Re: [Elecraft] ALC implementation

The original concept of ALC was devised by Collins engineers as part of their development program for speech processing. Speech clipping flattens the peak amplitude, but also introduces some splatter which then has to be filtered out - but the filtering re-introduces a small amount of level var

Re: [Elecraft] ALC implementation

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Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Re: PIN for K3??

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The problem with "optional" features is that they take development time for the benefit of a very small number of users and get in the way of larger projects that benefit the larger group. That is a very important point - but development priorities are decided by Elecr

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with a K3 screw - suggestions needed

In Europe, make sure you are not using a Pozidriv screwdriver. A Pozidriv #1 screwdriver will kind-of work with the Phillips screws in the K3... right up to the moment when a screw gets stuck. Beyond that moment, a Pozidriv screwdriver is very likely to do damage. Even with a good-quality Ph

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problems

chas wrote: On 26/11/2012 12:19, Don Wilhelm wrote: Do you have a saved K3 configuration file? If so, do an EEINIT (see Parameter Initialization in the manual) and reload the configuration. That will give you something to accomplish while waiting for the support people to wake up this morning.

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Anomoly

N4OI - Ken wrote: >> Appears to be bad BNC-BNC cable that was supplied with P3. Easy to >> replace. > >Yes, I just assembled my P3 a few weeks ago and noticed that the BNC >cable ends had a very loose fit on both the P3 and K3 BNC connectors. >Although I did not experience a problem, I replaced i

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power output problems

Don Wilhelm wrote: > >There is one possibility of a loose connection in the ground path for >the antenna connectors. > >At the upper right-rear corner of the K3 there is a 2D connector, a >long screw and a standoff is fastened to the threads of that long >screw. The tightness of that standoff is

Re: [Elecraft] K-Line Addition - DC Power Supply (Suggestion)

Alan Bloom wrote: >> I'm not sure what you mean about the regulator not being "quiet". The LM723 >> is a simple linear I.C.; no switching noise and no acoustical noise. >... > >It's true that the 723 is a really ancient IC - it was designed back in >the 70's I believe. Ancient is not always bad,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Phase Noise / CW Key Clicks

David Gilbert wrote: > >True. As I said in another post, I'd love to see someone write an SDR >application that captured and quantified such things, but in the >absence of that screenshots from a scrolling spectrum display >(waterfall) would help. The problem is that you lose the amplitude >i

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Phase Noise / CW Key Clicks

> I don't scan the bands >looking for bad signals because I spend my time contesting instead, but >I always jot down the callsigns of the really bad signals I find and I >highlight the worst of them in my 3830 report. I've seen others do the >same, although it would certainly help if everyone did.

Re: [Elecraft] Ultimatic keying

Vic K2VCO wrote: >On 8/12/2012 1:25 PM, stan levandowski wrote: >> For those Listers who don't know what Ultimatic keying is all about - >> and are afraid to ask - here is a description by Chuck Olson WB9KZY and >> some references also: http://wb9kzy.com/ultimat.txt >> >> 73, Stan WB2LQF In a few

Re: [Elecraft] P3 hookup

Mike K2MK wrote: >Hi Ian, > >My 5 year old SteppIR controller works fine at 38400 bps. > >73, >Mike K2MK The one I originally used must have been a very early model, then, because that definitely was 19200 max. With my present SDA-100, everything can be set to 38400. >I

Re: [Elecraft] P3 hookup

Don Wilhelm wrote: > >That will work ONLY if the SteppIR can listen in on 38400 bps traffic. >If it needs any other speed, then you must put the "Y" on the P3. > >Check the data speeds that the SteppIR will handle. > The older SteppIR controller can only handle up to 19200 bps. That speed must b

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and JT65/WSPR

Jim Brown wrote: >On 7/19/2012 3:38 PM, Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: >> Most of us EME types have sequencers, external preamps, and numerous >> old coaxial relays. > >Understood why YOU need the delay in your application, but 99% of us >using digital modes, even JT65, are not doing stuff like that.

