As was mentioned, the software you want to use depends on what your
plans are.
I've used Ham Radio Deluxe, and the DX Suite's Commander with the KX3
with no problems. I've also used some of the digital mode software that
interfaces with both, WSJT-X for instance, and it works flawlessly.
I would like to know a Contest/DXPedition software.
I tried to use N1MM with some macros but I couldn't figure it out how to
make KX3 transmit the /.
During my stay in Curacao I had to use the keyer because of that. :)
For me, this was the only thing that bothered me, sometimes the KX3 keyer
too,
I tried out the P3 NB feature during the 160 meter contest and maybe what I
tested it on was not impulse noise. I had a general noise level at S3 with
periodic 1 or 2 second bursts to S4 or S5 covering the entire band. The NB
feature did not eliminate these short duration noise bursts. I tried NB
Ask, and you shall receive ... well ... most times you'll receive.
I love this company ... :)
Neil,
KB3TVU
On 01/27/15 06:31 pm, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Subject:
Re: [Elecraft] Panadapter
From:
Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
Date:
01/27/15 01:46 pm
To:
Phil Hystad
Doug,
Not necessarily - the K3 RX antenna input can be exposed to RF from the
TX antenna whether that is the K3 transmitting or another transmitter.
In the case of another transmitter, one can add the exposure to the K3
normal ANT1 or ANT2 input if an antenna is connected.
73,
Don W3FPR
On
Lyle and company,
To be clear are you talking about using another transmitter other than
the K3's transmitter and external amplifier? This is my reading and I am
just checking. Thank you.
73 Doug EI2CN
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft
Alex,
There is a way to do it, I don't; As I recall it was too much
trouble. I use a WinKeyer USB with N1MM when I contest. I have zero
problems this way. I know it's another piece of gear, but the ease is
great and I can stop sending by just touching my key or add information.
73,
Barry
That looks nice..
I used the N1MM plus, but I don't remember which version it was. I can say
that I have updated before leave on 22.11.2014.
I will try that on my next portable activation.
Thanks for the good news.
73
Alex
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Richard Ferch ve3...@storm.ca wrote:
If the 2nd rx pre-amp can add sufficient gain, then a resistive divider on
that input will add a good degree of protection. Receive-only aerials often
have their own pre-amps, so there might be plenty of gain in hand. Coax to
the 2nd rx should still be protected against common mode current.
That would be nice
You could run two P3s
From: Doug Ellmore d...@ellmore.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:39 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] IF out of 2nd Receiver in K3?
Is there a way to get the IF out of the optional 2nd receiver of a K3?
In addition
Semi-related topic:
Recently, I was hosting a local 2m-SSB net and had my KX3-2M
connected to a 7-element yagi pointed 90-degrees from the
transmitting antenna array (K3+xvtr+150w amp). Spacing is about
40-feet horizontally and 30-feet vertically (Tx ant higher). Its
normal to run the
Brian,
Can’t help wondering if ESD or similar build-up occurred with low humidity in
the winter.
Frank KG9H
On Jan 28, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Brian Waterworth brian.waterwo...@gmail.com
wrote:
I had a similar situation with my KX3 just after the RTTY round-up at the
beginning of January. I
Paul,
R59 should be 4.7k, and the increase in bias voltage is not a good thing.
It may be that the PA transistors have some current leakage from
collector to base that is upsetting the bias.
I would not even operate it in CW mode with that increased bias voltage.
I would suggest first
See PVRC (Potomac Valley Radio Club) Newsletter June 2012.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
On 28/01/2015 18:20, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
That would be nice
You could run two P3s
From: Doug Ellmore d...@ellmore.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:39
I have a friend who is working on an estate sale here in Canada. He is
attempting to price out a used, excellent condition, KPA100 without the
tuner.
For those that have bought a used in recent history, how much did you pay
for it. Or, if you recently sold one, what did you sell it for.
You
I had a similar situation with my KX3 just after the RTTY round-up at the
beginning of January. I also have the 2M module installed and experienced
the same challenges with the inductors. SWR values after 2M module install
seemed to be ok on HF. I actually can't recall if they were high as I
There is no official Elecraft modification to access the sub-receiver IF
output, but they do have some information on the web site about others
have done it:
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3FAQ.htm#sub%20rx%20if
Alan N1AL
On 01/28/2015 10:39 AM, Doug Ellmore wrote:
Is there a way to get the
What seems to be the best speaker for the k3? I'm using a A-COM and I am just
not happy with the way it sounds.. I know the RX EQ can change the sound! I
know I will get all different answers, but at least I can see what everyone may
or may not be using. 73s Bob W5RG
Bob,
I would suggest that you get 2 speakers for the K3 so you can enjoy the
AFX effects if you do not have the KRX3 installed, or with the KRX3 you
can hear the main RX in one speaker and the KRX3 in the other.
