[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Dec 6 2015

2015-12-06 Thread N6JW
s far afield as Alaska and New Zealand. At the end of the net we will take comments or questions. I will be net control for today. My location is in southern CA for those with directional antennas. Looking forward to hearing from you, 73 John, N6JW -- View this message in context: http://

[Elecraft] WRTC 2014 Winners and Elecraft

2014-07-15 Thread N6JW
und 5 minutes 30 seconds into the interview. While I worked several of the WRTC contest stations on different bands, I did not work K1A, so it is obvious they won on strategy :) Don't waste time with US causal operators :) 73 John N6JW K1, K2, KX3, K-Line -- View this message in cont

[Elecraft] KX3 Utility will not run

2012-08-18 Thread N6JW
get the KX3 Utility to run. This has nothing to do with USB cables or downloading, etc. Any ideas? Thanks and 73 John, N6JW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Utility-will-not-run-tp7561270.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list a

[Elecraft] [KX3] Speaker Grille?

2012-06-29 Thread N6JW
, having built a K1, K2, and K-Line, I am loath to go against the instructions :) Thanks for any replies/advise, 73 John, N6JW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Speaker-Grille-tp7558357.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Report, Sunday, April 15, 2012

2012-04-22 Thread N6JW
today with Phil back as net control. Thanks, 73 John, N6JW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-SSB-Net-Report-Sunday-April-14-2012-tp7479053p7489669.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Report, Sunday, April 14, 2012

2012-04-18 Thread N6JW
r mistakes. Thanks and 73, John, N6JW Elecraft SSB Net, April 14, 2012 on 14.303.5 18:00Z to about 18:40Z WO6IDickMA K3 #911 N4LATodd NCK3 #5331 WV5IDwayne TX K3 #5287 W2RWA Dick NY

Re: [Elecraft] For the CW OPS

2012-04-03 Thread N6JW
Amazing, indeed! Steve, N4RVE, even had a brief encounter with Elecraft! Scroll down to the bottom of his webpage and search for "elecraft" 73 John, N6JW You are referring to Steve Roberts, this guy: <http://microship.com/>; It's even more amazing than you describe! On

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

2011-04-26 Thread N6JW
te! Yes, I logged all 3,500 contacts the old fashioned way-- by hand! I am now struggling with the QSLing side of things. Would I do it all over again? In a heartbeat--including taking the P3 along. 73 John, N6JW alsopb wrote: > > You're going to do this while running a pileup

Re: [Elecraft] Is DVR audio really getting equalized and compressed?

2011-03-30 Thread N6JW
then the right (up-to-date) answer is YES. This feature was added back in FW 4.12 [current FW is 4.25 production release, and FW 4.31 beta, I believe] Monitor and DVR playback audio levels are independently adjustable. See Revision Notes for instructions on use. Hope this helps, 73 John,

Re: [Elecraft] P3 wish list

2010-11-18 Thread N6JW
panadapter. It has proven itself to be more useful than I thought it would be. Regards & 73 John, N6JW Alan Bloom-2 wrote: > > I'm a little nervous about making this an "official" feature, because > the signal level is not well-controlled. It depends on stray leakage

Re: [Elecraft] K144XV receive gain

2010-11-09 Thread N6JW
plitude of the signal on the P3. Of course, this is "just a small matter of programming!" and I'm sure we will get it right in due course. Thanks & 73 John, N6JW Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote: > > Hi Terry, > Thanks very much for posting of those figures. >

Re: [Elecraft] KDVR3

2010-11-07 Thread N6JW
production firmware. Hope that helps. 73 John N6JW Hello I drop this on behalf of a friend of mine who’s not too good at English ! He has just installed a KDVR3 option on his K3. Recording is OK, but when he records his friends and sends them back the recording, they say it’s not good at all ! He

Re: [Elecraft] RX freq issue with ESSB 3k using KFL3A-6K

2010-10-14 Thread N6JW
hat it has to do with the wrong RX filter being switched in after transmitting a chained memory using FSK D mode. Could you be experiencing something related? I don't know. Seems unlikely, but . . . let's see. I will be testing out the new potential fix shortly. 73 John, N6JW

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY (FSK-D mode) message chaining fixed -- looking for testers

2010-10-14 Thread N6JW
Hi Wayne: As one of the first to report this issue, I would be happy to try out rev. 4.15. Thanks so much for your efforts, 73 John, N6JW wayne burdick wrote: > > Hi all, > > Finally found the problem with message chaining in FSK-D mode. > Chaining was selecting th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY bug

2010-10-14 Thread N6JW
ode chaining bug" is now well described, reproducible, and hopefully solvable. We await word on a possible firmware fix. Regards to all, 73 John, N6JW Barry wrote: > > I'm calling some of the PJs in RTTY, using Data Mode FSK and Text > Decode, operating Split. > I hav

[Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode: Any update on 'chaining' bug?

