Re: [Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread philippe . trottet
Many thanks to Gary, Jim and Paul for their kind advises. Macros has been assigned for that purpose and it exactly fit my needs. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI Quoting philippe.trot...@ties.itu.int: > Dear Elecrafters, > Is it possible to increase the speed of the the PWR knob ? > To move from low to h

[Elecraft] K3-PWR knob

2011-05-01 Thread philippe . trottet
Dear Elecrafters, Is it possible to increase the speed of the the PWR knob ? To move from low to high power and vice versa on my K3 #3616 is quite long. Thanks for ur advises. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://

[Elecraft] K3 MIC COMP

2011-01-20 Thread philippe . trottet
Dear Elecrafters, >From the beginnig I put my K3#3616 on the air, mid november 2009, Firmware >3.53, I have noticed on ssb to obtain 10 on the CMP bargraph I'm obliged to increase the CMP knob to 20 to see the bargraph +/- 10. I know it is only approximative but is any adjustment available to inc

Re: [Elecraft] Delivery in France

2010-11-19 Thread Philippe Trottet
Le club des Elecrafters Francais s'agrandit. Bienvenue 73's Philippe A65BI (F5LTB) ex-9Q1TB, 2003-2008 K3#3616 >>> "F8EZE" 19-11-2010 23:54 >>> Hi Folks, La Poste dear Georges. Enjoy your K3 ! F8EZE Jean K3 #998 -Message d'origine- De : elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecr

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Unable to download 4.22

2010-11-16 Thread Philippe Trottet
FileZilla Client from Mozilla is also free and works ok. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO" 17-11-2010 1:49 >>> Just as an FTP suggestion -- If you are using Mozilla Firefox as a browser (which IMO everyone should be), there is an FTP client plug-in called FireFTP. It is a seriousl

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware failed to load, again

2010-11-16 Thread Philippe Trottet
Try to use a FTP server to download the zip file of Beta versions. I'm using Filezilla Client from Mozilla, never get a problem to download from Elecraft. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "James Sarte (K2QI)" 16-11-2010 19:47 >>> Dr Martin, I have not had this experience with any of the firmware ve

Re: [Elecraft] K3 rev 4.22 Beta Release: Improved APF (CW); all SSB anomalies fixed

2010-11-16 Thread Philippe Trottet
4.22 beta release installed Not noticed on my side. Filters on use on my K3: 6, 2.8, 1.8, 1, 0.4 (Same for SUB RX) 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Nate Bargmann 16-11-2010 5:33 >>> Wayne, I do still hear a noticeable 'tick' on CW when going from 150 to 100 Hz and back again. It seems to be rep

Re: [Elecraft] New K3 Beta Release: APF for CW, "Fast Monitor" & improved TX gate for voice modes

2010-11-06 Thread Philippe Trottet
Even the mic dynamics came back to normal compare to 4.17, I confirm the same difference between 4.18 and 4.14 and about the APF if moving the Shift to 1khz a big click then nothing. Need to go down to 280 HZ to restart the APF. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Geoffrey Downs" 06-11-2010 19:02 >>> H

Re: [Elecraft] K3 MCU 4.17 (APF beta) kills SSB output?

2010-11-06 Thread Philippe Trottet
e working on the SSB problem. 73, Wayne N6KR On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Philippe Trottet wrote: > Same thing to me, I was noticed it when put my Amp w/GU84B on, need > 20w+ to obtain 500w in ssb instead of my normal 16w... _

Re: [Elecraft] K3 MCU 4.17 (APF beta) kills SSB output?

2010-11-05 Thread Philippe Trottet
level I never have been close to approaching to get 1KW out. It's great to hear that you guys are on this new glitch so quickly. Tim On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > We're working on the SSB problem. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:49 P

Re: [Elecraft] K3 MCU 4.17 (APF beta) kills SSB output?

