[Elecraft] Dayton Hamvention / FDIM rooms

2009-04-15 Thread hank k8dd
73HankK8DD -- "I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio."Ed Bradley -- "Me too!"K8DD -- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: ht

[Elecraft] QRP DX - Feb 19

2009-02-06 Thread hank k8dd
YN - Nicaragua Feb 17 - 24 Hank, K8DD (YN2DD); Stan, AC8W (YN2WW); Lee, N8LJ (YN2LJ) and Jim, KB8TXZ (YN2TX) will be active on all bands/modes. In the ARRL DX CW contest using the call YN2DD. Check QRZ.COM for QSL information. That said . As I have done for the past trips to the DX side

Re: [Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!

2009-01-21 Thread hank k8dd
aste. So can we get an option CONFIG:DUCKINGON/OFF But then we'll want a special 'beep' sound an option, of course CONFIG:QUACKON/OFF 73 Hank K8DD GET FREE 5GB EMAIL - Check out sp

Re: [Elecraft] K3 compatibility with Win Test

2008-12-26 Thread hank k8dd
Dick The K3 works great with Win Test. I used it in CQ WW CW and ARRL 160 CW with out any problems at all. 73Hank - Original Message - From: "Dick Hanson" To: Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 11:42 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 compatibility with Win Test Hi... Just wonder

[Elecraft] Re: K2 - CAT

2008-12-19 Thread hank k8dd
Fred I have never had luck running either the K2 or K3 with AUTO baud rate. I'd set the baud rate to 4800. And I've seen on the Writelog reflector recommendations not to use AUTO with most radios. 73 HankK8DD The RS-232 CAT for my K2 has always worked well. Getting ready

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW filtering

2008-11-25 Thread hank k8dd
ZV, W4TV, and others have come up with comparing the 5 and 8 pole filters, it doesn't appear that there is a whole lot of difference between them. At least not to the average human ear! That's how I see it here in the woods in MI! 73HankK8DD __

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Keying SB-200 addendum

2008-11-22 Thread hank k8dd
Brian Better yet - If you can find a MFJ / Ameritron ARB-702 before you leave http://www.ameritron.com/Product.php?productid=ARB-702 We've used them with SB200 and FL2100 amps on a couple trips to FP and they are great and pretty much bullet proof. 73 es GL Hank

Re: [Elecraft] Making K3 RX audio like K2

2008-11-20 Thread hank k8dd
ses very low audio when the bandwidth is 200 Hz or below. I have not tried the MCU and DSP that came with the K3, but I do not remember that NR altered the received CW waveform like it does now. And I have no idea what NR does to signals on SSB That

Re: [Elecraft] K3: in-band-IMD etc. what does this mean to a user?

2008-11-12 Thread hank k8dd
And if you want to record your TX and RX audio it is very possible to overdrive the sound card because the Line Out level is controlled by the AF Gain control! 73HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Ignacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, Novembe

Re: [Elecraft] Rambling on....

2008-11-09 Thread hank k8dd
MessageI'd like a copy too. 73 & thanks. HankK8DD - Original Message - From: Ron D'Eau Claire To: 'G4MKP' ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 5:52 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Rambling on Hi Terry: There's an ap

[Elecraft] Re: [qrp-l.org] OT - QRP Quarterly (Fall 2008)

2008-10-25 Thread hank . k8dd
may take, unfortunately, up to 4 weeks to hit your mailbox in some cases! 72 73HankK8DD On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Steve, G4GXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Fall 2008 issue of 'QRP Quarterly' will be hitting mailboxes in > the next 2/3 weeks. > >

Re: [Elecraft] More changeable items during transmit

2008-09-08 Thread hank k8dd
ggled, it would also be nice to have the WIDTH available for display there too. There are a lot of times that I wonder where the WIDTH is set. 73HankK8DD Help is here! Click now for simple and easy Financial Advice.

Re: [Elecraft] Is it OK to USE Heil/Elecraft MD-2 Mic w/ K3?

