Re: [Elecraft] Button HOLD time

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Gregory
Ian, I like your idea, would work for me and I would certainly change my default setting as they are now. 73's Gary On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote: > Don Wilhelm wrote: > > >I can't help with eliminating the ATT hold button. > > But Elecraft could. How about this? > > "

[Elecraft] Button HOLD time

2010-08-09 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Don Wilhelm wrote: >I can't help with eliminating the ATT hold button. But Elecraft could. How about this? "CONFIG:HOLDDLY. Increases the HOLD time required to activate secondary functions of push buttons and knobs. Minimum (and default) is 0.5 seconds. Further option: for extra-long HOLD time

[Elecraft] P3 additions

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Gregory
Hi All, I would really like to see the P3 display the config and main menu with the ability to select and make changes (as did the FTdx9000D) and a waveform audio display on Tx and Rx. Both of course as optional displays so as to not take away from the current versatility of the P3. These featur

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Brett Howard
I just want to be able to see the entire menu (or more of it) over on the P3 all at the same time and I want to see the menu item and the current value that they are set to. Here is an example of how it could look: http://www.tentec.com/images/6.jpg This way as you're barreling through the opti

[Elecraft] P3 - very early impressions

2010-08-09 Thread Craig D. Smith
P3 SN 67 arrived earlier today and went together in only a couple of hours with the usual "Swiss watch" Elecraft mechanical precision and excellent instructions. Longest single step was doing the K3 firmware upgrade to support the P3. All worked well right away and I checked out most all of the fu

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3 [Thread ends at 0700Z]

2010-08-09 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Must be a -really- dead HF propagation day.. Let's end this thread at midnight PDT tonight (0700Z) Please keep it civil and as terse as possible. (I'll be posting the list guidelines tomorrow..) 73, Eric. WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Aug 9, 2010, at 9:29 PM, k...@a

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Correction ... "M>V hold M1-M4" are not available for per band memories. However, you can program M1-M4 for your bandwidth (selectivity) macros and still use V>M M1-M4/M>V M1-M4 for the per band memories. There is no need to give up the four selectivity settings - but you can also store selectivi

Re: [Elecraft] ...response...[END of Thread]

2010-08-09 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
thread ended :-) 73, Eric. WA6HHQ Elecraft List Modulator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Aug 9, 2010, at 3:07 PM, John Merrill wrote: > As in many mailing lists, the rule is to leave the policing to the > moderatorFWIW. > > > On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:37 PM, John Ragle wrote: > >> Well, Tom, w

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread K4IA
Maybe naming the thread "Big Box K3" was a mistake. I should have called it the K3Pro or + or Field. The idea was to explore what might happen if a K3+ included a built in power supply, amplifier, P3, speaker etc. And as a result of the bigger box, larger knobs and buttons. It's the sa

[Elecraft] Bigger K3

2010-08-09 Thread ussv dharma
Why of course...it is the american way.100 watts is all that is needed. Work on your antenna, WORK ON YOUR ANTENNA REPEAT, WORK ON YOUR ANTENNA. GREAT GRANDMAW SUSAN If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM   

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Tom, > I programmed the M1 through M4 buttons for bandwidth instead of using > the rotary knob. Much better for CW. You can recall the default bandwidth for each roofing filter by using the XFIL button. If you then used PF1/PF2 for two other bandwidths you would not tie up M1 - M4. > It wou

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tom, If what you want is two fixed frequencies on each band for instant recall, try using CONFIG: MEM 0-9 set to NOR. Store the desired frequencies for each band in memory locations 0 thru 9. Tapping M>V and then the button for that band will bring up the two pre-set frequencies. If CONFIG:

[Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
So, what I gather is that the posters think Elecraft is incapable of making BOTH the light portable rig and a big box? I challenge Eric and Wayne to keep it under 50 lbs. A big box isn't backwards, its just different. It wouldn't kill the light weight portable development or market but open new ma

