Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

O.K. you guys, now you've done it. I have to try the C-500 phones too. :) Bob K6UJ On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:18 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: > Hector, > > I too love my CM-500 but then I set the RX EQ to suit and I don't have > a 'collection' of headsets...certainly would not waste money on Heil > g

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

It may be "undocumented" (the doc[1] mentions Yaesu and Kenwood radios, but not the K3), but the up/down arrows do actually effect RIT when in run mode (and tuning when in S&P mode), so SPLIT shouldn't be necessary... ~iain / N6ML [1] http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Key+Assignmen

Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Hector, I too love my CM-500 but then I set the RX EQ to suit and I don't have a 'collection' of headsets...certainly would not waste money on Heil gear...too rich for my blood and they are not real robust. Also found with the Heil stuff you have to do some serious adjustment on the TX EQ which w

Re: [Elecraft] K3, LP-Bridge, SteppIR BiggIR antenna

Thanks Don. Got it working. Now to get my Flex 3000 working (I have an early model K3 (S/N 157) and a Flex 3K (S/N 150). Interfacing the K3 is a lot simpler than integrating the Flex 3K with all the station peripherals. I've been so busy with work over the last couple of years that I do not have

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

On Jan 10, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > The effect on transmission bandwidth is negligible, and it's also extremely > unlikely to affect copy. Hank W6SX had written to ask me for a rough guess of transmission bandwidth when there is a 1 dB difference in level between mark and spa

Re: [Elecraft] K2 & Power Line Noise

Larry : I installed the KAF2 in my K2 about 1 month ago and have played with it a lot. What I have found it does allow me to do in many cases is to turn off the K2 preamp and still being able to copy weaker signals. In general the AF1 and AF2 settings on the KAF2, in addition to the active

[Elecraft] Filters need new home!

For anyone needing filters for the K3; I'm going through my different rooms, sorting out items that aren't needed, and found two filters. One is a KFL3A-6K, another a KFL3A-500, which have been occupying space on my desk for quite some time now. I'd like to get most of my money back on them,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA Temp

Oh, and I forgot to mention the 12 vdc muffin fan that I have sitting on the top that blows air into the rig. Milt AD5XD --- On Mon, 1/10/11, Milton wrote: > From: Milton > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA Temp > To: "Elecraft Reflector" , k6...@foothill.net > Date: Monday, January 10, 2011,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA Temp

This seems a bit hot. I ran the whole contest QRO on all bands. The temp never got over 45C even when running and calling CQ every 15 sec or so. What band were you on when the temp went up? I once had a problem on 40m that was in part caused by RF getting back in via the battery feed. A cou

Re: [Elecraft] K3, LP-Bridge, SteppIR BiggIR antenna

John, Why not connect the SteppIR "Y" cable between the K3 and your USB to serial cable. The SteppIR only monitors the data, and does not send anything, so the "Y" cable solution should work fine there without involving LP-Bridge. Set the K3 and SteppIR data rates to the same value - the fas

[Elecraft] K3, LP-Bridge, SteppIR BiggIR antenna

I have the LP-Bridge functioning with the logger. I now need to get it working with the SteppIR. The K3 connects to the computer via the COM1 port. I have the current K3 USB serial cable connected to the SteppIR via COM9 port using a serial extension cable with DB9 F to DB9F adapter to match u

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

Correction/addition to my previous post: When running, use split. XMIT on VFO B on your running freq. Fine tune callers, if required, using keyboard up/dwn arrows on VFO A. Then {CLRRIT} to recenter VFO A after QSO. 73 Craig AC0DS

Re: [Elecraft] K2: RF Feedback Distortion Problem

Jon, Thanks for that preliminary information. Try two things, testing again for the distortion after each one. First, remove the right side panel and tuck the KPA100 ribbon cable up in the space near the top of the control board. Do the same for the speaker cable - in other words, dress those

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

Hi Fred ... Yes, my experience is that 200 Hz is MUCH too narrow when running. I normally use 350 or 400 Hz DSP with the 400 Hz roofer. Always 10 Hz resolution in contests, either run or S&P. And, I'm always ready to use the up/dwn arrows on the keyboard with N1MM to tune in the way off freq f

Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Ok,then because you don't like and I love it,do you want to sell it to me ?   AD4C   "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" –George Orwell --- On Mon, 1/10/11, ab2tc wrote: From: ab2tc Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500 To: elecraft@m

Re: [Elecraft] K2 & Power Line Noise

Thanks to all who responded, both publicly and privately. The good and useful information is exactly what I need. 73 Larry K5END On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 12:42 -0600, Larry Kendall wrote: > I'd like to get some opinions on the K2 audio filter options. > > In last year's mobile QSOPs running with t

Re: [Elecraft] K2: RF Feedback Distortion Problem

Don, As always, thanks for your reply. I can confirm that I *DO* get distortion when operating into a dummy load. I can also confirm that I have the distortion when operating with nothing but the microphone and antenna connected to the K2. The K2 itself is Rev G dated May 2007, with errata t

Re: [Elecraft] K2 BFO Drift / Filter Alignment

I thought I would post what I think (hope!) is my resolution for this. I wrote to Elecraft's support line. Gary responded promptly (as always), suggesting essentially that I remove L33 and the rubber bumper and do a better cleaning job beneath the bumper, thereby moving L33 further away from the

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

On Jan 10, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > The effect on transmission bandwidth is negligible, and it's also extremely > unlikely to affect copy. It depends. Consider an RTTY demodulator that includes automatic threshold correction (ATC). It will treat such a signal as one with 1 d

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Amp Key configuration request

Phil & Debbie Salas wrote: > I use my K3 with an Ameritron ALS-600 amplifier and MFJ-998 autotuner > (hey, the KPA-500 and KAT-500 aren't available yet). Anyway, I tune > the MFJ-998 by leaving it in the full auto position and then just press TUNE on the K3. > I set my K3 TUNE power for 15 w

[Elecraft] RX antenna (K3)

Hello i´m considering a rx antenna for the K3. As i do not have space for big systems like beverage, etc, i´m thinking about this one from DX Eng.: http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=2190&PL

[Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

My K3 is pretty "vanilla," ATU, DVK, stock default roofers. I normally run CW with 200 Hz DSP BW, and for the first time since I got the K3 #642], I set up the Presets for: "I"=200 Hz, "II"=500 Hz but still on the 500 Hz roofer, and tried CQ'ing using II and running S&P on I. I was somewhat

[Elecraft] K2 & Power Line Noise

Hello larry, First of all, I do not have the experience of line noise in VR2.  However, I used / built both KDSP2 and KAF2 in the past. Although KDSP2 has more features, I would consider KAF2 more value for money.  Bearing in mind, you can get a KAF2 in the second hand market at nearly half pr

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

Just put the {CLEARRIT} command in as many macros as you need. I have it in both S&P CQ [which switches N1MM to RUN mode], in my RUN QSL and CQ, and in a couple of others where it probably doesn't matter. Don't need RIT in S&P of course, but it is a lifesaver on RTTY in RUN mode. RTTY RU was

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Amp Key configuration request

Phil & Debbie Salas wrote: > I use my K3 with an Ameritron ALS-600 amplifier and MFJ-998 autotuner (hey, > the KPA-500 and KAT-500 aren't available yet). Anyway, I tune the MFJ-998 > by leaving it in the full auto position and then just press TUNE on the K3. > I set my K3 TUNE power for 15 watt

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

5 pole 2.7 kHz SSB filters will also have a little more natural ripple than the 8 pole 2.8s. 73, Eric On 1/10/2011 3:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Hank, > > The difference in amplitude is due to the small amount of ripple in > the crystal filter. The effect on transmission bandwidth is > neg

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

Hi Hank, The difference in amplitude is due to the small amount of ripple in the crystal filter. The effect on transmission bandwidth is negligible, and it's also extremely unlikely to affect copy. Nonetheless, we're planning to provide a way to tune out the difference. 73, Wayne N6KR On J

