Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service (Wayne Burdick)

[Dave (NK7Z)]

Actually I am interested in the turn time for K3 repairs?

73,
Dave,
https://www.nk7z.net
On 4/25/22 16:02, rikoski wrote:

Why do you ask?



On Apr 25, 2022, at 5:37 PM, Jerrad Thramer  wrote:

Rick,

Does the entire elecraft-owning world need to be updated on the status of your 
repair order?

Food for thought.

-Jerrad

On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM rikoski mailto:riko...@rikoski.com>> wrote:
Hello Wayne,

When will my K3 be diagnosed? What did you find?

Thanks,

Rick W9ZD

Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:08:21 -0700
From: Wayne Burdick mailto:n...@elecraft.com>>
To: rikoski mailto:riko...@rikoski.com>>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service
Message-ID: mailto:b330bad1-a553-45e2-87af-ada5d64f4...@elecraft.com>>
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Hi Richard,

I'm investigating this and will get back to you ASAP.

Wayne
N6KR



On Apr 21, 2022, at 6:23 AM, rikoski mailto:riko...@rikoski.com>> wrote:

I got an RA number and sent my K3 to Elecraft for service going on 3 months now.

It has not been seviced; nor diagnosed.

I phoned a month ago and was told I was number 12 on the list.

I phoned yesterday and was told I was number 8.

I moved up four places in a month?
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service (Wayne Burdick)

[rikoski]

Why do you ask?


> On Apr 25, 2022, at 5:37 PM, Jerrad Thramer  wrote:
> 
> Rick,
> 
> Does the entire elecraft-owning world need to be updated on the status of 
> your repair order?
> 
> Food for thought.
> 
> -Jerrad
> 
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM rikoski  > wrote:
> Hello Wayne,
> 
> When will my K3 be diagnosed? What did you find?
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Rick W9ZD
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:08:21 -0700
> From: Wayne Burdick mailto:n...@elecraft.com>>
> To: rikoski mailto:riko...@rikoski.com>>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector  >
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service
> Message-ID:  >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> I'm investigating this and will get back to you ASAP.
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> > On Apr 21, 2022, at 6:23 AM, rikoski  > > wrote:
> > 
> > I got an RA number and sent my K3 to Elecraft for service going on 3 months 
> > now.
> > 
> > It has not been seviced; nor diagnosed.
> > 
> > I phoned a month ago and was told I was number 12 on the list.
> > 
> > I phoned yesterday and was told I was number 8.
> > 
> > I moved up four places in a month?
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service (Wayne Burdick)

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Rick,

I don't have any updated info on your K3 at this time other than verifying it 
is here and ready to be diagnosed. 

The good news is that we just freed up more resources to help expedite all 
repairs.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:40 PM, rikoski  wrote:
> 
> Hello Wayne,
> 
> When will my K3 be diagnosed? What did you find?
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Rick W9ZD



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[Elecraft] Elecraft Service (Wayne Burdick)

[rikoski]

Hello Wayne,

When will my K3 be diagnosed? What did you find?

Thanks, 

Rick W9ZD

Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:08:21 -0700
From: Wayne Burdick 
To: rikoski 
Cc: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service
Message-ID: 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Hi Richard,

I'm investigating this and will get back to you ASAP.

Wayne
N6KR


> On Apr 21, 2022, at 6:23 AM, rikoski  wrote:
> 
> I got an RA number and sent my K3 to Elecraft for service going on 3 months 
> now.
> 
> It has not been seviced; nor diagnosed.
> 
> I phoned a month ago and was told I was number 12 on the list.
> 
> I phoned yesterday and was told I was number 8.
> 
> I moved up four places in a month?
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Re: [Elecraft] SK Station Disposition

[Lyn Norstad]

The answer to both questions is obvious ...

A ham, of course.

Uff Da!

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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Moore
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To: Walter Underwood
Cc: Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SK Station Disposition

What kind of person would notice it?

There's an element of genius in both!

Andrew NV1B


On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 11:29 PM Walter Underwood 
wrote:

> What kind of person would put a list of states in almost, but not quite,
> reverse alphabetical order?
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
> > On Apr 24, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Edward Mccann  wrote:
> >
> > To Ed’s point:
> >
> > “Some states recognize memorandums of personal property as legally
> binding, but there are 20 states that don’t categorize them as legitimate
> legal documents, including West Virginia, Vermont, Texas, Tennessee,
> Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
> New York, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama,
> Georgia, and Connecticut.”
> >
> >
> > Ed McCann
> > AG6CX
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 24, 2022, at 7:08 PM, Edward Dauer  wrote:
> >>
> >> Related to the thread on helping other hams' families deal with their
> >> stations after they go SK, there is an idea that I think I mentioned on
> the
> >> Reflector a couple of years ago, but which may be worth repeating given
> >> that the general subject has come up again.  I have to begin but saying
> >> that, though a lawyer myself, I should not be understood as offering
> legal
> >> advice with the following note.  I mention it only as something anyone
> >> interested might want to pursue with their own counsel.
> >>
> >> Wills are complex instruments and, by themselves, sometimes cumbersome
> in
> >> dealing with personal property -- like amateur radio equipment -- that
> may
> >> change in shape and value over time.  Amending a will can sometimes be a
> >> big, by which I mean costly, deal.  In many states, if not most, there
> is
> >> another way.  It's called various things in various places, though
> where I
> >> live it's called a Memorandum Disposition of Personal Property.  It's a
> >> document that anyone can write, amend, tear up, whatever, at any time
> >> without going through the trouble of amending a will or a trust.  If the
> >> Will correctly refers to it, the document becomes an effective way of
> >> directing the disposition of tangible personal property.  Using the
> proper
> >> form at the outset I can describe what I want to have happen to my
> station,
> >> or any piece of it, in a simple document that alone can write.  If the
> >> equipment list changes, and I want to change where the rest goes, I can
> >> change the Memorandum.  No need to amend the Will or a testamentary
> trust.
> >>
> >> I should stop there, and say only that it's not widely known but t's
> worth
> >> looking into.
> >>
> >> Ted, KN1CBR
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Rick Tavan]

On the contrary, it's easy to update wirelessly. I must have been
less than clear with my original comment. Let me try again:

If you don't have wired ethernet conveniently available
near your K4, get a "Ethernet Extender" such as this:
https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter-Extender-TP-Link/dp/B084CZMYNM/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=ethernet%2Bextender&qid=1650918537&sr=8-6&th=1

The device connects to your WiFi network. It also has an RJ45
connector. Run an ethernet cable from the device to your K4 and
it works as if you had connected the K4 directly to your router.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On 4/25/22 1:05 PM, John Stengrevics wrote:

There is no way to update wirelessly?

John
WA1EAZ


On Apr 25, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:

No other setup that I'm aware of. Just plug in wired RJ45 Ethernet with
active DHCP and an IP address appears on the K4 menu. Tap Fn|UPDATE and
you're in dialog to download the latest or a prior release. Easy peasy.

If you don't have easy access to wired Ethernet, use a so-called Ethernet
Extender with an RJ45 jack and use your in-home WiFi signal.

/Rick N6XI

/Rick N6XI

On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:47 AM Fred Jensen  wrote:


That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is
in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to
negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I
suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting
that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:

When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router

then router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the
akftware updates.

Dave wo2x

Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.


On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft <

elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:

Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice

provider router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go
into the K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default
setting?  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[John Stengrevics]

There is no way to update wirelessly?

John
WA1EAZ

> On Apr 25, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:
> 
> No other setup that I'm aware of. Just plug in wired RJ45 Ethernet with
> active DHCP and an IP address appears on the K4 menu. Tap Fn|UPDATE and
> you're in dialog to download the latest or a prior release. Easy peasy.
> 
> If you don't have easy access to wired Ethernet, use a so-called Ethernet
> Extender with an RJ45 jack and use your in-home WiFi signal.
> 
> /Rick N6XI
> 
> /Rick N6XI
> 
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:47 AM Fred Jensen  wrote:
> 
>> That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is
>> in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to
>> negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I
>> suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting
>> that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
>> Sparks NV DM09dn
>> Washoe County
>> 
>> Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:
>>> When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router
>> then router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the
>> akftware updates.
>>> 
>>> Dave wo2x
>>> 
>>> Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.
>>> 
 On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft <
>> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
 
 Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice
>> provider router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go
>> into the K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default
>> setting?  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Rick Tavan]

No other setup that I'm aware of. Just plug in wired RJ45 Ethernet with
active DHCP and an IP address appears on the K4 menu. Tap Fn|UPDATE and
you're in dialog to download the latest or a prior release. Easy peasy.

If you don't have easy access to wired Ethernet, use a so-called Ethernet
Extender with an RJ45 jack and use your in-home WiFi signal.

/Rick N6XI

/Rick N6XI

On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:47 AM Fred Jensen  wrote:

> That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is
> in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to
> negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I
> suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting
> that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:
> > When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router
> then router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the
> akftware updates.
> >
> > Dave wo2x
> >
> > Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.
> >
> >> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft <
> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice
> provider router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go
> into the K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default
> setting?  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: Grease your DELETE Key

[Wayne Moore K7EX]

When I installed the solar package in my RV I used a Morningstar 
Sure-Sine 300. It was recommended as an RF quiet inverter, and,
although I don't do a lot with my KX3 when I'm out camping, I
do some and it seems pretty quiet. It's only 300W, not 500, so
maybe it won't meet your needs but I'm happy with it.