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Tom W8JI
> I think somewhere in the archives there is a comment from Elecraft > regarding > the PF buttons on the P3 being able to operate some features/menus on the > K3?. I programmed the M1 through M4 buttons for bandwidth instead of using the rotary knob. Much better for CW. I would like to disable

[Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
So, as one of those kids... Do I not have to right to ask for improvement that I would like? You stated that the K3 is prefect for you. GREAT. I and some others want more. I would like to take this down a notch Its starting to be a fight over the "my K3 is perfect" and the "big box" guys. What

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread kf4by
Thank you, Grant, NQ5T!  Well said!  Elecraft has "spoiled" some of these "kids" too much.  Kids, you have one of the best rigs on the planet...ENJOY IT!  If you want a "Big Box" radio, there are plenty out there go buy one.  The size of the K3 was one of the features that appealed to me. ...

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RJ-45

2010-08-09 Thread Dave Agsten
    Actually, I don't believe it's necessarily an RJ11 jack (2 conductors or wires) as it can also be used for RJ14 (4 conductors) or RJ25 (6 conductors). It is a jack that is capable of 6 positions. I believe the correct name depends on how many wires are being used. I thought I'd just throw t

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Brett, I think the K3 gets an undeserved "bad rap" for the menus. The main menu has only 13 items in it, and those are the items most likely to be changed during operation. Assigning these menu items to buttons might make sense in some instances, but I don't change mics very often, nor do I

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Gregory
Brett, I think somewhere in the archives there is a comment from Elecraft regarding the PF buttons on the P3 being able to operate some features/menus on the K3?. This will of course be a future FW version. Modular is a much better way to go and Elecraft have done a great job. I would NOT go ba

[Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
* So stop making noise just to be heard. What Im asking for would affect you anti-changer zero. And we all got it a few post back Phil... you dont like change fine. Then if you dont have any thing constructive to add, don't play. Some of us do want something new. Something more. The K3 is GREAT

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Brett Howard
The P3 has a keyboard port on it and will allow you to do that. Personally I like things more modular so that if/when I need to take things I only have to take the pieces I need. I'm ok with cables an really like the additional buttons the P3 brings. I'm certain that at some point one will be abl

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Lou Kolb
I certainly agree on the keyboard port. I'm currently using a k1el k40 external keyer with a keyboard because I'm a better typist than iambist to coin a term. It works fine but I'd love to just be able to plug the keyboard right into the rig and use that fine internal keyer. Lou -- WA3MIX

Re: [Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Phil Hystad
It seems to be that a bigger K3 is a different radio then the K3 and should be called something different. No, not even K3A or whatever. I probably would not buy one though. I like my K3 as it is. If there is some great new technology that is embraced by Elecraft that does not fit the K3, th

[Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
Im not asking for a K4. Im looking for a K3A upgrade. A larger case I can put the guts of my K3 in with a larger face(bigger screen and more buttons). This is not a completely new radio but a OPTIONAL upgrade to the K3 for those that want it. I understand a lot of people are happy with the size of

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Gregory
Hopefully soon. Gary On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Jim Cox wrote: > Amen, will this thread never end! > Jim K4JAF > > > - Original Message - > From: "David Gilbert" > To: > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3 > > > > > > I don't understand wh

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft p/s and Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Ralph Parker
Now just a minute, guys - one thing at a time. How about they finish the KPA500 first? VE7XF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mai

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread Jim Cox
Amen, will this thread never end! Jim K4JAF - Original Message - From: "David Gilbert" To: Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3 > > I don't understand why this keeps coming up. Search the archives under > "K4" and you'll discover that the topic h

Re: [Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread David Gilbert
I don't understand why this keeps coming up. Search the archives under "K4" and you'll discover that the topic has been flogged to death several times, and after each extended thread Elecraft announced that they have zero intention ... none, nada, zilch ... of spending time and effort on a bi

Re: [Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Gary Gregory
Well said...I never once wanted to move my FTdx9000D, except out the door when I found a buyer. The heat generated by these big box radios, the weight, the physical size etc, all these make the radio impractical for portable use. The large screen display provided by these high end radios are not

