Good Evening,
Another fine week has slipped past. The weather here in Oregon has
really started to turn. My daffodils are almost done blooming. Yes, they
bloomed for almost two full months. In the valley they've been gone for
quite a while. This week finally turned ours into seed pod
Why not have both?:) Actually, its all a matter of what features one
needs most and the type of building experience wanted.
K3 appears to have been designed to be the best competative full
featured HF + 6M or contest rig possible that could be assembled,
aligned, and repaired by the user from
Doug,
I've done the same comparison. But what you have to remember is that the K2
and K3 are designed for two different purposes. The K2 is a great portable
all-in-one self contained radio for taking out to the field. The K3 is
designed as a top line contesting/dx rig that is portable enough fo
Hope I've done the math correctly.
K2 $629 (40 hours average 1st time build?)
KSB2 $ 99
K160rx $ 39
K60XV $ 89
KNB2 $ 39
KDSP2$229
KIO2$ 89
Total $1,213
K3/10$1,399 (tons more features/ability than K2)
---OR
K2 $629 (5
Van,
You are correct. The front phones jack is a 1/4-in plug and the phones on
the back panel is 1/8-in.
Another interesting feature is that you can plug headphones into both jacks
at the same time. So when contesting, if you want to have an additional set
of ears listening you can.
73 and tha
Nothing "Official" from Elecraft as yet, but checking
my credit card account, I see that my card was charged
08May2007 for my K3 deposit! So, I'm in the queue for
a 1st production run edition. H...have to see if I
can find someplace to have the case Platinum plated,
would make for a nice Classi
I'm offering this just on the off-chance you haven't tried it.
Sometimes the noise level that roars out of the speaker with the AF gain
turned up really isn't strong enough to trigger the NB even at low threshold
levels. In that case, turning the Preamp On (and turning the audio gain
down) often
David,
To test, turn on the preamp and tap Q21 with a screwdriver tip - you can
tell when the sharp 'clicking' with each tap is taken out by the KNB2.
There is not a lot of circuitry on the KNB2, so I suggest that you check
all the components for correct values, and in the right positions. M
Ok I have gone over my KNB2 Board twice now to see why
it will not blank any noise. I had a friend of mine
come over here with his and we used my noise source.
(1948 Ferguson Tractor) Noisy ignition. He set his for
nb1 and badda bing badda boom all gone mine still
there. NB2 Still there. I asked h
Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
>Don - On the K3 you can enable and disable the mic bias to
pin 1 from the menu, so it will work both with our microphones and any
other dynamic mic.
With all due respect Eric and Wayne...
Is there ANYTHING you guys DID NOT think of?
Looking
Thanks for that additional info Eric.
73,
Don W3FPR
Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Don - On the K3 you can enable and disable the mic bias to pin 1 from
the menu, so it will work both with our microphones and any other
dynamic mic.
Also we have added more microphone input gain (adjust
A question for Elecraft, when y'all have time ;<)) :
It's a little bit of a guess looking at the picture, but the phone jack on
the front panel appears to be a 1/4" type rather than the 1/8" size found on
the K2, while the jack on the rear panel appears to be a 1/8" jack. Is this
the case?
Don - On the K3 you can enable and disable the mic bias to pin 1 from
the menu, so it will work both with our microphones and any other
dynamic mic.
Also we have added more microphone input gain (adjustable) so operation
with the Heil HC4/5 mic's will be no problem.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Joe,
First check your meter - does it show zero ohms (or a very very low
value) when you touch the probes together?
The last two checks indicate the resistance through the low pass filter
toroids only, did you strip and tin the toroid leads adequately.
If you look at the schematic for the 2
Barry,
I believe the K3 comes permanently wired for the Elecraft microphones,
and that means there is a resistor between 5 volts and pin 1 (AF). If
one wants to use a microphone that would object to having that voltage
present on pin 1, a series DC blocking capacitor should be used.
My reas
Also in QEX March / April 2003 page 21.
Perhaps we should close this OT thread before Eric barks :-)
Geoff
GM4ESD
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The
Hi,
I may have missed some messages
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WB6QRN wrote:
I thought the 5V went to pin 6. AF is pin 1.
But I'm confident Elecraft have thought of this...
Julian, G4ILO
Barry McWilliams wrote:
The wiring for the K2 MD-2, MH-2 microphones and the Heil headset has 5V
applied to pin 1 through a 5.6k resistor.
Will the K3 be able to supply 5V on pin 1 th
I just completed alignment part 1 on K2 #6105. Everything looks
great, but I can only get the AGC threshold adjusted to 3.77 volts.
Seems like it's probably not a big deal, but I wanted to check.
Larry, KB3NYM
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Thanks for the additional information in the FAQ about microphones.
But I still have a question.
The wiring for the K2 MD-2, MH-2 microphones and the Heil headset has 5V
applied to pin 1 through a 5.6k resistor.
Will the K3 be able to supply 5V on pin 1 through a 5k resistor via a
jumper or s
On Sat, 12 May 2007, N5BZ, Bob 'BZ' Zinn wrote:
Very disappointed to see NO cw operations on Armed Forces Day.
Hasn't been that way for a while.
I remember the fun of working NSS, AIR and WAR on cw and getting their QSL
card. Had hoped to hear them pounding brass again. It was also fun to c
Very disappointed to see NO cw operations on Armed Forces Day.
I remember the fun of working NSS, AIR and WAR on cw and getting their
QSL card. Had hoped to hear them pounding brass again. It was also fun
to copy the Sec. of Def.'s Broadcast on CW and get a certificate for that.
I was plannin
In a message dated 5/11/07 12:32:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> still have an FT-102, and it is an excellent receiver. Beats any of the
> other
> Stuff I have tried (except for the K2). I have the narrow CW (roofing?)
> filter,
> and it is a great CW rig EXCEPT it
Elecraft K2, #3919 with K160RX module, built by GU3MBS. Added
modules KSB2, KAT2, KIO2 by MØPSK. Asking £450 plus shipping.
Please contact me offlist.
73 de Chris, MØPSK
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Hi Brian,
thanks for your message.
--- Brian Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You are right on both. I have missed HamRadio ..
> it
> > died when it was sold to 73 ... a no technology
> > booklet...
>
> Hey! I resent that! I wrote the "Packet Talk" column
> for 73 around
> 1988/1989. I t
Although I have not myself had any serious "hands on" experience with the
Tayloe mixer, from private correspondence exchanged several years ago I
understand that the Tayloe while being a good performer in terms of IIP3 is
not as "good" as the H-Mode. I have the comparative data in France along
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