Well you aren't far off David. My contact on the inside says they are
expecting them mid-December. I just got in at the end of the 1st prodn
run so just hoping I might get it in time for ARRL 10m Contest!
73 Chris G3SJJ
David Pratt wrote:
In a recent message, G3SJJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
I am selling my K2 to help pay for a K3 which I expect any day now.
It is serial number 5202. It is my 3rd k2 and is well built and works well.
It does not have any extras.
$500 plus shipping
Dave N1IX
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The big secret to increasing your score in contests is
two-fold. Stay in the chair and call CQ. Your total and rates will
improve dramatically. I, like many who have wrote before, compete
with myself to see if I can improve. You are your best competition.
BTW - It's not really a secret.
If you worked N2WN, you worked a K2 ;o)
Talking about rates, I know several folks who can
maintain 300 QSOs per hour!!! I don't know about you,
but I sure can't type that fast ;o)
I consider myself a mid level contester and every
contest has it's tricks to make life easier. SS isn't
any
In my early days of contesting I would shy away from contests
having a serial number in the exchange. It was for me a big
time thing to fall behind in the numbers, really embarrassing.
But no more. As I entered Sweepstakes early Sunday
afternoon I found it interesting that ops would often ask
Is there anything in the rules that wouldn't allow one to start with a
high serial number, like 800 instead of 1 :-) ???
Joe-aa4nn wrote:
In my early days of contesting I would shy away from contests
having a serial number in the exchange. It was for me a big
time thing to fall behind in the
What blew me away trying to get into my third CW contest was the speed
everyone was running. Additionally I had not dealt with sequential
exchanges before, and wanted to listen to one first to get the feel of
the exchange. But it was all too fast.
The concept of answering folks at what they
Hi Dave:
The best 'decoder' is still between your ears!!! Most (other than VERY
specialized) decoders will get really confused when they ear more than
one in-band signal... so trying to use a decoder in most CW contests
is pretty much useless.
I remember when I was starting out contesting
I believe most of them are indeed copying what is being sent. Most of
the stations I hear in a big contest are the big contesters. They have
big money invested in big equipment and they have lots of experience and
skill. I suspect serious CW contesters have no problems with contest
exchanges at
My experience of trying to use the MFJ with my FT-857 is that it has to be
very good, clear Morse for it to work. I'm still learning, so I'm not good
enough yet to receive correctly, let alone send. But the MFJ just shows
rubbish or doesn't understand it at all.
On 5/11/07 13:26, David Wilburn
-Original Message-
From: Joe-aa4nn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IIRC, I was surprised to get such a low SN from AA4NN.
But then I noticed a number of stations on Sunday that had good big sigs
and yet were giving out low SNs.
I think they were playing the hot and fast game: Show up late in SS
I've got no particular place to go. Unlike most I guess, I'm not going
contesting or chasing a dxpedition. When I get my K3, I'll just fire it up for
a good cw ragchew on 40 meters, probably with someone in the next state. In the
meantime, the ol' trusty K2 will keep me company :)
73 John
David Pratt wrote:
When all said and done DX-peditions always get RST599 anyway, so it
doesn't matter what rig they use ;-)
73
--
There is a lot of truth there. When you are sitting
in front of a radio - most any radio - with a pileup,
split or straight up, there isn't a
The best decoder is certainly not the one between *my* ears! I have
tried just about every method going to try to be able to read Morse
comfortably at 25wpm or more, with no success at all. If anything I am
getting worse with the advancing years! Although I can read most
individual characters at
That which sets these radios apart is their relative immunity to blocking and
IMD. That's a pleasure! Their clean transmitting signal is a matter of pride
for the operator.
A few suggestions to the relatively less experienced contesters;
* compare yourself only to yourself and have fun.
I've never tried the MFJ, though I was tempted to get one.
On Windows PCs, the CW decoder in MixW is pretty poor. About the best
is CWGet, as long as you manually set the threshold to above the level
of noise. However, all DSP based Morse decoders only work when you
click on the exact centre of
A friend has the MFJ pocket decoder. I have tried it. It is not
perfect, but if you connect it to the radio instead of just audio, it
works better. And with the filters in the K2, I can drill down to the
signals I want. My thoughts were that most were sending electronically,
as you mentioned,
Hi Glen
Long time no QSO.
Check the rf input circuit to the KPA100.
If the K2 is looking into a short or aseriously wrong impedance,
it would be real unhappy.
Hope to see you on the iar one of these days.