Wayne K7EX


Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:49:23 -0700
From: Wes 
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Grease your DELETE Key
Message-ID: <4b765960-ecdc-5b77-5988-0faf283db...@triconet.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

You might contact IOTA Engineering. They don't seem to make exactly what you

want but they do make emergency lighting inverters packaged with batteries.?

Perhaps they can sell you the guts of one of these.? I know them for their 
battery chargers, which are first rate and electrically quiet.

Disclaimer:? I moonlighted for the founders of this company at another small

start-up about 50 years ago.? It is a local Tucson company but I have zero 
association with them now.

Wes? N7WS


On 4/24/2022 6:23 PM, ws6x@gmail.com wrote:
> OK, I'll make it somewhat Elecraft related... For FD this year I will be
> using a KX3 in a 1A Battery effort. To power the KX3 and most of the
station
> equipment, I will be using a solar-charged battery system that is a
> permanent part of my home station.
>
> Begin OT:
> However, for some of the station accessories I need to provide a small 120
> VAC supply. I am looking for a ~500 Watt pure sine wave inverter which is
rf
> quiet. I have already tried a GOWISE Power inverter because it was billed
as
> being rf quiet. Unfortunately, it was a terrific hash generator!
> So my question: Does anyone in this group have experience with quiet
> inverters? Can anyone make an experience-based recommendation?
> Tnx es 73,
> Jim - WS6X




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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Dave]

The K4D default is DHCP client enabled, and as you point out almost all home 
routers are configured as DHCP servers. The only time I have seen when they are 
not is if someone had changed it. 

Dave wo2x

Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. 

> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:46 PM, Fred Jensen  wrote:
> 
> 
> That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is in 
> home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to negotiate 
> with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I suspect there is 
> at least one other attribute for the IP address setting that will activate 
> DHCP negotiation with your router.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:
>> When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router then 
>> router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the akftware 
>> updates. 
>> 
>> Dave wo2x
>> 
>> Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. 
>> 
>>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice provider 
>>> router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go into the 
>>> K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default setting? 
>>>  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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Re: [Elecraft] K4D - KPA500 Fault Question + wish

[Jim Brown]

On 4/25/2022 4:15 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:

My test data showed no significant advantage in temperature control over just 
letting KPA 500 decide when to run the fan.


Neighbor K6XX, a serious contester and the Elecraft engineer responsible 
for putting both of their amps into production, advised me to use the 
default settings for fan control, letting the firmware deal with thermal 
issues. Bob knows that I do a LOT with WSJT modes on 6M during the 
summer. He also advised me to turn off the amp when not in use, noting 
that fans have the lowest MTBF of any parts in the amps, thanks in part 
to the accumulation of dust.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Fred Jensen]

That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is 
in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to 
negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I 
suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting 
that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:

When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router then 
router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the akftware 
updates.

Dave wo2x

Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.


On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft 
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Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice provider 
router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go into the K4 
menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default setting?  
Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Dave]

When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router then 
router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the akftware 
updates. 

Dave wo2x

Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. 

> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft 
>  wrote:
> 
> Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice provider 
> router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go into the K4 
> menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default setting?  
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[John Seboldt]

Nothing heard on either band in Milwaukee, WI. But the SST weekly mini 
contest was hopping at , and worked a few with my KX3 at full-tilt 15W.


John K0JD
Milwaukee

On 4/24/2022 21:27, kevin wrote:

Good Evening,

   Propagation was not good.  There was a steady roar on both bands 
with fast QSB chopping things up.  Signal reports varied from ESP to 
S8, sometimes from the same op.



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[Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft]

Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice provider 
router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go into the K4 
menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default setting?  
Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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[Elecraft] K3S for sale

[Bill Weaver]

My K3S S/N 11764 has been replaced with K4 S/N 694 and is for sale. It went on 
the air 3/17/2019 after purchasing new (invoiced on 12/08/2018).
It includes:

KAT3A Antenna Tuner
KTCXO3-1 TCXO
KDVR3 Digital Voice Recorder
Roofing Filters:
2.8 KHz
2.1 KHz
400 HZ
200 Hz
Matching filters in KRX3A subreceiver
including K3FLTMATCH to hand match 200 Hz filters to within 40Hz.
MH4 hand mic
E740243 Fred Cady’s K3S and P3 book

Original Price: $5612.20

I just received unit back from Elecraft service on 3/14 (RSA #11357). R19 in 
the KPA3A was replaced and all updates were added bring it up to present 
configuration and tested and aligned  to factory spec. I had it on the air for 
about a month until the K4 arrived on 4/13. 
Documentation on the invoice and repair report and answers to all questions 
available to any serious buyer.

Condition: as is. Yes I know that everyone this list is of high moral character 
but I get paranoid about parts swappers 😊.

