David said:
There has been a steady stream of suggestions for the K3. Many of them are
very individualistic preferences, and probably not practical or universally
beneficial. But there are probably some ponies in there too--quite a few in
fact. The real question is whether or not the folks at
I have a TS850, K2 K3 and I'm keeping all of them...
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:13:14 -0700, David Yarnes wrote:
Cookie,
I'm only passingly familiar with the TS850. But I have a very
good friend
whose opinion I respect greatly. He has owned an 850 for years,
and
considers it
Fords are better. No, Chevy!
No, Ford... punch!
N, Chevy... punch, punch, bash!
Ford! punch, bash, blast!
... news reporter: An unexplained small atomic explosion was seen
at a local drag race track. Witnesses reported hearing two grown men
arguing about the superiority
A common way of dealing with the on reflectors is to bracket them, viz:
[K3] [K2] [K1] [KX1] etc and you filter on the whole text including
the brackets
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
--
If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone
must take an equal portion, most people would
Len and All,
I'm not one of those who particularly wants the K3 to be bigger. Like you,
I like its size and portability. It's a lot of radio in a very handy sized
box. Others though, want some things that can only be accomplished by
making the radio bigger.
Your story reminds me of
Well said John!
But I also agree that it is of essense for Elecraft that we are allowed to,
and able to give feedback and 'want lists'. Then Elecraft can use this
information as they desire to further develop the K3 and maybe even get
input to a potential 'K4'. If someone asks for something that
Charles Harpole wrote:
Fords are better. No, Chevy!
No, Ford... punch!
N, Chevy... punch, punch, bash!
Ford! punch, bash, blast!
... news reporter: An unexplained small atomic explosion was seen
at a local drag race track. Witnesses reported hearing two grown men
I'm not trying to get into the band stacking registrars discussion.
Just when I switch bands, I want things to stay where they are at.
As an example, I decided to play rtty late in the afternoon but there
wasn't much activity on 20m. So I popped into all the rtty sections
of the bands.
Selling microHAM microKEYER II. Works perfectly with K3. See
description at http://www.microham-usa.com/Products/MKII.html. As new,
purchased just two weeks ago. CD still sealed. Protective covering still
on display. Includes DB37-EL-K3 cable set for K3. Also includes PS/2
numeric keypad as
Hi folks,
I'm just doing some fine tuning with my K2 after a few years of use. I
now have a second receiver so I can listen to my audio and fine tune
those filters for SSB tx.
I notice a slight crackling appears in my SSB transmission when at the
point the KPA100 starts operating. It does
Depending on the different bw settings it is off or on. Additionally
it toggles if you hit it one too many times. Could we get a list of
when it should be on vs. off? Is it safe to assume that if you are at
a bw smaller than a xtal filter, it should be on?
Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N
I decided to revamp the operating position to install
the new K3, it sits on a shelf about 6 above the desk
top, I found, due to the light weight that when operating
the push buttons the rig was sliding around, a solution was
found by sitting it on a grip mat found over here in any DIY
store or
This is a poor attempt to satirize the innane and unstoppable gushing
of OPINIONS, stated as facts, about which radio is BEST. Satire is
a literary device that attempts to put humor onto a difficult or
silly situation. 73
Charles Harpole
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008
Great idea, Peter. I've had the same problem with my K2. FYI, a
somewhat thinner (and less expensive) variety of this non-slip
material is also sold as shelf liner, to keep dishes, glasses, etc.
from sliding around on shelves in the kitchen cupboards.
73
--
Joe KB8AP
On Jun 2, 2008,
Depending on the different bw settings it is off or on. Additionally it
toggles if you hit it one too many times. Could we get a list of when
it should be on vs. off? Is it safe to assume that if you are at a bw
smaller than a xtal filter, it should be on?
I'm not sure I understand the
Reading K3s in WPX M/S - WOW! reminded me of some thoughts (concerns) I had
with regard to the K3 manual. First it is very difficult to find
information on the different settings and what their intended purpose is, I
have resorted to using a PDF file on the PC and searching for the term I am
Hi Mike,
Yes I did not read your message carefully enough.
