Re: [Elecraft] K4HD Executive Summary Request
Ditto from John K9UWA #0132 K4D awaiting the HD module. thanks 73 John k9uwa On 25 Jan 2022 at 15:08, gordon young wrote: > Gentlemen, > > Having ordered a K4D with the 3rd group (order 26415), when I expressed > immediate interest in the K4HD module. > > Would you be able to provide a high level summary of the progress and current > forecast for that particular piece of kit? Of course I´d prefer to have it > included and calibrated from the factory when the new toy box arrives. > > Thanks in advance! > > Gord > VE1GVY > Message delivered to k9...@arrl.net John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Remoting an Elecraft K4 radio with N4PY Software
Carl N4PY has Pegasus Plus ready for Elecraft K4 radios. All you need other than Carl's program is a VPN like Teamviewer or Splashtop Streamer to get from your remote computer to your radio computer. I myself John K9UWA have K4D radio #132 Click up Carl's website. http://www.n4py.com/ The new software is on his test page. Go to Carl's website at www.n4py.com. Then click on "More" and select the test page. Download and install n4py444C.exe beta version 4.44C. This has all the K4 changes. To configure the program for the Elecraft K4 over ethernet: a) Start the program. b) Select "Settings" at the top of the Radio screen. c) In the "Interface" window, select "Elecraft K4 Ethernet". d) Exit Pegasus Plus. e) Restart Pegasus Plus. f) In the K4, use the K4 menu to find the IP Address. g) In Pegasus, in the interface settings window, put in the IP Address in the "Radio IP" edit box. h) Exit and restart Pegasus Plus again and you should be running. 73, Carl Moreschi N4PY 127 River Moss Way Hertford, NC 27944 www.n4py.com 73 John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Free shipping
Eric spelled it out nicely. I say quit crabbing. I doubt that anyone on this list is "Radioless". Elecraft will get our new radios here as soon as they can do so. Any who are ahead of me that want to quit please do so get your money back so I move closer to the start of the shipping. My K4HD will be here when it gets here. In the meantime the K3S is in place and the K3 is the backup. John k9uwa On 31 Jul 2020 at 12:27, Eric Norris wrote: BIG SNIP > > The K4 will ship when it is ready. Stay calm, wash your hands, and wear a > mask! > > 73 Eric WD6DBM John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Computer Monitor Recommendations
THANK YOU K9YC Jim I have read all the monitor solutions offered since the OP posted his question yesterday. #1 I never met a monitor yet that didn't emit RFI and at least 90% of the noise was from the no surprise here Switching Power Supply. That said I purchase two LG LCD monitors 2 years ago that have EXTERNAL WALL WART supplies. No I didn't want to go inside a brand new monitor to try curing the SMPS noise. I can replace a Wall Wart 19 volts 2 amps. Nice Lambda regulated power supply. I think it weighs around 20 pounds. I added #31 mix cores to the AC cord on the Lambda supply plus #31 mix cores on the 19v to each Monitor. The Test? Transistor scanning radio that scans from LW up through VHF. While listening to the monitor and yes I can hear it a couple inches from the LCD screen but no farther than that. And Zero RF noise when listening to the DC line to the monitors or the AC line to the Lambda 0 to 20v supply. 73 John k9uwa > > No EMI that I can > > detect by on-off testing (there's plenty from other nearby sources). > > Did you unplug the wall wart (or the monitor) from the wall? That PSU, > whether external or built into the monitor, usually a major noise source. > > ALWAYS, when offering (or evaluating) advice about whether some device > is noisy, consider the possibility that the noise it produces is covered > by noise from other sources in your home and in your neighbors's homes. > Also consider proximity to ANTENNAS, not to the shack. > > I work a lot of FT8 on 160M to work DX and on 6M to work new grids. The > signal report is the signal to noise ratio. I run legal limit to very > good antennas on both bands, and I regularly receive reports that are at > least 10 dB worse than I give, telling me that most hams have horrendous > noise levels. > > 73, Jim K9YC > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com > John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 75ohm Impedance question K3S and Antenna side.
Supposedly the feedpoint impedance is 52 ohms ??? Yes, I question that a bit. Read all about it here. Sorry I doubled the 1/2 wave mults. https://www.dxengineering.com/search/department/antennas/section/hf-vertical-a ntennas/brand/hustler-antenna/product-line/hustle Hustler Antenna 6BTV - Hustler 6BTV 6-Band HF Vertical Antenna and DXE Installation Guide Packages Antenna, Vertical, HF, 6-Band, 80, 40, 30, 20, 15, 10 meters, 1.5 kW, 24 ft., + DXE BTV High Perf. Guide, Each $241.99 Performance provided by the Hustler 6BTVs is better than any other antenna of this type. Broad-banding is such that one measurement and setting permits both phone and CW operation. The antenna provides nominal 52-ohm base impedance when installed and tuned according to the instructions. The radiation efficiency is equal to, or greater than, other trap verticals. 73 John k9uwa On 1 Apr 2020 at 8:14, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > Based on TLW calculations for 1/2" CATV 75 ohm hard line, 200 ft at 28 > MHz should show a 1.87:1 SWR at the transmitter. Assuming 35 ohms load > Z. This equates to 1.027 dB total loss with 0.207 dB being attributed > to the SWR on the line. Thus going through the efforts and matching > process would only net an improvement of 0.207 dB on 10 meters. Lower > frequencies would be less. > > Since this is a 5 or 6 band antenna, I doubt the Z at the feed point > will always be 35 ohms. In order to determine what is actually needed, > one would need measurements for each band. > > Conclusion: Feed it with 200 ft of 1/2" CATV 75 ohm hard line, use a > short jumper of RG6, or 8X or whatever to connect the hardline to the > radio and be done with it. > > > NOTE: I just noticed that the numbers below are somewhat in error. > > 468/3.540 = 132.2 which is 1/2 wavelength. Thus 132.2 X 2 = 264 ft > which is 1 wavelength, not 2 wavelengths as stated. I didn't run the > math on the others. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > On 4/1/2020 7:28 AM, John K9UWA wrote: > > Ah YES I noticed it is for a multi band antenna. > > > > 2 wavelengths 3540 = 265' > > 4 wavelengths 7080 = 265' > > 6 wavelengths 10600 = 265' > > 8 wavelengths 14160 = 265' > > 12 wavelngths 21240 = 265' > > 16 wavelengths 28320 = 265' > > > > Multiply the 265' by velocity factor of the coax and you will be someplace > > just a bit over 200 feet. > > > > the 10mhz band is off a bit. So OK... other than that 80, 40, 20, 15,10 are > > all harmonically related. As I said 50 in and 50 out. If the OP runs this > > vertical on 17 and 12m then yes he will have maybe a 1.5 / 1 mismatch caused > > by the coax. But the antenna isn't designed for 17 and 12. > > > > I cut all the 3/4" CATV in my system with a Hewlett Packard HP 4815A Vector > > Impedance Meter. Any 1/2 wave mult the the SWR is the same in as out. Any > > ODD > > 1/4 wavelength multiple creates a transformation With Multiple 4 hi stacks > > of > > yagi's I have many of those in the system as well. 75 ohm cable works well > > to > > put pairs or quads of yagi's together. > > > > The only thing that maybe won't be perfect is the actual vertical itself may > > not be a 50 ohm input. His vertical is a Hustler 6BTV. 73 John k9uwa > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 75ohm Impedance question K3S and Antenna side.
