[Elecraft] K3 Configuration/Menu Item Spreadsheet With Default Values?
I've seen reference to an Excel spreadsheet listing all the Config and Menu items for the K3, but I've been unable to find a copy. Where might such a spreadsheet be found? 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Configuration/Menu Item Spreadsheet With Default Values?
G'day Jim: Thanks! WB6RSE sent a copy of your spreadsheet and his modified version of it. My use is to help with harmonizing the five or six K3 radios we will have at PJ2T prior to CQWW CW. Last year, we had one operator-owned K3 that was so messed up that no one was willing to use it (AGC, and other stuff as well). This year, we'll record setting in the spreadsheet on all radios and check for divergences. Thanks again! 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Jim N7US [mailto:j...@n7us.net] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 8:28 PM To: 'Jeff Maass K8ND' <jma...@k8nd.com>; 'Elecraft Mailing List' <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Configuration/Menu Item Spreadsheet With Default Values? I created one, copying from the manual with Eric permission. It hasn't been updated to reflect additions since the manual was prepared. I uploaded it to the Elecraft_K3 Yahoo Group Files, https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/files and it's still there. 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- I've seen reference to an Excel spreadsheet listing all the Config and Menu items for the K3, but I've been unable to find a copy. Where might such a spreadsheet be found? 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String
Thanks Don! Got some variants that work in several of the macros, including: WM,^3[30TEST_TEST_TEST_K8ND_K8ND_K8ND_TEST$10#;PF,01,01; The underscore meta-character substitution required for space was a confuser, as was the initial condition when starting. 73, Jeff K8ND Jeff, Go back to something more simplistic - just set the XG3 for normal signal generator operation. Do you hear the signal? If not, check with XG3 Utility to see what frequency the XG3 is set to produce. Once that has been verified, try the message - you should hear it at that same frequency unless you have something in you coding that is changing the frequency. There is no more, but try with a more simplistic sequence - just the text (no power level changes, etc.) and see if that works for you. Once you have that working, try adding other things one at a time until you have what you want. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/10/2015 7:46 PM, Jeff Maass K8ND wrote: > G'day Don: > > The XG3 was on '30' to start, with the LED on solid. > > When I pushed/held the 'PF1' button to start the sequence, the '30' LED > began to blink and continued blinking while the sequence ran. > > Is there more? > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String
I have been unsuccessful in convincing my XG3 to send CW strings.
The basic signal generator functions of the XG3 are working, both with and
without the XG3 utility connected. It generates signal carrier at all
requested frequencies at all available power levels. This XG3 has firmware
revision 1.16 installed. I am running it with the XG3 Utility Revision
1.13.6.6, and the utility and the XG3 are communicating. The manual I have
is Revision D1 (Feb 20,2013).
I want to use it with my SDRs and CW Skimmer to test the receivers and
splitters, so I'd like to have it send something like "TEST TEST TEST K8ND
K8ND K8ND TEST" on demand on a selected band/frequency. For test, I had
selected 10.120 as my test frequency, and connected the output of the XG3 to
my K3 antenna jack. I set the K3 to 10.120 MHz.
Page 13 of the D1 and D2 manuals provides examples of programming the XG3
with the PC utility. For test, I tried to set up the sample beacon that is
the first example, as shown below:
Use the XG3 Utility's Command Tester (far right tab) to enter these
commands:
WM,^0de_w1aw:10^1:10^2:10*$60#;
Changes the level to 0 dBm, then sends 'de w1aw', sends carrier at 0
dBm for 10 seconds, then
changes the level to -33 dBm, sends carrier for 10 seconds, changes
level to -73 dBm, sends carrier for 10
seconds, sends SK, pauses silent for 60 seconds and repeats
indefinitely.
As described above, I typed the string ("WM,^de...) into the XG3 command box
on the 'Command Tester' tab.
I then entered the string to enable the use of the PF1 button to initiate
the message function, as shown below:
Set up the PF1 key for Morse memory sending:
PF,01,01; configure PF1 to send Morse memory.
To play the memory, either hold down the Band+/PF1 key or send S,01;
over the serial port.
When I pressed and held the PF1 key, 1) the '30' LED began to blink; 2) the
level changed on the XG3 from one to another to another as described in the
command documentation above, and 3) continues forever. HOWEVER, there is no
output of CW or carrier to the radio. I watched the P3 display carefully for
any sign of the output keying, but No Joy anywhere near 10.120 MHz. The LEDs
on the XG3 show that the programmed string is at least running, changing the
output levels periodically.
