[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, I have used one tree to heat my house this heating season from October through February. It won't last through March. I cut up a few piles of bark yesterday. At two inches thick they make good kindling. After I picked them up the Veerys fluffed up the newly opened area. The robins came next to check for worms with their hop and listen technique. Two hairy woodpeckers banged away on the fresh log surfaces. When they were done they both landed on the side of tree and hung motionless for about twenty minutes. I think they ate too much. Propagation remains much the same: QSB, space noise, and weak signals. That has never stopped us before. I have hope the sun will become active again one day. It might not be soon but it will happen. z for 40 meters has been working very well. 2200z for the 20 meter net not so much. However, things will change as soon as we move into Daylight Savings time. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (2 PM PST Sunday) 7047 kHz at z Monday (4 PM PST 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] Elecraft Digest, Vol 190, Issue 22 Open Office etc
Both Libre Office and Open Office are free complete suites for Word Processing, spreadsheet, presentations, and database uses. What is more, they are multi-platform. Quite comparable to MS Office and have a similar look and feel. They can be set to save in MS Office formats, but those are not the default file types. I use Libre Office for all my documents and spreadsheets as well as exporting as .pdf files. Don't have MS Office on any of my computers, except for the one my wife uses - she won't switch, yet! 73, Don W3FPR On 2/29/2020 3:26 PM, David Gilbert wrote: PDF24 is free, period, and works great. https://en.pdf24.org/ Dave AB7E On 2/29/2020 9:50 AM, Neil Zampella wrote: Jim if all you're using Open/Libre Office for is creating PDFs, you may want to look at the PDF printer driver from Software995.com. Its free __ 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] Elecraft Digest, Vol 190, Issue 22 Open Office etc
PDF24 is free, period, and works great. https://en.pdf24.org/ Dave AB7E On 2/29/2020 9:50 AM, Neil Zampella wrote: Jim if all you're using Open/Libre Office for is creating PDFs, you may want to look at the PDF printer driver from Software995.com. Its free (with ads) but if you want to pay the $9.95, its yours for life. I use it for all my work, and I create a LOT of PDFs as records of transactions in my bookkeeping role. Neil, KN3ILZ __ 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] P3/SVGA Macro and USB
Hi Dave, Using the setup described at: https://www.nk7z.net/adding-external-keypad-k3/ I have been unable to swap to a KBD from the Genovation. I direct swap fails, so prior to purchasing a switch, do a manual replace to insure it works for you... Macro Loading is by hand, using that God awful editor that lives in the P3. I was thinking of writing an editor for the file the P3 generates, but as it is Elecraft hardware, (and I, not having the specs for it), have decided to not do that, so I don't break the hardware inadvertently. I seem to remember a Macro Editor for the P3 being promised as well, but for the life of me, I can't find the reference to it now... You are correct, it is a PITA to enter 48 macros by hand... But, hacing the radio macro set available at a sngle button press has been a Godsend for pile up operations... I have a macro spread sheet there, that has a "Split + 5", macro, so when I hear VP8PJ, I SPOT it, then hit the "SPLIT + 5" button, that moves the DX station to the left side of the P3, opens the bandwidth of the P3 up to 6 KHz., and makes VFO B the transmit VFO, leaving the DX station on the left side. Makes it a snap to find a hole and work them. Using that method, iot took me three button presses, and a few tuning adjustments to get them on 40... I can tell you from experience, that using the Genovation, and it's 48 macro launch buttons makes using the radio a breeze. I had occasion to use a friends K3, without a Genovation, and it felt crippling... Please let me know what you find for Macro Editors, or external keyboards, I'll add it to the web page on the Genovation... 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 2/29/20 9:08 AM, David Box wrote: I am in the process of getting a Genovation KeyPad working with the P3/SVGA but also want to have the keyboard available as I like to run RTTY and CW without the computer. So I have a few questions: 1) Has anyone found a USB switch that would allow selectable use of a keyboard or the genovation with the P3/SVGA. There are multiple USB switches for sharing peripherals between computers but I have found nothing that serves as manual USB hub equivalent. The P3 cannot work with a USB hub so need something like the old RS232 switch box. Right now I just plug and unplug but laziness is the mother of invention so looking for a simpler approach. 2) What methods are people using to load macros into the P3/SVGA. The only approach I am a aware of is through manual keyboard entry which is error prone. I believe that once the macros are stored in the P3/SVGA that they are saved with the configuration but there is no ability to edit the 50 macro locations. Back on 6/11/2018 Paul had stated "...The next BETA release of P3/SVGA firmware will include the ability to export/import macros from/to the SVGA just like the PX3." but I am unable to find any BETA releases since that time. The P3 Utility is limited to only 16 Macros so that doesn't handle the problem. The capability that the PX3 has for exporting/importing/editing of macros would be extremely helpful. 3) Using the the P3 MENU -> SVGA menu-> SVGA Usav you can save the SVGA state via USB stick which creates a file "SVGASET.sav" file name. I am able to open this file with a Notepad++ and see that it does contain macro information but I cannot find any information on the file format. File contains a lot of NUL characters and appears to have 3 sections. Has anyone decoded this format and knows how to safely edit? The PX3 Programmers Manual shows the format for the PX3 files and it appears that the macro section may be the same but looking for more definitive information. TNX de Dave K5MWR __ 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...@nk7z.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
[Elecraft] P3/SVGA Macro and USB
