[Elecraft] K3s and P3 Sale Price Reduced
K3S # 114** (Jan 2018) 100W ATU 2nd RX DVR MH4 Mic Filters Main RX 250, 400, 1.0, 1.8, 2.7 Filter 2nd RX 2.7 Beautiful condition w/Cady Book $3100 reduced to $3000 P3 #1755 VGA board and cables Beautiful condition w/Cady Book $700 Prefer to sell together $3,600 Plus shipping USA only ($100?) -- Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.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] K3S and P3 for sale
My K4 is now firmly affixed to the operating position and it is time to sell the second best radio I have ever owned. Pics on request. K3S # 114** (Jan 2018) 100W ATU 2nd RX DVR MH4 Mic Filters Main RX 250, 400, 1.0, 1.8, 2.7 Filter 2nd RX 2.7 Beautiful condition w/Cady Book $3100 P3 #1755 VGA board and cables Beautiful condition w/Cady Book $700 Together $3,600 Plus shipping USA only ($100?) -- Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.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] For Sale K3/100
You got a heck of a deal. I've seen those P3/VGAs go for $800 or more. Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.com On 1/16/2023 3:40 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 1/16/2023 7:14 AM, Marc via Elecraft wrote: I rarely do not post a price when selling, but I am not sure what this is worth now. I recently bought an early serial number K3 and P3/SVGA from a member of our local contesting club for $2K. It had the second RX, both were loaded with 2-3 filters, and the P3 had the wattmeter. 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 radiok...@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] RFIth
The impedance increases with the square of the turns. 2 turns = 4 times the impedance. It would take 4 chokes in series to equal one choke with 2 turns. A "turn" is one pass through the middle. More turns is better until we get to very large chokes where the inter-coil capacitance lowers the impedance. Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.com On 12/20/2021 9:49 PM, David Herring wrote: Pete, Yes. You either have to have lots of them, or you need to get bigger ones and run multiple turns through them. Also get the right “mix” for the frequency range in question. Type 31 is pretty good for HF. Not an expert, but studiedhttp://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf <http://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf>,http://k9yc.com/RXChokesTransformers.pdf <http://k9yc.com/RXChokesTransformers.pdf>,http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf <http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf> and others athttp://k9yc.com/publish.htm <http://k9yc.com/publish.htm>. There is a wealth of information there, available for free. 73, Dave - N5DCH On Dec 20, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Others can speak more authoritatively about this, but I thought those clamp-on cores, where they go right on the existing run of coax, offered too little inductance to be of much use below VHF. Experts? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net <http://beta.reversebeacon.net/>>. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 12/20/2021 8:02 PM, Bob McGraw wrote: For those using the clamp-on ferrite devices, when installing them, be sure part A closes completely and solidly contacts part B. Otherwise, there is no flux path and the device is ineffective. If it is closed and loose on the cable, then that's good. If it is closed or difficult to close, it isn't large enough for the cable and will likely not be effective. Any gap between the halves renders it worthless for the application. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 12/20/2021 6:18 PM,elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:34:24 -0800 From: Dave To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RFI Message-ID:<8cdb19ae-b111-5a6c-3f2a-d29efdd25...@nk7z.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hi, Purchase some FT240-31 ferrite cores, (https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1912768.pdf), and wind at least 5 turns of each cable going to, or from, the computer through the ferrite. I have several of these, and they stopped ALL of my RFI issues with my computer, and with a weather station I have as well. Shop around looking for the best price, some folks are asking 10 bucks for one of these, others are asking 5 bucks... I use Newark, and Digikey as my goto places. Also look to K9YC's site, for more information on how to make the chokes... http://k9yc.com/2018Cookbook.pdf 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources __ 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 topete.n...@gmail.com <mailto:pete.n...@gmail.com> __ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> Message delivered todavid.n5...@gmail.com <mailto: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 toradiok...@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] RFI
Bond the computer case and radio with strap. That provides an alternate path for RF reducing the amount on the USB cable. Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.com On 12/19/2021 7:24 PM, David F. Reed wrote: Due to some HOA C, I am confined to attic and gutter antennas for the time being. I am getting a bit of RFI on occasion into my PC; it manifests itself mainly by apparently disconnecting the com port from Commander. When this happens, I can restore functionality by selecting a different com port, and then re-selecting the original correct com port. I am grounded to a 10' ground rod about 8 ft. from the station via 2" copper strap. I did install ferrite beads on the USB cables at the back of the PC as well as on the power cord, and this has reduced the frequency of occurrence, but I would like to eliminate it altogether. Any other ideas and suggestions would be most appreciated! Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV __ 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 radiok...@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] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS
My bet is you have a rogue tech who couldn't find the problem and decided to blame you. He greatly exceeded his authority and as soon as a higher-up hears what happened, this will be reversed. Besides, since we know you aren't the problem, the problem is still there and his "solution" will be proven wrong. Buck, K4IA DXCC Honor Roll 8BDXCC Author EasyWayHamBooks.com On 10/21/2021 9:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: But remember, you're required to use the lowest power level feasible... ...so time to try for some really challenging DX, and keep your logs! Seriously though, did you find out if they're actually kicking you off or if this was just a grumpy local tech misguidedly trying to fix a problem by threatening you? 73, Julie On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 09:27 Al Lorona wrote: Jim beat me to it. I was also going to urge you to transmit as much as possible on 20 meters with the highest power you can. The idea is to become a hair ball that Xfinity can't swallow nor can't cough back up. If anybody comes up to you to complain that you're still causing outages, use the same twisted logic that Xfinity used and tell them, "That's impossible. It couldn't be me because Xfinity has already disconnected me." Al W6LX/4 and 3) operate at you highest practical power level as often as possible. 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 toju...@juliatuttle.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 toradiok...@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] Travel with KX3
Just sailed through security at Reagan National, JFK and El AL on my way to Israel. Had the KX3, a wire antenna and coax in the carry on. Those are some of the toughest security check points in the world. No one asked a question or wanted to open the bag. Listen for 4x/k4ia on the qrp frequencies. Holiday style. K4iaBuck __ 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] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm
I have had several instances of nearby impulse damage and surge voltage on the AC line. It could have been very expensive but for insurance. I would put in a plug for either the ARRL or Ham Radio Insurance Associates equipment insurance. HRIA will cover up to $5000 in losses for $136/yr including Mechanical Breakdown. The two policies are very different so review them to decide which is best for you. If you love your K Line as much as I do, you'll get it insured. Buck k4ia On 7/15/2014 6:58 AM, Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) via Elecraft wrote: And another warning: Nearby (like next door) lightning will be picked up by ANY long wires which end up acting as antennas. I did computer repair in Florida. I had a time share/multitasking system in a law office that had thousands of dollars in damage after the building next door got hit. The terminals were plugged into serial lines back to the central system. So were the printers. (Think: 6 processor unix type system with a network inside the box) The tops of ICs were all over the guts of every printer, terminal and the computer let out the magic smoke. ALL of the terminals and printers had been unplugged - but not from the RS232 connections. The ONLY way to isolate the rig is totally unplug the thing: antennas, power supplies and so on... same with your computers. Down in Florida, there are code required surge MOV's in every circuit breaker panel. All they do is eliminate something close by. They get vaporized by a direct hit. KK4QDZ - Now with Extra Class Priv's, and a tiny KX3 to enjoy them! From: Keith Trinity WE6R ke...@elecraft.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 8:19 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm Hi all, I work on K3's all day and would like to advise/remind folks that lightning comes in through ANY path it pleases, not just the antenna. Time and time again folks say they unhooked their antenna but the lightning took out the DSL modem, computer and K3 via the RS232 port! Anything connected is a potential path... Be safe! '73 Keith WE6R __ 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 billblomg...@yahoo.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 k...@aol.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] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out SOLVED
In the interest of future readers, here is what I found. I had the LIN OUT menu item set to NOR 10 as recommended. In fact, they warn of going over that level. However, when you turn on the SUB RX, the signal is split and you lose 3db. This can be heard in the headphones. It seems it also affects the Line Out. When I increased the LIN OUT level to 35, the Sub Rx could be heard in the right channel of the Line Out. I have no idea how linear the LIN OUT level setting is but I suspect that increase to 35 is what was needed to overcome the attenuation that occurs when the Sub Rx switches in. Now the issue is, the output seems unbalanced with the Main Rx signal on the left channel of the Line Out jack being louder than the Sub Rx signal on the right channel. I am able to compensate for this by turning down the Main Rx gain control on the MicroHam MKII. I wasn't able to even them out with the RF Gain control on the K3 but I will play around with that some more. Buck k4ia On 4/29/2014 11:43 AM, Buck - k4ia via Elecraft wrote: Joe - that is what I have set up. If I turn on the Sub Rx and plug a set of headphones directly into the K3 Line Out jack in the back, I hear audio on the left channel only. So I don't think it is the MH cable pigtail. The problem seems to be in the K3. Sub Rx works fine in the headphone jack on the front. This is the first time I have tried to listen to the Sub Rx through the rear Line Out jack. I was hoping it was a menu setting I was missing. I will check L2. I guess you are telling me it could be open? Why would that happen? Buck k4ia On 4/29/2014 9:50 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Buck, Where (how) are you connecting between the K3 and MK II? You should use a the stereo audio cable supplied with MK II to connect the 3.5mm pigtail on the LINE OUT plug of the DB3-EL-K23 or K3R cable set to the Sub RX jack on the back of MK II. Sub RX audio is present *only* when the SUB icon is displayed on the K3 display (DUAL or DIVERSITY). If the Sub RX is on and you have audio in right headphone connected to the headphone jack but no audio in the right channel (ring) of the LINE OUT (or tip of the pigtail on the DB37-EL-K23/K3R) I would check L2 on the KIO3 Audio I/O board. Check for audio directly at the LINE OUT jack and at the pigtail in case you've snagged the pigtail and broken a wire in either jack. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/29/2014 8:22 AM, K4ia via Elecraft wrote: I played with that setting to no avail. I am going into a Microham KeyerII which has a separate audio line for the Sub Rx. If I plug headphones into the Line Out jack on the back of the K3, I hear signals on the left side but nothing on the right so I am convinced it is the output from the K3 that is missing, not an issue with the computer or MKII. Buck k4ia K3# 101 KX3 #715 On 4/29/2014 8:05 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: hmmm, what is your Line Out set to? mine is the recommended 010 also is the computer a desktop or laptop? On 4/29/2014 6:47 AM, K4ia wrote: Thanks Sam but that isn't it. I get the Sub RX audio just fine in the headphones. What I am missing is the Sub Rx on the right channel of the Line Out jack on the back of the radio. Buck k4ia K3# 101 KX3 #715 __ 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 li...@subich.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 k...@aol.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] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out
