Is this fixed now ?
Thanks
John G4ZTR
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: 16 November 2012 15:43
To: Geoffrey Downs
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware 4.58 -
The latest beta firmware appears to be dated 8 November and this issue was
raised later than that. So I guess not.
John Lemay wrote
Is this fixed now ?
Thanks
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Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222.
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I would like to purchase a P3 in the future to go with my K3. But I don't have
too much room left on the table to mount them side by side. Does anyone know of
a desktop stand that I could mount the K3 on the bottom and the P3 on the top?
Any help would be much appreciated. Mark KB3Z
Chris,
Sorry to hear about the problem with your K3.
During any QSO after you found the problem, was your transmitted signal
affected at all, especially if you kept transmiting for two minutes or
longer? For example, any sign of a change in power output when using CW, or
your transmitted
I use bamboo shoe racks that I found at Costco to hold up my K-line station.
I have very limited desk space here.
My three shelf rack holds a K3 (and room for another side by side) at about
4, a P3, W2, and DVM on the 2nd shelf, and a KPA500/KAT500 DL2K on a
third shelf. My paddle is
I use a small, free-standing shelf unit I bought at Home Depot. It's
particle board with a faux wood finish. About 24w x 12D x 10H (inches).
The bottom is open, one shlef in the middle and one shelf one top, creating
3 spaces. I have the K3 on top of the first shelf, so the radio is 6 inches
See Wayne's earlier email. This update fixes the 180 MHz problem with
the 144 Mhz transverter as well.
matt
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From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:50:44 -0800
I've modified the K3 software to allow use of the FM filter for ESSB
transmit. (The
Hi all,
I've just had my new KX3 on air for the first time, but have been
plagued by an extremely annoying noise when tuning. The noise
is most obvious on 10 and 12m, but is audible down to at least
20; it sounds like a series of mushy clicks as I tune, and makes
tuning quite unpleasant.
I didn't know that trick, thanks!
http://www.costco.com/Seville-Classics%c2%ae-3-tier-Bamboo-Multi-Purpose-St
o rageShoe-Rack-2-pack-Includes-6-Shelves.product.11679096.html
73 de Dick, K6KR
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From: Ray Sills [mailto:raysil...@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 18,
Or just use tinyurl to avoid long links
Rich
NU6T
Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote:
I didn't know that trick, thanks!
http://www.costco.com/Seville-Classics%c2%ae-3-tier-Bamboo-Multi-Purpose-St
o rageShoe-Rack-2-pack-Includes-6-Shelves.product.11679096.html
73 de Dick, K6KR
I want to write two K3 macros, one for selecting the front panel Mic (MH2) and
setting Mic gain and speech compression, and one for selecting the back panel
mic (Yamaha CM500) and setting mic gain and speech compression.
From my reading of the K3 programmer's reference, I know the following:
Is it possible for the firmware in the K3 and the P3 to be revised to have a
vertical line displayed on the P3 to show where the K3 Notch Filter (auto or
manual) is within the displayed spectrum?
I some circumstances the auto-notch is fine, but in many instances while
using the manual notch it
Hi Mark,
I had my P3 mounted directly on top of my K3 for about a year with no
problems. The K3 is tilted so to keep the P3 in place I laid some black
shelf liner on top of the K3. I cut the liner to reveal the speaker and
ventilation holes. I was able to push all of the buttons on the P3 without
Just hooked up my Ten-Tec RX340D SDR to my 40 meter dipole.
from all the new CFL lightbulbs in my neighborhood I get more than S9
+40db of noise.
looks like no ham radio at home.
maybe I will have better luck at my daughters 75 miles away.
73
Thom WI8W
Dont give up in despair Thom ! It may not be as bad as you think.
