Hello Elecrafters!
Last night I turned on the alarm function in my K3
and turned off the rig. In the morning the rig was
turned on, thats good. But lost the RS232 connection.
Turned off than on the rig and all back to normal.
Anybody noticed this?
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Hi all,
I've just finished participating in the UBA SSB contest as a 6h low-power
entry using my K3/100 and the KDVR3 I installed last week. This setup was a
joy to use and the KDVR3 certainly relieved the strain my vocal chords, hi.
The only thing that bothered me a bit was that the KDVR3's
160 has been a joy this weekend... I am missing only 6 states from a WAS in one
weekend QRP..
and I couldn't have done it without my K2.. and the states I am missing.. it is
funny I've worked all the missing ones... NH, RI, DE, LA, KH6, and go figure..
Wy...*G*
This and in only 8.6 hours.
The frequency was clear this week except for a persistent plain carrier some
2.5 KHz lower, fortunately the manual notch completely eradicated the problem.
Topics this week included:
Paul gave a further update on progress with his auto
balanced atu and queried the availability of roller
Dale Putnam, WC7S, wrote:
160 has been a joy this weekend. Thank you K2! and
thank you to all the good ears too.
I got up last night to check out the EU sunrise and worked
5 new countries on 160 in a one hour span! Using only a
top-loaded HF-2V with about 40 radials and 500 watts.
I
Congratulations.. I heard a lot of Eu.. but couldn't get their attention--...
...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
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One curious phenomenon I've noticed is comparing digital versus analog
TV signals. My cable service uses the same channel on cable as the over
the air VHF channel for the local broadcast TV stations.
All signal en-, trans- and decoding will require at least one to two
frames. At work the
Hello Everyone!
First of all SORRY for my language. I'm not a native of English.
Before I send some request to Elecrafts Support, I want to ask You.
I soldered R-KXAT1 option for my new Elecraft KX1. TRX working good and I'm
very happy. But yesterday I soldered ATU and after plugin it to PCB of
Gary:
Guy, K2AV, said,
Make sure in Config Menu you have AGC PLS nor.
This is the probably the single best suggestion of all other than
riding the RF gain. Most prevalent and especially during contests are
key clicks - hard keying - which extend at times several kHz fore and
aft of
Hello All,
I also have been working the 160M CW Contest with the K3 and it's a delight to
use on CW.
Also testing my HomeBrew 160M vertical with
1000 ft of gnd radials.
73 all gd dxing
Ken K5DNL - Oklahoma
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Hi,
Recently I have been trialing K3_EZ software from Bill N2BC.
Its features include: Band stack Registers, Frequency Memories, an
Equalizer Manager and a Configuration Helper.
Great software, well worth a look..
73
Stewart G3RXQ
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I've been finding the same problems in the 160 test.
A lower baud rate seems like it would be fine for most things, but I
wonder if it would tend to shorten any Morse elements? Now that I think
of it, maybe not, since the speed would remain the same at the USB end
of the interface. And to
I have assembled, never installed, a KNB and KAT2, if interested please make an
offer, off list.
73,
Al
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I purchased a used FT 100 just to monitor 6 while using the other bands with
the K3. Today there is a great opening. Signals are screaming from the FT
100 and hardly heard on the K3 using an antenna switch. Guess I better get
a Preamp in line quickly.
Phil
Philip LaMarche
LaMarche
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:43:22 -0500, you wrote:
Hi Dave,
And for those of us that are tone deaf or at least deficient
the ability to change the pitch helps a lot. Two signals that are the same
to me at 800 HZ just seem to move apart as the pitch is lowered. To look
at it
This years contest was very exciting with K3 and only the coax feeding
my GAP vertical as an antenna.
The antenna was an overwhelming success, imagine a whole page of log entries at
599 - this must be the best 160m antenna in the WORLD! ;-)
Hello All,
I also have been working the 160M
Admittedly, current conditions on 160 are the best I've ever seen, but for
us poor cousins in the center of the country to be able to work zone 14, 15
and 16 like 20M was truly fun to hear. The K3 really shines when you are
trying to pull a European out of the hoard of East coast callers. MANY
On Jan 25, 2009, at 3:47 AM, ON4WIX wrote:
Hi all,
I've just finished participating in the UBA SSB contest as a 6h
low-power
entry using my K3/100 and the KDVR3 I installed last week. This setup
was a
joy to use and the KDVR3 certainly relieved the strain my vocal
chords, hi.
The
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Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 4:42:20 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Reminder: Sunday Elecraft SSB Net on 14.316 at 1800 UTC
Every Sunday: Elecraft SSB Net on 14.316 at 1800 UTC
Now on 319
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
Net on 14.319 today
Phil
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Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:08 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net on 14.316 at 1800 UTC Now ON Up
to14.318
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Tom,
What you are missing is the ability to even conceive of the problem we
tone-deaf folks have.
