7/13/16 at 12:39 AM, kl...@acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole) wrote:
Probably better if you can find some 1/2-inch aluminum tubing
(my local metal dealer would have to order that so I used
ordinary conduit).
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D'Eau Claire) wrote:
If it's dead in all modes, or especially if it is intermittent, check to be
sure the antenna cable is properly inserted in the TMP connector at the
K144XV module.
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I use
the 6m card for any HF requests.
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My K3 (and P3) were used in a very dusty environment in eastern
Nevada. Some people there compared the dust levels to those at
burning man. Does anyone have any advice about cleaning the equipment?
73 Bill AE6JV
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have experience with one of these amplifiers?
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(408)356-8506 | fear is fear itself." - FDR | 16345
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overnight, I suggest you put them in
a non-flammable pan outdoors (away from buildings) and power
the charger with an extension cord.
That is for the safety of you and yours in case something bad happens.
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Bill Frantz| I
set the
memory and the other recall the memory to the radio? Just how
does this work?
Thanks - Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |not an add-on feature. - Attr
eed for an external
sound card, and still have those programs do full rig control
like the K3 that I have? If yes, what connections are made
between the radio and the computer...?
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Bill Frantz| When it comes to the
:
Data modes require only mono - only the left channel is used. The SignaLink
interface is mono.
Of course, the KX2/KX3 requires a stereo plug.
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Bill Frantz|"Web security is like medicine - trying to
do goo
t of their performance.
Thanks to everyone who responded for your advice. I'm glad that
heroic measures were not necessary.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356
...@fastmail.fm (dw) wrote:
Is anyone using the Signalink USB with WSPR, and perhaps could share
your PTT method and CAT setting and perhaps K3 settings?
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
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component - pliers or tweezers are needed to extract a screw or
other component from those containers.
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and |
a K2 with the Kenwood setting but no
details.
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tane
I've seen at Harbor Freight is off-shore made junk,
and the driving force is CHEAP. I would expect any they sell
with electronics to be a noisy pig.
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20 meters with my
vertical this morning.
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Bill Frantz| gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns.
move items
more than once if at all possible.
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanenbau
1000MPs gone from my operating desk. :)
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Bill Frantz| I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL.| 16345
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elicit the K3 Utility program to
connect and update the K3 clock, automatically. No change to
the K3 clock hardware would be needed.
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Bill Frantz|"Insofar as the propositions of mathematics
refer to
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7;m
not looking for an exhaustive feature comparison.
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Bill Frantz| If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're
408-356-8506 | fed, clothed, given medical care and so on.
The only
www.pw
n was something that appeals
to more customers, especially since it can also be used with
the KX3.
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Bill Frantz| gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support
lifies portable setup,
making portable PX3 more feasible.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | want
Sometimes power supply problems become very obvious if you look
at the power supply output with an oscilloscope.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're
408-356
When I find an unusual level of birdies on either panadapter, I
first look for antenna problems. I learned this in the school of
hard knocks.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|"We used to quip that "passwo
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Bill Frantz| If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're
408-356-8506 | fed, clothed, given medical care and so on.
The only
www.pwpconsult.com | thing lacking is freedom. - Dwight D. Eisen
rest at Elecraft
for sharing your designs.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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www.pwp
pier?
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Bill Frantz| If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're
408-356-8506 | fed, clothed, given medical care and so on.
The only
www.pwpconsult.com | thing lacking is freedom. - Dwight D.
FWIW, we had problems with noise from a Generac ix 800 (800
watts) generator when we were running a special event station.
It just covered the P3 with noise.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over
theoretical resistance that allows
us to compute the radiated power. A higher number is better.]
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Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle
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your callsign.
http://www.reversebeacon.net/srch.php
Compare your received signal strength on each antenna by the
stations who heard you. Run the test a few times to minimize
QSB and propagation fading.
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Bill Frantz
major issue, but we are
curious. Has anyone else experienced this effect?
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wrong. | 16345
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Gatos, CA.
I found a lovely site overlooking the valley with trees giving
me about 15' elevation for the dipole. I had a fun afternoon
making PSK contacts.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctnes
posted about what I had been taught years ago
concerning solid state circuit design. As of those designs, it
is my understanding that solid state radios will have reduced
performance in cold temps.
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Bill Frantz
these programs to connect after
upgrading OSX to Sierra? I can't seem to get them to connect, upgraded
last week to sierra, and today was the first time I tried it..
Regards.. Fred
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Bill Frantz| Since the IBM
/16 at 5:32 PM, donw...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:
The closest thing I can think of is to set up the M1-M4
memories for each band. I use M1 for CW mode, M2 for data
mode, and M3 for SSB mode - M4 is unused in my case.
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Bill Frantz| I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL.| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos,
CA
supply capable of 15-20A continuous current, with a
10A 12V switcher built in for the rest of the radio.
