Eric has asked that the tread be closed.
He's also given alternatives to making this kind of complaint in public.
I can think of at least one other way to get through to Elecraft that
doesn't involve the list or an overseas call.
Thanks everyone for your consideration.
73 -- Lynn
On
This mainly for Jay, W6CJ.
Don answered your question about the availability of the K-1 4 band module.
That is a shame as it really made the K-1 more versatile. I am really enjoying
mine.
You also asked about the stability of the K-1's VFO. I had not heard of any
issues before buying mine and
There is probably some middle ground here to satisfy most people in this
situation. It's completely understandable and correct that Elecraft would
not want to spend the effort to re-engineer this board. However some of us
on channel don't see the task as rocket science and in most cases would be
Yep, I bought a used K1 based on the Elecraft website which still has the 4
band board listed. After I bought the rig I realized there was no price on the
order form for the 4 band board. I wrote an email to Elecraft Sales and was
told some of the parts for that board became scarce so no more.
Ross,
That vital part is the availability of the 1 to 40pF trimmer capacitors
- which also had a very tight temperature compensation characteristic.
The KFL1-4 used 16 of them.
Due to their wide capacity range, the same capacitors could be used in
all 16 positions and provide successful
Eric,
I have made enquires about my order status using sal...@elecraft.com and
sa...@elecraft.com addresses.
To date I have yet to receive an answer from either...
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:07:18 -0800, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Thread closed.
In the future, if you
The T1 has been sold.
Carl Yaffey K8NU
Recording studio.
cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com
614 268 6353, Columbus OH
http://www.carl-yaffey.com
http://www.grassahol.com
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The mod kit has been spoken for.
Ted, KN1CBR
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 23:10:19 +
From: Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K312MDKT Free to a Good Home
Message-ID:
The install in two K3s, each with one receiver, went well.
Make sure you connect the cable to the correct port on the ksyn3a. Don't ask
me why.
The K3 is the greatest!
73, Steve, k4fj
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I am having to send my K3 in for Repair. Is there a way I can hook up my KX3
in place of my K3 to have the KPA500 and KAT500 work with it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I checked the manual, but did not see
it.
Thank you
Gerald Manthey - KC6CNN
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KC6CNN - Gerald
K2 # 5486
K3 #
Are you connecting a cable from the RX antenna Out to the AUX antenna In ?
If so why?
From: Klaus Dittrich kla...@arcor.de
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 7:15 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 SUB-RX works , but not in diversity mode
SUB-RX works (gets signals)
Thanks I got it figured out.
Sorry for bandwidth.
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KC6CNN - Gerald
K2 # 5486
K3 # 6254
KX3 # 757
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Anyone need the K312MDKT mod? (Mod raises the current available from the K3's
12VDC OUT connector from 0.5 to 1.0 amp.) I just installed the SVGA option in
the P3. The SVGA kit came with the mod, which I don't need - the K3 is new
enough to have a labelled 1.0 amp capability.
First to send
Looking at the parts list, I can't imagine which part is no longer
available
73, Ross N4RP
On 3/6/2015 4:37 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
Confirm. Something related to a vital part(s?) no longer being available.
73, Phil W7OX
On 3/6/15 1:25 PM, J wrote:
I was interested in building a K-1
The very tight temperature coefficient trim caps that are needed for the 4 band
board became unavailable.
73,
Eric
elecraft.com
On 3/6/2015 3:46 PM, Ross Primrose wrote:
Looking at the parts list, I can't imagine which part is no longer available
73, Ross N4RP
On 3/6/2015 4:37 PM, Phil
Hi Stewart,
Lisa (sa...@elecraft.com) sent you a reply in response to your original email
inquiry. She also just sent you another email on this shortly after you posted
the email below. Have you received her latest reply?
Our replies frequently get caught inadvertently in customer spam
Yep, that would be cool, although I'm not sure it's doable. Would
likely work if you were switching bands often, but if you don't come
back to a band in a reasonable time, the average may be as invalid as
REF LVL currently is.
