Re: [Elecraft] RS-232 Compatibility Across Elecraft Devices?
Electrically, are the real RS-232 (+/- 12V) or TTL level (0 / 5 V)? Jon LA4RT On 11/09/2012 01:25 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Eric, All those you mentioned use the 3.5mm stereo connection containing TXD, RXD and Signal Ground. Al; those devices can share the same cable. The K2 needs a special cable with a DE-9 connector that has only TXD, RXD and Signal Ground. Do not use a standard serial cable with the K2, damage to the K2 can result. Note that the K2 DE-9 connector is labeled AUX I/O rather than RS-232 - there are unique K2 internal signals in that connector as well as the 2 RS-232 lines. The K3 has a DE-9 connector and is labeled RS-232, so you can use a standard serial cable with the K3. I think that covers most cases of the Elecraft gear and the RS-232 connections. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/8/2012 5:33 PM, eric norris wrote: Before making up more cables, does anyone know what the compatibility is of various Elecraft RS-232 cables? In other words, can I use the same cable with my W1, W2, XG-3, and KX3? These would be cables with a 3.5mm stereo plug on one end and a DB-9 on the other. If not all are compatible, which ones can be shared? Thanks, __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KAT500 how noisy?
I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's awfully noisy when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much noise does the KAT500 make? 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] And 2140 (was: [KX3] Serial No. 2148)
On 10/11/2012 03:07 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: Serial 2148 of KX3 arrived by UPS today. A lot farther from California, but just 8 numbers apart from you. Kit #2140 was shipped Friday Oct 5 by US Post Express and was in my hands yesterday afternoon Oct 10. It took less than 4 hours to clear customs, and I could collect it at my friendly neighbourhood store the following day. (Most post offices in Norway have been closed, and replaced with a much larger number of postal desks in stores. UPS style truck deliveries to residences are possible, but uncommon, as it's a lot more convenient to pick up a parcel at the store than to make sure somebody is at home to receive it.) All that remains to be done is to connect the two halves of the shell. 73 Jon LA4RT Trondheim, Norway Unboxed (just outer box) and already took errata sheet to update assembly manual. But, still have to do inventory. I am curious on whether I got the battery charger and real time clock. I had heard they were back ordered. It is listed on my order sheet but no notice of anything on backorder so I guess I have the battery charger and real-time clock option. Yes, got to get to the inventory. Unfortunately, that will be tomorrow night. 73, phil, K7PEH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 vs MFJ 949E
On 09/25/2012 02:01 PM, Wayne gmachl wrote: I currently have a K3/100 and am using the MFJ 949E and am looking at getting the KAT3. The 949 is working great, but would like input as to changing to the KAT3. I have both. Well, the 949 is a D. You won't regret getting a KAT3. I can't recall any antenna I've been able to tune with the 949 but not with the KAT3. It's fast, and almost silent. Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] laptop power supply to power KX3
On 09/18/2012 01:44 PM, Johnny wrote: Yes , correct , laptop supplies are often RF noisy. Any particular laptop and laptop supply brands favoured by dxpeditions? Jon LA4RT Sent from my iPhone 4 Fred Townsend ftowns...@sbcglobal.net 於 2012年9月18日 下午2:04 寫道： Jeff, caution. Laptop power external supplies are designed to be followed by precision internal regulators that handle the logic voltages and charging the battery. The external supplies are not well regulated and can be quite noisy. They may not be the best supplies for ham rigs. 73 Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Herr Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:40 PM To: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: [Elecraft] laptop power supply to power KX3 While at work I went through our stock of power supplies for the various makes of laptops we use. I found that Toshiba supplies are specified 15v and ranged in current capability from 2.5 amps and up. Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Asus all use 19v supplies. Those Toshiba supplies are very small. WW6L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Swains Is
On 09/11/2012 03:39 AM, Tony Estep wrote: However, they are now operating entirely in the Extra portions at the very low end of the bands, probably in the hope that the pileup behavior will improve. Of course, to the limited extent that this improves matters, it's good only for CW and only on the non-WARC bands. Not to mention, only for US hams, 30 - 40% of the HF ham population? But they're closer to the Pacific than Europe is. Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Portable antennas for use in UK
On 09/10/2012 04:17 PM, David Cutter wrote: Hi Jon I tried a Hams4Hams 18m pole and I am not strong enough to push it up vertically. The Spider pole is even heavier, how do you extend the Spider pole? I find it manageble if I stand on a chair. The sections of the 18m pole are 1.5 m long (5 ft). So without the chair, the section being lifted is uncomfortably high up. But the 12m pole is a lot easier to handle. Jon 73 David G3UNA - Original Message - From: Jon Kåre Hellan hel...@acm.org To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antennas for use in UK You could get a 12m telescopic fiberglass pole from Spiderbeam and use whatever wire antenna you want with it. Use it as a center support for an inv vee or for a wire vertical. My own crazy balcony antenna is a full size vertical for 40m with two radials, can be erected or taken down in less than a minute. http://www.ha19.no/la4rt/balcony.jpg. The K3 tuner is able to tune it on all bands from 80m to 6m, that's when I'm lazy. It's also easy to take it down and put up an antenna cut for a different band, if you worry about loss or want to use an amp. I understand that the tuner in the KX3 is just as versatile as the one in the K3. Used as a support for an inv vee, don't use the top two or three sections. They're too flimsy. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] JUMA PA100 IMD
On 08/20/2012 02:12 PM, Pete Meier wrote: JUMA PA100D OH2NLT prototype. Generators 2 x HP8657B Dual tone signal combined with Mini Circuits ZX10-2-12-S+ combiner Dual tone signal amplified for PA100 drive with OH2NLT experimental 10W amplifier Attenuators Spinner 30dB + 10dB Control meter RS NAUS4 Spectrum analyzer HP8594E Any reason data for 100 W aren't given? Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KAT500
