Just a note to say that I now have a Cushcraft R8 vertical (40-6
meters) in the air, mounted on a 10 foot mast at the back corner of my
deck which is 8 feet AGL. The "monster" is 40 feet tall counting the
mast, guyed about 80% up. We had a raising crew of six people this
morning, and because I d
Whoa! Is this deja vu (all over again). Maybe you missed the exchange
between me and Gary a couple days ago over the same question.
I suspected I was having the identical problem you are having because of
some of the random button pushing that took place during the assembly of K2 sn
6281.
Having lived in Santa Barbara most of my life I have had the privilege of
friendship with many of the staff of the original EiMac Vacuum Tube company.
One
of the last of their original Tech staff, Rad Leonard, Just passed on a few
months ago. In the course of these acquaintances I was privy
You brought back an old memory.
Many years ago I made a bifilar wound air-core 1:1 balun. I was
inspired by the 1974 ARRL Antenna Book, which described it on pg. 102,
fig. 3-43(B). Figure 3-43(A) presented a 4:1 balun. On the same page
is a photograph of a broadband unit, made of airdux type coil
Here's an attempt to post a link to my K3 assembly pictures
< URL:http://www.dewilder.com/public/k3/index.html >
enjoy
- Wim
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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This report will be a little truncated as compared to the regular version.
I will put all in order again tomorrow if Verizon puts my phone line back
together. Problem is the database is on one computer and the phone line which
works is run into another room. This computer is
G3RXQ asked F4FNT about the Dell OEM UPS (probably
meaning power supply) for his laptop that made noise &
G4ILO then added:
> By any chance was the UPS manufactured in China ?
That's not a very fair bet; almost every bit of consumer electronics is
manufactured in China or has most of its compon
KR2Q asked:
I have received some good (private) replies to my query about the need
for accuracy and I've learned a lot about how other think.
Shown below is one reply that I feel is worth sharing. I'm not an
engineer, so I found this to be especially enlightening. I assume
some (many?) will c
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:05:59 -0400, I wrote:
>
>Okay, so I like audible enunciators. No need for jokes about 'roger
>beep'...
>
Uh, I mean "annunciator" not enunciator, if that makes a little more
sense...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
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I would like to point out that there are loads of good tubes around,
many places have a lot of old US tubes, I use some 100TH tubes made in the
1950's,
and also have a pile of 811a, 812a, 813,s, 4-125, 4-400,etc.
No I dont want to sell any, but there are loads of good tubes around.
Unless overlo
Well I didn't plug it into my K3 with the transformer
isolation because my K3 is in its gestation period and
I am waiting for delivery. But, I don't think that it
would have avoided the problem. I was using
transformer isolation with a Rascal Interface. The
hum came through the push to talk grou
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:49:15 -0400, Ed K1EP wrote:
>At 3/16/2008 03:05 PM, Bill NY9H wrote:
>>During Clipperton & Ducie I found myself, ( AS DID SEVERAL OTHERS :( )
>> out of band calling after I managed to hit the UN-split button
>> missing the REV button. I don't need any help looking
Please leave the REV button exactly as it is now, for those who like it
that way. But if the sub-rx is not installed, please also make the unused
SUB button do the same as the existing REV button.
Agreed, Ian. I mis-spoke as to activating the REV function by depressing
SUB via a menu item. O
Six meters is probably the only band I would
-want- to scan ... ever. Well, maybe 10M when
watching for an opening. (:-))
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Hi - I am in the process of constructing my K2 and have two problems that may
or may not be related.
Problem 1: Low, almost nonexistent RX sensitivity during Alignment II. I
can manage to copy a carrier from my MFJ antenna analyzer and I have used
this to verify that IF and input circuits are p
Maybe there is someone on the list that has been through this issue and
can lend me their insight.
I am on page 42 which is the Alignment and Test Part 1 section of the
assembly notes.
My relays all click as expected, I get the Elecraft message and then I
get a message on the screen: 0250.3
Well, I listened on 14059.51 until 2340Z. Occasionally could hear a
character or two from Kevin, well into the noise. I'm building the KAF2
and if it was done, I might have picked him out. Never heard an offer
of QNB although a number of the midwest stations were 579 or better.
