Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

2016-01-20 Thread Don Wilhelm 


i agree that International shipping is expensive (BTW, that does not 
include Alaska, Hawaii or US possessions such as Puerto Rica).


Domestic shipping is not as bad.  USPS has raised the rates on their 
Flat Rate shipping by a substantial amount, but the rates on USPS 
non-flat rate has not been increased as much.  Before shipping a 
package, weigh the package and check the USPS.com price calculator to 
see if your package is less expensive via normal Priority Mail or by 
Flat Rate - if the distance is short or the weight is small, regular 
Priority Mail may be less than the Flat Rate prices.
I do check and give my customers the benefit of whichever the lower rate 
may be.  Flat Rate is not always the most economical.  With non-flat 
rate, the package size makes a difference - if the dimensions do not 
exceed 12 inches in any direction, it will garner the lowest cost.  I 
use many of the 12X12X8 boxes that are provided by USPS at no cost for 
shipping when the Flat Rate shipping costs more than regular priority 
mail.  That size is adequate for the Elecraft K2 and smaller 
transceivers that I repair.


Still for international shipments, USPS may be less expensive than UPS 
in the long run.  UPS charges a "brokerage fee" for international 
shipments that may be anywhere between $30 and $100. That must be paid 
by the recipient.  USPS does not impose those same fees.  In other 
words, even though the USPS international rates are high, it may be much 
less than UPS to the customer.  I do not know of such fees for DHL and 
FedEx international shipments because I have no experience with them.


I have not done comparisons with the new USPS Priority Mail rates, but 
with the prior rates, USPS Priority Mail was only a bit more than UPS 
Ground, and delivery times (domestically) were 2 to 3 days.  UPS Ground 
rates were a bit lower, but delivery times were 5 to 7 days.  UPS 3 day 
select was more expensive than USPS Priority. So if delivery times are a 
criteria, then USPS Priority Mail may still be the choice.


73,
Don W3FPR


On 1/20/2016 7:06 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:



I have had some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95

> but they get hit with over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee
> increase.

International shipping was absurd *before* this last increase.  I had
foreign customers pay nearly as much to ship a cable as the cost of the
cable itself.  USPS may be pricing themselves right out of business.
With Regional Rate packages no longer available to small shippers
(those who do not mail more than 50 pieces at a time or pay a monthly
fee to a third party like Stamps.com, Endicia, etc.) and the absurd
increases on international, it's just getting out of hand.
73,

  ... Joe, W4TV


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[Elecraft] [KX3][XPA100] KX3 drops out of PA MODE ON

2016-01-20 Thread Glen Torr 
Hi list participants,
I have a KX3 and a KXPA100 that till now have worked fine. Last night I
turned on the combo and set "PA MODE" to ON. The amp came on, it displayed
in sequence the ON, ANT1, MAN which went out to be replaced by AUTO.
About 7 seconds later the KX3 returned to "PA MODE OFF" and the amplifier
turned off.
The KX3 reset its output power to 5 W.
I have downloaded latest beta firmware for both but the problem remains.
There is an uncharged set of eneloop AA NiMh in the KX3.
I feel I have made a dumb mistake somewhere!
Any ideas?
I have searched to no avail.
Cheers,
Glen VK1FB
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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread Ian White 
The key point about a semi-permeable vent is that it blocks liquid water
(and insects) from getting into the enclosure, but *always* allows water
vapor to escape.  As David points out, plain mesh won't do that under
all conditions.

In the UK, an equivalent to the Gore-Tex engineered vents is available
from Farnell for about £5 ($7.50). Part numbers 2308394 (black) or
2308395 (grey).

CPC normally has them a little cheaper (part numbers EN83188 or EN83189)
but they are currently out of stock.

Compared with the value of the KAT500 inside the enclosure, a properly
engineered semi-permeable vent is a very good investment.


73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-Original Message-
>From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>David Cutter
>Sent: 21 January 2016 07:08
>To: Lewis Phelps; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna
>
>Yes, but the weight of water eventually pushes it through - it's cheap
but
>not perfect. If you use a 20mm fitting as I did back then, water
accumulates
>inside until a large droplet forms then exits. The Gortex is better but
more
>$ £.
>
>David, G3UNA
>
>
>- Original Message -
>From: "Lewis Phelps" 
>To: 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna
>
>
>> But might not this re-introduce the surface tension problem?
>>
>> Lew N6LEW
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, David Cutter 
>wrote:
>>>
>>> From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter
invasion is
>>> prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting.  This is common in the
>>> dress-making industry.  (I think it can also be found as a stainless
>>> steel gauze). This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the
base.
>>>
>>> David
>>> G3UNA
>>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message - From: "Edward R Cole"
>> >
>>> To: >
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:29 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna
>>>
>>>
 Fred,

 Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation
than
>my
 sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not
seal
 them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can
exchange.
 Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.