2010-11-04 Thread Philippe Trottet
Same thing to me, I was noticed it when put my Amp w/GU84B on, need 20w+ to obtain 500w in ssb instead of my normal 16w. MH2 Mic dynamics was also affected and obliged to increase the Mic gain consequently. When back to NOR Dual PB features it comes back almost to normal power but seems a bit l

Re: [Elecraft] K3 APF Adjustable Q

2010-11-01 Thread Philippe Trottet
I agree with the comments about the use of the DPB filter who act as a APF with wider Q. May be the suggestion is to give more "flexibility" to the DBP filter in order to let the K3 user choosing what would be the best in its own suppressing noise environment. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> The Smi

Re: [Elecraft] List SPAM & SCAM

2010-09-25 Thread Philippe Trottet
Received also and junked it. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> David Guernsey 25-09-2010 14:49 >>> I also received an email with subject "Sad News" 73s de Dave Guernsey KJ6CBS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mail

[Elecraft] NCDXF/IARU Beacons

2010-09-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Elecrafters, How to decode almost correctly the NCDXF/IARU beacons with a different pitch than 700~800Hz I'm using a pitch of 450Hz in order to use less bandwidth and it is more softer to my ears, especially on long runs. I can hear clearly the beacons with the 450Hz but even I'm shifting u

Re: [Elecraft] Big box K3

2010-09-06 Thread Philippe Trottet
K3 has been primarily designed for portable use/dx-speditions & field days and honestly I'm more focused and impressed from the results than the design. Everything is functional and easy to access even with my big fingers and for those who are lack of space (it's not my case) it would be an add-

Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation

2010-08-20 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi James, I'm using MH2 also for Field day opertions and almost same as you, set MIC=2 & COMP=20 TX equalizer has been adjust to my loud voice given preferential to medium high audio. Great 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> 20-08-2010 18:54 >>> Who uses the Elecraft hand mic? I do and mic gain

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair

2010-07-04 Thread Philippe Trottet
Fully agree with your comments Don, And I want to take the opportunity to encourage every Ham to pay more attention to protect our lovely K's and all ellectronic devices in the house. I've seen so many locations who are facing huge lightings storms and this does not happen only to others, I'

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 fan noise, part XXLIV

2010-05-31 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Dave, For the test I progammed the fan to max, after the test I put them back to auto. I would have mentioned it. Tks Philippe A65BI >>> "Dave Hachadorian" 30-05-2010 20:32 >>> ------- From: "Philippe Trottet" Sent: Sunday, May 30,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 fan noise, part XXLIV

2010-05-30 Thread Philippe Trottet
Following the discussion, I made a full power test with my K3/100 on the dummy load, and no noise in the room...My wife & 4 years old son were away ! PA temp was rising up to 55ºC, the 2 fans were not audible from my chair. I could heard barely if I put my ears very close to them and feel the heat

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2010-05-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Phil, I will attempt to be there, 17:45Z Philippe A65BI >>> "Phillip Shepard" 22-05-2010 22:25 >>> Hi guys, The weekly SSB net will meet tomorrow (5/23) at 1800z on 14.314 MHz. I will be net control from western Oregon. We'll try to pull in other NW stations that I can't hear. See you ther

Re: [Elecraft] K3:DSP Upgrade well worth it

2010-05-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Craig, Fully confirm your impression. Seems superior and weak signals ssb/cw more readible and less "agressive" to my ears. Using an old Sony MDR7505 Headset Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Craig 23-05-2010 15:34 >>> Hi folks I just completed the DSP upgrade board swap. I would just lik

Re: [Elecraft] K3:Noise blanker & Chinese radar?

