Since some time I am working on a solution just for fun (
http://n2.nabble.com/KREF-EXT-Option-tc2461086.html#a2461086 ).
My GPS-derived clock was built from VE2ZAZ design and it works fine ( it is
also used for other purpose in lab). PLL is a ADF4001 programmed from a AVR
ATtiny2313.
So far
All this is very interesting. It certainly demonstrates the need for the
continual product testing Elecraft undertake. Sending spares to remote
regions with poor postal services, e.g. the UK is an expensive and slow
business.
The problem with the wrench - or hex key is a real one. It also
Hi all,
Problem solved!
Thanks to Dave N3RD.
Cheers,
Paul
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Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
What the KREF3-EXT module should be able to deliver is complete freedom
from frequency drift, for almost all practical purposes. There could
also be great communication value in being able to lock a pair of K3s to
the same global GPS standard, even when they are
AD6XY wrote:
Measuring an offset in frequency is the sort of thing the DSP could do
much better and quicker than I can.
That's a pretty neat idea. That's what the WSPR 2 calibration routine does -
measure an audio frequency to 2 decimal places. The K3 DSP clock is probably
more
Hello,
I just received my K3 2 weeks before the WW CW so it was a rough transition
taking this rig in use. Steve K6AW helped me a lot, spending lots of time with
me on Skype explaining and giving tips about how to use the K3 in contesting
optimally. (TNX!!) I took the K3 to Portugal where I
I recommend you download
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Owner's_Man_Rev_D5_Hi_Res.pdf
or the lower res
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Owner's_Man_Rev_D5_web_res.pdf
and search DISPLAY in there, but see below for specifics ...
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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Hi guy's,
Quick question from today, is someone using K3 for VHF only ?(I'm using 2
SSB meters bands) What are the results ? Better than a jap's one ?
I'm ready to buy another K3 only to use in vhf mode. May be this looks
stupid for some of you, but if RX quality is here..I will not hesitate.
Paul,
I can't answer your question but N3RD of Top Ten Devices no doubt can.
I use the Yaesu TT decoder that I had used with my FT-2000D, now sold, but I
bought the Top Ten cable for the K3 rather than making my own. It works
fine with my 160, 80, 40, 30M antennas and a SteppIR that covers
G'day,
If I post something to the UK it is usually delivered within five
working days of departing VP8 (including a day in the air). When I
order anything from Elecraft it takes 2-3 weeks to arrive, always
has done. All my Elecraft stuff comes air letter post (expensive)
because the US
As a former Motorola employee, I belong to the Motorola Amateur Radio Club.
The MARC reflector has had a few postings on ham apps for the Droid. Rather
than send them to this list, I can forward them to anyone interested.
Jim N7US
K PSE ?:-)
I may have missed this but were any preliminary specifications published on
the P3?
Such as maximum bandwidth and dynamic range.
What is the exact injection point in K3's frontend?
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Zoli,
The solution to your VFO B display request is easy - just tap the DISP
button.
73,
Don W3FPR
Zoli Pitman HA1AG wrote:
- I
failed to find a way to get VFO-B freq permanently on display. My K3
keeps showing PA temp, time, PS current and voltage etc and it toggles
between these when I
You can set the SLOPE to minimum value and THR to maximum value for a
more non-AGC AGC.
Also, set AF LIM to a setting that will protect your ears when the AGC
is turned off; this will clip excessive volume (and therefore it will
sound distorted) but does save your ear drums
VFOB can be made to
Mike,
I believe the answer to the delays can be found in your country's
customs house. Apparently items from LandsEnd or LL Bean pass through
quickly.
73,
Don W3FPR
Mike Harris wrote:
G'day,
If I post something to the UK it is usually delivered within five
working days of departing VP8
I have had my K3 for almost two years now and NO problems either. Also
VERY good service from all at Elecraft.
Craig W0LV
Tord wrote:
Hi Elecrafters!
Must tell you!
Broken AF Knobs.And bad service to get a replacement.
Still same shit? very very bad quality? its happend again,
Nah, fractions are better than metric-- more rational.
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Drew
AF2Z
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:24:44 -0800 (PST), Mike, UK. wrote:
Failing Eric or Wayne running for president and changing this, and with
Elecraft now becoming a major international force, would it not be better to
use metric
Hi Don,
Stick to the K2, you know something about that.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
- Original Message -
From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
To: Mike Harris mike.har...@cwimail.fk
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obtaining spares
No way. Decimals are much easier to work with. Our frequencies are measured
in decimal and I sure wouldn't like to see my rig display it in fractions.
Our money is written in decimals. It's just a matter of not comparing
imperial with metric. If you do that you will never get it, in my
Why not have displays in wavelengths and fractions of wavelengths as we
are all familiar with them.
