[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I know winter is approaching.  The sun has dropped so low in the sky the mountain blocks it for much of the day.  I see it when it comes up, a little around noon, and then just before it sets. However, the non-stop rain creates a deeper layer to the gloom. In the satellite

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Two good nets with decent conditions.  QSB was pretty deep but slow enough not to chop up words.  Reports came in on the last few days of good weather, the gang at Pacificon, working Ducie, tuning up the snow blower, recovering from Michael, visiting the PNW when it's not

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

, Oct 21, 2018 9:27 am Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement The time changes just after halloween. It was moved to that date fairly recently to try to protect the small children out on the streets trick or treating. (The big ones have always gone out after dark.)73 Bill AE6JVOn 10

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

The time changes just after halloween. It was moved to that date fairly recently to try to protect the small children out on the streets trick or treating. (The big ones have always gone out after dark.) 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/21/18 at 6:06 AM, c-haw...@illinois.edu (hawley, charles j jr)

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement Good Evening, A sunny, warm week kept me busy outside. Lots of colors but the mild weather slowed the mushrooms. The hunters keep driving by but between the local clear cutting and the private land they're not finding anything

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A sunny, warm week kept me busy outside.  Lots of colors but the mild weather slowed the mushrooms.  The hunters keep driving by but between the local clear cutting and the private land they're not finding anything.  They need to stop following the roads along the ridges and

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Both bands were quiet.  Signals were stronger on 40 meters but there was a slow and medium QSB.  There were two concerning reports however.  Snow?  Roy did mention how festive it looked then something about a shovel.  Half way through October and winter is sneaking in. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It is spider season.  Just after the first taste of the rainy season and just before the mushrooms appear in mats.  Yes, spider season, when you can't walk more than about ten feet without getting a face full of web.  Every time I forget to walk with my arms in front of me

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Conditions on twenty meters were adequate.  QRN from storms. Slow QSB on everyone.  Forty meters was a little stronger with the storm noise well in the distance.  Both K6XK and K4TO are busy with new antennas getting ready for winter.  160 meters was mentioned by both. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A small sunspot group appeared this week.  It was unable to improve propagation.  We had a short taste of the rainy season too.  Lows dipped into the 30s and more leaves fell.  The layer of shrubs underneath the canopy have turned yellow, gold, and red. The fir trees were

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

A suggestion I didn't see suggested - mine is ditch the cw readers.  If you use a reader, cw is going to be purely digital and its not meant to be that.Its not ft8!  Yes get over the shy thing too.  You won't get a report card on your Qso ability.  You know what they say - the more you do it -

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

On 10/5/18 12:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: 1. Call CQ at "your speed". Absolutely.  At your **receiving** speed, of course. 3. 86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38 I agree although I would suggest a bug as the last challenge to face.  I'm currently exclusively using a bug as a

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

I’ll throw one more activity in the mix-NAQCC (North American QRP Cw club) does a variety of CW/slow speed events throughout the year. In fact next week (Sunday 10/7 to 10/14 - 10/8 UTC) is the ‘NA’ Sprint where a number of stations will be using special callsigns like N1A,N2A,etc. I’ll be

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

Everyone is s very literal these days! [:-)  I used "J-38" to mean any straight key that suits your fancy ... i.e. keyer+paddle, bug, straight key.  "J-38" is just well known and shorter than "straight key," which I've now typed three times, with and without quotes and a comma.  Just need

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

I got a nice little mini key that seems based on the 26003, if abbreviated. It's 3d printed by http://www.cwmorse.us and has a very smooth and balanced feel. I made the error of not getting one with a base. But it's a very nice key that I'll certainly use for straight key cw. I have a nice Bencher

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

I have received many very good suggestions which I will give a try. I think the term “key shyness” is what I need to get over. All were very good suggestions! Thanks. Several questions (2) about readers. I find the Elecraft K3s, and KX3 readers along with the K42, CWGet and fldigi readers

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

That's a very good and comprehensive list of suggestions, Fred. I've only one nit to pick in this statement: > 3.  86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38 Avoid the J-38 military straight key. The common J-38 was used in military service ONLY for Morse training. The equally-common

