Re: [Elecraft] circuit breaker

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] K3 NB

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Ellington
nd, and control the NB in the main receiver. Or perhaps some day I'll figure out how to do that myself. However, first the K3 NB has to work in the absence of strong signals, which it does not. -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisco

Re: [Elecraft] Dead K3

2016-05-15 Thread Scott Ellington
lead to unpleasant surprises. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

[Elecraft] KX-1 Glitch

2016-05-06 Thread Scott Ellington
7;s almost certainly not a bad encoder. If it's a firmware bug, as I suspect, others should observe the same problem. Firmware is 1.02. Has anyone else seen this? 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisco

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 build issue after Part 1 of build

2016-04-28 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] KX-1 Paddle (KXPD1)

2016-04-13 Thread Scott Ellington
of oil on the screw threads, and it works great. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qt

Re: [Elecraft] Stripping toroid leads

2016-04-05 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] Oscillating Lab Power Supply

2016-04-01 Thread Scott Ellington
. They're sold under several brand names, and there are several versions, all basically the same. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who was attracted to their low price. The fix is easy, though it took most of the day to figure out. Contact me if you need it. 73, Scott

Re: [Elecraft] K3, KX-1 Inductors

2016-03-29 Thread Scott Ellington
does to my KX-1. Thanks and 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfa

[Elecraft] K3, KX-1 Inductors

2016-03-25 Thread Scott Ellington
s the case, I'd really like to find another way to secure them. Any suggestions? Or maybe someone can assure me that with all those K3 getting shipped all over the planet for DX-peditions, etc., none of those wires ever break. Ever. (I'd still take along some magnet wire.) 73

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 and High Tension Wires

2016-03-18 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] Portable 60-80m wire antennas

2016-03-15 Thread Scott Ellington
I'm planning a vertical, as this would seem to require strictly less wire and coils than any dipole or inverted vee, but am I missing some other offsetting advantage? Cheers, Bruce ______ -- Scott

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20M moving QRM

2016-03-03 Thread Scott Ellington
On 3/3/2016 14:47, Fred Jensen wrote: QRN, not QRM I thought QRN was exclusively atmospheric noise. Perhaps we need a new Q code for man-made garbage. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us

Re: [Elecraft] K3 5 pole vs 8 pole filters - attenuation in the passband

2016-02-27 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3/K3S noise blanker performance greatly enhanced (at my QTH) -- need testers

2016-02-03 Thread Scott Ellington
the K3/K3s could be made to do that, I'd buy the 15 kHz filter instantly. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinf

Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Scott Ellington
The old FT-1000D is notorious. (I have one.) I'm not sure about the MP. There's a mod, which helps, but it's still wide. It's a big reason I bought a K3. -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA On 1/14/2016 11:26, Rick WA6NHC wrote: I've noticed that it

Re: [Elecraft] K3_P3_160_CW

2011-04-18 Thread Scott Ellington
he RX antenna > on the K3. Currently the K3 does not send an update to the P3 if > switching antennas causes the preamp or attenuator status to change. > This is on Wayne's bug list. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA _

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 device...

2011-04-15 Thread Scott Ellington
z. We are so picky. Why does anyone put up with us :>) Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:El

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 device...

2011-04-14 Thread Scott Ellington
It's implicit in Alan's posting, but note that symmetrical square waves have only odd harmonics. The even harmonics will be very, very weak, present at all only because the square wave isn't quite perfectly symmetric. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Apr

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-07 Thread Scott Ellington
r's >> frequency so the pitch between USB and LSB match. I >> relies the above method requires a good ability to note >> slight changes in pitch. Some of us do not posses that >> ability and must use a different method. For those that do, >> this method works. >> __ >> > ______

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-06 Thread Scott Ellington
an actual frequency, and if the sidetone > frequency is derived from the same master oscillator aren't you defeating the > purpose of your calibration. It seems logical to me to a method of > calibration that your reference is not derived from the same oscillator you > are t

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-06 Thread Scott Ellington
L for zero beat as above. (You may be close enough initially.) 8. Using the K3 utility, save the configuration. (Or record the REF CAL value.) 9. Cancel SPOT and exit the menu. 73, Scott K9MA > Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA ___

Re: [Elecraft] beat freq method

2011-03-28 Thread Scott Ellington
lose, you'll > hear the combined audio signals fading up and down rather than a "beat > note." That fading *is* the beat note but it's too low a frequency to > hear it as a tone. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA _

Re: [Elecraft] [K3}beat freq method

2011-03-28 Thread Scott Ellington
justs vfo's >> so when at band edges I do not go out of band. However when using DX spots >> with N3FJP auto tune clicks I am off freq. Have to dial around to get clear >> signal so if I don't then they do not hear my calls well. Am sen

Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Powerpole connector

2011-03-25 Thread Scott Ellington
t the solder wicks up the wire a ways and makes it brittle, so you need to make sure the wire doesn't flex a lot near the connector. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:02 PM, George A. Thornton wrote: > I am not an electronics expert, bu

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-14 Thread Scott Ellington
ecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ___

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-12 Thread Scott Ellington
It may NOT be a good idea to gate the KEY_OUT with the foot switch because of timing issues.  If you release the foot switch while transmitting, the amplifier relay, especially a fast QSK relay, could release before the K3 RF output decays, resulting in hot-switching of the relay.  KEY_OUT appar

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
27;t even see a spare pin on the MCU chip that could be used to gate KEY_OUT. End of discussion, I think. 73, Scott K9MA On Mar 11, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: > Not necessarily. The PTT Out line may control more than just the internal > amplifier relays. For example, i

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
the problem? > > 73s Jim > On Mar 11, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: > >> I think this is normal, and it's annoying. I don't know of any other >> transceiver that behaves this way. >> >> 73, >> >> Scott K9MA >> >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
the relay activation. Did I overlook something or is this > normal? > > Tnx de Sy K6PWP # 5223 (one week old) > ______ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft m

Re: [Elecraft] small feature request for the K3

2011-03-02 Thread Scott Ellington
footswitch for this "manual" operation times. >> >> Wouldn?t it be possible for the K3 firmware to have different delay time >> entries >> (for PTT ON and PTT OFF) between using the serial port keying and using the >> Key Ports on the back side >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Current Meter

2011-03-01 Thread Scott Ellington
gt; This calibration sets up a reference voltage inside the K3. But do it with > an accurate DVM. Then see what the K3's internal shunt voltage is reading. > That's what you are actually seeing. > > 73, Guy. > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Scott Elling

[Elecraft] K3 Current Meter

2011-02-28 Thread Scott Ellington
Has anyone compared the K3 internal current meter to an accurate external meter? My K3 meter reads about 20A, when the actual current is 23 A, with no accessories connected. That's a huge error, and it's not linear. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wis

Re: [Elecraft] P3, what lies ahead?

2011-02-28 Thread Scott Ellington
They did! Scott K9MA On Feb 28, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote: > It would be really be nice if they had designed the P3 with a cutout in the > rear > for an External Display. That way they could add an external video output at > a > later time. >

Re: [Elecraft] low output after air travel

2011-02-25 Thread Scott Ellington
> > > Could this be a setting that needs changed, or are my finals fried. The > radio worked well before the trip. This wasn't the only problem, this was a > very tough trip in many different ways. > > > > Why does my K3 only put out 12 watts? What can I d

[Elecraft] P3 and Noise Blanker

2011-02-25 Thread Scott Ellington
n empty band, it did help during the contest, when other kinds of NB are useless. 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] P3, what lies ahead?

2011-02-24 Thread Scott Ellington
>> 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 support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html &g

Re: [Elecraft] P3 display...

2011-02-23 Thread Scott Ellington
; signal displayed on the screen it left alone and unaffected by my filter > choice other then the fact that the cursor itself has changed size. > > phil > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Scott Ellington wrote: > >> The K3 IF output to the P3 comes from the Post-amp follow

Re: [Elecraft] P3 display...

2011-02-23 Thread Scott Ellington
st mean > that the sample of the IF signal is before the roofing filters. If that is > the case then I am assuming that the signal within the frame of the cursor > is not a signal that has passed through my roofing filters. > > Is this a correct interpre

Re: [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?

2011-02-22 Thread Scott Ellington
A good one. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] K3 CW Spectrum

2011-02-22 Thread Scott Ellington
interesting to have a collection of these measurements. You'll need to be fairly loud here. 73, Scott K9MA sdell...@facstaff.wisc.edu Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman

Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
lp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __

Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
ed by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mail

Re: [Elecraft] 120V vs 240V

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
n/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 support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] 120V vs 240V

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
future, and less > voltage drop (twice as much on 120V). Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Po

Re: [Elecraft] adding 250Hz filer, any improvement?

2011-02-09 Thread Scott Ellington
Sub-Rx has 2.8 and 13-KHz. >> >> > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.n

Re: [Elecraft] adding 250Hz filer, any improvement?