Re: [Elecraft] OT Help to find rotator part

Dave Lankshear wrote: >Hi folks. Apologies for the bandwidth, especially today, but I wonder if >anyone can help me locate a 500 ohm pot that's used for direction indication >in the Yaesu G-400RC rotator? I've been on a search mission now for quite a >while and have achieved a 100% failure record

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Another way to access APF

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > > The macro facility is seriously overplayed as an answer to missing > > functionality. Remember that the K3 has only TWO dedicated macro > > buttons, PF1 and PF2. Anything beyond that requires hidden controls > > which are a nightmare for the guest operator. > >This is

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Another way to access APF

Al Lorona wrote: > > >There was recent discussion about the need to HOLD a pushbutton to turn on the >APF. In January 2011, Wayne made a post entitled "Tips for using APF" in which >he wrote, > >"2. There are two filter "Presets" (I and II, accessed by HOLDing the >HI/WIDTH >knob). You can turn AP

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 Operating Tip: APF (audio peaking filter) for weak-signal CW work

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > And the point is: it's fixable. > >It is not fixable to your definition without changing both the front >panel (engraving) and keytops (legend). Moving XFIL to HOLD would be >extremely inconvenient for users of that function (it is very difficult >to do multiple HOLD

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 Operating Tip: APF (audio peaking filter) for weak-signal CW work

Pierfrancesco Caci wrote: > >I'd hate to lose the possiblity to quickly tighten the filters with one >tap (think digimodes, where you switch from looking at a 3 kHz >waterfall down to a single psk signal with just 3 presses of that >button). What about long hold (more than 3 seconds)? I think lo

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 Operating Tip: APF (audio peaking filter) for weak-signal CW work

Wayne Burdick wrote: > on the K3, it's labeled "DUAL PB" (hold). The K3 actually provides two >different special filter functions; use the DUAL PB menu entry to set >up the switch for APF. On the K3, it would be really helpful to have an option to reconfigure that button on the K3 as "tap = APF

Re: [Elecraft] Meaning of EQ bands?

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >> The existing K3 manual seems quite misleading in talking about 8 >> "bands" of audio equalization. We now learn that the EQ facility >> allows the user to set the relative levels at 8 discrete frequency >> POINTS, and that the rest of the frequency response is interpola

Re: [Elecraft] Meaning of EQ bands?

Thank you for the clarification, Lyle. I hadn't seen that information anywhere before. The existing K3 manual seems quite misleading in talking about 8 "bands" of audio equalization. We now learn that the EQ facility allows the user to set the relative levels at 8 discrete frequency POINTS, an

[Elecraft] Meaning of EQ bands?

A new question, probably for Lyle to respond: How exactly are the EQ bands implemented in DSP, in terms of frequency response? Although the controls are presented in histogram form, what do the stated frequencies actually represent? Is the actual frequency response composed of overlapping sub-

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] MON on headphones only please?

Thomas Horsten wrote: >I wouldn't want to disallow it for anybody, I'd just like the option That's an important point. The K3 is now a mature product, so almost every feature request from now on will need to be an OPTION. An OPTION is something that: * Does not affect anyone's existing menu s

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Summary of comments on new K3 AGC

Wayne Burdick wrote: >We have about 60 K3 owners testing the K3's new AGC. I'm sure we'll >hear from some of them, but here's a summary of comments they've sent >to me so far: > >- copy is much improved in dense pile-up conditions > >- signals have more "clarity" > >- QSB is more noticeable on weak

Re: [Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: >Any reason not to use a magic-tee splitter between the RX ANT OUT and RX >ANT IN ports on a K3 (no antenna tuner) to feed the received signals >simultaneously to a second receiver? I want to be able to use my main >antennas with my QS1R for Reverse Beacon functions. I realiz

Re: [Elecraft] question for psk users

Jim Brown wrote: >> Because with the close spacing of signals in the various PSK sub-bands, a >> signal of more than about 50watts will completely annihilate all the other >> PSK signals and make that sub-band unusable for everyone else. > >This is urban myth that keeps getting propagated and even

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hearing Aid Advice

David Christ wrote: >The most important thing is the audiologist. Find a knowledgeable one >who is wiling to listen and work with you to meet your individual >needs. Find one who is not tied to a single manufacturer. Most important: find an audiologist who is a techie like yourself, and can ac

Re: [Elecraft] txinh timing

Mark n2qt wrote: >some have asked about the timing of the onset of carrier (rather than >full power output) and the rise time of the carrier after release of >TxInh. > >There is a bit of jitter in the onset of carrier that changes the onset >from >about 2.5 ms >to 4 ms. Rise time to 100% is abo