Joe - that is what I have set up. If I turn on the Sub Rx and plug a set of headphones directly into the K3 Line Out jack in the back, I hear audio on the left channel only. So I don't think it is the MH cable pigtail. The problem seems to be in the K3. Sub Rx works fine in the headphone jack on the front. This is the first time I have tried to listen to the Sub Rx through the rear Line Out jack. I was hoping it was a menu setting I was missing. I will check L2. I guess you are telling me it could be open? Why would that happen? Buck k4ia On 4/29/2014 9:50 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Buck, Where (how) are you connecting between the K3 and MK II? You should use a the stereo audio cable supplied with MK II to connect the 3.5mm pigtail on the LINE OUT plug of the DB3-EL-K23 or K3R cable set to the Sub RX jack on the back of MK II. Sub RX audio is present *only* when the SUB icon is displayed on the K3 display (DUAL or DIVERSITY). If the Sub RX is on and you have audio in right headphone connected to the headphone jack but no audio in the right channel (ring) of the LINE OUT (or tip of the pigtail on the DB37-EL-K23/K3R) I would check L2 on the KIO3 Audio I/O board. Check for audio directly at the LINE OUT jack and at the pigtail in case you've snagged the pigtail and broken a wire in either jack. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/29/2014 8:22 AM, K4ia via Elecraft wrote: I played with that setting to no avail. I am going into a Microham KeyerII which has a separate audio line for the Sub Rx. If I plug headphones into the Line Out jack on the back of the K3, I hear signals on the left side but nothing on the right so I am convinced it is the output from the K3 that is missing, not an issue with the computer or MKII. Buck k4ia K3# 101 KX3 #715 On 4/29/2014 8:05 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: hmmm, what is your Line Out set to? mine is the recommended 010 also is the computer a desktop or laptop? On 4/29/2014 6:47 AM, K4ia wrote: Thanks Sam but that isn't it. I get the Sub RX audio just fine in the headphones. What I am missing is the Sub Rx on the right channel of the Line Out jack on the back of the radio. Buck k4ia K3# 101 KX3 #715 __ 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 li...@subich.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] K3 in WPX SSB with 2.7 roofer
I have found that if I shift the passband I can still understand SSB even though the DSP filter says it is only 1.1 khz wide. Try it and the signal will be very clear once you hit the sweet spot. I think this is because the intelligence carrying portion of the voice is not necessarily in the center of the passband. Buck k4ia On 3/31/2014 10:52 AM, George Danner wrote: One of the things that Bell Labs found in adding loading coils to phone lines (to reduce the high frequencies) was that in an audio system if you reduce the high frequencies then you needed to also reduce the low frequencies to keep the intelligibility constant. Since a phone system needed intelligibility above fidelity; Bell Labs just decreased the coupling capacitors to reduce the low end while using the line loading coils to reduce the high frequencies. I tend to use lo-cut to improve listen ability when I cut the high end. I use a 1.8 kHz filter for a morning SSB net that has other nets 3 kHz away usually on both sides. Some of the transmitters on the adjacent frequencies can't fit in 5 kHz much less being 3 kHz away. The 1.8 kHz filter is the best solution - the filter skirts along with the DSP skirts help the most I can expect. I would recommend adjusting Hi-Cut for the interference and Lo-Cut for the best compromise on fidelity intelligibility; if that switches in a tighter filter, then that might be needed. My 2 cents! 73 George AI4VZ -Original Message- From: Al For years I have heard folks state that 1.8 kHz is mandatory for SSB contesting... but I have never understood how one could put up with this narrow bandwidth for long. I need more information hitting my ears and am perfectly happy with letting the famous 'ear-brain' filter extract the maximum from that information. __ 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 k...@aol.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] K3, KPA500 KAT500 Firmware Upgrades
You only plug one USB cable into the computer and the device creates x number of virtual serial ports. Here's another one that has 4 serial outlets http://www.amazon.com/GearMo%C2%AE-36inch-Windows-Certified-Drivers/dp/B004ETDC8K/ref=sr_1_29?s=pcie=UTF8qid=1395768623sr=1-29keywords=usb+serial+adapter Buck k4ia On 3/25/2014 12:10 PM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: What exactly is the function of this device? Does it give you 8 separate serial ports? Or is it just a hub? Is it somehow different from plugging 8 USB-to-serial cables into a computer? Thanks! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Mar 25, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Doug Person k0...@aol.com wrote: There is also a Siig brand usb to serial port unit available in 2, 4 or 8 serial ports that is far less expensive and works very well. SIIG *-Port USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter Hub http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-8-Port-RS-232-Adapter-JU-SC0211-S1/dp/B005PAJV5A/ref=pd_cp_e_1 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 3/25/2014 8:47 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Edgeport 8-port USB to Serial adapter __ 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 sla...@nullserv.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 k...@aol.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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I am using the LPpan with my K3. I feel lost without it. It is amazing to be able to see the whole band then click on the signal for automatic QSY. You can walk up and down the band easily picking off the SPs. You can also see in a second if the band is open and not waste time tuning around looking for the action. When working split you can see where everyone is calling and spot the hole where you can slip in and be heard. Get one and you will be amazed. Buck k4ia On 2/28/2014 1:08 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 SWR problem UPDATE
An OCF is an unbalanced antenna and it must have a choke to keep RF off the feed line into the shack. I use about ten turns of coax on a 4 inch PVC pipe right outside the wall where the feed comes into the house. It might be more or less, I am not at home to look. You can research it. Other choke baluns would help, if they present a high enough impedance. That seems to have cured RFI problems for me but I have occasionally felt like I needed more isolation. Many people have advised me to get rid of the OCF and go with something balanced but it suits my multi-band needs for now. I am pretty sure RF on the feed line would cause the tuning circuits in the KAT to act crazy. I'll leave that one for the Elecraft gurus to answer. Buck k4ia On 1/8/2014 5:57 AM, Ray Coles wrote: As the original poster under this heading I figured you might be interested to know what I have achieved so far, even though I am not yet ready to send the white smoke up the chimney. Briefly, my problem was that my KAT500 would go into uncommanded tunes during a QSO, usually on digital modes.The practical result was that I had to restrict TX power to less than 40Watts on most bands to avoid a burst from the Chicago Piano in the KAT. I had assumed an antenna/feeder problem and had changed every last connector, wire, balun and insulator in my system before asking for help from the Reflector Brains Trust. All of the other people who subsequently reported a similar problem made me feel a little better, and I also received a lot of diagnoses and practical advice which I have followed or will follow soon. One of the simplest was from Ron WB4OOA: Carry out a K3 Gain Calibration via the K3 Utility (I had to download the latest Utility version to make this work properly) then Install the KAT500 V1.42 Beta (Not quite as easy as it sounds). After this things were better, and my power setting on the K3 always appeared on the KPA500 wattmeter. I could now operate at higher power on some bands but had to stay below 40W on 40m. I had also adjusted the per band retune trigger SWRs upwards via the KAT500 Utility which also helped a little. I remain convinced though, that the basic trigger problem lies with the antenna system (an OCF multiband dipole) and I am continuing to work on this aspect using my analyser. Why it should have suddenly kicked off after many months of solid performance, and why changing everything hasn't yet cured it remains a mystery. My next steps are to try a choke balun on the feeder (parts now to hand) and to prune the antenna to get a better resonance on the bands of interest. Now if only this darn rain would stop! (I still think some tweaking of the KAT500 software might also help!) Ray Coles, C.Eng. M0XDL 10 Littlemoor Road, Weymouth DT3 6AA Tel: +44 (0) 1305 833699 Mob: 07831 516517 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 SWR problem
I had a similar issue. Drove me crazy. Then one day I put my hand on the PL259 on my antenna switch and noticed it was warm. Swapped out the 90 degree connector on the coax and problem solved. The high power from the amp must have been causing a fault in the connector. Lesson 1. Check all your connections. Lesson 2. Stop buying cheap coax connectors Buck k4ia On 12/30/2013 2:13 PM, Ray Coles wrote: Forgot to mention that I hauled my MFJ wattmeter/dummy load out to the bush and pushed up 100 watts into it down the feeder with 1:1 SWR, which convinced me that at least my UR8 feeder is OK. Also didn't mention I hooked up my FG01 antenna analyser up at the shack and all seemed normal, but of course the problem only comes over 40 watts (which equates to a pre balun 500V). THE PROBLEM REMAINS and I am still mystified! 73 Sent from my iPhone Ray Coles CEng M0XDL 10 Littlemoor Road, Weymouth DT3 6AA United Kingdom __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 / KPA500 / KAT500 Tuning
Is it possible that your antenna is tuned already? If it weren't, and the SWR were too high, you would not get 500 watts out of the amp. You would get a FAULT message and the whole thing would shut down. Buck k4ia On 11/12/2013 2:40 PM, Jim Bennett wrote: Folks, sorry if this has been discussed on the reflector before, but I've looked through the archives and drew a blank. I know I saw it but try as I may, can't find any related posts. I just this week added a KPA500 and KAT500 to my K3 station. Documentation sez that the KAT500 tunes best when the K3 is set to 25 watts of tune power. OK, got that set. But, what ideally should happen is that if the amp is in OPER mode and I press hold the TUNE button on the K3, the amp should temporarily go to STBY mode until the tuner has finished doing it's thing. It doesn't - the amp fires out 450 - 500 watts - not cool. Have I missed a setting somewhere that will make this happen, in case I forget to put the amp in standby mode, before I run a tune cycle? Tnx, Jim / W6JHB __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Current Drain When Off
Be careful. The power is on to the finals even when the K3 is turned off. Therefore, if the finals short, they can overheat leading to all sorts of issues. Trust me, I found out the hard way. Mine was drawing 2 amps with the K3 turned off. I make it a habit now to turn off the power supply when I am not around. Buck k4ia On 10/16/2013 3:59 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: K3 #642 measures just over 4mA when off. FT-847 reads 12mA. However, with both those loads on the FP-1030A power supply, it appears to be consuming about 3wH [72 watt-days/26.28 kw-years], apparently just to light the little LED on the panel. In fact, it's very close to 3wH with all the loads disconnected. Our highest marginal PGE rate is $0.34/kWh which works out to $8.94/yr max. Maybe a leak outside the K3(s)? It does raise the question, just how many electrons are being wasted in the TV, DirecTV receiver/DVR, microwave, and the myriad of phone/Kindle chargers plugged in all over the house, not to mention this computer which is on nearly all the time? I suspect it's a lot more than 9 bucks a year. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 10/16/2013 12:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Nope. I measured both units several times, and just now repeated the measurements. 73, Jim On 10/16/2013 11:23 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Hi Jim - you must be misreading the meter by several decimal points :-) We just measured several K3s in the lab and they both draw less than 5 mA when off. Eric elecraft.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] W2 - Possible Addition to Station
