Re: [Elecraft] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot
Ah…thanks Mike, that’s useful information to know. Part of me suspected this. Maybe I’ll just go ahead and preemptively order up enough for all four and be done with it. On rigs like the K2 I do indeed tend to ride the RF Gain... Thanks! 73, Dave - N5DCH > On Jul 25, 2022, at 8:01 PM, Michael Carter wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > You'll need to replace that pot. I've got the same problem > in my K2/10, and it's getting progressively worse. The > issue is not solvable with contact cleaner - I recall older > posts on this same problem, and the advice was the > same: replace the pot. Some commenters suggested > ordering replacements for all four pots to the left of > the VFO knob, but I've only had issues with the RF Gain > pot. If you're like me, I turn off the AGC most of the > time and ride the RF Gain pot a lot, especially when > contesting. That no doubt contributed to my problem. > > 73, > Mike, K8CN > __ > 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 david.n5...@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] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot
Hi Dave, You'll need to replace that pot. I've got the same problem in my K2/10, and it's getting progressively worse. The issue is not solvable with contact cleaner - I recall older posts on this same problem, and the advice was the same: replace the pot. Some commenters suggested ordering replacements for all four pots to the left of the VFO knob, but I've only had issues with the RF Gain pot. If you're like me, I turn off the AGC most of the time and ride the RF Gain pot a lot, especially when contesting. That no doubt contributed to my problem. 73, Mike, K8CN __ 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] K2 Question: RF Gain Pot
Greetings! I now have a K2. 8-) I notice that when I have the RF gain full clockwise, radio works fine, but then if I so much as touch it to move it counterclockwise, it completely mutes out the radio as if it were already fully counterclockwise. Then as I move it farther, it resumes behaving as expected with commensurately variable degrees of RF Gain. It looks to me like an intermittent connection in the pot. I had resolved it, or so I thought, by just exercising the pot back and forth a bunch of times - thinking that the contacts were just maybe dirty. It started working normal again after that. And then after a while, it went back to its original odd behavior. So my question is, is there a specific kind of contact cleaner/electronic lube that one would recommend for this pot? Or am I looking at just replacing it? Or is there something else I’m perhaps not considering? This is merely an annoyance, not a show stopper… I still make Qs with the rig. I’m about to open the rig up to install a KIO2 and thought while I was in there I’d try and address the RF Gain pot issue, hence why I’m asking the K2 braintrust for their input... 73, Dave - N5DCH __ 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] Doing the happy dance!
That is good news!!! Hank K4HYJ - Original Message - From: Don Putnick (donnie...@gmail.com) Date: 07/25/22 21:05 To: Elecraft Reflector (elecraft@mailman.qth.net) Subject: [Elecraft] Doing the happy dance! A while back I committed the cardinal sin of selling my KPA500. Big mistake! I started searching for used ones. On a lark I checked the Elecraft status page. It changed from the COVID "so sorry" to "4-6 weeks". I just got the notification that my new KPA500-F is ready to ship - a few days shy of 6 weeks. Thank you Elecraft! 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 __ 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 h...@optilink.us __ 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] Doing the happy dance!
A while back I committed the cardinal sin of selling my KPA500. Big mistake! I started searching for used ones. On a lark I checked the Elecraft status page. It changed from the COVID "so sorry" to "4-6 weeks". I just got the notification that my new KPA500-F is ready to ship - a few days shy of 6 weeks. Thank you Elecraft! 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob...
Oops. The first page says they are "AVEILABLE NOW!!" but the next page says they're not. Sorry. 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- From: Jim McDonald Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:31 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob... 73cnc seems to be selling some of their knobs: https://www.dtsohio.com/73cnc/elecraft.html 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:23 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob... If you can't find one, I might be able to 3D print one for you. It wouldn't be identical to the original, but it would be functional and I could even customize it with your callsign or other logo on the front. I'm not trying to turn this into something commercial ... just trying to help out. 73, Dave AB7E On 7/25/2022 6:50 AM, Gerry Hull via Elecraft wrote: > Hey, > > I am looking for a main K3 Tuning knob. I can't see one on the > Elecraft site, and am worried about delivery times anyway. > > Has anyone got a spare or an aftermarket version? > > (I have two K3/0s, and one was put away for a while. The knob must > have been loose, and it fell off -- cannot find it.) > > 73, > > Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA > CWOps #191 | YCCC | CanAm Contest Coalition | Maritime Contest Club > RadioSport Manitoba | ARRL | RAC ARCluster dxc.w1ve.com | Telnet or > telnet:7373 access | RBN direct feeds __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob...
73cnc seems to be selling some of their knobs: https://www.dtsohio.com/73cnc/elecraft.html 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:23 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob... If you can't find one, I might be able to 3D print one for you. It wouldn't be identical to the original, but it would be functional and I could even customize it with your callsign or other logo on the front. I'm not trying to turn this into something commercial ... just trying to help out. 73, Dave AB7E On 7/25/2022 6:50 AM, Gerry Hull via Elecraft wrote: > Hey, > > I am looking for a main K3 Tuning knob. I can't see one on the > Elecraft site, and am worried about delivery times anyway. > > Has anyone got a spare or an aftermarket version? > > (I have two K3/0s, and one was put away for a while. The knob must > have been loose, and it fell off -- cannot find it.) > > 73, > > Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA > CWOps #191 | YCCC | CanAm Contest Coalition | Maritime Contest Club > RadioSport Manitoba | ARRL | RAC ARCluster dxc.w1ve.com | Telnet or > telnet:7373 access | RBN direct feeds __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob...
If you can't find one, I might be able to 3D print one for you. It wouldn't be identical to the original, but it would be functional and I could even customize it with your callsign or other logo on the front. I'm not trying to turn this into something commercial ... just trying to help out. 73, Dave AB7E On 7/25/2022 6:50 AM, Gerry Hull via Elecraft wrote: Hey, I am looking for a main K3 Tuning knob. I can't see one on the Elecraft site, and am worried about delivery times anyway. Has anyone got a spare or an aftermarket version? (I have two K3/0s, and one was put away for a while. The knob must have been loose, and it fell off -- cannot find it.) 73, Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA CWOps #191 | YCCC | CanAm Contest Coalition | Maritime Contest Club RadioSport Manitoba | ARRL | RAC ARCluster dxc.w1ve.com | Telnet or telnet:7373 access | RBN direct feeds __ 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 ab7e...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] FT-990 to KPA-1500
I would like to connect my FT-990 to my KPA 1500. Is there an illustration and explanation of the connections available? I purchased the Yaesu cables when I bought the amplifier and would like more information than what came with the cables. Thanks 73 Mike, N1VE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 Main Tuning Knob...
Hey, I am looking for a main K3 Tuning knob. I can't see one on the Elecraft site, and am worried about delivery times anyway. Has anyone got a spare or an aftermarket version? (I have two K3/0s, and one was put away for a while. The knob must have been loose, and it fell off -- cannot find it.) 73, Gerry Hull, *W1VE *Hancock, NH USA CWOps #191 | YCCC | CanAm Contest Coalition | Maritime Contest Club RadioSport Manitoba | ARRL | RAC ARCluster dxc.w1ve.com | Telnet or telnet:7373 access | RBN direct feeds __ 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
