[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   It cooled off and got wet the last few days.  Fire danger dropped 
considerably.  Too bad the rain can't move south a few hundred miles.  
There are no sunspots today, but in a day or two a group will pass over 
the limb.  Autumn is starting a little early.  It is going to be a very 
short summer.  More trees are turning colors with some losing their 
leaves.  The foxgloves are almost done blooming and its still August.


Please join us on (or near):

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
 7047 kHz at 0045z Monday (5:45 PM PDT Sunday)

   73,
  Kevin. KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] WTB 13 KHz Filter for K3

[Bill Frantz]

On 8/22/20 at 10:39 PM, wa6...@gmail.com (Tom Muller) wrote:

> I understand this filter will work on FM and AM in the K3

Works fine on AM and FM. Also works on wide band digital like FT8 and PSK.

73 Bill AE6JV

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[Elecraft] WTB 13 KHz Filter for K3

[Tom Muller]

I understand this filter will work on FM and AM in the K3
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[kt...@watershipfarm.com]

> Agreed.  Much better than I expected.  And I never considered 
> attending a hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.

Virtual couldn't be competitive for those in my position, satellite internet.  
As it 
was I had to buy an extra few GBs just to watch what was interesting.  If I 
even 
wanted to compete the cost would be $100.00 or more.  The upside is noise isn't 
much of an issue.  :-)   My brother, KG5RZT,  has an observatory where the roof 
opens and there are two large telescopes with massive cameras.  Light pollution 
is 
slowly starting to spoil things a bit (mostly on the horizon) and I imagine the 
noise 
will eventually get here too.  You city folks need to kill some of your lights 
and 
gizmos.   ;-)

-- 
73, William KT5TE

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[Elecraft] FS: Non Working KSB2 + KSB2 MOD KIT

[Steve Dyer via Elecraft]

It doesn't work. I don't know why. It has all components installed.
It was years ago and I was in KH6 for work. It was faster for me to 
build another KSB2 (they were a lot cheaper then!) so I could get on the 
air quickly.
Old style crystals. Firmware 1.04. D1 and D2 have one lead lifted 
probably as part of troubleshooting.

Includes new PSK-31 upgrade mod kit still in the bag.
Yours for $50 plus $10 postage USPS Priority mail.
Sold AS-IS.
73,
Steve
W1SRD
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Barry Baines via Elecraft]

Rick:


> On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Rick NK7I  wrote:
> 
> I agree and there was apparently some cheating involved too, requiring a 
> resolution after the fact.


While I spent the weekend at the Expo, I did not sign up for the ‘contest.’  
First, it wasn’t clear how to do that and second, it seemed to me that my 
preferences for how I intended to spend my time viewing presentations and 
resulting Q would be counter-productive towards a ‘winning’ score.

> 
> If prizes are offered, just make it "They showed up here (each vendor), so 
> they're entered into a random drawing", just like any other hamfest.  
> Appearance equates to one (only) 'ticket'.

Given that winners have been announced, it would be interesting to see how many 
points were racked up by the top 10 winners and how they were generated.  My 
hypothesis is that if the focus is on ‘contesting’, then one needs to fully 
appreciate the rules and determine a strategy for ‘hitting spots’ that 
maximizes points over the course of the weekend.  I suspect that such a 
strategy would result in lost opportunities to see presentations in full, be 
involved with Q sessions, chat with vendors on specific topics of interest, 
peruse materials of interest at various vendors, and simply take full advantage 
of the opportunity to “talk ham radio’ with those attending.  Contesting also 
introduces stress and a focus on maximizing points/QSOs per unit of time, which 
is counter to the idea of taking time to fully benefit from the resources being 
offered at the Expo.  

Consequently, I ignored the ‘contest’, and I as I would normally do at 
Hamcation or Hamvention, mapped out in advance the specific presentations I 
wanted to see and ensured that my iPhone would alert me when a presentation of 
interest was about to begin.  And rather than having to rush to  a forum room 
and squeeze by other attendees to get a seat (as what happens at in-person 
events), I then sat back on my desk chair  and ‘got educated’.  If there was a 
break in the presentation schedule, I checked the various commercial booths 
that were of interest to me and asked questions/got answers, took a look at the 
documents being offered at these booths of interest and ended each day feeling 
that I had spent my time well.  