I've got a K3, a hand me down Ameritron AL-811 amp, an LDG AT-600 Pro tuner, and often use somewhat strange antennas. (See picture at www.ha19.no/la4rt/ ). I'm considering replacing the LDG tuner with a KAT500. The LDG unit isn't bad, but it's got a confusing user interface, and it's so noisy that I can't let it run a full tuning cycle while people are sleeping next door. It also doesn't match quite as well as the built in tuner in the K3. Can the field testers comment on what the KAT500 sounds like. Has anybody had the opportunity to compare both tuners? The el cheapo amp will stay for the foreseeable future, so I'm interested in if and how the combination will work. I found an old thread with a lot of info: On 06/23/2012 06:38 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Fred: N6TV took a good back panel of my prototype unit at Visalia: http://www.elecraft.com/KAT500/kat500rear_visalia.jpg. It's sitting atop a KPA500. The KAT500 back panel has two 15-pin ACC connectors labeled control. One cable (XCVR) goes from your K3 to the KAT500, another (AMP) goes from the KAT500 to the KPA500. Will the cable from the K3 be useful even with a dumb amp? .. The two RCA connectors labeled PTT RLY are not needed for the KPA500 as the amp key line interrupt is in the 15-pin ACC cable (along with band change lines and AUXBUS). If you're using another amplifier, you'll want to put the KAT500 in the keying/PTT line between the transceiver and amplifier. The KAT500 wants to hot-switch relays at exciter power, not QRO. I guess this means that the PTT line goes [ K3 ]---[ KAT500 ]---[ AL-811 ] And that the K3 tune button will tune the KAT500 when it's inline, and the KAT500 won't let the amp key up unless the tuner is ready. Correct? Jon LA4RT Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Diversity receive w/o dedicated receive antenna
On 07/03/2012 06:08 PM, Erik Basilier wrote: To have the second receiver and not use it for diversity is a tragedy. Probably true. But I very rarely have enough isolation between my antennas. So if I try diversity, the front end protection relays start buzzing when I transmit. The consensus seems to be that you shouldn't rely on the relays. The main antenna is simply disconnected while transmitting. Why isn't the sub-rx antenna? You're absolutely right, as long as I can't use diversity, dual watch would help me just as much as having a sub-rx does. Jon LA4RT After you set the rf gain on the subreceiver to get a decent balance between the two receivers, you will find that the second receiver often allows you to hear a station in the second rx that is temporarily unreadable in the main receiver due to qsb. Also, in crowded band conditions the different stations within the receiver passband will arrive with varying polarizations, and you can hear them spatially separated like orchestra instruments on a stereo sound stage. This is helpful both for ssb and cw. Sometimes it can even help with multiple cw signals on the exact same frequency. 73, Erik K7TV Your second antenna does NOT need to be resonant to receive, either by itself or with another in diversity mode. My receive antenna is seasonal so I have employed antennas for other bands for receive when it is not up. While a non resonant will not present as strong a signal, it also will not present as strong a noise. The S/N ratio is unchanged but the human ear seems to hear better when the noise is reduced. I typically use an antenna for the next band (even harmonic). 73, Jim W5QM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 and JT65
On 04/26/2012 11:41 PM, Tony Estep wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Don Wilhelmw3...@embarqmail.com wrote: ...use Atomic Clock Sync... === Or with some wrangling you can bend Windows 7 to your will. As you doubtless know already, you can sync it manually whenever you want by right-clicking the time/date display at the right end of the taskbar. You can make it auto-sync more frequently by following the steps found here: http://www.pretentiousname.com/timesync/index.html Note that according to the author of this page, the registry value called SpecialPollInterval apparently does not do what you want. I am one of those who believed that it would, but evidently it doesn't. Anyway, the directions posted are kinda ugly but they definitely worked for me. You can get NTP for Windows from here: http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm NTP is the internet standard for time sync. The server synchs as often as necessary, determined by the algorithms of David Mills W3HCF. If your computer is continuously on, and you have a good internet connection, it should keep you within a few tens of microseconds of correct time. Jon LA4RT Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Diversity mode preamp
On 11/23/2011 12:03 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On 11/22/2011 2:31 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: move to Win-Test (which has an interface identical to CT) Ah -- so THAT'S why the dinosaurs who don't want to learn anything new love it! I've never seen CT. I love Win-Test. Jon LA4RT 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] USB interface
On 11/02/2011 12:31 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: Pity the won't ship the the UK ROSH compliance I guess. 73 de M0XD (K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???) Usually, it's just that US merchants find it too much hassle to deal with foreign customers. Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 - Choice of filters in KRX3
On 10/26/2011 01:10 PM, GW0ETF wrote: When I bought the 2nd receiver after it first came out I matched the main rx with an 8-pole 250 Hz roofing filter. After several years now of SO2V contesting and dx pile-ups I've never had the 2nd receiver wound down anywhere near the point where this filter would be switched in. So I'm wondering whether to liquidate this particular valuable little asset and invest in something more useful...such as antenna hardware. Before I do perhaps others could say how they think the 2nd rx should be populated filter-wise, which presumably will vary with operating mode. I don't tend to do the 'second op with separate headphones tuning the 2nd vfo' scenario which is I assume where a full filter complement would be useful. When using diversity receive, both receivers should use the same filter. You enter diversity receive by pressing SUB for a looong time. Manual says 2s, that's probably right, but it feels longer. The two receivers have to be connected to different antennas. The details are in the manual. But *why* isn't the sub-receiver antenna input grounded when the K3 is transmitting? On most bands, if I try diversity, the relay protecting the sub input starts clicking, and that means I should turn it off. 73 Jon LA4RT Be interested in any opinions.73, Stewart, GW0ETF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Choice-of-filters-in-KRX3-tp6932305p6932305.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] 160m loop experiment a big failure
On 10/17/2011 03:02 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: Don, How did you plan to use the 160M loop? If you want to work the locals (within 500 miles) a low (less than 100 ft high) 160M loop is a great sky warmer. If you are more interested in working DX on the Topband then give an Inverted-L a try. Up to a point, this is true. Given that a loop is possible, you can also make an inverted L, and it would work better for DX. A double L may also be a good choice. See http://www.surriel.com/radio/160-meter-double-l-antenna. But sky warmers can do very well, too. I don't have trees taller than 4m (13'). My lot is abt 600 sq m (0.15 acres). This is actually considered large in Europe. There is almost, but not quite, room for a dipole for 80m. To get on the lower bands, I started out with an inv vee, slightly shortened, 15m (45') at the apex and 4-5m (15') up at the ends. I built it for a local sweepstakes like contest, but worked 80m DXCC with it. (Easier from Europe than from the USA.) Last winter, I wanted to play with 160m, and ran low wire to the ends of the inv vee. Seen from above, the antenna looks rather like a 'Z'. Result after one season: 61 countries, including Canada, USA and Tajikistan. It helps that outside my local area of abt 200k inhabitants, population is pretty sparse for 3-400 km or so. There is also no AM broadcasting. This makes QRM arriving from high angles less of a problem than it would be in much of the USA. I'm not arguing that you should build a skywarmer where a low angle antenna is feasible. But it would be a shame not to try *something*, if you can't put up an ideal antenna. 