I've tried it with the other example strings, but still No Joy. I am clearly
doing something wrong.
Can someone put me on the correct path?
73, Jeff K8ND
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Re: [Elecraft] Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String
G'day Don:
The XG3 was on '30' to stat, with the LED on solid.
When I pushed/held the 'PF1' button to start the sequence, the '30' LED
began to blink and continued blinking while the sequence ran.
Is there more?
73, Jeff K8ND
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Jeff,
What band LED is illuminated on the XG3? That message sequence you
specified does not set the band, so you will have to set the XG3 output
manually to whichever band/frequency the XG3 is set for.
It works, I have used similar sequences to send CW to a K3 for hamfest
demos.
73,
Don W3FPR
From: Jeff Maass K8ND [mailto:jma...@k8nd.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:20 PM
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Subject: Guidance Please: XG3 Signal Source Sending CW String
I have been unsuccessful in convincing my XG3 to send CW strings.
The basic signal generator functions of the XG3 are working, both with and
without the XG3 utility connected. It generates signal carrier at all
requested frequencies at all available power levels. This XG3 has firmware
revision 1.16 installed. I am running it with the XG3 Utility Revision
1.13.6.6, and the utility and the XG3 are communicating. The manual I have
is Revision D1 (Feb 20,2013).
I want to use it with my SDRs and CW Skimmer to test the receivers and
splitters, so I'd like to have it send something like "TEST TEST TEST K8ND
K8ND K8ND TEST" on demand on a selected band/frequency. For test, I had
selected 10.120 as my test frequency, and connected the output of the XG3 to
my K3 antenna jack. I set the K3 to 10.120 MHz.
Page 13 of the D1 and D2 manuals provides examples of programming the XG3
with the PC utility. For test, I tried to set up the sample beacon that is
the first example, as shown below:
Use the XG3 Utility's Command Tester (far right tab) to enter these
commands:
WM,^0de_w1aw:10^1:10^2:10*$60#;
Changes the level to 0 dBm, then sends 'de w1aw', sends carrier at 0
dBm for 10 seconds, then
changes the level to -33 dBm, sends carrier for 10 seconds, changes
level to -73 dBm, sends carrier for 10
seconds, sends SK, pauses silent for 60 seconds and repeats
indefinitely.
As described above, I typed the string ("WM,^de...) into the XG3 command box
on the 'Command Tester' tab.
I then entered the string to enable the use of the PF1 button to initiate
the message function, as shown below:
Set up the PF1 key for Morse memory sending:
PF,01,01; configure PF1 to send Morse memory.
To play the memory, either hold down the Band+/PF1 key or send S,01;
over the serial port.
When I pressed and held the PF1 key, 1) the '30' LED began to blink; 2) the
level changed on the XG3 from one to another to another as described in the
command documentation above, and 3) continues forever. HOWEVER, there is no
output of CW or carrier to the radio. I watched the P3 display carefully for
any sign of the output keying, but No Joy anywhere near 10.120 MHz. The LEDs
on the XG3 show that the programmed string is at least running, changing the
output levels periodically.
I've tried it with the other example strings, but still No Joy. I am clearly
doing something wrong.
Can someone put me on the correct path?
73, Jeff K8ND
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[Elecraft] P3 'Capture Image': Where Image Saved?
When 'Capture Image' is performed with the P3 Utility, where is the resulting /bmp image stored? I can't find it. 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 'Capture Image': Where Image Saved?
Thanks for the quick replies! The image is not saved when the P3 Capture Image button is pressed. After complete, the user must perform File - Save As to save the captured image. Default directory is My Pictures. 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Jeff Maass [mailto:jma...@k8nd.com] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 5:39 AM To: 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net' Subject: P3 'Capture Image': Where Image Saved? When 'Capture Image' is performed with the P3 Utility, where is the resulting /bmp image stored? I can't find it. 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Is the P3 Now Shipping From Stock or Backordered?
