Might it be possible to see the maH drawn since the end of the last charge?
Is seems that such info could be a useful gauge of how much battery juice
is remaining.
(If the answer is no, add this idea to the suggestion box.)
73 - Jim K8MR
In a message dated 12/6/2012 11:4
Tap DISP and turn the OFS knob. First you see the clock, then you see the PS
(power supply) voltage, then you see the BT (battery voltage), followed by the
current draw.
73 de AF9W
Bob Stephens
On Dec 6, 2012, at 9:38 PM, Gordon Klemp wrote:
> I have a KX3 that I assembled a few months
I have a KX3 that I assembled a few months ago. I just install the KXBC3
Battery Charger. I have wanted a way to see the state of the battery charge
level. I would think a portable radio should have the capability. Have I
overlooked it?
_
Steve,
You can set the width of the K2 filters to whatever you desire. There
are 4 filter widths for each mode (CW, RTTY, and SSB). The practical
most narrow CW bandwidth is 200 Hz. Usually, at settings more narrow
than that, the signal is attenuated rather than narrowed.
For additional in
Hello Lou,
I think elecraft does pick up the right market segment for KPA500. The
amplifier is conservatively designed and ready to give a bit more output. It
is not too far away from the KPA800.
500 W is also marketable world wide. Legal limit in quite a number of former
British colonies
Robert G. Strickland wrote:
...it'll be all Elecraft here, something I never dreamed would
happen back in my teens with my Heathkit DX20...
In my teens, freshly licensed, I had a Heath DX20 and a Hallicrafters
S38D. The highlight of my first few months was working a guy 2000
miles away on
Lou,
These early amp prototypes were a real learning experience for us. Our
staff did an excellent job, and they worked very well. However, after
sizing up the costs and risks, we decided to enter the market with
something smaller (K3-size) featuring a zero-noise (linear) power
supply bas
The auxbus cable from the K3 to kat500 then kpa500 works fine with no user
adjustment required here. In early FT days we saw this on odd occasions but
the FW version 01.15 for the kpa500 resolved this by slowing down hi vswr
detection by the amplifier which caused the kpa500 to fault on occasion bu
Scott Manthe-2 wrote
> They showed a KPA1500 along with the KPA800 at Dayton in 2006. I was
> lucky enough to see them and they were quite impressive.
It was pretty sweet in person, but pics are still out there. See
http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html
I was talking to Wayne at Dayton this past Apr
Gentlemen,
Lengthy one but please bear with me.
I have been lucky enough to own the top flight rice boxes and thought I had
found the holy grail in the Icom 7800 which I owned for nearly 6 years. I
then foolishly sold it and purchased a Yaesu FTdx9000d from a friend for the
same money I parted w
Nate...
I agree with your observation about the panadapter. I went with the LP Pan option
[for reasons having nothing to do with the P3], and I can't stop looking at it. I
think it's a real weapon in a contest, especially in the S&P mode. There's no tuning
and wonder what's around the next kno
Paul,
Now that I have an answer to that I'll go with the recommended K3 RX
<--> PC TX and K3 <--> TX to PC RX (solving the exchange of audio)
I would not bother connecting the RASCAL's receive side. Simply use
the stereo audio cable between the K3 "Line Out" and the PC "Line IN".
Reserve the
They are adjustable. My narrowest setting is 100Hz. This is done when the
filters are set up.
Ariel NY4G
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 6, 2012, at 9:12 PM, "Stephen Roberts" wrote:
> Is it possible to get a narrower filter than 400?
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
And to elaborate on this theme, it is my setup on QTH up for trade. It is
equal in price with a new FTDX-5000MP, and I am asking for the value of a
used MP for it.
Separately, I have tried to sell it for what used MPs are going for.
I had tried to sell it for that price previously on QTH, an
On 12/6/2012 9:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Paul,
I believe you may be trying to address too many issues at once. Take
then one at a time.
As far as the speaker goes, I suggest the safest solution is to
re-wire the plug to a stereo plug using only the tip and the shell.