If you can run the Ten Tec off of a 12v battery, turn off the main breaker to
your home
and see if it is still there. If it goes away, then one by one turn on each
breaker to see which
circuit has the offender, then check
I am getting RF interference when SSB on 20 meters on my Elecraft K3. A
warble in the audio (with either the speaker or headphones) starts at about
5 watts which gets much worse as I increase power to the point the audio is
just a screech. It works fine on CW. I have no problems on other
Seems unlikely. I have a number of these bulbs in my home and see nothing like
that. There is some noise from these but manageable. Look further for your
sources of noise.
Sent from my iPad
Chuck, KE9UW
(Jack for BMW motorcycles)
On Nov 18, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Thom Durfee p...@priest.com
I have macros that do that with my logging program, DXLab, specifically its
rig control program, Commander. I have them uploaded to the DXLab Yahoo
reflector files website,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlab/files/Command%20Sequences%20%26%20Slide
rs/Elecraft/ .
I do it by toggling two choices
Hi, Hoop!
Generally you will want to use MN255; to close the menu, or your K3 will end
up with a CONFIG menu on the VFO A display after you've pressed your macro
button. (try it!)
MIC select doesn't work when in Mode CW, but that's pretty clear from the
VFO B marquee display.
Some menu items
I went to the Elecraft Web Site and to the Firmware Upgrade download. Then
followed the links to the Beta Upgrade, and it says to download “K3fwXrYz zip””
if you don’t see it, refresh your browser”,
What I see is “K3fw4r58.zip” dated 11/13/2012, and refreshing the browser
doesn’t change it.
Agreed. I've been using an increasing number of CFLs since the mid-90s, and
despite testing, I've never really had a problem with them. Not to say there
aren't some brands out there that truthfully started the stereotype, but I
haven't found them. OTOH, there was a plasma TV in a work rental
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Bill Ross k6...@verizon.net wrote:
I went to the Elecraft Web Site and to the Firmware Upgrade download. Then
followed the links to the Beta Upgrade, and it says to download “K3fwXrYz
zip”” if you don’t see it, refresh your browser”,
What I see is
I agree. I have a house full of CFLs and have had for many years. I don't
believe I have every come across a noisy one. Some of the LED lamps are
horrendous however.
73 Stephen G4SJP
On 18 November 2012 18:02, hawley, charles j jr c-haw...@illinois.eduwrote:
Seems unlikely. I have a number
I find it difficult to believe that you'd be getting noise levels that
high from CFLs. I have several in my home (different brands ... nothing
special) and I haven't experienced anything being even close to that
extreme. If you're getting S9+40 QRN you should be able to pinpoint the
cause,
I have a house / shack full of CFL lamps, with
absolutely no noise from them.
Our homes can be infested with noise generators,
from touch-lamps to washer / drier units, but CFL's
are most likely -not- sources.
In some circles CFL's and their supposed problems
have risen to urban legend level.
Ron,
You correct that you need a common mode choke - maybe one at the antenna
and another at the point where the coax enters the house.
However, you cannot create that choke by winding wire around the coax,
but you can wind the coax through a toroid core.
See the information given by Jim Brown
Hello Ron,
I think you have one of these antennas:
http://www.ultimax-antennas.com/ACCESSORRIES.html
Being an end -fed antenna I almost guarantee you have RF coming back
into the shack on the outside of the coax shield. To fix this you need
a common-mode choke. Google K9YC and you can find
Hi
I am looking for Elecraft KAT3 Internal ATU with 2nd Ant. Jack for the K3
Kit. Please let me know if someone have it on sale. Thanks!
Alfredo Velez WP3C
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Home:
I use them and don't have any issues. Grow lamps are a different story.
Anybody growing pot in your neighborhood? Bad news!