I generally take K9YC's advice if it pertains to audio, sometimes
Lynn,
I can read. It was not a complaint, but a statement...
However, my post was directed straight to Eric with others on the reflector
being included.
Stewart G3RXQ
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:47:41 -0800, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
Eric has asked that the tread be closed.
He's also given
Yup. It is not a 12 or 13.8V battery, but rather a low voltage source that
has a switching circuit ( aka noise) that generates the higher voltages,
These are designed to do as advertised and charge phones and tablets at
relatively low current. If you want battery operation, an SLA or LIFE
I don't want to save the REF LVL. I want to save its relationship to
the noise level.
I agree. Put another way, I'd like to see a reverse baseline clamp -
something along the line of holding REF LVL 5 dB below the average
noise level.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2015-03-06 7:56 AM, Vic
Hi Mark,
I have been intending to respond to your posting below for ages but am afraid
it's only just got to the top of the stack - sorry!
Although
I am not a particularly frequent telephony operator, I have used the
MFJ 434B with the K3 and it works just fine. Because I use my Heil
headset
SUB-RX works (gets signals) but not in diversity mode.
I assembled K3 serial# 8887 (FW-5.14) so far succesful but have
a problem with the SUB RX and diversity.
I plugged the coax from the BNC AUX-RX into the KRX3 at assembly time.
When I switch on the SUB RX it gets its antenna input from
Here is something I would like to see on the P3.
The P3 saves the REF LVL setting per band. But of course the noise level
on a given band varies as conditions change, and I find myself often
adjusting the REF LVL.
The optimum setting is with the REF LVL just below the noise level.
Setting
Hello Elecrafters,
About two years ago, I bought this Spectrum Analyzer with a view to doing some
RF projects. Eventually, I did not have the time and have left this unit
packed and unused.
This analyzer was only turned on a few times to checkfunctionality. It comes
with alloriginal
On Fri,3/6/2015 12:43 AM, Dominic Baines wrote:
Yeah it is an oxy moron sometimes... operate off grid using a battery
and you get noise (this will be the internal LiION battery
recharging/regulation circuitry causing it).
Probably so.
Have you tried adding ferrite to the DC leads (and
Wouldn't that need to be dampened a lot. What happens if there is QRN, you
wouldn't want to be pushing the real stuff down. It would NOT be a simple
function, and there would be wide variation on what seemed slick.
73, Guy
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
I don't want it to try to maintain the level automatically. I want to be
able to recall the saved offset with a function button push. That way it
is up to me if I want to reset it.
On 6 Mar 2015 18:16, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Wouldn't that need to be dampened a lot. What happens if there is
The ATU mode is stored per-antenna. So you can bypass the ATU for ANT1 and have
the ATU in-line for ANT2, or vice-versa.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 6, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Gary Gregory vk1zzg...@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder if any thought has been given to allow for running the KAT3 on
Antenna 1,
Well, what I was thinking was that you could activate the option and
adjust the REF LVL with the knob to whatever offset from the noise level
that you wanted, and then save that 'offset'.
On 6 Mar 2015 17:16, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
I don't want to save the REF LVL. I want to save its
I wonder if any thought has been given to allow for running the KAT3 on
Antenna 1, but have it bypassed on Antenna 2?
For me at least, it would allow me to use the KAT3 on antenna 2 and Antenna
1 could stay bypassed and the KAT500 allow me to use 3 antennas on the k3,
antenna 1.
At the moment i
On 2015-03-06 11:16 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Wouldn't that need to be dampened a lot.
Yes, it would need to be a long-term average. However, I don't
see that as particularly more difficult than any other type of AGC
particularly given the level of computing power in the P3.
73,
...
Hello,
Win4K3Suite version 1.742 has now been released. New in this release is per
band IQ balance adjustments and a number of enhancements to the ClubLog window,
and split functionality.
Win4K3Suite is a comprehensive control program for the Elecraft K3, P3 with
SVGA, KPA500 and KAT500. It
Thread closed.
In the future, if you have problem like this, please immediately give us a call.
We'll certainly help you right out.