1/2 wave dipoles. 1/4 wave matching stubs, 5/8 wave verticals etc. Also
no band to frequency
conversions will be required.
Bob
K2TK
Gary D Krause wrote:
No way. Decimals are much easier to
People will change the ID any way they want. If that includes
changing knobs to something that wasn't custom designed, seems like
there's nothing to be done. There was someone who put on a bluish
sidelight some time ago, and another that modified control labels.
Even one that stenciled something
[Not OT]
Yes, there is a K3 / Elecraft connection here. ;-) Anyone interested in
writing a K3 remote control app for the Droid/Android OS? Contact me
directly if you are. The Moto Droid makes an excellent platform for
portable remote control. I'm -very- interested in doing this for the K3.
Let's end this thread for now.
(We currently supply the hex wrenches with all kit -and- built K3s to
avoid this problem overseas.)
73, Eric
Rick Dettinger wrote:
Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here! We are
probably another century away from joining the rest of the
I received mine VERY fast but I'm in the US. As a retired postal clerk I can
tell you lots of stories about shipping thru customs. I retired before 911 but
even in 2000 some countries were fast some slow or stop. Even the smallest
padded bag took a month to clear customs in France. One
Yesterday I overcame my fears :-) and successfully performed the
following mods on my K3 (S/N 1672):
K3 AF Mod (Line out speaker)
IF Output Buffer Gain Mod
K3 Extreme Signal RX Protection Mod
But, I was not able to perform the K3 AF Output Mod (two 470 ohm
resistors on the KIO3 board). I
K3 SN 1194 has all ways work fine no problems.Most problems is the operater
W8CDJ
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At 10:07 AM 04/12/09, you wrote:
Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here! We are
probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.
But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:
Also one must consider the large cost to replace almost all of your
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:12:56 +0100, Lionel Lhermitte
f6...@orange.fr wrote:
In Line:
Hi guy's,
Quick question from today, is someone using K3 for VHF only ?(I'm using 2
SSB meters bands) What are the results ? Better than a jap's one ?
I have the following Japanese rigs; Kenwood TS-711A (2m
The PRE icon pertains only to the K3's internal preamp. I suggest
turning it off in most cases when you're using the PR6. Otherwise
you'll have more gain than necessary, possibly degrading dynamic
range. (With the PR6 on -- giving you an MDS of about -144 dBm --
turning on the internal
Hi Mike,
The PRE setting is already stored separately in the RX ANT on and off
cases, on a per-band basis. (This is also the case for the K2.)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Mike wrote:
Thanks Wayne -
Is there a way to disconnect the internal preamp from the RX ANT
button,
Just push the PRE button while RX ANT is enabled. That toggles it on/off
for the RX ANT path. It is remembered separately for this path.
73, Eric
Mike wrote:
Thanks Wayne -
Is there a way to disconnect the internal preamp from the RX ANT button,
so that tapping the RX ANT button doesn't
OK! Thanks again Wayne.
74, Mike NF4L
Wayne Burdick wrote:
Hi Mike,
The PRE setting is already stored separately in the RX ANT on and off
cases, on a per-band basis. (This is also the case for the K2.)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Mike wrote:
Thanks Wayne -
Is there
I should be receiving the KPA100 today for my K2. I started thinking about
what I'm going to do, kit wise, after installing it? I've got all of the
options that I want now and I don't want to build a K1 or any of the smaller
kits. The K3 looks appealing but, it's not a kit in the same sense
Thanks Mike -
My questions have been amply and fully answered, except why turning on
the PR6 turned on the internal preamp as well. But since I now know how
to prevent that, all is good.
73, Mike(2) NF4L
Mike Harris wrote:
G'day Mike,
Control of the K3 internal pre-amp is independent of
I have been dreading the day we go to metric TIME. That will take some
getting use to.
73, de Jim KG0KP
- Original Message -
From: John k...@hughes.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get
Hi Folks,
When doing RTTY at 100 watts a high current warning flashes in the VFO B
display area and RF power is automatically cut back to about 60 watts. SWR is
about 1.1:1 or there abouts; nothing approaching 1.5:1. I have found there is
0.6 volts drop in the Elecraft supplied power cable
Jim,
23 to 24 amps is excessive current to be drawing at 14v and probably means
that you are drawing too much.
Have you verified that those watt meters are accurate?
As some comparison data, running 100 watts out of my K3 into a 1:1.1 SWR it
only draws 17.1 amps.
73,
Bob W5OV
-Original
After 2+ years of operation K-3 SN31 has just succumbed to a compound failure
of the smaller Main control AF and RF knobs.
I thought I was pretty lucky when I first saw list notes about the knobs
failing and figured maybe a bad batch, etc. The rig SN 31 was originally placed
in service in late
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