Hello group.
I found a pair of K3 synthesizer upgrade kits and have them installed and
working. So please disregard by previous post.
Thank you,
Bob Hughes
W7SNR
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Randy,
Refresh your browser and you will see that the latest is MCU 5.60.
Easier, use K3 Utility and click the Get Firmware for ELecraft in the
upper part of the window. That will load it into your computer.
Then go to the lower part of the Window and click Download all firmware.
73,
Don
: Sunday, January 28, 2018 10:57 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - KIO3B upgrade kit
The KIO3BUPKT requires firmware level 5.36 or above. I am having trouble
finding that version of the firmware. I have tried to follow the directions on
the web site, but I can only get
Are you using the latest version of the K3 Utility? They K3 Utility
should find the latest production version when you click the "Copy New
Files from Elecraft."
Mike - KI0HA
On 1/28/2018 04:57, Randy Tudor wrote:
The KIO3BUPKT requires firmware level 5.36 or above. I am having trouble
The KIO3BUPKT requires firmware level 5.36 or above. I am having trouble
finding that version of the firmware. I have tried to follow the directions on
the web site, but I can only get to level 5.10. I tried the ftp site but I
guess I just don't understand how to use it. I would appreciate any
The LP-Pan kit has been sold. Thank you to all that had emailed.
73; -Mike- KØJTA
On 3/29/13 10:33 PM [Mar 29], Mike Sch. (IMAP Acct.) wrote:
Matt;
OK, and thanks for this info. I had not looked; -I am not an owner of
a K3; I simply LOANED my LP-Pan to a K3 owner for verification that it
Good day;
I have a kit of major components that will add a panoramic
display to your Elecraft K3 radio; -It consists of the following:
- LP-Pan SDR that receives the K3's IF (8.215 Mhz?) signal
- Clifton Labs RF preamp that amplifies the K3's IF signal
- E-MU-0202 USB sound card
- Stereo
The docs are on the web site.
matt W6NIA
On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:08:42 -0500, you wrote:
Good day;
I have a kit of major components that will add a panoramic
display to your Elecraft K3 radio; -It consists of the following:
- LP-Pan SDR that receives the K3's IF (8.215 Mhz?) signal
-
Matt;
OK, and thanks for this info. I had not looked; -I am not an owner of a
K3; I simply LOANED my LP-Pan to a K3 owner for verification that it worked.
I believe I had miss-copied the links, so I will offer again:
http://www.telepostinc.com/emu0202.html
] K3 sub receiver - kit vs assembled
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Al,
Here's a video of the assembly of the K3 sub RX.
May this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJL8SlJ_L8
73
I am getting ready to order the sub receiver for my K3 and have been reviewing
the on-line manuals. I am still puzzled as to the
difference between the kit and assembled versions. I haven't found a manual
that shows any actual 'assembly' of the sub receiver
just the installation of the unit
If you were having Elecraft build your K3 or if you are sending your K3
back then the assembly price needs to be included. If you already have
your K3 then order it without assembly.
The receiver is fully assembled. You just need to install it. It is no
different than any other K3 module.
Al Dynarski wrote:
I am getting ready to order the sub receiver for my K3 and have been
reviewing the on-line manuals. I am still puzzled as to the
difference between the kit and assembled versions. I haven't found a
manual that shows any actual 'assembly' of the sub receiver
just the
Mike Fatchett wrote:
The receiver is fully assembled. You just need to install it. It is no
different than any other K3 module.
This is not correct. You get 5 different boards, the main board needs to be
mounted in the shielded enclosure, filters need to be mounted on the main
board
I could be wrong, but assembled I think means that you send your K3
back to Elecraft and they install it for you. There was no assembly
OF the K3 per se, other than putting it's parts in the K3.
You can see the assembly steps easily enough in the downloadable docs
from the website.
73, Guy.
On
Al,
Here's a video of the assembly of the K3 sub RX.
May this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJL8SlJ_L8
73
Arie PA3A
Al Dynarski wrote:
I am getting ready to order the sub receiver for my K3 and have been
reviewing the on-line manuals. I am still puzzled as to the
difference
Excellent video Arie!
Dank je wel
Ron AC7AC
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Al,
Here's a video of the assembly of the K3 sub RX.
