Re: [Elecraft] SWR Readings:Differences

2014-09-03 Thread Brian Alsop
Add to the list. The PL-259 has an undersized center pin. I've seen these. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 9/3/2014 14:20, Mel Farrer via Elecraft wrote: Good list, and here at least is one more. # PL-259 male or female connector made of some non-solderable material. Looks like it soldered but isn't.

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Noise Blanking, all-mode squelch- any strategies for settings?

2014-07-30 Thread Brian Alsop
Something missed in this discussion. When you change a NB/NR setting, don't expect a instantaneous change. Count to five and then conclude whether a setting change helped or not. In some past posting, this was pointed out by Elecraft. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 7/30/2014 15:45, Jim Brown wrote: On 7

Re: [Elecraft] OT GENERAC generators

2014-07-26 Thread Brian Alsop
I have a gasoline powered unit. Dismissed propane because of the cost of the tank/tank rental and the minimum yearly fee for propane --whether you need any or not. These costs ended up being too high for a few days a year of generator use. We're in the sticks and don't have competition in th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power out - key down

2014-07-20 Thread Brian Alsop
I'm not a QRP fan for DX. However, one can definitely copy a weaker signal with JT65. No matter how much power you have, you can't work them if you can't copy them. It seems like the magic combo is 1500 W and JT65 on both ends. I think guys are resorting to this on 160M to try and squeeze o

Re: [Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Alsop
This sounds like good advice. However, every connector socket on my K3 is populated, ditto the computer, ditto the KPA500, ditto the KAT500. Pulling all wires when there is a potential storm threat is totally impractical. Even if I did, I'm sure some of the connectors would simply not last.

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Firmware Revisions for MAC OS X

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Alsop
rsion. In any case, there's also no reason he should have to put up with a lack of courtesy when asking a question on the reflector. Ted- Did you try searching for the firmware manually? 73, Scott, N9AA On 6/1/14 6:35 PM, Brian Alsop wrote: Are WINDOWS PC's banned from your household?

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Firmware Revisions for MAC OS X

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Alsop
Are WINDOWS PC's banned from your household? Certainly you know somebody who owns a WINDOW's laptop. If the situation were reversed and I needed an APPLE computer for a few minutes to install new firmware, I'd beg or borrow one. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 6/1/2014 22:28, Dauer, Edward wrote: The c

Re: [Elecraft] The Old 15 Meter - or 21 Mc - Band

2014-05-26 Thread Brian Alsop
I wonder if the probability of being an future avid DXer depended upon whether one was first licensed near a sunspot peak or sunspot minimum? For me the working of a WH6 on 40M just before school was the clincher. Ruined a bunch of FT-243 xtals trying to grind them down for near the Novice 15

Re: [Elecraft] K3: PSK31 will not allow Split operation.

2014-05-13 Thread Brian Alsop
There is also RIT or XIT-- provided the split value isn't huge. Also with subrx, one can do split just fine in PSK. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 5/13/2014 13:18, MontyS wrote: If you want to run PSK31 split, use LSB or USB modes, being sure to turn off the compression and any equalization. Monty K2D

[Elecraft] MDS practical measuring?

2014-05-04 Thread Brian Alsop
It was time to drag out the test gear and give my older K3 a going over. One thing of interest was Minimum Detectible Signal. There is a WIKI definition for it but the equation doesn't help me a bit. I just thought I'd attach a calibrated signal generator and keep reducing the level (for a 500

Re: [Elecraft] QRQ CW

2014-05-01 Thread Brian Alsop
I wonder where Dave got this idea from. I'd like to suggest it is wishful thinking. The contest winners clearly are superior ops and will use whatever speed benefits them. Likely higher speeds early in the contest and lower speeds later. Not a fixed speed throughout. I don't know why there

[Elecraft] QRQ CW

2014-04-29 Thread Brian Alsop
There was a thread on QRQ CW here. Also a query about does anybody send QRQ CW. For 2013 CQ WW contest N6TV did an analysis. The answer was 30+ WPM average. The top speeds were in excess of 50 WPM! See: http://cqww.com/blog/?p=302 With all the K3's being used by contesters, it doesn't appear