Re: [Elecraft] txinh timing?? Measured

Mark n2qt wrote: >It's a little bit quicker, full power in about 7-8ms. > >if anyone is interested in the pictures I took of the scope, email me >directly and I'll >send you a copy. (about 800k each) How much of that 7-8ms is part of the normal rise time? The value most people are looking for is

Re: [Elecraft] New KAT500 pics from the Visalia DX convention

Dick Dievendorff wrote: >I have that same "too busy" ACC connector problem with antenna & >bandpass filter switching, amp, PR-6, and PTT/FSK connection to a >microHAM device. I'm using a couple of layers of Y connector, dislike >the solution, and I have ideas to resolve that problem somehow. >

Re: [Elecraft] P3 USB keyboard option

Ian Kahn wrote: >If you have the P3SVGA card, it has a USB port for this option, which >is coming in a future firmware update > Another potential use for the USB port is to write high-resolution screen capture files to a pen drive. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __

Re: [Elecraft] (K3) 12VDC Current Mod Kit Received

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >Yes, it's just three screws to get the KPA3 module out and makes it >much, much easier to reach the parts without damaging anything, >especially if you have the KAT3 installed. > Even with the KAT3 installed, there shouldn't be any difficulty in reaching the RFC and the

Re: [Elecraft] head mounted lens or magnifier for SMT projects

John Shaw wrote: > >A little bit different but you can get good magnification by mounting a >webcam above the work piece and viewing it on a screen. > Many old VHS cameras have superb zoom optics which are ideal for this kind of 'head up display'. I tried it once with the camera mounted a few f

Re: [Elecraft] head mounted lens or magnifier for SMT projects

For the kind of SMT work that most of us are doing, a head-mounted magnifier is far better than any fixed microscope. The problem with fixed microscopes is that they also fix YOU and the object you're looking at. The bulk of the microscope also blocks your normal direct view of the workbench,

[Elecraft] P3SVGA in UK?

Does anyone in the UK have a P3SVGA yet, please? Please reply by e-mail. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.ne

Re: [Elecraft] P3 VGA - How to use it

ai6ii wrote: >Impressive as the P3 Large Screen version is to look at, I wonder what >it is like to use. That is, with the P3 and mini screen, my eyes are >viewing the screen and the controls in close proximity. I can watch my >finger press the FN3 (set to center the MRK A), reach to the right

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] filters and contests and interference question/opinions

dalej wrote: > >I debated between the 2.1 and 1.8, I decided on the 1.8 and am glad I >did.  This is the first radio I've had with a 1.8 filter that doesn't >sound like tweety bird on SSB.  It is a good and tight filter while >still bringing in some good audio.   I used that same 1.8kHz Inrad f

Re: [Elecraft] cable management

Tom Cooch wrote: > >I'm guessing a fairly high number of subscribers to this reflector >recognize the reference in your first sentence. I wonder what the >actual percentage is. > >Tom KB1UG I forwarded this to my friend GM4PMK: : The rear of your transceiver is a maze of twisty little cables, a

Re: [Elecraft] Make the Feet "Stickier"

Dave New, N8SBE wrote: > >The K3 is just too darn light -- you need a MAN'S radio, one of those >YaeComWood 50-pounders. > Coming soon, specially crafted for all those stay-at-home K3s: replacement top and bottom covers made from Depleted Uranium. Order code KDU3 [Insert user-configurable "rad

Re: [Elecraft] Source for Type 31 Toroids

F5vjc wrote: >I have just opened a Mouser account in France and ordered a quantity >of, 2631803802 = FT240-3 Fair-Rite. > >I hope they're OK. Thanks for the tip on the weight data Ian, I'll >check them when they arrive. > You should have no problem, as Mouser are one of those "dependable supplier

Re: [Elecraft] Source for Type 31 Toroids

Fred Jensen wrote: >On 2/10/2012 2:05 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> On 2/10/2012 1:39 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: > >> Amidon does not make this stuff. They are a distributor of Fair-Rite >> and some other manufacturers, and NOT a good one. I'd bet there's no >> one there who has a clue about anything techn

Re: [Elecraft] P3 SVGA Adapter with FFT Processor now available to order

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: >> Will there be a facility to export high-resolution image files via the >> USB port? >Not yet - Still at the current resolution. but we are looking at adding >that to the f/w. > Thanks, Eric - that's as much as we expect right now. But longer-term, there d

