Pretty funny, Wayne.
I have long been one of the unofficial technical advisors on
another reflector and over the years the same questions come up over
and over. Many give opinions how to improve the system by use of FAQ
pages or mini-tutorials, etc., etc. But in the final analysis there
is
Hi All,
After reviewing the sample info on KE7X's website, I decided to order the
book as a PDF. The download process is a little convoluted (through Lulu),
but it came through alright.
Yes, it's only black and white--no color. Color would be nice, but I
planned on printing it out on a B
My K2 has the internal lead acid battery option, however to avoid any
possible issues I take the battery out and leave it at home... This also
lessens the weight considerably.
I have travelled to Spain and Portugal from East Midlands and Doncaster
Sheffield (Finningley) airports to Alicante
Possibly true. However, as a de-facto self-policing Radio Service, and in
the spirit of Elmering, it can sometimes to be helpful to discuss
long-propagated misconceptions, misunderstandings and misapplications of the
rules we operate under.
This is true of both operational and engineering
That's what I wanted to hear Ed, thanks! Turns out I don't need the BCD
data, only FSK and PTT both of which are on pins that are not connected in
the KPA500.
Pete, W1RM
-Original Message-
From: Ed Muns [mailto:w...@msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:14 PM
To: 'Peter Chamalian'
Yes, 288 + single sided pages would be terrible! Fortunately, I was able to
print mine out double sided and it fits into a hardcover binder with no problem.
73 de Jim - KE8g
Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie wrote:
Craig,
The printed version is nice in that with double sided printing
Any word on the continuation on development of the P3 and the opening in the
back?
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I do not have the skills, nor the time necessary to become proficient at
SO2R, and it’s a shame to have this fine radio doing nothing…. Plus I want
the funds for the KPA500 etc. Selling factory assembled (7/1/2010) K3/100
#4461. Retail $4486 : Selling for $3850 plus shipping/insurance. Radio
John,
I'd like to offer an alternative idea-
Back in the 1990's Q-bit Corporation made a variety of compact broadband
amps for applications such as this. Many will happily run with a 0 dBm input
and provide 0.5 - 1w or more out. There are usually several models available
on eBay. Specs can still
I've noticed a couple of anomalies (problems, really), with the latest
(4.36) K3 firmware in combination with a KRC2 configured for AUXBUS
operation. If I remove power from the KRC-2 while it's connected to
the K3's ACC port (using a cable that I build, which has only the
AUXBUS and ground wires
I haven't tried to carry a K2 on a plane but I have carried other electronic
gear through TSA security. TSA likes any complicated piece of electronics
(like the K2) to be put in a separate bin. If you pull it out of the case
and send it through the X-ray machine separate that will make it easier
K2/100 # 7006 (and me) participated in our first Field day this weekend.
Everything worked flawlessly. I was working a 120-foot doublet fed with
ladder line with a tuner at the base, also the first time out for this
antenna.
If you have W4UA in your field day log on either 75m or 15m, then
On 6/26/2011 10:36 AM, Sherman Banks wrote:
I haven't tried to carry a K2 on a plane but I have carried other
electronic gear through TSA security. TSA likes any complicated
piece of electronics (like the K2) to be put in a separate bin.
If you pull it out of the case and send it through the
Same problem on my P3... kinda surprised to see it on field day!
Tom W4KX
On Jun 25, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Jim McDonald wrote:
Using beta 1.08 I'm seeing my CW signal on the P3 as I'm transmitting with
my K3. With a pitch of 350 Hz I'm seeing it down 700 Hz from the center
frequency using a
That is why when flying I always take with me the Manual(s) and Invoice(s)
for any commercial gear in my luggage (and my licence of course), which
helps them to understand if questions are asked :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
On June 26, 2011at 20:00Z, Phil Kane wrote:
But will they understand what
K2ASP said, But will they understand what they see?
'As far back as 1990 I was hassled by airport security
(pre-TSA) over an Icom Hand-held that was in my carry-on bag.
I carry two things which (so far) have always avoided hassles.
1. The equipment manual(s), and
2. My FCC license.
73,
--As I found out from their legal department 25+ years ago,
-- Walkie-Talkie is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc.
-- which they protect vigorously as much as they can. (I had
-- discovered that phrase in some pending legislation and asked
-- about it.)
Oh, I didn't know...Thank
I hope that a lot of you got out to enjoy field day with your Elecraft rigs.
High band propagation on Saturday afternoon was just so-so, and the low
bands were very noisy last night; but I had a good time with my K2 anyway.
I operated in class 1B with the K2 connected to a deep cycle battery and a
About ten years ago, Nextel was selling Motorola iDEN two-way technology
as a cellular telephone substitute and tried to trademark Push To
Talk. Nextel was eventually absorbed by Sprint. I see now PTT is a term
commonly used in the cellular industry, but I don't think anyone is
trying to claim
Used the W2 with my K3/P3 on field day. Other radios were causing the
SWR LEDs to all light up. I was connected to a hexbeam at 35 feet, and
rest were dipoles lower, using 100W. Any ideas on why, other than a lot
of RF flying around? Bands did not seem to matter.