2008-08-30 Thread hank k8dd
Mine works fine, people (unfortunately) tell me that it sounds like me! Set the mike for front panel and bias on. 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subsc

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Beta Firmware, Revision 2.31

2008-08-29 Thread hank k8dd
- Original Message - From: "S Sacco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2) How about concentrating on creating a rock-solid code base, with the AGC/NR/NB/whatever all functioning at their best possible level of performance. 73, Steve NN4X And make CW sound good with NR turned

[Elecraft] Tricks to K3 assembly (WAS: Prospective K3 Owner)

2008-08-26 Thread hank k8dd
Measure twice, assemble once! Magnetic screwdrivere is a good idea, too. Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with a click. Visit http://www.inbox.com/notifier and check it out

Re: [Elecraft] K3 I / II Switch

2008-08-18 Thread hank k8dd
the K3 what to set the DSP filter to for the given mode from the logging program band plan, so I don't know if the band/mode default was ever fixed! 73HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Larry P. Greenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, August

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and recording SSB & CW

2008-08-16 Thread hank k8dd
pends on which program you are using to record, how much quality you want and how big your hard drive is! 73 Hank K8DD - Original Message - From: "David Cutter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft" Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Satur

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and recording SSB

2008-08-15 Thread hank k8dd
to copy weak stations on the air. I have used Writelog and N1MM to test this. But if the laptop is independent of the logging PC you could use Audacity - a free audio program. 73HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Jeff Kinzli N6GQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[Elecraft] Need a little SMD help!

2008-08-14 Thread hank k8dd
8 watt resistor. So . is there anyone within 50 miles or so of Lapeer, MI who can change these new diodes when I get them?And if you don't have a K3, this would be a good chance to see one and try it out! 73HankK8DD ___ Elec

Re: [Elecraft] K3 rough note on CW monitor

2008-08-11 Thread hank k8dd
I haven't noticed too much in the way of distortion. But the leading edge of CW elements is decayed with NR on. It seems to me that DSP 1.81 works much better with MCU 2.2x 73 Hank K8DD - Original Message - From: "Julius Fazekas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - how to CONFIG without VFO B?

2008-08-09 Thread hank k8dd
The latest version of Ham Radio Deluxe will give you control of most all the CONFIG menu functions . there are a couple missing, but I don't think it would be a 'show stopper'. 73 HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "LB3SA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: [Elecraft] K2 power setting for SSB QRP?

2008-08-09 Thread hank k8dd
s far as I know, no one uses the well discussed (and sometimes over discussed!) use of ERP in QRP power levels. 72 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscrib

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Microhpone

2008-08-08 Thread hank k8dd
nouncer Voice" so we can be all happy little campers. Maybe they will. After all, they came up with one of the better paddles for CW with the Hexkey . I guess they could spend some time on the phone ops! (tongue out of cheek) 73HankK8DD __

Re: [Elecraft] K3 :: headset choice

2008-08-07 Thread hank k8dd
My RX EQ is (and has been for a month) flat - all zeros. Firmware 2.19 because it sounds so much better on CW than 2.2x AGC SLP = 2THR = 5 NR = F2-4 The K3 sounds real close to the way the K2 sounds. HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Mike Kasrich" <[EMAIL PR

Re: [Elecraft] K3 :: headset choice

2008-08-07 Thread hank k8dd
I got one a Sennheiser PC350 a couple of weeks ago. I think it's the best of the boom microphone/headsets. Definitely the most comfortable, and the headset has a fair amount of passive noise reduction. I'd give them a 5 out of 5. Also another happy camper here. 72 73 Ha

Re: [Elecraft] K3: recommendations wanted for NR setting

2008-08-05 Thread hank k8dd
n on NR the received signal goes very soft. If I set NR = F1-1 through F1-3 it isn't too bad. 73 HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Vic Abell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3: recommendations wanted

Re: [Elecraft] Receive Equalization

2008-08-01 Thread hank k8dd
No . But I understand it's on the list after I shot myself in the foot with it on CW.But that's another story! 73 HankK8DD - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 11:24 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Receive Equaliza

Re: [Elecraft] Using Voice Files along with Mike Input on a K3

2008-07-30 Thread hank k8dd
Yes it would! - Original Message - From: "Stewart Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It would be nice to have a LINE OUT setting something like =TX/RX where both the received audio and the transmitted audio were available at a preset (independent of volume control) level. It would be very use

