Re: [Elecraft] Clock Sync and JT65A
I use data a at 50 hz all the time KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Jun 2, 2011 2:06 PM, Rich - K1HTV lt;k1...@comcast.netgt; wrote: Jim, If you want to try JT65A on the Magic Band, the agreed upon calling frequency is 50.276 MHz. Almost all 6M JT65 signals that I've seen have been using JT65A. Congrats on taking the first step working this mode. I have found that on the super weak signals (less -20dB), stronger signals in a 2.5KHz pass band can push already weak signals farther into the noise to the point that they can not be copied. That's where the 3M's Hi-Cut and Lo-Cut controls come in handy. If you view a very weak trace on the JT65HF waterfall in the presence of loud (0 to -5 dB) signals, then tighten the filters you will see the weaker trace improve (get thicker). I only wish that the K3 filter (Hi, Low and BW) adjustment increment could be reduced from the present 100Hz to 50Hz or even 25Hz. This would allow the attenuation of QRM from very loud signals that are very near in frequency to very weak ones without affecting the weak signal's data. I hope that this suggestion could be considered in a future K3 firmware update. Have fun with JT65 as you watch the paint dry :-). 73, Rich - K1HTV = = = -Original Message- From: Jim Brown [mailto:j...@audiosystemsgroup.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 13:20 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Clock Sync and JT65A On 6/1/2011 8:43 AM, Mike Markowski wrote: gt; Don't forget NTP (Network Time Protocol), the widely used standard gt; described in an RFC. It has been ported to Windows and is free. For many years, I've used a clock setting program distributed by NIST called nisttime. It can use NTP. Google to find it. Free download from nist.gov It can be set to do a re-sync as often as you like. I don't know how good it is at compensating for network delays, but it thinks its setting the clock to an accuracy of tens of msec. To get that level of accuracy you need to use it 2-3 times in succession. All this talk about WSPR and JT65 motivated me to download, install, and study the doc for both Joe Taylor's software and W6CQZ's HF version. Made my first contacts last night on 10139 kHz with VK and ZL running about 25W to the K3 and an 80M dipole. A JT65 contact is sorta like watching paint dry, but I couldn't even hear the ZL that I worked, and there was a lot of other activity within the passband that the software worked around. I'm convinced that the W6CQZ version is the way to go for HF work. Next step is to figure out how to use JT65A during 6M openings. Is there a calling frequency where everyone sets up shop on 6M in North America? Which modulation scheme(s) are most used for E-skip? 73, Jim Brown 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
[Elecraft] Heil IC mic
I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just purchased. nbsp;I got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil headseat with this element that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft. Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the headseat. nbsp; I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still need the mic line in setting at 45. nbsp;The original head set needed low gain and the line in set to 10 for full ALC action. Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this mic. nbsp; Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the performance of the IC in the proset Thanks Don KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint __ 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] Heil IC mic
Yes bias is on same as the head set. nbsp; Could it be a cable issue? KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Apr 30, 2011 2:47 PM, Don Wilhelm lt;w3...@embarqmail.comgt; wrote: Don, Did you turn on the bias? That mic needs it (as do all microphones with an electret element). See the main menu MIC SEL - tap button 2 to toggle the bias. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/30/2011 2:35 PM, don Swetzig wrote: gt; I just hooked a hand held Heil with the IC element I just purchased.amp;nbsp;I got this one as I liked the performance of the Heil headseat with this element that I purchased with the rig from Elecraft. gt; gt; Now after getting it connected it seems like a dead mic compared to the headseat.amp;nbsp; I have cranked up the gain from low to high and I still need the mic line in setting at 45.amp;nbsp;The original head set needed low gain and the line in set to 10 for full ALC action. gt; gt; Also the power meeter on the tuner shows lower power with this mic.amp;nbsp; gt; gt; Am I missing something with the handheld setup as I really liked the performance of the IC in the proset gt; gt; Thanks gt; Don gt; gt; KD8NNU gt; gt; __ 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] Fwd: K3 Failed DSP Firmware Download
