RE: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

A crimped connection will break too in the same way if the wire is allowed to flex where it leaves the crimp. That's why critical applications dealing with rather small wires subjected to lots of movement and constant vibration always employ strain reliefs, not matter how the wire is attached. Ba

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

Brian, What you say is true, a soldered connection used in a high vibration application will fail at the point where the solder has wicked up into the (stranded) wire. This is an important consideration in aircraft and other mobile applications. In ham home station applications where the wi

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

On Nov 14, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Joe Spencer wrote: I have several Crimper tools but do not really trust crimped power connectors so...I solder all my PowerPoles connectors. It is easy to do...they work everytime and never a crimp problem. Crimp-only connections last longer than do crimp-and-

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:56:31 -0700, Gary D Krause wrote: > Are you >implying that because you are a Liberal Arts Major, you are somehow less able >to understand or comprehend than anyone else? There are many of us with >degrees in the arts that are also hams. It's a hobby. You have already

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

What does being a Liberal Arts Major have to do with ham radio? Are you implying that because you are a Liberal Arts Major, you are somehow less able to understand or comprehend than anyone else? There are many of us with degrees in the arts that are also hams. It's a hobby. You have already

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: "Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major "I believe that if the PowerPole on the K3 was installed on a short length of flexible wire we would not be reading about this problem as it

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Unsolder the power pole from the rig and solder the power cable directly to the pcb, job done, no more problems. David G3UNA I have a love-hate relationship with the PowerPole: I love the convenience (e.g., Rigrunner DC manifold); but I hate that the connector does not "lock 'n mate" as comp

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

> The digital steps derived to drive the S-meter correlate to > the marks on the S-meter in whole S units, it does not indicate anything > in between. It is good enough for most displays and radio control > programs since they usually display the S-meter in steps of whole S-units > anyway. Those

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

"I believe that if the PowerPole on the K3 was installed on a short length of flexible wire we would not be reading about this problem as it would not exist." That would make a connector change-out very easy should the PowerPole contacts become damaged.. A while back, I had shifted the K3 cab

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Hi Rich, I've forwarded your comments to our test techs to make sure they look for this on each RF board as they test and align it. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Rich wrote: The factory installed PowerPole connector was misaligned on my K3. After trying to make sure the connectors I made were correct,

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

The factory installed PowerPole connector was misaligned on my K3. After trying to make sure the connectors I made were correct, several times, I discovered that the “flat” (with a small dimple) connectors were to far back on the heavy piece of wire they are soldered to. This prevents them from

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

Thanks David, yes I believe so, I do get the "click". It´s no big issue, I can live with it however IMO as stated before this is a bad type of connector. 73 Jim SM2EKM David Pratt wrote: In a recent message, Jan Erik Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... 12V power connecto

[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

suggested. You will really enjoy your K3, and having been an Orion pioneer it will be an interesting comparison. [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major Grant Youngman nq5t at tx.rr.com Thu Nov 13 12:27:51 EST 2008 Previous message: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

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r are used in various combinations. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:53 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

Five DB steps that can be on or off with a flicker fall way short for me as well, a convincing analog meter is 50% of the listening experience at this QTH. I'm trying to figure out how to "hear" an S_Meter, but I suppose we all "listen" in different ways. I'm really surprised, after ha

[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

s that can be on or off with a flicker fall way short for me as well, a convincing analog meter is 50% of the listening experience at this QTH. [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major Kurt Pawlikowski kurtt at pinrod.com Thu Nov 13 09:54:28 EST 2008 Previous message: [Elecraft] Questi

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Joe has again hit the nail on the head. The K3 is a very high quality transceiver. It is not test equipment. You want test equipment, you buy test equipment. I'm an EE and I've been a ham for 53 years. I find nearly all elements of the K3 user interface quite satisfactory, including the S-meter

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own KD5NDB K3 S/N 0575 -- From: "David Pratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:08 AM To: "Jan Erik Holm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Quest

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

Lee, It seems that some owners are expecting an analog signal from a digital source or expect their receiver to be a precision measurement device. The digital steps derived to drive the S-meter correlate to the marks on the S-meter in whole S units, it does not indicate anything in between.

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Lee Buller wrote: Alsowhy is one person calling the S-Meter and the power connector "junk" that cannot be fixed? The s-meter is only useful to give a rough reading of signal strength. It is good enough for RST reports. However, the radio includes a built-in 'dBV' (this is in quotes for

Re: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

In a recent message, Jan Erik Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... 12V power connector, does not have a positive lock, i e can come loose if radio is moved. Again IMO this is junk. Have you assembled the connector correctly, Jim? Both my K3 and my XV144 Anderson power connectors go in with a de

RE: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

a very accurate scale in S-unit (5 dB) steps. I assume you mean 6dB steps: Page 156 Page 142 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

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You mean the S-meter reads in S units (6db) how unique. Also the damn powerpole thing has been beat to death over numerous threads on this reflector. Read those and pray no one gets out their soapbox again. Matt KD8DAO http://blog.MattIsKichigai.com On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Jan Erik H

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Lee Buller wrote: Alsowhy is one person calling the S-Meter and the power connector "junk" that cannot be fixed? Maybe I should explain my point. S-meter, too coars since it can only show a 6 dB change. It´s been reported on this reflector that it was impossible to rectify/change that, i

RE: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

t; To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major > > > > > Ladies and Gents. > > I have been trying to follow the threads on IMD performance > of the K3 and the S-Meter thread of the K3. Could someone > explain (to a Libera

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Lee, Don't know about the connector issues (I suppose that might be a matter of personal preference). The S-Meter issue has to do with "fine" adjustments. Since the meter is a bar graph type, "blocks" are either lit or not. If, for instance, you are attempting to "see" the difference betwe

[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

Ladies and Gents. I have been trying to follow the threads on IMD performance of the K3 and the S-Meter thread of the K3.  Could someone explain (to a Liberal Arts Major - not an engineering type)  what the issues are here and why they are issues with this radio?  Maybe, I'm lost in all t