Re: [Elecraft] adjacent antennas and potential radio damage

2014-04-16 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, There is no substitute for a measurement. There is no global answer to how close is too close or how much power is too much power. Measurement process is simple: 1) Run one rig at 1 to 5 watts 2) Look at the S-meter on the other. 3) Scale the results upward by adding the number of dB to

Re: [Elecraft] Side Effects of QRQ On The K3

2014-04-12 Thread Brian Alsop
Not quite so. Increase your TX DLY to 25 ms and listen to your CW. At 8ms (default), it behaves as you say. Significantly higher values cause QSD. It doesn't matter if you're using the internal keyer or an external keyer. 73 DE Brian/K3KO On 4/12/2014 22:35, Fred Jensen wrote: On 4/12/201

[Elecraft] K3 TX TEST Mode via Software

2014-04-09 Thread Brian Alsop
I'm using the K3 for measurements and want it to be in the TX TEST mode. The software uses SWH18. However, it is a toggle. So if "*hit" happens and you have to run the data collection software again, it returns the K3 to the normal mode. I've scanned the manual looking for a command which d

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft compatible WX station

2014-03-01 Thread Brian Alsop
This begs the question. The original poster said he was getting ready for the hurricane season. Given what you say, I doubt the Davis anemometer cups would survive a near hurricane blow. Ditto with my Oregon scientific. So maybe the original postee has to reassess just what he wants from him

[Elecraft] Left field P3 addition?

2014-02-19 Thread Brian Alsop
It occurred to me that the P3 might be made into a decent 200KHz wide RF spectrum analyzer (note analyzer, not display) with the addition of N trace averaging (n, infinite). I use my K3 as test gear as well as for operating. With an elementary sweep generator, K3/ROCKY almost works as an RF s

Re: [Elecraft] 270V ERR KPA500

2014-02-12 Thread Brian Alsop
Or the interlock hardware is installed wrong. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 2/12/2014 17:28, bill conkling wrote: Mine did this right from the start. Trace the 270 volt wire from PS go amp module, thru the Z bracket. Somewhere the 270 is going low. Mine had a bad cap on the circuit board near the 27

Re: [Elecraft] Crystal Filter Offset in 4.81, What does it mean?

2014-02-05 Thread Brian Alsop
I should also point out that his shows no measurable effect on the 250 and 200 Hz filters. 400Hz and wider are impacted. On 2/5/2014 14:37, Brian Alsop wrote: Guys, I ran a sweep of the filter response with a 400 Hz filter at nominal 0.2 and 03. I have the plot but can't post here. In

Re: [Elecraft] Crystal Filter Offset in 4.81, What does it mean?

2014-02-05 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, I ran a sweep of the filter response with a 400 Hz filter at nominal 0.2 and 03. I have the plot but can't post here. In short the left side of the filter response is moved to the right. The right side moves slightly inward as well. The net effect is a narrowing of the filter -6db ba

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FSK D low tones?

2014-02-03 Thread Brian Alsop
Thanks to Jim, W0EB. It's already in there. Just change the pitch while in the FSK-D mode. In N1MM, if you're using a DXP38 modem, it is simple to change the mark setting to match. Works! Now the audio signals are not attenuated by many dB. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 2/3/2014 18

[Elecraft] K3 FSK D low tones?

2014-02-03 Thread Brian Alsop
2KHz is getting a bit above my hearing range. I wonder if there is a way to do low tone FSK-D @1275 Hz mark. Not interested in AFSK. I suppose the center frequency of the filter would have to be reset as well as the dual tone filter. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Ch

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Brian Alsop
Yippie. Can't wait! S&P on bands like 160M is problematic. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/31/2014 17:07, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're also working on a new feature that will allow the K3 to retune the KAT500 automatically, in receive mode, each time the VFO is moved. This feature would be turned on/off

[Elecraft] FS XG-2

2014-01-20 Thread Brian Alsop
Assembled. Make offer. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3681/6517 - Release Date: 01/20/14 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/

[Elecraft] Fwd: Weird K3 SSB problems fixed

2013-12-25 Thread Brian Alsop
em. 73 de Brian/K3KO Original Message Subject: Weird K3 SSB problems fixed Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 19:27:10 +0000 From: Brian Alsop To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Thanks to tips from several people of the list this problem was solved. It turns out that a scope showed there wa

