Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question

I used the K4KIO hexbeam on Field Day -- it was very easy to assemble and the parts were high quality. It is also visually low-profile. I would recommend it. I don't have any experience with the TA33 Jr. but my guess is that there are a lot more things that can go wrong with all those traps.

[Elecraft] Elecraft Beam antenna ideas

Terry, Please consider all ideas for your situation. The Hex beam and other suggestions are all viable ideas. If you have RFI from neighbors even a rotary dipole may be of some help in nulling out an RFI source. Another idea to at least consider is one of the STEPPIR beams. I have

Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question

I agree 100% about the hex beam; I had the original Traffie 20m monobander and now have the K4KIO broadband 5-band hex beam. Both work extremely well on their designed bands. However -- it has been my experience that a 5-band hex beam works great as a very low-noise receiving antenna on 40m and

Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question

On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 7:04 PM, Ian wrote: > ...have you consider one of > the many hex-beams that are available? ... I have a 5-band model... === What Ian said! I put up a 5-band hex-beam on my chimney, 21 feet off the ground. The results were terrific. My model

Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question

Terry, If you need a beam with a smaller footprint, have you consider one of the many hex-beams that are available? I've had one for several years and really enjoy it. I have a 5-band model that covers all bands, 20m- 10m, WARC bands included. Mine has about as much gain on each band as a

Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question

For a small footprint it is hard to beat the K4KIO hexagonal beam. I have one and it works well but a better testimonial is a ham about 10 blocks away with the same antenna and he is on DXCC Honor Roll. hight is about 35 feet. No tuner needed and all bands 20 through 10 plus six if you want

[Elecraft] Beam antenna question

I apologize that this is not a direct Elecraft equipment question, but having the K2, KX2, KX3, PX3 and KXPA100, I thought I would ask. I will be moving to a new QTH. I just took down an old Cushcraft ATB-34, on a 50 ft. tower. It was the predecessor to the A4. I need a beam with a smaller

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 overheating?

Ken, Did you set the bias properly? What is the current draw at 12 watts? Did you properly balance and calibrate the wattmeter? Are all the diodes oriented properly? Check against the parts layout near the back of the manual. Make certain the fan is mounted with the label out and that the

Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B speaker level in digital mode

Bob, Turn the MONitor down. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/19/2017 5:26 PM, rgmelton wrote: I am using WSJT-X for JT65 and a simple USB cable to my K3S. Can xmt and rcv fine, but the internal speaker in the rig has very loud output when I xmt and I cannot find a way to reduce the audio output. The AF

[Elecraft] KIO3B speaker level in digital mode

I am using WSJT-X for JT65 and a simple USB cable to my K3S. Can xmt and rcv fine, but the internal speaker in the rig has very loud output when I xmt and I cannot find a way to reduce the audio output. The AF gain on the rig has no effect. Any ideas? Thanks. Bob Melton KE3KD -- View this

[Elecraft] Amplified speaker microphone AlexMic from Alex PY1PHD

Hi, I recently purchased the new amplified speaker hand microphone from Alex today, specially made for KX2 and KX3 transceivers. It seems to be a great addition to all KX2 and KX3 users. I hope to hear from Wayne soon to find out what he thinks about it... :-) Best 73 de Jeff | VA2SS

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

A good friend, colleague, philosopher, and programmer once told meas we were leaving yet another interminable "Lessons Learned" meeting for yet another troubled project: "The problem with Lessons Learned is that theyrarely are." I brought up my experience because it happened on discharge and

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

I've yet to have a failure either. My interest was in whether the bags really do the job they are supposed to do. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry Schieler Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 11:09 AM To: 'Ron D'Eau

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

Walter, your point is well taken. The original post needs to be studied. This thread has been good to increase my awareness. Thanks for the bandwidth, Rich, n0ce From: Walter Underwood Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 12:29 AM To:

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

Ditto Terry's comments. I'd add that balanced chargers (<$20) and inexpensive monitors (<$3) will detect when a cell begins going bad. One cell having a much lower voltage than the others is an immediate flag. http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMax-B6-Digital-LCD-RC-Lipo-NiMh-

[Elecraft] [KX3] New KX2 feature

Hi Wayne: Thank you for thinking up this innovative potential feature. I would find a port to the KX3, which I use for Bicycle mobile work (among several other uses to which it is put) very useful indeed. 73, and enjoy Dayton (if you are not too exhausted!) John, N6JW

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

No, I have not seen any fire, smoking or dangerous issues, Ron. But I always use the recommended chargers and charging formats. I always charge them in the fire bag and never indoors or unattended. Like anything else that's dangerous, they demand respect. 73 Terry W0FM -Original

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

Have you ever had a battery failure and fire in one of them? The ones I've seen on line that state they are tested under actual failure conditions are more than $500 USD. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry

Re: [Elecraft] More data on my K2 problem FIXED

Opps - make that OSXO xtal osc... On 5/19/2017 17:09, woody wrote: Thanks a lot Don. You nailed everything. Now working fine. I have a 20MHz *TCXO (*1ppm) __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] More data on my K2 problem FIXED

Thanks a lot Don. You nailed everything. Now working fine. I have a 20MHz TCXO (1ppm) that I use to cal check my counter. I was also tuning the K2 to hear it and somehow confused the radio - then me ;) Re-tweaked C22 again and managed to get within a few Hz. Thanks again! The rapid

Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 feature: Internal logging of outgoing CW/data text

Would the KX3 logging feature integrate with the PX3? I have found the PX3 USB keyboard interface very usable for digital operation, but logging is an issue. Dumping the log later in some standard format would also be useful. 73, Mark W7MLG On May 17, 2017 1:04 PM, "Wayne Burdick"

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 overheating?

Hi Ken: The fan should be drawing air IN, not blowing it out. Is it oriented correctly (label out) and wired correctly? Normally the K2/100 at full 100 watts out for a long time before the temperature gets too high. I did some thermal testing some years ago that had a brick on the key up to

Re: [Elecraft] Fire in the house li-ion

I have been using charging bags similar to these for over 6 years to charge LiPO batteries for my fleet of RC airplanes. Very prevalent and highly recommended within the RC hobby field. Not necessarily this specific brand, but I've never had an issue. 73, Terry, W0FM -Original

[Elecraft] Show prices

Any show prices for online folks Thanks Charlie N7CAC Sent from my iPhone __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 overheating?

That is the KPA100 manual. Sorry for possible misdirection. 73, Ken K3IU On 5/19/2017 8:29 AM, Ken Wagner K3IU wrote: Have you done the temp calibration? Check manual about page 49 or so. 73, Ken K3IU ~~ On 5/19/2017 8:01 AM, N4KS via Elecraft wrote: I

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 overheating?

Have you done the temp calibration? Check manual about page 49 or so. 73, Ken K3IU ~~ On 5/19/2017 8:01 AM, N4KS via Elecraft wrote: I recently added the KPA100 to my K2. The heat sink gets VERY hot at any power level above 11 watts (that's when the amp kicks

[Elecraft] K2/100 overheating?

I recently added the KPA100 to my K2. The heat sink gets VERY hot at any power level above 11 watts (that's when the amp kicks in). The fan is running at high speed and pulling air OUT of the box. Just wondering if this is normal. Ken/N4KS