Re: [Elecraft] W2 Software
Now I'm confused. The web site says that the W2 Current Production Firmware is V1.00, 4-12-2010. When I look at my remote station using the W2 Interface Ver 1.12.1.18 W4SMT software, the bottom of the screen says "Connected to W2 ver 1.07" Why the difference? K1ike, Joe __ 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] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?
The BNC-BP adapter is also available from Elecraft. It's under KX3 accessories on the order page at $9.95. Ted, KN1CBR -- Message: 23 Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:09:50 -0700 From: Jim Brown To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On 10/27/2018 3:17 PM, Ken Ford - W9LSL wrote: > One of the things I really like about the KX2 is the hole for a mini-banana > jack counterpoise connection. When I want to run that sort of portable setup, I simply plug a BNC male to Pomona (double banana) adapter onto the KX3 output. https://www.pomonaelectronics.com/products/adapters/bnc-m-binding-posts 73, Jim K9YC __ 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] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio
I did and sent in to factory to fix. Bil K9YEQ Bill 920-421-1172 From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 11:36:40 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio Hi all. Early into CQWW this weekend I was getting reports of extremely distorted audio from my K3s. Being mostly a CW (and 6m FT8) operator I wasn't sure what was going on. I figured it was RF, but it was happening at all power levels, from QRP to 100W, and QRO with my KPA-1500. Same (bad) audio, just stronger/weaker signals. All bands were equally bad. I ended up going from the radio directly to the tower, physically bypassing the amp and tuner, and only running low power, with the same result. It sounded more like distorted audio than RF ingress. Some troubleshooting by Dave, WO2X, who is a Flex owner: He remoted in to his Flex a few miles away and noticed my garbled signal was absolutely dirty and wide, despite low mic gain and little or no compression. The audio sounded clean through the monitor, so it wasn't the audio chain. He's speculating I may have a blown FET in the PA stage. We put in a Flex 6500 temporarily and it seems to be running fine. Wondering if anybody here has had experience with this, and if so, what are my next steps? Thanks in advance. - 73 and Good DX Peter, W2IRT K3s S/N 10023 __ 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] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio
Bill, Do you know what was fixed? Symptoms appear to be a bad device in PA. Dave wo2x Sent from my iPad > On Oct 28, 2018, at 10:15 AM, Bill Johnson wrote: > > I did and sent in to factory to fix. > Bil > K9YEQ > > Bill > 920-421-1172 > > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on > behalf of Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 11:36:40 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio > > Hi all. > Early into CQWW this weekend I was getting reports of extremely distorted > audio from my K3s. Being mostly a CW (and 6m FT8) operator I wasn't sure > what was going on. I figured it was RF, but it was happening at all power > levels, from QRP to 100W, and QRO with my KPA-1500. Same (bad) audio, just > stronger/weaker signals. All bands were equally bad. > > I ended up going from the radio directly to the tower, physically bypassing > the amp and tuner, and only running low power, with the same result. It > sounded more like distorted audio than RF ingress. > > Some troubleshooting by Dave, WO2X, who is a Flex owner: He remoted in to > his Flex a few miles away and noticed my garbled signal was absolutely dirty > and wide, despite low mic gain and little or no compression. The audio > sounded clean through the monitor, so it wasn't the audio chain. He's > speculating I may have a blown FET in the PA stage. > > We put in a Flex 6500 temporarily and it seems to be running fine. Wondering > if anybody here has had experience with this, and if so, what are my next > steps? > > Thanks in advance. > > - > 73 and Good DX > Peter, W2IRT > > K3s S/N 10023 > > > __ > 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 rocke...@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] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio
Next step, Contact Elecraft Customer Service. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Oct 28, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Dave wrote: > > Bill, > > Do you know what was fixed? Symptoms appear to be a bad device in PA. > > Dave wo2x > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 10:15 AM, Bill Johnson wrote: >> >> I did and sent in to factory to fix. >> Bil >> K9YEQ >> >> Bill >> 920-421-1172 >> >> >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on >> behalf of Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) >> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2018 11:36:40 PM >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Elecraft] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio >> >> Hi all. >> Early into CQWW this weekend I was getting reports of extremely distorted >> audio from my K3s. Being mostly a CW (and 6m FT8) operator I wasn't sure >> what was going on. I figured it was RF, but it was happening at all power >> levels, from QRP to 100W, and QRO with my KPA-1500. Same (bad) audio, just >> stronger/weaker signals. All bands were equally bad. >> >> I ended up going from the radio directly to the tower, physically bypassing >> the amp and tuner, and only running low power, with the same result. It >> sounded more like distorted audio than RF ingress. >> >> Some troubleshooting by Dave, WO2X, who is a Flex owner: He remoted in to >> his Flex a few miles away and noticed my garbled signal was absolutely dirty >> and wide, despite low mic gain and little or no compression. The audio >> sounded clean through the monitor, so it wasn't the audio chain. He's >> speculating I may have a blown FET in the PA stage. >> >> We put in a Flex 6500 temporarily and it seems to be running fine. Wondering >> if anybody here has had experience with this, and if so, what are my next >> steps? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> - >> 73 and Good DX >> Peter, W2IRT >> >> K3s S/N 10023 >> >> >> __ >> 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 rocke...@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 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
[Elecraft] ..not just nice... Beautiful and Astounding!
