Re: [Elecraft] T1 beginner operating question

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 One note I should add - after the "INFO" procedure (emits "L0" with yellow 
LEDs, followed by string of individual flashes with Red LED), I noticed relays 
clicked once at the end of the red LED sequence.


 On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 05:31:25 PM MST,  wrote:  
 
  Thanks, Myron -

I've plugged my paddle (tip = dit, ring = dah) into the side jack of the tuner.

I can press the Dah (RING) contact and after 2 seconds while in sleep mode, it 
appears to enter tune-ready (blinking green LED) condition.

During blinking green LED condition, application of 5 watts of carrier at 3.5 
MHz yields no tuning activity.

I tried this -

Press/hold DAH until steady green LED
Release DAH button while steady green LED
Apply RF, no sign of activity from the tuner

As that test yield no new information, I tried "info" (using the front panel 
buttons, not the keyer paddle input) -

Response (in CW, with yellow LED) - "L0" followed by brief red LED flash about 
1 per second, persisting for about 30 seconds.

Swapped battery (existing battery reading 8.83V open circuit; replacement 
battery reading 9.11V open circuit.)

Same responses.




 On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 05:12:20 PM MST, Myron Schaffer 
 wrote:  
 
 I have to push and hold the tune button until the green LED blinks from an 
unpowered state. If you mess with the buttons and get a blinking Yellow, you’ll 
have to wait 4-seconds until the tuner goes asleep. The tune function can only 
be invoked from a sleeping state. 

Once you get it to blink (ready for tuning) if you continue to hold it, the 
green LED goes out and enters the Deep Tune mode where it will go through an 
entire search algorithm for lowest possible SWR once you apply some RF. 

If that isn’t working, replace the switches because they’re probably worn out 
and bounce. This will cause symptoms you have too. I get around that by 
plugging in a 3.5mm TRS cord to the side and a set of paddles. Push the DAH key 
for 2 seconds to get the green led to blink. That’s how I do remote tuning; I 
have a 20 foot cord. Neat
Myron

> On Jan 14, 2024, at 4:17 PM, wb0gaz via Elecraft  
> wrote:
> 
>  I've been lent a T1 tuner by a local ham friend with "can you get it to 
> work at your station?" request, following a "no trouble found" round trip to 
> Elecraft and back late last year.
> 
> I've never used a T1 before.
> 
> Station is a Kenwood TS940 set to minimum TX power (about 5 watts); antenna 
> is a 40M full wave wire loop. Test TX frequencies are 7 MHz (expect good 
> match) and 3.5 MHz (expect poor match that the tuner can accommodate).
> 
> After reading the user manual (dated 2018), I have tried to reproduce the 
> issue using the following steps, to no avail:
> 
> 1. Tap PWR button - yellow LED flashes about 4 times.
> 2. While yellow LED is flashing, I can set the tuner to active/inactive mode 
> (BYP button tapped while yellow LED flashing, yields green or yellow steady 
> LED indication for a few seconds, and sound of relays switching with the 
> change of setting.)
> 
> 3. With the tuner in active state (step 2 above), I tried to tune for SWR:
> 4. Press/hold PWR button to preset for TUNE; green LED flashing for a few 
> seconds.
> 5. While green LED flashing, key TX; no relay activity heard, green LED goes 
> out.
> 
> Steps 3-5 are exhibiting same result as my local friend reported - no 
> response (relay activity or change to match between TX and Antenna) from 
> tuner to RF from TX. The tuner's trip to Elecraft (with no trouble found) was 
> a result of the same experience.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] T1 beginner operating question

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 Thanks, Myron -

I've plugged my paddle (tip = dit, ring = dah) into the side jack of the tuner.

I can press the Dah (RING) contact and after 2 seconds while in sleep mode, it 
appears to enter tune-ready (blinking green LED) condition.

During blinking green LED condition, application of 5 watts of carrier at 3.5 
MHz yields no tuning activity.

I tried this -

Press/hold DAH until steady green LED
Release DAH button while steady green LED
Apply RF, no sign of activity from the tuner

As that test yield no new information, I tried "info" (using the front panel 
buttons, not the keyer paddle input) -

Response (in CW, with yellow LED) - "L0" followed by brief red LED flash about 
1 per second, persisting for about 30 seconds.

Swapped battery (existing battery reading 8.83V open circuit; replacement 
battery reading 9.11V open circuit.)

Same responses.




 On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 05:12:20 PM MST, Myron Schaffer 
 wrote:  
 
 I have to push and hold the tune button until the green LED blinks from an 
unpowered state. If you mess with the buttons and get a blinking Yellow, you’ll 
have to wait 4-seconds until the tuner goes asleep. The tune function can only 
be invoked from a sleeping state. 

Once you get it to blink (ready for tuning) if you continue to hold it, the 
green LED goes out and enters the Deep Tune mode where it will go through an 
entire search algorithm for lowest possible SWR once you apply some RF. 

