Re: [Elecraft] k4D using remotely

2023-05-23 Thread Ed Gray W0SD via Elecraft
and K4(D) remote ops data path 73, Lou W0FK Lou Laderman (314) 308-4363 Sent from my mobile device On May 23, 2023, at 12:26 PM, Ed Gray W0SD via Elecraft wrote: I have a question on using my K4D at my home QTH in SD from AZ as a snowbird?  If I buy a second K4D can I access/control/u

[Elecraft] k4D using remotely

2023-05-23 Thread Ed Gray W0SD via Elecraft
I have a question on using my K4D at my home QTH in SD from AZ as a snowbird?  If I buy a second K4D can I access/control/use my K4D from AZ at my home QTH over the internet.  I want to do Digital, CW and SSB. I also read about "VK4".  What is the status of this software? Thanks, Ed W0SD --

Re: [Elecraft] Any new info on K3/K3S updates availability?

2021-11-30 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I was told by Madelyn on 10-22-2021 4-6 months.  The problem is getting parts. I paid for mine! . Ed W0SD On 11/30/2021 8:21 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: I'm still hoping for a KIO3BUPKT for my K-3, but nothing heard since, I think, September - still TBD on the web site.

[Elecraft] For Sale 6M pre-amp K3PR6

2021-04-28 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
For Sale: Barely used K3PR6 6m Pre-amp.  In original box.  $65.00 includes shipping in USA. Has manual and double male BNC connectors and power cord. Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecr

[Elecraft] For Sale 6M pre-amp K3PR6

2021-04-28 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
For Sale: Barely used K3PR6 6m Pre-amp.  In original box.  $65.00 includes shipping in USA. Has manual and double male BNC connectors and power cord. Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elec

[Elecraft] K4 Second RX and VHF

2020-09-14 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I keep trying to find a picture for months of the inside of the K4 but I can not find one so I give up and will ask?  How is the second RX handled mechanically.  I just hate the box in the K3S for the second RX.  What a pain as you have to take it out to do things with the filters and all the c

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fan speeds and fan noise

2018-05-21 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I have a KPA-1500  #171 and when I set the fans at 1 the air is being pulled from the back by only the middle fan on  the back. The air is exiting out the top cover, front, right.  This exit area is just a little over 5" x 8".  I feel a good deal of air coming out the top evenly distributed ove

[Elecraft] Report on KPA-1500 #171 driving with a K3S

2018-05-19 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Preliminary comments subject to learning more and operator error so FWIW. First a few of the good things I will comment on which are just of few of the many good things. KPA-1500 drives really easily.  I don't come close to needing 50 watts even on 10M and 6M to get 1500 watts out.  I have co

[Elecraft] KPA-1500 #171 delivered

2018-05-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
# 171 was delivered today.  It was ordered on August 26th at 6:53 PDT, paid in full Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@ma

[Elecraft] KPA-1500 Order

2018-05-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I got a call today checking my address and that my KPA-1500 would be shipped. Later today I get an e-mail confirming that my order will be shipped UPS. Following is the original order information. I paid for it up front so I get free shipping. I will post when it arrives and the S/N # Five d

Re: [Elecraft] Ordered KPA1500 on 8/30

2018-02-07 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
My Invoice is dated 8/29/2017 for the full amount.  I am sure we are all curious what the invoice date is of those being shipped with admittedly the warning that is not an absolute but it would give us that ordered some clues. Thanks! Ed W0SD On 2/7/2018 7:47 PM, W1PEF wrote: Just FYI orde

[Elecraft] K3S macro

2018-01-31 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Is there a K3S macro to set the radio to USB?  I know about BR0; BR1; BR2; and BR3; Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@ma

[Elecraft] KIO3 Board

2017-03-08 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I now have a KIO3 board! Thanks I have a K3 #3423 and I need a KIO3 audio board. I don't want to go to the KIO3B stuff. Does anyone have one I could buy? You can contact me off list. Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://m

