I have just tried to record a TX message for the upcoming contest.
I am able to play back a previous recording but I need to replace it for a
contest specific CQ call.
I am missing something as I have been unable to record over the original
message, or for that matter make a new recording.
I
Guys
I wonder, could this qso return to the topic of Elecraft please ?
Many thanks
John G4ZTR
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE
Sent: 11 March 2009 03:00
To: 'Dale Putnam'; d...@w3fpr.com;
Here is a point of interest item:
The first and only registered and licensed K2/100 in the Country of Thailand
will be operational in the Elecraft QSO Party.
After a lot of paperwork and 4 days on the test bench at the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand, My K2/100 was
Geoff,
I have not heard of any hardware from Elecraft yet.
In the meantimeI have been thinking on a possible solution to play with:
The K3 is ready for this option as can be seen from the circuid diagram.
J4 provides all signals for a PLL module (including 5V supply)while J3 on
the back panel
Some people who own ELECRAFT products sure are grouchy and forgot how to use
their delete key.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
--- On Wed, 3/11/09, John Lemay j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk wrote:
From: John Lemay j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Whaddayaknow... passed
G'day,
I have great sympathy with G4ZTR and will make my comment to Eric.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
K2/100 #1400
K3/100 #345
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From: WILLIS COOKE wrco...@flash.net
To: 'Dale Putnam' daleput...@hotmail.com; d...@w3fpr.com;
jwi...@alaska.net; 'Ron D'Eau Claire'
A syntheiziser built around f.ex ADF 4001( it is also used in the K3
synth) for locking the VCXO Z1 (49.380 MHz) to an external 10MHz is simple
in design.
I want to know if KTCXO3 -1 is VCXO or standard TCXO?
One approach after evaluation for a completely built in module is a EEPROM
for the
I received two replies stating I must have used leverage against the POWER
button while extracting the headphones plug from the PHONES jack that caused
the K3 to turn itself off. This is a logical explanation, and I believe this
must have been the case. I have not been able to duplicate this
44 replies to one OT post. Pretty good trolling!
Steve Ellington
n...@carolina.rr.com
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To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 1:59 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Whaddayaknow... passed the Extra
Hello fellow
Checking revealed 2 problems; a bad coax connector, and a cold solder joint on
a relay board in my amp. No K3 issues.
Monty K2DLJ
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I'm installing my KRX3 now and trying to figure out which configuration to
install.
After reading the KRX3 manual and the K3 manual and looking at the pictures
on page 40 (K3 manual),
I do have KAT3 and KXV3 installed.
I do have a separate RX antenna for the low bands.
I want to use the
I do not need to hook up the aux cable. You may wish to do so for future
use. You might want to listen on a beverage for the lowbands on one
receiver and your tribander on 20m so in that case you would want both. You
can select which antenna to use in the menu, main or aux.
A slip of the
You do not need to hook up the aux cable. You may wish to do so for future
use. You might want to listen on a beverage for the lowbands on one
receiver and your tribander on 20m so in that case you would want both. You
can select which antenna to use in the menu, main or aux.
A slip of the
Hi all,
I've never been able to get my clock to work in the K2 outfitted with the
KDSP unit.
I have changed batteries numerous times and measured the battery when
installed. Unit will set time and appear to keep good time, but next time I
turn unit on I get EE EE EE and am unable to set time.
Evert,
Yes, I believe using the AUX RF BNC is the preferred solution for your case.
If the main receiver will be on a lower frequency than the sub, the low
pass filters will be set for the main RX/TX and would severely attenuate
the higher frequency input to the Sub RX.
It may make your
Does anyone juice their K3 bu turning up the PS voltage to 15 volts or so. I
do that with my K2/10 to get some more power out. I was wondering if that is a
practice with the K3 which I am not doing.
Lee - K0WA
The New Kansas QSO Party - August 29, Sat 9am-9pm and August 30 Sun 9am-3pm
I don't think we even want to go here, Eric, PLEASE stop this thread
immediately
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From: Lee Buller
To: Elecraft Reflector
Sent: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:43:24 + (UTC)
Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Do you Juice your K3?
