Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft FTDI N1MM

Mike, The Prolific cable always worked for me on Windows XP but when I upgraded to Win 7 I could not find a driver that would not blue-screen the system. The new FTDI cable works great with all software I've tried, including N1MM. 73, Steve AD7OG ___

Re: [Elecraft] "Q" signal trivia

On 7/16/2011 6:46 PM, Ken - K0PP wrote: > > "Q" signals were established to facilitate communication > between stations that don't share a common language. > > In usual usage a "Q" signal without punctuation is considered > a statement. If it's followed by a "?", it's meant as a question. In comm

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

On 17/07/11 22:12, Sam Morgan wrote: > how are you sending the email? > from the gmail account web page? > > from an email program on your computer? > (if so which email client?) Sending via Thunderbird. 73 from Charles - M0BIN __ Elecra

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 17th & 18th, 2011

Good Evening, Twenty meters was very nice today. Twelve checkins over a period of about 40 minutes. Much nicer than last week's skunk :) Most of the signals were quite strong while a few of the eastern stations had some QSB. Some of the southern stations had fast and slow QSB which ma

[Elecraft] K2/100 Pa transistors

I had forgotten I was to retighten the screws that hold them to the heat sink after 5-10 hrs operation. I know I was way past the 5-10 hrs. Was I surprised how loose the screws were. Lucky I did not wreck the finals. DONOT SKIP THIS STEP! 73 George/W2BPI _

Re: [Elecraft] What have I gotten myself into???

It took me about 80 to 100 hours - spread over 6 to 9 months -- but that was just my own pace...if I would have done it in 6 to nine weeks it undoubtedly would have gone quicker. I took my time and enjoyed it. Lots of guys on this list can offer lots of top notch advice based on their own expe

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (7/17/11)

I made a couple of calls on the KX3 prototype I have here after the net, but propagation wasn't very good and no one responded. 73, Lyle KK7P > Propagation was so-so today, but QRM from a nearby QSO was a problem. __ Elecraft mailing l

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (7/17/11)

Propagation was so-so today, but QRM from a nearby QSO was a problem. Temperatures were hot all over the mid-west and east, even in Maine. No discussions followed check-ins. We had 20 participants over a 22 minute period. Have a good week. Here is the list of participants. Station Name

Re: [Elecraft] Test

True, but not if you have it forwarded to your mail client via pop3. 73, Bob N7XY On Jul 17, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Hank Garretson wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > That's a "feature" of Google mail and there is no solution. > > > I can see my reflected pos

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Just call sales@ tomorrow morning, early, and ask to have the order amended. Voice line: (831) 763-4211. 73, matt W6NIA == On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:14:49 -0500, you wrote: >Ugh, I knew I'd find a way to screw my order up. And though I already >put it in. Thanks for the info. > >On Sun, Jul 17,

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Give 'em a call. They'll straighten it out. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/17/2011 7:14 PM, Shane wrote: > Ugh, I knew I'd find a way to screw my order up. And though I already > put it in. Thanks for the info. > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote: >> Under the K144XV option there is a chec

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Problem in NAQP

Don, That was the leading suspect in my mind.  But I tried very hard to assure they were correct when I set them up.  I still don't grasp why the upper band was correct and the lower were opposite.  I realize there is an inversion of side bands up there but I thought it was a simple inversion w

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Ugh, I knew I'd find a way to screw my order up. And though I already put it in. Thanks for the info. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote: > Under the K144XV option there is a checkbox for K3/10 or K3/100. If you > check one of these boxes the system thinks that you are ordering the

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Under the K144XV option there is a checkbox for K3/10 or K3/100. If you check one of these boxes the system thinks that you are ordering the K144XV and need the appropriate rear panel. The 144OPT100 is the rear panel for use with the K144XV option on a 100 watt K3. Just don't check that box as you

Re: [Elecraft] K2 modification of the variable BW Cohn CW crystal filter

Stephen, If you are doing mostly digital modes and not too much SSB, you might want to change the OP1 filter instead. The SSBCAPKT contains capacitors to make it either a 1.9k, 2.1k, 2.4k or 2.6k filter. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/17/2011 6:28 PM, Stephen Rector wrote: > I ve been using me K2 (s/n

Re: [Elecraft] Test

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote: That's a "feature" of Google mail and there is no solution. > I can see my reflected posts to a mailing list by clicking on All Mail on the left side of the Google mail viewer. 73, Hank, W6SX Mammoth Lakes, California Elevation 8083 feet

[Elecraft] K2 modification of the variable BW Cohn CW crystal filter

I ve been using me K2 (s/n 6770) in the digital modes lately and have wanted to make an improvement in the passband ripple, which is almost 10 dB p-p when the BW is set at 2 KHz, with the RX audio viewed spectrally. So I simulated the filter using the crystal parameters given here: http://www.

Re: [Elecraft] Test

That's a "feature" of Google mail and there is no solution. I set my maiier to Bcc: a copy to myself but never see anything forwarded from reflectors. 73, Bob N7XY On Jul 17, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Charles wrote: > Excuse the bandwidth, but I have recently sent messages to the reflector > and not

Re: [Elecraft] Test

For mailing lists, Gmail typically does NOT reflect back whatever you post to the list. It automatically filters out the posts that you send to avoid duplication in your gmail mailbox. Every list I belong to is the same way; I subscribe to them using Gmail and I never get my posts back, but th

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

Hi guy's, I hope you can see this as I won't. "Why's that?" you ask, because I too use GMail's email service and I have NEVER seen my own postings to ANY mailing list whilst I continue to use a GMail account for posting. I have raised the issue with GMail and to date there has been a deafening s

Re: [Elecraft] Digitally signed email to the Reflector

The reflector probably sees the PGP signature as an attachment, which would cause the message to bounce. 73, Scott, N9AA On 7/17/11 5:11 PM, Dick Roth wrote: > I have sent a couple of messages to the Reflector that have earned me > the bounce message below. I believe it is because I digitally s

[Elecraft] k-3 on ebay

you almost had a buyer until i saw paypal only. no way. have had a major problem w/ them that is still resolving 2 yrs later. nice rig. but no. s/tony rowland __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraf

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

I'm using Evolution on Ubuntu via Gmail IMAP services. On Sun, 2011-07-17 at 16:12 -0500, Sam Morgan wrote: > how are you sending the email? > from the gmail account web page? > > from an email program on your computer? > (if so which email client?) > > from a nabble web page? > http://elecraf

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

how are you sending the email? from the gmail account web page? from an email program on your computer? (if so which email client?) from a nabble web page? http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ GB & 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 7/17/2011 4:01 PM, Dick Roth wrote: > Ah ha!!! Thanks for this info, Sam.

[Elecraft] Digitally signed email to the Reflector

I have sent a couple of messages to the Reflector that have earned me the bounce message below. I believe it is because I digitally sign my email using PGP. Can anyone verify that this is the cause and why it should be so? This message is sent without my digital signature, so I think I won't get

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

please clarify what you mean when you say: "not seen them appear on the list" where/how are you looking to see if they are being posted? are you referring to on your own computer, in it's email client? or perhaps archives of the list online? GB & 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 7/17/2011 2:46 PM, Charl

Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

when sent from a gmail account the email will make it to the list the party sending the email to the list from the gmail account will NOT receive his post so it appears to the gmail sender that his email did not get posted to the list this has been a reoccurring problem always seen by folks sendin

Re: [Elecraft] Test

I was also told privately (not sure why he did not post it) that he has a similar problem when using gmail from his Thunderbird email client (or I assume any other local email client). OTOH if he sends from the gmail webmail he sees his own post. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/17/2011 3:51 PM, Charles wr

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Kit

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Re: [Elecraft] Test again :-)

This and your previous test message both appeared on the List. 73, Geoff GM4ESD - Original Message - From: "Charles" To: "elecraft" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:46 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Test again :-) >I am sending this again - as a further test. > > Excuse the bandwidth, but I ha

[Elecraft] MKII and K3

*Hi there!!!* ** *Im trying to switch my MKII to my K3, I can receive audio, transmit CW , but i can't work on RTTY ( tx ) and SSB DVK from MKII on TX* ** *Any idea?* ** *Do you know if is necesary to change any menu??* ** *I'm lost... help needed!!!* ** *Thanks* * * -- EA4ZK Ricardo Navarr

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

The KXV3a provides the IF tap needed for a panadapter (as well as Rx Antenna and transverter I/O). You only need a KUSB if you require a USB to Serial Adapter. If your computer has an RS-232 serial port (typically DB-9), you don't need a new KUSB. You will need a "straight thru" 9-pin serial cab