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wron
can only run the KX2 at 5W.
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Bill Frantz| Airline peanut bag: "Produced | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | in a facility that processes | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | peanuts and other nuts.&q
) out in the
sticks...ever...save Field Day?
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Bill Frantz| Can't fix stupid, but duct | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | tape can muffle the sound... | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | - Bill Li
the bonding.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|"We used to quip that "password" is the most common
408-356-8506 | password. Now it's 'password1.' Who said
users haven't
www.pwpc
MM, FD and DXpedition RX uses which in
fact push the dynamic range and mixing limits today? There are
MM stations which operate two transmitters on the same band.
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Bill Frantz| Re: Computer reliability, performance, an
eiver...
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Bill Frantz| When it comes to the world | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | around us, is there any choice | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | but to explore? - Lisa Randall | Los Gatos,
CA
hear everybody. The filters were wide open,
preamp on, and NR off. Zoom in and you can see for yourself.
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Bill Frantz|"After all, if the conventional wisdom was
working, the
408-356-8506 | rate of sys
will work after I figure out the
settings. Thanks!
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(408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345
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er to the Blue Smoke Monster.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them.
by the receivers.
I would stick with communications grade bandwidth.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 11/15/16 at 8:42 PM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Barthold
Lichtenbelt via Elecraft) wrote:
Is it OK to use ESSB on the net?
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Bill
anks in advance,
Ted, KN1CBR
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Bill Frantz| There are now so many exceptions to the
408-356-8506 | Fourth Amendment that it operates only by
www.pwpconsult.com | accident. - William Hugh Murray
__
K3.
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Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables without stickers. | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
__
Elecra
ntegrated solution.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables
.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them.| Los Gatos,
CA
missing something? Would appreciate any comments!
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Bill Frantz| Since the IBM Selectric, keyboards have gotten
408-356-8506 | steadily worse. Now we have touchscreen keyboards.
www.pwpconsult.com | Can we
ceive that kind of email from
UPS automatically no matter who initiates the shipment.
I’ve also been surprised and mystified on occasion when I get
that notice when I know I haven’t ordered anything lately.
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Bill Frantz
ls do not have to be resonant, elevated radials
must be resonant. The ground effects will alter the resonance
of buried radials while radials in the air are a part of the
total antenna resonance.
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Bill Frantz|Security,
. I'm guessing that you can hear
a radio transmission mathematically below the apparent noise level
because it is "atypical" or "organized noise" as opposed to the "noise"
in the S2 noise floor which is "disorganized".
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will be
using a TH11DX as the main antenna
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Bill Frantz|"After all, if the conventional wisdom was
working, the
408-356-8506 | rate of systems being compromised would be
going down,
www.pwpconsult.com
x27;t know what is
happening with John's system. I see a device:
'cu.usbserial-A503XYB1' which is probably my K3.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
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ed in the power lead. No RFI. Plenty bright. Mine came
from Amazon but there are many to choose from these days; you
can even select color temperature when you order.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must pr
40 seemed to work well.
Am I the only one driving the USB this hard?
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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n then
the base hardware level.
If you ENJOY building it yourself, don't let small parts intimidate you.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | over lies and hate. |
and not PTT) Do I
need to enable PTT?
I have tried switching MIKE to LINE IN to no avail.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
n.qth.net (Harry Yingst
via Elecraft) wrote:
I see New hardware in data centers lose more than a second a
week without a external clock source to update them.
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Bill Frantz|"Insofar as the propositions of math
ramming connector
Here are the pin outs as I read them
1 Unused - MCLR, Low to reset CPU
2 +5 vDC - VCC5
3 Ground - VSS
4 Data - PGD
5 Clock - PGC
6 +5 vDC - VCC5
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way of writing a
limited number of macros, that have to be sent to the K3 and
stored, only to be executed by a K-Pod over a dubious
interface, the macros should simply be saved in the K-Pod in
the first place and sent via USB and/or RS232.
isn't one of Jim Brown's Pin 1 problems, is pin 1
isn't used :-)
Wes N7WS
On 1/16/2017 8:08 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
It is likely that the interface used by the K-Pod is the I2C
bus <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C>, a very commonly
used bus in the chip world. I
AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Can't fix stupid, but duct | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | tape can muffle the sound... | 16345
Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.com | - Bill Liebman | Los Gatos,
so) voltage
sag, particularly if operating at QRP power levels. It indicates
that there is a high resistance in the power supply or the
associated wiring, connectors etc.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| When it comes to
vance.
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Bill Frantz| Airline peanut bag: "Produced | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | in a facility that processes | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | peanuts and other nuts." - Duh | Los G
light bulb) to test our rigs and
had someone call us in return!
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.com |from.
Santa, KI6SLX delivered a 100W upgrade for my K3. QRO here we come! :-)
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|"Web security is like medicine - trying to do good for
408-356-8506 |an evolved body of kl
up. If they're noise
cancelling, I cannot find that information about them.
