Re: [Elecraft] Arc Fault Detector Woes

2021-01-04 Thread Alan Corbeth
Some yers ago I had a problem with the arc fault detectors tripping when transmitting. After contacting the ARRL to see if they were aware of any problems with these devices, it turned out that some of the new Eaton units were overly susceptible to RF. They put me in touch with Eaton who repla

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Ergonomics etc

2019-06-26 Thread Alan Corbeth
Very good review and information Doug. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I too will be ordering a K4, probably in the second production run. I may wait until the super het version is available. Alan K7FH > On Jun 26, 2019, at 11:01 AM, Doug Turnbull wrote: > > Dear OMs and YLs, >

Re: [Elecraft] Silent power supply for a K3s

2019-06-10 Thread Alan Corbeth
I have an Astron RS35 power Supply purchased in 1991. There was a period where I didn’t use it for ten years. Now it’s in use daily and so far it continues to be totally quiet. Alan K7FH > On Jun 10, 2019, at 3:56 AM, Bill wrote: > > I have several Power Werx switchers and prefer them for t

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's philosophy of community input on product design

2019-04-16 Thread Alan Corbeth
That’s a great question Dave, and as you know, I will be among the first to order it! Alan K7FH > On Apr 16, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote: > > Hi Wayne, > > OK, I'll be the one to ask... Is this Elecraft's way of saying a K4 is > forthcoming? ;) > > 73s and thanks, > Dave (NK7

Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4

2019-03-24 Thread Alan Corbeth
I am in the same boat. I really want to join the Elecraft Family, but the K3 is aging and I feel a major upgrade must be on the table. Icom, Flex, and now Yaesu have recently introduced new high tech models. On one hand I am ready to purchase a new K3s, but will be very unhappy if shortly the