I am in the process of getting a Genovation KeyPad working with the P3/SVGA but also want to have the keyboard available as I like to run RTTY and CW without the computer. So I have a few questions: 1) Has anyone found a USB switch that would allow selectable use of a keyboard or the genovation with the P3/SVGA. There are multiple USB switches for sharing peripherals between computers but I have found nothing that serves as manual USB hub equivalent. The P3 cannot work with a USB hub so need something like the old RS232 switch box. Right now I just plug and unplug but laziness is the mother of invention so looking for a simpler approach. 2) What methods are people using to load macros into the P3/SVGA. The only approach I am a aware of is through manual keyboard entry which is error prone. I believe that once the macros are stored in the P3/SVGA that they are saved with the configuration but there is no ability to edit the 50 macro locations. Back on 6/11/2018 Paul had stated "...The next BETA release of P3/SVGA firmware will include the ability to export/import macros from/to the SVGA just like the PX3." but I am unable to find any BETA releases since that time. The P3 Utility is limited to only 16 Macros so that doesn't handle the problem. The capability that the PX3 has for exporting/importing/editing of macros would be extremely helpful. 3) Using the the P3 MENU -> SVGA menu-> SVGA Usav you can save the SVGA state via USB stick which creates a file "SVGASET.sav" file name. I am able to open this file with a Notepad++ and see that it does contain macro information but I cannot find any information on the file format. File contains a lot of NUL characters and appears to have 3 sections. Has anyone decoded this format and knows how to safely edit? The PX3 Programmers Manual shows the format for the PX3 files and it appears that the macro section may be the same but looking for more definitive information. TNX de Dave K5MWR __ 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] Elecraft Digest, Vol 190, Issue 22 Open Office etc
Jim if all you're using Open/Libre Office for is creating PDFs, you may want to look at the PDF printer driver from Software995.com. Its free (with ads) but if you want to pay the $9.95, its yours for life. I use it for all my work, and I create a LOT of PDFs as records of transactions in my bookkeeping role. Neil, KN3ILZ On 2/27/2020 2:56 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 2/27/2020 8:25 AM, Alan Bee via Elecraft wrote: For plain text sharing and editing documents is fine in a varietyof word processing apps. However when it becomes a table, and more so withembedded graphics then the file conversions between different word processorsis non-reciprocal. YES! This is the kind of stuff that can get screwed up in file interchange. That said, I use tables in Word to insert graphics and photos. They are simple tables, typically one or two rows by two columns, with the graphic/photo on one side and the text on the other, and this formatting tends to hold up OK going from Word to Libre Office where I generate the pdf. There are several dozen docs on my website done this way. 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] Excel Test
You can open and edit pdf files using WORD 2016 Joe KK5NA ~ On 2/28/2020 7:17 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote: I must respectfully disagree. Often, PDF is read-only. Sometimes you can break that, sometimes you can't. You need a PDF reader. I suspect we all have them, but you can't open it in most word processors. Rich Text Format (.rtf) is pretty much universal, can be opened (and edited) by every word processor I'm aware of, and because it does not have a macro facility, it doesn't carry malware. 73 -- Lynn On 2/26/20 9:13 AM, James Walker wrote: I know all about the alternatives to Microsoft word. I actually have Microsoft word. The point is that PDF is the most accessible format that we all have in common. __ 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 kk...@kk5na.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] F.S. KX3 system
Howdy Gang. Have had some requests to sell my KX3 line in individual units. So here goes: KX3-F s/n 9057 excellent condition includes the following: KAT3 KXFL3 KXBC3 KX32 Ultimate Headsink KX3S Power Supply MH3 hand mike NIFTY STAND Will ship for $1225. KXPA100-K s/n 1620 in excellent condition KXAT100 100W internal auto-tuner Will ship for 950.00 PX3-F pan adaptor s/n 0920 in excellent condition Nifty stand Will ship for $525. All units come with the original manuals and interconnecting cables. Will not sell the PX3 until the KX3 sells first or they both sell as a package. Inquire for package price. Have a FB weekend and keep sending those ditties. 73, Joe W2KJ __ 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] MMTTY issue
For the radio setting I use AFSK A at 45BPS setting for MMTTY. Only use the signle USB cable between the radio and computer. No other hardware or interface. I don't use N1MM. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 2/28/2020 9:07 PM, Nr4c wrote: When in the Data mode you are using, press the SPOT/Pitch button (lower-left of the keypad) and hold. It should show the Mark freq. adjust to suit. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:25 PM, David Smith wrote: I am running to 2 K3 radios for SO2R and having an issue with MMTTY Mark settings (running the programs with N1MM+). On one K3, I have the MMTTY Mark setting for 2125 and in the Engine window I am receiving the signal just fine, but on the 2nd MMTTY, there is so signal on the Engine window when I set the Mark for 2125. I have to go down to the Mark setting of 915 to receive the signal (as I go down from the Mark settings of 2125 to 915 the signal comes from the left side until centered). My setup: 1. I am running 2 external soundcards (Xonar) and have changed them back and forth between the 2 radios and get the same problem no matter which soundcard I use. 2. Have same problem no matter which filter I use (2.7 – 2.1 – 400) 3. DSP off 4. Filter controls are set identical 5. Data mode on both K3 are set to 45 baud AFSK. 6. MMTTY settings are identical in their configuration. 7. N1MM+ configured to AFSK when MMTTY are launched. All works fine in receive and transmitting when making contacts, just have the issue with setting the Mark being different on the MMTTYs. Just wondering if their might be a K3 Config difference between the 2 I might be missing. Any comments as to why I might be having to set the Mark different on MMTTY (2125 versus 915) to receive the signal to decode for the 2 K3 radios. Thanks – David - ND4Y __ 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 rmcg...@blomand.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
