You were solid here anytime I heard you Dale.
nothing wrong with wire antennas, even the lowly dipole ;o) Uber short
antennas may present more of a challenge, but lotsa great ear's out there.
I had a few more problems with the mobiles, but envisioned them in canyons or
behind mountains from
I'm probably the only idiot that would do this but just in case, I
thought I'd share what I just learned. I just completed building
configuring K3 #2965. It was a very fun project and I'm excited about
actually using the radio but sad to see the kit portion done.
I operate a lot of RTTY so
Hi Elecrafters,
I am the proud owner (are as opposed to the unproud owners) of K3 #647.
And a K2 and K1 before it. I strongly believe in the Elecraft business
model, with its closeness to the customer and excellent service in
support of world class equipment made here in our country (well,
The way the regulation reads, hams are being told they can put 50 watts PEP
on an antenna, up to the gain of a dipole, and call that 50 watts ERP.
Higher gain must be referenced to the dipole and the 50 watts reduced
accordingly.
For mobile stations there is no mention of the idea that a
Hi John,
Thanks for the feedback.
concerned that the K3 is becoming just another menu driven radio -
with so many parameters that the result is brain paralysis.
We only add new menu entries after very careful consideration. Any new
entries come up at factory defaults, and most users
To me the K3 is pretty simple. I turn it on and use it. If I want to
change things I can but I pretty much don't. I just turn it on and
operate. It's like a modern HW-101 for me, just as simple as can be.
Now, as to promised features vs. fixes, this is a tough call. If the
features had not
Wayne,
Your email response to John's honest concerns is one of the many reasons I
love owning a Elecraft K3. There are multi layers of intellect within our
community and you try honestly to address all of us. I personally am in the
lower tier and wish I had more experience to get full benefits
I don't find the K3 complex. As a matter of fact, I rather enjoy
playing with the new features.
One doesn't have to upgrade the firmware if he is happy with the radio as is.
73, Lee (K9CM)
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I set the VCO voltage at 4.0Mhz to 6.0v with L30. On 40M, the voltage
is 8.31v and does not change as the VCO frequency is varied. All other
bands are within range and behave normally. I don't know which
relay(s) (K13-K15) or capacitor(s) (C70-C75) may be at fault. Any help
appreciated.
Regards,
Jim,
Do you have the Rework Eliminators installed in that K2? If so, follow
the instructions in the RE manual about the additions for the K60XV
option. C71 is changed to 120 pF with the RE change or the installation
of the K60XV and requires that you set the secondary menu to D19 = Y.
After
Thanks Don. I do have the RE installed. This was a fully functional
K2/100 with all internal options that has been in storage for several
years. I'm dusting it off and going through it thoroughly, from a
factory reset. That explains the D19 = Y problem. It has a couple of
other problems, notably
Hello All,
When I turn on the sub-receiver on my K3 I get the momentary message ERR PL
1 on the sub-receiver display. I've run the synthesizer calibration on both
synthesizers but still get the error. I've also performed the synthesizer
ALC modification to both synthesizers but that didn't
Wayne and Company,
Thank you so much for listening and improving the AGC Most K3
Contesters will thank their good fortune for their K3 and the amazing work
you good people put into tweaking the K3 into an even better radio! It is my
feeling that of late the radio of choice for use in
On page 13 under MIC the manual references the MAIN:MIC SRC menu entry.
However the menu listing on page 52 doesn't list this entry. It does
list MIC SEL. Are these one and the same?
Also, if you operate voice with a mike and PSK or AFSK using LINE IN do
you have to change MIC SEL each time
Terry wrote:
On page 13 under MIC the manual references the MAIN:MIC SRC menu entry.
However the menu listing on page 52 doesn't list this entry. It does
list MIC SEL. Are these one and the same?
Sounds like a typo in the manual. There is no MIC SRC (that I know
of).
Also, if you
Guy, K2AV wrote:
The way the regulation reads, hams are being told they can put 50 watts PEP
on an antenna, up to the gain of a dipole, and call that 50 watts ERP.
Higher gain must be referenced to the dipole and the 50 watts reduced
accordingly.
For mobile stations there is no mention of
Ditto
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-Original Message-
From: Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 21:42:29
To: 'Lee Trout'trou...@gmail.com; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Complexity
Wayne and Company,
Thank you so much for
Hello All,
Now I am having the power creep up problem,
It seems like there is always something.
Is there a fix ???
I'm using the latest firmware.
whats next.
73 Ken K5DNL
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I also gave my K3 a pretty good workout in the 7QP. 1370 QSOs and
about 220,000 for a claimed score.
73 de Tom (K7ZZ)
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Julius Fazekas phriend...@yahoo.com wrote:
You were solid here anytime I heard you Dale.
nothing wrong with wire antennas, even the lowly
On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:50:10 -0500, John Lyon wrote:
But I, too, have become concerned that the K3 is becoming just another
menu driven radio - with so many parameters that the result is brain
paralysis. How many AGC parameters does one person need, even with
different modes and band
Jim wrote
(Snip)
I'd like to see these things too, but the panadapter and an up-to-date
manual that better integrates new functions are the things on your list
that I'd most like to see. Asynchronous detection is nice, but I didn't buy
my K3s to ragchew on AM or listen to shortwave. Others
One of the open questions regarding the continued development of the K3 that
has come up, has been the maximum width of the DSP. The K3 appears to be
effectively limited to about 4.3 khz, as opposed to +6khz in some of the other
radios that many of us have access to. Some have express concern
ARRL ain't the FCC. And the ARRL's opinion is no mitigation whatsoever if I
get an FCC pink slip. The reg is the reg, and it's a strange brew for the FCC,
where ERP normally has nothing to do with dBd.
73, Guy.
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From: Augie Hansen (via Nabble)
To: Guy, K2AV
The reg is the reg,
Absolutely! So let's read the reg and see what it says. Most arguments about
the rules can be resolved quickly by doing this. When reading regulations,
contracts, or other legalese, it's important not to read between the lines
or interpret. Read exactly what the words say,
Hi Manuel,
Have you tried swapping synthesizers? Perhaps the one used for the sub
receiver may be bad.
73 de James K3JPS
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Manuel Maseda
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 4:33 PM
Why are you trying to make this so complicated? It's a straightforward
calculation. A half-wave dipole is assumed to have 0 dBd gain (what a
surprise) or a multiplier of 1. (There is no mention of ground, takeoff angle,
blah, blah, it's zero dBd, period.)
You model the antenna you want to
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I am using the procedures in a Rev C manual, Appendix E, Page 10-11 to
troubleshoot a dead receiver problem. All Rework Eliminators are
installed. Signal tracing through the PLL/VCO and Low-Pass Filter,
Bandpass Filter, and T-R Switch produced expected measurements. In the
Mixer, I.F. Amp, and
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