I'm thinking about getting one before my next trip to PJ2T for CQWW 160 CW in late January. 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Carrying case
P.S. The Pelican cases are nice as are the aluminum sided cases but tend to call attention to 'something valuable is inside'. Not good for customs or potential thieves. I travel to the PJ2T station with my K3 in a well-padded Pelican 1550 case. Because I also take my laptop and many $$ of camera gear on these trips, I carry them on and I check the K3. To avoid drawing attention to the TSA-locked Pelican case, I put it in a beat-up hard-sided Samsonite suitcase that does not stand out among all the other luggage. 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] CQWW SSB observations
Rumor has it (second hand) that some Contesters are now shying away from the K3 due to it's complexity, but not necessarily it's performance. As a relatively experienced owner I had no problem running what I consider to be excellent radio. I've owned or operated most of the modern rigs sold in the last 15 years, and find the K3 (and my IC-765) to be the best of the group. 73, Gary NL7Y My K3 is about to make it's second trip down to the PJ2T Contest Station, this time for the CQWW CW contest. It's first test under true fire was for CQWW 160 CW in January, where W8WTS and I finished as the #3 Worldwide station. That's on 160 Meters from 12-degrees North of the Equator! At PJ2T, we have four permanent stations and thirteen transceivers either in use or as spares (seven FT-1000MP, FT-2000, two IC-765, Omni-VI, TS-930, TS-940). Changing direction at this point is a financial decision, as we are not a deep pockets operation. I see the nature of the K3 as an advantage rather than disadvantage, performance aside. If a radio needs repair on the island, it must be carried back in someone's luggage, repaired, and then returned to the island. When a piece of equipment is returned to the island, there is the very real possibility that the island's Customs folk might charge 10% duty on it - this has happened multiple times to us. With a fleet of K3 radios, a stock of replacement boards could be maintained and all the moving of radios eliminated. Plus, if a radio *does* need returned to the USA, it weighs much, much less and is considerably smaller than an FT-1000MP! Any radio seems complex until you become familiar with it. 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] CQWW SSB observations
-Original Message- From: Ken Alexander [mailto:k.alexan...@rogers.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:00 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; jma...@k8nd.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CQWW SSB observations At PJ2T, we have four permanent stations and thirteen transceivers either in use or as spares (seven FT-1000MP, FT-2000, two IC-765, Omni-VI, TS-930, TS-940). Changing direction at this point is a financial decision, as we are not a deep pockets operation. Ha! I'm sure if I did the math I'd find I'm still paying Visa for my now 5-year-old K2, which is why I don't do the math anymore! 8-) They're plenty deep OM. 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS I guess I should make clear that PJ2T, as a club operation, is dependant on the kindness of our members. I think that only two of those listed radios are actually owned by the Caribbean Contesting Consortium (CCC), the club that has built, maintains, and operates PJ2T. All the other radios are on loan - short term, long term, or permanent. Most of our dues and rental money goes to maintenance expenses. It's very costly to keep towers and antennas standing on a cliff 37-feet above the ocean! For example, the three towers each get re-painted with (very expensive) 2-part epoxy marine paint once per year, partly by Club members and partly by a commercial company. It's touch getting things done when you live 2100 miles from your station! 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Startuip Problem
My electric company had a service-related power outage in my area for a few hours this morning, and so the DC supply for my K3 was turned off for one of the first times in several months. When I powered the supply again and tried to turn on my K3, the display does not light but all of the green LEDs do light up. The Power button does not shut down the radio. After cycling the DC supply and K3 on-and-off several times, the K3 finally booted normally. Any idea what this might be and how to remedy it? 73, Jeff K8ND __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Utility of 1.8-KHz vs 2.1-KHz Filter for SSB?
For those using the 1.8-KHz roofing filter for SSB in crowded band conditions, how usable is it? Does it require much fine tuning of controls when switching from a 2.8-KHz filter, or can it be as simple as just selecting the filter? I've used similar filters for the FT-1000MP, and had no problem making signals intelligible when switching between wide and narrow SSB filters. I like the idea of using a 1.8-KHz filter on CW as well, to supplement my current selection of 250-400-1000 Hz. I'm preparing to carry my K3 to the PJ2T contest station to give it a workout in the CQWW 160 CW Contest, and to try it out in the challenging pileup conditions we can generate down there on SSB outside of the contest. I sill have time to order a couple of filters before I depart! 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] No Speaker Output from Internal Speaker?