73 Jon LA4RT I've had very good luck with two that I've built. The one that favors Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and So. America has only 30 feet of the 135 feet of wire vertical. The rest of it is horizontal, ending up around 50 feet high in a tree. This Inverted-L is fed with 50 Ohm coax with a 500pf capacitor in series at the base of the antenna. Presently there are 16 short (1/8 wavelength, 65 ft) radials. The second Inverted-L has 60 ft. of vertical with the rest horizontal, sloping down to 30 feet. This antenna favors the west and northwest. It has 8 quarter wave, 130 feet, radials. Running the K3 barefoot with these Inverted-L antennas, since I've moved to my new VA QTH, I've increased my Topband DXCC total from 201 to 222 countries confirmed running 100 Watts or less. Some of the best DX to the east includes 4X, S0, 5N, D4 and UA6. To the south CE, CX, VP8/F and to the west FO, FO/A,T30,T2,KH6,ZL a number of KL7's to the NW. So, as you can see the Inverted-L, even without a lot of the wire being vertical, can perform well as a DX antenna. It certainly will outperform a 160M loop. So, if you are interested in making longer haul QSOs on 160M, I would ditch the loop and go with an Inverted-L. If you have a tower, I would shunt feed it, but that's another story. 73, Rich - K1HTV = = = -Original Message- From: gold...@charter.net [mailto:gold...@charter.net] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] 160m loop experiment a big failure I set up a 160m loop in the yard to try one out from all the great reading I did regarding the antenna. For me I can get it to tune with no problems except the RF in the shack is terrible. . . . . So I thought I would share my current failure while I ponder my next move or give up on the loop. Ok I wont give up, YET! Cheers ~73 Don KD8NNU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Spam on list
On 10/05/2011 04:24 AM, Kevin Luxford wrote: Please enlighten me. Is a strong password adequate defence against hacking of email lists? There is no defense. At least not on your end. Anybody can use your address as the 'from:' address. This is fundamental to how internet email was designed back in 1982. But where the spammers are actually using your address list, they probably broke into your computer (or your web mail, if that's where the address list is kept). Good security practices will certainly help against this. 73 Jon LA4RT 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP On 5/10/2011 1:20 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: Someone, who is a member of the list, had his e-mail address hijacked. 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500
On 09/05/2011 11:34 PM, Lyle Johnson wrote: Yes, 500 watts PEP regardless of mode. This is thus 500W RTTY/FM/CW (key down :-) etc. Excellent, but then why limit it to 500 W in low duty cycle modes? Shouldn't it be capable of more? Are the intermod issues? Jon If the amplifier gets too hot, it will let you know in a safe, non-spectacular way. 73, Lyle KK7P I just received my KPA500 (s/n 376) and am very pleased with it. What is the power limitation, if any, for operating the KPA500 on RTTY? I gather from the specs that perhaps it is 500 w as long as the duty cycle does not exceed 10 minutes operate/ 5 minutes standby. Is this correct? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KX3 Approx Cost/User Downloads/Dev
On 08/25/2011 11:03 PM, David Fleming wrote: --- Wayne wrote: I'm picturing control via smart phones, netbooks, and iPads. I've done some preliminary design work on a K3 remote control app for iOS (iPhone/iPad). I'm curious if there is much demand for such an app? And if so, what features/functionality would be most desirable? David, W4SMT How would the ipad communicate with the K3? Can you use USB/serial, or would you have to plug the K3 into another box and have the ipad communicate with that box over wifi? Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Clock sync
On 06/01/2011 03:23 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I think XP has this capability also and likely Vista as well but it's been along time since I left XP for Win 7 and have not looked back. All 32/64 bit versions of Windows have the ability to sync to Internet Time. However, they only sync once a week and do not retry in the event of failure or if the computer is off, sleeping or hibernating when it is time to sync. Changing the frequency of synchronization requires registry editing and is not recommended of users who do not understand the risks. I use Meinberg's Windows implementation of NTP: http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm. It runs on Windows XP through 7, as well as NT and 2000. NTP - Network Time Protocol - is an internet protocol for synchronizing time. Almost all servers on the internet use it. It isn't at all hard to set up. Windows 7 isn't optimal for time synchronization, and neither is consumer internet, but you should be able to keep within 100 ms of correct time. Linux or BSD over a well provisioned network easily does better than 10 ms. Connect a GPS with Pulse per Second (PPS) output, and you're in the low microseconds. 73 Jon LA4RT 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/1/2011 9:06 AM, Bob Naumann wrote: Windows 7 has the ability to sync itself using Internet Time so you don't need any additional software to do this. I think XP has this capability also and likely Vista as well but it's been a long time since I left XP for Win 7 and have not looked back. 73, Bob W5OV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:02 AM To: Rich - K1HTV Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Clock sync Rich and all, D4 does not state that it runs on Win7 or Vista. You might try the freeware Atomic Clock Sync from http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/ as an alternative. Version 3.0 runs on Win 2K, XP, Vista or Win7 (but not 64 bit). The older version runs on earlier versions of Windows. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/1/2011 8:43 AM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: Don, Do you run software to keep you PC clock in sync with UTC? If not, you won't have much if any success making JT65A contacts. I use Dimension 4, and have set it to sync my PC clock every 5 minutes. D4 is a free download and works well. Do you use JT65HF software or the original WSJT software by K1JT for JT65A? I find the JT65HF software by W6CQZ to be much easier to use. Is your transmitter stable? Too much drift and you won't be copied. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - linear power supply
On 05/11/2011 04:00 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: The unregulated linear power supply is heavier than a switcher. However, it is also more efficient and less complex. Everything is a trade-off. It's also possible that an amp with switcher would be harder to sell. We're a conservative bunch. Jon LA4RT Phil - AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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]Power setting
On 04/08/2011 04:10 PM, Mike wrote: Rotating the PWR pot gives me a max of 12.0 W. What have I set wrong? Sounds like KPA3 is disabled in the config menu. It should be set to PA NOR if you've got the 100 W amp. Jon LA4RT 73, Mike NF4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] P3 'Capture Image': Where Image Saved?