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

I'm re-learning code that I haven't significantly used since I passed my General (my Extra was BARELY past the time when they removed the requirement). I'm right on that edge where I can ALMOST get it, but not quite. I can get bits, but not enough to make sense. I don't think in it yet. I'm signed

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

Hi Mike, A couple of thoughts about activities that have kept me ditting and dawing. You might consider hanging out with the SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) ops. As the name suggests, straight key bug, or cootie key only. Lots of activities and awards to chase. Also the group has a very active

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

Stop using readers and the keyboard. Find a conversation (qso) and listen/copy. Practice. When you are comfortable copying answer a call. Most cw operators will try to send at your speed. I was where you are now. I still get “stage fright” now and then. The more you do it the better you

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

Have you tried chasing Summits on the Air (SOTA) activators? Last weekend there were a whole bunch of people on mountain tops in Arizona. There are quite a few CW activators. Programme: https://www.sota.org.uk/ Spots: http://www.sotawatch.org/ wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj

Re: [Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

1.  Call CQ at "your speed". 2.  QRS is a perfectly acceptable Q-signal in mixed company 3.  86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38 4.  Listen around the QRP frequencies ~.050 - .060 5.  www.sotawatch.com & call summit activators.  short exchanges 6.  Join SKCC 7.  Don't join SKCC but look

[Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

A bit off topic but I think many Elecraft users are CW people. My station is completely set up for good CW (K3s, KPA500, KAT500, KX3 with paddle, Vibroplex Code Warrior) and I can send and copy relatively well up to about 20 WPM but I seem to lack the interest to grab the horns and actually

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     I searched up and down on the forty meter band to find an unoccupied frequency.  From 7030 to 7070 kHz there was a swath of RTTY folks tweedeling away.  Oh well, the band sounded good though which bodes well for the future.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: W0CZ - Ken - ND

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The sun remains quiet.  The lower noise floor helps copy of weaker signals.  There is still a solar breeze feeding ions through the cracks in our magnetic field.  Whatever it takes.    Some of the trees are turning color lower down the mountain. Up here only the shrubs

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Hi Kevin, I listened for you on 20m but heard, maybe an ESP dit or two. Roy had a big signal here, S9+ when I moved the beam around to him. Heard a few of the other check-ins too. Wayne was about S5 and watery with refraction over the hill. A dinner party took me away for the 5 o'clock

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     The onset of fall seems to have helped propagation.  I worked a few stations I had not heard in a while.  QSB seemed to be included with every signal report.  I just gave RST as a range. But copy was good enough that an S1 signal was easy.  I only had to turn down one S9

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good sig here -- Wayne K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:03 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > Copying VA6FAB with a good signal right on top of the net > > K4TO > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > >> Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vertical... >> >> Dave, K4TO >> >> On

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Copying VA6FAB with a good signal right on top of the net K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vertical... > > Dave, K4TO > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:59 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> Warming up the gear. I'll see

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vertical... Dave, K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:59 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Warming up the gear. I'll see you on 14.050, conditions permitting. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:23 PM, kevinr wrote: > > > > Good Evening, > > >

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Hi Kevin, Warming up the gear. I'll see you on 14.050, conditions permitting. Wayne N6KR > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:23 PM, kevinr wrote: > > Good Evening, > >While scouting out trees to thin I found a number of new elk trails. One > poor alder tree had very little bark on the lower four

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    While scouting out trees to thin I found a number of new elk trails.  One poor alder tree had very little bark on the lower four feet of its trunk.  They like the alder thickets when they grow larger than about six inches in diameter.  The lower branches die off and a nice

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

The decode is rather persnickety. Your ears might not hear it but I suspect your sending is just not perfect enough to satisfy the decoder. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 16, 2018, at 8:05 PM, Cliff Clark wrote: > > I love my KX2, and I thought I would use the TX only CW code to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions were poor.  I was only able to work a few folks on each band.  Twenty meters was going places I haven't visited in a long time.  But nabbing Kansas on forty meters was even more odd. I ran both nets a little off frequency but QRM was a major problem on forty.  I