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On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:02 PM, hawley, charles j jr c-haw...@illinois.edu
wrote:
Seems unlikely. I have a number of these bulbs in my home
Original Message
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CFL lamp noise
From: James E. Leder k8...@fuse.net
To: Ken G Kopp kengk...@gmail.com
CC:
Same here. Many CFL lights here and no trouble. But, I do have a newer Toshiba
LCD Tv and I need to pull out the AC plug when I get 17 meters. It
In some circles CFL's and their supposed problems
have risen to urban legend level. (;-)
Not everyone has the same antenna system or distance from potential
noise sources, which could explain all the differing opinions.
In my shack, where a fluorescent lamp is located only four feet from
the
I have 9 of them installed in my house with 2 in the shack and have none of
the problems your having. I would advise to look beyond for some other
problems yours seem quite bad.
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
Another thing to look atcell phone chargers..
On 11/18/2012 1:13 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
I have a house / shack full of CFL lamps, with
absolutely no noise from them.
Our homes can be infested with noise generators,
from touch-lamps to washer / drier units, but CFL's
are most likely
Are you talking about a CFL, or a conventional fluorescent lamp? Many
newer fluorescent lamps come with an electronic ballast. These are
sometimes a problem, in that the ballast operates like a switching
power supply, and if not designed or built properly, can emit copious
amounts of noise.
The CFL's I've analyzed and disassembled have small switching power
supplies, usually running around 40-50 KHz.
If you are a VLF/LF listener, you can see the emitted signals up through
several hundred KHz. Many sidebands can be observed, at multiples of 60
Hz from the central frequency (which
Yes, I have 33 in service including in the shack. No problems.
As Fred says your probably looking at a very local single signal
source. It can be tough but then again you might get lucky. How
about a close in plasma TV?? GL es 73
Mike Sanders
KOAZ
My bad - I (too quickly) assumed this was about conventional fluorescents.
I'm almost certain all the fluorescents in the house are of the newer
(electronic) ballast type.
We do have plenty CFLs in the house too, including two about ten feet
from the shack. Time for some testing.
73,
--Andrew,
On 11/18/2012 11:46 AM, AJ8MH wrote:
I use them and don't have any issues. Grow lamps are a different
story. Anybody growing pot in your neighborhood? Bad news!
Or become friends with him. ;-)
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
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I figured it must be cancelled. I was planning to check-in (have not
done so for awhile).
When I tuned to 14.303.5 there were two very strong stations sitting
on 14.304 (S9+20 on my K3) and their sidebands extended well beyond
+/- 3KHz making it difficult to look for the net. I narrowed down
Hi,
Intermittent Buzz from relay on IF I/O board in P3 any fix ?
I have completely re-soldered the board and checked it as the current
schematic and all seems ok,
Sometimes it will buzz continuously other times intermittently, really
annoying. and the display jumps at the same time.
Any ideas?
KPA Utility, Configuration tab, Edit Power On Banner
73 de Dick, K6KR
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clifford Hynds
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 2:23 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft]
From: w7...@msn.com
To: die...@comcast.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Desk Top Stands
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:44:41 -0800
Dick:
Your link did not work for me. But for those who may be having trouble, try
this:
Thanks for those who helped me ID the 4.58 Beta Firmware. Now, I can’t get it
installed.
The Instructions say, “Do not check K3 Utility Box “ Copy New Files from
Elecraft Server”...I didn’t
They say, “Check Versions Now”... I did. I have the old files in a folder on
desktop (Windows 7)
Bill,
My guess would be that you don't have the right directory. Double check the
directory name and make sure you are, in fact, at the unzipped folder.
Hoop
K9QJS
On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Bill Ross k6...@verizon.net wrote:
Thanks for those who helped me ID the 4.58 Beta Firmware.
Thanks for that info Jim. I will be installing some FL's in my garage.
I will check for RFI and get some magnetic ballasts if need be.
Thats good to know.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Nov 18, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Jim Wiley wrote:
Are you talking about a CFL, or a conventional fluorescent lamp? Many
It may not be the CFL's that we are all required to use in our apartment
building I live in that is generating the noise. There are 63 other
families living in this building. I have no idea what they may be
running but I did shut off all the power to my apartment, ran the radio
on a 12 v
I have a KUSB made right around the time the design switched from
Prolific to FTDI. It has a Prolific PL2303HXA chipset in the cable.
