Re: [Elecraft] K4 on-air testing, etc.

2020-01-14 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Thank you Wayne Looking for it to arrive (along with 1000's of others) Paul - KB9AVO/KP2 chasing from the beach on St Thomas KX3 #24, KXPA #22 on A123 batteries On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 9:51 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi all, > > We've been making contacts with our K4s as often as possible, often

[Elecraft] K4 on-air testing, etc.

2020-01-14 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, We've been making contacts with our K4s as often as possible, often in conjunction with checkout of new software. But the Elecraft CW an SSB nets are another great resource that we've been overlooking. We'll be getting on these nets frequently in the future. Also note that we're going

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Gwen Patton
John, I definitely agree. I also have their 8300mAh pack, and it has enough amperage to power the KX3 *and* the PX3. And has a 9v and a 5v USB socket on it, too. There's a bigger one, but I'd rather step up to a LiFePO4 battery, a much bigger one, that I can put in a battery box with a PowerPole di

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Mark via Elecraft
Re: "You do the drive north to southso you can easily pull over for every OMG view turnout without needing to turn left."100% correct...and you won't need left turns to get back on Highway 1 southbound.  Much safer.Mark,KE6BB Original message From: Jeff Stai Date: 1/14/20 10:5

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Macy monkeys
Yep, I use the 6000 mAh battery on my K2 and the 3500 mAh on my K1 (s/n 52). Both batteries work great! John K7FD > On Jan 14, 2020, at 3:46 PM, Gwen Patton wrote: > > I'm looking over on a rack at our K2, serial #1641. My partner Maggie K3XS > and I built it many many moons ago. It's still ki

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Gwen Patton
I'm looking over on a rack at our K2, serial #1641. My partner Maggie K3XS and I built it many many moons ago. It's still kickin' to this day, though the battery pack bit the big one a few years ago. But it works just fine from a Talentcell battery pack I got from Amazon, it just has to be kept out

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread KD8ZYD - Fred
I just got one from Santa...serial number 7923. I'm loving building it. It will take sometime to build since I'm so busy during the week. But once its built, I'm going to start getting all the add-ons, the 100 Watt amp...antenna tuner...SSB...and the rest! What a joy! There is not another kit

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB adapter problems

2020-01-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
Chuck, L34 must have been far out to do that. It is connected right where the IF OUT signal is fed to the AGC, so it must have formed a resonance with C179 which increased the input to the AGC and desensed the receiver. Did you use Spectrogram to adjust L34? It is easily done in CW mode -

Re: [Elecraft] K3s throwing a "HIGH CURR" error after installing K144XV and Reference Phase Lock Option

2020-01-14 Thread gt-i
Just to add: My K3 draws 1.34A on 2m receive. Am 15.01.2020 um 00:06 schrieb g...@gmx.net: Clay, If you get this message, your GND connection may not be ok. I too had this problem when installing the transverter on my "old" K3. Remember the +12V will be delivered by a single wire, the GND come

Re: [Elecraft] K3s throwing a "HIGH CURR" error after installing K144XV and Reference Phase Lock Option

2020-01-14 Thread gt-i
Clay, If you get this message, your GND connection may not be ok. I too had this problem when installing the transverter on my "old" K3. Remember the +12V will be delivered by a single wire, the GND comes from the side plate of the K3 which *must* be sanded, which was not the case on mine. Also

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB adapter problems

2020-01-14 Thread myflyertra...@cfl.rr.com
Don, I downloaded the software, and found I could get my SSB OPT1 filter looking great until I turned on the AGC in USB! Well I did solve it. It was a poorly aligned L34 causing the problem. I had read on this list that L34 was very broad and did not do much. Not at all true! Now turning AGC o

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB adapter problems

2020-01-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
Chuck, Your guess that the BFO is positioned inside the filter passbaad is likely correct. Do you have the SSB FL1 filter set to OP1? If not, try that first. Many times the filter on the RF Board (used for more narrow filter settings) becomes VERY wide - much wider than indicated by the K2.