73, Bob N6WG
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From: Glenn Maclean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
What blew me away trying to get into my third CW contest was the
speed everyone was running. Additionally I had not dealt with
sequential exchanges before, and wanted to listen to one first
to get the feel of the exchange. But it was all too fast.
The concept of answering folks at
I built my K2 last year, and I am continuing to get to know it better,
and I am consistently impressed with its capabilities. Could you supply
a comparison and contrast of the K2 and the IC7000, or just other radios
in general?
-
David Wilburn
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K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982
On Mon,
Hi,
First, FYI: this is cross-posted to the Elecraft reflector and the
SKCC group.
I played on the SS the weekend. Attained 63 contacts QRP (KX-1). I
was mostly giving out points as I probably won't submit my log... But,
anyway...
While attempting to respond to a station, I was
For what it's worth, here's my take on the K3 delays.
Elecraft is a company that sells kits, not finished products.
Virtually all the labor to build the product is supplied by the
customer, not Elecraft. This was their business model, and it was
hugely successful, because they offered well
I built my K2 last year, and I am continuing to get to know it better,
and I am consistently impressed with its capabilities. Could you supply
a comparison and contrast of the K2 and the IC7000, or just other radios
in general?
David Wilburn
-
Hi David,
I know little of the
Well said, and understanding the exchange is the initial difficulty I
was having. I couldn't find anyone going slow enough to understand how
the exchange was handled. Many folks put NR in front of the sequential
number, which is a big help for us newbies. About half didn't. Some
may be looking
Well I think I have the highest number K3 so far Nr 00036 arrived today 11/5
A big thank you to all those involved at Elecraft. Will get time later
this week to start the build.
So Elecraft is Shipping and not just to the US.
Rowland
G4APO
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What a nice threadspares me the crazy emails about shipping dates and how
one feels about all that. Patience is a virtue
Tom is rightbest decoder is the REIP and LEIP. Right Ear Input Port and
Left Ear Input Port going through the fastest computer made today with the
results
There is a lot of sense in what you say and if it is the case, would explain
much.
On 5/11/07 18:28, lesesq [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
For what it's worth, here's my take on the K3 delays.
Elecraft is a company that sells kits, not finished products.
Virtually all the labor to build the
Great news - when did you order it?
On 5/11/07 18:47, Rowland [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Well I think I have the highest number K3 so far Nr 00036 arrived today 11/5
A big thank you to all those involved at Elecraft. Will get time later
this week to start the build.
So Elecraft is Shipping and
not CORRECT...
AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with
outside contractors
I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer
and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a
company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he
not CORRECT...
AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with
outside contractors
I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer
and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a
company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he
Rowland wrote:
Well I think I have the highest number K3 so far Nr 00036 arrived today 11/5
A big thank you to all those involved at Elecraft. Will get time later
this week to start the build.
So Elecraft is Shipping and not just to the US.
How did you fare with the duty, VAT and other
There were several interesting posts about operating in the Sweepstakes
contest this past weekend. Like many of those who commented, I consider
myself a casual contester. It's been a number of years since I put in
as much time at SS as I did this weekend. I usually need some help to
copy the 30+
Last week I was talking to a friend on the phone near here about getting
set up for SS. In the course of the conversation we decided to go QRP.
He has two TS-450s for SO2R and a K2/100. His next question threw me
Do you think I should use the 450s and go SO2R or use the K2 and go SO1R?
My
Joe-aa4nn wrote:
I can tell you after 8 DXpeditions using the K2 and then going
to Scarborough Reef with IC7000s, there really is a difference.
de Joe, aa4nn
Well, yeah, I should have included the IC-706 in there with the AR-2
3. Never been on any of the biggies like BS7, but we took a
Hi Ian
My order was delivered by UPS I did not want to use Parcel Forcedue to
recent experiences..
I was charged VAT of the total sum plus £11.00 collection fee
This was as expected.
I have now opened the box and I have to admit I can not get the numerous
antistatic/ ESD bags the way they
Hi,
I am looking for a 40-20 Mtr Module for a K1.
If you have one you wish to part with, please let me know.
TU,
John N0LT
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A minor correction to your minor correction.
My statement was that Elecraft AS A COMPANY is inexperienced dealing
with contractors.
It's clear from what's happened with the K3 that even if an
individual at Elecraft had SOME experience in another life with
outside contractors, it wasn't
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Help:
Good afternoon
this is John Klokis, kb3hqh. I recently became a proud owner of a
Elecraft K2 with 100 watt option and automatic antenna tuner. I would like to
ask you for some help in getting the right computer cable to run the setup I
have with my computer. I do not need to run
Hi Ron
Could you measure the DC draw in receive
with the big PA turned off (down?) for just QRP
use? I'm curious how bad the draw may be,
as I work QRP for FD and would like to
avoid dissambling the rig to remove the PA.
