I am enjoying my new KPA500 coupled with my K3, and I have set up the K3 to
transmit at approximately 25 watts in the "operate" position on all bands
except 30 meters. However, if the amplifier menu is set to default to "operate"
mode upon KPA500 initialization, I experience an immediate over
To each his own, but
Mike Morrow wrote:
> In the 45 years I've been around ham radio, the probability that any
> HF
> ham rig would be used in an emergency has been vanishingly small, with
> the highest probabilities having been 45 years ago, not today
A few years ago a ham in Oregon b
None of the arguments below will change anyone's outlook, but...
Wayne wrote:
> The battery is very important; it makes the KX3 an all-in-one unit
> that you can quickly deploy in an emergency, ...
In the 45 years I've been around ham radio, the probability that any HF
ham rig would be used in
Hi Everyone,
I was killing time browsing the magazine rack at the Barnes and Noble in
the mall last night waiting for the XYL to finish up some shopping when
I saw a familiar face staring back at me! There on the cover of the
September issue of Popular Communications was a photo of Jerry Parker
I take my KX1 on backpacking trips, and see internal batteries in
anything like a KX1 or KX3 as indispensable!
Internal battery power helps to keep rig setup quick and easy. I like
using internal AA lithium batteries in the KX1 because they are light
weight and will power the rig for a very long t
I know lots of hams who send CW like that; no word spaces, Hi!
Ron AC7AC
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Take a look at what was in today's newspaper in the A Google a Day puzzle:
https://twitter.com/#!/wa5znu/status/107251901405462528/photo/1
Leigh/WA5ZNU
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TU to those who responded to my question. Had to select the BIAS in MIC
selection. Great to have such nice help.
I have owned my K3 for two years and just now got around to putting it on
SSB. Read past the instructions on how to set up the microphone. Works great
with the Heil electret boom microp
Take a look at what was in today's newspaper in the A Google a Day puzzle:
https://twitter.com/#!/wa5znu/status/107251901405462528/photo/1
Leigh/WA5ZNU
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Make that the "possible-practical tank". The "think-tank" can contain
many things that are great ideas, but are not possible given the
limitations of cost to the end-buyer coupled with the profits due to the
developers. We have to live in the real world, and that is not the
ideal world in all
Paul,
I would suggest getting an 8 pole 500 hz filter instead of the 400 hz one.
You can order it from INRAD for the same price. It gives you a little more
spread between the two filters.
-Robby
VY2SS
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"No Guarantees"?? No Sweat !
I'm sure I'll be able to live with whatever comes out of the think-tank ;)
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'65 Sprite - in process :(
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'06 Honda Civic Hybrid
Joe,
Correction:
The MIC SEL is in the MAIN menu, not CONFIG.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/26/2011 7:53 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have their adapter which
>> I used OK with my K2 with no problems.
> Turn on the bias. Select CONFIG:MIC SEL and tap 2 to tog
> I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have their adapter which
> I used OK with my K2 with no problems.
Turn on the bias. Select CONFIG:MIC SEL and tap 2 to toggle bias.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 8/26/2011 7:36 PM, jim danehy wrote:
> I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have
Jim,
The "Ic" indicates an Icom element which is an electret and needs bias.
Turn on Bias (tap the "1" button to toggle bias on/off) and it should work.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/26/2011 7:36 PM, jim danehy wrote:
> I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have their adapter which I used
> OK with m
I haven't tried it on my Nook Color (running CyanogenMod 7) but it appears that
Android supports SPP:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/BluetoothSocket.html
73, Bob N7XY
On Aug 26, 2011, at 3:01 PM, David Fleming wrote:
> Oliver Dröse wrote:
>
>> Why don't use Bluetoot
I plugged my Kenwood desk mic into the K3 and everything works fine whereas
the Heil boom mic and adapter does not. So K3 is doing SSB but wonder about
my adapter and Heil boom mic (IC model).
Jim W9VNE
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I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have their adapter which I used
OK with my K2 with no problems. I am not a SSB operator so I had not used my
2 year old K3 on SSB. Today I tried to do that but their is no audio. I have
the menu selected for Front panel and the Vox gain is 51. It does not
The display manufacturer's data sheet specifies a minimum 10,000 hours
for the backlight. That looks like a suspiciously rounded number, so I
suspect the typical lifetime is much greater than that.
I generally have mine on all day long while I'm doing firmware
development. I've been doing that
On Aug 26, 2011, at 4:01 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> ...might even be able to put the 100w PA in place of the battery
Unfortunately, no. The KX3's normal low-pass filters are rated at 15
W, as is the ATU.
The battery is very important; it makes the KX3 an all-in-one unit
that y
Well, I have to say, the possibility of putting options in the battery space,
making the internal battery an option, appeals to me too.
