Eric and Wayne,
To optimize desktop space I suggest the upcoming KAT500 be designed so that
its tilt stand arm can be installed in either the front (normal) or back of
the unit. That way if I set it atop a front tilted KPA500 I could raise the
back of the tuner to offset the tilt, which would a
I just listened to Geoff's recording, and this is exactly what is happening
with my K3/100.
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS liltechdud...@gmail.comwrote:
No go.
Hooked the radio up to a gel cel battery and we're still getting the 12Khz
junk coming from something and the
AB3LS wrote:
Anyone from Elecraft have anything on this?
That's the first place you should have asked. Contact k3support at
elecraft.com or gary at elecraft.com and you will make much faster progress
to a resolution.
73, Bill
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Got KPA500 Kit #109 just out of my local custom bureau ... .
Rgds from northern germany, Holger DL6ABM
--- KD3RF avav...@verizon.net schrieb am Fr, 1.7.2011:
Von: KD3RF avav...@verizon.net
Betreff: Re: [Elecraft] So, how's the backlog on KPA500 kits going?
An: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Datum:
There's a lot of empty volume in the P3 already. maybe somneone could
build a PS in the same enclcosure as the P3.
...bill nr4c
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:37:02 -0400, Andrew Moore wrote:
On a related note, since it's been a long time since I asked, is
there a
possibility of offering a bare
Bill , maybe the empty volume in the P3 will be used (I hope soon) to
accomodate some new features that are relative to existing holes in the
back panelI hope ;-). I share the suggestion for a new box with K
Linee look containing a power supply and speaker(s) as 2 speakers are
required to
Hi All:
Sorry for being off topic but today is a special day in ham radio
history. Today is the 60th anniversary of the novice license.
This is the license most of us who were licensed before 1991
started off with. Starting in 2000, no more new licenses were
issued; though holders could renew.
Good suggestion, Bill. In fact this may be what Elecraft suggested a few
months ago (can't remember). Photo in the P3 manual shows loads of space.
I'll try to shoehorn a supply in there.
Thanks,
--Andrew, NV1B
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:41 AM, nr4c n...@widomaker.com wrote:
There's a lot of
Symptom:
K2 with very low audio output, only the strongest stations can be copied.
Have eliminated the BPF, attenuator, pre-amp, and so forth with signal tracing.
Transmit stops increasing at about 4W, the control runs out of effect.
So the K2 is alive, but something is wrong in the signal path.
Thanks for all that have responded.
I've installed a 100 K series resistor in the audio input as suggested.
The problem continues, however.
In messing around with the unit, I attached an EZhook cliplead to the
audio input at the board-connector. The cliplead is attached to a wire
about 1
I think I have a real mess up here. I did the latest firmware update and all
seemed o.k. until I tried to transmit. I have no audio at all. Thinking it
could be the mike, I put the original K3 mike on with same results. O.K.,
all I did was a firmware update so I decided to back rev to previous
gosh if everyone did that then we wouldnt have the endless strings
when i shout into my K3 mike my neighbors lights flicker. Am I using the
wrong mie
and what mike should I use
HAR
Bob K3DJC
On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 03:38:26 -0700 (PDT) Bill W4ZV btipp...@alum.mit.edu
writes:
AB3LS wrote:
... I suggest the upcoming KAT500 be designed so that its tilt stand arm
can be installed in either the front (normal) or back...
Hmmm.
I though the KAT500 was going to be designed for outdoor use at the antenna.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but that would be a practical place to put it.
Ralph, VE7XF
Jack,
Just holding the power button for 10 seconds is not sufficient.
Go to the K3 Utility Help file, and click on Troubleshooting.
From there, select Forcing the K3 into Firmware Load Required Mode
Then follow ALL the instructions shown.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/1/2011 10:55 AM, W4GRJ wrote:
I
WOW!!! You reminded me that next December I'll have been an Amateur for 60
years. Happy days when I was WN7QHD working eleven meters CW.
