On 7/7/2014 10:41 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
because of this forum, if you have an issue, you might very well find
yourself asking the person who designed your rig if there's a way to
fix it.
Not only that, but the two OWNERS of the company read this list every
day, and chime in with advice
Thx Eric,
My main question is if the iC mic element is required for the KX3? Can you use
the non-powered Dynamic element in their normal ProSet without any difference
in audio quality?
On Jul 7, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com
wrote:
The Heil Proset-iC is
In a recent message, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com writes
There will be a bunch of K3s in the international WRTC competition in
New England next weekend, and Elecraft is sending at least one of their
best engineers (who was a competitor at WRTC in Russia 4 years ago) to
support those
On 08/07/2014 06:41, Scott Manthe wrote:
The great thing about owning a K3 is this forum. If you have a
problem, there is a community of owners, including numerous
representatives from the company that makes the rig, there to help
you. I'm still looking for the Yaesu or Icom forum in which
Hi Ray
I could conclude that in USA are killing universities judging by the
news I see on TV, but reality is different, there are hundreds of
millions of people living normal healthy lives and peace. This mailing
list accumulates questions and issues, then probably you inbox will be
flooded of
The MC-60 does have some known RFI issues. Evne though I've tamed mine
considerably (see http://highfields-arc.co.uk/repairs/mc60.htm ) it
still will exihibit RFI every now and then on 75m. So long as I don't
hold the mic in both hands (while leaning back in the chair) everything
seems fine.
I should add that after my OP I got the ERROR TXG which indicates a problem
with bandpass filters. I have emailed support about this. I will try the
TX calibration tonight after work.
For the poster expressing concern about the reliability of the K3 - I built
my K3 in August 2008 and it has
I'll check that out sometime. I only took it partially apart so that I could
understand it. I only have trouble with dits once in a while, and I am not
using C.W. a lot. I do really appreciate the paddle and the thought that has
gone into it. Mine has been very forgiving and durible. I
Ray,
Count the number of problems you see posted here (or in the archives) in
a month or even a year. Try not to count those that are requests for
how do I do ... assistance. I think you should also discount the my
shack was hit with a lightning surge reports as well, but that is up to
Chris,
The answer is YES. Turn off the mic bias, and you may have to increase
the mic gain, but the KX3 can handle most microphones with a proper adapter.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/8/2014 3:12 AM, Chris Johnson wrote:
Thx Eric,
My main question is if the iC mic element is required for the KX3?
Hi,
I think when reading about all the problems, you need to keep in mind that
the vast majority of Elecraft owners do NOT experience problems. Those of us
that are not having a problem do not get on the list to mention we are not
having problems.
If memory servers me correctly, this problem
There are nearly 8,000 K3's out there. And yes, issues come up. But they are
not systemic. The K3 is a very flexible radio and can be configured to work to
suit the owner/operator. I believe you will be very pleased with it if you
choose to buy one.
All current HF rigs work quite well and
Gordon,
Most any unamplified Kenwood microphones will work fine, or Heil
microphones with the Kenwood adapter.
The Kenwood MC-60 is often mentioned. The amplified Kenwood 60A version
will work as long as the amplifier is bypassed.
The difference between the Elecraft mic pinout and Kenwood
I have to agree. Remember, we generally only hear about the failures -
not the multitude of successes.
For the most part the questions asked on the reflector are good and the
replies could be of value to the reflector users if:
1. the replies are on topic
2. the replies are not too lengthy
My friend and I had similar power surge issue with our brand new K3. Having
thoroughly made trouble shooting, we found the cause mostly coming from outside
K3 or some glitch on constructing K3. I would recommend to carefully check your
entire system including coaxial cable to your antenna
Howdy Gang:
I needed a HI Z mike for my TR7 and decided on the MC50just rewired the
plug to be compatible with the TR7 and it works FB.
I also got an MC60A mike for my K3...got an 8 to 4 pin mike adaptor, which I
had to re-wire, and set bias to OFF on the FP)...the K3 likes it and I get
When operating cw, I noticed that when I lock the kx3 in transmit with
the XMIT switch, there is a carrier bleed-through between keystrokes.
I've done the TXCRNUL adjustment with a spec-an, and it's way down
there, but it's noticed and is still strong enough to be annoying
locally. However, if
I have used the Heil HM5 desk mic since buying it for my FT-847 in
1998 (I no longer have that radio). When I bought the K3 all I
needed was the Kenwood mic cable to connect the Heil mic to the K3
(plug n play)!
I know many consider Heil overpriced, but I never have had a signal
bad report
Jim Scott,
Well said and I concurred without reservation. I bought my K3 in August
of 2011 s/n 5674 from K6XX
at the Rocky Mountain Division Convention in Taos, NM.
Elecraft is without equal in customer service and support.