I use both the W2 and the KAT500. The W2 is closest to the antenna and tells me what the SWR really is. The KAT500 tells me what the transmitter is seeing. You really need both. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 9/2/2013 6:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Jim, Under normal operation, the resolution between an SWR of 1.3 and 1.5 is not of impo0rtance (pardon those who always strive for an SWR of 1.0). At HF that amount of resolution is unimportant unless you are doing measurements on your antenna system (that is different from normal operating) - and in that case, you would likely be using the computer connection to provide you with the greater resolution values. I sense that several hams are offering their W2 wattmeters for sale because they have purchased the KPA500 and/or the KAT500 and find that the SWR display on those devices renders the use of the W2 redundant. The W2 *is* an accurate wattmeter. I cannot comment on the accuracy of the MFJ unit. In general, wattmeters are getting more accurate, but some are still rated at 20% of the full scale readings - that is typical for analog meter readouts. So bottom line, do you want accuracy or do you want precision indication of power and SWR. If your concern is for SWR only, keep in mind that almost all wattmeters are accurate when they read an SWR of 1.0. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/2/2013 6:17 PM, Jim Bennett wrote: Currently my station includes a K3/100, P3, Ameritron AL-811 amplifier, and the LDG AT-600 ProII auto tuner with the M-600 analog display. I have the 10-watt 2 meter module installed in the K3. Further, I am in the process of building the 80-watt linear amplifier for 2 meters that was presented by W6PQL in the May 2013 issue of QST. The above equipment does not have the ability to display SWR or power output on 2 meters with the amplifier online. So, I've been looking at something to fill this gap. One option was the $80 MFJ-873 V/U meter. A second, much more expensive option is the Elecraft W2. I'm not a big fan of a string of LED's for measurement of anything, as it simply does not give the resolution one would like to have. I dealt with that when I had the Elecraft KPA500 last year. Nice to look at, but not overly big on resolution. What I DO like about the W2 is the software that is available from the web site - the W2 Interface Program. In addition to bar graphs for SWR and Power Fwd/Ref, there is a numeric display with a LOT more resolution than one normally would see with any analog meter. Since I nearly always have my MacBook Air turned on when I operate, needing to have a computer for higher resolution than LED's isn't an issue for me. __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Key Paddle Option
I took an Altoids tin and cut a piece of foam to fit the paddles. I remove the paddles and put them in the tin for transport. Altoids tin weighs next to nothing and the paddles are safe. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 6/30/2013 1:49 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Is the key paddle rugged enough that carrying the KX3 in a backpack or other carrying bag would not break it or damage or alter keying action. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA temp acting up
Thanks for the try Tom. No it is not transmitting. In fact, it is even weirder than that, the finals heat up while the radio is turned off. It draws 2 amps when off. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 4/27/2013 7:43 PM, Tom H Childers wrote: Howdy Buck, The first thing that comes to mind is that a strait key has something on top of it, but I sure you checked that. Is it possible that there is a short in a keying circuit or maybe a foot switch that has something on it or is shorted out while the rig is set in the CW mode? I don't think having either situation could cause transmit unless the rig is in CW or data mode. Is the TX LED lit up? Good luck finding it... 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:11:17 -0400, Buck k4ia k...@aol.com wrote: Left the receiver on overnight and when I came down this morning I could hear the fan running. That's odd. PA TEMP 45 If I turn off the power, the finals still heat up and when I turn the power back on the HI TEMP warning activates, power is reduced and the PA TEMP reads 105. Only way to cool it down is to unplug the power. Any ideas? __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] K3 PA temp acting up
Left the receiver on overnight and when I came down this morning I could hear the fan running. That's odd. PA TEMP 45 If I turn off the power, the finals still heat up and when I turn the power back on the HI TEMP warning activates, power is reduced and the PA TEMP reads 105. Only way to cool it down is to unplug the power. Any ideas? -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA temp acting up
Don - thanks If I let it sit while turned on, the fan will bring the temp down, then I can turn the power back up and operate at 100w. The fans keep the PA temp around 45C. So I don't think the finals have gone - yet. It is drawing about 2 amps with the power turned off but plugged in and a little under 4 amps in receive when turned on. I was biased toward the bias but don't understand why it is drawing 2 amps of current while turned off. I have not installed the gold connector mod yet. KPA3CONMDKT Any chance the problem is there? Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 4/27/2013 7:56 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Buck, If indeed the finals are heating while the K3 is truly in receive mode, then that would indicate either the PA finals have 'turned belly up' or that there is a failure in the bias circuits that is turning the PA transistors on. First unplug everything from the K3 except for a dummy load. Then plug it in and see if it still draws PA current If you have the same problem with everything unplugged, an email to K3support is in order (or a phone call after they wake up and have their morning beverage Monday morning. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/27/2013 7:11 PM, Buck k4ia wrote: Left the receiver on overnight and when I came down this morning I could hear the fan running. That's odd. PA TEMP 45 If I turn off the power, the finals still heat up and when I turn the power back on the HI TEMP warning activates, power is reduced and the PA TEMP reads 105. Only way to cool it down is to unplug the power. Any ideas? __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 fun Programmable switch display possible?
I have the same trouble with programmable switches. I can't remember what is behind each one. It would be nice if the display could be set up to say what the programmed button was going to do and then you would push again to confirm or push a different button to try something else. Buck k4ia On 1/17/2013 10:39 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: Now if we only had some decent labels to stick on those 10 switches Conventional computer labels seem to last a couple weeks before peeling off. Tiny writing isn't my strength so they are cryptic and only marginally readable. M1-M4 require diagonal printing. The other criterion is they have to come off at a desired time without residue. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/17/2013 15:26, Wayne Burdick wrote: The K3 has an average number of menu entries for a radio in its class. But we've reduced the need to use the menu in two ways. First, virtually every switch on the K3 has both tap and hold functions. This doubles the number of functions available on the panel. Second, the K3 has up to 10 switches that can be programmed to directly execute menu functions or macros. Of these, up to four are taps and six are holds. Macros are, in effect, fully customizable switches (allowing the operator to define what fun means :) Macros can be created using KX3 Utility and sent to the radio. A single macro can do things like turn on the sub RX, copy VFO A to B, move B up 2 kHz, enter split mode, and set BW to 200 Hz. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] iSDR app and KX3 not working
You need more than the Griffin to get the iPad to control the radio. You also need a computer to radio interface such as the PigTail from Pignology.net which uses wireless networking to talk to the iPad. I too had trouble with the Griffin but chalked it up to cheap cables I bought from China - they were terrible (shorted). I have since gotten the Elecraft cables but not had a chance to try them. What iSDR app are you using? Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 12/29/2012 5:48 PM, GDR wrote: I am in need of advice. I have the newer iPad 2 and am having no luck getting it to work with the KX3 using the iSDR app. I am using the Griffin external sound card and basically doing what the uTube video I Googled is doing but all I am seeing is noise, no stations and the iPad has no control of the KX3. Seems that the KX3 and the iPad are not talking to one another. My first question is, has anyone used the new generation iPad successfully with iSDR? Any tricks to get it to work? Thanks for reading. __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Vibroplex
Nov (?) QST had a cheap suggestion. There is a gadget that attaches to the sides of a carpenter's triangle to hold a setting when they are making lots of repetitive cuts. A pair sell for about $3.50 at your local building supply store. They are brass colored and attach nicely to the arm, either in place of or in addition to the stock weight. I found adding one of these to my original weight (no room for more) slowed the dits down nicely. Another example of hamgenuity improvising a product for an unintended use. But, I much prefer being able to reach over and turn the knob on my K3/KX3. Buck k4ia On 12/14/2012 1:37 PM, Bill Hammond wrote: Vibroplex makes several different weights for these bugs. However, I always just used the large solder wrapped on top of the original weight. The new weights are on this page: http://vibroplex.com/accessories.html 73, Bill AK5X On Dec 14, 2012, at 12:27 PM, Joe K2UF wrote: Steve, I also have been playing with a couple of bugs. I converted one to a lefthanded bug. Trying to be able to send with either hand. I can send reasonably clean CW with either hand at about 10 to 15 WPM. To slow down the original bug I have used extra washers on the shaft and also wrapped several turns of solder. You might want to try the CW reflector for more info. Good luck 73 Joe K2UF With enough THRUST pig fly just fine. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Roberts Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 8:13 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Vibroplex I'm looking for a vary-speed attachment for my newly acquired 1943 Vibroplex Original plus a couple of extra weights to experiment with. Anyone? Off list please. 73 Steve W1SFR __ 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2742 / Virus Database: 2617/5355 - Release Date: 10/26/12 Internal Virus Database is out of date. __ 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 Bill Hammond wham...@aol.com Bill Hammond-AK5X a...@mac.com a...@sbcglobal.net K3 #69 P3 #817 KPA500 # 149 K2/100 #4637 K1 #2033 KX1 #1023 KX3 #583 W2 T1 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KUSB Noise Query - K3
I have found that I must be sure to screw in (not just plug in) the serial connector on the back of the K3. If I don't, I will hear a pulsed rushing noise from the USB. Buck k4ia On 12/13/2012 12:53 PM, Matthew Zilmer wrote: USB uses differential signaling. Your problem may not be conductive noise, but instead it could be radiated directly from the adapter, where the ferrite won't help. KeySpan makes a USB - serial adapter that is pretty much noise-free. Its model is HS19, I think. Matt Zilmer Consultant - Product Management Dept. Magellan Navigation / MiTAC Digital Corp. Tel: (909) 394-6052 Cell: (909) 730-6552 In status quo voluntas non sufficit -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of john petters Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:25 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KUSB Noise Query - K3 Hi Folks, I posted a query about K3 Serial ports a few months back - we could not get the K3 to work properly with the RS232 connection. It turned out to be a fault with the sound card, which took out the serial connections. When I first built the K3, I bought a cheap Prolific USB converter, which radiates awful noise over the spectrum. I decided to bite the bullet and buy the proper lead, which arrived today. Using my Toshiba laptop, on battery power, I get a couple of s points of noise on 10M with the KUSB connected and HRD fired up. This is using my 2 element DJ4VM quad, which is fed with 300 ohm twin into the shack, i.e. near the laptop. On LF, I can hear the pulsing information, in sympathy with the flashing LEDs on the KUSB on 160M at quite a high level. I can even detect this when fed into a Marconi dummy load. The K3 and the tuning units are bonder to an RF earth - a copper stake about 8 feet away from the K3. I have tried choking the USB lead at the laptop end, which does reduce the noise to a degree. The question I have is - am I being unrealistic in expecting zero noise to be radiated from these adaptors? Does anyone else have this problem - or has anyone looked for it? It is not very noticeable on CW or SSB. To hear it best, listen in the AM mode with the AGC off. On SSB it sounds like band noise. Is this a problem JUST with USB adaptors or can I expect silence when connecting a computer via RS232 to RS232. If not we are sacrificing a low noise floor for the convenience of computer control. Any views appreciated, 73 -- John Petters www.traditional-jazz.com Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] need help with hiss on ssb receive
