Re: [Elecraft] K3 and the digital modes

2008-12-04 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Lynn Lamb, W4NL wrote: Pardon for a dumb question, but I've hit that wall... again! I talked to Dale at Elecraft and he suggested some of you may know the answer as he had no experience with hooking up and making K3 work with a computer so it will work using the sound card to have a full arr

Re: [Elecraft] K3 KDVR manual

2008-12-03 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
The date was 11/30. Ray let us know that he got his confirmation notice yesterday: http://n2.nabble.com/KDVR3-Confirmation-Notice-td1609161.html ~Iain / K6IAM Stan Rife wrote: When will the KDVR3 be released? Do we have a date yet? Stan W5EWA --- On *Wed, 12/3/08, Eric Swartz - WA6

Re: [Elecraft] Phillips "hold-tite" screwdriver mod

2008-11-25 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Or get some Screw-Grab! :) http://www.screwgrab.com/ The Solder-IT guy was selling it at Dayton this year... ~Iain J. Heide wrote: If you have a phillips head screw just getting ready to strip out on you, just put a touch of valve lapping compound on your screwdriver. The grit will g

Re: [Elecraft] Low Power RTTY Output

2008-11-24 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Nelson Moyer wrote: When I connect my Hal DXP38 AF Out to the K3 Line In, I get a maximum of 20 watts RF output, even when the TX Level pot on the DXP38 is set for maximum output, MIC SEL is set to Line In, PWR is set to 100 watts, and Line is set to 60 (max setting available). I see no ALC bar

Re: [Elecraft] Driver Site for USB Cable

2008-11-22 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Hi Roger, The link is near the bottom of the K3 software page - it's: http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31 ~Iain Roger wrote: Group, What is the address for the site that provides the proper driver for the Elecraft USB cable?

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Small Blank Panel

2008-11-17 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Todd Fonstad wrote: Greetings, I am slowly working on K3 #1934 and have hit a snag on p. 25 of the K3 Kit Assembly Manual. I am about to install the KIO3 interface and, as the KXV3 option is backordered, I am instructed to "mount the small blank panel" on the rear panel (Fig. 31). However, aft

Re: [Elecraft] Which cables?

2008-11-12 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Benson wrote: I don't have a K3 yet but am trying to get some accessories together beforehand. My computer has a (male) serial port. Do I need to get a cable like this one: "This is fully shielded, straight-through Serial cable. It has molded DB9 male to female connectors." Sounds good. Y

Re: [Elecraft] KEY OUT (K3)

2008-11-11 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
WILLIS COOKE wrote: I may be missing something, but when I close the key in the PTT mode I get a sidetone with no output. I get output only if I close the PTT or use VOX. I have not yet connected my amplifier, so I am not sure what the Key Out does. If I am setting parameters in my K3 I w

Re: [Elecraft] Digital Mode

2008-11-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Hi OM, Long answer to a short question (and it's late, so apologies if any of it doesn't make sense)... To transmit in digital modes with HRD + DM780, you'll probably want to connect the RS232 port on the K3 to a serial port on your PC, as well as audio, but you can start of with receive-only

Re: [Elecraft] TX Power settings by band?

2008-11-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Hi Lance, nabble search found this: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-SSB-Power-Control-and-ALC-Metering-td1113528.html#a1113528 Basically, "CONFIG:PWR SET" = "Per Band". ~Iain Lance Collister wrote: I suspect there must be a way to do this, but I have not found it yet in the manual... Is ther

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - MCU 2.57 ?

2008-11-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I have it - I'll put it somewhere and send you a pointer off-list... ~Iain Jeff Wandling W7BRS wrote: Does anyone have zip copy of the Firmware set that corresponds to MCU 2.57 ? Email me directly. I searched the FTP site at Elecraft and couldn't find it. I need to regress an issue

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
That doesn't really help in this case, as the TX symbol is normally on all the time. Perhaps the "delta" LED could blink too, when test mode is on ? ~Iain Jim Miller wrote: An alternate method may be to make the "blink" longer on than off and give more chance to read it. 73, Jim KG0KP

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter NORM

2008-11-05 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Stephen Prior wrote: Perhaps I've got the wrong end of the stick, and it's only for curiosity's sake I mention this, but I did not think it was possible to independently set crystal filter and dsp bandwidth. As I alter the width control, filters kick in at the appropriate points, and if I use

Re: [Elecraft] Using K3 with AMP

2008-11-02 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Don Wilhelm wrote: George, What K3 jack are you connecting the amp to? You should be connecting to the KEYOUT jack. If you have connected to the K3 PTT input instead, I could understand that you might have difficulties like you describe. Or to the "KEY" input next to it, it if was in CW

Re: [Elecraft] Sub Receiver Question

2008-11-01 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
-.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote: How do I get the sub receiver to receive? I can hear my main receiver on the left speaker and static on the right receiver. It sounds like I don't have an antenna on the sub. I checked the sub receiver's frequency with the main receiver and there is activity on t

[Elecraft] Re: TUNE bug - DATA / SPLIT

2008-10-30 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM wrote: I believe I've discovered an obscure bug - MCU 2.58 Situation is both VFO A and B are in DATA mode, on different frequencies (14MHz band), and SPLIT is on. I hold TUNE. TX goes on, and the display changes mode to CW, but instead of making a carrier, I mod

[Elecraft] TUNE bug - DATA / SPLIT

2008-10-30 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I believe I've discovered an obscure bug - MCU 2.58 Situation is both VFO A and B are in DATA mode, on different frequencies (14MHz band), and SPLIT is on. I hold TUNE. TX goes on, and the display changes mode to CW, but instead of making a carrier, I modulate audio from *mic* (NOT even line-in)

Re: [Elecraft] K3 ACL setting for PSK31

2008-10-29 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Haines Brown wrote: The noise you see on the waterfall should correspond with the DSP BW you have set using the WIDTH knob. The TX filter must be either the 2.8 or 2.7, which ever you have installed. Indeed, I can increase the width by adjusting the DSP BW width, but only to a small degree.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 ACL setting for PSK31

2008-10-29 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Haines Brown wrote: Also I should note that in my laptop waterfall display, the width is only about 400. I have for FL1 the 8-pole 2.8K and for FL2 the 8-pole 400Hz. I think that you haven't assigned FL1 the 2.8K filter for data mode in the config menu. I'm not looking at the K3 right now so

Re: [Elecraft] K3 ACL setting for PSK31

2008-10-28 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Haines Brown wrote: I'm struggling to set up K3 for PSK31 and hit a snag. I can decode signals with fldigi on a Thinkpad X61s running Sidux. My K3 MCU is 2.46, which apparently I can't upgrade because that's the highest version for linux at this point. For data mode I've got the 400 Hz filter

Re: [Elecraft] RX Out On K#

2008-10-24 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
On 10/24/08 11:39 AM, Roy Davis wrote: We are trying to use a second external receicver wth the K3 by connecting the RX ant out jack to the second receiver antenna input. But we are hearing no signals. It appears to be necessary to swith the rx antenna in and out jacks into the circut to make

Re: [Elecraft] Using Logitech A745 powered computer speakers with a K3

2008-10-23 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
On 10/23/08 3:38 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: Where is that option - I'm not aware of that and f/w 2.45 doesn't seem to have that option? 2.46 does have it. When looking at CONFIG:LIN OUT, tap the '1' button. It's document in the owner's manual too - page 55. ~Iain ___

Re: [Elecraft] Using Logitech A745 powered computer speakers with a K3

2008-10-23 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Maybe if you set CONFIG:LIN OUT =PHONES ... ? ~Iain On 10/23/08 4:20 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: I don't believe you can do this with LINE OUT - that is really for data modes. You can do it using the Speakers output though, then the AF control will work too. Ensure you have set CO

Re: [Elecraft] SUB receiver

2008-10-22 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
On 10/22/08 10:12 PM, Dave Blaschke wrote: I got my K3 yesterday and am learning. But I have not figured out how to hear sound from the SUB receiver. Yes, KRX3 is installed. How does one activate audio out of the SUB rcvr? Have you read page 37 of the owner's manual ?? ~Iain __

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware Update DSP 1 Problem

2008-10-21 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Terry, That is NOT the latest firmware - you want MCU 2.46 / DSP 1.92. I don't know if that will solve your problem or not, but there release notes include: "MCU 2.37 / DSP 1.90, 9-2-2008 * FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: When upgrading firmware, MCU and DSP code versions may temporari

Re: [Elecraft] K3 TECH MD

2008-10-16 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Jim Miller wrote: I'm new at this but occasionally I like to watch the PA temperature for example. Unless I am wrong, I have to be in Tech Mode to see the PA TEMP display but I usually end up grabbing the wrong knob and screwing up the tamp calibration. I would prefer that the calibration

Re: [Elecraft] K3 TECH MD

2008-10-16 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
David Lankshear wrote: I've noticed that quite a few enquiries have been resolved by advising the enquirer to turn TECH MD to ON. I just wonder if there's any argument to support ever having TECH MD turned OFF? Might it be just as well to set it permanently ON in a future firmware release

Re: [Elecraft] Config: TUN POWER

2008-10-16 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Yep. That seems like a bug, IMO - shouldn't have to be in tech mode to set that... ~Iain Don Wilhelm wrote: Steve, Turn on TECH mode and I believe you will find it. 73, Don W3FPR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What happened to Config: Tun Power? Did I sleep through a change? 73, Steve, K

[Elecraft] K3: Separate monitor level for phones/speaker ?