Won't make t
The March Run for the Bacon is tonight; and I apologize for the short notice!
I just now realized today is the 3rd Sunday of the month!
Sunday night - March 16th from:
9 - 11 PM EDT
8 - 10 PM CDT
7 - 9 PM MDT
6 - 8 PM PDT
This is a 2 hour, fun filled, friendly QRP CW contest open to ALL radio
Hi Dave --
There is a lot of information about hearing available on the web. As
always, one should cross-check sources and exercise some skepticism.
Hearing is logarithmic. Turning down the gain makes it more likely
that signals will stay below the triggering threshold for the
attenuat
Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
>
>
> No, I do not want any new menu affecting the REV button!
>
> Please leave the REV button exactly as it is now, for those who like it
> that way.
>
> But if the sub-rx is not installed, please also make the unused SUB
> button do the same as the existing REV bu
--- Paul Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would broadcast to everyone the name of the
> company that has no customer
> service so others won't deal with them and get hurt.
>
> Paul K7PM
>
>
I thought that I had done just that, but it went out
as a private communication to one member. Th
Doug, Dan, et al --
On Ducie Island we had a 9.6 kbit/s dial-up Internet connection with
long latency. Actual throughput was substantially less than this. 1-2
kbit/s would be a good estimate.
We could have downloaded new firmware, if we felt it was critical to
do so. We did not feel t
I haven't seen too much info here on the calibration done on the Bird
meters.
Just because it says Bird, does not make it accurate. Like any other test
equipment,
It must be calibrated periodically. Have all the meters referenced been
calibrated by a
Known standard? If not, results are suspect...
Aloha,
I also was not able to achieve a satisfactory transmitter power
calibration using a borrowed Bird wattmeter and dummy load, in fact I
was not able to get the Bird to read more than about 75 watts no
matter what power level I set. I repeated the calibration using my
own Elecraft WM1 and the
Paul Christensen wrote:
I believe what Ian and others are
stating is that in the single Rx configuration, the REV button would work
just as it does now, only via a menu,
No, I do not want any new menu affecting the REV button!
Please leave the REV button exactly as it is now, for those who li
If I were looking for a 1.5 kW tube amp today, I would look for one using
either two 3CX800A7 (peak-rated 3CPX800A7) or one 8877 (peak-rated
3CPX1500A7). Reasonably priced Eimac pulls from periodic maintenance of MRI
equipment in many hospitals ensures they should be around for quite awhile.
Pul
exactly same here for S/N 593 and I used two extra zinc ones aswell.
Mark Hampton wrote:
>
> Same problem as me - there were two 6.4mm black pan-head screws missing
> from the KIO3 hardware bag. I did the same as others and used the same
> sized zinc version to attach o/p transistors to bott
I have to admit that I would like to know the answer to this one too!
Vic, the idea is to minimize any propensity for Tx error. Far too many ops
call the DX station incessantly without listening. These are the guys I
would really hate to see using A/B.
If you're really cognizant about your
ab2tc wrote:
Why would you transmit if you don't hear
the DX says he is listening?
I have to admit that I would like to know the answer to this one too!
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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I don't understand why. If you forget to get back to the DX' transmit
frequency, you will not hear him. Why would you transmit if you don't hear
the DX says he is listening? I think most of the cases of transmitting on
the wrong frequency is because SPLIT is turned off. I know I have made this
mis
Hi Stewart,
Yes, the 90 W AC power supply of my Dell is made in China.
Do you mean there is a special treatment against the "Chinese syndroma" ?
Raymond
F4FNT
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Envoyé : dimanche 16 mars 2008 13:53
À : Raymond METZGER; Elecr
Mike Scott wrote:
I just started to use the scanning capability of the K3. After scanning the
17M CW segment with some success, I thought, wow lets go scan 6M CW segment.
I get an error saying scanning not allowed on this band. I can't think of a
better use for scanning than 6M to find an openin
"I am all for making changes to buttons to make things easier, but I
wonder if some are jumping the gun a little to fast here. This is a NEW
radio and it takes time for an operator to get use to it. Change is good,
but change to make the rig similar to other rigs might not be the answer."