I needed to make a real rs232 cable to get mine to work nbsp; The usb adaptors don't work very well including the ones elecraft sell. It's time to work on robustness on the loader instead on new features. This is a problem that will damage the K3 reputation if it is not addressed. nbsp; As there are not many pc's that have the real ports anymore. Don KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Feb 5, 2011 8:28 PM, cr...@thephotoman.com lt;cr...@thephotoman.comgt; wrote: Original Message Subject:K3 Failed DSP Firmware Download Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:21:05 -0800 From: cr...@thephotoman.com lt;cr...@thephotoman.comgt; To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net I hope someone can help me as I tried to update the firmware onto my K3 this afternoon. I first tried it five times getting ERR DSE E202 on the K3, and xE26 on the K3Util screen with the details as DSP1 verification failed, and version verification number failed. Then I deleted the K3Util program, and connected an Ethernet cable to my laptop, then reloaded the K3Util software. Tried another five tines with the same error results. I read all the notes online, and I'm stumped. All the other firmware loads fine. Craig W6WL __ 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] Data modes issue
Do you have line-in enabled so you are not looking for the input on the mic in KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Jan 8, 2011 2:58 PM, Don Wilhelm lt;w3...@embarqmail.comgt; wrote: Jim, Are you getting enough audio into the K3? Set the K3 to TX TEST and look at the ALC bargraph. You should have 4 bars lighting solid with the 5th bar possibly blinking. If you are not seeing that indication on the ALC meter in the K3, you are not driving the Line-in with enough audio. The K3 ALC meter is also a VU meter on the lower part of the scale. Indication below 5 bars indicate no ALC is being generated - ALC action begins with the 5th bar. So if you followed the old advice that you should not have any ALC indication for DATA modes, that old advice must be modified for the K3. The K3 Line-in expects to see line level signals. If you are using an external interface, some by default use microphone level for the output and you must change a jumper in the box to bring it up to line level. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/8/2011 1:47 PM, Jim Littlefield wrote: gt; Just got my new K3 and everything is great about it except, sound card gt; data modes (PSK31, etc.) are not working. I put the radio in Data A gt; mode. When I transmit, the rig is keyed, I can hear audio via the gt; monitor function, but nothing is transmitted. I have tried cranking the gt; Mic gain (actually the line in gain) way up, but that doesn't help. I gt; have also confirmed the transmitter is not in test mode. gt; gt; Any suggestions? gt; __ 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 DM 780
VOX is not an option in DATA-A mode nbsp;K3 says N/A in the menu. Thx Don KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Dec 31, 2010 5:46 PM, Kok Chen lt;c...@mac.comgt; wrote: On Dec 31, 2010, at 2:27 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote: gt; I have tried different settings for mike input for rear line in and everything that everyone has suggested. If you have already turned on VOX in DATA-A mode and nothing works still, try measuring the sound card's audio with a multimeter. Something like an old Fluke 76 can easily read AC waveforms of 2 kHz. A scope would be much better, of course, or some sound card program that behaves like an audio scope. See if you can set the sound card output to put out around 250 mV to 350 mV RMS when the software is transmitting. If you can, and you are using the rear panel Line Input, then set the Mic Gain to 6 and VOX gain to 022 for starters. If nothing measurable comes out of the sound card, your problem is on the computer end, not on the radio end. When cocoaModem users have birth pangs, I always ask them to first select the computer's built-in speakers and see if they can hear anything from the speakers when they transmit. Then, switch over to the sound card that is connected to the radio. This removes the operator shorted to ground problem. 73 Chen, W7AY __ 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 DM 780
Yes I am holding the correct side of the button. nbsp;It works in SSB as a choice but not DATA Don KD8NNU Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Dec 31, 2010 6:14 PM, Don Wilhelm lt;w3...@embarqmail.comgt; wrote: Don, Are you pressing (holding) the correct side of the BAND button? If you hold the QSK side, the VFO B display shows N/A because QSK is not applicable for DATA A. If you press the left side of the switch, it toggles between VOX and PTT. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/31/2010 6:09 PM, don Swetzig wrote: gt; VOX is not an option in DATA-A modeamp;nbsp;K3 says N/A in the menu. gt; gt; Thx gt; Don gt; gt; KD8NNU gt; gt; __ 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 firmware load
Are you getting retrys during the software loading process. -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Dec 12, 2010 3:22 AM, mark crossland lt;landscape8...@yahoo.comgt; wrote: Good Morning, My K3 will not come out of the mcu ld state and will not load the latest firmware. I have removed the power ,loaded the latest utility, and tried several times to load firmware,but to no avail. I reconnected thenbsp; power and it is still locked in mcu ld. Any suggestions ? Thanks Mark ---W1VJnbsp;nbsp; K3 427 __ 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 update?
