[Elecraft] Possible K3s TX failure - distorted audio

Hi all. Early into CQWW this weekend I was getting reports of extremely distorted audio from my K3s. Being mostly a CW (and 6m FT8) operator I wasn't sure what was going on. I figured it was RF, but it was happening at all power levels, from QRP to 100W, and QRO with my KPA-1500. Same (bad) audio,

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I know winter is approaching.  The sun has dropped so low in the sky the mountain blocks it for much of the day.  I see it when it comes up, a little around noon, and then just before it sets. However, the non-stop rain creates a deeper layer to the gloom. In the satellite

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Talk At Pacificon -- 9 AM Saturday: "Honey I Shrunk the Linear.."

Hi Eric, Is the presentation available online? (I was at Pacificon, but my waking hours were used to help run the special event station.) 73 de AI6KG On Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 6:51 PM Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > I will also be giving a talk at Pacificon on this

Re: [Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?

On 10/27/2018 3:17 PM, Ken Ford - W9LSL wrote: One of the things I really like about the KX2 is the hole for a mini-banana jack counterpoise connection. When I want to run that sort of portable setup, I simply plug a BNC male to Pomona (double banana) adapter onto the KX3 output.

Re: [Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?

I have a little pigtail with a PowerPole connector on it. Folds nicely out of the way. On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 19:04 Don Wilhelm wrote: > Ken, > > I don't know about mounting a mini-banana jack, but you could look at > the left end of the heatsink (heatsink facing you) for a good grounding >

Re: [Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?

Ken, I don't know about mounting a mini-banana jack, but you could look at the left end of the heatsink (heatsink facing you) for a good grounding point other than the thumbscrews. Installing a mini-banana jack would involve drilling holes in the case. There is not a lot of free space to do

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF issue? K3

The issue seems to be within the K3, likely the K3EXREF board? I just tried a different GPSDO for the 10MHz reference, a Trimble Thunderbolt. When I first connected the Thunderbolt I did get a rapid flashing asterisk. Satisfied I went on to use the K3. On a hunch I went back to REF CAL and

Re: [Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?

Adding two flat washers under the knurled screw heads would likely help. 73 ! K0PP On Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 16:17 Ken Ford - W9LSL wrote: > One of the things I really like about the KX2 is the hole for a mini-banana > jack counterpoise connection. Is there any place that could be added on a >

Re: [Elecraft] W2 Software

Thank you, David. That is exactly what I am looking for. I am also thinking of writing a little utility to display the data. On that page is a link that is supposed to go to a mod for the W2 but it goes to the serial interface commands file. I think Elecraft is having trouble with their new

[Elecraft] Adding mini-banana jack counterpoise point to a KX3?

One of the things I really like about the KX2 is the hole for a mini-banana jack counterpoise connection. Is there any place that could be added on a KX3? The case thumbscrews get cranky at times. Ken Ford W9LSL -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/

Re: [Elecraft] W2 Software

Hello Tim, You are right. The W2 Utility is used mainly for updating the firmware. I believe you are looking for the W2 Interface software. The new web site doesn't appear to have a link on the software page, but by typing "W2" in the Search box I was able to find it. Scroll about half way

[Elecraft] Web Page Note

I was attempting to download the Elecraft Frequency Memory Editor. It evoked an Alert: 550 Failed to change directory. I do have a copy of the latest, so no loss for me. .just FYI for the site manager. Kindly, Dick - KA5KKT

Re: [Elecraft] A Note on Keying Line from KX3 to KPA500

Ted, That is exactly right. The KAT500 manual explains it. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/27/2018 10:23 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: There was recently an exchange here about connecting the keying line from a KX3 to a KPA500 amp, specifically about which parts of a TRS plug to use. There is an

[Elecraft] A Note on Keying Line from KX3 to KPA500

There was recently an exchange here about connecting the keying line from a KX3 to a KPA500 amp, specifically about which parts of a TRS plug to use. There is an additional item of importance, which I believe I saw in one of Fred Cady’s texts. If the operator is also using the KAT500 tuner,

[Elecraft] Elecraft New Web Presence

Looks like there are some things to clean up. Links on several of the web pages, for instance to PDFs, are dead links. For example: https://elecraft.com/products/k1upkt_k1-upgrade-kit The PDF and the firmware links are dead. I didn’t