Re: [Elecraft] New Website
John, seriously this time (was on my way to a hamfest earlier). Over time changes are made to a web site software as items are added, subtracted, changed or just messed up by accident. There comes a time when it just makes more sense to just either start from scratch or do a major overhaul and change all around. New things have been added where old things were located or errors have creeped in in unknown places. Or the original author has moved on. You can only make so many changes before you just have to clean things up. Jim Rhodes K0XU On Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 10:37 John_N1JM wrote: > I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. > I > suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the > shelves. :-) > > John N1JM > > > Grant Youngman-2 wrote > > Apparently Elecraft is about to update their website with a new design. > > Wonder if there will be any new K-products showcased on the new site? > :-) > > > > Grant NQ5T > > K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto: > > > Elecraft@.qth > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to > > > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimk...@gmail.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, While scouting out trees to thin I found a number of new elk trails. One poor alder tree had very little bark on the lower four feet of its trunk. They like the alder thickets when they grow larger than about six inches in diameter. The lower branches die off and a nice sleeping area forms. It's also a good place for cedar and hemlock to get a start. Douglas fir likes a lot of sun so they compete for openings in the canopy. Cedar and hemlock like it moister and well shaded when they sprout. There was a period of solar wind activity this week so there are some ions floating around. Maybe there will be enough of them left for the nets. I am going to move the forty meter net frequency a bit higher to 7047 kHz. This may eliminate some of the QRM. If that doesn't work I'll need to find something else to try. Luckily the bands are pretty quiet other than the thunderstorms over the plains. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7047 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
John, are you still wearing the same clothes you were 20 years ago? Still driving the same car? Still using the same rig? On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 10:37 AM John_N1JM wrote: > I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. > I > suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the > shelves. :-) > > John N1JM > > > Grant Youngman-2 wrote > > Apparently Elecraft is about to update their website with a new design. > > Wonder if there will be any new K-products showcased on the new site? > :-) > > > > Grant NQ5T > > K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto: > > > Elecraft@.qth > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to > > > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimk...@gmail.com > -- Jim K0XU j...@rhodesend.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
OK, that explains why what I've been doing has been working! I set the sidetone pitch I want and leave it alone. Everything else seems to work out fine. I do have my RXEQ set to reduce higher and lower frequencies but the RXEQ is pretty broad and probably isn't contributing much regardless of my PITCH setting. I thought for awhile that that also improved the operation of the CWT indicator but finally decided I was just making up fake news in my head. [:=) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/22/2018 4:45 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: The center frequency of the audio peaking filter tracks the side tone pitch (PITCH control). So does the receive filter center frequency. Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Surely the first thing to check would be the CONFIG:KPA3 setting, wouldn't it? If it is NOT INST, change it to PA NOR. 73, Rich VE3KI Occam again... Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Michael Blake via Elecraft > \ > wrote: > Is the resettable 2A circuit breaker worth checking first? > > > Mike - K9JRI > > > > > > > > On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > > > Grant, > > > > Better than calling sales, email supp...@elecraft.com and ask for an RSA > > number. > > Do not send anything until you have the RSA number and shipping > > instructions. \ > > Shipping without that paperwork will only confuse things in the repair > > process. > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > > On 9/22/2018 6:53 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: > > > Many thanks Don, > > > > > > Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up > > > (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. > > > > > > I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do > > > have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with > > > the utility. > > > > > > If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll > > > call Monday about that. > > > > > > Many thanks for your help. > > > > > > 73, Grant, W5XB > > > > > > > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
Websites are a lot like legislatures or parliaments ... every now and then, they need to be rebuilt. The Elecraft website has served well for many years. Possibly a little cluttered now. I hope they use familiar nouns for category headings. When ARRL rebuilt theirs, it to me awhile to figure out what was included in "On The Air." Colorblind here so I'm also hoping they don't bury a lot of meaning in color schemes. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/22/2018 10:36 AM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote: Probably needed updating to accommodate the different display options eg. phones an tablets. In truth, over the past many years it has become rather dated and clunky. I just hope it doesn't go bloat. An improvement in the online order system which is a TPITA for me because it doesn't have a full country list would be great. Accommodation of address formats other than US style with "required" fields that for many of us don't exist. Bring it on, Mike VP8NO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
