Re: [Elecraft] Lightning concerns: Was: K4 Remote: My QTH vs. a friend's, many miles to the north

2024-05-06 Thread Charles Hill
Peter, Mike, I think Elecraft does a reasonable job at protecting equipment inputs. For lightning protection, there is much literature on methods and practices. A principle to keep in mind is protect at the “point of entry”, the desk setup, the entry to the house/shack, etc. Another is

Re: [Elecraft] K3S trouble

2024-03-21 Thread Charles Hill
Have you tried: Pressing the XMIT/TUNE button. For TUNE you have to hold in down for a few seconds. The transmitter should then transmit a power output intended for tuning. Second test: Press the XMIT button, just a quick push. Then try the key. 73, Chuck > On Mar 21,

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] A dumb question about lightning

2023-07-28 Thread Charles Hill
> On Jul 28, 2023, at 17:13, Jim Brown wrote: > > On 7/28/2023 1:31 PM, Al Lorona wrote: >> Please don't laugh at me; I'm a transplant from a region of the country with >> essentially no lightning to a region where you have to worry about it quite >> a bit. > > The answer is, as KK9A said,

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Noise Reduction

2022-11-06 Thread Charles Hill
Richard, I saw this explanation of a procedure to adjust the NB from this reflector. I’ve tried it and it works. Also see page 103 of “Getting the Most from Elecraft K3” by Fred Cody KE7X. 73, Chuck K0MV The approach I use for the Noise Blanker is this. I first activate the NB and then the