73 Kurt
From: mash4...@mailsent.net
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 05:57:21 -0700
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Happy 60th Anniversary
Jack -
The first step in the K3Utility help is to disconnect the K3 from the power
supply
for at least 30 seconds, maybe longer. In the K3 Utility, bring up the help
file, and
type force into the search box, then click on the List topics button for a step
by step.
HTH!
73, Mike NF4L
On
Chris,
If the K6XX tuning indicator is turning the LED on when you have a tone
in the audio of the correct pitch, then it is working just fine and is
not defective at all.
Your challenge is to find the correct resistor to reduce the number of
false detects. The indicator requires only
Elecraft,
I received an email from ...qth.net that contained my login email address and
password (!).
This is the first time I have ever received such a request. This strikes me as
a very sloppy security policy.
Tom
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This would be something you have to take up with QTH.com It's not
particular to Elecraft and is a function of the reflector software
they are using.
73, Guy.
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:01 PM, TRB trbpoin...@aol.com wrote:
Elecraft,
I received an email from ...qth.net that contained my login
You get this while in TX mode?
Do you have the top cover on or off for this?
Guy
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS
liltechdud...@gmail.com wrote:
No go.
Hooked the radio up to a gel cel battery and we're still getting the 12Khz
junk coming from something and the clicking
On 07/01/11 09:00, Don Wilhelm wrote:
You might want to connect a 100k pot initially (the detector input
connects to the wiper) so you can adjust it until you are satisfied with
the detector sensitivity, then measure the resistance from the wiper to
each end of the pot and substitute fixed
I suspect someone entered the wrong information when trying to retrieve
*their* password.
It's actually a pretty standard security feature. Instead of giving out
passwords to those who say they lost theirs, the system sends it to the
e-mail address you entered when you signed up. That way, no
Hello:
After returning my K3 back to the shack after Field Day, I have discovered
that 6M no longer transmits with low SWR. I checked all the rear panel
connections as it is interfaced through a microham MK2R+ and Stationmaster
band decoder. However, I have the 6M antenna coax directly going
That would be: You get this while in TX Test Mode?
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV olin...@bellsouth.net wrote:
You get this while in TX mode?
Do you have the top cover on or off for this?
Guy
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS
liltechdud...@gmail.com
I keep having problems with my KAT3 finding a match. It always appears
to be an issue that swapping the capacitance between the transmitter
side and antenna side resolves the problem. In other words. when I
can't get the correct match, I swap the capacitor position (using the
configuration
Tom -
The first item in the FAQ page on the qth.net site:
*Q* - *I didn't get my monthly password reminder. What's wrong?*
*A* - We turned off password reminders. They seem to cause us to have spam
blacklist
problems (some ISPs think we are spammers sending out so much mail at one time)
and
Wayne,
No drawbacks as long as it is of a size the physically fits somewhere
between the front panel and the control board.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/1/2011 12:23 PM, Wayne Conrad wrote:
On 07/01/11 09:00, Don Wilhelm wrote:
You might want to connect a 100k pot initially (the detector input
No the ATU is in bypass and the correct antenna is selected. In fact, trying
to use the antenna tuner on the 6M antenna was fruitless. As I seem to
recall, the ATU does not work on this band.
73, Jamie
WB4YDL
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
Jamie,
Did the antenna selection on the K3 get toggled to ANT 1 for
six meters? Remember the ATN1/ANT2 is stored on a per band
basis. If the rig was used in 6 with ANT 1 at field day, it's
likely that ANT 1 is still selected!
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 7/1/2011 12:06 PM, James C. Hall, MD
Don't know if it's related Jamie, but a properly-functioning KAT3 works FB
on 6 meters.
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
No the ATU is in bypass and the correct antenna is selected. In fact, trying
to use the antenna tuner on the 6M antenna was fruitless. As I seem to
recall, the ATU does
Tyler,
Since you have low audio output during receive, I would suggest you are
looking in the wrong place.
Q24 is not involved during receive, and will show no signal at TP2
during receive.
The 400 mV at the gate of Q24 is just fine. Put the K2 menu into CAL
FCTR and then check the RF
There has been some consideration for the KAT500 to be either at the antenna
or on the desktop.
Elecraft hasn't offered much commentary on the KAT500 for a while, so I
guess we'll just have to wait and see.