May this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJL8SlJ_L8
73
Arie PA3A
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Alexy,
When we first started designing the K3, we agonized over the question
of whether to offer a full kit version -- one that required a lot of
soldering. But it quickly became apparent that this was incompatible
with other goals for the radio. We needed to use surface-mount devices
You now have
the distinction of being #3 on my list of those who like the idea of
building their own advanced radio completely from scratch, should we
ever have the courage to explore that path :)
make that 4! it could be called the K4 and 4 feet in width
wt5y
Wayne,
I totally understand that the idea of making a large SMD project as a kit
would be a disaster - only handful of people would be able to finish
assembling it, plus the sheer cost of packing parts and replacing
missing/lost pieces would probably double the average real-life cost of the
kit
To ALL,
I originally ordered my Elecraft K3 Kit back on Jan 19, 2008 and at that time I
was a Ham with a Technician license.
I ordered the following components:
K3/100 Kit; KAT3 ATU Kit; KFL3A-6K 8 Pole Filter; KFL3B-FM 7 Pole Filter for
FM; and a MH2-R Hand Held Mic.
I have since
So I could imagine a useful kit would read K3 band decode and map something
like 6 or 8 antennas to 2 or 3 ports and makes sure the K3 does not transmit
into the other radio ports.
Do you mean something like this
This is what you need:
http://k9ay.com/Products/RAS8x2data.htm
...available from Array Solutions.
Bill,
This is close but for selection of receive antennas only. All of my current
antennas are transmit/receive and of course the two primary K3 ports will be
antenna 1 and antenna 2, both are
Recently there was a request for ideas for kits that could be useful to
accompany a K3.
When we use diversity mode antenna switching becomes a different problem
than I have run into before. The usual antenna switch routes many antennas
to one radio port. Some of us have many antennas that need
Partial answer to your desire is the Z1300 antenna multicoupler. One
input, and either 4 or 8 outputs. Isolation between each output port and
frequency range of 20 KHz to 50 MHz with very good IP2 and IP3 performance.
It's still under development, but I'm on the second round of prototype
PCBs,
Array solutions has such a product called Six Pack. You will like the product,
I think, but you may choke at the price.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Mike Scott m...@paxsen.com wrote:
From: Mike Scott m...@paxsen.com
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
To: Elecraft
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 8:26 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; m...@paxsen.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
Array solutions has such a product called Six Pack. You will like the
product, I think, but you may choke at the price.
Willis
-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 8:26 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; m...@paxsen.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
Array solutions has such a product called Six Pack. You will like the
product, I think, but you may choke
. I have the SteppIR
and the K3, but my antenna selection is all manual. I don't even have the Six
Pack.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote:
From: Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
To: wrco
AE6WA wrote:
So I could imagine a useful kit would read K3 band decode and map something
like 6 or 8 antennas to 2 or 3 ports and makes sure the K3 does not transmit
into the other radio ports.
This is what you need:
http://k9ay.com/Products/RAS8x2data.htm
...available from Array Solutions.
fine with
the K3).
73, andy, ae6y
- Original Message -
From: Bill W4ZV btipp...@alum.mit.edu
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
AE6WA wrote:
So I could imagine a useful kit would read K3 band decode and map
Hi Andy,
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Andy Faber (via Nabble)
ml-user+67610-700681...@n2.nabble.com wrote:
We have one of these at P40L-P49Y in Aruba. It works great for switching
beverage receive antennas between two radios. But it's not intended for
transmitting, so it may not
Cookie wrote Array solutions has such a product called Six Pack. You will
like the product, I think, but you may choke at the price.
I am not sure the Six Pack will do the job. From a review of the Six Pack I
found this little piece of information:
There is one scenario that the user must
.
Wes N7WS
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Jack Brindle jackbrin...@earthlink.net wrote:
From: Jack Brindle jackbrin...@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 add on kit idea
To: m...@paxsen.com
Cc: Elecraft Reflector Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 9:42 AM
Actually the KRC2
Like the antenna's...my idea has to do with a lot of paddles / keys. I like a
box with 6 or so inputs (stereo plugs), in which i can plug either straight
keys or paddles. It has to accept all wiring possibilities. By pressing the
straight key down, or paddling first dot and than dash, the
This is not a limitation of the six-pak - it is a design feature. The
issue is - the six-pak is designed for SO2R (single operator, 2 radio)
use, and is designed that way so you cannot connect two radios to the
same antenna at the same time. Bad things can happen if you do that.
