K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007
Note from Eric:
I apologize for not posting earlier. I planned on posting an update for
everyone before I left town for the JA Ham Fair last week, but ran out
of time. So you can blame this delay in status on me (and the Marketing
dept.) instead of the
Maybe this has been discussed before and i missed it:
Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key
with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3?
Presume you are out in the field or run a contest:
For example, you hit a F-key on your
- Original Message -
From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship
your K3s.
Thanks Eric, main thing is that you and Wayne stay same. I've had friends
crack up running similar operations to yours - best
As someone who has written a logbook I feel that I am in the position to
advise Elecraft not to add an internal logbook - the request list will be
never-ending! The more you do, the more requests you receive.
This sort of application is best provided by an external user-programmable
device -
If anyone rambles on for 15 minutes without ID-ing, the timer should
trigger a *permanent* switch-off, IMO. :)
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On 8/29/07, David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not in the
Hallo Eric, Wayne the rest of the Gang of K3,
Thank you very much for the detailed update!
While the new delay is a pity, I much prefer that you take your time, do it
right, get some sleep, spend time with your loved ones and continue find delight
in doing what are doing.
vy 73 de toby
Thanks for the update, Eric. I know the K3 is going to be worth the
wait. Anticipation is part of the pleasure, like thinking about that
cool pint of beer after a long walk in the mountains, when you can see
the pub in the distance but it takes longer than expected to actually
get there.
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One example of many pleasant discoveries for K3 owners, and unique to the
K3, is the feature of receiving and transmitting data modes wholly with a
stand-alone K3. No external hardware or software specific to FSK or PSK is
needed. Moreover, the user interface to carry on a digital mode QSO is
I think having a logbook bound to a radio would be as inconvenient as
having one bound to a particular computer. I'd like to see a web-based
ham log I could put on a web server and use from any computer with an
internet connection, but I haven't managed to find one suitable for
ordinary hobby
Does the K3 decoder decode CW?
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In a recent message, Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
Does the K3 decoder decode CW?
Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber.
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You must be a
I transmitted via my Yaesu FT-1000 MP Mark 5 to a contact the fact that I
had ordered a K3.
Within seconds, the Mark 5 quit transmitting, burned its finals, and is now
dead and a puzzle.
Watch what u say in front ... or thru your rigs.
73
Charles Harpole
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It's great that we are closing in on the first deliveries now. Being in
the line for the 2nd production run I can't wait to hear for all you
lucky First-Production-Run-Guys.
I am actually quite satisfied with the delays! In my daily work in a
production company with RD as an important parameter
Hi All
anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the memory. what i
want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT with a over all speed of
between 5 and 12 wpm. most cw memory keyers i have tried don't allow this and
only let you send slow cw with slow char speeds
Hi Paul,
While not directly answering your question:
1) Have you looked at the Winkey2 - the USB flavour from K1EL?
2) I am actually adding Farnsworth spacing (I think this is the term) in a
new Windows program DM780 which also has a CW decoder.
3) DM780 will be fully integrated with the K3.
As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams
every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code?
See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html
As far as I know only standard morse characters are used.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
Hellschreiber? You're kidding, right?
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On 8/30/07, David Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber.
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Eric:
Thanks for the recent update on the proposed shipping schedule.
Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2.
Will that be delayed as well? If so, please estimate what the range
of shipping dates might be.
Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q
Great post Ed! It precisely summarizes my
feelings about digital modes (other than the *original*
digital mode). Life is too short for additional computer
hassles beyond what it takes to keep my everyday
computers running. Flex-Radio guys may say Real
radios don't have knobs but I
No problem guys... I'm happy to wait. I ran into the same problems on a
much smaller scale (2 PCBs, ~110 part numbers) when I launched my
LP-100. I have a special place in my heart for the guys who waited 4
months after ordering for the initial product shipments. Unless you've
been there,
Snip…Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2.
I suppose ditto Run 3.. I may have to start think about buying an ‘interim
radio’ for CQWW CW as it's looking like I'll be cutting it close in having
my K3 in time!!
Cheers
David, Vk2NU
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Eric -
I'll apologize in advance if the computer programming-based Just the
facts tone of my e-mail offends you or anyone else, but if I might
take the opportunity to distill your lengthy Update:
You knew two weeks ago that the K3 would be delayed, but chose not to tell us.
Why?
Regards,
Thanks for the thoughtful and interesting report Rob.
I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of
a couple days ago).
