Re: [Elecraft] FS: New CM500 headset

2018-11-28 Thread Edward R Cole
This will be my final post on this topic which has morphed to hearing loss. I had my annual hearing test today. I asked for a chart and out of curiosity we looked back to my first exam in 1996 which resulted initially getting hearing aids. Apparently little change but my audiologist remarked t

Re: [Elecraft] FS: KPA500/KAT500

2018-11-28 Thread Earl
Elecraft KPA500 Amp and KAT500 Tuner Combo has sold. Thanks for all the inquiries. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qt

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread Bill Frantz
On 11/28/18 at 4:54 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: On 11/28/2018 3:28 PM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote: I installed v2.0.0-rc4 which locks you into 77 bit messages and found very little decode action on my waterfall so I reverted to v2.0.0-rc3. If you're not part of the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500

2018-11-28 Thread Nr4c
Call support! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Nov 28, 2018, at 6:58 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > > Larry, not enough info to help out. If you have followed the manual and > experienced this you have something very serious happening. You probably > don’t have good load. If you have a d

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread Fred Jensen
There's a third option ... maybe you just don't care about the problem or its solution. [:-) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 11/28/2018 4:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 11/28/2018 3:28 PM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote: I installed v2.0.0-rc4 which locks you into 77 bit

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/28/2018 3:28 PM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote: I installed v2.0.0-rc4 which locks you into 77 bit messages and found very little decode action on my waterfall so I reverted to v2.0.0-rc3. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. :) 73, Jim K9YC

[Elecraft] K3/0 mini LCD Adjust for vertical mounting -- HOW TO??

2018-11-28 Thread Courtney Krehbiel
Hello All, I have a K3 and a K3/0 mini control head. They are both mounted with the front panel vertical in my shack. That's the natural way the K3 sits, but not the K3/0 mini. The K3/0 mini is designed for use primarily in a portable setting with the display at a shallow angle to the deskto

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500

2018-11-28 Thread Walter Underwood
On page 44, the manual suggests this for a 12V fault: Verify the DA-15 Control Cable is firmly installed on both Power Supply and RF Deck. Tighten thumbscrews fully. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Nov 28, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Larry wrote

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500

2018-11-28 Thread Bill Johnson
Larry, not enough info to help out. If you have followed the manual and experienced this you have something very serious happening. You probably don’t have good load. If you have a dummy load, then connect output to it and try again. A call to tech support would be best bet in your case. 7

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread Mike Harris via Elecraft
Not quite right. FT8 v2.0.0-rc3 is compatible with v1.9.1 as long as you do NOT check: "Always generate 77-bit messages" and "Decode only 77-bit messages" under the F2 > Advanced tab. I installed v2.0.0-rc4 which locks you into 77 bit messages and found very little decode action on my waterf

[Elecraft] KPA1500

2018-11-28 Thread Larry
My KPA1500 faults on all bands and goes offline. The reset button quickly gets it back up only to fault again. The error message is: Fault: 12V supply 10.8 volts The line voltage is stable with a pair of #10’s going to the breaker box. Anybody got any ideas bef

[Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread John Harper
And there are 3 upcoming events for the newest version of WSJT-X - and the first one is tonight from 0200 - 0300Z. This is a "mock" contest. The 2nd one - also a mock test - is this Friday evening (NA time) from 0200-0300Z. Both of the above test contests will take place on 7078 and 14.078 kHz an

[Elecraft] For Sale P3 with SVGA, TX Monitor

2018-11-28 Thread Paul Ecker
The P3 has been Sold. Tnx & 73 Paul w2eck __ 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: http://www.qsl.net

[Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

2018-11-28 Thread Jim Brown
Users of FT8 should be aware that K1JT's WSJT-X development team has been busy with version 2.0. The new version makes changes in the digital format of FT8 and MSK144 that make it INCOMPATIBLE with older versions. The changes have been made to allow a few more characters to be transmitted, to

