Regarding the comments to alter the scale settings for the S-Meter, all
I can say is that with the current firmware (MCU firmware 1.66) and the
suggested default settings, the K3 S-Meter is the most accurate I've
ever measured.
For S9 at -73 dBm (50 uV PD), S9 +20 occurs at -53 dBm, + 40 at -3
On Fri 1 Feb 2008 at 22:24:43 EST Tony Kazmakites (N2TK) wrote ...
Supply voltage is 13.0V as it has been since I put together the K2. At 1W
out the voltage is at 13.0. At 100W out the voltage is 12.8V. The rig hangs
up at all power levels.
Serial #3481. It has been working fine for over 4 years
Don,
If you look at the S-meter markings carefully, and consider that each
mark indicates 5 to 6 dB, then the scale does make sense. The scale from
S1 to S3 would indicate a change of 12 dB - and that is about the same
distance as the difference between S9 and S9+12 db. If the scale is 6 dB
p
Ron was an e-mail "friend" - I guess a modern equivalent of many Hams in the
past who I only knew by the CW QSO's we shared on the air.
He leaves an empty space in my world, and so I'm sure a much, much larger
emptiness in the worlds of those closer to him.
For all of you who knew him, I want y
I am very sorry to hear about that. I have known Ron only via email,
but have known him as a generous and caring individual. I am very sorry
to hear of his passing - he will be missed.
73,
Don W3FPR
Peter ZL1PWD wrote:
Hi all,
It is with a very heavy heart that I must inform the list that
> One other question... If the 8V bias gets accidentally
> switched on could this damage the mic?
Not in this case ... the GM/GM4 has a blocking capacitor built
into the mic. From the Heil web site;
> And for use on many of the recent Icom rigs (such as
> the IC-746/756 "Pro" series, a
I second Perer's (ZL1PWD), remarks about Ron, ZL1TW.
I first met Ron sometime after completing my first K2 (#0681), & he had
just built a K1. Ron went on to build many K2s for various people & he
& I, and our xyls, became firm friends - although we live roughly 100
miles apart, we visited each
I have never given an S-meter reading in 30 years of
hamming, it does not mean anything. But I do enjoy
seeing the S-meter move through it's full range, it
allows a good visual gauge of QSB.
The K3 meter scale is bunched up on the left side of
the range, having less physical distance for S0 to S9
If you have a Vista machine, I'd recommend you get the Device Driver from
Microsoft Update. That's what I did, and I test with Vista and a KUSB with
this driver every release of the K3 Utility (I'm doing daily builds).
I understand that there's a major internet outage in the Far East that may
be
Hi Gary,
Supply voltage is 13.0V as it has been since I put together the K2. At 1W
out the voltage is at 13.0. At 100W out the voltage is 12.8V. The rig hangs
up at all power levels.
Serial #3481. It has been working fine for over 4 years.
N2TK, Tony
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From: Gary Hvi
K3 #330
Arrived today in San Diego, Ca from up the road. I am still in shock as to
how well this radio works. It was worth every painful minute of waiting.
Thank you Elecraft for yet another fine product.
73,
David - NZ6D
KX1 #1600
K2 #5366
K3 #330
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Deni,
I tried also...I think the link is broken ? I wanted to look around because
I am running a Vista machine.Never had any problems with Vista...just wanted
to get ready for the delivery of the K3 ! ! !
Also does anybody have a K3 with a pc running Vista ? What drivers do you
need for the RS23
I have a friend with a K1 that has a "tiny" after-market
zero-beat indicator board to install, but has no instructions
or info for it. Can someone scan theirs and send as a PDF?
Thanks!
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I just wanted to let folks, who are waiting to hear about their ship
dates, know that my K3 was shipped on Jan 30, 2008. I will be
receiving it on Feb 6th. I ordered it on May 19th at Dayton and was
#134 at the show there.
It seems like their rate of shipping has become more robust.
73
Brett,
Now, that depends on the mic, but the answer is YES. User, know your
microphone!!
73,
Don W3FPR
Brett Howard wrote:
One other question... If the 8V bias gets accidentally switched on could
this damage the mic?
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Tony,
I have never seen a problem like that before, but I would suggest
starting with the 8R and 8T voltage rails on the control board. If they
are not switching properly between transmit and receive it could
conceivably create a problem like you describe.
