Re: [Elecraft] KX3 CW keying problem

2020-11-22 Thread Adrian
Kent yes i did try that. I prefer Iambic A as Petr does, his experience is identical to mine. I had tried iambic B previous to your advice with no change, and i don't use squeeze keying in any case. this is testing at 15 wpm. The issue is random, and sometimes I can nearly get through a CQ

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2020-11-22 Thread kevinr
Good Evening,    There was little noise on either band.  QSB was mild, except for those east of the Rockies on 40 meters.  There was a flutter on all of you.  Mostly it was reports of a chilly drizzle.  Wind too.  Cold wind.  Snow is in my forecast, sometimes I look forward to it.    I

[Elecraft] KX3 CW keying problem

2020-11-22 Thread Adrian
Petr, I have exactly the same issue here, seems to be with keyer, and I have a new paddle from Elecraft Especially with the right dah key I have inadvertent dits generated before and sometimes after a correct T send. I often get a R or N, and it is very annoying. I have tried FW reload and

[Elecraft] 80 meter net

2020-11-22 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Accck Due to Contest ... do not go to 3.720 TRY 3.744 It is crazy Looking for holes We will try it Paul KB9AVO 80 Meter net Control __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
I do not know what mauve is either. My wife says I had only 8 crayons in my box while she had 64! I am amazed at her color perception and memory. She can look at a color and go to the store and have them duplicate it exactly - even without a sample for matching. Having done professional

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Fred Jensen
That usually leads to, "Sort of a light salmon, a little pinker, bluish-green, and mauve" when I ask, Don.  Males have no idea what mauve is. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 11/22/2020 1:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Doug, Try better lighting - I think you will find

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Bill Frantz
And men are much more likely to have red-green colorblindness. We only discovered that my father-in-law was colorblind when my son was tested as being colorblind. My mother-in-law said, "So that's why he always picked really badly matched ties." 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/22/20 at 4:45 PM,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Eric Norris
Make a picture of it your Zoom background. 73 Eric WD6DBM On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 2:37 PM Douglas Hagerman wrote: > Orly? Next time I go to a party or bar I will try it! That will be in > about 2099 at the current rate, though. > > In the meantime, what do I do? > > Doug, W0UHU. > > > On 22Nov,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft
Orly? Next time I go to a party or bar I will try it! That will be in about 2099 at the current rate, though. In the meantime, what do I do? Doug, W0UHU. > On 22Nov, 2020, at 3:24 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > > I can confirm that Don's suggestion not only works, but is a great > ice-breaker at

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Eric Norris
I can confirm that Don's suggestion not only works, but is a great ice-breaker at parties and bars :-) 73 Eric WD6DBM On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 1:45 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Doug, > > Try better lighting - I think you will find the center stripe is > actually red. Alternately, ask a woman to read

[Elecraft] KAT500 help

2020-11-22 Thread Andy Durbin
"Has anyone ever used real RS232 signal levels into one of these, or does it actually only work with USB?" The KAT500 will accept either TTL or real RS-232 voltage levels. The KAT500 serial data transmitter is not RS-232 compliant (swings between zero and +12 V) and may not work with a true

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
Doug, Try better lighting - I think you will find the center stripe is actually red. Alternately, ask a woman to read the colors - their color perception is usually much better than men's. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2020 4:03 PM, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft wrote: I’m in the E850138 upgrade

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 help

2020-11-22 Thread Wes
Okay Don, Thanks, will do. Wes On 11/22/2020 1:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Wes, Download the XG3 manual and look near the end (just before the schematic) and you will see the wiring for a substitute for the KXSER cable.  Build one and plug it into one of your RS232 ports. 73, Don W3FPR On

[Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft
I’m in the E850138 upgrade kit right now, and the included inductor L31 seems to be a bit off. The value listed in the instructions is 12 uH, but the actual part is a blue ceramic inductor with stripes Brown-Brown-Black, which I read as 11 uH. Does this seem like a packing mistake, and I

Re: [Elecraft] For interest and curiosity - KPod

2020-11-22 Thread Lou Mecseri
Install a ferrite bead on the cable between the radio and the K-Pod. Solved my problem. 73, Lou KE1F On 11/22/2020 3:29 PM, Randolph Boates wrote: I am looking to see if this is familiar to others... I have a K3S running FT8. KPod attached but no power connected. This K3S does not have the

[Elecraft] For interest and curiosity - KPod

2020-11-22 Thread Randolph Boates
I am looking to see if this is familiar to others... I have a K3S running FT8. KPod attached but no power connected. This K3S does not have the front panel power mod. The KPod is connected to the front panel with the appropriate cable. While running FT8, I was getting strange intermittent

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 help

2020-11-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
Wes, Download the XG3 manual and look near the end (just before the schematic) and you will see the wiring for a substitute for the KXSER cable. Build one and plug it into one of your RS232 ports. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2020 2:59 PM, Wes wrote: Somehow I misplaced the data cable used to

[Elecraft] KAT500 help

2020-11-22 Thread Wes
Somehow I misplaced the data cable used to configure the KAT500. As I recall I had the USB version but since I have more RS232 ports than USB ports available these days I ordered what I thought would be a replacement.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 purchase considered

2020-11-22 Thread john daws
Thanks for the tip! best wishes Ed john On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 7:54 PM Ed Pflueger wrote: > I think Dave W8FGU might have some Fixed Audio Out and PTT Kits for Sale. > > Ed.. AB4IQ > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >

[Elecraft] A new release of Win4K3Suite is now available

2020-11-22 Thread Tom
Hello, There is a new version of Win4K3Suite available. This release has a number of updates for the KPA1500 as well as some fixes for Log4OM. Win4K3Suite is a full featured control program for the K3/S, KX3 and KX2. It has a built in Panadapter that works with LPPAN and a sound card, as well as

[Elecraft] K2 advice

2020-11-22 Thread John Daws
Huge thanks to the many who have offered advice on the subject of my K2 intentions- all very useful and am just printing out the hard copies of all the e-mails so I can reread and think about it (always did prefer hard copy!!) I really appreciate all the responses so many thanks; you have