Elecraft and others did a great job with their presentations and willingness to 
’talk up’ their products.  In some respects I learned more at this Expo than at 
prior hamfests.  I suspect this was due to the presenters taping their 
’schtick’ which allowed them more carefully plan/script how they using their 
allocated time and to redo/edit/modify as necessary to make a better product, 
and there weren’t interruptions/distractions that occur when things are done 
live.  The Q was generally excellent.

Now, with all that said, the one thing that a hamfest has that the Expo does 
not is the face-to-face personal interaction.  I look forward to hamfests 
because of the people and the opportunity to see friends and meet new ones.  
Yes, I also enjoy the fun of getting there and checking out the flea market 
looking at the latest/greatest gizmos, and having dinner with friends.  
Hopefully, we’ll be able to enjoy one another’s company in 2021 at both Orlando 
and Xenia and every other hamfest in between.  

FWIW,

Barry Baines, WD4ASW
(Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA)



> 
> 73,
> Rick NK7I
> 
> PS I watched after, those days were already filled with family things.  Being 
> able to see what I wanted on my own schedule, really nice.
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2020-08-22 1:40 p.m., Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:

Very cute. Actual tuna cans!


Not the first time its been done. The Tuna Tin II designed and built by Doug 
DeMaw used a tuna can for the chassis. The companion CB slider was built in 
to a corned beef can. Just make sure to wash the cans thoroughly to keep the 
cats away. :)


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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Wes]

Not that I care, but I never figured out how one played the game.  Part of the 
abysmal navigation I suppose.  With on exception, that I "walked out of", the 
presentations that I viewed were very good to excellent.  I watched many of them 
after-the-fact.


Two of the presenters are personal friends and fellow DX club members.  Although 
we've argued about it in the past, one has convinced me and I've been dragged, 
kicking and screaming over to the dark side and have started using FT8.  To tie 
this to Elecraft, as I was operating last night, and I mentioned this to my 
better half, I thought why would I want to replace my K3S, which now sits on 
fixed frequencies, with a K4 with bells and whistles?


Wes  N7WS



On 8/22/2020 3:18 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:

According to a post by the organizers, there was even some cheating done to 
rack up scores to win a prize.  And those results had to be ferreted out and 
removed from the picture.  Sadly not surprising …

Grant NQ5T


On Aug 22, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Gary Peterson  wrote:

Agreed.  Much better than I expected.  And I never considered attending a 
hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.

Gary, K0CX


I thought the Expo was excellent overall...couldnt have cared less about trying 
to earn points and winning a prize.  Grant NQ5T


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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Rick NK7I]

I agree and there was apparently some cheating involved too, requiring a 
resolution after the fact.


If prizes are offered, just make it "They showed up here (each vendor), 
so they're entered into a random drawing", just like any other hamfest.  
Appearance equates to one (only) 'ticket'.


73,
Rick NK7I

PS I watched after, those days were already filled with family things.  
Being able to see what I wanted on my own schedule, really nice.




On 8/22/2020 2:53 PM, Gary Peterson wrote:

Agreed.  Much better than I expected.  And I never considered attending a 
hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.

Gary, K0CX


I thought the Expo was excellent overall...couldnt have cared less about trying 
to earn points and winning a prize.  Grant NQ5T
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Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[Jim McCook]

Problem solved (so far)!  I removed all cables from the K3, opened the 
top and re-seated all the TMP connectors. When removing the cables I 
noticed the screws holding the RS232 connector were  loose and the 
connector was very slightly unseated on the left side.  After putting 
everything back together the K3 was transmitting normally again.  After 
several on/off cycles during the day it seems OK. Thanks for all the 
suggestions.


It was good to hear Eric say all the Elecraft employees are safe!  
Hopefully their homes are, too.


Jim W6YA
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Mark Goldberg]

I think that competitive prize part could just be dropped. If the
system wasn't successfully gamed this time, it will be next time.
There are plenty of folks around the world with time on their hands to
create bots to do just about anything. It just begs for someone to do
it and now they will have months to come up with it. It isn't worth
the time for the organizers to waste trying to stop it.

