It is normal - depending on what you mean by very hot. Very hot to the
touch could be 60C. Very hot to a PA device might be 90C or more. It is a
good sign your transistors are thermally bonded to the case.
I am not sure you are really supposed to use high duty cycle modes for
extended periods
I'm just getting around to getting RTTY running on my K3. Using DATA and
external FSK,
I notice that there is a difference in the output power between Mark and
Space.
Is there some way to eliminate this situation ?
Dave
David J Drew -- W7DPW
Over 50 Years with Same Call
Amateur Extra Since
And the effect of Ebay... But it is a real problem for us overseas people.
Many firms will not ship abroad at all and others insist on using expensive
couriers, even for items only costing a few $. My recent problem trying to
get a 15-way cable for example. It would cost $10 for the cable and $60
Hi Dave,
I notice that there is a difference in the output power between Mark and
Space.
I've noticed this too, but never really worried about it and am not
sure if I ever reported it to Elecraft. RTTY still works very nicely
for me on the K3.
I've wondered whether this might have
Chuck,
My K2/100 #3255 built in 2003 has behaved in a similar fashion twice, the
first episode taking place in 2005 after the rig had been in receive mode
for several hours. The only front panel control that had any effect was the
power ON-OFF switch.
In my case the problem was caused by
With over 200 on 160 from this 80 ft. wide city lot I take a real interest in
noise blankers. A few days ago my friend gave me his K3 kit to build for him.
s/n 1487 2.21 firmware with 2.7khz, 1.0 khz, .400 khz filters. His 2nd rx still
on order.
Tonight I have it together except for the 100w
Jens Køster wrote:
My K3 100W ser. 1343 gets VERY hot on the underside where the PA transistors
are connected to the chassis. I´m testing at 100W FM into a dummyload for
about 3-5 minutes.
Is that normal?
The K3 isn't rated for 100W on FM or any other continuous duty mode,
according to the
eBay has become a mess. I have won bids on goods
that did not exist and fortunately waited to pay until the
seller confirmed many things for me. Some will grab
someone else's sales notice and repeat it as tho it were
their own, thinking some will simply pay without confirming
anything with
When they are looking into FSK, please fix FSK POL so it inverts TX polarity.
2.38 seems to have fixed a small assymetry in the peak response of the RTTY
DPF peaks for the 250 Hz filter. It was not due to a small offset in the
roofing filter.
de K3KO
Dave W7DPW wrote:
I'm just
Chuck,
From your description of the failure indications, I would say that for
some reason or another, the microprocessor is simply stopping.
A reset to factory defaults should be done only as a last resort and
*only* after recording all your menu settings, including your filter
setup data.
Hi Paul:
I bought a buddipole antenna system and I want to get one of the subject
units but I don't know the difference between them, and what each one
does, and which one will help me with the setup with my K3 and my antenna
system ?
Actually, BOTH devices may help you. But, at this point,
Special thanks to K6KR and AB7R for jogging my memory. Control of the
mouse wheel tuning speed resides in Writelog.ini and not in K3
firmware. Other contesting software probably controls it also.
73, Steve, K4FJ
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to:
And the effect of Ebay... But it is a real problem for us
overseas people.
No, not just a function of eBay nor is customs an issue.
Many firms will not ship abroad at all and others insist
on using expensive couriers, even for items only costing
a few $.
Most low cost carriers will
Hello everyone,
Someone recently wondered about the absence of comments on the list about other
Elecraft rigs besides the K3.
Well, one of them, my K2/100, #5615 is happily operating very well and still
flawless as far as I'm concered for my ham radio needs.
Yes, there are a few of us
Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
Most low cost carriers will not provide insurance. For
example, US Postal Service does not offer insurance for
Priority Mail (Air Parcel Post) to many countries. The
only choice is the more expensive Express Mail International
or one of the high priced
Hi all,
bought mine #1177 on ebay recently.
Was shipped to germany insured with tracking no. via usps.
Good service, took about 10 days.
Shipping charge was under 70 bucks.
Thanks Ken for the nice rig! :o))
Cheers from norther germany, Holger, DL6ABM
- Original Message
From: Bill
Version 2.38 and DSP 1.90 are now the Latest Regular Release of firmware.
You may have forgotten to select the Copy new files from Elecraft server
into local folder before clicking Check Versions Now on the Firmware page
of the K3 Utility.
Dick, K6KR
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
I've made 274 (100% positive) transactions on eBay under the user
name of k0pp. I accept payments via PayPal or USPS (only) money
order. There have been -no- problems of any kind, and I ship anywhere
in the world via USPS or UPS.
Hundreds of Rose's Elecraft covers and cases are mailed
Just curious, Bryce: Where you using the K3's DSP blanker, IF blanker,
or some combination of the two?
73,
Wayne
N6KR
* * *
Bryce wrote:
With over 200 on 160 from this 80 ft. wide city lot I take a real
interest in noise blankers. A few days ago my friend gave me his K3 kit
to build for
Loaded Ver 2.38 last night ...
Both the NB and DSP work GREAT!
Yahoo! (Don't fix nuthin'.)
73!
Ken Kopp - K0PP
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to
Hello All,
With the K3 Roofing filter set to 400 hz when I switch from data mode to usb
there is abt 200 hz shift
in the bandwidth .
Is there something misaligned ?
TU Ken K5DNL
--
View this message in context:
http://n2.nabble.com/K3-IF-Shift-range-tp1083361p1083361.html
Sent from
Hello All,
The IF shift range is not the same on all bands , Some are from .40 to 260
and
some are from .25 to 245 , The 30,20 6 Meter bands are .40 to 260.
Anyone else c this
TU Ken K5DNL
Your USPS info is ~15 months out of date. Priority Mail
International was announced June 1, 2007 and is very
reasonably priced with 6-10 days delivery time:
I simply did not add international to the end of Priority
Mail.