On 01/03/2011 12:15 PM, Jeff Maass wrote: 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. Is it also made available on the clipboard? If not, count this as a feature request (don't you love those?). 73 Jon LA4RT 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 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] kpa 500
On 12/17/2010 01:25 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: There is still an FCC limit of 15 db. Turning that around, the smallest legal amount of drive to put out 500 watts would be 15.8 watts. .. in the United States. 73 Jon LA4RT 73, Guy. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 7:11 PM, William H. Droeger, Jr. k...@comcast.net wrote: Has anybody heard how much power out the k3/10 will drive the kpa500 amp to? As mostly a qrper it might be nice to have a lil juice once in a while. I can get 12w max out of my k3/10 and was hoping since the kpa500 is a solid state amp, I might get 400-500 watts out of it with 12 watts of drive. Thanks-Skip KT9T __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500
On 11/18/2010 02:04 PM, Svend Spanget wrote: Yeah - for 65$. 73 de Svend, OZ7UV Is this really a U.S. only product, or does it just have a different name on the European market? - Original meddelelse - Fra: Kevin Hibbskg4...@gmail.com Til: Deane Walkingtondgwalking...@internode.on.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Dato: Tor, 18. nov 2010 12:50 Emne: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 I got mine from B and H Photo in NYC. I believe they ship internationally. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/Shipping.jsp http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375558-REG/Yamaha_CM500_CM500_Headset_with.html 73, Kevin KG4TEI On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Deane Walkington dgwalking...@internode.on.net wrote: Does anyone know of a US store that will ship Yamaha CM 500 to an international address, that is a country other than USA and Canada? Deane VK1DW K3 3940 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html TDC Bredbånd for 0 kr. - Spar 695 kr. Se http://tdc.dk/freemailtilbud/ Denne mail er sendt via Mail på TDC Online - Læs mere om TDC's mailtjeneste på http://mail.tdconline.dk/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Panadapters - need for bandmap capability
On 11/08/2010 03:10 PM, Barry N1EU wrote: I'm offering this as food for thought. It seems that one important feature that panadapters (SDR, LP-PAN, P3, etc) lack is the inability to tag a spectral trace with a callsign to mark its identity. For example, check this mockup: http://n1eu.com/bndmp_spec.jpg If I qsy to a trace I see on a busy band, I want to be able to ID that trace so I don't keep coming back to it. And those ID'd callsigns by trace frequency would constitute a bandmap. Ultimately, this bandmap could have the same functionality as the bandmap in a contest logger (e.g., N1MM). It's just rotated 90 degrees and has freq interval spacing aligned with the panadapter waterfall display. This ID'd panadapter functionality would be immensely useful in both unassisted and assisted contesting. I realize that development of this capability might require unique collaboration between several software/hardware vendors but it would fundamentally enhance panadapter-centric operating. (CW Skimmer provides some of this capability, but it's totally limited to callsigns decoded by Skimmer, not by the operator, etc.) Me too! For the unassisted operator, it could be used to show stations worked, and stations identified but skipped over. The assisted operator might want to include dx spots and skimmer spots. Different operators would have different preferences for timing out marks, etc. So the panadapter should provide a mechanism, and software on the computer implement the policy. 73 Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] TenTec Hamfest
Ignacy wrote: Their Eagle is small (like K2) with few buttons in front and few connectors in back. The computer connection is USB, and there's a 7 pin DIN accessories connector. The USB socket is type A (as on printers), not type B (as on all of the dozen of unused USB cables you probably have lying around.) Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 - CONFIG question
Tommy Alderman wrote: Val -- That is good information, but why 38400/N/8/2 ? My manual says the stop-bits should be set to '1' ? Is your keying working with N1MM the way you have it? You made me curious. Turns out that the stop bit is a minimum silent period between symbols. At least, that's what Wikiepdia says (Asynchronous serial communication article). So 2 won't hurt even if 1 is sufficient. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Scam alert (Re: SAD NEWS!!!)
Almost certainly fake. Fortunately. We've seen this scam before. My deepest apologies if I'm wrong in this case. Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway Dale Putnam wrote: I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,I came down here to London,United Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately i got mugged at the park of the hotel where i stayed,all cash,credit card and cell were stolen off but luckily for me is that i still have my passports with me. I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and my flight leaves in few hours from now but am having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let me leave until i settle the bills,I'm freaked out at the moment. --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT Carrying radios on commercial flight
Brian Alsop wrote: NQ3RP wrote: Alan - Like any electronic device, you must be prepared to turn it on and demonstrate that it works. This applies to computers, ipods, radios, etc. I travel with my 2M/440 and just turn it on and pick up a local repeater, bong it and get an answer. They usually say wow. I'm sure that if you can turn them on and receive something it will suffice. John NQ3RP Hmm, you mean I have to carry another 30 pounds of batteries to power up my K3 or other xcvr? I don't see string out a HF antenna as something they want you to do at a security checkpoint. This comes up all the time. I can't remember anybody who reported actually having problems flying with HF radios. I think we need another. answer. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] modification requested
Mike wrote: I sent this before, but it didn't seem to make it. Sorry if two show up. Dave, Why are you polling the K3? A limit of some software you're using? There is a CONFIG setting, AUTOINF (p. 54 of my manual), that causes the K3 to broadcast it's info when you change things (freq, mode) on the rig. If you want to let multiple programs access the same serial port, this can be done with software like LP-PAN. But there's no addressing in serial port comms, so PC pull works better than device push. When a client of LP-PAN polls, LP-PAN can forward the reply to this client. When the K3 broadcasts, LP-PAN can either suppress the message or forward it to all clients and hope they don't get confused. 73 Jon LA4RT 73, Mike NF4L On 7/19/2010 11:16 PM, David F. Reed wrote: The K3 seems to ignore polls for 100mS or more when changing bands, and also seems to randomly drop polls; this is causing some problems interfacing with other equipment, and I cannot find a way to work around it. Is this something I can look forward to a fix for, or something I have to live with? Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: Problem with TX bandwidth in SSB
Ruben Navarro Huedo wrote: Hello friends: We have a problem with our k3 tx bandwidth. Firmware is the last stable version. This k3 was used in E4X. In the config menu we have selected the 2700 filter for TX, but TX bandwidth is around 1800. We tried to solve it, but finally the k3 had to be used in cw. What do you think? That it gave us CW guys more chances to work E4X :-) Sorry, couldn't resist. Thanks for E4X. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] RX/TX antenna switching
I have the antenna tuner with 2 antenna inputs, but not (yet) the KXV3. Is it possible to automatically switch between ant 1 for tx and ant 2 for rx? I'm not talking about the subreceiver here. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] 1.0 Milliwatt Calibration
Julian, G4ILO wrote: I was wondering why my 2m transverter was producing much less output than when I set it up, so I thought that perhaps I should do the 1 Milliwatt calibration procedure, which I never have done. I don't, unfortunately, have an accurate RF voltmeter, but I do have an Elecraft DL1 and a DVM. At 1mW requested power I measured 36mV at the DL1 test point, which according to the formula (.036 x 1.414) + 0.15)^2 / 50 means I am only getting 0.8mW out. Is it OK to use the DL1 and this formula at this power level? The formula assumes a constant 150 mV voltage drop across the diode, i.e. that it is conducting during a half cycle. At the level you are measuring, things are more complicated. So I wouldn't rely on the formula. Things you could do: 1. Make an amplifier, and calibrate it. 2. Borrow a scope to make the measurement. You probably have to do this in order to do (1), as well. 3. Make a computer model in spice, and tweak until you get the the measured voltage. Spice wasn't around when I was studying circuits, but the DL1 looks simple enough to be a great case for learning it. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Lead based solder on RoHS boards?