Ah YES I noticed it is for a multi band antenna. 2 wavelengths 3540 = 265' 4 wavelengths 7080 = 265' 6 wavelengths 10600 = 265' 8 wavelengths 14160 = 265' 12 wavelngths 21240 = 265' 16 wavelengths 28320 = 265' Multiply the 265' by velocity factor of the coax and you will be someplace just a bit over 200 feet. the 10mhz band is off a bit. So OK... other than that 80, 40, 20, 15,10 are all harmonically related. As I said 50 in and 50 out. If the OP runs this vertical on 17 and 12m then yes he will have maybe a 1.5 / 1 mismatch caused by the coax. But the antenna isn't designed for 17 and 12. I cut all the 3/4" CATV in my system with a Hewlett Packard HP 4815A Vector Impedance Meter. Any 1/2 wave mult the the SWR is the same in as out. Any ODD 1/4 wavelength multiple creates a transformation With Multiple 4 hi stacks of yagi's I have many of those in the system as well. 75 ohm cable works well to put pairs or quads of yagi's together. The only thing that maybe won't be perfect is the actual vertical itself may not be a 50 ohm input. His vertical is a Hustler 6BTV. 73 John k9uwa On 31 Mar 2020 at 22:39, Jim Brown wrote: > On 3/31/2020 8:52 PM, John K9UWA wrote: > > Cut the hardline to multiples of 1/2 wavelength and the swr will be 1 to 1 > > on > > both ends. 50 in 50 out. > > Did you notice that this is for an all-band antenna? > > 73, Jim K9YC > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com > John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 75ohm Impedance question K3S and Antenna side.
Cut the hardline to multiples of 1/2 wavelength and the swr will be 1 to 1 on both ends. 50 in 50 out. In this case the OP needs around 200 feet. Once your get the velocity factor for the 1/2" hardline... that is ballpark 80 to 83%. for 3.540 mhz is 265 feet x .8 = 212 feet. If you don't have a piece of test gear to get it cut correctly then put a 50 ohm dummy load at the far end keep cutting until your wattmeter says 1 to 1 swr. 1/2 wave multiples will hit most of the ham bands. A little high in the 30m band. Close enough. 73 John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] The Big Three...
I get 66 Elecraft K3 radios out of a possible 126. That leaves 60 radios total split between the Other Companies Radios. John k9uwa On 29 Mar 2020 at 9:55, Michael Walker wrote: > I find you mention the big 3, but it is really the big 4. > > Mike va3mw > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 9:28 AM Wes wrote: > > > FWIW. I took a cursory look at the top 10 to see what they were using. > > > > You have to get to 5th place to find a pair of K3s. Sixth and 7th places > > use > > one K3 and something else for the second radio. > > > > So four out of 20 radios were K3s. > > > > Also of interest 6 out of 10 used WinTest with 4 using N1MM+. > > > > Wes N7WS John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Dual Receivers 2 different antennas Diversity receive
You could use a device such as the KD9SV FES "short for Front End Saver" The Device removes and grounds the receive antenna input during transmit. Yes it is fast enough for QSK. You can also run your PTT line to your amplifier through this device. If the Device fails to work that prevents the amplifier from being keyed. Contact Info for Gary KD9SV kd...@comcast.net John k9uwa On 28 Jan 2020 at 12:27, VernonJ wrote: > My K3S has Main and Sub receivers. I would like to use Diversity receive with > the Main using the transmit antenna, and my Sub using a small receive loop. Is > there sufficient isolation on the Receive Only antenna connection to protect > the > Sub? Antennas are 60 feet apart, and I intend to run 500 watts at some point. > If > I need additional isolation and protection, how would I do this? Thanks. John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] OT question regarding RemAud sound program
I have for several years used RemAud https://df3cb.com/remaud/ as a 2 way sound setup to operate my own station while I am remote. It worked perfectly on a Windows 7 computer until I was forced to get a Windows 10 computer to run the station as Server / remote. And I have been unable to make the program work on Windows 10. Are there any others using RemAud with a windows 10 computer having success? Or any who are using some different program with windows 10 that does work? Direct replies OK to k9...@arrl.net thanks 73 John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Question about K4HD Xtal filters
So the K4HD will have an SSB and a CW Crystal filter in each of the two receivers. My question since I already have some nice paired filters between my K3 and my K3s can I use those pairs in the new K4HD ? thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Noisy Monitor-Solved
I intentionally purchased a pair of 28" LG Monitors for the ham shack that had 19 volt wall warts. I knew I would have no problem replacing them with a linear power supply. A nice big heavy Lamda 10 amp 0 to 20 volt supply solved the problems. John k9uwa > The 28" monitor cost $169.00 about two years ago, and uses a 19V wall wart > supply. I bought it for some 3d CAD design work. I think it produces about 2-3 > S-units of noise. Maybe when I get some time, I'll try to fix it, but for now, > it will be fine for non-radio uses. > > So, I guess you get what you pay for! > > 73, Jim KO5V John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] whats a updated K3 called?