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread Mel Farrer
I second this approach. Mel --- On Mon, 8/9/10, N6JW wrote: From: N6JW Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 3:50 PM I find it hard to see much value in Elecraft simply reproducing a standard PS (like the Astron or Samlex y

[Elecraft] Big Box K-3

2010-08-09 Thread RLVZ
Hi Elecrafters, I think it's great to dream... that's what gave us the magnificant K-3! I'd love to have my small K-3 plus purchase a "Big Box K-3". Some of my Big Box K-3's dream features would include: -Larger box with more spacing between controls. (keep the same location for the c

Re: [Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Dan Atchison
Of the things I thought I'd dislike the most about the K3, it was its size. Having been a big box user for so many years, I thought I'd never adapt. Eat those words. The thing I DO like most about the K3 is its size. It freed up so much real estate that my shack became much more ergonomic

Re: [Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-08-09 Thread r miles
Being a six footer & able a palm a basketball in my youth I don't find the K3 too crowded. I don't have small hands to say the least. I seem to be able to use the radio just fine. At least in the 18 months I've owned one. Our radio club is small. At Field Day we've used two K3s & a K2. No compl

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread N6JW
I find it hard to see much value in Elecraft simply reproducing a standard PS (like the Astron or Samlex you mention) dressed up in Elecraft colors. However, I think an innovative internal power supply designed for the K3 and housed inside the P3 would be a very useful and marketable product.

Re: [Elecraft] ...response...

2010-08-09 Thread John Merrill
As in many mailing lists, the rule is to leave the policing to the moderatorFWIW. On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:37 PM, John Ragle wrote: > Well, Tom, when the idea first floated across the reflector a day or so > ago, it was meant as a JOKE by the person who sent it. Instead, a bunch > of people t

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RJ-45

2010-08-09 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2010 09 Aug 16:58 -0500, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > Look again ... it's not an RJ-45. > > The connector is the smaller RJ-11 (six conductors) generally > associated with telephone systems. Just in case anyone was wondering... Industry nomenclature is now 8P8C (8 Pin 8 Conductor, nee RJ-45

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RJ-45

2010-08-09 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Look again ... it's not an RJ-45. The connector is the smaller RJ-11 (six conductors) generally associated with telephone systems. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/9/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Conkling wrote: > Hi, I'm a new user (#4536) and am wondering what the RJ-45 connector is for > on the bottom of t

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread John Ragle
On 8/9/2010 5:35 PM, Grant Youngman wrote: > ...by the time the committee design on the thing is done, it will require a > GPS navigator with an associated 60" 1080p 3D screen to find all of the > buttons and knobs on the front panel -- which, with all of the accessories > requested to be includ

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tom, There are software solutions for this "problem" that some are happy with - I refer to something like HRD which is highly configurable and can put most any function on one of its "buttons". That along with the K3 macro capability can solve the "lack of a button" problem for those who are

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Tony Fegan VE3QF
Hi John and others, I myself am very pleased in general with the operation and layout of the K3. It has stood 3 years of discussion and criticism and in general has passed with flying colours. That said, there is always room for "add-on" improvement. I don't think anyone is sug

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread Ken Kopp
Obtaining gummit approval and certification ... both US and foreign ... for equipment that "plugs in" is a formidable task! Been there, done that, as the saying goes. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread John Ragle
On 8/9/2010 5:27 PM, Eugene Balinski wrote: > A remote-able K3 front panel connected by Ethernet/IP > would be a great thing. Personally I would like to be > able to take the front panel anywhere on my LAN and connect > in and operate the radio. A full internet capable > connection would be eve

[Elecraft] ...response...

