RE: [Elecraft] Line In problem ...

2008-09-28 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
The problem ends up being an open L4 on the KIO3 Audio I/O board. Obviously it was simply coincidence that the Line input failed shortly after installing the KRX3. I've simply tacked a jumper around L4 at the present time and will decide on a permanent fix later. The more important questi

Re: [Elecraft] Toroids frequency range and baluns

2008-09-28 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:21:11 -0600, James Duffey wrote: >"Why are choke baluns wound as a coil vastly superior to choke baluns >made with a sting of ferrite beads? With the coil type, you're adding >additional coax loss... What am I missing here?" >I didn't see an explicit reply to this on th

RE: [Elecraft] Loss of VFO B encoder control

2008-09-28 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Rick, N6CY, asked: "...has anyone come up with a better solution for separating the front panel from the main radio, being kind to the paint job? I haven't ding'ed it yet after four attach/remove cycles, but the two "insert screwdriver here" slots just aren't cutting it for me!" -

[Elecraft] K3 - amp plate current wiggles on fsk

2008-09-28 Thread Dave Hachadorian
I made a few contacts in the cqww rtty today with a K3. Everything seemed to work fb, but I noticed the amplifier plate current wiggling with FSK modulation. I never noticed this with my old TS-850. I hooked up a hand key to the K3 FSK jack, and when the key went down, there was a short power

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Hamradio Deluxe

2008-09-28 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:18:25 -0600, "cloud runner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Since updating to FW 2.38, Hamradio deluxe is no longer able to connect with >the K3. It says can't read K3 frequency OR the K3 is in "Memory Mode," >whatever that means. The Elecraft Utility sees the K3 just fine.

[Elecraft] ot u want lots youth to do Morse?

2008-09-28 Thread Charles Harpole
If u want many many young people to learn and use Morse PUT A MORSE KEY ON THE CEL HAND TELEPHONE for creating msm messages. A setting in the phone menu makes the # key a Morse input key. Just do that and watch the teenagers flock to it because it is so much faster than keyboard input

[Elecraft] KAT3 Problem

2008-09-28 Thread Cady, Fred
Hi, Just getting K3 going and KAT3 does not tune properly on 7 and 24 MHz. I'm pretty sure it worked earlier today on a 40 m dipole I put up but now it doesn't tune the dipole or a dummy load. When trying to tune the dummy load and checking the L & C I get Ca = Ct=0.66 nF and L=0.75 uH and 2.5:1 SW

RE: [Elecraft] Loss of VFO B encoder control

2008-09-28 Thread Rick Low
After swapping the VFO A and B encoders on my K3 work-in-progress, the "no encoder control" problem moved from VFO B to VFO A. So separately I've email K3support asking for a replacement encoder. Now, has anyone come up with a better solution for separating the front panel from the main radio,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

2008-09-28 Thread Don Wilhelm
Barry, I believe you are correct in your "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" stance. Keep on keeping on! However there are two things to be aware of in case of trouble down the road. 1).Usually, USB to serial adapters work better at high speeds than low - that is counterintuitive, but true. 2

[Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

2008-09-28 Thread Barry Pfeil
After a bit of frustration with poor documentation, I've got my laptop connected to my new K3 using the Elecraft KUSB USB to Serial Adapter. I was pleased to find a "K3" option in the N1MM Configurer but I have a few questions. ESCape key - In the configurer, N1MM says that "ESC will not interr

RE: [Elecraft] Filters

2008-09-28 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
The same way as in voice and CW modes? They are linked to the DSP bandwidth or may be selected using a tap of the XFIL button. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Wylie > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:24 AM > To: elecraf

Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR" (OT)

2008-09-28 Thread Mike Morrow
I wrote: > Its all gone now, except for a few who try to keep memories alive in the > only place where Morse (of some nature) is still in service (the ham bands). Phil wrote: > Not so, Mike. There are several MF/HF Public Coast Stations still on > the air in the US, using CW and RTTY/SITOR (co

Re: [Elecraft] Calibrating K3

2008-09-28 Thread Lyle Johnson
I did manage to get FL1 set to 400, but that was purely by accident. Have been trying to get FL2 set to 2.70 all day and just can't seem to get it done. The widest filter goes in FL1, the narrowest in FL5. It's OK to have empties. It is not OK to have a wider filter (2.7) in a higher numbered

Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR" (OT)

2008-09-28 Thread Phil Kane
On 9/28/2008 10:07 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: Its all gone now, except for a few who try to keep memories alive in the only place where Morse (of some nature) is still in service (the ham bands). Not so, Mike. There are several MF/HF Public Coast Stations still on the air in the US, using CW an

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Two small UI suggestions

2008-09-28 Thread Brett Howard
Personally I prefer the alternating states as I always spin one way to make the change. On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 12:03 -0700, Joe Planisky wrote: > After playing with my K3 for a few days (FW rev 2.38), I've come up > with two small suggestions for a future firmware release, someday when > you