Yes, we can hear the 'warble', and once detected it is easy to get the
warble rate down very close to zero. The real problem for some of us is
in getting the two tones close enough to produce that
I was going to install the sub-receiver in my K3.
Then I thought it might me advantageous to have a second K3 instead.
I need a back up radio also. Are there any opinions?
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Allan Bacon wrote:
Every Sunday: Elecraft SSB Net on 14.316 at 1800 UTC
almost zero copy here in central west texas,
I heard an Alabama station checking in early in the net,
but since then only my S5 noise floor and the heterodyne
from that dang am signal on 14.317.50
even with an out board
Phil LaMarche wrote:
Now on 319
eek,
now even worse, under 'one' of my local S8 noise sources
noise blanker in K2 is totally useless
(as it is on 98% of my local noise)
noise blanker in TS-450 is slightly better on this noise, but not by much.
however 450's nb works very well on 90% of my
Karol,
You may be correct that U1 is damaged, but first check for voltage (6
VDC) at U1 pins 4 and 14.
If you have access to an RF Probe or oscilloscope, you can check for the
presence of 4 MHz at U1 pins 15 and 16. Make certain there is
continuity between the socket pins and the leads of U1.
Long-time friend Gary Gompf, W7FG became a Silent Key on
the evening of January 22nd. He was the owner of W7FG Antennas
and W7FG Manuals.
He and Karolina visited us just a few weeks ago.
Ken Kopp - K0PP
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:34:03 -0500
Phil LaMarche plama...@verizon.net wrote:
I purchased a used FT 100 just to monitor 6 while using the other bands with
the K3. Today there is a great opening. Signals are screaming from the FT
100 and hardly heard on the K3 using an antenna switch. Guess
A few weeks ago on this reflector I mentioned that I was using my two
K3s for diversity. I have two full station setups (primarily for RTTY
contesting), and one is connected to 80/20/10 antennas and the other
to a 40/15. Also, each separate station feeds a different side
earpiece in my
What's so amazing is that others tell me how good their K3 is on 6. This is
a unit built by AB7R who is tops with Elecraft and it was checked out before
selling. The other bands are wonderful. Just a point, my Flex 1000 and
Flex 5000 was the same way and part of the reason I switched. Still
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:43:13 -0800 (PST)
Ralph Tyrrell w...@yahoo.com wrote:
In the last two months I have had many CW QSOs with Extra Class Amateurs
where I have had to
slow down, somtimes to 5 WPM. Listen from 7113 to 7120 kHz also 3550 to 3555
kHz.
It has given me a thirll to work
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Sam Morgan
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:26 AM
To: Phil LaMarche
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; 'Allan Bacon'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net on 14.316 at
I don't know what the problem with others who think that the K3 is hard
of hearing on 6m. I have not had any problems working DX with a 5ele
yagi up only 24 feet this past summer. Some of the signals were weak
but I had no problem picking them out of the noise. I was using the K3
internal pre-amp.
Phil, Jim, others ...
I've been using my K3 on 6M with good results. It hears
well, even without a preamp in my quiet location. I did
add a DEM preamp which, of course helped a bit, but
-not- to the extent that I was able to hear anything I could
not already hear with the basic K3.
When they
Very strange. Went to 6 on the K3 and my speaker was full of signals.
Worked Texas and Mexico with +9 signals. This morning the 100 heard
everything and when switched to K3, hardly anything. Maybe the K3 gods
helped. I have 5 elements at 80 ft.
Phil
Philip LaMarche
LaMarche Enterprises,
I need to find a venue to publish my antenna stuff... I've had numerous
questions.. and I really enjoy sharing..
but with a bit more interaction than simply posting hmmm
any suggestions?
Next, I'm taking my K2, and going to go finish the 160 test.. anyone interested
can find me...in the
Just a quick question concerning the calibration of the K3 S-Meter and
the use of configuration SMTR MD.
I have calibrated the K3's S-Meter using the manual calibration
procedure (K3 Preamp ON). Everything calibrates fine, but if I try to
use configuration mode, SMTR MD abs as opposed to
I agree with what you say with one comment... IF a pair or more of higher speed
ops want to round table,
without seemingly showing off to the slower ops... where would they go? As it
is, there is room, without that room... the only real answer is more power...
and bigger antennas.. and that..
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:17:05 -0500, you wrote:
Tom,
What you are missing is the ability to even conceive of the problem we
tone-deaf folks have.
