[Elecraft] KAT 3 Tuner

[Marvin Wheeler]

Will the KAT 3 tune an end fed wire of about 180 ft on 160 meters?

 

Thanks



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[Elecraft] Sunday Net on 40 meters

[Marvin Wheeler]

I listened to check in to the 40 meter net. I could faintly hear the net
control station but could not copy his transmissions here in Washington
State.  Most California stations were at least 5 7 or 5 9 but I didn't hear
anyone ask for relays to check in.

 

Marv

KG7V



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[Elecraft] Lost Cursors

[Marvin Wheeler]

Hello:

 

Using a K3S with P3 and have lost the cursors. I was operating and the
cursors disappeared. I have selected the 'U' option on the P3 with no joy.
Any suggestions.

 

Marv

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[Elecraft] 3 Month Report on K3S

[Marvin Wheeler]

I am 79 years old and have been licensed for 49 years. I have owned Kenwood
TS 830S, Yaesu FT1000D, Drake C line, Collins KWM-2A and multiple Collins S
line radios. After being off the air for 10 years and disposing of all my
previous gear I decided to get back on the air. Since I am relatively handy
with a screw driver I ordered the K3S kit from Elecraft. While I am no
longer the sharpest tack in the box and am definitely not a computer guru, I
struggled initially with the K3S but after some familiarization I have
decided that the guys at Elecraft not only made the best radio I have owned
but that also made a radio that is intuitive. To me that is saying a whole
lot. Using the radio is similar to finding the way to the bathroom, once you
do it a couple of times you no longer get lost. Familiarization.

 

Good job Elecraft and thanks for a radio that I will recommend to anyone.

 

Marv

KG7V



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[Elecraft] K3S Sound Card and Windows 10

[Marvin Wheeler]

Has Anyone else had problems with Windows 10 recognizing the sound card in a
K3S. All of the drivers are up to date. It is not the sound card because
another laptop recognizes the card but a relatively new Dell laptop with
windows 10 does not. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

KG7V 



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[Elecraft] KPA1500 feature added to KPA500

[Marvin Wheeler]

 

Somewhere reading the information about the new KPA1500 I read that if the
new amp was powered on it would cause the K3/K3S to automatically lower to
drive the amp. Can or will this feature be added to the KPA500? I would be a
welcome addition in my opinion.

 

Marv - KG7V



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[Elecraft] REL: KPA16500 added to KPA00

[Marvin Wheeler]

Thanks to everyone that replied to my query. It is now working as designed.
Using the K3S has been a challenge for me as my tack is not as sharp as it
used to be. I am 79 years old, not complete computer illiterate but not a
guru either. I surely missed this feature when reading the users manual one
of the many time.

 

I would like to say that after using Collins Gold Dust twins, S-line, Yaesu
Ft-1000D, and Drake twins the Elecraft K3S is head and shoulders above the
rest. It certainly has the best receiver I have ever used and the K3S,
KPA500, KAT500 and integrate beautifully. It is becoming more intuitive as
time goes on.

 

Thanks for the support of this group and the Elecraft owners and staff.

 

Marv - KG7V

> On 4/21/2017 6:25:36 PM, Jack Brindle (jackbrin...@me.com
 ) wrote: 
> > Marvin; 
> 
> As others have noted, we have had this feature in the KPA500 since it
originally shipped long ago. 
> Take a look at the KPA500 manual's section on Transmitting. The
description on Page 9 of the 
> RevC-2 manual, item 4 tells you how to set this up. Note that you must be
using the AUXIO cable 
> between the KPA500 and the K3/K3S, and in the KPA500 menu, the RADIO
parameter must be 
> set to K3. 
> 
> Enjoy your KPA500! 
> 
> Jack Brindle, W6FB 
> Elecraft Engineering 





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[Elecraft] CW net

[Marvin Wheeler]

I have listened for the 40 meter net on 7.045 for the last 4 weeks. Today I
heard 1 station which I think was a W6 but he was so far down in the noise
level I was not able to copy anything. I am in Washington State and the
propagation does not seem to favor distance to the net control at 5 pm
Pacific.