[Elecraft] Weird K3 SSB problems fixed

2013-12-25 Thread Brian Alsop
ed for PSK transmit tones. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 12/25/2013 17:28, Brian Alsop wrote: I was using the K3 today. The VOX kept cycling to transmit and back with no voice input. Sounded like an easy problem to fix. Just touch up the antivox. Nope. Listening in the monitor, there is a rushing

[Elecraft] Weird K3 SSB problems

2013-12-25 Thread Brian Alsop
I was using the K3 today. The VOX kept cycling to transmit and back with no voice input. Sounded like an easy problem to fix. Just touch up the antivox. Nope. Listening in the monitor, there is a rushing sound with clicking (like fans in the background or something with a superimposed woodp

[Elecraft] N-GEN,XG2 available

2013-12-17 Thread Brian Alsop
These have been displaced by newer gear. Assembled and fully functional. Make reasonable offer. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6427 - Release Date: 12/17/13

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Loss of signal

2013-11-20 Thread Brian Alsop
Charlie, Your information about BNC pin size diameter used to be true but not so anymore. These days the BNC center pin size is the same for 50 and 75 ohms. The quote below is from 2004 so this change took place a long time ago. See: http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/newsgroups/viewtopic.php?p

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Receive Ant Question

2013-11-13 Thread Brian Alsop
Yes, there also is a spark gap. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/13/2013 6:29 PM, Brian Alsop wrote: Hi Don, Correct me if I am wrong. The back panel diagram of the K3 shows two BNC's labed RX antenna. I thought the thread originator was referring to this input path for a RX antenna. It's what I

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Receive Ant Question

2013-11-13 Thread Brian Alsop
diagrams in the K3 manual show a COR on the RX ant input. See pages 41 through 44. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/13/2013 5:43 PM, Brian Alsop wrote: Guys, I thought he said RX antenna input. The COR is on the aux ant input. There is no COR on the RX antenna in

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Receive Ant Question

2013-11-13 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, I thought he said RX antenna input. The COR is on the aux ant input. There is no COR on the RX antenna input (it's not needed, I think.) 73 de Brian/K3KO On 11/13/2013 22:28, Mike K2MK wrote: Hi Steve, It is separated by a relay but that doesn't mean that you can't damage internal cir

[Elecraft] KAT500 ability to...

2013-10-27 Thread Brian Alsop
Can be bypass mode be programmed into the KAT-500 on a segment basis? I would only need the KAT-500 for the upper parts of the phone bands. Rather than having to remember to turn off/on the KAT-500 when moving up/down, I'd rather have it automatically "remember". Ditto bypassing itself automa

Re: [Elecraft] CW Pitch Resolution

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Alsop
Hi John, I read that article too. Personally I think it is a lot of bunk. It assumes perfect hearing. Where ones sweet spot is depends upon his hearing and hearing degradation. The closest pitch to 432 Hz is 429.97 Hz on my K3. Some people's sweet spot may be 700 Hz-- since 432 Hz may be 20

[Elecraft] K3 pitch change with filter selection

2013-10-09 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, There has been quite a bit of discussion about use of very wide filters for HF narrow signal mode operation here recently. If QRM gets to be a problem the fallback position is to narrow the filter. Keep in mind the following. The AF pitch you will get for a fixed frequency signal is

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Filters for mixed JT65 and JT9 HF

2013-10-08 Thread Brian Alsop
I wonder if someone who has significant WSJT-X experience would like to pontificate of the real benefit of squeezing out another KHz of bandwidth out? It seems to me on HF one is simply inviting in more signals which can potentially de-sense the RX. That wipes out the benefit of the weak sig

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Feature Request - Transmit sampling

2013-09-24 Thread Brian Alsop
What if one defined the IF of the P3 to be at some PSK frequency and connect a loop of wire to it's RF input? Put the loop on the desk. There might not be enough resolution to clearly see anything but gross PSK signal infidelities. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 9/24/2013 16:40, Edward R Cole wrot

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tune on qsy configuration

2013-09-21 Thread Brian Alsop
A lot of the need for a tuner here would vanish if the KPA500 could handle a 2.5:1 SWR. Phone->CW band excursions could be tolerated without exceeding that limit. I've looked at the voltages and currents involved. At 500 watts, they don't intractable. I wonder if the incremental cost would

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tune on qsy configuration

2013-09-21 Thread Brian Alsop
Dale, I agree. Autotuners for many of us who do frequent fast search and pounce can indeed slow things up. The last thing you want when trying to pounce on a rare one (before the mob arrives) is to have the amp off line-- even for half a second. The best tuner is none. A bunch of fixed co

Re: [Elecraft] RIGblaster Advantage for Serious Digital Modes, with KX3?

