Re: [Elecraft] K3 channel hopping anomaly

Hi Fred ... I don't think the "channel hopping" procedure described on page 40 will accomplish what you are wanting to do because it says (in bold type), "Memories to be used for channel hopping must be within the same band ..." Furthermore, tapping M»V twice always puts the Memory content

Re: [Elecraft] K3 channel hopping anomaly[1]

Hi Fred ... I don't think using the "channel hopping" procedure as described on page 40 will accomplish what you are wanting to do because it says (in bold type), "Memories to be used for channel hopping must be within the same band ..." Furthermore, tapping M»V twice always puts the Memory

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Noise Reduction

In addition to Al's helpful post, new owners should understand the difference between Noise Blanker (NB) and Noise Reduction (NR) tools as implemented in Elecraft radios. Recent posts indicate confusions between the two.  They function differently in order to address different sources of

Re: [Elecraft] Drive Control - K3 and FPA-1500

Pete ... Overshoot was a problem in the early K3s (plural, not S), but was corrected in firmware.  Surely the K3S never had it at all. But apparently so for yours. If you have the latest (i.e. final) firmware installed, a quick phone call to Elecraft support should solve it.  There are just

Re: [Elecraft] communications on KX2 Mic's (MH3)

Mike ... The 5,000 or so of us who actually got microphones with our KX2s really do feel for you.  Your point, stated ad infinitum, was well-taken the first time you made it.  But your complaint is not with us who have had to delete your many posts.  IT IS WITH ELECRAFT.  We can't do one darn

Re: [Elecraft] Ham Qualifications, Customer Service

Burdick has too much on his mind to bother with dates, but actually it was late 2007 ... From my logbook of that year: Sun, Oct. 14:   Email from Elecraft saying they would be shipping this week Thu, Oct. 18:   Email from Elecraft saying they would be shipping today Fri, Oct. 19:   Serial

Re: [Elecraft] Collecting stamps vs. seashells -- and why this is not wildly O.T.

Amen and Amen. K9ZTV On 6/7/2022 12:21 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: ... if you get tired of collecting stamps, let's say with your VFO parked at 14.074 MHz, wander up or down the band and take a crack at doing things the hard way ... and*/pound some old brass/*.

Re: [Elecraft] Diversity speaker set for sale

Everything Steve says about the Motorola HSN speakers is true with the following caution: Many found at hamfests are 2 ohm speakers while amateur receivers and transceivers for the last 60 years have required 4-8 ohm speakers. There is usually a marking on the magnet face indicating the

[Elecraft] HAMFEST WINNERS & HISTORY CORRECTED

At the 1961 Quad City ARC W9YCR Hamfest, a Gonset G-76 transceiver was the main prize and won by a non-licensed teenage lad who found himself under siege from  a dozen or more older hams wanting to keep it in licensed hands before he even got it to his dad's car. Art Collins was forced to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - How to turn the Alert Tones Off?

Page 60:  CONFIG menu SW TONE 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 2/7/2022 1:26 PM, RVZ via Elecraft wrote: On my K3 I now have the MON level set all the way down to 1 and the MON level is fine on CW but the Alert tones are very loud and annoying.  Would anyone know how I can turn OFF the Alert tones

Re: [Elecraft] Giving Up

Not so, Doug. My K3, including accessories and filters, was $4,500 in 2007. That's $5,722 in today's dollars. A K4 with all its advanced technology at $4,600 (your quote) is a steal compared to a K3. The word "expensive" can be applied to the K4 (or any product) only when answering the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question

Just because a tech says it's a known failure today doesn't mean it's been a known failure throughout its production run.  Component availability and sourcing necessarily change over the years.  A robust component from a former supplier ten years ago may not be as robust from a different

Re: [Elecraft] Why is my K3 off frequency?

The quickest and easiest method for zero-beating the NCS on an SSB net is just what Andy described . . . tune for the most natural sounding voice.  I suppose someone with lab instruments and scopes might come up with something more sophisticated  But, as others have pointed out,

Re: [Elecraft] Why is my K3 off frequency?

