Re: [Elecraft] #6107 Now has tilt stand
I'm glad to see this item being discussed. I've had my K-2 for about a year and I've never completed the bale assembly step. I wrote to Elecraft to report my bale part as defective because it didn't fit anywhere near like what I was expecting. I was told in return by Elecraft that the bale sent to me was a correct part and acknowledged that the bale assembly is difficult. I haven't touched my bale since. Anyone want to buy an unused bale? Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] #6107 Now has tilt stand
Thanks Ken for the advice on bale assembly. I had discovered the correct technique here on the reflector and believe I could do the job if I wanted. I wasn't going to use the bale anyway because of how I have the rig situated with my other radios. If I were a proud man I would install the bale as a matter of principle. But at the end of the end of the assembly process, I had worked so hard and long, and was so proud of the radio, I didn't have the courage to risk failure again. As you surely know, this radio is as much a window into the human spirit as it is fine instrument of radio communications. I'm a happy camper, but I still say, "The bale is a bear." Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] RFI on K3s
This thread has lead me to notice the comments on operating voltage. I’ve been having some trouble with my K-3 and the MCU LD message on startup. It was suggested that I monitor the voltage on the rig during operation. I get the 13.5 on receive. But the voltage drops as low as 10.5 on 100 watt transmit. I have an Astron power supply that is rated at 35 amps, very conservative for this usage. I have used it to power 100 watt rigs in the past with no problem. Is it normal to register voltage as low as I’m seeing on my K-3? The power supply has meters for amps and volts and the voltage indicated during power cycles is unchanged. So it appears the voltage drop is at the rig. I can ever see dimming of the dial light in some situations. I don’t think the power supply is failing since I don’t notice these symptoms with any other rigs. And no, I never use the power supply for more than one rig at a time. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA On Jun 20, 2016, at 1:09 PM, Clay Autery mailto:caut...@montac.com>> wrote: Mine IS one of the newer ones that was originally 14.19 VDC. I learned where the pot was at HAMCOM, and the first thing I did when I got home was adjust it to provide the K3s 13.8. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/100 Voltage Drop when transmitting
I have a K3 that behaves similarly to what Mike described. I switched from an Astron 25 amp (15 years or more old) power supply to a switching power supply. Problem solved. One would think the problem was my Astron power supply, but I don’t see any such power drop when I use my Astron with other 100 watt rigs. Very strange. Jimmy Walker, WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Feb 25, 2019, at 1:58 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > > > Hi Mike, > > What are your voltage readings at the power supply end of your > six foot power cords? > > > None of my K3s do behave the way you describe. > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > - Original Message - > > From: "mjpilgrim" > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 6:55:01 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] K3/100 Voltage Drop when transmitting > > At first i suspected my Solar power system which was installed a year ago, > but now I plugged my K3 S/N 7317 directly into my 25A switching DC power > supply, and when key down, 100W in CW, on the internal K3 Power Meter i see > a voltage drop from 13.6 to 12.0VDC. My power cord is a 6', 10ga stranded > copper wire pair with Andersen Power Pole connectors. I have tried three > separate power cords, all 10ga with power pole connectors, but with no > change in the voltage drop scenario. If anyone has suggestions of where the > problem lies, I am all ears. Obviously, when operating SSB the drop is > present but not as severe. What am i dealing with? Better yet, how do i > fix it? Thanks in advance. > Cheers, > Mike, K5MP > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.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] K3/100 Voltage Drop when transmitting
Thanks Don. I’m sure the problem is with with the Astron as you suggest. I’ll try your suggestions when I’m back at home in “shop mode,” Jimmy > On Feb 25, 2019, at 2:30 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Jimmy, > > Astron power supplies have a nasty habit of having loose wiring terminals. > They use only pressure to hold the ring terminals on the inside to the > terminal bolts. > If you can detect even a slight rotation of the bolt when tightening > terminals on the outside, remove the covers and tighten those bolts from the > inside. > > The other problem is improperly assembled APP connectors. If you look > straight into the end of the connector, if you can see the tip of 2 blades in > either side, give the contact blade an extra push from the wire side until > the contact blade locks over the locking tab. > That is also a cause of APP connectors which tend to pull out with very > little tension. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 2/25/2019 2:12 PM, James Walker wrote: >> I have a K3 that behaves similarly to what Mike described. I switched from >> an Astron 25 amp (15 years or more old) power supply to a switching power >> supply. Problem solved. One would think the problem was my Astron power >> supply, but I don’t see any such power drop when I use my Astron with other >> 100 watt rigs. Very strange. >> Jimmy Walker, WA4ILO >> Macon, GA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 "Point and Click"