Insurance is available and quite reasonable (e.g. $9.05 for
Does anyone on the list have the Palstar AT-Auto connected to the K3?
-
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
On Thu Sep 11 8:59 , Bill W4ZV sent:
Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
Most low cost carriers will not provide insurance. For
example, US Postal Service
Hi All,
NXP have just made available their ”RF MANUAL 11th Edition”
You may download the file visiting:
http://www.nxp.com/acrobat_download/other/discretes/nxp_rf_manual_11th_edition.pdf
Enjoy the reading and good download
73
Gian
I7SWX
___
I frequently take my K2 out for a walk to keep all the electrons
exercised. Actually, owning the K3 just reinforces my perception
of how good the K2 is; for the most part the K2 holds its own with
the K3 except at the times where the K3's superior front-end
performance makes the difference.
73,
Pressed the wrong button or something! Tx LED flashing but download has
hung. I have switched off the PSU, switched on again and held the Power
button down for 30 seconds which I think I had to do once before, but no
success. Help please!
Chris G3SJJ
I filter my incoming mail from the reflector into K1, K2, K3, and All
Other folders, based upon the presence of K1, K2, or K3 in the
Subject field.
Since June 1 of this year, these are the counts in each folder:
K1: 78
K2: 400
K3: 3461
Other: 2067
Of course,
This was originally posted (I don't remember where) in Sept 2001. It
is my story.
de Doug KR2Q
Saturday, September 15, 2001:
I'm feeling very tired and very sad. I have a splitting headache and
I feel like I've been run over by a truck.
Earlier today, I logged onto my AOL account. I had a
When you power up the rig, if the red Tx Led is flashing and you see MCU
LD in the LCD (it may not be backlit), you should still be able to load
firmware into your K3. Just click Send All Firmware and the MCU should
start to load.
The MCU is in boot load status if the Red TX led is flashing.
Wayne,
Waaay back in April 2006, when the KB3080 mod first became available,
you said for 'us users' to send in our ideas and we'll post yours on our KX1
page
Whatever happened to that page?? Did it ever get off the ground..
I just tried pointing a prospective builder friend to that page -
I have a plea for help from the gurus on the list. My K3 arrived today and
have managed to get it up and running without any major goof ups, well
perhaps just one ! I can't seem to get the internal speaker going, btw this
rig is not a kit. In the config. menu I have the speakers set to 2 and
Sorted. I had Disabled Router Queries on the mHam Router but it still
didn't like it so I changed over a USB / Serial Interface and that
worked. My bad. Sorry.
Chris G3SJJ
Dick Dievendorff wrote:
When you power up the rig, if the red Tx Led is flashing and you see MCU
LD in the LCD (it may
Hi All,
I just became radioactive for prostate cancer treatment. How close can
I sit to my Elecraft radios without risking radiation damage to the IC's?
:-) and 73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 08
- www.cqp.org
A sincere thank you to those on the list who replied with suggestions as
to why the K3 had a silent speaker. I feel like such a doofus, as
suggested I took the top off and lo and behold, speaker not connected ! now
why didn't I think of that ???
many thanks to all
Garry VE3REP/ VE3WZ
Next step,
*Just removed from my K3 because of a change in my filter lineup.
KFL3A-1.0K 1 kHz, 8-pole roofing filter
This filter was installed a few months agoin as new condition.
Elecraft wants $125.95 plus shipping and tax (if applicable to you)
This one is $110.00 delivered lower 48.
I will
Sorted. I had Disabled Router Queries on the mHam Router but it still
didn't like it so I changed over a USB / Serial Interface and that
worked.
You must also set Radio type = None and have only one port active.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
#5957 is doing very well, thank you. It is the main and only station rig
here, transplanting my much-appreciated FT990. I have no immediate
need/interest in the K3, because the K2 is quite sufficient to my needs,
and in fact more so. I suppose the K3 is no doubt better under some
conditions,
Gone To K3s every one.
Steve Brandt N7VS Portland, Oregon
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
K2 S/N 0539 is doing very well. I use it everyday and have put very few
modifications into it. I've done some dumb things with it which have caused
me to replace the finals a few times and the driver once. I've got a small
fortune in it with all but the 60m option in place (notice I did not say
My K2 SN 00020 sits, fully upgraded and fully loaded, with its internal
battery and KAT2 is ready to go with me portable at any time. Yes,
since the advent of the K3, it is no longer the main transceiver, but it
is alive and well just the same. Being a Field Test model, it will
never leave
My K2 is now in the hands of my father in PA waiting for him and my 9 year
old nephew to get licensed. Hope they pass their test soon - lots of openings
on 40m lately to that part of the country! Come on guys... you can do it
73
Paul
w9bbr
p.s. - Elecraft . without getting all
Hi All, I recently had to replace the front panel on my SN 1401 K3 because of a
blank display. This just arrived today with the latest software/firmware dated
9/9/08. All went smoothly and now I can see the display as it should be. I went
through all the cal and setup routines and all was
In a related vein, the improvement introduced in version 1.87/1.69
still gets me once in a while. Previously, a single tap of the A-B
button copied frequency, mode and filter settings from VFO A to VFO B.
Starting with 1.87, two taps are needed - the first to copy the
frequency, and another to
Very true.
I'm hanging onto s/n 00012, as it is now a
historical artifact. :-)
73, Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude
- Original Message -
From: Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft e-mail list elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, September 11,
It might be because having the first tap copy everything and the second
tap uncopy some of it would be harder than having the first tap copy
some of it and the second tap copy the rest.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
Starting with 1.87, two taps are needed - the first to copy the
frequency, and another to copy
46 matches
Mail list logo
