Re: [Elecraft] [K3] UTILITY Improvements

2008-07-03 Thread David Woolley (E.L)
Lee Buller wrote: Why not use XML so interchange could be universal? That way people can send each other their set ups. That could be interesting. And, you could change set ups depending on what you want to do XML syntax, on its own, is definitely not sufficient to achieve this and neither is

[Elecraft] K3 Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Fern Rivard
Jerry: I don't know if you own a K3 or not but if you don't then you should invest in one before knocking the K3 down. The fact that Sherwood Engineering and others have found the K3 to surpass the receivers in those expensive radios like the IC-7800 and the FTDX-9000, should be enough pro

Re: [Elecraft] K3 headset question

2008-07-03 Thread Brett Howard
Does anyone know of an adapter that will take a Kenwood 8-pin mic jack and set things up so it will fit into the 3.5mm mic jack on the back? Or is this one of those things that I'd have to make... On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 19:39 -0500, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:23:20 -0700 (PDT

[Elecraft] K3 ALC

2008-07-03 Thread Barry Simpson
Does anyone know if the latest K3's have the negative ALC mod already incorporated ? I am expecting my K3 in about 5 weeks and plan to use it with my FL7000 amp. Barry Simpson VK2BJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] 2.13 beta

2008-07-03 Thread Lyle Johnson
...I can now only drop to 150 hz in data mode, not 50 like I was able to with 2.10 Any one else seeing this. 50 Hz and 100 Hz BW are available in PSK D. The reason they are not available in other data modes is because they are not applicable (AFSK and FSK D), or the fact that the center freq

[Elecraft] FW: XV144's TRANSVERTERS NEEDED

2008-07-03 Thread Dave Smith
Friends, I need four additional Elecraft Transverters to complete my 9 band K3 microwave station and put it into competition in the VHF/UHF/Microwave contests. I’ve been using transverters (902, 1296, 2304 3456, 5760 and 10 GHz.) feeding them into an IC-7000 (144 MHz. IF) up until now this has wor

[Elecraft] 2.13 beta

2008-07-03 Thread Robert Paull
Hi all: So I loaded 2.13 and I can now only drop to 150 hz in data mode, not 50 like I was able to with 2.10 Any one else seeing this. Thanks Bob KK6UE k3 681 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

[Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.13

2008-07-03 Thread Don Rasmussen
Brilliant! I had to find an "undocumented feature" to clear Argo V memories. Even though Argo is firmware upgradable they never had time (or took the time) to do that. It is very nice to see real refinement in a transceiver that I already own. I keep looking in the mailbox for a bill, but so far -

[Elecraft] kx1 troubleshooting

2008-07-03 Thread Mike Nelson
I'm trying the initial receiver alignment/test on my KX1. I can hear my transmitted sig from another rig, but nothing on the air. The trimmers for 40 and 20 produce two or three separate peaks--should there be only one? The rf gain control doesn't seem to have much effect from one end of ro

[Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.13

2008-07-03 Thread wayne burdick
K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.13 is now available. Full details appear below and in the release notes. The use of beta-test firmware is encouraged, but optional. Please send any problem reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For instructions on how to obtain and load beta firmware, please see: ht

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Nifty Mini Manual

2008-07-03 Thread hank k8dd
I got one to see what it looked like. Nice little book and you can find answers quicker than using the Operators Manual that comes with the K3. Nifty Manual does have an update policy to cover software updates. I think their website says you can trade your Nifty Manual in for $12 to get a newe

[Elecraft] [K3] UTILITY Improvements

2008-07-03 Thread Thomas Norff
I've build a list of all available menu entries with the possible values. Based on that i will start building a XSD-File. Pls intervene if i am wrong... Next i will check all menu entries against the different firmware level and possible dependencies with the different hardware options. As a r

Re: [Elecraft] K3 headset question

2008-07-03 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:23:20 -0700 (PDT), KB1PXD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Greetings, >My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) >I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should >go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab >a proset-4, etc. Questi

[Elecraft] K3 headset question

2008-07-03 Thread KB1PXD
Greetings, My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab a proset-4, etc. Questions: 1.) If I decide to pick one up at at HRO, can I just pickup the adapter that

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - Jerry does indeed own a K2 and a K3 and is a long time Elecraft customer. He certainly is allowed to state his opinion. In -my- opinion he stated it fairly, even though I disagreed with him on the pricing and technical points. Its OK to argue in a polite manner, but please do not jump o