2011-02-08 Thread Scott Ellington
Notice I am not in USA or EU > with strong stations near me, I don´t have the QRM this big populations > have, trying to reduce the splatters. > > > > 73, > > Jorge > > CX6VM/CW5W > > k3 #4077 Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] Zero beat

2011-02-02 Thread Scott Ellington
I must disagree with Ron about the "matching tones".  When you "zero beat" the transceiver with a received signals using the sidetone or spot tone, matching the frequencies of those two audio tones is exactly what you are doing.  With a tracking sidetone, as in most modern transceivers, those tw

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
idst band noise and other > signals. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.ne

Re: [Elecraft] Zero beat

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
have tracking sidetones, generated by exactly the same frequencies which produce the received signal beat note. 73, Scott K9MA On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Ralph Parker wrote: > Funny how 'zero beat' means something different today compared to years ago. Scott Ellington Madi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
is every reason to provide two separate volume controls. and no > useful reason for them to be adjusted by a single volume control. > > Richard K5BWV > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 15:47, Scott Ellington wrote: > >> How about independent

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
-Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Scott Ellington > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:16 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level > > The K3 "Spot"

[Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
one was, so the Spot tone would help me zero-beat accurately. Anyone else have that problem? (CWT isn't useful if there are multiple signals in the passband, as there usually are in contests.) 73, Scott Scott El

Re: [Elecraft] Zero Beat

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
r? The challenge would be to teach the filter to > ignore stations who are not calling you :-) > > 73, > Geoff. > GM4ESD > > > Scott Ellington wrote on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 18:38Z: > > > >> Now that we have such great filters in the K3, we have anothe

[Elecraft] Zero Beat

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
eally need is a feature which gets the OTHER station on frequency. Now, I understand that this is technically challenging, but that's just the sort of thing the folks at Elecraft are so good at. Meanwhile, I guess we'll just have to hope that more of those operators buy K3's. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] APF measurements: FW 4.17 better results by 2 dB

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Ellington
rue RMS responding > meter...which is not what is in the K3 dBV meter. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mm

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - just 500 watts?

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
ts of them on 160. Any who want to argue, let's do that off line. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qt

Re: [Elecraft] 120 vs 240

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
On Jan 25, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 1/25/2011 10:37 AM, Scott Ellington wrote: >> but my AL-82 once blew the 15 A 240 V fuses, which suggests PF was less than >> about 0.7. > > More to the point, the main thing that blows breakers with very large > powe

Re: [Elecraft] 120 vs 240

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
ear supply (just like the HV supplies in the tube-type amplifiers), it probably also has a power factor in the 0.7 range, and probably draws 11-12 A at 120 V. A dedicated 20 A circuit would improve regulation. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wis

Re: [Elecraft] K3 TX spurs?

2011-01-18 Thread Scott Ellington
ith him have not shown > the spurs ... but ... I've not seen his signal as strong as it was > at the time. > > There's no doubt they were "real", but what might be the > cause? Is / was the problem with his K3, my K3 or my P3. > > Thoughts? > > 73! &g

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
No doubt Eric or Wayne has done that calculation. 73, Scott K9MA On Jan 13, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: > Approximately up to 10:1 on most bands. Less on 160M and 6M. > > 73, Eric Scott Ellington Madison, Wisc

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
ristics, but it saves a lot of fiddling around with the RIT or split > knobs. That said, when things get real tough or I get tired, I'm very glad > of the ability to shift the upper or lower limits independently, the very > nice narrow roofing filters and amazing non-ringing DSP good d

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
Exactly. Scott K9MA On Jan 13, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > The answer to the question is a fairly large dataset, Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
MA On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Gary Mohrlant wrote: > I have looked at the manual and on line and I haven't found the tuning > range of the KAT3 tuner. Anyone have this info? > > Gary W0GHZ Scott Ellin

Re: [Elecraft] Transmitting while listening in diversity mode

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Ellington
73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
, > with the shield bonded to the chassis at each end. Now, the RF current > flows on the coax shield to the chassis at each end, so it does not > cause problems with the keying circuit. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
27;s probably not the worst the K3 is likely to >> see. (Field Day, expeditions?) I've had to take measures to keep RF out of >> other equipment, though not the 60 pound behemoth next to the K3. >> >> I haven't looked into it, but maybe there's

[Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
jacks more directly to the chassis. (This is a classic cause of RF susceptibility.) If not, a few ferrite cores is a small investment. 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailma

Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-21 Thread Scott Ellington
tly right. The MRF150 MOSFETs used in ALS600 are rated at 20dB. I > know people who homebrewed similar amplifier without series resistor and have > full 20dB of gain - no problem whatsoever, stable like a rock. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisc

Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-21 Thread Scott Ellington
> series 35 ohm resistor for matching and reducing gain. > Phil - AD5X > > ______ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://ma

Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-20 Thread Scott Ellington
if you want to fly under the radar, there are certain high > quality amplifier manufacturers overseas (closer to W6 than W2...hint > hint) who will custom make you an amp for low power drive. Check the > FT817 Yahoo group archives. > > de Doug KR2Q > had my fill of QRO ages ago > __

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions and gripes

2010-12-14 Thread Scott Ellington
, validating Elecraft's > retention, however ancient the issues and artifacts of the IF method > may be. > > 73, Guy. > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Scott Ellington > wrote: >> The K3 noise blanker bandpass filter appears to have a bandwidth of about >&

