[Elecraft] From Alaska, good reading

http://www.kl7aa.net/newsletters/2005/2005_DEC_NLTR.pdf Some good ideas for antenna launching and on CW, plus fun pictures! 73, Julius n2wn - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hiel Proset

I'm not real thrilled with the ProSet headphones either, kinda muffled (and have new elements installed) and requires more drive. The mic is great on the plus side. It's always a joy to put my cheap Sony Walkman headset back on... Alas, no mic with these. 73, Julius Evert Bakker (PA2KW)

[Elecraft] How long to complete K3 master reset?

I pressed and held the K3 power switch until the MCU LD message appeared - that was over a half-hour ago. How long should this take to complete? Trying to solve the low sub RX audio problem. Brian K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] How long to complete K3 master reset?

Pressing and holding the Power button forces the K3 MCU into a boot load state, not master reset. You now need to reload the MCU firmware. Or you can remove power from the K3 (I pull the power connectors off the back of the radio), wait 20 seconds or so, and then plug it back in. You may

Re: [Elecraft] Low SubRX audio below 20m

Bob, That fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestion - the master reset is always the last resort! 73 - Brian - K1LI On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Robert Ansell robert-ans...@msn.comwrote: Hi Brian, yes I've experienced this and for me the fix was to do a hard reset but do not under

Re: [Elecraft] How long to complete K3 master reset?

I pressed and held the K3 power switch until the MCU LD message appeared - that was over a half-hour ago. How long should this take to complete? You now need to load the MCU firmware. The message indicates the MCU is ready to load, or is loading, from the serail (RS232) port. 73, Lyle KK7P

Re: [Elecraft] From Alaska, good reading

Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote: http://www.kl7aa.net/newsletters/2005/2005_DEC_NLTR.pdf Some good ideas for antenna launching and on CW, plus fun pictures! Thank you Julius, Neat reading in magazine format for all. Something about QRP and satellites too. However, I believe most folks will

[Elecraft] K3: Firmware 3.03 introducing artifacts?

If one uses the new birdie removal feature, can you then receive normal signals at that spot, or does a 'hole' remain there that would prevent one from receiving any signal at that same spot? regards, Jerry -- rtty...@gmail.com __

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 3.03 introducing artifacts?

Jerry Lockett wrote: If one uses the new birdie removal feature, can you then receive normal signals at that spot, or does a 'hole' remain there that would prevent one from receiving any signal at that same spot? regards, Jerry You will hear normal signals. There is no hole. The K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 3.03 introducing artifacts?

Guy, K2AV wrote: Jerry Lockett wrote: If one uses the new birdie removal feature, can you then receive normal signals at that spot, or does a 'hole' remain there that would prevent one from receiving any signal at that same spot? regards, Jerry You will hear normal signals.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and PSK31 Data Mode

Last weekend I had good success with using the rs232 port on the sdriq (with spectravue beta 10) to control the k3. It got over the issue that my netbook only has usb ports Dave ww2r Message: 18 Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:22:03 -0400 From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com Subject: Re:

Re: [Elecraft] From Alaska, good reading

brUse to live up dat way ;o) Norton and Mansfield back in da days when the outer loop was being built. Love New England, even the weather (lived in RI, Ct and Me) :o) brbrThat was posted on the 4SQP site, I had not seen it before, but was very well done and worth sharing. Glad you found it fun

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 3.03 introducing artifacts?

brblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote light-border-color div class=quote-author style=font-weight: bold;Guy, K2AV wrote:/div div class=quote-messageblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote light-border-color div class=quote-author

[Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Does anyone have any idea when they will upgrade to Keyboard operation for RTTY ? Now, I mean using real FSK, not this sound card AFSK stuff. In some radios, AFSK requires you to use the SSB mode, which does not allow filter selection. The Yaesu does. 73, Dick, W1KSZ

Re: [Elecraft] Six-meter scanning

Given that the FCC has no jurisdiction outside the US, can we non-US guys be given a fix for this? And what's so wrong about scanning outside ham bands anyway - I've been listening to band 1 TV carriers for decades! Graham David Woolley (E.L) wrote Wes Stewart wrote: There was some talk

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware 3.03 introducing artifacts?

brblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote light-border-color div class=quote-author style=font-weight: bold;.k8dd. wrote:/div div class=quote-messageI have not tried this - I don't seem to have any birdies on the CW frequencies that I use, but from what you say - you

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 22nd 23rd, 2009

Good Morning, Sorry about the late report but just as I was going to send it out last night it went away. I do not know how or why, it simply disappeared in front of my eyes; strange. So, instead of creating it again as an email I am crafting it in a text editor and I will cut and paste it

[Elecraft] K3 Squelch

I've tried to set the squelch on both of my K3's following the instructions in the manual and display, but cannot make them work. I set them both to SQ MAIN = Sub Pot, but when I turn the Sub Pot I get the message SQL N/A. What have I done wrong? Tom, N5GE

