Re: [Elecraft] K3 for AM broadcast?

Another long running thread directly related to Elecraft? Jim K4JAF - Original Message - From: Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com To: Phil Townsend phi...@mac.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 for AM broadcast? Why concern

[Elecraft] linking K3 with PC with blue tooth

Hello Group, We now have either RS232 or USB converter to link K3 with the computer.  Is there a way to link K3 with the computer by blue tooth?   cheers, Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic beacon scanner program for K3?

Hi Doug, Very interesting theme in times of DX-Clusters :-) BeaconSee will do the job. It jumps from Frequency to frequency following the beacon transmit time table, writing a small piece of waterfall diagram to you computer screen for any beacon. So you can get a very nice information how

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic beacon scanner program for K3?

Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote: Hi all, Is there an automatic beacon scanner for the K3? We're not on the air all the time, and it would be useful if we could get a profile of openings to this location (VK9NN now) by having a computer driving a K3 to scan the beacons when

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC with blue tooth

You can purchase many rs232 to Bluetooth adapters. Do a search on the net for rs232 to Bluetooth. Jim K4JAF - Original Message - From: Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 7:27 AM Subject: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC

[Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

Thanks, Jim.  I got it now from web search.  With blue tooth connection, RFI from PC to K3 will be eliminated.  cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Jim Cox jcox...@bellsouth.net 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk; ElecraftQRXQRXQRX List elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/12/13

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

Unless, of course, your transmitted RF causes problems for the Bluetooth adapter. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

My education needed: why would (in principle) using a Bluetooth connection to a K3 remove PC interference? All the clocks and clock-generated sharp-edged waveforms will still be present... I don't want to re-start the manifold discussions of PC interference, just to have this one item

[Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Hello, well, I read some emails here about K3 performance in 10 mts band but really I never tested it carefully. We started ARRL10 with the K3, very poor condx in the morning, good in the afternoon. Second day in the morning we didn´t heard any signal in 10 mts. Some of the guest operators

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

It would remove the interference possibly conduited on the USB RS232 cable. It would remove the interference sometimes originating from the USB RS232 cable itself. It would remove the constantly meandering drivers being changed to accommodate yet another marginal application to the universal

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Noticed that here, too, in Arizona using a TS-480. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-in-ARRL10-tp5830988p5831027.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

This seems to come up every year after the ARRL 10M contest. Perhaps an extra 10dB of i.f. gain on 10M could be programmed into dsp firmware. 73, Barry N1EU Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: We heard two or three very weak signals from PY in the TS850 that were not heard in the K3.. -- View

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

If these reports are correct, then additional I.F. gain isn't the answer. If weak signals aren't being heard, it's because the signal/noise (S/N) ratio isn't as good on 10 as it is with the comparison rig. If so, something's wrong with the K3 in question. It's simple to check a K3 for adequate

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: If these reports are correct, then additional I.F. gain isn't the answer. In the past, I resorted to going into CONFIG FLx Gain and dialing it up and that helped a lot. IF Gain WAS the answer for me. However, I understand that some folks are resorting to external

[Elecraft] 813 Amp

On 12/12/2010 11:14 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Ah, who needs that stuff? I just had my first QSO on my new homebrew amplifier: 900 watts out from a pair of class-C 813's! Instant on and full QSK. Sounds great, Vic. Congrats on your work. W8SDU, one of my first Elmers, back c.a. 1954, had a home

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

On 12/13/2010 6:41 AM, John Ragle wrote: My education needed: why would (in principle) using a Bluetooth connection to a K3 remove PC interference? All the clocks and clock-generated sharp-edged waveforms will still be present... RFI often happens by more than one mechanism. Most RFI is

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Comments in-line. --- On Mon, 12/13/10, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote: If these reports are correct, then additional I.F. gain isn't the answer. If weak signals aren't being heard, it's because the signal/noise (S/N) ratio isn't as good on 10 as it is with the comparison rig. True.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Even though I do get a rise in band noise going from dummy load to antenna, I still hear weak signals on my 480 that I don't hear on the K3 on 10 meters SSB. Not sure about cw (what's cw?) :-). Assuming my K3 is set up properly, I would hate to crank up the IF gain just for 10 meters. -- View

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for AM broadcast?