OTOH, hearing your SSB signal in t
One other question... If the 8V bias gets accidentally switched on could
this damage the mic?
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On Fri 1 Feb 2008 at 19:14:13 EST Tony Kazmakites (N2TK) wrote ...
Before I tear into the K2 to find out what happened today I figured I would
ask on here in case someone has seen this problem before.
It receives fine on all bands. When I transmit (does not matter what power
level or what band)
Hi all,
It is with a very heavy heart that I must inform the list that Ron ZL1TW passed
away this morning ZL time after a short illness.
He was my mentor, the ZL Elecraft "guru", great family friend and all round
great guy.
I shall miss him deeply as will all his family and ham friends here
Ok so I just bought a GM4 mic shown at the link below:
http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/gm/index.htm
I've ordered the K3 but it's a ways out so I just wanna make sure I have all
the right things in place. From what I understand in order to run the Heil
dynamic mic with the K3 I want to s
James,
If you do not find a frequency at TP3 near 12100 kHz, and your probe is
good, then the PLL reference oscillator is not oscillating.
Look at the schematic for the RF Board sheet 1 - all the associated
components are shown in the upper left corner to the left of U4. At
this point, all
Hello,
2 Feb 2008 I will be operating in the FYBO 2008 contest.
My QTH will be out on the Appalachian Trail.
I plan to be on the air around 14:00 UTC and operate until 20:00 UTC.
My rig will be the Elecraft K1 @ 5 w and the BWV ( Black Widow Vertical.)
I will be on 40, 20 and I will try 15m s
Before I tear into the K2 to find out what happened today I figured I would
ask on here in case someone has seen this problem before.
It receives fine on all bands. When I transmit (does not matter what power
level or what band) it hangs up. If I keep it on the transmit mode power out
is fine.
I am still having a problem getting by the part II tests. I did find a problem
with RFC15 and replaced it but I still have a problem when I run the cal fctr
on tp3. I get a rapidly changing reading which is now in the 1080 range.
I checked d16, d17,c84, c85 and L31 per problem 235 on Appendix
I like my K3.RX is so quiet. Very crisp CW tone and
super clear SSB reception.
However I have some small problem's :
1. On SSB with headphones plugged in and noise
reduction engaged, during transmission the audio
comes from the internal speaker in the form of short
bursts. It is impossible to tr
V. good VOX
--- Dave Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "Dave Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:22:55 -0500
> CC:
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 VOX
>
> I just finished over an hour ragchew session with
> some locals on 10 meter
> SSB using VOX. I have never oper
I ahve built more than 170 K2's to date. Let me build one for you. You
receive a new radio with the options you want. My prices are reasonable and
you receive a finished radio ready to play. Please email me off line to:
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73
Alan
W1HYV
Just tap the DISPlay button.
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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009
On Fri Feb 1 12:47 , "Roger Stimson" sent:
>How do I turn "off" the date and time display so that I can see the decoded
information? I have pressed and Held Data MD and set the lines 45
Some radios seem more susceptible than others. When a newly licensed friend
got arcing and shocks from a Z match feeding a low 210ft doublet, I fitted
2k2 carbon resistors from each feeder to ground.
David
G3UNA
For the future, disconnect the antenna when not in use. The most likely
cause o
Hi Simon,
What about the WSJT modes? When can we expect to see those?
Bill W5WVO
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
Quick note:
1) HRD/DM780 will have FSK support by the time of the Dayton release
http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/News/tabid/66/Default.aspx
2) For anyone thinking about a digital mod
Since Simon is going to push another product here ...
Anyone looking at an all mode interface should consider the
microHAM microKEYER II. microKEYER II provides so many more
features - including true all mode support and the ability
to interface "foreign" accessories (SteppIR antennas,
ampl
Kirk,
Replace both D16 and D17 before touching the adjustment of R26 and R27 -
the resistance readings will be different with good diodes (about double
what they read now), and your wattmeter calibration should remain the
same as it was before.
If you want to sacrifice low power wattmeter ac
I ordered two dust covers from Rose Kopp, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The order went in last Friday and I actually had the covers in my hand on
Monday in California. I feel this was tremendous service.
