Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Batteries

2015-05-11 Thread steve
I use: With the Elecraft NiMH charger... * 2550mAh type, 2450mAh min, Ni-MH High Capacity pre-charged rechargeable battery * Recharge up to 500 times * Maintain 85% of their charge up to 1 year (when not in use) * No memory effect - batteries can be recharged when

Re: [Elecraft] LED Lamps and HF RFI?

2015-05-11 Thread David Gilbert
LEDs are low voltage DC current driven devices, and those in the K3 are easily driven from the internal supplies. LED bulbs used in residential lighting each have a power supply in their base that has to efficiently drop the 120 VAC source down to low voltage DC current, and that pretty much

Re: [Elecraft] Data mode and filters

2015-05-11 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Jim, But Joe, you are fixating on a single specification, which is only one part of what establishes the cleanliness of a radio. On CW and FSK, there is the keying waveform, and on all modes there is phase noise. IMD is not an issue with CW or FSK (or JT65/JT9 for that matter) - they are

[Elecraft] Cooler KX Plus at Dayton 2015

2015-05-11 Thread fredem
Not everyone can get to Dayton but that does not mean you should not get the same great service and value as the /Hamventioneers/. Because I cannot display and sell heatsinks at Dayton, Nick / N3WG of Pignology LLC has agreed to host the highest performance Cooler KX Plus and a stack of product

Re: [Elecraft] LED Lamps and HF RFI?

2015-05-11 Thread Craig Smith
You are wise, Ted, to be cautious about this. As you implied, it is not the LEDs themselves but how they are driven. LEDs are current driven devices and, for a given intensity, are typically driven by a constant current source. In the case of a panel LED in a K3 or whatever it is easy to do

Re: [Elecraft] Data mode and filters

2015-05-11 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,5/11/2015 6:45 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: The K3 may be cleaner than low end 12V/100W rigs like the Icom 706mkIIg 7000, 7100, Yaesu FT-450/991, etc. but it is certainly *not* as clean as the other top of the line contest rigs like the Icom 7600/7800, Yaesu 2000/5000, Kenwood 990, etc.