This particular chipset is not compatible with Windows 8 as clearly
stated by the OEM in their driver readme file. The FTDI website doesn't
say anything
Bill,
Unless you left something out of your steps taken, it seems that you did
not properly tell K3 Utility where to find the files. The upper block
must contain the file location information -- if it does not, click
Browse and find the folder with the Beta files - then press Enter to
record
My K3 is wired to my KPA500 and KAT500 per the instructions and works
fine with one exception...
I cannot talk to the KPA500 using the utility (version 1.12.3.12) on
COM8 (same port as the K3), but its not seeing the KPA500...
Is there something I am missing, like turning off the K3, or
Plasma TV sets
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From: Thom Durfee p...@priest.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Oh the lovely noise
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:28:21 -0500
It may not be the CFL's that we are all required to use in our apartment
building I live in
The KPA500 is actually more automatic than that.
The KPA500 will retune automatically any time the SWR reaches a certain
threshold. The default is 1.8:1 but you can change that with the KAT Utility
program.
Leave the KAT500 in automatic mode for that to work.
So when you change bands or QSY
I've been using CFL's for over 5 years now. The early ones were noisy (and
didn't last long) but in recent years I have no problem with them. To hear
noise from my CFL lamps I have to wrap an antenna wire around the bulb!
But the sources of noise are legion, as others pointed out. Plasma TV's are
Dave,
Connect only to the KPA500.
RS-232 communication is point to point - one driving port and one
receiving port.
If you still have the serial cable connected to the K3, it will not
communicate with the KPA500.
By the way, an easy solution to the plugging/unplugging requirement is
to use
The KPA500 requires its own distinct COM port connection, directly from your
PC to the KPA500 back panel RS-232 PC connection (the 9-pin D shell).
There's no RS-232 pass-thru from the K3 thru the KAT500 to the KPA500. That
cable is the 15-pin ACC cable, and does not carry RS-232 data.
We do
Thanks Don; so I assume that means that I cannot daisy-chain the RS-232
port from the PC to the KPA500 to the K3? It sort of looks like I should
be able to from the way the back of the KPA-500 is labeled by the two
serial ports.
Is that correct? (I understand the KAT500 is on its own serial
Thanks Dick, that answers the question I posed in my reply to Don.
73 de Dave, W5SV
On 11/18/12 6:24 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
The KPA500 requires its own distinct COM port connection, directly from your
PC to the KPA500 back panel RS-232 PC connection (the 9-pin D shell).
There's no
The two serial connectors on the KPA500 are for connection to a PC and a
Kenwood radio for its band information. There's no RS-232 passthru there,
either...
73 de Dick, K6KR
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
I use this USB/RS232 4-port adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/FT4232HL-Professional-Retention-Certified-Microsoft/dp/B004ETDC8K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1353285837sr=8-1keywords=usb+rs232+4port
$45 and works great. Since my K3, KPA500 and PowerMaster all use RS232
interfaces, I went ahead and used
Dave (and all).
That RS-232 (XCVR) connector on the back of the KPA500 is to support
Kenwood transceivers.
Yes, you are correct - RS-232 cannot be daisy-chained - it is point to
point only. The only exception is for devices like SteppIR which can
work in listen-only mode.
Multiple receivers
But, you know, those sounds are the ones I best sleep by. And we have the
sound of surf banging away here closer to the water.
Zz
I do enjoy your weekly updates.
73 Ron AC7AC
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Good Evening,
It has been very foggy this week. It is hard to tell
Hi Ron,
That's true, but in order to do the initial full tune for each band
[segment], you (currently) need to manually start and stop the ~20W
signal from the K3.
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote:
The KPA500 is actually more
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