Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S
Tesla? No,No,No!! Its got to be a Charger like the Dukes used to drive. V-8 hemi. If it gets more than 10 miles to the gallon, it is underpowered. If you don't put more than 5000 miles a year on the thing, you can easily afford the fuel cost. You like electrics? Go to any golf course. They already have lots of neat electric carts. On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:41:48 -0700 Wayne Burdick wrote: > Neither Elecraft co-owner has a Tesla, nor are we likely to get them anytime > soon, speaking strictly for both of us. I drive a very pragmatic Honda CRV > and am coveting a Prius V for its better gas mileage. I prefer not to drive > at all, actually. I have a hybrid mountain bike that runs on the equivalent > of approx. 0.5 McChicken sandwiches per hour. > > As for any engineer rumored to own a Tesla: Who am I to comment on whether > they should raid their retirement nest-eggs to buy overpriced, overpowered, > conspicuously consumptive, middle-age-postponing sports sedans? (Isn't the > 'T' for Testosterone, something always in short supply? Might a Tesla be > partially covered by the prescription drug clause in one's medical insurance?) > > Finally, regarding the mobile radio: Go for it. Driving a Tesla, you may very > well find yourself outside the cellphone network and many miles from that > elusive next charging station. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Oct 6, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Barry wrote: > > > I'm aware of a few Elecraft engineers and owners having a Tesla Model S, > > hence the post. > > > > When I first got my Model S, I had no plans to put a 2m radio in it. Now > > I'm having second thoughts. Wonder if any Model S owners have installed a > > radio? > > > > Feel free to contact me off list at my callsign at arrl.net, if you prefer. > > > > Tnx, > > Barry W2UP > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to bs...@k5dkz.com -- bsusb __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KXPA100 and KXPACBL Ser#1566 FOR SALE
Assembled and tested works perfectly with the KX3. New price is $790. You can have this one for $550 plus shipping. 20 lb package from 75080. - Also have a Kenwood PS-30 linear supply with APP connectors to match the KXPA100 power cable. Absolutely no chance of switching noise from this supply. $80 plus shipping. 35 lb package from 75080. -- bsusb __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] ACC2
Wayne, Thanks. Your radio products are too good in quality and performance to get undeserved black eyes from faulty cable sets. Could very well have been a one-off. On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 12:04:01 -0700 Wayne Burdick wrote: > Frank, > > I'm sorry to hear that the cables had to be replaced. This is very unusual. > We have them custom made and they're supposed to be 100% tested. I'll get > this feedback to our manufacturing supervisor. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:10 AM, bsusb wrote: > > > > > I need to clarify some of my misconceptions about ACC2 and offer some > > unfortunate experience with the special cable package offered with the > > KXPA100 when integrating to the KX3. > > > > ...You might consider testing these special cable sets before shipping them. > > > -- bsusb __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] ACC2
I need to clarify some of my misconceptions about ACC2 and offer some unfortunate experience with the special cable package offered with the KXPA100 when integrating to the KX3. First off the GPIO function has nothing to do with interface to the amp. Perhaps that is why there is no reference to GPIO in the amp manual. About a month ago I bought a KXPA100 and the special KX3 interface cable kit. After it was hooked up to the KX3, I could not turn on the amp with a PA = ON. The problem was a bad cable. Cable badness was verified with the discovery of an unsoldered wire in the little black box that hides all the interconnects. A new cable set was requested, arrived promptly, and solved the problem. A week later the amp refused to work properly. If I set the KX3 to tune and advanced the power past 10 watts both amp and KX3 turned themselves off. Obviously a power supply problem? I tried a different power supply that was tested and known to be good but I still had the problem. Turn the power past 10 watts and the radios turned themselves off. That is when it occured to me that maybe setting ACC2 = ON might be needed. Of course that was wrong. By the way you should change that from ACC2 = ON/OFF to GPIO = ON/OFF. Evidently the ACC2 keying line is alwas on. This morning I replaced the short modular cable connecting the amp to the black connection hub on the special cable. Everything is working as it should now. I really like the KX3 and the pricey KXPA100. I can't say the same for the cable set. You might consider testing these special cable sets before shipping them. On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:43:31 -0600 frank wrote: > I knew there was something I did not understand about that. > > That also explains why I had do an ACC2 = ON to make the KX3 work with the > KXPA100. > > On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:29:21 -0700 > Wayne Burdick wrote: > > > Frank, > > > > ACC2 has two outputs: a keyline for the amp (always on), and a > > general-purpose programmable output (GPIO). The latter is what's controlled > > by the ACC2 IO menu entry. You can use this signal for various functions as > > described in the ACC2 IO menu entry. > > > > When the amp is used with our custom KXPA100 interface cable, the ACC2 > > keyline signal is routed to the amp, and the GPIO signal is broken out to > > its own connector for your use. > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 1:25 PM, frank wrote: > > > > > > > > ACC2 = OFF appears to be a factory default. Why? > > > > > > Other rigs do not disable the amp keying line. Why was it neccessary to > > > do that in the KX3? > > > -- > > > Frank - K5DKZ > > > KX3 - 7550 > > > PX3 - 1143 > > > KXPA100 - 1566 > > > __ > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com > > > > > -- > Frank - K5DKZ > KX3 - 7550 > PX3 - 1143 > KXPA100 - 1566 > ______ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to fr...@k5dkz.com -- bsusb __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Small solar array to handle just the shack, computers, and lighting
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:56:35 -0700 Wayne Burdick wrote: > > The proper place for CFLs, working or not, is a well-sealed toxic storage > facility. Maybe.. I prefer to leave them in the store that is foolish enough to try and sell them. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 New kio board
Why not just increase your order for boards from the board manufacturer? On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 08:53:11 -0700 "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" wrote: > Hi Gary, > > Before the end of the year, once we have an excess of these three board sets > in stock. We do not want to starve regular K3S production. > > 73, > Eric > elecraft.com > _..._ > > > On Sep 23, 2015, at 11:43 PM, Gary wrote: > > > > Anyone heard of a release date for those wishing to upgrade their k3 to > > have the USB option? > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to fr...@k5dkz.com -- bsusb __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Analog vs. Digital Front Ends
On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:51:31 -0400 Don Wilhelm wrote: > I am going to go off on a wild tangent as a method of testing all > receivers for the ability to copy signals in the midst of very crowded > band conditions and/or the presence of noise. Whether those receivers > have analog front ends or an ADC. > > An extremely crowded band could be simulated by broadband noise. > So take a medium strength single signal (say S-5) and inject it into the > receiver under test. > Now add a low amplitude broadband noise signal, and increase it until > the signal is buried in the broadband noise. > > The receiver that can withstand the greater broadband noise level while > still recognizing the single signal "wins". > That says nothing about the overload of the ADC for those receivers that > put the ADC at the antenna - that is something for other test parameters. > > 73, > Don W3FPR That sounds like a bias free test to me. It also raises a question. If the ADC performance can be so completely destroyed by overloading why would you put it at the antenna where it most likely could be overloaded? With regard to analog front ends, I used to think that antenna tuners were crutches for folk not capable of building resonant antenas. In fact they may serve as analog front ends. Of course they need to be in the signal path to serve on receive. Not all rigs include the ATU in the receiver signal path. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] KX3 and Digital Modea (KM4VX)
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 03:40:22 PM KM4VX wrote: > I have found that the use of an inexpensive computer type fan on even low > power running behind the KX3 works well in allowing the full use of the > digital modes, to include WSPR at 5 watts full cycle of 112 seconds. Thank > you for all the thoughtful inputs. Running WSPR at 3 watts does not > require the fan, but at 5 watts the fan is adequate. The radio gets warms, > but does not overheat. My KX3 came with the latest heat sink from > ElecraftI, have not performed the temperature compensation mod, and will > not be buying any after-market heat sink. 73 Ron KM4VX A not so thrifty way of avoiding spending your cash on an aftermarket heat sink is to spend it on a KXPA100. Yes, I know you don't need that sort of power for digital modes, but it does eliminate the need for a bigger heat sink on the KX3 and it upgrades the KX3 in case you want to run power on SSB or drive a larger amp to get heard in DX pileups. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
