[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2021-01-23 Thread kevinr
Good Evening,    It was a good week.  I felt like the snail on the side of a well though.  Some successes, some failures but I am still on the side of the well.  I wonder what the snail feels like when he reaches the top and starts down the outside?  There was some sun shining into my well. 

[Elecraft] 75 Meter Net

2021-01-23 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Hope to "hear" many of you dare to check in on 3.817 at 0100 UTC Sunday Nite/Monday morning tomorrow See "hear" you on many nets tomorrow Paul KB9AVO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: h

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Redux

2021-01-23 Thread David Herring
Try shortening your poll rate if you can, to maybe 500ms. I realize in some cases that might be too fast for the K3, but play with that. Also, serial ports are typically these days “eight, one, none.” I see you have “eight, TWO, none.” Make sure your port is really configured that way. Unle

[Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Redux

2021-01-23 Thread Richard
Well, here’s where we are. I’ve downloaded a new FTDI driver, but am holding off on installing it as a last resort. Operationwise, I’ve whittled down to size most of the problems, but the transmit timing is still not wonderful. It starts transmitting within a second or two of when it should, lik

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
On 1/23/21 at 12:32 PM, fra...@pwpconsult.com (Bill Frantz) wrote: I had similar problems to yours until I purged my system of all non-Apple drivers. Digging deeper into Richard's issue, I found this note I wrote myself when I had a problem very similar to his: FTDI Driver Issues on MacOX

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE OPERATION

2021-01-23 Thread Wayne Burdick
We will be testing various mechanisms for attaching a keyer paddle to a remote client. Stay tuned 73, Wayne N6KR > On Jan 23, 2021, at 9:17 AM, K5WA wrote: > > Paul, > > > > I attended the "Demo" meeting last night and was told that Elecraft will > release remoting software so you don'

Re: [Elecraft] Missed K4 Demo

2021-01-23 Thread Dave W8OV
I received this from Elecraft Sales: It is our intention, if the equipment works properly, to record and post that recording afterward. I'm sure Eric will address that at the end of the webinar. Regards, Madelyn Gomez Elecraft Sales --Dave, W8OV On 2021-01-23 11:02 AM, All

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
You should use the standard Apple FTDI driver. It works. I had similar problems to yours until I purged my system of all non-Apple drivers. BTW, I am now running Mojave 10.14.6. I'm back here so I can run my 32 bit applications like cocoaModem and cocoaNEC. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/23/21 at 11:5

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread John Stengrevics
Hi Richard, I’ve never downloaded a driver to use my Mac with my K3S. 73, John WA1EAZ > On Jan 23, 2021, at 11:50 AM, Richard wrote: > > Working hard to wean my K3s off a SignaLink and connect it directly via a > standard A/B USB cable. Results have been frustrating but encouraging. The > p

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE OPERATION

2021-01-23 Thread K5WA
Paul, I attended the "Demo" meeting last night and was told that Elecraft will release remoting software so you don't have to have a K4/0, HOWEVER, the further nuance to your question is probably "Can I use a paddle to send CW?" That was not directly discussed but I'll bet the answer is no. I'

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Chuck Shefflette - AA3CS
If you have a 3rd party FTDI driver installed, that may be part of the problem. MacOS has had FTDI drivers since at least 10.12. I also would seriously suggest updating to at least the last update of 10.13; 10.14 would be better. 73, Chuck, AA3CS — Engineer: "If it ain't broke I haven't messed w

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft
Given that you are running generally older hardware and system software, you probably don'tneed to worry about how "out of date" your FTDI driver might be. (I'm running a 2017 iMac withBig Sur installed and working beautifully). I assume that your USB hardware really is FTDI andnot one of the i

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 1500 fan speed at turn off

2021-01-23 Thread rocketnj
I use Node Red to control and monitor the KPA1500. I have written into the flow to delay turn off of the amp when I click power off until the temperature of the amp is down to 38 C. The fans are programmed to turn off @ 39C. This way I can walk away after clicking OFF and not wait for it to cool of