Elecrafters, i asked the K3/CM500 users for their settings a few days ago. I configured the TXEQ per the suggestions. In the contest, on 40m, DM4M got a '..nice signal.. ' from a W2 and a 'What a beautiful signal, astounding!' from a K5. So i think your suggestions were on spot. Thanks! -- Ohne CW ist es nur CB.. 73, Martin DM4iM __ 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] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio
Peter, I had that issue with the K3s, same kind of issue. I'd sent it in maybe 3 months ago for some warranty work & work on the PA I believe it was, but hadn't used the SSB for the same reasons as you. I heard no issue in the headphones listening to Monitor but got many reports of a terrible signal. I bought a HM4 mic thinking that was the issue but the new mic did no better. I ran the backup K3 and got excellent reports with the KM4 mic so knew the issue was in the K3s. It's in California, in Queue right now. Your issue may be different. 73, Gary KA1J > Hi all. > Early into CQWW this weekend I was getting reports of extremely > distorted audio from my K3s. Being mostly a CW (and 6m FT8) operator I > wasn't sure what was going on. I figured it was RF, but it was > happening at all power levels, from QRP to 100W, and QRO with my > KPA-1500. Same (bad) audio, just stronger/weaker signals. All bands > were equally bad. > > I ended up going from the radio directly to the tower, physically > bypassing the amp and tuner, and only running low power, with the same > result. It sounded more like distorted audio than RF ingress. > > Some troubleshooting by Dave, WO2X, who is a Flex owner: He remoted in > to his Flex a few miles away and noticed my garbled signal was > absolutely dirty and wide, despite low mic gain and little or no > compression. The audio sounded clean through the monitor, so it wasn't > the audio chain. He's speculating I may have a blown FET in the PA > stage. > > We put in a Flex 6500 temporarily and it seems to be running fine. > Wondering if anybody here has had experience with this, and if so, > what are my next steps? > > Thanks in advance. > > - > 73 and Good DX > Peter, W2IRT > > K3s S/N 10023 > > > __ > 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 g...@ka1j.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 Report
Good Evening, The rain has slowed from the roaring noise I was hearing during the second net to a mild patter on the roof. It got so loud I could barely hear my own sending. I wear headphones. It was loud. But copy was good on many of you. K4TO was about 50% copy on 20 meters but came through on 40 meters quite well. QSB of 2 to 4 S units was consistent on all of you. A few of you had wider ranging reports. K0DTJ is picking up spares on the Ducie Island folks. W6JHB has a new amp but lacks a cable (for want of a nail). W0CZ keeps raking his leaves before the next snow freezes them to the ground. K6PJV laments the NFL's parity :) while W8OV calls 85 degrees warm. What a group. On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: W0CZ - Ken - ND K4TO - Dave - KY K6XK - Roy - IA K4JPN - Steve - GA K0DTJ - Brian - CA On 7046.5 kHz at z: K4TO - Dave - KY K6PJV - Dale - CA K6XK - Roy - IA W6JHB - Jim - CA KG7V - Marv - WA K0DTJ - Brian - CA W8OV - Dave - TX W0CZ - Ken - ND Until next week stay well, 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
[Elecraft] Retiring my MK-II