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
Hi Tom,
It always sent this way ...
Remember, the message has gone to no one but you,
so you're the only one who's seeing the private info.
73! Ken - K0PP
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Home:
The radio was used at the digital station, so RTTY was the active mode. 6M
was not used on this radio.
Ron, yes, you are quite correct about the ATU - it does work on 6M. :) I
just never had to use it. Just for grins I switched in the ATU and could
only get 3.9:1 SWR. Taking the cable off the ANT
Geoff,
It struck me when the squeal was first mentioned that something might be
arcing over. If I understand correctly the squeal appears only when the
100w TX amp is - which narrows the search if arcing is the cause.
If the 12 KHz squeal is present only when a tic is generated, and if arcing
The weird part about this is that it hears great on 6M ! If the SWR was
truly high, I shouldn't be able to hear squat. Engaging the PR6 preamp does
its usual thing, increases signal (and noise a bit).
It's like the SWR meter is just deciding to indicate high when it's not -
and of course the
Kit #121 is on the air. I'm not fast like you young whippersnappers, so it
took about 7 hours from box to shack, but it went together perfectly and is
now talking and listening to my K3, and putting out 500 watts on all bands.
It looks very cool in the shack! At every step of the way I admired the
It is a feature of the Mailman mailing list software. Many of the reflectors
to which I am subscribed send these messages monthly. It had been turned off
globally at qth.net but for some reason the messages were sent out today (the
one I received only showed the elecraft list).
73, Bob N7XY
I sincerely hope it's desk top!!! And has multi antenna hook - up connectors,
at the very least 4, and possibly 2 input connectors
If the kat500 is the same size as the k3 etc, then I should think theirs plenty
of room in the box for additional antenna points.
Ken..G0ORH
Sent from my iPhone
Normally I would tell you to connect your dummy load, enable the KAT3,
tune into the dummy load then disable the tuner and try the antenna.
However, I know there is an issue with the KAT3 finding the right match
on 6 meters.
Since you're seeing a high SWR after field day, inspect the KAT3
[END of thread.]
Folks, in the interest of keeping list volume manageable, please self
moderate and resist the urge to post on these OT threads when the
posting volume gets high. In general, please try to limit the majority
of your posts to Elecraft directly related topics.
73, Eric
Elecraft
Same thing happened to me about two years ago, and it was something burnt
out in the 8MHz trap. Snipped out the offending component and all was fine
while I waited for a replacement from Elecraft.
Stephen G4SJP
On 1 July 2011 19:01, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
Normally I would
I'm not sure how people might be divided, but it seems from this mailing
list that there are desires for both Desktop and Remote units among the
Elecraft base.
The best of both Remote and Desktop worlds might be available (as an
option?).
That could be something along the lines of a
Wanted: Loaded K3/100 w/KAT3, KRX3, KXV3A, with filters in both RX for
CW/SSB. Possibly KFL3A-250, KFL3A-400, KFL3A-2.1, KFL3A-2.7, or what do
you have?
The KDVR3 and K144VX is a plus but not needed.
Please let me know your price with shipping to 23901.
Thanks,
Kyle WA4PGM
I believe there will be a Remote version and a Desktop version, two
unbalanced and one balanced antenna input.
With all of the product offerrings that Elecraft have out currently I am
sure we will get a great tuner to add to our K-Line...Grin
Gary
On 2 July 2011 04:29, Edward Dickinson III
James Hall-2 wrote:
It's like the SWR meter is just deciding to indicate high when it's not -
and of course the output power is folded back.
Attach a GOOD (for 6m) dummy load and press ATU TUNE. I'll bet someone at
field day tried to tune it into high SWR which the ATU remembers.
73,
On 7/1/2011 5:53 AM, ik1bxn wrote:
Bill , maybe the empty volume in the P3 will be used (I hope
soon) to accomodate some new features that are relative to
existing holes in the back panelI hope ;-). I share the
suggestion for a new box with K Linee look containing a power
supply and
My KPA500 is working like a champ with my K3 and AUX cable.
