Re: [Elecraft] K3s USB audio problem; both channels identical
wills - Original Message - From: h...@kpnplanet.nl To: "Elecraft" Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 2:45:16 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3s USB audio problem; both channels identical Hi Elecrafters, I found out that I lost the audio of the MAIN RX on the USB port of my K3s (with SUB RX installed) On all other audio outputs (speaker, headphone, line-out) MAIN and SUB audio are present. On the USB port the Right and Left audio stream are identical. (so both L and R is MAIN audio now) I did check on new firmware and I did an MCU LD with all the latest versions available. (which were already loaded anyway) The USB problem was still there. Once again an MCU LD. The audio via USB is still only MAIN (at both channels), no SUB audio. An EE INIT with some older configurations. This should not have any impact and it didn't; no change. CAT is working OK via USB. Different cables make no difference (as expected). Changing L-MIX-R to different settings makes no difference (as expected) Besides USB, power and antenna nothing else is connected to the K3s. After some K3s power cycles the reverse is now happening. USB audio is only SUB audio (both R and L channel) and no MAIN audio is present The rest of the audio outputs remains OK. I did check USB audio on 2 different PC's (both WIN10) with various audio programs which are using Right and/or Left channel audio input (WSJT-X, MSHV, Visual Analyser). All have the same issue. Windows 10 settings are OK, mic. input is set for 2 channels. There are no other programs running, requiring audio input. Visual examination of the KIO3B boards revealed nothing. Anyone with some bright ideas that could help me out? 73 Henk PA0C PS: I did sent a mail to Elecraft support, but hope to get some feedback from this group as well. -- Dit e-mailbericht is gecontroleerd op virussen met Avast antivirussoftware. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 jc_k...@q.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] OT: The Colpitts mystery
I did all the FCC required licenses at Portland FCC. General class while in High School, all commercial licenses including 3rd class radiotelegraph and Amateur Extra around early 1960s. And with a 10 year broadcasting career usually yearly visits from McCann or another FCC engineer Burson at the broadcast station inspections. 73 KI7Y - Original Message - From: "Phil Kane" To: "Elecraft" Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:32:31 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: The Colpitts mystery On 4/29/2020 5:52 PM, Macy monkeys wrote: > I took my General at the FCC office downtown Portland in the late > 60s. The examiner was a tough and gruff staffer named Francis McCann. > IMHO, he was extra tough on 14 year olds, hi. You know my heart was > racing when that series of V's came through those headphones! Frank McCann was one of the old timers when I joined the agency in 1967. By that time he was the Engineer in Charge of the Portland Office but the EIC did a lot of the journeyman jobs in those smaller offices. When he retired in the late 1970s (or was it the early 1980s) I applied for his job but they had to give it to someone else whose office was being closed and I continued at the San Francisco Office until I retired in 1995. I have no idea what happened to him after that. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 jc_k...@q.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] Latest on the new home for my K3...