2010-05-20 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi John, Do you check all possibilities of the NB and no-one of those are able to block this Radar ? We are facing time to time in my area such problem and had always founded a reliable position to minimize it, but may be the today's NB is less effective, I have no experience on it and I'm inte

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2010-05-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Phil, Will be normally there starting 17:45 to contact some Elecrafters who could do the qsp for me. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> Phil Shepard 15-05-2010 21:41 >>> Hi guys, The weekly SSB net will meet tomorrow (5/16) at 1800z on 14.314 MHz. I will be net control from western Oregon. See you the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Report for May 9th, 2010

2010-05-10 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Roger, Was a real pleasure to contact u for the 1st time. (no directional antenna on my side, only a 84m loop) Apreciated the long chat with Brendan EI6IZ at the end of the net. Will Call again 17:45Z next Sunday for qsp. 73's Philippe A65BI http://www.qrz.com/callsign/A65BI >>> Roger Stein 1

Re: [Elecraft] 2.1 kHz filter - K3

2010-05-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
In addition to the 2.8 Khz, I'm using the 1.8Khz (starting 2.1) , and also the 1khz (starting 1.6khz) used both in ssb & cw. Sure with some little alteration of the voice but it is really a must in severe qrm environment as mine (no directional antenna and a lot of pirates, fishermens etc

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2010-05-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
Will be there, starting to call 17:45. In advance tks for the qsp. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> Phil Shepard 08-05-2010 8:19 >>> The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet this Sunday (5/9) at 1800Z on 14.314 MHz. Roger, K7SJ, will be NCS with help from Gus, KD0QH. Join them. 73, Phil, NS7P _

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2010-05-01 Thread Philippe Trottet
Normally I will show my presence around 17:45Z. In advance thanks for the qsp from Bob VE3XM or Tony VE3QF. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI >>> Phil Shepard 02-05-2010 3:05 >>> The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets tomorrow (5/2) at 1800z on 14.314 MHz. I will not be available to be NCS. If anyone wants

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results (4-25-10)

2010-04-25 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Phil, Things are coming better even with a low SFI. I was listening a bit your voice when calling me but still no strong enough to get up to my ground noise. W7WLL was also heard for few seconds with clear audio ! Thanks again to tony VE3QF for the qsp and happy to contact Wolf DK1IP with st

Re: [Elecraft] Wow! Nice Knobs :-)

2010-04-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
Really nice looking but what would be the effects of the extra weight on the axis after extended use ? 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Tom W8JI" 23-04-2010 2:17 >>> Maybe I'm missing something??? Doesn't just sliding the K3 knob on so it just kisses the felt washers do the same thing? The K3 knob se

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Expert 1K-FA

2010-04-21 Thread Philippe Trottet
ut I read carefully the specs before testing any new equipment and have costly equipment in my pro lab to monitor it, that is not the case of most of Hams. So again mea culpa. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 "By Hams, for Hams...What else ?" Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Teleco

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Expert 1K-FA

2010-04-21 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Franco, Fully agree Arie's comments, I'm not using an auto Amp. only a manual one with a Russian tetrode, and only checked on the K3 that the time delay corresponds to the amp specs and that's all. With my K3-100, most of the time I'm driving it with 12W and the output with my amp is ±350W that

Re: [Elecraft] World Amateur Radio Day

2010-04-17 Thread Philippe Trottet
FYI 73'S Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> "EARS" 16-04-2010 8:17 >>> Dear All : We are pleased to invite you to participate us in our celebration with World Amateur Radio Day in our HQ on Sunday 18 April 2010 With special call sign A6WAD Best regards EARS 73

Re: [Elecraft] DSP Upgrade and Serial Number

2010-03-13 Thread Philippe Trottet
MENU- CONFIG EXTD, TECH MD=ONturn the B knob until SER NUM. or Download the K3_EZ SOFTWARE then go to K3 info, ur S/N will be showed 73's Philippe A65BI >>> Brett Howard 13-03-2010 12:31 >>> So where is the SN stored in the K3? The people who received new upgraded DSP boards in the mai

Re: [Elecraft] K-3: Best filter for SSB Contesting?

2010-03-12 Thread Philippe Trottet
The 1.5k is out of stock and not be sure it will be availble from INRAD anymore. http://www.inrad.net/product.php?productid=299&cat=140&page=1 Personally I have ordered the 1K as it starts at bw60= 1.650 and will program it at 1.6K to use it for both cw & ssb http://www.inrad.net/product.php?pro

Re: [Elecraft] K-3: Best filter for SSB Contesting?