2008-10-11 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I like to use the monitor function to tweak my outgoing audio, using headphones, but I often operate "casually" with a speaker and boom mic. With the monitor level set to a useful level for adjusting my audio with the phones on, it causes feedback when on speaker, so I have to keep turning the le

Re: [Elecraft] Cushcraft cable - what is it? - OT

2008-10-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote on 10/10/08 05:40 PM: yes, I did and found some comments on it, I'm not sure what frequency. it's go to though That doc gives loss per 100ft at different freqs. There's also; http://www.cushcraft.com/wireless-products.asp?id=1919 1.5dB at 150MHz, since you ment

Re: [Elecraft] Cushcraft cable - what is it? - OT

2008-10-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote on 10/10/08 05:31 PM: Can anyone tell me what this Cushcraft cable is like please? Written on it (in the sequence it appears) is Ultralink 93605 Cushcraft / Signals Manchester N.H. E82833 10 AWG 75 C (UL) Type CL2 ... LL82959 (CSA) CXC 60 C FT-4 It has a s

Re: [Elecraft] K3: PSK D ASCII mode

2008-10-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Barry Pfeil wrote: The owners manual (Rev D1) that came with my SN1774 K3 says, on page 31, that "...PSK D lets you transmit via FSK IN, ASCII, or the keyer paddle". I take this to mean I don't really need a transmit audio connection from the computer my PSK31 software runs on to the K3. Ap

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and HRD - can't connect

2008-10-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I had LP-Bridge configured with a virtual serial port of COM11 earlier today, and HRD found and opened that OK. ~Iain Dick Dievendorff wrote: If the USB to Serial Adapter is COM9 and HRD is opening COM3, then HRD isn’t going to find your K3. Maybe you can change the USB to Serial Ad

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Aux RF connector

2008-10-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Ralph Parker wrote: During construction of #1823, I was cautioned many times to protect the end of the TMP cable coming from the 'Aux RF' BNC, so it wouldn't short anything during alignment. Now that I'm about to drop the KRX3 into the chassis, there's hardly a mention of this cable, and nowhe

Re: [Elecraft] flashing NB icon question

2008-10-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Page 25 of the owner's manual says "(i) The NB icon will flash slowly if the I.F. blanker setting is too high for the present signal conditions. If this happens, use a lower setting." ~Iain Bill NY9H wrote: I know I read about it somewhere but cannot find it when I turn on the IF

[Elecraft] Errata error

2008-10-08 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
There's a minor error in the "K3 kit assembly manual errata" rev E-6 - item 5 pertains to page 32, not page 43 (it applies to *figure* 43). ~Iain ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Connection to PC for HRD

2008-10-08 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
e K3 line-in and line-out jacks. That is true whether the sound card used is the EMU or the computer internal soundcard. 73, Don W3FPR Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM wrote: If the EMU 2nd sound card provides no advantage and I omit it, what cables do I need and how do I connect

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Connection to PC for HRD

2008-10-08 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Lawrence Libsch wrote: I would like to try HRD for digital modes, logging and rig control for my newly built K3. (Great Kit. Great Instructions. Great radio.) I own an Elecraft USB to Serial port cable. I own an EMU 0202 sound card. I am using a Lenovo T61 laptop. I would like to continue

[Elecraft] K3 #1879 is alive!

2008-10-08 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
, Elecraft :) ~Iain Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM wrote: Brown truck just dropped a box on my doorstep. Kit ordered June 23rd, shipped UPS ground yesterday. Nice to be in W6-land, except having to pay sales-tax :/ Now the fun starts :) ~Iain ___ Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] OT guestion...Help needed for the geography-challenged ham

2008-10-08 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Steve, Take a look at DXview: http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxview/ I think it does most of what you're looking for ... ~Iain STEPHEN W BANKS wrote: Hi Everyone, Does anyone on the list have suggestions for ways to quickly associate callsigns, country names, latitude and longitude

[Elecraft] K3 #1879 - ordered June 23rd

2008-10-07 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Brown truck just dropped a box on my doorstep. Kit ordered June 23rd, shipped UPS ground yesterday. Nice to be in W6-land, except having to pay sales-tax :/ Now the fun starts :) ~Iain ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Initial Configuration?

