Excellent job Mike! And if someone doesn't like bass all they
need do is adjust the EQ. Now we have a choice.
No, adjusting the EQ messes up digital modes. In addition,
additional bandwidth below 200 Hz makes the signal illegal
on 60 meters where the occupied bandwidth is specified at
Hi,
With latest (MCU 1.88 / DSP 1.70) FW (and also versions sbefore) I have
the following strange behavior in transverter operation:
K3 SN 533
Using an XV144, set up as XVTR1, 1mW drive power.
Tune PWR is set to fixed 5.0 (Config Menu)
When I switch to the transverter band and do TAP TUNE, a
Well K3 #850 is alive and well. Only two problems, KBPF3 filter PCB had L18
snapped off and one lead was cut. So I unsoldered the remaining lead,
rewound it, resoldered it to the board, and installed the board at the same
time as the KPA3. The other problem was a small scratch on the bottom
hi Wayne,
On 4 May 2008 at 13:35, wayne burdick wrote:
I'll do another posting as soon as revised firmware is ready. Thanks
for all the quick feedback.
thank you for the quick help and open communication on the list.
this is unusual these days but gives me a good feeling.
A great radio
No need to be embarrassed Chris, the same thing happened to me.
I found that things got screwed up with the microkeyer router
software which had set the virtual com port at 9.6k instead of
38.4k.
I then used a proper RS232 port and lead, and all went well.
To get in a good state, remove the
As the world gets ever more populated by the K3 there must come a time
when we see a message here reporting K3 s/n *** has been stolen -
fingers crossed it won't be K3 145.
It occurred to me that being software driven, it should be possible to
password protect the K3 in such a way to prevent
Stewart Rolfe wrote:
As the world gets ever more populated by the K3 there must come a time
when we see a message here reporting K3 s/n *** has been stolen -
fingers crossed it won't be K3 145.
Remember that the rig's serial number is embedded in the Firmware Stewart.
73 Ian
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Ian J Maude,
Rick,
In one way I am sorry to hear that you have a problem with
occasional loss of RX after TX, however I am pleased that I am now
not the only one to report this problem !
I was hoping that the new F/W releases would rid my K3 of this
annoying phenomenon, but that did not happen...
I have a
Windy Dankoff KM5Q wrote:
I like using the K3 for shortwave listening. I would rather not be
required to buy the FM xtal filter to get the full bandwidth on AM.
Will this change with future revisions?
How can you have an IF bandwidth wider than 6KHz without using a filter
that's wider
Mike Scott-7 wrote:
I am surprised to hear that people don't like the extra bandwidth in the
audio response in the K3.
Because people use their radios in different ways. Some of us don't want to
waste energy generating frequencies that add nothing to the ability to be
heard when signals
KM5Q wrote:
I like using the K3 for shortwave listening. I would rather not be
required to buy the FM xtal filter to get the full bandwidth on AM. Will
this change with future revisions?
I don't understand the question; it seems to me to be a matter of physics.
A roofing filter is needed to
hi Wayne,
On 4 May 2008 at 11:48, wayne burdick wrote:
Will TX EQ be made mode and/or input dependent? Setting TX EQ
for voice screws up the audio response for digital mode (AFSK A and
DATA A) operation. The same is true for RX EQ.
I believe both RX and TX EQ are bypassed in DATA
Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
wider than necessary. With the FM filter, the 4.2 KHz high cut is
less than the 10 KHZ of IF bandwidth. Why is the IF bandwidth and
audio response excessively restricted with the FM filter? It should
be possible to achieve at least 12 KHz of IF bandwidth and 6 KHz or
Altered the subject to Download! Well, one step forward, two steps back!
After several emails from Wayne lst night, and during his Sunday
afternoon I should add, so thanks, Wayne last night, I decided to switch
off.
I had managed to get the download done OK but transmitted audio wasn't
Anyone else observe this on their K3?
I terminate my K3 in a perfect dummy load. I then
repeatedly test under SSB voice, then without reason
it appears as if the K3;s VSWR meter spikes upwards to
a higher reading. It seems to do it on every 4th or
5th voice peak. It seems to settle down
If I could make my K3 sound like its using a Heil HC4
cartridge I would be happy. The Heil HC4 audio sound
is ESSB for me!
