I'll third the Siglent SDS 1202X-E. It also replaced my Tek 465. Plenty of
scope for my needs. Works well when working on a K2.
73,
Rick W7LKG
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of Dave Van Wallaghen
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 17:08
To: Dave
Also had an array of rhombics at Bingen, plenty of SP-600's. Used primarily for
reception. Our GRC-26 used a dipole for xmt/rcv DF work. That was 55 to 58. I'd
have loved to have my K3 and 3 el steppIR back then. They didn't get the FLR-9
at Chicksands until after I left in Jun 62. Got my ham
Thanks Ken, Was told that one in radio school, Keesler AFB, summer 1955. You
never forget it do you.
73!
Rick, W7LKG
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of Ken G Kopp
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 17:26
Cc: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Color code
Hi Wayne et all,
I'm on 28082 and it's an all WA contest so far. You want to move up from
14082?? Dead band around here also. Have 3 WA contacts with the K3 at 98.2 W.
Have fun.
73, Rick, W7LKG
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
craft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Stewart
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 08:57
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] O.T. Morse is not dead, at least in the U.S. Navy
On 11/20/2017 4:34 AM, Richard S. Leary wrote:
> Kevin,
> My two cents worth. I was a USAF Morse In
Kevin,
My two cents worth. I was a USAF Morse Intercept Operator for almost 8
years. Started in Mar 1955. School was 7 months. Of that, CW training was 3+
hours a day, 5 days a week, for 7 months. Graduating speed requirement was
20 wpm. I started knowing zilch, ended up school at 23 wpm.
Bill,
My FW and CONFIG files are in; C/Users/RICK "or whatever you
use"/AppData/Roaming/Elecraft/K3 Configuration or K3 Firmware/file x
Hope this helps
Rick, W7LKG
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nr4c
Brian,
I just added the KIO3B, KXV3B, and KBPF3A mods. As per W3FPR, Don's advise,
I did the KXV3B first, then the KIO3B, then the KBPF3A. I don't have the
KAT3A, but I do have a K3/100, with ATU, internal 2 mtr xvtr, and the 2nd
receiver.
Had to take off top cover, remove 2 mtr xvtr, 2nd rcvr,
Gil, et All
Have to agree with you. Raised my DB-18 (3 el) on 10/18/2010. Built it myself,
but took my time. Club members helped me get it up. Been working fine ever
since, with a K3, KPA500, and P3. Course, it's well washed down time to time
with our Western Washington rain. I don't use a
Jim, Paul
Paul, Jim is correct. Practice, practice, practice, then sooner than not you
will be copying in your head.
Jim's ASA training and experience works for him. For me it was USAF CW
Intercept and over 7 years experience. I don't use skimmers or cw decoders.
My K3 has one, and to be honest, I
Bob,
Elecraft site comes up fine here, south of Tacoma, WA. Using Comcast cable.
URL I use is http://www.elecraft.com/, then just work through the site. When
I have a connection problem, I usually just unplug the power to both my
router and modem. Let them sit about a minute or so, then power them
Working OK in Tacoma, WA as of 1501PST, Win10, IE11...
73,
Rick, W7LKG
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JJ
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 13:57
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft web site
Dead here as
To the entire worldwide Elecraft staff; Have a Very Merry Christmas and a
Safe, Healthy, and Happy New Year.
Thanks for listening to Us, then replying to Us, so promptly. It makes you
one of the Elite Companies in today's
business world, which enables Elecraft owners to be one pretty fine,
Mike,
I'm sorry, my two cents worth. Maybe if you asked "Nicely" where you could
get one, someone would help you. I have a K1, but not a 4 channel board, so
I don't have a copy of the manual.
But I would like to thank everyone at Elecraft for their excellent service.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving
PS here is Astron RS-35M, connected directly to K3/100 #4497. Xmit into 50W
dummy load
RX 13.9V @ 1.15A
TX (100W CW)12.6V @ 19.62A
Readings from K3 VFO B display of V and A
73, Rick W7LKG
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Never noticed until you mentioned it Harry. I'm left handed. My K3 sits
right in front of me, and the P3, KPA500 are to the left. All just below eye
level. Menu button on KPA500 about 18 to my left. Not a problem here.
Rick, W7LKG
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From: Elecraft
Vic, Joe,
I can't replicate it here either. Tried it on 17M, both with K3 in test, and
100W to dummy load. Using K3, P3 (no SVGA), KPA500, SteppIR DB-18,
microKEYER II, and WriteLog 11.23L. No glitches seen.
73,
Rick, W7LKG
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft
Benny,
I just finished my basic K1, Serial Nr 3342, with the first filter board
(20m/15m). I'm amazed at how well it went. No missing parts. Every jack
plug fits with laser precision. All resistance voltage measurements fell
right on, or midrange between the manuals listed parameters. I'd go
To Everyone at Elecraft,
First, Merry Christmas A Happy New Year.
Elecraft, by far, has to have the greatest customer service anywhere.
Put in my order for a K1, 2 band kit, plus a 2nd 2 band board, and all the
extra sub-assemblies. Did that last Friday 12/12/14 morning at 0800 PDT.
