I'm about to put serial number 0069 up for sale but I'm having a hard time
getting a sense of a fair value for it. It has the auto tuner and battery,
but is has not been used in 6 years so the battery probably needs replaced,
no ssb module. And I have an unbuilt DSP option that will go with it,.
Regarding the hump monster appearing on the screen of the P3:
I had this to a severe degree with my P3 when I first put it into
service. Here are the results of my quick tests:
1. humps vanish when the P3 has no patch cord attached to it.
2. using a different BNC patch cord from the P3 to the
Hi Hisashi,
The P3/SVGA board is acting as a terminal. It does not do any decoding. It
just displays the decoding done by the K3. If you're missing characters you
may want to adjust the threshold on the K3. See the decode tips in the K3
manual on page 33.
73,
Mike K2MK
Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote
Hello Hisashi,
The P3/SVGA terminal mode which allows you to display decoded CW/RTTY/PSK31
text on an external monitor uses the decoder built in to the K3. If you
are missing characters on the SVGA display, first make sure that the K3 is
correctly configured to decode the correct mode.
Once again, I wonder if I'm being clear. THE TEXT ON THE P3 SVGA IS NOT
THE SAME AS ON THE K3. I'm not sure what the issue is.
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Mike K2MK wrote:
Hi Hisashi,
The P3/SVGA board is acting as a terminal. It does not do any decoding. It
just displays the decoding done by the
Huh, I just noticed I have them too.
So, given that regular cables don't always remove these, how does one build a
mil-spec bnc cable?
Tom
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On 2013-08-27, at 9:43 AM, Bill b...@w2blc.net wrote:
Regarding the hump monster appearing on the screen of the P3:
I had this to a
Paul,
I think Hisashi is describing while using RTTY what I have been talking
about while using CW with a keyboard when I said that some characters (not
elements of the characters) are being lost during transmission. They show
on the monitor, but not on the K3 and are not being sent. (I'm
Sorry, I guess my frustration is with the limited documentation on the
P3 SVGA. Twice I thought it was defective but it wasn't.
So far I've found that the SVGA bias needs to be turned way down from
the default of 9.9 to 1.2-1.5, and that I'm losing simple serial data
from the K3 to the P3 SVGA
My problem is during receive. I wonder if there's more problems on the
serial line than I thought. When I have some time I'm going to put a
'scope on the serial lines to see if there's anything odd to see.
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Richard Fjeld wrote:
Paul,
I think Hisashi is describing while
Hisashi,
I'd like to know if you experience the dropped characters on receive, or
during
transmit? You show it as a RTTY decode question, but is that specific?
Read my previous post carefully. I am also describing a similar thing
during transmit. Paul has been
working on it. I'd like
On 8/27/2013 9:06 AM, Tom wrote:
how does one build a mil-spec bnc cable?
What's apparently causing the problem is poor quality of the coax, or
the connectors, or the termination of those connectors by the
third-party vendor. This is a VERY old problem -- my first P3, a fairly
early serial
Hisashi,
Sorry about these posts getting out of order. Something in my email client
changed the 'from' address and my post was rejected. Will fix that.
Okay, your problem is during receive. That is different from what I have
been reporting, but perhaps I should look for it during receive,
Hi
How about a K3 box that has 50/144/432 on the main board and slots that
would take 29 MHz, 70 MHz, 220 MHz, 1.296 MHz and other band sub-modules?
Randy
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Don Putnick don.n...@earthlink.net wrote:
I'm sure Ron AC7AC's ideas were somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but
Please can we have an option to disable break in. I nearly killed my
microwave transverter tonight because of break in when I pressed the memory
key button by mistake. CW QSK is too fast for and defeats the sequencing of
the transverter.
Mike
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Vern
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Hi Mike,
push for two second the VOX button (left side of band switch) will disable
break in.
Vy 73, Fausto IK4NMF
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From: AD6XY willis...@gmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:08 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Feature request - Disable
Mike,
You may want to look into using TX INH on the K3 ACC connector - it does
exactly that, waits for a signal from the sequencer that TX is now OK.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/27/2013 4:08 PM, AD6XY wrote:
Please can we have an option to disable break in. I nearly killed my
microwave transverter
Jim,
If a Field Test K2 is upgraded with all the A to B mods, new firmware
and the IF filter crystals upgraded, its performance will be equal to
those kits currently being shipped.
The parts for that kind of full upgrade will be in the vicinity of $125,
so you need to downgrade the price from
Dick and Hashshi,
I would suggest removing the serial cable going to the PC as a test.
That will assure nothing other than the K3 to P3SVGA is flowing over the
two serial connections.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/27/2013 2:54 PM, Richard Fjeld wrote:
Hisashi,
Sorry about these posts getting out of
AD6XY == AD6XY willis...@gmail.com writes:
AD6XY Please can we have an option to disable break in. I nearly killed my
AD6XY microwave transverter tonight because of break in when I pressed the
memory
AD6XY key button by mistake. CW QSK is too fast for and defeats the
sequencing
So a Pasterack bnc male to bnc male using 24 of RG58 is 23.90 + shipping
Not so bad if it fixes the problem.
Is it supposed to be rg58?
Thanks
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On 2013-08-27, at 12:31 PM, George Danner gdan...@windstream.net wrote:
Tom,
Try Pasternack or Bracke.