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

Make sure the contacts on the paddle are clean. Drag a business card between them while applying a bit of pressure. Also reduce the keyer speed a bit. I use both a single lever and a dual lever paddle. Timing and rhythm is the key to a good fist. Roll your fist from side to side as

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

> > I'm actually doing the level 1 CW Academy course. I guess I have plenty of > practice ahead. It's pretty embarrassing not being able to send my own > name right :-) I'm taking that course in January, Cliff! I'm not precisely level 1, but it's been so long since I used my code that I'm

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

Well, I think I might know what is going on then. The timing must be really tight. I'm using a single lever paddle, and I think if it polls when I'm switching from dit to dah, or vice versa, then it breaks the letter, even if it sounds pretty much OK (well, it's faster than my ears anyway). So,

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

Cliff, The decoder demands precise timing of dits, dahs, and the spacing. It sounds like your "L" being decoded as ED is a result of a slight pause between the leading dit and the following part of the dahs and ending dits. Similarly, "R" coming out as ED is the same problem - a slight pause

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

If it is decoding two characters and not one, this says the sending spacing and length of each element is inconsistent. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Cliff Clark wrote: > > I love my KX2, and I thought I would use the TX only CW code to practice, > but I'm

[Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

I love my KX2, and I thought I would use the TX only CW code to practice, but I'm having a problem. I turn Vox off so there is no RF out. I'm sending some letters like L that end up as ED, or something an R ends up EN. The sound emitted by the radio seems right though. I even recorded it in

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It's been a wet week.  Not a lot of rain in total but fairly continuous.  Since last Sunday there have only been a few minutes of sun.  Mostly it's been misty verging on actual rain; enough to hear it on the roof.  The sun has quieted even farther.  Where there was a tiny,

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was plus ungood while forty meters was a bit worse at double plus ungood.  I kept off the main frequency on both bands but heard no one else.  If the doldrums last for another two years it will be a long interregnum.  Good thing Elecraft gave us such rigs which

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I have had this site open in my browser for over a month. The warbler I was trying to identify finally returned outside my window.  A female Wilson's warbler.  Not quite as bright as its Yellow cousin.  Since it was a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    QSB was deep on 20 meters and less deep on 40 meters.  I was getting reports from ESP to S8.  But both bands were able to support at least a few contacts.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI W0CZ - Ken - ND K6XK - Roy - IA   On 7045 kHz at z: KW6G - Chas -

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good evening,     A cool week with winds from the Pacific have cleaned the air.  The sun is yellow again and the air doesn't taste bad.  I did have to yell at a doe who thought my rhododendrons were food. She'd never heard me raise my voice before gave me a guilty look and left. The bees seem

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    The bands were not kind.  20 meters was weak with deep QSB. 40 meters had less QSB but was weak and going long.  However, there were a few folks out there at ESP levels who made it into the log.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: K4TO - Dave - KY NO8V - John - MI K6XK - Roy - IA

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I was working on a pile of brush when I heard an odd sound. It took a while to remember what it was.  At first I thought someone had snuck their old truck nearby.  It sounded like a very rusty hinge opening.  When it repeated I heard the breathy finish and knew it was elk. 

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

Byron, Yes, if you select anything other than the 2.7/2.8 filter for CW transmit, you will receive an error. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/21/2018 4:48 PM, Byron Peebles wrote: I would add that changing the TX FLT to something else generates an error when I try to use it. 73, Byron On 08/21/2018

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

Byron, You are assuming that the CW signal shape is controlled by the TX filter. It is not - that is done in the DSP and produces a clean single frequency signal that is quite good at TX phase noise and keying artifacts. As long as that signal fits within the bandpass of the filter all will be

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

I would add that changing the TX FLT to something else generates an error when I try to use it. 73, Byron On 08/21/2018 04:33 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Byron, The K3/K3S is designed to use the filter that is installed "stock" in all transceivers, so you need to select the 2.7 (or 2.8) filter

