I have had my XV-144 and XV-432 disconnected for some time while working some
issues with Elecraft Support. I am now hooking everything back up again, but
when I attach the control cable from the XV to the K3 the K3 locks up and will
not respond to any control inputs, including the PWR button.
I read with interest the comments re headset - Koss, Yamaha etcand
the widely advertised Amazon (free shipping etc)
Experimentally I tried going through the actions of ordering a Koss 45
-and I have an Amazon account)
Surprise surprise, I get the error message (we cannot ship to your
I find the K3 VOX to be excellent.
73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
Commandment Number One for any truly civilized society is this: Let people be
different. -David Grayson [pen name of Ray Stannard Baker], journalist, author
(1870-1946)
On 16 Aug 2012, at 10:00, David Dunn wrote:
I
Hi Wayne,
I appreciate the announcement from Elecraft.
I tried RX ISO function, and the leaked signal was disappeared or canceled
-25dB approx. on 6m measuring with my rough s-meter.
Let me know any notice other than current consumption, if you have so far and
can open.
What a deep handy!
Hello Johnny,
Exactly! I'll be there (Tokyo big site) on 25-26th, almost at booth J-08.
I expected to touch KX3 there last year, but regrettably no information in
Japan.
At that time, I didn't forecast the 'X'mas order'.
Hope to see you there.
Jun JI1TLL
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:52:11 +0800
Hi,
This is an early heads-up for our customers that we will be increasing prices
slightly on several of our products, including the K3, in mid September. Any
orders placed before that point will be honored at today's pricing.
We are still reviewing our complete product line to determine
On Aug 15, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Bill,
That makes sense to me. With KPA100 U6 removed, the KPA100 is not able to
control power properly. Turning the PA off in the menu restores the KAT100
to proper operation with the base K2.
OK, so if the KPA100
Don,
First of all I couldn't have solved this without your help. Thanks very
much. Elecraft should be paying you for your services.
The symptom was no power out during the band alignment of a 2-band filter
board in 9. Alignment and Test, Part II. Here is a recap of what it took
to fix this
rich_ve3ki wrote:
This points out the importance of understanding what the test
results actually mean. The KX3's 104 dB dynamic range figure
reflects an idealized condition where there are only two signals on
the band, separated by exactly 2 kHz. Under those specific
conditions, the
Bill,
I guess I was not clear - if the KPA100 firmware is recognized by the
base K2, then the K2 will try to use the KPA100 wattmeter (not the one
in the KAT100).
However, it will fail because the EL5146 has been removed - that causes
the K2 MCU to think there is no power output, when in fact
Wayne, et. al.
When this is implemented in a new firmware release, will it
be able to be turned on and off in the menu configuration?
I personally like that the TX matches to zero beat when
using SPOT, but I can see why some would like it not to
behave that way.
Lu - W4LT
K3, P3, K1
Bob,
Actually Elecraft does pay me for the repair work I do. The email
effort I spend here on the reflector is volunteer. I have been doing it
that way for a long time now - since the original K2 Field Test in 1999
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/16/2012 12:08 PM, Bob Molloy wrote:
Don,
First of all
I went to the post dated Aug 4th from Adrian vk4tux about the K3 EZ
program... I clicked on the link so I could download the program but the
Adobe sendNow is blank... Can someone PLEASE repost the K3EZ program
again...
Scott
__
I've had the same problem before, but it was always one or more of the
following:
Broken or not properly soldered wire inside one of the connectors to/from the
K3/transverter;
K3's XV1/XV2 address doesn't match the dip switches inside the transverter(s);
Transverter didn't have power available
Hi Lu,
if you want zero beat for RX and TX then simply turn off the RIT with the
new feature (when implemented in K3 firmware like on the KX3) and everything
will be fine (otherwise you would not be zero beat anyway). No need for a
menu option. ;-)
73, Olli - DH8BQA
- Original Message
Thanks for the heads-up, Eric!
What I have already been wondering when the last price increase was
announced 2 years ago (I believe it was) is why are prices increasing for
Elecraft gear (even if only slightly) while prices of all other
manufacturers are falling after products a certain time
[K3] ...
Please reply off Reflector regarding sale of your 700 Hz filter. (We
have a customer who wants a matched pair but we only have one filter
remaining.) Conversely, you can also register via our automated wait-
ing list -- at http://www.unpcbs.com/list/ -- to get in the queue for
the next
If anyone is interested in moving their KX-1 to someone who will put it to
good use on SOTA summits, please drop me an email. Ideally, I hope it has
the KXAT1 ATU and KXPD1 paddles.
