Re: [Elecraft] Glad to see you in Dayton 2011
Hi Johny,what a great surprised to find you as the very first person standing at Yaesu booth when I entered the arena at 9AM on friday.it was a pleasure as you said to meet you in person,unfortunately the fest was too crowded and I had no chance to see you again,me and my group spent friday and saturday all day there.We could see everything,buy some goodies at good prices and go back home happy,this is my second year coming to dayton and hopefully won't be the last one.I also had the great chance to shake hands with Wayne and Eric there at Elecraft. Have a safe trip back home and hope your family be ok and happy to see you back, We are going back to FL this morning (saturday) around 8AM after the breakfast at the Marriot hotel where we stayed.Its a long 18 hours drive to our state,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sun, 5/22/11, Johnny Siu wrote: From: Johnny Siu Subject: [Elecraft] Glad to see you in Dayton 2011 To: "Elecraft" Date: Sunday, May 22, 2011, 1:45 AM Hello Group, It has been a wonderful time to see many of you in person (of course including Wayne and Eric) in the past two days. We have been in correspondence with some of you for quite a long time in this mail reflector. It is the first time that we met each other face-to-face. The 15 long hour flight from Hong Kong is very worthwhile. I also met Don Wilhem who has helped me a lot in my weakest areas - technical side of Elecraft products. I took the chance to say 'thank you' to him personally. I will take the chance to visit the airforce musem in Dayton tomorrow. After that, I will stay in NYC for a couple of days for sight seeing before returning to Hong Kong. Hope to see you again !! TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC __ 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] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft
Hi Wayne,Eric and other Elecraft members: It was a great pleasure to meet you in person yesterday and today again at your table. As usual, anytime I go to see your presentations I feel prouder to be an Elecraft K3 user,you guys has worked hard to please all of us the users and to make high performance radios to compete with the asian market.That new project,the KX3 or mini K3 at 10W level I am sure will be a big seller.It look cute and I am sure it will perform better than all other QRP's on the market,I wish you good sucess on the marketing of that new product,73 AD4C Your loyal customer. "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sat, 5/21/11, JonKG6VDW wrote: From: JonKG6VDW Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 6:04 PM Hi Wayne, All I can say is WOW ! This is what happens when people who love what they do do what they love More Companies need to figure this out again. You and your company are building the radios that we all wish we could build ourselves. I personally will continue building my own versions of what you guys are doing just for the educational value. By experimenting with my own projects and using yours as a benchmark it really allows me to appreciate what really goes into a really great product. It also makes me realize that no one person has all the skills necessary to make what is really a functional work of art such as what you and your Company produce. So even though I build some of my own stuff, I will continue working extra hours so that I can purchase your incredible products ! Congratulations to You, Eric, Lyle and all the rest of your hard working staff members. It really takes a great team to do what you guys have managed to accomplish. I sense another incredibly successful product launch coming our way yet once again. And I am proud to be here witnessing history unfold. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6389904.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] K-3 Noise Reduction
I will be dressed all in black and with a baseball hat with my name and call sign on it.Look for the ugliest guy in black at Dayton,hi,hi AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Johnny Siu To: Jim Cc: Elecraft Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:24 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction Good, Jim. I trust you know how to find me and Adam. TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Jim 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年05月17日 (週二) 10:16 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction Johnny, look forward to seeing you at Dayton at either the Elecraft booth or with Adam. I also find the NR on my K3 not to be one of the better ones but it is useable for me at only the very least aggressive setting. Hey! With the Icom you don't want to go past 10:30 or 11:00 o'clock because it becomes too aggressive. 73 de KE4WY Jim -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:01 AM To: Bill W4ZV; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction Hello Bill, I trust Elecraft engineers have already listened to some elecrafters' comments as compared with the NR in Icom radios. Elecraft will find ways to improve the NR by regular firmware updates. I have no further to add but do suggest elecrafters try the NR in the latest IC9100 if you are going to Dayton. You will notice it is a further improvement in NR in IC9100 when compared with their big radios especially in SSB. I am going to wear my callsign / name badge in Dayton. I trust there will not be too many Asian faces there and you can easily identify me. Of course, I will definitely visit the Elecraft booth. See you later! TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC __ 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] K-3 Noise Reduction
I own now my K3 for 2 years six months and I got 2 months ago a Flex-5000A and I can tell that even both radios work very good on reducing the band noise with the NR,the Flex makes a better job than the K3,it distord less and its easier to set it up. I see you all guys in Dayton,in an hour I will start my long 20 hours drive journey to OH,.I will spend the 3 days at O'Hara arena,73 AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Johnny Siu To: Bill W4ZV ; "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:00 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction Hello Bill, I trust Elecraft engineers have already listened to some elecrafters' comments as compared with the NR in Icom radios. Elecraft will find ways to improve the NR by regular firmware updates. I have no further to add but do suggest elecrafters try the NR in the latest IC9100 if you are going to Dayton. You will notice it is a further improvement in NR in IC9100 when compared with their big radios especially in SSB. I am going to wear my callsign / name badge in Dayton. I trust there will not be too many Asian faces there and you can easily identify me. Of course, I will definitely visit the Elecraft booth. See you later! TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Bill W4ZV 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年05月17日 (週二) 8:06 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction KK7P wrote: > > In the end, NR is a filter, and like any filter it will affect what is > being passed through it. The weaker the signal, the more it appears > like noise and the harder it is to separate the two. > This is why some of us use a relatively wide DSP filter (4-500 Hz) when listening to ultra weak CW signals...so our brain's DSP can do a better job of separating the signal from noise. If you have an extremely narrow DSP filter (either set by WIDTH or NR), noise going through that filter can cause ringing which interferes with the signal. Some of you may have noticed the same effect with APF. I never use NR because it's essentially doing doing the same thing as reducing WIDTH. However I do find APF can help in some cases (again with a fairly wide WIDTH setting) but it appears to be more effective in impulsive noise (i.e. lightning induced) rather than white noise (i.e. galactic noise). That's the opposite of what I expected but that's how it works for me. As Lyle said: > Finally, NR is part of a general field of psychoacoustics. What some people like, others barely tolerate. Somewhat like tastes in music... Each must experiment to see what works best for your own brain/ears. 73, Bill __ 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] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit
That's right Gary,you don't like it,just delete it but let the guy tell others about his good work. Well I turn my radio every morning at 6:00AM tune around from 7125 to 7200 and if there is any VK or ZL or JA,work him out,then in half an hour have my breakfast,get dressed and go to work,UH! Did I say work? Hell no,not anymore,today 5/7/11 I am officially retired from the US government job after 20 years of service,so that means now I will have more time to play with my radios and antennas, hope to contact you soon,73 AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Hector Padron To: Gary Gregory Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit That's right Gary,you don't like it,just delete it but let the guy tell others about his good work. Well I turn my radio every morning at 6:00AM tune around from 7125 to 7200 and if there is any VK or ZL or JA,work him out,then in half an hour have my breakfast,get dressed and go to work,UH! Did I say work? Hell no,not anymore,today 5/7/11 I am officially retired from the US government job after 20 years of service,so that means now I will have more time to play with my radios and antennas, hope to contact you soon,73 AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Gary Gregory To: Hector Padron Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit I agree Hectorthere is always the delete key I think?...:-) Working FL each morning Hector...where are you hiding these days?...Grin 73's Hector, good to see you still posting. Gary On 13 May 2011 20:19, Hector Padron wrote: "occur often enough to be offensive" > >How come a simple AD like that could be "offensive" ? Even If I see it every >week it will not bother me at all.its a simple way to let us know someone has >enough skills to help us out building K2 and K1's.I think its a great idea to >promote his help and nobody should be offended at all. > >AD4C > > > >"If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't >want to hear" –George Orwell > >From: Jim Wiley >To: ""Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)"" >Cc: Elecraft >Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 6:04 AM >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit > > > >No. Alan has been building K2s for sometime for those hams that don't >have the time or skills to build their own. There are others who offer >the same service. You will see their "ads" occasionally. As you >probably know, assembled K2 systems are not available from the factory. >They are kit only. > > >This sort of thing is permitted on this list as long as it does not >occur often enough to be offensive. Eric (our moderator) says about >once or twice a month is usually enough. > > >- Jim, KL7CC > > > >Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) wrote: >> SPAM mail? >> >> > >> -Oprindelig meddelelse- >> >> Emne: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit >> >> >> I have built more than 265 K2's to date. The K2 is still a great little >> radio. Let me build one for you. You receive a new radio with the options >> you want. My prices are reasonable. Please respond off of the reflector. >> >> 73 >> Alan >> W1HYV >> __ >> >> >__ >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 -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! __ 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] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit
"occur often enough to be offensive" How come a simple AD like that could be "offensive" ? Even If I see it every week it will not bother me at all.its a simple way to let us know someone has enough skills to help us out building K2 and K1's.I think its a great idea to promote his help and nobody should be offended at all. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Jim Wiley To: ""Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)"" Cc: Elecraft Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit No. Alan has been building K2s for sometime for those hams that don't have the time or skills to build their own. There are others who offer the same service. You will see their "ads" occasionally. As you probably know, assembled K2 systems are not available from the factory. They are kit only. This sort of thing is permitted on this list as long as it does not occur often enough to be offensive. Eric (our moderator) says about once or twice a month is usually enough. - Jim, KL7CC Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) wrote: > SPAM mail? > > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > > Emne: [Elecraft] Let me build you a new K2 or other Elecraft kit > > > I have built more than 265 K2's to date. The K2 is still a great little > radio. Let me build one for you. You receive a new radio with the options > you want. My prices are reasonable. Please respond off of the reflector. > > 73 > Alan > W1HYV > __ > > __ 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?
I have been using for about 7 years 24/7 never turned off the Alinco linear 35A dual meter PS to feed all radios I have owned on those years,now for more than 2 years is been feeding my K3 and recently been used as well to feed the Flex-5000A.very quite,reliable,free of noise unit.For portable use on field days and dxpeditions I have been using the Radio Shack switching PS of 25A they have been selling for few years but that unfortunately now is discontinued. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Eugene Balinski To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply For K3? Astron RS-35M 20 +years 73 Gene K1NR K2 6kxx On Wed, 11 May 2011 11:01:10 -0600 "Ken - K0PP" wrote: > > I have had a 35A Astron running under my bench for > several > decades. It's never been off, other than for power > outages. > > There's a RIGrunner fused distribution box on the wall > behind > the equipment that feeds everything that's 12VDC in the > station. > > Works for me. > > 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP > elecraftcov...@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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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] Terrible news
Mine will be as well,sorry to read that. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Bruce Beford To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Terrible news > My brother in law was also one of those killed. > Mike > AI4NS Terrible news, indeed. My thoughts are with you and your family at this tragic time, Mike. Bruce, N1RX __ 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] Clarification on QRQ mode changes in recent K3 beta firmware (4.36)
To make a QSO at 96 wpm is not to make CW,simply you are an operator who types on a keyboard and then read the text over the screen when be replied.Real operators are the ones who by ears and by hand can TX/RX up to 60 or maybe 70.Those ones are the ones who deserve the merit.Using a software to contact some one at higher speeds is just a joke,sorry for this but been a high speed op all my life every time I hear guys at 90 or over make me feel I learned morse code for nothing when today anyone can be there pretending he/she is a good CW op.Thats far from the truth. Shame they deleted the morse code off the tests to be an extra class,they should have keep it or at least create a new extra class for the guys who really deserve the merit of been fast op's.Unfortunately today bands are full of CW LIDS who don't let others operate properly when dxing. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Tommy Alderman To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clarification on QRQ mode changes in recent K3 beta firmware (4.36) Gary, All it takes is a 'little' practice! [:>)) I don't think QRQ actually has a definition? Just like QSK really does not have a meaningful definition. In general I think QRQ (or high speed CW, whichever) begins around 40 or 50 wpm - that is the 'easy' part. The difficult part of learning QRQ is between about 50 and 60 wpm where you have to completely re-learn how to copy CW. Full QSK, in my opinion, is a requirement to get the full enjoyment of QSO'ing at speeds of 80 wpm and better. It is one of the most fun part's if this hobby that I have found. Unfortunately there just are not too many hams interested in putting in the work to learn how to copy QRQ. My K3 puts out great sounding CW up to about 96 wpm. Try it, you probably will enjoy it? 73, Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Gregory Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:50 AM To: Wayne Burdick Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clarification on QRQ mode changes in recent K3 beta firmware (4.36) Wayne, Is it true you have to be better than 19wpm to do QRQ? Grin Oh if only...sigh I have tried it and it works but I had to cheat a Lil Bit ok? 73's Gary On 28 April 2011 15:05, Wayne Burdick wrote: > If you use QRQ mode (high-speed CW/ultra-fast break-in), you'll notice > that the latest firmware provides a temporary solution to the problem > of having to turn off QRQ mode in order to use SPLIT, RIT, or XIT. > Previously, you had to turn QRQ mode off manually using the CONFIG:CW > QRQ menu entry. Now, engaging any type of split will automatically > turn QRQ mode off, then turn it back on once you've disabled all splits. > > We're still planning to allow limited-range RIT with QRQ mode turned > on in a future firmware release. But several QRQ users had suggested > this interim change. I use QRQ mode all the time, and I've found the > change to be very convenient. > > 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 > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! __ 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] Hector Padron
Hahahahaha no I am still an Elecrafter,the fact that I have now a Flex-5000A don't mean I don't love my K3,its still my favorite for CW,thanks,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Dan & Jean To: Mike Rodgers Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Hector Padron Hi Mike, I saw this post from Hector a few days ago. It looks like he's moved up from a K3 to a Flex 5000A (just kidding). 73, Dan - W4TQ (Flex owner--previous K3 owner) ... a...@comcast.net to FlexRadio show details Apr 25 (2 days ago) Can the moderator of this group create a folder where we can writte our CW settings to share each other,I am one who is suffering the lack of working on CW because software glitch,I have tried everything,even Flex support team has gently helped me out but they are out of clues now.My 5000A will not keyup when padle or straight key is connected to the key jack,nevertheless I can make a qso perfectly well in cw if I enable the keyboard and type my text in it,I have made some cw contacts locally or dx ones using it without a problem but I still want to be able to use it manually.So I guess that maybe if the ones who has it working properly share their settings we could give them a try. AD4C ... On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Mike Rodgers wrote: > Anyone know or heard from Hector? I fear he's had to weather a storm in > Florida. Hope he's ok, maybe on extended vacation. He used to be fairly > active on several lists. > > 73 > Mike R > > Sent from my spy ring > __ > 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] Hector Padron
We'll meet in Dayton,don't worry,hotel is booked already,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: vr2xmc To: Mike Rodgers Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:48 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Hector Padron I am anxious to know too. We suppose to meet each other next month. Sent from my iPhone 4 Mike Rodgers 於 2011年4月27日 下午5:45 寫道： > Anyone know or heard from Hector? I fear he's had to weather a storm in > Florida. Hope he's ok, maybe on extended vacation. He used to be fairly > active on several lists. > > 73 > Mike R > > Sent from my spy ring > __ > 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] Hector Padron
Don't worry I am ok,nothing wrong has happened to me,its just that my dad had a heart attack then they implanted a pace maker and also he had a stroke afterword and he is been at the hospital for more than a month and I have not been active in this group but finally he was released yesterday from the hospital and he is recovering well at home,he is 90 years old and is KA4SGL,so thanks for your concern about me,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell From: Mike Rodgers To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Hector Padron Anyone know or heard from Hector? I fear he's had to weather a storm in Florida. Hope he's ok, maybe on extended vacation. He used to be fairly active on several lists. 73 Mike R Sent from my spy ring __ 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] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3
I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil" Wrong. The mic I am using from W2ENY is also a base mic that comes with PTT on the base,google it by his call sign and you will see it.Its an electret mic that trough the K3 EQ sounds terrific. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Thu, 3/3/11, n...@widomaker.com wrote: From: n...@widomaker.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 5:21 PM If you want a desks mic, I would recomend the Heil Gold Line GM-5. Or the HM-10 Dual (has HC-4 and HC-5 elements). Both are reasonably priced and have good sound. Get the Heil Desk stand with the PTT switch and you're set. Also, a lot of mic out there like even some from Radio Shack offer good sound quality at even better prices, but you may still need the Heil stand to get PTT on the base. If you want to use a headset, check the archives for the Yamaha CM500. It is good, and inexpensive, but it is a headphone with boom mike. If you want to tinker, you can get electret elements from many sources (even Radio Shack) and make a mic yourself. And it won't suffer in sound quality. With the TX-EQ capabilities of the K3, you can make it sound really good. All you need it the element, some cable and something to house the thing in. I used a length of 1 inch copper tube and made a screen out of brass screen. Find a foam wind screen and a wooden plug in the other end with a hole for the cable to exit and a plug on the end. I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil. This should get you started. ...bill nr4c Quoting Phil Hystad : > I am thinking of buying a new mic for my K3. Is there a good quality > mic that is recommended or preferred by K3 owners? I don't have any > particular needs. The only mic I do have is the Elecraft hand mic > but I would like a desk top mic with PTT button right on the mic > itself (preferably on the base like the Icom SM-20). > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > __ > 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] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?