Does anyone juice their K3 bu turning up
Lee, forgive me if I'm being dumb, but with voltage regulation etc.
that shouldn't make any difference, should it?
I no I wouldn't do it.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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From: w...@comcast.net
I don't think we even want to go here, Eric, PLEASE stop this thread
immediately
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Why? I think it is an interesting question. I suspect that increasing
the input voltage will either have no effect or will cause
I have a small mountain of data with efficiency and transmitted
intermodulation versus supply voltage for my K3, but have yet to finish
analyzing it.
For the most part, higher voltage = better transmitted IMD, but the
lower the overall DC efficiency (RF watts out / DC watts in).
I've not
I run my K3 at 80 Watts, unless I run less.
At 80 Watts vrs 100 Watts I am down 0.97 dB, That loss will not be noticed on
an S meter, or by the ear of the op on the other end.
73, Ty, W1TF K3 #696
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I see on page 84 of my manual a reference to the associated application
note, about installing a SPLIT/RIT/XIT led.
Where can I find this application note?
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I am very interested in this topic!!!
I DO juice my KX1. I run it at 14.2 VDC when at home and it makes quite big
difference in the output power! Of course, in the field I use a 12 VDC
battery. I have almost never used the internal battery setup with a nominal
9 VDC.
I am a big fan of more power
Jack,
I am glad to hear that you have found success with that, BUT ---
Be careful with juicing the KX1. Yes, the power output will increase
with DC voltage, but running the KX1 at greater than 4 watts can cause
problems. The peak RF voltage must be less than the breakover voltage
for the
SECOND CLASS OPERATOR'S CLUB MARATHON SPRINT
SOC Marathon Sprint
Most sprints run four hours, but since we're Second Class Op's,
we need more time!
Date/Time: March 14, 2009, 1800Z through 2400Z
Exchange: Member -
No.
I've never found any value in increasing power unless I can go up at least 6
dB - multiply my output power by at least 4 times.
To most ears (and many meters), that's about 1 S unit.
Ron AC7AC
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During the NAQP RTTY, at one point I was calling a solid
stream of CQ's at 100 watts output on RTTY and not getting
any replies. I was watching the PA Temp, and it climbed up
to 65C and looked like it wanted to keep rising pretty
quickly. I think hi temp shutdown is at 84C. I backed off on
my
I believe the way ALC works in the rig, unless you tell it you want more, it
wouldn't do it even if you increased the capability. And it is the software
that tells it how much to put out, so unless you change the software so it will
go above 120w it won't. Unlike, say a TS850 where you just
You know, I tried to juice my K3, but my Jack Lelanne Juicer just broke down.
Come on people, this is not CB!
73
Alan
W1HYV
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:08:39 +
From: w...@comcast.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Do you Juice your K3?
I believe the
Darwin, Keith wrote:
Why? I think it is an interesting question. I suspect that increasing
the input voltage will either have no effect or will cause harm if done
too much but would like to hear the inputs from the experts.
You don't have to look too far back in the reflector to see
During the NAQP RTTY, at one point I was calling a solid
stream of CQ's at 100 watts output on RTTY and not getting
any replies. I was watching the PA Temp, and it climbed up to
65C and looked like it wanted to keep rising pretty quickly.
I think hi temp shutdown is at 84C. I backed off
Chen Dave
The KTCXO-1 is a TCXO (KS Electronics P/N1099 ) so pin1 = VCTRL is not
connected internally.
You will need a VCXO or even a VC-TCXO to implement the external ref PLL.
Jan SM6TUW
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Buck N4PGW wrote:
Where is the website for SOC? Last time I checked, it was down.
http://www.qsl.net/soc/
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SOC #1 ARS #799QRP ARCI #3412
It all depends upon the circumstances.
When I was trying to decide whether the additional 2 db gain from a
larger yagi was worth the additional cost (yes, I know about the
additional benefits of a tighter pattern), I generated some audio
recordings comprised of CW sent from CW Player
If you look at the DC current, you'll find that lower supply voltage
for modes such as RTTY and CW are considerably more efficient for the K3.
