Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

And none is 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 4/24/2019 10:12 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Scott, What do you mean by "if I get tired of all the racke

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Hi Pete, This is what I've always used, with no issues. 73, Jim K9YC On 4/24/2019 6:14 AM, N4ZR wrote: Experimentally, it appears that must have *both* QSK on - whether Full or Semi - and VOX on.  Once I do this, I see my first dots on the KPA-1500 bar-graph every time. ___

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Don, I use an external vacuum relay for compatibility with my old tube amplifiers. The whole system long predates the KPA1500, and I still sometimes use the tube amplifier. The system also includes small relays for switching receiving antennas and protecting the receiver. However, even withou

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N4ZR Sent: 24 April 2019 14:15 To: Elecraft List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500 This appears to be, at least in part, a simple matter of RTFM. Also, my manual is 9 years old, and there's

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Scott, What do you mean by "if I get tired of all the racket"? The Elecraft gear is all electronic switching for T/R, so no relay clacking racket. That is true for ALL Elecraft gear, even the oldest K2. That may not be true for your old tube amplifiers, but the original question was about a

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

I know this will seem incredible to the software purists, but I have an actual mechanical "switch" in series with the PTT line. The K3 is always in QSK mode, but if I get tired of all the racket, I can just turn on the PTT. That seems to work flawlessly with the KPA1500, as well as my old tube

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Glad you found it and have things up and running correctly. Hope I was able to be of assistance. 73 Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2019, at 8:14 AM, N4ZR wrote: > > This appears to be, at least in part, a simple matter of RTFM. Also, my > manual is 9 years old, and there's

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

This appears to be, at least in part, a simple matter of RTFM.  Also, my manual is 9 years old, and there's obviously been a lot of stuff added since then. Experimentally, it appears that must have *both* QSK on - whether Full or Semi - and VOX on.  Once I do this, I see my first dots on the KP

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Pete...odd is right. Does it happen when using built-in keyer? 73, Roy K6XK -Running into what I'm sure is a simple matter of menu settings, but... My K3 is set for PTT with a "normal" TX delay of 008 (I presume 8 ms.), driving a KPA-1500. I am getting persistent reports of clipping one

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

See CW QRO and TX DELAY in the menu.  Also the benefits and likely issues are described in the manual, page 58 and 66 as MENU items.    As to using other means to key the radio and amp and send CW, those may have their own settings as required. While I do not consider myself a high speed CW op

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

"It occurs if the rising edge of the keying waveform happens at the same time as the PTT line. The ONLY way around this is to delay the keying waveform slightly so it occurs after the PTT." That would seem to imply that you are not using CW VOX keying. If that is the case then wouldn't using

Re: [Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Try sending your callsign as TN4ZR :) I believe TX Delay 8 is technically less than 8ms however I am guessing that is not your problem since the KPA1500 is very fast. It would help if you gave a description of how you are sending CW. John KK9A N4ZR wrote: Running into what I'm sure is

[Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

You may have to move to Palestine. John AE5X https://ae5x.blogspot.com ___ >so my call becomes "E4ZR" >I don't know what I can do to clean this up. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/lis

[Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

raft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500 Running into what I'm sure is a simple matter of menu settings, but... My K3 is set for PTT with a "normal" TX delay of 008 (I presume 8 ms.), driving a KPA-1500. I am getting persistent reports of clipping one dash worth at the beginnin

[Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

I don't know what you are missing but, when I was investigating the QSK keying characteristics of the TS-590S, I found a digital storage scope to be very useful. Traces showing key input to rig, amplifier keying output, RF envelope, and RX audio were very informative. At 30 wpm the first elem

[Elecraft] Clipping first element of CW - K3/KPA-1500

Running into what I'm sure is a simple matter of menu settings, but... My K3 is set for PTT with a "normal" TX delay of 008 (I presume 8 ms.), driving a KPA-1500.  I am getting persistent reports of clipping one dash worth at the beginning of each transmission, so my casll becomes "E4ZR", for e