The center frequency of the audio peaking filter tracks the side tone pitch (PITCH control). So does the receive filter center frequency. Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com > On Sep 22, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > Is the center frequency of the K3 Audio Peaking Filter adjustable? I didn't > think so but honestly don't really know. > > The coast marine station I worked at in 56/57 supplied 1 Khz [well 1 Kc in > those days] sidetone to each position. It was higher than most liked, we had > receivers to listen to our TX channel and most used them. Something more > comforting about hearing your own signal rather than a disembodied concoction > from the RX site. The older I get, the lower my sidetone goes. [:=) > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > >> On 9/22/2018 4:11 AM, Nr4c wrote: >> Come on!!! >> >> I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming station >> is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close to Zero-Beat. >> A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat him in a pile-up. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ...nr4c. bill > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
Is the center frequency of the K3 Audio Peaking Filter adjustable? I didn't think so but honestly don't really know. The coast marine station I worked at in 56/57 supplied 1 Khz [well 1 Kc in those days] sidetone to each position. It was higher than most liked, we had receivers to listen to our TX channel and most used them. Something more comforting about hearing your own signal rather than a disembodied concoction from the RX site. The older I get, the lower my sidetone goes. [:=) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/22/2018 4:11 AM, Nr4c wrote: Come on!!! I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming station is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close to Zero-Beat. A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat him in a pile-up. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Occam again... Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Michael Blake via Elecraft > wrote: > > Is the resettable 2A circuit breaker worth checking first? > > > Mike - K9JRI > > > > > > >> On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> >> Grant, >> >> Better than calling sales, email supp...@elecraft.com and ask for an RSA >> number. >> Do not send anything until you have the RSA number and shipping >> instructions. Shipping without that paperwork will only confuse things in >> the repair process. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >>> On 9/22/2018 6:53 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: >>> Many thanks Don, >>> >>> Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up >>> (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. >>> >>> I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do >>> have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with >>> the utility. >>> >>> If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll >>> call Monday about that. >>> >>> Many thanks for your help. >>> >>> 73, Grant, W5XB >>> >>> >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to k9...@mac.com > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to c-haw...@illinois.edu __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Is the resettable 2A circuit breaker worth checking first? Mike - K9JRI > On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Grant, > > Better than calling sales, email supp...@elecraft.com and ask for an RSA > number. > Do not send anything until you have the RSA number and shipping instructions. > Shipping without that paperwork will only confuse things in the repair > process. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 9/22/2018 6:53 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: >> Many thanks Don, >> >> Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up >> (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. >> >> I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do >> have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with >> the utility. >> >> If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll >> call Monday about that. >> >> Many thanks for your help. >> >> 73, Grant, W5XB >> >> > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k9...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Grant, I might also add that the wattmeter needs some forward power to compute the SWR from the reverse power. So if there is no forward power, the SWR will be reported as 1:1. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 6:53 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: Many thanks Don, Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with the utility. If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll call Monday about that. Many thanks for your help. 73, Grant, W5XB -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 6:37 PM To: Grant Bright W5XB; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working Grant, Yes, the K3 uses the same power and SWR sensing for less than 12 watts and greater than 12 watts. It sounds like you have a non-functioning KPA3. You might want to check with an external wattmeter to be certain. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 6:05 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: Hello All, Just received a new to me K3. Love all the features and ease of operation! Checking it out this afternoon, transmitting into a good swr, at 12 watts or less, the output shows 12 watts and 1.2 SWR Turned up to 100 watts, the output shows 1 watt and no swr. Power supply voltage and current no issue. Question: Does the 10 watt output and the PA3 share the same circuit for return power (SWR) or are they different? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Grant, Better than calling sales, email supp...@elecraft.com and ask for an RSA number. Do not send anything until you have the RSA number and shipping instructions. Shipping without that paperwork will only confuse things in the repair process. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 6:53 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: Many thanks Don, Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with the utility. If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll call Monday about that. Many thanks for your help. 73, Grant, W5XB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Many thanks Don, Good to know...the tx does ok at 12 watts, but when you turn the power up (hear the click), the power drops off to zero, and the swr disappear. I have a good Collins wattmeter, that shows the 12 watts fine...but I do have a dummy load. I'll have one tomorrow and try doing a calibration with the utility. If it is the KPA3, I hope I can pull it and send just it to Elecraft. I'll call Monday about that. Many thanks for your help. 73, Grant, W5XB -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 6:37 PM To: Grant Bright W5XB; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working Grant, Yes, the K3 uses the same power and SWR sensing for less than 12 watts and greater than 12 watts. It sounds like you have a non-functioning KPA3. You might want to check with an external wattmeter to be certain. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 6:05 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: > Hello All, > > Just received a new to me K3. Love all the features and ease of operation! > > Checking it out this afternoon, transmitting into a good swr, at 12 watts or > less, the output shows 12 watts and 1.2 SWR > > Turned up to 100 watts, the output shows 1 watt and no swr. Power supply > voltage and current no issue. > > Question: Does the 10 watt output and the PA3 share the same circuit for > return power (SWR) or are they different? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Grant, Yes, the K3 uses the same power and SWR sensing for less than 12 watts and greater than 12 watts. It sounds like you have a non-functioning KPA3. You might want to check with an external wattmeter to be certain. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 6:05 PM, Grant Bright W5XB wrote: Hello All, Just received a new to me K3. Love all the features and ease of operation! Checking it out this afternoon, transmitting into a good swr, at 12 watts or less, the output shows 12 watts and 1.2 SWR Turned up to 100 watts, the output shows 1 watt and no swr. Power supply voltage and current no issue. Question: Does the 10 watt output and the PA3 share the same circuit for return power (SWR) or are they different? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 PA3 not working
Hello All, Just received a new to me K3. Love all the features and ease of operation! Checking it out this afternoon, transmitting into a good swr, at 12 watts or less, the output shows 12 watts and 1.2 SWR Turned up to 100 watts, the output shows 1 watt and no swr. Power supply voltage and current no issue. Question: Does the 10 watt output and the PA3 share the same circuit for return power (SWR) or are they different? All help appreciated. Please email to w...@att.net Many thanks, Grant, W5XB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
A refresh of the site is a good idea... i am sorry only because now i know very well in deep the actual Elecraft site and i can find everything i need in a second :-) Anyway, let's see what will arrive. 73's de iw2noy Graziano Il 2018-09-22 19:36 Mike Harris via Elecraft ha scritto: Probably needed updating to accommodate the different display options eg. phones an tablets. In truth, over the past many years it has become rather dated and clunky. I just hope it doesn't go bloat. An improvement in the online order system which is a TPITA for me because it doesn't have a full country list would be great. Accommodation of address formats other than US style with "required" fields that for many of us don't exist. Bring it on, Mike VP8NO On 22/09/2018 14:09, Ron Genovesi wrote: I know It’s like vehicles or radios right? Why do we need new designs. Is that what you mean? Ron Genovesi N3ETA Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:36 AM, John_N1JM wrote: I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. I suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the shelves. :-) John N1JM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to grazi...@roccon.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
I get the best response for CW pitch volume from the K3 stock speaker with my 60 degree deflector horn on top. The length was determined by experiment and gives a very noticeable boost at my desired pitch of 500Hz. Mike AC5P On Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:38 AM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote: I had a hearing test a year, or two ago. I looked at the test results and selected a frequency, looking for good response in both ears. I then adjusted the K3 beat note to that frequency, which put the frequency of the beat tone in the sweet spot for my ears... It also in general got most stations I was working at that frequency. It made a noticeable difference for the better in weak signal decoding for CW for me... YMMV. 73s and thanks, Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL OOC for Oregon On 9/22/18 4:40 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: > When you've got a weak signal peaked in a narrow filter or APF, that's > the time you'd like to optimize the pitch. Adjusting the VFO/RIT for a > different pitch is not really an option at that point. > > You're right though, PITCH as implemented is mainly meant to pick your > favorite tone and pretty much stick with it; not for trimming up > individual signals like you would with AF/RF gain. > > 73, > Drew > AF2Z > > > > > On 09/22/18 07:11, Nr4c wrote: >> Come on!!! >> >> I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming >> station is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close >> to Zero-Beat. A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat >> him in a pile-up. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ...nr4c. bill >> >> >>> On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:39 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: >>> >>> Yes, the K3 cw pitch is easy to set tailor for hearing response and >>> speaker/headphone response; at least easier than the K2. For my K2 I >>> had written down the filter calibrations for a number of different >>> pitches so that I could change them on the fly while operating; I >>> recall it took less than a minute to dial one of them in... >>> >>> But if you want to adjust the pitch to suit current band conditions, >>> filter width and wpm speed of the station you are trying to copy, the >>> K3 is not easy at all. >>> >>> Let's assume that for any combination of these variables there is >>> some optimum CW pitch between 300 - 800 Hz. How do you find that >>> pitch for a particular CW signal? There is no easy way because >>> whenever you push the PITCH button you can no longer hear the station >>> your are trying to optimize. You would have to try every pitch >>> selection individually, 300, 310, 320, etc., and somehow remember >>> which was the best. Obviously, not a practical way to dial in the >>> optimum value. >>> >>> 73, >>> Drew >>> AF2Z >>> >>> On 09/21/18 22:02, Erik Basilier wrote: The ease of changing CW pitch in the K3 is indeed a great asset in setting things up for best copy, and I have found myself using it quite a few times. The immediate reason to change pitch has usually been a perception that with the existing setting, the best copy pitch does not exactly coincide with the CW tuning indicator (another great CW asset of the K3), or with the peak DSP filter response. Many times this has led me to change the pitch setting by a small amount, whether my general preference du jour is for a low or higher pitch. To make such an adjustment I like to set a wide DSP bandwidth and slowly tune through a received signal. The apparent loudness doesn't stay constant, nor does it follow a smooth variation that I attribute to my own hearing response. Instead I hear peaks within range of piches that would be reasonable for CW, that I attribute to the speaker and its surroundings. (I would say that since I went to the SP3, there is less of this variation, but no matter how good the speaker, there will always be such variations because objects around the speaker cause reflections. Phones will always be the better approach) Rather than adjusting the pitch to some value considered ideal based no prior considerations, I set it for a peak in the accoustical response of the particular speaker and its surroundings. Then going back to normal DSP selectivity I generally find better agreement between perceived loudness and centering the received signal in the passband, at least until I move things around in the shack... 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list:
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
Probably needed updating to accommodate the different display options eg. phones an tablets. In truth, over the past many years it has become rather dated and clunky. I just hope it doesn't go bloat. An improvement in the online order system which is a TPITA for me because it doesn't have a full country list would be great. Accommodation of address formats other than US style with "required" fields that for many of us don't exist. Bring it on, Mike VP8NO On 22/09/2018 14:09, Ron Genovesi wrote: I know It’s like vehicles or radios right? Why do we need new designs. Is that what you mean? Ron Genovesi N3ETA Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:36 AM, John_N1JM wrote: I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. I suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the shelves. :-) John N1JM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
About halfway down the software page on http://www.elecraft.com/KPA1500/kpa1500_software.htm Look for "Beta Firmware Release Notes", about halfway down the page. 1.64 is the most recent production version. 1.78 is the most recent beta version. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Carl Yaffey Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:05 To: Ron Durie Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78 The utility here is saying 1.64 is the latest. What gives? > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:55 AM, Ron Durie wrote: > > THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. > 1.78. > > I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is > extremely helpful. > > The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. > > > > Ron Durie > > WB4OOA > > Elecraft K3S-Line > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > cyaf...@gmail.com Carl Yaffey K8NU Recording studio. cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com 614 268 6353, Columbus OH http://www.carl-yaffey.com http://www.grassahol.com http://www.bluesswing.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