Maybe at sometime in the future transmitting through
the 2.1khz filter on SSB will be made possible.
A further refinement of carrier point adjustment
combined with an
Grateful thanks to Mal G4KFT who reminded me that I should set mHam
Keyer to No Radio.
K3 working, latest downloads installed, sounding really, really good. Phew!!
73 Chris G3SJJ
G3SJJ wrote:
Altered the subject to Download! Well, one step forward, two steps back!
After several emails
Wayne and Team,
Many thanks for your sterling efforts on the latest firmware.
After sorting out an upload problem the end result is a radio
which as some might say in |England is cooking with Gas !
I can't comment the number of changes made to modes such as AM, FM
and Data which are not my
The broken wire on the toroid seems to be a common problem. Are steps being
taken to add some support for this component during shipping?
Jim K4JAF
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From: Jay Bromley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:49 AM
Subject:
Hi Jim,
Yes, Wayne says they are going to support L18 with some RTV or something
similar like the ones on the PA.
In a weird way I think this was meant to be, I haven't built one of Wayne's
rigs yet without winding a toriod, hihi.
73 de jay/w5jay..
The broken wire on the toroid seems to
My widest filter is 2.8. I am allowed to widen the DSP to 4. So why
not in AM, for BC receiving, be allowed wide enough for high fidelity,
without a roofing (or xmit) filter? (AM can be widened to 10, but it
sounds narrow and muffled)
I get much better bandwidth (fidelity) now using SSB to
-Original Message-
From: S Sacco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We're not broadcasters, we're communicators.
That's true. But there are all sorts of communication!
That extra frequency response takes away from the spectrum available
for our fellow Amateurs.
Hold that thought
Don't even
Why not an LC filter for AM reception instead of an expensive
crystal roofing filter ?
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Mon, 05 May 2008 08:29:29 -0600, KM5Q wrote:
My widest filter is 2.8. I am allowed to widen the DSP to 4. So
why
not in AM, for BC receiving, be allowed wide enough for high
fidelity,
The last item in USB to Serial Adapter Troubleshooting part of K3 Utility
Help was provided to me by W4TV, microHAM's US distributor.
The microHAM router gets in the way of K3 Firmware loads unless you change
the radio type in the microHAM router to None.
The K3's boot loader (the permanent
On 5/5/08, Stewart Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why not an LC filter for AM reception instead of an expensive
crystal roofing filter ?
That's what I did. I cut a scrap of PC board to the size of a filter
and used three toroids with tuning and coupling caps. It worked just
fine in position
I'd prefer not to make firmware loading any more difficult than it is
already. Whatever layers we added could either be defeated by a persistent
and technologically savvy thief or would cause the real owner real grief
should something go awry.
Dick, K6KR
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Blast ! you got there before me Dave.
I have been modeling some suitable LC filters, but as you say they
are a bit wide for transmit. However looking back in my log shows
that I haven't had an AM QSO for 10's of years, so it's unlikely I
will have one now. :-)
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Mon, 5 May 2008
Thanks, that's good info. It is certainly easier to select the
radio type to None than mess around changing serial cables.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Mon, 5 May 2008 08:53:43 -0600, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
The last item in USB to Serial Adapter Troubleshooting part of
K3 Utility
Help was provided to
... I sure wouldn't transmit
with it, though. It's hugely wide, offering no attenuation of
unwanted mixer products.
If the filter is too wide, then poor 15 kHz image rejection, aliasing
and other unwanted things might happen in Rx. The DSP depends on
bandwidth limiting prior to digitizing,
Gads! I never would have thought of trying that! I can't wait for someone
to give a logical explanation of what the problem could have been. I'm
afraid all that tells me is that the wall socket you were using initially
may have a problem. Have you checked it?
Dave W7AQK
- Original
I brought the K3 (#722) to work today once again, this
time to check the FM operation of the radio. I had
calibrated the oscillator a couple of weeks ago, and
it has only drifted 16Hz since then! Measurements
taken on the same equipment, same freq standard
Motorola 2670, Spectracom 8195A.