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

I believe squelch only works on FM for now. Terry __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

Tom, Are you in FM mode? Currently the squelch only works in FM. 73, Don W3FPR Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: I've tried to set the squelch on both of my K3's following the instructions in the manual and display, but cannot make them work. I set them both to SQ MAIN = Sub Pot, but when I turn

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and PSK31 Data Mode and ESSB

On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:15:39 -0700 (PDT), Bill Strong wrote: Plenty of QRN on the low bands especially in the summer. I meant the local man-made stuff. I understand, and that was my point. Reducing the total bandwidth at the input of the sound card from 2.8 kHz to 200 Hz will make a signficant

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Dick, Rather than using SSB mode for data, use the DATA modes, it is less troublesome and compression is set to zero automatically.. Use DATA A mode for soundcard digital modes, or AFSK A for soundcard RTTY. See page 31 of the K3 manual. With good carrier balance, an AFSK signal is equal to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

I have found the AFSK stuff works quite well with the K3.  I am using the SignaLink USB with N1MM logger and have made a couple of thousand QSOs on RTTY.  I have no issue with the RX because you can used any filter in AFSK Data mode.  Any filter.  So, you do not use the SSB filter at all.  I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Richard W. Solomon wrote: Does anyone have any idea when they will upgrade to Keyboard operation for RTTY ? Now, I mean using real FSK, not this sound card AFSK stuff. If you're talking about plugging a keyboard directly into the K3, I don't think there's any plan to implement that. Real FSK

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 22nd 23rd, 2009

What operating system are you running on that computer? hi hi... Mike WE0H K2 6698 Linux user of course...hi hi Kevin R wrote: Good Morning, Sorry about the late report but just as I was going to send it out last night it went away. I do not know how or why, it simply disappeared in

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Don, I am a digital mode neophyte. Is it possible - or, is it considered to be too much of a kludge - to receive a digital mode (be it PSK or RTTY) via PC soundcard and send CW to the K3 for translation into the digital mode? It seems that this would avoid some of the pitfalls associated with

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

And as has been pointed out by one of the G's here, a PICAXE-18X can be VERY easily programmed to use a PS2 keyboard to send FSK, PSK and CW, using the KY command, when connected to the serial port. I've still got the K40 that I used with my IC756PRO once upon a time in a similar role. I can

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

In playing with the scanning feature I've seen that there is some measure of squelch even in SSB, in that the receiver scans quietly until it encounters a signal and then pauses with the audio active for a time and then resumes scanning. My magic decoder ring has not pointed me to how the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Cannot do this as the software sending CW would be straight CW being sent to the CW input jack. PSK-D and FSK-D from CW is only capable from the paddles input. But it only takes a very simple interface using a transistor and resistor using the circuit described on the AA5AU website from a

[Elecraft] K3 Problem

Thank you to all the wonderful hams who sent emails to help me this weekend. Thinking I had a K3 problem and really didn't. However, I don't understand.I wasn't able to connect with anyone for 7-28 MHz even though the Pal Star watt meter showed 100 watts and little SWR. In desperation and

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:08:40 + (UTC), w...@comcast.net wrote: I believe squelch only works on FM for now. Terry Aw Shucks! I was afraid of that. Still listening to VHF and UHF white noise here ;o) Thanks, Tom, N5GE K3 #806, K3 #1055 XV144, XV144 W1 and other small kits.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

Brian, Do not be put off by those who believe that radio quality audio cannot be generated by a soundcard. That may have been true with cheap soundcards a long time ago, but most soundcards available now will produce pure audio tones with very little distortion - so unless you have a totally

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem

Phil, The loss in coax (especially a long run) *will* reduce the SWR measured at the shack end. If the loss is great enough and a fault is far enough down the coax line, the measured SWR can be quite low, even 1.0:1. In other words, the SWR at the shack end will always be less than at the

Re: [Elecraft] Six-meter scanning

Graham Kimbell (G3TCT) wrote: Given that the FCC has no jurisdiction outside the US, can we non-US guys be given a fix for this? And what's so wrong about scanning outside ham bands anyway - I've been listening to band 1 TV carriers for decades! I think that the original quote said outside

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Spring Tune Up Update

Jack, You need to put an 'exponential' symbol between those parentheses and the 2 in those formulas - the voltage must be squared where the formulas you included indicate multiplying by 2. For your power output level, it *may* be a bit low. Check the output with a 13.8 volt supply voltage -

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

All-mode squelch is near the top of our firmware list. Wayne N6KR On Mar 23, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: I've tried to set the squelch on both of my K3's following the instructions in the manual and display, but cannot make them work --- http://www.elecraft.com

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Spring Tune Up Update

-Original Message- From: Jack Regan [mailto:ae...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:06 PM To: 'Jack Regan' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KX1 Spring Tune Up Update Don has pointed out that the formulas I posted did not appear as superscript 2, indicating a squaring function so I

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Spring Tune Up Final Update!

