Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details
My shack is a bit cramped too. Currently I have a couple of really inadequate computer speakers sitting atop another rig near the K3/P3 combo. That rig sits atop the RF deck of an ALS-600, which itself sits on top of a KAT500 that's in turn sitting on top of a now-unused MFJ-998. So that's quite a "tech stack" already. Perhaps the advent of the SP3 will give me a reason to rearrange all that stuff so that I can have a good speaker (or two :)). Come to think of it, replacing the ALS-600 with a KPA500 would free up a bit of space as well and improve aesthetics at the same time. Wayne, you may have just engineered another Elecraft tipping point. 73, Tyler, KC2LST On Saturday, September 12, 2015 2:23 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: Wayne, I already have a KX3 and I love it for portable QRP work. The very idea of hiding it away in an SP3 though is just wrong. Of course, you would never do that — would you? 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Phil, > > If you ever decide to seriously downsize, you can mount a KX3 inside an SP3. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: > >> The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of >> matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different >> interpretations by different vendors)…. >> >> ...But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for >> its matchability to be useful as >> my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no >> more room for another >> side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts >> of the K-line too far >> apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). >> >> So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor >> (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long >> as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal >> history without its own matching >> speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. > > > > __ 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] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details
Hi Wayne, Thanks for the update - from the photos on Twitter it looks like a very nice unit. As I recall there have been a number of discussions on this reflector debating the merits of various third-party external speakers and quite a few called on Elecraft to produce one of its own, to match the K-Line. Congratulations to Elecraft for once again listening to its customers and responding. I look forward to hearing the new SP3 in action! 73, Tyler, KC2LST --Message: 28 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:30:20 -0700 From: Wayne Burdick To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, The SP3 is our new external speaker. We'll have a product brochure and photos soon, but here's a brief list of features: - styled to match the Elecraft K-Line - same size as the Elecraft P3 Panadapter, with matching fold-up tilt stand - works with any transceiver, but optimized for use with the K3 and K3S - custom-built, high-quality 4-ohm oval speaker with outstanding passband characteristics - A/B source selector switch - two jacks for mono or stereo input sources, and one mono extension output, allowing convenient switching of the following configurations: - one transceiver, one speaker - two transceivers, one speaker, selected by A/B switch - one transceiver, two speakers (stereo) - two transceivers, two speakers, selected by A/B switch (stereo) The SP3 will be sold assembled/tested only. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker!
Hi All, I see there is now an SP3 External Speaker option available for the K3S (see the order page at www.elecraft.com). Are there any photos/specifications available? Is it also compatible with the K3? The K-Line just got wider (or taller :))! 73, Tyler, KC2LST __ 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] KAT500 tuner
Hi Alan, Like you, I have an MFJ-998 auto tuner, but was never really satisfied with its integration with the Elecraft K3. I suggested to Martin that MFJ produce a cable to integrate with Elecraft radios, but that hasn't yet happened so far as I know. Based on the superb tuning capability that the internal K3 tuner has, I decided to take the plunge on a KAT500. I can't be happier that I did. The integration with the K3 is seamless and pretty much flawless. The tuner follows my K3 wherever it goes, quickly and silently (silently because I've stored matches for all bands; on the initial tune there's of need a bit of clatter but nothing like the 998's) matching my two low wire dipoles on all bands including 6M, though 160M is a bit tough because of the 52-foot length of the wires. I don't get the "surprise!" tune-ups that I got with the 998. I get many more matches on 160M and 80M than I got with the 998. All I have to do is switch my amp when I change bands now. At some point I know I'll end up with a KPA500 and that switching function will become a thing of the past too. I recently added a third antenna (coil-loaded sloper) for 160M/80M and the KAT500 loads it up beautifully. It's sweet that that particular antenna remains always selected for those two bands. I suspect that at least in part, the MFJ-998 is designed to evaluate situations where it must expect the user will throw a full 1.5KW at it into a really poor match, and it then must say "My components really aren't designed for that particular extreme, and I can't give you a <2:1 match."There's no way for me to tell it "Hey, I'm never sending you more than 800, I promise!" One thing I did like about the 998 is I had two sets of tuning settings - one for dry weather, and one for rainy/snowy weather. It was easy to switch between the two on each antenna. Of course that is possible to do with the KAT500 as well. You can save a "dry weather" configuration file and a "wet weather" file and read the appropriate one into the tuner as needed. I've not yet gotten 'round to creating the wet weather file. I keep the 998 around thinking one day MFJ will produce a cable for Elecraft radios, and I may decide to go through the hassle of getting a building permit to install 240v to the shack, and go fully QRO. Until then, it's not connected to anything now and the KAT500 is my do-it-all tuner for all occasions. I went the kit route with the KAT500 and like all the Elecraft kits, it was a barrel of fun to assemble. I can't speak to how the KAT500 will integrate with your Icom, but as for its integration with the K3, it's the bees knees. 73, Tyler, KC2LST -- Message: 15Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 02:47:10 +0100From: "G4GNX" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 tunerMessage-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Hi all. I am contemplating purchasing a KPA500 amplifier to complement my K3. I currently have a MFJ 998 tuner which is good for 1.5KW but I think that the KAT500 tuner from Elecraft will be a superior product. Would this be a sensible assumption? If I also buy the KAT500, will it easily interface with my Icom IC700 and is there a specific setting that would allow me to use the IC7100 ?Tune? button, which allows tuning at reduced power (ISTR it?s set at 10watts)? 73, Alan. G4GNX __ 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