[Elecraft] K3: Synth3A and KBPF3 upgrade

Have finished installing new synth boards (2) and the mods to the KBPF3. Everything appears to work. Downloaded 5.60 vers S from Elecraft. HF and VHF working. Haven't yet explored tuning below 500-KHz as the 630m Inverted-L is not yet connected. Spent about three hours of which one was spent

Re: [Elecraft] On CW

Wayne, Thanks for this and for everything else you've done for CW, and especially for making good CW functionality an objective for all Elecraft rigs. For me, nothing in amateur radio can possibly beat the thrill of hearing my own call in a weak and fluttery CW signal from the other side of

Re: [Elecraft] On CW

On 10/30/2017 8:04 PM, Michael Walker wrote: To each his own. I don't see this as an either/or. I've loved CW since 1955, and it's still my favorite mode. I'm a founding member of CWOPS (#69). I work SSB and RTTY to support my local contest club. I find WSJT-X modes another way to make conta

Re: [Elecraft] K3 filters available

2.1K is sold. (Tnx Terry N7BDL) Ken K6MR From: Ken K6MR Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 17:17 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 filters available I have some K3 filters I don’t need: (2) of the KFL3A-200 Fc = -0.98 an

Re: [Elecraft] On CW

Oh no. And we just got the TopBand guys calmed down. To each his own. Mike va3mw > On Oct 30, 2017, at 10:37 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > I find that CW has many practical and engaging aspects that I just don’t get > with computer-mediated modes like FT8. You’d think I’d be burned out on

[Elecraft] On CW

I find that CW has many practical and engaging aspects that I just don’t get with computer-mediated modes like FT8. You’d think I’d be burned out on CW by now, over 45 years since I was first licensed, but no, I’m still doin’ it :) Yes, FT8 (etc.) is a no-brainer when, despite poor conditions, y

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 on 120 V

The effect of the voltage drop is, of course, one fourth that at 120 V at the same power. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington --- via iPad > On Oct 30, 2017, at 4:06 PM, Joel Hallas wrote: > > 1. The voltage drop, and perhaps more importantly the change in voltage drop > from key u

Re: [Elecraft] K3 filters available

Hi Ken, I was just looking for the 500hz and 8 pole. Mike -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] KX3 tone after back to RX with SUBRX

Hi List, my KX3 shows new behavior; dunno since when and what I could have touched. here is what I do: Mode CW, SUB-RX on, send a dit or dah, go back to RX, now there is a tone in the audio path like a "pling" which is decreasing in volume within about 1.5-2 secs to zero. This seems to happen on

[Elecraft] K3 filters available

I have some K3 filters I don’t need: (2) of the KFL3A-200 Fc = -0.98 and -0.94 (1) of the KFL3A-2.1K $75 each shipped CONUS. Paypal preferred. Ken K6MR k6mr -at- outlook.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mai

[Elecraft] Request of K1 Field Testers

Hello, I was not a member of the K1 Field Test group, but I now have a K1 in the Field Test serial number range here for repair. Is there anyone who can recall the changes made during the K1 Field Test or better yet, scan (or photograph) the RF board and marked up schematics that show the re

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 on 120 V

I agree with Joel on this. I have a 220 socket, but ordered the 120 v model as I wanted to be prepared to move to another location where the 220 volt outlet wouldn't be possible. I have had zero issues with the dedicated 120 outlet, also with 12 Ga. stranded, dedicated to 20A breaker. 73, Bil

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

I have never had an issue with Elecraft response. Did you call or email? Try calling. Has always worked for me. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of brian Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 4:45 PM

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 SCHEMATICS

Have you checked the PC/MAC to trouble shoot? Are you having difficulty with the utility for the KPA500? There are a lot of steps to pursue before looking at the schematic of the interface in the KPA500. First thing to check is to try the cable on a different working connection to make sure t

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 on 120 V

Yes, the KPA500 can be set up to run efficiently on 120 V vs 240. OTOH, as many have correctly noted, it will work much better with a dedicated 20 A circuit using #12 AWG wire. Recognizing that, I figured it was not much more trouble to put in a 240 V 20 A circuit with #12 wire (ok, 4 instead of

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

Yes, I found this to be the case in one built a few months ago Reported to ELECRAFT. This has been a problem in the past too. Used shorter screws. Never got a response. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 10/30/2017 20:37 PM, Carol F. Milazzo, KP4MD/W6 wrote: While building the KPA500 I found that the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

So, did you contact Elecraft support to discuss the issue? Grant/NQ5T Sent from my iPhone > > While building the KPA500 I found that the ten mounting holes on the PA/LPF > module heatsink were not tapped deeply enough to accommodate the five 4-40 > 1/4" screws specified on page 22 of the assemb

[Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

While building the KPA500 I found that the ten mounting holes on the PA/LPF module heatsink were not tapped deeply enough to accommodate the five 4-40 1/4" screws specified on page 22 of the assembly manual, nor the five 4-40 5/16" screws on page 24 of the manual. I had to use the 4-40 3/16" screws

[Elecraft] KAT500 SCHEMATICS

Hi, Are the schematics available for the KAT500? I am trying to resolve a non-functioning Comm Port. Best regards, Jerry, W1IE -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Weir Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 18:13

[Elecraft] 500 hz 8 pole filter

Does anyone on the list have a spare 500 hz 8 pole filter they would like to part with? Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

Folks - Thread closed. Both too many posts and the topic is outside of the list guidelines. In general complaining about others and amateur radio policy discussions are inappropriate on the Elecraft list. Also, they generate way too much volume for a single topic on the list and cause email ov

Re: [Elecraft] (KPA-500) running on 110v

I will add that my receptacle is 5 ft from the panel. And the only other things on this circuit are the light in the Keurig, microwave clock and LCD on the HP laser. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Oct 30, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Nr4c wrote: > > Mine works very well on 110 volts. I use a

Re: [Elecraft] (KPA-500) running on 110v

Mine works very well on 110 volts. I use a 15A circuit and it powers the Elecraft 30 Watt PS and the amp. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Oct 29, 2017, at 10:23 PM, Robert G Strickland wrote: > > What's the conventional wisdom on running the KPA500 on 110v? At my previous > QTH I had

Re: [Elecraft] Intentional QRM and operating practices.

Hi Ted I had a bunch of guys call me yesterday who were zero point Canadian stations, most I worked. I just work them and dupes as it is easier just to log them rather than explain why you don't want to work them. However, the band was very crowded and very loud all weekend. Sometimes it is imp

[Elecraft] K3S/100 For Sale

I have a basic K3S with the 100 watt option, 2.7 kHz ssb filter, 1 kHz filter, 500 Hz filter for sale. Price is $2200. SN is 10747. Unit is in excellent physical shape and works perfectly. PayPal ok. 73s Jim K4JAF k4...@arrl.net 850-527-0267 __

[Elecraft] Intentional QRM and operating practices.

If "WZNXXX was in the US and you were difficult to hear he probably did not want to spend a lot of time trying to decipher your callsign just to make a zero point QSO. John KK9A Dauer, Edward edauer wrote Sun Oct 29 22:18:32 EDT 2017 The one near- SSB QSO I had yesterday, with a North American s

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

Because the DX was not smart enough to move 2 kc away from 1840? Wow! On 10/30/2017 6:37 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: Unfortunately, they were using it over the weekend and covering up some good DX working the SSB contest. They definitely weren't the only users of the band. Wes  N7WS On 10/29/20

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

We Do These Things Not Because They Are Easy But Because They Are Hard JFK On 30 October 2017 at 10:35, Edward R Cole wrote: > Jim, > > Same thing has happened on 2m eme. The CW bunch debunk use of JT65 for > making contacts. But it apparently is working so well that 95% of eme > activity on

Re: [Elecraft] (KPA-500) running on 110v

Don makes very good points here.   Our hour built in 1979 is wired with #12 for all outlets and lights.  HOWEVER, the outlets and switches all used the"backstab" connections.   In my efforts to resolve an issue, I found that several showed signs of heating.  Therefore, I replaced every outlet a

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

Unfortunately, they were using it over the weekend and covering up some good DX working the SSB contest. They definitely weren't the only users of the band. Wes  N7WS On 10/29/2017 8:33 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:  It seems that FT8 users are about the only using the band. ___

Re: [Elecraft] Operating FT8 portable with KX3 - GPS time sync question

That'd be found at:-     http://www.maniaradio.it/en/bkttimesync.html Looks good though not tried it myself.   (Always try and get stuff like that, from the author's own site, not from some arbitrary download page, where it can have "other stuff" you definitely do not want, bundled with the downl

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

Jim, Same thing has happened on 2m eme. The CW bunch debunk use of JT65 for making contacts. But it apparently is working so well that 95% of eme activity on 2m is digital with maybe two dozen CW operators left worldwide. Before JT showed up in early 2000's eme activity was dropping off.

Re: [Elecraft] The Gentlemen's Band

On 29/10/17 23:19, Jim Brown wrote: > The "gentlemen" most recently have gotten their tit in wringer about > FT8. When CW came along, the spark operators said is was the end of amateur radio as we know it. When AM came along, the CW operators said it was the end of amateur radio as we know it.