Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread David Cutter
Is there a filter one could build into the connector shell ? or buy a plug-in filter in an adaptor? David G3UNA RC, Yes, it does sound like you zapped the RS-232 interface in the K3 along with the computer. Contact with k3supp...@elecraft.com is in order - they can give you your options

[Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread philippe . trottet
Dear Elecrafters, Is it possible to increase the speed of the the PWR knob ? To move from low to high power and vice versa on my K3 #3616 is quite long. Thanks for ur advises. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Possible firmware bug - Diversity receive

2011-05-01 Thread Adi Andrei
I subscribe to this too. Adi 2e0ttx On 23/04/2011 15:00, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: When you are in diversity, you are using many of the settings from RX A in RX B. When you hit B set, you will also find that RX B uses the VFO B frequency, which will cause you to not hear the RX A frequency

Re: [Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread Gary Gregory
Phillipe, You can set power ber band and you can lock that in also. (TAP 1) I have not read that we can vary the speed of the Power Knob Control though. In my case I would have that 'feature' turned off as I prefer the per band setting and find I very rarely vary the power out range. Regards,

Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
alternatively, would the use of a usb-232 adapter instead of a direct rs232 connection help prevent this ? I wouldn't mind zapping a 15 EUR usb dongle. Pf David == David Cutter d.cut...@ntlworld.com writes: David Is there a filter one could build into the connector shell ? David or

Re: [Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread Jim Sheldon
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[Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-05-01 Thread Jim Sheldon
Oops - forgot to turn HTML off in my reply. Gary and others, In case you are switching between 100 Watts and QRP 5 watts, there is another way rather than the power per band. I emailed Philippe direct on this one - you can set up a macro to switch between any two power settings very easily

[Elecraft] K3 Power Control

2011-05-01 Thread Jim Sheldon
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Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread R. Kevin Stover
Probably not. As long as there's a conductor of any sort the strike energy will get passed along somewhere. All you'll be doing is sacrificing a USB-serial adapter and not saving anything. At my former QTH, out in the country, I was limited to dial-up Internet which meant modems. I lost at least

Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread David Cutter
So, complete and large-gap galvanic isolation is all that could save your hardware, unless you know in time to remove the RS232 plug all together. Fibre optic coupling sounds favourite, not even a screened cable to conduct the energy. David G3UNA - Original Message - From: R. Kevin

Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread W2RU - Bud Hippisley
1. Unless you have a shielded power line coming to your house, it's unlikely the lightning surge you describe would appear on the telephone line yet go undetected by the power lines. 2. The most probably cause of the damage you describe is that the power line ground / entry point, and the

[Elecraft] KXB30

2011-05-01 Thread Art
WTB the KXB30 board for the Elecraft KX1. Please contact me at wb4...@cfl.rr.com 72, Art WB4MNK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] ERR IO3 more!!

2011-05-01 Thread W2RU - Bud Hippisley
On May 1, 2011, at 9:25 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote: Even with buried power lines? Even with buried power lines. Mine are buried. Closest pole is 1/2-mile away. Even with buried telephone lines. Mine come to me under the lake I'm on. But my phone lines used to come in at one end of my

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-05-01 Thread Bill K9YEQ
Jim, Could you enclose your macro? Saves us time to look it up. Then I can be truly lazy and copy paste. :-) Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Oops - forgot to turn HTML off in my reply. Gary and others, In case you are switching between 100 Watts and QRP 5 watts, there is another way

Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

2011-05-01 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi John, I am also very interested in an external monitor connection. The P3 is very nice but it's a strain on these old eyes. I have a second monitor on my desk where I now display the VE7CC cluster which leads me to wonder if it would be possible to use an AB switch to switch between the P3

[Elecraft] K3 Lightning near miss

2011-05-01 Thread Julius Fazekas n2wn
Had a bunch of stuff zapped during the recent super cell event that wreaked so much havoc, including one of my K3s... First, hope anyone in the affected area is safe and sound. My K3 appears to be mostly OK, as far as I have been able to test it. The exception being the PA. I can get almost 20

[Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread Paul Kirley
Phillippe A65BI asked: Is it possible to increase the speed of the the PWR knob ? I believe that the answer is no. However, you can instead define a few simple macros like pc000; pc070; pc005; pc100; and assign each to a front-panel key. I think that the K3 Utility is the easiest way to

[Elecraft] Lightning

2011-05-01 Thread William Levy
Gents, I have been hamming for 50 years this year. I have grounded towers, ham shacks, computer rooms. I was taught by a roustabout years ago that nothing works. Drill rigs are grounded every which way and when lightning strikes close or far things fry. The only way to protect any gear is to

Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

2011-05-01 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
Mike == Mike K2MK k...@comcast.net writes: Mike I have a second monitor on my desk where I now display the Mike VE7CC cluster which leads me to wonder if it would be possible Mike to use an AB switch to switch between the P3 and the PC. I Mike don't know if anybody makes 25 pin

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Control Cable Question - Recap

2011-05-01 Thread Jim Campbell
Thanks, Tony. One of the components of Com0com is Hub4com and that would probably do the same thing that VSP Emulator does. Having gotten VSPE working I am too lazy to try and get Hub4com to work :-) Anyone coming along later and needing something like this will benefit from your suggestion.