I found several years ago that Brother makes different adhesive level labels. After labeling a lot of cables many of them were falling off after a few hours. The better quality adhesive does not fail. - Original Message - From: "Bob McGraw K4TAX" To: "Elecraft" Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:37:06 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Latest on the new home for my K3... I just label mine coax feeds with my P-Touch. Just read what is on the label. 160M loop, 160M dipole, 75M dipole, VHF/UHF vertical, 6M yagi.. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 4/23/2020 2:22 PM, Charlie T wrote: > Also, you can buy multi-colored electrical tape at the typical home stores. > I use that to color code antennas by band (s), polarity & directionality. > The colors closest to the connector is/are the band or bands with the wrap > farthest from the connector one of four possibilities: > Beam Vertical, beam horizontal, omni-vertical or omni horizontal. > > And yes I often have to look at the chart of what means what, but then I > know exactly what antenna feed I've got in my hand. > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: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 rmcg...@blomand.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 jc_k...@q.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] Confessions of grounding
To connect flat braid to equipment I have simply tinned the end and drilled an appropriate size hole thru the tinned end. Simplest form of ring lug. - Original Message - From: "dave" To: "Elecraft" Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 11:29:22 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Confessions of grounding Hi Lee, When I got my K3 I rebuilt my shack from teh ground up, starting with the ground, with an eye to reduction of RFI. I took a lot of Jim's, suggestions, and I lost about 2 S units of noise. That process is detailed here: https://www.nk7z.net/rebuilding-the-shack/ 73s and thanks, Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL OOC for Oregon On 10/12/18 9:47 AM, Leroy Buller wrote: > Ok, I just rebuilt my station and wonder how many of you actually ground > your K3 or your rig? I have the amp and tuner grounded, but I find > grounding the K3 somewhat difficult. Why? Getting my fat ham fingers to > the rear if the rig and tighting up the knurled knob with stiff wire is > quite infuriating. All the connecting cables are in the way and it just > trips my trigger. Then being able to reach over all the doodads and > geegaws to attach ground is a frustration of mine. Many years ago it was > good practice to use solid wire but now i see others using braid. Stiff > wire adds to my frustration. So, for my mental health I would like some > suggestions or ideas how best to deal with this. I know...suck it up. > There has got to be a better way. > > Lee K0WA > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: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 d...@nk7z.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 jc_k...@q.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] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder
Absolutely correct. Successful contest operators rely almost entirely on their CW ability other than the use of the programmed messages. I just saw another post about not sending over 30 wpm to have better rate, TI7W was sending much faster had a rate of about 210 per hour for the entire 48 hour contest. I did hear him slower as well but mostly was a lot faster. ZF2MJ was in the same mode as well. 73 - Original Message - From: "Jim Brown" <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 11:00:20 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder On 11/27/2017 4:52 PM, Jim Cassidy wrote: > Just when did the totally incorrect fact that the high speed contest > operators are using CW decoders get started?? NO truth to that at all You're absolutely right, Jim. It's those beginning CW ops who don't know CW, or haven't developed their copying ability to contesting speeds, or who don't feel confident about their copying ability, who are using code readers. Most serious contesters, including me, let their logging program SEND repetitive things. Some great contest operators still send a lot with a paddle, but let the computer call CQ. And some ops send a lot more with the paddle than they should. :) I used to have a pretty good fist, but it's declined with age. So when we let the computer send for us, we're doing others a favor by producing cleaner, well-spaced, error-free CW that makes easier copy for both their brains and their readers. As a founding member of CWOPS, I'm proud of our members who have done such a great job developing and executing a mentoring program for hams who want to learn CW and build their skills. 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 jc_k...@q.com -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder
Just when did the totally incorrect fact that the high speed contest operators are using CW decoders get started?? NO truth to that at all. And pretty well proven by the original question of this thread. CW decoders need good steady on frequency signals to work reliably. That almost never happens in contest pile up calling. - Original Message - From: "Jim Sheldon" <w...@cox.net> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 3:04:34 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder In order to keep the robots from getting perfect copy on me either rag chewing or the very few contests I enter, I've stopped using a keyer and have reverted to sending with a bug. Not very many robots can copy even a good bug fist. I'm of the opinion that robot copying and power over 500 watts output should be outlawed in contests. That would help level the playing field immensely. (flame suit on) > On Nov 27, 2017, at 4:33 PM, EUGENE GABRY <n...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> On November 27, 2017 at 12:44 PM Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> >> wrote: >> >> And another FWIW -- putting a lot of hours into a CW contest will >> improve your code speed significantly! >> >> 73, Jim K9YC > > Totally agree with this statement. I don't do much CW rag chew now as I used > to. So I'm losing some of my edge. But even from the beginning of a CW > contest to the end, the 36WPM sending speed at the end seems the same as the > 26WPM speed I started with. And I'm able to rag chew a bit at the higher > speed rather than only copy the call and report. SS is the best for honing in > accuracy with speed throughout just the contest period ass the exchange is > long and mostly unpredictable. > > 73 Gene, N9TF > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: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 w...@cox.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 jc_k...@q.com -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Reflector change?
