Re: [Elecraft] Ceiling fan interference

2017-12-15 Thread Douglas Hudson
Brian Several years ago I had a Casablanka ceiling fan which was mounted in a location where the sun would hit it. During spring and autumn the sun was in a position so the sunlight would shine through the blades then reflect off a white wall and illuminate a small SCR night light. The

Re: [Elecraft] K3 / RF gain - S meter issue

2017-12-15 Thread Bruce Meier
Dale, Thanks for the suggestion. I ran the test on both K3s and they are exactly the same. The range is from 240 (fully clockwise) to 02 (fully counterclockwise) If I turn the RF gain slow enough I can see both rigs incrementing or decrementing (depending on turning direction) 1 count at

Re: [Elecraft] Ceiling fan interference

2017-12-15 Thread Brian Hunt
Sounds like a pulse width modulation controlled variable speed DC motor. Their website doesn't give any details other than the DC motor. There is a tech support link on their website you could query them. Similar to the problems hams have with the new high efficiency furnaces? I have one of

[Elecraft] Ceiling fan interference

2017-12-15 Thread VE3NFK
Hi I have a very nice living room ceiling fan "Aeratron 50 in. Indoor Silver 3 Blade Ceiling Fan" super high efficiency, very low power and quiet BUT severe radio interference 15 khz spacing especially on 80, 40, 160 on my K3 and KX3. Anybody with any experience with these? They are DC

Re: [Elecraft] K3 / RF gain - S meter issue

2017-12-15 Thread Dale Boresz
Hello Bruce, Just to rule out any electrical or mechanical discontinuities in the RF gain control itself, you can use the CONFIG > SW TEST > SCN ADC option to examine the ADC reading as a function of rotation position for both RF gain pots and both AF gain pots. In order to be able to see the "SW

Re: [Elecraft] Here's your 3500 watt amp A new KL-1...!!!!

2017-12-15 Thread Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] Here's your 3500 watt amp A new KL-1...!!!!

2017-12-15 Thread Ralph McClintock
Only $10k and possibly a visit from the FCC! I had a factory built Heathkit Chippewa KL-1 amplifier back in 1965. A pair of grid driven 4-400 tetrodes in Class AB1. 10 watt drive for 1KW plus, plus out. 3-400Z triodes didn't enter the picture until 5 or 6 years later. The amp weighed 90lbs

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Re: [Elecraft] FA-VA4

2017-12-15 Thread Martin
Their main business is to publish a monthly ham radio magazine - FunkAmateur - , alas their homegrown kit names all start with FA. I talked to them on the phone last week because i wanted to send back a part that i ordered wrong. Most of the staff are hams, they know what you talk about when