1.78 is beta Richard *W7ZR* ex:5C5Z, CN2ZR, K2JSP, W6SBZ, W7KXR, K9ZIJ, W9KNF, W0KDF, W0MQU, J68ZR, KC6ZR, PJ4/W7ZR, KH2,W7ZR, KH6/W7ZR, V31ZR, VK4AAZ, XE2DV *Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer* On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 10:05 AM, Carl Yaffey wrote: > The utility here is saying 1.64 is the latest. What gives? > > > > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:55 AM, Ron Durie wrote: > > > > THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. > > 1.78. > > > > I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is extremely > > helpful. > > > > The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. > > > > > > > > Ron Durie > > > > WB4OOA > > > > Elecraft K3S-Line > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to cyaf...@gmail.com > > Carl Yaffey K8NU > Recording studio. > cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com > 614 268 6353, Columbus OH > http://www.carl-yaffey.com > http://www.grassahol.com > http://www.bluesswing.com > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to dick.w...@gmail.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
I know It’s like vehicles or radios right? Why do we need new designs. Is that what you mean? Ron Genovesi N3ETA Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:36 AM, John_N1JM wrote: > > I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. I > suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the > shelves. :-) > > John N1JM > > > Grant Youngman-2 wrote >> Apparently Elecraft is about to update their website with a new design. >> Wonder if there will be any new K-products showcased on the new site? :-) >> >> Grant NQ5T >> K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto: > >> Elecraft@.qth > >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to > >> lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n3...@coastside.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
The utility here is saying 1.64 is the latest. What gives? > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:55 AM, Ron Durie wrote: > > THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. > 1.78. > > I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is extremely > helpful. > > The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. > > > > Ron Durie > > WB4OOA > > Elecraft K3S-Line > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to cyaf...@gmail.com Carl Yaffey K8NU Recording studio. cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com 614 268 6353, Columbus OH http://www.carl-yaffey.com http://www.grassahol.com http://www.bluesswing.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP firmware update 'Missing'
Thanks Grant and several others offline. I'm now up-and-running courtesy of your suggestions. I have no idea why Utility couldn't pull the dsp firmware off the Elecraft ftp site, but could access all the firmware downloaded to a thumb drive. So now continuing trial pack and inventory check for VK9XG... 73 David G3WGN M6O Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Grant Youngman Date: 22/09/2018 15:07 (GMT+00:00) To: David Aslin G3WGN Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP firmware update 'Missing' Since you are looking at the FTP site, just download all of the files from there to a local folder. Then browse to that local folder with Utility instead of having Utility do the download. Grant NQ5T K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 On Sep 22, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Dave G3WGN M6O mailto:da...@aslinvc.com>> wrote: Update: on further examination when I 'Copy new files from Elecraft' in the utility, it responds with '2 files copied' then waits for the download. Clearly it must need to copy more than two files for MCU, FPF and DSP. I can see all the needed files on the Elecraft ftp site, but the utility is not copying the DSP 2.88 files that are there. In case my anti-virus/anti-malware software was interfering with the copy process, I temporarily switched it off. No difference, still reported 2 files copied, no DSP. 73, David G3WGN M6O __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Website
I guess sometimes I'll never understand why a website needs to be changed. I suppose it is like the grocery store changing where things are on the shelves. :-) John N1JM Grant Youngman-2 wrote > Apparently Elecraft is about to update their website with a new design. > Wonder if there will be any new K-products showcased on the new site? :-) > > Grant NQ5T > K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
Bill, KPA1500 1.78 is Beta status. Scroll down on the Firmware page to see instructions for downloading Beta releases. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2018 11:19 AM, Bill Johnson wrote: I am not seeing the firmware you mention... __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
Found it. It is Beta. 73, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Ron Durie Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 7:55 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78 THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. 1.78. I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is extremely helpful. The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. Ron Durie WB4OOA Elecraft K3S-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k9...@live.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
I am not seeing the firmware you mention... 73, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Ron Durie Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 7:55 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78 THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. 1.78. I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is extremely helpful. The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. Ron Durie WB4OOA Elecraft K3S-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k9...@live.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP firmware update 'Missing'