Regards,

Mark

On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 3:19 PM Grant Youngman  wrote:
>
> According to a post by the organizers, there was even some cheating done to 
> rack up scores to win a prize.  And those results had to be ferreted out and 
> removed from the picture.  Sadly not surprising …
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Joseph Shuman via Elecraft]

Keeping Watch -
shu

Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Grant Youngman]

According to a post by the organizers, there was even some cheating done to 
rack up scores to win a prize.  And those results had to be ferreted out and 
removed from the picture.  Sadly not surprising … 

Grant NQ5T

> On Aug 22, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Gary Peterson  wrote:
> 
> Agreed.  Much better than I expected.  And I never considered attending a 
> hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.
> 
> Gary, K0CX
> 
> 
> I thought the Expo was excellent overall...couldnt have cared less about 
> trying to earn points and winning a prize.  Grant NQ5T

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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Michael Walker]

I had to do 2 presentations.

The Q and A was really good I thought and well managed when you consider
over 26,000 people registered and about 1/2 of those showed up on Saturday,
just like a normal Hamfest.

But, yes, I have a list of things I would like to see changed for the one
in March.

73, Mike va3mw
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[Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Gary Peterson]

Agreed.  Much better than I expected.  And I never considered attending a 
hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.

Gary, K0CX


I thought the Expo was excellent overall...couldnt have cared less about trying 
to earn points and winning a prize.  Grant NQ5T
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Re: [Elecraft] N. CA Fires: Elecraft facility and employees are OK

[kevinr]

If you want to see where the smoke is being generated you can go here:

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES17/ABI/SECTOR/wus/GEOCOLOR/20202352100_GOES17-ABI-wus-GEOCOLOR-4000x4000.jpg

Smoke is filling all of central and northern California.  There are only 
a few fires in Oregon east of the Cascades.


Good luck,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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On 8/22/20 1:38 PM, Eric Swartz wrote:

We have received a number of  inquiries asking if we are all safe and if 
Elecraft is directly threatened by the current lightning induced fires in 
northern California. (The one closest to the north of us is named the “CZU 
August Lightning Complex”)

Both Wayne, myself and our families are safe, along with Elecraft. Both of us 
live some distance from the active fires.  I am closer in Aptos, CA, 8 miles 
south of the coastal city of Santa Cruz. So far the fire is staying several 
miles north of Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz mountains. Conditions improved 
somewhat today, slowing the fire with lower temps, coastal fog and the forecast 
of an afternoon wind shift that may push back on the fire.  Of course I am 
watching this closely.

The Elecraft Factory is open and safe. It is located in Watsonville, CA, next 
to HW 1, another 10 miles south of where I live.  Its in a small research park 
in an open area, well away from the forested areas and the mountains.

All of our employees are safe. One, who does live in the mountians up north in 
the fire area, was evacuated safely ahead of the fire with his wife.  We are 
hoping their home survived, which has a very large permanent fire break around 
it that they had previously cleared and maintained. Fingers crossed..

We will make sure to keep everyone here updated.

73,
Eric
elecraft.com
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Mark Goldberg]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 1:48 PM Eric Swartz  wrote:
> We’re waiting for the recording K4 Q video that followed my show talk. the 
> show recorded that one.  When we receive it we will put it up on the Elecraft 
> YouTube page.
>
> I’ll also check to see if we have the recordings from our various Demo/Q 
> sessions, including the K4 sessions, that we held at our virtual booth.
I pretty much agree with what was said already. I did find the trick
to watch the presentations at a different time and full screen. I am
eagerly awaiting the recorded Q sessions. I couldn't see them all at
the time.

I'm a semi-retired engineer and I've used lots of CAD programs, both
electrical and mechanical. It was still very interesting to see how
you did things with Sketchup Pro. No other supplier has come anywhere
close to showing how their engineering process works. It was really
interesting to see how you got a balance between free and not
functional enough and the big iron stuff that is thousands per seat
per year. I am still a little annoyed with them for making what was a
free program not free, but I guess you get over it if it meets your
needs, technically and financially. I've really enjoyed my
communications with all of you, including the developers and engineers
on the forums. I've never gotten a tour and demo by the company owner
any other place!