I use 2 small non-amplified speakers with my K3. They are the old Radio
Shack
I use two sets of West Mountain Radio units ... one on my K3 and the other
on my KX3.
73!
Ken - K0PP
On Jan 28, 2015 5:19 PM, Bob Gibson via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
wrote:
What seems to be the best speaker for the k3? I'm using a A-COM and I am
just not happy with the way it
I picked up a pair of these - very happy with them:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=115cp_id=11504cs_id=1150402p_id=605300seq=1format=1#largeimage
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=115cp_id=11504cs_id=1150402p_id=605300seq=1format=1#largeimage
-Greg NY6C
On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:16
As best I remember, though, the P3 talks only to the main receiver ...
right? I believe that anyone wanting to display the sub-receiver would
have to use a different panadapter scheme if they want handshaking
capability such as frequency information, point/click QSY, etc.
The N2QT
I use a pair of Insignia 4 3-way speakers from BestBuy that I seem to
remember Eric suggested a long time ago. You'll have to search the archives.
Been happy with them so far and no problems with RFI even when using the
KPA500.
Mike AC6JA
In a message dated 1/28/2015 4:47:17 P.M.
Alex,
What version of N1MM Logger were you using? If you were using N1MM
Classic or an N1MM Plus version older than 1.0.4429, those versions use
/ as a separator between commands. Starting with Plus version 1.0.4429,
the command separator has been changed to \, and it is now possible to
send
On Jan 28, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie wrote:
Lyle and company,
To be clear are you talking about using another transmitter other than
the K3's transmitter and external amplifier? This is my reading and I am
just checking. Thank you.
Both. I believe the OP
Don,
Thank you. There is no problem so far but I will place an order with
Array Solutions for a bit of additional protection. The forum is useful!
Thanks to all for bringing this issue up.
73 Doug EI2CN
-Original Message-
From: Don Wilhelm
Folks,
Have we lost track of our senses? (I never vent so please allow me to do so..)
I like to “trade a lot and see many radios that have a blown out front end,
which usually I can fix.
Most times the victim radio was “on receive” with a shiny new transmitter that
was “just being set in
Now this has me wondering about having my 2 meter and 6 meter antennas in close
proximity.
From: Edward R Cole kl...@acsalaska.net
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver and protecting the Sub RX input
Hi Folks
Getting a few reports of slightly ragged SSB audio TX.
check here definitely NQR ( not quite right )
Used another receiver to chase the signal path from the SSB board
to the power stages.
Distortion is in finals. They appear to be on the very edge of class B.
Deceased resistor value
Hi John,
I am more compassionate and generous than most folks on this reflector and
would be very happy to send you my entire life savings. Please give me your
wire transfer instructions. I will convert everything we own to cash and
transfer said funds to you as soon as possible.
I await
Folks,
Do not be complacent about static coming in from the antenna in the winter.
Even though there may be no lightning - wind, rain or snow can build up
a very large static charge.
I am not saying that was Brian's situation, but be aware that
possibility does exist.
Make certain there is
Right, the P3 would work only in tracking mode (no fixed-tune mode) and
the sub receiver frequency and receiver bandwidth would not display on
the P3. Also, click-to-QSY would not work and the reference level would
not be correct. But you can still change the span, offset the center
Same here. There will likely be some on sale soon ...
-- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - It's about DX!
On Jan 28, 2015, at 6:59 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft
elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
That's kinda like asking what's the best Key
I use a pair or RCA Branded Minimus 7
Some will unhook
Hi folks,
Looking for some help identifying the USB—Serial adapter names on Windows 8.1.
Here’s the situation: I have a KX3 and a K3. Each has it’s own USB—Serial
adapter from Elecraft. These USB guys plug into my iMac. I run the K3 on the
Mac side of the machine, and the KX3 under VMWare
Hi
That assumes one is using a p3. A software panadapter would work fine except
that there would no way to get the if shift from the sub since that command
doesn't exist. It could still be done but it would be a bit of a hack.
