[Elecraft] W6SFM Bug Roundup Event is coming Next Weekend!

Announcing W6SFM'sBUG ROUNDUP The Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club, a Sacramento, California based CW enthusiast club wanted a special time to bring bug operators together on the air. In the same spirit as ARRL's Straight Key Night, participants are encourage

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - FT8

Tnx Fred. Tony From: Cady, Fred [mailto:fc...@montana.edu] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2018 6:54 PM To: N2TK, Tony ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - FT8 File -> Settings and then you will see General. Cheers, Fred KE7X _ From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - FT8

Meinberg NTP for time sync. I used to use Dimension 4 but the consensus seems to be Meinberg is better. Never had issues with either. 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On May 7, 2018, at 3:40 PM, N2TK, Tony wrote: > > Finally setting up FT8. I downloaded and installed WSJT-X v 1

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - FT8

File -> Settings and then you will see General. Cheers, Fred KE7X From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of N2TK, Tony Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 4:40 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - FT8 Finally setting up FT8. I downloaded

[Elecraft] K3 - FT8

Finally setting up FT8. I downloaded and installed WSJT-X v 1.8.0. The print out instructions I have says to start with the GENERAL tab. But there is no GENERAL tab. I have File, Configurations, View, Mode, Decode, Save, Tools and Help. I also plan on using the Codec in the K3. This K3 has been up

Re: [Elecraft] K3 EQ settings?

I did a lot of A-B testing on my K3s TX EQ settings, using Jim's base settings vs flat EQ, high base, flat mid/treb, et al. settings in various conditions on multiple bands. Mostly for fun, because the science is well established... Yes, I got more "you sound good, full, et al." with flat or boos

[Elecraft] Looking for RFI snapshots...

I am looking for a few P3 snapshots of KNOWN RFI sources for my page at: https://www.nk7z.net/rfi-snapshots/ if you have any screen captures of RFI on your P3, I would love them for my page. There are a number there already, but I would like a lot more... Please send them to me directly, OFF

[Elecraft] WTB K3100

*Want to buy a clean K3100. Must be in perfect working order and have good amount of additions. Second receiver preferred but not a deal breaker.* *Art Lewis * *WA8VSJ* *wa8...@gmail.com * __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.q

[Elecraft] Paddle mounts for KX1 and KX2/3 for sale

The Palm mounting kit for attaching a Palm Pico Paddle to a KX3 or KX2 has been sold. 73, Bob W7BV Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm P

Re: [Elecraft] K3S/K3/KX3 EQ settings ... three (3) different recommended settings??

The ones I listed are final tweaks from Jim's just posted settings for my voice, mic [Heil iC electret in a ProSet], and room acoustic characteristics, based on tests with several local-ish friends ... one of whom may have been Jim, memory fails here.  Should have been more concise. I put the

[Elecraft] K3S/K3/KX3 EQ settings

I followed Jim's EQ recommendation which he as stated a number of times on this list. For clarity I posted it here: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2017-April/244127.html I believe that this is an excellent recommendation. I received a number of unsolicited "great audio" reports while op

[Elecraft] K3S/K3/KX3 EQ settings ... three (3) different recommended settings??

Interesting input ... and, seems we have 3 different EQ settings from Jim Brown! Question, were these the original setting suggestions from Jim or are these the "final" settings after personal adjustments? Thanks to the group... John WA4AIP K-Line Several experienced ops gave similar recommend

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 SWR meter

On 5/7/2018 9:18 AM, Michael Walker wrote: Move it further away, invest in headphones, etc. If it is noisy, maybe drop down 3db to 1/2 power and 1/2 the heat generation. Put the amp in another room if you can. Since I'm primarily a contester, DXer, and weak signal VHF op, nearly all my ope

[Elecraft] Paddle mounts for KX1 and KX2/3 for sale

I have for sale a Palm mounting kit for attaching a Palm Pico Paddle to a KX3 or KX2 and a Begali mounting bracket to attach a Begali Adventurer to a KX1. Asking $15 each or $25 for both, shipped USPS Priority. Bob - W7BV w...@comcast.net . _

Re: [Elecraft] K3 EQ settings?

Not quite what I recommend.  My "starting point for typical ham mics like the Yamaha CM500 headset is: Bands 1, 2, and 3:  Maximum cut (-18) Band 4:  -6 Bands 5, 6: 0 Band 7: +6 Band 8 +6 Set Mic Gain and CMP for indicated Gain Reduction of 10 dB on peaks. Then, get signal reports from trained

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 SWR meter

Yes, this is true For all these LMDOS amps, you need to dissipate all that heat and the common way is with a Fan, so you really have no choice but to get used to it. You have to move a defined amount of air to do the cooling. Small fans need to spin faster to move more air than larger fans spinn

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 SWR meter

Just to clarify as far as the KPA1500 fan noise is concerned and my experience with s/n 45. In auto mode the fan kicks on when the heatsink temperature reaches 60 degs C …. I first noted that while I was vigorously chasing a DX station in a split CW pileup. It kicks on at 60 degrees and switc

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

A friend sent me this: https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/tapping-out-b-c-morse-telegraph-club-says-goodbye-to-an-era/ Wes  N7WS On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth

Re: [Elecraft] [KAT500] Remembered Antennas

Thanks Bret! 73s and thanks, Dave NK7Z https://www.nk7z.net On 05/07/2018 02:38 AM, MaverickNH wrote: https://www.ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html All 18 seem to be going, but not strong with poor conditions. BRET/N4SRN -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __

[Elecraft] [KAT500] Remembered Antennas

You can easily assign antenna ports using the KAT500 utility and a 3.5mm to USB cable. John KK9A Bret N4SRN wrote: I’m using VE3NEA’s Faros NCDXF beacon software to monitor the 5 bands using my K3S on bypass with a KAT500 on bypass, as my two antennas have rATUs at the bases. When I set the KAT5

[Elecraft] KPA1500 SWR meter

Hopefully Elecraft can duplicate the apparent temperature related SWR problem and resolve it. The loud fan noise contradicts preliminary reviews. Perhaps the early testers did not run the amp in a contest environment where it heated up. There are over 125 KPA1500's that have been manufactured so t

Re: [Elecraft] [KAT500] Remembered Antennas

https://www.ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html All 18 seem to be going, but not strong with poor conditions. BRET/N4SRN -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listin