Does anything bad happen if you use lead based solder to service RoHS compliant boards, like the K3? Apart from turning the board into future toxic waste, that is :-) 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] If I hear the C.O.R. clicking, should I disconnect the RX antenna?
Hi I'm assuming that if I hear the carrier operated relay clicking, that's a Bad Thing (TM), and I should disconnect the receiving antenna. Is this correct? 73 Jon LA4RT Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 not communicating with PC
Roger Dallimore wrote: Many thanks for all suggestions privately and to this list. I can confirm that; Ports have been checked with K3 utility Checked correct port in device manager on PC Did not stop after upgrading software I am using KUSB with latest drivers since arrival of K3 #191 K3 is set at 38400 baud I'm going to examine the transistor on the IO board. Apparently the plastic transistors can degrade over time on older K3's and the voltage drops under load to the RS232. Thanks to K1WHS for this suggestion. Did you check the voltage to the K3? Low voltage from a battery once caused a PC communications problem for me. Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Newbie Questions for K3...
Phil Hystad wrote: I am not a K3 owner but I plan to be sometime soon. I am still in my research stage where I want to learn as much as I can about the K3 before I buy. I do have a couple of questions... 1. Are there options that I would be foolish not to get right up front? My plan is to at least get the 100 watt option and I am seriously considering the ATU. Get the ATU. For me, it's tuned everything my manual MFJ tuner would tune. If you're interested in digital or CW, get a narrow filter - I'd say 400 or 500 Hz. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Snow static, etc. [WAS Re: QRN and the K3: AWESOME!]
drewko wrote: I've been wondering about potential receiver damage from rain and snow static. I think if my QRN level from snow static went to +60 I would probably shut the rig off and disconnect it. Is such damage a real threat? If so, is there a certain safe QRN limit that should be observed, say s9+60 for 30 minutes, or whatever? 73, Drew AF2Z There's a bleeder resistor at the K3 front end, so this shouldn't be a problem. 73 Jon LA4RT On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:49:32 -0600, you wrote: Man, I am a BELIEVER! I was calling ZB2FK, who was 539 when all of a sudden the QRN went to 60/S-9. I mean PEGGED. I looked out the window of the shack and saw that we were having a hail storm. We're up at 8400' in the Rockies...I punched the NB and held it, adjusted it a bit and BAM! THE QRN WAS ABSOLUTELY G-O-O-O-O-O-N-E ! I mean gone-gone Never in my 45+ years of hamming have I heard snow static be just ELIMINATED!! WOW! WHAT A RIG! THAT WOULD BE THE K3 !! PAUL WY7I __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KRX3 Overload Protection on 160M
Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi Tony, You'll get somewhat better isolation using the BNC jack for the sub receiver's aux antenna, rather than the non-transmit KAT3 antenna. Either way, the trip point of the KRX3's carrier-operated relay is typically 1 to 2 watts. To play it safe let's say you want to keep it down to 0.5 W. That's 30 dB down from 500 W. When experimenting with diversity receive (antenna #2 connected to the BNC socket), on some bands I've heard clicks, which I've taken to be the carrier operated relays. I've stopped using diversity on those bands with that antenna configuration. But how dangerous is this really? 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Shorthand
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Back in 1946 -1948 ish, C for yes, and R or EN for Received and understood was used on the amateur bands. The same practice was used by my school's cadet signal corps and the army in South Africa during and after WWII. C also means affirmative in the maritime International Code of Signals, and N means negative. NC is the distress signal. Jon LA4RT. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Feature Idea
Brett Howard wrote: Not too long ago there was some debate about the Fast QSY function that can be used if you set VFO OFS = 1. There were those who feel that the fast QSY function should *not* clear the LSB's so that if you use it (or perhaps accidentally bump it) you have an easier time getting back to the frequency that you were previously on. However there are those who have grown accustomed to the M.CH knob on Kenwood rigs that allow for 1Khz movement but it *does* clear the LSB's and allows you to tune the band in a channelized fashion. Personally I kinda wish that we'd use the band in a more random fashion and less like CBer's but thats just me... ;) Oh yes, I remember the M.CH. knob. There must have been some function on that knob that I actually used. I know because I got a number of half QSOs on my TS-570 by turning that knob by mistake. Mine was configured to 10 kHz jumps, so getting back wasn't easy. On a few occasions, I had been recently spotted on the cluster, so I could find the frequency there. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Diagnostic program (was; Re: K3 connector)
Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:36:50 -0500, Butch Schartau k0bsbu...@gmail.com wrote: There is a modular connector on the bottom near the front right corner, what's if for? Butch K0BS [snip] Factory testing Could the factory test programs also be useful for us, when we have problems? Do they provide useful diagnostics, or are they just pass/fail indicators? 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft P3 Display
David Robertson wrote: One of the things that can be confusing is a very busy display. I think all that should be highlighted on the panadaptor display is the DSB bandwidth. That is what bandwidth you are receiving, not the crystal filter bandwidth. This is indeed very useful, but you don't need a panadapter at all. I often use a digital modes program when operating CW, just to see the signals on the waterfall. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Magnetic Loop antenna...off Elecraft topic
Stan Jacox wrote: Anyone else build small loops for use with their QRP rigs for a while? The only down side I've seen is the need for more complex remote tuning and narrow range before needing to retune. What has been your experience? What am I missing, since the magnetic loop seems to solve so many problems for antenna restricted stations why are they not talked about more often? Never tried one. It sounds like you've come up with something that will at least improve your reception. You should do some systematic measurements to see if transmission is better or worse than with the dipole. There are many magnetic loop success stories, but my impression is that even more hams find them inefficient for transmission. Your 80 kHz 2:1 SWR tuning range on 20m is a warning sign to me. I believe it should be narrower for an efficient magnetic loop. But building a better capacitor should improve that. Good luck Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Difficulty with K3 Utility RS232 Interface