Then a good 2m transverter could go in the battery space and still be room for
the ATU, might even be able to put the 100w PA in place of the battery, which
see
Jessie Oberreuter wrote:
> I, too, am looking forward to having a single rig that I can use for
> HF-2m field ops, and would end up giving up the ATU for 2m.
I could easily do without two-meter capability on the KX3. About all I
(rarely) use VHF or UHF for is FM mode, and I like to be able to us
Thanks for the info, David.
Was not aware that Apple was not supporting BT-SPP (I am using another brand
smartphone) which has been around since the beginning of BT and is supported
by virtually every OS and BT stack I know of (well, I didn't know about iOS
obviously ;-)).
73, Olli
- Or
Oliver Dröse wrote:
> Why don't use Bluetooth?
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, and I hope I am, but it is my
understanding that at this point in time Apple does not support the Bluetooth
Serial Port Profile (SPP). There are hacks that apparently work, but they
require a jailbroken de
Hard choices all around! I, too, am looking forward to having a
single rig that I can use for HF-2m field ops, and would end up giving up
the ATU for 2m. 'Course, I'd rather give up the internal batteries and
have both 2m and an HF ATU :). Everyone's style is different.
On Fri, 26 Au
Ah - good news since ATU is paramount to me, but 2m is important too
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???
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On 26 Aug 2011, at 21:34, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Dave KK7SS wro
We were thinking along the lines of 200-500 mW for the "micro
transverter", if it's even possible. The regular transverter option
could be as high as 5 W. We'll see.
Wayne
N6KR
On Aug 26, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> please don't sacrifice performance. The internal
When I lived in the SF Bay area I carried a 2-meter FM HT that I could use
to access several repeaters in the area running 100 mW into a 5/8 wave
mag-mount on the car. One of my favorite bits of fun with it was that
whenever I was on top of Mount Diablo to service a commercial repeater, I'd
take a
> I received a couple of emails asking how the app would
> connect to the radio.. There are several options. WiFi/Serial
> and Ethernet/Serial adapters are available that could provide
> the serial communication with the rig.
Why don't use Bluetooth? I developed a small BT module that connects
di
Hi Wayne,
please don't sacrifice performance. The internal 2 m transverter should at
least have 5 watts output to be useful for normal 2 m applications, 10 W
would be even better but I'm not sure this is doable with the space limits.
;-))
A very low power 2 m transverter (10 mW?) is probably not
Dave KK7SS wrote:
> Fabulous
> Sounds perfect for the operating conditions I'm considering -
> portable, 5W, internal pack, 2M, ATU and ???
>
Hi Dave,
As I mentioned awhile back, the internal 2-meter option and the
internal ATU are probably going to be mutually-exclusive. You could
always
Wayne,
Fabulous
Sounds perfect for the operating conditions I'm considering - portable, 5W,
internal pack, 2M, ATU and ???
Many thanks... (still drooling!)
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Richland, WA
'59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it..
'65 Sprite - in process :(
'76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :)
'0
Thanks for the correction on powering off the P3, learned something new!
73 de Jim - KE8G
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From: "Ron D'Eau Claire"
To: ; "'Mike Fatchett W0MU'" ;
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 - to be or not to be - that is the question
> No, t
No, the P3 can be left on now. Early firmware required a power-down, but if
you update it you'll find that it works FB with the P3 on. During the update
the display is replaced by text explaining what is going on and admonishing
the operator to be patient, Hi!
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message
Yes. It works FB to update the K3 through the P3.
It uses an LED lit display, so the life ought to be on the same order as the
LEDs since it's the backlight that usually spells the end to such a display.
If you do manage to run a hammer or other object through the display ruin
it, it is easily r
The P3 does -not- need to be powered off to perform K3 firmware updates. I
believe early versions of firmware required this, but this has not been the
case for a long time. The P3 can remain on and in line. Use the P3 Utility
to update the P3, and the K3 utility (set to the same port) to update the
On 8/26/2011 9:56 AM, Lee Buller wrote:
> What are the holes on the back side that are not explained in the manual?
> Future features?
Yes.
> So, I get the idea that all updates to the K3 from the PC go through the P3 as
> well?
Essentially, yes. The RS232 connection daisy-chains from the compu
Congrats on the new job!
Yes, you can update the K3 firmware with the P3 connected, but the P3 needs to
be powered OFF.
I added the P3 about a year ago and it really makes chasing DX a lot easier.
It's a great addition and the latest P3 firmware (v 1.09) makes it even better
yet.
73 de Jim
Ed Cole, KL7UW, please contact me off list
Jim, KL7CC
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Hi Nate,
This is a side-effect of the current SMH command implementation.
