Guys,
I am currently using a K3 Ser#69xx with an external 2m transverter plugged in
the XVERTER IN/OUT BNC Jacks in the KXV3A module with great success. What a
combo, astonishing!
Now I want to add the optional second receiver. But I fear that I can not use
it, when the transverter is
Wishing a happy National Day to all the Elecrafters, and to the Staff !
Best 73 from
Jacques de F9OJ
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Yes happy 4th July, kicking us out of the US was one thing but throwing the tea
in Boston Harbour was totally inexcusable:)
Best regards, Tim Hague
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On 4 Jul 2013, at 07:21, f9oj.7 f9o...@wanadoo.fr wrote:
Wishing a happy National Day to all the Elecrafters,
Yes best wishes to everyone on this day where we celebrate our freedom God
Bless you all! I hope we all see another one.
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 2573--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100
P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2
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Hi OMs
Yes and thank you France for your much needed help. The closest
relationship is with the UK but you saved our bacon besides we rather like
the Statue of Liberty.
Peace and 73 Doug EI2CN, KC1AV ex K4WQZ, W1CGG
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From:
When I try and charge my KX3 (14.5VDC) I am getting bAt Err. What am I doing
wrong?
73
Alan
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The batteries were all fully charged.
73
Alan
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Problem solved! Thanks for the replys :)
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Guys,
I am currently using a K3 Ser#69xx with an external 2m transverter plugged
in the XVERTER IN/OUT BNC Jacks in the KXV3A module with great success. What
a combo, astonishing!
Now I want to add the optional
Bob,
MCM does not show sale prices, not sure why.
Once in cart type in source code T306
That code comes from their paper catalogs.
Emory WM3M
-Original Message-
From: Bob K6UJ
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 12:37 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 case
I found the
Dave,
If it does not have the popping sound when you select 8R=nor, then run
it that way.
With the updated KPA100, there is one resistor on the bottom of the
board - a 22k from the +12 volt rail to the drain of Q7.
What a 100k resistor would be doing on the bottom of the board, I have
no
Thank you for the chuckle!You guys and your tea..
73,Rick W3BI
From: m0...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:30:53 +0100
CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4th of July
Yes happy 4th July, kicking us out of the US was one thing but throwing the
tea in Boston
Don is absolutely right. I enjoyed one field day as a 1C with a
total of 4 SSB QSOs. Most of my field days have been with the
West Valley Amateur Radio Association's operation. WVARA has a
bunch of avid contesters, so we have spent the last few years
looking for a sub-category where we might
I think they tossed in a couple of crates of lemons too ... ;)
-- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - We do DX!
On Jul 4, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Rick Johnson w3bi.r...@hotmail.com wrote:
Thank you for the chuckle!You guys and your tea..
73,Rick W3BI
From: m0...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013
Oh at least 100% God Bless Her! ( says he standing to attention) lol
Best regards, Tim Hague
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Sent on my iPad
On 4 Jul 2013, at 15:35, WILLIS COOKE wrco...@yahoo.com wrote:
Tim, what is the consensus in the UK on how much tax the Queen should get on
tea? (or King George III,
No accounting for taste!
Best regards, Tim Hague
Skype m0afj.Tim
Sent on my iPad
On 4 Jul 2013, at 15:51, Mike Flowers mike.flow...@gmail.com wrote:
I think they tossed in a couple of crates of lemons too ... ;)
-- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - We do DX!
On Jul 4, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Rick
There is only one thing better than a nice cup of tea and that is another one.
Happy Independence Day and don't spend too much tomorrow.
Peter
G3SMT
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Thanks to the gang at Elecraft for not only bringing us and the US and the
worldbr/ the best ham gear out there, but with determination, hard work, and
vision, demonstrating entrepreneurship is still alive right in our own
backyard.br/br/73br/debr/br/George, W6GFbr/br/br/Sent from
Yahoo! Mail
That’s right, Joe.
The MIDDLE of my zip code is 10 miles east of my station, and on the other
side of a 6000’ mountain range. The middle of the zip code just happens to be
at the Mustang Ranch, the world famous adult resort and spa.
Time to turn on the radio; spots are up.
Steve, NU7T
The problem with that tea was the tax stamps they put on every leaf... Ruined
the flavor...
KK4QDZ - Now with Extra Class Priv's, and a tiny KX3 to enjoy them! And a first
QSO with ab6z running a K3 no less...