73,

Mark
W7MLG
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Adrian,

We’re waiting for the recording K4 Q video that followed my show talk. the 
show recorded that one.  When we receive it we will put it up on the Elecraft 
YouTube page.

I’ll also check to see if we have the recordings from our various Demo/Q 
sessions, including the K4 sessions, that we held at our virtual booth.

73,
Eric
elecraft.com
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> On Aug 21, 2020, at 8:03 PM, Adrian  wrote:
> 
> I add to request for the K4 Q video if available please ?
> 
> The expo revealed some great K4 features previously unknown to myself. Would 
> love to see the Q ?
> 
> 
> Thankyou
> 
> Adrian Fewster
> 
> 
> 
>> On 22/8/20 12:32 pm, Grant Youngman wrote:
>> I thought the Expo was excellent overall. I visited all of the booths, and 
>> watched maybe 80% of the presentations, both during the live event and 
>> afterwards.  Couldn’t have cared less about trying to earn points and 
>> winning a prize.  And of course the Elecraft events.
>> 
>> It was unique.   And except for not having a BA boneyard to wander through 
>> and take too much of my money, the best fest I attended this summer.  Well, 
>> it was the ONLY fest I attended :-)
>> 
>> Your presentation on the 3D KX2 design, was thoroughly enjoyable and very 
>> interesting.  Eric’s appearances— all three of the them — on the K4,  were 
>> informative.  I do wish the Q after Eric’s official Expo presentation had 
>> been posted to the web, and perhaps more so,  both of the extended 90 minute 
>> Q on the K4.  I learned something new in each of them.
>> 
>> I had some issues with the expo software itself, which I referred to the 
>> organizers as feedback in the questionnaire I received afterwards.  But they 
>> were largely minor, and mostly just navigation issues.
>> 
>> I’m looking forward to the coming one of these next year.  Mostly, I’m 
>> looking forward to my K4 :-)
>> 
>> Grant NQ5T
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[Elecraft] N. CA Fires: Elecraft facility and employees are OK

[Eric Swartz]

We have received a number of  inquiries asking if we are all safe and if 
Elecraft is directly threatened by the current lightning induced fires in 
northern California. (The one closest to the north of us is named the “CZU 
August Lightning Complex”)

Both Wayne, myself and our families are safe, along with Elecraft. Both of us 
live some distance from the active fires.  I am closer in Aptos, CA, 8 miles 
south of the coastal city of Santa Cruz. So far the fire is staying several 
miles north of Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz mountains. Conditions improved 
somewhat today, slowing the fire with lower temps, coastal fog and the forecast 
of an afternoon wind shift that may push back on the fire.  Of course I am 
watching this closely.

The Elecraft Factory is open and safe. It is located in Watsonville, CA, next 
to HW 1, another 10 miles south of where I live.  Its in a small research park 
in an open area, well away from the forested areas and the mountains.  

All of our employees are safe. One, who does live in the mountians up north in 
the fire area, was evacuated safely ahead of the fire with his wife.  We are 
hoping their home survived, which has a very large permanent fire break around 
it that they had previously cleared and maintained. Fingers crossed..

We will make sure to keep everyone here updated. 

73,
Eric
elecraft.com
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[John Reilly]

I thought an overall problem was you couldn't enter a presentation until 
the exact time it started. I think they should have a "buffer" time, say 
5 minutes, where you can enter and wait for the presentation to begin.


Second, I didn't care for how the questions were presented. At all of 
the presentations, the questions managers started at the top, and worked 
their way through all of the questions, one by one. In a lot of cases 
the questions were duplicates and had already been answered. It would be 
nice if after the presentation, someone would go through the remaining 
questions and try to answer them, and post the results. Maybe 30 minutes 
is too short for questions about popular topics (like the K4).


  - 73, John, N0TA
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Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Mini - Local Connection

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:19 AM David Bondy  wrote:
>
> I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever 
> resolved.
>
> If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by 
> a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs?
>
> My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position 
> and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have 
> to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable.
>
> Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection?