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

Mark and space switch between two frequencies 170 Hz apart. There should be no change in amplitude between mark and space. With my K3 the difference between mark and space is about 1 dB. Too much. Elecraft is aware of the problem, and the sooner it gets fixed the better. Side note. There were

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

I also noticed this, and it was quite pronounced. In my case, the higher output tone resulted in higher output than the pwr control setting. It seemed the lower output tone produced the output the K3 was set for, but the higher output tone was about 10% higher. I was operating FSK. When I switc

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Amp Key configuration request

On the other hand, I have the TUNE power level set at 7 watts, and use it to tune my Alpha 89. So the amp-enable line is needed in my case! I imagine user defined menu selection would allow for either situation..   73, Ed - K6CTA   AD5X wrote: <<>> __

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

yes I've got that in my TU macro in N1MM, but it seems I manage to tune RIT and then wander off to S&P without logging someone just before. WIth low power I seem to be giving up on running quite a bit! Mark n2qt -Original Message- From: Guy Olinger K2AV Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 4

Re: [Elecraft] K2: RF Feedback Distortion Problem

Jon, Important parameter - do you get distortion when you operate into a dummy load. If so, it is distortion created in the K2/100, and if not, then it is either RF Feedback or a parasitic oscillation, although the KPA100s built in the last couple years are quite stable. The fact that it gets

[Elecraft] K3 Amp Key configuration request

I use my K3 with an Ameritron ALS-600 amplifier and MFJ-998 autotuner (hey, the KPA-500 and KAT-500 aren't available yet). Anyway, I tune the MFJ-998 by leaving it in the full auto position and then just press TUNE on the K3. I set my K3 TUNE power for 15 watts which is a perfect level for the

[Elecraft] K2: RF Feedback Distortion Problem

I'm still having trouble with RF feedback distortion in my K2. It is probably an error I made in build and I need help in figuring out how to attack the problem. K2 is serial 6550; no additional mods. KSB2 and KPA100. Windom antenna 25' away at closest OR Buddipole 50' away at closest (no di

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

The N1MM {CLEARRIT} macro sends the correct K3 command if the rig is declared as a K3. My run F3 string in N1MM is ... "TU * {CLEARRIT}" ... without the quotes and those are braces, not paretheses. 73, Guy. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > RIT CLR can be done eith

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

RIT CLR can be done either from the front panel switch, an "RC;" command, or an "SWT53;" switch emulation command, even while you're transmitting. 73, Wayne N6KR On Jan 10, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Mark n2qt wrote: > Is there a way to zero the RIT control when tuning the main tuning > knob? > >

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

Mark n2qt wrote: >Is there a way to zero the RIT control when tuning the main tuning knob? > >During the rtty contest I would ride the RIT control while running and then >forget to >zero it when changing to S&P. > >I've looked through the K3 manual and programmers reference along with >looking >thr

Re: [Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

Yes. With N1MM you just add the macro {CLEARRIT} and it works fine with the K3. Other radios, such as Icom, do not process a 'clear rit' command string. Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark n2qt

Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Hello again, I am not talking about anything above 2700Hz at all. With my receive bandpass set to 300-2700Hz the CM-500 sound definitely muffled compared to any other headphones I have. Yes, I could compensate with the EQ, but then it would be unuseable with any other headphones I have since ther

[Elecraft] clear RIT upon tuning in K3?

Is there a way to zero the RIT control when tuning the main tuning knob? During the rtty contest I would ride the RIT control while running and then forget to zero it when changing to S&P. I've looked through the K3 manual and programmers reference along with looking through the N1MM manual (If

[Elecraft] RES: RES: Yamaha CM500

Hi Hector What about the microphone quality? Did you also used it with Yaesu? Thanks for the information 73 Oms -Mensagem original- De: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Em nome de Hector Padron Enviada em: segunda-feira, 10 de janeiro de 2011 17:4

[Elecraft] K1 Battery Solution

I have switched to using A123 packs from Buddipole. Www.buddipole.com the 4s1p or 4s2p packs will do what you want. They are a little bulky but very light. You have to use the dedicated cellpro charger, which are not cheap but can recharge the pack with cell balancing in just a few minutes. The

Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Lack of highs? Not mine,besides,does any ham transmit today with more than 4000Hz at the high end? answer is NO,most of them are below 3000Hz,at that freq ANY headset will response well.Also I injected an audio generator to my CM-500 from 20 to 5000Hz and I heard the tone from 60(my ears) all th

Re: [Elecraft] K2 & Power Line Noise

Hi Larry, My K2 is equipped with the KDSP2 and I'm happy with it's ability to reduce noise. I haven't used the KAF2 but I just completed building Elecraft's AF-1, which I am told is similar. That said, the only unit that has noise reduction capability built into it is the KDSP2. The KAF2 is

Re: [Elecraft] Data modes issue

Had a similar problem once. Somehow the mixer volume setting for the signalink was reduced. It needs to be turned all the way up. I'm not home right now but go to control panel, audio, it probably shows whatever the default soundcard is on your system. Change that to the USB Audio Codec. Open

Re: [Elecraft] Second RX and KBPF3

Milt, First make sure you enabled the correct KBPF3. You may have actually tried to enable one on the main RF board and not the sub RX. if you have the right int turned on then take it apart and make sure it is plugged in properly. The shift register is how command data is transferred from the M

[Elecraft] Interfaces

I am not what you would call a "computer guru", in fact not really very computer literate at all, but having used the MicroHam MicroKeyer II for several months now it seems VERY easy to interface to my station. I switch back and forth between three radios, K3, Yaesu, and Icom, and find all I n

[Elecraft] K2 & Power Line Noise

I'd like to get some opinions on the K2 audio filter options. In last year's mobile QSOPs running with the K2, the power line and similar noise were show stoppers in some areas. I've already ordered the K2 noise blanker and am also considering one of the 2 audio filter choices. As this K2 will

[Elecraft] Second RX and KBPF3

This past weekend I installed the 2nd RX in K-3 serial # 2922. As part of that installation I installed the KBPF3 board in the 2nd RX. The 2nd RX appears to be performing OK. All of the setup went OK with the exception of the KBPF3. When the K-3 is turned on I get ERR BP2. The Manual indic

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Mods missing from web page

I'll provide a little more of an answer to my own question: Having browsed through the mod kits order page, I was reminded of the DSP upgrades K3DSPUPGD/K3DSPLPF. These are also missing from the app notes page. That's all I can come up with. Thanks & 73, Carl WS7L K3 #486 > I'll get it fixed on

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K1 Battery Solution]

Brett : One very simple solution is to use a 10 X AA Holder and fill it with AA NiMH cells. You can get decent quality NIMH cells at capacities around 3 Ah which will go a long way with the K1. Often you can buy multipacks of AA NiMH along with a quick charger at a very low price these days.

Re: [Elecraft] K1 Battery Solution

Mike, KD9KC, found some "9.8Ah" Li-Ion batteries on eBay, for Buy It Now price of $38. We both bought one. It turns out you get about 7.5Ah before the voltage hits the low cutoff on my K2 and his FT-817, but that works out to about 10-14 hrs of "semi-contest" operating time. They came withou

Re: [Elecraft] K3/RigExpert TI-5

Don, > In two cases in the last two days, we have encountered "problems" on > this reflector where the user of an external interface box had > problems because the audio levels presented to the K3 were at > microphone level instead of line level - simply because the interface > box manufacturer d

Re: [Elecraft] Data modes issue

Are you sure you're hearing the audio from the K3 monitor and not from other speakers attached to the computer? What sound card software are you using? Are you sure it is configured to use the soundcard attached to the radio and not the computer "default" sound card if you have more than one (e.