Reduce your RF gain, Use the attenuator on the lower bands. The reason it is the same with the AGC on or off is because with AGC off the receiver is running full bore amplifying all the background noise. You must reduce your RF gain until the background noise (hiss) goes away so the signal you want to hear will be just above the silence. Then, set the AGC controls to the defaults or follow some of the other suggestions on this list. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 11/23/2012 11:00 PM, Mike Rodgers wrote: I've been putting up with this hiss on receive for two years. Others have complained as well. It sounds like a rushing wind. Kinda like old cassette tape hiss. It's the dirty little secret no one wants to talk about and the first thing that comes up on other forums when you mention k3. The most common being tiring to listen to. I think I've got it the best it can be but I'm looking for tips to make it better. It keeps me from listening wide. Any hi cut above 2400 starts to irritate me so that limits me to a width of 2.1! Others complain on LSB but to me it seems more noticeable on USB where I hang out. It's a two year old k3 #5047 running latest firmware (not the beta). It's not Agc related as its the same with agc off. I feel I have a very aggressive negative eq as follows. 0. 0. 0. -3. -3. -12. -12/16. -16 I love the rig except for this. I'm not planning to sell it but I would like to make it better if possible. Right now I'm stuck at a width of 2.1 because of this. Am I doomed to just get used to it? I can filter it out with a kenwood speaker with filters but that's really just doing the same as reducing hi cut or bandwidth. Any ideas welcomed. Thanks and 73 Mike R Play me some fiddle, but no stinkin' violin! Amateur/Ham Radio KE5GBC HF Echolink mobile __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] For Sale MicroHam MicroKeyer with K3 cable
Original MicroHam Microkeyer with DB37-EL-K3 cable to hook to the K3. This device interfaces the K3 with your computer providing complete isolation while automatically selecting the proper input for SSB and digital modes including FSK. It also produces flawless CW from your computer logging program to the radio. One USB cable controls it all including the serial interface to the K3. This model does not have a built in sound card like the MicroKeyerII but uses the sound card in your computer. Stereo cables to connect to the computer are included. Details, manuals and software are on the MicroHam USA website. Photos on request. Excellent condition. $250 including shipping in the US. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 in the ARRL auction
You just made the mistake of spotting the DX BEFORE you worked it. Now the pileup begins in earnest. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 10/19/2012 8:53 AM, John Fritze wrote: So I got a notice today that the ARRL is offering a KPA500 in their on line auction...how do I get all you guys to not bid on it so I can win it? H? __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft newbie considering K3 vs KX3
You are going to get a ton of answers but here's my take (and I own both). It all depends on what you want to do. I would compare it to the choice of a laptop computer vs a desktop or a 5-shot 38 revolver vs a 13-round 45 semi-auto. Either one will get the job done but they have different pros and cons. If you want a light weight, low power consumption rig that is really easy to move around, the KX3 is better. It is perfect for hikers, campers, backyard operators, battery power and all-around fun with much better performance than the typical trail rig. Not so sure how that will change once you add the 100w amplifier. I suspect it and the larger power supply will be more of a desktop profile at that point but without the additional performance of the K3. If you want maximum flexibility, more power, more features you go for a desktop. The K3 has become the standard by which all other contest quality rigs are measured. Some of them are as big as suitcases. The K3 is small by comparison but it is lunchbox-sized compared to the KX3 which is more the size of a VHS tape. Either one is an excellent choice but you wouldn't want to haul a desktop up a mountain and you wouldn't want to use a laptop to do high resolution gaming, video editing or multiple DVD burning. So, ask yourself, what do you want to do? Most will say you need both. Buck k4ia On 10/16/2012 4:22 PM, KF9QL wrote: Hello all, Tom here. I am new to all-things Elecraft and have been looking at the K3 vs KX3 options. I spoke with David at Elecraft this morning, and he was most helpful. He also suggested that I post here to ask for opinions. I've also been searching the forum archive as well, and will continue those efforts. I apologize in advance for a lengthy first post, as this not my usual level of verbosity... I have been a HAM for 25 years now, but inactive for the past several years--and now getting back into things. I recently retired from practicing medicine due to a medical disability, and have earned a degree in Computer Science and started a small technology company out of a home office. My current project involves a biomedical device that can work as a remote monitor of a subject's status. Basically, I am trying to meet two needs here I suppose: Re-kindle my HAM radio hobby, and learn more about digital data transmission with an eye towards using HAM radio to help in that effort. As my level of knowledge about electronics is growing daily, I have been considering a build of either a K3 or a KX3. The radio would be used in my home shack, but I would also like to make it somewhat mobile in an RV...or even a normal auto. Obviously the KX3 is supremely qualified for this purpose, but I think the K3 probably is as well. And of course the K3 has much a greater potential for future expansion and capability. But to get started, it appears that it is very hard to beat the features and price point of the KX3. So I guess what I am looking for is a bit of advice from experienced owners/users on which might be the better choice for me? I understand that the 100w amplifier intended for the KX3 is not yet in production--but of course that will change. My intention will also be to add in a 2m module at some point, and I understand that the KX3 module for 2m is not yet available either. However again, these things will change--and one can always find a small amplifier to use with the KX3 in the meantime. The price for a K3 build would be $500-1000 more than that for a KX3, but if this is my primary radio...is that money well-spent at this point? Also, in terms of possible research activities using digital data transmission, would the K3 be clearly superior to the KX3? David told me about the accessory in/out ports on the K3, which would indeed be convenient. However the size of the KX3 is very attractive for possible field-work, so it has that going for it--and having to use the main mic port is not the end of the world. But still, the K3 really isn't unwieldy by any stretch, so the size differential between the two might not even be an issue at all. Anyway, I would appreciate whatever advice folks are willing to offer. I anticipate making a purchase sometime in the next 1-2 weeks, and have been reading everything I can find, and watching every YouTube video I can come across on either of these two units. Thanks in advance for the help! KF9QL -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-newbie-considering-K3-vs-KX3-tp7564208.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Filter suggestions for new builder
You have chosen the bread-and-butter choices. You may find they are all you need. You can add others later, if needed. Could you go with less? Personally, I only use the sub-receiver for chasing split DX. I don't need razor sharp filtering - in fact, I need to hear a broad spectrum so I can figure out where the DX is listening. Therefore, I elected no special filters in the sub. If you use the sub for diversity reception, you probably need to filter it up. Buck k4ia On 9/25/2012 1:20 PM, Stan AE7UT wrote: I'm asking for a little help with filter choices. I've read all I can on the subject and have come up with what I think is a good choice for me. I'm going to be getting the sub-receiver so I'm going to be getting 2 of each filter. At almost $300 a filter set I would hate to make a choice that I later have to replace. I'm new to CW and spend about an hour a night working CW on 80/40/30/20. I like to chase DX both CW and SSB. I do some contesting but I usually only have an hour or two in each contest to operate. I'm just too busy with family and work to put more into it. I would like to do more. I've never worked FM or AM/ESSB because I've never had the capability. I'm coming from an Orion II and really liked the diversity reception and want that back. I'm pretty sure about getting the: 2.8 Khz, 8 pole 1.8 Khz, 8 pole 400 Hz, 8 pole Wondering if I should put in the: 1.0 Khz, 8 pole 13 Khz FM Thanks for any thoughts on the choices. 73 Stan AE7UT __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 + NaP3
I think NAP3 stands for Not A P3 Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 9/11/2012 10:46 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: It's a great example of why acronyms are absurd if you want to communicate anything to others outside of an exclusive small group. It's been a problem as long as I've been writing technical literature, which goes back to the 1960's! 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- NaP3 is a panadapter display program. I know just a little tiny bit about it, such as how to spell it but not much more. On Sep 11, 2012, at 6:48 PM, gdaug...@stanford.edu wrote: NaP3 seems to work well but the display shows vertical lines every 1-2 KHz. I've seen NaP3 references many times, but I'm completely in the dark about what it means. Could somebody clue me in, please? Sodium Phosphide would be Na3P (If it exists)... 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 6-7, 2012 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] The next new radio from Japan?
I like the clever design of the control head but - Upconversion Over 6 pounds 1.2 Amp on standby No internal antenna tuner mentioned Mandatory D-$tar Seems like a combination of the worst of the old and new in what is likely to be a very expensive package. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 8/26/2012 11:17 AM, Gary wrote: I saw this press release and thought I share it. It seems Icom (Japan) has introduced their new all band/all mode amateur transceiver. It will likely be some time before we see some version of it in the USA. More info can be seen at: http://www.icomuk.co.uk/News_Article/3508/17675/ Gary __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 2.5mm 3conductor RX I/Q to 3.5mm 3conductor soundcard line input cable
I believe they have one - whether your store does or not is another issue. I haven't found it locally. Elecraft recommends a pigtail cable to reduce strain on the board. There are some for sale on the internet (from China) but buy at least two because they are not the best quality. Maybe someone else can cite a dependable source. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 8/20/2012 8:44 AM, Jeff Herr wrote: This is a radio shack item? WW6L __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Pandapter woes
Yes, indeed. One of the Chinese pig-tail adapters was shorting the two signals. I changed adapters and gave the program some time to run and cancel out images and it works much better now. I still have some recurring spurs that run up and down the band chasing the center frequency so there's work remaining to be done. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 On 8/18/2012 6:39 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: Both of the 3.5 to 2.5mm pigtail adapters I bought from Amazon were not wired correctly, with no connection at all to the ring (if I remember correctly). Cheap doesn't always pay in my Experience! 73 Stephen G4SJP On Saturday, 18 August 2012, Ignacy wrote: I got the same results initially with a laptop using HDSDR. Turned out it had a mono input. A bit better picture with a default sound card on desktop. Then ran sound card calibration in HDSDR to decrease image and the center has disappeared. Now HDSDR works very well; adding frequency display by OmniRig is simple. The effective range is 45KHz. Not sure this is limit of my sound card or IQ in KX3. No complains as free I/Q in KX3 is icing on the cake. Ignacy -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Pandapter-woes-tp7561244p7561249.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 javascript:; This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 - Pandapter woes
I am having a devil of a time with my KX3 and NaP3 running through an EM0202 outboard soundcard. It works great with my K3 to an LpPan pandapter. With the KX3, I get a big blip in the middle and mirror images on either side that move along with the tuning. I have tried reversing the I/Q. This is telling me there is something wrong with the cables but I have switched them out, including the 2.53.5 adapter to no avail. Now, I am suspecting the I/Q jack on the KX3 but that seem unlikely. Anyone have an idea for me to try? -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
[Elecraft] Sherwood ranking
Very well done indeed. But, I am confused. How is the ranking decided? Is it subjective or is there a formula? -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Missing instructions for screws?