This used to work, back in the K3/0 non-mini days. You'd connect the
two using a null-modem cable, and invoke "terminal mode" with a long
press (~5 seconds) of the MENU button. The manual for the "mini" is a
bit vague, but it looks like its connection to the RRC box is TTL, not
RS232, so to connect that to a K3 directly might require a level
converter interface.

73,

~iain / N6ML
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[Elecraft] K1EL wnk mini

[brianchapnick]

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Re: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits

[John]

VE7SL has a blog where he writes about a Tuna Tin he built and

worked all states with.

ve7day


On 22/08/2020 10:40 a.m., Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:

Very cute. Actual tuna cans!

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 22/08/2020 19:01, Terry Schieler wrote:

Hey Victor.  I have sent you pics of a couple of the Tuna Can kits
I've constructed.  They were built as pure recreation.  But they
work!  Not a K3S but fun QRP rigs.

Terry, W0FM



-Original Message- From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
[mailto:k2vco@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:37 AM 
To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits


Does anyone have experience with Rex Harper of Tuna Can Kits? He
sells precut PCB pieces for Manhattan-style construction.

Please respond off-list. Thanks!


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Re: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

Very cute. Actual tuna cans!

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 22/08/2020 19:01, Terry Schieler wrote:

Hey Victor.  I have sent you pics of a couple of the Tuna Can kits
I've constructed.  They were built as pure recreation.  But they
work!  Not a K3S but fun QRP rigs.

Terry, W0FM



-Original Message- From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
[mailto:k2vco@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:37 AM 
To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits


Does anyone have experience with Rex Harper of Tuna Can Kits? He
sells precut PCB pieces for Manhattan-style construction.

Please respond off-list. Thanks!


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Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[Jim McCook]

Martin, thanks for the suggestion.  It sounds like a likely source.  It 
was also suggested to be a bad transistor in the LPA.  His was from 
experience, also.  Will first reseat those TMP and other connectors this 
weekend.  I'll try to reach telephone support on Monday before I ship it 
to Elecraft for a lengthy repair time.  I know the fires have affected 
them already.  Very sad.  73, Jim W6YA

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Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[Martin Sole]

My first thought would be that if re-seating TMP connectors does not do 
it then possibly one of the 0.1uF decoupling capacitors on the K-REF3 
board. Had that on 2 radios now and on one of them twice.


What is the serial number of your K3?
On both of the problem radios I've had this happen almost exactly the 
same, fine one minute gone the next, both radios were sub 500 S/N's so 
getting on a bit.


Regards
Martin, HS0ZED


On 22/8/63 18:54, Jim McCook wrote:
Pete, the problem occurs with the K-3 connected directly to a dummy 
load or various antennas.   Power is read on K3 and Bird wattmeter.

Mike, I'll try reseating all TMP connectors if there is no magic bullet.
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Re: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits

[Terry Schieler]

Hey Victor.  I have sent you pics of a couple of the Tuna Can kits I've 
constructed.  They were built as pure recreation.  But they work!  Not a K3S 
but fun QRP rigs.

Terry, W0FM



-Original Message-
From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP [mailto:k2vco@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:37 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] Tuna Can Kits

Does anyone have experience with Rex Harper of Tuna Can Kits? He sells 
precut PCB pieces for Manhattan-style construction.

Please respond off-list.
Thanks!
-- 
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/


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Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[Jim McCook]

Pete, the problem occurs with the K-3 connected directly to a dummy load 
or various antennas.   Power is read on K3 and Bird wattmeter.

Mike, I'll try reseating all TMP connectors if there is no magic bullet.
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Bill Frantz]

[I sent this privately to Wayne, but people on the list may like it.]

I tried to express my feelings about the expo in their feedback 
survey. Perhaps prose will work better.


I enjoyed it, but I hated not being able to pause presentations 
or pick them up later.* Online from home isn't the same as in a 
hall. People come to the door. The phone rings. You name it.


What I would like is something to handle these problems AND fix 
some of the problems with inperson expos. The big problem I see 
at inperson expos have is conflicting sessions.


If all the sessions were available at the beginning, and the Q 
were scheduled later, attendees could listen to the presentation 
at their convenience and then show up for the Q if they wanted 
to. The Q should be recorded and made available ASAP so 
someone missing the Q could at least hear other people's interactions.