Lee:
I have an amplifier with four 572B tubes. I have been
running the same Cetron 572Bs since 1976 in this
Dentron Clipperton L and in a Hunter Bandit before.
This summer I decided to lay in another set to stretch
the life of the amp. I ordered a quad of the premium
Chinese Tubes from the distributo
This is A/B approach is a "transmit on the wrong VFO" accident waiting to
happen. The tap again is what can get lost in the heat of the action.
There simply is no substitute for a second VFO/sub rx that is in RX all the
time.
That being said. One could always tell (just after the FT-1000MP's c
Just to confirm, if you lock A and use REV to tune and slip off, you're
still safe from changing A because the VFOs lock independently.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
Doug KR2Q wrote:
I don't have to worry about "slipping" off of the REV button and
tuning the "wrong" VFO. Equally, since the DX qrg was LOCKED,
Maybe we can all continue this subject on this thread? No S/W design changes
are necessary. The radio already has an A/B button as does nearly any other
modern radio, certainly the entire ICOM line and I believe TenTec. Just tap
the A/B button, do your tuning on the other frequency, tap A/B again
Now that I have your attention with the subject line
I have researching HF amplifiers for a future purchase. I currently have a
little old AL80A and I would like to have a little more oompf in my signal from
time to time.
QRPers, you may delete this message now
I have been asking s
I am all for making changes to buttons to make things easier, but I wonder if
some are jumping the gun a little to fast here. This is a NEW radio and it
takes time for an operator to get use to it. Change is good, but change to
make the rig similar to other rigs might not be the answer.
I f
At 3/16/2008 03:05 PM, Bill NY9H wrote:
During Clipperton & Ducie I found myself, ( AS DID SEVERAL OTHERS :( )
out of band calling after I managed to hit the UN-split button
missing the REV button. I don't need any help looking stupid.
Using the single rcvr SUB button as REV makes gre
I'm not sure what the date of this info is, but I have a sheet of paper
describing the KPA 800 and it says the Assembled price is $3995 and the
Kit is $3595. This info could be 18+ months old. There is no date on it.
I suspect that that price will inflate somewhat by the time it is
introduced.
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:15:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill W4ZV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Also I would personally find it very difficult to do REV using the K3's SUB
button due to the very tight spacing of the SUB location. There's simply no
way my fingers would fit while depressing SUB and
Dear Elecraft reflectorees
I have received some good (private) replies to my query about the need
for accuracy and I've learned a lot about how other think.
Shown below is one reply that I feel is worth sharing. I'm not an
engineer, so I found this to be especially enlightening. I assume
so
Like others (and most recently, Bill, ZV), I have used the TF-SET
(Rev) for decades. And like still others, I found myself doing "bad"
things for VP6 when using the K3. Still not sure how that happened.
LOL.
As I previously posted here, but possibly worth repeating, I have now
changed my modus o
Rick,
Rick Kunath schrieb am 16 Mar 2008 um 11:12:
> Another way message threading gets messed up is folks using the digest
> method of getting the list. Basically, if you are on digest and you reply,
> you are breaking the thread as your digest message is it's own thread. So
> for digest list r
Bill W4ZV wrote:
>
>
> I used a TS-930S for many years and learned to depress TF-SET (Kenwood's
> equivalent to REV) with my left index finger and tune the Main VFO with my
> left pinky. Since I found it very natural to do the same with REV in the
> K3, out of curiosity I actually measured th
>>> Just wanted to get my 2 cents worth in on this
thread before it becomes accepted truth that the K3
layout is hard to use. <<<
>From the subject line I was more concerned that it
would become accepted truth that everyone had a K3/10
for sale. ;-)
I heard from Doug and he did accept an offer o
During Clipperton & Ducie I found myself, ( AS DID SEVERAL OTHERS :( )
out of band calling after I managed to hit the UN-split button
missing the REV button. I don't need any help looking stupid.
Using the single rcvr SUB button as REV makes great sense to me.
bill
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The difference between 100% power output and 90% power output equates
to approximately 0.45dB; which is well below the difference threshhold that
the human ear can detect.