[Elecraft] External Monitor Reply from Elecraft

2011-05-01 Thread Roger White
Just got my K3 from Elecraft recently. One of my wants is a panadapter of sorts. I got use to using the DMU on my FT-2000 and sure miss the large external display it played into. Before I ordered the K3, I asked Elecraft the same question many are asking about an external monitor option to the

Re: [Elecraft] Heil IC mic

2011-05-01 Thread goldtr8
The beta release and the new option for mic gain on hi or low by the push of 7 fixed my problem Guess the elecraft team knew I was getting a new mic. Don KD8NNU __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] XG3 Field Hard Case

2011-05-01 Thread Jim Sheldon
While attending a gun show this morning, I came across a real inexpensive 12 x 9 x 3 hinged, lockable, plastic pistol carrying case with foam inserts. They were made by Berry's Manufacturing (no part number on the case) and the dealer was selling them for $7.00 apiece so I picked one up with

Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

2011-05-01 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
We're actively designing the external monitor h/w and software fro the P3 right now. 73, Eric WA6HHQ _..._ On 4/30/2011 4:56 PM, Alexander Sack wrote: On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 5:45 PM, John Ragletpcj1...@crocker.com wrote: Would some kind soul remind me what the status is (if any), for the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

2011-05-01 Thread Alexander Sack
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: We're actively designing the external monitor h/w and software fro the P3 right now. Thanks Eric, that's all I wanted to know! :-) -aps __

Re: [Elecraft] P3 external monitor...

2011-05-01 Thread Gary Gregory
Eric, Does this design also include the keyboard connection also? 73's Gary On 2 May 2011 07:38, Alexander Sack pisym...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: We're actively designing the external monitor h/w and software

[Elecraft] FS KXPD1 and KXB30

2011-05-01 Thread Mike Weir
I have an assembled in mint condition KXPD1 key for KX1 for 30.00 and an unassembled KXB30 still in original package for 20.00 if sold together shipping is included in total price. If interested contact me off the reflector at ve3wdm@hotmail.comMikeVE3WDM

[Elecraft] FS KXPD1 and KXB30

2011-05-01 Thread Mike Weir
Sorry for the repost but the email was not being made available due to a typo on my part. I have an assembled in mint condition KXPD1 key for KX1 for 30.00 and an unassembled KXB30 still in original package for 20.00 if sold together shipping is included in total price. If interested contact

[Elecraft] FS KXPD1 and KXB30

2011-05-01 Thread Mike Weir
Sorry for the repost but the email was not being made available due to a typo on my part. I have an assembled in mint condition KXPD1 key for KX1 for 30.00 and an unassembled KXB30 still in original package for 20.00 if sold together shipping is included in total price. If interested contact

[Elecraft] K3 Menu Option Documentation

2011-05-01 Thread Fred Jensen
Is there a downloadable table of K3 menu options and sub-options, updated for each FW release? For example, going to certain menu options, you then press various numeric keys to select a sub-option or sub-menu. These are all in the several release notes, however I do not download all the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Menu Option Documentation

2011-05-01 Thread Bill W4ZV
k6dgw wrote: Is there a downloadable table of K3 menu options and sub-options, updated for each FW release? See pages 52-63 of the current manual. http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3%20Owner%27s%20man%20D9sm.pdf 73, Bill -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] FS KXPD1 and KXB30

2011-05-01 Thread VE3WDM
The items have been soldthanks all who replied back but sorry they were gone. Mike-- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/FS-KXPD1-and-KXB30-tp6322238p6322342.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (5-1-11)

2011-05-01 Thread Phillip Shepard
We switched to a new frequency this week - 14.3035 MHz. It seemed to work out, so we'll try it again next week at the same spot. The turn-out was modest this week, 23 participants. The only discussions were audio checks and a request for feedback on the KPA500 (nobody on frequency had one yet).

[Elecraft] Com0Com

2011-05-01 Thread Dennis
Jim You can find additional info on Com0Com installation at the URL below. The YCCC SO2R Box uses that program to redirect comports to use the box. http://k1xm.org/SO2R/Downloads/index.html and look at the manual section of the project. Dennis W1UE

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 1st 2nd, 2011

2011-05-01 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The twenty meter net went fairly well with some QSB but little noise. Check ins were from the Middle West, Texas, Alaska, Colorado, and California. Forty meters was noisy with not much activity. I hit my recorded CQ a few times when the stations grew quite sparse but

Re: [Elecraft] Com0Com

2011-05-01 Thread Tony Estep
Another free virtual serial port scheme is that of N4HY. It's written exclusively for hams. A licensed ham can get a copy free by emailing Bob, N4HY. As I mentioned in my previous post, I tried Com0Com, and it appears to work. However, I switched horses in mid-stream to N4HY's VSP, and I can

Re: [Elecraft] Com0Com

2011-05-01 Thread Tony Estep
Damn, my last post was a bit confused. The *instructions* for the VSP were written by N4HY, but the program itself is from Steve Nance, K5FR. Here is the home page: http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=VSP_Manager VSP Manager is free to Amateur Radio Operators but you must ask Steve

Re: [Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread philippe . trottet
Many thanks to Gary, Jim and Paul for their kind advises. Macros has been assigned for that purpose and it exactly fit my needs. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI Quoting philippe.trot...@ties.itu.int: Dear Elecrafters, Is it possible to increase the speed of the the PWR knob ? To move from low to