My measurements suggest that for a given output power, the K3 is more or
less a constant current load. At 100 watts, the current is around 18A,
so the
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This is interesting. I run 100 watts output on RTTY, CQing and working
stations at a continual flow, and the fans hardly run at all. The PA
temperature stays down. I wonder if there is something unique going on with
your K3(s)? One user found a fan wire impeding the
Ed Muns, W0YK wrote:
During the NAQP RTTY, at one point I was calling a solid
stream of CQ's at 100 watts output on RTTY and not getting
any replies. I was watching the PA Temp, and it climbed up to
65C and looked like it wanted to keep rising pretty quickly.
I think hi temp shutdown
Ed Muns wrote:
During the NAQP RTTY, at one point I was calling a solid
stream of CQ's at 100 watts output on RTTY and not getting
any replies. I was watching the PA Temp, and it climbed up to
65C and looked like it wanted to keep rising pretty quickly.
I think hi temp shutdown is at
In the RTTTY contest I noticed the fans changing speed now and then which is
expected.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
never get over. Ben Franklin
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Hi
I looked through the Archives and FAQ's and see the K3 is a All in one
rig with top of line features.
The K2 was the former one. With a little less features and not all in
one processor. It uses pic 18C452 instead of 18F452 etc so you can't
flash upgrade it as easily.
(I program Linux
Greetings to the group,
I built K2/100 3347 a couple of years ago with the idea of using it as a
mobile rig. It performed so well in the bench trials that my venerable
TS-940 wound up on eBay. The purchase of K3 2693 last month put the K2
back on track to the mobile. My question to those of
Yes, It's called features and you get what you pay for. I Have both and they
are great radios. Let your budget help you decide.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
K2 #35; KX1 #35; K3 #1744; mini mods
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You should get MANY interesting responses to your query! I for one have
found the K3 receiver to be far and above better than the K2, although my
time with the K2 was limited to one weekend. As well, if SSB is a mode you
enjoy, in the K2 that is an add-on and a bit dicier than the smooth,
Hi John,
Your post tells a lot about you. The first part is strong in EE and
Programming experience.
The last sentence says that you are a little lite in Ham experience.
Many of us on the Elecraft Reflector were raised on the K2. I
guess its been
about 8 years in
For what it's worth, MacOS has an option to synchronize the computer's
time to the time standard at apple.com. Just go to Preferences:Date
Time and check the button Set Date and Time Automatically. The
apple.com time standard is linked to the bureau of standards clocks.
I think that
Mike Scott-7 wrote:
I saw the questions about K3 headsets.
I have the ON'AIR Headset offered by US Interface for about $40.
http://www.usinterface.com/naviusa_012.htm
I have no relationship with the company. Their service was good and I can
recommend the product with the caveats mentioned
I also am quite interested in learning what the maximum recommended supply
voltage
is for the K3. I recall some discussion indicating that it was advisable to
have
higher voltage rather than lower, but I don't recall what the maximum was. I
have
just ordered a 15 VDC 100A switching power
Here's my perspective from not owning any Elecraft radio until ~ a month ago. I
have read about the K2 for many years and always wanted one. I heard them on
the air and heard others comments about owning one. I have never owned a new
rig, only bought repair-ables and repaired them to use. So
No, he's legit. I had a similar problem. Best thing is to telephone
him. He's very helpful. The problem with the ON AIR is that it seems
that he can't get the adapter plugs anymore. Just tell him you have a
K3 and don't need the adapter plug. I'm using an ON AIR at the
moment. It
Here is a link to N0SS's website which has a number of K2 mods.
http://www.n0ss.net/index_k2.html http://www.n0ss.net/index_k2.html
Yves Dussault wrote:
I see on page 84 of my manual a reference to the associated application
note, about installing a SPLIT/RIT/XIT led.
Where can I find
Well, this is interesting! I'm agonizing over this very issue. I have
K2 #337, built in late 1999, that has served me extremely well. I have
always watched this reflector, so I was one of the first non-field test
people to notice Wayne's announcement of the K3. Then I read every word
about
I find building the k2 from scratch VERY much fun, and would not want to
miss out on it.
It really is an amazing radio, the whole package.
I enjoy building them so much I built two so far, plus a K1.
