration.


Does the macro go in each of the control K3's or once in the remote K3, 
or is this a problem that has no solution?  I know, dumb question, but 
remote ops are stressing my ham knowledge.  While we're at it, can the 
macro be programmed from a control K3, or does it have to be done 
hands-on at the remote station?


73,

Fred K6DGW
Sparks NV
Washoe County DM09dn

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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Rick WA6NHC]

I STRONGLY suggest that you do NOT rely on the PTT from the SignaLink at 
all, ever, no way, uh uh, fuggedaboudit, nyet.  You have to use the full 
audio drive of the SLUSB to trip it's VOX, which is still not reliable.


If you cannot use a CAT (computer) for PTT, then the rig VOX is your 
only answer.


Computer driver (Codec 'speaker') set to MAX, SLUSB set to painted lines 
on top (DLY set full counter-clockwise), then:


Set the rig audio (Lin In) to the correct level (data A mode, 4 bars 
lit, 5th 'tickled') then adjust the rig VOX to be reliable with that.


You should be golden at that point.

73,
Rick nhc


On 5/28/2016 12:59 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Dick,

Do you have sound coming out of the SignaLink?  Connect it to an audio 
amplifier and listen - if you hear tones, things should work.
If the SignaLink produces tones, does it activate the PTT output - 
test with your ohmmeter, it should measure a very high resistance 
(even infinity) with no tones produced and near zero ohms when tones 
are present.
Yes, I am thinking you may have a bad SignaLink, so test it to be sure 
it is doing its job.


I assume you are plugging the SignaLink into the line-in jack on the 
K3S.  Have you set the data mode MIC SEL menu to LINE IN?


If the SignaLink makes tones, try using VOX in the K3S - it should go 
into transmit when tones are received.
If the SignaLink does not produce tones, try the output of another 
soundcard.


Why are you using the SignaLink instead of the built-in USB CODEC in 
the K3S?  The SignaLink only further complicates things.  If you do 
use the USB CODEC, make certain nothing is plugged into the K3S LINE 
IN jack.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/28/2016 3:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway wrote:

Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac 
computer.  I am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a 
straight USK connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on 
or TX!  I have never  had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or 
before when I owned  a K3.  Joe tried your hamlib as well as the Rig 
Cat settings sent to me from Elecraft.  No go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be 
keying the K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would 
block t his?

All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..



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Re: [Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[Matt Murphy]

I had some fun in WPX last night on 40M with my KX3 portable (on a
screened-in porch) in Michigan. Used an ez-hang to install a 120' longwire
in a 90' tree (I landed a perfect first shot between two high limbs). Felt
like I was running 100W and the RX audio was a joy to listen to. I didn't
win all jump balls but easily worked a fair bit of DX.  The higher bands
weren't as favorable for me this morning but looking forward to tonight.

73,
Matt NQ6N

On Saturday, May 28, 2016, Roger Marrotte  wrote:

> I've been doing just that.  Working Europe on 5 watts and a dipole.  Of
> course I'm in New England.  We're a little closed to Europe than you west
> coast guys. Works great.  Just like a mini K3!
>
> Roger, W1EM
>
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> Burdick
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive
> a
> new KX2
>
> Things are jumping, even on the high bands. Lots of DX on 15 and 20 m, and
> I
> just worked Uruguay on 10 m (10 watts, internal battery, dipole :)
>
> Get thee to a shack nearby and Operate :)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Jim Rodenkirch]

Isn't it "fun"? 

You purchase a new, highly touted rig that will do it all (I'm NOT sayin'
Elecraft touts that...well, maybe they do that a little) and then you find
lots of problems interfacing it with other ancillary equipment (ASSUMING it
even NEEDS to interface with some external piece of gear).

An old Systems Engineering axiom/mantra  the biggest problems are
always at the external interfaces..assuming you even NEED an external
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Re: [Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[Jim Rodenkirch]

How about "with your KX2 and a beam"?!?!

It isn't THE radio these days.it IS the antenna.just sayin'



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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Using a Sound Card for Mic (Multiple) Input(s)

[Joel Black]

Thanks, Don. That’s what I needed to hear.