My FM
Wayne,
Currently with the newly released firmware it still takes about 60 watts to
drive my Alpha 99 to 1 KW (not 1.5KW) on SSB. Twenty eight watts is all that
is necessary on my Omni VII to drive my amp to 1 KW on SSB. Twenty eight
watts on the K3 delivers approximately 400 watts SSB on
Sounds good for SWL. Only downside (a minor one, IMO) is that you
might get response from images 30 KHz away. How much weaker is a
signal when you tune to its image 30 KHz up/down?
Jerry W4UK
At 11:01 AM 5/5/2008, Dave Martin wrote:
On 5/5/08, Stewart Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why not
Thanks Wayne for 1.88 firmware. I will download it this afternoon. I was
using 1.87 when I referred to low SSB output. Roy Morris W4WFB
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Blast ! you got there before me Dave.
I have been modeling some suitable LC filters, but as you say they
are a bit wide for transmit. However looking back in my log shows
that I haven't had an AM QSO for 10's of years, so it's unlikely I
will have one now. :-)
73
Stewart G3RXQ
I had
2) No one has come up with a proposal to ban it that hasn't
generated overwhelming opposition from the amateur community.
Not true ... nobody has been able to make a proposal without being
shouted down by a bunch of AM and ESSB zealots. Most HF users
want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth
Thanks, that's good info. It is certainly easier to select the
radio type to None than mess around changing serial cables.
The alternative to none is to check the Disable Router Queries
box. With that checked, Router will not do any polling while
The K3 Utility has the port open.
That
Hello,
When using the button AB (VFO info transfer) the mode from A is not
transferred to B.
Was that supposed to be so or asked for? Especially now when CW is possible
in SSB mode, you might not notice it when B was on SSB and you quickly want
to transfer CW info to B for split operation.
When using the button AB (VFO info transfer) the mode from A is not
transferred to B.
With the new firmware, the first tap of AB only transfers the
frequency. A second tap or AB within 2 seconds of the first tap tells
the radio to transfer the other settings associated with VFO A (mode,
Josh
Elecraft need to see how other manufacturers configure their
transceivers... The TS480, which covers the same bands as a K3, has
wide/narrow TX deviation which toggles between the two when the FIL/Nar
button is held down, this switches between 2.5 KHz and 5 KHz maximum
deviation and
On 5/5/08, Jerry Flanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds good for SWL. Only downside (a minor one, IMO) is that you might get
response from images 30 KHz away. How much weaker is a signal when you tune
to its image 30 KHz up/down?
Jerry W4UK
I can't hear anything, Jerry, even from our
-Original Message-
From: Joe Subich, W4TV [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Most HF users
want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required for
communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned.
On what information do you make this claim?
73 de Jim, N2EY
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:51 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Original Message-
From: Joe Subich, W4TV [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Most HF users
want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required for
communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned.
On what
Could be a ground loop problem. At the factory we have had trouble
with ground loops upsetting RS232 communication between the device
under test and the test controller PC... and are careful about our AC
mains power arrangements. We try to keep all AC power cords for test
gear, PC, etc. on the
-Original Message-
From: Joe Subich, W4TV
Most HF users want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required
for communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned.
--
Oh really? Well, I guess I'm not part of most then. I'm a CW op but
I'm thrilled these
I have the following for sale:
K2 #5731 with KNB2, KSB2, K160RX, and KDSP2 - $975
KPA100 - $350
KAT100 - $225
Includes all manuals and cables. Also have the VCO
shielding mod for the K2 and a new headphone jack.
Will sell entire package for $1500 and ship free.
The
Darwin, Keith wrote:
I think it makes a lot of sense (a LOT) to say narrow bandwidth signals
at the low end of the band, wide signals at the top, mids in the middle.
If someone wants to run ESSB at 5 KHz, that's fine, we'll allocate some
space at the high end of the band so they can play have
On May 5, 2008, at 1:35 AM, G4ILO wrote:
Mike Scott-7 wrote:
I am surprised to hear that people don't like the extra bandwidth
in the
audio response in the K3.
Because people use their radios in different ways. Some of us don't
want to
waste energy generating frequencies that add
I feel lots of heat but very little light on this subject here.
Just different wavelengths of the same thing, Brian. And if you are
fast enough and in the right direction, you can shift either to the
other, can't you?