These were my reasons: 1- The great reputation of Elecraft in the market. 2- The high performance ratings. 3-The best technical support in the world. 4-Its small size 5- The possibility of upgrading hardware and firmware with time. 6- The great support also from this group. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Tue, 2/22/11, Nate Bargmann wrote: From: Nate Bargmann Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 12:09 AM For me, after Sweepstakes '09 I spent a bit more time listening to the bands than I had for a while and the K3 was being talked about. A lot. I had considered the INRAD roofing filter mod for my aging FT-920 and decided against that. The K3's feature set intrigued me and the price was well in the ballpark of my budget for its performance reputation. I was pretty much sold on the idea by last July when I joined this list and the interaction of Wayne, Eric, and Dick with their customers put me over the top and I became a member of the family in October. It is a decision I have not regretted for one moment. Bravo, Elecraft! The downside is that I cannot be honest about this radio without sounding like a salesman. ;-) 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.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] [Elecraft_K3] Re: Elecraft at Orlando ARRL Hamcation this weekend
Well it won't be hard to find me,look for an ugly short guy with a "Pancho Villa" style big mostache with my call sign on the hat.See you there then,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Jose Rivera wrote: From: Jose Rivera Subject: Re: [Elecraft_K3] Re: Elecraft at Orlando ARRL Hamcation this weekend To: "HectorP" Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 4:29 PM Mr. Hector Padron: I would like to meet you at the Hamfest in Orlando this weekend. My handle is Jose Rivera and call sign Kp4Fmd. Maybe I can find you at the Elecraft table. 73 de Kp4FmD On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:40 PM, HectorP wrote: As a loyal user and FL resident,I will be there Eric,saturday morning,good trip and happy staying in Orlando. Hector AD4C --- In elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, dalej wrote: > > Hope to see some pictures from the fest. > > Dale, k9vuj > > > > On 10, Feb 2011, at 18:31, wa6hhq wrote: > > > I'm currently in the air at 30,000 ft heading to Orlando. This in-air WiFi > > internet system is dangerous - I get to work all the way there. No chance > > to sleep.. ;-) > > > > We will be at the Orlando Hamcation ARRL convention Friday through Sunday > > showing off our gear at the booth. We'll have the production version of the > > KPA500 on display to complete our K3-P3-KPA500 'K-Line' station. :-) > > > > Please feel free to stop by, visit and stay a while. Its a great way to > > check out our newest offerings, ask questions and to meet with other > > Elecraft owners and potential owners. You also are our best salesmen. > > > > Hope to see you there. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the > > show. > > > > 73, > > Eric WA6HHQ > > > > www.elecraft.com > > _..._ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) Recent Activity: New Members 11 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ __ 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] just 500W ?
Yeah,yeah,yeah, I know all about qrp,I started in hamradio when I was 13 years old,I am 62 now,you figure how long ago,my first QRP was a 6V6 tube oscilating with a xtal on 7005 and that thing made barely 2W and with a dipole I worked in less than a year more than 100 countries in CW from my CO land BUT those were years where the bands were not so crowded and they were not so noisy and the solar cycles were great BUT today with the hundred thousand stations filling the bands,the high band noise,the terrible propagation,QRP working is not the same,besides the courtesy of those old times its gone forever,bands are plagued by guys using full legal power OR MORE who has no respect for anybody and the actual rules is have power or not make a contact,most of the times unless you have a great beam antenna on 40M you won't do much with a QRP,you need to have those 500W from your amp or more.Its tough today to survive in the bands jungle sorrounded by lions who want to smash your poor signal and you only have a razor blade to defend yourself. "Life is too short for QRP ! " AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Tue, 1/25/11, Wayne Burdick wrote: From: Wayne Burdick Subject: Re: just 500W ? To: "Hector Padron" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 8:10 PM > The shirt I wear sometimes in the hamfests says up front : "Life is too short > for QRP" In stark contrast, the first "rig" I built, when I was 13, was a 200-milliwatt-output crystal oscillator that used half a dozen parts with their leads twisted together. No PCB, no solder, no box. It was ugly. But it worked. I connected a hand key and a battery in series, paid out a roll of guy wire and tossed it on the roof, then started listening around the rig's 40-m frequency with my Hallicrafters SX101. A guy up in Los Angeles was calling CQ, and when he came back to me, I nearly fell off my chair. 200 miles on 200 mW, with an unmatched wire laying on the roof and a 9-V battery! A few months later someone gave me an HT37 transmitter (100 W). First thing I did was turn the drive down to nearly zero, measured my output at 200 mW, and worked New York (2500 miles) on 20 m. Life's not too short for *that* :) OTOH, I'm quite proud of our engineering staff's achievement with the KPA500. 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
[Elecraft] just 500W ?
The shirt I wear sometimes in the hamfests says up front : "Life is too short for QRP" I run every night not less than 500W on 40M,only way to brake the pileups and fight againts the "big guns".When every single one on the bands drop their power to 100W or less,I drop mine,that is not going to happen never anymore,its too late,so design and build another amp for 1KW and I am sure you will sell way more than the actual 500W unit. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell __ 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] About DVR
One question for the group for the ones who has the DVR installed. If you record a station off the air can you play him back on the air so that way he can hear how he sounds on your radio or its just like any other DVR on the JA radios that is only good to playback your prerecorded CQ ? AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Fri, 1/21/11, Dale Parfitt wrote: From: Dale Parfitt Subject: [Elecraft] Latest Firmware Download for K3 fails To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 5:17 AM Perhaps someone can enlighten me. I am using the latest K3 utility to download the latest K3 upgrades. MCU and FPF appear to go smoothly, but the DSP1 version has failed 4 times giving me the following error in the download window: DSP1 verification failed. Reload DSP1 DSP1 firmware load failed Error code XE216, verficiation number verification failed The K3 display reads: E000202 Err DSE No previous problems with upgrades. P3 upgrade to 1.00 appears to have gone well. Tnx, Dale W4OP __ 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 People
John,I see today Elecraft as the new born of an old out of busineee company who all of us remember for sure,Heathkit,that glorius company who made us feel proud of american built radios,it was a shame they went out of business on the 60' because as me,there were many hams who built radios and amp that worked fine,so this team we have at Elecraft has brought us back that old forgotten feeling to assemble by our own radios,amps,watmeters,etc Elecraft will be on business for many years for sure,their products are the best on the market no matter what others might believe and we the users are helping them to improve further more the quality. Lets drink a cup of champagne and wish Elecraft a succesful future!! 73 to all users. Hector AD4C K3 # 2192 "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sat, 1/15/11, VK7JB wrote: From: VK7JB Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 People To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 2:21 AM Hi Joe, I'd like to second your sentiments and thank all the folks that contribute to bringing the Elecraft experience to my door. I've built a K1, K2, many mini-modules and am about to put together a K3. I've had a ball. None of it would have been possible without the care and attention given to the packing and assembling, shipping and support by all the folks at Elecraft whom we never get to know beyond their names on the slips of paper in all those little packets or at the bottom of invoices and shipping lists. Thanks to you all from me, down here. John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-People-tp5922917p5923982.html Sent from the [K3] 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] Yamaha CM500 in stock at Sam Ash for $45 inc shipping
"no shipping cost" Not exactly truth,they told me there is no free shiping for the state of FL although it was just few bucks. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Tue, 1/11/11, Robert Harmon wrote: From: Robert Harmon Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 in stock at Sam Ash for $45 inc shipping To: "Mark n2qt" Cc: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 11:10 PM Thanks for the info Mark, good price and no shipping cost! I also have succumbed to the many recommendations and realized that I was hopelessly induced to buy the headphones. :) Bob K6UJ On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Mark n2qt wrote: > after the 62nd recommendation for this headset I have finally ordered one. > > http://www.samash.com/p/Yamaha_CM500-Headphones-with-Microphone_-49969751 > > Mark n2qt > > > __ > 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] Yamaha CM500 in stock at Sam Ash for $45 inc shipping
Coincidently I ordered my second pair this morning at that same site,they charged me $47 shiped to Florida.They said also they have a strore in Tampa here so I should have them in two days. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Tue, 1/11/11, Mark n2qt wrote: From: Mark n2qt Subject: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 in stock at Sam Ash for $45 inc shipping To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 10:44 PM after the 62nd recommendation for this headset I have finally ordered one. http://www.samash.com/p/Yamaha_CM500-Headphones-with-Microphone_-49969751 Mark n2qt __ 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] RES: Yamaha CM500
Ok,then because you don't like and I love it,do you want to sell it to me ? AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Mon, 1/10/11, ab2tc wrote: From: ab2tc Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 8:38 PM Hello again, I am not talking about anything above 2700Hz at all. With my receive bandpass set to 300-2700Hz the CM-500 sound definitely muffled compared to any other headphones I have. Yes, I could compensate with the EQ, but then it would be unuseable with any other headphones I have since there is no macro support to quickly change the RX EQ settings quickly. Until that happens the CM-500 stays shelved in my shack. AB2TC - Knut AD4C2009 wrote: > > Lack of highs? Not mine,besides,does any ham transmit today with more than > 4000Hz at the high end? answer is NO,most of them are below 3000Hz,at that > freq ANY headset will response well.Also I injected an audio generator to > my CM-500 from 20 to 5000Hz and I heard the tone from 60(my ears) all the > way up to 5000Hz with same level,I don't see why they has "lack of > highs".Besides the K3 has an excellent RX EQ and you can tailor the > received audio to your personal taste so If you think it has too much > lows,then cut them up with it. > I have been using those Yamaha for more than a year and for me they sound > as well as ANY other headset. Maybe some users feel bad because they are > "cheap" compared with Heil, Senhisser,and others. > > AD4C > > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-tp5750572p5908494.html Sent from the [HAM] 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] RES: Yamaha CM500
Lack of highs? Not mine,besides,does any ham transmit today with more than 4000Hz at the high end? answer is NO,most of them are below 3000Hz,at that freq ANY headset will response well.Also I injected an audio generator to my CM-500 from 20 to 5000Hz and I heard the tone from 60(my ears) all the way up to 5000Hz with same level,I don't see why they has "lack of highs".Besides the K3 has an excellent RX EQ and you can tailor the received audio to your personal taste so If you think it has too much lows,then cut them up with it. I have been using those Yamaha for more than a year and for me they sound as well as ANY other headset. Maybe some users feel bad because they are "cheap" compared with Heil, Senhisser,and others. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Mon, 1/10/11, ab2tc wrote: From: ab2tc Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 2:42 PM Hi, I also bought a pair of these based on the recommendations on the reflector and also on the Yahoo group. I have not put it on the air yet as I was thoroughly disappointed with the headphones on receive. There seems to be a profound lack of highs compared to any other headphones I own including a pair of Heil and a pair of Koss. I also strongly dislike the fact that each earpiece has a wire coming out of it. I'll keep using my Heil proset until they break. AB2TC - Knut py5eg wrote: > > Hi Folks > > I just got a pair of CM500 which came without any catalog and I would > kindly ask the following questions: > > 1) I tested on my K3 and the boom set is working fine > 2) I noticed that the CM500 has more base and less high frequency > respond comparing with the heil. > 3) Has someone tested for yaesu rigs? What are the results? > > Thanks in advance > > ATILANO DE OMS > PP5EG - PY5EG > ZW5B, PS2T, PT5T > ARAUCARIA DX GROUP > > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-tp5750572p5907129.html Sent from the [HAM] 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 PA Temp
It seems that your PA temp is too high,mine I run it all the time on CW at 100W and at high speeds over 40 wpm and the maximun temp I see is 36C. You should check why is so high. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sun, 1/9/11, Fred Jensen wrote: From: Fred Jensen Subject: [Elecraft] K3 PA Temp To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:24 PM Playing around in the RTTY RU after a full effort in NAQP CW yesterday. PA temp @100W gets up to about 56C while CQ'ing, so I backed off to 80W. Anyone know how hot is too hot? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org __ 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] Latest Sherwood table
M Something is cooking at Elecraft headquarter,maybe soon we'll see the coming of a K3 Pro ?? Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sat, 1/1/11, Gary Gregory wrote: From: Gary Gregory Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Latest Sherwood table To: "Bruce Beford" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 6:32 AM Room for some Wine? Nah, not good, my bones will fall out of my legs I'm told. Gary HNY 2 all On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: > On Dec 31, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > >> What gets me in a K3 is that there is still some room in there, even >> after installing the KRX3 to the 100W transceiver, to add something >> else. So far the possibilities haven't tickled my fancy. > > We're saving it for a fuel cell :) > > Wayne > N6KR > > > Mr. Fusion? > Bruce, N1RX > > > __ > 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 > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679, P3 #546 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! __ 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] receivers performance data
here is something I found on the net that will help others to understand better the performance data tables: Here a few measurements of receivers, using 500Hz filters. MDS is a measure of sensitivity. -135dBm is 10dB more sensitive than -125dBm. This number doesn't matter very much in what you actually hear. The real test is if you hear a very noticeable noise increase when you connect an antenna to the receiver. If you hear an obvious noise increase when you connect an antenna instead of a dummy load, your receiver is sensitive enough! You should check sensitivity at the quietest time with the narrowest selectivity you use on every antenna you use. Contrary to folklore and hyperbole, there isn't a receiver sold today that can dig into noise more than others on CW based on sensitivity or the use of a DSP or multiple DSP systems. The exceptions are: Increased selectivity will reduce noise Poor AGC design or detector problems can cause mixing of signals and noise If you read a review that claims a receiver made weak signals appear from nowhere, you better keep a wary eye on the rest of the review. It is possible for a receiver to be abnormally bad, but it is not possible for a receiver to work better than other properly working receivers based on sensitivity. BDR is blocking dynamic range. This is the point where a strong signal either 2 or 10kHz just starts to make your receiver lose sensitivity. The bigger the number the better, ESPECIALLY at 2kHz spacing. The number you want here is probably around 80dB or more if you live in a reasonably quiet location and work weak signals on crowded bands. If you run two transmitters on the same band or have a neighbor who operates near your frequency, you almost certainly need more dynamic range. I'm in a very quiet rural location and have very directive antennas, and 80dB blocking DR suits my requirements just fine most of the time. IMDR is intermodulation dynamic range. This is the single most important number when comparing receivers. This is where two or more strong close-frequency signals mix and generate a new phantom signal or multiple tones in a adjacent frequency SSB signal mix with themselves and make what sounds like splatter. The measurement is made just at the point where the phantom signal level is high enough to interfere with the weakest signal your receiver can detect. IMDR is a measure of how badly your own receiver causes problems you might blame on other people. Bigger numbers mean better receivers. It is most important the 2kHz number be good. The 10kHz test number doesn't mean nearly as much, because almost any radio is good enough at 10kHz or wider. Some number above 80dB is enough to stay out of trouble 99% of the time. If you are in a noisy location, you obviously need less performance. 85dB keeps my receivers at the point where poor quality external signals cause nearly all off-frequency problems. With 85dB IM3DR only a few of the strongest stations cause my receiver to make its own internal problems. "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell __ 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 wierd problem
Hi Paul,nice picture you have on qrz.Its very cold in this part of Florida today,just 32F. Well I can tell you this about that wierd behavior,I do have exactly the same problem but not the way you have it,I tried to duplicate it acording what you said but it won't happen in my K3 #2192 but it happens sometimes when I someone ask me for a recording to hear how his station sounds,then when I play them back using my 1KW amp it look like the big amount of RF detected in my shack affect somehow the VCO or any source of freq,generating inside the K3 and drift the RX freq by 1.6 Khz exactly like yours do,but If I do the playback with less than 500W or with the K3 barefoot it will never happen.To solve the problem I have to recycle power on the radio and everything will come back to normal. I never has reported this because its not a big deal for me anyway but now that you have reported this,I think Elecraft team should give us some advice of what to do IF they can duplicate the problem on their labs. have a good new year celebration,73 Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell __ 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_K3] Re: SSB receive audio quality
For the ones who will like to hear how well the K3 sounds click on this link to access a directory of MP3's on my own website: http://www.ad4c.us/Elecraft%20K3/shared%20files%20from%20K3%20users/AD4C%20recordings%20on%20his%20K3/ Then you can make your mind if it sound good or bad compared with other radios. AD4C It sure would be nice for people passing these judgments to provide sound clips that demonstrates this. It really isn't rocket science to run a rig's audio into a soundcard and make an fb recording and then more than one person can listen, compare, and discuss. 73, Barry N1EU Yahoo! Groups Links __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (28) Recent Activity: New Members 9 New Photos 1 New Files 5 Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Be a homeroom hero! Help Yahoo! donate up to $350K to classrooms! Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ __ 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] Recommended AGC settings for separation of signals in CW pile-ups