73,
Joel - W4JBB

> On May 28, 2016, at 15:52, Don Wilhelm  wrote:
> 
> Joel,
> 
> Ham and consumer "condenser" microphones should not be subjected to 48 volt 
> phantom power.  That is for professional microphones which need that power.
> The ham and consumer "condenser" microphones are normally referred to as 
> "electret" microphones rather than as condenser microphones.  Those need a 5 
> to 8 volt source applied to the AF lead through a resistor (usually 5K to 
> 10k).
> 
> I would recommend using a switch rather than a mixer.  You do not want an 
> open mic when operating digital modes, nor do you usually want the soundcard 
> connected when using voice signals.
> With a hard-wired switch, you can turn the bias on in the MIC SEL menu when 
> operating voice.  If you want to leave bias turned on even though you are 
> working digital modes, add a series capacitor in the AF line to the soundcard 
> output.
> 
> If you want to use the mixer, I would suggest an audio pro microphone.  If 
> that mic needs phantom power, then turn it on.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 5/28/2016 8:45 AM, Joel Black wrote:
>> I am not a professional sound engineer by any stretch of the imagination. I 
>> am usually more surprised than anyone else when I get something working. I 
>> do, however, have my sound card working for AFSK modes with the KX3. At one 
>> point, I thought I wanted a mixer and asked such of this group. I may still 
>> go that way but in an effort to keep my station as "minimalist" as possible, 
>> I was thinking of a sound card with multiple inputs.
>> 
>> I currently have a Focusrite 2i2 I bought after my E-MU 0204 stopped working 
>> in OS X 10.11. It has two inputs and two outputs. Experimenting the other 
>> day, I tried using my MH3 mic on the input to the sound card with the sound 
>> card output going to the MIC IN on the KX3. It didn’t work. I then realized 
>> that the MH3 is a condenser mic and needs to be powered. The 2i2 has a “48 V 
>> phantom power” switch, but I am a little nervous of turning that on. I don’t 
>> want to let all the “magic smoke” out of my mic.
>> 
>> After all of that, I began remembering an issue I had with a Genesis G59 SDR 
>> I built several years ago - the delay in the route from audio in to the 
>> sound card, the sound card input being processed by the computer, the 
>> computer outputting that data to the transmitter. It was quite reminiscent 
>> of my days operating the HEO satellites. The delay is unnerving and I have 
>> never been able to compensate for it other than turning off MON. I’m 
>> supposing I’ll have the same delay if I incorporate a sound card for 
>> multiple inputs.
>> 
>> Would I be better off just adding a mixer?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Joel - W4JBB
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[Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[a...@juno.com]

Worked ZL, EA,  FW5, EA8 in that order - all in a 10-minute period on 15m, with 
the KX2. The band is open to EU and Oceania simultaneously.

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Re: [Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[Roger Marrotte]

I've been doing just that.  Working Europe on 5 watts and a dipole.  Of
course I'm in New England.  We're a little closed to Europe than you west
coast guys. Works great.  Just like a mini K3!

Roger, W1EM

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Subject: [Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a
new KX2

Things are jumping, even on the high bands. Lots of DX on 15 and 20 m, and I
just worked Uruguay on 10 m (10 watts, internal battery, dipole :) 

Get thee to a shack nearby and Operate :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[James Rodenkirch]

Operating as a 160 single band QRP entry this time around...160, early this 
morning (0600Z) in s/w Utah, was in great shape, S3 noise level, solid copy on 
signalsyes, the rapid QSB is there but, just don't send cut numbers for 
crying out loud, HK1R was solid 579 in to s/w UT, worked Eric, NO3M, 
effortlessly).


BUT, as usual, few ops.guess people believe the low bands - 160 and 80 - 
aren't worth the time to even bother?!?!


Around 1200Z 80 meters was in GREAT shape  S1 noise level, KH6LC booming in 
here (worked him with 1 watt) and heard several JAs.sheesh, not as 
"populated," perhaps as during the fall/winter season butgosh...still a 
treat to hear good sigs from far away with about zero QRN).