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

As I understand it, the K3 generates a very clean CW signal with DSP. There isn’t anything to filter out. A narrow filter might add distortion and make things worse. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Aug 21, 2018, at 1:42 PM, Byron Peebles

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

Don: I do understand it works, since every unit is shipped that way. My question is more in the vein of wouldn't using a 1kHz or less filter be safer/cleaner/logical for CW? Obviously, not as a factory default, since only one filter is sure to be there, but on a per-user basis. I thought

Re: [Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

Byron, The K3/K3S is designed to use the filter that is installed "stock" in all transceivers, so you need to select the 2.7 (or 2.8) filter for CW (or any other mode except AM, FM or ESSB) for transmit. Requiring a 1kHz filter for CW transmit would require that filter be included in the

[Elecraft] CW Transmit Filter Bandwidth

I have noticed that Elecraft K3/K3S defaults to setting the wide SSB filter as the CW TX filter. Is there a technical reason for doing this? Would it be better to use a 1kHz filter or one of the narrow CW filters? Thanks, in advance. 73, Byron NZ3O

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    While most were reporting hot and some humid a couple of us were getting a day of ocean breeze.  I have been seeing smoke in the satellite images across the US from the Western forest fires. Today I got a report from North Dakota about the smoke.  Over the weekend the smoke

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The smoke cleared last night when a cold front came in from the Gulf of Alaska.  I stopped sneezing soon afterward.  Most of the week the smoke from the forest fires out west have dominated the river valleys.  At my elevation the less dense smoke fills the forest.  The sun

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Hello Kevin; You make this net such great fun! Just saying thanks! Dwight WM5F -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 6:16 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was quiet and weak with moderate QSB.  Forty meters was such that none of the people I called could hear any of the others.  At times I was trying to work three signals at once. But even though the order may be off we got it done.  Except for dragging in WG7?? 

Re: [Elecraft] Will be on Elecraft CW net today, 0000Z

Hi Wayne,     I was not able to work anyone west of the Rockies on 20 meters.  I will listen for you in about 90 minutes.    Kevin.  KD5ONS On 08/05/2018 03:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi all, Seems like I’m always busy around net time on Sundays, but not today. Hope to hear some of

[Elecraft] Will be on Elecraft CW net today, 0000Z

Hi all, Seems like I’m always busy around net time on Sundays, but not today. Hope to hear some of you on 7045 at Z. BTW, I *think* I heard the net on 20 m today (14050 at 2200Z). Too much local noise to hear net control, though. Very weak. (Where’s that 6 over 6 when I need it?) Wayne

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A week of cool weather has lessened the fire danger and brought morning fog back to the mountains.  That fog has kept the berries fresh.  Fruit tastes better when there is no storage involved.  From an ad hoc survey of the surrounding trees about 5% of them are producing

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Band conditions were similar to the week before: quiet, medium QSB on 20 m, weak QSB on 40 m, and some intermittent QRN on 20 m. Reciprocal propagation was more common.  The heat was a problem, I was sticking to my desk.  So for the 40 m net I found a hand towel to use as a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The warm, sunny weather has caused quite a few flowers to bloom.  There are now four types of berries ripe for the picking: salmon berries are almost done, huckleberries seem to be around forever, black berries which last about a month, and thimble berries which are around

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    On twenty meters the band favored those calling in my direction.  QSB was not too deep and the band was fairly quiet so copy was OK.  On forty meters the QSB was deeper and the storm noise was louder.  But I was able to work from the wilds of Moscow to the beaches of Southern

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It was a very pleasant day; sunny and mild.  The spiders are much smaller than they will be later in the season.  I had already raided the backyard and there were no more ripe black berries left.  I was on a quest for more.  So I walked in areas of my land I had not traveled

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening, Conditions bordered on OK kind of.  Low noise but 4 S unit QSB, sometimes deeper.  I know at one point I was copying every other character of W0CZ north woods report.  But we have been working each other so long that is more than enough.  I did want to ask him about the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     We are on the edge of the dry season; true summer may be starting.  There were some summer like days this week with temperatures in the eighties.  Each morning there was a little less fog.  The fire danger sign in Manning should be posted by now.  They take it down during