Mike
AI4NS
That's an ongoing problem for companies everywhere, but I'm sure you know
that it's nothing to get worried about in casual communications. In Germany
is the home of a company whose name was often used in place of radio by
the people there for many years: Telefunken. Elsewhere, including in the
Hmmm... Given Elecraft rigs are such good CW rigs should we call the KX3 a
Walkie-Keyie? ;-)
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of hb9dco
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:02 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject:
wayne burdick wrote:
Should we offer a small discount on complex products if a potential
customer reads the entire manual and passes a test first?
Wayne
N6KR
There's plenty of things you can do with the K3 that are out of the
ordinary, and you can stumble into them by accident.
I
Hi Mike,
This is normal. The W2 is merely indicating RF on the
center conductor of its sensor, just as it does in normal
usage. It's more pronounced on the W2 because of it's
ability to respond to really low levels of RF.
Mine does the same thing on several bands and antennas,
Just not a World-Wide Walkie-Talkie (WWWT)- that is also registered, but
not by Motorola :-)
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
Hmmm... Given Elecraft rigs are such good CW rigs should we call the KX3 a
Walkie-Keyie? ;-)
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I'm eagerly awaiting a report from Wayne N6KR on how the KX3 performed during
Field Day.
I took my K2 out to the field on Saturday for Field Day and used my PAR EFHW
for 40/20/10M and made 30 QSO's in just over an hour.
10 meters was excellent for about an hour at 1900Z but didn't
First off it was a great Field Day and my new K3 impressed me extremely not
only in performance but in it's functionality.
To kick off Field Day I installed a new KPA100 into the K3. I did all the
necessary TX gain calibrations using a dummy load.
One thing I noticed immediately was that I
On 6/26/2011 1:37 PM, Blair Bates wrote:
I carry two things which (so far) have always avoided hassles.
1. The equipment manual(s), and
2. My FCC license.
At the time in question, I was an FCC Field Supervisor and
showing my credentials seemed to quiet them down. Remember,
these
On 6/26/2011 2:31 PM, Randy Farmer wrote:
About ten years ago, Nextel was selling Motorola iDEN two-way
technology as a cellular telephone substitute and tried to
trademark Push To Talk. Nextel was eventually absorbed by
Sprint. I see now PTT is a term commonly used in the cellular
industry,
I think Verizon has a patent or trademark on push to talk
-Original Message-
From: Randy Farmer
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:31 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] It's really amazing...
About ten years ago, Nextel was selling Motorola iDEN two-way technology
sorry its nextel that’s got dibs
-Original Message-
From: John Cooper
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 7:47 PM
To: Randy Farmer ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] It's really amazing...
I think Verizon has a patent or trademark on push to talk
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Leigh,
If you consider all the combinations and permutations to your
suggestion, I would believe it is an insurmountable task. And even if
it were attempted, someone would find a different combination that would
bring strange happenings.
There is no substitute for the user being familiar
Well, I was right! The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club had a great FD,
with two K3s. We broke our previous records and had a lot of fun. Put as
many qsos on my K3 in past 24 hours as I have since I first put it on the
air last August.
And. SSB station beat the CW geezers in number of
My favorite review of a manual on the end of the spectrum opposite from
Elecraft manuals:
The technical manual is a successful impediment to understanding.
Rich
NU6T
On 6/25/2011 8:16 AM, Tony Estep wrote:
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Dave KK7SSkk...@frontier.com wrote:
A loong
The other problem with adding boots to the XG3 is key clicks. As I
understand it, there is no key shaping. Not a problem with a 1 mw
transmitter but it might be objectionable with 20 watts.
Alan N1AL
On Sat, 2011-06-25 at 10:00 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
So, I am asking the list: Is
My field day plans got scrambled, but I got on the air after all and it was
fun.
Fifty QSOs, fifty states. 49 of them were with my K3; I left MO for last,
and called CQ FD with my 2M HT to work a local guy for the final contact.
First time I've called CQ in a contest for more than 50 years.
In
Alan...
After consideration of a couple of points raised on and off the list, I
wrote to Elecraft (re; parts):
Wayne ( Eric)...
I am now pretty much convinced that my idea of building up a
post-amplifier for the XG3 is a *very bad* idea. As several people
pointed out to me, the jitter
Yup, it's on the bug list.
Alan N1AL
On Sun, 2011-06-26 at 15:36 -0400, Thomas Doligalski wrote:
Same problem on my P3... kinda surprised to see it on field day!
Tom W4KX
On Jun 25, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Jim McDonald wrote:
Using beta 1.08 I'm seeing my CW signal on the P3 as I'm
Howdy Gang:
I'm eagerly awaiting a report from Wayne N6KR on how the KX3 performed during
Field Day.
I took my K2 out to the field on Saturday for Field Day and used my PAR EFHW
for 40/20/10M and made 30 QSO's in just over an hour.
10 meters was excellent for about an hour at 1900Z
On Sun, 2011-06-26 at 12:09 -0400, KE4INM wrote:
Any word on the continuation on development of the P3 and the opening in the
back?
We're working on it!
Alan N1AL
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Us CW geezers have always known that in unfavorable conditions CW wins the day.
73,
Tom
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:00:48 -0400, Bill Conkling n...@widomaker.com wrote:
[snip]
And. SSB station beat the CW geezers in number of
T.R.A.S.H. (the Truckee Radio Amateur Society Hams), again in alliance with
the Auburn Enclave of the Sierra Chapter of the Northern California Contest
Club, made about 2650 QSOs in Class 2A from a public campground beside
Stampede Reservoir, about 15 miles north of Truckee, CA. (Our regular site
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