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG
- Original Message -
From: Ron D'Eau Claire
Hi, this is my first attempt to post to this list, so I hope I am doing
it right. This is a response to Wayne's lab note, in case I am not.
Sounds good Wayne. Just a word of caution: Don't make the POST so big
and time-consuming that it's like booting a Windows machine when turning
the radio
Hat's off to the Brits, I'm assuming K3 #36 is the
first one to the UK (of many).
I have a question about the UK version of the K3 - Did
you get to speak with Lisa Jones? ;-)
I've updated the wiki...
[Elecraft] K3 Missing serial numbers
Rowland rowland at g4apo.fslife.co.uk
Mon Nov 5 13:47:06
If any of the first K3 owners out there are currently using the 5 pole 500hz
CW filter I would appreciate hearing from you about the K3's performance on
CW.
Not sure if I should order the 5 pole 500hz filter or the 8 pole 400hz CW
filter.
Also, comments regarding the 2.7 khz SSB filter or
Hi John,
If you got your K2 as a kit, you also received the parts neede to build a
cable to go from the K2 to an RS232 serial port on a computer. If you
bought the K2 assembled, you hopefully got either the cable made up, or the
parts to build it with. Either way,
you should start with a
Kurt,
Check your KX1 menu setting for the STP parameter - the KX1 should
offset by that amount during transmit.
When you said I knew I was on the calling stations frequency - do you
mean that you tuned the station to the same audio frequency as your STP
menu parameter? If so, then your
Patience is a virtue
Patience (n) A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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You definitely do not want to use a standard serial cable to connect
your K2 to the computer. This will let the smoke out of the chips, and
they will not function at their current level. The documentation for
the K2, (PDFs of which are available at the Elecraft website) describes
how to make the
Don't worry, Knut, the K3 powers up in a little over two seconds, and
that won't change.
We wrote our own OS, optimized for radio use. No Windows :)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Nov 5, 2007, at 1:13 PM, AB2TC - Knut wrote:
Hi, this is my first attempt to post to this list, so I hope I am
doing it
John,
Did the KAT100 come with a cable to hook it up? If so, it should have 3
connectors on that cable. The center one plugs into the K2/100, the one
at the (usually longer) end with a female DE9 connector (has sockets not
pins) on it will plug into the computer. The shorter end with the
Hi Rowland,
So Elecraft is Shipping and not just to the US.
Congrats!
Just wondering - Does it have a CE Marking?
vy 73 de toby
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Its OK to -very gently- stand up and line up toroids that might have
been shifted in shipping. If they resist movement, do not force them.
(They don't like abuse.. ;-)
But absolutely DO NOT readjust the spacing or location of turns on the
cores. On many of the cores, especially those in the
I finished my newest K2, sn 6263, on Saturday morning and Bang! What do I
find? Wall-to-wall Sweepstakes. So, I hit the WARC bands and made a series of
contacts, including Italy, Russia, and Finland. But it was late sunday
afternoon before I worked a fellow K2er and had the first ragchew of
Hi Rowland,
No CE mark seen but I dont think it needs one in Kit form.
For the kit version likely not, but, afaik, anyone who ordered an
assembled K3 in the EU will, without a CE Marking have a problem. Way
back when, Eric did say that he was looking into getting the K3 certified.
Mine is
To answer my own question: In context of the auto-spot feature of the K3 I
asked:
I haven't looked yet to see if there's a way to move the receiver
without moving the transmitter. Sometimes people answering my CQ's are
far, far, off frequency and it's nice to RIT them into the filter
I ordered my K3 on the 2nd day after it was anounced, and have not heard
anything, or much worse, have not received a box at my doorstep yet!
There must have been a huge surge that first day!
It should be fun to see how many K3's get sold in the initial runs, and when
the test results and the
first of all I want to thank everyone for replying to my question. I should
have told you how I hooked it up. I have the regular k2 cable that interfaces
with the antenna tuner, then goes into a long cable with the serial connector.
so it has three serial connectors.
I plugged a radio shack
I wonder, could a computer just run the thing while you are out
raking leaves.
Most rigs can be software controlled, computers can beat people
at chess, why not just have the computer do the contest?
SSB is no problem, thiose robot voice response things are getting
quite good, and its hard to
I hope for your sake that the serial cable wasn't a 9 pin through. Look at
your assembly manual, or download the PDF file from the Elecraft site. It
describes which pins need to be connected for RS-232 connectivity. The K2 uses
other pins for its control. The manual is very specific, and
Did any of you see the ARRL bulletin about Motorola buying Vertex? It has
been a long time since I have seen a U.S. company buying a foreign company.