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Alsop
Joe, There easy work around to this-- like adding a series resistor between AF output and earphones. Some earphones have built in volume controls. I use the non-fixed output of the K3 all the time for RTTY receive. Having some control over the audio into the decoder is sometimes an advantag

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2013-09-15 Thread Brian Alsop
Just for curiosity, what is the purpose of this Elecraft net? Is any technical information exchanged? 73 de Brian/K3KO On 9/15/2013 13:07, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: I know it would take a few more net control volunteers, but the Collins Collectors Association net on 14.263, Sundays at 2000Z usua

Re: [Elecraft] K3 NR needs improvement

2013-09-05 Thread Brian Alsop
Actually you ought to start with the DSP first. IF NB is a last resort because it can generate trash when a strong signal shows up outside the passband. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 9/5/2013 23:39, Cady, Fred wrote: _I have a pretty high line noise problem here on six meters and the NR doesn't make

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and whats next from Elecraft

2013-08-21 Thread Brian Alsop
Interesting. My measurements up to S9+40 show it pretty linear with a slope of 1.001 db/SMH unit. I didn't go above this. I'll send you the curve. The generator used is an HP8657B. This was done with a 400 Hz filter in the CW mode. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 8/21/2013 23:19, wb4...@knology.net

Re: [Elecraft] Just a thought

2013-08-20 Thread Brian Alsop
Look at the LOTW Home page. Yaesu is emblazoned on the top half. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 8/20/2013 19:39, Jim Lowman wrote: I asked someone at ARRL HQ, and was told that much of the equipment has been donated by the respective manufacturers. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 8/16/2013 4:30 AM, Mike wrote: S

[Elecraft] K3 possible new option

2013-08-20 Thread Brian Alsop
I was hoping that we would truly have a two RX K3-- each with its own set of bandpass filters when configured as independent. Perhaps the space where the general coverage filters are now could be utilized for a second set of filters for the sub receiver. If I want general coverage, I'll get a

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 112, Issue 30

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Alsop
I'd say the knobs will get in the way when trying to hang it on your belt. It would need some kind of box to protect knobs/buttons and the display. Oh is it waterproof or does it float? 73 de Brian/K3KO On 8/19/2013 22:19, Mel Farrer wrote: I think, darn I hate that, that the correct answer

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and whats next from Elecraft

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Alsop
Steve, What would you be willing to pay? What would it have that current import units do not? (perhaps a manual you can understand or a set of controls that easily access the gazillion features?) Let's face it the current crop of 2m/440 are almost priced to be disposables. What market shar

Re: [Elecraft] new computer advice suggestions for using with a K3

2013-08-10 Thread Brian Alsop
One has to be careful with these headers. There apparently are two pinouts for them. One is used more often in EU and the other in the US. So make sure you read the documentation supplied with the motherboard to assure you connect the right type of cable. I got caught with this problem while

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic SSB Power Output

2013-07-21 Thread Brian Alsop
I second the grounding strap problem. Through heat cycling or whatever, the ground nut of the back of my K3 became loose. Had a series of weird problems with power. Tightened it up and the problems went away. There is also the possibility that the cable between your K3 and the amp is flaky.

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF query

2013-07-21 Thread Brian Alsop
Thanks guys for the suggestions. To appreciate the problem one needs to look at Fig's 7 and 9 in the K3EXREF manual. There is no room for tools. Nor do I think any kind of gop is a good idea. (Though if this screw were necessary for grounding I don't think they would have used a split washe

[Elecraft] K3EXREF query

2013-07-20 Thread Brian Alsop
Anybody install with with the subrx in place? My recollection is that the installing the screw with the lockwasher on the panel side of the master oscillator PCB was a bit tricky. Also the extra hole for the SMA connector is already in use here for something else. I'm wondering if there is

Re: [Elecraft] Any way to block the spammers who discovered Nabble recently?