Oh well,I don't like to argue anybody or disagree anybody but I was at the contest as well and and I could easily separate CW stations that were off between 100 200 Hz with my K3 using the 400Hz roofer and the DSP set to 100Hz and also moving the Shift acordingly,.no problem at all with the selectivity and also I used the great help of the APF as well. If it has to be with the AGC or not,these are my settings that has been working for me in any case: AGC DCY.SoFt AGC HLD.0.05 AGC PLS.OFF AGC SLP.0.07 AGC THR.007 AGC-F.080 AGC-S.020 To help in the RX filtering I have set my RX EQ this way: 0.05 at minus 16 0.10 at minus 16 0.20 at minus +0 0.40 at +3 0.80 at +3 1.60 at minus 16 2.40 at minus 16 3.20 at minus 16 PITCH at 400 (I like to hear better at low pitch) With these settings my K3 is super selective and have no ringing noise even at 50Hz DSP bandwiith. In those conditions I can work any contest no matter how crowded it will be. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Tommy Alderman wrote: From: Tommy Alderman Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Recommended AGC settings for separation of signals in CW pile-ups To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 10:47 AM Bob - I agree with the observation about the K3's effectiveness in separating contest signals in big piles as that was the only thing that irritated me during CQWW CW contest. I have just started to try and optimize the AGC settings for large signal conditions and so far, I'm not anywhere close yet. If I can find anything useful, I will post it here. I certainly do hope others who may already have optimized their K3 AGC for large signal contest, will also post their information. 161, Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Henderson Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:39 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Recommended AGC settings for separation of signals in CW pile-ups CQ WW CW is now over. We used K3s at P3F this year. While performance was generally considered good, some questions were raised over the effectiveness of the K3 in separating signals in large piles. Similar concerns appear to have surfaced from other users including the guys at 9L5VT and C6ATA. Anecdotal evidence suggests the old TS930 and TS850 performed better in such circumstances. I suspect the AGC systems of the K3s used had not optimised. Has collective experience of the K3 contesting community derived optimum settings for the K3 AGC system in this kind of situation? Thanks Bob, 5B4AGN __ 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 ssb sound
Likewise,every night on 40M when I don't say to the station I am talking with, the radio I am using,they always ask because they say I sound too good and when I say its a K3 they start asking more about it.The K3 is a very versatil radio in which TX and RX EQ can be set to your "taste".Nobody will be disapointed with the audio of this K3. AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Tim Tucker wrote: From: Tim Tucker Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 ssb sound To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 4:53 PM The K3 sounds very good as a SSB rig. Apart from a few digital modes, that's almost all I use it for. You have almost complete adjustment of your TX audio by adjusting 8 band EQ, compression, and noise gate. If you hear one that sounds bad, it's more than likely a setup issue by the operator. When I'm rag chewing on 75 meters, I almost always get someone new that passes by and stops to ask what rig I'm using because they like the way it sounds. Tim On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Mike Rodgers wrote: > I'm still hearing rumblings about how the k3 sounds on ssb. This concerns > me. The k3 will be a huge investment for my income and I can't help but > wonder if it will be the right one. I'm really not seriously considering > anything else but I'm sure getting nervous about unloading the cash. I'm > just a rag chewer so there's more to it than just making the contact. I have > however listened to Hector's audio files and they all sound good. > > Happy QSO'ing. Mike R > > > > __ > 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] Fwd: New Sherwood report
Yes Wayne,not bad for a medium size radio that weighting just 9 pounds can be carried anywhere in a small bag instead of that monster yaesu that weights a lot and its not good to be transported to a dxpedition. Hector AD4C K3 # 2194 that was already in a dxpedition "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Wayne Burdick wrote: From: Wayne Burdick Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: New Sherwood report To: "Ed Schuller" Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:18 PM Pretty close to a dead heat between the K3 and the FT5000, except for blocking dynamic range (K3 is better by 13 dB) and filter ultimate attenuation (K3 is better by 15 dB). Not bad for a 9-pound rig that starts at $1400. That said, I will now disqualify myself from the rest of this thread :) 73, Wayne N6KR Ed wrote: > http://www.sherweng.com/table.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] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3
These two guys alone has done more than a bunch of JA engineers together with millions of capital,they made a radio that is hard to beat by them,so I go with them as well all the way down. Hector AD4C "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Terry Schieler wrote: From: Terry Schieler Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3 To: "'Lee Buller'" , "'Elecraft Reflector'" Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 6:22 PM In response to your friend's comment "I am not sure I want to buy a rig from a QRP company or any company that is owned by two guys," you might have pointed out that Collins Radio was, initially at least, owned by ONE guy, Art Collins. The founder of Heathkit was an individual who originally built aircraft. There are MANY examples of successful corporations that were founded and run for years by an individual. In my mind, if ONE guy can be THAT good, then I'll go with the TWO we have here! Terry, W0FM -Original Message- From: Lee Buller [mailto:k...@swbell.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:14 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3 __ 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] Why we are here for the long run :-)
BRAVO !!!, you guys have been,are and will be the best !! You guys made us americans feel proud !! God give you all of you health enough to keep the excellent work you have done in these 12 years of success for 50 or more years.That's why I will be always a K3 user no matter how many good radios be at the market to compete. Hector AD4C K3 # 2192 still working fine after 2 years old. "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Why we are here for the long run :-) To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 6:09 PM (Retitled to split this from the other thread.) Hi Lee, I'm always amazed when I hear comments like your friend made about us. It must be our focus on direct, and personal, customer contact that leads some people to think we are still a tiny company. December 2010 will finish our -twelfth- profitable year of operation and continuous sales growth. And our monthly K3 sales, same month versus a year ago numbers, are up even with the introduction of competing rigs. We are well past working from our basements. :-) A few data points: 1. Since shipping our first K2 from Aptos in January of 1999, Elecraft has grown into a healthy multi-million dollar high-tech company with a broad product line. We have -zero- debt, own all of our inventory, and have a healthy, and very stable, balance sheet. We build our products here in California, just outside of Silicon Valley. We are structured to be here for a long time, and certainly longer than most hams keep a particular rig. We want Elecraft to outlast both of us. 3. How did we do that? Elecraft designs great, high value, products that are fun to use. And our products, like the K3, continue to improve and get new features even -after- you buy them. We run a stable and tight financial ship - carefully trading off an internally financed growth rate versus risk and cash needs. We work hard. We hire great people who continually amaze us with their intelligence, creativity and work ethic. Our customer support team is one of the best. And we enjoy our work. 4. We also carefully listen to, and interact with, our customers daily. We are focused on being the most responsive, and fun, ham radio company to buy from - period. 5. Wayne and I are both healthy guys - a very long way from retirement. We are having a great time bulding and running Elecraft, and plan to do so for some time. But we are not the only people who continue to make Elecraft successful. 6. Our well staffed engineering design team is diverse and strong. I'd wager that it is as large as, or larger, than many HF rig design teams at our competitors. We are well past two guys doing all of the design in our basement labs. Our engineering, support, manufacturing and management people are top notch, with a lot of depth. We have a great team and plan to keep building it for the long haul. 7. We haven't been a 'QRP Only Company' for some time. Yes, in 1999 we first targeted at the QRP market since it was tightly focused, easily marketed to, and was our fastest path to a first product. Its still a great market, too. But we always planned to also offer 100W high-performance rigs, both kit and factory assembled, to compete against the best HF rigs from other QRO manufacturers. That's the major part of the market. I think you can agree we have more than succeeded in that area with the K2 and now the K3. The majority of our rigs go out the door at 100W. We are continually designing a diverse product line, ranging from QRP to QRO. The KPA500, now going into field test, is definitely -not- QRP ;-) But stay tuned for more QRP offerings too! 9. Most important, we have incredibly enthusiastic and supportive customers. You make it fun for us! By telling your friends about Elecraft, the K3, and our other products, you keep us in business every day. You are our best salespeople. The more you enthusiastically tell your friends about our products, in person and on the air, the more new products we can design and sell. In today's economic environment, more than ever, this is incredibly important to us. Please - keep up the great work. We really appreciate it! 73, Eric WA6HHQ www.elecraft.com -- On 12/1/2010 7:14 AM, Lee Buller wrote: > I am reluctantly writing this email to the reflector with a very dangerous > subject linebut here it goes. > > My good ham friend came through town on Monday and we ended up going to dinner > with the YLs. As dinner progressed, he asked me what I thought about the > FT-5000 vs the K3. I said that "they would have to pry my K3 out of my cold > dead hands at the end." ... > > I told him about the K3 and that he needed so sit down and work with one. We > bantered back and forth and then he said something rather odd... >
Re: [Elecraft] K3: Latest Beta FW - Vox, TX Gate and Notch observations in ss
"so your TRANSMITTED bandwidth is quite a bit wider than your RECEIVING bandwidth" Not quite true,certainly using the TX EQ even having a 2.8Khz filter to TX,you can make the TX bandwith narrower,as narrow as just 2.2Khz not to bother others in a contest enviroment and still sound very clear. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Tue, 11/23/10, S Sacco wrote: From: S Sacco Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Latest Beta FW - Vox, TX Gate and Notch observations in ss To: lrom...@ij.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 12:22 AM > One bad thing about owning a K3 is that you can get very > close to other contestants on a crowded band and, if they > have a clean transmitter, not know that they are even there. > While running with the 1.8 filter on and the DSP tight, I > could find holes within busy bands to attempt runs in and > had several complaints from adjecent stations, both above > and below which I simply COULD NOT HEAR. Most of these guys > were running high power... And I was running the K3 > barefoot. Lu - One important thing to remember is that, while you're cranked down all nice and narrow on RECEIVE, you're still transmitting through the 2.7 or 2.8 kHz filters, so your TRANSMITTED bandwidth is quite a bit wider than your RECEIVING bandwidth... 73, Steve NN4X __ 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 & FTDX5000 you tube
You are absolutely right Barry,that video is useless for me,its full of noise and distorsion on both radios. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Barry N1EU wrote: From: Barry N1EU Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & FTDX5000 you tube To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 12:21 AM For two radios that both feature an audio passband that is S adjustable in so many ways and likewise so affected by button/menu switches, it's almost criminal to put up a soundclip like that and call it a comparison. The obvious (duh) protocol should be to first adjust the rigs and equalize the passbands as closely as possible while observing the audio spectra, use similar gain/agc settings, and then finally let 'er rip. Arh, Barry N1EU DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: > > If this is a duplicate listing...sorry. > > I really don't care about an "audio" comparison on just one signal on > a quiet band, but wow...look at the size difference! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwJ8Cu8lA0&feature=fvw > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-FTDX5000-you-tube-tp5760967p5761293.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] USB to Serial Issues
David,for 4 years I have owned a Dell laptop,its an Inspiron B120,nothing sofisticated,1.3 Ghz single core CPU, 1GB of RAM,80 GB HDD,windows XP and NO SERIAL port,just 3 USB ports,so when I decided to purchase a K3 two years ago,I ordered as well from Elecraft their own serial to USB cable that cost by the time around 30 bucks,and since the begining after installed the drivers on a small CD they sent me,the Elecraft utilities software as well as HRD and all other programs associated with the K3 works perfect with any problem at all.I have been able to download all the FW updates one by one without any problem so far.There is no need to spend that much in a new laptop or PC but to find out the right cable and in this case why not try the one recomended by Elecraft? AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sat, 11/20/10, David Yarnes wrote: From: David Yarnes Subject: [Elecraft] USB to Serial Issues To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 2:24 AM I've noticed a number of post (hundreds maybe?) about folks having one problem or the other with serial to USB converters. I've had good luck with mine, a Belkin, but others have complained often about Belkin, and other types as well. I think the main problem is the computer itself, but that's a pure guess. In any event, for this and other reasons, I started keeping an eye open for a laptop with a serial port. It's not that I was having problems, but I couldn't help holding my breath every time I did an update to my K3. Actually, on one or two laptops I have had, there was a problem. Anyway, recently I spotted a "deal" on Buy.com for a Dell laptop (refurbished) which actually did have a serial port. To be honest with you, I haven't seen a laptop with a serial port for eons! This is a Dell D630, and it was less than $300 as refurbished. I've had good luck with refurbished products, so I decided to give it a try. It arrived today, and I had waited to update my K3 to the latest beta pending its arrival. It went like clockwork. Everything else seems to be working just fine as well. Point is, if you are really getting frustrated with USB/Serial converters, maybe this is something you might consider as well. I'm dedicating this laptop to my operating position. The serial port will be better anyway, for things like updating firmware, rig control, etc. Not a lot of glitz on this computer (no webcam, and a smaller hard drive), but it certainly seems to be a good choice for just dedicating it to ham radio operation. It does have a dual core processor, so it's not slow. I have been using a netbook (my XYL usurped my other bigger laptop), which I still like very much for travel, etc., but this really seems like a better arrangement--not sure why I took so long to come to that conclusion. The other thing I'm noticing, is that this computer is a bunch more stable. I think netbooks are just underpowered processor wise. They are great for "the road", but that's about all. So, while I have been able to update my K3 with a netbook and USB converter, I think this will be a lot more dependable overall. Bottom line is this--if you are having problems doing your ham apps, it might be your compter is too old, or underpowered. Finding a laptop with a serial port isn't all that easy, but they are out there--much to my surprise. Hopefully I didn't buy a problem, but I think it will work fine. If either of those problems are what you are experiencing, check out the "bargain basement" on these websites from prominent dealers. A refurbished product usually has undergone a good bit of individual examination, so I feel fairly confident that it will perform. If the basic product was junk, then I'm toast! But I suspect it will turn out reasonably well. At least it has so far with my experience in such products. Dave W7AQK __ 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] Yamaha CM500
KOSS is a very good brand of audio gears but where the specs? AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Thu, 11/18/10, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: From: Joe Subich, W4TV Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 8:00 PM > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826193029 That item is actually showing at $6.99 today (with $4.99 domestic shipping). If one is looking for an equivalent to the CM-500, this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826263020 even looks like the CM-500 for about 2/3 the B&H Photo price. I also see other "name brand" Koss and Senheiser headsets for less than $50 that are known for decent comfort/performance while some of the "off brand" stuff looks like "plain box" versions of the name product. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 11/18/2010 1:30 PM, Dave Hachadorian wrote: > Rather than jumping through fiery hoops to get a CM500, I suggest > you try a local computer store, and find a comfortable > computer-type headset. These devices all use electret > microphones, and the K3 equalizer can make any of them sound > great. > > For example, this one for $12 sounds great, but is not quite as > comfortable as the CM500: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826193029 > > > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL > Yuma, AZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > __ > 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] Yamaha CM500
That is what I did twice already for two hams in Europe,one in France and the other in Spain,at the end I think they ended up paying around $72 US and they are happy now. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Thu, 11/18/10, Lew Phelps K6LMP wrote: From: Lew Phelps K6LMP Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 5:56 PM This looks like a situation in which the only means for members of this list to obtain one of these headsets (which I own and like very much!) is for a U.S. ham to buy it, have it shipped to his QTH, and then reship to an international QTH. I am willing to undertake this effort, with no "handling fee", for anyone who wishes. Please contact me off list if you would like for me to get a CM500 for you, and we can work out details for payment in advance to me of the purchase cost, shipping cost to my QTH, and then my reshipping to overseas QTH. Postal shipment to European destinations would be about $24, perhaps $14 if it will fit in a small flat rate priority mail box (which I doubt). Purchase from B&H and cheapest-option US shipping is $44.39 plus $3.60 shipping, or about $48 (€34). The total cost thus would be about $72, or perhaps $62 with the small box, which would be about €50 or €43 at current exchange rates. Shipping costs will vary depending on method of international shipment chosen, etc. Paypal preferred for transfer of money. 73 Lew K6LMP On Nov 18, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: > This is what B&H photo web shop is claiming if choose EU destination ( or at > least Finland ) > > " Due to the manufacturer’s restrictions, B&H Photo is unable to ship this > item to an international destination: We apologize for any inconvenience > this may have caused you. " > > Olli > OH6CT > > -Alkuperäinen viesti- > Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Kevin Hibbs > Lähetetty: 18. marraskuuta 2010 13:51 > Vastaanottaja: Deane Walkington > Kopio: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 > > I got mine from B and H Photo in NYC. I believe they ship internationally. > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/Shipping.jsp > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375558-REG/Yamaha_CM500_CM500_Headset_ > with.html > > 73, > Kevin > KG4TEI > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Deane Walkington > wrote: >> Does anyone know of a US store that will ship Yamaha CM 500 to an >> international address, that is a country other than USA and Canada? >> >> Deane >> VK1DW >> K3 3940 >> >> >> __ >> 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 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] New APF what happened?