[Elecraft] KIO3 Board

2017-03-07 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I have a K3 #3423 and I need a KIO3 audio board. I don't want to go to the KIO3B stuff. Does anyone have one I could buy? You can contact me off list. Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elec

Re: [Elecraft] KP6 pre-amp for sale

2015-11-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
The KP6 pre-amp has been sold. On 11/16/2015 10:53 PM, Ed Gray W0SD wrote: Used KP6 pre-amp for sale, works perfectly but selling as I am getting a K3S. I want $80.00 Paypal and I will pay the shipping. Sold as is but leaves my place working. Ed W0SD

[Elecraft] KP6 pre-amp for sale

2015-11-16 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Used KP6 pre-amp for sale, works perfectly but selling as I am getting a K3S. I want $80.00 Paypal and I will pay the shipping. Sold as is but leaves my place working. Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mail

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Forum?

2015-10-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I don't want another forum I just want decent documentation on the K3/0 mini in regards to the remotehams software. http://www.remotehams.com I have two remote rig set ups. I have used them for several years from many locations back to my home station. I have used them with the computer(TRX

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Forum?

2015-10-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
The lack of a good manual and no diagram for the K3/0 is way..below the normal Elecraft standards. It is especially bad if in addition to remote rig you sometimes want to use the USB cable and remote hams. There just is no documentation as to what is going on! Ed W0SD On 10/11/2015 3:30

[Elecraft] Solar Controller Question

2015-07-20 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I have a MPPT controller and they produce a lot of radio interference. From what I understand PWM also cause radio interference. I believe that the older "diversion" controllers are quiet. Normally they would waste a lot of energy but if one were running enough equipment so the battery was b

[Elecraft] K3 Remotely Program CW messages

2015-01-21 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Can you program the CW messages in the K3 remotely? If so how? I can't figure out a way to do it! Thanks, Ed W0SD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm P

Re: [Elecraft] Filters

2009-01-05 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
We had good success this week end in the ARRL RTTY RU with the 500 hz roofing filter and a DSP setting of 300 hz most of the time. At times we went to 250 hz. and used the 250 hz roofing filter when the going really got tough. We are talking about a serious effort to win # 1 which we have done

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PK-232 FSK RTTY Setup

2008-12-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Rich, I have read Don AA5AU discussion on this and this is the next thing to do now that I have my two K3's wired up for FSK RTTY. I can do this as part of the process in getting ready for the ARRL RTTY Roundup. I have a 24 inch LCD monitor screen so hopefully I can find room. Thanks for th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PK-232 FSK RTTY Setup

2008-12-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
After reading the various posts on the K3 ACC DB15 it seems to be much better practice to use Cat cable or some twisted pair wire and solder to a bare DB15 as Don and others have suggested so I have ordered some tonight. The best source I found was L-COMM. I have added this for those doing a s

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PK-232 FSK RTTY Setup

2008-12-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Don, http://pinouts.ws/db15-vga-pinout.html shows the pin out and I don't see any pins connected together unless the grounds are common. I did check a lot of pins with the DMM but I did not find any in common but I did not check each and everyone. I will do that. Anyway your point is well

[Elecraft] K3 PK-232 FSK RTTY Setup

2008-12-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
For those now or in the future wanting to setup the PK-232 with the K3 using FSK here is the information. I would think you could do this very similarly for the Hal and other TNC'S. Of course the specific wiring would be different but the same general hook up should work. This set up does no

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Question re K3 diversity reception

2008-12-16 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Wayne, What about Snow static on the main antenna and danger to the rcv? It is fairly high voltage and I assume not much current? I had a bunch during the 10 meter contest. Those of us in the north country hear it snapping in the antenna switch quite regularly if not grounded during the wint

[Elecraft] K3 10 meter contest

2008-12-15 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
During a serious effort this week end in the 10 meter contest and fighting snow static I had a lot of experience with the pre-amp and snow static and the NB! We had a blizzard here all Saturday night and Sunday and a bit below zero and lots of snow blowing around so I really could only use the