2010-08-09 Thread John Ragle
Well, Tom, when the idea first floated across the reflector a day or so ago, it was meant as a JOKE by the person who sent it. Instead, a bunch of people took it seriously and made what I consider to be fatuous suggestions to the staff of Elecraft (via the list-server). Indeed, some of them wen

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Grant Youngman
This is mostly the "silly season" because the topic just keeps coming up .. over and over. And no one apparently has anything else to do in the summer. So obviously, there is a desire out there for a big huge box with everything anyone could possibly want in it among a few, many, all (-1).

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Sanjin, You may have some problem with the K2 VRFDET circuit - make certain the power displayed by the K2 during a TUNE is close to the actual power being developed. Do that both with the base K2 (no KPA100 physically attached), and with the KPA100 attached. If the actual power from the KPA100

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Eugene Balinski
A remote-able K3 front panel connected by Ethernet/IP would be a great thing. Personally I would like to be able to take the front panel anywhere on my LAN and connect in and operate the radio. A full internet capable connection would be even better. 73 K1NR On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 13:05:33 -04

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nick-WA5BDU
I worked the NAQP-CW in multi-two (two stations) this weekend and we used my K3 and an FT1000, which was my former rig. Operators went back and forth between rigs. Of course I'm currently more familiar with the K3, but even the day I left the FT1000 for it, I found the K3 very easy to use and

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread David Woolley
John Fritze wrote: > I would be interested in both units! I was wondering why Elecraft > never produced a super clean DC power supply. > One reason that has been put forward for this in the past is that power supplies are safety critical items, which means there is a large regulatory overload i

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Tom W8JI
Personal attacks against people, including name calling, are way out of line. Some very good operators operate here, and they prefer radios without so many multifunction knobs. It isn't because they are silly, whiners, or otherwise incompetent and there is no reason at all to call names or per

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RJ-45

2010-08-09 Thread Lyle Johnson
> ... wondering what the RJ-45 connector is for > on the bottom of the front panel. Internal use at the factory. 73, Lyle KK7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] K3 RJ-45

2010-08-09 Thread Bill Conkling
Hi, I'm a new user (#4536) and am wondering what the RJ-45 connector is for on the bottom of the front panel. ...bcnr4c __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.ne

Re: [Elecraft] P3 ARRIVED TODAY

2010-08-09 Thread Ron Durie SIL.org
Ordered on Sep 15 in the morning. Serial Number: 00088 All parts present and accounted for. Hope to have it on the air tonight. 73's Ron Durie K3 #604 PS #088 wb4...@arrl.net www.duries.com/DurieElectronics.htm __ Elecraft maili

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Sanjin Tajic, E71DX
Hello Don, hello Peter, I tried the mod suggested by Peter but it did not really help. It seems to me that the ALC action is now somewhat better without the KPA100 attached but I am still not really sure about that - will check again. Don do you have any other suggestions what I could try to do

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread David Gilbert
True, but I figured more people would be able to build a simple mixer than happen to own a DC receiver, especially if time was a consideration prior to the hamfest (per the original query). And I didn't think the carrier or opposite sidebands from the up conversion would be an issue for a s

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread K4IA
Don't get me wrong. I am a huge fan of all things Elecraft. As far as I am concerned Eric and Wayne are geniuses - and I mean that. I have been a K1, 2 and 3 owner. Elecraft is the best. I am only making a product suggestion and it is for more than a bigger box with bigger knobs (althou

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Pete Smith
I'm with you, John - I traded a Mark 5 for my K3. and the *only* things I miss are the band up and down buttons - otherwise, the ergonomics are generally better on the K3, IMO. I don't know for sure, but have the impression that when Yaesu went from the 1000MP to the Mark 5, some genius in the

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dave, You don't have to build that mixer to shift the ham band down to the audio range, a Softrock receiver will do that. For that matter, you don't need the I and Q channels, so any DC receiver without audio filtering after the mixer will do that job too. Turning it back into RF is the bigger p

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread John Harper
Excellent idea. The two closest knobs are the two I use most - the VFO dial and the bandwidth control. John Harper http://www.ae5x.com/blog __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://m