If that isn’t working, replace the switches because they’re probably worn out 
and bounce. This will cause symptoms you have too. I get around that by 
plugging in a 3.5mm TRS cord to the side and a set of paddles. Push the DAH key 
for 2 seconds to get the green led to blink. That’s how I do remote tuning; I 
have a 20 foot cord. Neat
Myron

> On Jan 14, 2024, at 4:17 PM, wb0gaz via Elecraft  
> wrote:
> 
>  I've been lent a T1 tuner by a local ham friend with "can you get it to 
> work at your station?" request, following a "no trouble found" round trip to 
> Elecraft and back late last year.
> 
> I've never used a T1 before.
> 
> Station is a Kenwood TS940 set to minimum TX power (about 5 watts); antenna 
> is a 40M full wave wire loop. Test TX frequencies are 7 MHz (expect good 
> match) and 3.5 MHz (expect poor match that the tuner can accommodate).
> 
> After reading the user manual (dated 2018), I have tried to reproduce the 
> issue using the following steps, to no avail:
> 
> 1. Tap PWR button - yellow LED flashes about 4 times.
> 2. While yellow LED is flashing, I can set the tuner to active/inactive mode 
> (BYP button tapped while yellow LED flashing, yields green or yellow steady 
> LED indication for a few seconds, and sound of relays switching with the 
> change of setting.)
> 
> 3. With the tuner in active state (step 2 above), I tried to tune for SWR:
> 4. Press/hold PWR button to preset for TUNE; green LED flashing for a few 
> seconds.
> 5. While green LED flashing, key TX; no relay activity heard, green LED goes 
> out.
> 
> Steps 3-5 are exhibiting same result as my local friend reported - no 
> response (relay activity or change to match between TX and Antenna) from 
> tuner to RF from TX. The tuner's trip to Elecraft (with no trouble found) was 
> a result of the same experience.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
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[Elecraft] T1 beginner operating question

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 I've been lent a T1 tuner by a local ham friend with "can you get it to work 
at your station?" request, following a "no trouble found" round trip to 
Elecraft and back late last year.

I've never used a T1 before.

Station is a Kenwood TS940 set to minimum TX power (about 5 watts); antenna is 
a 40M full wave wire loop. Test TX frequencies are 7 MHz (expect good match) 
and 3.5 MHz (expect poor match that the tuner can accommodate).

After reading the user manual (dated 2018), I have tried to reproduce the issue 
using the following steps, to no avail:

1. Tap PWR button - yellow LED flashes about 4 times.
2. While yellow LED is flashing, I can set the tuner to active/inactive mode 
(BYP button tapped while yellow LED flashing, yields green or yellow steady LED 
indication for a few seconds, and sound of relays switching with the change of 
setting.)

3. With the tuner in active state (step 2 above), I tried to tune for SWR:
4. Press/hold PWR button to preset for TUNE; green LED flashing for a few 
seconds.
5. While green LED flashing, key TX; no relay activity heard, green LED goes 
out.

Steps 3-5 are exhibiting same result as my local friend reported - no response 
(relay activity or change to match between TX and Antenna) from tuner to RF 
from TX. The tuner's trip to Elecraft (with no trouble found) was a result of 
the same experience.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

  
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Options Last Time Buy Update

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 (last post I'd seen copied below.)

Been almost 2 months since last update (9/15/2023) - still awaiting 
notification of item I ordered (K3EXREF) in April 2021.

Doesn't look like any recent update to the K3 options on ship status page.

Is this still a live effort?

Thanks for refresh on this!

Dave

###

[Elecraft] K3 Options Last Time Buy Update

Eric Swartz Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:12:29 -0700

Good news - We are now moving along smoothly on the majority of our K3
Option purchasing, assembly and testing. Here is the latest status as of
9/15/23.


*KPA3A 100W PA: * These should begin shipping in the next 2-3 weeks.
We have completed building and testing the main KPA3A PA modules and are
now kitting the mounting hardware and packaging everything for shipping.
We are also now contacting those of you with KPA3A deposit orders to
confirm your order and your K3/K3S serial number. (The S/N is important to
make sure the installation hardware and PA interface I/O board match your
radio revision.)

*KXV3B Xverter interface:* Out for PCB assembly followed by factory
testing. We expect to begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*P3TXMON:* Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*KAT3A ATU:* Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect
to begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*KDVR3A*: Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*P3SVGA:* Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*K3EXREF:* Purchasing final parts and PCB fabs, then out to PCB assembly,
followed by factory testing. We hope to begin shipping in the next 6-8
weeks.

*KBPF3A:* Purchasing final parts and PCB fabs, then out to PCB assembly,
followed by factory testing. We hope to begin shipping in the next 6-8
weeks.

*K3/0 and P3*. These will be the last two K3 Options we build, as they are
more complex and are taking more time to source key parts, sheet metal,
displays etc. We will update the shipping status on these after we begin
shipping the other K3 options listed above.