Re: [Elecraft] KRX-3

2008-07-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi John, That is inaccurate. We are working to ship by order date independently for the kit and built versions. As per our shipping status page: --- We are now starting to ship against our backlog of KRX3s. We will contact you for confirmation 1-2 weeks prior to shipment. We are now workin

Re: [Elecraft] W2MU FD

2008-07-03 Thread W2RE
I operated Lee's K3 this weekend at FD and its truly amazing radio. All the CW ops this weekend at W2MU FD made the same observation on the receiver. All were quite impressed. I ordered mine today and hope I receive by CQWW CW. 73, Ray W2RE Lee (WW2DX) wrote: > > I took my K3 #464 to FD this ye

[Elecraft] KRX-3

2008-07-03 Thread jac
Nope; they do not seem to ship on order date. I have #107 and the KRX-3 was ordered from the start ...beginning of May 2007. G3JAG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 microphone

2008-07-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Gil, You did not say what kind of microphone you are trying to connect. If it is an Elecraft mic, then you will need to turn on the bias - it is turned off by default. If it is a Heil, are you using a Kenwood adapter (and no bias)? If it is some other brand, have you re-wired the microphone plu

RE: [Elecraft] Re: K3 microphone

2008-07-03 Thread Bruce McLaughlin
I am far from being an expert but here are a few ideas. Make sure you have the front panel mike selected. Press the main button and then rotate the vfo B knob until you come to MIN SEL. Be sure it is set to FP (for front panel). If you are using an electret mike element be sure the bias is on.

Re: [K3] [Elecraft] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread G4ILO
Lennart Michaëlsson wrote: > > Also, some filters are reputed to have been defective. Of course, the > filters may not be totally to blame for the mediocre front end performance > of the K3 (compared with the professional-level performance that some of > us > had hoped for.) > I must have been

[Elecraft] Re: K3 microphone

2008-07-03 Thread Gil Gibbs
OM's; I'm at those last procedures of making all the settings for my K3, and just added the microphone to the package. So far, I've found that I can make the red LED light up for the PTT line indication, but there's no LCD bar graph showing that my voice is causing any modulation. I'm findi

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Wow, I wish we could buy 8 pole filters in amateur radio volumes for a wholesale price 1-5$. Or even $30-$40! They just don't exist. (But let me know if you find some..) Our filters -were- designed for their excellent IMD performance. Also, we have these filters tested for IMD and passband res

[K3] RE: [Elecraft] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread G4ILO
I don't feel a big need for the main VFO dial to zero out the insignificant digits, but I would like the first step of the RIT knob, when being used as a fast tuner, to go to the next rounded frequency step above or below. I have noticed that a lot of SSB stations seem to be on exact multiples of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Two amplifiers 1 key line

2008-07-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Lee, You should be able to provide control lines for HexFETs or some other kind of switch with just a little bit of logic and the signals from the ACC connector. Look at the Band Data outputs - the only time *both* Band3 and Band1 are at a high impedance state is on 6 meters. A NAND gate (w

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Mic via line-in does not work here

2008-07-03 Thread Steef PA2A
Jim & Don, Thanks! It was the line in gain, it was still zero. Now it is working fine. 73 's Steef - Original Message - From: "Jim Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steef PA2A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Mic via line-in does not w

[Elecraft] Elecraft service and USINTERFACE

2008-07-03 Thread Robert Allbright
Thanks to Julian G4ILO and Craig KA0CT for your positive comments. Well, today I received an email from Glenn W3GWW stating that they had been on holiday until June 28th and due to Field Day had sold out of the IMD meter. However, they will be shipping mine on 9th July. My concern was the big blan

[Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Digest, Vol 51, Issue 6

2008-07-03 Thread ww2r
The solution that elecraft showed at Hamcomm was an external unit that plugged into the k3 back panel Dave ww2r Message: 4 Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:03:05 + From: Brian Alsop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 6-meter Performance Question To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID:

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:07:31 -0700, "Jerry T. Dowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The high prices of the roofing filters for the K3 and optional filters for >other rigs reminds me of a little history. > >In the very early '80s, I desired to purchase a CW filter for an Astro 200, >long after CIR wen

[Elecraft] [K3] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Lennart Michaelsson
Jerry, I cannot comment on the price level over time even if I have been both in the radio business and a ham for many decades. One can always wish for lower prices, only way to make that happen is by competition which Drake was utilizing. Nobody forces you to buy a K3 with or without filters. I c