 I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps
making
 the action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor
strapped
 onto the relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen to have
28v
 equipment so used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat within
their
 wattage rating (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of course this
also
 provided some heating of the ambient air of the enclosure which
helped
 keep moisture from forming even in 90% humidity of the fall.  It
rains
 8-days with one day off from August to October when temps finally
>drop
 below freezing and rain becomes snow.  You don't have anything near
 that.

 One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is
they
>are
 too small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and in
my
 environ that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill
them out
 to 1/4 inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid invasion
that
 is problematic.

 PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about
 "critters of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined
space
 before kicking it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!

 73, Ed - KL7UW
 --

 3.  Reno/Sparks is a high desert [4,500'] directly adjacent to the
 Carson Range and Sierra Nevada [really big mountains].  Winter
temps
>go
 down into single digits, it does snow/rain.  Should I do anything
to
 prevent condensation in the weatherproof box [light bulb, drain
hole,
 ???].

 73,

 Fred K6DGW
 - Northern California Contest Club
 - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
 - www.cqp.org


 73, Ed - KL7UW
 http://www.kl7uw.com
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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread David Cutter 
Yes, but the weight of water eventually pushes it through - it's cheap but 
not perfect. If you use a 20mm fitting as I did back then, water accumulates 
inside until a large droplet forms then exits. The Gortex is better but more 
$ £.


David, G3UNA


- Original Message - 
From: "Lewis Phelps" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna



But might not this re-introduce the surface tension problem?

Lew N6LEW



On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, David Cutter  wrote:

From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is 
prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting.  This is common in the 
dress-making industry.  (I think it can also be found as a stainless 
steel gauze). This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the base.


David
G3UNA


- Original Message - From: "Edward R Cole" >

To: >
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna



Fred,

Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than my 
sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not seal 
them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can exchange. 
Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.


I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps making 
the action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor strapped 
onto the relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen to have 28v 
equipment so used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat within their 
wattage rating (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of course this also 
provided some heating of the ambient air of the enclosure which helped 
keep moisture from forming even in 90% humidity of the fall.  It rains 
8-days with one day off from August to October when temps finally drop 
below freezing and rain becomes snow.  You don't have anything near 
that.


One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is they are 
too small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and in my 
environ that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill them out 
to 1/4 inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid invasion that 
is problematic.


PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about 
"critters of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined space 
before kicking it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!


73, Ed - KL7UW
--

3.  Reno/Sparks is a high desert [4,500'] directly adjacent to the
Carson Range and Sierra Nevada [really big mountains].  Winter temps go
down into single digits, it does snow/rain.  Should I do anything to
prevent condensation in the weatherproof box [light bulb, drain hole, 
???].


73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org


73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
   "Kits made by KL7UW"
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

2016-01-20 Thread Jerry Moore 
I first experienced this in a different room using a Buckmaster dipole at 35’. 
Issue occurred with 100w and with 40w, Only seems to happen with CW. I have 
been able to reproduce the error sometimes in test mode so no RF goes out (I’m 
currently attending CW Academy). 

I’ve changed offices and now use a 20m hamstick. 

 

I only intermittently have the issue when sending CW in test OR transmitting.

 

Jerry Moore

CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists

AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324

http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB

An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, and 
Patriotic.

 

From: jtmille...@gmail.com [mailto:jtmille...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 9:07 AM
To: Jerry Moore
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

 

Hi Jerry

 

RF in the shack? Describe your antenna, feedline, distance and choking and 
maybe some of us can help.

 

73

 

jim ab3cv

 

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jerry Moore  wrote:

I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
Ideas?



Jerry Moore
CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread David Cutter 
From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is 
prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting.  This is common in the 
dress-making industry.  (I think it can also be found as a stainless steel 
gauze).  This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the base.


David
G3UNA


- Original Message - 
From: "Edward R Cole" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna



Fred,

Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than my 
sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not seal them 
airtight but provide good drain openings which air can exchange.  Of 
course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.


I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps making the 
action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor strapped onto 
the relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen to have 28v 
equipment so used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat within their 
wattage rating (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of course this also 
provided some heating of the ambient air of the enclosure which helped 
keep moisture from forming even in 90% humidity of the fall.  It rains 
8-days with one day off from August to October when temps finally drop 
below freezing and rain becomes snow.  You don't have anything near that.


One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is they are 
too small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and in my 
environ that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill them out 
to 1/4 inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid invasion that 
is problematic.


PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about 
"critters of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined space 
before kicking it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!


73, Ed - KL7UW
--

3.  Reno/Sparks is a high desert [4,500'] directly adjacent to the
Carson Range and Sierra Nevada [really big mountains].  Winter temps go
down into single digits, it does snow/rain.  Should I do anything to
prevent condensation in the weatherproof box [light bulb, drain hole, 
???].


73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org


73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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[Elecraft] Speaker question

2016-01-20 Thread NZ0T 
I have used two speakers with my K3 for several years.  Lately I have noticed
that when the headphones are plugged in the left speaker stays on even
though I have speakers set to off in the menu.  This has not happened
before.  I use a 1/8 stereo plug in the rear speaker jack.  Everything works
normally except for the left speaker staying on when it shouldn't.  I have 2
speakers set in the menu and am using firmware 5.38.

Ideas?

73 Bill NZ0T



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Re: [Elecraft] Difference

2016-01-20 Thread Rick Tavan 
...and many of the improvements in the K3S can be retrofitted into a K3.
Elecraft has been superb in maintaining compatibility through its product
evolution.

/Rick N6XI

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Nr4c  wrote:

> Check the website for mods and I think you'll find that virtually all the
> hardware mods and updates can be added to every vintage K3 up to April of
> 2015 when it was replaced by the K3S.
>
> Sent from my iPad
> ...bc nr4c
>
> > On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:27 PM, Gary Travis Roberts <
> gtrobe...@aggiemail.usu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a difference between and early version of the K3 and a later
> version?  Just wondering if it is not updatable, etc.
> >
> >   Gary, AG1T
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[Elecraft] Ant2 dumb question

2016-01-20 Thread w5sum 
I'm trying to finish up my 5BDXCC all I lack, of course, is 80M. I'm sitting 
at 50 confirmed as of this morning.  I have a 80M fullwave loop
up that is a great rx antenna but its height is only 40' so it really 
doesn't have the low angle of radiation I need to really reach out and touch

those far contacts.
So, I've started building a Inverted L with a folded counterpoise for 80M

My thoughts are, that I will use the L for transmitting and the loop for rx. 
However, I'm worried about induced RF getting back into my K3 ( which
I received about 2 weeks before the K3S came out GRR).  I burned up 
a HRO60 Rx like that once.


Does anyone know if Ant 2 is automatically disconnected or grounded when Ant 
1 is in transmit mode?


Thanks in advance

Ronnie W5SUM 


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[Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

2016-01-20 Thread Howard Hoyt 

Hi all,

Starting January 17, 2016, the USPS increased postal rates as much as 16%:

http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/ 



Pro Audio Engineering will hold our Priority shipping rates at the old 
price until the end of January.


Thank you!

Howie - WA4PSC
www.proaudioeng.com
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

2016-01-20 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV 
RF in the shack and/or voltage between equipment cases. Very easily can
come from handful of separate causes which will all need to be
fixed.  Numerous causes.

No common bond for cases in shack. Problem with grounding. Lack of common
entry ground where cables come into dwelling. Antenna is very close and
cables in shack need ferrite. Insecure connection in connector wiring. Ad
nauseum.

Time to clean up and get proper. Read K9YC's treatise for pin one problems.

Welcome to an old club with many members.

73, Guy K2AV




On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Jerry Moore  wrote:

> I first experienced this in a different room using a Buckmaster dipole at
> 35’. Issue occurred with 100w and with 40w, Only seems to happen with CW. I
> have been able to reproduce the error sometimes in test mode so no RF goes
> out (I’m currently attending CW Academy).
>
> I’ve changed offices and now use a 20m hamstick.
>
>
>
> I only intermittently have the issue when sending CW in test OR
> transmitting.
>
>
>
> Jerry Moore
>
> CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
>
> AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
>
> http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
>
> An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, and
> Patriotic.
>
>
>
> From: jtmille...@gmail.com  [mailto:jtmille...@gmail.com
> ] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 9:07 AM
> To: Jerry Moore
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when
> transmitting
>
>
>
> Hi Jerry
>
>
>
> RF in the shack? Describe your antenna, feedline, distance and choking and
> maybe some of us can help.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> jim ab3cv
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jerry Moore  > wrote:
>
> I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
> the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
> Ideas?
>
>
>
> Jerry Moore
> CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
> AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
> http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
> An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, and
> Patriotic.
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

2016-01-20 Thread KD6QZX 
Howdy Howie!
Hey how do you do your shipping is it via PayPal or do you have some other 
personal postal set up?    I have just added new K3 /K3s and P3 replacement 
side panels and I have to use the Medium Flat rate box for this.  I have had 
some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95 but they get hit with 
over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee increase.
I am still having plastic issues and have been through 6 shops now still trying 
to get parts made.  
Hope all is well with you and yours HAPPY NEW YEAR!
73 Scott AK6Q 

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:05 AM, Howard Hoyt [via Elecraft] 
 wrote:
 

  Hi all,

Starting January 17, 2016, the USPS increased postal rates as much as 16%:

http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/
 


Pro Audio Engineering will hold our Priority shipping rates at the old 
price until the end of January.

Thank you!

Howie - WA4PSC
www.proaudioeng.com
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Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

2016-01-20 Thread Dave Hachadorian 
I have one special low band receive antenna that I need to 
protect.  I use a grain of wheat bulb in series with the antenna 
with two back-to-back 1N5818 Schottky Diodes (low Vf) to ground 
on the receiver side.


You can use a receiver protector on the main TX antenna of a 
transceiver,  but the protector has to go in the RX ANT OUT / RX 
ANT IN loop, and then you have to select RX ANT for receiving.



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[Elecraft] TEST

2016-01-20 Thread Tommy Berggren 

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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread Lewis Phelps 
But might not this re-introduce the surface tension problem?

Lew N6LEW


> On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, David Cutter  wrote:
> 
> From my work in the food industry (if memory serves), critter invasion is 
> prevented with 0.64mm square nylon netting.  This is common in the 
> dress-making industry.  (I think it can also be found as a stainless steel 
> gauze). This can be glued over a breather (drip) hole in the base.
> 
> David
> G3UNA
> 
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Edward R Cole"  >
> To: >
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna
> 
> 
>> Fred,
>> 
>> Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than my 
>> sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not seal them 
>> airtight but provide good drain openings which air can exchange.  Of course 
>> the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.
>> 
>> I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps making the 
>> action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor strapped onto the 
>> relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen to have 28v equipment so 
>> used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat within their wattage rating 
>> (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of course this also provided some 
>> heating of the ambient air of the enclosure which helped keep moisture from 
>> forming even in 90% humidity of the fall.  It rains 8-days with one day off 
>> from August to October when temps finally drop below freezing and rain 
>> becomes snow.  You don't have anything near that.
>> 
>> One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is they are too 
>> small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and in my environ 
>> that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill them out to 1/4 
>> inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid invasion that is 
>> problematic.
>> 
>> PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about "critters 
>> of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined space before kicking 
>> it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!
>> 
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> --
>> 
>> 3.  Reno/Sparks is a high desert [4,500'] directly adjacent to the
>> Carson Range and Sierra Nevada [really big mountains].  Winter temps go
>> down into single digits, it does snow/rain.  Should I do anything to
>> prevent condensation in the weatherproof box [light bulb, drain hole, ???].
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Fred K6DGW
>> - Northern California Contest Club
>> - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
>> - www.cqp.org
>> 
>> 
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> http://www.kl7uw.com
>>"Kits made by KL7UW"
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>>dubus...@gmail.com
>> 
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[Elecraft] PR6 6-meter pre-amp

2016-01-20 Thread Tommy Berggren 
In like new condition.  Non-smoker. $75 shipped ground lower 48.
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Re: [Elecraft] Speaker question

2016-01-20 Thread Don Wilhelm 

Bill,

My guess is that you have a problem with the headphone jack.  My guess 
is that the contacts that say "headphones have been plugged" is working 
for the right channel, but the same contact for the left channel is failing.


As I said, that is just a guess on my part - the folks at K3support may 
have some other ideas, I suggest contacting them.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/20/2016 10:48 AM, NZ0T wrote:

I have used two speakers with my K3 for several years.  Lately I have noticed
that when the headphones are plugged in the left speaker stays on even
though I have speakers set to off in the menu.  This has not happened
before.  I use a 1/8 stereo plug in the rear speaker jack.  Everything works
normally except for the left speaker staying on when it shouldn't.  I have 2
speakers set in the menu and am using firmware 5.38.




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Re: [Elecraft] TEST

2016-01-20 Thread Ian - Ham 
Tommy,

Congratulations! You passed! :-)

73 de,

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PODXS 070 #1962
K3# 281, P3 #688, KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468


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Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

2016-01-20 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV 



I have had some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95

> but they get hit with over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee
> increase.

International shipping was absurd *before* this last increase.  I had
foreign customers pay nearly as much to ship a cable as the cost of the
cable itself.  USPS may be pricing themselves right out of business.
With Regional Rate packages no longer available to small shippers
(those who do not mail more than 50 pieces at a time or pay a monthly
fee to a third party like Stamps.com, Endicia, etc.) and the absurd
increases on international, it's just getting out of hand.
73,

  ... Joe, W4TV


On 1/20/2016 11:33 AM, KD6QZX wrote:

Howdy Howie!
Hey how do you do your shipping is it via PayPal or do you have some other 
personal postal set up?I have just added new K3 /K3s and P3 replacement 
side panels and I have to use the Medium Flat rate box for this.  I have had 
some international orders for just the K3 sides at 49.95 but they get hit with 
over 60 bucks in shipping fees before this fee increase.
I am still having plastic issues and have been through 6 shops now still trying 
to get parts made.
Hope all is well with you and yours HAPPY NEW YEAR!
73 Scott AK6Q

 On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:05 AM, Howard Hoyt [via Elecraft] 
 wrote:


   Hi all,

Starting January 17, 2016, the USPS increased postal rates as much as 16%:

http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/


Pro Audio Engineering will hold our Priority shipping rates at the old
price until the end of January.

Thank you!

Howie - WA4PSC
www.proaudioeng.com


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Re: [Elecraft] Postal Price Increase

2016-01-20 Thread Szabó István 
Just bought a BCD-14 and paid more for shipping than the PCB cost. Might 
have bad long term effect on manufacturers also.

73, István ha4zd

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[Elecraft] VP8STI South Sandwich Isl K3 DXpedition on the air.

2016-01-20 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft 
The VP8STI South Sandwich Isl. DXpedition is on the air with Elecraft K3 
transceivers and KPA500 amps.


For a pic of their site, see:
http://elecraft.com/DXpeditions/Elecraft_VP8.jpg

also see:
http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8/photos.php

Its COLD down there!

73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/

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[Elecraft] Looking for KX3 AM users to test new firmware

2016-01-20 Thread Wayne Burdick 
Hi all,

I'm looking for a few AM ops to try the latest KX3 field-test firmware. AM 
transmit metering and power control now work correctly, and should provide 
better results both barefoot and when used with an amplifier. If testing goes 
well, the same changes will be made to the K3/K3S.

If you're interested in testing this new release, please email me directly.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



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Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

2016-01-20 Thread Ian White 
In a multi-transmitter setup, use a simple throwaway RF detector to test
for potentially damaging levels of RF *before* connecting the second
radio. 

The simplest RF indicator consists of a 50-ohm resistor, one diode, one
capacitor and an LED, haywired together on the rear of an SO-239.
Sensitivity depends on the type of detector diode and LED, but typically
the LED will begin to glow at RF levels above a few tens of milliwatts
into 50 ohms. So if the LED shows anything more than a very dim glow, it
would be risky to connect a radio. 

And if the detector burns out, well, that was the whole point of using a
"throwaway" device - to take the bullet instead of your K3! Replace the
damaged parts and carry on testing.

(Obviously there's much more to say about this, but the details are
currently buried in unsearchable Yahoo archives.)


73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-Original Message-
>From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>Dave Olean
>Sent: 20 January 2016 06:36
>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference
>
>
>Hello Brendan,
>I have two ten meter 5 el yagi antenna arrays that are just under 300
ft
>apart. One is on a 70 ft tower and consists of three yagis. The other
is a
>single yagi at 30 ft. If the two yagis are boresighted on each other, I
see
>only 17 dB of attenuation between them. I checked the isolation with a
>signal generator and a crystal detector with an HP 415E meter. This can
>blow
>out a front end even running 100 watts. Each yagi has almost 9 dBd gain
in
>free space.  I guess it depends on what ur antenna is, but yagis on the
>higher bands can cause problems when aimed at each other. I did fry one
K3
>using an amp with this setup. I took out a diode.
>Be careful, and make a few checks to avoid surprises.
>Dave K1WHS
>- Original Message -
>From: "Jim Brown" 
>To: 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:30 AM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference
>
>
>> On Tue,1/19/2016 3:05 PM, Ian wrote:
>>> Consider one of these:http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-
>rg5000hd
>>
>> The K3 is pretty well protected -- if, for example, you hit it with
too
>> much signal, the attenuator will kick in and the preamp will turn
off. And
>> if that doesn't reduce the signal enough, you'll get a HIGH SIGNAL
warning
>> on your display. In addition to that, there's a diode on the front
end.
>>
>> I'd verify that an RX is getting overloaded before spending dollars
on
>> this product. With antennas 300 ft apart, it's unlikely that you're
going
>> blow anything up unless the other station is running an amp.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] KPA500 shut off with a bang

2016-01-20 Thread Nand Kishore 
Hi All,

KPA500,S/no:1778 was being operated on RTTY  at approx.320W.
Antenna is a steppir beam.

Heard a loud DHOOP sound and the amp.went off.

Fuses intact.Opened the top and left side panel,nothing
seen as far as I can make out.

What should I be looking for?

73 and HNY.
Nandu
VU2NKS
ex-vu7ag,vu4kv
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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread Ian White 
I agree with Ed's experience in a damp climate.

One solution to venting an enclosure without letting in water or
wildlife is a 'membrane vent' made from Gore-Tex material. These are
available ready mounted in screw-in plugs (for example eBay item
#252244715964).

73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-Original Message-
>From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>Edward R Cole
>Sent: 20 January 2016 08:29
>To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna
>
>Fred,
>
>Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than
>my sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not
>seal them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can
>exchange.  Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.
>
>I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps
>making the action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor
>strapped onto the relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen
>to have 28v equipment so used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat
>within their wattage rating (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of
>course this also provided some heating of the ambient air of the
>enclosure which helped keep moisture from forming even in 90%
>humidity of the fall.  It rains 8-days with one day off from August
>to October when temps finally drop below freezing and rain becomes
>snow.  You don't have anything near that.
>
>One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is they
>are too small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and
>in my environ that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill
>them out to 1/4 inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid
>invasion that is problematic.
>
>PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about
>"critters of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined space
>before kicking it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>--

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Re: [Elecraft] Remoting KAT500 to base of antenna

2016-01-20 Thread Edward R Cole 

Fred,

Your high desert climate will probably produce less condensation than 
my sub-arctic/maritime environ.  What I do for enclosures is to not 
seal them airtight but provide good drain openings which air can 
exchange.  Of course the shelter is made to repel direct rain/snow.


I suspected that my TR relays were "freezing up" at lower temps 
making the action delayed so I used some big aluminum  Dale resistor 
strapped onto the relays to add direct heat by conduction.  I happen 
to have 28v equipment so used 28v thru the resistors to produce heat 
within their wattage rating (used 40w resistors at both relays).  Of 
course this also provided some heating of the ambient air of the 
enclosure which helped keep moisture from forming even in 90% 
humidity of the fall.  It rains 8-days with one day off from August 
to October when temps finally drop below freezing and rain becomes 
snow.  You don't have anything near that.


One thing I have noticed about drain holes in some equipment is they 
are too small to allow water to drop free due to surface tension and 
in my environ that results in the weep holes freezing tight.  I drill 
them out to 1/4 inch.  Of course if you are prone to insect/archnid 
invasion that is problematic.


PS: I lived five years in the high Mojave Desert so know all about 
"critters of the desert" (never stick your hand into a confined space 
before kicking it to see what crawls out or "rattles"!


73, Ed - KL7UW
--

3.  Reno/Sparks is a high desert [4,500'] directly adjacent to the
Carson Range and Sierra Nevada [really big mountains].  Winter temps go
down into single digits, it does snow/rain.  Should I do anything to
prevent condensation in the weatherproof box [light bulb, drain hole, ???].