If a KPA500 is going to happen I would like to know before I buy something else -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Dec 12, 2010 10:02 AM, John Fritze lt;fritzej...@gmail.comgt; wrote: Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves coming with the KPA500? Obviously, the elves are busy right now with P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress? Curious minds want to know ;-) Happy Holidays to all, John K2QY __ 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] Raves about the K3
Please share your RX settings for SSB and your method of determining them Thx Don KD8NNU -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Dec 11, 2010 12:42 PM, Ed Cienki lt;ed.cie...@verizon.netgt; wrote: This is my first post to this reflector and would like to share some of my observations. First. I have a 4xxx series K3, built by Elecraft that is fully outfitted and filtered running LP-Pan, an EMU-0202 and a MicroHam Station Master. Second, I have been operating an IC-7700 for the past 2 yrs. That being said I have run both rigs side-by-side into a IC-PW1 and Palstar AT-Auto. I must say that each radio has its own benefits and is outstanding to operate, but here is where the K3 shines: 1. True dual VFO/dual receive; 2. Easy MARS modification (yes, I am a licensed AF MARS Operator); 3. IF out. LP-Pan and PowerSDR are outstanding; 4. ESSB - of course with the proper filtering being installed; 5. Tx Eq and Noise Gate - No out-board W2IHY EQ is needed (sorry Julius); 6. Light weight; 7. Unbelievable receive audio with the appropriate filtering; 8. Menu flexibility;and 9. Easy updating of firmware. Candidly, I still love and use the IC-7700, but more and more I am utilizing the K3. The K3 is an outstanding value and robust transceiver. As a separate matter (a bit of a rant here), and for example having seen the ARRL and Sherwood engineering reports regarding the FTDX-5000. We as hams are always in search of nirvana. While I have heard the issues regarding the FTDX-5000 design that have not made the mainstream press, the issue here is not to bash Yaesu, but to congratulate and thank Wayne and Eric for the OUTSTANDING job, not only with the design and operation of the K3, but their support of the user group to identify issues and improvements and their outstanding customer support when you call them for assistance. Kudos to Elecraft. Best, 73, Ed, N2EAC Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® __ 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] Need for advice
Dear Group This is a very good discussion and it is spot on for a new K3 owner. I have owned my K3 for about one month and I have struggled to learn how to use this radio. nbsp;So a fairly new ham and a high feature radio are not necessarly a great fit. nbsp; So yes for guys like me some tutorials would be nice. That all stated above between elecraft support and this group I have a radio that now is exceeding my expectations. nbsp;But the early struggle for guys like me can be lowered by some of the suggestions. The idea of online video makes a lot of sense to me as this type of info jump started me for my mobile rig. That's all for now. Thx Don Kd8nnu -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Dec 7, 2010 10:00 PM, Don Cunningham lt;wb5...@martineer.netgt; wrote: Wayne, Thanks SO much for listening to our issues and then taking positive action to address them. This is the main reason you are staying WAY ahead of the major three in amateur transceiver manufacturing. Those of us out here giving feedback ARE really trying to help, and although there are naysayers, I do believe this will help new buyers make the buying decision!! Keep up the good work. 73, Don, WB5HAK __ 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] Headphone imbalance
Speaker+ph was the problem it was not set to yes. But I did have the 2 correct. Thx Don -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Dec 7, 2010 8:51 AM, N1JM lt;johnn...@gmail.comgt; wrote: This normal if SPKRS is set to 1. Set it to 2 and you should have both when SPKR+PH is yes. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Headphone-imbalance-tp5807826p5811689.html Sent from the [K3] 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