Tom
va2fsq.com
On Jan 28, 2015 8:20 PM, Alan n...@sonic.net wrote:
I use a pair of old radio shack minus 7. Not only do they sound good but also
look good with the K3.
73, Mike WA5POK
--
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 4:16 PM PST Bob Gibson via Elecraft wrote:
What seems to be the best speaker for the k3? I'm using a A-COM and I am
Harry,
While its a nice idea there are a couple of commands missing in the api to
allow this to be done properly. If all you are interested is seeing the
spectrum and doing qsys it probably is possible. But to do the job
semi-correctly you would need some customized code to do so.
Tom
Thank you
I already have the Clifton labs Buffer amp and a softrock lite that I was got a
while ago.
It would be interesting if a Second P3 could be hooked up,I suspect it would
have to be coded for the P3 to know what VFO it is looking at.
I'll have to look into if someone already has written
That's kinda like asking what's the best Key
I use a pair or RCA Branded Minimus 7
Some will unhook the tweeters but I like them stock
From: Bob Gibson via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:16 PM
Have you looked in Windows 'Device Manager'?
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James
Bennett
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:32 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 USB--Serial Names OT, Kinda
Hi folks,
Yep, sure did. And I don’t find those names anywhere. Only “generic” USB serial
adapter nomenclature.
On Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015, at Wednesday, 9:16 PM, Fred Townsend
fptowns...@earthlink.net wrote:
Have you looked in Windows 'Device Manager'?
-Original Message-
From:
Doug,
Its not difficult if you do not mind soldering a disc ceramic cap to
the subreceiver board and running some RG-174. I outlined how I did
that on my webpage:
http://www.kl7uw.com/LINRAD.htm
Scroll down the page until you come to the heading:
Connecting K3 Sub-Receiver IF to LP-Pan:
I did, it works
With a Softrock-RX for 30 metres. The LO is an xtal on 40.5 MHz that
produces 10.125 MHz and that shows on the PX3 as 0Hz.
The real problem comes with the need to recalibrate te I/Q phase and
amplitude in order to have a good image rejection.
On -25 kHz I see the DDK9
Is there a way to get the IF out of the optional 2nd receiver of a K3?
In addition to looking at two different bands in HF, I am thinking it would
be great to be able to look at both 6m and 2m for field day with one K3.
Doug NA1DX
na...@arrl.net
www.ellmore.net/na1dx
Hey All,
Pat and I are downsizing in retirement. That means deep cleaning the
basement and shack! I've got my new toys to play with - K3 and P3 with
SteppIR and concentrating mostly on CW and contesting therein. Hence,
the rest is going out the door. I have the following manuals packed for
Hi Yes but can't you calibrate this out using a signal generator and the px3
calibration facility?
Of course, it appears that the iq correction operates on only a single
frequency and does not do frequency based corrections. I could be wrong about
this though.
One way to tell is to put a
Howdy K3' people:
I was sittin' here, doing something else, and wanted to scan 10.120
down to 10.101 for CQ'ing on CW .. and then I'd call them.
So I set one freq in memory 99 and the other in mem 98; pressed A-B;
the other mem back into A, then 'Scan.
I got the scan but it stopped at the
Hi
I just recently installed the 2M transverter in my KX-3. I’m now noticing high
(11 to 25) SWR readings on 20m and I wondered if this might be related (I don’t
recall such high readings before). I’m using an off-center fed dipole that has
worked quite well in the past. The KX3 autotuner
My KAT500 is getting power-cycled in CW and RTTY modes at various drive levels
from the K3 on different bands. I can run SSB full power with no problems at
all, and receive superb audio reports (no hint of RF in my transmissions). I
am thinking I have either an excessive voltage drop on the
I suspect voltage sag off the 120v line. Lights flickering is a
symptom. The specs call for 1000VA in and that translates to about 8
amps at 120v. The specified fuse is 12 amps so peaks may be higher.
Add everything else in and consider you may have a 15 amp line with a
long way back to
First thing, unplug the antenna and plug in a dummy load, then retest. If there
is no problem, then you have a partial answer.
Try running the KAT500 from the same 13.8 supply as the transceiver. You could
have RF getting in to the power supply feeding the KAT500. Make sure the output
of that
That would not cause the KAT500 to shut down, though. In the situation you
describe the KPA500 would continue to output power unless the HV supply drops
below 40V. What I am saying is that if the 117V power supply on the KPA500
sags, the amplifier will just keep going, using what it gets. The
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