[Elecraft] Elecraft KAT500/KPA500 PowerCombo only Partially Compatible with Modern Kenwood Rigs

Just a little public service announcement that the Elecraft KAT500/KPA500 PowerCombo is only partially compatible with modern Kenwood radios. To whit… the PowerCombo works with VFO A, but not VFO B. Most modern rigs come with dual VFO’s, of course. And many come with outright dual receivers.

[Elecraft] KX3 Utility & PX3 Utility - Future on OSX?

The present KX3 Utility and PX3 Utility are 32-bit apps on Apple’s OSX platform. Does anyone know if Elecraft plans to update these to 64-bit anytime soon? With the release of the next version of OSX later this year, those applications will no longer work in their current guise. Thanks for

[Elecraft] Removing KX3 Heatsink

I run net control on our local 2m nets and enjoy using my KX3… with earphones it provides a “big rig” feel while operating. Alas, on transmit the 2-meter transverter generates a LOT of heat, very quickly, even at quite modest power levels (e.g. 0.5 watts). Trying to attenuate some of that

[Elecraft] KX3 - Duty Cycle of 2M Transverter?

Curious if the duty cycle of a stock (no aftermarket heat sink) KX3 differs when transmitting over the 2m transverter, versus keying up on the HF side of the rig? HF can go as high as 15 watts, of course, whereas the 2m transverter maxes out at 3 watts. One might imagine that the very modest

[Elecraft] KX3 Digital Voice Recorder (DVR) Truncating Messages

My KX3 was purchased new just over a year ago. Great rig! Of late, however, the Digital Voice Recorder (DVR) has been truncating messages. Upon playback, some amount of the message will be clipped, with the transceiver immediately exiting playback mode. The amount of truncation varies from

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility - "KX3 is not responding"

Thanks, gentlemen. Well, the good news is I got my KX3 updated with the latest MCU and DSP firmware. In the ~10 minutes or so it took me to compose my message yesterday, the (different) computer I had connected to the radio just sat there. I guess it needed the rest… after sending off my

[Elecraft] KX3 Utility - "KX3 is not responding"

New KX3 owner here (crazy nice radio and I’m utterly smitten!). Have just downloaded the KX3 Utility program and can’t get it to work. It consistently refuses to talk to the radio. “KX3 is not responding” is what I get. I’m (mostly) on a Mac. I’ve downloaded and installed the correct