John [K7SVV]
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Did any of you see the ARRL bulletin about Motorola buying Vertex?
Saw it elsewhere earlier today. Motorola isn't a company interested in
niche markets like Amateur Radio. It'll be interesting to see if the
Yaesu brand survives, is auctioned off, or...
73,
Lyle KK7P
You know, this may be Elecraft's opportunity to make its first
corporate acquisition: take Yaesu off Motorola's hands (this assuming
that Yaesu has some manufacturing and marketing assets). Though
probably Yaesu manufacturing is contracted out to China; perhaps not a
net plus for Elecraft.
Mike
Perhaps not so. Does anyone remember the Motorola Metrum (sp?) line of
2-meter ham transceivers? I had one, it gave great service for years.
Finally sold it to someone at a hamfest, and as far as I know it still
works.
- Jim, KL7CC
Lyle Johnson wrote:
Motorola isn't a company
In a message dated 11/5/2007 12:29:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A minor correction to your minor correction.
My statement was that Elecraft AS A COMPANY is inexperienced dealing
with contractors.
It's clear from what's happened with the K3 that even if an
John,
Elecraft does not sell pre-assembled cables. The one you have there
sounds like it is the correct one. It is both a serial cable (the long
end) and a K2 to KAT100 communication cable. The conductors used are
different on each end of the cable.
You must connect the *center* DE9
In a message dated 11/5/2007 4:58:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Did any of you see the ARRL bulletin about Motorola buying Vertex? It has
been a long time since I have seen a U.S. company buying a foreign company.
John [K7SVV]
Maybe now we'll be able to get
On Nov 5, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Jim Wiley wrote:
Perhaps not so. Does anyone remember the Motorola Metrum (sp?)
line of 2-meter ham transceivers? I had one, it gave great service
for years. Finally sold it to someone at a hamfest, and as far as
I know it still works.
I still have one
What a pleasant finish to SS this year. My very last QSO was with
Tom, N0SS. I heard him finish a QSO about 2 minutes before the
end. He didn't send QRZ but I dropped my call out anyway. He came
back and I got him in the log at 23:59:39, he QSL's my report with
less than 10 secs to go.
Hey look on the bright side, this is good practice for the K4. Imagine
how fast the K4 could be delivered knowing what Elecraft is
learning now with the K3 delivery.
I can just imagine what the K4 is going to be
Dual Analogue and SDR in one box
Built in Network/Spectrum Analyzer
Feedforward
In the turbulent, exciting world of 2-meter FM in early-1970s Los Angeles,
Motorola was king, prophet and deity all rolled into one. This was years
before the Metrum. To get on the new repeaters that were popping up
everywhere, hams modified Motorola hi-band commercial HTs, fitted them with
Look, I'm an Elecraft customer (K2) and love their products and what
they've done to restore kitbuilding with quality products. I'm also
trying to be an owner of the K3 you know how that's going. So to
the extent what I've said is viewed as critical, it's meant to be
helpful for the
Don,
Humm... Well, I did a few tests and, unless I've messed up a lot
(Who? Me?!!), looks like the transmit frequency is *not* offset by 600
(as the STP adjustment indicated). Looks like it's more like 200 Hz.
And, if I change the offset to 500 (lowest it'll go), I'm not sure there
is any
!5 or 20 years ago, a decent crew at Motorola in Schaumberg (mostly hams)
had a pretty good thing going, refurbishing some of the batwing company's
commercial rigs and making them available to amateurs. I do not know the
details .. in fact what I am relaying here is all hearsay! Anyway.
What hit with the 2000? The 2000 has sold very well. The 9000 roll out a
complete mess. They could spin out the Amateur division and try to sell
it...Not sure who would buy it. They do have some very good Handhelds and
mobile rigs. The 857 was a big seller. I am not sure what sales of the
1000 FT-2000s is not a large number! Compare that with over 6000 K2s,
about 2500 K1s and at least 1800 KX1s if I recall the serial numbers
that have come to my attention. I have no idea how many K3s are on
order, but my guess is that it is close to 1000 already.
73,
Don W3FPR
Mike Fatchett
How aie you K3 folks setting it up for QRP cw such as filters, etc?
or, i.e. is the basic unit enough or do you do some add-ons?
Don't worry, not going to order yet but maybe have one by next fall. Too much
fun with K1s and getting my cw into shape right now.
TU, 82,
John N0LT
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