2010-03-11 Thread Philippe Trottet
Do not hesitate: 1.8khz then with the K3 utility you modify the start point to 2.1, you will see the improvement in strong interferences. 73s Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> 12-03-2010 7:37 >>> Hi Guys, For SSB contesting: if your K-3 radio had the stock 2.7khz filter and you could only select

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] LPF DSP modification

2010-03-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
Forget: DSP Board "C" James, I've received the lpf module within 2 weeks following the order and installed it two days ago. Very simple to install. Use a thin cutter for airplane mock-up, soldering iron with fine tip. Do not forget the wrist strap w/1Megohm resitor. Just follow step by step,10 p

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] LPF DSP modification

2010-03-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
James, I've received the lpf module within 2 weeks following the order and installed it two days ago. Very simple to install. Use a thin cutter for airplane mock-up, soldering iron with fine tip. Do not forget the wrist strap w/1Megohm resitor. Just follow step by step,10 pages, the installation

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - 'High Isolation Headphones'

2010-03-02 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dears, I'm using a SONY MDR 7505 since 2003 with various rigs. Not a noise cancelling headphone but great comfort, with a very clear audio on cw, ssb & am/fm. Power (mW):1000 Impedance: 24 Ω Frequency response: 10Hz - 25Khz Sensibility (dB / W / m): 106 Weight: 220g without cable 73's Philippe

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (2-21-10)

2010-02-21 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Phil, Hope to put my name on the list soon as cycle 24 seems to start...finally like an albatross who need some distance to take off. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Phillip Shepard" 22-02-2010 8:50 >>> We had a very good net today. Signals were generally good, and we had 37 participants over t

Re: [Elecraft] For you Anti-Scopes

2010-02-17 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Eric, Good to know, I will order one when we will be able to place the on-line order for the P3. 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 *Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ? >>> "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" 17-02-2010 22:05 >>> your K3 will need to have the KXV3 or KXV3a for IF output. Its not

Re: [Elecraft] Testing my DSP

2010-02-16 Thread Philippe Trottet
Yes hector but you mentioned on the previous your AGC for cw is off. When AGC is off the NR is deactivated on the K3 Am I wrong ? 73's Philippe A65BI K3#33616 *Elecraft, by Hams for Hams...What else ? >>> Hector Padron 17-02-2010 8:16 >>> You can hear my DSP working in CW on this link,the sta

Re: [Elecraft] P3

2010-02-16 Thread Philippe Trottet
P 130 is blank on the pdf document ! 73's Philippe A65BI >>> Kok Chen 16-02-2010 14:16 >>> On Feb 16, 2010, at 12:39 AM, turnbull wrote: > When you write the manual for the P3 would you please include a good > explanation of the use of waterfall displays. I have one on my OII but do > not fu

Re: [Elecraft] P3 at Orlando hamfest pictures and movies

2010-02-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
Ah Ah... P3 must have a bidet with a rotary jet and brakes on the spare wheel !! Next time some will ask for planet diversity. 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 * Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ? >>> 16-02-2010 1:49 >>> > My major disappointment is that, in my admittedly non-expert opinion

Re: [Elecraft] I'm having a bad day.

2010-02-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Ken, We can filter the subject as I do, some "external" subject do not appear on my list. Best regards to Rose. 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Ken Kopp" 15-02-2010 23:09 >>> Hello Larry, No, you've seen same the posts to the reflector as the rest of us. The number of posts about non-Elecraft radi

Re: [Elecraft] I'm having a bad day.