Re: [Elecraft] P3 SVGA Adapter with FFT Processor now available to order

Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: >The keyboard usb port h/w has been tested, but needs additional >firmware to be written before we add the external keyboard feature. We >hope to have it live in the next several months. > Will there be a facility to export high-resolution image files via the

Re: [Elecraft] RF Ammeter

Rick Bates wrote: >A short Google search found: > >http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/clamp-on/clamp-on.htm > >Merry/Happy Christmas, > >Rick WA6NHC > >-Original Message- >From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Faunt N6TQS >+1-510-655

Re: [Elecraft] P3SVGA Display

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > >Also, with more vertical lines the waterfall covers a much longer time >period. > Will the waterfall also cover the same time period as at present, but with better resolution of keyclicks and other transients? (That is presently a major shortfall of the P

Re: [Elecraft] Balun at input or output of tuner

Jim Brown wrote: >On 12/13/2011 11:48 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: >> Is that a valid assumption? I thought that much of the loss in coax is >> due to the dielectric loss of the insulation. That implies that the >> bifilar winding should have less loss than coax. > >This is a very common misconception,

Re: [Elecraft] More precise pitch options?

Don Putnick wrote: >I've seen what a difference in pitch can do. I used to be the "code >guy" in our ARRL VE group. Several applicants would flunk the Novice >code test because they said the ARRL standard pitch was not the same as >what they used when they were learning the code. Sounded like a

Re: [Elecraft] Balun on tuner input?

Ross Primrose N4RP wrote: >On 12/9/2011 6:09 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> >>>If it is an automatic antenna tuner, that is less of a problem. >> Except that the automatic circuitry, and it's power supply must also be >> isolated from ground. That part of the design problem seems non-trivial. >> > >Se

Re: [Elecraft] K3 hardware AGC experiment shows promise

Wayne Burdick wrote: >Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >> Remember, IMD is driven by total *peak* signal level. The peak signal >> level is not simply the scalar sum of the levels ... it is a vector >> sum as the individual signals add in phase. > >And those peaks could be slightly modulating the AGC loo

Re: [Elecraft] Diversity mode preamp

Wayne Burdick wrote: >>> I use B SET to adjust preamp and other settings when using diversity. >> And using B SET is about the most cumbersome operation imaginable to >>simply check (or set) subrx preamp. >Macros? With great respect, macros are not the answer to every usability problem. Mac

Re: [Elecraft] Diversity mode preamp

Tom W8JI wrote: > > >I guess I can build external attenuators/preamps, but I would rather >use the internal. > That's funny - those same words are exactly my reason for wanting to keep the preamp/attenuator settings independent, and having them *not* track. As we so often see, there are valid

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Re: My K3 is Due Tomorrow 11/11/11 !

Alan Bloom wrote: >I agree with all Ian's comments except: > >> Almost any ani-static mat and wrist strap will be OK > >My testing has shown that not all anti-static mats are created equal. >In particular, the Radio Shack portable mat P/N 276-2370 has much too >high a resistance to be effective.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter question - SSB

Jim Brown wrote: >On 11/10/2011 8:34 AM, David Gilbert wrote: >> there is so much >> atrocious splatter from crummy rigs or ignorantly adjusted rigs during a >> major contest > >YES, YES, YES. > >> that it is truly rare to find such a narrow filter >> actually being helpful. I also would trade

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter question - SSB

Al Lorona wrote: > >1.8 kHz is deemed better than 2.1 kHz, and 1.5 kHz is deemed better >than both. > >But at some point intelligibility itself suffers because you start to >eliminate the signal you're trying to copy in the first place. > >I for one suffer from a type of listener's fatigue when f

Re: [Elecraft] Clamp-on RF current meters - a question for Ian and others..

VK7JB wrote: > >I've been reading the discussions about RF and common mode current and >using a clamp-on RF current meter to sniff out common mode current in >the shack. I've checked the calibration of my MFJ 854 and am surprised >that it's calibrated quite well: I measure 1A of current measure

Re: [Elecraft] USB Adapters and RF

Lee Buller wrote: > >I run legal limit on some contests. I seem to burn up USB to Serial >devices. I am grounded properly. I am suspect of these things in high >RF fields. But...what is a guy gonna do when RS232 Serial ports are >totally discontinued. Turn down or turn off the amp. Hmm!

Re: [Elecraft] K3 band stacking suggestion

drewko wrote: >I agree with Don-- use some pattern-based system. To me this seems much >better than a scheme which relates the numerals printed on the keys to >the corresponding bands. A geometric pattern seems better. > If you have another rig close by that has clearly labeled band buttons, ma

Re: [Elecraft] USB interface

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >Pity the won't ship the the UK ROSH compliance I guess. Why do you want to ship an FTDI-based USB adapter from the USA? They are available from local vendors in every major country, and they're all functionally identical because they use the same FTDI chip. Googl

Re: [Elecraft] Update on my LACK of progress - Now General RF Issue

Don wrote: > >Well the suspect coax has been replaced and the problem lives on. > >Now I have no idea on what to do to get rid of the problem. > >I think its common mode on the coax but now I am not sure. I have to >walk away for awhile and think about what to do next. > Clamp-on RF Current Mete

Re: [Elecraft] Update on my progress - Now General RF Issue WAS 160m loop experiment a big failure

Don wrote: ...] > >1) fixed green wire problem >2) unearthed coax and it is laying on the ground on the top of the >grass >3) build choke with 31 mix at antenna out on the tuner >4) moved PC > >I am on the air. > >To do when the order shows up from UPS. > >Install new coax, I assume the one I hav

Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?

Alan Bloom wrote: >On Fri, 2011-10-21 at 22:24 -0500, Gary K9GS wrote: >> Anyone?? >> >> On 10/19/2011 9:58 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: >> > So, if I was going to purchase a monitor, say 23-25" diagonal, what >> > should I look for besides the 1920 X 1080P resolution? >> > >> > Pixel response time? 5ms s

Re: [Elecraft] Now General RF Issue WAS 160m loop experiment a big failure

As Jim Brown says: if all these problems came on suddenly, focus on what parts of the installation have CHANGED. You may well have identified one: > >Right now I am thinking that I have a bad coax line outside of the >house. The reason for this is that I had a new propane tank installed >and

Re: [Elecraft] OT: really cool home-brew electronic project

Tony Estep wrote: >I believe that reflector participant Ian GM3SEK is an audio engineer, You're maybe thinking of Jim, K9YC. (I couldn't even play an audio engineer on the radio, and most people think that my musical instrument already makes too much noise.) -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.

Re: [Elecraft] Toroid Balun Cores

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >> >>They also didn't do much except make us feel better. Ferrite core chokes >>actually DO something useful. The cracked balun was poorly designed, so >>it overheated. That's a DESIGN mistake, not a "defect" of ferrite cores. >> >>73, Jim K9YC >> >Why would you think tha

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Hum

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >Mike, I certainly concur with Eric's observation. What I thought was >very unusual was that you said that the hum would come and go, which I >presume happens when you aren't doing anything at the amp. > Hum that comes and goes for no apparent reason might be caused by so

Re: [Elecraft] K3: switching on click

Stephen, you are a saint! I'd have gone back with exactly what he deserved. > >I'm guided by 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'. The K3 is >one great radio, but the snap crackle and pop (even with the built-in >speaker) put my teeth on edge, it's as simple as that. It's like a >lou

Re: [Elecraft] K1 praise

Rick Dettinger wrote: >"You can take my K1 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers"! > Since 'Men In Black', we have to be more careful about that line: -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] Repairing Circuit Boards - sort of OT

Pete Smith wrote: >I recently repaired a KIO3 board, replacing U1 to restore serial port >operation. It worked, but in the course of doing the job it was >annoying to contend with the circuit board skittering across my work >surface. Now I have another KIO3 to repair, and I'd like to avoid the >h

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 and KAT500 Ports

Craig Smith wrote: >I certainly understand the impracticality in terms of cost and size of >designing the basic KAT500 with a large number of output ports. My >personal wish is that an optional external Elecraft unit will >eventually be available that will allow for port expansion based on the

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones

Don Wilhelm wrote: > >I use the same type hearing aids. Probably not exactly the same, because Phonak is a brand name (Swiss) offering several different models, each available with a number of different earpieces, and then of course a vast range of programming options. >Talk with your audiolo