I had a similar problem as I wrote, but that wasn't in the tune mode.
Your problem has been solved easily :-)
I'll try solving my problem again next weekend.
Thanks for e-mail!
73's, Evert PA2KW
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From:
It is not per-filter. It is a single setting which can be changed by
pressing '7' regardless of what filter is selected at the time.
In my opinion, it's best to set it ON now until the bug that causes gain
loss in the two sharpest DSP bandwidth settings when it's off is fixed.
After that, you
Any one has a K3 and a PW-1 hooked up for automatic band switching of the
PW-1? If so, how as it accomplished?
Thanks
Bob Serwy - N9RS
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Let's end this thread. Its taking up way too much reflector bandwidth. :-)
73, Eric WA6HHQ
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of OPINIONS, stated as facts, about which radio is BEST. Satire is
a literary
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David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
A common way of dealing with the on reflectors is to bracket them, viz:
Bob,
There are two approaches that will work to do automatic
band switching with the K3 and PW-1. The first is to use
something like the microHAM Band Decoder (or new Station
Master which replaces Band Decoder) to convert the Elecraft
(Kenwood) IF; CAT data to Icom CI-V Transceive
IIRC, this method only works for the major bands. ICOM did not
provide for the others.
Jerry W4UK
At 01:42 PM 6/2/2008, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
See also Top Ten Devices application note #3,
http://www.qth.com/topten/apnote3.htm
Unfortunately the schematic doesn't seem to show up (on my
Brian,
That antenna is commonly referred to as two half waves in phase and
has 2 to 3 dB gain broadside to the radiator.
Yes, its feed impedance is high, but if the feedline is somewhere near a
quarterwave (or odd multiple thereof) long at the frequency of interest,
the feedline impedance
See also Top Ten Devices application note #3,
http://www.qth.com/topten/apnote3.htm
Unfortunately the schematic doesn't seem to show up (on my browser), but
I've seen the schematic before. It's the BCD to voltage divider network
(with trimmer pots) that Joe mentions below.
The schematic was
Does anyone know if the KAT100 has enough range to match a radiator
that is close to (or is) an end-fed 1/2 wave? What I am thinking about
is feeding a dipole at twice its resonant frequency so that it is
effectively two end-fed 1/2 wave sections and then feeding with
ladder line. Now the
For those of you contemplating use of a wide-band Software Defined Radio for
a band scope (or CWSkimmer) in an two-radio configuration, here's a
presentation put together by Bob Wilson, N6TV.
I'll have to figure out the diagram for my LP-PAN, but I think I have to
switch the LP-PAN from one rig
Yup. Joe's StationMaster solution is better if all-band switching is
important to you.
I'm an occasional driver on the WARC bands and I can reach over to the
PW-1 control head and move to 18 or 24 MHz manually. I really want the
automatic switching for contest operations.
Dick, K6KR
Has anyone else had trouble with one of the lugs on the DC jack fitting into
the smallest hole on the PCB for the N-gen? I had to trim one solder lug on
the jack to make it fit. Otherwise the ground contact inside the jack would
deform from being pushed into the PCB too hard (or risk damage
On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:43:47 -0700, Lyle Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Depending on the different bw settings it is off or on. Additionally it
toggles if you hit it one too many times. Could we get a list of when
it should be on vs. off? Is it safe to assume that if you are at a bw
Brian
What are your expectations for this antenna?
Used as a halfwave, say on 40m, its pattern will be that
of a regular dipole. However, if you feed it at the end,
it becomes an endfed full wave on 20m. It will not
have a nice major lobe at right angles to the wire, like
the dipole. Instead,
IIRC, this method only works for the major bands. ICOM did not
provide for the others.
Actually, my design uses a resistive divider network - with standard
2% resistors - that takes +12V (regulated for reliability) and provides
the proper voltage for all bands 160 - 6 M based on which tap
Hello Elecrafters,
I am playing with my K3 and just realized that the Up and Down buttons
of my Kenwood MC-43S microphone do not work on the K3 as they work on the
K2.