Still, if the radio performs that well without the
bells and whistles, what more could one ask??? ;o)
I look forward to working it hard in the contests this
Fall...
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From: Steve Sacco NN4X [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You knew two weeks ago that the K3 would be delayed, but chose not to tell
us.
He did tell us why in his posting, alone with the name of the person who
shoulders the blame!
Eric and Wayne own a small company competing
Does the K3 decoder decode CW?
Yes.
73,
Ed - W0YK
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JT Croteau wrote:
On 8/29/07, n4dsp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
in the subject header? Unfortunately, many digest readers on most
reflectors rarely edit the subject before replying to messages in the
digest they received.
It's been going on since the beginning of reflectors and will continue
Al,
I'm all up for some nice produce! We've set records
here in Tn for the longest run of 90+ temps. It's been
a hard year for the trees, we had a late freeze and
now drought conditions, not to mention several severe
wind storms.
My wife an I were in Wy and Mt a few weeks back. When
we headed to
Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode (easier than CW
from a machine point of view, IMO). I considered making a PIC do it.
The biggest challenge with that is the dot matrix LCD display code.
Julian G4ILO wrote:
Hellschreiber? You're kidding, right?
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W0YK wrote:
Had the K3 been available to me, I would have simply turned
it on, set the frequency, set bandwidth and tapped MODE into
DATA mode. Next, I would have held DATA MD and then rotated
VFO-B to select FSK (and VFO-B to select 45 bps), held TEXT
DEC and rotated VFO-B to select ON,
I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a
couple days ago).
There are two noise blankers in the K3, hardware and DSP. A few field
testers are using the hardware NB, but all of us have been testing the DSP
NB. The latter has been dramatically improved with a series of recent
Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship
your K3s. From now until we ship we will post weekly updates on K3
shipping here on the Elecraft list and on our web page. We'll also be
posting the pre-release version of the K3
Hi Ed,
It was the hardware version that I read about on the
contest reflector. Guess not all of the BT's have
them.
I'll be interested in how well the combo works in Oak
Ridge, seems like there are more and more RF
generators in town every day. The contest QTH is
relatively quiet, although there
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Mike:
Radio Shack usually offers a set of 5-6 Phillips screwdrivers in very
small sizes. So does JameCo (#34059). I have several sets and as
long as you don't over-do putting 'the arm' on they, they work well
and last a long time.
I have 'regular length' handheld #0 Phillips screwdrivers
W4ZV queried:
Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx
memories? I assume it may have to do with the above
parameters not all being available to store, but that's just
a little more flash memory isn't it? :-)
Ed, W0YK, described the entire setup procedure for getting on
The noise blanker will be in full production at the same time as the
rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten theirs yet, but Eric
and I have been testing it for some time.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
Ed Muns wrote:
I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a
couple days ago).
My gaff not Ed's Wayne...
Just icing on the cake!
Thanks for the update.
73,
Julius
n2wn
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The noise blanker will be in full production at the
same time as the
rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten
theirs yet, but Eric
and I have been
Hi David:
Does the K3 decoder decode CW?
Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber.
I'm afraid it does not decode Hellschreiber... at least yet. I don't
think it's even been discussed.
Cheers,
Tom N0SS
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Paul:
The K3's internal keyer will send CW from 8 WPM to 50 WPM, either
from the paddles OR from the memories.
Cheers,
Tom N0SS
At 05:05 08/30/2007, Paul Webb wrote:
Hi All anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via
the memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of
At 02:41 PM 8/30/07, you wrote:
W4ZV queried:
Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx
memories? I assume it may have to do with the above
parameters not all being available to store, but that's just
a little more flash memory isn't it? :-)
Ed, W0YK, described the
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams
every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code?
See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html
As far as I know only standard morse characters are used.
Certainly Russian hams
Might try these folks: https://www.micro-tools.com/store/home.aspx
No connection
Rich
NU6T
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At 18:00 08/29/2007, you wrote:
I'm in need of a very small phillips screwdriver, but haven't been
able to find actual dimensions of them and I don't know what size a
#0
Another great source for screwdrivers of all sizes from several high quality
manufacturers is Time Motion Tools - www.timemotion.com. When I decided to
order the K3, I figured I needed to upgrade my shack screwdrivers, since
this will be the main assembly tool needed, and the best rig ever
Chuck Adams again has his cw books and CW course for sale with payment
available thru PayPal.
