[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs
1 mm = 1 millimeter = 1000th of a meter 1 mA = 1 milliampere = 1000th of an Ampere 1 mW = 1 milliwatt = 1000th of a Watt 1 mT = 1 millitesla = 1000th of a Tesla 1 mil (shorthand) = 1 milli-inch = 1000th of an inch This mil has nothing to do with million 73, Bud Morin, K9ZT Original Message Subject:Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Display LEDs Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:20:09 -0500 From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com Reply-To: d...@w3fpr.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Unfortunately, one has to be cautious of common technical slang in an international community. Yes, common in US machinist's talk is for a 'mil' to equal 0.001 inch. I am not certain of the origin and even though I looked it up at Wikipedia, I still don't have any answer to why 'thou' is equal to 'mil' (even though I use and understand that unit myself). 73, Don W3FPR On 1/3/2012 12:05 AM, Matt Maguire wrote: Here a mil is ovbiously not referring to a millimetre, otherwise the LEDs are sticking up 5cm! So, I did a google search, and discovered that in the Imperial measurement system, it can also refer to one thousandth of an inch (0.0254mm). That means 50 mils = 1.27mm, which makes much more sense. You learn something every day :-) __ 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] Need to Get Prolific Driver
Using the Elecraft software link to get the Prolific web site I downloaded the file, PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip http://www.prolific.com.tw/support/files/%5CIO%20Cable%5CPL-2303%5CDrivers%20-%20Generic%5CWindows%5Callinone%5CPL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip . In my folder it does not have the .zip on it. When I double click it, up comes a window with a request to select the program to open it. I don't have Winzip or anything like it. I find on the Internet a free program, 7Zip, which I suppose will unzip my file. Anyone have experience with this or something similar. Thanks for your help. Bud, K9ZT __ 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] Need to Get Prolific Driver
Thanks for their help to: Dick (K6KR), Mike(KS7D), Don(W3FPR), Dave(W8OV), and Rich(VE3KI). I have sinned. I did not give enough background. I had, for several years, my K3 and logging programs set up with an old IBM laptop with Win2000Pro. A few months ago the laptop destroyed itself. Everything was backed up on the upstairs computer. Why have I not replaced the laptop by now. I was going to buy a new superduper modern laptop but did not do so for the following reasons: senior senior year, lazy, disorganized, dithering over which computer and how much to pay. Recently someone gave me another old IBM laptop with Win2000Pro so I thought I would set it up temporarily in order to use N1MMLogger for casual contesting and logging. It is now all set up except for the Prolific driver. I don't remember how I got the driver for the original set up. If it was a CD. I can't find it. I have downloaded 7-Zip. The help file is not much help. It reminds me of infantry basic training: 1) point piece in right direction, 2) pull trigger. So I'll see what happens. Thanks again. 73, Bud, K9ZT On 7/10/2011 2:46 PM, Bud Morin wrote: Using the Elecraft software link to get the Prolific web site I downloaded the file, PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip http://www.prolific.com.tw/support/files/%5CIO%20Cable%5CPL-2303%5CDrivers%20-%20Generic%5CWindows%5Callinone%5CPL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip . In my folder it does not have the .zip on it. When I double click it, up comes a window with a request to select the program to open it. I don't have Winzip or anything like it. I find on the Internet a free program, 7Zip, which I suppose will unzip my file. Anyone have experience with this or something similar. Thanks for your help. Bud, K9ZT __ 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] Learning Code, Etc.