My question is:- can todays' highly advanced rigs, with their tailored AGC
and DSP circuits, detect this change in signal i
Why not use the A/B button instead of REV when working split? No acrobatics
necessary. Tap it once, tune the other frequency, tap it again and you are
back where you started.
73 de ab2tc - Knut
I don't have any trouble holding the REV button on my K3 with my index
finger while turning the VFO
Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>
> A configuration from one version can be restored to a different version.
>
If you haven't stored a working configuration using Dick's Configuration
Save utility in the K3 Loader, I highly recommend you do so. I've made a
habit of periodically saving my configurati
I don't have any trouble holding the REV button on my K3 with my index
finger while turning the VFO A knob with my thumb. I do that a lot working
DX like Ducie. Maybe it's a question of getting used to the placement of
the button with a new radio.
I have never used an Omni-VI, so I don't kno
Luther B. Phillips wrote:
>
>
> I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the VFO
> with one hand when working split on the Omni-VI than the K3.
>
Interesting. This came up fairly recently either here or on the K3 Yahoo
Group. I used a TS-930S for many years and learne
That could be a very good thing Greg. I agree with the
comments about the reverse button. When I was chasing the
Ducie Island and Clipperton Island folks, I found it very
easy to hit the wrong button when trying to check the
reverse frequency. It was mostly operator error, but things
get so fra
A configuration from one version can be restored to a different version.
No firmware program instructions are saved in the configuration save.
Dick, K6KR
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Rick Kunath wrote:
David Woolley wrote:
Outlook is possibly a particular problem, as it can thread Usenet but
not email.
Outlook can thread email messages. It isn't set to do that by default
though. And most people don't have it set that way.
Many people use back versions of Outlook becaus
Same problem as me - there were two 6.4mm black pan-head screws missing from
the KIO3 hardware bag. I did the same as others and used the same sized zinc
version to attach o/p transistors to bottom.
Now to decide what filters to order to complement my 2.7 SSB one
Mark M5MDH
We had a prior discussion about the use of the K3 ATU driving an antenna on
multiple bands fed with open wire feed line with a short length of coax and
a Balun on the transceiver end. The discussion mentioned that Baluns have
losses when SWR is high and that the proper Balun was 1:1.
The Balun lo
Stewart Baker wrote:
By any chance was the UPS manufactured in China ?
That's not a very fair bet; almost every bit of consumer electronics is
manufactured in China or has most of its components manufactured there.
However, if the suggestion is the responsibility for poor EMC lies in
China,
Related to this, what is the action of the Configuration Save feature in
the K3 Utility? Can a configuration saved from an earlier f/w level be
applied to a current/different f/w level? or do you have to keep
configurations matched to the f/w? Is any f/w code saved as part of the
configuration?
What Ian said. The button has no useful function currently with only
one RX. In fact, maybe having a different keycap for single and
dual-RX K3's would be an option? It's been a while since I had mine
apart.
73, doug
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:48:10 +
From: Ian White GM3SEK <[EMAIL PR
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
I don't have a Bird watt meter or 'scope. I have an off-the-shelf
Diamond SX200 watt meter that is probably 25 years old. Here is what I
found:
0.5 watts on the K3 = 0.7 watts on the SX200 (5 watt scale, with 0.1
"ticks" below 1 watts)
5.0 watts on the K3 = 4.9 watts
My IC-7800 requires that you install each firmware upgrade.
I believe that ICOM must be using a "delta patch" sort of technology. The
Elecraft K3 uses a "completely replace" approach.
Those of us who test K3 firmware that hasn't yet been released to customers
need the ability to bounce back and
Thanks for the clarification Ian. Will pass it on.
Greg
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Greg wrote:
>I'll
Mike,
Did you follow the steps on page 46?
You have to set the KXV3 menu to TEST and connect an RF Volt meter to the TX
OUT BNC on the KXV3. Set power to 1 milliwat (0 dbm) and adjust WMTR for
.224 Vrms on the external meter.
Greg
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Greg wrote:
I'll bring this with Wayne. If he approves I'll put it on the update list.
The request will be for a menu option to swap the SUB and REV functions.
But remember there won't be an icon to indicate the status. So once you set
it - it's up to the user to remember.