I agree with Ken. If the traffic is kept to a minimum as expressed by Eric when threads become too long the current reflector is OK. I assume as well the main purpose is to stay on topic on Elecraft equipment issues and not the straying way off topic. 73 Jim KI7Y - Original Message - From: "Ken G Kopp" <kengk...@gmail.com> To: "Elecraft" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 8:41:11 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Reflector change? Wayne, Eric, Rose and I much prefer the reflector as it is now. Please, no changes. 73 K0PP N7HKW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 jc_k...@q.com -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] Maintaining Sanity with Filters
Is there an email roofing filter recommendation?? - Original Message - From: "Nr4c" <n...@widomaker.com> To: "Kevin Stover, AC0H" <ksto...@ac0h.net> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 3:37:05 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Maintaining Sanity with Filters Interesting subject. I don't seem to have trouble with the "filters" in my K3S. So I just deleted this thread. Now I see it is about "email filters". Duh, who knew? A more descriptive subject might have drawn me in. This is something I might be interested in Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Aug 1, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Kevin Stover, AC0H <ksto...@ac0h.net> wrote: > > I have a filter setup for OT posts. > > If the sender of the email puts OT or [OT] in the subject line a required by > the Elecraft guidelines my mail program will automatically move that email to > an "OT" folder which I peruse at my convenience. > > All of my filters run on any new mail and move the mail to the respective > folder. Any email that doesn't get moved ends up in a generic "Elecraft" > folder with two strikes applied. If the mail wasn't sent by Eric or Wayne > they're gone. Strike three. > > It all gets sorted and moved automatically. I don't have to touch it and > don't ever see the emails the filters have deleted unless I check the trash > before cleaning that out. It's usually right click and "empty folder". > > >> On 7/31/2017 7:16 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >> What if I make a post with the same title as the one above, and don't >> mention any Elecraft model numbers in either the body or subject... >> How do you make the decision to filter or delete then? I ask not to be >> contentious, but to learn how for my own filters. I don't want to have to >> set filters in real time for every OT post, but a general filter would be >> great. >> 73s and thanks, >> Dave >> NK7Z >> http://www.nk7z.net >>> On 07/31/2017 04:47 PM, Kevin Stover, AC0H wrote: >>> It's simple. >>> >>> I set my filters up to Elecraft mail list guidelines. >>> Any mail those filters don't move to the correct local folder, K2, K3, KX3, >>> etc..., are unceremoniously dumped. >>> >>> You could post the cure for cancer and if you can't follow the "rules" as >>> set up by Elecraft my mail reader will auto-dump your scofflaw email. >>> ______ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 jc_k...@q.com -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Elecraft Equipment chat group
I think the Elecraft group is fine but that many of the OT subjects can better be handled on groups for those subjects. For example most of the NVIS discussion could have been on the Tower Talk group. Simple solution would be for this group to stay more on the Elecraft topic. -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] HF Flashmob
Many years ago there were Internet Sprints that were announced with very short notice on the Internet. On the Contest reflector I think. There was not a big turnout but adequate for a fun time 73 -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] IC-7300 video - things to come
I may have missed something in this discussion but I question what is different from using a touch screen or the buttons on the radio as we have now? I operated a considerable amount of time in the WPX SSB test last weekend using a K3 and about all I ever changed was the tuning knob and the width control. And maybe he NR and NB a couple of times. Using N1MM+ I did not even need to change bands using the radio controls. 73 Jim KI7Y - Original Message - From: "Gary Smith" <g...@ka1j.com> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 4:08:45 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IC-7300 video - things to come Touch Screen... No thank you. I get the allure but ergonomically its going to be miserable the older we are. If you're reaching up to touch a screen, try doing that for a contest's worth when you have shoulder issues. If you don't have them now, you will after the contest is over. Have a touch pad on the table, You'll be hunched over it all the time you're using it and your neck will be screaming. Don't believe me? Good, I'm a Chiropractor and I'll be happy to see you & it'll be sooner than later. ;) 73, Gary KA1J __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 jc_k...@q.com -- Jim Cassidy KI7Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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