Those holes are for the KXPD3 paddles - you can ignore them. Elecraft always gives you some extra hardware - just in case. Buck k4ia On 8/7/2012 11:36 AM, Kevin Luxford wrote: When I finished the build of the KX3, there were a couple of small flat head black screws left over. I found a couple of spots where they fitted, but for the life of me I could not find reference to them in the assembly instructions. These screws seem to go on either side of a male connector visible in the window of a square cut-out on the top cover. Further, I could find no reference to this 4 pin connector. Has it something to do with the yet un-released 2 m option and linear amplifier? I have gone through both the assembly and operator's manuals at least three times, however, this is no guarantee that I have not overlooked the explanation I am looking for. 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 I/Q output for pandapter
I am fooling around with an EM0202 external soundcard and NaP3 which works just fine with an LpPan pandapter providing the I/Q from my K3 but I am not having much luck with the KX3, I have turned on the RX I/Q in the menu and run the I/Q output from the KX3 to the soundcard. I had to crank the gain way up but the signals are not there - just images, a blip in the center frequency and mirrored spurs on either side. . Before I go crazy trying to get this to work, is it fully implemented at this time and should it work? If it is, I will go about trouble shooting my cables and connectors. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 Macros for Split Operation
I have written a couple of Macros for the KX3 but need some help This one will put the rig into Split, Xmt on VFOB, VFOB up 2, RIT=0, XIT=0, Turn on Dual Watch, Clear the Menu off the screen SWT25;SWT25;FT1;UPB5;RT0;XT0;MN140;MP016;SWH09; This one will restore to regular operation (undoing above) SWT25;SWT25;FT0;UPB0;MN140;MP000;SWH09; Question #1: How do I make the OFS/B knob set to activate the B function? If it is on OFS, it will control VFO A and I want it to control VFO B so I can tune to hear the other side of the pileup. Nothing I do seems to alter whatever it was set to when I started. Question #2: I can't find a CONFIG:MACRO x menu item on the KX3 to assign my masterpieces to a button. How do I do that? It looks like I can assign a simple menu item to PF1/2 (page 19 of Operator Manual) but I can't find anything about Macros. Question #3: Other than PF1 and PF2, how do I assign macros to other keys? The K3 had the M1 - M4 keys but they are not on the KX3. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 Thumbscrews
I notice the thumbscrews on the paddles have a screwdriver slot but the ones on the case do not. The ones on the case have a tendency to bind and can be very hard to release with just finger pressure. I hate to apply pliers and mar the surface. May I suggest future kits include case thumbscrews with a screwdriver slot? -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Lighter spring pressure for the KXPD3
Good ideas. I hadn't tried to take the paddles apart yet. Maybe I'll send it off to Pierro Begali and see what he would design. Probably end up with paddles that cost as much as the rig - but they would be beautiful! Buck k4ia On 7/16/2012 7:18 PM, Art Nienhouse wrote: Hi Buck Lighter spring pressure how I did it. I found a longer spring I cut off the ends where the coil bind winding are, cut it just short of installed length same as the (original) spring length. Next I closed one end a bit to fit tight on the threads of the screw then Installed the spring by screwing in on the threads holding it in place. Install it on the other paddle arm screw before putting the arms in place, squeezing the paddle arms together dropping the arms on the pins. I reassembled the paddle tried it for feel on the second try the spring feels right with a lighter closure pressure. I cut the spring a bit short in length then pulled the spring apart to stretch it to the proper length same as the one that came with the key. I think these keys could be supplied with several springs so the closure pressure could be set to a preference by the operator. Shims could be supplied to add pressure to an existing spring. This changed the feel making the key usable for me. Thinking of how I could make the spring tension adjustable I would do this. Find the right length allen screw ( no head ) the length to be determined for final build. Next I would find a spring with a bigger diameter with less turns per length, the end to fit a shoulder washer. Turn a washer or find a washer shaped with a shoulder so the inside could be threaded to fit the allen and the out side diameter would hold the spring the shoulder of the washer would be inside the spring. Install this on the allen with washer and spring about half way along the length to be timed out when installed the allen would be flush with the out side of the paddle arm, when the final dimensions are set Loctite thread locker would hold this washer in place so it could not move. Last install it from the inside out now this lighter spring with less turns bigger diameter would be more sensitive to closing (adding) pressure against the two paddle arms now turning the allen screw from the outside will adjust the arm closing pressure. Several springs /shim washers might be the way to go. Regards Art ka9zap __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] Kx3 Paddles spring adjustment?
Is there an adjustment for the spring tension? I am spoiled by my Begali and these feel like I am lifting weights. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 Got a good feeling about this
My KX3 (ordered Dec 29) was delivered today. Hot Doggity! I started the build and it is remarkable As always with Elecraft, the unpacking is to behold a work of art. How do they put together such a beautiful package? The hardest part for me is discriminating (is that a bad word?) between a 1/4 inch and a 3/16 inch screw or a 2-56 vs a 4-40 thread. If you work with this stuff every day (I don't) it might be easy. But, it is a puzzle with easy answers. Don't be intimidated by my comment. If the instructions say there are 7 of something, you can figure out which of the doohikies in front of you have 7 - and that must be it. Thanks Wayne and Eric. You have redefined the modern amateur transceiver from the technical side in a revolutionary way. You went against the conventional wisdom of quadruple up-conversion and produced receivers of remarkable sophistication. Then you did the impossible and kitted it out. Amazing. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 __ 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
[Elecraft] KX3 - Little issue closing the case.
I am having trouble getting the case to close properly. It feels like the speaker plug is hitting the RF board and causing that side to not go all the way down. I checked my speaker placement and it is right. I discovered the speaker plug needs an extra push to seat all the way down - but that wasn't enough. Anyone have an idea before I whittle down the speaker plug? -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 KX3 #715 __ 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
[Elecraft] K3 - 5 pole 500Hz filter for Sale
No longer needed so now it needs a new home. New $89.95 plus shipping. I'll sell for $75 including shipping to US. PayPal preferred. -- Buck k4ia __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] k3 and field day
I've taken mine out on Field Day for the past 3 years. Not a problem. If you're really worried, use the K3 utility to back up your settings and you can restore pretty easily. If that doesn't work, post the following: ACHTUNG! Alles touristen und non-technischen look unds peepers! Das machin kontrol is nicht fur dial gespinnen, finger gepoken und mitten grabben. Uderwise ist easy schnappen der springenverk, blowen fuzen, und poppen corken mit spitzen sparken. Der radio machine ist fur experten operator. Ist nicht fur geverken by dumpkopfen. Rubber necken zighten seers keepen sur cotton picken hands in sur pockets. Pencil necken geeken farbs - relaxen, und vatchen das blinken lights. Buck k4ia On 5/11/2012 3:11 PM, dm...@nexicom.net wrote: I agree that this is risky but Id like to point out thatit will be used by a core group. who are pretty dedicated and they are all used to some pretty nice rigs just none a K3It will not be the GOTA station we have a ts430 for that. I am just wanting to avoid to much confusion. If we all had a few old rigs kicking arround we would use them. having the config files to correct someones boo boo is a great idea. I guess I would have thought of that eventually. David Moes VE3DVY On Friday 11/05/2012 at 1:04 pm, Anthony Scandurra K4QE wrote: David, This applies to ANY competition class radio, not just the K3. I strongly recommend AGAINST bringing out your radio out unless you know for a fact that those who will be using it know how to use it already. If it is a free-for-all, you should only take out a radio that is dead-simple to operate like an ICOM IC-718, a Yaesu FT-840, or a Yaesu FT-747. Otherwise, you will be constantly be asked questions and/or really frustrating operators. Even worse, they might get the radio into some state rendering it unusable (yes, it DOES happen) and without a quick resolution because you won't know exactly what they changed. Sorry, but it is really not worth your trouble unless you know the operators are K3-aware. 73, Tony -Original Message- From: dm...@nexicom.net Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 12:29 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] k3 and field day I will have my k3 at Field Day this year and would like a little advice.I will have the Yamaha cm500, a hand held mic plus a set of paddles. It will have one multiband antenna. plus a will periodically be connected to a beam when its available. Since it will also be used by several other ops that probably wont know the K3 I would like to set it up as user friendly as possible and lock out as much as possible in the menus to prevent it from being messed up. What settings have others used in this situation. and what precautions are there? and any other thoughts please. Please answer to the reflector and not directly to me. David Moes VE3DVY __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] Connect your radio and computer wirelessly
This popped up on the KX3 reflector but I thought it should be here too. Pardon if someone beat me to it. Here's a neat new device that connects your computer and radio over an ad hoc wireless network. It is really designed for the iPad and the maker's program HamLog but I see it having application here. Communication with the computer is wireless and communication with the rig is over its serial port. No USB or serial port from your computer is required. 1. Take your iPad to the field and log your contacts with HamLog, then import them into your home logging program (yes the program supports ADIF file transfers). HamLog supports Elecraft radios, including the KX3. 2. Maybe you've had bad luck with ProLific and FTDI drivers trying to run USBSerial converters. You could have your radio and computer talk wireless while you access the internet over a network cable. Go to pignology.net I have no connection with the company - just interested in the possibilities and marveling at the creativity. -- Buck k4ia __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] AD-1-K doesn't have blocking capacitor, Heil claims
Yes but. . . The Mic pinout used by Elecraft is the Kenwood pinout. So, you would use a Kenwood adapter with a Heil product. Hence the issue with the blocking cap - unless Heil has now made available a mic adapter cable specifically for the Elecraft line. Buck k4ia On 2/24/2012 2:53 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Bob Heil just told me that only the ICOM Heil adapters have blocking capacitors. Of course NONE of the Kenwood or Yaesu have any blocking caps as none of their inputs have phantom voltage (thank goodness) Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:32 AM To: Tom Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Heil Proset Headphones Tom, Since you have the Icom adapter now, I must ask - Is that a Proset-Ic? You can find the Ic designation in the end of the microphone tube that attaches to the earphone. If it is an Ic type, it has an electret microphone element which requires bias. I believe the Kenwood adapter has a blocking capacitor that will prevent the bias voltage from reaching the mic element. If you are using this with a K3, just plug it into the rear panel jack, no need for an adapter. If you are using it with the K2, rewire the Microphone Configuration Header to match your Icom adapter. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/24/2012 1:58 PM, Tom wrote: I have the headset with the adapter for my Icom 756Pro. Which Heil adapter do I need to use the headset with the K3? AD-1-K? Tom KQ5S __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] DXCC map
http://hamradiomap.qth.com/ You'll have to add the Elecraft logo yourself Buck k4ia On 2/21/2012 3:18 AM, István Szabó wrote: Let's have it a price! I would buy one. István Szabó On 2/21/2012 4:46 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: An excellent idea! I can picture a problem though. It's already nearly impossible to get near the front of the Elecraft booth at Dayton. If they were handing out free maps you couldn't even get in the building. Maybe Elecraft could rent a portion of the flea market parking lot and set up a beer garden? They could hand out maps there. I volunteer for bar tending duties. They could also set up an operating area to demo radios. Just thinking out loud... On 2/20/2012 4:27 PM, István Szabó wrote: My map is so obsolete, that there is USSR, East Germany and so on on it. It would be great to have an Elecraft map as the next one. Any source or plan? 73' István Szabó HA4ZD __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Older K3/100s and the ERR12V problem
Don't tease us like that. ;-) What is the bypass surgery method? I don't remember seeing it. Buck k4ia On 2/14/2012 2:41 PM, Ralph Parker wrote: I had this problem after #1823 came back from PJ6A. Luckily, it didn't happen while we were there, although another K3 did show this error. Tnx goodness we had a spare (mine). I bought a set of gold pins (they were not offered for free), but elected to use the 'bypass surgery' method, suggested as an alternative, as I was afraid of damaging the PC boards during the removal/replacement of the pins. The bypass was easy to do, and I have not had the 'problem' since. A few of my K3 friends have had the problem too, and I have, since my episode, recommended the bypass solution. Cheap, easy, works. Ralph, VE7XF __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hum on transmit