Next we will talk about how it is ALL digital, that there is no such
Dave G4AON wrote:
Elecraft need to see how other manufacturers configure their
transceivers... The TS480, which covers the same bands as a K3, has
wide/narrow TX deviation which toggles between the two when the FIL/Nar
button is held down, this switches between 2.5 KHz and 5 KHz maximum
Stewart G3RXQ wrote:
Why not an LC filter for AM reception instead of an expensive
crystal roofing filter ?
I was going to suggest that, then I thought of the points Lyle made and
guessed that it wouldn't work. But if it works well enough for casual
listening and people are willing to
I do not transmit AM or ESSB and I do not want it baned.
Bob Serwy - N9RS
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Subject:
My kit K3 #818 came with the shafts on the four small dual function knobs
lose and the associated pots feeling like they were gritty when turned.
Sure not as smooth and nice as my ICOM 746! Wonder how many #800 units
experienced this problem or is it just me? The lose shafts and gritty
Lyle KK7P wrote:
With the new firmware, the first tap of AB only transfers the
frequency. A second tap or AB within 2 seconds of the first tap tells
the radio to transfer the other settings associated with VFO A (mode,
etc.).
This is in the release notes, but easy to miss with all the
I don't think there is any doubt that Elecraft will not satisfy everybody
until the transmit bandwidth is made fully customizable, just like the
receiver. I understand that this is also Elecraft's intention. It would seem
to make sense to have a CONFIG option that works just like the hi/lo cut
After downloading 1.88/1.70 firmware, I have had problems.
First, I noticed that the receiver came and went on 40M. Then, I switched
to 20M and noticed aERR PL1 message and found that 20M receive was also
acting strange in the same way.
I looked up the ERR PL1 code in
On May 5, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Lyle Johnson wrote:
I feel lots of heat but very little light on this subject here.
Just different wavelengths of the same thing, Brian.
Well, not quite. It doesn't get to be the same thing until AFTER the
vibrational energy in the bonds is reemitted as
Bob K9PAG wrote:
My kit K3 #818 came with the shafts on the four small dual function knobs
lose and the associated pots feeling like they were gritty when turned.
Sure not as smooth and nice as my ICOM 746! Wonder how many #800 units
experienced this problem or is it just me? The lose
Hi guys,
today I tried to use my paddle trasmitting in FSK mode as mentioned on the
manual at page 32.
The TX and RX decode work very well but I found trouble using IM (immediatly
exit) or
BT (extented timeout).
Pratically speaking the above two command don't work ... after write some
words
the
Hi all,
I installed the latest firmware this morning but have only just got
around to testing. To be sure, I reset the radio and started the at the
beginning, calibration and all. Having done all of that I set
the CONFIG:TXG VCE menu item to 3.0 dB. The rig now almost gets to the
set power on
How many low life thieves would be familiar with the K3, let alone whether it
was protected by a PIN #? I think very few, if any.
I see very little value in a PIN #, insofar as its serving as a deterrent to
theft is concerned.
But then, maybe thieves are more sophisticated than I give them
Most HF users want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required
for
communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned. Unfortunately,
certain special interest groups continue to drive the debate.
Hi.
There are also a lot of radio amateurs that are concerned about the fact
that
Stewart G3RXQ wrote:
Wayne and Team,
Many thanks for your sterling efforts on the latest firmware.
After sorting out an upload problem the end result is a radio
which as some might say in |England is cooking with Gas !
I can't comment the number of changes made to modes such as AM, FM
My kit K3 #818 has what appears to be a defect. The defect may be by design
or just in my radio. When I push one of the 9 multi-function controls (the
9 buttons to the immediate left of the display) the 8 other buttons move
inward too. Not a lot but one can see it happen. I suspect this is a
I noticed that the LINE IN input is less sensitive with this version.
We increased the resolution of the MIC and LINE IN controls, so you need
a higher setting, in the vicinity of 3x, for the same net gain.
However, I'm still finding that in DATA A mode when I feed in a pure tone
I'm only
IK2HKT - Sten wrote:
The TX and RX decode work very well but I found trouble using IM (immediatly
exit) or
BT (extented timeout).