On the K2, whatever button is pressed, the frequency shifts from the one on
VFO A to the one on VFO B. On the K3, nothing
I am playing with my K3 and just realized that the Up and Down buttons
of my Kenwood MC-43S microphone do not work on the K3...
The UP/DOWN buttons are not yet enabled in the K3 firmware.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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Just a word of caution for anyone planning to use CW Skimmer with the
K3/LP-PAN. If using the Softrock-IF mode, which is intended for
radios like the K3 with a fixed IF output, Skimmer has a bandwidth
limitation of 24 kHz (i.e. +/- 12 kHz around whatever frequency the K3
VFO is set to)...and the
My K3, S/N 996, was received today that I ordered on Dec. 22nd. Now to get it
assembled
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One correction ...
I misread the MC14028 spec sheet. There is no none of the above
output from the 14028. To include 6 meters, it will be necessary
to add a separate decoder for BCD 10 ... not difficult but just
one more step.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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If no one spoke up, we would all still be driving Black Model Ts. And,
forget about elections or anything else that might be considered different.
As a contester, I would have preferred something other than the existing
band switch, e.g. pushbuttons for each band, but I can live with the current
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:03:27 -0400
Ian Stirling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't have a K3 and I will not order one until it is a
stable product and on-the-shelf for immediate delivery.
My homebrew 10 MHz CW transceiver, EA12, IC-735 and K2 are
working fine.
.. just got my list password, that I
I posted this a week ago, but I am posting it again because kb9yig
has decided to resume selling this $12 SR lite 6.2 kit for a limited
time. See [EMAIL PROTECTED] or email Tony direct at direct
at raparks @ ctcisp.com (remove spaces around @).
Jerry W4UK
As a panadaptor for my Elecraft K3,
On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:38:10 -0700, JIM DAVIS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Comments in line...
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:03:27 -0400
Ian Stirling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't have a K3 and I will not order one until it is a
stable product and on-the-shelf for immediate delivery.
My homebrew 10
In a recent message, Lyle Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
I am playing with my K3 and just realized that the Up and Down buttons
of my Kenwood MC-43S microphone do not work on the K3...
.. like they do with the K2.
The UP/DOWN buttons are not yet enabled in the K3 firmware.
Will they
On Jun 2, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
Brian
What are your expectations for this antenna?
Used as a halfwave, say on 40m, its pattern will be that
of a regular dipole. However, if you feed it at the end,
it becomes an endfed full wave on 20m. It will not
have a nice major lobe at
Brian Lloyd wrote:
1. What is the matching range of the KAT100, i.e. will it match an
antenna fed at a voltage node
2. Does the BL2 have a problem when looking at a really high impedance,
i.e. when center feeding a full-wave doublet?
Maybe I'm missing something, but the answer depends
An uneventful and slow/methodical build of S/N 740 reached a glorious
and successful conclusion this
evening with the install of the power amp. I have not yet put it on
the air, but the CW tone monitored on the other
rig is sweet and clean. QSK turnaround (full-QSK) seems at least as
good as the
Ok Brian
I think I'm getting in step with you.
As an example, here I use a 40m dipole,
center fed with 450 ohm window line,
for 40m, 30m and 20m.
I realized from the beginning that the shack
end of the feedline would show a wildly
varying impedance, depending on the band.
I cut the basic feedline
On Jun 2, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
Brian Lloyd wrote:
1. What is the matching range of the KAT100, i.e. will it match an
antenna fed at a voltage node 2. Does the BL2 have a problem when
looking at a really high impedance, i.e. when center feeding a full-
wave doublet?
Maybe
I agree with you Tom. These folks can't just make an adult decision that
the rig doesn't meet their expectations, and leave quietly. They just have
to pout, kick up a little dirt, and throw a rock or two as they go out the
door. Childish!
Dave W7AQK
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