Jack,
Since Jan 2014, I've left my K3 and P3 on 24/7. The KPA500 I sometimes turn
it off, but with the front panel ON switch only. The rear panel power switch
I leave alone, so it's always on, except for total power outages. No
problems doing it so far.
73,
Rick W7LKG
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Stephen Eric,
FWIW. I spent 3 years stuffing 2 shilling coins in my Mother-In-Law's electric
meter box in Nottingham (1959-62). That was always fun. My rate here is $0.0503
KW/Hr. And we have so much less static than CA. Sorry folks, my 2 cents, back
to the hole.
73,
Rick, W7LKG
Gary,
How did you have 2 AN/FST-2's. Two actual separate machines, or one machine
with A B channels, with the common power supply racks? Where was that
radar site? I had AN/FST-2B, S/N 0001, at 648th Radar Sq, Benton AFS, PA,
and I started working on it Apr 63. No test points, and plenty of
right now. I doubt any of
them will see anymore desk time. I've proven to myself over and over that
the K3 is the real keeper. Until there's a K4, I doubt anything else will
ever be front and center on my desk.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 4/14/2014 12:56 AM, Richard S. Leary wrote:
Nostalgia trip
Nostalgia trip. Built my Eico 720 in 62, but splurged with an HQ-170A rcvr.
After spending around 5 hours a day (average) for 6 1/2 years doing CW
intercept, spinning the knobs on an SP-600, Hammarlund seemed a good way to
go.
Still have a couple of 40 mtr xtals for the 720. The big jump was the
Keith,
Shouldn't be a problem for you. I used to run phone patches from there back
in 67-68 into Oregon mostly. Was KW6GB at the time. Heathkit SB300/400 at
180W to a 3el beam. Try it at 0100Z and later, 10, 15, or 20M depending
where they will be on freq. From CA, not a problem. Check out
Howard,
Look on page 30 of your owners manual. The schematic for the cable is there.
My ops manual is Rev D.
I guess you could get a replacement from Elecraft. There is more cable
connector (power) info on Page 7 of the manual.
Funny you should post that request. I just finished doing a K3
Was 74, with bilateral tremors . . K3/100, #4497 loaded. Never had a fault
since built, hardware, firmware or download problems (except operator
dumbness). P3 and KPA500 at 75. Again no faults. This year I'll probably do
the KAT500 at 77. Being a ham for 52 years, and an Elec. Tech for 51 years
Ron,
Try ---
Thomas W Moyer
1734 Austin Ave
Los Altos, CA 94022
USA
I got the above from HamCall
Good luck
Rick, W7LKG
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Midwin
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 06:45
Rick,
I am running KPA500, F/W Ver 1.23. Oper/Stby is working fine here. Have you
checked if KPA500 Menu item Band Chg is set to STBY?
In STBY either band changes on the K3 or KPA500 work fine, putting the 500
from OPER to STBY. If Band Chg is set to NOR, the 500 stays in OPER with
either K3 or
Thom,
I've got K3/100 kit #4497, P3 kit #344, KPA500 kit #930. The K3 has been on
the air for over 2 years. I have not had a failure with any of the items.
Compared to other rigs I've used, I'll take the K3 over any of them, and
I've worked the lot, Icom, Kenwood, Heath, Yaesu, and Collins. I do
To The Elecraft Team et al,
This is the time to order your KPA500. I did an on-line order late Sunday
evening, 24 June. It arrived 62 1/2 hours later, Wed, June 27.
The kit inventory was done (no missing parts), manuals read and understood.
The build went without any problems whatsoever and
Joel;
As Carey stated, NAQCC, and W1AW are good places to check out. Then listen to
the rhythm. I believe thats very important. As taught to me back in the 50's
at USAF radio school, F is di di dah dit or Get a haircut, J was the
damnd ol jay di dah dah dah, and Q was pay day today. Just sound
Fred,
After looking at the back cover of QST, I don't see many, if any buttons or
controls, that are not already included on the K3 either as physical front
panel controls, or menu selections. Other than the 200W output, I'll just
keep my K3, and add the KPA500. Way too many buttons on the
FYI;
Downloaded new F/W 1.12 for the P3. Set the Ref Lvl on three bands. All
remained as set with subsequent band changes. Works good.
Where else but Elecraft would you have a minor glitch fixed in say less
than 2 days. Pretty outstanding I'd say. Just keep up the great work. Which
is pretty
Works fine here also. Loaded K3 F/W Beta 4.48, then P3 Utility 1.12.3.11,
then used it to upgrade P3 F/W to Ver 1.11. Did screen capture, OK. But I
still do not have a P3SVGA on order yet. No problems with downloads, but I
make sure to run a serial cable directly from the PC to the K3, download
To Me the use of QSA(1-5) was for signal strength only. If the other
operator had a bad fist then we used QRK(1-5). QRK was his readability.
Then we also used INT QSA and INT QRK instead of QSA IMI(?) or QRK IMI
(ditty-dum dum-ditty, as we used to say). You could tell the good guys from
the other
P3-K ordered/invoiced on July 16, 2010. Arrived and in-work at 1930PDT
August 31, 2010. P3 S/N 344. Will live with K3 S/N 4497. Let the fun begin.
The K3 is working flawlessly. I love it. Thanks again Elecraft team. You do
excellent work.
All the Best
Rick, W7LKG
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