I have found, on occasion, I get a raspy pulsing noise on the audio. I believe it is coming from a USB connection through an audio switching device. I must make sure the RS232 plug on the back of the K3 is securely screwed on (not just pushed on) and wiggling the audio plugs in the row below the RS232 and the ACC jacks will make it go away. I haven't figured out exactly which one it is yet. The K3 is star-point grounded with the computer case but not the audio switching device. I have done the pin1 mic mod. The plugs are one more thing to check as you look for the source of your hum. Buck k4ia On 1/23/2012 11:28 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: Cary, I battled a hum/buzz problem just two weeks ago. After almost a full day spent hunting, experimenting, searching, and doing everything under the sun plus some very helpful dialog from others here on Elecraft forum, the hum/buzz was finally fixed. I did not fix it, it just disappeared. So, here are some things I did... (1) I did all my tests with the monitor on and TX in TEST mode since that in itself showed the hum/buzz. (2) With the help of Jim Brown (K9YC) I used the TX EQualization feature of the K3 to crimp down to minimum the low frequencies of the hum/buzz. Doing this, it appeared that this was indeed a buzz and not a 60-cycle hum because the buzz did not start to be attenuated until after the 400 Hz TXEQ was set to zero and I started working on the next higher frequency band. (3) I was confused as to whether this was front mic and back end mic inputs or just front. I finally determined that this was on the front mic only with 98 percent confidence. It is not 100 percent confidence because all of my experiments to prove one way or the other were a bit scrambled but I think this was front panel mic only. (4) I then focused on the mic itself, an Elecraft MH2 hand mic. Unfortunately it was the only mic I had for the front panel but if you have more then one then I definitely suggest you test them all to see if the hum/buzz is independent of mic. (5) I jiggled and bumped this front panel mic and connector to see if there was some loose connection. Someone suggested florescent lighting as a noise generated and I tested with all lights turned off (see next point). (6) I also had a nice 13.8 Li-nanoPhosphate battery so I disconnected EVERYTHING from the K3. The only two things connected were the 13.8 volt battery on the power and the mic on the front panel. No Antenna, no ground, no other connector to the K3. Hum/Buzz was still there and in that test I also turned off the circuit breaker for all AC in my shack. Did not help. (7) After some tests, and other things, the hum just seemed to disappear and never came back since. My best guess is that it was one of the following: (1) either an external noise source that eventually turned off and my front panel mic was just more susceptible to picking it up; or, (2) the front panel mic itself had some kind of loose connection that just seemed to finally correct itself. I favor cause (1) though. I am kind of hoping it comes back so I can test some more. 73, phil, K7PEH On Jan 23, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Hunsdon Cary III wrote: Don: You know it's hard to tell the difference between a buzz and a 60 hertz hum, at least to my 66 year old ears. HOWEVER, when I disconnected the mic front the front panel connector and used the XMIT button on the front panel, there is no buzz or hum! I'll start troubleshooting the mic cable now! Tnx for your help. 73, Cary, K4TM On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Cary, Is it hum or is it actually buzz? Hum is 60 Hz AC, but buzz will be of various frequencies, and it is difficult to tell them apart with just your ears as detectors. Does it disappear if the microphone is not connected? Use XMIT to put the K3 in transmit while you are listening. If it is only when the microphone is connected, you may have a broken wire in the mic cable. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/23/2012 10:10 AM, Hunsdon Cary III wrote: K3 Experts: My K3-100 has been flawless in its performance until yesterday. I had a schedule with W5ZNN who told me I had a hum on my signal; I put my headphones on and sure enough there it was on transmit. I tried plugging the Astron 35M directly into the AC outlet instead of the outlet strip - no luck, hum was still there. I connected the K3 to my SEC 1223 switching power supply and, you guessed it, the hum is still there. I hate to think there's something amiss with the K3 but it looks that way. Any ideas? 73, Cary, K4TM Lynchburg VAh h3c...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help
[Elecraft] K3 and LP 100A calibration
Following up on an exchange I had some time ago with Larry, I couldn't figure out why his LP100A watt meter was reading low - even after he had calibrated it in his shop. With some help from Don W3FPR, I got it figured out and offer this for future reference to others who may experience the same confusion. There is a procedure on page 49 on the K3 manual to calibrate the power out on the K3. After doing this you calibrate per-band using a procedure on the same page. I didn't realize the K3 power meter is not absolute. In other words, this procedure on page 49 is what tells the K3 power meter how much 100 watts really is (actually 50 watts is used for the test). I had calibrated my K3 watt meter some time ago against an MFJ-949E antenna tuner watt meter. (OK stop laughing). Turns out the MFJ unit and another cheapo SWR meter I had here were both way off. The MFJ reported 100w when the true output was more like 70. As a result, even though my K3 watt meter read 100w, in perfect agreement with the MFJ, both were wrong. I re-calibrated, per Don's suggestion, using the LP100A as the reference. Now 100w on my K3 shows 100w on the LP100A and 125 watts on the MFJ. As an added bonus, my amplifier now puts out full power as it was being under driven before. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hum on Audio...
Is it possible that in setting the power level, you accidentally turned up the compression? (they are on the same knob). If the compression is too high it will make a rushing, buzzing sound on the audio Buck k4ia On 1/13/2012 2:09 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: Ron, OK, now it appears I was mistaken when I said that that the hum was in both mics. I think I flubbed something up in my previous test due to the way that the macros are assigned to keys which led me to thinking that the hum occurred in both mics. But, I learned something in this... One, don't try to use one of your macro assigned keys (in my case M2 and M1) while in the menu because that merely reassigns the key to the new menu entry. I made this mistake several times this morning. But, when I discovered it and then reset my macro definitions, I rediscovered that the HUM occurs in the front panel MH2 hand held mic only. I did this test several times to make sure I was not confusing things. I discovered something else that I did not know before. PTT is actuated by any of the methods of PTT. So, when I thought I had the headphones CM500 mic enabled I used my foot switch for push to talk and since that worked for some dumb reason I was thinking I had successfully switched from front panel to rear panel. But, I had not. I also discovered that I could use the hand mic (front panel) PTT switch even though my rear panel mic was being used. Now, after I discovered this, I realize that it is obvious but something that lead to my confusion. So, the problem occurs on the FRONT PANEL mic only and not the rear panel. And, the problem occurs when the K3 is in TOTAL isolation from all AC sources except for possibly me. I mean, I am holding the mic but then I don't think that is a cause of the hum because I tried it with a insulated hand and it still caused the hum on the front panel mic. I doubt that this is caused by wall-outlet type AC because I have erased all AC for some of my tests. And, besides, this problem seemed to occur OK, while writing that last sentence something occurred to me. Another change I had made on Wednesday after I had my good audio reports on the MH2 front panel mic was that I set the configuration for the band specific power levels to work with the KPA500. So, I just now went to test the mic and change that setting around but the hum is gone. I repeat, the hum is gone from the front panel mic. I now can't test the band specific power menu setting because I have no problem. But, I have a suspicion as to the cause now and I am going to do some other experiments. 73, phil On Jan 13, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Yeah, Phil, two mics doing it eliminates the easy idea of a bad wire in one of them. When switching mics, be sure to physically disconnect the one you are not using. An ungrounded mic hot lead might introduce hum, even if you have the other mic enabled. Hand effects suggest a ground loop- either AC or RF. Being in TEST mode eliminates RF, since you aren't making any. I'd start disconnecting things one at a time. If the hum is still there with everything but the mic and power supply connected, you can be sure it's not in the external gear. Do you have another power supply you can substitute? All it needs to do is provide enough current for receive, since you are transmitting in TEST mode. One possibility is that you'd lost filtering in the power supply. That can produce different levels of hum from different mics, depending upon the gain settings, etc. If it's clean on the alternate power supply, that leaves ONLY the K3, of course. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Phil Hystad [mailto:phys...@mac.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 9:21 AM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: 'Elecraft List' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hum on Audio... Ron, I have been able to do more tests. Unfortunately, it is in both mics but not as strong in the Yamaha CM500 mic as in the MH2 but it is present. This morning I double checked all connections (most in the back). This includes the key out to the KPA500, the plugs for the cm500, the external speaker, my foot PTT switch, and even the svga cable to the KPA500. Nuts, have not tested the serial port yet. However, absolutely no difference in behavior. I can hear the hum on the speaker when I have the monitor gain cranked up a little bit and keying the mic in Test mode. If I lay my hand on the top of the K3 the hum disappears. If I lay my hand on the P3 sitting next to K3 the hum disappears but not as much. And, I can do the same with other grounded equipment. I have checked my grounds and they all seem to be pretty good. So, I am at a loss as to what to try next. This seemed to start on its own Wednesday afternoon after my last SSB QSO. I say that because after that QSO, I turned the rigs off and then the next day (Thursday
Re: [Elecraft] K3 #6150
How about a Mouser part # for those knobs? Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 1/8/2012 2:17 PM, David Gilbert wrote: I certainly agree with your overall sentiment. It beats me why Elecraft would continue to use a parts vendor that produces knobs with such horrible quality control. Three years is a ridiculous amount of time for any supplier to get its act together. My AF/RF knobs had the cracking problem, and while Elecraft did quickly replace them I bought the machined aluminum knobs from Mouser anyway and I love them. They have a very solid feel to them and I actually like the fact that they stick out. They don't stick out any more than the main VFO knob, and since I am right handed they are easier for my hand to quickly access past the other four small knobs. 73, Dave AB7E -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NZ8J Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 1:04 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 #6150 K3/100 kit sn 6150 arrived yesterday just in time for the weekend. Took my time today and it went together in about 8 hours, with no significant issues. Everything worked according to the manual as I expected. There is one issue that is somewhat irritating though. The AF and RF knobs cannot be nested as they should be to fit properly. In order to be able to turn the AF gain or RF gain without having them catch on the larger respective SUB knobs they have to be pulled out so they won't catch. They are visibly out of alignment. A quick search of the archives revealed a rather long 2 /1/2 year old thread about some defective knobs. The gist of the thread was not so much about them cracking or breaking as some had experienced, it was because they were off center and would not allow for a proper installation. Apparently whatever the issue was, it is still there 2 1/2 years later as the one I received yesterday has the same problem. It's hard to understand how a product can be so well designed and the manufacturing tolerances so close (take the cabinet parts and pieces as one example) but yet something as seemingly simple as a plastic knob some 2 1/2 years after an in-depth discussion that Elecraft was part of are still being manufactured and delivered out of tolerance. I don't have a problem with the intended look or feel of the knobs, I think they are fine, just the fact they turn out so badly in many cases and detract from the end product. I was having a lot of fun putting this together today until I got to the part where I installed the knobs, big disappointment! I have a set of the Mouser machined aluminum knobs and although they are smooth and have a nice feel they just don't match the rest of the knobs to my liking, I wonder if anyone has come up with an alternative to the Mouser knobs? Tim NZ8J K3 - 6150 P3- 1775 KPA500 - 618 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Internal Tuner Question
Well here's one for you: My setup is K3 to wattmeter to dummy load. The K3 says 100w If the external wattmeter is: MFJ 949E tuner/SWR meter (tuner out of circuit) it says 100w cheapo Radio Shack SWR meter 100w LP 100A digital wattmeter says 70 watts Elecraft W2 says 70 watts Yes, I have run the transmitter calibration routine in the K3 Utility program. SWR in all three cases is nominal 1:1 The result is the same to a real antenna although the SWR is not 1:1 What could be causing the external-sensor type wattmeters to read low? Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 1/2/2012 10:14 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Quite right. There a couple of impedance transformations that occur between the collectors (or plates) of the power amplifiers and the antenna. The first is done by the output filters. In modern rigs, they are fixed tuned and designed in common Ham rigs to convert the impedance at the collectors to 50 ohms, resistive. If your antenna presents that impedance, no further conversion is necessary. But many antennas don't. In the old days the output network was adjustable and we simply did the necessary adjustments and all was good. Nowadays, with fixed tuned amplifier output networks, we need another matching network to handle the conversion when the antenna doesn't present a 50 ohms resistive load. Enter the antenna tuner that converts what the antenna shows to the 50 ohms needed by the output filter. The built in SWR meter displays the SWR on the link between the tuner and the output filter. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Azlin N4ZPT Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 6:19 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Internal Tuner Question Thanks Matthew. I should not have spoken like that. Should just have said the meter in the line would not change just because a radio tuner transformed impedance to make the radio happy. 73, tom n4zpt On 1/2/2012 9:11 PM, Matthew Pitts wrote: Tom, All an antenna tuner does is show the radio the load it expects; the SWR will still be high at the output of the tuner, and an SWR meter in the coax at that output will show it as it actually is at that point, not as it is on the input of the tuner/output of the radio. Matthew Pitts N8OHU __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Mic problem
In the main Config Menu Mic Sel, I plug the mic into the front panel and use FP-H and no bias. Mic gain 18-20. Unless you have an Icom cartridge in the Pro-Set. That would require bias. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 11/26/2011 4:35 PM, Jack Berry wrote: I have a Pro-Set mic that came with the purchase of a used K3, s/n #3012 for reference. The mic seems to be nearly dead and I wanted to make sure that I am not doing something wrong before sending it to Heil for testing and repair. Even with the gain full up and the mic right next to my mouth I can't move the ALC but do hear my voice in the head set with monitor volume up full. I have tried it through both the front and rear mic sockets and another Heil mic works fine with the radio. Any suggestions? __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Accessory Build order
Having done this several times myself, my advice would be to do it all at once. There is a certain amount of overhead removing screws, breaking into the radio and moving stuff around to get to the parts. It is pain to do that multiple times. Just get it over with. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 11/12/2011 8:35 AM, KC9QQ wrote: Don, Thanks for you detailed reply. I think I will install the KIO2 first so I can interface the K2 to my computer for CW contesting. I don't know if I was being very patient or just afraid I would break the K2 which was already working so well! Fred, KC9QQ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Accessory-Build-order-tp6987212p6988060.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
[Elecraft] K1 for Sale
4 Band (40,30,20 and 15) meter K1 with antenna tuner. Upgraded Firmware Rev 109. A really neat build - if I do say so myself. This a truly fantastic radio that will amaze you with its sensitivity and great filtering. The built-in antenna tuner will tune a wet noodle making it perfect for portable operation. I took it traveling and made 100s of QSOs all over the world with minimal antennas and a walwart power supply. Excellent condition non-smoking. One tiny mark on the top. Lots of QRP radios are just toys. The K1 is a serious rig with an excellent receiver. Experience Elecraft mojo at its best for only $475 plus $10 shipping in US. Includes walwart power supply and BNC to SO239 adapter. Please reply off list. Thanks for looking. -- Buck k4ia K3 # 101 __ 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
[Elecraft] Who had the W2 for Sale?