Since you are looking at the FTP site, just download all of the files from there to a local folder. Then browse to that local folder with Utility instead of having Utility do the download. Grant NQ5T K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > On Sep 22, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Dave G3WGN M6O wrote: > > Update: on further examination when I 'Copy new files from Elecraft' in the > utility, it responds with '2 files copied' then waits for the download. > Clearly it must need to copy more than two files for MCU, FPF and DSP. I can > see all the needed files on the Elecraft ftp site, but the utility is not > copying the DSP 2.88 files that are there. > In case my anti-virus/anti-malware software was interfering with the copy > process, I temporarily switched it off. No difference, still reported 2 > files copied, no DSP. > 73, David G3WGN M6O > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP firmware update 'Missing'
Update: on further examination when I 'Copy new files from Elecraft' in the utility, it responds with '2 files copied' then waits for the download. Clearly it must need to copy more than two files for MCU, FPF and DSP. I can see all the needed files on the Elecraft ftp site, but the utility is not copying the DSP 2.88 files that are there. In case my anti-virus/anti-malware software was interfering with the copy process, I temporarily switched it off. No difference, still reported 2 files copied, no DSP. 73, David G3WGN M6O Dave G3WGN M6O wrote > Hi, hoping the Elecraft brains trust can help. I'm updating the firmware > on > my K3 in preparation for the forthcoming 6Gs DXpedition to VK9X. > Current DSP firmware is 2.86; when I 'Copy new files from Elecraft' in the > utility, I get the latest MCU and FPF releases, but both DSP are shown as > 'Missing' in the Available column. The Elecraft website shows DSP release > 2.88 as the latest. How do I get the latest DSP firmware? > 73 David G3WGN M6O > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
I had a hearing test a year, or two ago. I looked at the test results and selected a frequency, looking for good response in both ears. I then adjusted the K3 beat note to that frequency, which put the frequency of the beat tone in the sweet spot for my ears... It also in general got most stations I was working at that frequency. It made a noticeable difference for the better in weak signal decoding for CW for me... YMMV. 73s and thanks, Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL OOC for Oregon On 9/22/18 4:40 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: When you've got a weak signal peaked in a narrow filter or APF, that's the time you'd like to optimize the pitch. Adjusting the VFO/RIT for a different pitch is not really an option at that point. You're right though, PITCH as implemented is mainly meant to pick your favorite tone and pretty much stick with it; not for trimming up individual signals like you would with AF/RF gain. 73, Drew AF2Z On 09/22/18 07:11, Nr4c wrote: Come on!!! I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming station is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close to Zero-Beat. A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat him in a pile-up. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:39 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: Yes, the K3 cw pitch is easy to set tailor for hearing response and speaker/headphone response; at least easier than the K2. For my K2 I had written down the filter calibrations for a number of different pitches so that I could change them on the fly while operating; I recall it took less than a minute to dial one of them in... But if you want to adjust the pitch to suit current band conditions, filter width and wpm speed of the station you are trying to copy, the K3 is not easy at all. Let's assume that for any combination of these variables there is some optimum CW pitch between 300 - 800 Hz. How do you find that pitch for a particular CW signal? There is no easy way because whenever you push the PITCH button you can no longer hear the station your are trying to optimize. You would have to try every pitch selection individually, 300, 310, 320, etc., and somehow remember which was the best. Obviously, not a practical way to dial in the optimum value. 73, Drew AF2Z On 09/21/18 22:02, Erik Basilier wrote: The ease of changing CW pitch in the K3 is indeed a great asset in setting things up for best copy, and I have found myself using it quite a few times. The immediate reason to change pitch has usually been a perception that with the existing setting, the best copy pitch does not exactly coincide with the CW tuning indicator (another great CW asset of the K3), or with the peak DSP filter response. Many times this has led me to change the pitch setting by a small amount, whether my general preference du jour is for a low or higher pitch. To make such an adjustment I like to set a wide DSP bandwidth and slowly tune through a received signal. The apparent loudness doesn't stay constant, nor does it follow a smooth variation that I attribute to my own hearing response. Instead I hear peaks within range of piches that would be reasonable for CW, that I attribute to the speaker and its surroundings. (I would say that since I went to the SP3, there is less of this variation, but no matter how good the speaker, there will always be such variations because objects around the speaker cause reflections. Phones will always be the better approach) Rather than adjusting the pitch to some value considered ideal based no prior considerations, I set it for a peak in the accoustical response of the particular speaker and its surroundings. Then going back to normal DSP selectivity I generally find better agreement between perceived loudness and centering the received signal in the passband, at least until I move things around in the shack... 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pu...@af2z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please
[Elecraft] KPA1500 FW Ver. 1.78