From: Rick Johnson w3bi.r...@hotmail.com
To:
Hello,
We live on a very windy Island (with an industrial wind farm) and have been
loosing shingles off the roof due to severe wind storms.
We've been considering having a metal roof, but I'm wondering about the
possible impact of the metal roof on the radiation pattern and efficacy of
nearby
I've just finished building my KX3 and did all the Config today, wow what a
little Gem this rig is !
I've had my K3 for some years now S.no. 325 so I thought I would be a
little underwhelmed by the KX3 but NO it's a little beauty !
Incredibly versatile with so many functions. It still amazes me
The GPS reference we used was engineered by N6GN specifically for members
of our 2 meter WSPR study group listed on
http://www.qsl.net/kp4md/144_mhz_wspr.htm
That discussion thread can be followed at
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/2-meter-wspr/-hDK071K1iM
A ready made solution to produce
In addition, club calls start out with the trustee's address which could be
hundreds of miles away from the club's operating location. But change of
address transactions can change this relationship.
Also, some hams operate from multiple locations using the same call; me,
for example. When you
As I added the insulation and fan modifications just to stabilize the
internal 116 MHz local oscillator, I feel certain that they are not
necessary when using a GPS disciplined LO like N5AC's VHF ApolLO. That was
an alternative I did consider before our own group project GPS10 became
available.
Paul,
Our home is about 25 miles east of downtown Sacramento, CA. It is a two story
home and until May of 2012 had a wood shake roof - very common in this part of
the state. It was the original roof, about 21 years old, and was getting pretty
nasty. We had it replaced with a metal roof: the
Hello Paul,
I have not had any bad experience with metal roof with one exception. I had a
garage with a metal roof and while I did not see any pattern or tuning issues,
I did notice that on a couple of galvanized panels where the connection was
marginal, some discoloration where they
Over the years I have had numerous faux paux with RCA plug cables. Two
favorites are 1) the shell doesn't really connect with sides of the mating
jack. 2) The pin is not long enough to contact inside the jack. This can
be due to short pin, or some detail of the plug shell/jack combo not
allowing
The French saw something in us then that we no longer recognize in
ourselves.
If the British had had their way, we'd probably all be drinking better
beer, though.
Eric
KE6US
On 7/4/2013 1:31 AM, Doug Turnbull wrote:
Hi OMs
Yes and thank you France for your much needed help. The
Yes. Yes I was. :-)
On Thursday, Jul 4, 2013, at Thursday, 12:11 PM, Tom H Childers wrote:
You must have been running very low power. Laying any kind of
ladder-line on a roof, insulated or not, is an excellent way to have
a house fire that the insurance company will not pay for.
On 7/3/2013 5:36 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
Not only that - the centroid of a zip code can be in a completely
different grid than a large portion of the population. You'll
get close with the zip code but it will not be 100% reliable.
Differences can be FAR greater than that. I'm chasing
Eric,
Well put! I will drink to what you say and to the Fourth.
73 Doug EI2CN
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of EricJ
Sent: 04 July 2013 18:41
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re:
I didn't see the original reply, but I just wanted to clear up one
misconception. Homeowner's insurance covers stupidity. Unless it can be
proved that you put that ladder line on the roof and ran high power
through it with the intention of burning the house down, you would be
covered.
73,
Don't forget the Belgians and their beer. Hurrah for Duvell Chimay! Monks
rule!!!
Happy 4th of July!!
Keith
AK6ZZ
Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos
On Jul 4, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie wrote:
Eric,
Well put! I will drink to what you say and to the Fourth.
Not sure I'm liking where this conversation is going. I answered the original
poster's question as to whether a metal roof has been seen to adversely affect
antenna performance, not advocate doing stupid things. My installation worked
very well for me w/o running high power. I knew I WOULD be
I run an Optibeam OB9-5 at about 42 feet on a tower only 10 feet away
from the corner of our single story house with metal roof.
It hasn't disadvantaged me any. I see a small change in SWR as the
larger elements of 20M and 17M swing over the roof.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
I had a summer Mobile home in Bisbee AZ. It had a large room added that also
had a metal roof. A vertical for twenty meters mounted in the middle worked
very well.