Re: [Elecraft] Test

On 17/07/11 18:53, Don Wilhelm wrote: >Charles, > > If you see this response but not your own --- > > There is an option on your subscription profile to not receive your own > messages - "Receive your own posts to the list?". If you set that to > No, you will not see your own posts. Worthy of

[Elecraft] Test again :-)

I am sending this again - as a further test. Excuse the bandwidth, but I have recently sent messages to the reflector and not seen them appear on the list. 73 from Charles - M0BIN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/ma

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Maybe I titled this wrong. Can anyone comment? On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Shane wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to put a complete order form together for a base kit and > just really want to make sure I've not screwed anything up. > > When I run through the order page on the website, one item (

[Elecraft] PowerSDR

I'm running version 1.19.3.5. Is there a newer version and when do I find the download, please. Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc p...@lamarcheenterprises.com www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

The relays in most amps are open frame and definitely not designed for six meters.  Mine is an aftermarket kit designed for an AL600 and modified by me to work on a boat anchor Dentron Clipperton L amplifier.  I am just offering a suggestion about what might be causing the problem, not looking

Re: [Elecraft] Test

Charles, If you see this response but not your own --- There is an option on your subscription profile to not receive your own messages - "Receive your own posts to the list?". If you set that to No, you will not see your own posts. Worthy of a check. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/17/2011 1:34 PM, C

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

Willis writes: "The input circuit is bypassed by the relay so the only thing in the?path is the relay, coax connectors?and the wires.? I think it is the wires.?" Craig Buck writes: "I notice high swr when my AL572 is in the antenna circuit - even when turned off.? When I hook the coax directly t

[Elecraft] Test

Excuse the bandwidth, but I have recently sent messages to the reflector and not seen them appear on the list. 73 from Charles - M0BIN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.q

Re: [Elecraft] What have I gotten myself into???

Don't worry... the instructions are first rate. Don't skip steps, and do them in the order that the instructions say. You can look at build pictures of K2 7006 here: http://sled351a.dyndns.org/images/K2-7006/ and the KPA100 here: http://sled351a.dyndns.org/images/K2-7006/KPA100/ 73, de AJ4TF

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Kit

My KPA500 kit was ordered one month later then Roy's on 5/17/11 and I received my shipping notice on 7/15/11. Looks like Elecraft has busted through the early April log jam of initial orders. Their web site states that new KPA500 kit orders placed today will ship within 3 weeks. Good news for

Re: [Elecraft] What have I gotten myself into???

Everything will go just fine. As I'm sure you know, you should take your time and work slowly but carefully. I managed to build a K2/100 with a number of accessories over an approximately 2 month period. Everything worked well when it was finished. It is a lot of fun. Best of luck and I'm sure w

[Elecraft] Elecraft FTDI N1MM

I noticed that Elecraft if now offering a FTDI cable. When I bought my K3 they only had a Prolific cable. It works fine for downloading Elecraft updates but have never been able to get it working on N1MM. Wonder if anyone has used the FTDI cable offered by Elecraft to control their K3 via N1M

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Problem in NAQP

Jim, I suspect you have the sidebands inverted in your RTTY filter set. Do the following with the K2 set to a band lower than 15 meters, First set the FL1 filter to use the OP1 filter on the KSB2 board, and that filter along with its BFO settings will be used for transmit. Set RTTY the same

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

> I notice high swr when my AL572 is in the antenna circuit - even > when turned off. When I hook the coax directly to the K3, the swr > is 1:1. Haven't figured out why except maybe there is a low pass > filter built in the amp that is in line all the time. Many of these amplifiers use open fram

Re: [Elecraft] Headset recommendation for the K3

On 7/17/2011 8:54 AM, todd brady wrote: > It's the " Turtle Beach / Ear Force Z1 " ... Its a light weight gaming > headset designed for PC's and it's only $29.95 ... Many thanks for posting your find, Todd. Thanks to the size of the market, there are hundreds of low cost headsets made for use

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

The input circuit is bypassed by the relay so the only thing in the path is the relay, coax connectors and the wires.  I think it is the wires.  I have no such difficulty on 10 meters.  My amp is the Dentron Clipperton L with the AD5X QSK mod.  The connecting wires are about 2.5 inches long.  Th