 

Marv - KG7V



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Re: [Elecraft] K3 P3 and KAT500

[Marvin Wheeler]

Eric:

Speaking as a former professional Emergency Management Coordinator you are
asking to be able to do something that will not endear you to neither the
County, State, or Federal Agencies.

Having persons uninformed with net operations is totally disruptive to the
point, at times, that all traffic stops. Not only will you incur the wrath
of these agencies you well might incur the wrath of the FCC. Just because
there is an emergency does not give you Carte Blanc to use radio equipment
as ones private forum.

There is, however, systems in place that welcome participation like yours.
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is an organization provided
for in Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission rules and
regulations governing amateur radio. RACES stations are licensed to do
exactly what it seems you wish to prepare to do.

I would recommend you contact the Oregon Department of Emergency Management
and describe exactly what you wish to do. You probably will  be surprised
how receptive they will be.

Our office location:
3225 State St., Room 115
Salem, Oregon 97301
Map/Directions

Hours of Operation:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
The Oregon Office of Emergency Management observes all state holidays
including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Christmas Day and New Year's
Day.

Loose cannons generally don't hit their aiming point but instead wreak
collateral damage.

Marv - KG7V
K3S, KPA 500, KAT 500

-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KG7FYI
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 6:51 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 P3 and KAT500

Thank you all for the responses. Our situation here is somewhat different
regarding emergency preparedness. We are a very rural environment in SW
Oregon. No cell service, frequent land line outages, very mountainous
terrain and few options for communication in the event of an extreme
emergency. The State of Oregon has been actively engaged with local ARES
groups to prepare for an expected 9.1 subduction zone quake off of the
Pacific Coast. All models point toward a complete disruption of all services
for months and much of the destruction to disrupt the norm for years. Our
community is isolated with the probability of all infrastructure collapsing
and our demographic being physically unable to move in or out of the area
except by foot. There are approximately 300 people within the thus affected
zone. I am interested in opening up as much bandwidth as possible to provide
maximum versatility for communication. This would include the MARS bands. We
have several folks here with General and Extra class licenses. I don't think
our radios should be encumbered with the limitation of band width. I suppose
I could acquire the patch by some other means but I would just as soon have
it from Elecraft. 

I have not purchased yet but I am particularly interested in the possibility
of an amplifier for my radios. I wondered if the KAT500 hundred could handle
more than 100 watts? In discussions with club members it is apparent that
some are for and others against 1000 watt amps etc. I'm curious if the
elecraft tuner has wattage limits. 



-
Stan KG7FYI
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[Elecraft] K3S Noise Blanker

[Marvin Wheeler]

I have a K3S that was new in January of this year. I am very impressed with
the radio and its' receiver. Compared to previously owned Yaesu FT1000D,
75A4, KWM-2, S-Line, Drake twins, it has the best receiver by far of the
whole bunch. I do have a problem/complain in that the Noise Blanker has
absolutely no effect on noise as far as I can tell. The only way I can tell
the noise blanker is working is that if I turn the setting to high is seems
to squelch (poor description) the received signal. Noise reduction works as
I would expect. The noise blanker certainly does not work as well as some
other receivers or even the Clear Speaker by West Mountain.

 

Anyone else have this problem?



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[Elecraft] K3S noise blankeer

[Marvin Wheeler]

The last sentence of my post should have said and CLRspkr by West Mountain
Radio.

 



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Re: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

[Marvin Wheeler]

I think there are three factors necessary to learning CW. All are important
and they are:

 

1.  Desire
2.  Patience
3.  Persistence

 

There is no other easy or quick way to achieve your goal.

 

Marv

KG7V

 

K3S, KPA500, KANT3m P3

 



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Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, right now, 28.050 +/- 5?

[Marvin Wheeler]

Just worked Wayne on 28.050. I am on the coast in Western Washington. Signal
was marginal due to QSB but came up and was easily copyable.

 

Thanks for the qso.

 

Marv

KG7V



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[Elecraft] Remote Operating Time Sync

[Marvin Wheeler]

Jim:

 

I would suggest a device that syncs with the gps system. I think it would be
far more reliable to receive a signal than one from WWV with propagation the
way it is.



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[Elecraft] No Email

[Marvin Wheeler]

Testing to see if the server is down or just no activity.



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