Well,well,well,lets put a couple of cents here.Last night at midnight when the XYL went to sleep and it was very quite I finally installed the Beta version 4.22 on my K3 and after few minutes when it ended up,move the dial to the lower end of 40M band and there was a station from Senegal,my dipole antenna is not too high,just 20 feet over the ground and his signal was only 559 and afer narrowing the DSP to 500Hz still heard him weak and little noisy BUT when I pressed for more than a second the XFIL/DUAL PB key to enable the APF WOW !! I almost fell off my chair,that Senegal station was so loud and clean as a local station,signal was still a S5 but the received audio was so clear and loud that look like a 599 station.I am very impressed with this new filter and to be honest the last Icom radio I owned was the 756ProIII and that guy could never do this so well. Again my claps go to Elecraft for having improved further more our K3's. Thanks Hector AD4C K3 # 2192 "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Pete Smith wrote: From: Pete Smith Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3:New APF what happened? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 12:41 PM John, did you check in the CONFIG menu to make sure APF is turned on? 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 11/17/2010 3:16 AM, juergen wrote: > Hi > > I was so impressed by the original K3 APF firmware. Why is it so lack luster > in the current beta? > > I have read all the posts that there is no difference, my ears tell me > different? > > When I used the APF in its original release on 160m and 80 meters it just > blew me away to mars and back. Now I might as well not have it on! The > signals dont "pop"out of the noise like they use too. > > I might have to have my ears cleaned and checked for wax or something. > I am mystified especially when Lyle says that there is no difference in the > firmware. > > > The K3's APF in the current beta behaves much like the one in my Icom radios > and they are very ineffective in the Icom radios. > > I have shifted back to the old beta 4 times and the results are better for > the old APF and it wins hands down. I will keep the old beta just for > contests, its just too good not to use. > > 73 > John > > > > > > > __ > 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] OT (Yamaha Cm 500)
With all your respect AL but with those settings you are making a "condensed milk can" sound,I mean extremenly high pitch and very difficult for others to hear you. Joe is right,you need some lows and more highs,for your reference this is how I set my CM-500 for dx work: 50, 100,and 200 Hz all them down to -16db 400 and 800 Hz at cero 1600 at +3db 2400 at +6db 3200 at +9 db And Joe is right,you need to hear yourself in another radio or get somebody you trust who had good ear and of course good radio to help you out.In my case everytime I do a change in my settings I monitor myself in my backup radio,the TS-590S. Hector AD4C K3 # 2192 "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: From: Joe Subich, W4TV Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT (Yamaha Cm 500) To: n...@cds1.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 6:19 AM > What do you think of the idea of adjusting the equalizer so that the > peak spectrum is flat across the SSB bandwidth? It's probably a good starting point but I would also listen to the audio on a second receiver and have it evaluated by someone who can make critical evaluation off air. > I ended up with: > > 50 Hz -16 dB > 100 Hz -16 dB > 200 Hz -16 dB > 400 Hz -10 dB > 800 Hz -16 dB > 1.6 kHz 0 dB > 2.4 kHz +3 dB > 3.2 kHz +6 dB I think that is doing too much cutting at the low end and not enough boost at the high end. Adding 6 dB at each band from 200 Hz to 3.2 KHz would make me more comfortable. Like, Jim I prefer to leave 50/100 at -16 regardless as they contribute nothing to communication. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 11/16/2010 3:18 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: > Jim and Joe, > > What do you think of the idea of adjusting the equalizer so that the > peak spectrum is flat across the SSB bandwidth? With my voice I had to > considerably attenuate the low audio frequencies and boost the highs to > achieve that. > > There's a way to measure the transmitted spectrum using a P3, as > described in the most recent version of the Owner's Manual. I ended up > with: > > 50 Hz -16 dB > 100 Hz -16 dB > 200 Hz -16 dB > 400 Hz -10 dB > 800 Hz -16 dB > 1.6 kHz 0 dB > 2.4 kHz +3 dB > 3.2 kHz +6 dB > > (The -16 dB at 800 Hz was based on someone's suggestion that little > voice information occurs around that frequency. Otherwise it would > probably have been -3 or -6 dB.) > > Al N1AL > > > On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 14:29 -0500, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Recommended TXEQ for the CM500 is max cut of the two lowest bands, somewhere between 6dB cut and max cut of the third band, depending on your voice, and flat (0 dB) for the remaining bands. >> >> While I agree with Jim on the lowest three bands, I strongly prefer >> a 3 to 6 dB/octave rising characteristic for the top three bands >> (e.g., +3, +5, +6 or +6, +10, +12). The rising characteristic helps >> considerably with "clarity" and the ability to cut through the crud. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >> On 11/16/2010 12:22 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> On 11/15/2010 7:35 PM, Chris Hembree wrote: Just got my CM 500 today. Would someone please tell me what the black box with 2AAA batteries is for. >>> >>> It's for when you want to use the mic with something that does not >>> provide voltage for the electret element. Contrary to what some Yamaha >>> descriptions says about the mic, it is an electret mic, not a dynamic >>> mic. You do NOT need it with a K3. Simply plug it into the rear panel >>> mic connector, turn on the bias (see the manual), and adjust levels just >>> like you would with any other mic (again, following the directions in >>> the manual. Plus how do you like the mic on the cm500? >>> >>> I love it, and so do most who have used it. It provides very clean >>> audio, and, using TXEQ can easily be made very competitive for >>> contesting and DXing, or more mellow for casual rag chewing. It sounds >>> better than most Heil mics I've heard. Recommended TXEQ for the CM500 >>> is max cut of the two lowest bands, somewhere between 6dB cut and max >>> cut of the third band, depending on your voice, and flat (0 dB) for the >>> remaining bands. Use the LOW setting for Mic Gain in the Menu. >>> >>> 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@m
Re: [Elecraft] OT: QST's review of the Yaesu FTDX5000MP
Well Steve,some guys takes hamradio very seriously and in spite of we can do better with a less than 3 grands K3,I know a guy who wanted deeply to own an IC-7800 but did not had that amount of cash,so what he did he waited till he payed off his last new car and then using a credit card he payed the 10 grands to purchase him a brand new IC-7800 that made feel very happy,and guess what even he is still paying montly the CC bills,he has never left his whole family out of anything,he can afford well his home bills with no problems,he has a healthy happy family and they all love him,and the best of all,he is a happy owner of a $10K radio in spite of it will take him 3 to 4 years to pay it off.Life in this country is for everybody so far you can pay your debts. Hector AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Mon, 11/15/10, James Sarte wrote: From: James Sarte Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: QST's review of the Yaesu FTDX5000MP To: "KW4H" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 8:04 PM Well, I would certainly hope that if one had the disposable income to buy an FTDX5000, he would also have the resources to take care of the family. My K3 was slightly north of $4k after all was said and done. To many others, that might seem exorbitant. Anyway, it's all relative. The important thing to keep in mind is priorities. I'd certainly frown upon someone who goes out to buy any expensive item and then not have the money to feed the kids, take care of the YL, etc. etc. This is after all, just a hobby. Cheers, James K2QI On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:01 PM, KW4H wrote: > Not to be deliberately crass, but I have absolutely no use for a $6,000+ > radio -- contesting or not. Like most hams, this is a hobby I do for fun, > and spending that kind of money on a transceiver is virtually unthinkable. > For the price of that rig, I could buy some new living room furniture and > take the XYL on a two week Caribbean cruise. > > 73! > > Steve, KW4H > > __ 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 -7800, __ 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] HIGHER SWR WHEN AMP IS ON LINE
And Mark that means your amp tuned input circuit is not properly tuned to 50 ohms,that is why your K3 will see a higher swr when the amp is on line,you have two choices,one to enable the K3 builtin tuner if you have it installed,second tune the amp input circuit properly to let the K3 see a lower swr closer to 1. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" __ 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] CNC Heavy K2/K3 knobs
$228 for both knobs for our K3's ? NO WAY ! AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sat, 9/11/10, Mark Stennett wrote: From: Mark Stennett Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CNC Heavy K2/K3 knobs To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 5:26 AM Adds almost another pound to the DXpedition radio... On 9/10/2010 10:33 PM, Richard S. Lindzen wrote: > $150 plus heavy enough to bend shafts. Wow. > > Dick, WO1I > > At 10:31 PM 9/10/2010, GEORGE CORTEZ wrote: >> Found these on the net and thought some of you may like this >> A bit on the pricey side >> >> http://www.73cnc.com/73cnc/elecraft.html >> >> George NE2I >> >> >> __ >> 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] K3 Firmware Download Warning
For reference,my K3 serial 2192 took the FW 4.03 quite well without any incompatibility issue at all and I am working every night on 40M with it without any single problem. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Bill wrote: From: Bill Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Download Warning To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 6:20 PM Yesterday, I downloaded the most recently-relased firmware updates for my K3. After the download, the rig went dead in the water. After three hours of work with Dale at Elecraft, we determined that the newest firmware available on the website has major compatibility issues with some, if not all recent K3's. After re-installing the 3.97/1.09/2.58 packages, all was well again. Dale tells me he has had three cases of this incompatibility recently. This is just a warning to think twice before downloading the latest and greatest, until the good folks on the West Coast get all the bugs out!! Bill Hartman N6FB __ 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] New Heil Elite iC pro set with HC-6
100% agree,I have been using the CM-500 for almost a year now on my K3,TX and RX audio is awesome,construction quality is superior to Heil boomsets,and the price is just $54 instead of over a hundred from Heil,you can have it on your easrs for many hours without been feeling tired.Either for punchy dx audio or for ESSB wider audio,the CM-500 have to be the choice,73 AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Fri, 8/27/10, Gary Gregory wrote: From: Gary Gregory Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New Heil Elite iC pro set with HC-6 To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 12:59 AM Joe, Good advice. I concur I have never been happy with any of the 3 Heil Mic's I have had. Too much money for so little quality..just my 2cents..keep the change!...(:-)) Gary On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > > Does anyone use the newer Heil Pro iC Elite headset with the HC-6 > > element? Elecraft does not have that model available. I imagine that > > you will have to set the bias voltage for the mic. > > The Heil HC elements are dynamic ... no bias! > > > Can you use this with the K3 mic/earphone adapter? > > It's a mic PTT adapter (Heil AD1-K). > > > How well does the Elecraft Heil Pro iC headset work with the K3? Do I > > need to spend more money on the HC-6 version? > > I'd strongly recommend the Yamaha CM-500 instead of any Heil headset. > The CM-500 is every bit the equal of the Heil ProSet iC for less than > 1/3 the price (ca., $45 at B&H Photovideo). The CM-500 mic behaves > just the same as the iC element ... roll off the bottom three bands > and add some modest boost at 1600/2400/3200 Hz and you will have super > audio with plenty of punch. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 8/26/2010 7:44 PM, Linda and Bob wrote: > > Does anyone use the newer Heil Pro iC Elite headset with the HC-6 > > element? Elecraft does not have that model available. I imagine that > > you will have to set the bias voltage for the mic. Can you use this > > with the K3 mic/earphone adapter? Is that a separate option from > > Elecraft? > > > > How well does the Elecraft Heil Pro iC headset work with the K3? Do I > > need to spend more money on the HC-6 version? Thanks. > > > > Bob Wilderman, K3SRO dlrwi...@comcast.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 > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! __ 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: QRZ working for you?
Not working here neither in SE FL. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ken Wagner K3IU wrote: From: Ken Wagner K3IU Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ working for you? To: "Ken Kopp" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 1:06 PM Not working here in southern New England this morning. 73, Ken K3IU ~ On 8/22/2010 9:04 AM, Ken Kopp wrote: > I've not been able to log onto QRZ.com since > yesterday (Saturday). > > 73! Ken - K0PP > > __ > 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] P3 Delivery
And if you read well,at the begining is dated YESTERDAY,isn't that an updated manual ? AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Fri, 7/30/10, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote: From: Jim Miller KG0KP Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Delivery To: "Phil Hystad" , "Don Cunningham" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 5:04 AM Fantastic and a manual too. How about that!!! Will give me something to read until mine shows up. 73, de Jim KG0KP - Original Message - From: "Phil Hystad" To: "Don Cunningham" Cc: "Jim Miller KG0KP" ; Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Delivery I received my e-mail from Elecraft this afternoon requesting confirmation of my P3 order and the shipping address. I guess this means that they may ship very soon, such as maybe tomorrow. 73, phil, K7PEH On Jul 29, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Don Cunningham wrote: > I'm glad you can get something positive out of that, Jim. To me, > re-hashed, > two week old "news" is not news at all, much less great news. I'd like > something more concrete, like at least a manual to peruse. > 73, > Don, WB5HAK > > __ > 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 Interface to Key a Collins 30L-1
And if you don't want to put together that kit and also find out a metal box to put it in,buy an assembled multi radios and amps box that Ameritron sells plug and play ready to be used for $59,95, see the link: http://www.ameritron.com/Product.php?productid=ARB-704 AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sat, 7/24/10, Bill wrote: From: Bill Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Interface to Key a Collins 30L-1 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 3:59 AM The Collins 30L-1 keying line = -170 Volts at 80 ma. This will blow up the keying circuit in the K3 if connected directly What you need: http://www.wb9kzy.com/keyall.htm cheap, easy, works well. Bill - K6WLM KX1, K2, K3-100 __ 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: Recording from LIN OUT
Hi Pete,since I purchased my K3 I am doing recordings taking the audio off the line out conector at the rear and setting the menu LIN OUT at "nor 005" with this settings I have perfect clear low level audio to inject to my Dell laptop line input and all my recordings are very good,they are an identical copy of the sender; with this configuration I can record myself as well when I have the monitor engaged and set to 20 on the menu..The playback is done also from the computer line out to the K3 rear line in conector and then setting the quick menu to "FP.L" For reference I am using the latest 4.03 FW version and a Yamaha CM-500 for mic. Good luck with yours,73 AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Peter wrote: From: Peter Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Recording from LIN OUT To: "Elecraft List" Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 2:50 PM Pete Smith schreef: > I have been doing some more experiments with recording from the LIN OUT > jack, and have now managed to get decent results with fixed LIN OUT > levels as low as 50, without running all the sound card mixers quite at > maximum. Sound seems OK, so maybe that part is good. > > My original objective in pursuing this whole thing was to make contest > recordings that contained both my CW (or voice) and the other station's > signal. According to the manual, doing so requires that LIN OUT be set > to =PHONES, but I have found that even at a fixed LIN OUT level my > sidetone can be heard in my recordings, although at a very low level. > Is this simply bleedthrough, or has there been a change in the firmware > that is not reflected in the manual? > > I have asked Wayne (and he passed this to Lyle) on 28-feb to make the TX audio (and CW side tone) as fixed audio to the line out. This regardless to the monitor setting. Just to make a complete recording of a contest possible. There are in "the consider" stage Peter PC2A __ 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] WRTC - Rig choices for the contest explained!