Hi all, Now that I have my K3s out of the desk for repairs, one of the things I'd planned to do is to retire my MicroHam Microkeyer-II. Since the K3s has its own built-in sound card it connects via USB I don't see the need for the MK-II any longer, and frankly I'd like to reduce the complexity and clutter behind the radio in a very tight space. I am using both the K3s and a P3 (with TX monitor), so I'm unsure of the needed cabling. I also have a Y-box installed at the moment, for my band decoder to the antenna switch and to my KPA-1500. I set this all up in July, 2015 and quite honestly, I've forgotten all the steps I needed to get the rig working with the MK-II, so I'd appreciate any details of how to get everything working without it. I know I'm going to lose two things: The Winkeyer, and true FSK RTTY. I've operated away from home just using the K3s's internal keyer and never had a problem (I'm still a relative slowpoke, rarely over 32WPM in contests and lower other times). RTTY will be a challenge for me, though. I haven't used AFSK for 17 years so would greatly appreciate help in making that work, especially with dual VFOs. Thanks in advance! Regards, Peter Dougherty, W2IRT DXCC Card Checker/CQ-WAZ Checkpoint www.facebook.com/W2IRT K3s S/N 10023 KPA-1500 S/N 0398 __ 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] Retiring my MK-II
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 10:26 PM Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) wrote: > Since the K3s has its own built-in sound card it connects via USB I don't > see the need for the MK-II any longer, and frankly I'd like to reduce the > complexity and clutter behind the radio in a very tight space. I am using > both the K3s and a P3 (with TX monitor), so I'm unsure of the needed > cabling. I also have a Y-box installed at the moment, for my band decoder > to > the antenna switch and to my KPA-1500. > > I set this all up in July, 2015 and quite honestly, I've forgotten all the > steps I needed to get the rig working with the MK-II, so I'd appreciate > any > details of how to get everything working without it. > Tell MMTTY to use the USB Audio CODEC for reception (and perhaps transmission). Set MENU:MIC SEL to LINE IN. The tricky part will be getting PTT to work, since MMTTY can't open the same serial port if it is also being used for rig control by your logging program. I know I'm going to lose two things: The Winkeyer, and true FSK RTTY. Most logging programs can send decent CW over the K3S USB cable (more below). This is via "on/off" keying, not KY commands. FSK RTTY can still be supported by connecting a Serial Box ( https://bit.ly/S-BOX) to your Y-BOX. This provides a separate serial port exclusively for MMTTY. If all of the 15-pin connectors of your Y-BOX are already in use, you can use the RCA connectors to connect the two together. Otherwise, a short 15-pin M/M cable is all you need to connect them together. Remote K3 power on can also be supported by the S-BOX, if needed. I've operated away from home just using the K3s's internal keyer and never > had a > problem (I'm still a relative slowpoke, rarely over 32WPM in contests and > lower other times). For contests or computer keying, you can set CONFIG:PTT-KEY to RTS-DTR and tell your logging program to send CW on the DTR pin of the K3S virtual serial port, and PTT on the RTS pin. Hand sending via the internal keyer works great too. I've written Win-Test scripts to keep the K3 paddle speed in sync with the logging program sending speed (or you can set it a few WPM slower if you prefer). See https://bit.ly/wtscripts (not required). RTTY will be a challenge for me, though. I haven't used AFSK for 17 years > so would greatly appreciate help in making that work, > No need to use AFSK if you can get FSK to work over a separate serial port (or virtual serial port). Reception of one or both VFOs would be via the LINE OUT jack to your PC stereo LINE IN (if it has one). But all MIC connectors I've seen on PCs are MONO despite using a stereo (TRS) connector, so you won't be able to use dual VFOs for reception unless you use an external sound card with a stereo LINE IN jack (external USB sound cards with a stereo LINE IN jack are very inexpensive at present). 73, Bob, N6TV https://bit.ly/Y-BOX https://bit.ly/S-BOX __ 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