Timothy
KG6RII. K2/100 03785
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Bill Tippett wrote:
So, having set DATA MD to FSK, selected a mark pitch, and turned the
text decoder ON, Ed could turn power off, switch modes, etc., and
come back to these settings just by being in DATA mode.
C_O_O_L !!! No soundcards, no software, no
complex computer setups
wayne burdick wrote:
The noise blanker will be in full production at the same time as the
rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten theirs yet, but Eric
and I have been testing it for some time.
Wayne, of course, is talking about the analog (hardware) noise blanker.
There is also a
Since I plunked down my deposit at the beginning of May, my bank has
canceled my credit card and issued me with a new one with a different
number. Also, I guess I'm not alone in wanting to add or change some
options from what I ordered in the light of what I've learned in the
intervening months
Wikipedia has some of the extra characters for non-English languages.
Also, I started the page on Kana code. I speak Japanese, I don't know
Kana code. I do know OMs who do and can put you in touch with them if
you have serious questions about operating practice.
73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Thu, 30
Thanks for the recent update on the proposed shipping schedule.
Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2.
Will that be delayed as well? If so, please estimate what the range
of shipping dates might be.
Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q
It's on the Shipping Status page on the
Thanks for all the great suggestions!
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Mike, KC0KBC
Yaesu FT-857D, FT-8800R, VX-7RB
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And the JAs did NOT give us DIN connectors DIN is the abbreviation for
Deutsche Industrie Norm or in English, German Industrial Standard.
and we owe them to Dr. Preh... founder of Prehpreh.com.
I used to represent them, they sold tons of quality switches to
moto, when moto made phones
I prefer the Wiha precision screwdrivers (made in Germany).
http://www.wihatools.com/200seri/261serie.htm
The item number I use is 26190 which is a 7 piece combo
Slotted/Phillips set for $25.46.
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Will the DM2 again be offered or perhaps another desk mic? If not, is there
possibly a known plan for a third party desk mic?
Regards,
Dick - KA5KKT/4
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after persisting against Commonwealth Edison for OVER A YEAR AND
ONE HALF... even after intervention by the FCC causing no ComEd
action, and then our state commerce commission finally got it
fixedS9 line noise from 3 poles,
I KNOW ,,, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR IT , YOU CAN'T WORK IT,
no amount
Bruce, et al, esp Eric/Wayne:
I did note the shipping status currently posted, which is flagged as
being last updated on August 16. The Aug 29 update is specific to the
first run.
Since the most recently posted reflector update is well past August
16, I thought that an update for the other runs
Not sure if there will be a desk mic. But one of the great things is you
should be able to
adapt just about any mic to the K3. There is switchable bias available on both
the front panel
as well as the rear panel and plenty of mic gain available if you need it.
There's also the
mic TX EQ
BTW...forgot to mentionYou do not need to use any type of jumpers for
turning the bias on
or off. You simply bring up the MIC SEL menu item and TAP the 1 button to
toggle the bias.
-
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
On Thu Aug 30 12:57 , Edward Dickinson
The Icom SM-6 desk microphone is, IMHO, ideally
suited / sized for the K2/K3.
Mine works well.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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The city of Austin also runs its own municipal electric utility.
We have a $6/month flat fee on top of usage. Our rates vary by time of
year, and the first 500 kWh/month are less than anything over that.
For 423 kWh in the summer, we'd pay $21.01 total, or an effective 4.9
cents per kWh.
Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
The city of Austin also runs its own municipal electric utility.
Insert the zip and you can see rates for all over texas:
http://www.powertochoose.org/
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Hello QRPers,
Here is the results of the crew cuts from your QRPp barber running with a
1 watt K2 from Lake Wylie, SC, as K5ESE (aka Joe, aa4nn)
I had my doubts about spending 30 minutes on 20m due to my experience of
late working the 20m Fox Hunts on Thursday evenings. Anyway, there I was
I, for one, am glad to see Elecraft doing the right thing in not releasing
an unfinished product. We've waited this long, a couple of more weeks
ain't that big'a deal. Way in the dim dark past I bought one of the first
Plymouth Volare station wagons.boy, what a mistake that was!
At that
Thanks, Ken.
I have an Icom SM-8. The SM-8 uses a different UP/DN scheme from the K3.
It uses one pin instead of the two for the K3. The K3 also has available a
pin for 'Function'. As I understand, it can be programmed by the user.
I seem to recall reading that there will not be a
Martin wrote:
Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key
with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3?
and automatically upload it to Logbook of the World?
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2007 CQP Oct 6-7
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams
every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code?