[Elecraft] Missed K4 Demo

2021-01-23 Thread Allen Bush via Elecraft
I had to miss the K4 demo on Friday evening.  Will it be posted so we can view it later? Thanks!  W0OUU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:El

[Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Richard
Working hard to wean my K3s off a SignaLink and connect it directly via a standard A/B USB cable. Results have been frustrating but encouraging. The particulars are these. Mac mini Late 2012 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB RAM Running 10.12.6 Sierra K3s 100 I’m going to try replacing th

Re: [Elecraft] Was the Jan 22 K4 demo recorded?

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
I believe it was. I seem to remember seeing the record light on in the Zoom window. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/23/21 at 10:36 AM, thedusty...@imaginarian.org (Rich NE1EE) wrote: > > ~R~ > 72/73 de Rich NE1EE > The Dusty Key > On the banks of the Piscataqua

[Elecraft] Was the Jan 22 K4 demo recorded?

2021-01-23 Thread Rich NE1EE
~R~ 72/73 de Rich NE1EE The Dusty Key On the banks of the Piscataqua __ 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 lis

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios

2021-01-23 Thread lmarion
The old boy Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod, and it uses a spark gap to ground. I over ground from my FAA training. Under the 6 foot concrete cube for my tower is 10 foot copper rod with welded ground cable that goes 30 feet up the tower to a large ground clamp, for one. Both of my

[Elecraft] lightning protection

2021-01-23 Thread Bob McGraw
I always look at lightning protection methods as "mitigation" systems.   That is "to minimize damage" to the structure or equipment.   As to totally preventing damagethat is old ham lore. 73 Bob, K4TAX Message: 27 Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:47:35 + (UTC) From: Don Roberts To:"elec

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios

2021-01-23 Thread Lou Mecseri
Question: By grounding your antenna do you make it more attractive to a lightning strike? 73, Lou KE1F On 1/23/2021 7:53 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote: We had a direct strike a few years back, and the results were interesting. In most cases a gap of an inch or less vs. a direct connection made a h

[Elecraft] lightning protection

2021-01-23 Thread Don Roberts via Elecraft
In addition to everything else suggested, I disconnect all coax cables outside my home and let them lay on the ground. I  use a trailer type connector to unplug my antenna rotator. I further use a heavy duty DPDT switch for my full wave 80 meter loop, not to ground but to open. (lightning doesn'

Re: [Elecraft] K3: CW characters sound very hard / short

2021-01-23 Thread Barry
Yes, this is the answer. The original KSYN boards didn't have a powerful enough processor for high speed CW. My K3 works just fine for my weekly QRQ sked at about 60 WPM, and at least one other in the group runs a K3. Barry W2UP Klaus Koppendorfer wrote > Put KSYN3A Synthesizer Upgrade Boards

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios

2021-01-23 Thread Lyn Norstad
We had a direct strike a few years back, and the results were interesting. In most cases a gap of an inch or less vs. a direct connection made a huge difference. The lightning took the easiest path to ground every time. But that's the key ... you can't just "open" the line, it needs to be swi

Re: [Elecraft] K3: CW characters sound very hard / short

2021-01-23 Thread Klaus Koppendorfer
Put KSYN3A Synthesizer Upgrade Boards into your K3 and CW Chars are ok at QRQ high speed Have done this mode on my K3 and got an completly another Radio also on receive 73 Oe6kyg -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net Im Auftrag von dl2ki Gesendet: Freitag, 2

Re: [Elecraft] K3: CW characters sound very hard / short

2021-01-23 Thread dl2ki
Hi Andrew, Pete and Dave, thank you very much for your feedback. Yes, when searching the mailing list, it depends a lot on the search terms. So sometimes the search is a bit difficult. I will therefore continue to search with other terms. The issue occurs with the K3 internal keyer and is alrea