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Both 20m & 40m seemed fair.  Deep QSB on both but the noise level was not too high so I could copy fairly deeply into the valleys.  Temperatures were higher for almost everyone except Ken who was camping in Northern Minnesota.  Rain kept it chilly for him as he was running

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     My field day was relaxed and fun.  No huge numbers just a few hours on the air mostly listening.  Finding the very loud signals who weren't answering the majority of the folks trying to contact them.  I concluded they were running very high power with extremely poor

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Yes, the bands were more quiet and in both of the ways I had suspected they would be.  QSB was mild but present with an S2 variance at the greatest.  Twenty meters was more quiet so I was able to reach past the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers.  However, spanning the Red

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The variety of shades of green around the mountain is astounding this week.  All the trees have their new growth of needles, many species of berry bushes are blooming or forming berries, the ferns are almost done unrolling, and the leaves of the undergrowth have all formed. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     While twenty meters had QSB and weak signals forty meters had QSB, less weak signals, and QRN from a storm.  Woo Hoo :)  I do miss those days when twenty meters would reach all the way across the US but I'm patient.  One day those conditions will return.    It appears

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The sun actually has a spot on it, unfortunately it poses no threat for strong solar flares.  Or so says the report on SpaceWeather.com.  Oh well, solar minimum cannot be that far off (a year?)  The tails always seem much longer than the waxing portion of the cycle.    The

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    QSB was the order of the day.  I gave reports of S0 to S7 or S0 to S5.  There were some atmospheric quirks too.  Odd sounding whistles and some buzzing.  I was told of lots of lightning east of the Mississippi but I heard none of it.  I was expecting more storm noise on 40

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    We are between spates of solar wind says SpaceWeather.com. That means our QRN will be from storms and atmospherics; maybe some hash from Jupiter too.  There is a VHF contest so the higher frequencies will get a blast of ions.  Hopefully that will help twenty and forty meters.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I am not used to rooting for a winning team but now the Mariners have gotten themselves into first place.  I guess I'll just have to deal with it.  I am gradually building up the number of 1500 watt amp operators I've worked.  The amps really help when the QSB is the way it

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Another cool, gray week.  No rain but the temperature barely rose above 60.  The sun had a little activity.  A few small spots which are now passing over the limb.  Flux is a little higher than during the winter but not much.  Daylight is lasting much longer, sunset today was

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Kevin, Having spent "quality time" in the Manzano Mountains area surrounded by very secure fencing, cameras, sensors, armed guards, etc., I can tell you there are no nukes there today and there were no aliens (from outer space) in those facilities. If I told you anything else, I would have to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I was able to listen around on twenty meters during the WPX event.  I was not able to find an open frequency.  So I listened to many very loud stations getting all sorts of people replying to their CQs but they never heard them at all.  I must have found a dozen stations like

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    One activity I mixed with radio was XC skiing in the Manzanos, a mountain range south and east of Albuquerque where they store nukes and supposedly some aliens on levels far beneath.  Pat and I would take a break from school and drive south from Tijeras  to some park land

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good evening,     Twenty meters had little noise while forty meters had a storm in the distance.  But I was able to find people on both bands. Lots of medium speed QSB too.  S2 to S7 was not an uncommon signal report.  A few S0 lower range reports too.  Indiana had the hottest weather but my

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good evening,    A cool week with some dense mist.  The ferns are getting taller but far from completely unrolled.  The bracken fern is over six feet tall while the sword fern is just getting started.  Where the bracken fern dies back with the first few frosts the sword fern only dies in the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     For some odd reason I had the high temperature of the day at 87 degrees.  The bands were still weak but the noise was less than last week.  I know I do not have the most biting flies but I may be in the top three.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI AB9V - Mike

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     There are a few tiny spots on the sun.  The solar wind has steadied since last week but there are still aurora present. Hopefully the noise is less than last week and propagation better. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)   7045 kHz at

Re: [Elecraft] CW Splatter?