One would think that K3s represents multiple K3 radios. As in Plural of K3. I am sure that it causes some confusion to many who read the Elecraft reflector or other places where the radios are discussed. I do thank Wayne and Eric for a list that says. The new radio has the following differences to the K3 radio. As well as the portions of the K3 that can not be upgraded to equal the new K3S radio. John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Avoiding costly lightning damage to your radios gear
Yes my grounding system is NEC compliant. And yes my insurance company is happy. Their last inspection they asked that I replace 5 or 6 boards on the Deck. >From a 29 years ago memory I think I had around 2K total plus sweat equity installing the commercial type ground system. That 2K is small potatoes compared to what equipment it is protecting. The whole house is protected from all other points of entry as well as the towers. Power Lines, CATV lines, Phone Lines, Small Dish TV lines and anything else that comes to our homes. Then if one adds up a simple Ham Shack with radio computer monitor TV sets throughout the house Microwave ovens Stoves Washing machines all the other stuff we have in today's homes. If you don't want to be replacing the stuff possibly all of it then all of us should have home protection. Either do it properly depending on your sytem or suffer the wrath of Mother Nature. 73 John k9uwa > Agreed. And your grounding system alone certainly cost several > thousand dollars more than most ham stations. > > I will also add, if your ground system, implementation and methods do > not comply with NEC, in the event of any loss, your insurance company > can simply say "it has been nice doing business with you. Your coverage > is hear by CANCELED". > > Although living TN, my QTH is 500 ft above average terrain out to 35 > miles. I understand living on a hill, grounding and lightning. Do it > correct to minimize damage. Do it wrong or incomplete and expect to encounter > a loss, up to and even the house, and hopefully no loss of life. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > On 10/30/2018 11:17 AM, John K9UWA wrote: > > In the fall of 1988 I installed a 160 foot tower. I already had a 120 foot > > tower and an 88 foot tower In the spring of 1989 the tall tower was hit by a > > direct hit and it was about 10K to repair all the damage. My homeowners > > insurance company was not at all impressed. I was given Assigned Risk BIG SNIP > > > > 73 > > John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Avoiding costly lightning damage to your radios gear
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Re: [Elecraft] Avoiding costly lightning damage to your radios gear
In the fall of 1988 I installed a 160 foot tower. I already had a 120 foot tower and an 88 foot tower In the spring of 1989 the tall tower was hit by a direct hit and it was about 10K to repair all the damage. My homeowners insurance company was not at all impressed. I was given Assigned Risk Homeowners insurance and they also told me. You have 30 days to either get all those antennas and towers on the ground or else install a "Commercial Grounding System" or else your insurance is cancelled. At that time I am sure the mortgage company woudn't have been at all impressed. During the summer of 1989 I installed. 100 Ground Rods some in a radial pattern away from the towers and some in a perimeter ground around the house. The Radial pattern from the towers is in excess of 1/3rd the total height of the tall tower. ground rods are all 16 feet apart. All are connected by 3/8" inside diameter copper tubing silver soldered to the ground rods. A total of about 1200 feet of copper tubing. I installed many Polyphaser protection devices on coax cable lines Rotors 5 of them on the three towers relay boxes to switch the 30 some yagi antennas on the towers and wire low band antennas. Hundreds of wires connecting all the relay switchboxes that select whatever antenna configuration you might want. In addition to all of the above we have Whole House Protection device on the main breaker box. And an additional one on a Sub Breaker box that is in the hamshack room. All devices in the hamshack have their own grounding strap that is connected directly to the ground strap a 2 inch wide copper strap along the backside of the table that has the equipment on it. As a last line of defense each Band Coax that enters the hamshack room has one of MFJ's Arc Plug switches and I have never blown any of the arc plugs. Because I am in Florida for 6 months of the year and the station is in Northern Indiana I operate it remotely while in Florida. I am the lightning rod for the entire neighborhood. I am within a few feet of being the highest point in the county. The tall tower has had MANY direct hits since installing the commercial style ground system in 1989. I had a Hit Counter on the tower for a few years until I broke it one day while climbing on the tower. I think the counter had over 100 hits registered. To Date ZERO DAMAGE to anything in the house or on the towers. That is ZERO DAMAGE. A great big THANK YOU to the guys at Polyphaser for all the advice as to what to install and where to install it. I do have to retract one portion of the above statement. Once after a major hit the whole house protector on the main breaker box was smoking after the hit. Wife came into the shack and said that box on the breaker box is smoking. I told Jean that the box wasn't old enough to smoke. She didn't see the humor in that one. I called Polyphaser on the phone and the nice lady asked me one question. Was anything in the house damaged other than the whole house protector? I answered NO everything in the house and on the towers is all OK. I then asked her to overnite me a replacement box since it was at that time over 10 years old and finally gave its little life to allow the rest of the house ZERO DAMAGE. We were into our normal major spring time storm season. New Whole House protector arrived and was installed the next day. And to date Twenty Nine years later ZERO DAMAGE Again a big thank you to Polyphaser Turn BLITZ into BLISS. So YES a Tower can be protected from damage. When the TV stations and Radio station towers get hit they don't even go off air. Neither does my Ham Station. Copy the URL below into your favorite browser for a you tube video of my QTH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvRrummVFY The Video was made while we were installing a new low band receive antenna at 150 foot level on the tower. Drone and GoPro headband cameras. Yes that crane would do 275 feet from it's base. Yes that is ME in the Man Cage along with Dan one of the Fruchey Iron workers. I wearing the GoPro headband camera and my friend Dino Raptis KR9V operating his Drone. Thanks to Dino KR9V as all the video equipment is his and his editing to produce the You Tube Video 73 John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] USB mouse support for P3SVGA -- please don't neglect the scroll wheel
Clay think about those of us who operate our stations remotely. My arm isn't long enough to reach the knobs on the K3 or the P3 or any of the other pieces of equipment in my station. I spend my winters in Florida. Station is in Indiana. We need total operation via mouse and keyboard. And the ability to size each window as needed. Think about Monitor Real Estate for the various programs running on the RadioComputer. John k9uwa > I'm guessing there is more to it than a firmware upgrade to make this > type of functional add-on. > > But I 100% agree with the below spec'd mouse functionality Anything > more would be great anything less, and while I would still likely > acquire it, I would be less than fully satisfied. > > I am in the process of putting together an alternative Panadapter > solution to give me this functionality. > > I would PREFER to stay with just the P3 as augmented... > > I would happily pay a good deal more than $50.00 for this > functionality $200 +/- a c-note depending on overall functional > add-ons. I will be spending this much at least for a separate > panadapter box and audio interface anyway... > > IF it could be figured out how to route the P3 info back into the PC > somehow to grab this functionality while not sacrificing the P3's > excellent integration with the K3, that would be great. The idea > being, I would really like to be able to use the monitor I currently > have dedicated to the P3 in multi-use some way to switch it between > a second PC display and the panadapter function. > > 73, > > __ > Clay Autery, KY5G > (318) 518-1389 > > On 28-Jul-18 09:01, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: > > When Elecraft adds mouse support to the P3SVGA, please use the scroll wheel > > for fine tuning after the click, as one does on an SDR. You're can almost > > never tune in someone perfectly just by clicking, and you shouldn't need two > > hands to tune in a station, one on the VFO knob, and one on the mouse. > > > > A mouse driver for the P3SVGA could be very simplified. It does NOT have to > > work like a mouse on a PC. > > > > Like the P3 VFO "markers," all a mouse needs to support is *horizontal > > movement* of a single vertical line when you move the mouse, not a fancy > > mouse pointer that goes up and down. A vertical line is sufficient. We > > only need to click on signals on the waterfall, not "buttons" or "menus". > > > > This is what I'm expecting to see from the P3SVGA mouse support: > > > > Left click:Move VFO A to clicked freq. > > Right click: Move VFO B to clicked freq. (for DX split pileups) > > Scroll Wheel: Fine tune VFO A, B, or "last-clicked" (user option) > > > > Scroll Wheel Up = move VFO up in frequency > > > > Scroll Wheel Down = move VFO down in frequency > > > > > > I understand that modern Icom radios (IC-7610, IC-7851) already support > > click-to-tune on their waterfall displays using a USB mouse or touch-screen > > tap, but they ignore the scroll wheel completely, making them much less > > useful. Elecraft can and should do better. > > > > If Elecraft needs to "monetize" this to make it happen, *I would gladly pay > > $50 for a P3 firmware upgrade that provides P3SVGA mouse support.* > > > > Next best would be *P3SVGA K-POD support*, K-POD connected to P3SVGA via > > USB, used instead of the tiny P3 knob and awkward knob push, but maybe > > that's not feasible due to hardware limitations. > > > > 73, > > Bob, N6TV > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Dish/Direct TV RFI?