Tnx/73,
Barry N1EU
--
View this message in context:
Ah, yes, you are correct. Duh! That's what I get for
multitasking, reading this while doing work things.
-lu-
- Original Message Follows -
From: Oliver Dröse dro...@necg.de
To: lrom...@ij.net, elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 firmware: Vers 1.12
Date: Thu, 16 Aug
Olli,
I bought an FT-857D, new, about four years ago. I checked the price
recently for insurance purposes, and the price of that radio is actually
about $150-$200 US more today than it was when I bought it.
--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
km4ik@gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688
HRD
In order to help finance some upcoming Elecraft purchases, I'm selling
my Buddistick and Buddipole. Please read below for details.
Since Elecraft sells these products, I figure it's fair game to post
them as for sale here. ;-)
First, the Buddistick. Includes the basic Buddistick package ($139),
Hi Ian,
yes indeed, but that is a special case due to the current desaster in Japan.
Usually prices drop, i.e. my first IC-7000 was bought for 1.600 EUR, now
it's available for 1.100 EUR. IC-746 was 3.600 DM when new, bought for
2.800 DM later on. Same for the FT-817 (just to name a second
Our volume is certainly less than that of the big three. That means
we can't order in quantities as large as they do, and we have less
leverage at times when prices go up. And they have been going up --
almost everything gets more expensive year to year.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
Oliver Dröse wrote:
I bought a new TS-590 less than 2 years ago and its price today is about $150
less than what I paid back then. And, as far as I know, Kenwood has had great
success selling that radio. Anyway, I believe it is really Elecraft's
prerogative to increase the price on their products. We then will
I buy lots of parts from Mouser, but at work and for myself. Many components
have doubled in price in the last 3 or 4 years. I'm sure Elecraft makes every
effort to balance cost vs. margin vs. market. My 4 year old K3 and 4 month old
KX3 were/are bargains.
Rob
NV5E
I know things have gone up. But I will pay the price for two reasons. 1)
great product and support. 2) made in the USA. And did I mention great
product and support?
Thank you Elecraft!
Gerald- KC6CNN
On Aug 16, 2012 5:44 PM, Robert Vargas (KP4Y) k...@yahoo.com wrote:
I bought a new TS-590 less
My apologies for the late notice, but if anyone is going to either of
these Hamfests and would like to help out at the Elecraft booth for a
while, it would be greatly appreciated.
A few of you have already volunteered so thank you very much, but we
could use a few more hands :).
Eric and
It seems to me that Kenwood is managed by some very smart fellers... head to
head with a pair of super smart fellers... Both have a product to sell... and a
goal to meet... if the price varies... all other things being somewhat equal to
the two... a lowering of the price says they want to sell
*Eric makes the point that this increase is cost related. Many
manufacturers do this of course and some just bring out a new model and the
additional cost pressures are built into the new model pricing.
Nice to see Elecraft continue the products currently being sold and just
make a cost
On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Don Wilhelm d...@w3fpr.com wrote:
Bill,
Not quite. If the KPA100 is installed, the forward power will be that of the
KPA100, the KAT100 EL5146 will not be activated at all.
Yes, it is only for transmitting. It tells the K2 MCU what the power output
Robert Vargas (KP4Y) wrote:
I bought a new TS-590 less than 2 years ago and its price today is
about $150 less than what I paid back then. And, as far as I know,
Kenwood has had great success selling that radio. Anyway, I believe
it is really Elecraft's prerogative to increase the price
If you have batteries installed and then plug in an external power supply to
the KX3, which source is actually powering the KX3?
I noticed that, in the above situation, batteries installed and external power
source connected, that if I lowered the external power source voltage, the KH3
And THAT, is the key and reason I love Elecraft!
--... ...--
Dale - WC7S in Wy
The corporate structure and governance of these companies is
totally different.
Gary
*
On 17 August 2012 10:14, Dale Putnam daleput...@hotmail.com wrote:
It seems to me that Kenwood is managed by some
Wayne is right on that one. Take a look at the K2 list of Mods. A K2
with a serial number above 4060 has many improvements over earlier K2s.
While each one of those mods is not especially expensive, they do add
value to the product.