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread John Ragle
Apparently the summer silly season is upon us? The ergonomics of the K3 are just fine the way they are. If one wants a bigga box, write to Magnavox or some furniture manufacturer. I am an ancient and decrepit 77 years old with bad peripheral neuropathy and big fingers, and nevertheless have no

Re: [Elecraft] More Fun with the P3

2010-08-09 Thread gary bartlett
How cool is that. A witness! I have been in the position of those who are currently waiting for a new Elecraft product and I know how you feel, but the P3 is going to be well worth the wait for an awful lot of stations. Seems to possess a very prolonged gee-whiz! stage. Gary, VE1RGB -Orig

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
Dan, Would you be happy with a K3 with a P3, Larger face, display, more buttons, power supply, better speaker(forward facing) and maybe a 500w amp built in? Would it need to be a whole new radio or would a "repackaged" K3 satisfy your request? How about this, a larger case with an option for eit

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread David Gilbert
Ray, K2ULR, mentioned to me that VCR's probably use the sync pulses of a normal baseband video signal to sync the rotating heads, which would make them unusable for recording simple RF. A DVR might not have that problem, although noise and signal levels could still be an issue. It might al

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Dan & Jean
Me too, I sold my K3, and my next transceiver purchase will definitely be a big box with a built-in bandscope, better audio, and with more dedicated controls (not as many multi-use buttons). It would be great if Elecraft would offer such a product. With their fantastic customer service, I think

[Elecraft] P3 SN 67 received

2010-08-09 Thread Craig D. Smith
For those waiting for their P3s, here's another data point. SN 67 was received today. Ordered 15 April in the AM. 73 Craig AC0DS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Sanjin, In that case, certainly try the resistor changes. The change is reversible. If the SSB power out is not up to what it should be after the change, then you will know that there is some other problem. The K2 LED bargraph is almost as fast as an oscilloscope display - after the change, c

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Doc, I am not certain why one would believe a control labeled "WIDTH" would not increase the width as you moved it clockwise. OTOH, if it were labeled "SELECTIVITY", I would expect it to narrow the passband as it is rotated clockwise. While mine is one ham's interpretation. I did not have th

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ... [END of Thread]

2010-08-09 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end this thread. This is another topic that can be argued forever. ;-) If you still feel the urge, please feel free to discuss off-list. 73, Eric WA6HHq Elecraft List Modulator On 8/9/2010 10:14 AM, The Smiths wrote: > I completely disagree... Clockwise rotation makes things bigger, wid

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread George & Jan
The machine will expect synchronizing pulses to lock up the head and capstan motors. Without sync some machines will not even go into the record mode, if it does noise will really confuse the motor servos. The pass band of a video recorder for NTSC (analog) is not necessarily flat to 4 MHz. de

[Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Nicholas Farrar
Count me in. Basically it would be the same "guts" with a new display, power supply and amp. Maybe a larger forward facing speaker! I have to say I HATE the built in speaker. I personally would be happy with a stand alone Elecraft power supply but this would be just as intriguing. -- Nicholas W. F

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread The Smiths
I completely disagree... Clockwise rotation makes things bigger, wider, taller, open, louder etc... Turning the Width moves the filter width WIDER, More open.. It has nothing to do with selectivity. I'm sure that when they designed the K3 that's exactly what they were thinking too. It follows

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Bob Schreibmaier wrote: > It would also be nice to get away from > menus.  One control, one function. I'm trying to figure out what are the menu defined controls? Just the message and memory buttons. Are you referring to that? 73, Guy __

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
How about a weighted stand-up expanded front panel for a K3 that uses that ethernet connector on the bottom of the K3 box. Then the K3 box itself could be remoted on the other end of a cat5 cable. For portable operations, you just unplug the stand-up front panel and use the physical front panel.