A little clarification is due. Sorry I missed a couple parts in my original response this morning to Reed's question about DirecTV rcvrs. My first omission. I do not use DirecTV for internet. Only for TV-reception. It would be horrible for internet. No Satellite Internet would work for anyone depending on internet to operate your own ham station remotely due to latency and or packet loss. My internet is provided through a CATV company. I have never had a problem with ingress of my Ham Station into the DirecTV system so I never considered that as an issue. I do run 1500W on 160-10m. Next part. Those who claim that the direcTV receivers don't make any noise into their Amateur Radio stations probablly have not listened to their DirecTV receivers with a Noise Sniffer, AM-transistor radio tuned off station; Small loop attached to your Ham Radio receiver that can be placed close to this receiver and other devices in your home. Sniffer receiver used is an old Sony 2001-ICF It doesn't have ANL. It can be tuned to most any frequency of interest, It has both internal an directional loop antenna and a nice long extendable whip that you can reach easily close to your Wall Warts, DirecTV receivers, TV sets, Computers Modems Routers fluorescent Lights LED lights. Try a walkabout your homes with such noise listening devices. You just might be surprised at how much noise you are getting into your ham radio antennas. Once you eliminate the top tier of noise generators in your home then you begin to hear the next level down noise generators. There are zero fluorescent ballasts in my home. All have been replaced by yes I did find quiet direct wire LED bulbs for replacements. Zero Variable speed motors, Fans or light dimmers. Many other devices as well as the wall wart switchers are gone or choked to stop the noise. Additional excellent information of noise location and cures at http://audiosystemsgroup.com/KillingReceiveNoise.pdf John k9uwa DXCC 160m 320 John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Dish/Direct TV RFI?
Hi Reed YES ! DirecTV receivers are horrible racket makers. #1 I built a new power cord for the receivers wired into a 12V ASTRON regulated 12v supply. No More Switcher Wall Warts allowed at my QTH. #2 The HDMI cable from the Rcvr to the TV set has 12 turns through a stack of TWO of the 2.4" diameter Ferrite #31 mix cores. Several other 12v devices are also connected to that same Astron supply. Modem, Router etc. Now that rcvr is quiet. John k9uwa > Has anyone had trouble with RFI, receive or transmit, with Dish or > Direct TV. I have cable through Comcast & tired of their rate increases > so thought I give satellite a try since looks like more bang for the buck. > > Thanks, > > Reed W4JZ > > __ John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RX antenna protection
We have been operating this way with full break-in for many years using the KD9SV products. First it was just the "Front End Saver" which removes and grounds the incoming rcv antenna from your radio during transmit. As a "Fail Safe" the device also prevents the Amplifier from working by removing the PTT line to the amp if by any chance the relays in the KD9SV device fail to operate. Later it is now incorporated into the various RBOG and other Pre-Amp devices that KD9SV sells... through DX-Engineering. Disclaimer Statement: Yes I am a friend of Gary's. Call me a more than happy customer. I complained many years ago after I fried the front end of my IC-765 radios a couple times and Gary started building these devices. They Work and I am happy. No more blown front ends no more blown pre-amps. John k9uwa > Just a note to say that years ago, I had a B Electronic Antenna Switch (I > think it was called) that had one or two tubes in it. It worked perfectly to > bias the receive completely and immediately as soon as transmit was detected. > It allowed full break-in for CW work. I would like to see something like this > again today in solid state. I think this would be the ticket for what you > need. > I havenTMt looked, so I donTMt know if anyone is marketing such a device. > > Rich, n0ce John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT A/C RFI
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Re: [Elecraft] Mouse and P3 SVGA
If the P3 with SVGA had the Point and Shoot selectable VFO's I would purchase a P3. John k9uwa >> Do you suppose we will ever be able to use the mouse with the P3 and SVGA >> monitor like the Flex people do? That would sure be nice. 73 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Mouse and P3 SVGA
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ground rods and concrete
If you have a 50 foot tower with a tribander on it among a bunch of 70 foot or taller Trees then perhaps you will survive lightning strikes without major damage. However if you have something like my situation things change rapidly. I have three towers the tallest is 175 feet to the top antenna. Trees are all at 75 feet or less. I am the neighborhood lightning rod. I installed this tower in late 1988 and in early 1989 we sustained a major hit. It blew up every radio computer the microwave the frig the TV sets. lots of coax and many other things made from metal. My station is in northern Indiana so we do get some nice thunderstorms. Not as bad as Florida but bad enough. My Assigned Risk insurance company said you have 30 days to either get that stuff all on the ground or install a "Commercial Grade" Grounding system. For the How to do it please read this 96 page PDF from Polyphaser. Polyphaser Grounding Guide After discussion with a couple of the Polyphaser Engineers who were also HAMS I purchsed all the goodies and we set about to create the ground system. It includes Whole House protection from Any wire that comes or goes from the house. This tower gets at least a dozen major hits per year. Since 1989 when the system was installed I have had Almost ZERO damage. The ONLY thing damaged was about 5 years ago the Whole House Protector on the Main Breaker box gave up its little life to save everything else in the house. I replaced it with a new one and all has been excellent prior to and since that time. The suggested Polyphaser Tower Grounding system looks a lot like that of the QST article from 2002 previously posted by one of our other posters. Radials 8 of them coming out from the tower. Polyphaser said they needed to be 1/3rd the length of the top antenna with 8 foot ground rods each 16 feet along the radial. And of course one of the radials goes to the house where the Single Ground Window... big aluminum plate with many protectors and two ground rods to hold it in place is located. And the Perimeter ground progresses around the house from that location. In my case since I have three towers in a triangle shape they said single run from tower to tower with again 8 foot ground rod each 16 feet along the way. Then rather than the 8 Radials from the single tower there are two starting outward from each of the other 2 shorter towers. #2 tower 130 foot and #3 88 foot tall. On those towers are about 20 yagi antennas 5 rotors and many many antenna switching boxes. Mostly Ameritron RCS-8V many modified as phase controllers for stack yagis. The back yard has 100 8 foot long ground rods connect by 1200 feet or 3/8" ID copper tubing. Silver Soldered to the Ground Rods. So read and heed the PDF from Polyphaser. It works!! 73 John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] 90 ' of 1/2" Andrew Heliax FSJ4-50B and 2 F4PNM new in box connectors FOR SALE