I just installed the KRX3. As instructed, I have set SPKRS 1 in the CONFIG menu. I do not have an external speaker plugged in. The problem is that there is no audio from the internal speaker. The headphone jack on the front panel works OK. The speaker is plugged in to the correct place (P25) inside the cabinet, and is oriented correctly. The SPKR+PH item is set to NO. If I set it to YES, then audio is output from the internal speaker and the headphone jack as expected. Why might the internal speaker be disconnected in normal operation? Is there a CONFIG or MENU item I may be missing? 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board
I am in the middle of installing the KRX3 in my K3/100 (s/n 1152), and have bumped into a stopper. I am at the point of re-mounting the main DSP board to the front panel board. I find that there is a metal standoff mounted on the front panel board near J31 which is in the place that the newly-mounted nylon standoff (same length) is mounted on the Main DSP board. This standoff is attached to the Main DSP board in the KRX3 instructions at the top of page 17. Has anyone else run into this? Can I remove the nylon standoff from the Main DSP board and leave the metal standoff on the Front Panel board in it's place? It looks like there are some components on the Main DSP board near where the top of the metal standoff will rest. I **really** don't want to remove the front panel board from the front panel assembly to remove the metal standoff, especially without explicit instructions. I'm sure that there are a screw and lock washer behind the between the board and the front panel, so unscrewing the standoff is a crapshoot of whether the parts behind will come out with some shaking. I've placed a photo of the metal standoff on the Front Panel board online at: http://www.k8nd.com/FrontPanelStandoff_3489.jpg 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board
G'day Ron: You misunderstand my situation. I *have* mounted the nylon standoff to the Main DSP board as you describe. My problem is that there was *already* a metal standoff mounted on the Front Panel board, in the hole that you mention as vacant, and on which the nylon standoff rests. That standoff was mounted at the time of original construction (not by me), and is shown in the photo for which a link was provided. So, when it came time to re-mount the Main DSP board to the Front Panel board, the new nylon standoff on the Main DSP board want to sit **on top of** the metal standoff on the Front Panel board (obviously not possible). You can see this in another photo at: http://www.k8nd.com/Duelling_Standoffs_3485.JPG One of the standoffs has to go. The only question I have is whether I can leave the metal standoff in place and remove the nylon standoff, or whether I need to disassemble the front panel assembly to take off the metal standoff. Thanks. 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:r...@cobi.biz] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 12:26 PM To: jma...@k8nd.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc: 'W8TK Tom Kravec' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board You're looking at the wrong place, Jeff. Check Fig 9 in your KRX3 manual where it shows the screws to remove to take the main DSP board off of the front panel board. Arrows point to the three screws that thread into the standoffs on the front panel board. Look to the LEFT of the lower left screw in that figure, and you'll see an empty hole in the aux DSP board near the VFO B encoder. That empty hole is where the nylon standoff goes on the aux DSP board, very close to the VFO B encoder. The nylon standoff will rest against the front panel board just to the *left* of the electrolytic caps on the left edge of the picture you posted. There's actually a hole in the front panel board where the nylon standoff rests, but it's not screwed onto the front panel board. It's only function is to keep the main DSP board from being pushed forward toward the front panel board when the connectors mate. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I am in the middle of installing the KRX3 in my K3/100 (s/n 1152), and have bumped into a stopper. I am at the point of re-mounting the main DSP board to the front panel board. I find that there is a metal standoff mounted on the front panel board near J31 which is in the place that the newly-mounted nylon standoff (same length) is mounted on the Main DSP board. This standoff is attached to the Main DSP board in the KRX3 instructions at the top of page 17. http://www.k8nd.com/FrontPanelStandoff_3489.jpg 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board
G'day Ron: My profound apologies for doubting you! I had, indeed, put the new nylon spacer in the *wrong* hole on the Main DSP board! I went back to give it a close look after replying to your email, and find that I was wrong. Moving it now, and proceeding with my KRX3 installtion. Thanks again! 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Jeff Maass [mailto:jma...@k8nd.com] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 12:43 PM To: 'Ron D'Eau Claire'; 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board G'day Ron: You misunderstand my situation. I *have* mounted the nylon standoff to the Main DSP board as you describe. My problem is that there was *already* a metal standoff mounted on the Front Panel board, in the hole that you mention as vacant, and on which the nylon standoff rests. That standoff was mounted at the time of original construction (not by me), and is shown in the photo for which a link was provided. So, when it came time to re-mount the Main DSP board to the Front Panel board, the new nylon standoff on the Main DSP board want to sit **on top of** the metal standoff on the Front Panel board (obviously not possible). You can see this in another photo at: http://www.k8nd.com/Duelling_Standoffs_3485.JPG One of the standoffs has to go. The only question I have is whether I can leave the metal standoff in place and remove the nylon standoff, or whether I need to disassemble the front panel assembly to take off the metal standoff. Thanks. 