[Elecraft] SSB Net Announcement

The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets today at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz. I will be net control from OR. Hope to see you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.

[Elecraft] test for traffic

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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 sluggish keyer

Hello Bill, The problem, according to my own experience, is that the ground in intermittent. Each paddle arm is the ground that makes contact with each standoff. Well I recognized this problem too and ended up putting an soldering eyelet under each spring retainer screw. I soldered small bus

[Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

I have a question about serial ports and the K3... first let me set the stage for the failures... Setup: I have a K3, (two RX), and a P3, (SVGA), connected to my Windows machine, which is running a fully updated and patched version of XP, using a RS-232 serial cable, and the built in serial card,

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 power fluctuations

I've observed metering fluctuations as well. Equipment: K-line. ALC off Operating mode: Amplifier output direct to dummy load or antenna -- same observed behavior with either load. Constant power, e.g. CW All cable verified as good. 1. KPA500 LED Power Indication -- In standby or operate, the

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

What is the command rate of MixW? Each program has it's own polling or command rate and they can differ by a substantial amount. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2014-07-06 5:15 PM, David Cole wrote: I have a question about serial ports and the K3... first let me set the stage for the failures...

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 power fluctuations

Addendum: KPA500 LCD voltage metering also fluctuates rapidly when in Operate mode and under load. Nominal voltage 60 volts at 500 watts output. Fluctuation amplitude cannot be discerned since variations are rapid. Dan AC6DM -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

Both were set at 100 Hz per click on the mouse wheel... I believe that is what you are asking. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yah

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

Hi One way to tell what is going on is to use a serial port monitor. Eltima has on that has a free trial.  You install it, start it and then select the comport you wish to monitor. Select terminal mode.  Then start the software you wish to monitor.  Look at the commands before and after the soft

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

HI, Thank you for that suggestion! I will snapshot a small few moments of data... -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/g

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

No, that's *not* what I was asking. How many times per second do the particular programs send an "up 100 Hz" command to the radio? How quickly can they send commands? Some programs store the "move up" or "move down" commands and pace them out one every 100 ms or one every 250 ms or one every 5

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

Hi Joe, OK I understand now, thanks for clearing that up... I will see if I can locate that info in either program. I do have a serial capture from both programs, and they do look vastly different... I am a bit reticent to put them up here, due to size... -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and s

[Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 Output Power Cal

I ran a quick test on my KX3/KXPA100 output using the output power calibration and the results don't really make sense to me. This was on 40m into a dummy load: Using the KXPA100's cal number (ALC A2.5), the max output was 90 watts with the KX3 set to 110W output. The 90W measurement was from th

[Elecraft] New TSA issue

According to BBC devices that cannot be powered up may not be allowed on board US bound aircraft. For a small amount of additional information see And here from TSA

[Elecraft] Need help with K3 Utility program

Have a new K3 here in the shack; my first Elecraft and the finest HF rig I've ever used! Have been learning it for several weeks, and just have one small issue which I hope someone can help me straighten out: when I try to save the rigs configuration using the K3 Utility program, the progra

Re: [Elecraft] New TSA issue

On 7/6/2014 6:35 PM, David Christ wrote: According to BBC devices that cannot be powered up may not be allowed on board US bound aircraft. US news tonight said "cell phones," but who knows, news anchors and the guys on the street often can't tell the difference between a phone and an HT. We

Re: [Elecraft] New TSA issue

TSA = Tourists Stay Away Well maybe its just me when i get to the front of the line. Tried a big smile but maybe she was having a bad hair day:-) Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 07/07/2014 12:28 PM, "Fred Jensen" wrote: > On 7/6/2014 6:35 PM, David Christ wrote: > >> Accord

[Elecraft] K3 and KRC2 for controlling 12VDC

I have pretty much done an thorough search on this topic and have concluded it cannot be done, but I thought I would throw it out here anyway. I believe that the outputs on the KRC2 on strictly controlled by band information which it receives. I was wondering if there was a way to send RX ant

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

Dave sent me a log of the serial port activity from MixW, showing the steady state and the situation when he is tuning using the software and the K3. The steady state polling form MixW to the K3 consists of the commands: IF; and FB; So basically it is polling the radio for the transceiver inform

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and KRC2 for controlling 12VDC

Rich, If the RX antenna is the only thing you want to control with the KRC2, the answer is easy - just use the KRC2 configurator application to select the outputs for the bands you desire. The High level outputs can provide the source of 12 volts (up to the current limit of the drivers). I a

[Elecraft] K3/P3 w/SVGA for sale

I've decided to sell my new and almost unused K3 (S/N 7850) and P3 w/SVGA package (both factory assembled 11/2013). K3 re-inspected under warranty 1/2014, and full calibration and alignment. Less than 50 hrs use. Both have been in the single box factory packaging since January. Physical and elect

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

Tom, Thank you for looking that over, it would have taken me a day or more as I have not looked at serial output for a decade or more... :) I will investigate MixW and see what I can find... If I find a fix, I will post it here. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and review

[Elecraft] Amazing achievement by WA2TPU: 10-band DXCC, 5 watts, 100% green power

Hi all, I wanted to acknowledge what is, to the best of my knowledge, a unique feat by Don Bush, WA2TPU. He has achieved DXCC (over 100 countries worked) on every ham band from 160-6 meters, excluding 60 meters, running 5 watts or less for all QSOs. He used a mix of modes, and 100% natural powe

Re: [Elecraft] Amazing achievement by WA2TPU: 10-band DXCC, 5 watts, 100% green power

Congratulations to Don. That is an amazing feat! …and thank you, Wayne, for posting this. Mark ars: KE6BB From: Wayne Burdick Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎July‎ ‎06‎, ‎2014 ‎09‎:‎48‎ ‎PM To: Elecraft Reflector, k...@yahoogroups.com, QRP-L Cc: Donald Bush Hi all, I wanted to acknowledge wh