[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

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[Elecraft] I had a KX4 Vision

While working the 160 meter contest of which I enjoyed immensely. I had a vision of a KX4. It was a screen with a home button. It ran multiple apps and had the option of a second and third screen. I also saw a black box version for a bring your own tablet solution. Then I noticed I must have

[Elecraft] hum in K3 when above 30W

I have a K3, Ser no 4569, that all of a sudden is giving me a transformer like hum when I transmit above 30 W. Does something need tightening all of a sudden? This is a very annoying. Anyone else experience this and find a fix? -- Don Minkoff NK6A IDXC April 15-17, 2016

Re: [Elecraft] I had a KX4 Vision

Sounds like an iPhone or some such. A tad larger I imagine? :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 1/31/16 10:22 AM, Dan Baker wrote: While working the 160 meter contest of which I enjoyed immensely. I had a vision of a KX4. It was a screen with a home button. It ran multiple apps and had the option of a

Re: [Elecraft] hum in K3 when above 30W

Have you considered that it could be coming from your power supply? Try another power supply or run it from a large battery as a test. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/31/2016 2:05 PM, NK6A-Don Minkoff wrote: I have a K3, Ser no 4569, that all of a sudden is giving me a transformer like hum when I transmit

[Elecraft] Lack of low freq response K3 ssb rx audio

I made some spectrum curves of the 4KHz BW rx passband with FC of 1.00, 1.50 and 2.00 to illustrate what I'm talking about. This list bounces image attachments so if you're interested, please look at them here: http://k3s.wikidot.com/ The posted curves have been verified on another K3 and RX EQ

Re: [Elecraft] Quiet fans for K3

Update: measured the fans and they're 60mm.  Jim AB4AC Jim Finan ‎ Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.   Original Message   From: Jim Finan Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 6:19 PM To: drewko; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Quiet fans for K3 I use Noctua fans for most

Re: [Elecraft] I had a KX4 Vision

It already exists. It's called a laptop. On 1/31/2016 12:48 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Sounds like an iPhone or some such. A tad larger I imagine? :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 1/31/16 10:22 AM, Dan Baker wrote: While working the 160 meter contest of which I enjoyed immensely. I had a vision of a KX4.

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

…a KPA1500 is something I would buy in a heartbeat (suppose I would need a KAT1500 to go with it). -Greg NY6C > On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Ken K6MR wrote: > > K3KO said: > > “One thing for sure you can't defeat the laws of physics. 1500 W -> 500 > Watts is a 4.5 dB

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

I would buy one right now. 500 is great for convenience but full legal limit would be my ultimate goal. Some time a little extra is all you need lol and I run QRP most the time. > On Jan 31, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Greg Miller wrote: > > …a KPA1500 is something I would buy in

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

Antennas? -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul VanOveren Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 5:10 PM To: elecraft reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line I have worked both S Sandwich and S. Georgia Islands on 4 bands and CW and

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

* On 2016 31 Jan 21:00 -0600, Cliff Frescura wrote: > Antennas? That, and I think that a new radio and a reborn interest in operating likely had a lot to do with it for him. At least that is the way it worked for me. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

Once you have a reasonably loud signal and an antenna that allows you to hear the DX, the most important attribute of a DX-oriented station is agility. You can tune the bands and when you hear something you need to be able to jump on it instantly. Get him before he's spotted and the pileup

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

I don't get it to be honest. Why is there an obsession with 1500w? Seriously, I do not believe I have 'missed' working a popular DX party because I DON'T have 1500w to play with. I do know that I can be heard amongst the cacophony of noise in a pileup. Does that make me work harder?sure it

[Elecraft] Love me K3 line

I have worked both S Sandwich and S. Georgia Islands on 4 bands and CW and SSB for ATNOs, # 343 and 344 for my DXCC credits. When I sold my Alpha 374 3 holer amp and purchased the KPA 500 I was somewhat concerned about the pwr output difference. However I have worked probably 15 ATNOs since the

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

It might be difficult to find anyone here to disagree with you about the K3 system, Paul :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 1/31/16 5:09 PM, Paul VanOveren wrote: I have worked both S Sandwich and S. Georgia Islands on 4 bands and CW and SSB for ATNOs, # 343 and 344 for my DXCC credits. When I sold my

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

Operating skill and cunning? (:-)) 73 K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

K3KO said: “One thing for sure you can't defeat the laws of physics.  1500 W -> 500 Watts is a 4.5 dB loss.  That is huge in a pileup.” True, and I notice it here when I get beat by other W6s with similar stations other than the amp. I live with it given the incredible integration of the

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

The question is why you worked 15 ATNO's. It may be totally unrelated to the K LINE. One thing for sure you can't defeat the laws of physics. 1500 W -> 500 Watts is a 4.5 dB loss. That is huge in a pileup. So tell me how the K LINE makes up for that loss and then some. 73 de Brian/K3KO

Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line

Works for me. http://qrz.com/db/N7WS On 1/31/2016 8:31 PM, Rose wrote: Operating skill and cunning? (:-)) 73 K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Unpacking the K1 package contents

Perhaps it should be called a thermal conductor and electrical insulator but then some people always complain even if hung with a new rope. 73, Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire Sent: Saturday, January 30,

[Elecraft] K2, squelch lock in

Starting a remote fling I’m using my K2 coupled via an Akoya laptop PC to: Ham Radio Deluxe, Teamviewer and Skype. I’m puzzled by the squelch setting on Ham Radio Deluxe which for unknown reasons tend to slide up to the 80 digit whenever closing down the system. This extremely annoying when I

[Elecraft] RF Exposure Levels

Thanks, Bob. I received a couple of other private replies raising the same question, about RF exposure using an amp and an indoor antenna. There is an RF exposure calculator available on the ARRL’s site, or directly at http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm. My configuration at 100 watts is

[Elecraft] KX3 and Rigblaster Blue

Has anyone used a Rigblaster Blue with their KX3 and control the digi modes with a Kindle Fire or Android phone? -- 73, Don, NN8B __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] WTB KX3

Tomy, The options you select for the KX3 will mostly be determined by your operating aspirations and your antenna system. If you do not have resonant antennas for all bands, then you will want the KXAT3. If you envision portable operation working on batteries, you may want the internal

Re: [Elecraft] K2, squelch lock in

Tap menu, tap display should be the first item in the secondary menu Squelch (SLCH) It's page 100 in my manual. File a bug report with HRD, good luck. On 1/31/2016 7:27 AM, Hans Bonnesen wrote: Starting a remote fling I’m using my K2 coupled via an Akoya laptop PC to: Ham Radio Deluxe,

[Elecraft] Lack of low freq response K3 ssb rx audio

I'm pulling my hair out on this one, but let me keep it real simple. This is on a K3s and all hardware/firmware is latest/greatest. Filter: 6KHz Mode: USB BW: 4.00KHz My question is this: *Why does the audio passband dramatically roll off in the lower frequencies as my Shift/FC goes above