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones

Fred Jensen wrote: >I appreciate this thread. I too am both nearly deaf, and even with >level and frequency correction, I can't understand someone speaking >behind me. My loss occurred all at once from an RPG explosion one >night, and I've been told "the rocks on your hair cells are gone" so i

Re: [Elecraft] RF on pipes

Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: >Evening Fred, > >If the pipe is OPEN at its ends, would not the current flowing on the >outside of the pipe "fold over" at the end of the pipe and continue to >flow on the inside skin? The reverse, if you like, of the situation >where a coax feeder is used to f

Re: [Elecraft] P3 RFI

John Lemay wrote: >Good morning all > >I raised the issue of noise coming from my P3 several months ago. > >It is noticeable on 2m, using an EME array that is about 50ft from the >rig. There is a combination of azimuth and elevation in which the array >"looks" directly at my shack and under those

Re: [Elecraft] p3 beta upgrade

Stephen Prior wrote: >What I like best in 1.08 is the red tx marker which appears as soon as >split (or RIT/XIT) is implemented without having to command the P3 to >display VFOb. Nice feature, and I like the use of shaded bars to display the RX passband as well as the bright line for the TX fr

Re: [Elecraft] KE7X book at lulu.com

David Lankshear wrote: >I was just ordering Fred's book as a download, but stopped when lulu >decided to add VAT to the price. > > > >Here, in the UK, books are exempt from VAT, Sadly, that only applies to printed books. [...] > >G, just so others in the EU know what to expect. > Do expect t

Re: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> All you have to do is write down the total value (in US$) and an >> adequate description. "AMATEUR RADIO PARTS" is usually close enough. >> That's all - you're done. > >That works in western countries. However, anything containing "radio" >is automatically contraband in

Re: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

Edward R. Cole wrote: >>In my case, the major reason I don't want to sell internationally is >>the matter of customs and duties, with the associated paperwork. Here >>it's mostly ignorance of what is needed, what the procedures are, etc. >>I might look at it differently with a ham I knew as the

Re: [Elecraft] manual download

tony rowland wrote: >time line for k-500 kit manual on the download list? All Elecraft manuals are here, in date order (newest first): The KPA-500 preliminary assembly manual was posted a week ago. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek ___

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Paddles

Wayne Burdick wrote: >Note that the KX3 also has a jack for a keyer/paddle/handkey/etc. of >your choice. It can be used simultaneously with the attached paddle, >too. > Will the KX3 development phase be an opportunity to add more facilities to the keyer firmware, and feed them back into the K3

Re: [Elecraft] XV432 Oscillates with Amp connected - FIXED

Stu2 wrote: > >1) Make sure the paint on the inside of the case was removed in the >appropriate spots (connectors, joints, etc.) A stainless steel scratch pen is your best friend - USA: UK:

Re: [Elecraft] Monitor output...

Jim Brown wrote: >On 5/16/2011 10:35 AM, Tony Estep wrote: >> True of electrons, and other subatomic particles as well. For those who wish >> to delve into quantum mechanics and find out what the uncertainty principle >> actually deals with: > >If you read a bit further down in Wikipedia with respe

Re: [Elecraft] Monitor output...

>> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: >> > Right, no computer will be required. You'll just plug a VGA monitor >> > into the connector on the back of the P3. >> >> Since we are in question answering mode, will you be able to switch >> between just monitor, just P3, and both? >> >

Re: [Elecraft] Monitor output...

Tony Estep wrote: >On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: > >> a P3 driving a nice big 20 something inch monitor would be the way to >> go >> >> I set up a panadaptor display on my computer in parallel with my P3. It >gives a nice big, detailed picture, but I soon scrapped it.