Hope to hear and work y'all on top band early tomorrow and at 
sunrise.71.5/72 de Jim R. K9JWV


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Subject: [KX3] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2



Things are jumping, even on the high bands. Lots of DX on 15 and 20 m, and I 
just worked Uruguay on 10 m (10 watts, internal battery, dipole :)

Get thee to a shack nearby and Operate :)

73,
Wayne
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[Elecraft] Bands are open -- CW WPX is a great time to test-drive a new KX2

[Wayne Burdick]

Things are jumping, even on the high bands. Lots of DX on 15 and 20 m, and I 
just worked Uruguay on 10 m (10 watts, internal battery, dipole :) 

Get thee to a shack nearby and Operate :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Using a Sound Card for Mic (Multiple) Input(s)

[Don Wilhelm]

Joel,

Ham and consumer "condenser" microphones should not be subjected to 48 
volt phantom power.  That is for professional microphones which need 
that power.
The ham and consumer "condenser" microphones are normally referred to as 
"electret" microphones rather than as condenser microphones.  Those need 
a 5 to 8 volt source applied to the AF lead through a resistor (usually 
5K to 10k).


I would recommend using a switch rather than a mixer.  You do not want 
an open mic when operating digital modes, nor do you usually want the 
soundcard connected when using voice signals.
With a hard-wired switch, you can turn the bias on in the MIC SEL menu 
when operating voice.  If you want to leave bias turned on even though 
you are working digital modes, add a series capacitor in the AF line to 
the soundcard output.


If you want to use the mixer, I would suggest an audio pro microphone.  
If that mic needs phantom power, then turn it on.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/28/2016 8:45 AM, Joel Black wrote:

I am not a professional sound engineer by any stretch of the imagination. I am usually 
more surprised than anyone else when I get something working. I do, however, have my 
sound card working for AFSK modes with the KX3. At one point, I thought I wanted a mixer 
and asked such of this group. I may still go that way but in an effort to keep my station 
as "minimalist" as possible, I was thinking of a sound card with multiple 
inputs.

I currently have a Focusrite 2i2 I bought after my E-MU 0204 stopped working in 
OS X 10.11. It has two inputs and two outputs. Experimenting the other day, I 
tried using my MH3 mic on the input to the sound card with the sound card 
output going to the MIC IN on the KX3. It didn’t work. I then realized that the 
MH3 is a condenser mic and needs to be powered. The 2i2 has a “48 V phantom 
power” switch, but I am a little nervous of turning that on. I don’t want to 
let all the “magic smoke” out of my mic.

After all of that, I began remembering an issue I had with a Genesis G59 SDR I 
built several years ago - the delay in the route from audio in to the sound 
card, the sound card input being processed by the computer, the computer 
outputting that data to the transmitter. It was quite reminiscent of my days 
operating the HEO satellites. The delay is unnerving and I have never been able 
to compensate for it other than turning off MON. I’m supposing I’ll have the 
same delay if I incorporate a sound card for multiple inputs.

Would I be better off just adding a mixer?

73,
Joel - W4JBB
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[Elecraft] K3/Mini

[Tom]

I just bought a used K3/mini to use with my remote base K3. I've been 
using my home K3 to control the remote base. I needed the separate 
control, as K8AJ, who I share the hack with, would like to have her 
"own" rig.
Anyway, for anyone who has a K3/mini, when you power it up, and it is 
not plugged into anything, does it act like it is looped, and all the 
knobs seem to work, and the VFO's etc move? Or does it act like a K3 in 
the remote mode, but with out a RS-232 connection, and just sit there?


Thank you

Tom K8TB


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 macro command for QRPp power levels

[Dick Dievendorff]

PC has different formats, depending on the K2 setting (K22 mode).

If you want fewer than 10 watts, the x final digit (PCnnnx;) should be 0.
This disables the KPA3, and nnn is interpreted as 0.1 watt units, up to 12.0
watts.  PC0500; should result in 050 x 0.1 or 5 watts.  If the final digit
(the X) is 1, then nnn is watts, up to 110 watts, and the KPA3 is enabled.

K22;
PC0500; should result in 5 watts. (KPA3 disabled)
PC0501; should result in 50 watts. (KPA3 enabled)

One way to test this is to adjust the K3 front panel power control to where
you want it, and then use the K3 Utility command tester and enter:  K22; PC;
and it should show the PC setter you need for that power level.

73 de Dick, K6KR


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To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 macro command for QRPp power levels

Is there a macro command format for setting the power level to less than
1 watt? I can't find it anywhere.

I have a K3/100 and have tried PC0001 (for 100 mW) but it just goes to zero.
The lowest command setting seems to be PC001 for 1 watt...