Whoever had the W2 for sale, please contact me. Thunderbird ate your email and I am interested in buying it from you. -- Buck k4ia __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice
Interesting but I could sure use some more detailed instructions how to set it up Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 10/3/2011 7:31 PM, Michael Downs wrote: I have two apps in the Apple App Store that allow you to remotely control your K3 using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. These apps are free as I want to encourage those who are interested to try them out and provide me feedback on any bugs discovered and enhancements desired. The apps use two different approaches to communicate with the K3 from your iDevice. K3iConnect establishes an ad hoc network with a wifi serial adapter that fits in the RS232 port on the K3. Thus, no PC/Mac or cables are required and the K3 can be remotely controlled from anywhere within 30+ feet of the radio. K3iNetwork uses your local WiFi network and PC/Mac to communicate with the K3. In this case you need to have your K3 tethered to your PC or Mac via an RS232 cable. The advantage here is that sound from the K3 line out can be streamed to the iDevice with a third party app such as Airfoil. Both apps will work with the P3. I have used these apps to carry on CW and data QSOs with other amateurs. I think they are an exciting addition to the Elecraft Mojo, but they also need the benefit of users ideas on how to make them better. Also, maybe other iDevice or Android developers will be inspired to develop their own apps to add even more capabilities. Enjoy! Mike, ks7d __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] noise on SSB modulation
It is not a fan, it is RF or other noise getting back into the mic circuit. I had the same problem. Check the two mods on the Elecraft K3 Enhancements and Application Notes page. Look for Older K3 Mods Front Panel Microphone and Improving the Immunity of the real panel RS232 and audio connectors to see if they apply to your rig's serial number. Do both to solve your problem. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 9/23/2011 6:39 AM, DK5EW wrote: Hi all, I use at my K3 a HEIL PRO SET ELITE IC, I had this as I use it at my old ICOM IC-275H as well. Now I recognised that I have a small noise on modulation like a fan that gives me some power output when I just push PTT. OK I have in my shack 2 additional fans for cooling the PA so I switched them of. The noise is lower but still there. and there are no other noise sources. So my setting for the HEIL headset are: - MIC: 25 - CMR: 25 - MIC SEL: RP + HIGH BIAS - MIC+LIN: OFF Do you have any idea if I can change setting to cancel that noise ? I can not believe that the microphone is that sensitive to pick up all little noises around. best regards Erwin/DK5EW - eMail ist virenfrei. Von AVG überprüft - www.avg.de Version: 10.0.1410 / Virendatenbank: 1520/3913 - Ausgabedatum: 22.09.2011 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] noise on SSB modulation
Try reducing your compression setting. I get a noise at 25 also. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 9/23/2011 7:33 AM, DK5EW wrote: Dear Buck, thanks for your tips but I'm not sure if I have to do any mor because my K3 is brand new ! It came 05.September 2011 and has serial 5776. 73's Erwin/DK5EW Am 23.09.2011 13:24, schrieb Buck k4ia: It is not a fan, it is RF or other noise getting back into the mic circuit. I had the same problem. Check the two mods on the Elecraft K3 Enhancements and Application Notes page. Look for Older K3 Mods Front Panel Microphone and Improving the Immunity of the real panel RS232 and audio connectors to see if they apply to your rig's serial number. Do both to solve your problem. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 9/23/2011 6:39 AM, DK5EW wrote: Hi all, I use at my K3 a HEIL PRO SET ELITE IC, I had this as I use it at my old ICOM IC-275H as well. Now I recognised that I have a small noise on modulation like a fan that gives me some power output when I just push PTT. OK I have in my shack 2 additional fans for cooling the PA so I switched them of. The noise is lower but still there. and there are no other noise sources. So my setting for the HEIL headset are: - MIC: 25 - CMR: 25 - MIC SEL: RP + HIGH BIAS - MIC+LIN: OFF Do you have any idea if I can change setting to cancel that noise ? I can not believe that the microphone is that sensitive to pick up all little noises around. best regards Erwin/DK5EW - eMail ist virenfrei. Von AVG überprüft -www.avg.de Version: 10.0.1410 / Virendatenbank: 1520/3913 - Ausgabedatum: 22.09.2011 __ 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 __ 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 eMail ist virenfrei. Von AVG überprüft - www.avg.de http://www.avg.de Version: 10.0.1410 / Virendatenbank: 1520/3913 - Ausgabedatum: 22.09.2011 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: Contesters using N1MM voice keyer versus K3DVK
The advantage of the N1MM voice keyer is that it will automatically send the next message depending on where you are in the logging sequence. You can also go so far as to record individual letters and it will string them together to say callsigns and incremental QSO numbers. Its a lot of work to do that trick but it can be done. If you use the K3DVK, you have to take your hands off the keyboard to punch a button on the front panel of the radio and your number of available messages is much more limited. And, the N1MM voice keyer is free. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 9/3/2011 9:46 PM, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: Hi... I am a fossil using CT on DOS. I am now upgrading and am wondering about using the N1MM DVK option versus or in conjunction with the K3DVK (which I do not yet own). I suggest that you reply off-reflector; that is, directly to me, but clearly, your choice. 1. If you utilize the DVK in N1MM instead of the K3DVK, please discuss that with me 2. If you utilize N1MM to key the K3DVK please discuss that with me. 3. Something else? I'd like to know why in each case. Thanks, de Doug KR2Q I dislike phone, but love contesting..maybe this will help. __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3/ Microkeyer/N1MM lockup at FD
Joe You're right - the correct name is the MicroHam CW Keyer. Router version 7.7.1 Was using the latest N1MM 11.5.1 I was not using a PTT cable - I had PTT via Radio Command checked in the N1MM serial port setup. I did not have Energize Hardware and Software PTT because I wasn't using Hardware PTT. Should I check it anyway? I don't think this is a MH issue. Sounds more like you suggested, N1MM is not releasing the PTT properly when a key is struck - or the K3 is being confused by the software command. It may be a data-clash timing issue depending on exactly when in the sequence of commands flying back and forth I hit a key. I say this because the lockup doesn't happen every time I interrupt the auto CQ sequence. In the heat of battle I can't say for sure, but it seems like it happened if I hit a key right about the same time the auto CQ was just getting started. If it is a data clash, one solution could be to hook up the PTT line and use hardware PTT. What do you think? Buck k4ia On 6/27/2011 6:56 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The setup was a K3, N1MM and a MicroHam MicroKeyer (the CW only model). Do you mean the microHAM CW Keyer or some other interface? Several times, the keying stopped but the radio remained frozen in transmit mode. The PTT light was ON on the MicroKeyer, the transmit light was ON on the K3 and N1MM wouldn't respond. I assume you had a PTT cable connected from the CW Keyer to the K3 PTT jack. 1) What version of N1MM Logger were you using? 2) What PTT settings did you have in N1MM Logger? 3) Did you have PTT assigned to an RTS line on the Radio port? If so, did you have Energize Hardware Software PTT checked in the N1MM serial port configuration? If you had Energize Hardware Software PTT checked did you have PTT via Radio Command CW Mode checked? microHAM Router intercepts the WinKey PTT On and PTT Off commands and translates them to serial (RTS) PTT internally. I have not tried to look at the WinKey data stream recently but perhaps N1MM Logger is not sending the WinKey PTT Off command when you strike any key except esc. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/27/2011 5:59 PM, Buck - k4ia wrote: The mighty K4TS, Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club, 8A Field Day featured 1 K3 - mine on 40 CW. 40 CW made 925 contacts but only 854 after eliminating the dupes. The K3 really strutted its stuff and it was obvious what a superior rig it is when I went around and listened to what other radios were hearing - a mush of noise and IMD that made operating almost impossible Saturday night. Several ops just gave up as the noise and close signals crushed their rigs. They marveled out how clear the K3 sounded. No news there. I did have one glitch that happened several times. I proffer it to all three groups for comment. The setup was a K3, N1MM and a MicroHam MicroKeyer (the CW only model). The keyer would start to auto-send CQ just as I heard a call. When I hit a key on the computer keyboard (including the ESC key), the keying should stop and the radio go into receive mode. Several times, the keying stopped but the radio remained frozen in transmit mode. The PTT light was ON on the MicroKeyer, the transmit light was ON on the K3 and N1MM wouldn't respond. Paddles plugged into the MicroKeyer did nothing. The fix was to turn off the K3 and turn it back on again. That would release the PTT and all would go back to normal. It didn't happen every time but it did happen a lot. Anyone with any ideas, chime in. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [N1MM] Re: [microHAM] Re: K3/ Microkeyer/N1MM lockup at FD
That confuses me - how does the Winkey chip send PTT based on data in the buffer? Is there a setting I am missing? Buck k4ia On 6/28/2011 10:56 AM, Steve London wrote: On 06/28/2011 08:37 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I'm concerned because you indicated that the CW Keyer PTT LED was lit. Even though you did not have a PTT line connected between the CW Keyer and K3, that tells me that N1MM had sent the WinKey PTT On command (and the K3 TX1; command) and did not send the PTT OFF commands when you hit the key. The fact that *BOTH* (potential) sources of PTT were engaged would point to an N1MM timing issue - I can't see both devices missing the PTT Off commands. N1MM Logger only sets Winkey PTT for SSB. For CW, the Winkey PTT is set automatically by the Winkey chip, based on data in the buffer, not by any N1MM Logger command. 73, Steve, N2IC This list is for the exchange of information about the use and operation of microHAM products. Anyone with specific hardware support issues should contact microHAM support at mailto:supp...@microham.com. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: microham-dig...@yahoogroups.com microham-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: microham-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ __ 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
[Elecraft] K3/ Microkeyer/N1MM lockup at FD
The mighty K4TS, Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club, 8A Field Day featured 1 K3 - mine on 40 CW. 40 CW made 925 contacts but only 854 after eliminating the dupes. The K3 really strutted its stuff and it was obvious what a superior rig it is when I went around and listened to what other radios were hearing - a mush of noise and IMD that made operating almost impossible Saturday night. Several ops just gave up as the noise and close signals crushed their rigs. They marveled out how clear the K3 sounded. No news there. I did have one glitch that happened several times. I proffer it to all three groups for comment. The setup was a K3, N1MM and a MicroHam MicroKeyer (the CW only model). The keyer would start to auto-send CQ just as I heard a call. When I hit a key on the computer keyboard (including the ESC key), the keying should stop and the radio go into receive mode. Several times, the keying stopped but the radio remained frozen in transmit mode. The PTT light was ON on the MicroKeyer, the transmit light was ON on the K3 and N1MM wouldn't respond. Paddles plugged into the MicroKeyer did nothing. The fix was to turn off the K3 and turn it back on again. That would release the PTT and all would go back to normal. It didn't happen every time but it did happen a lot. Anyone with any ideas, chime in. -- Buck k4ia __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] New rig, so sigs
Go back and be double plus certain you put the filter in the right slot and that you have enabled it in the menu. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 6/12/2011 9:34 AM, Iain Haywood wrote: Well, My K3 arrived promptly, constructed it in 6 hrs last night, easy peasy.. However I was last active two sunspot maxima ago, (1983 ish) and found it easy to receive on all bands with just a 30 foot length of wire slung out my rooms window. I know its now just passed a solar minima but hell its quiet. So far I have heard no sigs, although the the receiver seems to be working fine, aerial tunes up oK, normal band noise. About S9 noise on most bands though, without the attenuator switched in, NB and NR work well. Very frustrating, gonna have to take it somewhere with a good antenna to test properly, as I expect at least to hear a few locals. Unfortunately I rent and have no room for a dipole even but Im working on that, neighbours are being primed, may get away with a trapped inverted L next week. Gonna go round switching off all TV's and floro lights Sure its fine but very frustrating. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft
Wayne mentioned the possibility of a low power 2 meter module in the KX3. Stay tuned - there is lots more to come. Buck k4ia On 5/22/2011 6:54 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: Oliver Dröse wrote: It isn't! At least 2 m is missing. :-(( Yes, I have to agree. Is it too late for provision to be made in the design for a 5W (at least) internal 2m transverter module? I think there are a lot of people for whom this would make a big difference to the eventual purchase decision. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6391223.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3. RX too sensitive for me - S-meter/RFgain/absolute mode...