Yes, we can hear the 'warble', and once detected it is easy to get the
warble rate down very close to zero. The real problem for some of us is
in
We held the SSB net this morning (1800Z). An ongoing QSO on 14316 caused us
to move up 3 kc to 14319 kHz. Thank you to those who put the frequency
change on the reflector. My apologies to those who missed the QSY. The
signals from most of the country were fairly good to the net control in
Two K3s would be better than one Dave, but would not give you the automatic
muting you need for diversity receive and the benefits of two receivers. With
two K3s I think I would want one or both to have two receivers. I am happy
with one K3 and two receivers with a couple of Kenwoods for
Hummm that is indeed weird. When this was bought up last summer I thought
my K3 must be special as I kept it on 6m the whole summer. I would switch
back and forth between rigs and never found the K3 lacking.
Could be my simple setup? Not much feedline loss, the antenna is very low
to the
I can't speak for the engineering or product decisions that went into
offering 6 meters with the K3, but for an excellent low-noise 6 meter
capability Elecraft does offer the XV50 transverter which is well integrated
into the K3 and K2 rigs offering direct frequency readout, all of the
At 11:49 AM 25/01/09, you wrote:
Long-time friend Gary Gompf, W7FG became a Silent Key on
the evening of January 22nd. He was the owner of W7FG Antennas
and W7FG Manuals.
He and Karolina visited us just a few weeks ago.
Ken Kopp - K0PP
Sorry to hear that. I met Gary in the early 70's while
Back in the 1950's the ultimate Ham rig include a kilowatt amplifier for
each band, often stacked in a cabinet on the desktop or in a rack alongside
the desk (we still had to adjust our transmitters when we QSY'd in those
days). Separate amps allowed one to optimize the circuits and have them
I have a dream
:)
Wayne
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Perhaps it's time to revisit that concept with a K3 for each band, or
at
least a K3 for each mode...
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Jay,
Maybe you're blessed or you don't think that Elecraft can do no wrong! What
I and others are
saying is that in OUR SITUATIONS the 6mtr. section sucks! That's why we're
procuring the 6m.
PREAMP, in that we still have faith in the K3 overall!!!
Jim/nn6ee
S/N 2406 (even this high # 6m.
Jim,
I don't think anyone's aimed anything at you ... at all.
Some (of us) are just saying that we have found no
problem with our K3's on 6M ... nothing more.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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My K3 hears just fine. I compared it to the receiver in my IC-7800 today on
an XE2 from DL95 slipping into EM48. The K3 heard just as well, and actually
handled my line noise on 6M better. I listened using the PR6 with the rig
preamp in and out, just the internal preamp on, and no preamps at all
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:54:16 -
Ken Kopp k...@rfwave.net wrote:
Jim,
I don't think anyone's aimed anything at you ... at all.
Some (of us) are just saying that we have found no
problem with our K3's on 6M ... nothing more.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
elecraftcov...@rfwave.net
I really have not checked my K-3 out on 6 but just went to 6 meters on both
my Icoms and heard 2 different QSO's and then switched to my K-3 and it
appears to receive the stations just as well as a IC7000 IC7700?
73 de KE4WY Jim
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Ken Kopp k...@rfwave.net wrote:
Jim,
Using caps in a message is taken as shouting.
Your posts sound/read like bitching or anger.
FWIW
73! Ken
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I never met Gary, but I love his open wire feedline and his manuals were
first rate.
73,
Phil, NS7P
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We all know the facts, here: since the K3 was optimized for dynamic
range, its sensitivity on 6 m is lower than some types of operation
demand. Hence the PR6 preamp -- for those who want it.
We now continue with our regular civilized Elecraft reflector postings
:)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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that is not inconflict with other events. Exchange could be simply Name
and
K3 Serial Number -..
My first posting to this group, (which I have been reading for some weeks)
May I add a comment or two?
I am Gary Gompf's Daughter, Jennifer. I just wanted to thank everyone for
remembering him. I know he knew so many fellow ham's I am going to attempt
to get a web page up for people to reflect, plus It will be a good thing for
me to do and keep busy.
Ken Kopp-3 wrote:
Long-time friend
JIM DAVIS wrote:
Jay,
Maybe you're blessed or you don't think that Elecraft can do no wrong! What
I and others are saying is that in OUR SITUATIONS the 6mtr. section sucks!
That's why we're procuring the 6m. PREAMP, in that we still have faith in the
K3 overall!!!
Jim/nn6ee S/N 2406
Hello Elecraft(ers)!
I just wrapped up part II of the RF board assembly, test, and alignment.
I was elated to discover that all the VCO values were in range and that
I could hear my KX1 screaming in the headphones attached to the K2. But
I have a question - I brought the K2 upstairs and
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
As Wayne's often mentioned here, the advanced up-conversion design of
the K3 is superior for HF but makes incorporating VHF a real challenge.
No challenge at all... had it been thought about at the design stage.