Asking $3750 + shipping. Preferred method of payment: via Paypal “pay as a 
friend or family”. Cashiers check will also be fine. Contact me at my QRZ email 
address.

73,
Bill WE5P

Comfortably Numb
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[Elecraft] K3s-P3 remote from basement- K3/0??

[Jerry Moore]

II'd like to be able to use the key 3 / 0 to relocate my rig to the basement 
and operate from my office with the least amount of heavy or large cables. 
Based on looking at the manual it doesn't appear that the unit is designed 
originally to be used that way however it's implied that it probably can be 
with special cabling (without the other boxes).

Does anyone know if this is possible? I have no desire to connect my rig to the 
internet and the distance between my rig and the k-30 would be within the 
physical limits of USB which is 90 m. Primary use would be slow speed c w and 
some voice. Thanks in advance.
De ae4pb ..

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Re: [Elecraft] K4D - KPA500 Fault Question + wish

[Andy Durbin]

"Is there data showing more dissipated heat with lower output in solid state 
amplifiers? "

I have test data for my KPA500 and it's very obvious that this amplifier has 
higher PA heat dissipation at half power than at full power.  Not just less 
efficient as a percentage of power output but the absolute dissipation is 
higher.

At low power the absolute dissipation is lower than at full power but the 
efficiency is still lower.  The worse place to run a KPA500 is in the 200-300 W 
output region.  Note also that KPA500 PA dissipation is very dependent on load 
matching.

I've posted this before but some of my test data can be seen here - 
https://tinyurl.com/2kdrjmt3

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] SK Station Disposition

[Andrew Moore]

What kind of person would notice it?

There's an element of genius in both!

Andrew NV1B


On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 11:29 PM Walter Underwood 
wrote:

> What kind of person would put a list of states in almost, but not quite,
> reverse alphabetical order?
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
> > On Apr 24, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Edward Mccann  wrote:
> >
> > To Ed’s point:
> >
> > “Some states recognize memorandums of personal property as legally
> binding, but there are 20 states that don’t categorize them as legitimate
> legal documents, including West Virginia, Vermont, Texas, Tennessee,
> Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
> New York, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama,
> Georgia, and Connecticut.”
> >
> >
> > Ed McCann
> > AG6CX
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 24, 2022, at 7:08 PM, Edward Dauer  wrote:
> >>
> >> Related to the thread on helping other hams' families deal with their
> >> stations after they go SK, there is an idea that I think I mentioned on
> the
> >> Reflector a couple of years ago, but which may be worth repeating given
> >> that the general subject has come up again.  I have to begin but saying
> >> that, though a lawyer myself, I should not be understood as offering
> legal
> >> advice with the following note.  I mention it only as something anyone
> >> interested might want to pursue with their own counsel.
> >>
> >> Wills are complex instruments and, by themselves, sometimes cumbersome
> in
> >> dealing with personal property -- like amateur radio equipment -- that
> may
> >> change in shape and value over time.  Amending a will can sometimes be a
> >> big, by which I mean costly, deal.  In many states, if not most, there
> is
> >> another way.  It's called various things in various places, though
> where I
> >> live it's called a Memorandum Disposition of Personal Property.  It's a
> >> document that anyone can write, amend, tear up, whatever, at any time
> >> without going through the trouble of amending a will or a trust.  If the
> >> Will correctly refers to it, the document becomes an effective way of
> >> directing the disposition of tangible personal property.  Using the
> proper
> >> form at the outset I can describe what I want to have happen to my
> station,
> >> or any piece of it, in a simple document that alone can write.  If the
> >> equipment list changes, and I want to change where the rest goes, I can
> >> change the Memorandum.  No need to amend the Will or a testamentary
> trust.
> >>
> >> I should stop there, and say only that it's not widely known but t's
> worth
> >> looking into.
> >>
> >> Ted, KN1CBR
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Re: [Elecraft] K4D - KPA500 Fault Question + wish

[Andy Durbin]

Sorry  - too early in the morning - "KPA500" not "KPA 500".

Andy, k3wyc


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Re: [Elecraft] K4D - KPA500 Fault Question + wish

[Andy Durbin]

"Now, my question for everyone reading - when is it that you feel the need to 
set the fan speed above 0?"

I coded my station controller to provide an option to start KPA 500 fan at 
start of TX and have it run for a fixed time after TX stops.  My test data 
showed no significant advantage in temperature control over just letting KPA 
500 decide when to run the fan.

My KPA 500 is better instrumented than most.  I record KPA 500 finals 
temperature, temperature at the "Z" bracket, temperature at a heat sink fin, 
and fan speed, all at 1 Hz so I think I have a good data set.

I left the option in the code but do not enable it.  My minimum fan speed is 
zero.

73,
Andy, k3wyc
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