There likely will be no future mods to the K2 unless some
Pete,
The source with the higher voltage will be used, whether that be the
batteries or the external supply. Your experiment with lowering the
external supply voltage demonstrated that fact.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/16/2012 9:00 PM, Pete Meier wrote:
If you have batteries installed and then plug
I must jump in. Elecraft products are unique. I really will not compare
radio prices to another manufacturer when I get what I need from what I want
to do what I want for a reasonable price. After 52 years of hamming,
Elecraft radios, for what I pay, I consider unequalled. Email me off list
if
So they say: like fine wine. (But, of course, I like beer.) Wayne, have a
case on me!!!
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
Robert Vargas (KP4Y) wrote:
[WRJ] .
But there are also products that get better over time.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:34:12 +0200, Oliver Dröse dro...@necg.de wrote:
[snip]
I understood that Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom start with an a bit higher price (but
still acceptable otherwise they would not sell their radios) and after
earning all the development costs (and milking the early adaptors who
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:32 PM, N5GE li...@n5ge.com wrote:
...You cannot buy a rig directly from the giant rig manufacturers. ...
This has nothing to do with the original point, which was the perfectly
true observation that the price of some radios comes down over time. It is
And, for the early adopters, those mods is available as inexpensive kits to
keep SN 1 as current as SN 6000 or whatever they are at today. For those who
don't want to open the hood the Elecraft factory will do the upgrades for
you.
73, Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
From:
SO I'm down on J6 without the manual and don't know how to make the RIT
(right bottom control) come to life. what's the secret (menu setting?)..
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ pj4hz
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
email:
*Tony,
An aging product can be adversly affected by another manufacturer releasing
a product that is superior to the aging one and to generate more sales the
original manufacturer may well decrease the margin to stimulate their sales
numbers.
Wayne has a valid point, BUT, there are many, many
I have a nice K3/100F for sale. Serial number mid 3500's. Radio has all
upgrades including the 1 amp DC out mod for P3/SVGA Combo.
2.7 Khz 5 Pole Filter.
PlusThe following Options.
KAT3-F
KXV3A
KDVR3
KTCXO-1 ( 0.5PPM )
KFL3B-FM 13khz Filter
KFL3A-1.8 Khz Filter
KFL3A-400 Khz Filter
Actually, comparing any company with any other company that builds a
similar product is perfectly valid. How they may be structured should
not be a consideration in your buying decision ... at least it isn't in
mine. I managed a large electronics business for many years and the
last thing I
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
b...@wjschmidt.com wrote:
SO I'm down on J6 without the manual and don't know how to make the RIT
(right bottom control) come to life. what's the secret (menu setting?)..
Turn it on the with the RIT button first? ;)
73,
~iain /
*Dave,
Agreed.
Pricing does get affected due to corporate structure. The sales division
more often than not has a bottom line dictated to them and sometimes this
takes away a lot of headroom.
Elecraft are tightly managed and pricing is carefully monitored no doubt as
well as manufacture costs.
I see you already got the answer here but, since you have internet access,
you can download the entire manual from www.elecraft.com.
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dr. William J.
Schmidt, II
I don't know how fast his internet is. A few days ago in Goose
Bay, Labrador, my download speed and response was so slow I
couldn't download a large email. The K3 manual is 13.1 megabyte,
over an order of magnitude larger than that email.
OTOH, I travel with the K3 manual, schematics etc. on
Actually there's a Web Res version, for that purpose, which is
1.8Mb. There's an error on the website, it seems, where both versions
are marked Web Res - one of them is, I assume, supposed to be Print
Res... the difference (I'm assuming again) being lower-resolution
images, to make the file
I believe only the 1.8 MB version should be marked Web Res, but then
that is only an assumption, I have not downloaded the 12.4 MB version.
ASFAIK the only difference between the two is the resolution in the
images. Since I have no intent to enlarge the images in the manual and
print them,
It is MBA 101. You price products to cost or to market. When you are an
Elecraft you keep raising prices and track contribution to the bottom line. As
long as contribution is positive you have price elasticity . And prices go up
further. Forget the cost
George, W6GF
Love my 2K3s and my KX3
On Aug 16, 2012, at 6:00 PM, Pete Meier wrote:
If you have batteries installed and then plug in an external power
supply to the KX3, which source is actually powering the KX3?
Whichever has the higher voltage.
I noticed that, in the above situation, batteries installed and
external
To all that suggested I read the online manual... yeah thanks. Perfect in
the middle of a dxpedition...
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
email: b...@wjschmidt.com
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