Kurt, W7QHD
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:06:25 -0700
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I've just finished my K2 bare bones, and would like to get on the air. What
SWR will the finals tolerate without harm? I'm using a ground mounted trap
vertical
Tom
KI6NRD
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Shortly after I got K3 3935 in Sept. of '09, the furor over noisy RX kinda
peaked, and the result was a board swap.
A friend just bought a used K3 with a slightly earlier SN, and the RX
background is very harsh and sharp sounding. We both came to Elecraft from a
PRO II/III where the background
Tom,
Although unspecified, the bare-bones K2 will likely be OK working into a
1.5 SWR.
However, the power control mechanism may suffer a bit. The basic K2
measures the RF voltage on the output and the MCU computes the power out
assuming that the load is 50 ohms resistive, so with *any*
Mike,
The audio low pass filter that was added to the DSP board do make a big
improvement in the K3 perceived noise.
The AGC settings have a lot to do with that condition too, and I believe
the default settings do not give he best performance, but your
particular antenna and noise level
Tom, the Owner's manual says 2:1 or better SWR recommended; will survive
operation
into high SWR.
The current demanded by the finals (and so the K2 overall) will increase as
the SWR goes up. A programmable transmit current limit will display HI CUR
on the LCD if you exceed it. Typically the
I ran some quick models of a tower at the corner of a house with
a metal roof in HFTA. The effects of the metal roof were modeled
by a plane (sloping) from the tower to the edge of the roof, a drop
from eave height to local ground height (set to flat for these
purposes) and then flat ground out
I wonder if any of you are experiencing the same as I when receiving
FM on the KX3?
Using a 144-28 MHz transverter, audio on FM is raspy in nature even
with strong signals. I compared with my K3 on FM using the same
transverter and have much better sounding FM reception on the K3.
Running
Thanks, Don.
I played around with the AGC settings as you describe, and I can't say I found
settings that made a difference. But I do have a tin ear.
You don't happen to remember where the DSP board mod is on the website, do you?
Mike
On Jul 4, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Mike Reublin n...@nf4l.com
I found the mod.
On Jul 4, 2013, at 6:38 PM, Mike Reublin n...@nf4l.com wrote:
Thanks, Don.
I played around with the AGC settings as you describe, and I can't say I
found settings that made a difference. But I do have a tin ear.
You don't happen to remember where the DSP board mod is on
On Thursday Taenzer used a Straight-Key to send:
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We've been considering having a metal roof, but I'm wondering about the
possible impact of the metal roof on the radiation pattern
I can tell you that my barn metal roof allows me to make about an hour
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Have used metal as a ground plane it worked great. Metal sections must be
well bonded together or rectification will result. The larger the better.
John Hendricks K7JLT
On Jul 4, 2013, at 16:16, KD7YZ Bob kd...@denstarfarm.us wrote:
On Thursday Taenzer used a Straight-Key to send:
Sorry, that was not my intention. We all do stupid things. The
intention of my post was not to say that what you did was stupid. My
illustration particularly mentioned running high power, which you
already said you had not done, as an extreme to illustrate the point.
Insurance won't cover it
Mike,
The most important part of determining which AGC settings will work for
you is in the statement that you should not be listening for the noise
neither with a signal active, nor with no signal - you want to listen
for the K3 audio response between breaks in the received signal.
To a
You may be interested in my solution: http://www.w2blc.net/K3.htm
I am mostly an armchair copy inhabitant of 75 and 40 meters, hence the
setup that I use.
Bill W2BLC
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It's a matter of semantics. This topic comes up every year.
ARRL can call it whatever they like, but if scores are posted in QST and
winners are announced in various categories, it certainly functions like
a contest.
If it walks like a duck...
73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 7/3/2013 4:24 PM, Scotty
Although Elecraft radios are great products, they are not Mil Spec whichever
one you mean, there are many Mil Specs.br/br/George,
W6GFbr/br/br/Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad
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Hello group
I
My K1-4 with 17m worked great on FD with 95% call to contact.
The only annoying thing is a crackling static that starts slowly but
crescendos quickly, is strong in strength, and is quieted by transmitting or
by pushing the menu button or selection of the next NB level including
Robin,
I tried to reply to your earlier question, but since you posted to
nabble only instead of the Elecraft reflector, I was not able to
respond. I do not subscribe to nabble and my response was rejected.
Post to the Elecraft reflector to avoid that problem.
Such crackling static is
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