Re: [Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware request

2008-12-12 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
MacDonnell - N6ML wrote: Ed Gray W0SD wrote: Do I understand if I am in PTT (not VOX) and I hit M1 the DVR will transmit(actually act like it is on VOX although the K3 is set to PTT? Yes, or at least mine does, and I want it that way. It's not really what I'd consider VOX, though - it&#

Re: [Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware request

2008-12-12 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Do I understand if I am in PTT (not VOX) and I hit M1 the DVR will transmit(actually act like it is on VOX although the K3 is set to PTT? What about if I have used PTT with a foot switch and keyed the K3 and the 8877 on two meters and the T/R relay in the amplifier has been switched can I tap

Re: [Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware request

2008-12-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Thanks Lyle! For me that is great news! I have another question on the KDVR3. If I am using PTT rather than VOX can I play a DVR message by tapping for example M1. Let me explain more. A long term problem with VHF contesting and using DVR on two meters and above is hot switching the amplifi

Re: [Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware request

2008-12-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
you don't need to connect a mic directly to the K3. Just some thoughts to keep the issue in perspective. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ - Original Message - From: "Ed Gray W0SD" To: Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:49 PM Subject: [Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware reque

[Elecraft] KDVR3 Firmware request

2008-12-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
First a little back ground as Wayne probably has not read the line-In + Mic discussion. When one uses the computer for a DVR for contesting an easy way to do it is to take advantage of the Line Input but given one also wants to use the mic for operating then the "MIC" is hot during the playing

Re: [Elecraft] Muting mic when voice keying (was K3 Monitor)

2008-12-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I must be missing something. From the way I read the manual you just turn Line in on and set the level and then you go back to Mic + line in and the level for line in is retained and different than the mic level. Did I not understand the manual? Barry N1EU wrote: Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: I do

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor

2008-12-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Lyle, Thanks for the info! It sounds absolutely correct as the DVR that I am inputting on "line in" from my computer sounds a lot better in the monitor. I did find out when using line in that the mic is still "HOT" which makes sense. This leads to the question??? With the KDVR3 when sending

[Elecraft] K3 Monitor

2008-12-10 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
It is my understanding that the monitor audio in the K3 was not so good early on but that this has been taken care of and has been OK for quite awhile. The past two days I have gotten extensive on the air checks on 10 meters in preparation for the 10M contest coming up this week end as the mo

[Elecraft] K3 & KRX3 Fantastic in ARRL 160 M!

2008-12-08 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
How the K3 and KRX3 did in the 160M ARRL Contest: W0DB operated W0SD in the ARRL 160M contest. To make the top 10 last year and this year we just live to far west so we just can't work the DX multipliers like they can to the east of us. We are a long ways from JA as well and the activity out

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Doing all additions at once

2008-12-07 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Having done the KRX3 just recently and looking at the DVR3 manual it looks to me like you will want to do them at the same time. More specifically when you remove the front panel to install the KRX3 you will also want to do the DVR3 before you re-mount the Front Panel. I have later serial num

[Elecraft] K3: KRX3 hearing no Signals

2008-12-06 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
For future reference for people searching as to why there KRX3 is not hearing any signals be sure the filters are installed in the slots they are supposed to be. You will have noise and the sub controls will work but you are not hearing any signals. I know what I am going to write sounds simp

Re: [Elecraft] Things to watch with the KRX3

2008-12-06 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Thanks for sharing these items Bill. I can add one to the list. Obviously most of us know that the widest filter we are using "HAS" to be first (lowest in number) slot. Somehow and I have no idea how I accidentally started at FL5 thinking it was FL1. Of course when you put the top shield on y

Re: [Elecraft] SN#1196 K3 General coverage

2008-07-14 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I am not into listening to short wave much or AM radio but I wanted it for getting news/WX when traveling on a DX-pedition and for an occasional basket ball game I like to listen to from the home QRH on a distant AM station that takes my antenna farm to drag in. If I add the AM 6 khz filter I