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:r...@cobi.biz] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 12:26 PM To: jma...@k8nd.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc: 'W8TK Tom Kravec' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KRX3 Install Problem: Extra Standoff, Front Panel Board You're looking at the wrong place, Jeff. Check Fig 9 in your KRX3 manual where it shows the screws to remove to take the main DSP board off of the front panel board. Arrows point to the three screws that thread into the standoffs on the front panel board. Look to the LEFT of the lower left screw in that figure, and you'll see an empty hole in the aux DSP board near the VFO B encoder. That empty hole is where the nylon standoff goes on the aux DSP board, very close to the VFO B encoder. The nylon standoff will rest against the front panel board just to the *left* of the electrolytic caps on the left edge of the picture you posted. There's actually a hole in the front panel board where the nylon standoff rests, but it's not screwed onto the front panel board. It's only function is to keep the main DSP board from being pushed forward toward the front panel board when the connectors mate. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I am in the middle of installing the KRX3 in my K3/100 (s/n 1152), and have bumped into a stopper. I am at the point of re-mounting the main DSP board to the front panel board. I find that there is a metal standoff mounted on the front panel board near J31 which is in the place that the newly-mounted nylon standoff (same length) is mounted on the Main DSP board. This standoff is attached to the Main DSP board in the KRX3 instructions at the top of page 17. http://www.k8nd.com/FrontPanelStandoff_3489.jpg 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] KRX3 Inventory Question: Foam Pads
I have just inventoried my KRX3 box preparatory to installing it into the K3. All the items on the inventory appear to be as needed, except in the D850334 KRX3 Hardware Bag. I do not have anything labeled E850324, Foam Pads. From the photo, this appears to include two foam strips. What I have instead is an envelope labeled as E980148, which contains one foam strip. Am I headed for a delay, or is only one pad required? 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] RE: KRX3 Inventory Question: Foam Pads: THANKS!
Thanks to all who responded with information for using the foam included, either by splitting it into two pieces or using it as a single strip. Further inventory checks found a bigger problem in the parts received. The box labeled as containing a 2.8-KHz filter contained instead a 6-KHz filter! Email has been sent to Elecraft for an exchange ASAP. 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Jeff Maass [mailto:jma...@k8nd.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:54 PM To: 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net' Subject: KRX3 Inventory Question: Foam Pads I have just inventoried my KRX3 box preparatory to installing it into the K3. All the items on the inventory appear to be as needed, except in the D850334 KRX3 Hardware Bag. I do not have anything labeled E850324, Foam Pads. From the photo, this appears to include two foam strips. What I have instead is an envelope labeled as E980148, which contains one foam strip. Am I headed for a delay, or is only one pad required? 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] Differenced Between Filter KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw and KFL3A-2.8K?
I was planning to take a block of hours tomorrow to add the KRX3 to my K3/100. One of the things to do is to replace the 2.7-KHz filter with the 8-pole 2.8-KHz filter in the main receiver. I have one KFL3A-2.8K that I ordered a while ago for this purpose. Now I see from the Elecraft order page that there is the note: Order KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw instead if replacing 2.7 kHz stock filter. Does anyone know what the different is between KFL3A-2.8K and KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw? Should I wait to get a KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw to swap out the old filter in the main receiver? 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] THANKS! RE: Differenced Between Filter KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw and KFL3A-2.8K?
Thanks to all who replied. I understand now that the separate price for initial orders to account for the swapping of the standard 2.7-KHz part with the 2.8-KHz part. When I ordered my K3/100 (s/n 1192), the 2.8-KHz filters were backordered. This predated the separate part numbers. The 2.8-KHz filter for the K3 main receiver was received here a while ago as the backorder cleared, but has not yet been installed. I just wanted to make sure that I can still swap in that part while I'm also installing the KRX3. KRX3 installation tomorrow (Friday)! 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Jeff Maass [mailto:jma...@k8nd.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:37 PM To: 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net' Subject: Differenced Between Filter KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw and KFL3A-2.8K? I was planning to take a block of hours tomorrow to add the KRX3 to my K3/100. One of the things to do is to replace the 2.7-KHz filter with the 8-pole 2.8-KHz filter in the main receiver. I have one KFL3A-2.8K that I ordered a while ago for this purpose. Now I see from the Elecraft order page that there is the note: Order KFL3A-2.8_2.7sw instead if replacing 2.7 kHz stock filter. ___ 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] Proper Heil Microphone Adapter?