I agree. After the answer about using the K3 was answered there was no reason to continue the thread. Why not take this off line, or to a reflector group that specializes in clandestine AM Broadcasting? 73, Tom Childers Radio Amateur N5GE Licensed since 1976 QCWA Member 35102 ARRL Life Member

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

And Barry reports that additional I.F. gain does help him on some signals, at least. Your reports suggest that something in the receiver chain is degrading the S/N ratio at lower signal levels. If the degradation is in the second I.F. then additional first I.F. gain would help. I've never seen

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

Interesting, Barry. Tnx for the feedback. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: If these reports are correct, then additional I.F. gain isn't the answer. In the past, I resorted to going into CONFIG FLx Gain and dialing it up and that helped a lot. IF Gain WAS

Re: [Elecraft] Check this out

old FT-243 crystal holders? Jeese, now I do feel old! Was there any thing else in the 50's and later that you could take apart and change the frequency of? 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

I operated the 10m contest this weekend with my K3 and I did have the preamp on. In that condition, I heard a lot more than apparently could hear me. If this could be quantified some way, perhaps we could get away from just comparing opinions? de W5OV Even though I do get a rise in band noise

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for AM broadcast?

Kevin: A much better solution to this need is this: http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=actionkey=AM25 It will put out one watt with some strategic circuit trace snips. You will need an amplifier to raise the power level to your requirement. Many companies abound

[Elecraft] VLF LF on K3 2nd Rcvr

If I add a second receiver to my K3, can I modify it to receive 150 kc to 550 kc with decent sensitivity ? Sid KC2EE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

[Elecraft] k2 filter setup

Hi to all I have a questions about filter calibration on the k2... I have take a K2, and in a second time i have build and mount the KPA100... Serial number is 5985. My cw filter are set at 1.0 0.7 0.4 and 015 Hz i would set the first cw filter from 1.0Khz to 1.5khz wide. i Have find a fine

[Elecraft] [OT] The Thread of all Threads

This morning I got up and turned on the K3. I was shocked to find RFI from my Eveready flashlight on 7040, a birdie on 7160.1850192827354637, and with the noise blanker on I could hear splatter from my nextdoor neighbor's kilowatt at the bottom of the band. So I decided to update the firmware.

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Thread of all Threads

And I'll bet you somehow managed to figure all of this out without ever opening the manual BG. Very funny. It's pretty much the list in a nutshell. There's no longer any reason to read the archives :-) Grant/NQ5T On Dec 13, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Al Lorona wrote: This morning I got up and

[Elecraft] Happy Day, I just ordered my K3 and P3

After a couple of years without an Elecraft radio, I just placed an order for a K3 and P3. Hopefully the order was early enough to get it by Christmas, but if not, at least it's ordered. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well to all at Elecraft and all on the reflector. Jim - W0EB

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Thread of all Threads

Hi all, The question of how sensitive/insensitive the K3 is on 10m or higher intrigued me enough to do a little testing. The bottom line is that I did not find a great sensitivity loss on 10m or higher . I did see a nominal sensitivity loss of maybe 3-4 dB on 10m and 6m relative to the

Re: [Elecraft] Happy Day, I just ordered my K3 and P3

Jim, thanks for the order! We really appreciate the support. (We definitely are seeing a surge in orders this week :-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ www.elecraft.com --- On 12/13/2010 10:33 AM, Jim Sheldon wrote: After a couple of years without an Elecraft radio, I just placed an order for a K3 and P3.

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Thread of all Threads [END of Thread]

And with that, let's end this 'Thread of all Threads' before it gets out of control ;-) 73, Eric Elecraft List Modulator === On 12/13/2010 10:37 AM, Grant Youngman wrote: And I'll bet you somehow managed to figure all of this out without ever opening the manualBG. Very funny. It's pretty

Re: [Elecraft] k2 filter setup

Paul, Yes, it is necessary to put the internal counter probe in TP2 to adjust the filters - without it, the K2 indicates an ERROR 230. The microprocessor must read the frequency to store the proper BFO settings into EEPROM. Look at the K2 Dial Calibration article on my website

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for AM broadcast?