Re: [Elecraft] Using Voice Files along with Mike Input on a K3

2008-07-30 Thread hank k8dd
card at a level controlled by the AF Gain control (NOT Line Out level) and possibly overdrive your sound card. 73 HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Ed Steeble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I tried to use a K3 in the IOTA contest on SSB but ran into a problem. I c

Re: [Elecraft] Sidetone Monitor Preference Opinions

2008-07-28 Thread hank k8dd
Allow the PITCH to be changed without having to listen to the tone or with the tone. Allow the sidetone level to be changed without having to listen to it or with the tone.. Allow the sidetone to be independently controlled (and be able to change it while you are transmitting) or AF

Re: [Elecraft] ON4UN has a K3?

2008-07-28 Thread hank k8dd
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The only one I had trouble with was the WIDTH control. For some reason I kept expecting the filter b/w to become narrower as I turned it clockwise... Same here. That's the only knob that I consistently turn the wrong way. Agreed. I think it has to do witht he fac

Re: [Elecraft] WIDTH control - Was: ON4UN has a K3?

2008-07-26 Thread hank k8dd
t this way. There are a handful of things that seem strange that you have to get used to on this radio! 73 Hank K8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware 2.19

2008-07-24 Thread hank k8dd
real close . but the radio sounds like crap. OK . that's a personal observation of what it sounds like to me on 80 CW! I'm not sure I understand everything I have read about SLP and THR! Nor do I want to. I want a radio that sounds close to or better than the K2! So there&

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware Stability

2008-07-24 Thread hank k8dd
- Original Message - From: "Brett Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually it wasn't too long ago that I was talking with Wayne when I'd had radio troubles and I'd mentioned that I wished there was a way to erase memories. He mentioned that he didn't understand why I'd want that when all I

Re: [Elecraft] About Keyboard for K3 for digital or CW mode (WithoutPC)

2008-07-20 Thread hank k8dd
If you used #10 wire . Check out the July 2008 CQ magazine, page 74, the Beginners Corner column. There is a very good write-up on page 79 on how to do this. I suppose you could use #12 wire if your current requirements were lower on each leg. 73HankK8DD - Original Message

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Low power in RTTY

2008-07-20 Thread hank k8dd
TA. Other than that the K3 using 500 Hz (both first IF crystal and second IF DSP) was a real treat! 73HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "WA6L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:37 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Low power in RTTY I worked f

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub rx audio, etc.

2008-07-17 Thread hank k8dd
ice . About the same as DX nets .. but that's not a topic for here! :^} 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub

Re: [Elecraft] RE: [dxlab] K3 will keep CW filters when QSYing SSB

2008-07-15 Thread hank k8dd
will revert to the previous mode and you have to use NORM. At least with the current firmware! 73 Hank K8DD -Original Message- From: Laurent FERRACCI Hi friends, I am posting this message to the Elecraft, microHAM and DXLab lists, because all three are involved. Sorr

Re: [Elecraft] K3 audio output v headphone sensitiviy

2008-07-14 Thread hank k8dd
he test to see if they can last over 5 hours. If they do, I'll have a couple Heil Pro sets for sale. 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber I

Re: [Elecraft] Hearing the effect of narrower roofing filter

2008-07-08 Thread hank k8dd
0 Hz. The effect, as Keith says, is very noticeable! 73HankK8DD GET FREE SMILEYS FOR YOUR IM & EMAIL - Learn more at http://www.inbox.com/smileys Works with AIM®, MSN® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, IC

Re: [Elecraft] Band button

2008-07-05 Thread hank k8dd
Yeah, anyhow . there are other things that really need to be fixed before cosmetic stuff like that! - Original Message - From: "PhilB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Band button Please Elecraft, leave the Band Button the w

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Nifty Mini Manual

2008-07-03 Thread hank k8dd
newer one. Good deal . for them! 73HankK8DD . - Original Message - From: "Deni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Nifty Mini Manual I've jus

Re: [Elecraft] LINIX PCs and ham SW?