Removing the side effect is on my list. But SMH is functioning well
with "S-meter Lite," the original target application. I'm hoping that
for now, you can tame it for your application.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Aug 26, 2011,
I realize this is still a somewhat experimental command. I just loaded
FW 4.39 to play with the SMH command and integrate it into Hamlib.
Playing with the command in the K3 utility I find that when SMH is sent
a previous meter value is returned and then upon a second sending of the
command the cur
Field testing hasn't officially started yet, other than testing of the
four units in use by the design team. But I can give you some estimates.
Receive-mode current drain will typically be 130-170 mA depending on
supply voltage, backlight level, whether the preamp is on, etc. So a
2500 milli
I've gotten to the point, that before I say anything about a model, I
actually run it and play with it, to make sure I haven't forgotten
something, or remembered something wrong.
As to that particular antenna a center fed half wave antenna is troublesome.
The better version of that if one wants t
The transverter module, if installed, will have its own antenna jack.
It will be an SMA connector due to space constraints on the right side
panel. You'll be able to have both the HF and transverter antennas
connected at the same time.
Wayne
N6KR
On Aug 26, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Edward R. Col
Is there any feedback from the Beta Tester(s) regarding battery life under
operational conditions?
Inquiring minds, etc...
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'59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it..
'65 Sprite - in process :(
'76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :)
'06 Honda Civic Hybrid
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Wayne,
Thanks for the link.
Perusing the details, I note a single antenna connector, which makes
sense with a compact radio. But I do not see evidence of a
transverter interface. I was not sure if that was being included -
appears not. Being QRP, this is not hard to overcome by use of a 10w
The holes are for future expansion and not much has been said about
those. I love the P3. It is great for finding holes in DX Pileups,
knowing if a band is open etc. I think you can update the K3 with the
P3 connected.
On 8/26/2011 10:56 AM, Lee Buller wrote:
> Shakespeare...go figure.
>
> W
Shakespeare...go figure.
Well, I am one fortunate guy today as I landed a new job after being laid off
at
the end of July. And, I am getting better pay and benefits. Wow.
So, in celebration of my new fortune...I was thinking about getting a P3. Now,
I have really not paid attention to the
Yup ... I was wrong again, but the trouble is I can't figure out why. I
mean, it's easy to verify the cloverleaf pattern with EZNEC and I have
done so, but I know that I have modeled something similar with an
off-center feed in the past and gotten an end-fire pattern. As soon as
I figure out
To play "one-up" with Don (not really): I have recently re-drawn my
station block diagram to reflect the selling of my FT-847 and
addition of more transverters to the K3. Coax switching is manual,
except for the 1P6T XVT-Rx selection.
The FT-817 shown at the bottom could become a KX3?
http://
Thanks, Fred.
I switched DIGOUT1 on while on 6m and it remembers to be on, only on
6m. My application will be to control an external relay that will
enable INHIBIT for 6m-eme. As already mentioned, I use BAND0 for this
on 2m and higher transverter bands, but I do not want INHIBIT for
normal 6
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On 8/25/2011 5:27 PM, lu1xs wrote:
> Hello friend thank you very much for the help, everything ok, but I have to
> press XMIT to transmit,
If you are feeding audio from the sound card directly to the K3, you can
use VOX to make the K3 transmit. No need to push XMIT button.
73, Jim K9YC
I actually have this in the works, to interface radios to HamLog on iDevices
and Android. The first basic prototype is working on the breadboard. I'll
mention it here when it's ready to go.
73,
Nick
N3WG
On Aug 26, 2011, at 4:10 AM, "David Ferrington, M0XDF"
wrote:
> If this is to be used to
I agree with Dave. If what you were seeing was due to passband ripple,
choosing a different RTTY pitch should make a difference. I don't
believe it does. Not only that, but if it were passband ripple, it would
affect AFSK A the same as FSK D.
My solution to this is to use AFSK A - it has almost
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If this is to be used to control and possibly log from a KX3, then it needs to
be a direct connection between the IOS device and the KX3 - so supporting a
bluetooth serial adapter might be the way to go
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???
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I'd love it if you could make it work with VoiceOver, the built-in IOS
screen reader. I've been looking for a way to remote the K3 and just
started learning the IOS. Many apps work great with VoiceOver so why not a
K3 or KX3 controller? Thanks. Lou WA3MIX
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On 08/25/2011 11:03 PM, David Fleming wrote:
> --- Wayne wrote:
>
>> I'm picturing control via smart phones, netbooks, and
>> iPads.
>
> I've done some preliminary design work on a K3 remote control app for iOS
> (iPhone/iPad). I'm curious if there is much demand for such an app? And if
> so, wha
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