2010-10-08 Thread N6JW
Hi List: There is currently another RTTY contest on the go this weekend. Has there been any progress on the reported FSK D 'bug' that causes RX audio shift when 'chaining' memories on TX? [See, a previous entry from me: K3 FSK D Mode: possible 'bug'?] Rega

Re: [Elecraft] P3 . . . want list

2010-10-08 Thread N6JW
sten to signal (and transmit if desired). Just tap A/B again to return to previous signal. Hope this helps, Regards, John, N6JW bruce whitney wrote: > > P3 want list: > I would like to fix the P3 display - so it doesn't travel with the VFO > tuning - I don't thi

Re: [Elecraft] K3's 2-m module (K144XV): Need testers for major performance improvement

2010-10-04 Thread N6JW
Hi Wayne: I've just purchased a K144XV and will be installing it (probably on Wednesday). If this is not too far out of your projected testing timeframe, I would be happy to try the new firmware. Thanks, John, N6JW K3 #936, P3 #597 wayne burdick wrote: > > Hi all, > >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode: possible Bug?

2010-09-26 Thread N6JW
memory. I will try to keep the list informed as to what develops on this front. Thanks, 73 John N6JW K1, K2, K3 & P3 N6JW wrote: > > Briefly stated, here is the problem: While in FSK D data mode, > if one is sending a "chained" stored message, upon returning to >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode use in RTTY contest

2010-09-26 Thread N6JW
set. [Data MD] Thanks again, and hope my notes were helpful to some. Regards, 73 John, N6JW N6JW wrote: > > First: the K3's FSK D mode (self-contained RTTY) is NOT just a novelty! > It is a > perfectly capable performer, particularly in a situation like the CQ WW > RT

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode use in RTTY contest

2010-09-26 Thread N6JW
out right in the email). That is a good suggestion for a menu entry for setting the idle-time. But in the meantime, IM will work. Thanks again, 73 John N6JW Barry wrote: > > John - found your post interesting and timely, as I played around with the > CW to RTTY mode last night myself

[Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode: possible Bug?

2010-09-26 Thread N6JW
0.32 If this can be reproduced, corroborated, and confirmed, is there a prize for the one who finds the most 'ancient' bug still in the system? :) 73 John N6JW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791

[Elecraft] K3 FSK D Mode use in RTTY contest

2010-09-26 Thread N6JW
lly M5) for my CQ test string; and program M2 (really M6) for the fixed part of the exchange (for me in this contest, "03 03 CA CA..--"). When someone answers my CQ, I send their call with my paddle and then press M2. I program M4 (M8) "TU N6JW test..--" and use that to confirm t

Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Need Some Help!

2010-09-18 Thread N6JW
s it seems some of us are just 'different'!] 73 John N6JW K1, K2, K3 [and if UPS are true to their promise, on Monday, P3] owner. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Need-Some-Help-tp5546298p5546981.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list a

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Report for Sunday, Sept. 12 2010

2010-09-12 Thread N6JW
, AB - FT1000mp Mark5 KB0MOE Don, KS - TS570D VA7GRV/m George, AL - IC706 N6JW John, CA - K3#936 The net was closed at 18:30z I hesitated to offer to do this, given that I am only running 100w. But given no one else I thought I would jump in today. Conditions were good to Europe (contests do that, r

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net announcement

2010-09-11 Thread N6JW
Hi Phil: Since I don't have an amp, I hesitated to reply. Given no one else, I will try to help. I have 3 elements on 20m and 100w. Regards, 73 John N6JW K3 #936 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/SSB-net-announcement-tp5251658p5522669.html Sent

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-10 Thread N6JW
(i.e. PS) to carry. This is a big deal for the significant number of us who travel extensively with our K3's. John N6JW Richard Squire - HB9ANM wrote: > > Now, why should Elecraft build power supplies? > Let them stick to what we know their good at: making transceivers and >

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-10 Thread N6JW
ould buy it without hesitation. 73 John N6JW WILLIS COOKE-2 wrote: > > How much would you be willing to pay? $300, $500?  >  Willis 'Cookie' Cooke > K5EWJ > > JOHN SAID > > Elecraft could design a small (RFI > quiet) switching PS which would constantl

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

2010-08-09 Thread N6JW
ntly available power supplies, I believe the utility and benefits far outweigh the cost. Of course, some may have no need for this option and do without, others like me would be willing to place our orders immediately. 73 John N6JW K1, K2, K3 owner. John Fritze wrote: > > > I would be