2008-10-07 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
James Young wrote: Thanks, in advance for your help! I apologize if this question has been asked before, but here goes. What would be the least expensive initial configuration for a new (factory assembled) K3? My operating preference is SSB, but I may try some of the digital modes at some poin

Re: [Elecraft] K3 HRD lastest beta not working with LP-Bride

2008-10-05 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
LP-Bride ??? Larry's come out with some great products, but that's a new one on me. If he's really produced a bride that promises to be compatible with all of our other radio equipment, that'll be a winner! Sorry, couldn't resist... ~Iain ___ El

Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: My email address

2008-09-30 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I distinctly remember an ARRL announcement to the effect that they were no longer hosting and/or administering email accounts on arrl.net Probably. As long as I've been around (not long), it's been a *forwarding* service only. ~Iain __

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Microphone connections for K3 #1540

2008-09-01 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
google is a wonderful tool... http://www.doctorproaudio.com/doctor/temas/dynamics-processors-noisegates_en.shtml "Downward expander. This type of unit works like the opposite of a compressor, and provides a "ratio" control or attenuation slope. That way the signal is attenuated more highly th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - first impressions

2008-08-27 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
So what we need is a K3 "docking station" - when you bring your K3 home from field day / DXpedidion / whatever, you drop it into the bigger enclosure, with the fancy display, more knobs and buttons, etc, and hook up a big interface cable of some sort ... seems like it should be feasible... ~

Re: [Elecraft] K3: cheapo substitute for KXV3?

2008-08-07 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
With this cable for the IF out, would one be able to feed a LP-PAN with full functionality without the KXV3 option? ~Iain Burl wrote on 08/07/08 15:39: You can purchase the cable (pn850292 @$3.10) from Elecraft that will plug into the bottom of RF board at P86. This is the same cable use

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Heil Adapter, which one?

2008-08-06 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I don't know what Heil is taking about, but if I compare the pinout described in the K3 manual to the Kenwood one at: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rg4wpw/date.html#kenwood the stuff that matters (mic audio, PTT and grounds for each) seems to line up properly, where the Yaesu pinout is completel

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Release, Rev. 2.22

2008-07-29 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Lyle Johnson wrote on 07/29/08 17:30: I'm still showing 2.19 at the beta site. What am I doing wrong? Refreshing your browser will usually fix this. You might have to not be using the web site in frames mode to make this work (select no frames from the box on the left). Or you could rig

Re: [Elecraft] K3: General Coverage Receive Filter

2008-07-28 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Hi Mark, Can you be more specific? What function of the Drake or JRC could you not replace without the general coverage receiver option ? ~Iain Mark Volstad wrote on 07/28/08 11:38: In my case the motivation was simple: I wanted to save the $1000+ it would otherwise have cost me to purc

Re: [Elecraft] K3: General Coverage Receive Filter

2008-07-28 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
I'd been meaning to ask for a while; what is the motivation for those of you who have ordered the general coverage receiver option? i.e. what makes it worth the extra $129 ?? ~Iain Ron D'Eau Claire wrote on 07/28/08 07:35: Joe asked: What is the General Coverage Receive Filter, how does

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Release Update (MCU 2.20, DSP 1.88)

2008-07-24 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Must be just you. Which link are you looking at? The actual files are at: ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/beta/ But the link in Wayne's email reflects 2.20 for me also... try a shift-reload in your browser, maybe? ~Iain Larry Naumann wrote on 07/24/08 13:18: It may be just me but wh

Re: [Elecraft] Mode Disable????

2008-07-24 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Seems like this topic has been a bit of a "dead horse" for a while already. Can't we agree that everyone's got their own operating style, and some may benefit from a feature, even if others can't see a need for it? It seems like the feature should be reasonably easy to implement in a firmware enh

Re: [Elecraft] Heil Proset Quiet Phone

2008-07-16 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
If your shack is quiet, you probably wouldn't get much benefit from the quiet phone, IMO. Where I noticed it to be most effective was at field day, where it really took out the drone of the generators that were a wee bit too close to our operating position for a while. I've been told it can be qu

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ISP problems

2008-07-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Dave Martin wrote on 07/10/08 01:29 PM: No, Comcast is the worst, by far! (:-)) It's impossible for Rose to reach her case and cover customers that are Comcast subscribers. This is why you see an occasional "broadcast" message from her to a list member. From the customer's viewpoint it just

Re: [Elecraft] k3 firmware update.

2008-07-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
PAUL VANOVEREN wrote on 07/ 9/08 06:03 PM: I am running the 2.02 version of the firmware, I believe there is a released version 2.10, plus two new Beta releases.2.13 and 2.15. ...when I go to the utility and it lists 2.02 on the K3 and 2.02 as the available firmware for update...did I miss

Re: [Elecraft] Which Filter for Transmit

2008-07-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
Mike Miller wrote on 07/ 9/08 02:44 PM: If I have the 2.1 filter selectedfor receive...on main receiver and I transmit...am I transmitting thru the stock 2.7 kc filter or thru the 2.1 filter? Does the radio transmit thru the widest filter? I see two different answer for this on the web