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Jim, W4ATK
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In a recent message, W4ATK w4...@bellsouth.net writes
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Jim, W4ATK
I wouldn't replace your K2 with an FT-817ND or an FT-897 Jim. Now if you
were to replace it with an Elecraft K3 that would be another matter.
73 de David G4DMP
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You guys missed a Big Part of the Market..
You have a Great radio in the Portable K3X..
With Recent Hurricane Sandy..
Correct me if i am Wrong..
Ham Radios are supposed to offer one ability to carry on Emergency contacts..
Both for owner of radio ( for themselves and their family)
As well as
I personally hope personally that NO ONE from Elecraft would ever add 11m
Bands features to any radio they sell!!! For thing by law they can not do
so, why would even consider asking such a question?
Go buy a $29 CB HT and be done with it...and BTW I will leave a call sign
unlike YOU!
Fred/N0AZZ
All this for 11m coverage ?
Really ?
Merry Christmas.
Randy Lake N1KWF
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Fred Smith m...@mo-net.com wrote:
I personally hope personally that NO ONE from Elecraft would ever add
11m
Bands features to any radio they sell!!! For thing by law they can not do
so,
David,
You are so right!! The problem is I have a K3/100 with a P3 and am now
pursuing satellite. The K2 is my standby rig and I really love it. It is a
great radio, even at 10W I have worked some good DX, and it is a beyond par CW
radio, actually I think a bit more sensitive than my
Dear group,
I would like some help with my question of can I run two amplifiers in
parallel into auto tuner from kx3? The reason is that I want to purchase a 500
watt elecraft amp and also the 500 tuner. I would like to use the tokyo 45 watt
amp off the kx3, then into the elecraft 500 amp then
I am reducing the price asked for my K1 from $515.00 plus shipping to $500.00,
including shipping.
The particulars:
Serial # 589
Six bands - (160 and 80 in a two band module); (40,30 20 and 15 in a four band
module)
KNB1 Noise Blanker
Finger Dimple
K1LCD Backlight mod
K6XX CW indicator when
Wow...just...wow...
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfrSID=111c69175f95c15223d009847bac0a18rgn=div6view=textnode=47:5.0.1.1.5.4idno=47#47:5.0.1.1.5.4.144.9
FCC Title 47 Part 95 Subpart D explains why Elecraft (or anyone else) couldn't
do this if they wanted to.
I really, really
Bob,
Dual purpose radios are radios that are intended for use, or can be
easily modified to work, in both the amateur bands and citizens band. The
radio you want would fit the FCC definition of a dual purpose radio. Those
radios are strictly forbidden under FCC rules. In fact it is illegal
Nope, not allowed in VK either!
On 11M band you need to learn a foreign language and forget asking for
help, mostly you just get QRM'd and so it goes on.
I think Eric will close this thread soon..:-)
73's
Gary
On 14 December 2012 23:29, amsct...@comcast.net wrote:
Wow...just...wow...
A well thought out ridiculous post. Sorry.
You want 11m, get a radio for that purpose.
Maybe Elecraft could put a microwave oven in the KX3 as well.
73
Steve
W1SFR
On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Gary Gregory wrote:
Nope, not allowed in VK either!
On 11M band you need to learn a foreign
I'm looking for a vary-speed attachment for my newly acquired 1943 Vibroplex
Original plus a couple of extra weights to experiment with.
Anyone?
Off list please.
73
Steve
W1SFR
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Charlie, I ordered my KAT500 Kit on May 22 and it shipped December 11.
73, Mitch
Charles Stampf wrote
Does anyone know the current shipping status of the KAT500 kits? The web
site status report hasn't changed in a few weeks. Sure would make a great
Christmas gift to myself.
...and a dorm fridge.
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 Stephen Roberts [steve...@shoreham.net]
Sent: Friday, December
I looked at my KX3 this morning and the mere though of seeing it being used as
a CB radio sent chills down my spine...yeah, buy one of those walkie talkie
style CB radios if you want the portability, I had one before becoming a ham.
Unless, you are really seeking bragging rights at the next CB
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:18 AM, rwm rwmr rwmr_10...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes i am a ham radio operator.
Call sign?
Mark AD5SS
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Scott,
I did not see a response to your question on the reflector.
The answer is NO.
The P3 takes a regular DE-9 connector (as found on most USB to serial
adapters) while the KX3, XG3 and KAT500 take a 3.5mm stereo plug
carrying only TXD and RXD and signal ground
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/11/2012
One point to remember is that having a radio that puts out 4 watts on 11
meters doesn't make that radio legal to transmit there. It must be type
accepted by the FCC to be legal. The FCC seems to view CB operators as
the intellectual equivalent of a drooling dog hanging its head out a car
window
Would 11m fall into the General Coverage receiver filter never looked on my
K3?
Fred/N0AZZ
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Vargas (KP4Y)
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:31 AM
To:
I'll have you know that my dog does NOT hang his head out of the window
and drool. he prefers the AC or heat.