I never found a way to make casual contact with old friends. At 
inperson expos, I work mostly by facial recognition, carefully 
reading the badge to help recall the name. Being somewhat shy, I 
generally try to lurk in the background. The online format just 
didn't work for me.



As for the exhibitors, what I get mostly our of inperson expos 
is the ability to see things "in the flesh". "Oh my, that KX2 is 
really tiny. Time to get serious about SOTA" kinda thing. That, 
learning about things I didn't know existed, and buying 
connectors etc. from the vendors are the reasons I visit the 
vendors. Oh yes, and saying Hi to old friends like the people 
from Elecraft.


73 Bill AE6JV

* I fixed this problem by reading the HTML of the page and 
finding the uTube link to the presentation. My inner computer 
hacker come out.


On 8/21/20 at 7:47 PM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote:

I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham 
Expo, especially for the benefit of those who weren't able to 
make it. Perhaps they'll get a chance later this year or next 
March -- both likely, as the Expo was quite a success overall.


It was, shall we say, unique...I'd love to hear about your 
experiences, good, bad, or in-between. Ideas for future expos 
are also welcome, whether Elecraft-specific or applicable to 
the event as a whole.


This feedback will also be invaluable for the team that put on 
the expo, including my good friend Eric Guth, 4Z1UG. (Don't let 
my acquaintance with Eric inhibit your free expression...he's 
pure teflon.)


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Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[N4ZR]

Hi Jim, are you seeing these issues with the control cable between the 
K3 and the KPA-1500 connected?  Are you reading these output numbers on 
the K3, the KPA-1500 or an independent power meter?


73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/22/2020 11:16 AM, Jim McCook wrote:
I have a spontaneous K3 failure after making no changes. This morning 
my K3 has only 1 or 2w power output when set to 100w or around 32w 
when the KPA1500 is turned on and set to OPER.  It's the same on all 
bands and with a dummy load.  It worked fine last night for several 
QSOs.  I tried a 5w TX GAIN calibration but it failed with erratic, 
varying low power readings.  I loaded a previous Configuration file 
but that didn't help.  Whenever I press TUNE I get the ERR TXG message 
after shutting it off.  Power in TUNE is set to 50w, but when I hold 
TUNE the display flickers between 2 and 8w.  Any ideas?  Jim W6YA

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Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF interference from grow lights.

[Jim Brown]

On 8/20/2020 6:07 PM, ab2tc wrote:

Does anybody have any experiences like this and/or any suggestions what to
do?


This, and a lot of other noise sources, are addressed extensively in 
these two pdfs.

http://k9yc.com/KillingReceiveNoise.pdf
http://k9yc.com/KillingRXNoiseVisalia.pdf

73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] ERR TXG No Power Output

[Jim McCook]

I have a spontaneous K3 failure after making no changes. This morning my 
K3 has only 1 or 2w power output when set to 100w or around 32w when the 
KPA1500 is turned on and set to OPER.  It's the same on all bands and 
with a dummy load.  It worked fine last night for several QSOs.  I tried 
a 5w TX GAIN calibration but it failed with erratic, varying low power 
readings.  I loaded a previous Configuration file but that didn't help.  
Whenever I press TUNE I get the ERR TXG message after shutting it off.  
Power in TUNE is set to 50w, but when I hold TUNE the display flickers 
between 2 and 8w.  Any ideas?  Jim W6YA

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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Michael Rosenberg]

I appreciate your asking for public feedback first and foremost.

The event was well done given it was its inaugural occurrence.  Wasn't a fan 
that the prize system could be so easily gamed.  My suggestion that attendees 
perform some number of requisite activities to then be entered in a random 
drawing for the prizes.  Keeps those from creating bots or "just passing 
through for the points" at bay.

I very much enjoyed the K4 presentation as well as the 3D KX3 presentation.  I 
especially liked the "layered" approach to the K4 content.  The prepared video 
followed by a live Zoom session with Eric.  I makes sense to do the overview in 
a prepared format.  My suggestion for next time is to add a FAQ section to the 
end of the overview to demonstrate close up and with detailed explanations as 
to the key features and functions you want to highlight.  The hope would be to 
remove those questions from the interactive session by dealing with them in 
advance.