That might be the opinion of K3LR of chosing Icom radios for contesting but here in FL the big contesters are all replacing their IC-7700/7800 and FT-1000MP for K3's because after all the tests done in the last contests K3 has been better in performance within a very crowded band. Its just a matter of opinions and operating skills. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sun, 7/18/10, Lu Romero wrote: From: Lu Romero Subject: [Elecraft] WRTC - Rig choices for the contest explained! To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 8:48 AM All: Well, I certainly poked a rather large stick into the Amateur Radio Contesting ant hill, didnt I? Lots of ants are scurrying around wondering if my between-the-lines conjecture is a seachange for some. Aparently, its not. Tim Duffy, K3LR, personally sent me an email regarding my post's questions (!). He asked that I relay his reasons for using a K3 in WRTC to all of you. I have cut them and pasted them in this post. His reasons are certainly plausible. They are as follows (the enphasis is not mine, this is a literal cut and paste): --- snip - K3LR was not the WRTC TEAM LEADER – K3LR was a TEAM MATE of N2NT. As a TEAM MATE K3LR did not have the final decision on what radios would be used by our team. K3LR used the radios that the TEAM LEADER selected. However, it was good for K3LR to use a K3 (for the first time). K3LR has been asked many times how a K3 compares to the Icom IC 7800 and IC 7700. Now K3LR knows the operational “contest” differences between the Icom radios and a K3. So the result is that the K3LR Multi Multi station will STAY 100% Icom IC7800 and IC7700! snip --- So there you have it. I will leave it to others in the contesting ecosystem to add any more conjecture to my thoughts. I had valid questions and opinions, and I got a plausible answer. This discussion has helped me remember why my wife suggests that I wear my wedding ring when I travel out of town and elbows me in the ribs when my flirtations with other ladies at cocktail parties cross her "line of reasonableness"... :) Best 73 Lu Romero - W4LT __ 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] Any P3 Updates? Oh Yah!
So don't forget this famous sentence :"We at Elecraft don't sleep" AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Wed, 7/14/10, k7hbg @dslextreme.com wrote: From: k7hbg @dslextreme.com Subject: [Elecraft] Any P3 Updates? Oh Yah! To: "Elecraft" Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 1:37 AM Oh, Good Grief! I'm speechless. A response in five minutes from one of the founders of the company along with the head K2 guru. Thanks guys! Now, THAT'S Elecraft in action. Best regards, Bob __ 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] Provocative nonsense Kenwood Advert working link here
Most likely it is,I doubt that Kenwood with a very good reputation for years would do that. AD4C "If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Ted Roycraft wrote: From: Ted Roycraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Provocative nonsense Kenwood Advert working link here To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 3:10 PM Apparently this advertisement is the work of some UK vendor and not Kenwood so let's hold off blaming Kenwood for this. 73, Ted, W2ZK On 7/3/2010 9:55 AM, Hector Padron wrote: > I downloaded that pdf and saw it,only thing I see is a very unprofessional > and gross way to do business,I wonder is that document is true or done by > some sick brains out there who hate Elecraft,how come that could > happen,"Stick it on ebay" ??? Have you seen guys any time Elecraft trashing > out any radio built in Japan ? Of course not,because they are truly > professionals who don't need to go in that direction,the quality of our K3 > is way beyond any stupid document like that. > Let see if that TS-590 will be the winner or not,lets wait for another > professional american like Sherwood use his great lab and show us how good or > bad that new Kenwood is,maybe the one who will have to be sold at ebay will > be that 590. > > AD4C > > > > > "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is > driving,do please stay away from her.!! > > --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: > > > From: Radio Amateur N5GE > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Provocative Kenwood Advert working link here > To: "Elecraft Reflector" > Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 4:32 AM > > > On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:33:21 -0400, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL > wrote: > > Oh! Wow! It has ten Hz display resolution! > > > > >> Thanks to Lew K6LMP for posting this. Once you get there, double >> click the icon. >> >> http://public.me.com/lewphelps >> >> >> de Doug KR2Q >> __ >> 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 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] Kenwood TS 830s
TS-830 was the best tube type radio ever built by Kenwood,its consider a classic radio to keep,the less noisier receiver on its time,the best audio quality and the best speech processor,keep it !! AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Chris Hembree wrote: From: Chris Hembree Subject: [Elecraft] Kenwood TS 830s To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 1:56 PM I am using a Kenwood TS 830s now and I love it. But I am looking forward to the K3 in Aug. Having a 830s is like going to a cool car show. Chris W7CTH __ 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] Provocative nonsense Kenwood Advert working link here
I downloaded that pdf and saw it,only thing I see is a very unprofessional and gross way to do business,I wonder is that document is true or done by some sick brains out there who hate Elecraft,how come that could happen,"Stick it on ebay" ??? Have you seen guys any time Elecraft trashing out any radio built in Japan ? Of course not,because they are truly professionals who don't need to go in that direction,the quality of our K3 is way beyond any stupid document like that. Let see if that TS-590 will be the winner or not,lets wait for another professional american like Sherwood use his great lab and show us how good or bad that new Kenwood is,maybe the one who will have to be sold at ebay will be that 590. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: From: Radio Amateur N5GE Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Provocative Kenwood Advert working link here To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 4:32 AM On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:33:21 -0400, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: Oh! Wow! It has ten Hz display resolution! >Thanks to Lew K6LMP for posting this. Once you get there, double >click the icon. > >http://public.me.com/lewphelps > > >de Doug KR2Q >__ >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] Re： K3 Repair
Johny don't forget that for Elecraft their main goal is customer satisfaction and they made it with me and many others who have the skills to swap boards,its the best alternative that also expedite the radio repair.I am sure that any other foreign company do that.I wonder if TT would do it,73 AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Johnny Siu wrote: From: Johnny Siu Subject: Re： [Elecraft] K3 Repair To: "Hector Padron" , n...@contesting.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 2:24 PM Hello Hector, I think it is Elecraft's competitive edge to accept replacement of damaged boards. For other brands, I have to send the whole rig back for repair no matter how minor the repair work is. Under very special circumstance and arrangement in the past, I once sent the PA module of my FTDX9000C back to Yaesu Japan for repair. In that special occasion, I have to demonstrate to Yaesu Japan that I have the skill to isolate and dismantle the PA module. 99.9% of the time, Yaesu will simple request a return of the entire FTDX9000C for repair. As an overseas user, it would be attractive to me if I could just get replacement boards instead of sending back the rig for repair. Perhaps, we (Elecraft and us) should aim at that direction at first. cheers, Johnny VR2XMC ----- 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Hector Padron 收件人﹕ n...@contesting.com 副本(CC) elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/7/2 (五) 7:58:12 PM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair WOW that is the best idea I have ever heard,so that way anyone will be able to see at the website his radio on the list and know exactly when it will be at the bench for repair. Good sugestion Pete. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! __ 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 Repair
WOW that is the best idea I have ever heard,so that way anyone will be able to see at the website his radio on the list and know exactly when it will be at the bench for repair. Good sugestion Pete. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Pete Smith wrote: From: Pete Smith Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair To: "Wayne Burdick" Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net reflector" Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 11:34 AM One thought that comes to mind - put a "repair queue length" figure on the web-site and update it every day or two 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 7/2/2010 12:01 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > The vast majority of repairs are turned around in less than 2 weeks. > When Eric and I get back (we're both out of town), we'll review the > reasons for the long turnarounds mentioned and make any necessary > changes. > > We did have a big increase in upgrade requests in the past 6 months, > associated with the K144XV, modified DSP, rigs for DXpeditions, etc. > Thanks for your patience. > > 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 > > > __ 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 Repair alternative
"The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the problem can be isolated to a board so that a simple swap can be done and thus eliminates return to the factory for repairs." And that was the case with my K3,.my own mistake made the RX audio PA to be damaged.A simple call to Elecraft and a short talk to Dale with my promise to send back my damaged DSP board,he sent me next day a new DSP board that I got in just two days in spite off the distance between CA and FL,.two more days to make time to install the new board and that was it,my K3 working even better than new because the new board came with all the mods done,price? Just $14 from that new board plus $10 more to ship the bad board back to them.Total bill for me,only $24. Time frame? 4 days, my radio was fixed. This is an option guys you should consider,talk to the tech on the phone,most of the times by their experience,they can tell where the problem is and which board has to be replaced,so deal with them as I did,if you don't feel confident to replace it by yourself,get a tech that you know in your location and pay him to do the swap or maybe a friend of yours will do it by free. I am sure it will be faster this way to have your K3 repaired than send it to them,don't forget these guys has too many projects on hands,its not easy to keep up a production of new radios,new P3,repair,mods,etc I think they are doing a great job no matter what. AD4C K3 # 2192 "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Gary Gregory wrote: From: Gary Gregory Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair To: "NZ8J" Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 10:00 PM Hmmm, Still like to know just what the ratio of units sold vs units requiring return for repair. Not likely to see those figures I suppose but it would perhaps throw some light on the reliability of the radios. These figures would need to have the "operator caused" repairs shown as separate figures. I suspect the figures would be quite good (read low) when it comes to actual component failure. When you add upgrades, building of new K3's, preparing for the P3 I would imagine the picture would be a little clearer. Turn around time for my K3 was about 7 weeks, however, between 2 and 3 weeks was postage between the US and Australia and the Kangaroo's seem slow to deliver here when they have K3's strapped to their back...(Grin) Turnaround time by Icom in Australia was about a month the two times the 706MKIIG suffered terminal issues and Yaesu here are not too bad either. Kenwood is somewhere between slow and unresponsive from the stories we hear down under. The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the problem can be isolated to a board so that a simple swap can be done and thus eliminates return to the factory for repairs. For those that are unable or not confidenrt in their ability to take the radio apart they at least have to opportunity to use the factory repair facility. Just my 2 cents worthkeep the change 73's Gary On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM, NZ8J wrote: > > Hearing "at least a month before it hits the bench", was discouraging, > stories of 7 weeks in the recent past is even more disappointing. At > least I hope the theories are correct in that it is due to an unusual > amount of upgrades and not an increase in failures. > Tim > NZ8J > __ > 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 > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! __ 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] Amps at FD ?
Field Day is an annual event, sponsored by the Amateur Radio Relay League . It gives us all the chance to use our skills and experiences learned in Amateur Radio. It's also a time to evaluate emergency preparedness, leverage your knowledge of antennas, radios and multi-band operations. The use of high power amps is not supouse to be "prepardness" in the events of natural disasters when we all would operate with batteries or AC generators ,that don't make sense at all. AD4C __ 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] technical support
I am not going to writte again about the K3,its enough said in this site but this time there is something I want to say about Elecraft technical support. A week ago by mistake I plug a mono plug at the speakers stereo jack at the rear without changing the config menu to "1" to avoy shorting out the stereo output of RX PA,so in less than a second I blew up that IC,next day called Elecraft,talked to Dale one of their tecs,and he sent me a new DSP board and charged me just the cost of the PA IC plus shiping to FL,bill was ONLY $14 USD,could you imagine if that happened to any of the JA radio brands? you surely will have to ship it to the depo to be repaired with a cost of about $200 among shiping,parts and labor,but because we are using an Elecraft radio from a company that definitively has the BEST technical support in this world,in just 2 days I had a brand new upgraded DSP board and with the help of my good friend Julio AD4Z who put together his K3 and knows more than me about assembly,last night my K3 was up and running even better than before. This is something to take in count when making your mind to buy a new radio.This is the one to have,thanks again to Elecraft,a great team of hams who work for hams.73 to all AD4C Lake Worth,FL K3 # 2192 __ 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 Beta 4.03
Mine behaved same way when uploading it to the radio. QSQ is awsome now,I am using it more than before,thanks Elecraft. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Wed, 6/16/10, Lyle Johnson wrote: From: Lyle Johnson Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta 4.03 To: k6...@foothill.net Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 1:08 PM > Loading 4.03 went fine. I noticed during the MCU load the delta-F LED > was blinking normally but not during the DSP load. This is normal behavior. 73, Lyle KK7P __ 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 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fastbreak-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM)
WOW I knew it was fast when I tested but not so fast,I had a QSO with friend of mine who can receive by ears up to 75 and I sent him for few minutes at 70wpm,he said the tone is pure,no keyer clicks at all,the braking was perfect,he interupted me several times while I was sending and I heard him inmediately,it was like be talking on ssb with a very fast vox,thanks again Elecraft. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Paul Christensen wrote: From: Paul Christensen Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fastbreak-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 11:15 PM From the time of CW key closure to RF, I measure a blistering 7 ms, beating the IC-7700 I measured by a solid 2 ms. It's that kind of transition that makes for super-fast QSK. Well done. Paul, W9AC - Original Message - From: "Hector Padron" To: Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:53 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fastbreak-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM) >I just finished to install beta 4.03 and the process was nice and easy,no >problems at all,radio works as it supouse to work,now I can send 70 wpm >with an extremly fast brake-in,I set the delay at zero and its >instantaneous the receiver cuts,I can hear anybody if he brakes me no >matter how fasta I could be going,I love it once again Elecraft team did a >good job,thanks > > AD4C > > > "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is > driving,do please stay away from her.!! > > --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > > From: Wayne Burdick > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fast > break-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM) > To: "Elecraft Reflector" , > elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecr...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:02 PM > > > K3 beta-test firmware revision 4.02 (with DSP rev. 2.60) is now > available. See full release notes below. > > The most significant addition is "CW+" mode. CW+ provides extremely > fast break-in (receive recovery between code elements up to about 70 > WPM) as well as VOX CW operation at speeds up to 100 WPM. We added CW+ > mode primarily for high-speed (QRQ) operators, but the new, faster > break-in applies at slower speeds, as well. Please give it a try. > > NOTE: There are significant limitations to CW+ mode at present, as > described below. Please review them carefully. > > Please send any questions to k3supp...@elecraft.com. For instructions > on how to load beta firmware, see: > > http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > * * * > > MCU 4.03 / DSP 2.60, 6-10-2010 > > * 75 BAUD (100 WPM) RTTY SUPPORT: The built-in > encoder/decoder (DATA/FSK-D) now supports both 45 and > 75 baud. To select the desired rate, hold the DATA MD > switch, then rotate VFO A. > > * ULTRA-FAST BREAK-IN AND QRQ CW (“CW+”): > If you set CONFIG:CW QRQ to ON in the menu, the K3 will > provide extremely fast break-in at all CW speeds. It will also > allow both the internal keyer and external keying to work > at up to 100 WPM. (Be sure to turn on both QSK and VOX.) > The “+” mode icon turns on when CW+ is in effect. > > Tip: You may want to assign the CW QRQ menu entry to > a programmable switch function (e.g., PF1) for quick access. > This can be done by locating the CW QRQ menu entry, then > holding PF1 until you see “PF1 SET”. > > Note 1: There are limitations to QRQ CW mode at present. > You cannot use SHIFT, or turn on RIT, XIT, or SPLIT. However, > you can still use splits, in effect, if you have the sub receiver > installed: Turn the SUB on, and use VFO B as the receive VFO. > (In a subsequent firmware release, RIT/XIT will be usable over > a small range in QRQ mode.) > > Note 2: If you use CONFIG:TX DLY to set external keying > delay, you may need to adjust its setting for QRQ CW use. Also, > any increase in the default (8 ms) may decrease the maximum > available CW speed. > > * AF BALANCE CONTROL IMPROVED: The SUB AF control > can be used as a main/sub RX balance control (see CONFIG: > SUB AF). Previously, when the control was rotated fully > clockwise, main receiver audio would not be fully turned off. > This has been corrected. > > * ADDED ERROR CODE “ERR RXF”. This message is flashed > if you switch to a crystal filter that is too wide for the present > settings. For example, ERR RXF will flash if you are in QRQ > CW mode and select a filter wider than 2.8 kHz. To correct this, > you'll need to turn off wider-
[Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fast break-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM)
I just finished to install beta 4.03 and the process was nice and easy,no problems at all,radio works as it supouse to work,now I can send 70 wpm with an extremly fast brake-in,I set the delay at zero and its instantaneous the receiver cuts,I can hear anybody if he brakes me no matter how fasta I could be going,I love it once again Elecraft team did a good job,thanks AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Wayne Burdick wrote: From: Wayne Burdick Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Rev. 4.03: "CW+" mode (Ultra-fast break-in; VOX-CW up to 100 WPM) To: "Elecraft Reflector" , elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecr...@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:02 PM K3 beta-test firmware revision 4.02 (with DSP rev. 2.60) is now available. See full release notes below. The most significant addition is "CW+" mode. CW+ provides extremely fast break-in (receive recovery between code elements up to about 70 WPM) as well as VOX CW operation at speeds up to 100 WPM. We added CW+ mode primarily for high-speed (QRQ) operators, but the new, faster break-in applies at slower speeds, as well. Please give it a try. NOTE: There are significant limitations to CW+ mode at present, as described below. Please review them carefully. Please send any questions to k3supp...@elecraft.com. For instructions on how to load beta firmware, see: http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm 73, Wayne N6KR * * * MCU 4.03 / DSP 2.60, 6-10-2010 * 75 BAUD (100 WPM) RTTY SUPPORT: The built-in encoder/decoder (DATA/FSK-D) now supports both 45 and 75 baud. To select the desired rate, hold the DATA MD switch, then rotate VFO A. * ULTRA-FAST BREAK-IN AND QRQ CW (“CW+”): If you set CONFIG:CW QRQ to ON in the menu, the K3 will provide extremely fast break-in at all CW speeds. It will also allow both the internal keyer and external keying to work at up to 100 WPM. (Be sure to turn on both QSK and VOX.) The “+” mode icon turns on when CW+ is in effect. Tip: You may want to assign the CW QRQ menu entry to a programmable switch function (e.g., PF1) for quick access. This can be done by locating the CW QRQ menu entry, then holding PF1 until you see “PF1 SET”. Note 1: There are limitations to QRQ CW mode at present. You cannot use SHIFT, or turn on RIT, XIT, or SPLIT. However, you can still use splits, in effect, if you have the sub receiver installed: Turn the SUB on, and use VFO B as the receive VFO. (In a subsequent firmware release, RIT/XIT will be usable over a small range in QRQ mode.) Note 2: If you use CONFIG:TX DLY to set external keying delay, you may need to adjust its setting for QRQ CW use. Also, any increase in the default (8 ms) may decrease the maximum available CW speed. * AF BALANCE CONTROL IMPROVED: The SUB AF control can be used as a main/sub RX balance control (see CONFIG: SUB AF). Previously, when the control was rotated fully clockwise, main receiver audio would not be fully turned off. This has been corrected. * ADDED ERROR CODE “ERR RXF”. This message is flashed if you switch to a crystal filter that is too wide for the present settings. For example, ERR RXF will flash if you are in QRQ CW mode and select a filter wider than 2.8 kHz. To correct this, you'll need to turn off wider-bandwidth crystal filters either manually (using CONFIG:FLx ON) or via K3 Utility. * FIXED FSK-D STUCK TONE: Occasionally, sending RTTY using the keyer paddle (FSK-D) would leave sidetone on. __ 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 SSB Tx Audio
Nobody of us the users has said that the K3 has a bad TX audio,this radio can sound as well as any other radio in the world,in fact it can sound even better if you know how to set properly the TX EQ,the mic and comp gain; as you after been using for more than a year my K3, I keep receiving all the time excellent reports of my TX audio even I use all the time ESSB and I know lots of users don't like that mode. I am using the Yamaha CM-500 as mic and if you are interested I can send you some clips to let you hear how I sound with it.Good luck with yours,73 AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Sat, 6/12/10, 4Z5TO <4z...@iarc.org> wrote: From: 4Z5TO <4z...@iarc.org> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 SSB Tx Audio To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 1:51 PM I haven't had the time lately to get on the air in the last several months, but over the last couple of days I had a free hour here and there; I've received exceptional audio reports. People have told me my sound and signal are on par with local broadcast stations. Hope that gives some some doubters a bit of hope if you want to use the K3 for SSB. 73, 4Z5TO - You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company. http://www.iarc.org/~4z5to -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SSB-Tx-Audio-tp5171637p5171637.html Sent from the [K3] 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 - I wonder
That has been my wonder as well since I own this wonderful radio,a way to change quickly from let say "dx" to "ragchewing" to see the radio moving quicker from one set of settings to the other and not trough the Utilities that take longer.I owned in the past a TT Orion and it certainly have that recovery key to put the radio in default if we make a mistake,that will be another good tool to have in this radio,73 to all AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Thu, 6/3/10, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote: From: Jim Miller KG0KP Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - I wonder To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 11:58 AM I wonder if it would be possible.. to capture the settings that are being changed by "any" button press on the K3 front panel (commands from a control program too?) and save them in a stack 2 or 3 button presses deep.. Then I could have the "oops" key I need so often to get back to the way it was before I hit the wrong key again. This could also be used as quick switch to most anything "just to look" and then back again. Oh, well, just wondering (or wandering, hi). 73, de Jm 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Which headphones for stereo cw work?