As noted, there
It appears that all the mods should be included in this kit. I ordered it
last week. The KIO board does not have any jumpers across the chokes. Has
this board been reworked so there would be no jumpers and would this hold
true for the mod kit KIO Digital board that I just got in for my other
On Feb 24, 2009, at 7:53 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
It appears that all the mods should be included in this kit. I
ordered it
last week. The KIO board does not have any jumpers across the chokes.
Has
this board been reworked so there would be no jumpers
I'm pretty sure this is the
With the Elecraft upgrade kit shipped to the UK costing over $20 for a
100 uH choke and two surface mount resistors (yes I know there are 4 in
the kit and two axial ones), I wound a choke and used two surface mount
resistors from my spares/repair kit. For anyone who is struggling to
justify buying
incorporated?
We need to know who needs to order them
and who does not.
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG
- Original Message - From: wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 AF Upgrade Kit
Speaker amplifier modification:
In the AF stage upgrade instruction page 1 it is mentioned:
“This mod changes RFC 47, 100 µH radio frequency choke that supplies power
to the K3 audio amplifier. The
original choke has a resistance of about 1.5 ohms. This resistance is high
enough to cause some
is the 100
uH choke.
http://www.bourns.com/pdfs/5800_series.pdf
Paul, W9AC
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From: hb9wi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 AF Upgrade Kit (for speaker amplifier and LINE
OUTs
were incorporated?
We need to know who needs to order them
and who does not.
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG
- Original Message - From: wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 AF Upgrade
In the nov. 14, 2008 enchancements and Application notes applicable to this
new kit, it states That The headphone output of the K3, which uses a separate
amplifier, already has a very low distortion output and is not impacted by
these changes,...Does this mean both the front panel and rear
In the nov. 14, 2008 enchancements and Application notes applicable to
this new kit, it states That The headphone output of the K3, which
uses a separate amplifier, already has a very low distortion output
and is not impacted by these changes,...Does this mean both the front
panel and rear
Hi,
I am a little confused as to exactly what is affected by the choke mod (the
document only mentions speakers):
Internal speaker?
External speakers?
Front panel headphones?
Rear panel headphones?
I am asking because I use headphones 99% of the time (currently front
connected, but I am
I am a little confused as to exactly what is affected by the choke mod (the
document only mentions speakers):
The document is accurate.
It means the speaker amplifier, which is used to drive the internal
speaker and the external speaker jack. Not the headphones or LINE OUT,
just the
With minor circuit changes, both the K3's speaker amplifier and line
outputs can provide lower IMD (intermodulation distortion) at higher
signal levels. We've been testing these changes for a couple of months,
and have already phased them into production.
These changes can easily be made to
, November 13, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 AF Upgrade Kit (for speaker amplifier and LINE OUTs)
With minor circuit changes, both the K3's speaker amplifier and line
outputs can provide lower IMD (intermodulation distortion) at higher
signal levels. We've been testing these changes
]
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 AF Upgrade Kit (for speaker amplifier and LINE OUTs)
With minor circuit changes, both the K3's speaker amplifier and line
outputs can provide lower IMD (intermodulation distortion) at higher
wayne burdick wrote:
SPEAKER AMP: The mod kit includes a very low-resistance RF choke for
use at RFC47
73,
Wayne
N6KR
What is the value? / SM2EKM
Could this be homebrewed? Core, turns, wire? / LZ1VB
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wayne burdick wrote:
SPEAKER AMP: The mod kit includes a very low-resistance RF choke for
use at RFC47
73,
Wayne
N6KR
What is the value? / SM2EKM
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I just got my K3/100 today, S/N 2105.
I'm about a third through the assembly and I wanted to comment to the list
(those who are on the fence about ordering one, especially)
My skepticism was pretty high before I got it, I ordered the unit wading
through email about revisions to the firmware
Bill W4ZV wrote:
Sorry you had a bad experience and I hope this helps others!
Yep, it helped me to decide not to even *think* about doing it!