Dick Dievendorff wrote: I'll look into the config save issue with very old firmware next week when I return home. I had apparently erroneously concluded that these issues were related to marginal cables. It now appears possible that I have an unintended dependency on newer MCU commands. I'll try loading very early firmware to verify this hypothesis and see what's going on. Excellent. I haven't had a problem with this, but it's an important use case. Sometimes life takes over, and you're away from the radio for years. Then you pick up your kit, now with ancient firmware, and want to catch up. We all go through these phases. 73 Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] UPGRADE VERSION 3.11
Don Wilhelm wrote: Atilano, The K3 is waiting for a firmware load - MCU LD plus a blinking TX indicator is how that condition is displayed. I suggest you download the firmware again to assure that you do not have a corrupt firmware file on your computer, then run K3 Utility again to load the firmware. Load all the firmware, including the data tables. 73, Don W3FPR One blunder I once made was to let the battery run down. Context: Upgrade appeared to have gone well, but I got an error message. This turned out to be a hardware fault on the K3, but that's another story. At the time, I thought it was firmware, so I wanted to upload again from a different computer. It was much more convenient to do it on battery. The K3 powered on, showing MCU LD / blinking TX, but the K3 utility was unable to talk to the radio. It took some frantic correspondence with support before I thought about checking the battery voltage - which turned out be about 8 V ! Embarassing. 73 Jon LA4RT py5eg wrote: Hi Folks: During a upgrade procedure of one of my K3 to version 3.11 a malfunction has occurred 1) A message asking to turn the K3 of and on again to continue the upgrade 2) I tried to turn of and didn´t succeed 3) I turned the power supply off and turned on again,and turned the K3 on 4) The process crushed and with the display was off with MCU LD 5) The TX led blinking and no way to turn off What should I do? Atilano __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K144XV
John Lemay wrote: Hi all I'm really keen on the 2m transverter module, but having gone through the motions of completing the order form, it looks as though the cheapest carrier will be UPS Worldwide at $109.20. All of a sudden I'm losing interest. There will be the cost of the transverter and replacement interface board, carriage, and import tax to pay. I can't see an easy way round this There are U.S. remailing services. And you may have friends who visit the U.S. LA4RT Jon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 beta firmware revision 3.14 now available
wayne burdick wrote: K3 beta-test firmware revision 3.14 (with DSP rev. 2.16) is now available. For details, see the release notes below. I tried upgrading in the background while having breakfast, but something went wrong. I'll have to investigate once I get back home. In the meantime, I'd appreciate a heads up or two from people who have successfully upgraded. That would tell me that the problem is on my end and not in the firmware file. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 beta firmware revision 3.14 now available
G4POP wrote: OK here to - no problem Terry G4POP Thans to both of you. No more replies needed :-) Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [TFIC] Wish List item...
Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I would like to see the spot frequency changeable in 1 Hz increments. That way I could set it to 523 which is only 11 cents lower than Middle C (523.25Hz). 523.25 Hz is C5 - one octave above Middle C. Middle C is C4 ... 261.63 Hz. For those with well tuned ears, A3 (220 Hz) and A4 (440 Hz) are available as exact tones ... E4, F4, F#4, E5, F#5 can be generated within 1 Hz and C4, D#4, G4, F5, within 2 Hz (less than 1% error worst case). The real user requirement here seems to be able to specify spot *tone* rather than spot frequency. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Noise blanker
I haven't been able to find noise blanker or noise reduction settings that are much help. I guess I probably have the wrong kind of noise. But is there a way I can verify that things are working as intended? 73 Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Sales service
Julian, G4ILO wrote: It remains true, in my opinion, that it is taking longer and costing more for us in Europe to order things from you. The shipping and tax collection costs are especially steep for smaller items. It may not be your fault, but it is nevertheless a discouragement to further purchases. The change from USPS to UPS was bad. UPS is twice as expensive as USPS used to be. And less convenient. At least in my country, UPS is oriented towards business customers, and sorting out a way to deliver to private individuals is a hassle. The mail really works here. I understand the reason for the change had something to do with insurance. Have you checked if it is possible to arrange a third party insurance solution? 73 Jon Kåre Hellan LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Sales service
Robert Naumann wrote: Regarding UPS, the rates for UPS are very competitive with the Post Office, if a properly negotiated rate plan is in place with UPS. From the U.S. to portions of the U.K. it can be within a dollar or two either way. To other countries, the same cannot be said. I seriously doubt that UPS in Norway really wants to be involved in delivering to private individuals. Keeping high prices is the polite way of saying no. But as long as the customer still insists, they do it. Just not very well. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] accurate time
Mike Markowski wrote: For situations where time is important, it's worth learning about NTP. It's an open protocol and is run by default on most unix-like OSes. Unlike the Windows NTP client which simply syncs every couple weeks (by default), an ntp daemon is running always on your machine. It doesn't do a simple sync but continually, to use the word loosely, monitors nearby time servers. The linux laptop in my shack is always right on time, plus or minus such a tiny amount that it doesn't matter. The protocol is used worldwide and was initially developed by Prof Dave Mills at Univ of Delaware, my alma mater. As an EE grad student, I used to enjoy attending his presentations on NTP. He's W3HCF and has a link to the W3UD Amateur Radio Club on his professional home page. Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 sub-receiver usefulness?