I've used their patch
On 8/27/2013 1:51 PM, Tom wrote:
The
full shield coax that used a foil were (are) especially prone to ground
loops by not having a good connection at both connectors.
While I agree with your analysis that the problem was a bad shield
connection to a crummy cable, there's a bit more to
I wasn't aware of that feature - but all I can get is FULL or SEMI, no Off.
Turning off VOX to PTT still causes VOX to operate with the key - which is
surely a bug?
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That doesn't work too well because the PTT signal still bounces up and down
setting off all the relays. My IC735 used to have a VOX delay which you
could set to something long to prevent that - but unless I missed a menu I
can't seem to find where you set the CW VOX hang time.
Mike
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On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:41 PM, AD6XY willis...@gmail.com wrote:
I wasn't aware of that feature - but all I can get is FULL or SEMI, no Off.
Turning off VOX to PTT still causes VOX to operate with the key - which is
surely a bug?
Are you saying that with VOX off, and no external source of
Are you saying that with VOX off, and no external source of PTT, your
K3 is going into transmit when you operate your key? i.e. you see the
red TX LED light?
Yes to the first, no to the second.
To explain - in CW mode the K3 sends a PTT signal on the keying line
whenever the key is down. It
Mike,
I think you mean Keyout rather than PTT -- PTT is an input signal to the
K3 generated by an external device such as a footswitch..
The use of TX INH does not prevent the Keyout signal from activating -
it should click the relays and start your sequencer. BUT it does
prevent RF from
It does seem a bit lame that KEY OUT is activated when the K3 is not
transmitting. Maybe there should be an (optional) mode where the CW
key inputs (including memory) are completely ignored when VOX is off
and PTT is not asserted..
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Don
Hi Mike,
That doesn't work too well because the PTT signal still bounces up and
down
setting off all the relays. My IC735 used to have a VOX delay which you
could set to something long to prevent that - but unless I missed a menu I
can't seem to find where you set the CW VOX hang time.
Iain,
That operation was tossed about at great length during the early K3
Firmware Field Test. I forget all the details, but the current
operation was the consensus at the time.
If one is using a sequencer with an external input into the K3 PTT, the
sequencer should start activation with
It would be interesting to learn under what practical circumstances
someone might offer that the current arrangement is a desired mode. I
can't think of any, however, that could just be lack of imagination on
my part.
Until convinced otherwise my vote is with N6ML. CW mode, VOX off, no
PTT
Hi Mike,
if You open some mail-archive You can see a lot of mails concerning this
behaviour (recognized as strange by some of us) from the first days of K3.
There is probably no way for solution. So if You have key activated You have
a Key Out activated. There is no real PTT out. Probably this
Yes and it has been quite disturbing that a K3 locked with TXinh still
behaves (or looks) like it´s transmitting, although there is no power
output.
73, Win DK9IP
Am 28.08.2013 00:52, schrieb Mike Harris:
It would be interesting to learn under what practical circumstances
someone might
We upgraded these BNC cables to much better quality versions some time ago.
73,
Eric
elecraft.com
On 8/27/2013 11:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 8/27/2013 9:06 AM, Tom wrote:
how does one build a mil-spec bnc cable?
What's apparently causing the problem is poor quality of the coax, or the
Why is it when installing the 6kc filter in position 1 and configure it for
6kc then go to AM I can only widen it to 5Kc
W4LWW
Bruce
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Bruce,
The 6 kHz filter is at the IF frequency. passband
AM is a double sideband transmission which means that the audio is only
1/2 of the IF passband width - 3kHz.
The passband displayed by the K3 is the audio passband. A 5 kHz width
would equate to a 10 kHz IF passband.
73,
Don W3FPR
Wayne, Lyle et al.
In a future firmware update, I would like that the RF GAIN could be set
independently on each band.
Anyway, what about this idea ?
72 de FO/F5LCI, Jean-Marc
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Mike,
I cannot remember all the details in the original discussions, but I am
with you.. I was outvoted.
OTOH, if one is using KEYOUT to initiate the sequencer, if KEYOUT does
not become active until PTT is asserted, then there is a cause and
effect problem - the sequencer will not start
Looking for a KAT3 and a KDVR3 these can be kits not
built, started not finished let me know what you got.
Thanks Bill W0WFH
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I know that the P3 requires a serial connection to the K3 and the appropriate
firmware and that this does not exist for the K2 and Kx3.
However, will it display the spectrum? And if it does, can one emulate the
serial commands via the P3 serial port?
I am wondering if this could be an option
I have determined that I can emulate the firmware and provide full
functionality via serial commands.
Now, would there be an interest for P3 usage on a kx3 or k2?
Tom
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On 2013-08-27, at 10:33 PM, Tom tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
Hi
I know that the P3 requires a serial
Interesting discussion. I use KEY-OUT to control my sequencer so my
mic or KEY function just like they do on HF. I utilize INH to
prevent RF until the proper time in sequence of change over from Rx to Tx.
BUT, I do not do very much CW on VHF+ with my KEY. Most CW is
computer keyboard
Will it require using a computer to do it?
-Original Message-
From: Tom
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:35 PM
To: Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Will the K2 and KX3 work with the P3?
I have determined that I can emulate the firmware and provide full
functionality via serial
I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish here with the KX3, pardon if
I mis-interpret.
Using a P3 requires that two issues be resolved: 1) control and, 2) RF
signal input.
P3 control is via the serial RS232 connection, and can be figured out.
However, the P3 wants to a single RF
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