Probably a good time to remind newcomers . . . Calibration aside, stations checking into nets should always zero-beat the Net Control Station regardless of where he is on the dial and regardless of the net's published frequency. Last week the NCS of the 75-meter Interstate Sideband Net

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW and Pitch

Just a personal observation, but for me, anyway, the optimum pitch varies. What seemed optimum yesterday is different today. What seemed optimum this morning won't be optimum this evening. What seemed optimum on one rig is not optimum on another rig. What seemed optimum on 20 meters is not

Re: [Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

Mike . . . All rigs are "noisy" if you run the RF gain full bore. Experiment with backing off the RF gain and increasing the AF gain (if needed) until a good signal-to-noise ratio is attained by your ears.  This applies to both CW and SSB. It will also be helpful if you put the AGC in

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Kit Assembly

That's been suggested to Elecraft many times over the past 21 years. Wonder if anyone still makes them. My three sleep in their own bin! 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 12/2/2020 2:35 PM, K9MA wrote: When assembling the KAT500 kit yesterday, I found it frustrating trying to get the nuts started on the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Reports

I don't recall an avalanche of questions with the K3, but I do recall a lot of impatient purchasers.  Once shipments began, they proceeded in fairly good numbers which quieted things down and I suspect the same thing will happen when the K4 ships.  Nor is there much need to flood the reflector

Re: [Elecraft] [K1]CW Tune Led for Elecraft K2/K1

Hi Don . . . For your future quick reference, and anybody else who might want it, the direct link to the NØSS (Tom Hammond) articles on our club's website is: http://www.mmccs.com/mmarc/n0ss/ 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV NØSS Trustee Mid-MO ARC Jefferson City, MO On 10/15/2020 12:32 PM, Don

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

The advertising slogan meant, "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco."  But during the Truman administration it came to mean "Leave Some Meat for Truman" in response to a proposal urging American families to forego the consumption of meat two days a week. Gotta love bureaucrats. What all this has

Re: [Elecraft] K1ZTE - KAT500

. That's why one needs to pay attention to the SWR levels impacting both the AMU and the transceiver. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 9/12/2020 6:03 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: Alan is right, but it depends on which "good book" one is consulting! We have to be careful about transceiver power levels w

Re: [Elecraft] K1ZTE - KAT500

Alan is right, but it depends on which "good book" one is consulting! We have to be careful about transceiver power levels when tuning an external AMU, for the sake of the /transceiver /as well as the AMU. Your AMU may be able to tolerate 100 watts during the tuning process, but your

Re: [Elecraft] K1ZTE - KAT500

With nearly all modern transceivers nowadays, the trick is to set the power on AM to 25 watts (which is the most you should ever run a 100 watt transceiver on AM), and use AM to tune your KAT500.  This puts a carrier into the tuner at an acceptable low power. You can tune it in CW mode, but

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ACC2 GPIO

Because it's a truck. K9ZTV On Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 1:53 PM Chris Cox, N0UK wrote: And why does my Mac ALWAYS rewrite TRANSVERTER as TRANSPORTER?! Chris Cox, N0UK chr...@chris.org -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Re: [Elecraft] K4 info

The majority of readers of this list own multiple Elecraft products and therefore do have interests in many kinds of posts.  Having them addressed on the official Elecraft site is both important and convenient for me. A K4 is not in my plans today but I've been known to change my plans. 

Re: [Elecraft] Waterproof SO-239 covers

Mike . . . I think he might have misspoken when suggesting using pliers to effect an extra quarter-turn on a PL-259 after first getting it finger-tight. The "quarter turn" idea most often refers to the trick of backing-off a screw "a quarter turn" and then re-tightening in order to break up

Re: [Elecraft] stripping insulation

And if you DO own a Hakko 808, remember it is not a soldering gun with an on/off trigger.  It is ALWAYS HOT while plugged in.  The trigger simply activates the suction mechanism. When you lay it down, lay it on something non-combustable and non-painful. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 6/12/2020 2:31