[Elecraft] [K3] Filter prices

2008-07-03 Thread Jerry T. Dowell
The high prices of the roofing filters for the K3 and optional filters for other rigs reminds me of a little history. In the very early '80s, I desired to purchase a CW filter for an Astro 200, long after CIR went out of business. I happened to be visiting Phoenix, AZ for a few days, so I dropped

[Elecraft] K3 Nifty Mini Manual

2008-07-03 Thread Deni
I've just ordered the K3 Nifty Mini Manual. Well actually I wanted the book DX101x by AC6V and found Nifty Accessories stocked this book so I just had to add the K3 Nifty manual to my order. Has anyone had a chance to review this manual, will it remain up to date, with so many software upd

[Elecraft] K3 Mic via line-in does not work here

2008-07-03 Thread Steef PA2A
Hi, I can 't get the line in working as a mic input. Via the menu MIC SEL I have set up Line In. Monitoring with an audio signal gives no result. The front and rear microphone connectors work. Has anyone an idea what is wrong? I have no filter installed in slot 1 but that should be no problem.

[Elecraft] How do I contact another member?

2008-07-03 Thread CHARLES RAKES
I'm interested in an item for sale by Terry Oneill and would like to email him about it. KI5AZ ___ 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.): htt

RE: [Elecraft] [K3] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Hi, Bill: I can see how your idea for killing the offset at the first movement of the VFO would work, at least for smaller jumps. I'm not sure I'd appreciate my VFO jumping say, 50 Hz, perhaps in the "wrong" direction, to 'zero up' the frequency when I touched the VFO at a 100 Hz tuning rate thoug

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:51:30 -0600, "Bill W5WVO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Let's say I'm tuning in FINE mode (to the 1 Hz digit) and the VFO says >50.135.056. If I then go to COARSE (to the 100 Hz digit), tune to a VFO >indication of, say, 50.145.0, I intuitively expect that the actual VFO >fr

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread Bill W5WVO
Hi Ron, "Channelization" is a subject that is beginning to create more and more debate on the air. I must admit that, being a 6m operator where channelization makes sense other than in a contest environment (the band is large -- why QRM each other?), I might have a predisposition in that direction

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 and antenna questions

2008-07-03 Thread David Cutter
It's temporary, but works fine for now. I drilled 2 holes in the bedroom wall and slid 2 lengths of nylon tube therein, they stick out a few inches outside. A piece of 450 ladder line about 3 ft or so goes from the PL in the rig to a connector block on the inside wall and the 2 wires from out

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Two amplifiers 1 key line

2008-07-03 Thread S Sacco
There's always the old school way - you could put a DPDT switch in the keying line, and switch between the amps manually. Given that that's only one motion, and we have to push the BAND switch repeatedly to move between bands, that's not such a big deal. :-) 73, Steve > Has anyone come up with

RE: [Elecraft] [K3] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The problem is that if you changed the tuning rate when not at a ".000" setting and the system automatically put you on a ".000" setting, the rig would change frequency by that amount, either xmit or receive! Normally you'll be going from fine to coarse, so one would expect that you'd not care abo

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread David Yarnes
Are you serious Dave W7AQK - Original Message - From: "charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "elecraft" Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:54 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed settings of whole numbers

[Elecraft] [K3] VFO fine-coarse tuning

2008-07-03 Thread Bill W5WVO
Let's say I'm tuning in FINE mode (to the 1 Hz digit) and the VFO says 50.135.056. If I then go to COARSE (to the 100 Hz digit), tune to a VFO indication of, say, 50.145.0, I intuitively expect that the actual VFO frequency will be 50.145.000 -- but it continues to carry the FINE 10s and 1s dig

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 and antenna questions

2008-07-03 Thread Jim Wiley
David - How high is it? What kind of feed-line are you using? How long is the feed-line? Do you use a balun at the antenna or at the transmitter end? Does the K3 auto-coupler show any symptoms of having trouble matching one or more bands (long tuning time)? - Jim, KL7CC David Cutt

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Two amplifiers 1 key line

2008-07-03 Thread Bob Tellefsen
Lee Something like the KRC2 band decoder could be used to steer the PTT line as you change bands. 73, Bob N6WG - Original Message - From: "Lee (WW2DX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 10:21 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Two amplifiers 1 key line >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request [END of thread]

2008-07-03 Thread Jim Cox
I cant believe anyone would ask for this kind of "enhancement" !! Jim K4JAF - Original Message - From: "charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "elecraft" Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request [END of thread] On Thursday 03 July 2008 17:30:01

[Elecraft] K3 Two amplifiers 1 key line

2008-07-03 Thread Lee (WW2DX)
I have a HF amp on ANT1 and (soon to be) 6M amp on ANT2. ANT2 is dedicated 6M antenna. Has anyone come up with a way to PTT each amp when on desired band? Is it possible to just hook both AMPS to the same PTT key line so both amps Key at the same time but the RF path would then take over?