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[Elecraft] Winmor and K3

I want to use the K3 and my dedicated laptop which has a Soundmax Digital Audio soundcard for Winmor. From the K3 manual, it seems like it's a simple matter of hooking the computer and K3 together correctly, doing the K3 config, and of course having the Winmor software installed. From what I can

Re: [Elecraft] Winmor and K3

On Dec 13, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Andrew Meyer wrote: I had considered using a Signal Link but is there really any reason to do so? In your case, there is no reason unless the K3's turn around time is too slow for Winmor when using the built-in VOX. You'll have to check that part out. The

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions and gripes

Hardy, Known issue with some runs of the small knobs. Contact k3supp...@elecraft.com and they'll get you replacements. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 12/12/2010 12:02 PM, Hardy Landskov wrote: Hi All, I just had my first failure on the K3. I noticed both the AF RF small knobs were slipping so

[Elecraft] Used Amp

While waiting for the arrival of the new Elecraft amp, I sold some older amps and bought a used Ten Tec Hercules II solid state amp. It runs 550 watts and looks just like new. I had forgotten how nice this little amp was, having owned one 14 years ago. This will make my waiting easier and see

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results (12-12-2010)

The Elecraft SSB net was held yesterday as scheduled. Ken, KO5Y, (with help from Paul, AD5SX) was the net control. Others helped with relays, and a good size group (32) of particpants joined in. Good job guys. The list of participants will go out in a separate email. 73, Phil, NS7P

Re: [Elecraft] Winmor and K3

On 12/13/2010 12:49 PM, Andrew Meyer wrote: My main reason for this email to the reflector, is for help on the cable types and connections and/or an article that explains the setup and configuration that works. I had considered using a Signal Link but is there really any reason to do so?

Re: [Elecraft] Used Amp

On 12/13/2010 1:47 PM, Phil LaMarche wrote: bought a used Ten Tec Hercules II solid state amp You betcha this is a very nice amp. Everyone I know who owns one (including me) loves it. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC with blue tooth

Johnny, Johnny Siu schrieb am 13 Dec 2010 um 21:27: We now have either RS232 or USB converter to link K3 with the computer.  Is there a way to link K3 with the computer by blue tooth?  I am using a Aircable device: http://www.aircable.net/index.php it is this product:

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results (12-12-2010)

Station NameQTH RIG Ser # K6EQRoger CA K3 4629 WB6CLZ MikeCA K3 4522 AC7SB Peter WA K2 3016 K7PEH PhilWA K3 3799 K6CRC Randy CA K3

[Elecraft] linking K3 with PC via blue tooth

Thanks Dr. Werner. I will buy one of these adaptors and report back to this group later.  73, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Dr. Werner Furlan fur...@gmx.net 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk 副本(CC) elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/12/14 (二) 7:16:30 AM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] linking

[Elecraft] K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest?

Hi all: Is 4r22 firmware the latest software or is there another newer revision? I installed 4r22 today and I find that the auto notch *still* has that annoying momentary dropout in the audio at T/R turnover that I discovered during SS. The TX Gate function has the nice ramping decay in this

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest?

Hi Luis, We have revision 4.25 in field test -- it has the auto notch fix. We should be going to beta test with this revision shortly, but I'll send it you now. 73, Wayne N6KR On Dec 13, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Luis V. Romero wrote: Hi all: Is 4r22 firmware the latest software or is there

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest?

Thanks Wayne! I will put it in and give it a whirl. -lu- -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:11 PM To: lrom...@ij.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest? Hi Luis, We have

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest?

This completely fixed the issue. Thank you Wayne! -Lu Romero - W4LT- K3 #3182 -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:11 PM To: lrom...@ij.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: K3: 4r22 firmware... Is it the latest?

[Elecraft] Audio dropout

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Luis V. Romero lrom...@ij.net wrote: ...that annoying momentary dropout in the audio... The momentary dropout that bugs me is the one that occurs when you turn on Sub. As everybody knows, listening to the DX on VFO A and the pileup on VFO B is the key to

Re: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC with blue tooth

Yes. Search for IOGEAR GBS301. Gary N6LRV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 5:27 AM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] linking K3 with PC with blue tooth Hello Group,

[Elecraft] Thanks to Jim

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.comwrote: For a tutorial on the Pin One Problem, and how to deal with RFI, see http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm and http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf The info in here is excellent and helped me track down a

Re: [Elecraft] Audio dropout

I have version 4.22 firmware. The transition from SUB off to SUB on, and reverse, happens without any dropout. What you describe simply does not happen. When I use N1MM, ***N1MM*** has some kind of transition issue like that. But it does NOT happen from the K3 front panel. Also sending SB0;