If you set all of the keyboard shortcuts in the PowerSDR/IF
SetupKeyboard tab to none, then typing while you're in the focus of
the panadapter will not get you in trouble. You could still use
shortcuts if you are careful to avoid any key that your logger uses as a
shortcut, or any letter or
Good tips! I was wondering if turning all that off would work out for
us..
I did find the collapsed views to be really nice! And while I never use
the audio out of power SDR I did find it pretty slick that the new
interface follows your actual radio bandwidth. Quite the slick little
setup!
WILLIS COOKE-2 wrote:
I never heard of anyone frying any hardware with a USB adapter Joe. If
you are connecting to Vista or Win 7 computers, you may have trouble
accessing all the features, but I don't think you will fry anything. If
you are buying an adapter try to get one that uses the
With Rob,
Don't be scared to crank up the mic gain and compression setting, Only if
you set them to the extremes you will cause trouble on the bands, especially
when you use an amplifier.
Have fun!
Maarten van Rossum
PD2R
2010/6/29, Rob May roblitesp...@hotmail.com:
1. Set TX equalization
Hi,
My K3 last arrived last week and I have been getting to grips with it.
However, I think I may have an issue with noise in the mic amp /adc.
The headset I hoped to use is one that I have successfully used with my
FT1000MP, a Sennheiser HMD25-1. This has a 200 ohm dynamic mic insert.
With
Expert does not need to occupy the only RS232 port on K3. Expert
only eavesdrop what is going on between the K3 and logging program.
Unfortunately, Expert will only eavesdrop at up to 9600 bps. For
those who use higher speeds, particularly 38.400 to avoid issues
with autobaud routines,
Do you have a pre-made cable? Mine snaps securely onto the K3
connector, fits snugly and has never fallen out.
At the time I bought my K3 there was a big discussion here about how
to assemble these plugs, so I decided to just skip all the fun and
order a pre-made cable. Anyhow, if there's one
Thank you Brett and Dick. Both are excellent solutions. My wish list has been
granted!
Tnx 73,
Robert N9EF
===
There is an application called K3EZ that will allow you to do just that
if you wish...
~Brett (N7MG)
===
This is exactly the sort of requirement
As I instigated this thread...
I received the relative information from W4TV. And, although it wasn't what
I was originally looking for, it works just fine.
I now have the USB2 interface linked to the K3 and the 1K-FA.
Thanks again to those who replied to my original email.
73,
Andy
Many thanks to those of you who commented on my K3 problem, which was that
the front panel button functions were scrambled. You've all correctly
identified the problem as being a stuck pushbutton on one of the rotary
encoders. The front panel buttons tap onto a voltage divider chain, whose
If others had the same Field Day experience we had, then Elecraft should
prepare for an orders onslaught.
We used three K3s and three tribanders (plus an 80m dipole and 40m beam) at
W1MOO. In years past, we had terrible inter-station QRM with *other* radios,
despite bandpass filters at all
The below is correct except for the number 5. I set all my keyboard
shortcuts to 'none' but if I hit 5 the K3 jumps to 6 meters!
If you set all of the keyboard shortcuts in the PowerSDR/IF
SetupKeyboard tab to none, then typing while you're in the focus of
the panadapter will not get you in
Don,
Maybe a gate implementation might work ... you set me on a search that
led me to http://fermi.la.asu.edu/w9cf/articles/ultimatic/ultimatic.html
... and that's probably the info you recalled. A quick glance won't do
for this one: I'll need to study it a bit and see if it'll do the trick.
It
We used 3 K3's at our (Midland, Tx ARC) field day set up. Had the same
results that Brian spoke of. I was impressed by the receover perfprmance and
the ease of operation. And Brian's a;so right about the onslaught of
orders-I'm putting mine together now. Wow what a concept and what a rig. I
have
I took my K3 to our club's Field Day operation. We have some serious
contesters and DXers in the group, most of which are Yaecomwood
owners. A couple have TenTec. Most of these guys have 5 band DXCC or
are Honor Roll, etc. We can operate CW and SSB on the same band
simultaneously and often do.
Every operator cranked the K3 output to max (110W output) could not
get them to leave it at 100. But there were no problems observed.
Every op had to fiddle with all the buttonsthat's to be expected.
Hey, we're hams.
Probably not too SSB-neighborly that way. Not sure if this is already
Every operator cranked the K3 output to max (110W output) could not
get them to leave it at 100.
I don't know why hams are so uneducated about that. At least 110 watts is
not as bad as what someone I know does with his contest FT1000MP's and other
100W radios. He runs them at 130 watts or
The pins used to hold power poles together are not unique - these types of
pins have many applications and are standard items at most any well
equipped hardware stores. They come in many sizes, so you need to bring some
power poles with you to make sure you get the right size.
Bob W1SRB
~
N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
July 2010
~
RAC Canada Day Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Jul 1, z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:45:13 +0100, g0afh wrote:
So, some questions..