2013-07-10 Thread Brian Alsop
Except you can't change fonts in XP. It just ignores changes you try to make. This has gone on for years and apparently there is no motivation to fix it. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 7/10/2013 16:45, Jim Brown wrote: On 7/10/2013 9:04 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: I have been looking for a decent email

Re: [Elecraft] OT - anyone have experience with effects of metal roofs on antenna performace?

2013-07-05 Thread Brian Alsop
SWR is a pretty coarse indication of interaction. Interactions can change directional antenna F/B and F/S ratio by 6-10 db easily (assuming you have it in the first place) and hardly affect SWR. At least, this is my experience from antenna modeling. However, we have to live with the hands we'

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Thunderbolt GPSDO GONE

2013-06-18 Thread Brian Alsop
On 6/18/2013 13:10, Brian Alsop wrote: Single 24 volt version with Trimble bullet antenna and 35'RG6. Contact off list. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3199/5920 - Release Date: 06/

[Elecraft] OT - Thunderbolt GPSDO available

2013-06-18 Thread Brian Alsop
Single 24 volt version with Trimble bullet antenna and 35'RG6. Contact off list. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3199/5919 - Release Date: 06/17/13 __

[Elecraft] K3 (get FP temp?)

2013-06-04 Thread Brian Alsop
I was hoping to automatically get the FP temperature versus time from the K3. Tried the MN072;MN043; combo. All it did was switch the K3 to the tech menu and display the FP temperature on the K3 display. It did not return a value. Guess it isn't possible. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus

Re: [Elecraft] Combo pre-amp

2013-05-28 Thread Brian Alsop
Excellent! It also relieves the clutter at the back of the K3 and makes installing a preamp for 160/80 receive antennas cleaner. It would need to be programmable variable gain to accommodate differing noise floors on the different bands. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 5/28/2013 07:46, Wayne Burdick wr

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question about cooling

2013-05-27 Thread Brian Alsop
Keep in mind the fan may come on more and end up at higher speeds more ofter if you put the KAT500 on top. That is not to say it will overheat. Fan noise for some is a KPA500 issue. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 5/27/2013 13:39, Fred Smith wrote: I guess it boils down to whatever trips your trigger

Re: [Elecraft] Pigknob

2013-05-22 Thread Brian Alsop
I'll ask the group since the designer of PigKnob didn't reply when asked several months ago. Will it work with LBRIDGE and other apps sharing the K3? 73 DE Brian/K3KO On 5/22/2013 11:51, AB1DD wrote: Got a PigKnob yesterday. Works great! You can tune at one speed, push the knob and tune fast

Re: [Elecraft] Ideal RTTY filter.

2013-05-18 Thread Brian Alsop
Ed et al, As I said in my posting the receive filter info came from a quote attributed to Chen in the QST article. I pointed out that the link supplied by QST was not for receive. So we either have to accept the quote of Chen on the receive side (additional data exists that Chen has?) or th

[Elecraft] Ideal RTTY filter.

2013-05-17 Thread Brian Alsop
This comes from June 2013 QST page 59. According to W7AY: The ideal RTTY filter is 280 Hz wide. Narrowing it further by 60 Hz doubles the error rate. The article references: http://www.w7ay.net/site/Technical/RTTY%20Transmit%20Filters/index.html Which doesn't come out and say the above! It

[Elecraft] KTCX03 Questions and experience

2013-05-05 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, Put this in the K3. Some questions. Would appreciate some enlightenment from the experts out there. It has only three pins which I suppose are +V, ground and signal out. What does changing REF CAL do since there is no "adjustment" pin? Also I expected to only have to tweak a well cali

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - remote control head

2013-04-29 Thread Brian Alsop
How about a detachable P3 display? The box takes up way too much space. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 4/29/2013 14:51, Bill wrote: Will the "mini" be able to perform the same job the control head on a Kenwood 480 does? Put the radio on a back shelf and only have a 2" deep control panel to drag around th

Re: [Elecraft] why mix rf connector types within the product line?

