Hi list participants,
I have a KX3 and a KXPA100 that till now have worked fine. Last night I
turned on the combo and set "PA MODE" to ON. The amp came on, it displayed
in sequence the ON, ANT1, MAN which went out to be replaced by AUTO.
About 7 seconds later the KX3 returned to "PA MODE OFF" and t
The key point about a semi-permeable vent is that it blocks liquid water
(and insects) from getting into the enclosure, but *always* allows water
vapor to escape. As David points out, plain mesh won't do that under
all conditions.
In the UK, an equivalent to the Gore-Tex engineered vents is avail
Yes, but the weight of water eventually pushes it through - it's cheap but
not perfect. If you use a 20mm fitting as I did back then, water accumulates
inside until a large droplet forms then exits. The Gortex is better but more
$ £.
David, G3UNA
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From: "Lewis Ph
i agree that International shipping is expensive (BTW, that does not
include Alaska, Hawaii or US possessions such as Puerto Rica).
Domestic shipping is not as bad. USPS has raised the rates on their
Flat Rate shipping by a substantial amount, but the rates on USPS
non-flat rate has not bee
The VP8STI South Sandwich Isl. DXpedition is on the air with Elecraft K3
transceivers and KPA500 amps.
For a pic of their site, see:
http://elecraft.com/DXpeditions/Elecraft_VP8.jpg
also see:
http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/photos.php
Its COLD down there!
73,
Eric
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Just bought a BCD-14 and paid more for shipping than the PCB cost. Might
have bad long term effect on manufacturers also.
73, István ha4zd
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I have had some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95
> but they get hit with over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee
> increase.
International shipping was absurd *before* this last increase. I had
foreign customers pay nearly as much to ship a cable as the cost of the
c
Hi all,
I'm looking for a few AM ops to try the latest KX3 field-test firmware. AM
transmit metering and power control now work correctly, and should provide
better results both barefoot and when used with an amplifier. If testing goes
well, the same changes will be made to the K3/K3S.
If you'
Bill,
My guess is that you have a problem with the headphone jack. My guess
is that the contacts that say "headphones have been plugged" is working
for the right channel, but the same contact for the left channel is failing.
As I said, that is just a guess on my part - the folks at K3support
Tommy,
Congratulations! You passed! :-)
73 de,
--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
km4ik@gmail.com
10-10 #74624, North Georgia Chapter #2038
PODXS 070 #1962
K3# 281, P3 #688, KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468
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In like new condition. Non-smoker. $75 shipped ground lower 48.
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But might not this re-introduce the surface tension problem?
Lew N6LEW
> On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, David Cutter wrote:
>
> From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is
> prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting. This is common in the
> dress-making industr
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From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is
prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting. This is common in the
dress-making industry. (I think it can also be found as a stainless steel
gauze). This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the base.
David
G3UN
I'm trying to finish up my 5BDXCC all I lack, of course, is 80M. I'm sitting
at 50 confirmed as of this morning. I have a 80M fullwave loop
up that is a great rx antenna but its height is only 40' so it really
doesn't have the low angle of radiation I need to really reach out and touch
those fa
...and many of the improvements in the K3S can be retrofitted into a K3.
Elecraft has been superb in maintaining compatibility through its product
evolution.
/Rick N6XI
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Nr4c wrote:
> Check the website for mods and I think you'll find that virtually all the
> har
Howdy Howie!
Hey how do you do your shipping is it via PayPal or do you have some other
personal postal set up? I have just added new K3 /K3s and P3 replacement
side panels and I have to use the Medium Flat rate box for this. I have had
some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.9
Hi all,
Starting January 17, 2016, the USPS increased postal rates as much as 16%:
http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/
Pro Audio Engineering will hold our Priority shipping rates at the old
price until the end of January.
Thank yo
I have used two speakers with my K3 for several years. Lately I have noticed
that when the headphones are plugged in the left speaker stays on even
though I have speakers set to off in the menu. This has not happened
before. I use a 1/8 stereo plug in the rear speaker jack. Everything works
nor
I have one special low band receive antenna that I need to
protect. I use a grain of wheat bulb in series with the antenna
with two back-to-back 1N5818 Schottky Diodes (low Vf) to ground
on the receiver side.
You can use a receiver protector on the main TX antenna of a
transceiver, but the
RF in the shack and/or voltage between equipment cases. Very easily can
come from handful of separate causes which will all need to be
fixed. Numerous causes.
No common bond for cases in shack. Problem with grounding. Lack of common
entry ground where cables come into dwelling. Antenna is very cl
I first experienced this in a different room using a Buckmaster dipole at 35’.
Issue occurred with 100w and with 40w, Only seems to happen with CW. I have
been able to reproduce the error sometimes in test mode so no RF goes out (I’m
currently attending CW Academy).
I’ve changed offices and no
Hi Jerry
RF in the shack? Describe your antenna, feedline, distance and choking and
maybe some of us can help.
73
jim ab3cv
On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jerry Moore wrote:
> I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
> the USB disconnects from my PC when t
I've used a similar (simpler) test fixture which
consisted of a small "grain-of-wheat" bulb,
probably a 5V @ 30 mA, (??) wired directly across
the non-active antenna feed. A rule-of-thumb is
if you see a glow, you're asking for trouble.
Watching the bulb connected to a 600' Beveridge,
which is ab
Put a clamp-on ferrite with a turn or two through it and locate it at
the USB port at the computer. Mine did that too, but only when using
the amp on 160M. I figure it was a bit of RF being picked up on the cable.
73
Bob, K4TAX
K3S s/n 10163
On 1/20/2016 7:44 AM, Jerry Moore wrote:
I've
I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
Ideas?
Jerry Moore
CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
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An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Fr
With this device across the K3's RX in/out ports and RX ANT selected you can
use it with a single TX/RX antenna. See p.41 of the K3S owner manual.
Works fb, very minimal insertion loss.
73, Ian N8IK
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Hi All,
KPA500,S/no:1778 was being operated on RTTY at approx.320W.
Antenna is a steppir beam.
Heard a loud DHOOP sound and the amp.went off.
Fuses intact.Opened the top and left side panel,nothing
seen as far as I can make out.
What should I be looking for?
73 and HNY.
Nandu
VU2NKS
ex-vu7ag,
I agree with Ed's experience in a damp climate.
One solution to venting an enclosure without letting in water or
wildlife is a 'membrane vent' made from Gore-Tex material. These are
available ready mounted in screw-in plugs (for example eBay item
#252244715964).
73 from Ian GM3SEK
>-Origina
Fred,
Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than
my sub-arctic/maritime environ. What I do for enclosures is to not
seal them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can
exchange. Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.
I suspected tha
In a multi-transmitter setup, use a simple throwaway RF detector to test
for potentially damaging levels of RF *before* connecting the second
radio.
The simplest RF indicator consists of a 50-ohm resistor, one diode, one
capacitor and an LED, haywired together on the rear of an SO-239.
Sensitivit
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