Jeez Guys and Gals. Agree or disagree it is what it is. One guy posts a for sale of some coax. Three people post complaining about the price TEN people complain or discuss the what and wherefore as to whether the post SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be posted to the Elecraft reflector. And here I am adding to the SPAM With all the people posting complaints or price or this stuff does or doesn't belong here comments? IF you don't want to read the post then hit the delete button. Much better than causing QRM. Personally I hope the OP found a buyer for his coax. 73 John k9uwa > On most lists, including this one, the list moderator is the final > authority. If he says it's okay, it's okay. > > We can argue that it should be more restrictive, but ultimately, it's up > to Eric. John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RFI and Direct tv or Dish network
Jim is 100% correct. The Direct TV receivers are HORRIBLE for noise generation. Maybe you can't hear it if your Ham Antenna is far enough away but it is there for sure. I bought a Sony model ICF-2001 to use looking for various noises about the house. You don't want the later models as they have auto noise blankers in them. The radio covers AM/SW/FM and does AM or SSB. Jim is exactly correct regarding the Wall Wart type switcher supply on these Direct TV receivers. They are 12.6 vdc so easy for us Hams to pick up a nice small linear transformer powered regulated supply. I also hooked up the Modem and Router to this same linear supply. Yes every one of them made noise. Next the HDMI cable from the Direct TV receiver to the TV set also mades lots of racket. I use TWO of the FT-240 mix 31 cores and managed to get about 5 turns through both chokes. That killed the HDMI cable noise. John k9uwa > On Tue,5/17/2016 8:26 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: > > I suppose some ferrites and shielding the separate switcher would > > solve this. > > Or replace the switcher with a linear supply. > > 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RFI and Direct tv or Dish network
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[Elecraft] K3 radio no receive no transmit
My K3 is acting up a bit. No Receive No Transmit. I operate this radio remotely so all I can tell you is that it appears to be all working as per the HRD screen I am looking at. The radio appears to switch to transmit and I hear the monitor CW being sent but no output on the wattmeter. The only noise coming from the radio is inter radio noise it the volume is turned to max. A slight TAP on the top of the case and the radio goes back into perfect normal operation. I am guessing that some plug someplace inside the radio isn't making proper contact. Does anyone have any idea which plug and its location? Thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Whole house surge protector at the main breaker?
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Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 rs232 to cpu not working
THANKS JIM After 4+ years of dealing with the inability to reprogram the KRC2. Finally the real Answer as to how to connect the KRC2 to the Serial DB9 of your computer and program it with the Utility Program. Yes 4 years ago when I assembled the KRC2 after three very long frustrating days I managed to get the band map program to work and the box is programmed up for 9 HF bands. And I like many others now wish to reprogram it for SIX meter antenna. A simple statement in the KRC2 manual could have been added by Elecraft stating. To Program your KRC2 to your K3 radio get a standard DB9 serial cable. and CUT OFF all wires EXCEPT 2, 3 and 5. Mark the cable Program KCR2 ONLY and save the cable for future use. I wonder how many additional KRC2 boxes Elecraft could have sold over the last 4 years? Again thanks Jim for the simple solution. John k9uwa > It is important to understand that the DB9 connectors on the KRC2 ARE > NOT for an RS232 connection, and, in general, will NOT WORK with > standard RS232 cables. It's wiring is VERY different, because the > product was originally designed to work with the K2 remote control, > which is also very different from RS232. Wiring is shown in the manual > (Fig 6). > > On the DB9 connectors, ONLY pins 2, 3, and 5 are used for serial > control, and are wired to corresponding pins on a computer serial port. > > I used to have two KRC2s in my station controlling sets of W3NQN > bandpass filters with the Array Solutions switchbox. I don't remember > details of the hookup, but the manual clearly shows how the KRC2 can be > configured for a variety of uses. > > One very useful piece of information is that band data from the K2 and > K3 to the KRC2 is contained in the single AUX Bus circuit, which I > implemented with a coax cable between my K3 15-pin AUX connector and the > KRC2. That bus is Pin 6 on the DB9 connectors. > > 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 rs232 to cpu not working
ATTENTION: Eric Elecraft has for several years been saying they were going to rewrite the horrible KRC2 Utility Program that allows programming of the KRC2. And so far they have failed to do so. Way back when about 4 years ago I did manage ONCE to get the KRC2 Utility program to work and programmed my KRC2. Yes today I would love to reprogram it to allow connection to a SIX meter antenna. However as you say the program won't work. I tried on Computer running XP and one running Windows7 both with direct real Serial Port connection to the KRC2. No Luck for me. Eric many of us K3 users are using the KRC2 for band decoder to antenna switching it sure would be nice if we could program the KRC2 easily to do what we want. Thanks John k9uwa > I purchased a used KRC2 band decoder. Going through the tests in the > manual, it works with the buttons on the KRC2, but I can not get the > unit to communicate with my computer. I downloaded the software from > Elecraft, using Windows 7 or 10 and real serial ports (not usb-serial). > What am I doing wrong? or is the unit bad? I have not hooked up the > auxbuss to the K3 yet, wanted to make sure the bandmap and serial port > work first. > > Gordon -- N1MGO John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Unplugging the radio to protect it
With three towers top is at 170 feet above ground level. Tallest trees are about 80 feet. We do get HIT lots of times per year. I unplug NOTHING. HOWEVER every wire and anything that is metal that comes and goes from our house is protected by a Polyphaser Protective device. Buried in the yard at 100 ground rods. Each one is 8 feet. Spaced at 16 foot intervals as a Triangle between the three towers plus radial strips outward from the towers to at least 1/3rd the total height. Plus perimeter ground around the house. As you have seen leave just one little wire someplace that isn't protected and POOF as they say damage to lots of things can happen. Consider the today many Ham Stations are remotely operated as is my station. No way to disconnect and reconnect. So it is either fix the stuff so it doesn't blow up or else deal with the consequences. If you haven't already seen it this is a video a friend took at my place a week or so ago when we installed a new Low Band Receiving antenna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvRrummVFY John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - HRD rig control
Can you access and change the setup menu's in the K3 with this newer version of HRD? 73 de John k9uwa Yes. The HRD team worked diligently when they released version 6.x and corrected the flaws in the rig control portion of the software that affected the K3. Users can now control nearly any function of the K3 from HRD. I've used the entire HRD suite for many years and have been very happy with it. 73 de, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - HRD rig control
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Re: [Elecraft] Audio latency issues in remote stations.