2010-02-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Ken, We can filter the subject as I do, some "external" subject do not appear on my list. Best regards to Rose. 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> "Ken Kopp" 15-02-2010 23:09 >>> Hello Larry, No, you've seen same the posts to the reflector as the rest of us. The number of posts about non-Elecr

Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood's Future

2010-02-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
May be, Others 3% ! >>> KE4INM 16-02-2010 0:07 >>> I may be mistaken, but I don't see Amateur Radio in there future. Check out the JVC-Kenwood Holdings Website. http://www.jk-holdings.com/en/corporate/strategy/index.html __ Elecraft ma

Re: [Elecraft] K3 & Competition

2010-02-14 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Bob, Welcome to the club I answered you outside the Elecraft list about my mic settings and small trick learn when joined the Army in the early seventies. We are all surprised at the starting point because we have do to our own setup as the majority of parameters are adjustable and compare

Re: [Elecraft] Considering K3

2010-02-13 Thread Philippe Trottet
et Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor Doha Street PO BOX: 506013 DUBAI - U.A.E. Dubai time: G

Re: [Elecraft] Man Hospitalized - related incident

2010-02-13 Thread Philippe Trottet
Some relaxation time in this world of brutes have never harmed a person. It's a hobby first ! Cheers Philippe A65BI K3#3616 *Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ! >>> Radio Amateur N5GE 10-02-2010 19:26 >>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:16:02 EST, k...@aol.com wrote: Enough. This is not an aud

Re: [Elecraft] Man Hospitalized - related incident

2010-02-11 Thread Philippe Trottet
Great !!! We will see soon a 3D-SP movie picture scenario Hi ! 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 *Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ! >>> 10-02-2010 15:16 >>> In a related incident, another ham-radio enthusiast, Hezekiah Bambershoot, of Ft Jackson, was arrested at police headquarters for di

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Panadapter for the K3 at Orlando Hamfest this weekend

2010-02-10 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Eric, As I think you'll start with an appeal price in Orlando Hamfest, how a far foreigner can take advantage of it ? Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 *Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ? Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commis

Re: [Elecraft] Man Hospitalized

2010-02-09 Thread Philippe Trottet
Great... and there is still a kernel of truthHi !! 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 *Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ! >>> Mike 10-02-2010 3:54 >>> ROTFLMAO!!! 73, Mike NF4L Al Lorona wrote: > MAN HOSPITALIZED WITH ANXIETY OVER HAM RADIO > > Southland County Morning News > > Southlan

Re: [Elecraft] AGC & DSP Rain Dance

2010-02-09 Thread Philippe Trottet
rcial rigs, professionally and on the Ham side. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 By Hams, for Hams...What else ! Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor D

Re: [Elecraft] AGC & DSP Rain Dance

2010-02-09 Thread Philippe Trottet
rcial rigs, professionally and on the Ham side. Bst 73's Philippe K3#3616 By Hams, for Hams...What else ! Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor Doha Str

Re: [Elecraft] AGC & DSP Rain Dance

2010-02-08 Thread Philippe Trottet
Fully agree ! Race cars need fine (and often) tuning to get their best for each races, K3's are the same. But my main main thing is to enjoy and have a lot of fun to chase the weak signal, specially in big pilups in SSB with my exotic callsign. Using for ssb FC: 0.95 and Width: 1.6k (6k, 2.8 & 1

Re: [Elecraft] Rose's Covers & Cases

2010-02-04 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Rob, I've ordered some of them, still on the way to me Please find attached the pricing info and links. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 Elecraft, by Hams, for Hams...What else ! >>> 05-02-2010 2:52 >>> The covers look interesting but I didn't find any pricing info. Is there somewhere I can fi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 AGC and Apparent Noise and Signal Distortion

2010-02-04 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Paul, ON4UN, one of the masters of low bands sold out his 2 x Orions almost two years ago, replaced by 2 x K3's !! It convincing me definitively to move from my Icom limousine to the K3 Indycar ! Thanks to him, great rig and top after sale service. I'm proud today to be a Elecrafter Bst 73'

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft web page

2010-01-27 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Gary, I was travelling when I passed my order last October and it has been done from an internet Cafe founded on my way. 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> 27-01-2010 14:11 >>> Hi, Does anyone know how to get rid of the website frames? The order page will not show the complete page of options s