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Dave,
There are a number of online resources to help ease
the pain of SMT soldering/desoldering.
If you have access to older QRP magazines, there were
many tips in them. AMQRP.ORG has useful info online.
This document covers a lot of ground and may be
helpful:
n2wn wrote:
My experience with SM parts is that you need patience,
a fine tip on your iron and good timing :o) Heating
too long is a definite killer.
I should imagine that good eyesight and a steady soldering iron hand are
essential too. I need an Optivizor type thing even to work on
Went to install the HAGCMDKT kit on #311. Interesting but all was already
done except for shorting R33 and R40. Maybe there were interim fixes for
this mod?
By the way, C222 had already been changed to .1 uF for the CW Keying Rise
Time Reduction. I needed to add the RXA board to the KXV3.
I installed the HW AGC mod yesterday on K3 325, it was not fitted.
I opted for the SMD components, and all went fine but I decided to use the
standard LED as I was unsure of the cathode marking on the supplied SMD LED.
This ought to be indicated on the instruction sheet I think.
Also fitted the
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I installed the HW AGC mod yesterday on K3 325, it was not fitted.
I opted for the SMD components
Hi Tony,
Nothing was required on your part. That is the factory version of the
change that already has very low value SMD resistors installed for R33
and R40.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
N2TK wrote:
Went to install the HAGCMDKT kit on #311. Interesting but all was already
done except for shorting
, May 28, 2008 1:18 PM
To: N2TK
Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - HAGCMDKT mod kit
Hi Tony,
Nothing was required on your part. That is the factory version of the
change that already has very low value SMD resistors installed for R33
and R40.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
N2TK wrote:
Went
On Wed, 28 May 2008 13:08:35 -0400, N2TK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting that the mod levels of the board aren't reflected by the serial
number.
[snip]
When I ordered the mod kits for my factory built unit (806) by email, they wrote
me back and said I didn't need the changes.
Hi Everyone,
I own K3 #371 and have entirely delighted with it and the Elecraft
experience to date.
But I do have a small nit to pick with the HACG mod and some comments
posted earlier today.
After doing a lot of pre-modification research on my #371, I determined
that the mod had been
Hi Dave,
Dave you indeed had an unfortunate experience!
After doing a lot of pre-modification research on my #371, I determined
that the mod had been done, only partially, before it was shipped to
me. The R33 and R40 were still in place and not removed or jumpered as
the mod instructed.
The Aptos-to-Rhode Island 2-day USPS Priority Mail pipeline still works.
K3/100 kit s/n 202 ordered the morning of 5/4 arrived in
today's(1/10/2007) mail.
Let the FUN begin!
73,
Ken K3IU
Portsmouth, RI
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Kit K3/100 #095 is now here in Halifax, for those who are tracking this kind
of info. Almost certainly the first in NS, maybe in all of the Maritime
Provinces. This is a fully-loaded unit (second RX to come) that was ordered
on 30 Apr, shipped from Elecraft circa 20 November, then captured
As I have been reading the preliminary manual (wow!) I started to wonder about
a couple of things
I know the Kit has no alignment to do. How do they do that? Do they put it
all together and align it...and then ship itor does E just do put the
PCBs on a test bench and tweak it? I
We've had a few requests for a full K3 kit -- one where the builder
installs all of the parts, including the SMDs (surface mount devices).
Unfortunately this isn't practical for a project of this complexity. I
realize that many of our customers are quite capable of doing SMD
assembly, but many
Speaking for myself, I'm very pleased with the approach you've taken.
While my soldering skills are excellent and I enjoy the building process
very much, SMD's are out of the question for me. In the case of the K3,
I save a few hundred $ doing the mechanical assembly - which is great -
glad
What he said!
And I hope all the elecraft crew are feeling good about things,
and not overdoing it in the mad rush to send me my K3.
While I cant wait to get my new rig, I hope everyone
at elecraft has time to live a somewhat normal life and ENJOY
things.
Like maybe they even want to get on
I agree 100% with every comment you made, Doug. I purchased my
K2/100/160/SSB last year at Dayton and got immense pleasure and
satisfaction out of building it. Receive performance is good but I am
not convinced it is better than my FT1kMP with Inrad roofing filter and
2nd 3rd IF filters. I
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