2008-07-01 Thread hank k8dd
really lame compared to the Ham Radio software written for Windows. 72 73HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Solosko, Robert B (Bob)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] LINIX PCs and ham SW? Hi Folks, I'

Re: [Elecraft] FD - Some Comments about the Event

2008-06-29 Thread hank k8dd
liWatt Field Day. Information on this can be found at http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/6870/118/ 72 73HankK8DD Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] UTILITY Improvements

2008-06-29 Thread hank k8dd
ke to be able to back up the configuration, memories and filter setup to the logging PC, a network drive, a CD or a USB memory. Now that would be great! 73 Hank K8DD - Original Message - From: "Dick Dievendorff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'K2ZLS'

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Clock time is off now with beta FW

2008-06-27 Thread hank k8dd
cific time and Eastern time zones?! 73 HankK8DD - Original Message - From: "Mike Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Clock time is off now with beta FW I am using new beta FW v02.10 / v01.81 Time now is

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Auto Notch

2008-06-18 Thread hank k8dd
you cannot adjust it until you hold the Auto Notch. Seems to me it should be tap it to turn Auto Notch on, tap it again to turn it off. For Manual: Hold Auto Notch to put it in Manual (and you can adjust it with VFO knob). Tap it to turn Manual off. 73HankK8DD -- 'Never argue wi

Re: [Elecraft] ANN: KComm 1.1 released

2008-06-09 Thread hank k8dd
use the noisy switching power supply that most laptops use. Have not tried PSK or RTTY yet, but see no reason why they won't work. Allthough the keyboard is a bit cramped, it is great for portable operation . and quite inexpensive compared to the bigger laptops. 72 73 Han

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 CW-in-SSB mode: force CW VOX?

2008-06-09 Thread hank k8dd
delays. 73HankK8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.' -anon -- - Original Message From: wayne burdick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Elecraft Reflector Sent: Monday, June 9, 2008 12:34:23 PM Subject: [Ele

[Elecraft] [K3] K3 and Logger32 logging program

2008-06-07 Thread hank k8dd
If you click on a DX spot, or type in the frequency to change to another band and / or mode and the filters do not switch to the default settings And you are using Logger32 - Here is the answer to get SSB settings on SSB, Data settings on Data and CW settings on CW sent to the K3! In th

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] PA Temp

2008-06-04 Thread hank k8dd
--- G4ILO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hank k8dd-3 wrote: > > > > I was sitting in a pileup at 90 watts and watching > the PA Temp - it got up > > to around 41 or 42 C (about 100 F) so I turned the > fan up a notch or two > > and it

[Elecraft] PA Temp

2008-06-04 Thread hank k8dd
How hot does your K3/100 PA run? And how hot is safe? I was sitting in a pileup at 90 watts and watching the PA Temp - it got up to around 41 or 42 C (about 100 F) so I turned the fan up a notch or two and it cooled right back down to around 20 C (70 F). 73HankK8DD -- 'Never

Re: [Elecraft] [K3]More on changing band/mode and filters don't

2008-05-31 Thread hank k8dd
I'm glad it wasn't me or any of the programs that I use. Apparently the default I or II setups do not tie the filter with the mode or it's just not using the default setup that you have saved in the K3 when you use external control. 73 & Thanks HankK8DD -- &

Re: [Elecraft] [K3]More on changing band/mode and filters don't

2008-05-31 Thread hank k8dd
More information: I just downloaded DX4WIN demo. It does the same thing - K3 on 14.025, CW, 700 Hz. Click on a spot for 28280. Radio goes to 28280, Mode changes to SSB, but filter stays at 700 Hz. - Original Message From: hank k8dd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Elecraft Reflector

[Elecraft] [K3]Changing band/mode and filters don't

2008-05-31 Thread hank k8dd
I'm not sure how many use Logger32, but when I am chasing DX spots and change band and / or mode, the filters do not go to the default settings. The same thing happens if I type in a frequency. Logger32 knows, from the band plan, which mode to use by the frequency. If I go from, for example - 140

Re: [Elecraft] K3: too easy to overwrite dial memories

2008-05-30 Thread hank k8dd
over my humanity. If nobody asked for functionality or reported issues, the K3 would not be where it is today. 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster Member RSGB, GQRP K2 #4044 |K3 #455 Hear, hear -- Well said, Ian. HankK8DD