Thanks to all who replied! Happy Holidays and 73, Jeff K8ND -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 6:40 AM To: jma...@k8nd.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Proper Heil Microphone Adapter? Jeff, Use the Kenwood adapter - or plug the headset directly into the rear panel jacks. 73, Don W3FPR Jeff Maass wrote: I have three Heil headsets, each with the HC4 element. These are *not* the Icom iC versions. Which is the correct Heil adapter for the front panel connector? Kenwood? ___ 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
[Elecraft] Proper Heil Microphone Adapter?
I have three Heil headsets, each with the HC4 element. These are *not* the Icom iC versions. Which is the correct Heil adapter for the front panel connector? Kenwood? I've been sorting through the archives, and have not found a clear answer. 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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] TRAVELING WITH THE K3
I'm afraid that carrying the K3 as carry-on is not going to be practical, since I already have my two items (carry-on and personal item) planned. One is $13K of camera and lenses, and the other is my laptop and supporting photography hardware. This laptop workstation cost more than the cost of my full-up K3/100! This is for a trip to the PJ2T contest station for CQWW 160 CW in January, and I *always* carry more electronics and fragile equipment than can be put into carry-on items. This will be my thirteenth trip to Curacao since 2002, and so far (knock head) I haven't lost so much as a pair of underwear from checked luggage. I've purchased a Pelican 1550 case for the K3/100, which I'll lock with a TSA lock and put inside one of my large hard-sided checked bags. I like Rose Kopp's bags for less stringent travel requirements, including carry-on transport. 73, Jeff K8ND K9ZTV k9ztv at socket.net Fri Dec 12 12:03:54 EST 2008 I wouldn't trust the K3 to checked baggage ... PERIOD! You'd be surprised at how much luggage physically disappears each year in the airline system, never to be seen again. My electronics are ALWAYS carry-on. Kent K9ZTV Someone wrote: I would not trust the K3 to checked baggage without 2 (or more) of foam on all sides . . . ___ 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
[Elecraft] Transport Case for K3?
I'm looking for recommendations for a small padded case for a K3, which could in turn be placed into checked luggage. I'd like something not much larger than the radio itself, with space for the radio alone. What have others found that will protect a K3 during transportation? 73, Jeff Maass K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] Please Post KRX3 Arrival Dates!
Please continue to post when your backordered KRX3 (2nd receiver) arrives, along with your order date and/or K3 serial number associated with the order! I was hoping to have the KRX3 in my K3 (#1152, ordered 2/7/08) in time to take it with me for use at PJ2T for the CQWW CW Contest, but as best I can guess, I'm still a month or two away from having my KRX3. 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] RE: Please Post KRX3 Arrival Dates!
Thanks, Howard! 73, Jeff Maass K8ND Station Manager PJ2T, Caribbean Contesting Consortium CCC Web Site: http://www.pj2t.org http://www.pj2t.org/ PJ2T Slide Show: http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/DELARA_PPT2.pdf Curacao Critters: http://www.CuracaoCritters.com http://www.curacaocritters.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Klein Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 11:38 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Please Post KRX3 Arrival Dates! Mine was ordered end of January. I was told last week, I am about 2 weeks away from receiving an e-mail. Howard..K2HK HK Message: 42 Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:39:12 -0500 From: Jeff Maass [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] Please Post KRX3 Arrival Dates! Please continue to post when your backordered KRX3 (2nd receiver) arrives, along with your order date and/or K3 serial number associated with the order! I was hoping to have the KRX3 in my K3 (#1152, ordered 2/7/08) in time to take it with me for use at PJ2T for the CQWW CW Contest, but as best I can guess, I'm still a month or two away from having my KRX3. 73, Jeff K8ND ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 s/n 1152 Has Arrived!
K3/100 (Kit), s/n 1152 Ordered: 2/7/08 Katiegram: 6/19/08 Delivered: 6/25/08 (4 months 2 weeks) Backordered: KRX3 2nd RX (and three filters for that receiver) KFL3A-2.8K 8-pole filters (2) 73, Jeff K8ND Powell OH ___ 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