Frank, You are drinking the cool aide. With the mouse click option you can tune all over the band quickly, sampling all kinds of signals in the time it takes to retune one new station. I complain about this at Dayton every year and am always told it’s not necessary. It’s not necessary any more than the P-3 is necessary but it sure would be a nice feature. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Feb 13, 2017, at 12:11 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > > Try operating your P3 in fixed spectrum - tuned VFO mode (FixMode). > You simply turn the K3 dial to "point" the VFO Cursor to the signal > of interest displayed on the P3. > > > Its very fast, faster than point and click with a mouse > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Ed Schuller via Elecraft" > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 4:12:12 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] P3 "Point and Click" > > The point and click function of the P3 is really a misnomer. It is more on > the order of twist and push. When operating a contest in S&P mode and using > the P3 to search for signals, I find the current functionality suboptimal. I > have yet SVGA option with a large screen; it would be so much easier to be > able to use a mouse and have true "point and click". I wonder if this will > ever be a reality. It would make the P3 far more functional. > > 73, > Ed K6CTA > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to donov...@starpower.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 upgrade to K3S question
When faced with the upgrade question, my choice for spending the money was to try out the IC-7300. I wouldn’t contend that the IC-7300 is equal to the K3S/P3, but the K3 and the IC-7300 combination may be more fun than the upgraded K3S for the same money. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA On Mar 12, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Jim Brown mailto:j...@audiosystemsgroup.com>> wrote: I consider that a real bargain for upgrading a 2008 vintage radio (when the K3 was introduced) to a 2015 vintage radio. Compare that with the cost of upgrading a YaKenCOM rig -- buy a new one. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K-2
All this talk about K-2’s makes me homesick for the one I built shortly before my retirement (Serial #5529). I spent an entire summer carefully following the instructions and created an astonishing radio. Sometime after that, the lure of the K-3 took over and I sold my K2 to finance the purchase of the K-3. I now regret that decision. If anyone out there knows who has my old K-2 please contact me off-list. I’d like to discuss reacquiring the radio. If you tell me you have the radio but it’s not for sale, just tell me how it’s doing. Jimmy WA4ILO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Want My K-2 Back
This my second and last time posting this message. Please indulge me in one more effort. All this recent talk about K-2’s makes me homesick for the one I built shortly before my retirement (Serial #5529). I spent an entire summer carefully following the instructions and created an astonishing radio. Sometime after that, the lure of the K-3 took over and I sold my K2 to finance the purchase of the K-3. I now regret that decision. If anyone out there knows who has my old K-2 please contact me off-list. I’d like to discuss reacquiring the radio. If you tell me you have the radio but it’s not for sale, just tell me how it’s doing. Jimmy WA4ILO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Want My K-2 Back
Thanks Wayne. You and Eric are too kind. Sadly, the years have taken their toll on my ambitious youth. I’m less patient these days, and far from as steady of hand as I was then. Perhaps my efforts to reunite with my K2 are a last gasp to hold on to my memories of a 16 year old kid with a new novice license. Wow! That’s lot of baggage to heap on a lowly K2. Maybe fate will lead me to the radio. Anyway, I couldn’t build a new one now, even if you threw a KPA1500 into the deal. BUT, if I do find the radio, how about I bring it to Dayton and collect those signatures. The Dayton booth is where I bought my lost K-2. And if experience is any guide, I’ll buy a KX2 while I’m there. Thanks for being a friend to me and all of us Elecraft enthusiasts. Jimmy, WA4ILO > On Feb 25, 2018, at 2:32 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > And if you decide to do that, Eric and I will autograph the inside top cover, > FWIW. That and $5 will get you a slice of pizza, at least in my neighborhood > :) > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > >> On Feb 25, 2018, at 11:14 AM, wrote: >> >> Why not just build a new one. Relive the great experience you had building >> the first one! >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> -Original Message----- From: rich hurd WC3T >> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:53 PM >> To: James Walker >> Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Want My K-2 Back >> >> There are Elecraft affiliated groups on Facebook; did you think about >> posting something there? It might mean that you sign up for a Facebook >> account but there is no requirement that you continue to use it. >> >> I'm not a Facebook fan but I am trying to help with a constructive >> suggestion. Good luck on your quest. >> >> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 13:33 James Walker wrote: >> >>> This my second and last time posting this message. Please indulge me in >>> one more effort. >>> >>> All this recent talk about K-2’s makes me homesick for the one I built >>> shortly before my retirement (Serial #5529). I spent an entire summer >>> carefully following the instructions and created an astonishing radio. >>> Sometime after that, the lure of the K-3 took over and I sold my K2 to >>> finance the purchase of the K-3. I now regret that decision. >>> >>> If anyone out there knows who has my old K-2 please contact me off-list. >>> I’d like to discuss reacquiring the radio. If you tell me you have the >>> radio but it’s not for sale, just tell me how it’s doing. >>> >>> Jimmy WA4ILO >>> __ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to r...