James Sarte wrote: On a separate note, apart from diversity receive, I’m curious to know how other people are utilizing their sub receiver? The reason I ask is I’m finalizing my purchase of a K3, and am trying to determine whether it’s necessary to fully load up both receivers now. At this point, I’m ready to purchase 2 general coverage modules plus 2 each of the following filters: 250KHz, 400KHz, 2.8Khz, 6KHz, 13KHz. I’d like to have the ability to monitor PSK31, FM or SW broadcast on the sub, while monitoring phone or engaging in a phone QSO on the main; both receivers being on separate bands. That’s just one example. Another could be to monitor SW broadcast on the main while listening to 10m FM on the sub. Do I need to install the AM or FM filters in the sub to monitor SW or FM or can the sub’s DSP take care of it? Will you ever be monitoring two broadcasts at the same time, or FM and broadcast at the same time? If not, one each of general coverage and FM should suffice. Personally, I don't have a subreceiver (yet?), no general coverage, and my widest filter is the stock SSB one. 73 Jon LA4RT, Trondheim, Norway __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Ham band expansions in Norway
The Norwegian FCC equivalent is going to propose some additional and expanded ham radio bands. In the 160-6 m range, the changes are: 60m: 5260-5410 - not channelized. 12m: lower limit moves down to 24740. We're also getting a 500 kHz band and a 70 MHz band. These changes haven't taken effect yet, but hopefully Elecraft will take note, so that any necessary firmware updates and mods are ready in time. Those of you who are able to decipher Norwegian can find more info at http://nrrl.no/NewsArticle.asp?id=296;. Google translate's English version is entertaining, but more or less comprehensible. 73 Jon LA4RT ___ 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] Subreceiver
I wasn't really planning a subreceiver now, but we'll be visiting the U.S. around easter. If the backlog keeps clearing, I just might be able to bring one home, avoiding 25% VAT plus expensive freight to Europe in a legal manner. (Not buying a subreceiver at all will save even more money :-) ). My K3 has 3 filters - 2.7, 1.8 and 0.5. How much sense would it make to order a subreceiver with just the standard filter? 73 Jon LA4RT ___ 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] Units
Bill W5WVO wrote: Silly thread -- :-) -- but it is important to keep one's facts straight. The Cycle per Second was named the Hertz in compliance with a long tradition in the scientific community of naming scientific units of measure after the folks who did seminal work in those areas of science. Mssrs Alessandro Volta (voltage), Andre-Marie Ampere (current), Georg Ohm (resistance), James Watt (power), Nicola Tesla (magnetic flux density), Blaise Pascal (pressure), and Isaac Newton (force), to name just a few I can think of off the top of my head, were all just men. :-) Heinrich Hertz (electromagnetic frequency) takes his rightful place in this pantheon proudly. But given that the radian already is an SI unit, the Hz is redundant. Radians/s is sufficient. Jon LA4RT ___ 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: [K3] [Elecraft] K3 power tripping out
G4AFU Paul wrote: For some unknown reason my K3 (897) tripped out 3 times last night when on 160m cw. I was running 90w out with a 1 to 1 swr - auto ATU installed. Each time I brought it back to life by hitting the POWER button. It is a little disconcerting when in mid QSO! Has anyone else had this happen to them? This happens to me when SWR is a bit off, and also happened with my previous rig. I haven't measured, but I suspect that it's pulling more current, making the power supply voltage drop. I can usually avoid the condition by turning power back a little - say to 70 or 80 W. The power supply is rated for 25 A. 73 Jon LA4RT ___ 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] K3 shipping info
Ignacy wrote: Mine ordered Oct 30 has shipped last Tuesday so the delivery may be approximately 0.95873 month(s). Ignacy, NO9E Not quite sure if this is good news or bad news. Have new orders been hit really hard by the crisis? Jon, LA4RT ___ 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] K3 #1927 alive
Henk Remijn PA5KT wrote: Ordered Jul 12 2008. Delivered Oct 13. Finished Oct 17. 3 months waiting time. Nice that thr backlog is clearing. Let's hope the recent turbulence hasn't caused new orders to dry up. (And I find it *totally unfair* (WAAHH!) that the economic meltdown in the U.S. has caused the dollar to go through the roof. So there!) Jon LA4RT ___ 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] K1 Used in Montana Ham Rescue...
Paul ZL3IN wrote: For those who may be interested, the Canterbury Mountain Radio Service www.mountainradio.co.nz hires out HF QRP radios to the general public for hiking, mountaineering, and other back-country travel here in ZL. Main operating frequency is 3261 kHz USB. There are typically about 12 emergency calls handled per year. The service works well, providing fairly reliable coverage of the South Island of New Zealand. Schedules occur daily at 0630 or 0730 UTC with weather reports and message passing. There is also a phone patch system available. The antennae are of NVIS design, so DX signals will likely be poor, but any signal reports would be gratefully received. Will the users typically depend on trees for antennas, or are they carrying some sort of telescopic pole? Jon LA4RT ___ 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] Sidetone Monitor Preference Opinions
Jim Brown wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:42:17 -0400, n4lq wrote: Using a set of computer speakers which have their own gain control Most speakers with built-in electronics have RFI problems! Indeed they do. If you have a GSM phone, each text message is announced with a rattle rattle rattle in the computer speakers. LA4RT Jon, Trondheim, Norway ___ 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] [OT] Hilberling PT-8000 cancelled.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like they didn't piece off the right bureaucrats. It must take some serious bakshish to get a new product through that multi-country regulatory maze. Well, products don't need certification at all in the EU/EEA, actually. They do need a declaration of compliance. The Norwegian PTT tests selected products for compliance. In about 60% of the cases, the product is found not to comply, and is withdrawn from the market. If this is done promptly, there are no further consequences. I wonder how randomly they select products to test :-) I do not believe the requirements are more onerous in Europe than in the U.S. 73 LA4RT Jon ___ 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] Calibration with frequency counter
Zero beating WWV isn't so easy here in Norway, so I visited a friend who has a frequency counter. Turned out that the signal level at J1 of the reference oscillator was way too low for his counter. The manual should probably tell how sensitive the frequency counter has to be for that procedure to work. 73 LA4RT Jon ___ 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] K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.19
Mine came with what looks like the latest beta at the time of shipping (2.11, I think). Anyway, it's certainly newer than the latest regular release. Is it recommended that I keep following the betas, or wait until one of the releases more recent than mine is declared regular? 73 LA4RT Jon wayne burdick wrote: K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.19 is now available. Details appear below and in the release notes. The use of beta-test firmware is encouraged, but optional. Please send any problem reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For instructions on how to obtain and load beta firmware, please see: http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm 73, Wayne N6KR * * * MCU 2.19 / DSP 1.87, 7-22-08 * AGC: Slope is now approximately linear in dB. Threshold moved about 10 dB lower, closely matching earlier DSP revisions. * USER INTERFACE: Minor clean-up of menu entry text and parameters, help text, error messages, etc., to make operation more intuitive. * SUB RX ON/OFF now has no effect on SPLIT, RIT, or XIT. * SUB RX SYNTHESIZER is no longer updated when sub RX is turned off, even with VFOs linked. This prevents an audio artifact when tuning. Also eliminated interaction between main and sub synthesizers during T-R switching that was causing keying artifacts at very specific frequencies on some bands. * IIR DSP FILTER ON/OFF SELECTION now applies to both main and sub receivers. (IIR filter on/off is selected by tapping the ‘7’ switch while in the FLx BW menu entry. IIR filters apply only to 100 Hz and narrower DSP bandwidths. They have slightly more ringing than the default FIR filters.) --- http://www.elecraft.com ___ 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 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 #1225
After a short wait due to some wrong dimension standoffs, K3 #1225 is up and runnning. OrderedFeb 21 Katiegram July 4 (July 3 U.S. time!) 1st attempted delivery by UPS July 9 Actually in my hands July 11 Missing standoffs arrived July 19 Up and running July 19 LA4RT Jon Trondheim, Norway ___ 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] K3 delivery require signature?