If it really IS on your signal and not an issue at the receiving end [more likely], that sounds like arcing in your antenna/feedline system.  Arcing at 10 W seems strange, but it can be "micro-arcs" inside a poorly assembled connector. Before tearing anything apart, I'd arrange for a test or

[Elecraft] CW Splatter?

I was informed via e-mail by a fellow ham that my CW signal from my KX3 was splattering about 11k. Although this is the only report I have even received like this, and may be an issue on the other side, it still does concern me. I do not have another radio where I could transmit into a dummy

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Could hear you when you started on 40m, but as you have reported, fading was prevalent. I'll keep trying. 73, de VE5UO On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 6:45 PM, kevinr wrote: > Good Evening, > > Conditions were less than poor. Everyone said I was weak when I > thought it was them

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions were less than poor.  Everyone said I was weak when I thought it was them :)   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: K6XK - Roy - IA NO8V - John - MI   On 7045 kHz at z: K6PJV - Dale - CA    The biggest problem was noise covering up the bands but QSB on 40 meters

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     More birds are arriving and you can keep the windows open part of the day.  Spring has arrived and may just stay for a while.    Solar activity is low but one sunspot tried to grow.  However, it is decaying as I write.  There is a hole in the corona through which a stream

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

The Ten Tec Orion/Orion II does. Ted W4NZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2018 9:59 AM To: Bill; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings Bill

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

Bill, I have not seen other radios that offer the same level of customization as the K3/K3S. You take the factory defaults and "like it" whether it is optimum for your environment and operating desires or not. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/2/2018 9:22 AM, Bill wrote: I stopped collecting and

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

I stopped collecting and exchanging radios after I purchased my K3. Hence, this question: All this talk about AGC settings makes me wonder about the availability of similar choices on other rigs. Do other rigs offer this amount of customization? Not just in AGC, but all possible

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

See also this post which summarizes all the recommended AGC settings on a single page http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Receiver-mush-td7627277.html#a7627323 73, Bob, N6TV On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Mike K8CN wrote: > Don, W3FPR wrote a succinct tutorial about

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

Don W3FPR wrote: >If any of you do not know what we are referring to, go to my website >www.w3fpr.com and in the left column, click on the "Noisy K3" article. >It will give you guidelines for adjusting the K3/K3S AGC parameters to >better suit your operating preferences. The default settings are

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

Marv, You are quite welcome. If any of you do not know what we are referring to, go to my website www.w3fpr.com and in the left column, click on the "Noisy K3" article. It will give you guidelines for adjusting the K3/K3S AGC parameters to better suit your operating preferences. The default

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

Don: If I ever meet you I owe you a donut and coffee or if you prefer a steak. I read the reference to your article regarding the AGC settings on the K3. I thought I was just living in a very noisy place but after using your article as a guideline I made some changes as you suggested,

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

Don, I just read your article to see what the hubbub was about with AGC.  I live in a rural area in the woods so noise is really not a  problem. I was taught a long time ago to keep the AGC off for weak signal reception and it stuck with me.  Those were the S line days.  And in your article you

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     QSB was deep today.  I was giving reports of S1 to S7. Luckily the noise level was not too high on my end.  Some parts of the US are actually warm and sunny while others have yet to see spring.  Hopefully May will end our wait for warm weather and gardening.  I have to use a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     A tiny sunspot is fading and moving over the limb of the sun. SFU is at 69 but it did get as high as 76 during the week.  That is the highest I have seen in months.  Some solar wind has fed us ions so let's take advantage of them.  Hopefully the bands won't be too noisy

Re: [Elecraft] CW AGC settings

I *always* have AGC on.  To each his own.  Don has an excellent and enlightening AGC dissertation at www.w3fpr.com which is worth reading.  See "Noisy K3."  You asked for settings, mine are: THR=10 SLP=14 PLS=nor HLD=0.1 DCY=nor Fast=120 Slow=20 I operate mainly CW although I do listen to SSB

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