2013-04-26 Thread Brian Alsop
Nope! My Wavetek sig gen uses type N. Bird watt meters use type N. Some dummy loads use type C. The list goes on. Some Collins transmitters used RCA connectors. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 4/27/2013 01:39, Jeff Herr wrote: Come on. All test equipment uses it! ALL! -Original Message- Fr

Re: [Elecraft] Bluetooth and Elecraft Rig Serial Comms

2013-04-12 Thread Brian Alsop
I have some empirical data that the K3 works at TTL levels (0 to 5 V). 73 DE Brian/K3KO on 4/12/2013 22:30, Don Wilhelm wrote: Phil, Why do you not try it and report the results? If the bluetooth connection is good and the bluetooth to RS-232 adapter is of good quality, it should work just fi

Re: [Elecraft] IS command...only for main receiver? What about sub?

2013-04-10 Thread Brian Alsop
Won't setting it in the main and doing A>B twice to copy all to subrx work? 73 de Brian/K3KO On 4/11/2013 00:56, tomb18 wrote: Nope. only in diversity. Otherwise IS only sets the main receiver. If you go into bset it doesn't change it and if you then give a IS; it only reports a question mark

Re: [Elecraft] DATA A Reverse? AFSK A Reverse etc?

2013-04-08 Thread Brian Alsop
Keep in mind what's "normal" depends upon where you are. My recollection is that MTTY used to transmit on USB as non-inverted. I think USB RTTY is standard elsewhere too. I don't think the argument has ever been settled which sideband is the "normal" one for CW either. I wonder if there i

Re: [Elecraft] Filter problems

2013-04-03 Thread Brian Alsop
8 db. This number was obtained by observing a signal generator carrier signal in Spectrogram (AGC off) with the 2.7 KHz filter. Then each progressively narrow filter was kicked in and the gain adjusted for the same peak value. The 200 Hz filter also needs 8db and perhaps a bit more. The met

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] A Different View--K3 Reduced-bandwidth RTTY Analysis

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Alsop
nty K2DLJ -Original Message- From: Brian Alsop Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:56 PM Cc: ElecraftReflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] A Different View--K3 Reduced-bandwidth RTTY Analysis Interesting. At at least the transition between the mark and space amplitudes are smoothed some.

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] A Different View--K3 Reduced-bandwidth RTTY Analysis

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Alsop
at 8:27 PM, Brian Alsop mailto:als...@nc.rr.com>> wrote: I notice that in the narrower signal spectrun the two tone peaks have the same amplitude. Many of us have wondered why our watt meters diddled like the RTTY tones. Hopefully that is fixed too. Not fixed. S

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] A Different View--K3 Reduced-bandwidth RTTY Analysis

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Alsop
I notice that in the narrower signal spectrun the two tone peaks have the same amplitude. Many of us have wondered why our watt meters diddled like the RTTY tones. Hopefully that is fixed too. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 3/25/2013 19:59, Hank Garretson wrote: Andy, K0SM has a very nice look at t

Re: [Elecraft] hi cut/low cut not work in CW?

2013-03-20 Thread Brian Alsop
Shift =.05 does do something but the result still is not as expected.us. Here's the results with a 2.7 KHz filter First high cut maxs out a 2.0 KHz, low cut can go to zero. High cut low cut 2.0 no effect 1.8 0-0.2 1.6 0-0.4 1.4 0-0.6 1.2

[Elecraft] hi cut/low cut not work in CW?

2013-03-20 Thread Brian Alsop
I was doing something odd. Stock 2.7KHz filter, CW mode, V4.61. Removed all equalization. Wanted to adjust high cut or low cut. Tapped shift control. Did not revert to high cut/low cut mode. Ditto for tapping width control. Can't simulate this with shift because of it's limited range. Hig

Re: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue

2013-03-19 Thread Brian Alsop
These kind of installation problems are not rare. TWC did the original installation here. A few years later while troubleshooting a low signal problem they found: 1)Several corroded connectors from the street to the house 2)An extra unterminated splitter in their house mounted box. 3)Replaced an

[Elecraft] K3 RS232 work with 0-5 volt TTL level data?