Fred/N0AZZ
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rick McClelland, AA5S
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012
I wonder if anyone has tested any way of seeing filtered dx spots on an ipad?
K5WK
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Do we really need to spend time DIGNIFYING such a ridiculous post by this
individual?
PLEASE, PLEASE, don't give this person the satisfaction of having your
attentions!
(((73))) Milverton.
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It kind of depends on what type of filtering you are looking for; if you
use the DXLab suite of programs, you can set it (Spot collector) to
serve a web page you can look at on your iPad; quite a few filtering
options are available, and based on your log (DXKeeper), will color code
the spots
If it only put out 5 watts on 11 meters... who then cares...
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
email: b...@wjschmidt.com
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
I use iCluster on my iPhone. Works great.
Keith
AK6ZZ
Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos
On Dec 14, 2012, at 6:46 AM, Kenneth Waites K5WK kenw817...@hotmail.com
wrote:
I wonder if anyone has tested any way of seeing filtered dx spots on an ipad?
K5WK
Who then cares are the only people who matter: The FCC.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 12/14/12 10:11 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote:
If it only put out 5 watts on 11 meters... who then cares...
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton,
A free software program which will generate one audio tone, or two separate
audio tones, is TCube. This program can be found by Googling Tcube.
The frequency range covered by each tone generator is 1 Hz to 10 kHz. Mouse
clicks allow fine tuning in steps of 1 Hz. The output level of each
K5WK,
Many DX clusters you can telnet to and if you are registered with the
cluster you can set filters based on your login c/s.
I have a telnet ap on my Iphone and I can telnet to the dx cluster and login
and all the filters I normally have with desktop login still work on the
Iphone or an
I just use Telnet to access the clusters. I downloaded an app called Mocha Telnet Lite
for this purpose. The clusters themselves have commands for filtering spots. Works fine.
On 12/14/2012 6:46 AM, Kenneth Waites K5WK wrote:
I wonder if anyone has tested any way of seeing filtered dx spots on
The poster, RWM, may be Robert W. Muller, KC2MLZ in Bayonne, NJ.
Lotsa stress in that area these days ... (:-(
Ken - K0PP
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Further; the adapter cable for use with the K3/P3 is the KUSB, not KXUSB.
It's not completely clear what Scott was planning to interchange. If
it's really a KXUSB (for use with something other than the P3), I
believe that the 'a' on KXUSBa just means that it's a
separate/extra item (not bundled
Steve,
I also have been playing with a couple of bugs. I converted one to a
lefthanded bug. Trying to be able to send with either hand. I can send
reasonably clean CW with either hand at about 10 to 15 WPM. To slow down
the original bug I have used extra washers on the shaft and also wrapped
Vibroplex makes several different weights for these bugs. However, I always
just used the large solder wrapped on top of the original weight. The new
weights are on this page:
http://vibroplex.com/accessories.html
73,
Bill
AK5X
On Dec 14, 2012, at 12:27 PM, Joe K2UF wrote:
Steve,
I
My crew mates at the coastal marine station all had shiny Vibroplex bugs
they carried around in velvet lined wood boxes. They were all lightning
fast on the dot side, and various methods were used to slow them down.
See
On 12/13/2012 10:39 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
Touch-tones are DTMF (dual-tone multi-frequency). CTCSS is Continuous
Tone-Coded Squelch System. They're quite different animals ;)
I may be stating the obvious, but IIRC a tone burst of 1750 Hz is a
standard way of turning a
Nov (?) QST had a cheap suggestion. There is a gadget that attaches to
the sides of a carpenter's triangle to hold a setting when they are
making lots of repetitive cuts. A pair sell for about $3.50 at your
local building supply store. They are brass colored and attach nicely to
the arm,
Hi again,
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but after the upgrade I no longer
have a problem tuning my G5RV on 15m. I'm trying to bust thye pileup for
E51E right now and finding that he is significantly stronger on the G5RV
than the resonant half wave dipole. Here is the current tuning
As Fred knows, I have Les' old bug that is shown in the photo whose link he
posted, and the cable clamp weight.
It makes for a very smooth feel, but H-E-A-V-Y. Les must have had a wrist
like Popeye's arm. But the guys in commercial service like Les worked at KPH
often had to send for long
Would it be useful to apply a carrier 1750 Hz above the frequency?
Dick - KA5KKT
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You veterans probably already know this, but...
I have a Vari-speed made by Vibroplex. It slows down the bug quite nicely.
See:http://vibroplex.com/accessories.html
look for vari-speed
--
John
K5ENQ
--- On Fri, 12/14/12, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote:
From: Ron D'Eau Claire
I used Vibroplex for about 40 years. I took 3 of 1/4 copper tubing and
replaced weights with it.. Crimped it on. Then I wound large solder on a
alligator clip. This could really slow down the dits. But I cud also send very
fast with it by moving the alligator clip on the tubing. Looked
On 12-12-13 01:51 PM, Wayne Rogers wrote:
I've been watching and waiting for someone to broach this subject. Bob
Nickels, W9RAN, wrote an article in January QST about using the DVB-T
dongle as an SDR. Anyone looked at using this for a spectrum display on
the K3? Thoughts?