Re: [Elecraft] PROPOSAL: K2/10 Battery LiPO / 8AA carrier option

2018-11-28 Thread Don Wilhelm
John, Yes it is almost the KX2 battery. The nice thing about using the KX2 battery is that it plugs into the power jack in the back of the K2 - no need to mount it inside. Get the charger from Elecraft and you can unplug the battery and charge it without opening the K2. 73, Don W3FPR On 1

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 issues

2018-11-28 Thread Wes Stewart
In the link I provided earlier (including some references) I point out some of the pitfalls and error sources so that is a possibility.  But I still contend that, with a lossless line anyway, the impedance of a load, resistive or otherwise, is the same at either end of a 1/2 wavelength line, or

Re: [Elecraft] GROUNDING and BONDING

2018-11-28 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/28/2018 6:24 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: The book GROUNDING and BONDING for the Radio Amateur, by H. Ward Silver, N0AX is one of the most complete and concise publications on the topic. Ward and I collaborated extensively on that book. 73, Jim K9YC _

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Issues and Failures

2018-11-28 Thread W1PEF
I was an early adopter and ordered the KPA1500 back last August. It arrived in early May this year. It failed in October after 6 months of usage. I’m using the same antennas with the KPA500/KAT500 without issues, as I did for a year before the KPA1500 arrived. My questions: Was the KPA1500 rel

[Elecraft] PROPOSAL: K2/10 Battery LiPO / 8AA carrier option

2018-11-28 Thread John Harper
Isn't this essentially a KX2 battery (ie, same cell type & number of cells)? John AE5X https://ae5x.blogspot.com But I would choose Li-Ion something with less max current and PCB board for safety and reliability. Like:https://www.batteryspace.com/li-ion-18650-battery-11-

Re: [Elecraft] PROPOSAL: K2/10 Battery LiPO / 8AA carrier option

2018-11-28 Thread Ignacy
This battery has very high current potential but does not have a limiting board. You can connect it to K2 via a resettable 3A fuse. But I would choose Li-Ion something with less max current and PCB board for safety and reliability. Like: https://www.batteryspace.com/li-ion-18650-battery-11-1v-2-6ah

Re: [Elecraft] Phantom signals

2018-11-28 Thread ab2tc
Hi again, But if they are fixed (not following the tuning of the K3) you should be able to tune to them and hear them in your K3 without any computers or SDRs running. So Don's advice to turn everything except the K3 off seems sound to me. AB2TC - Knut Don Wilhelm wrote > Pete, > > Any chance

[Elecraft] For Sale P3 with SVGA, TX Monitor

2018-11-28 Thread Paul Ecker
P3 Panadapter #3393 for K3S, K3 and other rigs with P3SGVA - P3Video/FFT Adapter installed, in excellent condition with latest firmware.Includes: P3SVGA for large screen monitor. P3TXMON- TX Monitor Power and Waveform Display Adapter for the P3; DCHF-2000 1.8-54Mhz 2000w; Directional Coupler; R

[Elecraft] GROUNDING and BONDING

2018-11-28 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
The  book GROUNDING and BONDING for the Radio Amateur, by H. Ward Silver, N0AX is one of the most complete and concise publications on the topic.    It covers most all aspects of the topic specifically for ham radio applications.   Written in easy to understand language with pictures and drawin

Re: [Elecraft] FS: New CM500 headset

2018-11-28 Thread David Woolley
The National Health Service in the UK tends to use slightly modified commercial designs that are maybe a couple of years old, and their input costs are something like that. However, I don't think self fitting would be allowed in the UK, as setting the gain too high can cause unnecessary damage

Re: [Elecraft] KX3-Utility worked in May but not now.

2018-11-28 Thread Nr4c
Why 4800 baud? I think it works better at 34.8. And the KXUSB that I got with my KX3 was a FTDI based unit. Unplug all USB devices except the one for the radio. See what Device Manager has to say. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Nov 27, 2018, at 11:58 PM, JEROME SODUS wrote: > >