I wasn't aware the automated reply said to email sales3 - While we do read that
daily, we'll see if we can correct that to sa...@elecraft.com
Lastly, Guys -
I was interested in building a K-1 4-band, but learned the 4-band boards are
unavailable. Can someone confirm or deny?
Also, there was a VFO drift issue in the first K-1's I'd read about. I was
curious if this issue was resolved or still exists.
Thanks,
Jay
W6CJ
Jay,
Yes, the KFL1-4 is no longer available.
Take a look at the K1 specifications to be certain the frequency
stability is sufficient for your needs. Yes, there is some drift as is
common in any analog VFO (and the K1 uses an analog VFO).
The frequency determining capacitors are either
Confirm. Something related to a vital part(s?) no
longer being available.
73, Phil W7OX
On 3/6/15 1:25 PM, J wrote:
I was interested in building a K-1 4-band, but learned the 4-band boards are
unavailable. Can someone confirm or deny?
Also, there was a VFO drift issue in the first
Hi all,
The KFL1-4 module needs trimmers that are both wide range and extremely
temperature stable, due to the high loaded Q of the band-pass filters. To
emulate this stable capacitance with trimmers now available, you'd have to use
a hand-selected C0G cap in parallel with a much smaller
Huh! My power is always applied to the K3 power
terminals, and no such problem.
I'd try a reset, or reloading stored parameters
from the K3 Utility.
73, Phil W7OX
On 3/6/15 9:57 PM, peterc281 wrote:
If I switch my power supply on then hit the POWER button 8 green lights come
on but the
Tim,
As you tune around the AM broadcast band you will want to keep in mind this
excellent paper by Jack Smith, K8ZOA:
http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/peak_and_average_agc_and_am_mode.htm .
The end result of these measurements is that you should disable the K3's AGC
while listening to AM
Hi fellow hams
Tomorrow (Sat 7 Mar) the Mike Key ARC is holding their annual hamfest at the
Puyallup fair grounds.
It is a swap meet with all types of items, not just ham gear. There are:
computer stuff, general electronics, test equipment, tools, books, lighting
equipment, and other
If I switch my power supply on then hit the POWER button 8 green lights come
on but the screen is blank.
If I hold the K3 POWER button down while I apply power when I let the K3
POWER button go the radio works OK?? What's the fix? Reset the rig?
Peter VK3IJ
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Hi All,
I just installed the 5.14 in my K3 and when I ran the 5 and 50 watt TX
calibration I kept getting Calibration power settled at 3.495.72; and it
would abort.
It appears that during this calibration procedure VFO B is being used. When it
got to 80 meters it would abort. My VFO B was
If that's a real problem, install 5.10, do the
calibration then move on to 5.14. You only need
to do the 50 W cal once, they say.
Phil W7OX
On 3/6/15 9:56 PM, Dave Anderson, K4SV via
Elecraft wrote:
Hi All,
I just installed the 5.14 in my K3 and when I ran the 5 and 50 watt TX calibration
The part number for the bare KFL1-4 board is E100129 as listed in the
KFL1-4 manual.
I do not know whether Elecraft has any boards in stock, but one could
ask. Good luck with your project(s).
You would also need the firmware E610010 as well as the other parts such
as relays, connectors,
I'd also suggest an analogue volt meter, as they are generally better
when adjusting for minimum and maximum voltages.
And, although rather obvious, an antenna able to receive a transmission
with good frequency accuracy.
I used the Elecraft noise generator, a dummy load, a digital
Yeah it is an oxy moron sometimes... operate off grid using a battery
and you get noise (this will be the internal LiION battery
recharging/regulation circuitry causing it).
Have you tried adding ferrite to the DC leads (and weirdly to the
headset leads, I need to if using ext battery
Elecraft T1 miniature stand alone ATU for sale. From the SK estate I’m helping
with. $115 shipped CONUS.
Carl Yaffey K8NU
Recording studio.
cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com
614 268 6353, Columbus OH
http://www.carl-yaffey.com
http://www.grassahol.com
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