-Original Message- From: Jack Regan [mailto:ae...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:34 PM To: 'Jack Regan' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KX1 Spring Tune Up Final Update! I have tested my output with my newly recalibrated KX1 at 13.9 VDC. These are my outputs in watts: 4.0 on 80

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

Wayne, a plaintive cry from the wilderness, are 10 hz granularity brfor PBT on CW, and separate volume controls for SPOT and sidetone brnear the top as well?--please?? brbr73, Gary W7TEA brbrbrblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote light-border-color div

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject), from K3 NB discussion

K2AV replied to AE6RH, who described a situation on 75m where it appears he was hearing the Hainan woodpecker the K3's NB took it down by two S-units, following some previous posts about the K3's NB effectiveness on this type of impulse noise: NOTHING removes ALL noise. The K3 can pretty much

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

On Mar 23, 2009, at 6:02 PM, W7TEA wrote: Wayne, a plaintive cry from the wilderness, are 10 hz granularity for PBT on CW, and separate volume controls for SPOT and sidetone near the top as well?--please?? Yes. Thanks for your patience on the 10-Hz issue; it's going to require a major

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

For a major change I can be very patient. nbsp;Thank you Wayne! brbr73, Gary W7TEA brbrblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote light-border-color div class=quote-author style=font-weight: bold;wayne burdick wrote:/div div class=quote-message shrinkable-quoteOn Mar 23,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

Folks, I find the following unreadable. Is it just me? I suggest sending your posts in plain text! brfor PBT on CW, and separate volume controls for SPOT and sidetone brnear the top as well?--please?? brbr73, Gary W7TEA brbrbrblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

As someone has pointed out to me on two earlier posts from the Nabble client, something is amiss in the Nabble reply posts as evidenced below from W7TEA. Isn't plain text always supposed to be there? - Original Message - From: W7TEA gt...@mac.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent:

[Elecraft] Is this a Nabble thing?

- Original Message - From: W7TEA To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009 02:32 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch For a major change I can be very patient. nbsp;Thank you Wayne! brbr73, Gary W7TEA brbrblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Stand Alone Panadaptor

Oh my... that would be glorious! I've been dying to have a standalone spectrum scope that is computer-independent for some time. 73, James KC2UEE -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Iain MacDonnell - N6ML Sent:

[Elecraft] K3 - Stand Alone Panadaptor

Rose and I will be beside Elecraft at Visalia Maybe we can bring one home . 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@rfwave.net http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] New K3 is born!!

After only 3 hrs of labor, K3/100 #2783 passed all tests and tx calibration is complete. Made two quick contacts on 80m and it works great! It looks nice next to its' older brother #965. 73, Terry __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

I agree - If I do not find something relevant in the first few lines of the post, I usually delete it. If you can surmise from that comment that *top posting* is important to me on an email reflector with as much traffic as we have here, then you are correct - I just don't have the available

[Elecraft] Nabble

It appears that Nabble is not sending well formed HTML when users reply to posts from Nabble. Here's what I get from Nabble For a major change I can be very patient. nbsp;Thank you Wayne! brbr73, Gary W7TEA brbrblockquote class=quote light-black dark-border-colordiv class=quote

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:40:01 -0400, Guy Olinger, K2AV olin...@bellsouth.net wrote: As someone has pointed out to me on two earlier posts from the Nabble client, something is amiss in the Nabble reply posts as evidenced below from W7TEA. Isn't plain text always supposed to be there? I checked

[Elecraft] K2 resetting itself

I was happily monitoring 14.058 this afternoon when my K2 turned itself off. I cycled the power button and it came on enough to say ELECrAFT and to hear a little audio, and then shut down. Then cycling the switch didn't do anything. Or would do a little. I figured it was causing F1 to reset. Put

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch

Top posting is the requested method on the Elecraft list for exactly the reasons Don gives below. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator _..._ -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com Date: Monday, Mar 23, 2009 7:58 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Squelch To:

Re: [Elecraft] K2 resetting itself

Chris and All, I had a power on--power off problem some time back. I think several others had a similar issue. My problem was traced to the I/O board. I believe this has been fixed, and later units don't have the problem. Not sure what your number is though. I suggest you contact Gary or

[Elecraft] K3 Timekeeper

I need to know what I am doing wrong. I check to see which com port is open on my computer with the USB/SERIAL adapter plugged in. The computer shows COM PORT 6 is being used by this adapter. When I bring up Timekeeper on COM PORT 6, K3 #323 updates immediately. When I bring up K3

Re: [Elecraft] Nabble

I'm getting the same thing and I'm not using Nabble. And it's just started happening in the last few days. Alan It appears that Nabble is not sending well formed HTML when users reply to posts from Nabble. Here's what I get from Nabble For a major change I can be very patient. nbsp;Thank