Sorry, that isn't w
I had the same missing screw problem with my K3 kit and ended up using two
zinc pan head screws to secure the output transistors to the bottom panel.
I also was missing one of the bushings that are used to secure the two fans
for the 100 watt power amplifier.
Missing three non critical parts isn
Performing the TX Gain calibration is setting the gain constants for the MCU
by each band. Once for the LPA at 5W and once for the KPA3 at 50W. When
doing the calibration if you do not get an error message such as ERR TXG,
then you're good. If there's a problem, you will see that error message.
Succinctly put Paul. Anyway it's on the list.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:13:10 -0400, Paul Christensen wrote:
>> For the life of me, I don't understand the apparent "need" (not
just
>> on the Elecraft reflector) for hams who want (demand) that
their ham
>> radio gear be so incredibly
For the record - I can't get it to work either. If I calibrate the wattmeter
to 5 Watts on 20m it is quite a long way out on several other bands -
ranging from about 3W to about 7W. I am comparing it with an HP8484A so that
might be an issue as it is a microwave head, but I think it goes down to
b
Because this is a feature of the radio. Although this is not a show stopper,
it is a "feature" that needs slight tweaking bythe Elecraft team. Ir ia a
"feature" that like the filter gain adjustmentis not available on many other
rigs and we want it to work as spec'd so we have another bragging
For the life of me, I don't understand the apparent "need" (not just
on the Elecraft reflector) for hams who want (demand) that their ham
radio gear be so incredibly accurate (not to be confused with
precise).
Doug, the issue is not attaining lab-grade accuracy with the K3. The issue
is in und
I seem to remember the KPA1500 being about $5500 to $6500 depending on
whether it was a semi-kit or factory assembled. But, that is at least 2
years old, so I am confident there will be adjustments when the amps
finally appear. No info on the KPA800 - but if I remember correctly, it
was about
I am just getting back into enjoying my K3 #328 after a hospital stay, and
am confused by one aspect of the output power measurement. I suspect the
problem lies with me rather than the radio, but I feel it is worth asking
the question.
Suppose I set the power output using the PWR control at 30W. W
This has been added to the list with high priority. The range available
will be increased for both WTMTR HP and LP.
73
Greg
AB7R
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Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:10 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sub
For the life of me, I don't understand the apparent "need" (not just
on the Elecraft reflector) for hams who want (demand) that their ham
radio gear be so incredibly accurate (not to be confused with
precise). Other than, "it should be able to be more accurate," how
does this impact our operations
Hi
I also found the black 4-40 1/4 screws to be short. I had 8-10 of the 3/16
black pan heads, 5 or 6 of the black flatheads and 5 or 6 silver 4-40 1/4 left
over. I also had plenty of lockwashers. I just used three of the silver 4-40
1/4 on the transistors in place of the black screws. I think
A useful feature for K3s that don't have the sub-receiver would be to
duplicate the REV function on the SUB button.
What a great idea!!! :-)
I'll second that motion.
Paul, W9AC
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I'll bring this with Wayne. If he approves I'll put it on the update list.
The request will be for a menu option to swap the SUB and REV functions.
But remember there won't be an icon to indicate the status. So once you set
it - it's up to the user to remember.
Greg
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Gee whiz...why did you discount it? You could probably make a tiny
profit as lots of guys are drooling for one and are willing to ante up
to beat the ~4 month wait.
I think you made an error in judgment with that offering price. Oh
well! I'm sure you'll sell it under an hour.
de Doug KR2Q
much like other radio/s...
You will not find the necessity of " going back" to retrieve a stable version.
None of the changes has had me EVER thinking I wanted to go backwards.
bill.
At 11:57 PM 3/15/2008, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
Each firmware version completely replaces its predecessor. The
What a great idea!!! :-)
Our messages crossed.
73, doug
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:33:12 +
From: Ian White GM3SEK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paul Christensen wrote:
>> I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the
>>VFO with one hand when working split on the Om
From: "Paul Christensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:07:31 -0400
> I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the VFO
> with one hand when working split on the Omni-VI than the K3.