Ian,
I've used an EV RE16 dynamic mic with my K3 with no issues at all.
It got excellent reports. It's a handheld mic, and I've replaced
it with a Yamaha CM500, only because I wanted a boom mic on the
headset.
I suspect
Yep, it's already there (although not settable from the K3 Utility).
From the FW release notes:
MCU 3.19 / DSP 2.17, 6-14-2009
* POWER-RELATED CONTROL LOCK: The PWR, MIC, and CMP controls
can be locked by tapping '1' in CONFIG:PWR_SET. This is useful in
some contests, such as Field Day,
My FD experience was a bit different. I operated some with my K3/10 1D
from the home QTH with the old dipoles up on 75/40/20m. I wanted to play SSB
QRP and see what kind of fun I could have. I used HamRadio Deluxe, PSDR for
interface then spotted and pounced. I only ran for a couple 2 or 3
Just my $0.02.
On one of the two K3's we had at FD (NR3X), we used an 80M dipole fed
with 450 ohm ladder line.
Operators could not believe that I terminated the ladder line into a
4:1 balun, then directly into the K3 (KAT3). Using the internal tuner,
the antenna became a multi-bander without
I operate fairly often from the museum submarine, USS Cavalla which has a 114
ft long wire fed with a 4:1 unun and 80 feet of Wiremen Super 8 coax. The ATU
in the K3 handles all bands 80 through 10 without a hitch. I have not tried it
on 160 or 6 because the unun I used is sorry enough on 80
PowerPoles have huge advocates and huge objectors.
They are very convenient for setups that are frequently changed, since
connecting is simple, safe and easy and the metal contacts are shielded
making an accidental short less likely.
A HAM friend of mine with 40 years experience in high end
Alan N4NA (the K3 guru at the club) corrected me: the Midland ARC ran 4
K3's; I forgot about the GOTA station. All performed excellent.
At one point the ham next to me running cw while I ran SSB (both of us
xmitting a lot), saw me run my hand over the top of the K3-he did the same
to his and we
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:33:29 +0200, Maarten van Rossum wrote:
Don't be scared to crank up the mic gain and compression setting, Only if
you set them to the extremes you will cause trouble on the bands,
The instructions in the K3 manual are quite clear, and give great results. To
set them most
Help! My email address is through the ARRL but since the college just
outsourced email handling to Google, I can't my password for the
list. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Joe, W2RBA
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Many are concerned about the metal pins designed to hold
two poles
together. They can sometimes come loose from the
connection.
...you have a piece of metal floating around that could
cause a short circuit.
I read this hint a few weeks ago, I don't remember where:
The plastic shafts from cheap
Hi
Exactly what I've been using for a couple of weeks : the balun is a 4 :1
Guanella type described in April 2010 QST. I can tune the set up from 160m
to 10 m.
The ideal system for a lazy old man !
73
Jacques de F9OJ
- Original Message -
From: Dan Atchison n...@aol.com
To:
On 06/28/2010 08:30 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
I was never able to get a Prolific based USB converter to work with N1MM and
my Windows 7, HP computer. I bought a PCIe RS-232 card and the problem went
away. The Prolific USB Converter is the one that I bought from Elecraft and
it works fine
The Prolific problem is well known with Visual Basic 6, which is the
language MM is written in. We have had some recent reports that the
most recent Prolific drivers (downloadable from their web site) have
cured this problem, but I have not verified it personally. I *do* know
that FTDI and
When the 6 Meter band is dead, I like to either scan a range of frequencies
or channel hop with my K3. Channel hopping is preferred because 10 specific
frequencies can be monitored without the scan stopping on unstable
(frequency or amplitude) signals from nearby electronic devices. I usually
set
Before I advertise this more widely, I wanted to announce it here and see if
anyone
is interested. I am liquidating this to help fund a new M2 6M-1000 DXpedition
amplfier.
FOR SALE: Harris Channel 2 solid state 50 VDC amplifier module. Has extensive
built
in fault protection. Requires
A cautionary tale
I am a long time user of MMTTY and DM780 for audio digital modes on my K3.
In getting ready for FD I set up RTTYrite with MMTTY for the first time in
WriteLog. When I went to test the output I found that the K3 went into
transmit mode but no signal was generated. Pulling the
Hi Steve. Go to the PowerSDR/IFSetupGeneral tab and select the Options
tab on the second row. In the Keyboard section, uncheck Quick QSY
and then uncheck Enable Shortcuts.
Larry N8LP
Steve Ellington wrote:
The below is correct except for the number 5. I set all my keyboard
shortcuts to
I eventually discovered that there was no signal coming out of the
left channel of the laptop, which is the only channel the K3
responds to. Wiggling the plug apparently caused the right channel
portion of the plug to contact the left channel jack. On a tip from a
friend I checked
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