I have been using the CM-500 since Nov 2009 and on CW and SSB,now that we can have separate RX EQ per mode,its all you will need,set them up properly by your wish and pay only about $52 for them,like Bob said,its the best bang for the buck without a doubt. AD4C "If you see a woman handling a cell phone on her hands while she is driving,do please stay away from her.!! --- On Fri, 5/28/10, Bob Naumann wrote: From: Bob Naumann Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Which headphones for stereo cw work? To: "'Sam Morgan'" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 12:32 PM Sam, With the K3's excellent receive EQ capability, you can tailor the receive sound most anyway you want, with most any headphones you want. The Yamaha CM500's are very popular and cost a ton less than Heil. I have both the Yamaha and Heil and switch back and forth - they both have their plusses and minuses. I also use Shure E2C earphones (insert into the ear canal) for a change of pace and to reduce ear fatigue. Watch your levels though with any of these. I would suggest finding headphones that you find to be most physically comfortable at a reasonable price and then use the K3 EQ to suit your ears. The Yamaha CM500's are probably the best bang for the buck. 73, Bob W5OV (NJ5DX in WPX CW) -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Sam Morgan Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 7:12 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Which headphones for stereo cw work? I know there has been a recent thread about headphones, but this time I would like to focus on just the receive aspect, as I need to buy a set of 'cans' for use 90% use with cw. What I am really confused by is the K3's stereo rx capabilities, with *ONLY* the main receiver. (Looks like the headphones cost a 1/3 as much, as the 2nd receiver will) Does the Heil Proset allow for the stereo (separate channels)? It doesn't specifically say so. but the Heil Proset Plus does mention stereo Here is the Heil Proset: http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/proset/index.htm "Besides sealing out noise passively, the Pro Set now includes Heil Sound's exclusive phase reversal technology, which allows the user to "move" the incoming signal by engaging the phase-reversal switch; this creates a unique spatial widening sound that can, in some situations, significantly improve copy in a tough DX pile-up." "The earphone speakers in the Pro Set Series are 200too-Ohm devices, with a -3 dB point at 8000 Hz. This combination reduces a lot of the hiss found in receiver audio stages. These speakers exhibit medium sensitivity, but they are easily driven by most rigs if you turn the AF Gain control up to about 2 o'clock." == Here is the Heil ProsetPlus: http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/prosetplus/index.htm "The Pro Set Plus is wired in a stereo configuration, making them easy to integrate into your SO2R station, and ideal for rigs like the FT-1000D that have a "Balance" control for Main and Sub receiver audio levels." "Also provided on the Pro Set Plus is Heil Sound's exclusive phase reversal technology, which allows the user to "move" the incoming signal by engaging the phase-reversal switch; this creates a unique spatial widening sound that can, in some situations, significantly improve copy in a tough DX pile-up." === I don't plan to operate voice, so I really don't need a mic attached, but it would seem those 2 headphones are among the best as far as long term comfort and ability to do stereo and noise reduction. Are there any other headphones the group would recommended for cw and taking advantage of the K3's stereo capabilities? I guess if I have to have a mike included I'll just have to deal with it. ;-/ TIA -- GB & 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan __ 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] MH2 Microphone Issue
Hi mate,I do have the MH-2 and certainly is big and PTT swithc is little hard to press but it stays there even my thumb finger moves,I don't have that mechanical problem you have,I am sure some one on the group will come out with a solution and congratulations for your new K3,I am taking mine to a DXPedition to Peanut island here in South east FL,we will operating the CQ WW Contest in CW as W4K special call,73 AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote: From: Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Subject: [Elecraft] MH2 Microphone Issue To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 2:08 AM G'day everyone! First of all, After having given my K3 its first HF hitout this last weekend for our (Myself - VK4BOF, Gary - VK4FD & Dale - VK4DMC) mini dxpedition for the World Flora & Fauna at Undara Lava Tubes National Park in North Queensland, Australia I must say that I am more than impressed with my new K3. It performed flawlessly and was a real pleasure to use, the MH2 microphone is however another matter. Whilst its transmitted audio quality is excellent it appears that you must be a 400lb gorilla to use the damned thing, the TX button is so stiff to use. :-) And even when you get the button in, it must be only barely making contact that as soon as you relieve any pressure at all from the button, the radio goes back to RX mode. Does anyone else have this issue? Jeff Cochrane VK4BOF Innisfail QLD Australia Elecraft K3 #4257 __ 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] FT5000 review in Radcom/ new DXPedition
Again Toby you are absolutely right,time will say what is going to happen in the market with the new yaesu rig,when I read by first time the manual and saw the new factory installed real six poles roofing filters for 15, 6 and 3 Khz I thought that was a deep improvement in performance but like I said,we have to read what the trustable source about it. That as you said don't mean at all that many K3 users will jump in to it to purchase it because after we have reduced space on the desk with our K3 and after you have transported it easily to all other places as portable,unit,it makes it more attarctive that all those big radios.Maybe it might be a couple of db better in performance which after all it won't make any difference. In any case "cudos" for Yaesu. By the way speaking about dxpeditions and K3's next weekend the 29th and 30th, I will be operating in CW the DXPedition to Peanut island here in Palm beach county,FL, I will be using for 48 hours my K3 as well as my friend Julio AD4Z will bring his K3,there will be a bunch of other radios that will be FT-1000MP's and IC-756ProIII and ProII. We will be very active in 160 to 6M in all modes.Call sign will be W4K at the former JFK bunker built for the October missiles crisis.More info will be found at qrz.com AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sat, 5/22/10, Toby Pennington wrote: From: Toby Pennington Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FT5000 review in Radcom To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 4:07 PM Hector, I would not get too excited about a few DBs on way or another. It is just not going to make that much difference. Also, diversity receive with the 5000 is not going to work as well as in the K3. The bothersome thing about the FT dx 5000 mp to me is the weight.another 52 pound rig that will be a pain in the rear to box up and ship for repairs. I am 69 years old now and have an Icom 7700. I shipped it out once for repair and it was a pain getting it boxed up and shipped. Not only that, but repairs are expensive with the big rigs. IF you lose a logic board then you are looking at a $2k repair bill including shipping both ways. Strong points for the K3, lighter weight, easy to ship, repairs are not expensive, and can be done in the field on occasion. Great performance...also a great rig for portable operation. The only negative is the user interface which is not really that great when compared to the competition. Some will take me to task for this comment, but I feel it is warranted. Yaesu and Kenwood have both jumped on the down conversion band wagon now. They see the success of Elecraft and want a piece of the market. Elecraft is winning the hearts and minds of contesters and dxers, but to some extent casual operators still like the bigger rigs with more convenience operationally. My guess is the the FT 5000 will be a big seller, as the user interface should be more friendly, plus the high performance stats of the receiver will be attractive. The price for the MP version is about 6,200. A fully loaded K3 can run over $5k, so not too much difference in price when you think about feature sets of the two rigs when loaded with comparable features. The Kenwood 950 with two roofing filters 2.8 and 500 hz priced at 1,800 could be a sleeper for many looking for a lower price version of the K3. Time will tell as we go forward..it will be interesting to see what develops! Toby W4CAK __ 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] FT5000 review in Radcom
Yes you are absolutely right,all companies should use the same circuit design or even improve it further more but its hard to believe that a company that has been sleeping in the darkness in regards to receiver performance sudenly has woke up,like I said,I don't know who is that Radcom or what,I will trust only when I see the performance checked by Sherwood labs and if it is the truth well then we have to congratulate Yaesu. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sat, 5/22/10, Bob Cunnings wrote: From: Bob Cunnings Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FT5000 review in Radcom To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 3:14 PM On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Hector Padron wrote: > Third in place ??? I will not believe it until I see the performance reports > from Sherwood labs. > > AD4C > Why not? I wouldn't be surprised to see incremental improvement in this area, now that it is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Contesters should be happy that more manufacturers are heeding the call to produce properly designed down conversion receivers in the mold of Orion, and K3. Choice is good. Bob NW8L __ 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] FT-5000 againts K3 ?
Is that "Radcom" a trustable source,do they have all the professional measurement devices Sherwood labs have? If so,what is the difference in figures to make it better than our K3 ? "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" __ 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] FT5000 review in Radcom
Third in place ??? I will not believe it until I see the performance reports
from Sherwood labs.
AD4C
"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3"
--- On Fri, 5/21/10, Stephen Prior wrote:
From: Stephen Prior
Subject: [Elecraft] FT5000 review in Radcom
To: "elecraft"
Date: Friday, May 21, 2010, 9:49 PM
It seems as if Peter Hart, having pushed the K3 into second place after the
Perseus SDR (in his Radcom review a month ago) for close-in strong signal
performance (I was very surprised not to see that mentioned in this forum),
has now pushed it one further place down, following his review of the new
FT5000 in this month's Radcom. In his league table, the K3 is now in 3rd
place.
Peter is very complimentary about the FT5000's close-in ("best he's ever
measured") receive performance, but closer reading of the article reveals
criticism in other areas of the new radio's performance, for example the
frequency disparity between its dual receivers, and the resulting effect on
diversity reception. The review is not entirely positive.
One has to be real about this. The likely price of the FT5000 will, I
suspect, be several times that of the K3. It won't run off 12V, and it
certainly would not fit on my operating desk! I also would not be prepared
to spend that kind of money. I would also wager that 99.9% of users would
notice no real world difference in receive performance between it and the
K3, or indeed one or two other other top end radios. It is, however, very
pretty...!
Horses for courses
73 Stephen G4SJP
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm, improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc.
"There's no going back to a YaeKenIcom after driving a K3 for awhile :-) )" Congratulations Jeff,now you are riding a real horse,,and after one month using it,the "Yaekenicom" will remain as a nightdream you had but when you woke up you came back to the real world of a pleasure and performance in your hands.Welcome to the increasing family of Elecrafters. 73 mate. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 5/18/10, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote: From: Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm, improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc. To: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" , ELECRAFT@MAILMAN.QTH.NET Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:40 PM Thats what did it for me too David, I am now the proud owner of K3 # 4257 which will get its first airing (on HF) this weekend in Australias first WFF44 site at Undara Lava Tubes National Park. (See http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/VK4FD_Activities.htm for more details) The support here was the clincher in me buying my Elecraft K3. (Added to the fact that I was an 'authorised driver' of Gary - VK4FD's K3 #679 for awhile so that I got to enjoy what a 'real radio' was like. There's no going back to a YaeKenIcom after driving a K3 for awhile :-) ) Jeff Cochrane VK4BOF Innisfail QLD Australia - Original Message - From: David Ferrington, M0XDF To: ELECRAFT@MAILMAN.QTH.NET Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm,improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc. For me, it's the fact that you get one of the partners responding almost instantly. And taking the time to say that an end user being stupid and taking up their time is no problem. If you guys over in the US get to vote at shows like Dayton, for your favourite/best manufacture, I sure hope your doing so for Elecraft. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 On 18 May 2010, at 23:30, Hector Padron wrote: I dare any of the other "major competitors" to match Elecraft's response > time > Jay > > And if you made a bet on the Elecraft quick technical support,sure you will be the winner.Try to call Icom,Yaesu or Kenwood just for a question,hahaha let me laugh,nobody will answer and if they do you will have to deal with a tech who has no idea or no clue about the problem you have,that is why we all are ELECRAFTERS !!! > -Original Message- > No problem, David. Let me know if everything is working. __ 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 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm, improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc.
