Chuck, I am late to this discussion so I might be saying things that
already been said. I found the same issue. Voltage down to 11.5 volts on
any ps I used. So, I found the issue was power pole connectors that were
to light. Look for power pole connectors that handle 30 amps or so. Power
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nd of the 12 volt power cable.
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rom now on with
>>>>>> only
>>>>>> a fuse inline. The low current stuff will stay on the power pole strip
>>>>>> where they do just fine lighting up lights and stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020,
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Solder each power supply lead to a short length of #10 wire. Insulate
the connection well.
73,
To bad the power supply doesn't have remote voltage sense to regulate at the
far end of the 12 volt power cable.
Pete W4WWQ
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ne. The low current stuff will stay on the power pole
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>>>>> where they do just fine lighting up lights and stuff.
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>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 09:16 Don Schroder
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On 4/25/2020 5:13 AM, Chuck Chandler wrote:
At rest
the K3S panel display shows 13.6V, with full power key down it dips to 11.5
or so. This seems like a lot. I'm running the power cable thru a
RigRunner Powerpole strip. If I can dig out another power supply from the
packed boxes I can wire
9:16 Don Schroder wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it safe to run my K2 using Anderson Power Pole connections, and/or
>>>>>> RigRunner equipment?
>>>>>>
>>>&g
gt;>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 09:16 Don Schroder wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it safe to run my K2 using Anderson Power Pole connections, and/or
>>>>> RigRunner equipment?
>>>>>
>>>&
Change the connectors on the power supply to accommodate several ring
type connectors. Use 1" long #10 bolts, nuts, flat washers and
insulating washers which are easy to find at your local hardware store
and are very easy to use and replace. Then you can connect 8 to 10
pieces of
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Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power
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Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power supply see if it is
reasonable. Mine is 0.25 volts when transmitting. I run 14.0 out of supply.
Ray
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Nuts, just measure the drop betwe
Solder each power supply lead to a short length of #10 wire. Insulate
the connection well.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/25/2020 11:12 AM, Ron Manfredi wrote:
Fewer power supplies (meaning the switching type) have actual terminal
bolts to use with ring connectors. If the supply doesn't have that type
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>>> I’m rewiring, and I want to do it right!
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Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power supply see if
it is reasonable. Mine is 0.25 volts
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Gunny et al:
The issue with power distribution strips for DC is resistance. Every
contact or connection in the path adds some value of resistance. Using
Ohms law, where E = IR, we see that more resistance = more voltage
drop. This includes the resistance of the DC power cable and any
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Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power supply see if it is
reasonable. Mine is 0.25 volts when transmitting. I run 14.0 out of supply.
Ray
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On Apr 25, 2020, at 07:48,
The short answer is that too much voltage drop on transmit puts
radios in an operational configuration where they produce more
IMD and other bad things.
Any connection in the power supply will introduce additional
resistance. At the current levels used during 100W transmission,
it doesn't
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> Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power supply see if it is
> reasonable. Mine is 0.25 volts when transmitting. I run 14.0 out
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Nuts, just measure the drop
Nuts, just measure the drop between radio and power supply see if it is
reasonable. Mine is 0.25 volts when transmitting. I run 14.0 out of supply.
Ray
W8LYJ
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> On Apr 25, 2020, at 07:48, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> As to the RigRunner power pole strip.PUT IT IN
As to the RigRunner power pole strip.PUT IT IN THE TRASH where
it belongs. NEVER NEVER NEVER use a power distribution strip to power
a 100 watt radio. ALWAYS connect the radio direct to the power supply
terminals. NO exceptions!
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 4/25/2020 7:13 AM, Chuck
After more checking, I suspect the internal 100W amp is the common factor
in the poor keying characteristics I'm seeing and hearing about from my
rig. I am trying to determine if my power supply is doing it's job.
I'm using a TenTec 963 switching supply rated at 25A continuous. At rest
the K3S
My mistake. For mentions of KPA100 please read KPA3 100 watt amplifier!
On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 19:35 Chuck Chandler wrote:
> While I wait for my Winkeyer to be delivered I’m doing more testing, as I
> can. We are moving in about a month and much of my stuff is packed
> already. Some of the
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I rather liked the old Russian tank radios. Whoop de whoop de
whoop whoop de whoop.
73, Roger
On 4/24/2020 9:40 AM, Carl Yaffey wrote:
IMHO nothing beat the sound of CW from a Collins 32V3. Yeah, I’m old!
73 K8NU
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IMHO nothing beat the sound of CW from a Collins 32V3. Yeah, I’m old!
73 K8NU
> On Apr 24, 2020, at 8:29 AM, John Simmons wrote:
>
> Use the QSK mode. There is no menu option to change the rise time-
> intentionally. If you listen to CW contests there are some REALLY wide
> signals out there.
That's not what makes my CW poor. And I've found nothing to make it
any better. I just need software that sends what I'm thinking. But
then, at age 77, that would be about 5 WPM or so.
I use either single lever or dual lever paddles with my K3S. I've not
observed anything related to K3S
Or Mortty for half of that, plus a little solder.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 13:30 Buck wrote:
> WKMini is $55 from hamcrafters2.com. It stores the USB commands (which
> come very fast and are not subject to timing issues) and decodes into
> perfect dits and dahs.
>
> Buck, k4ia
> Honor Roll
>
I sure wish that K3S implemented winkeyer protocol internally. I hope this
will be true for K4.
73 de Ai6KG
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 10:50 AM Frederick Dwight
wrote:
> About a decade ago I used contest software to key my Ten Tec via a home
> brew optical serial port adaptor. It worked
> but
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Any software only CW implementation is going to have timing issues,
especially with the newer operating systems. Best to offload that
WKMini is $55 from hamcrafters2.com. It stores the USB commands (which
come very fast and are not subject to timing issues) and decodes into
perfect dits and dahs.
Buck, k4ia
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On 4/23/2020 2:05 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
Any software only CW implementation is
Any software only CW implementation is going to have timing issues,
especially with the newer operating systems. Best to offload that task to a
processor with nothing else to do. Winkey or Mortty or something similar.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 13:00 Jim Brown wrote:
> On 4/23/2020 10:46 AM,
On 4/23/2020 10:46 AM, Frederick Dwight wrote:
Changed to a winkeyer
with USB interface. This has always worked great with all rigs, including my
present K3S.
Winkeyer (and winkeyer emulations) are very widely used by serious
contesters, some of whom tool along at 40 wpm.
73, Jim K9YC
About a decade ago I used contest software to key my Ten Tec via a home brew
optical serial port adaptor. It worked
but not perfectly, some characters delayed or truncated, especially with high
speed CW. Changed to a winkeyer
with USB interface. This has always worked great with all rigs,
Over the past few months I've been entering the hour-long CWT mini-contests
each Wednesday. Four times post-contest I've gotten an email from stations
I've worked calling my attention to a problem with my CW. It's not every
time... I've entered 20 of these contests this year, and average about
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