The Zoom session was simply outstanding.  Not just for the generosity of Eric's 
time as he took all questions asked, but his willing to be straight up and 
forthright regarding the 1st round of K4 shipments. That built a lot of trust 
with me.  The only thing I would change would be to have the camera that was 
positioned to present the hands on demonstrations in a better spot to get a 
better view of the "button pushing" in action.

I also liked that the Elecraft chat room always had several persons readily 
available to answer questions.  In some chat rooms, you had one person 
constantly getting bombarded by attendees with questions and they couldn't keep 
up.  Each rep highlighted their expertise (classic lines, KX, amps) in their 
descriptions so you could direct you questions to the person best suited to 
provide an answer.  That alone made the process of getting questions answered 
easier and was a very thoughtful touch.

Overall, great job.  Best 73 as I save for my K4.

Mike
N9YB

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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[rocketnj]

 The event was free and enjoyable. Being able to interact via chat with reps
from different companies was a great idea. The prerecorded presentations
were for the most part great.

The site navigation needs to be improved, especially on an iPad. The text
chat on the iPad had the last line of text in a long chat obscured by the
text entry window where you enter your own text. Also default view of a
booth did not show the navigation bar underneath. You needed to take your
finger and drag the window down to see it. The Chat button should be more
prominent and not all the way to the right. These are things that can be
fixed for next time.

Again, in the crazy world we live in now it was enjoyable to have some time
to take our mind away to better thoughts (buying a new radio or amp).

Dave wo2x


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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[weave...@usermail.com]

Hi Wayne,

A thumbs up here. I was disappointed that I couldn’t watch the presentations 
live with my tablet (still not sure why? Probably cockpit error here!) but the 
format of leaving the presentations on line is a good idea. I am also 
disappointed that I missed most the Q sessions. The few that I did catch 
seemed to be as informative as the presentations themselves. It would be nice 
to have them on line also. I didn’t spend much time in the booth as I already 
run a K3s/KPA1500 and don’t need to even think of the K4 in the short term :-). 

73,
Bill WE5P

Comfortably Numb

> On Aug 22, 2020, at 07:19, Jay Rutherford  wrote:
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> I only watched Eric and Wayne's presentations, visited the Elecraft booth, 
> and that was about it. I didn't care about prizes or competitions. I found 
> the format initially interesting, but it didn't hold me for other than 
> Elecraft's booth. 
> 
> I thought Wayne's presentation was personal and detailed. The 3D design of 
> the KX2 was particularly interesting, as was learning about the Sketchup 
> software. Definitely gotta play with that.  Although I'll never be in the 
> market for a K4 (KX4 maybe), Eric's talk was informative, well done, and it 
> was nice that it ended at 30 minutes.
> 
> Suggestion for improvement: make the presentations, many of which were 
> pre-recorded, available any time. I suspect the technology is able to do 
> that, except for the live questions "phoned" in. It took me a few days to 
> find Wayne's talk on the KX2, as I was busy during the announced times on the 
> weekend.
> 
> I MUCH prefer a live event, but given the constraints we are under, think 
> this an acceptable substitute.
> 
> 73
> Jay K3BH
> K2, now 20+ years old
> KX2
> KX3
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, at 19:47, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham Expo, 
>> especially for the benefit of those who weren't able to make it. 
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Andrew Hebden]

Hi,
I enjoyed the Ham Expo with plenty to see along with presentations from
various vendors. Getting to grips with the navigation was relatively
straight forward although the chat room got a little busy until I realised I
could turn parts of it off. Overall, it was more or less what I expected.
Not too fussed about joining in the kids game of collecting points.

My specific interest was the K4 presentations which Eric made look so easy
with his laid back style. I did get a bit confused with some of the
questions being raised as many were not on the on-line list of questions. I
presumed that they had been raised in advance although at one point I
suspected they had come from the Elecraft chat room. It did not detract me
from enjoying "the show", especially as I had three questions addressed.
Many other queries I had were answered as part of the presentation in a
pleasant straight forward manner.
Your 3D presentation was absolutely fascinating, what more can I say?
I got the impression Scott was caught on the hop but did his best.