I would add to Jim's comment that it Varies considerably depending on YOUR internet connection on both ends. The lousy ISP I am stuck with. Only Show in Town I get 5M download and 0.3 upload. That is the fastest available. The Ping Time is inconsistent at 45 ms up to 290 ms. And sometimes the access to the internet just disappears for 10 to 15 seconds at a time. Most of you will have access to much better ISP's. My Home ISP where my station is located ping is consistant at 37ms download rate is 30mb and upload rate is 10mb. John k9uwa The major contribution to latency is the internet, and it is not constant. 73, Jim K9YC John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How do I turn OFF my K3 remotely
Thanks to Paul and Don problem is solved. From HRD hit MACROSDisplayCAT and add the definition and the command PS0 in HRD it automatically adds the ; semicolon to the macro. I already have on the computer an N8LP USB to analog relay board that switches some antennas and has one button to TURN ON the radio by grounded briefly pin8 of the ACC socket. Thanks guys John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] How do I turn OFF my K3 remotely
Can someone tell me how to turn OFF my K3 radio remotely through HRD. All I could find in the archives was this simple statement. From HRD If one wants to get fancy, you can even shut down the K3 using the Power off command through the serial communications port, and then shut down the computer too. Well no other explanation was given. So that might be fine for some computer expert but doesn't tell me anything other than yes it is possible. Can someone point me to a step by step instructions on how to turn off the K3 radio by remote? Thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 + OM2500A questions
Is anyone using an OM2500A Amplifier along with a K3 and also a KRC2 that could give me the correct cabling information for the ACC cable? Thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm
Do TV Stations and Radio Stations and Cellphone towers disconnect all their equipment everytime there is a storm in the area? Obviously the answer is NO they don't disconnect and they don't even turn their equipment off. Yet is survives direct lightening hits on their towers and equipment. In other words there are ways that you also can protect your equipment without disconnecting it. You need a well designed ground system. This means a single ground system for everything that is in your home or a part of your antenna system. During a direct strike on the tower 90% of the hit should be bled off directly to ground through the ground system made up of many ground rods all connected together by proper copper connection. This leaves around 10% of the hit left for all the Devices that are connected to all the metal anythings that come and go from your home. Includes incoming power lines Telco lines Cable TV lines as well as all your rotor control lines relay lines and coax cables from the antennas. Anything that is metal that comes and goes from the house needs a protection device on it. I have three towers the tallest has antennas up to 175 feet above ground. The tallest trees here are around 70 feet high. So the towers get hit many times. They have been up since 1988. During the summer of 1989 I had a major hit on the tall tower that destroyed nearly everything in the house. TV sets microwaves all radios all computers many coax cables and other wires. But I learned the hard way to protect my system. I was placed on High Risk Homeowners insurance and the company that was assigned my insurance said I had 30 days to either get a proper ground system installed of get those towers all on the ground. We installed 100 ground rods all connected together by 1200 feet of 3/8 ID copper tubing. We installed a single point ground window where all the cables coming and going to the towers enter the house. Every wire has some sort of protection device on it. The main power line coming to the house has a protector device on it. The towers and antennas have since then withstood many strikes by lightening. Many surges from hits down the road that come in on the power lines. All with ZERO DAMAGE to anything in the house or on the towers. I did get lots of help from the techs at Polyphaser regarding how to build the system and how to install it. Total cost of this grounding system in 1989 was around $3,000 for all of it. Zero Labor as I and a couple other local hams installed all of it. Today we operate the station remotely during part of the winter so no way to unhook and rehook any of it. So you too can be safe and not worry about blowing up your equipment. Polyphaser Turn Blitz into Bliss. John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Static damage?
Sorry to hear about your near hit and the damage Cary Start here. So it doesn't happen again. http://www.smithspower.com/brands/polyphaser You need to protect all incoming wires from your antennas, relay boxes, rotors and any control boxes that are on the tower. You also need to protect your AC lines coming to at least the Ham Shack and better yet the Whole House protection is much better. It doesn't take much to kill the many low voltage devices we all have in our hamshacks and homes today. John k9uwa Polyphaser turn Blitz into Bliss. And no I am not connected with the company. Just a very happy user of their devices. Elecraft Reflector: Some weird things going on at my station. My across the street neighbor's front yard tree took a direct hit from lightning middle of last week. When I turned SteppIR control unit on for my Sundays skeds, it was inoperative; fortunately I had a spare control board and all is now A-OK. Three IC's and power supply capacitor were zapped! My KAT-500 shows Fault´ and the SWR 4 5 Led´s are lit as are the on/off, auto, bypass Led´s and all Antenna Led´s. My K-3/100 turned on fine today showing 14.215 and, as I tuned down the band, it froze at 14.209; I turned it off and waited a minute or so and when I turned it back on, the screen is blank and the on/off switch doesn't work. The P3 and KPA-500 seem to be unaffected. Any idea where I should start? 73, H Cary, K4TM Lynchburg VA Sent from my iPhone in Lynchburg VA. H. Cary III h3c...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How do I generate a Key Down to tune an external 6m amp?
Yes Randy is correct. The Tube dealers LOVE people who tune up with a Brick on the Key. Kills your Tubes much faster. Plus you get a much more accurate tuneup by sending dots than you do with a solid tone. It duplicates your actual transmissions using dots rather than solid tone. Its really easy to do guys. Just set your coffee cup against the paddles making dots and turn the knobs on your amp. John k9uwa If I am not mistaken I think the proper way of tuning the amp is with a pulser or sending a string of dits at say 60wpm not a solid tone. Randy John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood ranking
I would love to see Rob do the K3 radio AGAIN with the latest goodies in it. Notice that it shows as tested in 2008. I would suspect some things are better than the 2008 setup. John k9uwa Rob sorts the table based on IMDDR3 at a 2-kHz spacing. This is the second-to-last column of the table. 73, Wayne N6KR John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0
Sorry but I disagree with a good share of this Joe. My Station is at My Home in Indiana. I built the station and I operate it Remotely during the wintertime while I am in Florida. John k9uwa Joe said it smells and I'm just really curious why. As far as I am concerned, remote operation changes the character of amateur radio from over the air amateur radio to landline based commercial communication at least in part. When the operator is not present at the station (transmitting/receiving site) the radio part of the communications path can become infinitesimal - nothing more than a hand-held link to the nearest access point. 73, ... Joe, W4TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] [KRC2] Is there a KRC3 in the works?
Somehow ONCE two plus years ago I managed after maybe 100 trys to
get the KRC-2 programmed to do what I wanted with it.
Now I would love to reprogram it for 6 meters but am scared to death to
attempt it. If somehow the KRC-2 does get reprogrammed but incorrectly
I fear I would never get it back at least to where it is today.
This really needs to be addressed with a new or modified program that
WORKS.
John k9uwa
To be clear, I have no issues with interfacing the KRC2 with external
devices.
The only issue I've had is using the Windows-based program provided on
the Elecraft web site to attempt to configure the behavior of the KRC2.
It always fails to connect to the KRC2, no matter what settings I try,
on both the KRC2 and the computer, including using two different
varieties of USB to serial cables (both of which work with all my other
equipment, including the K3 and P3), and a laptop from work that has a
real serial port.
On the other hand, the re-flash program works just dandy. I can
re-flash the KRC2 at will, over and over again, ad infitum, ad nauseum.
So, I don't think the problem lies in the computer to KRC2 interface.
I've been tempted to reverse-compile the KRC2 code file, which is rather
small, so I could just patch the configuration table in the flash image,
recompute the checksum and re-flash. Maybe if I wasn't putting in 50+
hours a week at my day job, and about 15 hours commuting a week on top
of that, I'd feel like I had more time to spend on such a fascinating
adventure. I have 30+ years embedded software development experience,
so it really wouldn't be all that hard for me.
As it is, I'd rather spend what spare time I have building my station
and operating, instead of debugging the KRC2 configuration software.
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
P.S. Everyone at Elecraft has been really nice when I talk to them about
my KRC2 issues, and offer to help, then it just seems to fall into a
black hole. It seems to me that the KRC2 support is really just not on
anyone's priority list. I guess that would be fine with me, and I could
just go about figuring out how to work around it.
Original Message
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Is there a KRC3 in the works?
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com
Date: Fri, October 14, 2011 1:25 pm
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
I have had issues with my KRC2 much of it is the poor operations manual
and interfacing to the K3. Jack at Elecraft and Gary have been great to
work with. Many of my problems appear to have been from jumper issues.
The documentation needs some major work in the way of examples of how to
hook up the unit to other devices etc.
I had issues with the Array Solutions band decoders and Don, Jack and
Gary were all very helpful in solving them. There are many answers due
to the fact that there are absolutely no standards when it comes to
devices such as bandpass filters etc. Some companies put pull up
resistors in their devices others do not.
If you want a device that can control your bandpass filters and multiple
antenna boxes look at the Microham Station Master. It gathers band data
from the Aux line and looks pretty slick. If I needed a box that did
more than just drive my bandpass filters I would own one!
Mike W0MU
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 CQ WW DX CW
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 10/14/2011 10:26 AM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote:
Don't hold your breath. I've been waiting literally for years to get
the configuration code fixed. Apparently because it works for some
folk, then it must be my fault I haven't been able to get it to work on no
less then three different computers, some with real serial ports.
I need to program it to drive a 3 of 8 encoded Ameritron head. I
ordered just the head figuring that I didn't need their control box.
I'm about to order the Ameritron control box now, because it will accept 1
of 8 from an external box (which the KRC2 does normally) and encode it
into
3 of 8 for the remote head. As a bonus, it will allow me to manually
select
the antenna, if needed.
I have to say that my experience with the KRC2 is the only really
negative experience I've had with Elecraft gear. Everything else I've
gotten from them has run just fine, and I've gotten superb support. The
KRC2 is the only glaring exception, and I suppose I'll just have to chalk
it
up to an old kit that simply isn't on the company's radar any more for
proper after-sales support. If they no longer want to spend the manpower
on
it any more, they should officially retire it.
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
Original Message
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Is there a KRC3 in the works?
From: Roger D Johnsonn...@roadrunner.com
Date: Thu, October 06, 2011 1:07 pm
To: Larry K1UOk...@uninet.net
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
I just
Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice
Can anyone who is running this setup on SSB tell me exactly what cabling and settings you have for the MIC and AUDIO OUT on the K3 radio back in the shack On the Shack Computer? I have been running my K3 + Alpha87A for the last two winters from my Laptop in Florida and the Shack and Home computer in Indiana. Works great on CW but on SSB all hookups have created Ack Ack Ack on and off of the VOX curcuitry or else don't produce any audio to the MIC of the radio. Tried every antivox and mic gain setting I could find. Has to be some problem with the way I am cabling it all up? Runnng Ham Radio Deluxe on the shack computer and link between the computers is a VPN for remoting the desktop plus MS Portrait for the audio back and forth. thanks John k9uwa Very slick iPad app. Thanks. This can also be done by the non-Apple crowd in the PC world using MSN Messenger and a public ILS server (or the old mSN Connect) or other desktop sharing utility like adobe connect to share desktop control between 2 PCs. The shack PC needs to be left turned on and connected to the K3 and running an app like Ham Radio Deluxe. Just share desktops between the 2 machines (with control enabled) and you can run any keyboard mode. Nowhere near as elegant a solution, but something I was doing 4 or 5 years ago in my pre-K3 days. John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 Need help with configuration utility
When I saw the posts re KRC2 configuration I was really hoping that some new software would be coming from Elecraft. I once managed to get mine to work with Real XP machine and real serial cable. I would like to reprogram the KRC2 but alas it won't work. Same computer same cables. John k9uwa I'll also point out that I've tried it on Win XP Pro on a real serial port, and on Win XP Home with both varieties of USB to serial cables -- no soap. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE On 9/4/2011 6:33 PM, Don Sandstrom wrote: Don - Thanks for the tip about possible problems running KRC2 Config utility under Vista. However, I am running Win XP exclusively, so that's probably not it. Tnx 73 - Don, W7VXS On 9/4/2011 2:50 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Don, While I agree that the KRC2 Configuration Utility should be upgraded, remember that this is a beta version that has only been tested on Windows XP. If you are trying to run it on Vista or Win7, I think I know why it fails for you - it keeps the .dll files in its own directory, and my understanding of Vista and Win7 is that is highly discouraged by the OS. Try running in XP compatibility mode to see if that helps. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/4/2011 2:18 PM, Don Sandstrom wrote: __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Ligntning protection
As Dale stated Polyphaser is the way to go guys. As to the RISK. I live in Northern Indiana where thunder and lightning are common many times per year. I have three towers with the top antenna at 175 foot level. Trees here barely make it to 70 feet. So I am IT. There is no DISCONNECT during such storms. If I ever disconnected this station it would take a couple weeks to do so. Longer to reconnect it. 5 rotors on the three towers. Twenty Aluminum Yagi antennas for 40-10 meters plus numerous wire antennas. Relay control lines to switch all this stuff. After a rather nasty strike back in 1988 when I first installed a good share of this stuff. Insurance claim was close to 10K. Insurance company said: We don't want you. We did find an Assigned Risk Company who took us. They said 90 days to either get all that stuff on the ground or install a commercial ground system. Yes its lots of work and no its not cheap but let me tell you it does WORK. As Dale stated the Tower has been direct hit many times since 1988. Nothing is ever disconnected. Zero Damage has happened. Yes there are 100 ground rods buried in my yard. Yes they are connected by 1200 feet of copper 3/8 ID Tubing. It has a lower inductance per foot than 2 inch wide copper strap. Plus its cheaper. Same stuff as used to hook up AC systems with. I thought I owned STOCK in Polyphaser for a while. Contesters maybe used to recognize my callsign K9UWA and today they will recognize K9NW Mike as he operates the station in many contests. All with today one little K3 radio. I operate it remotely during the winters from Florida myself. so YES you can protect your whole station if you are willing to spend a little money and do a little WORK. Certainly beats the alternative of trying to find all the things that are messed up after Mother Nature takes its course. The expense really isn't all that great when compared to the cost of the radios, amplifiers, computers, TV sets, refrigerators and other things that are blown up by the lightning hits. It is a scary spectacular display when the tower is hit just after dark. Once it happened when we had a birthday party here with about 40 friends present. About 1/2 of them were Hams. I think some needed a change of underwear afterwards. John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 to KRC2 problem
My K3 has worked flawlessly up until now. Lately when you Grab a DX Spot or punch in a band change on HamRadioDeluxe the KRC-2 fails to make the proper change of the Antenna Selection. If you then push the Band Up or Band Down buttons on the K3 radio and back to the band desired Then the KRC-2 does go to the correct Antenna selection. It makes things a little difficult for me as I am presently 1200 miles away from the radio. This weekend a friend will be there operating the station so its my chance for him to look at a few things and maybe correct the problem. Anyone have any good ideas of where or what to look at? John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Remote Operation on SSB with a K3 radio problem
I have successfully operated my home station while away from home on CW on and off for about a year. But would like to add the abilty to do SSB to my K3 radio and Computer. The computer running XP-Pro attached to the K3 has a good sound card in it but I don't know what hole I should be coming out of the sound card FROM ? Line Out? External Speaker out? And into which rear jack on the backside of the K3 radio? Mono line IN ? or Mic IN ? Do I also have to make up my cable then perhaps Stereo on the Computer end and into a Mono on the Radio end? I tried a Stereo to Stereo cable from a couple of the soundcard outputs into the Mono Line IN on the K3 but I could not come up with any settings for the Mic Gain and Antivox on the K3 that actually worked. They either wouldn't feed adequate audio to the radio or would ack the curciut and make the antivox act up tripping it all back off again. Guess I am somewhat lost. Sound back and forth between the home radio computer and me wherever I am is Microsoft program called MS Portrait which has worked flawlessly for both CW and with speakers hooked up I can also talk to people if someone is here at my home in the shack. Somewhat like being on a speaker telephone. It seems to work better than when I used IP-Sound. Normally these speakers are disconneted. If we are using the radio and would only be hooked up if someone were here for troubleshooting some problem. Also using a VPN to get to and from the computer using Ham Radio deluxe to control the K3 radio. For CW I use a K1EL USB keyer operated from within HRD and Also have and use the Windows version of K1EA CT Program. Thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Antenna Switching with KRC2 Six Mtr
With the K3 radio and KRC2 band decoder controller is there a way to assign one of my antennas to the Six Meter band? I only see in the KRC-2 where band decoding is 160 through 10 meters. Can perhaps one of the XV1 or AC1 source driver relays be made to select a Six meter antenna? John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft QRO Amps
Agree 100% with Bob. There are MANY Amps out there to compete against. My Alpha 87A Follows my K3 Flawlessly. And its operated remotely from 1200 miles away. k9uwa/w4 my experience says Elecraft management must, like any other company, sit down with each new product proposal and make decisions. If I devote resources to development and tool a product (read $$$), based on expected sales, when do we get the money back? It's called ROI or Return On Investment. If this can't be clearly defined, then the project is usually killed. Vy 73, Bob DJ0MBC/WU5T John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] My Predicament
The Scammers have HACKED Ricks Computer getting ahold of his Email Address book. Had same identical line of crap happen to another Non Radio type buddy of ours. If anyone personally KNOW Rick and can call him on the PHONE tell him his computer is effected as is his email. Good Luck Rick in getting it all cleaned up. My buddy had to have the local puter geeks clean his computer and also had to abandon his email address and get new one. John k9uwa I got it. Should we send poor Rick some money. Here, let me get out my monopoly game. On Jan 7, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Matt Palmer wrote: Anyone else get this mail from the elecraft list? Its spam/scam. Can the mods do something to plug their holes. THX. On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Rick Klingensmith kling...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Happy new year! How you doing? We made a trip to London (United Kingdom) unannounced some days back, Unfortunately we got mugged at gun point last night! All cash, Credit cards and phone were stolen, we got messed up in another country, stranded in London, fortunately passport was back in my hotel room. It was a bitter experience and i was hurt on my right hand, but would be fine. I am sending you this message cos i don't want anyone to panic, we want you to keep it that way for now! Our return flight leaves in a few hours but I´m having troubles sorting out the hotel bills, wondering if you could loan me some money to sort out the hotel bills and also take a cab to the airport about ($1,500). I have been to the police and embassy here, but they aren't helping issues, I have limited means of getting out of here, we canceled our cards already and made a police report, I won´t get a new card number till I get back home! So I really need your help. You could wire whatever you can spare to my name and Location via Western union, below is all you need: Name - Rick Klingensmith Location - London, United Kingdom. I still have my passport so I can use it as identification, email me the transfer details and the confirmation # would def refund it to you once we arrive hopefully tomorrow. I await your reply soon. Regards John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] How can one shut down a K3 radio remotely?
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[Elecraft] What to use to turn on remotely my K3 ?
What hardware and software are you using to turn on and off your K3 over internet from a remote location? Thanks John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Audio Problem in Local Computer
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[Elecraft] K3 Audio Problem in Local Computer
I have my K3 hooked to a computer and all functions on it work fine through Ham Radio Deluxe and DM780 with an attached K1EL Keyer. I am then attempting to access this K3 and its computer over my in home network from another computer. This one they call the Local Computer. I have the Computer control of the radio plus the keying with the WnKey keyer. including the waterfall visual of the radio signal from within the DM780 program ... but NO Audio is heard from the speakers of this local computer. The soundcard works you can listen to any CD or off the web videos etc... but I can't get the audio from the K3 so I am missing something someplace? Can anyone tell me what I need to set up? John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] WinKey and HRD problem
My problem with the HRD program operating over my network is that the WinKey keyer won't connect from HRD. It works fine with the WinKey Remote program. This is a copy of the LogFile from HRD's attempt to connect to the WinKey. | Time | Text +---+ | | 9:19:06 AM | Connecting to COM21 | | 9:19:06 AM | Setting buffer sizes to 2048, 2048 | | 9:19:06 AM | Setting speed to 1200,n,8,1 | | 9:19:06 AM | Setting timeouts | | 9:19:07 AM | Setting DTR, clearing RTS | | 9:19:08 AM | Echoback test, sending HRD BY HB9DRV | | 9:19:21 AM | Echoback test, sending HRD BY HB9DRV | | 9:19:34 AM | Echoback test, sending HRD BY HB9DRV | | 9:19:50 AM | Echoback test, sent HRD BY HB9DRV, received nothing | | 9:19:50 AM | Closing connection on COM21 The WinKey works fine from within HRD if your operating it from the computer tied to the K3 radio and WinKey Keyer. I followed the setup of the Remote Servers setups and Serial Setup. The Firewall has been set to allow both HRD and WinKey programs to operate across to the remote computer. I can't find anything else I am doing wrong. But so far it won't work. All Help appreciated on this one. John k9uwa John Goller, K9UWA Jean Goller, N9PXF Antique Radio Restorations k9...@arrl.net Visit our Web Site at: http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com 4836 Ranch Road Leo, IN 46765 USA 1-260-637-6426 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] WinKey and HRD problem
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