Re: [Elecraft] P3 - Appearent P3 Anomoly

Alan Bloom wrote: > >The paint must also be removed from the sheet metal around each of the >points where it attaches to the 2D fasteners. My recent P3 metalwork had much more paint underneath the spray masking tape than the 3-y-o K3 had. It needed a vicious stainless steel scratch pen to clean

Re: [Elecraft] P3 on DXpeditions (was P3 and SSTV)

Fred wrote: >You can Hold CENTER and move the DX station's freq to the left edge of >the display and set SPAN so the pileup is spread across the whole >display. The two controls interact some but it is easy to do while you >are listening to figure out the operator's pattern. > Thanks, Fred, that

Re: [Elecraft] P3 on DXpeditions (was P3 and SSTV)

Ian White GM3SEK wrote: >That's a very responsible attitude (although the same result can be >achieved with a panadapter). Sorry, low coffee error: "...same result can be achieved withOUT a panadapter." -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://ww

Re: [Elecraft] P3 on DXpeditions (was P3 and SSTV)

gary bartlett wrote: > > I figured that I could use the P3 to look around any given band >before I started creating a pile-up to see how much damage I might be >doing, and once I found the best (i.e., least offensive) portion of the >band, I was going to use the Span adjustment in Tracking

Re: [Elecraft] optimizing recorded audio

Jim Brown wrote: >> Finally, go to "change tempo." This can make your recording play faster or >> slower without changing pitch. Don't change the beats, but rather trim the >> time length of your recording. A little bit goes a long way. For example, >> when I recorded my call the clip was about 3 s

Re: [Elecraft] K3_P3_160_CW

Alan Bloom wrote: >The P3 keeps track of the preamp/attenuator status reported by the K3 >so that the dBm or S-unit display reads accurately. That can lead to >some non-intuitive behavior. For example, turning on the K3 preamp >typically makes the noise level on the P3 go down rather than up.

Re: [Elecraft] [QRP-L] New Elecraft product: XG3 All-Band RF SignalSource

Phil Hystad wrote: >I really have this great urge to get rid of all connecting cables just >like in the old Star Trek TV episode "The Ultimate Computer" (episode >#53, stardate 4729.4). Meanwhile, back in Series 1, Mr Spock was still having trouble with the small screen of his P3:

Re: [Elecraft] Lightning in New Mexico

> They are not "big government" to be scorned, they are based on God's >Laws of Physics to be learned and respected. Amen! -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: h

Re: [Elecraft] paddle key training

Fred Jensen wrote: >The message: "Do what works for you, there is no 'right' answer." And also: "Don't ask a talented person - ask someone who had to work at it." -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __ Elecraft mail

Re: [Elecraft] paddle key training

Jack West wrote: > >I can send using paddles right or left handed. [...] >I am able to QSO CW by alternating letters back and forth using both >hands. Occassionally I may send two or three letters from the same >paddle but not often. I dont have tothink about it...it comes >naturally. I call m

Re: [Elecraft] K3 & S9 43' Vertical

Phil & Debbie Salas wrote: >"If you CAN'T do radials right, DON'T do grounded verticals. As simple >as that." > >I disagree. Licensed in 1964 at 15, I operated with a 4BTV through >high school and college with just a ground rod. I didn't know any >better, but had lots of fun - even with a Kni

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Feature Request

Alan Bloom wrote: >I agree that XIT is probably used much less often than VFO B to control >the transmit frequency. I think a lot of people use RIT (which does >affect the cursor frequency on the P3) but fewer use XIT. > The main use for XIT is in CW contests and simplex DX pileups, to apply a

Re: [Elecraft] Why I won't purchase K3

Alexey Kats wrote: >With K1, K2, KX1 I learned a lot from its schematics, I was able to >figure out what went wrong if something went wrong (just to prove to >myself that it was me who was an idiot). From personal experience, the K3 can offer all of that ;-) -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://w

Re: [Elecraft] tx/rx isolation and safe tx input power for K3

Jim Brown wrote: >On 3/1/2011 6:17 AM, pendulous wrote: >> I recently >> installed the DX engineering bidirectional Beverage systems. > >Are you also using the DX Engineering preamp? It's got a lot of gain, >more than is needed to bring your Beverages up to match other antennas, >and that could

Re: [Elecraft] FW: FW: K3: KPA500 on a generator?

Jim Brown wrote: >On 2/19/2011 7:32 AM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote: >> Very few US manufacturers are capable of in-house testing on 50Hz, so >> it's good to see that Elecraft have placed a KPA500 with Brendan. > >//I can assure you that Elecraft engineers are smart enough

Re: [Elecraft] FW: FW: K3: KPA500 on a generator?

David Cutter wrote: >Thanks Brendan and Jeff with good advice, I've done this myself and it >works well. However, small generators I have seen do not produce >mains-quality sinewave output: it's more triangular and I just want to >know if Elecraft are happy with their kit running on this sort of

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