Re: [Elecraft] k3 split/ delta F ?

2008-07-03 Thread Stewart Baker
Ah Yes.. So it's nearly there. Just a bit more code to allow the delta F to be displayed for VFO B when Split is selected :-) 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:39:12 -0700, Brett Howard wrote: > You can display the RIT offset using the disp menu feature while tech md > is on. Then you can s

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 and antenna questions

2008-07-03 Thread David Cutter
I run a 2 x 88ft doublet straight into my K3 and it matches top to 10 David G3UNA ___ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request [END of thread]

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 17:30:01 Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Unfortunately it is not practical for us to do 0.5 WPM increments in the > firmware for a number of internal reasons. Thank you Eric - That's all I wanted to know :-) Best regards from Charles - M0BIN __

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 17:09:04 Vic K2VCO wrote: > What everyone really wants to know, Charles, is *why* this is important. > It would cause speed changes to be slower, and special care on the part > of the programmer to assure precise timing. Timing issues in a radio > like the K3 are complicat

Re: [Elecraft] k3 split/ delta F ?

2008-07-03 Thread Brett Howard
You can display the RIT offset using the disp menu feature while tech md is on. Then you can see the delta F in place of the VFO B. The only downside is that you have to use the small knob to set y our delta f. On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 12:41 +0100, Stewart Baker wrote: > As far as I can see it is

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 at Faroes (OY) - Bad News/Good News story.

2008-07-03 Thread Tom Wylie
I was in The Faraoe Islands a couple of years back (OY7TW). I didnt eat whale meat.. Blubber was offered as a speciality dish in a restaurant. They do, do burgers etc. We had no problems with the food whatsoever. Our only problem is that they dont sell alcohol outside the main City..

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request [END of thread]

2008-07-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Guys, Unfortunately it is not practical for us to do 0.5 WPM increments in the firmware for a number of internal reasons. So let's end this thread for now. Also, please remember to restrain posting when you see more than 10 posts on a subject in a day. This will go a long way towards lowe

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:54:01 +0100, charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed >settings of whole numbers? > >I am particularly looking for a CW speed of 21.5 wpm just now. > >A linear speed setting instead of the step change would

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Vic K2VCO
charles wrote: The K3 internal keyer is an excellent keyer and I find nothing wrong with the weighting or the weighting adjustment control. I am asking if the speed control resolution could be halved. What everyone really wants to know, Charles, is *why* this is important. It would cause spe

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Andrew Faber
Drew, OK, now I understand: your times are for a dash plus one space. So, in effect a dot would be one quarter of that length at normal weighting. Sounds like the calibration may be within the error of measurement. 73, andy, ae6y - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

[Elecraft] OT: K3 at Faroes (OY) - Bad News/Good News story.

2008-07-03 Thread Don Rasmussen
>> Hallo, In less than 48 hours we (DL6RAI, DL2MLU, DD1LD, DK7MCX, DD5FZ) will be leaving Munich to start our journey to Suðuroy, the southern most island in the Faroe Islands (OY). The bad news: "Traditional Faroese food: Dried mutton and whale meat and blubber." The Good News: There is PLENTY

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 16:18:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, using your formula, and allowing for my measurement of dah periods > (not just dah sound portion of cycle), substituting equivalent dit > sound time (at assumed 3:1 ratio), I get the following conversions: > > 22 wpm K3 readout > meas

RE: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Darwin, Keith
Yes, CW only, using straight key or bug these days. My paddles are packed away most of the time but I know where they are. My mic is packed away and I'd have to go hunting to find it. - Keith N1AS - - K3 711 - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beha

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Andrew Faber
Drew, I don't think that is correct. Normal CW has a dash that is three times as long as a dot. If you have dashes as short as twice as long as dots, the code sounds very strange. The ratio, i.e., three to one, is purely of the length of the character. Normal spacing between dots and dashes