@wc3t.us >> >> -- >> --- >> 72, >> Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 >> PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer >> for Scouting >> Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: >> *FN20is* >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to k...@arrl.net >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.com >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 on the silver screen
Yes, that would be quite a movie. It’s about time the world found out about the joys of being an Elecraft user. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA On Feb 27, 2018, at 2:21 PM, Hans Bonnesen mailto:hans.elf...@me.com>> wrote: Being just a few days off the OSCARS, wouldn’t it be great to have the story of the K2 Immortallized. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Excel Test
I would say it differently. I would say PDF is where text goes to be read. I decline to download any text file that’s not PDF. Too risky. It's amazing to me how many people will send out a file in a proprietary format like Microsoft Word and expect all the recipients to be able to read it. Jimmy Walker, WA4ILO, Macon, GA > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: > > I got it from somebody else. Before I heard this, I said that PDF is where > text goes to die. > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > >> On Feb 26, 2020, at 6:46 AM, Chris R. NW6V wrote: >> >> Walter, >> >> Bravo!. :-) I'm going to steal this line... :-) >> >> 73 Chris NW6V >> >> On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:09:02 -0800 AM wrote: >> >>> >>> "Turning a PDF back into structured text is like turning hamburger back >>> into a cow." >>> >>> >>> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.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 > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Excel Test
I know all about the alternatives to Microsoft word. I actually have Microsoft word. The point is that PDF is the most accessible format that we all have in common. Why use some more proprietary or exotic format to transmit something that does not need the features of these programs you suggest. If I only need them to read the message, I'd rather use what I have and avoid the complexities of downloading new software. I think it is correct to say that any word processing software can create a PDF document for simple text. Why must a user be forced download a new program when a little bit of an attention to detail can create a document everyone can read? Jimmy Walker, WA4ILO, Macon, GA > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:56 AM, Raymond Sills via Elecraft > wrote: > > In addition to Libre Office, there still is Open Office (now supported by The > Apache Software Foundation).It appears that at some point the original Open > Office morphed into Libre Office... and AFAIK, all the generated files from > each application are compatible with each other, and will permit you to > export a new file in Word (or other MS App) format. Open Office is free to > download and use. > The latest version rescued me when I had to update my Mac's OS and I wanted > to be able to open older files. The bane of updating an OS is the risk that > some older app that you still need or use will "break" under the new OS. At > that point, you have to hope that the original developer of that now broker > app will have updated it to run on the new OS. > I had that situation with EchoMac... a compatible version of EchoLink. > 73 de RayK2ULRKX3 #211 > > > -Original Message- > From: Don Wilhelm > To: James Walker ; Walter Underwood > > Cc: elecraft reflector > Sent: Wed, Feb 26, 2020 11:44 am > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Excel Test > > If you do not have Microsoft Word, then you should download and install > LibreOffice. It is a full Office suite that is quite similar to > Microsoft Office. And it is free to use. It will read any file > produced by MS Office, and it also exports to .pdf format. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
Has anyone mentioned the styrofoam method? I’ve always saved a good chunk of styrofoam from an appliance purchase to be used to stick parts in. It works super for capacitors, resistors and similarly shaped parts. It’s a bit tedious to put the parts into the foam block one by one, but it makes identifying and selecting them for installation so much easier during kit construction. Also, they don’t fall out easily. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA On Aug 6, 2016, at 12:51 AM, Vic Rosenthal mailto:k2vco@gmail.com>> wrote: I like metal cupcake tins (muffin pans). They are shaped so it's easy to get little parts out, and you can set them on your antistatic mat or connect them to it. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked
I have the same problem with my K-3 from time to time. It’s a major inconvenience but it’s not fatal. I’ve tried a couple of times to get help from this forum but no one seems to have a good answer. My best theory is that there is a defect with the firmware chip. It’s not a widespread defect, so my theory goes, since most K-3 users don’t suffer from the problem. I’m sure Elecraft would replace the chip but I can’t be sure that’s actually the problem. So I just live with it. All you have to do is turn everything off including the computer. To turn off the the K-3 you have to remove the power connection. Next, turn on the computer. After the computer boots up, connect the power to the K-3 and turn it on. You will see the same MCU LD message and blinking transmit light, but the computer utility program should be able to find the K-3 and reload the firmware. Lastly, and sadly, if my experience is any guide, you’ll have the problem again from time to time. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Sep 11, 2016, at 11:52 AM, Mike Murray wrote: > > I was in the process of updating my K3's firmware this morning when > something apparently burped leaving the K3 bricked. The radio is wired > directly to a power supply which also feeds a RigRunner for other stuff. > At the time I was also using a small 12V air compressor on the RigRunner. > I don't think it was involved, but can't say for sure. > > The TX light is flashing, the display shows "MCU LD" and power button won't > power it down. I've tried forcing a firmware download several times, > explicitly following the instructions in the K3 manual without success. > The K3 Utility program can't find the rig on the prior COM port being used, > nor on any other available COM port, so I suspect that's a major clue. > True COM ports are not available on the PC so I'm using a StarTech 4 port > USB converter that utilizes the FTDI chips. > > Anyone have any ideas I can try??? > > Mike - W0AG > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked
Do you have a P-3? If so, you might need to reconnect the RS232 directly to the K-3 rather than the P-3 before starting the process. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Sep 11, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Mike Murray wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestions so far - tried each several times but the K3 is > still toast. > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Rick Bates (WA6NHC) > wrote: > >> Try a full power off shutdown of the computer. If a desktop, pull the >> power cord for 30 seconds to completely discharge the motherboard (pull the >> battery from a laptop). >> Spell Czech happens >> >> >> Have you removed power, waited 2 minutes, then restored power? > > All you have to do is turn everything off including the computer. To turn > off the the K-3 you have to remove the power connection. Next, turn on the > computer. After the computer boots up, connect the power to the K-3 and > turn it on. You will see the same MCU LD message and blinking transmit > light, but the computer utility program should be able to find the K-3 and > reload the firmware. > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - stuck at MCU LD we upgrading software
Tony, I used to have this problem all the time. It was maddening. I never knew if the rig was going to turn on. It was always necessary to restart my computer to get my K3/100 to talk to the app that resets the firmware. I had several suggestions to fix the problem. The one that proved most helpful was to get a different power supply. I was using a big Astron supply feeding into a Johnson power strip. Several devices ran off the power supply. It should have been able to supply plenty of power for everything because the other devices were low wattage users like a keyer. Anyway, I had a smaller Anstron device that was once used with a 2-Meter radio. It was fully capable of 100 watts. I hooked it up and the rig as a dedicated supply and it has worked perfectly ever since. You may have a different problem than me but that’s my story. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Jan 28, 2017, at 12:27 PM, N2TK, Tony wrote: > > I believe this was addressed a while back but so far have not found it. > > > > Upgraded firmware from 5.54 to 5.56. The one K3 did it fine. The second K3 > is hung up with the TX light flashing and the screen says "MCU LD". > > And the USB port is no longer detected. > > > > I sure hope I don't have to do a complete reset that will cause a loss of my > settings. > > > > Tnx for any advice > > N2TK, Tony > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - stuck at MCU LD we upgrading software
Yours is not the Astron power supply I was using. Mine was the 35A, transformer style, not switching, with dual meters. I’m still using it for other radios with no problem. And yes, I did check the voltage reading on the K3/100 and it did reduce severely under any load, even QRP. That’s a strange quirk in the equipment but I think that’s it. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA On Jan 28, 2017, at 2:26 PM, N2TK, Tony mailto:tony@verizon.net>> wrote: Hi Jimmy, Tnx for the info. I have a 35A switcher that loafs along. As I never have both K3's transmitting at the same time I am not taxing the supply. W3FPR got me on the correct track. In your case, di d you check the voltage on the K3? Maybe you had a problem with a connection in the power supply? Down in the Caribbean periodically we have to take apart the Astron linear power supplies and clean the contact surface on the two bolts feeding the 12V output. They develop a little bit of resistance that drops the voltage under a load. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - stuck at MCU LD we upgrading software