[Elecraft] K3/P3 combo during ARRL RTTY RU

Hello All: I wanted to give - or chime in with - my impressions of my K3 performance with my new P3 panadapter. I run an SO2R setup with the K3 (with rebuilt TL-922A amp) as the #1 rig and my venerable FT-1000MP MkV (with 87A amp) as my #2 rig. The K3 is the only rig with a panadapter. This

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PA Temp

56C is no problem and well within our normal PA temp operating range. Even the 84C limit is a conservative number with a fair amount of headroom. 73, Eric WA6HHQ www.elecraft.com === On 1/9/2011 1:22 PM, Joe Planisky wrote: > Hi Fred, > > According to the manual, the PA drops out at 84C, so tha

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Mods missing from web page

I'll get it fixed on the page. 73, Eric --- On 1/9/2011 5:22 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > While the stiffener IS in the orderables, it is NOT in the list of > mods, as Carl reports. It should be in the list. > > 73, Guy. > > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: >> >> Carl Clawson-2

Re: [Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

I may be all wet here, but I seem to think this is understandable. FSK uses two tones, one is the MARK and one is SPACE. There are only two states, you will have one or the other tones on the air all the time. One tone is the base, and if the signal is un-modulated, it would be transintt

[Elecraft] RES: RES: Yamaha CM500

Hi Knut Thanks for your comments. Regards and HNY Oms PY5EG ATILANO DE OMS PP5EG - PY5EG ZW5B, PS2T, PT5T ARAUCARIA DX GROUP -Mensagem original- De: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Em nome de ab2tc Enviada em: segunda-feira, 10 de janeiro de 2011

Re: [Elecraft] Me and my K3 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup

Of course, the solution (given the capture effect of RTTY decoders) is to be stronger than anybody else calling. As unfortunate as it may seem, might makes right for RTTY. Operator skills on the TX side play less of a role. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/10/2011 16:07, Richard Ferch wrote: > Jim, > >

Re: [Elecraft] Me and my K3 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup

Jim, W0EB wrote: > Now, the main observation. There were an awful lot of "Alligator" stations > out there \ > that don't have very good receivers. If I could decode the signals, I called > them. \ > Many of the weaker signals came right back to me, but an awful lot of the S9+ > \ > stations

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] VFO A cursor shifts after TUNE

Elecraft is aware of this anomaly. My P3 does the same thing. This happens when the TUNE button is pushed on the K3. This cursor shift problem should be cured in a future firmware update. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Ho

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] Feature request

Any comment from the P3 developers on this request please. Trevor G0KTN Original Message dated 29 December 2010 The following is a re-post of a request back in August which may have got missed in the noise. Did it make its way to the to do list ? 22 August 2010 Would it be

[Elecraft] unequal power output per tone in FSK

I know this has been discussed before and the fix is on "the list" but after 24 hours of watching the watt meter bounce on the two fsk tones, is the solution getting closer? Mark n2qt (using 5 pole filters which I understand accentuates this)

Re: [Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Hi, I also bought a pair of these based on the recommendations on the reflector and also on the Yahoo group. I have not put it on the air yet as I was thoroughly disappointed with the headphones on receive. There seems to be a profound lack of highs compared to any other headphones I own includin

[Elecraft] RES: Yamaha CM500

Hi Folks I just got a pair of CM500 which came without any catalog and I would kindly ask the following questions: 1) I tested on my K3 and the boom set is working fine 2) I noticed that the CM500 has more base and less high frequency respond comparing with the heil. 3) Has someone tested for yae

Re: [Elecraft] Me and my K3 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup

Hi all. I must chime in here as well. I rarely post to reflectors, but must echo the feeling of Joe and Jim! I have been running RTTY for a number of years, beginning with a modified Hallicrafters HT-37, TS-570, Kenwood 940, ProIII, 1000mp and K2. I must admit I was totally amazed with the per

Re: [Elecraft] Me and my K3 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup

G'day, Don't forget that big signals attract many callers. It is very difficult to pull RTTY sigs out of the pile if they are all on top of each other and calling at the same time. Once the pile builds I regularly have to go split to make any progress with a whole one or two kHz worth of wat

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] VFO A cursor shifts after TUNE

Al, I get the same behaviour, I'd just never noticed it before. I'm running 4.22 on the K3 and 00.49 on the P3. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 10/01/2011 05:25, "Al Lorona" wrote: > >Why does my P3 do this?: > >In LSB mode, whenever I go into TUNE for more than about six or seven >seconds, >upon hittin