Evening all...
After a busy morning dealing with work-kinda stuff, it was too hot here
in Carson to get The Girl (my dog) out for walkies. So we stayed indoors
until the sun moved to the west and drove me from my workroom.
We drove north from Carson City to Washoe Lake State Park. It is a
de
I suggest you perform a RESTORE function from a previous file dated
before the problem occurred. Or if you have a back-up system, go back
to a known working configuration. (You have regular computer back ups
don't you?)
Using the K3 Utility, if communicates correctly with the radio, then
Pretty harsh, Wilson ... and also pretty much wrong. I use a KAT2 with
my K2, and KAT3 with my K3, and used the KXAT1 with my KX1 before I sold
it, and they all work just fine ... all bands. Currently, the only
manual tuner I own is a homebrew Z-match W8FGU made for me. I use it
with a QRPp
Peter:
1. Open Control Panel and click on Hardware/Sound-->Device Mangler-->Ports
2. In the View menu, click on Show Hidden Devices
If there are any, they will appear in the Ports display but grayed out.
Delete them, close everything, reboot, and try again. Windows will
occasionally, and
"I cannot find that "something.""
That something is likely Microsoft Windows. I declined Win 10 and never
regretted that decision. It seems Win 11 is even worse than Win 10.
My station computer in Win 8.1 64 bit. It never changes COM port assignments.
I have other XP Sp3 computers that perf
The problem isn't the Elecraft radio, or the COM ports, it's a defect of some
nature within Windows 11 that has suddenly manifested itself. I've tried all
the usual troubleshooting problems and no-go, and even a Microsoft 2nd Level
guy spent three hours with me on the phone and did it all again
The issue is far deeper than this. None of the COM ports work normally after
starting the system. Occasionally the radio connects to the software
normally, other times it doesn't. If I have it working with N1MM, close down
N1MM and try to start Commander (DX Labs) it won't work initially, but if I
Hi Greg,
The adapter you're hoping to find would need to have a USB *jack*, talk to
a USB serial device (the KXUSB-A) you've plugged in, convert that serial
data *back* to RS232, and wire it to an audio jack or plug with the correct
pinout for your rig interface.
What you'll *find* if you look fo
Peter –
From what you’re saying, it doesn’t sound like the COM ports were properly
reassigned.
You need to change them ALL to a number starting with 21 and going UP.
Then make sure that the software that is accessing the device connected to that
port is properly reconfigured to look f
"These is nothing unique about the Elecraft serial cable except possibly the
radio side connector. Basically it's a USB to RS232 Ground/transmit/Receive
cable."
I think you may find that some Elecraft serial cables use TTL levels and are
not RS-232 compliant. Doesn't matter if used for intend
Thanks, Wayne.
I'm glad they are normal.
They have never caused a problem.
WL
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Sorry about the confusing post. I essentially did what you suggested except in
the reverse way. I took a good DB-9 cable (RS-232 type) and cut off the other
end and soldered the wires to a 3.5 mm audio plug. The wires are so small that
they easily break and I have repaired it twice. So I thou
Hi Wilson,
What bands and frequencies?
Virtually all high-dynamic-range superhets have some birdies. These are usually
caused by high-order mixer products interacting with the VFO, BFO, etc. We went
to some lengths to minimize them, e.g. by using a balanced low-pass filter in
the mixer's commu
I've meant for years to ask about the birdies I hear from my K3.
At many frequencies across HF, I hear obviously internally generated birdies.
They are very narrow and quite strong.
I've noticed recently that I can cause them to occur by setting the high and
low ends of the filter to overlap
Please read my rant about Ham Qualifications and Technology.
We are at the mercy of MANY programmers and "software engineers."
The operating system people have no resistance to making things steadily more
obscure and complicated.
They don't know or care what the programmers of our many program
Right. But FIRST set TXEQ to max cut for the first three bands, 6 dB cut
on the 4th band, 3 dB boost on 2.4 kHz, 6 dB boost the top band (3.2
kHz). Then set COMP as Bob described. The TXEQ settings prevent wasting
transmitter power with speech components that don't contribute to speech
intellig
This is so far off the wall it can't be answered...there is no answer.
Please read my rant on Ham Qualifications.
Then ask yourself why the tuner might have a two wire output connection.
Then read about what impedance is.
Then read about what the impedance at the end of your wire might be.
Th
These is nothing unique about the Elecraft serial cable except possibly the
radio side connector. Basically it's a USB to RS232 Ground/transmit/Receive
cable. Anyone who understands USB com ports can help you. They don't need
to know radio. They should understand what I wrote here.
For USB COM
What is your Ethernet extender? I wouldn't expect most things that serve
that role to have a firewall.
On Fri, Jul 1, 2022, 13:04 Mike VE3YF wrote:
> Gordon:
>
> You might want to post your message on the K4 Groups.io page to get a
> good answer. (https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K4/messages)
>
> A
If you're connecting to the K4 from outside your LAN, a VPN would always be
an improvement over port forwarding -- it'd make inevitable security bugs
in the K4 much harder to exploit. Do be sure you secure the VPN itself
well, or it could be a risk to the rest of your LAN.
Beyond that, I'll defer
Gordon:
You might want to post your message on the K4 Groups.io page to get a
good answer. (https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K4/messages)
All I can say is I have had no problem. The only site on the web that my
K4D see's is the Elecraft site for firmware updates.
My Ethernet cable is connected
Ladies and gentlemen,
Perhaps this is old news to some however I thought it worth asking before my
radio arrives. Given the K4 now has direct Ethernet connectivity, how
vulnerable is it to malware, bugs, worms and bad internet stuff in general?
What is recommended for the radio itself beside
Does anyone have a recommendation for a portable-sized USB sound card
adapter to use with the KX3 I/Q? I had an older Diamond with 192 khz input
that I gave with the sale of K3, but I can't seem to locate any new devices
with 192 khz bandwidth that are also suitable for portable use - like with
a
From: Bob McGraw
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Start with COMP at 0, adjust the MIC gain while speaking normal voice to
attain 5 to 6 bars {no more} as indicated on the ALC meter.? Then adjust
the COMP for a value to indicate about 10 on voice peaks.
For those that believe in using the "I turned it up a little bit
I am not familiar with the Station Master. Your post is kind of confusing.
You talk about USB to DB9 and USB to 3.5 mm cables, The Elecraft DB9 to
3.5 mm cable is an RS232 cable used with the KX line and other small RS232
devices. It is still listed on their "Quick Order" page, down near the very
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