2013-03-18 Thread Brian Alsop
Anybody know if this is so? I'm talking about sending data to the K3, not receiving data from it. Much to my surprise, my computer accepts TTL level input as long as the polarity is right. Being lazy. I just haven't gotten around to trying it yet. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in t

Re: [Elecraft] OT: great deal on netbook

2013-03-18 Thread Brian Alsop
I have an earlier ACER netbook with a smaller screen which runs winxp. The thing is amazing. It is a dual core machine It runs everything I tried.. The HD screen does present some problems. One may definitely need glasses if over 40. The only problem I had was with the built in webcam. I

Re: [Elecraft] Wait For The K4 Direct RF Sampled SDR?

2013-03-16 Thread Brian Alsop
Did you notice the reported 6M sensitivity number? 1.25 microvolt compared to 0.16 microvolt on 1.8-30MHz. This may be a misprint as the MDS values are close to the same. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 3/16/2013 03:09, David Gilbert wrote: The transmit IMD specs are pretty poor as well ... and the intere

[Elecraft] OT- RS232 CARD input clamped to 2.5V

2013-03-15 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, Looking for some insight. I was doing some checkout of a device. The device output a +10/-10V RS232 signal swing from a MAX232 device. When it was attached to a PCI serial port card, the output dropped to +2.5/-10 V. In other words, the PCI card was clamping the input positive value

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 Build Continuing ­ Reflection Point (Page 6)

2013-03-13 Thread Brian Alsop
Nick, This reflects the sad state of the US psyche. To generations past "buy" or "buy assembled" would not even be considered. Their first reaction to a need was to make something from what materials they had on hand. Clearly this is anti-consumerism and not politically correct these days.

Re: [Elecraft] The P3 Effect

2013-03-09 Thread Brian Alsop
It's called "progress". It doesn't have to be a P3. Look at the ire the use of SKIMMER has generated. Now guys have to figure out how to intelligently use the new gadgetry. Working DX will still be an developing skill. Those without the technology will moan and complain about it being unfair

Re: [Elecraft] setting upper cut/lower cut via commands

2013-03-08 Thread Brian Alsop
ee is the FI and FW commands, so one must "do the math" to simulate HiCut or LoCut. Move the IF center frequency by half the reduction in width. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/7/2013 9:27 PM, Brian Alsop wrote: I don't seem to find any way to set upper cut and lower cut values via a macro. The

[Elecraft] setting upper cut/lower cut via commands

2013-03-07 Thread Brian Alsop
I don't seem to find any way to set upper cut and lower cut values via a macro. The programmer's manual doesn't seem to have mnemonics to do so Is it even possible? I know one can set the bandwidth and shift. Is that what we're supposed to do? I'd rather set the individual "cut" values indepe

[Elecraft] HB "button box" for K3

2013-03-07 Thread Brian Alsop
I really miss extra programmable buttons on the K3. To remedy this, I created a "button box" that has 20 programmable buttons. It's pretty elementary with a 4x4 keypad and four push buttons. One PIC, one voltage regulator and a MAX232 for RS232. All buttons are in-circuit programmable. Thi

Re: [Elecraft] LINK uses?

2013-03-05 Thread Brian Alsop
Fred, Here are two uses for VFO linking w/o diversity. I'm sure there are others. Single SDR/panadapter/skimmer on VFO B IF. During everyday operation linking the VF0's allows display of what's on VFO A centered on VFOA frequency. The only other alternative would be an a/b switch or a second

Re: [Elecraft] LINK-UNLINK

2013-03-05 Thread Brian Alsop
The sub button is already too multifunction. Anything that could be done to have it default to two selections would be appreciated. Unlike others, I use link without diversity quite often. So having a button to control this is a need for me. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 3/5/2013 04:30, Gary wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Eric &Co.... Please relocate the Link/UnLink button.

2013-03-04 Thread Brian Alsop
This illustrates why the K3 needs more programmable buttons. I programmed this function on M2 button since I never need memories. The unlink is done the programmed M4 button--in conjunction with unsplit. I use this a lot. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 3/4/2013 14:58, LA8AW wrote: Today it happened agai

Re: [Elecraft] K3 TXCO for JT65?