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions and gripes

2010-12-14 Thread Scott Ellington
tle divots falling off > along the top and right side edges. It is looking quite ragged. > Has anyone else had this, or know if I can replace just the > rubber/plastic part, or do I need to replace the entire switch > assembly? > > Than

Re: [Elecraft] K3 -- RFI from external keyer holds PTT in DATA A mode

2010-12-01 Thread Scott Ellington
question about the K3, it seems to me that when in DATA A mode > that the state of the KEY jack should be ignored. Even if KEY has a > closure, it should not impact PTT in DATA A or SSB modes, or am I > mistaken. > > 73, de Nate >> >

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3

2010-12-01 Thread Scott Ellington
Another interesting question is how any manufacturer of ham radio gear is going to stay in business once we aging boomers stop buying new radios. 73, Scott K9MA (Check 66) Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 VFO converter/Knob

2010-11-24 Thread Scott Ellington
ses a fiber disk to provide the friction. The result is a > slight bit of noise as the knob rotates along the disk. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/el

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Down-conversion

2010-11-23 Thread Scott Ellington
sure good 2Khz dynamic > range. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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 lis

Re: [Elecraft] K3 post SS observations

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ellington
nd the audio from the monitor. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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 lis

Re: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading

2010-11-17 Thread Scott Ellington
other 0.1 V drop. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading

2010-11-17 Thread Scott Ellington
crimp tool. The welding cable would weigh more than the K3. That said, I'm considering remote sensing, but I'll have to reverse-engineer part of the power supply to do it. If it works, I'll post the method and results, though it will only apply Samlex SEC-1235. 73, Scot

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
g in the case like aluminum tape or > something like it. Would that work? Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
ray > RF exiting the XG2 by radiation rather than conduction. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mail

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
If one wants to measure MDS, a metal enclosure is probably necessary. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] APF For K3

2010-10-25 Thread Scott Ellington
rs my find differently, of course, though the filter in my head probably isn't an exceptionally good one. There are some very good cw contest operators who do nearly all their operating using the SSB filter. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison

[Elecraft] K3 CW Filter Offsets

2010-10-19 Thread Scott Ellington
generally higher or lower in pitch.) 4. If the two sidebands don't sound the same, adjust the offset for that filter until they do. This assumes, of course, that your xtal filter is OK except for a possible offset. Hope this is of use to others. 73, Scott K9MA Scott El

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Samlex PS ??

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
quit using the thing > and got a nice Astron 35m which is totally silent. I hate fan noise. > > N4LQ > Steve Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elec

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Samlex PS ??

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
that's not an issue. Any > Samlex owners care to comment? > > Thanks for any feedback. > chuck > af4xk Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/el

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem during transmission on SSB

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
some part. > > This evening after the work I will try with K3 Utlility and I will check the > connectors. > > 73 to all. > > Luigi HB9CXZ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: h

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem during transmission on SSB

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Ellington
Sounds like RF feedback. Do you see the same problem with a dummy load? 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Oct 14, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Luigi Casari wrote: > Ragards to all, > I have just discovered a problem, 28 MHz or 21 MHz SSB, during transmission > the p

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Filter

2010-10-06 Thread Scott Ellington
craft support? > > 73, > > Scott K9MA > ______ > Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/

Re: [Elecraft] K3: RF gain settings forgotten in utility cal routine when using XG-2

2010-10-01 Thread Scott Ellington
f I > choose to 'Use factory default RF Gain calibration data' then all is well, > so is this a bug within the latest utility I wonder? > > Thanks > > 73 Stephen G4SJP/ > > > _ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA _

[Elecraft] K3 Filter Presets

2010-09-23 Thread Scott Ellington
, I/II would not switch to the 2.1 kHz filter. Behavior was similar in CW mode. Am I missing something? 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 Features and Pricing

2010-09-09 Thread Scott Ellington
Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

[Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector Update

2010-08-23 Thread Scott Ellington
i-Key. Scott K9MA On Aug 20, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: > Some power supplies, like the Samlex SEC 1235, have no built-in overvoltage > protection. All regulated power supplies are capable of producing much more > than their normal output voltage if any one of a number o

Re: [Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector

2010-08-20 Thread Scott Ellington
e you can count on that. Scott K9MA On Aug 20, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Paul Christensen wrote: > AD5X created a similar circuit using a single high-peak-current > transient suppressor: > > http://www.radiodan.com/ad5x/images/Articles/VcondRevA.pdf Scott Ellington Madis

[Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector

2010-08-20 Thread Scott Ellington
power supply output and, if necessary, blow a fuse. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~scotte/hr/OVP.pdf I haven't built this one yet, but a very similar one I built in 1984 worked fine. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsi