That Elecraft is testing the filters now is a good thing!
I remember a post from Elecraft a few months ago, that said that I
should not use the 8.2M IF filters that were intended for Yaesu's FT1K
because the filters for the Elecraft K3 were specially selected to get
top performance.
The recent
I find it difficult to believe that a filter will go bad between
manufacturer and customer. Perhaps the odd one in 1000 might get past the
manufacturer's test regime. Modern surface mount components and hybrids are
very sturdy and no postal service could impart sufficient vibration or shock
I hear what you are saying Lyle, and maybe I didn't explain myself clearly
enough- what bothered me was that moving filter bandwidth from 2.7 to 2.8kHz
and then back again completely stopped what I was perceiving as distortion.
That is what made me wonder if it were something amiss somewhere.
Bill Maddock-2 wrote:
You are right I was on the wrong one, but found the PA NOR and turned off
rig and back on - now it's allright - Ignorance is Bliss - I'm learning
Yep, that one tripped me up, too. I didn't see the separate PA NOR during
testing, and getting a bit myopic these days I
David Cutter wrote:
I am not able to test that the filters I purchased are up to spec, but if
there have been significant numbers of failures (and the extraordinary
failure of one in a reviewer's sample), I'm coming to the conclusion that
filters should be returned to be re-tested,
Well, the radio seems ok, but there will be occasions, such as operating
near to very strong in-band signals when it may perform less than
satisfactorily and it is hard to identify what is happening. There may well
be artefacts that are disturbing and only heard on odd occasions such as
this
All of these discussions seem to point out that there is need for operator
control and knowlege to properly operate the radio.
For some users, the sun may rise and set on AM, but others are using the radio
for moon bounce, 160 m CW contesting, transverter, etc.
And when a feature is
I vote for giving the operator control rather than giving the software control.
It is part of the adventure of the hobby to own a piece of gear that is
complex enough that it is a challenge to us to squeeze out the last ounce of
performance. I vote for having thousands of permutations and
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:42:37 +0100, you wrote:
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Would it be possible to have a 1 KHz tuning step for AM? Unless I
missed something it seems the smallest AM coarse step is 5 KHz. 1 KHz
would be a lot better for tuning around the SWBC bands; 5 is just too
coarse. Thanks.
Read the reviews and make a list of your own pros and cons. In addition to
the usual transmitter and receiver performance items, include things like:
* Cost of repair (modules vs. the whole rig being sent).
* Company management involvement in reflector discussions, customer
problems, and
Kenneth Waites wrote:
I vote for giving the operator control rather than giving the software
control. It is part of the adventure of the hobby to own a piece of gear
that is complex enough that it is a challenge to us to squeeze out the
last ounce of performance. I vote for having
While I agree with you David and Julian's point about shipping costs etc, I
would suggest that in this case the fundamental questions are whether or not
the filter's specification does include IIP3 minimum limits and what are
they. Because, and understandably so, the dynamic range data
Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu
FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now
my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both.
That was one of the factors that pushed me to get a factory built K3. I
Drew,
Use the fine/coarse controls in conjunction with the RATE button. Tap
the RATE button until the 100 Hz digit place blinks and that allows you
to easily tune in 50 Hz steps which is 5 kHz per revolution with a 100
count setting. That is certainly good enough for me.
It takes a lot of
I have a newly built K1 for sale. The serial number is 2528 and was built
this spring. It has the back light option and the KAT1 auto tuner and will
come with manuals and power cord. The radio passed all tests and meets all
Elecraft specifications. Price for the rig is $475 shipped anywhere
Thanks, Don. That is a big improvement. I did suspect that I was
missing something (and yes, I'm guilty of not having studied the
manual enough).
I notice that while in COARSE, tapping RATE drops you back into FINE.
It might be nice if instead it switched to, say, 500 Hz steps. But the
50 Hz
Just curious, has anyone found RX eq to be useful for CW? Just
wondering what settings people like, if not flat.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
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Julian,
My cynicism is showing here, but I do believe that many people want all
the 'bells and whistles' even if they will never use them. The result
is that we end up with a radio or software that many complain about
'because it is too hard to use'. It is difficult to impossible for all
Drew:
I have my sidetone pitch set for 550 Hz. The RX EQ is adjusted so that the
400 HZ band (button 4) is at +2 and the others above that are all set
for -16. This eliminated a lot of QRN and other band noise plus gives a
slight peak near the IF center. Speaker choice will play a roll in this
Hello,
Anyone have any experience with Ethernet to serial adapters? Would it be
possible to connect one to the K3 serial port?
Manuel W4SSB
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On Jun 21, 2008, at 7:03 AM, Manuel Maseda wrote:
Hello,
Anyone have any experience with Ethernet to serial adapters? Would
it be
possible to connect one to the K3 serial port?
Yes, but the problem you face is that there is no standard way to make
that device look like a standard
At work I have used and recommend to customers the Extron adaptors,
such as this single-port model:
http://www.extron.com/product/printable.aspx?id=iplts1
It offers a TCP port through which the serial stream can be tunneled.
The built in webserver allows the thing to be configured using a web
Manuel Maseda wrote:
...
Anyone have any experience with Ethernet to serial adapters? Would it be
possible to connect one to the K3 serial port?
Lantronix and other manufacturers make some very nice Ethernet-to-serial
modules. My experience developing firmware for a security system
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:56 -0400, Joseph M. Durnal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu
FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now
my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both.
I wonder if I could get
Eltima's Serial to Ethernet Communications software library
http://www.eltima.com/products/serial-over-ethernet/ allows
mapping an Ethernet to serial adapter to a virtual port on a
local computer. There may be similar products ... I have
not looked for them.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
Trade your Bare Bones (No amp, no SSB, no Noise Blanker, No 160,
etc No Nothing)
Your 10W 80-10Mtr CW only rig for my Alinco 100W 160-6M AM FM SSB CW rig
http://www.radions.net/trade.htm
Tel: . . . 707-832-4304
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Lyle,
You mention setting Rx equalization to flat for data modes.
I set up RxEQ to make the waterfall uniform, flattening the slight residual
spectrum colorization left over from roofing filter not quite being flat. It
appears to work okay but now I wonder if I am helping or hurting the data
I'm sorry for ommitting this info in my original post...the K1 I have for
sale covers the 40, 30,20, and 15
meter bands and the VFO covers the lower 80khz of each band.
Brent WB4X
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I hope that none of the Elecrafters have been adversely
affected by the Watsonville fire!
Doug
W6JD
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I live nearby (in Santa Cruz), from what I have heard, the fire is
fairly close to Elecraft HQ, but on the other side of the freeway
(Elecraft is on the ocean side of the freeway)...but I haven't heard
about people's homes, I hope and pray everyone is ok.
Jeff N6GQ
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:35
Suggestions are pouring in. I'm surprised nobody has offered to buy
it from me right away.
Most folks think I should build it and and use it for field day and
once I do that, I won't want to sell it!
So building has started. I can't find my dummy load, I think I lent
it out but I can't
Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
Rig here is K3 #811.
Options are KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, 400 Hz 8 pole xfil.
My problem is that at turn-on I have every icon on the LCD display on
simultaneously, almost like an LCD display test.
Rig doesn't respond to any commands.
Tried connecting to the K3
Joseph
I built mine in 5 hours to the 10 Watt stage, another hour for
alignment/checking/firmware updating. The following day adding the 100W
PA took another hour to install and just a few minutes to align. The
only tricky part for me was matching the front panel board with four
Most builders need 8 to 10 hours (wich you can find on Elecrafts
website by the way ;-)).
73, Maarten
PD2R
2008/6/21 Joseph M. Durnal [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Suggestions are pouring in. I'm surprised nobody has offered to buy
it from me right away.
Most folks think I should build it and and use
Robert Tellefsen wrote:
Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
Rig here is K3 #811.
Options are KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, 400 Hz 8 pole xfil.
My problem is that at turn-on I have every icon on the LCD display on
simultaneously, almost like an LCD display test.
Rig doesn't respond to any
Here's a question for experienced ex-K2 types who have done
Elecraft-approved mods involving replacement of SMTs on the main circuit
board of the K3:
Can I expect working with the K3 boards to be similar to working with
the K2 circuit boards so far as lifting or damage to traces are
In this situation where someone changes a setting and it may be unknown to
the owner, I was wondering if there is the capability of saving a set of
settings in file to be reinstalled to get it back to the way is was, after
field day for example or for some specific setup that was working before I
Thanks Bill.
I'll give these a try.
73, Bob N6WG
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Robert Tellefsen wrote:
Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
I've watched a good training video for working with SMTs but my
concern is with the board and not with the process. Even after
nearly 48 years of kit-building including two all-up K2/100s, I'm
still intimidated by the thought of those danged SMTs and can't
decide whether or not I want to
When building an Elecraft kit, even one as simple as the W1 Wattmeter and SWR
Bridge,
R E A D T H E I N S T R U C T I O N S C A R E F U L L Y!
That is all, you may go back to your regularly scheduled QSOs now.
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Currently the BFO pitch is adjustable in 50 Hz increments. Could this
please be changed to a minimum of every 10 Hz? I think most cw ops will
agree that 10 Hz increments would add worthwhile flexibility.
I think this was discussed some months ago, but I never saw that it had been
resolved.
Steve,
Thanks for this insight. Can the RX EQ be saved per mode, that is, one for
SSB and one for CW?
Thanks and 73, Bud N7CW
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I would also hope the PBT could be adjustable in 10 hz increments while in CW
mode.
Gary W7TEA
Norm Duxbury wrote:
Currently the BFO pitch is adjustable in 50 Hz increments. Could this
please be changed to a minimum of every 10 Hz? I think most cw ops will
agree that 10 Hz
Bud
Nope. When you change from CW to SSB you'll have to redo those EQ settings.
Steve Ellington
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Good Evening,
Summer is in Oregon both de facto and de jure. Weather is very nice today
and has been for a day or two. I tried twenty meters a few times during the
week. Yuck! Not good. I was able to make a few short contacts but conditions
were very tough. I was not able to copy very
Noticing that the linux update app doesn't seem to be able to
communicate with the FTP server. Has no issue downloding the config out
of the radio and seeing what versions its running but can't seem to get
the updates...
Anyone else having this issue or is it only temporary?
Is there a way to erase a memory back to the default NULL state? If not
is there a way to erase them all w/o having to re-cal the rig?
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Please help me with an upcoming article on the K3 in NCJ. I want to mention
some of the third party products that offer explicit support for the K3. I
know about HRD, WinTest, N1MM, Top Ten decoder and DXD cables, microHAM
Router software and cables and Elecraft products like KRC2 and XVnnn. What
USInterface.com's Navigator.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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Please help me with an upcoming article on the K3 in NCJ. I want to
mention
some of the third party products that offer explicit support for the K3. I
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