See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html
As far as I know only standard morse characters are used.
It figures the US Navy
What about heaven - I'm more interested in decoding heaven!
:-)
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Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode
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You guys have just way to much space!
Most of us in the UK are lucky if we can get a decent antenna up, let alone
have a separate QTH for contesting!!
HiHi
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The contest QTH is
relatively quiet
Julius
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My solderwick is pre-fluxed (try saying that fast!).
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I've found that putting some flux on the solderwick braid helps
tremendously in drawing out the solder on the pads and in the holes
without overheating them.
I take a new roll of
Yes! I was about to ask how that was easier than using a PC - right on the
button Wayne!
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:41:53 -0700
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and
What about FUEL surcharges (FUEL Factor for Generation Charges)? I live
near Houston and we have low rate as well, but we also have FUEL Factor for
Generation Charges which is an additional $0.083261/kWh. My bill was
$182.38 for this August and $102.91 of that was the Fuel Factor for
Lets end this thread. It is -way- off topic. :-)
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft List Moderator.
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Terry Myers wrote:
What about FUEL surcharges (FUEL Factor for Generation Charges)? I
live near Houston and we have low rate as well, but we also have FUEL
Factor for Generation Charges which is an
Paul Webb wrote:
Hi All
anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the
What you describe is not QRS sending, which would be sending slowly
with standard spacing.
memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT
with a over all speed of between 5 and 12
Don Wilhelm wrote:
R6 is not to be installed until some initial checks are made. The
manual will tell you when to add it.
I got caught out by this and had to unsolder one end later. The
manual needs to explicitly state that R6 is not installed with the
other resistors.
If you can't find
Hallo,
What about heaven - I'm more interested in decoding heaven!
:-)
Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode
Hell was developed in DL by Dr. Rudolf Hell and is more correctly called
Hellschreiber. Sorry but it has nothing to do with heaven and hell.
Hallo,
This weekend the IARU Region I Field Day takes place:
01. Sept. 07, 13:00 UTC - 02. Sept. 07, 12:59 UTC
If you hear portable stations from our part of the world please give us
a call.
vy 73 de toby
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K3/100 #??? ( #200)
G'day,
| R6 is not to be installed until some initial checks are made. The
| manual will tell you when to add it.
|
| I got caught out by this and had to unsolder one end later. The
| manual needs to explicitly state that R6 is not installed with the
| other resistors.
I guess most of us
HS is going to be hard to print on the K3 LCD, unless I am mistaken, it
does not have a bitmap graphics area. There are some theories that a
KX1 could be made to do it with a pocketpc, though.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
Hell was developed in DL by Dr. Rudolf Hell and is more correctly
called
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HS is going to be hard to print on the K3 LCD, unless I am mistaken, it
does not have a bitmap graphics area.
Correct.
Text-based modes where the characters are sent as such, rather than
Hellschreiber where the text is painted in pixels, are theoretically
supportable on the K3 using the
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My HS0ZCW station noise also included BCI in a very bad way, altho no BC
xmtr is in sight.
The ICE BCI filter cleaned it ALL up wonderful.
Coming up on my 50th year as a continuously licensed ham (and my 64
birthday), I still did not i.d. that kind of noise and wasted lots of time
My HS0ZCW station noise also included BCI in a very bad way, altho no BC
xmtr is in sight.
The ICE BCI filter cleaned it ALL up wonderful.
Coming up on my 50th year as a continuously licensed ham (and my 64
birthday), I still did not i.d. that kind of noise and wasted lots of time
I just installed the last of the capacitors into the RF board. I
happen to have a couple extra caps but I am also missing one cap.
The missing cap is the 3.3 pF cap for C22 on the RF board.
One of the extra caps is labeled 2.7C. I did a search of the PDF
manual and cannot find a 2.7 cap
On 8/30/07, k4zm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think if you check the errata sheet or the parts list you will find that
the 2.7 is the one you use for the 3.3PF
This is always the first thing I do. However, I think there is a
serious typo in my manual along with the current PDF manual on
Ok, this has been resolved. Thanks for all replies. It has been
pointed out to me that 2R7 is 2.7. I still need to let Elecraft
know about the typo in the Rev. G manual.
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2R7 is 2.7.The R is used as a decimal point.
Don K7FJ
My parts list, along with the PDF version, says the value of C22 is
pF). Something has obviously been cutoff. However, the
Description for C22 reads NPO, 2R7, 3, 3.3, or 3R3. No
reference to 2.7 at all.
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