I have a set made by XceLite ... I've had them for many, many
years, but perhaps they're still made. The part numbers begin
with TW- xxx.
Motorola also makes them with part numbers likeST-1180,
ST-1181 and ST-1182. I believe the ST means service
tool. Maybe a Motorola 2-Way shop can order
No TCX0-3 fitted. Serial number is 307.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:16:11 -0400, Greg - AB7R wrote:
This was true with some early optional TCXO-3 units that had
exposed SMDs on the bottom
of the can. There was a capacitor that
could potential short to the metal socket where the
Tom and Lee:
FYIW; whats wrong with the steady VOX icon for VOX and,
if it's not on, your in PTT
Bill W7KXB
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wish List for K3
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:34:37 +0100
Why not program the VOX icon to flash on and
FYIW; whats wrong with the steady VOX icon for VOX and,
if it's not on, your in PTT
IMHO nothing. I like it they way it is.
73
toby
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Dear Don,
Best wishes to you for this unpleasant and enforced stay in a non-HAM
workshop.
And I hope you come back quickly and healthy : the Elecraft community need
you.
73
Raymond
F4FNT
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to:
I'm just running first test on my almost finished K2/100.
I'm sorry but I have my S/N at the moment, but it's 6XXX series. One of
the latest.
I miss just SSB (missing parts coming), but I have KAF2, NB, 160mt, and
100W.
Some weeks ago I had few test experience at first step of construction:
K2
Amen, I dont see any problem with the current display. VOX icon, vox on.
No icon, PTT.
Jim K4JAF
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 3:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Wish List for K3
FYIW; whats wrong with the
Rob Sherwood's recent Boulder ARC presentation, slides in .ppt or .pdf and
audio in .mp3, are now available on his website. This is a very good primer
for anyone interested in the above issues. Download both and you can view
the slides while listening to the audio.
http://www.sherweng.com/
OK Stewart. I did not think that would really be the problem but I wanted to
rule it out anyway.
I'm passing this on to Wayne as he is going to have to find what in the
firmware that may be causing this to happen. I tried last night and could not
reproduct it, but I have seen very few
Hi --
The VP6DX Elecraft K3s were configured as follows:
• KPA3 100W option.
• KXV3 second receive antenna option.
• 2×KFL3A-250 250 Hz 8-pole roofing filter
• 2×KFL3A-400 400 Hz, 8-pole roofing filter
• 2×KFL3A-1.0K 1 kHz, 8-pole roofing filter
• 2×KFL3A-1.8K 1.8 kHz, 8-pole roofing filter
•
OK guys.
If you follow the thread ... the idea has been tossed about and tossed out ...
and for good reason. They can't do it. Nope, cannot be done. The VOX icon is
burned into the LCD, thus there is no way to change it. I did not understand
the manufacturing process when I made the
I just used a crescent wrench to do the job and was very careful with it. I
guess that is my version of a Spanner Wrench.
Lee - K0WA
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't
have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find
Lee Buller wrote:
I just used a crescent wrench to do the job and was very careful with
it. I guess that is my version of a Spanner Wrench.
You are lucky if you escaped without scratching your panel! I use
nutdrivers for this kind of thing, and also install a smooth flat washer
behind the
I used one of the felt washers to cushion an adjustable spanner (is
that a crescent wrench?), then used it under the knob as instructed.
--
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice;
nothing
is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
-Lord
Bill W4ZV wrote:
Rob Sherwood's recent Boulder ARC presentation
http://www.sherweng.com/
Some of Rob's best comments are in the discussion following the formal talk.
It will take a long time to listen to it all of but it's well worthwhile!
73, Bill
--
View this message in
+/- 5% or even 10% should be fine for any measurement
of resistance, capacitance, inductance, and etc. More
accurate measurements would be beyond the capability
of most Flukes or other meters.
Have fun!
Ken, KA0W
--- paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just finishing up the KPA100 add on kit
Hello Folks,
Has anyone experienced a very loud POP' while working cw? I keep getting
one that sets you back in your seat.
Don...w2xb
--
View this message in context:
http://www.nabble.com/Loud-Pop-in-cw-tp15976683p15976683.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
At 07:52 PM 3/10/2008, Dave G. wrote:
One wish --- and I don't even have a K3 yet...
A General register stack... for BBC, Radio Australia, etc..
and wgnwbbmwwv .
oh. that is where the 80 meter band went :)
___
Elecraft
Um, after further review... stupid question. Radiating ANY RF outside the ham
bands to tune the AT would be illegal. Duh. Sorry for the bandwidth, guys.
Bill
Bill W5WVO wrote:
Suppose I have an HF ham band antenna connected to Ant 1 (for
transmitting and receiving) and a wire antenna
Hello Silvio,
At night the BCB signal levels are very high here in Europe.
This excludes the use of the pre-amplifier on 7 MHz.
However using a dipole or similar arrangement the pre-amp is not necessary
at all.