[Elecraft] Calibrating K3

2008-09-28 Thread wsm
Hello Does anyone know of a simple way to calibrate a K3? I have been messing with mine for two days and getting absolutely now where. I did manage to get FL1 set to 400, but that was purely by accident. Have been trying to get FL2 set to 2.70 all day and just can't seem to get it done. 73 Scott N

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 -weird KXPD1 problem

2008-09-28 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dave, My guess is that your problem is in the key jack and not with the paddles. Something is shorting both the dot and dash contacts together when your KXPD1 is tightened. Is the KX1 key jack positioned to exactly match the silk-screening on the board? If not, it should be. If you need to re

Re: [Elecraft] Icom headphones giving trouble?? (K2)

2008-09-28 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike, The Heil microphones labeled "IC" all have electret elements and *all* electret elements *do* need a source of bias. How your K2 microphone configuration header must be configured depends on your adapter - in your case, the Heil Kenwood adapter puts mic AF on pin 1 and PTT on pin 2 and

[Elecraft] K3 - Two small UI suggestions

2008-09-28 Thread Joe Planisky
After playing with my K3 for a few days (FW rev 2.38), I've come up with two small suggestions for a future firmware release, someday when you have nothing better to do :-) 1.) Make the TX indicator flash any time TX is disabled. It already flashes when in TX TEST mode, but I'd also like i

[Elecraft] Line In problem ...

2008-09-28 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
After installing the KRX3 in my original factory assembled K3 (s/n 622), I find the "Line In" is unresponsive. If I run the Line In and Monitor levels at maximum, I can just barely hear the input in the background. Line In was working normally prior to installing the KRX3. Any idea where

[Elecraft] Re: KX1 -weird KXPD1 problem

2008-09-28 Thread kk7ss
If you have a spare jack... Wire it to a seperate key, plug it in to the KX1 and see if you get the same problem... If so, then the problem probably *is* the jack is not going in far enough and you'll need to back it out of the KXPD1 a bit... Dave KK7SS __

[Elecraft] K3 and Ham Radio Deluxe; fixed

2008-09-28 Thread cloud runner
Thank you. Indeed, the radio and HRD WERE on 4,800 baud rate. With the FW upgrade, the K3 switched to 38,400 without my notice, and HRD had to be told to make that change. Now, copasetic. 73, Fred K3 # 144___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

[Elecraft] Icom headphones giving trouble?? (K2)

2008-09-28 Thread Michael Harvey
I have tried to use my Heil head phones I had for my IC-746 on my K2 and they don't seem to work with the Heil Kenwood adapter Elecraft said I needed. I normally use CW but thought I would play on SSB this morning. I have a Kenwood dynamic hand mic (500 ohms) and it works but audio reports a

[Elecraft] "QRRR" (OT)

2008-09-28 Thread Mike Morrow
Paul wrote: >Around 1969 or 70 I was taught in both code classes offered by a local club >and "getting started" kinds of books (probably ARRL publications) that QRRR >was a standard distress signal. I remember having the impression that SOS >was "old fashion" and that QRRR was preferred. That'

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Loss of VFO B control

2008-09-28 Thread Jerry Flanders
I think it would be a good idea if Elecraft would start checking every encoder before shipping. It is VERY difficult to disassemble/reassemble that front panel. How about it, elecraft - can you start checking them there? Also - do we need to be concerned that other components of the K3 are no

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Strange power switch behaviour

2008-09-28 Thread Stephen Prior
Sorry, but I jumped the gun a a bit with my last post. I have now turned the alarm off and normal behaviour has returned! I find it odd however that the K3 should behave in that way, in that with an alarm set it is necessary to remove external power in order to get the radio to turn back on agai

[Elecraft] K3 Strange power switch behaviour

2008-09-28 Thread Stephen Prior
A funny thing just happened. I went to turn on the K3 for the first time today and when I turned the psu on, the radio sprang to life straight away without having to press the power button. Than when I press the power button to switch the K3 off I get a bright blank screen and it will not turn on

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Hamradio Deluxe

2008-09-28 Thread DH2SE
Hi Fred, same happend to me. Update HRD to the latest version. That solves the problem for me. 73 de Sascha, DH2SE >> Since updating to FW 2.38, Hamradio deluxe is no longer able to connect >> with the K3. It says can't >> read K3 frequency OR the K3 is in "Memory Mode," whatever that means

[Elecraft] Filters

2008-09-28 Thread Tom Wylie
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[Elecraft] K3 and Hamradio Deluxe

2008-09-28 Thread cloud runner
Since updating to FW 2.38, Hamradio deluxe is no longer able to connect with the K3. It says can't read K3 frequency OR the K3 is in "Memory Mode," whatever that means. The Elecraft Utility sees the K3 just fine. Has anyone encountered this and resolved it? tnx, Fred K3 # 144 _

[Elecraft] keyer with CW decode & memory programming

2008-09-28 Thread Bill NY9H
if you use the K3's internal keyer (paddle input). It doesn't work when straight key or external keyer. The Manual could be more definite on this point, it seems to come up often. Bob NW8L AND... as I forgot yesterday, your paddle hooked up to your keyer will NOT program the K3 internal mem

[Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread Douglas G. Bonett
> “What ever happened to "PAN" and "MAYDAY?" They are still in use by commercial operators. See table below. Message TypeTelephony Telegraphy DistressMAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY SOS SOS SOS Urgency PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PANXXX XXX XXX Safety

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 CW decode (Dave G4AON)

2008-09-28 Thread Bob Cunnings
See pg. 33 and pg. 34 of the K3 Owner's Manual. It states that text decode in CW works if you use the K3's internal keyer (paddle input). It doesn't work when straight key or external keyer. The Manual could be more definite on this point, it seems to come up often. Bob NW8L On Sun, Sep 28, 2008

[Elecraft] Re: K3 CW decode (Dave G4AON)

2008-09-28 Thread Giuliano
Yes, Dave I am using an external keyer, thanks for info. But i don't understand why! 73 Giuliano I0CG K3 #1814 - From: Dave G4AON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW decode To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/p

[Elecraft] KX1 -weird KXPD1 problem

2008-09-28 Thread David Wallace
Hello, Having a bizarre issue with the KX1 paddle... just got it put together the other day. When I plug the paddles in, they work as they should, no problem. As I tighten the thumbscrew, it continues to work... but after that last turn to get it really tight against the KX1, instead of a 'd

RE: [Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread Paul Huff
Never heard of such nonsense Around 1969 or 70 I was taught in both code classes offered by a local club and "getting started" kinds of books (probably ARRL publications) that QRRR was a standard distress signal. I remember having the impression that SOS was "old fashion" and that QRRR was p

[Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread Terry Myers
What ever happened to "PAN" and "MAYDAY?" - Original Message - From: "Dave G4AON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR" From a Google search "QRRR Official ARRL land distress call" Never heard of such nonsense, if indeed

RE: [Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread Charles Harpole
If I had real trouble, on phone, I would say "HELP, EMERGENCY, HELP ME" which would be understood by all English speakers anywhere. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] "QRRR" > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:43

[Elecraft] K3 Loss of VFO B control

2008-09-28 Thread K2ZLS
Hi Jerry: The encoders have a printed circuit board that has 10 leads attached to the top of each and soldered into place. The top of the leads, in some cases, are TOO LONG and may interfere with the DSP board above it. In most cases there is enough clearance, but to be on the safe side

[Elecraft] K3 - no output power

2008-09-28 Thread Bruce Meier
I have not yet determined the exact series of events, but something strange happens to both of my K3s. This weekend I have been participating in the Texas QSO Party. As it is both a CW and SSB event and multi-band I am doing jumps from band to band and mode to mode. Many times I get to the desti

RE: [Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A
David, You are correct, PAN PAN three times is the right phrase. 73 Arie PA3A -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens David Woolley (E.L) Verzonden: zondag 28 september 2008 10:32 Aan: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Onderwerp: Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR" D

[Elecraft] UK Elecraft net report for Sunday 28th September

2008-09-28 Thread Dave G4AON
Two of our usual stations were busy with their Jura operation, unfortunately they didn't call in to the net. I worked Jura earlier in the week with incredible signal strength. Topics this week included: K3 2nd receiver issues, particularly miss-match issues due to filters/bandwidth settings.

[Elecraft] K3 Loss of VFO B control

2008-09-28 Thread Tom Boucher
Jerry I have had 2 failed encoders and am waiting for the second replacement. In my case, it was not due to any shorts occurring although I believe Elecraft are now advising the fitting of an adhesive rubber insulating pad behind VFO B encoder. Looks like they had a bad batch from the manufactu

Re: [Elecraft] Immediately Exit in Rtty with Terminal

2008-09-28 Thread Bill W4ZV
Michael E. Issinger wrote: > > is there a way to stop idle in RTTY with the terminal? > > Like ..__ with the paddle. > http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_operating_tips.htm#RTTY%20operation%20without%20a%20computer 8. If you pause, the K3 will remain in a data idle state for about 4 seconds befo

Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread David Cutter
I think the Titanic use C Q D which was not at the time universally recognised. I think it was taught only to Marconi operators at the time. Some use DDD which is quite musical and I would prefer to SOS, were I around to give my opinion. Someone will tell us when SOS was universally accepted,

[Elecraft] Immediately Exit in Rtty with Terminal

2008-09-28 Thread Michael E. Issinger
Hello, is there a way to stop idle in RTTY with the terminal? Like ..__ with the paddle. 73 de Michael ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

Re: [Elecraft] "QRRR"

2008-09-28 Thread David Woolley (E.L)
Dave G4AON wrote: Jon, the CW equivalent of PAN PAN PAN (it should be repeated three times) is XXX XXX XXX (again repeated three times), which I doubt I believe it is PAN-PAN that should be repeated three times, i.e. PAN-PAN PAN-PAN PAN-PAN. Only one MAYDAY or PAN-PAN is used in each subsequ

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW decode

2008-09-28 Thread Dave G4AON
Giuliano are you using paddle input? There isn't a parameter to give receive decode without TX decode, it works for me using paddles, not tried it with a straight key or external keyer. 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 my new K3 decode well the recived CW but don't decode