Riding the RF gain just changes the floor. An S7 signal will still read S7. No? Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 5/17/2011 7:56 PM, VK7JB wrote: Helpful comments, Jim. I ride the RF gain control on the K3 to very good effect. The only problem, as you point out, is that the S-meter won't read signal strength at the antenna with the RF gain wound back. I have my K3 s-meter set in absolute mode, so using ATT or PRE does not influence the s-meter reading, but using RF gain does. On my TenTec Eagle, the S-meter reads independently of ATT, PRE AND RF gain control. I find this very helpful, given that rely on the RF gain control adjustment to give me comfortable listening. I can then look at the s-meter and give a meaningful report without having to wind up the RF gain. Is there a way of implementing this on the K3? Is there any reason why this hasn't been implemented in absolute mode? Would be great if it could be. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-RX-too-sensitive-for-me-tp6374861p6375785.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply For K3?
35A Astron linear running for 24/7 10 years at home with no issues. Samlex 1223 switcher at Field Day for 24 hours of constant CW in Virginia-summer heat with no issues. There is no head room in this supply to run any other accessories so it is a bare minimum for capacity. I do not hear any RFI with it but I only operate 40M. I understand Samlex supplies are quiet but, as others have pointed out, there is bound to be noise somewhere. Buck k4ia __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3: How to set Split in PSK31 Data mode
Press 2 times quickly to transfer both frequency and mode to VFO B. Then, press and hold to go into Split Operation. Or, even easier, using a program like WinWarbler that decodes multiple traces, you can pick your transmit frequency and watch the receive side in a separate frame. That is the way I would do PSK split. Buck k4ia On 5/11/2011 5:49 PM, w...@w5ov.com wrote: At the risk of beating the same old expired equine, this is because the radio's SPLIT function is disabled unless you already have the other VFO and mode set in a way that allows you to go SPLIT. This is a bad thing and a flaw in the K3's operational logic. I have pointed out that this is a flaw previously, and yours is just another example that proves the point. The way it should work is that when you PRESS and HOLD SPLIT, ***AND *ONLY IF* both VFO's are NOT on the same band and mode*** the radio should do a VFOA-VFOB and then enable SPLIT. Otherwise, if both VFOs are already on the same band and mode, it should only enable SPLIT without first making the VFOs equal. The error message that it won't allow SPLIT when the VFO and mode is different serves no useful purpose and is a waste of time. Talk about ergonomic overhead! 73, Bob W5OV LU, Aaaahnow the light bulb has been energised...Grin Guess I better go listen around some more and yes I see the reason now. 73's Gary - slow learner On 12 May 2011 02:03, Koss...@bellsouth.net wrote: Joe, W4TV may have hit on the answer - both VFOs muct be in DATA A mode; I'll have to wait to get home to check this out. This of course wouldn't allow cross-mode operation, though I don't see that happening with these particular modes. I've seen two DX stations on PSK in the last two weeks using split mode - the latest was an A4 on PSK-63 this past weekend advertising he was listening 1-2 UP. He had a rather robust pileup going I can see the usefullness of this for DXpeditions that would choose to operate on PSK. Kos, N4NIA -- *From:* Lu Romerolrom...@ij.net *To:* Gary Gregorygaryvk...@gmail.com; S Kosmetatos s...@bellsouth.net *Cc:* lrom...@ij.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net *Sent:* Wed, May 11, 2011 11:30:16 AM *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] K3: How to set Split in PSK31 Data mode I dont know either, Gary... Usually, when I operate PSK31, I use the computer, and since I dont use that mode too often either, I have never run into the need to run split. But it is a valid question... Why cant you set split in Digital mode PSK on the radio, yet you can set it for RTTY and AFSK... Seems to me it should make no difference to the radio. Maybe it has something to do with the firmware decoder for PSK31. -lu-w4lt- K3 # 3192 - Original Message Follows - From: Gary Gregorygaryvk...@gmail.com To: S Kosmetatoss...@bellsouth.net Cc: lrom...@ij.net, elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: How to set Split in PSK31 Data mode Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:08:16 +1000 I am puzzled as to why split would be used in PSK-31??? Given the mode it is, the band width used etc, etc.. I have not come across stations operating split on PSK-31 but then that is most likely my fault as I don't use that mode very often nowadays...:-) 73's Gary On 11 May 2011 12:36, S Kosmetatoss...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hey guys, I was glad to see Luis' question on this as I ran into this issue as well using PSK over the weekend, and though HRD has a split mode, it wasn't as intuitive or as handy as just being able to invoke a split mode using the VFOs. Is this working as designed for this particular data mode , or am I too missing something in the configuration? Thanks, Kos, N4NIA -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Luis V. Romero Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:20 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3: How to set Split in PSK31 Data mode Hi all: A local friend brought this to my attention. Seems he is trying to set Split on PSK31 using the radio built in PSK31 keyer/decoder and terminal via RS232. When he tries to set Split, the radio tells him SPL N/A. I tried this, and I can set Split to function normally in RTTY, both AFSK and FSK, but I get the same indication when I try to set a Split using PSK 31. Im not a digital mode person, but I do understand that you can do this sort of thing using a computer decoder. My friend prefers not to use a computer, and really enjoys the internal PSK transmit/receive feature using the CW paddkes. He tells me the manual does not explain the issue. He's right! He does not have a second receiver. I do, and can work around the issue this way. I can also work around the issue by using XIT, but it is cumbersome. Is this a firmware bug or is this normal? What's the secret to setting split in PSK31? Thanks for the input
Re: [Elecraft] Mac Grounding
I found it necessary to ground my computer chassis to prevent the incursion of RFI. I scraped off some paint on the rear and bolted a ground strap from there to my star point ground system for the shack. It was not an issue of safety ground but of RF being induced into the computer from the nearby antennas. My RFI manifested itself as distortion when using the soundcard as a DVR for contests. The recording sounded fine but what went out over the air was distorted. I also had to perform the pin1 mods to my early serial number K3. Anyone having RFI issues should investigate these mods. Info is available on the Elecraft website under Alerts, Enhancements and Application Notes. There are two mods - one to the microphone jack and one to the real panel. After doing the above, I have had no more problems with RFI. Buck k4ia On 4/12/2011 2:07 PM, Edward R. Cole wrote: None of my computer chassis are grounded directly to my radio grounds. I made it especially that way to avoid audio ground loops. All the computers are normal appliances with UL rated connections to AC mains which are required by code to have a safety ground tied to the main service entrance. You do not see the millions of computer users worrying about having extra grounding on the computers. IF your home has improper AC wiring then FIX that. There is no need for extra grounding if your home is properly wired. Lightning is something that no amount of grounding will prevent. This has also been thoroughly discussed for those that want to know how to protect equipment from lightning. More important is that the radio equipment have better grounding for RF as well as safety. I do that thru a #8 awg wire to an outside ground rod. Beyond saying that, the topic of grounding in the ham shack has been thoroughly discussed on this reflector (and should not need further discussion). That's my two cents on this topic and all you will hear from me on it. 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] OT Hearing HRD Communicate w/K3
There are also two pin 1 mods that solved my problems. Search the Alerts Enhancements page on the Elecraft website. Buck k4ia On 3/18/2011 6:18 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/18/2011 2:51 PM, Elecraft K3 wrote: I am experiencing a confounding problem with Ham Radio Deluxe, Digital Master 780 and my K3. I've determined that HRD polling the K3 is introducing a croaking pulse-like noise into my signal chain. I strongly suspect that HRD is NOT causing this problem, but rather a problem with either the computer or the K3 generating RF trash on the serial connection. This is not uncommon, and generally is the result of a Pin One problem at one or more of the data and/or audio ports. Virtually all computer sound cards and data ports have Pin One problems. IF the trash is coupled by RF to the antenna(s), a SERIOUS multi-turn ferrite choke on the problematic cable(s) should help. The choke should be tuned (by varying the number of turns) to cover the frequency range where you are hearing interference. Study http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf 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 __ 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