I am interested in
Thanks Mike.
Interesting article.
73
John
On 13/12/2012 22:52, Mike Harris wrote:
A few years ago I was receiving noise from my PC on 6M, via the serial
interface cable. I was also receiving it when using the KUSB of the
time with the Prolific chip-set.
I made a new serial cable using
I know the cost is much greater, but the KX3 makes a fantastic SDR. I've
been using it with a good sound card and am extremely pleased. I can see
where this one radio could solve a large number of requirements in a
single small box. Check out Sherwood's data on radios.
Barry
K3NDM
On
Gosh, what a refereshing thread! Imagine - some CW Ops actually use
BUGS!!!
I have the Vibroplex extension for my 1964 Champion (I bought it with
paper route $$ and took it to sea when I joined the Navy) and it still
works FB. If you have a round arm key, you can visit your local hobby
Hi John: Yes I have one. It does a good job, but I found it fiddly with
multiple set screws to adjust to hold it in the right position which tended
to come loose at the most inopportune time because of the weight on the far
end of the device. But it does add weight and extend the length of the
Hi,
I have a strange issue with the following set-up: K3/KPA500/KT500 connected with the serial cables
for control and keying.
I also have a KD9SV DXpedition II rx ant switch attached directly to the K3's
Key Out for switching.
For some reason, when TXing CW via Logger32's CW Machine, the
Well, this was good for a laugh, anyway. Go ahead with your nationwide
petition, even send it to the White House if you like. If it's written anything
like this Email, bet it won't get very far. Actually, even if it's written
better than this Email, it won't get very far, as others have very
Last week I unloaded the operating table and cleaned everything up.
Now I find that the KPA500 is not following the K3 band changes.
I have the AUX cables connected to the KAT500 and KPA500 and the
connections are tight. Is it possible to get the cables switched,
meaning that the two AUX cables
Bob Muller,
Thanks for the source of entertainment.
Why pretend to be knowledgeable enough to be a radio amateur ? Study and get
your
license. Then you won't need to play these charades.
Bob
K6UJ
On Dec 14, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
Well, this was good for a laugh,
Yeah you are right lets end this thread.
I dont believe he is a ham.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Dec 14, 2012, at 6:16 PM, N5GE wrote:
He is a HAM, and your feeding his fantasy by replying to this thread.
Let's end this thread before it gets out of hand, please Eric...
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:05:34
I have a hard time understanding why anyone is even commenting on the
original post. Guess there's a little irony there.
73,
matt W6NIA
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:28:51 -0800, you wrote:
Yeah you are right lets end this thread.
I dont believe he is a ham.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Dec 14, 2012, at 6:16
Just gotta say thanks to Wayne, Eric and the whole crew. I ordered my
KX3 on the 7th, it came on the 13th ( from Cal to Louisiana. Not a short
trip! ) and its on the air from my work QTH. Gotta love it!
Thanks again and Merry Christmas to all
Dan AD5NW
KX3 3039
Houma La
I am reconfiguring my operating position in anticipation of the arrival of a
KPA500 and KAT500 to add to my K3. I plan on putting the K3 and KPA500 below a
shelf and the KAT500 above. The K3 and KPA 500 will both have bales in use. The
shelf is open to the rear. How much clearance would be
Hello,
In my setup, I use the KX3 as a receiver (only) and a TS-590s as a 100 watt
transmitter. (Until the KXPA100 comes out.) To prevent damage to the KX3
receiver while transmitting 100W from the TS-590, I have connected the 590
to the ACC2 port of the KX3 and set the ACC2 IO to PTT=LO.
Ordered my K-3 on Sunday, shipped on Wednesday.
Paid for 3-day UPS, so they flew it from Cal to South
Carolina (note: I am in Nashville), where it has sat in the
UPS facility for the last day and a half. In South Carolina.
Go figure.
John T. Gwin
I am looking to add 2m to my K3. I need to decide whether to get the internal
transverter or the external. The way I would purchase them, cost is almost
equal. Crystal oven on the external, K144RFLK and KXV3 upgrade on the internal.
Neither will drive my current brick amp to full output so,
On Fri Dec 14 2012 at 2339 EST, Ron (W3ZV) wrote ...
I am reconfiguring my operating position in anticipation of the arrival of a
KPA500 ... How much clearance would be needed to provide adequate
ventilation?
--
Ron,
Per page 15 of the KPA500 Owner's manual ...
Specifications
:
:
Size
But unless you cramp the cabling, you'll want more room than 2. By the
time you get the interconnect cables, antenna cables, power cords, audio
cords, bug and key cables and who know what else, it gets pretty darned busy
back there.
My K line is on my dining room table (advantage of living
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