But I noticed when BAND CHG is set to STBY (which I prefer in order to avoid
tuning my dipole on the new band with 400 W instead of 20 W by mistake!),
the KPA500 does go into STBY when changing bands but the K3 keeps the lower
power
Seems like nobody is reading the OPs posts... He's got a high indicated
SWR on the K3 transmitting into a known well-matched 6M antenna with the
ATU in BYPASS And no, this isn't directed (only ) at you Bill ;-)
73, Ross N4RP
On 7/1/2011 2:43 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
James Hall-2 wrote:
It's
Phil,
It's referred to as an Ele-Yagi, not a K-Beam, but your instincts are sound:
http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2011/07/01/beta-testing-the-new-ele-yagi/
John Harper AE5X
phil, K7PEH wrote:
OK, I just sort of threw that KBEAM in there
I'll repeat what I said previously today (to the guy hearing the whine from
his KPA3)...contact k3support at elecraft.com or gary at elecraft.com.
You'll reach a solution much faster dealing with folks (like Gary AB7MY) who
know the K3 better than 99.9% of the people on this list (myself
OK, more data points. Since I was getting good SWR at the mW level with the
analyzer, I cranked the power down to 1 watt and pressed tune. Got good SWR
and 1 watt out. OK gently walked the power up and tried again. At 1.9 watts,
I would get good SWR for a second and then it indicated 8.9:1 SWR.
I
And I will re-enforce what Bill said - for problems inside the K3, you
will receive the best responses from k3supp...@elecraft.com - what you
will get here is a guess based on the experiences of whichever
individual chooses to respond.
Many of us on this reflector can help with setup and
Don Wilhelm-4 wrote:
The timing right now is unfortunate because a holiday weekend is drawing
near, but the support guys will be available for another 3 to 4 hours.
No guarantees but I've even seen responses on the weekends and holidays!
73 and Happy 4th to all,
Bill
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Jamie,
OK, so now I know something's afoot inside my K3. What do I need to
do ? Someone mentioned clipping an offending component while waiting
on a replacement part. What part do I need to order ?
e-mail k3supp...@elecraft.com ... they can give you the information
to bypass the 8 MHz trap
Email has been sent and I personally talked with Richard at Elecraft. In the
process now of tracking down Gary.
Will report back when I know something.
73, Jamie
WB4YDL
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don
Most of you know Tom has been a major contributor to the success of
both the K2 and K3. He's had some serious health issues lately and I'm
concerned about him. I contacted him in May to order his External T-R Relay
Kit for my K2 but haven't heard anything from him since May 26.
hello
at my K3 is R66, Q8 and Q9 dead. The emitter voltage across R75 ist over
0,52V and R66 are dark.
73
Markus
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Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Tom is a neighbor and friend, less than a mile away.
Bill, you're right, he has had several serious health issues but his
spirit is undiminished. He missed Field Day for the first time in
recorded history so that should tell you something about his
condition. Last report I got (about a
Hello,
I am using N1MM to playback stored M1 DVR message using the command:
K31;SWT21;
Happens that this command actually emulates pressing M1 at frontpanel
instead of actually triggering KDVR3's memory #1.
You may say: So? It works!
But, if you have assigned some macro to these keys, this
Hi Bill,
Could you please send him my best regards when you see him?
I sent him an email in early May asking him whether he would go to Dayton but
got no reply. I believe he was not that well at that time.
TNX 73,
Johnny VR2XMC
從︰ Bill Gerth billge...@embarqmail.com
收件人︰ Bill W4ZV
I've been following this list for a decade now. One of the most popular uses of
this list has been to bring general troubleshooting and repair questions here
or just to explore why something happens.
Faced with the unexpected, many of us turn to customer support as a last resort
-- just as
YES, and the heavens opened and a great light shown down on the K6SRA FD ops
and the KX3.
I'm hoping to unload enuf extra stuff at a hamfest in CO SPRINGS in a couple
of weeks to start my KX3 slushfund!
cleve/W5CEM
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Hi Ron,
I did contact Gary in Elecraft whenever I suspected there were hardware
problems. This reflector is very valuable especially when I have questions on
the operation of the elecraft radios.