That's one K3 limitation that I have not experienced with most
On receive 13.7V drops to 13.2V @ 50W.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:10:59 -0800, Robert Tellefsen wrote:
> Hi Stewart
> Just out of curiousity, what is the supply voltage
> to your K3 at the K3?
> 73, Bob N6WG
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Stewart Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paul Christensen wrote:
I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the
VFO with one hand when working split on the Omni-VI than the K3.
That's one K3 limitation that I have not experienced with most other
transceivers. Of all the panel buttons, the placement of the REV
b
I just started to use the scanning capability of the K3. After scanning the
17M CW segment with some success, I thought, wow lets go scan 6M CW segment.
I get an error saying scanning not allowed on this band. I can't think of a
better use for scanning than 6M to find an opening.
Now I wonder why
Luther B. Phillips wrote:
>
> Only deviation from instructions was the use
> of 2 zinc pan-head screws to secure the output transistors to the bottom
> panel. (was short two black screws)
>
I did the same when building mine, and so did a couple of other people
judging by a couple of recent po
Hi Stewart
Just out of curiousity, what is the supply voltage
to your K3 at the K3?
73, Bob N6WG
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From: "Stewart Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Penkas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] wattmeter calibration
Usin
I also find it is much easier to hold the REV button and tune the VFO
with one hand when working split on the Omni-VI than the K3.
That's one K3 limitation that I have not experienced with most other
transceivers. Of all the panel buttons, the placement of the REV button is
probably the mos
Norm-
Look on the bottom of the paddle casing (once you remove it from it's base).
You will see a round "button" near the front of the unit. While pressing in
this button, push the paddle assembly from the rear, where the wire
connects. This will allow the mechanism to slide out the front for
adju
I just received my elecraft equipment covers from Rose Kopp. The
craftsmanship is very nice, I highly recommend her. Jim K4JAF
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I have an IBM Thinkpad with the same problem.
I replaced the IBM switching power supply
with an older analog power supply and the
problem went away (at least from power
supply noise). The laptop still generates some
noise itself, but much less than the power
supply did.
Good luck and 73
Bo
I've decided to offer up K3/10 #495 for sale or possible trade. Rig works as
advertised, has the latest firmware, and is in like-new condition. The only
installed option is the 5-pole 500 Hz roofing filter. Built from kit
observing all ESD precautions. Only deviation from instructions was the us
I’m happy to hear everything is ok. When you get right down to it, Don is the
glue that holds this forum together.
Tom, AK2B
Tom Hammond-2 wrote:
>
> Just received from Don Wilhelm's XYL, Nancy:
>
> Don had a kind of a bad day Friday (dehydrated) but he was chomping at the
> bit to come home
I have returned home and all is as good as expected for 6 days after
major abdominal surgery. Initial reports from my surgeon indicate that
he was able to remove the cancer tissue while disturbing only a small
area of the surrounding tissue. I still have a lot of recovery to do,
but I am than
Hi
Same here. I also ran out of range with a setting of 30. I usually use a OHR
WM2 and the OHR 100 watt dummy load modified with a 20 db pad output. However
the K3 seems to work fine and the internal wattmeter is accurate at 100 watts
Don Brown
KD5NDB
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Using 3 different pieces of test equipment to measure the RF
output power, together with a precision dummy load VSWR <1.02, I
am unable to get more than 44W out at a requested level of 50W.
WMTR setting is flat out at 30. At 120W I get 106W out.
Raised this with Support and Wayne and they are look
Must sell my new K2, #6363. Built & professionally aligned, with SSB & ATU
modules, will also include hand mic. Never used, $950. Need to sell asap.
Mike Pierce
KD8DVV
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David Woolley wrote:
Outlook is possibly a particular problem, as it can thread Usenet but
not email.
Outlook can thread email messages. It isn't set to do that by default
though. And most people don't have it set that way.
It's a lousy excuse of an email client, as is Outlook Express, but
No, it's not an issue of "what communications receivers do". The Orion
passband is flat down to 50hz.
Agreed, Barry. While not considered "traditional" communications audio,
expanding Rx audio bandwidth down to 50 Hz is a whole new listening
experience.
I also notice that in CW, the K3's Rx a
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