73,
Drew
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Re: [Elecraft] About to give up

[Don Wilhelm]

Dick,

Do you have sound coming out of the SignaLink?  Connect it to an audio 
amplifier and listen - if you hear tones, things should work.
If the SignaLink produces tones, does it activate the PTT output - test 
with your ohmmeter, it should measure a very high resistance (even 
infinity) with no tones produced and near zero ohms when tones are present.
Yes, I am thinking you may have a bad SignaLink, so test it to be sure 
it is doing its job.


I assume you are plugging the SignaLink into the line-in jack on the 
K3S.  Have you set the data mode MIC SEL menu to LINE IN?


If the SignaLink makes tones, try using VOX in the K3S - it should go 
into transmit when tones are received.
If the SignaLink does not produce tones, try the output of another 
soundcard.


Why are you using the SignaLink instead of the built-in USB CODEC in the 
K3S?  The SignaLink only further complicates things.  If you do use the 
USB CODEC, make certain nothing is plugged into the K3S LINE IN jack.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/28/2016 3:22 PM, Richard W Hemingway wrote:

Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I 
am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a straight USK 
connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or before when I owned  a K3.  Joe 
tried your hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me from Elecraft.  No 
go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be keying the 
K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would block t his?
All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..



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[Elecraft] About to give up

[Richard W Hemingway]

Hi,
I am about to give up on my K3S and PSK with my Fldigi on my Mac computer.  I 
am unable to connect either with the SignaLink or with a straight USK 
connection.  Neither will cause the TX light to come on or TX!  I have never  
had t his problem before on any of my Rigs, or before when I owned  a K3.  Joe 
tried your hamlib as well as the Rig Cat settings sent to me from Elecraft.  No 
go.???
If anyone has any bright  ideas please let me know.  This should be keying the 
K3S but it is not.  Have I sset something  that would block t his?
All have a great Memorial weekend, remembering our fallen..
Take care,
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[Elecraft] KX2 (almost) converts me to a phone op

[a...@juno.com]

Thanks Milverton.  If I can pull myself away from this rig - a big if - I may 
just have to spend some quality time in Photoshop and design a movie-type 
poster to illustrate the lightning-based karma being driven into my KX2. H 
- sounds like a project.

73,

John AE5X
http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
_ 
>>> thank to my KX2 which arrived amid lightning storms yesterday.<<<
Talk about a "SPECTACULAR" arrival ! 

With Dazzling announcement, the SKY herald it's ubiety!
Congrats John  on your KX2. 

73 / {72} Milverton / W9MMS.


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[Elecraft] K3 macro command for QRPp power levels

[Drew AF2Z]

Is there a macro command format for setting the power level to less than 
1 watt? I can't find it anywhere.


I have a K3/100 and have tried PC0001 (for 100 mW) but it just goes to 
zero. The lowest command setting seems to be PC001 for 1 watt...


73,
Drew
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX2] Amp-hour display

[Wayne Burdick]

Go into the MENU, find AMP HRS, then do CLR. 

When you do CLR outside the menu, it's just a clear of the RIT/XIT offset.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On May 27, 2016, at 6:29 PM, a...@juno.com wrote:

> I just received my KX2 today and it i smaller than I thought it would be - 
> love it. One question: the amp-hour display is continuously displaying 
> **.***AH. No numbers at all despite being on an external battery (5000mah 
> LiPo) for about 4 hours now. I did 'Clear' it after about an hour thinking 
> that might initialize it but no change. Still all asterisks.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John AE5X
> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] KX2 (almost) converts me to a phone op

[Jim Rodenkirch]

I am glad to hear the transmitted audio sounds so well...I kinda think/expect
the 2 element yagi had SOMETHING to do with the "awsum" radio - Just
wonderin' if, or guessing that, one could expect that my KX3 or my earlier
Ten Tec Argo VI, if hooked up to the same antenna around that same time
period, with the same output power, would elicit the same "h factor"??? 

71.5/72 de Jim R. K9JWV
 



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[Elecraft] KX2

[Pete Meier]

Need to use the OFS button to do the clear! I had same issue. 

