[Elecraft] K3 For Sale

2022-01-29 Thread Greg Mitchell
My K3 is for sale (I'm now the proud owner of a K4). Rig works great. It's a 100W model, with the KSYN3A synthesizer upgrade (K3S) and the KIO3B USB CAT/Soundcard (also from the K3S). It has the KXV3A transverter module as well as 5 filters: 2.7khz, 2.4khz, 500hz, 400hz and 250hz. Sale is for th

[Elecraft] Amps with K2

2022-01-29 Thread edauer
I have used W8FGU's amplifier keying system with a K2 and a KPA1500 and can say it works just as advertised. The KPA1500 output is in the 200 - 225 watt range on CW (as I remember -- I did the tests a few months ago), depending on band and K2 power setting; the TR switching time is fine for fast b

Re: [Elecraft] RPN Calc App For Android

2022-01-29 Thread Mike Morrow
The HP-35 (1972) and the HP 35s (2007) are two radically different machines.   I was an EE undergrad at Georgia Tech when the HP-35 was introduced in 1972 at $400 ($2750 in 2022).  Professors generally did not allow their use on tests because so very few students (and professors) could afford the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-01-29 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It is easy to lose a mountain.  Mt. St. Helens is rarely visible from here.  If there is any haze in the sky it is almost invisible.  In the summer you need to know which bit of white is a mountain top, which is a cloud, and which is the top of Mt. Rainier.  Tuesday's weather

Re: [Elecraft] RPN Calc App For Android

2022-01-29 Thread Frank Hale
First time posting to the reflector. Please forgive any errors. I found this little inquiry and the resulting responses fascinating. I'm old enough that: (1) I had to use a slide rule in college chemistry classes, because new-fangled electronic calculators were not allowed (2) I learned RPN as p

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: SPL N/A

2022-01-29 Thread Don Greenbaum
Make sure both VFOs are in data mode (or the same mode). A>B usually works best. Don At 04:16 PM 1/29/2022, Vincent Diak wrote: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Uncle Ben > Date: January 29, 2022 at 10:04:56 AM EST > To: elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net > Subject: SPL N/A

[Elecraft] Fwd: SPL N/A

2022-01-29 Thread Vincent Diak
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Uncle Ben > Date: January 29, 2022 at 10:04:56 AM EST > To: elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net > Subject: SPL N/A > >  > BLIZARD TODAY AT CAPE MAY,NJ - Need help with reading in sub B - when > transmit ft8 I see in sub rec. B it says SPL N/

Re: [Elecraft] KPXA-100 & K2 Integration?

2022-01-29 Thread Linda M
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Re: [Elecraft] KPXA-100 & K2 Integration?

2022-01-29 Thread Dave Van Wallaghen
Well, it has been over 3 years now and I didn't have any hair when I started ;-) 73, Dave, W8FGU On 1/29/2022 3:42:46 PM, "Linda M" wrote: Hi Dave……… Thanks for getting into the Elecraft Support Bizz. I worked for one of the Ham Equipment Suppliers long ago. You’re in for a Glutten for P

Re: [Elecraft] KPXA-100 & K2 Integration?

2022-01-29 Thread Linda M
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Re: [Elecraft] KPXA-100 & K2 Integration?

2022-01-29 Thread Dave Van Wallaghen
Hi Ken, I service all of Elecraft's Classic Line of Products through my company W8FGU Services, LLC and I am a part time employee of Elecraft doing the same thing for them. I can assure you that discontinuing the KPA100 was no arbitrary decision. As with most 20 year and older designs, part a

Re: [Elecraft] Seeking input on 3rd-party microphones used with our transceivers

2022-01-29 Thread Christian Friess
I can recommend the HYPERX CloudX and the NUBWO N7 www.nubwo.com with 3,5mm plugs for the connectors at the rear of K3 / K3S 73 de Chris -DL2MDU- Am 28.01.2022 um 19:53 schrieb Wayne Burdick: If you're using a non-Elecraft mic with any of our radios (K2, K3, K4, KX2, KX3), please send me a ve

Re: [Elecraft] RPN Calc App For Android

2022-01-29 Thread Eric Garner
I use Droid48. It's a pretty faithful recreation of the HP48 and has a pocket calculator style interface too (but it's still RPN) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ab.x48 Eric KI7LTT On Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 12:51 PM Jim Brown wrote: > The HP41 emulator I've used for years on olde

Re: [Elecraft] K4HD Executive Summary Request -- strong signal performance

2022-01-29 Thread Victor Abell
Thank you for your explanation Wayne. You are correct; turning off the noise blanker eliminates wide-band key clicks from strong, wide signals. Trying to put numbers to your "Aggressive settings of the noise blanker," I set about to find the NB level at which the clicks became noticeable. To my

[Elecraft] KPXA-100 & K2 Integration?

2022-01-29 Thread KJ
Hello again all, Can the KPXA-100 be fully integrated with the K2? Full QSK and so on? Appears to be mostly for the KX3 and KX2. My 2003 K2 has all the options. I can't believe Elecraft discontinued the 100w amp for the K2. What do have then? A full featured, basically, QRP radio! These little

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Production Relase 28 and SWR display issues

2022-01-29 Thread Andy Durbin
" I wrote code to invalidate and dash my display of the serial data SWR based on forward power level. " That wasn't accurate. What I actually do is "dash" the SWR display if there has been no TX on current TX frequency (+/- 500 Hz). I display X.XX if there was a TX on current frequency but fo

[Elecraft] K3 Tuner

2022-01-29 Thread 1lasportsman
My tuner on K3 shows tuning but ends up with - - in display it does not show swr just noticed it a couple days ago. any suggestion on tuner? I tried tuning on 20m antenna and with dummy load. The radio on antenna works as i talked to ham in Virginia with no swr showing. Bill WF9M

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Production Relase 28 and SWR display issues

2022-01-29 Thread Andy Durbin
"Here is what I've done for the test: - bypass the internal KAT4 ATU - de-tune my Palstar BT1500A external tuner for an SWR of about 1:2 - use the keyer to send in CW. SWR (bargraph in display) shows 1:2. Okay! - use the MH4 to send in USB and say "h". SWR shows 1:2. Okay! - use the MH4 to sen

Re: [Elecraft] RPN Calc App For Android

2022-01-29 Thread Jim Brown
On 1/28/2022 6:01 PM, Geoffrey Feldman wrote: I almost hesitate to weigh in since so many others have. The HP41 app is actually an emulator which runs the actual firmware from the original calculator. Thanks for all the great input, guys! 73, Jim K9YC

[Elecraft] K4 Production Relase 28 and SWR display issues

2022-01-29 Thread Ludwig Hechler
I have installed the production release R28. My K4 (serial # 0223) has a built-in KAT4. In early September 2021 I reported an issue with the SWR bargraph display of my K4 to Elecraft support. In some modes the SWR always shows 1:1 although the real SWR is 1:2 or higher. Rob from Elecraft Custom

Re: [Elecraft] RPN Calc App For Android

2022-01-29 Thread W Paul Mills
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