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread David Gilbert
Baseband TV video is somewhere around 4 MHz, so I wonder if it would be possible to record some 80m activity using the video (yellow) input of a VCR or DVR, and then feed the recorded signal into the K3 at the hamfest. You'd have to pay attention to signal levels ... it probably would require

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Bob Schreibmaier
Count me among those who would like the tuning knob farther away from the width and power knobs. I don't like bumping into them when tuning. It would also be nice to get away from menus. One control, one function. 73, Bob K3PH >>How about a Big Box K3? > >So it won't fit under my airline se

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Sanjin Tajic, E71DX
Hello Don, hello Peter, I tried to transmit in a dummy load before the effect was the same. In fact I did almost all the testing with a dummy load. Just tried what you suggested, set requested power to 4 Watts and transmitted CW in a 20 W dummy load through my Wattmeter - I do not have an Oscill

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread Grant Youngman
Left, right -- up/down -- do we not have forebrains anymore? My P3 hasn't arrived yet (although since my CC has been billed, I suspect it won't be long). I'm trying to figure out from the blather if this control direction will be bothersome. Or, if I will somehow be able to adapt and not star

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Tom W8JI
A big box K3 with dedicated buttons would be a lot better for contesting. I'd certainly buy a few to replace my FT1000MP MKV's. Right now I have to keep two types of radios. - Original Message - From: "Jim Brown" To: Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Prod

Re: [Elecraft] More Fun with the P3

2010-08-09 Thread Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
I heard him work you! I never got through the pileup with my pathetic little sloper... But it would have been nice to have the P3 capability, maybe I could have found a better spot to call. Makes me want one -- but I really have to get a KRX3, too, so I can use the new fast QSK in split mode. I

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Dick Dievendorff
Elecraft has used the Time Machine at its booths for some time. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Ellington Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:52 AM To: Lyle Johnson Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread D. R. Evans
Joe Subich, W4TV said the following at 08/09/2010 08:57 AM : > > Bill, > > > Alan N1AL may want to respond but I don't believe either is a bug. > > Both are consistent with more sensitivity in the clockwise direction, > > which is consistent in my opinion. > > While both controls, in fact, in

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:07:13 -0400 (EDT), k...@aol.com wrote: >How about a Big Box K3? So it won't fit under my airline seat? So that I have to buy a flight case for it so that I can ship it? So that it takes up twice as much space on my operating desk, which is already overloaded? Gee, that

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread Vic Rosenthal
I've had my P3 for some weeks (I admit to being an ft so please don't everybody jump on me) and I agree with Joe. I STILL always turn the knob the wrong way when I go to adjust the ref level. On 8/9/2010 7:57 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > Bill, > > > Alan N1AL may want to respond but I do

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] MMTTY

2010-08-09 Thread Mike
I'm sure I'll get something pricier than .99. In a lot of cases tho, the 'no-brand' stuff isn't good enough. Putting the add-on as primary is a good thought. 73, Mike On 8/9/2010 10:21 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: > > Mike-14-3 wrote: >> >> This will mostly be on XP, with occasional excursions on

[Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3

2010-08-09 Thread K4IA
Recently had a long thread on power supplies... Made me think... How about a Big Box K3? Same great radio in a bigger box so the buttons can be spread out, the knobs bigger, the display larger, a built-in power supply, maybe even room for an amplifier. You could have your choice of a 10W,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Sanjin, Those resistors that Peter mentioned are the same changes to the KSB2 ALC circuit that I was referring to. However, since your KSB2 has no additional gain modifications, I would prefer that you determint that there is no other problem before making those changes. I suggest the followin

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Bill, > Alan N1AL may want to respond but I don't believe either is a bug. > Both are consistent with more sensitivity in the clockwise direction, > which is consistent in my opinion. While both controls, in fact, increase a behavioral parameter with clockwise rotation, the behavior is still

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Steve Ellington
I've seen this device used at several hamfest for demonstrating ICOM rigs such as the 7600 and Flex Radio. It's called the Time Machine. http://www.expandedspectrumsystems.com/prod2.html It's hard to tell the difference in a recording and the real thing. A few years ago at the Dayton fest I stumbl