I dare any of the other "major competitors" to match Elecraft's response time 73 Jay And if you made a bet on the Elecraft quick technical support,sure you will be the winner.Try to call Icom,Yaesu or Kenwood just for a question,hahaha let me laugh,nobody will answer and if they do you will have to deal with a tech who has no idea or no clue about the problem you have,that is why we all are ELECRAFTERS !!! AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 5/18/10, Jay Rodaman wrote: From: Jay Rodaman Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm, improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc. To: "'Wayne Burdick'" , elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" , elecr...@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 8:15 PM I dare any of the other "major competitors" to match Elecraft's response time 73 Jay -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:09 PM To: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware Rev. 3.97: new DSP NB algorithm, improved TX INHibit, accurate S-meter w/AGC off, etc. No problem, David. Let me know if everything is working. 73, Wayne N6KR David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Yes, my mistake, I use TX TEST, just thinking of it as inhibit - > sorry Wayne __ 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] Son of K3??
"more money than brains I guess..." Oh yes,there are thousand outhere who has no brain at all when they want just to have what they like,what could you think If you see on ebay two years ago a guy from K8 land paying $3300 for an old Drake TR4CW ? and what could you think about another guy on the same website buying and old Hallicrafter SR-400 for the crazy amount of $7700 ? ah? no brain at all,go figure. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 5/16/10, lstavenhagen wrote: From: lstavenhagen Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Son of K3?? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 1:14 PM Don't forget tho that the K3 has the option for you to build it yourself. Then you know how it goes together and you save $250 over the fully built version in the process. Then there's the fact that the Kenwood is a catchup radio that's not even finished yet, and once it goes into to production there's going to be the usual feast of version One Point Oh bugs. And who knows if/when those will ever get fixed... and by then the K3 will just be even further ahead, etc.. Before I became a dedicated elecrafter my favorite Kenwood rigs were the TS 5/830 and the 930. Those were the last good rigs I think Kenwood made. I couldn't pull the trigger on any of them after that due to having to pay for more creeping featurism rather than good basic performance. if they still sold the 830 new, tho, I'd whip out the credit card right now to get one. The higher end rigs from the big 3 are even more ridiculous, where you have to take out a bank loan to buy something with an RX that hardly performs as well as my K2, much less the K3. Rigs like the Icom 7700 and 7800 are just tragedies.. tho somehow Icom manages to sell a bunch of them. How? I dunno - more money than brains I guess hi hi. So at least for me, elecraft got it exactly spot-on in terms of my needs. The only criticism I can give have to do with ergonomics but those are pretty low priority items to me.. The bang/buck ratio of elecraft is the highest in the industry that I've been able to find. 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Son-of-K3-tp5060507p5061567.html Sent from the [K3] 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] Son of K3??
What? Are you dreaming? That Kenwood radio will never be the son of our K3's. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sat, 5/15/10, jack jackson wrote: From: jack jackson Subject: [Elecraft] Son of K3?? To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:43 PM Kenwood TS-590,,, Son of K3?? or,,(Attempted) Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?? __ 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] Calling CQ on PSK-31 (beacons)
"The bands are open more that a lot of people think, as a check of beacons can show; however, calling CQ with QRP and poor antennas will not bring much success without a lot of patience on your part". And for propagation purpose,I have running on 7107 Khz for the last 2 months my K3 as a beacon with only 5W about 18 hours a day.I have received lots of reports by email from Canada,Venezuela,Colombia and many states as well.Use it if you can hear it.73 AD4C " __ 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] 2.1 kHz filter - K3
Hi Mike,I backup Philipe,my K3 has for SSB the following filters: 6.0, 2.8 and 1.8 KhzWhen I ordered my K3 originally I thought the 2.1 was going to be enough for heavy close freq QRM and I was wrong,while it give good audio quality for SSB the 2.1 Khz is not enough to reject the QRM for stations at 2 or less Kz from your freq,then I sold it and purchased one for 1.8Khz,now I have a brick for qrm,is it too narrow as your friend thinks? no,its not at all,voice still sound readable specially when you move your Shift down to 1.00 but then you will have complete tight bandwith to be able to pull any weak stations even the qrm station be 59++ You can also narrow band more your audio using just the DSP down to 1.5 Khz and stiil sound ok to me for voice.So the 1.8Khz roofer have to be your choise. AD4C"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 5/9/10, Philippe Trottet wrote: From: Philippe Trottet Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2.1 kHz filter - K3 To: "Michael M. Raskin" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 6:19 AM In addition to the 2.8 Khz, I'm using the 1.8Khz (starting 2.1) , and also the 1khz (starting 1.6khz) used both in ssb & cw. Sure with some little alteration of the voice but it is really a must in severe qrm environment as mine (no directional antenna and a lot of pirates, fishermens etcvery active on that part of the world.) One example, on the low part of 20m, specifically on 14.122,3 usb we have fishermens, Tamoul language, every day and we have the French speaking dx window for FO, FK on 14.122. Even those illegal user are sometimes 59+ I'm able to pursue qso's at a 300hz difference that never happens with my previous rigs. As I say voice is alterated but readible when playing with the FC and width ~1.5Khz even less. In that case I'm just increasing my power because I'm sure those fishermens are using marine rigs and do not have the selectivity of the Elecraft's... and they qsy most of time. 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> "Michael M. Raskin" 09-05-2010 2:24 >>> I have the 2.8 kHz filter in the main receiver and want to supplement that with either the 2.1 kHz or 1.8 kHz filter. A friend who has the 1.8 thought is was too narrow. What are you guys using? Anyone have all three? Mike, W4UM __ 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] W2IHY 8 band equalizer and EQ Plus
>"Has anyone tried either of these products out on a K3 and care to share >their results compared to using the built in 8 band equalizer built into >the K3". Even I don't have those boxes anymore I can tell that about a year and a half ago when I sold my ProIII to replace it for my actual K3,I kept the W2IHY 8 bands EQ and the companion EQ Plus which I used together with the ProIII. When I received the K3 having its builtin EQ flat I tried those two W2IHY boxes and had no sucess at all,only noise and distorsion was what I got,I ended up selling them up. As Jim said,the K3 has an excellent 8 bands TX EQ that will allow you to EQ any mic,also it has a builtin noise gate that works great,save your money and don't buy them. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 4/26/10, Jim Brown wrote: From: Jim Brown Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W2IHY 8 band equalizer and EQ Plus To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 1:28 AM On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:59:58 -0700, Ron Gould wrote: >Has anyone tried either of these products out on a K3 and care to share >their results compared to using the built in 8 band equalizer built into >the K3. As a pro audio guy who has used hundreds of equalizers, I can tell you that the TX and RX in the K3 are all you need, and that adding anything outboard would be a waste of money. 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Replaced Your Pro III?
Well Jim,you get it,I owned a ProIII for 3 years and it was replaced for my actual K3. I was always thinking my ProIII was the jewel of hamradios but the day my friend AD4Z loaned me for a week his new K3 for comparison test against my ProIII my heart was broken. The K3 leaves the ProIII way back in the dust.Even the ProIII has an excellent receiver,the lack of roofing filter makes it useless when a strong station comes 2Khz close to your freq,it will desense and the AGC will start pumping badly,also the CW ringing noise starts after DSP selectivity is reduced below 500Hz,that won't happen with the K3. In audio quality terms even the ProIII sounds very good,the K3 has a better quality either on RX and TX. If you like to TX on ESSB,the ProIII has a very simple "bass and treble" equalization for the mic that is limited and sometimes there is no way to EQ properly your audio when the K3 has an excellent 8 bands EQ that will allow you to EQ any type of mic to your your needs. In general the K3 is a much better radio than the ProIII except that if you want to have the spectrum analyzer you will have to spend $700 more to have the P3. Go for it,you won't be disapointed. K3 is a winner and keeper.73 AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Jim bennett wrote: From: Jim bennett Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Replaced Your Pro III? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 5:45 AM Sorry if this has been posted before, but my eyes are bloodshot from searching the archives looking for a relevant post! If this HAS been posted, please point me to the thread... I'm considering selling my Pro III AND my early serial number K2 and getting a K3/100. I like to take my K2 "in the field" car camping, backyard patio, and on occasion, DX-peditions (PJ7/W6JHB) + several outings to NW Maui. The '756 isn't the radio for that, and the K3 appears far superior to the K2. I really don't need to have two HF rigs, if one will suffice for bench-top and portable use. Thus, consolidating into one, relatively high-end rig "seems" like a good choice. However, before I sell my equipment and set the XYL on the war path, I'd like to hear comments, good or bad, from anyone who has owned the 756 Pro III (not a Pro or Pro II) and replaced it with a K3. Thanks, Jim / W6JHB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Replaced-Your-Pro-III-tp4957548p4957548.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] Beware, Make Sure Your Amp Is In Standby If You Turn On the K3
Like you was told,there must be something wrong in your setup because I do have an Ameritron AL-80B conected all the time to my K3 and more than once I have forgot to turn it down to standby and when turned my K3 back on nothing wrong happend,just heard the amp relay click for a fraction of a second,no damage,no expensive repair. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Tom W8JI wrote: From: Tom W8JI Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Beware, Make Sure Your Amp Is In Standby If You Turn On the K3 To: "-.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:15 AM <> I do not believe the K3 actually transmits RF, although it does close the amplifier relay line connection RF never appears. Mine activates the amp briefly, but does not actually transmit RF. You must have had something else going on. What type of amplifier do you have? 73 Tom __ 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 Memory Manager - MCU 3.94
Been a strong defender and daily user of ESSB in spite of some attackers to this mode,I found FW 3.94 beta useless for me,I am not interested to manage any memory,in fact I don't even have a single freq recorded in my memory,I was only interested in the fact that I could use different EQ settings for every mode,but after installed it my TX audio bandwith that normally is from 100 to 3000 Hz went up automatically to 150 to 3000Hz,so even I tried to open the low end again with the TX EQ that became flat after the installation,had no sucess,inmediately all my friends at the net I run everynight told me I have lost my lows they liked to hear,so end of the story I went back to FW 3.76 which have a much better TX audio.Sorry about that but it did not work for me. My two cents to the subject. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sat, 4/24/10, Duncan Carter wrote: From: Duncan Carter Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Memory Manager - MCU 3.94 To: "Joel R. Hallas" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:56 PM It's not quite ready for release. It's being beta tested and there are still a few things to be fixed. Yes, it is useful. Dunc, W5DC Joel R. Hallas wrote: > The release notes for MCU 3.94 indicate that there is an available "K3 > Memory Manager." That sounds very useful, especially with the K144XV, but I > don't see it anywhere. Has anyone found it? Please excuse me if I'm being > dense here! > > Regards, Joel > Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR > > __ > 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] My feelings
I will back you up 300% Alan. Don is a clear example of a gentleman,he is not only the most trustable source of information on Elecraft radios but also a decent business man,I had the chance once in the past to let him tune my K2 and he did a great job in a short time and with a decent affordable service fees. He also has my home doors for lunch or dinner opened at any time. Hector AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Alan Price wrote: From: Alan Price Subject: [Elecraft] My feelings To: "Elecraft" Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 10:28 AM Fellow Elecrafters: Normally I don't enter into conversations like this one. In this case I feel obligated. I have known Don, through the reflector for many years. He is probably the largest source of Elecraft knowledge on the reflector. He is also a gentleman. In the many years I have corresponded with him, he has be courteous, honest and more than helpful. He is welcome in my home here in California for dinner on a moments notice. I have nothing but respect for him. 73 Alan W1HYV _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 __ 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] 2.7 vs 2.8
The 1.8 Khz 8 poles filter is a must,and not only for dx or contesting but also for daily night work.I run every night a net on 7130 Khz and I do have a russian guy who likes to be at 2 Khz below us to work Russia every night (N8OO) and sometimes he tries to push us away from that freq and starts calling cq just 1 Khz below us,so thanks to have in my K3 a 1.8Khz and setting the DSP at 1.6 Khz and shift on 1.0, I can ignore him at all because radio becomes a real brick,the guy always come 59+30 and its amazing how well I can notch him out with this narrow filter. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 4/12/10, lstavenhagen wrote: From: lstavenhagen Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2.7 vs 2.8 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 2:56 PM I also vote no on the 2.8 8 pole and instead investing in a seperate narrower 8 pole. SSB is always like trying to hold a conversation in a drunken bar during Mardi Gras anyway (the main reason I've never used voice modes in my amateur career), so you need something really stiff at narrower setting if you want to block heavy QRM. The DSP does a pretty good job but adding in the crystal filter makes it absolutely like a brick wall. I have the 5 pole 2.7 and the 8 pole 400hz. The difference between say 450hz with the DSP and 400 with the filter also engaged is pretty dramatic when the sigs are really strong. Nothing outside that filter can get through, but with just the DSP, you can start to get artifacts from sigs that are still within the 2.7khz filter passband. I'm probably going to get the 250hz 8 pole as well for CW and PSK as a result hi hi... my .02, 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/2-7-vs-2-8-tp4889590p4890424.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] CM-500 Response (was: Heil HC-4, HC-5)
Thanks Jim,very well explained,that is why I use my CM-500 at my K3 and no other mic anymore,they all sound terrific. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Fri, 4/2/10, Jim Brown wrote: From: Jim Brown Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CM-500 Response (was: Heil HC-4, HC-5) To: "Elecraft List" Date: Friday, April 2, 2010, 12:53 AM On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:06:14 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >In order to have reasonable articulation, the CM-500 >needs at least 3dB (closer to 6dB) per octave of boost >above 800 Hz and requires 6dB per octave of cut below >400 Hz in order to avoid being "boomy" or "muddy." You and I must be listening to very different CM500s. Many members of our contest club bought them and have them on the air, and I own two. Every CM500 I've heard sounds great with only the two low octaves at full cut, and no other EQ. How do you listen to evaluate a transmitted signal? My standard method is with my K3 set for at least 2.7 kHz bandwidth (and wider is better, so that I'm not fooled by what the RX filtering is doing, and so that I don't miss distortion). Indeed, you can make any signal on the band sound very muddy or very thin and bright by using a narrow filter and shifting it high or low with respect to the signal. >It should never be necessary to use that much EQ to make >a microphone "sound good" and is a symptom of a poorly >designed capsule (or preamp). No, it's the sound of a mic with different EQ. Go to the Shure website and study the frequency response of their communications mics, like the 444. They have limited low end, and a BIG peak (about 8dB) around 3kHz. The reason for that peak is the rolloff built into the skirts of SSB TX filters -- it compensates for that rolloff! Heil mics do the same thing (but not very nicely, to my ear). Compare those communications mics with the Shure SM81, which is flat as a pancake up to 15 kHz. I own a lot of pro dynamic and condenser mics that are flat from 50 Hz to 12 kHz, and I've used a few of the dynamics with my ham gear when I didn't have a ham mic handy. RE16, RE20, RE27 are examples -- I've done a LOT of contesting with them, and I can easily make them sound very competitive, but also very clean. If I plugged them in with no TXEQ, they would sound VERY muddy. They need a LOT of low cut (full cut on at least the three lowest bands of the K3 equalizer) and that big peak around 3kHz. There's NOTHING wrong with the design of those mics or the preamp. They are simply designed for a different purpose -- high quality recording and broadcast of speech and music. 73, Jim Brown 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
Re: [Elecraft] Heil HC-4, HC-5
"lacking in high frequency response necessary for articulation"? I totally disagree with that statement,it has more highs than enough,in fact it covers the whole spectrum from 100 to 4000hz on the K3,I can make it sound as high as a HC5 or even the HC4,in regards to the "lows" simply cut them down with the TX EQ,in fact you can make it sound ANY WAY you want it to sound. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Thu, 4/1/10, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: From: Joe Subich, W4TV Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Heil HC-4, HC-5 To: "'Hector Padron'" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 2:23 PM The CM-500 is a very good headset for the money but the microphone has far too many lows and is lacking in high frequency response necessary for articulation. While it is possible to fix the problem with the TX EQ it should not be necessary to do so. Unfortunately, I lost the HC-5 in my 25 year old ProSet this past weekend and given the price/availability of replacement elements and other parts, I'll probably have to replace the entire ProSet rather than just the HC5 and and housing. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hector Padron > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:11 AM > To: David M. Elliott > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Heil HC-4, HC-5 > > > Well I consider a waste of money to buy the Heil one,unless > as you said it be the new HC6. For half the price or less > depending on which store you get it,the Yamaha CM-500 is a > better choise,either the headphones and the mic has a wider > audio response and likewise the K3 will be able to equalize > the TX audio as the operator wanted to sound. My two cents. > > AD4C > > > > "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" > > --- On Thu, 4/1/10, David M. Elliott wrote: > > > From: David M. Elliott > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Heil HC-4, HC-5 > To: "Robert 'RC' Conley" > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 3:53 AM > > > Depends on what you want to sound like. HC4 is very narrow. > In my opinion, it is lousy under any circumstances. HC5 is > less so but still very narrow. The new HC6 gives very good > almost HI FI results with the K3. I have tried them all with > the K3 and that is my opinion. If you use the wide band HC6, > you can use the equalizer on the K3 to match either the HC4 or HC5. > > 73 de W6BK > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Robert 'RC' Conley wrote: > > > I'm about to purchase a Heil Proset to use with my K3. > > Which "AD-1" will I need..??? > > __ > > 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] Heil HC-4, HC-5
