>The data mode is saved per band so when contesting it's a good idea
when
>setting up to run through all the bands making sure the mode is the
same
>on each band.
>Cheers and 73,
>Fred
>
Agreed - this is a "must do" for anyone who uses other data sub-modes
outside of contests.
But if you switch
When first assembling the RF output connector and the KANT3/KAT3 board,
I didn't like the idea of using the long standoff pillar as a "ground"
return for large RF currents. The end of the pillar is actually quite
close to one of the mounting holes of the SO239, so a much shorter
return path can be
My son and I have been building a 20m & 15m K1 over the past year. Great kit!
It is assembled and we are trying to finish aligning the radio. however, it
will not transmit. We have tried signal tracing it and cannot get a reading on
any of the test points. Receiver works fine. We did extensive m
I think these will work for turning on and off dual watch, cycling between
Dual Watch and Split Up 5, Up 10, Up 15 and
Normal. These are assigned to PF2 and they seem to work for me.
DLW+5 SWT25;SWT25;FT0;SB0;SWH25;SB1;UPB7;MN110;SWT29;SWH26;MN255;
DLW+10 SWT25;SWT25;FT0;SB0;SWH25;SB1;UPB7;U
I have a Heil microphone with HC-4/HC-5 elements. It has an 8 pin Kenwood
male connector. Is an adapter cable available anyplace to make that mike (
and my SinganLink USB interface cable ) available to a KX3 mic connector? I
know Tigertronics makes a cable for the KX3, but I already have one for
Actually, being net control with a beam probably would be challenging from the
midwest. However, from where I sit in western Oregon, pointing my quad (whose
pattern is a bit broad) due east gives me good coverage from southern Canada
across the US to at least TX and NM. AZ and southern CA usual
The "DELAY" is not really needed. From what Wayne says if used on RS232 it
will cause a delay as it just gets
characters that do nothing. I don't know if it provides much delay if the
macro is run internally.
It looks like the MACRO X command MN110 was just added at this change if I
read the chang
I'll give that a try. Believe it or not, I worked TX5K on 20m RTTY while
thumping the case during my exchange transmission.
--- On Sun, 3/3/13, Don Wilhelm wrote:
From: Don Wilhelm
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power
To: "Wes Stewart"
Cc: "Elecraft Reflector"
Date: Sunday, March
Tom,
In those instances, the details of the debugging were likely taken
off-list. I cannot recall those exactly, but I believe they were resolved.
When doing off-list debugging, I leave it up to the indivudual to report
back to the list with the resolution. Some do and some do not. If
rep
Great, Jim. It also turns out there's a way to toggle between two or
more macros on a single PFx switch. Mark Goldberg thought of this.
Here's his example that rotates through four macros on PF1 using self-
modifying setups:
I used self modifying code. Each macro assigns a different macro to
Hello Don, yes I figured I had to have the boards separated so I did that
with the power off, yes U1 is still getting hot, I looked over the solder
connections and all appear to be good, a few days back I did get a scroll
though of all the bands with relays clicking with band switch buttons
working
Tom,
Please explain the "could not get a reading" - does that mean your DMM
reads zero ohms or infinity? Infinity is the same as you see when the
probes are connected to nothing.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/3/2013 7:32 PM, Tom Fuller wrote:
Hello Don, on power up I am still getting Info 080 message
Tom,
Did you remove the Front Panel board and the Control Board before making
those resistance measurements. Those resistances are for the board
alone after its assembly. When plugged into the RF board, the
measurements can be different.
Does U1 still get hot?
73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/3/2013 7
With the voltage on D3 changing, but no change in VFO frequency it looked
like a bad D3 (1SV149). I installed a replacement and now the frequency
changes as it should. I used all the recommended static protection when I
originally installed it. I guess it was a bad one.
Don, thanks for your hel
Wes,
I believe Elecraft has already implemented a fix for that in later K3s
(starting about a year ago) - at least there was talk about doing it and
supplying one 2D connector that was different then the others (with
threads removed from thee hole).
Removing the threads from the center hole of
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member
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Has anyone come up with a permanent fix for the erratic output power problem?
I'm not talking about the 100W PA issue, but the issue "solved" (temporarily)
by loosening and re-tightening the screws in the metal standoff on the output
board near the coax connector.