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 16:14:36 Darwin, Keith wrote: > What's confusing is why anyone would need 0.5 wpm resolution. If 21.5 > wpm is the target, why isn't 21 or 22 wpm good enough? I suspect there > is a reason but I can't guess what it is. > > If you need true 0.5 wpm resolution and an accura

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread drewko1
Ok, using your formula, and allowing for my measurement of dah periods (not just dah sound portion of cycle), substituting equivalent dit sound time (at assumed 3:1 ratio), I get the following conversions: 22 wpm K3 readout measured 0.207 dah period 51.8 msec dit sound equivalent at 3:1 ratio 2

RE: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Darwin, Keith
What's confusing is why anyone would need 0.5 wpm resolution. If 21.5 wpm is the target, why isn't 21 or 22 wpm good enough? I suspect there is a reason but I can't guess what it is. If you need true 0.5 wpm resolution and an accurate 21.5 rate, maybe it is time for an external keyer. - Keith N

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 14:58:51 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I measured the sidetone dah lengths at the speaker: > > A 22wpm dah is 0.207 sec; a 21wpm dah is 0.219 sec. Not sure about the > conversion to wpm but I think this comes out to 24 wpm and 22.8 wpm > respectively; could be wrong. Thank y

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 13:53:14 David Pratt wrote: > In a recent message, charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... > > >Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed > >settings of whole numbers? > > > >I am particularly looking for a CW speed of 21.5 wpm just now. > > Ch

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
On Thursday 03 July 2008 13:17:59 Bob Serwy wrote: > I am curious. What is the significance of 21.5 WPM? The settings on the speed control knob are a step change. I am asking if the size of the step change can be reduced from 1 wpm to .5 wpm (nominal). Maybe I should be requesting that the chara

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread drewko1
Dahs are actually twice the length of dits, I think. Or technically, the dah period is twice the dit period (i.e., a dah sound plus its space is equal to two dit sounds and their spaces). I measured the dahs instead of dits because I don't have a keyer; just pluged my mono straight key plug into t

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread Andrew Faber
Those dashes sound a little long. The formula normally used to calculate lengths of elements is dot length (msec) equals 1200 divided by wpm. Thus, at 22 wpm, the dot length should be 54.5 msec. Dashes are normally three times as long, i.e., 163.5 msec. 73, andy, ae6y - Original Messag

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft service and USINTERFACE

2008-07-03 Thread Craig KA0CT
I do not know if you have Gelnn's phone number, but it is 410-272-9110. I purchased an interface cable from him at Dayton for the K3 and also purchased a RigExpert SD from him two years ago and have always received great service and call backs within 24 hours and even on weekends when I called,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread drewko1
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:53:14 +0100, David G4DMP/G3KEP wrote: >In a recent message, charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... >>Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed >>settings of whole numbers? >> >>I am particularly looking for a CW speed of 21.5 wpm just now. > >C

RE: [Elecraft] LINIX PCs and ham SW?

2008-07-03 Thread Solosko, Robert B (Bob)
Hello All, Thanks to all who responded to my request for info on ham SW on a Linux PC. From the responses that I've received, I've concluded that a Linux PC would serve my needs for logging and for control of my K2, but not for SDR/panadapter purposes. (My other uses, e.g., EZNEC,

[Elecraft] VFO tuning...problem solved, thanks.

2008-07-03 Thread Dave
Thanks for the input. 73 de Dave Happy 4th!!! ___ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Squelch question

2008-07-03 Thread Lyle Johnson
...Does the squelch not work on SSB or am I doing something wrong? Squelch is currently only active on FM, I believe. You can park on the 6m freq and use the NR to reduce the background noise from SSB. You should still hear all but the weakest signals, depending on how aggressively you set t

[Elecraft] K3 Speaker Resonances

2008-07-03 Thread Ron Durie
Thanks for your excellent trouble shooting and solution Roy. I installed a rubber grommet in each speaker mounting hole. This isolates the speaker from its mounting hardware and the top panel. Now it is a pleasure listening to the internal speaker with NR on or OFF. I am enjoying this r

[Elecraft] K3 - Squelch question

2008-07-03 Thread Bruce Meier
Having a great time with my new K3 #1062 so far !!I have never been on 6 mtrs and decided to give it a try.As I am working from home today I wanted to leave the K3 on the SSB calling freq and simply monitor. I tried to change the RF/SQL settings to allow me to squelch the noise - and..I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread David Pratt
In a recent message, charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed settings of whole numbers? I am particularly looking for a CW speed of 21.5 wpm just now. Charles, I doubt that the tolerance of the K3 displayed speed is better