Well I consider a waste of money to buy the Heil one,unless as you said it be the new HC6. For half the price or less depending on which store you get it,the Yamaha CM-500 is a better choise,either the headphones and the mic has a wider audio response and likewise the K3 will be able to equalize the TX audio as the operator wanted to sound. My two cents. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Thu, 4/1/10, David M. Elliott wrote: From: David M. Elliott Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Heil HC-4, HC-5 To: "Robert 'RC' Conley" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 3:53 AM Depends on what you want to sound like. HC4 is very narrow. In my opinion, it is lousy under any circumstances. HC5 is less so but still very narrow. The new HC6 gives very good almost HI FI results with the K3. I have tried them all with the K3 and that is my opinion. If you use the wide band HC6, you can use the equalizer on the K3 to match either the HC4 or HC5. 73 de W6BK On Mar 31, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Robert 'RC' Conley wrote: > I'm about to purchase a Heil Proset to use with my K3. > Which "AD-1" will I need..??? > __ > 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] [OT] FT-5000 vs. K3
After I saw all those four videos on youtube,FTDX-5000 did not impressed me at all,in fact either on CW or SSB the K3 receivers sounds less noisier and cleaner audio. Another $ 5k wasted in a japanese rig. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 3/23/10, Björn Mohr wrote: From: Björn Mohr Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] FT-5000 vs. K3 To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:56 AM On 11 mar 2010, at 17.06, K2QI wrote: > I'm curious if anyone on the reflector has had the opportunity to have a > "hands-on" with the new Yaesu FT-5000 now that they're available for sale. Found these videos on Youtube from YO3GJC, not really scientific but a comparison between the K3 and the FTDX-5000 using the same speakers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwJ8Cu8lA0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e_dxzO1PaE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBGy5HNZxEc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FusgUpif_Lk More videos from the same OM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTSWzPfnWks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YOSN9Fxr0 And some videos revealing some artifacts from the DSP and the lower grade second RX in diversity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfSsjz6Uaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9CS4l4G8I A search on FTDX-5000 will return a few more videos. 73 de Björn, SM0MDG SE0X __ 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 repair
My very best Julio AD4Z was having problems on his K3,a very low serial,on the 300"s and it happened that one of the PA board connectors that pass all the final current had heavy corrosion in 6 pins,Elecraft sent him new connectors to replaced the bad ones and between him and me we did the job,if you want to see all the job pictures click on the next link: http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/577078234gUVQsK Maybe someone might have same problem on his PA using the old non gold plated connector and this is the only way to resolve the problem if you have the proper desoldering/soldering machine as well as the skills to do the job we did. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" __ 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 CM500
Thanks Gary "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 3/22/10, rfenab...@gmail.com wrote: From: rfenab...@gmail.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and CM500 To: "Elecraft" Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 4:04 AM Kudos to Hector (AD4C) for his site with an example of the sound from the CM500 headset. He also sent me his full settings and now I blush with the *great audio* comments I get on a regular basis. The folks on this reflector are all great contributors to the almost daily *lessons* that I am sure a lot of others, like me, have learned. Now, back to the DX(:-)) 73's Gary VK4FD Sent via BlackBerry® from Telstra __ 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] AM Bandwidth
Barry,you are not the only one,my K3 "see" a maximun of 4Khz BW(from 40 to 4000Hz) when I am on AM even it show 5Khz on the display and as you I use the Spectralab as spectrum analyzer. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 3/23/10, Barry N1EU wrote: From: Barry N1EU Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] AM Bandwidth To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 1:21 AM Barry N1EU wrote: > > Not here. I've consistently measured (with SpectraPLUS) 4Khz audio > bandwidth on my K3 in AM with 6Khz filter and width control indicating > 5Khz. I've always had 4Khz wide rx audio in AM - am I the only one? > I should have mentioned that this is in normal AM mode. In sync AM, I see the audio bandwidth reduced from 4Khz to 3Khz. Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-AM-Bandwidth-tp4778593p4781739.html Sent from the [K3] 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] EQP (Elecraft QSO Party) this weekend -- rules updated
Why don't you chose a freq for 40M overnight,after 2200Z the 20M band will be closed in our hemisphere but after that hour 40M is open to Europe and Africa easy.Give it a thought. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 3/9/10, Wayne Burdick wrote: From: Wayne Burdick Subject: [Elecraft] EQP (Elecraft QSO Party) this weekend -- rules updated To: "Elecraft Reflector" Cc: "QRP-L" , elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecr...@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 5:11 PM Please join us for the Elecraft QSO party, 1800z March 13 to 1800z March 14. It's open to everyone -- no Elecraft rig required. Complete rules can be found at http://www.elecraft.com/Awards/eqp_2010.htm The object is to have fun, work old and new friends, work new S/P/C's (States/Provinces/Countries), and optionally collect some Elecraft rig serial numbers. You can also work toward an Elecraft WAS or CC award: http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_awards.htm There's one minor change to the EQP rules this year: The recommended SSB frequency on 20 meters is 14250 +/- kHz. If you have questions about the rules, please send them to n6kr at elecraft dot com. 73, Wayne, N6KR Eric, WA6HHQ __ 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] RXEQ
The tighness might be the same perhaps but the performance of the CM-500 is superior and the price is less than half. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Mike wrote: From: Mike Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RXEQ To: "Paul Milward" Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:28 PM Paul - I just weighed my Heil ProSet and the Yamaha CM-5000. SURPRISE! The Heil is 239 grams, the Yamaha is 293. I don't find a lot of difference in the tightness either either. 73, Mike NF4L Paul Milward wrote: > > > Cookie, Hector, Fred and all the rest > tu for the replies. I will try all ur suggestions. I guess the best way to > get audio the way I like is experimenting. This rig is awesome..you CAN > teach an ol' dog nu trix!! rig's speaker is better after tweaking, stereo > Heil headset is much better, neeed to solder up a cable for stereo speakers > and also need to order Yamaha headset. (Heil is to heavy and tight for me) > Paul > __ > 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] EQP (Elecraft QSO Party) this weekend -- need a new 20-m SSB frequency
Wayne I will strongly recomend to use other freq than the 14275,that one since last year is been poisoned by N1MAN with his long bulletins and speech and also by the fighter against him KZ8O,everytime I tune there always there is QRM,fightings,etc,lets be away from that mess. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Wayne Burdick wrote: From: Wayne Burdick Subject: [Elecraft] EQP (Elecraft QSO Party) this weekend -- need a new 20-m SSB frequency To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:13 PM We'll be posting complete details on the annual Elecraft QSO party later today. But first, there's one thing we need to change. The recommended 20-m SSB calling frequency is presently 14275 kHz (+/- 10), like it was in 2009. No one complained back then, but someone reminded us that this frequency is used for emergency nets, etc. If anyone has an alternative frequency in mind, please email it to me (wayne at elecraft dot com), along with your reasoning. We'll take whatever floats to the top :) 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 __ 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] LPF DSP modification
Oh yes I have done all the measurements,I have the modified DSP board for wider audio and after installed and all the upgrades till 3.76, my RX audio bandwith goes from 60 to 3600Hz and my TX audio can go as low as 70Hz and as hight as to 3800Hz as well but normally I keep it from 100 to 3000 Hz. You can see the audio graphs on qrz.com,.type my call sign and you get them there.73 Hector AD4C K3 # 2192 "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Edward Dickinson, III wrote: From: Edward Dickinson, III Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] LPF DSP modification To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 4:26 PM Is there documentation available on the 'extended low frequency response' found in the board exchange, separate from or including the LPF mod? Charts, measurements, etc... 73, Dick - KA5KKT - >Do note that the LPF mod does NOT give you the extended low frequency >response on TX and RX that you would get with the board exchange. >73 >-- >Joe KB8AP __ 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 virtual mega transceiver
I forgot to mention before that once the link is open,click on the movie named "AD4C testing the K3." that have 119MB of size,its the only movie on that list of MP3 files. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" __ 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] Mega K3 transceiver
I installed this software in my Dell laptop and it works very good with my K3,if you are interested to see a small movie I made to show the operation click on this link: (bare with me that my camera is not professional and the video is not so good but at least you can see all the functions) http://www.ad4c.us/Elecraft%20K3/shared%20files%20from%20K3%20users/AD4C%20recordings%20on%20his%20K3/ AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Fri, 2/26/10, Don Rasmussen wrote: From: Don Rasmussen Subject: [Elecraft] Mega K3 To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 8:26 PM http://www.zerobeat.net/wb8yqj/k3plus.jpg http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/MEGA_K3_VIRTUAL_TRANSCEIVER Many program upgrades - new look - keyboard templates - see it here... ! __ 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 - Purchase Recommendations??
My K3 is 15 months old,when I order it I wanted them to install the 2.1 Khz roofer for narrower BW to be used on dxing and contesting but with time I realized then that even been a more pleasent audio it was useless to reject QRM from stations at 2Khz or less close to my working freq so I decided to sell it and instead I purchased the INRAD 8 poles filter for 1.8Khz BW and now even the quality is not so pleasent but still understandable,I can easily reject anything that be very close to my freq,its a MUST to have the 1.8Khz,what I do when its engaged is to move the SHIFT to 1.0 and doing it the audio clarity is almost perfect and not so tiring to my ears.So I strongly recomend to install the 1.8Khz instead of the 2.1 that for me was useless. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Fri, 3/5/10, George A. Thornton wrote: From: George A. Thornton Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Purchase Recommendations?? To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:20 PM I am relatively new to the K3 and I am not a contester. I did want to give my reactions to the 1.8 filter as a second SSB filter. I have one and I have been listening through it. The way the filters work, the K3 does not kick in the filter until you narrow the bandwidth to that filter's size. So, if you get the 1.8 all bandwidths between 1.9 and 2.7 or 8 will run off of the standard 2.7 or 2.8 filter, and the 1.8 sits idle. What I have observed is the narrower the filter the weirder and more unnatural it sounds in SSB. At 1.8 you have filtered out a substantial part of the normal SSB signal. What left can be understood but it is not pleasant or comfortable to the ear. You may find the filter very helpful for picking out a weak signal under difficult conditions, but you would not want to use that for very long, and not for casual talk. I would suspect the 2.1 filter would be more natural sounding and you might find that more pleasant to use. There has been some talk of a variable frequency SSB filter. It might make sense to wait for that to come out and see what people think of it. Keep in mind that you can't transmit on AM , FM or ESSB unless you have one or both of the wider filters. Finally, I think the Xverter/IO module is really worth getting. One of the fun things to do is to use a computer (or the upcoming P3) for a spectrum scope. There are a lot of neat things you can do with that, and you absolutely need the IF out for that to work. I will finally offer my observation that the K3 is one fine radio and you will not regret the decision to get one. __ 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 - 'High Isolation Headphones'
I agree 100% since I purchased the CM-500 in january I can't hear anything around me,I spend hours listening and its very confortable,now I do have a big problem,I don't hear anymore my wife when she tell me the "honey does" that's cool. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Wed, 3/3/10, Bob Naumann wrote: From: Bob Naumann Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - 'High Isolation Headphones' To: "'Barry N1EU'" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 3:29 AM I have to agree with this follow-up with the exception that I think that the CM-500 is actually much better than Heil Pro-Set for isolation. For me, the key to this is the larger "muffs" that completely cover my ears. I used them on an Icom 7800 at NR5M in the ARRL CW contest, and they worked quite well. They are, without question, the best ham radio bargain I can recall since the Kenwood TS830 was introduced. 73, Bob W5OV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Barry N1EU Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:03 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - 'High Isolation Headphones' AD4C2009 wrote: > > Well I spent this past weekend 18 hours in radio on saturday and sunday > with my Yamaha CM-500 on my head all the time,either on CW or SSB and felt > no tired,they are smooth and weight little in my head,isolation is > perfect. > I just wanted to post a follow-up message on this thread. I just acquired a CM500 headset - they seem to perform quite well but they can hardly be considered a high isolation headphone. The isolation is about the same as the Heil ProSet but falls far short of the Sennheiser HD280. The CM500 isn't really suitable if you follow the K3NA approach toward maximizing dynamic range with AGC off. On the other hand, the CM500 seems quite good indeed for normal operation with AGC on and the microphone gets great audio reports. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-High-Isolation-Headphones-tp4530272p4663966.html Sent from the [K3] 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 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] One more K3 Testimony
YOU FORGOT TO MENTION WHICH RADIO CHUCK WAS USING TO BE SO CLEAN AT ONLY 3KHZ FROM YOU. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Mon, 3/1/10, WILLIS COOKE wrote: From: WILLIS COOKE Subject: [Elecraft] One more K3 Testimony To: "Elecraft Reflector" Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 2:35 PM In the CQ WW 160 SSB my friend Chuck, W5PR and I were both operating the contest. Chuck has a very good antenna system and near max legal power. His signal runs about 50 over S9 at my QTH. I endeavored to see how close to Chuck's run frequency I could work a station. I was able to work an S9 signal 2.5 Khz below Chuck's run freq. More than 3 KHZ above or below, I could not tell when Chuck transmitted. Bravo for the K3 and Bravo for Chuck and his extremely clean transmitter! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ __ 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 utility
I also had found that if the K3 RS232 speed don't match the one set at the software,it will not connect,both have to be the same,I use 4800 on mine. AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Ken Nicely wrote: From: Ken Nicely Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3 utility To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 6:56 PM This is just a guess, but the most likely scenario I can think of is that the Software is getting a connection to a com port that is not the K3. Maybe you could try disabling any other com ports through device manager and then try to start the K3 utility. If it is connecting to another com port, once you open the utility and set it to the correct com port and have it working you can enable the other com ports again and all should be fine. Ken KE3C > __ 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 DSP Board Testing Procedure
I normally have always a cable from the rear line out directly to my laptop line in audio card since the first day the K3 arrived in Nov 09,then I run everytime I turn it on the Spectralab audio analyzer software and at the begining my non modified DSP board made the radio respond from only 180 Hz to about 3500 Hz + - 6db,then when I called Elecraft asking what to do to open that narrow BW they sugested to send me a new modified DSP board with the W9AC hardware changes to swap for my original board,I accepted the proposal and they sent me the new board.With the help of my friend Julio AD4Z who put together his K3 (mine arrived already assembled) we installed the new DSP board and inmediately we noticed the audio difference,the audio response was then from 80 to 4000Hz and later with all the firmware updates they had done it opened more and more and with the actual version 3.76 my audio response is from 50 to 4000Hz + - 6db which for me is plenty audio bandwith for RX and TX. Using the TX EQ properly set my maximun transmit audio bandwith goes from 60 to 3800Hz which I never run that wide,normally I have it set from 100Hz to 3000Hz when using the Yamaha CM-500. I suggest to Oliver to see the line out audio response before and after the board swap and I am sure you will see a big difference specially at the roll off freq.Let us know what you see.. My two cents to the topic. "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Jan Erik Holm wrote: From: Jan Erik Holm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP Board Testing Procedure To: Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 7:14 AM Would be interesting! Beats me why Elecraft can´t present the facts, I´m sure they have measured since I bet they know how to. / Jim SM2EKM -- Oliver Sweningsen wrote: > Does anyone have side-by-side test results from old and new DSP boards? Or, > can someone suggest a good test procedure to quantify low frequency > performance improvement? I have one modified and one unmodified K3 and plan > to run some tests. > > Oliver, W6NV > __ 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