Pete Meier
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Re: [Elecraft] PX3 issues / questions /suggestions

[Niel Skousen]

I was looking at the PX3 this morning, listening on 40m, and you could make a 
small display change to do #5 (well the second #5).If the moving 'tick' 
marks at the top of the display went down instead of up, and the top line of 
the display was 'thickened'  representing the full band, then the display 
window could be shown as a light green section of the band.   The same as the 
rx bandwidth is shown on the center cursor.   As you tuned in the band, the 
green visible bandwidth within the full band would move giving you a sense of 
where you are within the band.

And I'm probably just in experienced with the PX3, but how do others tune to 
get something seen near the noise ?   Often I see something to check out, and 
once I start tuning for the signal I loose my context and either undershoot or 
overshoot the faint signal i was looking for.I understand the use of the 
Markers to so this, but just to do tune / look I us

 
On May 27, 2016, at 3:31 PM, etks...@gmail.com wrote:

> I recently bought a PX3 for my KX3, and I really love it.  I had played with 
> panadapter software on my computer, but since I use a Mac the offerings are 
> rather limited and even using Windows in a VM getting it to work the way I 
> wanted was cumbersome to say the least.
> 
> The PX3 is great since it’s basically plug and play, and its size and 
> portability are awesome!
> 
> So after having used it for a couple of weeks I have some comments.  I guess 
> most/all are related to waterfall since I find that the most useful aspect of 
> the product. I live in a condo so due to antenna limitations and noise floor 
> the spectrum display alone isn’t very useful.
> 
> 1) The Freeze feature freezes everything.  It would be really great if it 
> would just stop the waterfall (maybe the spectrum too), but still allow 
> manipulation of other elements, e.g. markers.  I would use it if I were to 
> see something I want to look at but maybe about to go off screen, so I’d like 
> to move a marker over to that in order to switch frequencies, etc.
> 
> 2) Allow the marker line itself to extend into the waterfall, not just for 
> history, to allow aligning with historical data.  It would be useful to align 
> with signals that are there but have not scrolled off yet.
> 
> 3) Move the waterfall data on the screen when shifting frequencies in 
> tracking mode.  I know you won’t have data for the new parts of the spectrum 
> coming into view, but it’s hard for the user to readjust to shifting data 
> that no longer corresponds to the spectrum above.  The same goes for fixed 
> mode if you configure to jump a half span.
> 
> 4) Add something like a 3/4 - 1/4 FixMode option.  As I’m scrolling up 
> frequency (or down) I have to wait til I get all the way to the end to see 
> what’s ahead.  Of course enhancing tracking mode as above might obviate the 
> need for this.
> 
> 5) Or maybe add a “shift view” that I can set to a Fn button and rotate the 
> know to move the display left or right.  Currently I do this by switching to 
> tracking mode to center the current frequency and then back to fixed.  Or 
> maybe have “Center” in fixed mode center the current frequency?
> 
> 5) Add a full-band view.  I know you won’t necessarily have full-width data 
> due to bandwidth limitations but it’s nice to see where you are in the entire 
> band.  Just a nice-to-have thing.
> 
> 6) Add visual band end markers.  Also just nice-to-have.
> 
> 7) One quirk I see is when switching the tracking mode the Ref level is 
> different.  It reports the same value in each, but the base level is 
> obviously different based on the spectrum display behaviour and I have to 
> readjust it every time.
> 
> Thanks for listening!
> 
> 
>  Thanks and 73,
>  Erik Tkal  -  W1QED
> 
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[Elecraft] FS (Trade - KX2 ? ) Hack-RF with PortaPak H2

[Niel Skousen]

Good Morning All,

I have an interesting SDR receiver / Spectrum Monitor  covering 1M - 6Ghz,  
with display and case For Sale (or Trade towards a KX2)

For Sale :  HackRF, with PortaPak H2 and metal case   Asking $425 shipped.

Pictures available,  further into on link below.
http://hackerwarehouse.com/product-tag/software-defined-radio-sdr/  

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Niel
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Re: [Elecraft] KX2 (almost) converts me to a phone op

[Milverton M. Swire via Elecraft]

>>> thank to my KX2 which arrived amid lightning storms yesterday.<<<
Talk about a "SPECTACULAR" arrival ! 

With Dazzling announcement, the SKY herald it's ubiety!
Congrats John  on your KX2. 

73 / {72} Milverton / W9MMS.