Eric Guth was great

Several questions were answered in text mode within the chat box by someone
else. Unfortunately, I had a fleeting glance of one of my questions being
answered before it all disappeared at the end of the presentation. It would
be nice to see the text within the questions list be published alongside
some of the other Q sessions.  I appreciate that this may be technically
difficult as well as the possibility of the requirement for "plausible
deniability", said with tongue in cheek!

Many thanks for all the effort put in, it made for a pleasant experience
after so long in lockdown.

73 G8BYB
Andrew Hebden

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Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: 22 August 2020 00:48
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

Hi all,

I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham Expo, especially
for the benefit of those who weren't able to make it. Perhaps they'll get a
chance later this year or next March -- both likely, as the Expo was quite a
success overall.

It was, shall we say, unique...I'd love to hear about your experiences,
good, bad, or in-between. Ideas for future expos are also welcome, whether
Elecraft-specific or applicable to the event as a whole.

This feedback will also be invaluable for the team that put on the expo,
including my good friend Eric Guth, 4Z1UG. (Don't let my acquaintance with
Eric inhibit your free expression...he's pure teflon.)

Thanks again to all who dropped by our booth.

Wayne
N6KR




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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Jay Rutherford]

Greetings all,

I only watched Eric and Wayne's presentations, visited the Elecraft booth, and 
that was about it. I didn't care about prizes or competitions. I found the 
format initially interesting, but it didn't hold me for other than Elecraft's 
booth. 

I thought Wayne's presentation was personal and detailed. The 3D design of the 
KX2 was particularly interesting, as was learning about the Sketchup software. 
Definitely gotta play with that.  Although I'll never be in the market for a K4 
(KX4 maybe), Eric's talk was informative, well done, and it was nice that it 
ended at 30 minutes.

Suggestion for improvement: make the presentations, many of which were 
pre-recorded, available any time. I suspect the technology is able to do that, 
except for the live questions "phoned" in. It took me a few days to find 
Wayne's talk on the KX2, as I was busy during the announced times on the 
weekend.

I MUCH prefer a live event, but given the constraints we are under, think this 
an acceptable substitute.

73
Jay K3BH
K2, now 20+ years old
KX2
KX3

On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, at 19:47, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham Expo, 
> especially for the benefit of those who weren't able to make it. 
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Eric Norris]

I really liked ALL of the elecraft presentations, and most of the others.
Wayne's had a particularly intimate feel to it, which was very different,
whereas Eric's was still great, just a more formal, polished approach.
Dave's journey into the classic line was very entertaining.

I am very frustrated that the K4 Q hasn't been posted.  The FT units are
out there, but we still don't have any idea, really, if the K4 will be the
K400lb elephant in the room, or a really good rig that is just the K point
on a ski jump with a superb user interface.  Is it worth two 7610s?  Will
PureSignal become a reality soon, or a wish sandwich likeFlex? Is the
promised superb NR and NB going to happen?  Why not an informal tour of a
FT unit being used?  Show us the operation, not just the features.

Did I hear Eric say the control of a K4 from a tablet, promised at Dayton,
will now be done by some third party through API's provided by Elecraft?

I heard Eric say a lot of "we hope to's in re the K4's Vhf/Uhf board and
other things.  I know you can't preannounce future features, but put some
sticks in the ground!  Commit to a 2m board--there are many times  more 2m
weak-signal ops--and big guns--than 70cm ops.

Finally, there should be a commitment to intelligent fan control for the
KPA1500 while I'm whining.  Even QC25s don't quiet the RF deck fans.  Other
amps do it.

I thought navigation from the virtual hanfest was terrible--at least from a
smart phone.  Why make it an Adventure game?  Hyperlink the list of
speakers to their presentation--forget the track rubrick.  My voice has
been heard on that issue.

My 2 sheets of lettuce.

73 Eric WD6DBM
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Dave]

I really like the presentation style of both Wayne and Eric. Far better
than the “death by PowerPoint” presentations that I left behind when I
retired nearly 10 years ago.

73 Dave G4AON


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