Re: [Elecraft] Setting Up For WSJT-X Receive Levels

2020-01-14 Thread Conrad PA5Y
That makes perfect sense to me Jim, however I have my AGC threshold set quite high to stop contest mush. I will let you know how I go on during this summer's 6m Es season which is a particularly harsh test in this neck of the woods. I may have to adjust the AGC for 50.313 which is the new 'centr

Re: [Elecraft] K3s 400 Hz filter differences...

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
Yep... here it is right here, wa back on v5.33: /** DIVERSITY WORKS WITH MISMATCHED MAIN/SUB RX FILTERS: Diversity mode in the K3S (or a K3 with the KSYN3A installed) now works with any combination of main/sub RX crystal filters. They can have different bandwidths or offsets, and it's not

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Jeff Stai
hi Paul - I'm sorry I completely disagree. You do the drive north to south so you can easily pull over for every OMG view turnout without needing to turn left. :) 73 jeff wk6i On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 5:03 AM Paul Gacek via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > As to driving highway 1. M

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Fred Jensen
On SR1, it's a tad more than "a stone's throw" but on SR1, it's a very long trip from OR to SoCal, you might enjoy the stop.  I'd let them know your plans and dates/times, they'll probably accommodate you.  Both Wayne and Eric are very accessible however I think Wayne may work out of Aptos some

[Elecraft] K2 SSB adapter problems

2020-01-14 Thread myflyertra...@cfl.rr.com
Hello, I have been working on a new K2 the last couple of months. SN 7927 Yesterday I finished and installed the KSB2 SSB adapter. I have been mostly listening. All seemed normal with receive on 80 and 40 meters, on LSB. But, as soon as I go to USB on any band below 21 mhz, or LSB 21 and above

Re: [Elecraft] K3s 400 Hz filter differences...

2020-01-14 Thread Nr4c
I think you’ll find in the release notes that main/sub filters no longer need to be matched. However, I think I’d be happier with two alike, either 2 8-poles or 2 6-poles. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jan 14, 2020, at 7:18 AM, Clay Autery wrote: > > The 400Hz filter on my Main

[Elecraft] K3 #1193 encoder needed

2020-01-14 Thread Bruce Meier
I believe that my K3 #1193 has a bad CMP/PWR/MON encoder. I looked on the Elecraft parts site and can't find it. I would appreciate someone sending me the correct part number and price. I already submitted a request (email) to Elecraft and currently awaiting a response. Thanks and 73, B

Re: [Elecraft] K3s 400 Hz filter differences...

2020-01-14 Thread ab2tc
Hi Clay, I have a 5-pole filter with -0.85kHz offset according to the label on it. It's yours for the asking if it's any good to you. It was working when I removed it a number of years ago. AB2TC - Knut Clay Autery-2 wrote > The 400Hz filter on my Main RX is an Elecraft (by INRAD) 8-pole filter

[Elecraft] Visit Elecraft

2020-01-14 Thread Michael K Bottles via Elecraft
FWIW, I very much enjoyed my visit to them in September. Nice people, nice company. (I ordered a K-4 because of that visit.) Kim - K7IM Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Hel

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
Terry, If you are able, call (or better email) the office a couple days prior to your visit. That way they can be prepared for you and will increase your chances of a complete tour. If you just drop in and they are busy, they will have to be more brief. If you can, make your visit Thursday

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Michael Luberto
I was on a West coast trip in September of 2018 and dropped in at Elecraft headquarters at Watsonville unannounced on a Friday afternoon. It was an amazing experience as I was able to tour their facility. Met a number of their associates and very much appreciated their friendly reception. I achi

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Michael Van Norman
Terry, It is absolutely worth it.  If you have time and know when you will be there, I would ask for a tour.  They may or may not be able to accommodate you; but I did so a couple years ago, and it was a great experience.  I was immensely impressed with the time they took to show me around an