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 drift question

I personally like free-spinning knobs on both VFOs, and I especially like the after-market weighted knobs that were available a few years ago.  I have them on both the K3 and KX3. But dimpled knobs exhibit out-of-roundness since material has been removed to form the dimple.  When spun, such

Re: [Elecraft] Antennas an opinion W9VNE

Which is why we Midwesterners are always at a disadvantage against you brethren in the Rockies and the Appalachians -- on two scores: 1)  Height above sea-level is greater on a mountaintop than in a corn field (didn't know that, did you). 2)  Temperatures are cooler and humidity is lower on

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 antenna selection

Deja Vu. Virtually none of the U.S. manufacturers after WW-II (with some exceptions) included 160-meters in their transmitters or ham-band only receivers for at least three reasons:  1) LORAN precluded use in some parts of the United States; (2) small urban lots precluded dipoles in the air,

Re: [Elecraft] Johnson SpeedX printed Morse

Well, not exactly the /worst/ thing you could have used, but you're right, visualizing a chart is adding an extra step in the learning process toward aural copying. And Wes is also correct.  A whole generation or two of amateur radio operators had nothing at hand but charts printed in the Boy

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching Across the Chronological Divide

The 170,00 figure is dated January, 2016,  and is the latest available from the ARRL website. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-fact-sheet Who validated your 83.295%, Fred? 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 12/23/2019 2:47 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: It has been noted that 83.295% of people make up their own

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching Across the Chronological Divide

Brethren . . . Keep in mind that while the hair gets grayer, attendance at Dayton was at an all-time second high last May. According to the FCC, the number of American licensees is at an all-time high. ARRL reports membership over 170,000, also an all-time high. When those three figures

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

We might take a page from Cadillac. Somewhere in the early 2000s their ads began using models and actors exclusively in the 20-40 age range.  No more gray-haired executives. Jack makes good points. Why do they call you "weird," by the way? 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 12/16/2019 3:07 PM,

[Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

Everything is renewable. Nearly every Catholic church in Christendom has a widow's quilting circle.  Now they are welcoming male millennials who are attending sewing  classes and spending weekends at quilt shows. Go figure. Amateur Radio will never die as long as it offers so many niches

Re: [Elecraft] 73.CNC black K3 knob

Fred . . . Not that I can tell after 10 years. Kent  K9ZTV On 8/12/2019 12:45 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: Just curious ... do the heavier knobs tend to abuse the encoder bearing? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Re: [Elecraft] Feature Request: Shifting VFO

Inrad had a mod about 20 years ago for the FT-1000/D which they called a "Tuning Upgrader" that provided a slower tuning rate than stock when you turned the main knob slower, restored the stock tuning rate when you turned the knob faster, and a higher tuning rate (25 KHz) when you spun the

Re: [Elecraft] The Night of Nights

Bill . . . It's been going on for 20 years every July 12th, and I saw announcements on at least 4 reflectors. Put it on your calendar for next year so you won't miss it. Also, a donation to keep them on the air would also be appropriate (as many of us do). 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 7/13/2019

Re: [Elecraft] FIELD DAY PREP

73 Bob, K4TAX On 6/14/2019 10:07 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: Have any of you used Ameritron's "Receiver Input Protector" model TRP-150?  I find no reviews on eHam. 73, Kent  K9ZTV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mai

[Elecraft] FIELD DAY PREP

Have any of you used Ameritron's "Receiver Input Protector" model TRP-150?  I find no reviews on eHam. 73, Kent  K9ZTV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] 40 meter AX1

Hank . . . I'm sure a minor little project called "K4" intervened. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 6/12/2019 2:03 PM, Hank wrote: Anyone hear any updates on the 40 meter AX1 type product?  I think it was called the AX1EX or similar? Just curious - there was some discussion several months ago about a

[Elecraft] MAST HOLE FOAM FILLERS

deep hole. I'm prepared to further stabilize the mast above ground with T-posts. Product-knowledgeable replies only, please, especially from utility company personnel who anchor utility poles with this stuff. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, Missouri --- This email has been checked