THANK YOU Elecraft and all responsible for the new KPA1500 Firm Ware Ver. 1.78. I love the new variable peak hold mode on the metering. It is extremely helpful. The KPA1500 is a wonderful amp. Ron Durie WB4OOA Elecraft K3S-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Power varies while TX
Hopefully the last issue here. Notice the power output drops off just after first moment of transmitting. Both SSB and CW. ATU is bypassed (occurs also when ATU is in as well) Some kind of TX AGC issue perhaps? Regards, Mark, K1RX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] External audio & front panel mic
The fix was turning up the mic input for Line In (shows temporary while turning the mic gain) and of course using the Line In port. Thanks all Regards, Mark, K1RX > On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:58 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > MIC + LINE. Plug the PC soundcard into the LINE IN jack, not the reaar mic > jack. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 9/21/2018 11:46 PM, Mpridesti via Elecraft wrote: >> How do I configure the K3 to accept audio from my PC sound card and use the >> front panel mic at the same time? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 DSP firmware update 'Missing'
Hi, hoping the Elecraft brains trust can help. I'm updating the firmware on my K3 in preparation for the forthcoming 6Gs DXpedition to VK9X. Current DSP firmware is 2.86; when I 'Copy new files from Elecraft' in the utility, I get the latest MCU and FPF releases, but both DSP are shown as 'Missing' in the Available column. The Elecraft website shows DSP release 2.88 as the latest. How do I get the latest DSP firmware? 73 David G3WGN M6O -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] External audio & front panel mic
MIC + LINE. Plug the PC soundcard into the LINE IN jack, not the reaar mic jack. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/21/2018 11:46 PM, Mpridesti via Elecraft wrote: How do I configure the K3 to accept audio from my PC sound card and use the front panel mic at the same time? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
When you've got a weak signal peaked in a narrow filter or APF, that's the time you'd like to optimize the pitch. Adjusting the VFO/RIT for a different pitch is not really an option at that point. You're right though, PITCH as implemented is mainly meant to pick your favorite tone and pretty much stick with it; not for trimming up individual signals like you would with AF/RF gain. 73, Drew AF2Z On 09/22/18 07:11, Nr4c wrote: Come on!!! I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming station is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close to Zero-Beat. A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat him in a pile-up. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:39 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: Yes, the K3 cw pitch is easy to set tailor for hearing response and speaker/headphone response; at least easier than the K2. For my K2 I had written down the filter calibrations for a number of different pitches so that I could change them on the fly while operating; I recall it took less than a minute to dial one of them in... But if you want to adjust the pitch to suit current band conditions, filter width and wpm speed of the station you are trying to copy, the K3 is not easy at all. Let's assume that for any combination of these variables there is some optimum CW pitch between 300 - 800 Hz. How do you find that pitch for a particular CW signal? There is no easy way because whenever you push the PITCH button you can no longer hear the station your are trying to optimize. You would have to try every pitch selection individually, 300, 310, 320, etc., and somehow remember which was the best. Obviously, not a practical way to dial in the optimum value. 73, Drew AF2Z On 09/21/18 22:02, Erik Basilier wrote: The ease of changing CW pitch in the K3 is indeed a great asset in setting things up for best copy, and I have found myself using it quite a few times. The immediate reason to change pitch has usually been a perception that with the existing setting, the best copy pitch does not exactly coincide with the CW tuning indicator (another great CW asset of the K3), or with the peak DSP filter response. Many times this has led me to change the pitch setting by a small amount, whether my general preference du jour is for a low or higher pitch. To make such an adjustment I like to set a wide DSP bandwidth and slowly tune through a received signal. The apparent loudness doesn't stay constant, nor does it follow a smooth variation that I attribute to my own hearing response. Instead I hear peaks within range of piches that would be reasonable for CW, that I attribute to the speaker and its surroundings. (I would say that since I went to the SP3, there is less of this variation, but no matter how good the speaker, there will always be such variations because objects around the speaker cause reflections. Phones will always be the better approach) Rather than adjusting the pitch to some value considered ideal based no prior considerations, I set it for a peak in the accoustical response of the particular speaker and its surroundings. Then going back to normal DSP selectivity I generally find better agreement between perceived loudness and centering the received signal in the passband, at least until I move things around in the shack... 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pu...@af2z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 slug-tuned inductors
They're readily available from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Hanperal-Slotted-Ceramic-Alignment-Screwdriver/dp/B01AJC29OI Al, K2ZN Sent via mobile Original message From: Robert G Strickland Date: 9/21/18 23:07 (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 slug-tuned inductors Don... Where did you find a ceramic screwdriver? ...robert __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