James Douglass AC0E
On 7/8/2014 8:20 AM,
On 7/8/2014 4:17 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
The MC-60 does have some known RFI issues. Evne though I've tamed mine
considerably (see http://highfields-arc.co.uk/repairs/mc60.htm ) it
still will exihibit RFI every now and then on 75m. So long as I don't
hold the mic in both hands (while leaning
On 7/8/2014 12:37 AM, David G4DMP wrote:
How many K3s are there in a 'bunch', Jim?
Last time around, four years ago in Russia, something like 60% of the
radios were K3s.
The implication would appear to suggest that there are likely to be
problems requiring a best Elecraft engineer to fix
I have great success with a 30 buck Behringer MX8500 using the Heil Kenwood mic
cable and homemade hand or footswitch. I’ve tried MC-60’s in the past but have
had RF issues. No RF problems with the Behringer combo. You can get a desk
stand for a few bucks at Radio Shack or buy a nice boom off
That's the implication because we as a society have an amazing ability
to spin something like this in the worst possible way.
I can think of a few dozen other reasons that aren't as dire.
It's one of the reasons that most amateur radio companies don't have a
forum like this, and the owners
David G4DMP wrote:
How many K3s are there in a 'bunch', Jim?
I don't know how many K3s will be there. At one time it represented something
like 50% of the total. At 9 pounds, it's pretty easy to take a K3 anywhere.
The implication would appear to suggest that there are likely to be
Hello Gordon,
I've been using the Heil HM-12 with my K3 (along with the Kenwood cable)
for a couple of years, and it works great. It does not come with a base,
although as I recall, it came with a foam windscreen as well as the
appropriate mic holder that would screw onto the stem from a Heil
Unless you have a burning desire for a desk mic, the Elecraft hand-mic
can be modified into a very decent mic. It already sounds very good -
but, the switch is a complete piece of junk. Mine made terrible
mechanical sounds each time it was pushed.
The fix was quite easy: I had an extra Heil
I use a 50 year old Shure 444D, I did make an adapter from the K3 to the 1/4
phono plug on the Shure. Works FB not to mention it matches the K3 pretty well.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:41 AM, d...@lightstream.net
d...@lightstream.net wrote:
Hello Gordon,
I've been
I have used an MC-60 with my K3 since I first got it. Never a problem
and always good audio reports.
Doug -- K0DXV
On 7/8/2014 11:39 AM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
Unless you have a burning desire for a desk mic, the Elecraft hand-mic
can be modified into a very decent mic. It already sounds very good
All,
I just joined the list and have a factory assembled KX3 for about the last 8
months. KX3 has had little use as I worked on putting together the power
supply and antenna. I have discovered a new issue and I am not sure what
caused it.
I updated the firmware to the latest version last week
Few ideas
Unplug everything on left side of radio, but pwr. Try again
If still a problem, Check /re-seat the flex cable between the two main
boards. Might have been pinched or moved when you added batteries.
--
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On 7/8/2014 10:40 AM, Mike Furrey wrote:
I use a 50 year old Shure 444D, I did make an adapter from the K3 to the 1/4
phono plug on the Shure.
Yes, this is one of the great communications mics. When it was
developed, many years ago, there were some serious hams at Shure.
As Don noted,
And Bob is officially representing us there to answer questions from both the
WRTC K3 users and potential K3 buyers. We want the other 50% to be future K3
owners too! :-)
Eric
elecraft.com
On 7/8/2014 8:42 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
David G4DMP wrote:
How many K3s are there in a 'bunch',
I am offering for sale an Elecraft K2/10 SER #0769 with the following
options:
KSB2, KNB2, KIO2, KDSP2, KAT2 K160RX and a matching SP-1 amplified speaker.
for only $599.00. It is being sold as is as I purchased a K3 and need to
sell it. Now before
you decide to jump on this please click on this
Matt Zilmer, W6NIA
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I had an email from support at about 9:30 Central. Asked me to tighten the
screws on the bottom panel that go to the LPA.Then perform the TX gain
calibration. The rig worked perfectly after I tightened the screws but did
the calibration to be safe and passed with flying colors.
Great
Elecraft support might be better than great. Perhaps unequaled or
awesome.
I've been part of a medium-audience product and given really good support to
customers large and small (from IBM and HP to small universities at a 50%
discount). We had something upwards of 10K customers over a 10+
Hardly. That's got to be one of the silliest extrapolations I've seen
in a very long time. The much more plausible implication, especially
considering the history of the several thousand K3's that have seen
pretty hard service around the globe, is that Elecraft wants to gain
bonus points
Begali Leonessa dual action iambic/mono paddle. Please email me
off-list if interested.
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Oh... I see ... just another screw loose...
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On 7/8/2014 7:52 PM, NZ0T wrote:
The rig worked perfectly after I tightened the screws but did
the calibration to be safe and passed with flying colors.
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