[Elecraft] BIZARRE OFFERING FROM MFJ

Ozarkcon yesterday. Break-time.  Pile of MFJ catalogs on a table.  Took one back to my seat to kill time.  Opened it up to the second page and in the lower left corner is a box-ad with the following: "MFJ ATU PC Board for Elecraft K-3 Rig.  MFJ-950K3 is a super clone of the KAT3 optional

Re: [Elecraft] Who's your favorite Elecraft Elmer?

kind words for our efforts in maintaining Tom's website material at our monthly meeting tomorrow night. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, Missouri On 3/13/2019 2:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: I agree that Tom Hammond N0SS (SK) created a valuable website with a lot of information related

Re: [Elecraft] ALC control of W6PQL amp from my K3

Along with this, it should be noted (especially for new Amateurs) that . . . Don is correct (always is) concerning the non-employment of ALC with respect to Elecraft transceivers which produce power differently from other brands.  On this reflector, the recommendation not to use ALC pertains

Re: [Elecraft] K3- To zero beat or not to zero beat

I'm not sure what is gained by checking REF CAL against /all /WWV frequencies.  The manual suggests using the highest frequency on which WWV can be copied ... 10 or 15 MHz (10,000 watts), or (better) 20 MHz (2500 watts) if propagation is right. Performing the REF CAL calibration against

Re: [Elecraft] Last Click Serial Port

Another "gotcha" is forgetting to reset the RS232 baud rate. This bites me after every FD because N1MM is different from my Palstar AT-AUTO. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 1/27/2019 9:00 AM, Mike Greenway wrote: . . . so if you use the RJ45, even though the RJ45 appears to be in fully, if you have

Re: [Elecraft] K3s Line Out (stereo)

Hi Dick . . . Good to see you on the reflector again. One "earthly reason" for having four people wear headphones during FD is when you are wanting to train new operators.  By monitoring both sides of the contact they can better grasp what's going on and practice copying the exchanges

Re: [Elecraft] wire for random wire antenna using kx3

April came fast! K9ZTV On 12/17/2018 9:28 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha! Where can we find that information?  Website please. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/17/2018 10:09 AM, Charlie T wrote: Yes, but speaker wire is only good for audio up to about 25 kHz.  It has a frequency limiting

Re: [Elecraft] K3S will not load or tune on 160 M/SOLVED

Rich . . . Don't flagellate yourself too much.  One of our 6-meter ops blew his K3's finals on Field day a few years ago by inadvertently tapping the ANT button instead of the ATU TUNE button which is directly above it.  Background noise on 50 MHz. being noticeably lower than on HF, he was

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Clicks & Pops

Mine was a kit (sn 267) and I've never heard any noises from it whatever. Kent  K9ZTV On 10/16/2018 4:13 PM, Dennis Moore wrote: I wonder if those with the kit experience more noise than those with factory assembled units? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

One day while [Chicken Little] is walking an acorn falls from a tree, and hits the top of her little head. "My, oh, my, the sky is falling. I must run and tell the lion about it," - says Chicken Little and she begins to run. She runs and runs and runs and runs. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On

Re: [Elecraft] The KX1 Now and Forever. Look at the QCX.

Who says they aren't? Kent  K9ZTV On 7/18/2018 10:29 AM, Doug Person wrote: ... so Big E is once again firmly in the lead. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] RS232 DEVICES VIA KIO3B BOARD

e pin-outs in the manuals are there for a reason! 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, Missouri __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailm

Re: [Elecraft] Boldly OT: 6 meter Sporadic-E season and the FT-8 microjuggernaut

rooms. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hoste

[Elecraft] K1 BUILD ISSUES

he mini-modules and the big rigs, but screw-driver assembly isn't nearly as satisfying as solder-assembly. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.n

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

I did a Show-N-Tell with our club’s CW class last Saturday using my 46-year old Hallicrafters T.O. Keyer so they could operate the first successful commercial electronic keyer, and to underscore how viable vintage tube gear still can be.  To add luster, I dug through old log books to resurrect