Re: [Elecraft] Tuning VFO control

2008-07-03 Thread Lyle Johnson
Tuning VFO-A also tunes VFO-B. I want to change that... HOLD Sub to toggle LINK|UNLINK. 73, Lyle KK7P ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsu

Re: [Elecraft] Tuning VFO control

2008-07-03 Thread Jim Cox
See Operator Manual Addendum on linking and unlinking the VFOs. Jim K4JAF - Original Message - From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft" Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:39 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Tuning VFO control Hi- Tuning VFO-A also tunes VFO-B. I want to change that. I w

[Elecraft] Tuning VFO control

2008-07-03 Thread Dave
Hi- Tuning VFO-A also tunes VFO-B. I want to change that. I want VFO-A to just control VFO-A, and VFO-B just to control VFO-B. Now, if VFO-B is set to a different frequency than VFO-A, the two will retain their different frequencies and will track continuing that separation by turning VFO-A.

Re: [Elecraft] LINIX PCs and ham SW?

2008-07-03 Thread R. Kevin Stover
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 G4ILO wrote: | It's not a rare occasion, because many ham programs (including W1HKJ's) are | not included in the repositories of major distributions. Those that are, are | often not the latest version. And precompiled Linux binaries (unlike Window

[Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

2008-07-03 Thread charles
Is it possible to have a speed step of .5 in between the present CW speed settings of whole numbers? I am particularly looking for a CW speed of 21.5 wpm just now. A linear speed setting instead of the step change would be even better :-) Charles - M0BIN

Re: [Elecraft] k3 split/ delta F ?

2008-07-03 Thread Stewart Baker
As far as I can see it is not possible at present. It is fairly high on my "should be quick to implement" wish list :-) 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:22:59 -0700 (PDT), K3KO wrote: > > Anybody figure out if it is possible to display a delta F value instead of > the actual VFO B frequency

[Elecraft] k3 split/ delta F ?

2008-07-03 Thread K3KO
Anybody figure out if it is possible to display a delta F value instead of the actual VFO B frequency when in split? I've found that delta F is quite useful. The actual frequency, in practice, is irrelevant in most split cases. Made a couple split contacts now on CW. I like the fact that bse

Re: [Elecraft] K3 6-meter Performance Question

2008-07-03 Thread Brian Alsop
Ian, One also needs perhaps 10db of noise "headroom" for modes like JT65 which copy many db below the noise. My opinion is the an internal option for this preamp is needed. Dangling still another box with the attendent extra cables outside the K3 isn't desirable here. Yes the preamp does ha

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 is shipping ! ! !

2008-07-03 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Stewart informs me that his is the kit version, so it's quite possible KRX3s are not shipping based on K3 sn? 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it car

Re: [Elecraft] K3 6-meter Performance Question

2008-07-03 Thread Stewart Baker
I have just finished putting together, and testing a 6m preamp kit from Down East Microwave. As I use the RX Ant input on the lower bands, and not wanting to put in a relay, I have made up a Diplexer to separate out the 2 signal paths. Although the arrangement is a bit of a lash up it has proved t

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft service and USINTERFACE

2008-07-03 Thread G4ILO
Robert Allbright wrote: > > I ordered a KK7uq IMD meter from USINTERFACE several weeks ago > Paypal made the payment on 12th June but I have not received the > 'thing' yet. I have emailed Glenn W3GWW @ usinterface.com several times > without getting a reply. > I'm contrasting this very poor serv

Re: [Elecraft] K3 6-meter Performance Question

2008-07-03 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
On Tuesday, Dick K5AND wrote: Ciao, from CY0X, Sable Island. [...] Since it is so easy to switch out the outboard preamp, we have frequently done this on some of the weak sigs just to see if we could still hear them. In many cases we could hear them Q5 with just the internal preamp. Ian,

RE: [Elecraft] KRX3 is shipping ! ! !

2008-07-03 Thread Stewart Baker
My advisory came today - shipping in 2 weeks. Should be up and running (not sure about the op! ), in plenty of time for CQWW. 73 Stewart G3RXQ K3 #307 On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:34:05 -0500, Nelson Moyer wrote: > Thanks, and please keep the KRX3 advisories coming so I can predict when my > September 2