They aren't noise canceling, but my wife complains that I can't
hear her when I'm wearing them HIHI.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 12/28/13 at 12:38 PM, e...@elecraft.com (Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
- Elecraft) wrote:
Note that both the mail-archive and Nabble archives are run by independent
outside parties and not by
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Bill Frantz
/31/13 at 4:42 AM, k...@icloud.com (Reginald J Mackey SR) wrote:
I 've use both MFJ and Alph-Delta switches and they work well. no problems even
at 1k.
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Bill Frantz| "I wish there was a knob on the TV t
ndard" temperature. The last time I
think I used the wall thermometer.) The MacIntosh K3 Utility did
the Wattmeter calibration. As far as I know, these were the only
changes to the radio's settings.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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,
3.49A@10.3V vs. 3.53A@10.6V but the difference isn't very
significant and may be explained by the difference in voltage.
(However, I would expect higher current with less voltage.)
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bil
ccept such a moving spec.
machine.
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Bill Frantz| The first thing you need when | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | using a perimeter defense is a | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | peri
hru a bureaucratic hoop
would certainly act as a disincentive.
Cheers - Bill
On 1/7/14 at 6:32 PM, wun...@wunderwood.org (Walter Underwood) wrote:
Radios in the US need FCC approval, too. I don't think this is all that
different. --wunder
On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Bill Frantz wro
r Christmas.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew
(Wes (N7WS)) wrote:
Patience OM. Be happy you're not waiting on a paper QSL via the bureau.:-)
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Bill Frantz|"We used to quip that "password" is the most common
408-356-8506 | password.
BTW, I normally run the P3 covering a wide span when running
PSK, because I can see the detail on the computer waterfall and
sometimes find a PSK station way outside the normal range with
the P3.
Cheers - Bill
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Bill Frantz
of 500 Hz it
would quite useful.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | veget
ools each has unique
benefits & liabilities, sometimes a different choice lets me
make the Q.
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |not an add-on feature. - Attr-| 16345
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utton, but it may be a good
substitute.
On 2/2/2014 4:30 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
A small item for the infinitely long desired feature list:
I have noticed that SSB stations usually transmit on multiples of 500
Hz -- For example the Elecraft SSB net 14.3035 MHz and and W1AW/5 on
28.4570 MHz. If pre
rs. I have one idea, but it's for a
following email.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | over lies and hate. | 16345
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www
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Bill Frantz| There are now so many exceptions to the
408-356-8506 | Fourth Amendment that it operates only by
www.pwpconsult.com | accident. - William Hugh Murray
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Home
don't know it and won't find out until "the bad thing happens"*.
Cheers - Bill
* Sgt. Kerry Harris, Los Gatos Police Department
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Bill Frantz| When it comes to the world | Periwinkle
(408)356-8
MOst frequently for me is I haven't pressed A->B twice to set
the second VFO to the same mode etc. as the primary one.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Re: Hardware Management Modes: | Periwinkle
(408)
received the upgrade when built by Elecraft.
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345 Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables without s
ptions for a
brand new K3/100?
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanen
hen if some other mode doesn't work,
probably just a change of USB/LSB will get it working. (But
watch out for speeds in RTTY.)
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
(4
...
While I do use [PSK] occasionally, that factor and the preponderance of
"hello, brag sheet, goodbye" QSOs has soured me on the mode. It used to be
a lot of keyboard to keyboard ragchew QSOs, but that is rare these days.
No opportunity to get to know something about the ham y
(Sean Wall) wrote:
I was considering pairing it with a Buddipole antenna, as my
development doesn't allow permanent antennas. While I use the
KX3 at home, will I get decent range with the 10 watt output?
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Bill Frantz| The
l Yaffey) wrote:
> I finally realized I didn’t have VFO B set to the same mode!
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |not an add-on feature. - Attr-| 16345 Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.
Given what you say, I
doubt the Davis anemometer cups would survive a near hurricane blow.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | over lies and hate. | 16345
Eng
other hams.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Re: Hardware Management Modes: | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | If there's a mode, there's a | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | failure mode. - Jerry Leich
dwidth one notch.
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Bill Frantz| "The only thing we have to | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | fear is fear itself." - FDR | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | Inaugural address, 3/4/19
can reestablish the grid.
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Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | ads, you are the product.| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |
ppens...
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |not an add-on feature. - Attr-| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |ibuted to Andrew Tanenbaum| Los Gatos,
CA
io equipment in?
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Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | ads, you are the product.| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | | Los G
bands and discover
12 and 17 have had the fixed track frequency I set disappear.
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |not an add-on feature. - Attr-| 16345
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w
I have run a lot of PSK on a K3/10. I have never had a problem
running full power -- all 10-12 watts of it. Sometimes I type a
lot too. I get good IMD reports. Don't worry. Be happy.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
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