[Elecraft] Calibration of K3 wattmeter

2008-07-14 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I must not be to sharp today because I read the manual and read a bunch of e-mails on the reflector and could not get the K3 power reading to calibrate against my Bird watt meter. The manual on Page 46 says "ADJUST THE MENU PARAMETER". Well I first thought that meant VFO knob A but I turned i

[Elecraft] SN#1196 K3 General coverage

2008-07-14 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
After using #1037 this past week end, last night I started putting together #1196 which came right after I got back from TO5E and I was getting ready for the IARU contest so there just was no time. The second one certainly is easier than the first. Things went well and I did add the General Co

Re: [Elecraft] RF probe

2008-07-13 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Speaking from personal experience you have to order the RF Probe kit separately. It is the one that comes with the K2 and it costs $10.00 as of 3 weeks ago. Ed W0SD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscribe

[Elecraft] K3 #1037 in IARU contest

2008-07-13 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
The IARU contest was the first chance to try SN#1037 out in more crowed band conditions. We were multi-op single transmitter so three persons used the radio and we were both CW and SSB. It was a serious effort with 1967 contacts in the 24 hours and over 1,000,000 points. All the operators did

[Elecraft] K3 Serial # 1196 arrived

2008-07-09 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Ordered February 19th 2008, SN#1196 delivered today July 9th via UPS. It would be 10 days under 4 months. It needs assembling. K3 100 watt K3 ATU K3 General Coverage option K3 200 hz 5 pole K3 500 hz 5 pole K3 1.8 khz 8 pole K3 KXV3 Interface Just a tip learned from building #1037. Whenever pow

[Elecraft] K3 .4 wattsr

2008-06-18 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Tech support is closed for the night so I am looking for ideas? The K3 worked after I put it together at 10 watts. When I put in the 100 watt PA I got an error message. Thinking the 100 watts PA was bad I took it out and tried to go back to 10 watts but now it won't work at low power. I ha

[Elecraft] SN# 1037 on the Air

2008-06-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Ordered January 19, 2008, Shipped USPS June 5th 4pm CA time arrived June 7th, Saturday afternoon 2 pm in SD, amazing! It was a kit and I got the 2.7 khz, 1.8 khz 8 pole, 500 hz 5 pole and 200 hz 5 pole. I got the KXV3 interface, KAT3, KPA3. It went together in 8.5 hours to the 10 watts level.

Re: [Elecraft] 6 Meter Questions - OT

2008-04-01 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Mentioned is a sixth reason to my recent post of additional reasons besides contesting for a 1.8 filter for SSB. Six Meter sporadic E signals can be very, very loud and band conditions often change rapidly so two stations very close to each can appear very suddenly through no fault of their ow

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB - WPX - Filters - Controls

2008-04-01 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Why a 1.8 filter? Well put Ed-W0YK. I am no electrical engineer, ie have no electronics background, but I do my best to understand. In addition to what Ed-W0YK mentioned there are at least a few more situations besides contests for a 1.8 filter on receive for SSB. I have been on the bands e

[Elecraft] K3 CW Keying Question

2008-02-17 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I have a K3 ordered and in preparation have been reading the manual I downloaded. If I understand the manual I can use one CW jack to key the radio with my computer using Writelog, etc. The other jack I can use the K3 internal keyer with my paddle. What has precedence? If I am sending with

Re: [Elecraft] Computer Noise ruining 20 & 30m

2008-01-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
Summary: Based on the answers received and spending all morning reading on the WEB it appears PC Power and Cooling, Startec and Antec at least at the higher end have good computer power supplies. One amateur had good success curing his problem with a Startech ATX POW450Pro, two reported good

Re: [Elecraft] Computer Noise ruining 20 & 30m

2008-01-11 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
I realize this is not a specific Elecraft topic but it is in response to a request and it is on a radio subject. It would be interesting on reports on what the K3 noise blankers do on this type of noise. First of all I am no engineer but I have had some experience with this problem. I got t