According to Murphy's Law, mi
Hello Don, on power up I am still getting Info 080 message and garbled
frequency display (and no relays are clicking), alot of the menu functions
show up correctly though, I checked the following as you indicated: RF Board
U1 is oriented correctly and no pins are bent, jumper is set for INT on
P7,p
Hi,
The data mode is saved per band so when contesting it's a good idea when
setting up to run through all the bands making sure the mode is the same
on each band.
Cheers and 73,
Fred
Fred Cady
"The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation Second Edition"
www.ke7x.com
fcady at ieee dot o
Hi Dave,
I'm pretty sure AGC, NB and NR are the same on the main and the sub rx.
Double tapping A>B sets the filter settings (and freqs) the same. You
can change the sub rx filter by holding BSET and then changing the
filter, for example.
Cheers and 73,
Fred KE7X
Fred Cady
"The Elecraft K3: Design
It is understood that you can't clone one K3 from another, but I have another
question:
Can you clone the Main RX to the SUB? I would like to be able to make the
SUB exactly like the MAIN, especially AGC, NB, Width, Shift, etc. It would be
great if this could be done with a single command of
Thanks All
Sure would make it easy on the expedition to have one file sitting on the
network that could be pulled..Oh well, back to PLAN A and save each setup to
the specific laptop.
Jay
W2IJ
- Original Message -
From: "Tom H Childers"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:21 PM
Subjec
No. The data is stored by K3 serial number.
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member
On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:33:11 -0800, "Jay" wrote:
>If I have a K3 on a network with a back up file for Settings, can this file
>be used with the Utility for another K3 to
I guess it would be possible to set some (if not all) of the configs on any
K3 using a suitable macro. Might be handy in a multi-station K3 contest
setup too I guess.
73
Gary ZL2iFB
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
> boun...@mailman.qth.net
Phil has a great idea.
Since the GMDSS system is virtually always located on the navigating bridge
where one of the officers there operate it, the space for the radio room
should be available for a Ham rig.
Now to hide a K-line setup behind vintage front panels identical to those in
the origina
Hi Rick,
Probably because my station isn't as capable on 17M. Whereas on 20M I have a
rotatable quad at 75', on 17M I only have a random wire. I fear that will make
it hard for some to hear me. Hope to improve things this summer.
73,
Phil, NS7P
On Mar 3, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Rick Prather w
My understanding is this:
Unfortunately, no, only that K3. This is because the calibration
settings unique to that radio are also part of what is saved / restored.
I would love to see such a facility as well.
73 de Dave, W5SV
On 3/3/13 3:33 PM, Jay wrote:
If I have a K3 on a network with a ba
If I have a K3 on a network with a back up file for Settings, can this file
be used with the Utility for another K3 to set it up without having to go
through all the menus?
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>boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Arie Kleingeld PA3A
>Sent: 03 March 2013 13:02
>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; w...@ymail.com
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Buying a KRX3 - Filter selection help needed!
>
>Jast a
In the NAQP RTTY contest I had a similar issue. My computer was
decoding RTTY quite fine on every band but 15 meters. The first
time I tuned a station on 15, the tuning indicator was right and
the station was strong, but no decode. At least I knew that
RTTY, unlike PSK, isn't symmetric. I turne
Thanks to Wayne's pointing to the proper Dual Watch Command SB1 for on and SB0
for off, I've got a working set of Macros assigned to PF1 and PF2 to
effectively turn split on, set the B VFO up 2 KHz, Turn on Dual Watch so I can
hear the pile (must use stereo headphones or plug in a set of stereo
I have three spikes on my P3, however they do move - very slowly they will
creep along the display. When I have P3 set to maximum span 200kHz, they repeat
themselves.
They are there at switch on, but seem to slowly disappear over 10-15 minutes. I
have changed IF cable, but that did nothing.
Any
Yup and there are more of those than there are horse's!
Fred
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Markowski
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 12:09 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Attenu
Leo,
Do a quick and easy test - it does require an external wattmeter and a
200+ watt dummy load, so if you do not have one, borrow it for a quick test.
Put the wattmeter between the KPA100 and a dummy load. Then turn the
power to 5 watts and do a TUNE. Is the power indicated on the external
On 3/2/2013 8:35 PM, Kevin Luxford wrote:
> Perhaps people could write to Mr Palmer at his company, Mineralogy Pty
> Ltd using their website form at http://www.mineralogy.com.au/form.html
> urging the inclusion of a CW operator in the Titanic II ship's crew.