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Rev. 3.76: Per-band/per-mode NR; FM/repeater/xvtr changes; delayed M>V; message erase

2010-01-25 Thread Philippe Trottet
"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" We can add: Elecraft...By Ham's, for Ham's...What else ! Thanks for the release, already downloaded, great ! 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Hector Padron 26-01-2010 6:08 >>> Cool,!! downloaded and working already in my K3,was waiting for tha

Re: [Elecraft] Fw: My predicament

2010-01-17 Thread Philippe Trottet
And Nigeria is one of the well known countries for hackers and crooks. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "VE3GAM Allen McRorie" 17-01-2010 19:37 >>> I am 100% sure that this did not come from the station indicated, in the message properties, the originating IP address is from Lagos, Nigeria. also, I

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Want to buy a K3

2010-01-12 Thread Philippe Trottet
'm curious as to where others have configured the 1.8 kHz SSB filter to kick in -- and why. Bill W5WVO ------ From: "Philippe Trottet" Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:05 PM To: Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Want to buy a K3

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Want to buy a K3

2010-01-11 Thread Philippe Trottet
Fully confirm this assessment ! The 1.8Khz 8 pole in a congested environment is a must. I have it in addition of the 2.8Khz. Considering the H polar of my 40m antenna receiving signals from the close East, most are regular Ham's from ex-USSR area and also very active pirates on that side, up to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 how often do you use it?

2010-01-09 Thread Philippe Trottet
out the continuity of Elecraft company when Wayne and Eric will be retired but no doubt they will find somebody in the pure Ham spirit as they are. 73's Philippe A65BI (F5LTB) http://www.qrz.com/callsign/A65BI Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commi

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Thinking return to K3.

2010-01-05 Thread Philippe Trottet
ust itself all parameters in order to take the best of that rig. Hope you will join back the Elecrafters soon. May be one day on the air ! Happy New year 2010 to you and your family. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 http://www.qrz.com/callsign/A65BI Philippe TROTTET Head of Field T

Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese

2010-01-04 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hum ! Did Yaesu, Icom or Kenwood are sending their products straight on line and provide such attention to their customers ? One more reason to be confident with Elecraft, a proud US company ! Great part of the succes is quality of service and Elecraft is on the way to carve out a crupper to

[Elecraft] AM 6K filter

2009-12-30 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dears, Just installed the 6K filter and used the K3 utility. Can hear the difference on AM mode but, when pressed on XFIL it indicates normally 6.00 but if using the width knob, it indicate maximum 5.00 at the edge. I missed something in the configuration ? Your advises are welcome Bst 73's Phili

Re: [Elecraft] NR Revisited (trying again in plain text mode)

2009-12-30 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Wayne, Its great ! Many thanks for your efforts. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Wayne Burdick 30-12-2009 21:54 >>> We're going to make NR per-mode in the next firmware release, too. This should eliminate the need to hunt for the ideal setting each time you change modes. 73, Wayne N

Re: [Elecraft] Filters for K3?

2009-12-27 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Martin, I've ordered some days ago... and received yesterday the 6Khz for AM & ESSB and the 1.8K for SSB. So I installed them yesterday evening. Considering my antenna, delta loop for 40m and the huge signals received for the ex-USSR side, 59+30 & up is common, the 1.8k in addition to the 2.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

2009-12-26 Thread Philippe Trottet
One more time propagation is not on my side. Short path 20m to K4, best spot expected 13:30 ~ 14:30Z, SNR only 14dB / 100w 73's Philippe A65BI (F5LTB) K3#3616 >>> 26-12-2009 20:13 >>> The weekly SSB net will take place on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 1800Z on 14.314 MHz. I will be away

Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dear Eric and Wayne, Considering all improvements done in 2009 it would be useful to update the K3 user guide in order to have quick acces to all new parameters easily. I take the oportunity to wish a merry Xmas and a very happy New Year 2010 to both of you and your really supportive team, all

Re: [Elecraft] Noisy K3 receiver

2009-12-19 Thread Philippe Trottet
x27;ve just to press Functions keys. Vibroplex for normal use and hand key for contest that's real Ham sport ! Best 73's Philippe A65BI Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Latest Beta update

2009-12-11 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi Terry, It works with mine. When AGC OFF if you have a huge sig, i.e 59+ it block and you can't hear it any more, only see the bargraph. You need to use the RF knob and adjust in order to hear it agn. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Terry 10-12-2009 18:40 >>> Sorry I have `missed the boat

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get anreplacement.