  From: "a...@juno.com" 
 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 10:32 AM
 Subject: [Elecraft] KX2 (almost) converts me to a phone op
   
I made my first SSB contact in 6 years this morning thank to my KX2 which 
arrived amid lightning storms yesterday. Check out the other guy's reaction to 
learning that I was only using 10 watts:

http://ae5x.blogspot.com/2016/05/kx2-arrives-or-cw-op-makes-phone-contact.html

When first learning of the KX2 last week, I had preconceived ideas of what I 
would like it to be in terms of ergonomics, capabilities and size. It has lived 
up to those expectations and then some. Over the decades, I've bought and sold 
a variety of rigs and there are very few that I've promised myself never to 
sell. The KX2 is the latest addition to that short list.

John AE5X
http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
 
 



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[Elecraft] KX2 (almost) converts me to a phone op

[a...@juno.com]

I made my first SSB contact in 6 years this morning thank to my KX2 which 
arrived amid lightning storms yesterday. Check out the other guy's reaction to 
learning that I was only using 10 watts:

http://ae5x.blogspot.com/2016/05/kx2-arrives-or-cw-op-makes-phone-contact.html

When first learning of the KX2 last week, I had preconceived ideas of what I 
would like it to be in terms of ergonomics, capabilities and size. It has lived 
up to those expectations and then some. Over the decades, I've bought and sold 
a variety of rigs and there are very few that I've promised myself never to 
sell. The KX2 is the latest addition to that short list.

John AE5X
http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
 
 



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[Elecraft] [KX3] Using a Sound Card for Mic (Multiple) Input(s)

[Joel Black]

I am not a professional sound engineer by any stretch of the imagination. I am 
usually more surprised than anyone else when I get something working. I do, 
however, have my sound card working for AFSK modes with the KX3. At one point, 
I thought I wanted a mixer and asked such of this group. I may still go that 
way but in an effort to keep my station as "minimalist" as possible, I was 
thinking of a sound card with multiple inputs.

I currently have a Focusrite 2i2 I bought after my E-MU 0204 stopped working in 
OS X 10.11. It has two inputs and two outputs. Experimenting the other day, I 
tried using my MH3 mic on the input to the sound card with the sound card 
output going to the MIC IN on the KX3. It didn’t work. I then realized that the 
MH3 is a condenser mic and needs to be powered. The 2i2 has a “48 V phantom 
power” switch, but I am a little nervous of turning that on. I don’t want to 
let all the “magic smoke” out of my mic.

After all of that, I began remembering an issue I had with a Genesis G59 SDR I 
built several years ago - the delay in the route from audio in to the sound 
card, the sound card input being processed by the computer, the computer 
outputting that data to the transmitter. It was quite reminiscent of my days 
operating the HEO satellites. The delay is unnerving and I have never been able 
to compensate for it other than turning off MON. I’m supposing I’ll have the 
same delay if I incorporate a sound card for multiple inputs.

Would I be better off just adding a mixer?

73,
Joel - W4JBB
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Re: [Elecraft] Operating the Ten Tec 422B Amp QSK with a K3/K3S

[Jim Brown]

On Fri,5/27/2016 5:21 PM, w5...@comcast.net wrote:
any help will be appreciated. 


I suggest that you ask on the Ten Tec reflector, and also on the Amps 
reflector.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Operating the Ten Tec 422B Amp QSK with a K3/K3S

[Jim Brown]

On Fri,5/27/2016 3:57 PM, Bill Braun wrote:
I will set the 422B to PTT/VOX and run the one cable per your 
recommendation.


I do suggest that you have a good CW op listen to it and make sure that 
it's fast enough that it's not shortening dits and dahs at speeds where 
you like to work.


73, Jim
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Re: [Elecraft] that's really awesome

[Bill Frantz]

I wonder if the perp for this email has a copy of the list 
members. I received a similar email with a different come on and 
URL addressed to:


From: Elecraft 
To: "Barry Simpson" ,
"Bert Rollen"
 ,
"Bill Breeden" ,
"Bill Frantz" , "Bill OMara" 


The one to the list was addressed to:

From: Elecraft 
To: "Ed Muns" , "Edward R Cole" ,
"Elecraft Reflector" ,
"Elecraft"
,
"Elecraft_K3" 


On 5/28/16 at 4:19 PM, n...@comcast.net (Elecraft) wrote:


hi,
I think this story is really awesome, you're gonna love it, 
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