[Elecraft] K4 Production Prognosis
James-K8JHR (who I do not know but whose research on headsets and mics I greatly appreciate reading) asked some detailed and pointed questions, all reasonable IMO, in consideration of the offer to prospective K4 owners to advance significant funds for product development and in return a place in a sales queue. Wouldn't a bank's commercial lending officer ask such questions if a business were seeking a commercial loan from them? As a 50 year career banker, I can assure you that he/she indeed would. In this situation you are the lender and giving an interest free loan with no promise of anything other than a queue position. I owned an K3 from its 2007/2008 beginnings until four years ago. When I sold my K3 (for numerous reasons), I also left this list in part because of the frequent snippy and defense comments that seemed to emerge anytime anything difficult, critical or probing was posted here. I see not much has changed. Enjoy your K4's. Save your flames. I'm moving on ... again. Cheers, N1LQ-David __ 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] Additional K4 Questions for Now
Hi Wayne, Thank you for responding to my questions of earlier today. I have several more of a secondary nature to ask for now. Thanks for taking the time. -Will the shift/width and lo cut/hi cut functions be on the K4 similar as with the K3, or does the nature of the direct sampling IF architecture make that no longer available? -I notice a CW APF circuit is installed. Is it a variable width and how is that performed? -Is the screen exclusively a touch screen or can screen functions also be mouse controlled? -Does the DVR permit recorded QSO playback over the air as with the K3? -Any estimate as to when a user manual will become available to study? All for now. Again my thanks. 73 de N1LQ-Dave __ 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] K4 VFO B Front Panel Positioning
I was not able to be at Dayton this year so I'm my initial K4 questions from pictures and videos seen online. I'm wondering abut the positioning of the VFO B encoder in the K4. Wouldn't it seem more logical to have it where the OFS encoder is located than in the top right position where it is now? Seems to be a bit awkward to me. 73 de N1LQ-Dave __ 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] K4 Band Stacking Registers
I owned a K3 from February 2008 until mid-2015. One of the its UI features that I could never warm up to was the lack of dedicated band switching buttons and multiple band stacking registers. Can someone please give some insight on how the band button below the K4 screen works and its capabilities? Thanks and 73 de N1LQ-Dave __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 or K3S: Whadayathink?
Hi All, I’m the owner of a 7½ year old K3 fitted with a sub-receiver, DVR, TCXO option, 100W PA, Auto-tuner and probably too many IF filters (as I have belatedly discovered). I added the two new KSYN3A boards back in the spring which has produced an excellent improvement to both receivers….then a few weeks after that Elecraft announces the K3S….grr My K3 has been updated with all the hardware mods. Its appearance is like new. So far it has given me flawless service though not at all stressed (no contesting, field days, SOTA, motocross mobile, lending to friends, pawn shops, etc.) Here’s my dilemma. Do I keep it and retrofit what I can as new K3S options become available? Do I sell it outright (along with a lot of other stuff to raise the $$) and buy a completely new, comparable K3S or do I buy a new bare-bones K3S-10 and transplant the options I can from my older K3 to a new K3S? There’s a big $$ consideration in this decision. But first, I am interested in opinions on any K3S performance improvements. For those of you who have gone from a K3 to a K3S, I would be interested in your observations and opinions of the following: 1. Does the new K3S DSP board significantly improve the audio coming out external speakers? 2. Aside from new attenuator steps, what improvements do you notice improvement with the revised main RF board? I’m really curious about this as it’s the biggest piece of the K3 that cannot be updated. 3. Aside from a new ATU bypass relay, is there any different performance with the KAT3A auto-tuner? 4. Aside from new PA devices, any noticeable changes/improvements to the 100w PA? 5. Is the only thing revised in the KRX3A sub-receiver the addition of the new KSYN3A board? The KIO3B, KXV3B and KBPF3A upgrades are of lesser importance to me in this decision process because of my operating style. BTW, I liked the old K3 bezel appearance better than the K3S especially after I had my K3 bezel custom engraved by WB2ART (just razzing you Wayne). I’d be interested in hearing about your experiences and/or opinions on the above. To keep the mail volume low, perhaps replying to me off list would be best. n...@arrl.net I’ll let you decide on how to proceed. Thanks and 73 de N1LQ-Dave __ 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] I survived Dayton 2014!
Hi Slava, I had the pleasure of sitting directly across from you on Friday night at the SWODXA Dinner. We had a great group at our table with your two friends from Staten Island and the others from W0-land. Lots of laughs! That dinner is a great Hamvention tradition. I also echo your comments on Elecraft and what they do. I've had my K3 since February 2008. It was a great purchase and still is a great performer. I hope to see you next year with the multitudes at Dayton. 73 de N1LQ-Dave from the Boston, MA area. __ 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] K3 AGC Adjustment Parameters
Hi Everyone, While only my second post to the reflector, I have read everything about the K3 here since last May. I have my K3 order in queue in the second run in November. First to Eric, Wayne and all at Elecraft, my hearty congratulations on the birthing of the K3 this week. If the User Manual is representative of the tranceiver, this is going to be one fine journey ahead for us all. But I need some enlightenment. In reading the FAQ's concerning the AGC parameters of the K3, I found the following discussion: "Are the settings variable in terms of attack, hang, and decay? In the menu, you can set the following parameters for AGC: Attack time, Hold (Hang) time, Decay rate (in dB/sec for Fast and Slow), Threshold, and Slope. Slope sets the compression you get from AGC, whether you like everything above the threshold to be flat (S4 and 40 over S9 are the same level) or some sort of slope (2:1, 10:1 whatever) so stronger signals are somewhat louder." In the User Manual under the program menus on page 50, I only see adjustable AGC paramenters for Hold, Pulse and Slope. Nothing on adjusting the 'attack time', 'decay rate' or 'threshold'. Did I miss something elsewhere in the manual or am I misinterpreting something? Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Now...Wayne and Eric, et. al. ...bring on that K3 panadaptor and especially that KPA800 Linear! 73 de N1LQ-Dave ___ 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