Re: [Elecraft] K3: too easy to overwrite dial memories

2008-05-29 Thread hank k8dd
And then it would be nice to hear the memory when you press M>VFO as you step through the memories. 73 Hank K8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.' -anon -- Phil & Debbie Salas schrieb am 29 May 2008 um 1

Re: [Elecraft] 10 minute countdown timer

2008-05-29 Thread hank k8dd
ol. But you would want a CW delay when sending from the paddle/keyer Those would be some of my thoughts. 73 HankK8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.' -anon -- ___

Re: [Elecraft] K3s in WPX CW at P40L

2008-05-28 Thread hank k8dd
are about the only ones that work while transmitting. I was very impressed with the receiver in WPX! 73HankK8DD -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3s-in-WPX-CW-at-P40L-tp17489984p17526871.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing l

[Elecraft] K3 and contest logging programs

2008-05-03 Thread hank k8dd
Has anyone tried using Writelog or N1MM with the K3 on SSB using the program as a voice keyer, feeding the Line In jack in the back? Did it work? If it did, how did you do it? It appears to me that you have to switch MIC SEL from front or rear panel mic input to Line In. 73Hank

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching

2008-05-02 Thread hank k8dd
ere's a lot more that I'd rather see on the K3. 73HankK8DD G3XDY wrote: > > Like a few other VHF and up types I'm patiently waiting for the Auto CW > capability on the K3, where it sends on CW if you press the key and on SSB > if you use the Mic PTT, wi

[Elecraft] FDIM, FISTS & Dayton Hamvention

2008-04-12 Thread hank k8dd
dies had a great time stitching and shopping and shopping! http://k8dd.com/rooms/2007st1ch_news.htm and http://k8dd.com/rooms/ST1TCH2008.html 72 73 HankK8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with exp

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit vs. Factory - difference in delivery time?

2008-03-29 Thread hank k8dd
Darwin, Keith wrote: > > > How long was it from Katie-gram to rig-in-hand for your K3? > > - Keith N1AS - > > Three days from Katie-gram to a box being handed in the door in Michigan by the USPS rural mail lady. 73HankK8DD -- View this mess

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and linear amp

2008-03-22 Thread hank . k8dd
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:10 AM, Brendan Minish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 18:33 -0700, hank k8dd wrote: > > > The problem with Elecraft rigs switching Ameritron amps > > has existed with the K2/100 and, so it appears, now with > > the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and linear amp

2008-03-21 Thread hank k8dd
A-100 shutdowns since I put it in a couple of years ago. And there has been no problem with the K3/100. It is a simple fix to allow the K2/100 & K3/100 to work with the slower 12VDC Ameritron amp relays . if you need it. 73 HankK8DD Roger Go to this site http://www.k6xx.com/radio/fas

[Elecraft] FDIM and Dayton Hamvention

2008-03-18 Thread hank . k8dd
stitching and shopping and shopping! http://k8dd.com/rooms/2007st1ch_news.htm and http://k8dd.com/rooms/ST1TCH2008.html 72 73 HankK8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with exp

[Elecraft] This coming Thursday (Friday GMT)

2008-02-10 Thread hank . k8dd
n in "DX country" and I am not trying to generate a pile-up, but I want to work 2XQRP - unless it's a QRP pile-up, that is! 72 73 and hope to work a lot of 2XQRP while we are down there. HankK8DDPZ5DD Please reply direct - I have the reflectors on postpone / no mail while I

[Elecraft] Dayton, FDIM Rooms at the QRP Hotel

2008-02-04 Thread hank . k8dd
rg and go to the link for the Stitchin' in Dayton. The details, information and room request form are located: www.rooms.qrparci.org FDIM & the QRP Awards Banquet: fdim.qrparci.org 73HankK8DD -- QRP Hotel Rooms www.rooms.qrparci.org FDIM May 15, 2008

[Elecraft] Hamcation in Orlando, FL

2008-01-25 Thread hank . k8dd
W1REX may be joining us with some Tuna Tins. Hope to see you all there or is it Hope to see y'all there! 72 73Hank K8DD -- 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.'-anon -

Re: [Elecraft] Silly Question

2008-01-03 Thread hank k8dd
However .. 98% of the people I have heard say Elecraft pronounce it Lcraft. And 1% are undecided. The other 1% are on the Elecraft reflectors. 73HankK8DD Not silly at all - I am certain the folks at Elecraft want everyone to get it right :-) . It is pronounced "Ele" (an

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping status ...ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! Please: Drop the comments and go direct to Elecraft to resolve!!!!