Come on!!! I adjust the “pitch” to suit my hearing. The pitch of the incoming station is adjusted by the VFO! The “Spot” button will get you close to Zero-Beat. A little XIT will separate you from others who Zero-Beat him in a pile-up. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 22, 2018, at 6:39 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote: > > Yes, the K3 cw pitch is easy to set tailor for hearing response and > speaker/headphone response; at least easier than the K2. For my K2 I had > written down the filter calibrations for a number of different pitches so > that I could change them on the fly while operating; I recall it took less > than a minute to dial one of them in... > > But if you want to adjust the pitch to suit current band conditions, filter > width and wpm speed of the station you are trying to copy, the K3 is not easy > at all. > > Let's assume that for any combination of these variables there is some > optimum CW pitch between 300 - 800 Hz. How do you find that pitch for a > particular CW signal? There is no easy way because whenever you push the > PITCH button you can no longer hear the station your are trying to optimize. > You would have to try every pitch selection individually, 300, 310, 320, > etc., and somehow remember which was the best. Obviously, not a practical way > to dial in the optimum value. > > 73, > Drew > AF2Z > > >> On 09/21/18 22:02, Erik Basilier wrote: >> The ease of changing CW pitch in the K3 is indeed a great asset in setting >> things up for best copy, and I have found myself using it quite a few times. >> The immediate reason to change pitch has usually been a perception that with >> the existing setting, the best copy pitch does not exactly coincide with the >> CW tuning indicator (another great CW asset of the K3), or with the peak DSP >> filter response. Many times this has led me to change the pitch setting by a >> small amount, whether my general preference du jour is for a low or higher >> pitch. To make such an adjustment I like to set a wide DSP bandwidth and >> slowly tune through a received signal. The apparent loudness doesn't stay >> constant, nor does it follow a smooth variation that I attribute to my own >> hearing response. Instead I hear peaks within range of piches that would be >> reasonable for CW, that I attribute to the speaker and its surroundings. (I >> would say that since I went to the SP3, there is less of this variation, but >> no matter how good the speaker, there will always be such variations because >> objects around the speaker cause reflections. Phones will always be the >> better approach) Rather than adjusting the pitch to some value >> considered ideal based no prior considerations, I set it for a peak in the >> accoustical response of the particular speaker and its surroundings. Then >> going back to normal DSP selectivity I generally find better agreement >> between perceived loudness and centering the received signal in the >> passband, at least until I move things around in the shack... >> 73, >> Erik K7TV >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to pu...@af2z.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Choice of CW pitch
Yes, the K3 cw pitch is easy to set tailor for hearing response and speaker/headphone response; at least easier than the K2. For my K2 I had written down the filter calibrations for a number of different pitches so that I could change them on the fly while operating; I recall it took less than a minute to dial one of them in... But if you want to adjust the pitch to suit current band conditions, filter width and wpm speed of the station you are trying to copy, the K3 is not easy at all. Let's assume that for any combination of these variables there is some optimum CW pitch between 300 - 800 Hz. How do you find that pitch for a particular CW signal? There is no easy way because whenever you push the PITCH button you can no longer hear the station your are trying to optimize. You would have to try every pitch selection individually, 300, 310, 320, etc., and somehow remember which was the best. Obviously, not a practical way to dial in the optimum value. 73, Drew AF2Z On 09/21/18 22:02, Erik Basilier wrote: The ease of changing CW pitch in the K3 is indeed a great asset in setting things up for best copy, and I have found myself using it quite a few times. The immediate reason to change pitch has usually been a perception that with the existing setting, the best copy pitch does not exactly coincide with the CW tuning indicator (another great CW asset of the K3), or with the peak DSP filter response. Many times this has led me to change the pitch setting by a small amount, whether my general preference du jour is for a low or higher pitch. To make such an adjustment I like to set a wide DSP bandwidth and slowly tune through a received signal. The apparent loudness doesn't stay constant, nor does it follow a smooth variation that I attribute to my own hearing response. Instead I hear peaks within range of piches that would be reasonable for CW, that I attribute to the speaker and its surroundings. (I would say that since I went to the SP3, there is less of this variation, but no matter how good the speaker, there will always be such variations because objects around the speaker cause reflections. Phones will always be the better approach) Rather than adjusting the pitch to some value considered ideal based no prior considerations, I set it for a peak in the accoustical response of the particular speaker and its surroundings. Then going back to normal DSP selectivity I generally find better agreement between perceived loudness and centering the received signal in the passband, at least until I move things around in the shack... 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pu...@af2z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