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread DL2FI, Peter
Sanjin, problem occured seldom with K2/KPA100 amd much more seldom with K2/allone But Gary´s Mod helped in all cases :-) 72/3 de Peter > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > Im Auftrag von Sanjin Tajic, E71DX >

[Elecraft] A New Feature for the P3

2010-08-09 Thread Phil Hystad
I discovered a new feature of the P3 that was not documented or mentioned so far. It is the patience feature and I have observed this feature in operation all weekend as I have been too busy to put my P3 together yet even though I have had it since last Wednesday. And, such a short time (relat

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Lyle Johnson
>> Looks like we may have someone bring a P3 to demo at the Huntsville (AL) >> Hamfest. Is there a way to demo it, connected to a K3, without an antenna? >> We'll be deep in the Civic Center. I've tried two demos of the P3 inside a building. The first was in a restaurant in Tucson, AZ. We were

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] MMTTY

2010-08-09 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Mike-14-3 wrote: > > > This will mostly be on XP, with occasional excursions on Win7. What does > "directly > selecting the endpoint" mean? I'm real new to Win7. > > I saw some 99 cent units on the estore. Maybe a bit TOO cheap. ;-) > > I have tried some of these cheap units from eBay. Too

Re: [Elecraft] Problem connecting LP_Bridge through the P3 to the K3

2010-08-09 Thread Ted Roycraft
Alan, Thanks for your note. I do have all the players, the K3, P3, and LP-Bridge, set up for 38400 baud so I don't think that's the problem. I'll experiment more tonight with different parameters in LP-Bridge to see if I can see what sensitivities there are. I'll let you know. Thanks, 73, T

Re: [Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Bill W4ZV
Randy Moore wrote: > > Looks like we may have someone bring a P3 to demo at the Huntsville (AL) > Hamfest. Is there a way to demo it, connected to a K3, without an antenna? > We'll be deep in the Civic Center. > I'd be surprised if you couldn't see something with a piece of wire connected to

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Unexpected Control Operation ...

2010-08-09 Thread Bill W4ZV
Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote: > > > Rotary controls in the K3 and P3 increase their parameter as the > encoder is turned clockwise except in two cases. > > 1) The P3 "REF LVL" is decreased with clockwise rotation. Maximum > reference level is -10 dBm with the encoder fully counterclockwise >

[Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread John Fritze
I would be interested in both units! I was wondering why Elecraft never produced a super clean DC power supply. Currently I'm using a 35Amp Astron at home and a Samlex for away from home. John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB ALC Problem

2010-08-09 Thread Sanjin Tajic, E71DX
Hello Peter, I have seen your suggested mod in the Summary of K2 Mods Document on your Site before but was not sure if I should do it since the behaviour is the same weither the KPA100 is connected or not. Dankeschön für deinen Input! 73, Sanjin E71DX -- View this message in context: http://e

Re: [Elecraft] price increase

2010-08-09 Thread John L Merrill
On 8/9/2010 6:10 AM, Johnny Siu wrote: > Hello Group, > > If I remember correctly, Elecraft is going to increase their prices by end of > this month. Am I correct? > > 73 > > Johnny VR2XMC > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: ht

[Elecraft] How to demo P3/K3?

2010-08-09 Thread Randy Moore
Looks like we may have someone bring a P3 to demo at the Huntsville (AL) Hamfest. Is there a way to demo it, connected to a K3, without an antenna? We'll be deep in the Civic Center. 73, Randy, KS4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

[Elecraft] price increase

2010-08-09 Thread Johnny Siu
Hello Group, If I remember correctly, Elecraft is going to increase their prices by end of this month.  Am I correct? 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http

Re: [Elecraft] Problem new DSP rev "D"

2010-08-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Gordan, Your "attach file" did not make it because the reflector strips off any attachments. Send it to k3supp...@elecraft.com 73, Don W3FPR Gordan Hribar wrote: > Hi, > I received the upgrade DSP board today. Swapping over the boards was very > straightforward, but on switching on the K3 >

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