2007-12-12 Thread hank k8dd
So I take it you want anything to do with the K3 off the reflector? Or are you just picking on one subject? Uu what can we talk about? Only K1, K2, KX1 problems, but not K3 problems (which would include shipping). Please let us know so we know what to talk about don't offend you guys. K8DD

Re: [Elecraft] K3 tuner: how does it actually function?

2007-12-08 Thread hank k8dd
Yeah you knew what I meant! Minimum of four per mode per band would be my thought. DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: Four per mode PER BAND? Not just 4 per mode, right? de Doug KR2Q On Dec 8, 2007 5:29 PM, hank k8dd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ed Muns wrote: 3. If yes, how many slots pe

Re: [Elecraft] K3 tuner: how does it actually function?

2007-12-08 Thread hank k8dd
Ed Muns wrote: 3. If yes, how many slots per band? Or...how many total tuner position memories? What are your recommendations? Minimum of four per mode would be my thought. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Positions - Warranty

2007-12-08 Thread hank k8dd
uld indicate that the warranty does not go with the radio. 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailma

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Substitution of stock 2.7 for the 2.8

2007-12-06 Thread hank k8dd
I can find no reference on the FAQ page that this is true, although it has been said by "those who know" on the reflector that this is true. 73 HankK8DD David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: I think you get a 2.7 in KRX3 too? On 6/12/07 15:08, "Larry Walker" <

Re: [Elecraft] Test

2007-12-05 Thread hank k8dd
F5VJC wrote: - . ... - . -. -. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft He

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware updates for EU bands

2007-12-01 Thread hank k8dd
me in to the country with me? Will they not let me operate? I have not run into this restriction in about 15 or so countries so far. I just want to know where I don't want to go to visit and operate. 73 HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing li

[Elecraft] CQ WW CW & a K3

2007-11-25 Thread hank k8dd
mitting. But, like I said in Nr 1 - best receiver I've ever used. 72 73HankK8DD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Covers

2007-11-14 Thread hank k8dd
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > I know someone in the US makes custom covers for radios, I even mailed about > a K3 one > > I thought the site was http://radiocovers.com/ > > But looking at the site, I'm not so sure - anyone able to help? > > /reality off Cover? Cover? What?You're g

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Missing serial numbers

2007-11-05 Thread hank k8dd
7, but we took a 706 to FP and MD. I don't think that will happen again - and they say the 706 may be better than the 7000. Travel with the K2/100 ever since. 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril.

[Elecraft] The K2 and SS

2007-11-05 Thread hank k8dd
ugh to get another K2/100?" 72 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril. - Steve, K2PTS (SK) --- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscri

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Missing serial numbers

2007-11-05 Thread hank k8dd
n't a whole lot of difference between them. ** unless you are comparing a Heath AR-2 or 3 to a K2! ** 73 HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril. - Steve, K2PTS (SK) --- ___ Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting K3 Pan Adapter Development

2007-11-01 Thread hank k8dd
ions and I own them! 73HankK8DD David Cutter wrote: My contest team uses N1MM contest logger and we can "point and click" on the band map side bar where previously entered call signs are listed. I use this frequently and I use the t/rx tuning dial for more search and pounce.

[Elecraft] Re: [Qrp-Z] QQ arrived

2007-10-26 Thread hank k8dd
Dale Putnam wrote: Alright! QQ arrived. Good reading. Fun stuff. And some pretty thought provoking projects too. --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy Yes we like to provoke your thoughts! 72 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only

Re: [Elecraft] The white box

2007-10-24 Thread hank k8dd
Don Rasmussen wrote: Call me Lisa! Well OK .. You're Lisa! -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril. - Steve, K2PTS (SK) --- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.ne

[Elecraft_K3] Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Wine & Update Software

2007-10-16 Thread hank k8dd
I don't understand the w(h)ine level here . I believe that I would do what I had to to be able to use one of the best radios on the band. Even if it was an old laptop or PC for that purpose only. Or I would not let a cheap PC & OS keep me from owning a K3. 73 HankK