Look st the plug - if the p
Good Evening Elecraft Engineers;
It's about this empty connector hole in the P3 back panel and al that
unused room inside the case. I really enjoyed installing the SVGA system
earlier this year and the firmware for keyboard action was fun too.
Since Christmas time is here and wishes for new
Is it possible to get a narrower filter than 400?
---
Steve Roberts-W1SFR
Sudbury, VT
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Hi all,
I have a new release of KX3 firmware that needs to be tested quickly
so we can get it into production. I'm looking for motivated operators
who can get on the air tonight or tomorrow morning to make sure
everything is working.
The most important change is an improvement in voice-mo
Paul,
The short answer is the warnings do not apply to Line Out.
Line Out is always stereo but both right and left are transformer
coupled (you don't need the Rascal) and the primaries of both
transformers contain resistors that would limit current from the
DAC to a safe level even of the outpu
Paul,
I believe you may be trying to address too many issues at once. Take
then one at a time.
As far as the speaker goes, I suggest the safest solution is to re-wire
the plug to a stereo plug using only the tip and the shell.
Look st the plug - if the plug does not have a ring on it, then it
Does anyone know if the warning mentioned here in relation an
external speaker and a mono speaker applies to the K3's line out (which
is also stereo):
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/E740107E%20K3%20Owner%27s%20man%20errata%20D10-1.pdf
The reason I ask is I have an old Buxcom Rascal cir
I always recommend the keyspan devices. I have a 4 port version that
worked fine when I had an iMac.
73
Greg
Ab7r
On Dec 6, 2012 3:21 AM, "Joel Black" wrote:
> My family and I are swapping out to Macs for Christmas. I have a KX3 and
> a K3 that I use with a SignaLink USB. What USB-to-serial
I use RumPed for rttty contests and Sko
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Jim, the KXBC3 looks like the battery retainer and replaces it.
On page 8, where the instructions says, "Place the KXBC3 module back in its
ESD-safe bag until needed later", at that point you have prepared the KXBC3
module for installation but you have *not* installed it.
Next you remove the ba
Since getting my KPA500 working on 80m I find my COR on the RX input
chattering which obviously not desireable and needs fixing.
I'm looking at the ArraySolutions front end protector which limits input to
one milliwatt.
Is this sufficiently low?
Thanks
Jim ab3cv
I think what happens is that the K3 puts out rf faster than the KAT500 can
interrupt the key line when it goes into the tune mode. Using the key line
interrupter on the cable is really only for bringing the key line out of the
cable to include other non-Elecraft key lines in series.
So...the onl
Hi all,
I 've got my new KAT500 into my remote location. Unfortunately the software
associated with my B&B Ethernet server decided to act up so I have not been
able to talk to it. I have temporarily put it in the auto mode and it's
mostly working nicely. It did not achieve a very good SWR on some
I have connected the cables as shown on page 6 of the KAT500 Automatic
Antenna Tuner Owner's Manual, revision B3, November 20, 2012. I am
connecting the K3, KPA500 and KAT500 using the DB15 interface cables and the
two RCA (yellow end) cables for the separate key line. This diagram shows
the
Phil, did you try a "fine tune" after the first tuning (tap TUNE again
within 5 seconds after the KAT500 stops a tune operation)? That will cause
the KAT500 to choose finer steps of L and C in a search for the lowest SWR
(See "Fine Tuning" in the manual).
73, Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
The one feature of RUMped that I find cool for portable contesting is the
ability to key the KX3 without a Winkeyer using RUMped. Reduces the gear you
need to carry.
Overall, though, I think Skookumlogger is a better native Mac contest logger.
73 de AF9W
Bob Stephens
On Dec 6, 2012, at 2
From a sample of one, RUMped worked well when I used it on
field day as a contest logger. I had to import its logs into
RUMlog to upload them to LoTW.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 12/6/12 at 5:21 AM, n...@nf4l.com (Mike Reublin) wrote:
I'd highly recommend RUMLog for logging.
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I have a K3/100 with KAT-3, KXV3A, P3, KFL3A 1K, KFL3A 400Hz , manuals all in
mint condition and about 8 months old.
$3200 plus shipping.
Pete Meier
pme...@me.com
Amateur Radio Callsign: WK8S
|| If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. But if you
really make them think, the
I originally bought a K3 as a backup radio for my IC-7800.
I admit to liking the 7800 a lot; it is an excellent radio; but I liked
my K3 so much more, especially the diversity reception on different
antennas on the low bands, that I sold the 7800, bought a second K3, a
P3 with the SVGA adapter
I don't think so. Seems that they got out of the amateur radio business some
time ago. But, I did find this for spare parts from Drake, I suppose:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/42156044/Drake-Partlist
73 ... Jim K8CXM
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From: "Jim Lowman"
Sent: Thu
The K2 automatically reduces maximum power output based on supply
voltage. I believe you can still get a few watts out at 9.5 V, for
example.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Dec 6, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Chris Kimball wrote:
I'm testing my K2 for portable operation by repeated transmit/
receive cycles
on t
They showed a KPA1500 along with the KPA800 at Dayton in 2006. I was
lucky enough to see them and they were quite impressive.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 12/6/12 3:02 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
To bad it isn't a KPA1500 then might be time to replace my Alpha's.
_
I'm testing my K2 for portable operation by repeated transmit/receive cycles
on the batteries using digiatl modes (Oliva 8/500).
Of course, transmit takes more current and lowers the applied battery
voltage from the receive value. Currently, the battery can have a voltage
in the low 11 volts on r
Since getting my KPA500 working on 80m I find my COR on the RX input chattering
which obviously needs fixing.
I'm looking at the arraysolutions front end protector which limits input to one
milliwatt.
Is this sufficiently low?
Thanks
Jim ab3cv
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To bad it isn't a KPA1500 then might be time to replace my Alpha's.
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Gillingham
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:00 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft
I recently got THP HL1.1KFX amplifier to be used with KX3 and possibly other
transceivers when going on expeditions. The reason I got THP instead of
KPA500 is because I got this amp pretty cheap and it weights only 9 Kg. I
immediately started to consider various antenna tuner options. MFJ has go
Bob,
Look at the "Split Mode with the Sub receiver:" portion of the manual
As typical in split mode, you will transmit on VFO B and receive on VFO A.
Do not fall into the trap of mentally associating VFO A with the main
and VFO B with the sub. It is sometimes that way, but not always -
consi
This is one of the prototypes of the Elecraft amplifier project, along
with the KPA1500. Neither was never offered for sale, but eventually led
to the KPA500. It is not "new" and predates the KPA500 by a couple of years.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 12/6/12 1:59 PM, Richard Gillingham wrote:
Does anyb
Does anybody know anything about this? I can't find it on the Elecraft site..
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=461204153917256&set=a.244708078900199.51204.233495793354761&type=1&theater
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I don't know if mine is the effect you're seeing but for K3 #642,
tapping the buttons too lightly [to keep the radio from moving] will
often "beep" but nothing happens, and much less often, will cause some
other function to occur. Once I secured the radio with that double
stick moulding tape o
In a word:
Yes!
Its everything I looked for and more. And I am very picky.
It just works. Im am confident opening up my $3000 radio
and/or $2000 amp and work on them because I built them from
a box of parts! And that was fun, too!
Plus: everything my 7800/7700 and FT5k owning friends with
bi
Hi,
This thread is getting rather long and drifting off the original topic, but
I'll risk these comments anyway. My to-be remote (2nd) KAT500 is on a brown
truck somewhere in the Syracuse, NY area "out for delivery" as stated by the
tracking site. I have already proved feasibility of remote contro
Agreed - thread officially closed.
Eric
List Moderator ---
www.elecraft.com
On 12/6/2012 8:33 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
Boys and Girls . . .
Being the one who simply asked about the company's status which was
answered within minutesoff-reflector as I requested, I CLOSED the
thread yesterday.
Boys and Girls . . .
Being the one who simply asked about the company's status which was
answered within minutesoff-reflector as I requested, I CLOSED the thread
yesterday.
No further comments or dissertations required. It had nothing to do
with Elecraft.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
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I guess it's my turn now to give all those at Elecraft their due.
I bought a new unopened KRX3 from a reflector member, thanks for deal you
made me. When installing the sub-receiver we were short or lost a screw one
the same size as the outside case screw, pulled and used it on the inside
for e
That would be not unlike every magazine publisher in the world...
Chuck, KE9UW
Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on
behalf of Tom McCulloch [th...
As we have all come to expect from Elecraft, the KPA went together like a clock
in a couple of hours. It worked great as soon as I applied power.
I was not missing one single washer in the parts kit. My hat is off to
Crisalyn who put the majority of parts together in the misc. bag.
The K-Line
I know nothing about future plans but I bet there may very well be a
"remote" KAT500 down the road. But this great product( love mine so far)
calls out for that version at some point in timeYou could even do it
right now with a little work on your own and not really that hard if "you
really
Before Eric tells us to stop this thread, am I to understand that this
guy has everyone's money while they are awaiting delivery???
Tom
wb2qdg
k2 1103
On 12/5/2012 8:22 AM, Fred Smith wrote:
Yes but he has products that no one else has at prices that can't be beat. I
usually catch him on skype
I think you are correct...
The way Powerwerx does it is the accepted way by emergency groups so that all
the powerpoles will mate with each other from various sources. And it's the way
that the "Rig Runners" have it, etc.
Chuck, KE9UW
Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMW
Like many others here, I've been licensed for a long time (close to 45 years),
and have had many decent
rigs, albeit not necessarily high-end multi-kilobuck ones. Most recently, I was
using an Icom IC-746Pro.
Clearly, the K3 can run circles around the '746Pro in virtually all respects,
and I kn
This Keyspan 19hs model convertor is highly recommended. A ham friend uses
these, mine are another brand, but still the FTDI chipset.
http://www.amazon.com/Keyspan-USA-19HS-Hi-Speed-supports-Sequence/dp/BVYJRY
Chuck, KE9UW
Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224
Easily the best radio I have ever owned, and I've had a few in my 50+ years
of ham life. My last five have been 2 different TS-450SAT's (great radio for
it's day), a TS-2000 (misunderstood, but also a fine radio) and an Icom
IC-756 Pro 3 (very disappointing). Of course, number 5 is my K3. I also
I updated my K3 firmware to 4.60 yesterday and the Navigator
appears to no long be sending RTTY properly. I use MMTTY and when I send I get a
solid carrier tone (no diddle) but the characters do go across the screen. Has
anyone else with a Navigator interface experienced this
after the latest fir
Hi Bob,
That should not happen. The problem could be related to your computer
software refreshing VFO A while you are holding the REV button. What
software are you running?
73,
Mike K2MK
KD7YZ Bob wrote
> Howdy K3' people:
>
> I tried out my new K3 attempting to jump into the ZL9HR melee on 4
The Bypass SWR is about 7.6 (as read off the KAT500 utility program). Dick,
K6KR, the author of the Elecraft utility programs (on the Windows side at
least) gave me some ideas on how to do a manual tune using the utility program.
I will try that tonight.
Also, this 1.99 to 2.01 tuned SWR is a
Had you been using JT65HF or 65A?
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KD7YZ Bob
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:48 AM
To: K3 List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Settings for CW filter 400hz
On Wedne
On Thursday Wilhelm used a Straight-Key to send:
-Original Comment---
> Bob,
> That is the way it is supposed to work if you do not have a SubRX in
> your K3.
Ah, but I do have a Sub-Rx and likely no clue how to make use of it yet.
Also, I was not using the Cans but rather just
I AM As my K3 operates today, it is the best receiver I have ever
used - and the list is over fifty years long. The settings I use were
posted here several days ago. They are directed towards armchair copy
use - I doubt if they would do much to enhance a DXer's or contester's
use.
YES!
Those FTDI work here on a Mac.
Chuck, KE9UW
Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on
behalf of Joel Black [w4...@charter.net]
Sent: Thursday, December
To supplement what Don has just said: The REV button is a
momentary-contact version of A/B. That is, instead of pressing REV for x
seconds, you can achieve the same result by tapping A/B, waiting x
seconds, and then tapping A/B to restore the initial situation. If the
VFO A display switches to
Somehow I managed to get the "when all else fails" sequence to work. Then
it got stuck in "EE INIT" mode. Thanks to Brian K3KO, I pulled the ACC
cable to the KPA500, and the "EE INIT" completed normally. Time to reload
the configuration.
73 Don NA6Z
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 5:18 AM, Don Putnick wro
Phil,
What is your untuned SWR on your antenna(s) at those frequencies, and how
much power are you running? If I remember my readings correctly, if you
get above the 500W nominal power rating of the KAT500, by design it will
only match a "native" SWR of about 3:1. Others on the list who are more
On Wednesday Smith used a Straight-Key to send:
-Original Comment---
> Bob
> WSJT-9 was devolved to be used for 30m and down, low bands only and best on
> 80/160m was never meant for the higher bands like20m.
That is likely the original intent when JT was developing JT9. Once it
Bob,
That is the way it is supposed to work if you do not have a SubRX in
your K3. Actually with the subRX it works the same way, but there is no
need to use it since you can listen to your TX frequency in one ear and
the RX frequency in the other ear.
So, I do not understand your "why" que
Joel,
I use the same ones I used for Windoze. My MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion
doesn't enumerate the ports the way Win does. I have two, and they're reported
as usbserial-FTCEQGKK and usbserial-A700f4ur.
If the Macs y'all are getting have a single audio jack (in/out on the same
jack), loo
Howdy K3' people:
I tried out my new K3 attempting to jump into the ZL9HR melee on 40m.
I set VFO-B for my TX freq, way-up from his xmit.
I set VFO-A to listen to the ZL.
I set QSK-full & VOX .
Sometimes I wanted to Rx on MY Xmit freq to see if I was 'maybe' close
to where he was currently list
Hallo Joel,
you have no problems with a FTDI chipset and Mac-OSX. Load the driver from the
Elecraft-Site, thats all.
The Elecraft-Utility works fine with Mac OS-X.
Congrats for your new computer-system!
vy 73 de
Karl-Heinz, DK5LP / AK5LP
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Dave
A statement that I have been making for a very long time for the same
reasons as you "There is NO perfect radio nor will there Ever Be one" many
have made exception to my statement.
Here at least several times and on the FTDX-5000 reflector I lost count.
Now if people could just bring thems
I think it was fair question there are people who sell their K3's and other
Elecraft equipment to buy other radios. There is one on QTH.COM right now
wanting to trade his K3, P3, KAT500 for an FTDX-5000MP. I do see them for
sale all the time and always check to see the price and call on them if
the
Which goes to show, people still find his products to be some of the best
and willing to wait. I guess if you want a lesser product go elsewhere or
wait like we did on our Elecraft gear abet a much larger company.
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[m
My family and I are swapping out to Macs for Christmas. I have a KX3
and a K3 that I use with a SignaLink USB. What USB-to-serial converters
are advised?
At one time, with Windows, it was FTDI chipsets over Prolific. I have
always tried to make sure that the converters I get have the FTDI
It was hard to tell, but the model airplane guy in the video MIGHT be
positioning the connectors backwards from the amateur radio accepted
practice.
http://www.powerwerx.com/assembly.asp
David AJ4TF
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> Message: 24
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:46:32 -0800
> From:
I obvious solution is to use a second receiver (I do not mean in the K3).
I plan to operate satellite using my KX3 on 2m and K3 on other bands.
e.g. KX3+KX3-2M can either receive or transmit on 2m
Using a transverter with the K3 one can transmit or receive on 435 or
higher bands. The K3 can r
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