I'll post updates as we get closer to shipping these options. (And
if some begin shipping earlier than the above schedule. :-)

73,
Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 As several direct inquiries over the last several months to Elecraft (Eric S., 
Madelyn G.) have not yielded any new information, I am asking here.

I believe below was the last official post regarding the order fulfillment 
process.

Has there been an official update since?

Is there a way to obtain update information on status of an individual order 
(placed in April 2021)?

Has Eric been providing individual updates (my particular order is for K3EXREF, 
without which my K3 continues it's extended life in exile from the operating 
position...)

73 Dave WB0GAZ wb0...@yahoo.com

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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 19:04:01 -0800
From: Eric Swartz 
To: Elecraft list 
Subject: [Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy
 Orders (3/1/23)
Message-ID:
 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Some good news now as we are beginning to ship K3 & K3S Option orders! I
apologize for the dearth of updates over the weeks since our last update -
We've had our heads down solving production issues and unexpected parts
shortages with the K3 & K3S options and our main products while managing
our regular product production flow.

On top of that, the large number of last time buy K3 & K3S option orders
now shipping is putting a heavy load on our sales department as we confirm
order info and work through the shipping process, which is on top of their
daily work managing all our our regular K4, KX products and Amplifier order
& shipping flow. (Madelyn and Michelle are amazing..)

*KIO3B & KSYN3A* - Now Shipping (finally!):
We received *100%* of both items late last week from our Calif. PCB
assembly subcontractor and we are testing, packaging and shipping them now.
This quantity will cover *all* of our deposit orders and most of our wait
list orders.

Please be patient with us as both the KIO3B and KSYN3A were extremely
popular and had a very large order response - they are at the very top of
our order list in quantity. Due to the large quantity of individual orders,
it shouldn't be a surprise that we will not ship all the orders instantly.
It will require a number of weeks as we step through the process of
contacting everyone to confirm shipping info, collect their shipping costs
(and additional funds for 1/2 deposit orders) and to ship their orders. You
will know you are getting close to shipping when we contact you to confirm
everything.

Once we finish the prepaid deposit orders, we'll be contacting our waitlist
orders and going through the same process to confirm shipping info, collect
funds etc. We will post here and via our newsletter much more often as we
work through the pile of orders. (% of deposit orders, and then the same
for waitlist orders. )

*The above process will repeat as we work throughout our other option
orders.*

*K144XV and K144RFLK:*
We have shipped 100% of our deposit orders for the K144XV and K144RFLK
options along with the majority of the waitlist orders who responded to our
emails. We have a few of these left. If you are on the waitlist for these
items and have not heard from us, please check your spam folder or contact
sa...@elecraft.com

*P3TXMON: *
We are contacting customers and shipping the first batch of these now. We
also expect a second assembled circuit board delivery in 3-4 weeks that
will cover the remaining order backlog.

*KAT3A:*
We have started shipping KAT3As and expect a second batch later this month
to complete shipping the backlog.

*KBPF3A:*
In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
month.

*KXV3B: *
In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
month.

*K3EXREF:* In process. We have the raw circuit boards in house and are
sourcing a few remaining parts for this board. If all goes well, these will
ship near the end of this month.

*KDVR3:* In process. Currently sourcing the DVR flash memory.

*KPA3A:* In process. One delay is a sheet metal order delivery for the rear
fan panels used with this option. We are expediting this.

More updates soon (definitely sooner than this update) as we get closer to
the assembled circuit board and sheet metal delivery dates and get more
info on these and the other options.
73,
Eric
*elecraft.com *
  
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[Elecraft] When/where was recent officialupdate (from WA6HHQ?) on K3 option last time buy ship status?

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 Not sure where to look as I've not followed too closely --- where should I 
look to get most recent official update (presume from WA6HHQ?) re K3 options?

I'm awaiting K3EXREF for >2 years and contemplating discarding the K3 if I am 
unable to get clarity on schedule.

Thanks,

73 Dave WB0GAZ wb0...@yahoo.com
  
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Re: [Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 
> I might add that even though I?ve received my KIO3B boards, I?m still waiting 
> on the DVR, Bandpass Filter board and the external reference board.
> I paid half when I ordered them.

> Mark, WB9CIF

I too am awaiting (fairly sure it's been over 2 years) prepaid external 
reference module's shipment notification.

73 Dave WB0GAZ wb0...@yahoo.com
  
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Re: [Elecraft] Any update on production of K3 ugprade parts production/delivery?

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 
My question has been answered - thanks!

 On Monday, August 16, 2021, 07:08:19 AM MDT,  wrote:  
 
  Has Elecraft provided any update/status on their processing of these orders?

Thanks!

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[Elecraft] Any update on production of K3 ugprade parts production/delivery?

[wb0gaz via Elecraft]

 Has Elecraft provided any update/status on their processing of these orders?

Thanks!
  
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