Since the K3 is top-of-the-line in so many other respects,
Bob Evans-6 wrote:
I generally stayed below 350 hz BW for most of the weekend. I
like my 500 hz filter, but I may actually have talked myself into getting
the 250 hz filter to fill my remaining slot.
Up until now I thought the 500hz filter was all anybody really needed in
tough contest
I was able to pick up the beginning of the net at 1800z and got a light but
workable signal here in Marathon, FL. Another net or maybe a 3 party-qso was
already in progress on 14316 and I had to listen between their louder
conversation - an interesting one too. I didn't get the qsy to
At this point of construction, the 40 meter receiver should be as good
as it gets - the following assembly only adds the other bands and the
transmit section.
You do have a problem somewhere that should be investigated.
The easiest first step is to try the Quick and Dirty Signal Tracing
Hi John,
Sorry that you missed the QSY. I thought that the previous QSOs were
wrapping up by 1800Z on 14316. The same basic group had gone QRT at that
time on previous weeks. Unfortunately, they didn't, and I could barely hear
those remaining. We did a quick look around and found 14319 open.
Ian,
Much forethought was put into this (at the design stage). We knew ahead
of time that the 6-m MDS was going to be in the -135 dBm range with
the internal preamp, due to the losses in the T-R switching and narrow
band-pass filtering. Both were required for this design.
A separate 6-m
Hi Jim,
No worries on this.
Yes I am blessed thank you and probably my K3 is as well if you knew the
full story. The serial number of this one is # 791 and the one I used last
summer on 6m was #850.
I think anyone that knows me, including Wayne and Eric, would not classified
me as a person
I don't know about anyone else but I don't understand the K3 Main vs. Config
menus. The Main menu is supposedly the menu of items that one would need to
select the most often. Well for me, I almost never visit the main menu. I
will visit the Config menu almost every day. It seems that my
#1. K1-2 with KNB1. s/n 13XX
For 80 40M QRP frequencies.
Price $260 US $, plus shipping insurance.
#2. K1-4 with KAT1 antenna tuner. s/n 19XX
For 40-30-20 15M QRP frequencies.
Price, $375 US $, plus shipping insurance.
Reason for selling, Vision loss (AMD)
Prices are firm, do not wish
Good Evening,
The band was quite happy today! So much so that I was having problems
discerning separate signals ;) More than once I had to call again to attempt
to get one character out of the howl. Stations checked in from Connecticut to
Southern California and from Georgia to Oregon.
http://sites.google.com/site/w7fgsilentkey/Home
Above is a web site that I put together for my dad. I hope it works, and if
not please let me know.
Thank you.
Ken Kopp-3 wrote:
Long-time friend Gary Gompf, W7FG became a Silent Key on
the evening of January 22nd. He was the owner of
Since I fitted the second receiver, my K3 is running a whole lot warmer,
even on receive with the sub receiver turned off.
In particular the front half of the right hand side panel is almost hot and
the front right hand corner of the top cover is also very warm.
Before the second receiver
Mine (S/N 56) with a 2nd receiver has been turned on
all day, and I see the PA @ 23C and the FP @ 29C.
The room ambient is 63F
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Mike,
I thought about this some time ago but as I got used to the present
arrangement subsequently forgot about it. I can never remember which
items are in the MENU, which were in the CONFIG and which require TECH MD.
Would it be possible to start out with everything in the
Hi Barry,
I have noticed the same. Here also, the FP temp settles at roughly
36C, receive only. This is much warmer than before I fitted the KRX3.
Ambient temperature here is about 20C. I have not investigated this
phenomenon any further yet. I do consider it to be a bit warmer than
normal
Since I fitted the second receiver, my K3 is running a whole lot
warmer, even on receive with the sub receiver turned off.
The aux DSP adds around 100 mA even when the sub receiver is turned
off, as I recall, so some increase in temperature is normal. The KRX3
module itself adds nearly zero
Elecraft K3 is sold as a High Performance Radio,
this is in print clearly stated on the web page.
The 6m RX in K3 can not be called high performance.
With a NF of above 10 and MDS as it is.
The transmitter on SSB has so poor IMD that it can
not be called high performance. ARRL and many others
I've found that with the 200Hz filter enabled in both of my receivers via
diversity reception mode, BW set to 150 or less, that weak sigs pop out of
my high S5 city noise floor like the best audio APF enabled rigs I've owned
(many). Elecraft has a Genie of sorts helping us on CW, and no filter
Hi Jan,
I don't think the K3/100's -29 dB for TX IMD is all that far out of line
with today's 100 watt class rig. In fact most 100 watt 13.8 volt rigs are a
dB or two from this. I think the K3 QRP rig wasn't this good on bands above
17m @ higher power, but still measured -27 dB. Although it
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