I ordered a black K3 cover with Elecraft logo plus a matching black
special-order dust cover for my Vibr
Where can I get the new driver from Prolific? The link on the Ele Software
downloader site to Prolific seems to be unavailable to me. Anyone tried this
lately?
Thanks
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K2 1188 K3 325
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Glienn ON4WIX,
Thanks for the tip. Tapping DISP did the trick! Now
everything is working.
Roger K8RS
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How do I turn "off" the date and time display so that I can see the decoded
information? I have pressed and Held Data MD and set the lines 45 bps and FSK
D. The T shows up under DATA, but all I see in VFOB is the date,
What must I do next?
Roger K8RS
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When doing the filter alignment with spectrogram i see a filtercurve
going up to -30db for approx 5 seconds. Then the signal goes down to
-40db. Alway when switching to another band or to another mode this
happens. This effect is independent from the operation mode (LSB,
USB, CW). First t
After six months of operating, my k2/100 shows high swr/hi curr when
connected to the dummy load. Running in battery/qrp mode, everything is
fine, so I suspected something in the PA. I checked R26/R27 and they showed
about 25k ohms each which seems a bit low (the alignment step calls for 43k
ohms).
Quick note:
1) HRD/DM780 will have FSK support by the time of the Dayton release
http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/News/tabid/66/Default.aspx
2) For anyone thinking about a digital mode interface *please* look at the
usinterface.com Navigator, it is an excellent piece of hardware in every
respec
I've run MMTTY on RTTY using FSK-D (directly keying the K3 via the
suggested single transistor in the MMTTY help file) and found it worked
fine. Are you sure you have the correct size 3.5mm jack plug in the line
out and have you set line out?
I've migrated from MMTTY to DM780 (part of Ham Radi
Earlier today, I wrote:
> ..."I would strongly recommend using slightly different centered bands of 50,
> 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2400, 3200 Hz..." and
> "...Also note that unlike the current K3 band centers, when beginning with 50
> Hz, each successive band increases in exactly one-octav
Hi Roger,
W0YK uses WL extensivley in FSK mode with the K3. No problems. I use N1MM
also without
problems. Can you email a screen shot of what you are seeing on RX? Do you
have the
LINE OUT from the K3 connected to your Line In on the computer?
If you turn on the dual peak filter HOLD DUA
Has anyone setup WriteLog for FSK RTTY? I don't seem to be able to set up
MMTTY/FSK for Rcv. The screen looks good. Nice XY Scope on FSK Xmit. Just a
small white cluster on XY Scope on Recv and garbage decoding.
Roger K8RS K3 #280
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Any chance that part of the RF getting in through the RX antenna connection is
common-mode? If so, a simple ferrite toroid choke might solve the problem.
Probably not, but I'd try that first, just because it's such a simple fix.
Bill W5WVO
Andrew Faber wrote:
Toby,
Yes, that is a sensible w
Thanks for checking that Don. I'm not in front of my radio so could not verify
what bands were actually
used now. I wasn't aware of that change and will update the FAQ this evening.
BTW...you already can adjust the TX EQ setting during transmit.
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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidb
K3 #280 ordered on May 14th with deposit, arrived in Okemos, Michigan
on January 28th.
I completed the assembly and calibration on Wednesday with some advice
and counsel from Gary. Yesterday, I made up a cable to obtain Band Data and
FSK from the 15 pin Aux/IO terminal. I now h
I have been playing catch up with my K2 (#436) and recently installed
the A - B mods as well as adding the KAF2 AND KNB2 options. All was
well until I added the KNB2 option. When I added the KNB2 option, I
noticed that my output levels had dropped. I then discovered that I
had forgot to
Dave Van Wallaghen wrote:
Ok - before I get another wise crack reply (which I deserved) ;-) I
meant to say ESD protection.
Gary, KI4GGX, gave me a good suggestion to just take the non-sensitive
stuff with me for inventory. That's what I was looking to do was
separate the hardware and non-ESD
That is exactly what it is on my #00168 K3, Paul. If yours is different
maybe you need to update your firmware
Well, mine is on order and was relying only on the K3 FAQ sheet. However, I
now recall that I had sent this suggestion Wayne last summer and the guys
must have listened. Bravo! So
In a recent message, Paul Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ...