KB1PXD wrote: My wife just contacted UPS and they stated that no signature would be required. I guess if you lived in an apartment or something, the wouldn't leave the package without signature. Doesn't that mean 2-3k $ worth left unguarded on your doorstep? And Elecraft refused to send mine by mail, since it couldn't be insured. (UPS is quite exotic around here and strictly oriented to businesses. Mail is much more convenient.) Must be a reason for that. Looks like unfaithful insiders in U.S. Mail must be a much larger problem than passers by stealing from people's doorsteps. 73 LA4RT Jon ___ 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] Very Dissatisfied With Elecraft Support
You can buy 1N34A diodes here: http://www.mtechnologies.com/ohr/parts.htm I did, but I haven't built my RF probe yet :-) But for now, your best bet may be to try to find a local ham who can help you. I'm sure you are frustrated, and you probably didn't intend it that way. But you did come across as pretty aggressive in your message. It's probably better to try to adjust your tone to fit your audience. 73 LA4RT Jon Jon Perelstein wrote: I ordered a K1 based that “They all … have built-in test equipment to simplify alignment and testing” (from the Elecraft web site). Now -- according to Elecraft support -- I have to source obsolete parts from China, buy drill equipment and copper bathroom pipe, and rip apart my television (or my computer) to cannibalize printed circuit boards. Either that or buy an oscilloscope that would cost me more than the K1. I’m building a 2 band K1 -- 40 meters (band 1) and 20 meters (band 2). During receiver alignment, Band 1 (40 meters) seems to be working fine. Band 2 (20 meters) however, does nothing. The support guys are telling me that I have to build an RF probe for further testing, and they’ve pointed me to a schematic in the K1 user manual and told me to go build the probe from scratch. That's about as useful to me as pointing me to the schematic of the K1 and telling me to go build the K1 from scratch. I'm a new ham (March, 2008). I'm not a home electronic hobbyist. I don't have test equipment. I have no experience at homebrew, nor do I have the knowledge to do so. I bought the K1 as a starter to get my feet wet in working electronics. After a number of emails with support about how to build an RF probe (a question that was repeatedly ignored), I was finally referred to a couple of different web sites: - The first site starts out with “… using an old piece of double-sided printed circuit board that you have in your junk bin …”. Where exactly do I have double-sided printed circuit board sitting around? Do I hacksaw off a hunk from my television or from my computer? Radio Shack doesn’t sell it, nor does Mouser. - The next site also wants me to use double-sided printed circuit board, plus they want me to insert it into a copper pipe and drill holes through the pipe. Rght … so in other words I have to go out and buy a drill that’s capable of drilling through copper. And I have to buy the copper pipe and end caps. Will I have to get the pipe threaded in order to mount the end caps? - Then there’s the site that built the RF probe inside a ball-point pen. The author of that site admitted that it took him a number of tries before he was able to build it without breaking the diode, and that this is a project for the more advanced hobbyist. It also turns out that nobody carries the diode specified by the schematic (1N34A). According to Mouser, it’s obsolete and out of stock, but if I want to pay a couple of hundred bucks, they’ll gladly source it from China. Mouser will sell me something that they claim is a replacement for the 1N34A, but all of the web sites I've been referred to tell me not to use that specific replacement. I bought a kit because it comes with all the parts, has a pre-built chassis, has pre-drilled holes, and includes complete and well-thought out instructions on how to mount everything -- as well as a commitment to provide support during the construction process. Maybe in two or three years I'll have the experience to build my own RF probe, but in the meantime I'm stuck with a K1 that I can't finish without an RF probe, and there's no way that I can build an RF probe without a trip to China. Anybody want a mostly complete K1? Make me an offer -- I'll even throw in shipping. Jon KB1QBZ ___ 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 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] K2: What do you have in your portable/travel kit?
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: A type of antenna that I keep packed for use at short notice is a halfwave centre fed dipole for use as a vertical, where part of the coax feeder forms the bottom half of the dipole. How do you terminate the radiating part of the coax? I've tried antennas based on this principle both on HF and 2m. On HF, I tried the no counterpoise antenna by M3KXZ with very disappointing results. On VHF, I've had good results with the coax antenna by LA1IC described (in Norwegian!) at http://la2t.org/teknikk/vertikal2m.html. Choking off the radiating part of the coax is challenging, because we're trying to choke a voltage node. I was told that the coil which terminates the radiating part of the coax on the 2m antenna is chosen to resonate as a parallell trap at 2m with its stray capcitance. On the HF antenna, I just wrapped the feeder around a large toroid 10-15 times, and that did not work well. My 2m antenna needs are modest, so take this with a grain of salt. 73 LA4RT Jon ___ 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] No reply from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ?
Bob VA3RKM wrote: In a way I was glad to hear that others were having problems with the sales dept. It thought is was just me! After 3 e-mails and 2 calls I still don't know what's up. I had no problems at all in the past. Bob VA3RKM It's probably not necessary to mention this, but spam filters can sometimes be too eager. I've found airline tickets in my spam folder. LA4RT Jon ___ 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] K3 Remote Control...
ab2tc wrote: Hi, Be careful what you ask for; you might get it. When the Ten-tec Omni 7 was announced with an Ethernet port offering direct Internet access, I thought it was a wonderful development. If you really want to go high end, include an optical Ethernet interface. Wired ethernet tends to give problems with RFI. If you hear a steady signal around 14030, that's Ethernet. Cost? Probably too high for comfort for most of us. But you may come across something surplus. ___ 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] Just Say No.
S Sacco wrote: If you chose #2, here's another question: Would you ever spend more for the identical unit made in the U.S.? If so, how much more? Certainly not. I don't care in *which* foreigh country it is made :-) 73 LA4RT Jon, Trondheim, Norway ___ 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] FAR OT - Code speed, DX-peditions and contests
Ken Kopp wrote: As an Op on a number of DX-peditions ... It's a simple fact that a major part of funding for trips like the VP6DX operation comes from the QSL's the group will receive. Many/most envelopes will contain $1 - $5 or more. And then you go to the bank with USD 50k in 1$ notes. Interesting situation, what with money laundering reporting rules and everything. I've no doubt that the explanation will be accepted in the end, but I'd like to be a fly on the wall when you go up to the counter. 73 LA4RT Jon ___ 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] VP6DX scraping the bottom
AD6XY - Mike wrote: It might be easy for you but 10W in Northern Europe into a wire dipole is not enough to crack the pile ups. I have given up trying to work them. Haven't even heard them at 63 deg N in Norway. LA4RT Jon ___ 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