> The cost would be chickenfeed to
Elecraft should sponsor a computer science master's student to build an
expert system. Put all the great advice from this list into it, and ask
away. :-) "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't
hear you. Check my RX ANT setting."
73,
Mike ab3ap
On 03/03/2013 12:14 PM, Ph
Thanks to everyone who responded to my ad for the assorted estate items. All
items have either sold or been spoken for.
73,
Gary
N6LRV
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:23 P
My k2/100 has been working good for about 12 month's. The only problem was
when I put the power over 90W I would get a Hi Cur warning so I would keep
it down to 90W, might have been a mistake not to fix that. Now everything
over about 20W the radio will drop down to about 20 watts. I'm using a dum
I have installed in the main Rx: 13.0, 2.8 KHz, and 400 Hz
filters. I chose to install a 2.8 KHz filter in the sub-Rx. The
13-KHz filter is for VHF-FM and I do not need diversity reception for
that. With the 2.8-KHz filter in both Rx I can do diversity on all
modes except FM/AM. I am not in
Fred,
I only felt bad for a few moments but after a flood of responses all saying the
same thing (check RX ant enable) I realized that this was likely a more common
problem instead of thinking that I was a clown not knowing immediately what it
was.
But, the worse part is how stumped I was at f
Phil,
Lots of interesting options on the radio that are band specific. Sometimes
it's hard to keep track of but I bet you won't miss this one next time. I know
it's the first thing I check after missing it once!
Rick
K6LE
On 3/3/2013, at 8:33 , Phil Hystad wrote:
> Rick,
>
> I just now di
Phil
Don't feel bad I did the exact same thing this morning, had my receiving
antenna on when on 160m then went to 20m same thing.
It took me 15 min to find what I had done all the time right in front of me.
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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Good point, Arie. I'm considering it!
Thanks for all the replies folks, I think I'm good to go.
-Jeff
From: Arie Kleingeld PA3A
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; w...@ymail.com
Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Buying a KRX3 - Filter se
Did you accidentally select the RX Ant with nothing connected?
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 3/3/2013 11:29 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I just realized that there is some heavy attenuation of received signals on my
K3 for the 20 meter band. I thought the band was dead this morning which seems
unusua
Rick,
I just now discovered the RX antenna on. I mean, Just seconds before your
message came in. But, thanks for the quick response and the correct answer.
There are so many features on the K3, sometimes finding the problem is more
time-consuming.
thanks,
73, phil, K7PEH
On Mar 3, 2013, at
Phil,
Do you have your RX ANT button engaged on 20M?
Rick
K6LE
On 3/3/2013, at 8:29 , Phil Hystad wrote:
> I just realized that there is some heavy attenuation of received signals on
> my K3 for the 20 meter band. I thought the band was dead this morning which
> seems unusual since this is
I just realized that there is some heavy attenuation of received signals on my
K3 for the 20 meter band. I thought the band was dead this morning which seems
unusual since this is a big SSB DX contest. My other bands are busy as you
would expect and I have made a number of DX contacts on 15 an
I always wonder why you don't move the net to 17M when there's a contest?
Rick
K6LE
On 3/2/2013, at 9:39 , Phil Shepard wrote:
> Due to the congestion of the DX Phone contest, the weekly Elecraft SSB Net is
> cancelled for this week. Have a good week and we'll get together next week.
>
> 73,
The "SB" in the macro should be "SB1" to turn dual watch on, and "SB0"
to turn it off. Did you try that?
I'll try it, too.
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 3, 2013, at 4:48 AM, Jim Sheldon wrote:
If you come up with a working macro for this one, please make sure
it gets posted to the reflector. I hav
Truer words were never spoken. I agree with all.
Mike K1AMS
-Original Message-
From: Bill Clarke
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:48 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on order
I have had my K3 for about a year now. There have been some teething
pains and
Jast adding my two cents.
No diversitiy possibilities here at PA3A-home.
But sometimes, I take my K3 to the clubstation PI4D (with lots of
antennas) for the big contests. We use the K3 in diversity whenever
possible there! The K3 in that configuration is the favorite trx of
many ops. Everybo
If you come up with a working macro for this one, please make sure it gets
posted to the reflector. I haven't been successful with it either. The split,
up 2 on and off works just fine, but trying to get dual watch going under the
same conditions here has met with the same failure you're repo
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