[Elecraft] [K3] K3 Rcv Ant Question

2007-10-11 Thread hank k8dd
ed when my transmit antenna is connected to the main antenna port. Of course, there are outboard devices and other mods to help this problem, but I wondered how well the K3 handles this without 'help'? 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would hav

Re: [Elecraft] Re: CX Report

2007-10-08 Thread hank k8dd
nd .. And the CW guys say the CW contesters run rampant all over the band . The QRP guys say that when ever there is a non-QRP event on the band It's hard to restrict the "running rampant". As more and more of us retire it should be less and less of a problem o

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Rcv Ant question

2007-10-03 Thread hank k8dd
noise floor when listening on my 'aux' antenna is raised when my transmit antenna is connected to the main antenna port. Of course, there are outboard devices and other mods to help this problem, but I wondered how well the K3 handles this without 'help'?

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PTT -- done!

2007-09-25 Thread hank k8dd
ion responds to a CQ or QRZ the considerate op (even in a 100++ rate situation) will slow down to their speed (at least I do) and PTT will keep the amp relay from dropping between words or characters. 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you on

Re: [Elecraft] Customer responsiveness

2007-09-24 Thread hank k8dd
fine. 73, ... Joe, W4TV I certainly hope that the PTT function on CW did not end up getting lost in the K3 & QSK thread. That is the one major thing that I miss on the K2 - the ability to use PTT with contest programs! 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on si

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and QSK

2007-09-21 Thread hank k8dd
That's true. But if you don't have a QSK amp, using PTT to switch the radio from RX to TX, send the memory (CQ, Exchange or QRZ) and immediately back to RX is the next best thing. No VOX delay hang time. 73 HankK8DD Joe, aa4nn wrote: For super fast contesting I don

[Elecraft] K2 & K3 and phase noise

2007-09-20 Thread hank k8dd
From the chart on Rig Comparisons on the Elecraft page ( http://www.elecraft.com/specs/K2phz_arrl.jpg ) These numbers are approximations from the chart on Phase Noise for 2 to 22 Kcs. Rig 1kHz2 10 2050 100 1M K3 -110 -119 -136 -140 -143 -144 -150 K2

Re: [Elecraft] KNB3 Option?

2007-09-12 Thread hank k8dd
on . like on some "other" radios? 73 HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril. - Steve, K2PTS (SK) --- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Pre Release Manual

2007-09-11 Thread hank k8dd
nd have it work. Good job. 73 HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on single sideband, he would have given you only one nostril. - Steve, K2PTS (SK) --- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to p

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Manual....where is it???

2007-09-10 Thread hank k8dd
It's there! 2.9 Mb of PDF! Don Rasmussen wrote: Yeah, I know that little bird, he works for the "other side", a fantastic liar, don't believe a word he says. And remember, to a bird, talk is cheep. A birdie s

Re: [Elecraft] rig size

2007-09-07 Thread hank k8dd
hank k8dd wrote: AF & RF gain for each - the AF gain being the most used, so AF/RF main & AF/RF Sub. AF---())---RFfor each I dislike having to use the concentric, or "inner" control without disturbing the the other. I think what I meant for the AF/RF might be be

Re: [Elecraft] two topical yet unrelated topics

2007-09-07 Thread hank k8dd
It looks like a Sigma 5 clone! 73HankK8DD David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: Have you seen the price? And it doesn't do 40 or 80! On 7/9/07 14:03, "Steve Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: Has anyone yet seen (or tried) the new self-contained 'H' an

Re: [Elecraft] rig size

2007-09-07 Thread hank k8dd
etty much "set & forget" in a contest. You don't have a lot of time to be messing with them when you are running or S&P. I'd think most everything else can be buttons as long as they don't bounce! 73HankK8DD -- --- If God intended you to be on si

[Elecraft_K3] K3 XIT RIT

2007-09-03 Thread hank k8dd
a button (or press & hold) and clear the RIT and have the VFO read 7026.55. On the Icom 746 you press the RIT or XIT to turn them on and press them,for 2 sec to add the shift frequecny to the operating frequency. Or can you do that already with the K3? 73HankK8DD -- --- If Go

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