Re: [Elecraft] K2 paint wanted

Another option is simply to buy replacement panels from Elecraft.  Not as cheap as paint but makes a well-used K2 look brand-new.  That's what I did with Tom Hammond's (NØSS) serial number 8. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, Missouri

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna 2

We hook dummy loads to ANT 2 on all our K3s during FD to prevent inadvertent transmissions when no antenna is connected to it. The ATU TUNE button is immediately above the ANT button and fat-fingered/far-sighted ops unfamiliar with the K3 have been known to hit the wrong one, especially on

Re: [Elecraft] kxpd3 question

nd have fun. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KENT TRIMBLE Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:41 PM To: Dave Sublette; Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kxpd3 question What we DO need to obsess over

Re: [Elecraft] kxpd3 question

What we DO need to obsess over is sending perfect code. There's precious little of it out there. What device is used to send it is irrelevant. Dave is right on all points. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On 11/9/2017 11:43 AM, Dave Sublette wrote: Don’t obsess over which paddle is best for you. Which

Re: [Elecraft] Mobile from 117 VAC

I can offer only my personal mobile experiences over 46 years, for what it's worth: 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury FT-101E mounted over transmission hump Power cable direct from car's battery to rig Hustler rear-deck-lid-mounted antenna Many 140-watt HF CW QSOs No problems with any function of the

Re: [Elecraft] RX antenna protection

The Johnson 250-39 and B 380 T/R switches both had a certain amount of "suck-out" but they did protect tube receivers. I had both (still do) and preferred the Johnson. http://wireless-girl.com/Projects/TRswitches/Johnson/ Note the warning about use with solid-state equipment, however. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 preamp

Dan . . . Were you running a pre-recorded message on button 1 (the PRE button)? If you forgot to tap the MSG button first before you tapped button 1, then the PRE function would be operative, not the message-play function. Have done it myself. 73, Kent K9ZTV On 7/31/2017 1:16 PM, Dan

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Kx2 paddle issue

The issue is not that the paddles don't leave the factory fully tested and operational, but that the stand-offs (E700348) loosen after a period of time from normal use. As posted by several of us previously, the fix is simply to place a small dab of Loctite Blue on the threads of the two

Re: [Elecraft] K3s Carry Bag

http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/military-issue-unique-items-odds-and-ends/military-aluminum-pressurized-case-night-vision-goggles-storage-case.html Perfect protection for a $4,000 K3 at a cost of $25. Buy a block of foam padding, borrow your wife's electric carving knife, and cut the foam

Re: [Elecraft] A VALUABLE FIELD DAY ACCESSORY

Walter . . . That's why it's called a "headphone amplifier." Kent On 6/20/2017 4:10 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: The Behringer can’t drive speakers __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] A VALUABLE FIELD DAY ACCESSORY

ly wanting to seriously listen for a while without being bothered by the inevitable traipsing in-and-out of visitors, kibitzers, the lost, the lonely, the huddled masses yearning to be free. Both of the above units accommodate up to four headphones. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Mid-MO Amateur

Re: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

One caveat, Fred . . . Traffic handlers MUST copy on paper or on a word processor. In my opinion, one is not a skilled telegrapher until one can copy in head and on paper with equal accuracy. 73, Kent K9ZTV On 6/12/2017 11:59 AM, Fred Moore wrote: the moral... put down the pencil and

Re: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

on the air! Doug, W7KF http://www.w7kf.com <http://www.w7kf.com/> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:43 AM, KENT TRIMBLE <k9...@socket.net <mailto:k9...@socket.net>> wrote: I thoroughly agree with Kev about "getting on the air." I teach two and sometimes three Mor

Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, right now, 28.050 +/- 5?

you running? Kent On 6/12/2017 12:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Yes, but the point is to have them daily! Since this worked, there will be more :) Wayne On Jun 12, 2017, at 8:46 AM, KENT TRIMBLE <k9...@socket.net> wrote: A phenomenon appearing yearly at 1800Z on Field Day Saturday.

Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, right now, 28.050 +/- 5?

A phenomenon appearing yearly at 1800Z on Field Day Saturday. K9ZTV On 6/12/2017 10:34 AM, Bill Brooks wrote: You guys are COOL. A flash mob on CW to open up an otherwise dead band. What a Wonderful idea, Wayne. Bill, KE5OG __

Re: [Elecraft] OT Learning Morse anew

I thoroughly agree with Kev about "getting on the air." I teach two and sometimes three Morse Code classes every Saturday morning. The students all KNOW the code. They can accurately copy 10 WPM and above, and can send quite decently. But no matter how much I encourage, cajole, or

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 mobile?

Hi Jim . . . That was my point, although without mentioning the paint. I should have said "worth RE-considering." Kent On 4/14/2017 3:33 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Fri,4/14/2017 1:13 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: The assumption has always been that the driver and passengers are rid

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 mobile?

The assumption has always been that the driver and passengers are riding inside a Faraday Cage and therefore are safe from RF radiated by an HF antenna, regardless of where located and regardless of power level. The truth of that assumption, coupled with how much shielding a vehicle actually

[Elecraft] KX2 SUGGESTION

As an Old Timer who still rides the RF Gain, I was disappointed that a concentric ring wasn't incorporated for that purpose in the AF/MON knob. If such an animal exists (two concentric rings plus push) , all other functions of the AF/MON knob could be retained with the outer ring adjusting

Re: [Elecraft] Opinion of the KXPD3 for kx3?

I personally think the KXPD3 is excellent once the right spring is installed. It ships with 3 different springs and you just have to try each until you determine which is best for you. I am also of the belief that a good CW operator can send perfect code with nearly any kind of paddle.

Re: [Elecraft] New Firmware (k3fw5r57) Causes Odd Sound

I have no idea how to cure a "zizzy," but I was told I had hum on my SSB signal after 6 years of perfect audio. Re-flowing the solder joints in the MH3 cured it. Whiskers, maybe. 73, Kent K9ZTV K3 s.n 021 On 2/22/2017 8:57 AM, ke9uw wrote: Right forgot to say...this is on the 4K serial

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Power Supply Environmental/Ergonomic Issue

Leave it to an environmentalist (I'll spare the engineers) to advocate the spending of thousands of dollars in redesigning something that can be fixed with a quick trip to a local hardware store for a $25 (or less) master kill-switch. Kent, K9ZTV There is one thing about the way it works

[Elecraft] MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

The Alex Loop is rated at 20 watts PEP maximum. Even at 5 watts, I position mine as far away from my body as I can. The jury is still out, in my opinion, as to how RF affects the human body, especially the brain. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO On 1/23/2017 1:11 PM, someone

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Gain Calibration - Failing

Aaron . . . In addition to what Don says, I'd recommend setting the KX3's POWER control to the maximum before running the TX GAIN procedure. I've had it fail when I had the output set at 5 watts. Running it to maximum would then result in a successful calibration. By the way, I always do

Re: [Elecraft] web site down?

Back up in Missouri. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help

[Elecraft] THE EFFORT OF FIELD DAY

, and the big scores. But I suspect our level of fun was the same, with a whale of a lot /less/ effort. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, Missouri On 6/27/2016 1:35 PM, Howard Hoyt wrote: This Field Day I operated once again with W4EZ the Orange County Radio Amateurs

Re: [Elecraft] OT noise on 17m

Robert . . . *Space Weather News for March 11, 2016*http://spaceweather.com *

Re: [Elecraft] APF (audio peaking filter) on the K3/K3S/KX3

Stephen is correct. Several of us lobbied for an APF feature shortly after the K3 debuted in 2007, drawing on our experiences with the FT-1000D. There /were/ two firmware versions that Wayne developed, and the consensus among some of us was that the first one was better than the second. As I

[Elecraft] WØO HALLOWEEN FROM FRANKENSTEIN, MISSOURI

SL information (read it carefully) can be found at the "WØO" listing on QRZ.COM. Bands will be 80-40-20 with higher bands dependent on propagation. Frequencies . . . who knows. That's what P3s and PX3s are for (and spotting sites). 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Special Event Chairman Mid-MO Ama

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Hex Key Serial # 57

Forced by college dormitory rules against nails in walls, a trip to a bookstore more than 50 years ago resulted in the absolute best material to keep paddles and keys from sliding on any surface. Sold originally as white silly-putty-type stuff and called "Hold-it," today it goes by a variety

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU Modes

Not when the menu item does specified things. Manufactures spend enormous time and money to write manuals so operators know what those specific things are. Semantics implies words, and words imply reading. Neither imply ESP. The printed word is not dead. 73, Kent K9ZTV K3/KX3 s.n. 21

Re: [Elecraft] K3S OR K3

Dear B.S. . . . 1) Of course it's a marketing tactic. Businesses stay solvent /because/ of marketing tactics. What else is new and why be concerned about it? 2) The K2 is still in production because it's an entirely different radio requiring building skills rather than assembly skills.

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Tuning for the Alexloop

As of Dayton, he's still working on the prototype and nothing is yet for sale. Kent K9ZTV On Jul 25, 2015, at 10:35, Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote: The recent discussion here of totable antennas led me to look into the Alexloop. I found one video in which Alex was demonstrating

Re: [Elecraft] KSYN3A Install

And also make sure you download and follow the revised instructions and Errata from the Elecraft website. Do NOT follow the printed instructions shipping with the boards (unless they match the website revisions). Note also that if you have the 2-meter phase-lock option, the REF OUT cable is

Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading to the new Syn Card -- is there a noticable change?

Considering the time and effort to make them happen, all Elecraft upgrades are worth it. Whether you want to own an upgraded radio or a downgraded radio is up to you. Kent K9ZTV On 2/24/2015 8:00 AM, someone wrote: Do you think the upgrade was worth it?

Re: [Elecraft] Accessing KX3 buttons when using Side KX

Phil . . . A moment's reflection would lead one to believe the manufacturer would have had that concern long before you did. 73, Kent K9ZTV On 1/31/2015 8:37 AM, Philip Alley wrote: I am considering acquiring Side KX for my KX3 and potential PX3. I am concerned that the sides might

Re: [Elecraft] Buggy software OT

this for a living to read posts from people who don't know what it takes to actually do. On 1/17/2015 10:54 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: Otherwise known as the strategy perfected by JPL in 1998 for the Mars Climate Orbiter . . . one in English units and the other in metric. K9ZTV

Re: [Elecraft] Buggy software OT

, WB6UUT wrote: Good quip, but it doesn't agree with the findings of the Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board. Facts can be so inconvenient. On 1/17/2015 11:15 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: Good quips always sail over at least one person's head. K9ZTV

Re: [Elecraft] Buggy software OT

Otherwise known as the strategy perfected by JPL in 1998 for the Mars Climate Orbiter . . . one in English units and the other in metric. K9ZTV On 1/17/2015 12:13 PM, someone wrote: For critical systems, there are often two different programs, written by different groups of programmers,

Re: [Elecraft] Announcement list news?

It pays to check the Elecraft website frequently. At least I do, and updated to 4.86 shortly after it was released . . . announcement or no announcement. 73, Kent K9ZTV I ask because I also missed any announcement of the last K3 firmware update, until Bill W4ZV just mentioned it in

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Serious Errors in the Manual

While they're at it, I'd suggest getting rid of antenna tuner and its ATU derivatives. AMU would go far in helping a new ham understand why he needs to push that button. As it is, many erroneously believe the antenna itself is being tuned. 73, Kent K9ZTV

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Boy Scouts looking for first QSO

and instructors alike. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Bill Gerth, W4RK Jefferson City, Missouri On 3/21/2014 9:00 PM, Mark Volstad wrote: I am acting as counselor for a group of Scouts from the tri-state area (KY/OH/IN) who wish to earn their Radio merit badge. They will be looking to make

Re: [Elecraft] PayPal fees

Wes is referring to a common misuse of language, probably no longer taught in schools . . . Pictures are hung. People are hanged. Good show, Wes. Kent K9ZTV On 2/18/2014 2:55 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Or hanged for that matter. On 2/18/2014 1:40 PM, someone wrote: Don't let it bother

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