Apart from this, there are so many learnt and knowledgeable radio professions
in this list
Thanks for the announcement. I didn't know when the Novice Class was
created. I took mine in summer of 1958 (KN8MWA arrived Nov. 11,
1958), so I will have to wait a few more years for my 60th. My exam
was taken before a General Class ham (My ham instructor-mentor) who's
full name and call I
Thanks Joe.
I tried both ANT1 and ANT2 connectors - no difference. I've sent the email
to k3support and I personally talked with Richard.
I appreciate your help !
73, Jamie
WB4YDL
-Original Message-
From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:li...@subich.com]
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 2:54
It would be wonderful if there were a CONFIG option to have CWT SPOT
zero beat using RIT instead of VFO A. This would be very useful
during contests when CQing.
73,
Hank, W6SX
Mammoth Lakes, California
Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
Dear Group
I just had to reload all my software on my xp machine that I use with my
k3 due to a nasty virus.
Anyway I used to be able to use JT65-HF 1.07 with no problems at all.
Now after my reinstall I am unable to make contacts.
When sending a CQ or responding to a call the TX light is on,
Don, this exact symptom can be caused by a clock that is not accurately
synced. Make sure your clock is within 1 second of the correct time as
provided by a server such as time.nist.gov.
Tony KT0NY
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:13 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote:
Dear Group
I just had to reload all
Hi Tony,
I have reinstalled the clock sync software several times and tried
multiple clock sync software.
The decodes are spot on but no one responds.
Is there a possible conflict with a xp or windows clock sync program
that has to be disabled?
Don
KD8NNU
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:28 PM,
H, sounds confusing, Don. Well, first let's make absolutely sure your
clock is right. Click change time and date settings to get a
second-by-second update. Then go to:
http://www.time.gov/widget.html
and make sure your time matches.
If the time is correct and you're transmitting some power,
Hi Tony,
You are brilliant, after running the widget and playing with the windows
volume it started to work.
I always had alc movement and had it set but for some reason it now
works. Not sure what it was that did the trick but none the less it is
now working.
I also reinstalled all my
I get this while in TX test mode, 5W, 100W, anything.
And yes this squeal is only present when the 100W amp is physically
installed (KPA nor or not inst in the config menu)
The squeal is present constantly when in TX mode. The ticking I was
describing was keying up the radio in QSK CW with some
I've sent an email off to Elecraft about this and I'll be sure to update the
list here with what I hear back.
Thanks for the advice guys,
AB3LS
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS liltechdud...@gmail.comwrote:
I get this while in TX test mode, 5W, 100W, anything.
And yes this
on Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:43 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote:
I finally made a contact after spending all day on this wonderful
windows thing...
Well Don, it could be worse; you could have a software-defined radio with
virtual audio cables, virtual serial ports, 40 parameter settings for
Richard,
I noticed the same thing with my new KPA500. I searched the archives and found
this note from Jack at Elecraft.
Dave, N4QS
This is a timing problem in the communications, and will be fixed in the next
firmware release.
Jack Brindle, W6FB
Elecraft Engineering
On Jun 7, 2011, at
All I can say is wow, what a great addition to an already great
transceiver. This evening I was able to do the output buffer mod (comes
with the P3 as it turns out, so I have an extra set of parts now),
install the KXV3a, and assemble the P3. All plus required calibration,
etc. and I'm up
Where will you put the add-ons to the P3 that Elecraft has mentioned and that
the holes in the back are for?
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member
On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:14:06 -0400, Andrew Moore andrew.n...@gmail.com wrote:
Good suggestion, Bill. In
Actually bypass for the ATU is less bypass that one might sometimes
hope for and there have been times where even when in bypass the SWR
of a dummy may not look good however enabling the ATU, tuning, and
then going back into bypass can solve this issue. This is why the
suggestions are being made
I recently changed Linux distros from CentOS (Red Hat derivative) to
Ubuntu 11.04.
I haven't been on the air lately because the December blizzards took
down my antenna so I didn't notice that the K3 Utility has problems when
running on this distro using the Classic desktop. The problem is that
I
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