Pratically speaking the above two command don't work ... after write some
words
Make sure you are sending IM or BT as one character -- no space between
the 'I'
On K3 #202 I get no perceptible movement of the other 8 push buttons
when I tap or press/hold with normal force on any one of the other 9
buttons. You might want to take a look at your assembly process and make
sure that you have the correct spacers/washers. etc., in the proper places.
73,
My #764 wasn't missing anything. I'm left with an extra pile of spare
hardware, so I could have dropped a tiny screw and been OK.
My dual-pots have only slight play. They turn smoothly. I think they
switched vendor and should watch for this!
My rig worked fine at first power-up.
Windy KM5Q
Yep - I suspect it was a ground loop problem here between the 2 mains
outlets.
73 de Mike, zl1mh.
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K3 #584 must have had the old audio pots which are fantastic -- they
have a solid feel to them and coupled with the knobs (which sorta add to
the old-timey flavor) it reminds me of knobs on my Drake 2B or an old
Hallicrafters radio!
Joe, W2RBA
KM5Q wrote:
My #764 wasn't missing anything.
I am surprised to hear that people don't like the extra bandwidth in the
audio response in the K3.
For me I have been reluctant to check into a regular rag chew net until I
could have some extra low frequency response. I knew that the K3 wouldn't
measure up and I didn't want the K3 to be seen
I read, with interest, the discussion about the K3's inability to copy (or
perhaps a better way to say it is to reproduce the audio of) shortwave
broadcast stations well without a wide FM filter. I just wondered if there is
not, or could not be made, a provision to have no roofing filter for
Hi Bruce,
For communications bandwidths, a sturdy 4-ohm, 3 or 4 diameter mobile
speaker (non-powered) does a great job. For a bit more fidelity and to
take advantage of the K3's stereo speaker outputs, I use a pair of good
quality bookshelf-style speakers (again, non-powered).
Right
Most HF users want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than
required for communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned.
Unfortunately, certain special interest groups continue to drive the
debate.
Yes, and they're called Hams or Amateur Radio Operators, too.
The same debate was
Really folksI am getting more and more behind the curve here with the K3
and all the updates.
What is working?
What is not working?
Or...maybe I should ask
What is working for some people and not for others?
I am rather confused as to where we are with the K3 firmware. I know a
I am happy to say that firmware v.1.88 appears to have corrected my low output
on SSB. I went to CONFIG: TXG VCE [T] and dialed in 1.5 dB. That brought up
my SSB peak power to 100 watts with 100 watts of TUNE power. Thanks Wayne.
This K3 rocks!!! Roy Morris W4WFB K3 #323
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Help:
Jerry Flanders wrote:
for SWL. Only downside (a minor one, IMO) is that you might get response
from images 30 KHz away. How much weaker is a signal when you tune to
its image 30 KHz up/down?
Less than 30kHz. The whole point of the exercise is to use wide
filters, so, assuming that the
No, it's not just you. Count me in as well. I am in the same boat as you. I
don't care that much about AM and FM although I do ultimately want it, but I
do want SSB to work at full power. I am also worried that the extension down
to 200Hz is just waisting power that contributes very little to
My two concentric pots have a very good feel to them (serno #82). The four
dual function controls are not pots but shaft encoders. They have a little
wobble in them, but I don't find it objectonable. The gritty feel I am
sure is intentional; these are indents indicating each new encoder position.
Ian et al,
I did the same thing but found out later that my SSB audio sounded a little
gravelly as if I was overdriving early stages of the mic audio amplifier.
This was true even with no bars of ALC showing and with both my MH2 mic and
another backup microphone.
After a lot of tests and
Before this latest firmware release, I would have said that the K3's VOX is
the smoothest and finest I've ever used.
But now, even with the sensitivity at 100 (max), I cannot get it to hold in
without speaking rather loudly. Has anyone else noticed this? The antivox
setting has no effect.
--
My first real problem (or operator error?) with K3 SN 608 just occurred. I
got on 20 CW with my usual antenna (a resonant dipole) and the K3 is showing
a 2:1 SWR and folding back power. I bypass the tuner with this antenna
since its SWR is in the 1.2 to 1.3 range. My external SWR meter shows
I noticed the same thing that I have to speak louder or set the gain up higher
for the VOX since the last upgrade.