Re: [Elecraft] K2 & P3 Question

AFAIK there are no plans to modify the K2 firmware to work with the P3, but there are plans to modify the P3 firmware to work with the K2. It will never be as closely-integrated as the K3, but most of the features should work, including readout of the K2 frequency on the P3, click to QSY, accurate

[Elecraft] Headset recommendation for the K3

Hello to all on the list I'm a relatively new K3 owner, and this is my first post to the group. I purchased my K3 back in March ( SN# 5331 ) and just recently purchased the P3 ( SN# 1435 ). First of all let me say the customer service is hands down the best I've ever experienced, and the u

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

I notice high swr when my AL572 is in the antenna circuit - even when turned off. When I hook the coax directly to the K3, the swr is 1:1. Haven't figured out why except maybe there is a low pass filter built in the amp that is in line all the time. Craig Buck On Jul 17, 2011, at 11:07 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] Looking for miniature 14-V power supply for travel use

Hi Wayne, I expect you are back by now. However it might still be of interest. I have been using laptop type supplies for this application. Light, small, cheap and some of them are relatively quiet. They will also fit in a small metal box. Recently I came across LED lighting supplies, 12V again a

[Elecraft] KPA500 Kit

My KPA500 kit was ordered on 4/17/11. I received my shipping notice on 7/13/11. The fun begins soon! Roy W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Po

[Elecraft] K2 Problem in NAQP

Hi Folks, I ran into a problem during the just completed NAQP RTTY contest with my Elecraft K2.  To make a very long and frustrating story short, on at least 20 and 40 meters it receives on the lower side band but transmits on the upper sideband.   On 15 meters it receives and transmits on the

Re: [Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

Bob, do you have an amplifier in line on 6 meters?  I have noticed that my Clipperton L absorbs about 15 watts on 6 meters even when it it turned off.  It does not do this on the lower bands.  You can easily find out by taking the connectors loose on the amp and replacing with a short barrel con

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Noise Blanker Part

Excellent response to building/parts questions is available at supp...@elecraft.com. 73 Neil NJ6L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecr

Re: [Elecraft] K3/100 Perfect condition at eBay

Hi Levent, On your eBay ad stating "all modifications" I notice that the upgraded DSP board with low pass filter has not been included. Certainly S/N 1230 did not include the new board. This is not a negative comment on your sale but I have noticed this before on K3 sales. Is it possible that wh

Re: [Elecraft] What have I gotten myself into???

David - same situation here - built K1 and a bunch of other stuff - then when I lifted the cover of the K2 box when I got it, and saw all those parts, I had exactly the same feeling: "What have I done?!" Turned out great. One piece at a time. Don't rush and don't worry about it. --Andrew, NV1B

Re: [Elecraft] What have I gotten myself into???

What have you gotten yourself into? Probably more fun than you deserve. HI! Don't get in a hurry, read each step two or three times, install the part, double check to make sure it is in the right spot and orientated right and solder. I had not soldered anything more difficult than a PL259 on a pi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY with morse key

This is exactly how it's supposed to operate. There IS a character which you can send from the paddles to make it switch out of transmit and that is dit dit dah dah sent as one character (dididadah) that will switch immediately back to receive. The "Idle" is called "diddle" in the RTTY world a

Re: [Elecraft] K3/P3 Interaction

Sorry for my uninformed post! In the K3, I set VFO OFS to OFF and the problem was solved! 73, Tom - W4BQF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailt

[Elecraft] K3/P3 interaction?

I'm trying to re-familiarize myself with my P3, which is running with MCU v. 01.09. With Mkr A and/or B turned on, if I adjust the 'offset' control on my K3 (and RIT/XIT is not ON), VFO B cursor and Mkr B randomly jumps across the P3 screen. If I turn RIT or XIT ON, the P3 VFO B and Mkr B seem to

[Elecraft] low power on 6 meters

I have seen this issue posted before, but no answers that I can see. I have a K3 and the output is no more than 52 watts with an swr of 1.23..sometime get it up to 62. Now I have the KPA500 and using 40 watts to exite the amp, I get just a tad over 425 watts. Don't think I want to push

Re: [Elecraft] k144XV Rocks--Indeed...

Hi, Steve... I beg pardon for using the reflector, since this is more or less cracker-barrel and store-front stove stuff, but your comments remind me of years ago when I first tried 2 meters. I heard this weak CW signal down in the noise on my vertical antenna/10 watt rig. the guy was down