2013-03-01 Thread Brian Alsop
Frank, Yes the standard TXCO is good enough for JT65. It is also good enough for WSPR which is even more picky. Last test I did of drift was at 24.9 MHz. The K3 (standard TXCO) drifted 3Hz/hr (after a 6 hours of warmup) relative to my Rb standard. Expect more if you just turn K3 on and use

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 power

2013-02-26 Thread Brian Alsop
On 2/26/2013 20:13, Rick Bates wrote: It isn't. One needs a 3 amp 18vac AC wall wart, diodes, a few caps an LT1803 adjustable regulator and a few resistors. The use of an AC wall wart eliminates any switching supply concerns. 73 de Brian/K3KO It shouldn't be difficult to build a small, line

Re: [Elecraft] K2 tuner and G5RV

2013-02-13 Thread Brian Alsop
Ariel, Please explain to me how your SWR measurements translate to ERP. There are a whole bunch of things potentially between your rig and the antenna. Then of course there is antenna pattern. I once had a summer job at Airborne Instruments Labs. Part of the "summer trainee" job was to lis

[Elecraft] K3 Firmware program and Virtual serial port

2013-02-07 Thread Brian Alsop
Guys, Maybe this has come up before. It is now obvious that the K3 firmware program will not work on a virtual serial port (LPBRIDGE). Tried. For curiosity, why is that? 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Databa

[Elecraft] W1 wanted

2013-01-30 Thread Brian Alsop
Let me know if you have one available and shipped price. 73 de Brian/K3KO - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2639/5568 - Release Date: 01/30/13 __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] RE: Custom 700 Hz 8-Pole K3 Filters (by INRAD)

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Alsop
Hmm, wouldn't the DSP filter be good enough for this purpose? Except for obnoxious PACTOR, there are generally not the 40db over S9 signals to reject. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/27/2013 14:17, KD8NNU wrote: I use mine for digital modes. There are times where a 500 hz could be too narrow. That

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver

2013-01-24 Thread Brian Alsop
Larry, Is this antenna different from other bands or has it band specific components? It sounds like a set of dirty relay contacts or a bad joint. I've had this on a few antenna switches. The xmit voltage is enough to punch through but microvolts aren't. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/24/2013 16:

Re: [Elecraft] Is the K3 a "fun" radio to operate ?

2013-01-17 Thread Brian Alsop
Now if we only had some decent labels to stick on those "10 switches" Conventional computer labels seem to last a couple weeks before peeling off. Tiny writing isn't my strength so they are cryptic and only marginally readable. M1-M4 require diagonal printing. The other criterion is they hav

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CWT Function with firmware MCU 4.60 / DSP 2.80

2013-01-16 Thread Brian Alsop
CWT is not working as well in 4.61 either. It doesn't hit zero beat within 4 Hz. It used to be spot on. This observation was made and posted here when 4.61 came out. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/16/2013 18:36, Chad Wasinger wrote: Has anyone experienced any issues with not decoding a good cw sig

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 RFI problem

2013-01-09 Thread Brian Alsop
spread for bead baluns-- although this isn't the case here. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/9/2013 17:26, David Gilbert wrote: If that balun had overheated and become ruined on 12m it almost certainly would have affected other bands as well. A ruined balun is a changed balun. Dave AB7E On 1/9

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 RFI problem

2013-01-09 Thread Brian Alsop
Sounds like the 4:1 balun may be overheating on 12M. Chances are if you've been doing this for a bit, it's ruined. Heat anneals the core and changes it's electrical properties for the worse. Heat may have cracked it. Now whether a 4:1 balun is the thing to use is another issue. You don't sa

[Elecraft] Odd subrx problem

2013-01-09 Thread Brian Alsop
This has happened enough to raise it as an issue. I have a SDR on the subrx IF. I operate mostly CW. The SDR is set so that frequencies agree at zero beat on CW. A/B VFO's are linked for normal everyday operation. I use ROCKY for everyday use and SKIMMER for contests. If I change mode to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 band data input

2013-01-05 Thread Brian Alsop
dware? Ideally I would think the antenna switching would only listen in on the K3 BCD outputs and react accordingly, but you may have implemented something more complex. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/5/2013 8:34 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: Question: What "band" is selected when the Radio=BCD and the input

[Elecraft] KPA-500 band data input

2013-01-05 Thread Brian Alsop
Question: What "band" is selected when the Radio=BCD and the inputs are open? It appears to revert to RF sensing. The situation is this. Antenna switching stuff automatically echos the band BCD data to the KPA-500. The exception is if one manually selects an antenna. In that case power to

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