Lee - K0WA
Sure hate to complain
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't
have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If
Knut,
I agree. I like the gritty feel, as it is consistent with these
functions being changed in discrete steps, not continually.
73, andy, ae6y
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Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:37 PM
Subject: Re:
I have just tried the VOX, and I have noticed it as well. I turned the VOX
gain up to 100 and it did then in fact TX, but I too had to speak quite
loudly to get it to hold. I very rarely use VOX, so it would have been quite
some to most likely before I would have noticed that. I am sure this will
Sten:
At 11:55 05/05/2008, IK2HKT - Sten wrote:
Hi guys,
today I tried to use my paddle trasmitting in FSK mode as mentioned on the
manual at page 32.
The TX and RX decode work very well but I found trouble using IM (immediatly
exit) or BT (extented timeout).
Pratically speaking the above
'Information rate' is I suppose the let-out.
Information rate is not a let out in analog voice.
I would have thought that the use of ESSB would come close to
breaking the rules on Emission Standards as imposed by some
regulators, e.g. FCC Amateur Rules section 97.307 which says
in part
More Bass on my fish stringer, is better.
John
k7up
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If you see ERR VCO on VFO B after attempting a VCO CAL, it could
indicate that the new firmware load process did not complete.
Specifically, some data needed by the K3's synthesizer may be missing.
It is stored in something called the FPF (front panel flash memory).
If you see these errors --
Hi Lee,
I just noticed that too. I now have to set mike gain at 45 and vox gain at
100 and speak above my normal voice so the VOX doesn't trip out with an HC4.
By the way, I did not save the former upgrades. Since I didn't do that is
there an easy way to go backwards with an upgrade?
Tnx
N2TK,
I also have noticed that VOX gain needs to be increased to hold in. I hope
that will be addressed in a future firmware upgrade. Roy Morris W4WFB K3
#323
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Josh, K6ZRX wrote:
-My FM measurements were as follows:
-Frequency was 52.525, did not check 10 meters.
-12Db SINAD .47uV -113.4dBm
-Looses squelch (13) takes .79uV -109.0dBm to break
-Squelch closes at .33uV -116.5dBm
-Max modulation acceptance 4.90kHz
-TX CTCSS deviation .3kHz (at 114.8Hz)
Julian and All,
This kind of thing emphasizes the value of something I suggested previously.
I think the manual should be downloadable in Word, or some equivalent, and
then updated by just revising the individual pages. A revision page would
be designated by the page number plus an
Sorry for the last incomplete post.
Josh, K6ZRX wrote:
- My FM measurements were as follows:
Frequency was 52.525, did not check 10 meters.
12Db SINAD .47uV -113.4dBm
Looses squelch (13) takes .79uV -109.0dBm to break
Squelch closes at .33uV -116.5dBm
Max modulation acceptance 4.90kHz
TX CTCSS
Gents,
Come join the net and listen for Geoff.
I have thunderous sky here, but I'll do my best (?)
Windy KM5Q
K3 #674
Good evening Windy,
40m almost woke up here last night, good contacts into Chile etc. If
I can stay awake I shall be listening / calling on 7.190 MHz +-
tomorrw morning
Hi Joe,
I don't run ESSB here BUT...I prefer the revised K3 firmware as it now is.
Apparently many others feel the same based on responses in this thread.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion and the rest of us to ours as
well.
73 de N1LQ-Dave
In a recent message, David Yarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
I think the manual should be downloadable in Word,
Gosh, I sincerely hope not, David; I for one do not wish to have to
start installing another Microsoft product. How about Corel
WordPerfect?
No! Let's stick with Adobe Acrobat
In a message dated 5/5/08 5:14:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Many years ago Bell Labs
(and others) proved rather thoroughly that 2.4 to 2.6 KHz
was more than adequately for communications purposes. Their
tests were specifically in relation to toll grade audio for
I'm a retired career two-way radio tech and I'll
add a me too to Joe's FM-mode observations
below. He's correct.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
I no longer work in the 2-way field... so I don't
have easy access to a Communications service monitor,
but I can say that on-air tests on a 6-meter
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