2009-12-03 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dears, Even for me, my K3 has been ordered on 27, Oct. 09 and be on my hands in Dubai on 10, Nov 2009. Very sorry to learn such a problem. May be elecraft will provide an full knobs set in the order list for replacment in the future... who can be helpful in case of breaking one of them during

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Yaesu

2009-11-23 Thread Philippe Trottet
their last...and expensive toys. Bst 73's Philippe A65BI (F5LTB) Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor Doha Street PO BOX: 506013 DUBAI - U.A.E. Dubai

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

2009-11-22 Thread Philippe Trottet
Hi, It makes me remember when Honda came to Motorbike competition in the sixties with a copy of British engine design, but with better steels... and win the Championship. Certainly Yaesu engineers bought K3's and worked on it but I do not think they can compete with the Elecraft prices. Consider

Re: [Elecraft] My Proposed K3 Configuration so far...

2009-11-20 Thread Philippe Trottet
Lionel, Don't worry the cable works perfect, I've received my K3 two weeks ago with the KUSB option. Only to go to the Electraft website and download the usb utility depending your driver that's all. 73's Philippe A65BI / F5LTB K3#3616 >>> "Lionel Lhermitte" 20-11-2009 17:12 >>> Hi all, Few minu

Re: [Elecraft] K3 ERR BP2

2009-11-19 Thread Philippe Trottet
Same symptom for me w/ ERR BP4 when power on. It appears after downloading the 3.59 update yesterday ?? 73's Philippe A65BI K3#3616 >>> Iain MacDonnell - N6ML 20-11-2009 4:20 >>> Hi Fred, Check CONFIG:KBPF3 - it should be "not inSt" if you don't have the KBPF3. I changed mine to "rF nor", and

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 S Meter

2009-11-18 Thread Philippe Trottet
dio is great to stay younger ! Thanks to Elecraft ! Bst 73's Philippe A65BI / F5LTB (and ex 9Q1TB & many others...) Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter

2009-11-17 Thread Philippe Trottet
Dears I've seen on the manual S9 /50 microvolts is adjusted with Preamp ON . As a new Elecrafter I need some explanations, because with my previous rigs, I use to calibrate S9 without the preamp. Thanks Philippe A65BI K3 #3616 >>> Bill W4ZV 17-11-2009 22:25 >>> Geoffrey Downs-2 wrote: > >

Re: [Elecraft] OFF topic-DX Summit

2009-11-17 Thread Philippe Trottet
Yes, few days ago and I was obliged to check the cluster via HB9DRV website. Today apparently no problem on my side 73's Philippe A65BI >>> "Phillip Buckholdt" 17-11-2009 15:58 >>> Anyone having a problem with DX summit? Phil K8MBY ___

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)

2009-11-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
could make it a little narrower I could hit further into Asia more easily. GL and 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:02 AM >To: Kevin Rock , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)

2009-11-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
h to inquire about that or simply start your own. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS -Original Message- >From: Philippe Trottet >Sent: Nov 15, 2009 10:48 PM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, Phil and Christina >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09) > >Dear

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (11-15-09)

2009-11-15 Thread Philippe Trottet
serving the Civil Defense (FNRASEC) Call: F8RSF Bst 73's Philippe A65BI / F5LTB (Ex 9Q1TB) K3 #3616 Philippe TROTTET Head of Field Telecom Unit - DUBAI United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees International Humanitarian City Office Building Nº3 - Room 2, 1st Floor Doha Street P