There have been reported some solutions by aligning the band pass filter for
a
Which radio, Ron???
Blachura wrote:
Hello Folks,
Has anyone experienced a very loud POP' while working cw? I keep getting
one that sets you back in your seat.
Don...w2xb
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a
Which radio, Ron???
Blachura wrote:
Hello Folks,
Has anyone experienced a very loud POP' while working cw? I keep getting
one that sets you back in your seat.
Don...w2xb
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be
My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've ordered two new
jacks, but I am thinking about wiring the internal speaker always on and
muting it at the external speaker jack. I'm a little concerned about just
opening the internal speaker line without a load for the audio amp. I could
I'm sorry I didn't name the rig. Its the K3 and the pop is random. Have the
agc set to (fast) will try it on (slow) and see if it helps..
Thanks
Don...w2xb
--
View this message in context:
http://www.nabble.com/loud-pop-on-K3-tp15978162p15978162.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
I used one of the felt washers to cushion an adjustable spanner (is
that a crescent wrench?), then used it under the knob as instructed.
David,
Was going to jump in and translate crescent wrench for you guys over there,
but I see you sussed it out. This is like
Jim;
I had the same problem with my K1 (same part nr). I
just wired the speaker and in parallel with the phone
jack. Speaker is on all the time, When headphones are
in use the volume control gets turned down. This has
worked well for me. I did this about 2 years ago.
73, Ty, W1TF, K1 #1423
---
Blachura wrote:
I'm sorry I didn't name the rig. Its the K3 and the pop is random. Have
the agc set to (fast) will try it on (slow) and see if it helps..
Thanks
Don...w2xb
Be sure your CONFIG: AGC PLS is set to NORmal. What you are describing
sounds like the AGC pop issue Rob
Mike:
Thanks for your e-mail. Something new learned that was
old. I built my K1 in 2003, my only HF rig at present,
I never knew this.
This is what makes this reflector so useful.
73, Ty, W1TF, K1 #1423
--- Mike Morrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This topic will be old stuff for most K1 users,
Good morning,
Propagation favored western stations yesterday evening...then W1WCG, Van in CT
popped
in for a few moments before fading out!!
The lo-cut/shift/width/hi-cut controls got a real workout last night in attempt
to harvest the check-ins amidst the adjacent activities.
There were a few
Silvio IZ5DIY wrote:
Last evening I where on air listening and making some test.
I found strong broadcasting interference on 40mt, I check again,
changing antenna from PA to RX, same strong interference.
Many interferences were on 7.0 - 7.1 band (Italy has just 100 KHz).
Next I noticed
I have two of them that I got from Mouser. Go to www.mouser.com and look up
part numbers:
382-0006 and 382-0004 Two different sizes of knurled nut tool. They work
great and have a center pin that goes into the jack to prevent slipping off
the nut when tightening.
Eric N3EF
n0jrn wrote:
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:41:57 -0700 (PDT), Jim, K4ZMV wrote:
My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've ordered two new
jacks, but I am thinking about wiring the internal speaker always on and
muting it at the external speaker jack. I'm a little concerned about just
opening the
Hi guys
I have finished my K2. And I'm very pleased with it. Very nice CW rig. Its
got all those features that I didn't know I couldn't do without :o)
But there is one issue
When I was tuning the crystal filter at L34, the manual said that it would
most likely peak at 1 to 1 and 1/2
Is there an upgradeable fix for this problem? I'm on my 2nd jack and it's
going south.
BillH w7kxb
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:41:57 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack
My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've
What frequency was the net on? All I could hear was an omiss net.
Thanks
John
W7JJL
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
Hi John,
On 40m last night, I was on 7188 at 0200.
Last Sunday, I was on 14.235 at 2pm PDT, that will change to
11AM next Sunday - same freq.
This coming Thursday, it will be 7190 +/- to not interfere with Omiss and
time it for 0100 - 6pm PDT.
Bear with us as we get settled in - :-)
73, Roger
We are moving the time for the Monday/Thursday evening net, to
accommodate family life, and to avoid the OMISS net frequency.
7190 at 0100 UTC.
We think we can stick with this!
Nets are posted at the K3 Wiki:
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page
scroll down to USER NETS
I have a KPA100 that I would like to sell. It is well built and works
perfectly. Very recent model that was bought when I bought my K2 serial
number 6255. I have built 4 K2's and my build quality is very good.
I am getting near to receiving my K3 and I want to convert my K2 into a
portable,
Got my call today from Katie, my K3 ordered on 7-2-07 is being shipped
today. Hopefully it will arrive at its new home in North Carolina by
Monday.
Mike
W4OCO
K3 5??
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a
Hi all
I am thinking about adding the last option to my K2, the DSP. Currently I am
a SSB guy. Using also Digital modes there.
I know the DSP do great stuff on CW, but what about SSB. Do any of you have
an opinion you like to share on this. Is the DSP value for money on SSB.
Reason for
Hello Everybody!
Last year this one was a huge success! Everybody
liked the new exchange (Gridsquare instead of state)
and it was a friendly get-together.
I even considered getting out and activating a grid
other than my home grid before this blizzard hit. Now
I'll play from home ;)
Please
thanks Bill!
Slide 16, last bullet really shocked me. I guess a rose by any other
name may NOT smell as sweet.
When does 3 = 7? When it's wrapped in an FT2000 cover. Not very
funny. So much for truth in advertising.
de Doug KR2Q
___
Elecraft
Just a gentle reminder Wayne...it's 3/11 and I don't see the update
for the KRX3.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Slide 16, last bullet really shocked me. I guess a rose by any other
name may NOT smell as sweet.
When does 3 = 7? When it's wrapped in an FT2000 cover. Not very
funny. So much for truth in advertising.
I suppose truth in advertising does not translate
00497f5.netsolhost.com/radio/k3synth1.JPG
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Problem #2 Solved
While waiting for replacement boards, I started looking again. The
problem was not on the mixer board as suspected, it was found on the
Synth board. Because of the close proximity of the mixer board to the
synth board, any movement in the immediate area caused to problem to
Please come and join us at the 9th Annual Contest Dinner on Friday
April 25, 2008 at the International DX Convention in Visalia, CA
(hosted by the Mother Lode DX and Contest Club.)
Wayne Burdick, N6KR, co-founder of Elecraft and principal designer of
the Elecraft K3, will be speaking on Contest
Hallo,
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/krx3_update_from_wayne.htm
===
KRX3 Status Update from Wayne
March 11, 2008
We expect to receive the initial batch (20) of production KRX3 modules
this week. We'll post a photo as soon as
Here are a couple of K3 pictures from the Ham Radio Symposium in Munich
last weekend:
http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/_/tools/diaview.html?_CMTREE=279_CMELEM=4
http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/_/tools/diaview.html?_CMTREE=279_CMELEM=5
vy 73 de toby
--
DD5FZ (ex 4n6fz, dj7mgq, dg5mgq,
For anyone still unsure about Grid Squares, I added a short article on
the QRP ARCI website homepage (just below the FDIM feature) -
http://www.qrparci.org
It contains a few links to some excellent resources.
--
73
Steve, G4GXL
--
QRP ARCI Webmaster - www.qrparci.org
FDIM 2008 Webmaster -
I actually listened to the entire Sherwood presentation to
the Boulder Amateur Radio Club while I was puttering around
today.
http://www.sherweng.com/audio/Barc-Edited.mp3
Some of his comments addressed the K3 and were quite
complimentary. At 1:12:49 into the presentation, he did
mention
I tuned my new K3 to 640 KHz to listen to a local AM radio station. I was
connected to my 40M inverted Vee. The station had too low signal strength to
listen to. Just next to the K3 is an old tube radio with a 6-inch ferrite
antenna that tunes the station just fine.
I was expecting different
I tuned my new K3 to 640 KHz to listen to a local AM radio station. I was
connected to my 40M inverted Vee. The station had too low signal strength to
listen to. Just next to the K3 is an old tube radio with a 6-inch ferrite
antenna that tunes the station just fine.
I was expecting different
I am considering building a multi-band doublet fed with ladder line to the
window and then 10-12 feet of coax to the K3 from the window interface. I
would let the K3 ATU tune the beast. I have been playing with a coax
calculator and with low loss coax and 10:1 SWR the losses in the short run
of
Dave,
The rig sounds much like a IC-765..IMHO. I have found that it is not harsh to
my ears, but my ears are not perfect. To many hours with headphones on...to
much rock and roll...to much time behind the console at the radio stations.
It is much better than the 756PROII and is much more
All,
Remember to keep Don Wilhelm (W3FPR) your thoughts and prayers. :)
73,
Gary KI4GGX
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
Mike,
I recently put up a 240ft doublet fed with 600 ohm open wire feeder. The
feedline is about 200 ft long. It terminates in the Elecraft BL2 balun
set for 4:1 and it tunes all bands 160-6M on the K3.
73
Greg
AB7R
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
Mike, I'm having very good results with a 136.5 foot OCF dipole (1/3-2/3) fed
with 120 feet of 300 ohm ladder line to an Elecraft BL-2 balun and one foot
of coax to the K3. The SWR at the radio is less than 1.8 and as low as 1.2
across all of 80, 40, 20, 17, 12, 2/3 of 10 and even the first 1/4
Mike,
I tuned my new K3 to 640 KHz to listen to a local AM radio station.
I was connected to my 40M inverted Vee.
By any chance, is the KA3 still in cicuit and still tuned to 40M??
I usually forget to take the ATU out of the circuit for BC band makes a
big difference
--
Dave G. KK7SS
KA3 should have been KAT3. fat fingers ;-\
--
Dave G. KK7SS
'65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity.
But I'm not so sure about the universe. ... Albert Einstein.
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post
60 matches
Mail list logo