I tried the direct wiring fix first. It didn’t change anything. And the voltage drop was radical. It would go down sometimes from 13 to 11 volts. The voltage drop was not indicated on the power supply volt meter. And remember, the big Astron power supply works fine with my IC-7300 and IC-746 off the Rig Runner strip. Maybe those rigs work better with the voltage variation. But something is going on here with either the power supple or the K3. I paid about $200 for the big power supply back in the 90’s. I think the little Astron supply (switching type) was less than $100. Maybe the difference is between transformers and switching technology. Anyway, my nightmare is over with a happy ending. Jimmy On Jan 28, 2017, at 10:27 PM, Don Wilhelm mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com>> wrote: Compare the voltage directly at your power supply terminals between receive and transmit. If it stays up, then check your power cable to the K3 for adequate size wire and good connections. If you have a DC power distribution device like the RigRunner, remove the K3 from it and connect direct from the power supply to the 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Power supply voltage sag during transmit
I understand. My mention of a switching supply was simply to point out that smaller switching power supply solved my problem. I’m not arguing for a conclusion as to a defect in the K3. I’m simply sharing information. The same connection to my big supply using the Power Pole strip works fine with my other rigs. Direct connection between my K3 and the big power supply doesn’t solve the problem. That’s just data, not an argument. It’s not a problem for me any more. I thank you for your always generous and capable assistance with Elecraft issues. We met once at the Elecraft booth in Dayton. You provide a much appreciated service to our community. Jimmy On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:20 AM, Don Wilhelm mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com>> wrote: I did not make any reference to any switching supply. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Lost K-2
This is a repeat of a message I sent out several months ago. I'm paying the price for having parted with my K-2. I'm trying to buy it back but I can't find it. If anybody can help, please consider this message and get in touch with me directly. Thanks in advance for any assistance. K-2 Sale All this talk about K-2’s makes me homesick for the one I built shortly before my retirement (Serial #5529). I spent an entire summer carefully following the instructions and created an astonishing radio. Sometime after that, the lure of the K-3 took over and I sold my K-2 to finance the purchase of a K-3. While I have enjoyed the K-3 and still use it regularly, I'm sorry to have parted with my K-2. If anyone out there knows who has my old K-2 please contact me off-list. I’d like to discuss reacquiring the radio. If you tell me you have the radio but it’s not for sale, just tell me how it’s doing. Jimmy WA4ILO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Signals wild...signals caged
Thanks David and Wayne. I'm older now but your stories remind me how much I've enjoyed amateur radio over all these years.. I'm gonna go home today and fire up the rigs. I grew in the early 60’s working from a dirt floor in a dug out basement of a suburban home working with very inexpensive and temperamental rigs. Making any contact was a cause for celebration. Maybe it's gotten too easy working with the newest rig technology. I guess that explains my continuing love for QRP. James Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Jan 29, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Great hearing all these stories about CW (and rare bird sightings). Thanks, > all. > > Wayne > > > > elecraft.com > >> On Jan 29, 2021, at 8:54 AM, David Olean wrote: >> > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Every Sunday, I look forward to your description of conditions there in your neighborhood as a part of your invitation to participate in the CW nets. You have a thoughtful eye for the conditions and an accomplished talent for expressing what you see. Thank you for your energy and support of the Elecraft community and our hobby. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Nov 12, 2022, at 8:16 PM, kevin wrote: > > Good Evening, > >After a snowy week it is nice to see the sun again. On Wednesday a bird > got my attention from about ten feet away. He gave me enough time to look > him up on three websites. I watched a Red-breasted sapsucker make his > characteristic row of holes around a tree. First one tree, then the next, > all within easy view so I could check his field marks. Woodpecker #8 on this > list https://wildlifeinformer.com/woodpeckers-in-oregon/ While I have not > seen him before, I have heard his call; part of which mimics the CW you hear > the day after a contest in any rhythmic sound. You know it is CW, you are > just not sure which language they are using :) > >The sun has some large, dark spots. A pinhole camera should resolve them > onto a plane surface. There is a moderate amount of solar flux, the auroral > oval is active. A few of the spots could flare but any CME would miss us. > However, if an X class flare erupts it blanks the hemisphere facing the sun > no matter where the spot is placed. I wonder if radio communication is even > possible near a class O star. We're lucky to be orbiting a more modest star. > > > Please join us on (or near): > > 14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday) > 7047 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday) > > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS > > A strange game, the only winning move is not to play. > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jimmy.wal...@outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