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org


73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
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Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

2016-01-20 Thread Ian 
With this device across the K3's RX in/out ports and RX ANT selected you can
use it with a single TX/RX antenna.  See p.41 of the K3S owner manual.
Works fb, very minimal insertion loss.
73, Ian N8IK 


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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
j...@kk9a.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 21:58
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

He said that he has a protector on the Beverage.  The RG5000HD is for
receive antennas only so it will not work when he listens using his TX
antenna on 10m-30m.

John KK9A


Ian ik7565 at verizon.net
Tue Jan 19 18:05:07 EST 2016

Consider one of these: http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rg5000hd 

73, Ian N8IK 


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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 08:17
To: 'Elecraft Reflector' 
Subject: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference



My neighbor is a ham, right now I set up a webpage for us to coordinate what
band we are on so that we are not on the same band at the same time. I
originally set this up for field day but it also works good for us.


We are both CW ops and have not ran into issues yet but, there is always a
but, we both want to make sure we do our best to protect our equipment which
we both have K3's.


I have a beverage that i use for 40 through 160 and i have a front end
protector on my rx input but what about 10 theough 30? I have a beam and
rotatable dipole for those bands so how do i protect my receiver better on
those bands?


Our tx antennas are roughly 300 feet apart, he has a vertical right now and
i have both a vertical and a beam to switch between. He plans on a beam this
summer and it will be the same distance apart.


Thoughts...


73,

Jeff K8KZB

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[Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

2016-01-20 Thread Jerry Moore 
I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
Ideas?



Jerry Moore
CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

2016-01-20 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX 
Put a clamp-on ferrite with a turn or two through it and locate it at 
the USB port at the computer. Mine did that too, but only when using 
the amp on 160M.  I figure it was a bit of RF being picked up on the cable.


73
Bob, K4TAX
K3S s/n 10163


On 1/20/2016 7:44 AM, Jerry Moore wrote:

I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
Ideas?



Jerry Moore
CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, and
Patriotic.


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Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

2016-01-20 Thread Charlie T, K3ICH 
I've used a similar (simpler) test fixture which
consisted of a small "grain-of-wheat" bulb,
probably a 5V @ 30 mA, (??) wired directly across
the non-active antenna feed.  A rule-of-thumb is
if you see a glow, you're asking for trouble. 
Watching the bulb connected to a 600' Beveridge,
which is about 50 feet from both a 20-10M Log
Periodic and a 40/60/80/160M dipole, the bulb
would glow at varying intensities when
transmitting up to 100 W on all bands that the
antennas are designed for.  Some bands would show
hardly any glow at 100W but others would light the
lamp to full brightness at < 50 W with no rhyme or
reason to which bands.

It was enough to convince me to either NOT to
leave the Beveridge connected or make sure I had
some sort of protection.  I use a commercial
Collins "Receiver Protector" in line with the wire
which seems to be adequate even running an amp.

73, Charlie k3ICH


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From: Elecraft
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ian White
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:10 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Nearby Ham Interference

In a multi-transmitter setup, use a simple
throwaway RF detector to test for potentially
damaging levels of RF *before* connecting the
second radio. 

The simplest RF indicator consists of a 50-ohm
resistor, one diode, one capacitor and an LED,
haywired together on the rear of an SO-239.
Sensitivity depends on the type of detector diode
and LED, but typically the LED will begin to glow
at RF levels above a few tens of milliwatts into
50 ohms. So if the LED shows anything more than a
very dim glow, it would be risky to connect a
radio. 

And if the detector burns out, well, that was the
whole point of using a "throwaway" device - to
take the bullet instead of your K3! Replace the
damaged parts and carry on testing.

(Obviously there's much more to say about this,
but the details are currently buried in
unsearchable Yahoo archives.)


73 from Ian GM3SEK



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Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB intermittently disconnects when transmitting

2016-01-20 Thread Jim Miller 
Hi Jerry

RF in the shack? Describe your antenna, feedline, distance and choking and
maybe some of us can help.

73

jim ab3cv

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jerry Moore  wrote:

> I've checked the connections and can't seem to find anything to explain why
> the USB disconnects from my PC when transmitting. It's not consistent.
> Ideas?
>
>
>
> Jerry Moore
> CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
> AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
> http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
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> Patriotic.
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