It does not have all the features some operators might want, but you build
it, its small, and
Lance Collister wrote:
I also am quite interested in learning what the maximum recommended supply
voltage
is for the K3. I recall some discussion indicating that it was advisable to
have
higher voltage rather than lower, but I don't recall what the maximum was. I
have
just ordered a
If you are interested in placing the LEDs in the keycaps rather than
adding holes in the front panel, take a look at
http://www.qslnet.de/member/la3za/ and click on Elecraft K2 on the top
banner.
I have a TX indicator in the MODE button, a CW Tuning indicator in the
SPOT button and a
Yves,
That application note (and many others) are on the Elecraft website. Go
first to Builder's Resources and you will see the link to Application Notes.
73,
Don W3FPR
Yves Dussault wrote:
I see on page 84 of my manual a reference to the associated application
note, about installing a
The setup:
K3 with latest firmware.
Main Filters installed:
F2 2.7 KHz
F4 500 Hz
F5 200 Hz
F2 configured for all RX/TX modes
F4 and F5 configured for CW and Data RX
Configuration:
TX Test (no RF out)
Audio fed into line in (but no difference with mic input)
Line in set for 4 bars ALC (but
That's great Allen! I'm in Goddard about 45 miles SW of you - nice to have
another K2 in the area.
73,
Bill NZ0T K2/100 5703, K3/100 1502
W1SBY wrote:
Hello all!
I am proud to say that K2 sn 6688 is alive and well in Hutchinson, KS, USA
I finished up all of the preliminary testing and
My opinion, keep the K3 the K2. You may later on regret selling
anything and then the money might not be there to build another one.
Just put it on the shelf for now.
Other options are the AN762 amp that FAR circuits sells a board for and
eBay has 2SC2879 transistor's for it and they are dirt
I've had a few requests for the K3 time updater I mentioned the other day. So
I've made it available for download.
Mac version (OS X 10.3 or later) http://sight.net/K3Time/K3Time.zip
Windows XP/VISTA (maybe 98 not sure) http://sight.net/K3Time/K3TimeWin.zip
It's very easy to use and should
Actually Randy, all you have discovered... is that there are a lot of folks out
there, that could benefit from the addition of a K3 in their shack, so they
would be able to hear as well as you do. Simple, and factual. Do you need to
send your K2 or K3 away because they can't hear? Likely not.
Way cool! Congratulations, David!
Dick, K6KR
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Fleming
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:50 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Time Keeper v0.1
Tres Kool, indeed, David, and thanks very much for making this available
to all. Works like a champ!
Van, W1WCG
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From: Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net
To: df...@yahoo.com; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
I have been trying to get paper QSL for k5WK/7 QSOs for some time. I sent them
$20.
My emails to eric have gone unanswered. Does anyone have any magic?
Ken K5WK/7
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Mike Scott-7 wrote:
I saw the questions about K3 headsets.
I have the ON'AIR Headset offered by US Interface for about $40.
http://www.usinterface.com/naviusa_012.htm
I have no relationship with the company. Their service was good and I can
recommend the product with the caveats
OK guys,
David, W4SMT, really has a hit here, the Windows compile works great
and sure takes the drudgery out of setting the clock in the K3.
Doug W7RDP
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Boy, this software works great. Nice to see the right time.
Thanks, David(w4smt)
Don...w2xb
Doug Phillips wrote:
OK guys,
David, W4SMT, really has a hit here, the Windows compile works great
and sure takes the drudgery out of setting the clock in the K3.
Doug W7RDP
Thanks David. Works super.
Bob W6VY
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I will be concentrating mainly on 20M phone and CW for the QSO party. The
event starts at 01:00 Sunday morning local time in Thailand.
How nice Stephen!!
The way I envision it, you put up a shortened dipole at 8 to 10 feet. Two days
before you even power up the radio, apprehensive hams from
Bob's comment is correct. I was at that meeting also, and was absolutely
blown away by the performance in such a small prototype package.
Milt, N5IA
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From: Bob Nielsen n...@clearwire.net
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Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Earlier today, I remarked that one of my K3's was running
warm in the NAQP RTTY after an extended number of RTTY CQ's.
Tonight I did a little experiment - key down at 100 watts
for four minutes while noting PA Temp and fan speed. It
turns out that there really is no problem. Both K3's behaved
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