I would strongly recommend using slightly different centered bands of
50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2400, 3200 Hz
That is exactly what it is on my #00168 K3, Paul. If yours is different
maybe you need to update your firmware.
Ok - before I get another wise crack reply (which I deserved) ;-) I meant to
say ESD protection.
Gary, KI4GGX, gave me a good suggestion to just take the non-sensitive stuff
with me for inventory. That's what I was looking to do was separate the
hardware and non-ESD sensitive parts (if any) into b
Hello Paul - the TX EQ steps on my K3 are 50 100 200 400 800 1200 2400 and
3200. I've not looked at the FAQ Page but perhaps that was an early version
and has since been changed and the FAQ ought to be changed to reflect
current status. '73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH K3 #83
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For an online view of propagation take a look at
www.qsl.net/ct1boh/propagation.htm
73
José Nunes
CT1BOH
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Wyane & Eric:
I noted the following from the Elecraft K3 FAQ page concerning the K3's TX
EQ settings:
"The bands are centered at 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1600, 2400, and 3200
Hz. We can easily change these if something else turns out to make sense.
Also note that TX EQ will be adjustable wh
Hi Dale,
I was using a Heil Headset. I have used the headset with earphones not
plugged in and speaker set for normal listening level and after adjusting
the antivox there was no problem with false trips.
Dave
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To:
Sent: Frida
Wow, this is some kit!
The build and calibration up to a 10W transceiver have been completed
succesfully.
A brilliantly conceived and executed kit for such a complex transceiver and
the fit and finish are truly excellent! No missing parts or other issues.
Only real difficulty, was fitting the fron
G'day,
Not strictly true. certainly two outputs fit and could be provided
without the need for the ATU, just a switch module. I've ordered the ATU
not only for the two outputs but also for those times when I need to use
the wrong antenna for the right reasons.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
| If I we
Yes, I'd like sidetone, but there is this great digital SWR reading to
remind you and I don't TUNE for long.
I really like the way the K3 displays the SWR while I'm tuning. I use [TUNE]
for my SGC and its really good to watch it hunt down the setting and the
SmartLock tune light for the SGC comes o
Hi David,
I sent you a link and brief description via private e-mail.
It was modified for a different frequency response.
73
Dale, K9VUJ
David Cutter wrote:
>
> Dale
>
> Did you modify the vox for sensitivity or frequency range?
>
> 73
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
>>
>> I'm interested to know
Some of the bigger dxpeditions have planned their stations based on
predictions to their (and our) advantage.
For the casual operator, listen and send out a few CQs, you never know who
else is listening, just waiting for someone (anyone) to send a CQ.
David
G3UNA
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as far as I'm concerned, I agree with julien here. if I can hear it,
chances are I can talk to it. it's not a rule of thumb by any means.
there has been the odd occasion where I could hear them but they
couldn't hear me, but that's the way of things. I don't hold much stock
in any kind of propo
Dale
Did you modify the vox for sensitivity or frequency range?
73
David
G3UNA
I'm interested to know if you were using speakers or a boom/headset. The
later DSP radios, IC775 etc when I operated VOX I got a lot of false
trips,
but I don't use headsets. The best vox I've ever used was i
Hi Dave,
I'm interested to know if you were using speakers or a boom/headset. The
later DSP radios, IC775 etc when I operated VOX I got a lot of false trips,
but I don't use headsets. The best vox I've ever used was in the FT1000
with the vox modified for a certain voice range. Never false tri
Dave Van Wallaghen wrote:
>
> Do you need ESP for doing just the inventory process of the K3 kit? I work
> as a fire fighter and have a couple of double shifts (48 hours) coming up
> and wondered if I might be able to perform the inventory on my down time
> and
> do the actual build at home with
G3YMC wrote:
>
> Having got the indices it is up to you to learn what to do with them and
> how it relates to the dx you hear (or at the moment don't hear) on the
> bands.
>
I think the best advice regarding all these propagation programs is not to
place too much reliance on them. There is no s
Best VOX that I have ever used.
Stewart G3RXQ
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:22:55 -0500, Dave Larson wrote:
> I just finished over an hour ragchew session with some locals on
10 meter
> SSB using VOX. I have never operated a rig with a VOX that
works as smooth
> and slick as the one that exists on my K3
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