Reading the various emails on this subject, I can't help but put in some of my memories. At age 17 in 1940 I got my ticket with the call W8VHF in Detroit, MI. Have never used VHF. Learned the code by using a 2-tube regen rcvr to listen to cw on 40 and 80m and by listening to some naval stations until I could copy the stuff. Had a buzzer to learn sending. Since then I have been using cw about 98% of my operating time. I'm not a high speed operator. I remember two guys who were whizzes on cw. One was W8CW: I think his name was McDonald, he was a telegrapher for Bell Telephone in Detroit, and a runner up to McElroy in cw speed contests. The second was Win Peebles, W8GQB, one of my Elmers after I got my ticket. Earlier in his life he worked for one of the broadcast stations or newspapers copying national and international news sent out by the news services. Perhaps it was Press Wireless. He claimed he could do the following. Copy the code on a mill, stop and eat a candy bar, get a drink from the fountain, and go back to typing where he left off. I believe it. By the way one of the emails on this list, or maybe the DxLab list, mentioned being trained for maintenance of high power transmitters for the navy. When WWII came around the Signal Corps sent me to Press Wireless for the same kind of training. However, on arriving in the Pacific war, I never got near a big transmitter. That's all folks! 73, Bud, K9ZT __ 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] Teleloops
Most U.S. hearing aids have telecoils and teleloops are available. I think a company named ClearSounds sells them. Bud, K9ZT __ 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] Shorthand
EN was used for an artistic R in he 1940's. I heard them and occasionally used it. Bud, K9ZT Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:02:24 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote: Yep, and carried over onto radiotelegraphy mostly for noting the end of the press sent to ships, etc. I've always used R to denote yes. That's what we used on military CW, and I've heard and used it on the ham bands for many, many years. During a CW contact when I had excellent copy I'll often start my transmission with R R R DE AC7AC...denoting that copy was FB and allowing the important delay for those stations who have switches to throw when going from TX to RX. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I believe 30 was more commonly used in the press wire field and indicates end or end of article. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@rfwave.net [snip] In the last year or so I've begun to hear a lot of CW op's sending EN to the other station when it is turned back to them. Is this something new or just a cool LID's way to send R for Roger? Tom, N5GE n...@n5ge.com K3 #806, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1 and other small kits. 2 W2's on order 1 K144XV on order http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.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 __ 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] [Fwd: Re: NR for Dummys]
There are others like myself who may be interested in your answers. Bud, K9ZT Original Message Subject:Re: [Elecraft] NR for Dummys Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:07:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Gary,Jim and Robin,I am pretty satisfied with 3.27 NR and I will answer all your questions off the group and also I will send you guys a MP3's for CW and SSB showing how well my K3 works when engaged the NR but right now I a not at home,I am at my work office,tonight when I be back I will answer all your questions about settings,meantime enjoy your friday,73 AD4C The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. -- Albert Einstein --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Jim Miller KG0KP jimmil...@stl-online.net wrote: From: Jim Miller KG0KP jimmil...@stl-online.net Subject: [Elecraft] NR for Dummys To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 5:29 AM Where can I buy the book? Let's start with SSB on 3.27 (for me at this time). Will somebody send me the non-factory settings you have changed and what you have them set to that give you the what you see as the best setting (at any particular instant). I know this will change by conditions, antenna, location, etc. BUT, I would like somewhere to start AND have an idea which settings you change that help you in addition to the NR settings. Is this impossible? Huge thanks, 73, de Jim KG0KP __ 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] No Receiver Mute with PTT
Hi K3 Group, After many months finally found time to set up my K3 with MH2 microphone. Got it updated to version 3.11 and operating fine on cw. But SSB is no go. Using earphones it seems OK and had a QSO that way. Upon removing earphones to use the speaker, WOW, blasted out of room with audio squalling when press PTT. Same thing happens with earphones connected and hold mic next to earphones when use PTT; not loud though. Same thing with zero power or in TEST mode. Have tried various changes in configuration but no luck. Don't think the following is connected to this problem but have noticed that when turn rf gain down to zero the S meter moves all the way up to 80 over S 9 and have been told that on the air my voice sounds like too much base. If anyone knows the solution to the audio feedback, I would appreciate it if they inform me on what to do. Perhaps a another FW download is needed or perhaps a go at parameter initialization. Sure hope it is not a hardware. Thanks for any help. 73, Bud Morin, K9ZT __ 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] Re: Side Tone Volume Control
If I turn the AF volume up to hear a weak signal, I don't want the side tone volume to go up and blow me out of the chair. Leave it as it is, please. Bud, K9ZT ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