[Elecraft] Fw: Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Bob Gibson via Elecraft
Very well said!!    73s Bob W5RG - Forwarded Message - From: Terry Brown To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 1:04:19 AM CSTSubject: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile? I apologize in advance for the length of this post.  I had been an SSB oper

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
You're killin' me!  I just dropped a big stack-o-cash on finishing off my K3s/P3...  And I am in the process of building a 10 Gbit network for the house and adding DC power centers in three separte locations in the house to wipe out the SMPS "problem". The XYL will kill me if she sees one more E

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Martin Sole
Break the piggy bank, take out a loan, sell the kids, just do what it takes. I did back in 2017 and built 7723 while I was working in the desert. It has SSB, NB, 160 and RS232 options and was a lot of fun considering it works as well, if not better, than a lot of other radios. The KX series mig

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Paul Gacek via Elecraft
Terry I’ve stopped by the facility at Watsonville to drop off/pick up stuff. I’m not sure if a “factory” tour was an option but pretty much all I saw was the lobby! Beyond getting my stuff, it was great to put faces to names of Team Elecraft that I have interacted with over the years. As to dr

[Elecraft] K3s 400 Hz filter differences...

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
The 400Hz filter on my Main RX is an Elecraft (by INRAD) 8-pole filter in a Faraday cage and no offset. The 400Hz filter I just received for my SubRX  is an Elecraft (by Vibroplex?) that is a 6-pole filter with no Farady cage AND it has a -0.71 kHz offset. I called support when I saw the obvio

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Nr4c
Yes, they’ll give you a free K4 Button! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jan 14, 2020, at 6:54 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > > Each visitor gets a free K4! :) > > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > https://www.nk7z.net > ARRL Volunteer Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist > ARRL Asst. Director,

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Dave Cole
Each visitor gets a free K4! :) 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 1/14/20 12:12 AM, Clay Autery wrote: I've never been to Watsonville...  BUT, I'd give my eye teeth to visit

Re: [Elecraft] OT: For Sale: Older iPAD (Still working OK)

2020-01-14 Thread David Wilcox via Elecraft
Has anyone used or still using a version 2 of the first iPad for ham radio? I have two of them no longer being used because they are so slow compared to my newer Pro version. They still must be good for something. Please advise. And thank you. Dave djwilco...@gmail.com K8WPE Radio nut since

Re: [Elecraft] KE7X

2020-01-14 Thread David Wilcox via Elecraft
I agree. Freds manuals are a God Send and wakes one up to really what the Elecraft rigs can do. He also put out a great book on the skills of ham radio, “The Successful Ham Radio Operators Handbook” or something like that. See http://www.ke7x.com/ I found it invaluable. Dave K8WPE David J

Re: [Elecraft] K-POD working intermitterly

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
My apologies  I said it was RJ-12  I believe I remembered incorrectly  It's an RJ-25 (straight thru).  RJ-12 is a handset cable with NON-straight thru wiring... essentially reversed to bridge the handset to the base device. RJ-25 is a 3-line, straight thru cable.    That'll teach me

Re: [Elecraft] Dug my K2 out today

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
Wish I could afford to buy one while they are still available  I would like to say that I had the experience of doing s solder build...  __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 01/13/20 17:37, Wayne Burdick wrote: And we're still selling them, too :) 73, Wayne N6KR

Re: [Elecraft] K-POD working intermitterly

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
MY bet is a bad KPOD cable  As I remember it, it is a straight through cable with 6P6C, RJ12 connectors on both ends. You could make one if you have CAT-5e cable, 6P6C connectors, and a crimp tool. You simply use 3 of the 4-pairs...  Cut 4th pair back to jacket (brown has the loosest twist r

Re: [Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

2020-01-14 Thread Clay Autery
I've never been to Watsonville...  BUT, I'd give my eye teeth to visit Elecraft HQ  IF I was going to be within 200 miles or so, I would attempt to coordinate a visit. I have no idea what the company policies are RE: customer drop-ins/visits. 73, __ Clay Autery, KY5G (