Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Yes, it is a lot easier if you invert the paddle to switch hands (making the two hands do a mirror of each other). Sending with your non-writing hand gives you the ambidextrous advantage FB de KX2CW ~joan Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, said Piglet. Shaka, when the walls fell, said Pooh. > On

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

On 3/18/2018 7:43 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: ased on the charts on his web page, Bob Heil knows *nothing* about the structure of human voice (speech).  There is little or no usable energy in speech below 200 Hz - even the lowest bass voices have little *speech* energy that low. I strongly

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Kevin: If you lost the use of your dominant hand due to a stroke or industrial accident what would you do? I would guess you would continue life pretty much as it is today except there would be a slowing of productivity until you got back up to speed with the non-dominant hand. Switching

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

Which monitor setting are you using? If you have selected "Fast" monitor, you may not hear the TX Gate (or EQ, compression, etc.). The fast monitor is "pre-DSP" audio that avoids the latency (delay) in the DSP processing. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

> But then, what does Bob Heil know about audio? Based on the charts on his web page, Bob Heil knows *nothing* about the structure of human voice (speech). There is little or no usable energy in speech below 200 Hz - even the lowest bass voices have little *speech* energy that low. In

[Elecraft] KPOD: how to turn off beep on button press?

How do I stop the KPOD from beeping each time a button is pressed? Thanks Jim ab3cv __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Like Eric, I am a lefty. I forced myself to learn to use a paddle with my right hand so I wouldn’t have to put the pencil down. One different thing I did was to send DAHs with my thumb (ie. the “slow” finger”) and DITs with my fore (ie. “last”) finger. What I have found is that my dominant

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I've tried upside down before but I'll need practice sending normally with the "wrong" hand.    Thank you,     Kevin. On 03/18/2018 07:10 PM, Alan wrote: My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am right-handed.  (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Very cool, I had never heard this way of doing things.  I'll try it.    Kevin. KD5ONS On 03/18/2018 07:08 PM, William Ravenel wrote: I’m right handed but decided I’d use a paddle left handed fore ease of taking notes. In my case I left the paddle sense alone (dahs on right paddle) to

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am right-handed. (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his bug.) To this day I can send with either a bug or an electronic keyer with either hand. I think it would be challenging, but certainly do-able, to learn to send

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I’m right handed but decided I’d use a paddle left handed fore ease of taking notes. In my case I left the paddle sense alone (dahs on right paddle) to facilitate sharing without reversing. Didn’t see how this would be harder and it hasn’t been. Will, AI4VE

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Hey Fred,     I know of one guitarist who was pretty good playing backward guitar.  He was from Seattle and known as Jimi.  Regular guitar tuning but backward because of the the northpaw conspiracy.  While I could just barely throw a 90 mph fast ball (four seamer) right handed I could never

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

A survey taken here on the list a number of years ago found that: ~25% of hams considered themselves left-handed ~all of them considered themselves to be engineers or retired engineers ~50% of them learned to send right to 1) keep the log, and 2) be able to guest op ~0% of northpaws learned to

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

The boost at high frequencies will allow the mic audio to pick up extraneous room noise, and may override (interfere) with the operation of the noise gate. Jim is correct on all other counts. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 9:41 PM, Jim Brown wrote: The original question was about TX Noise Gate. 

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Yes SIR, I really want to get to Carnegie Hall :)    VY 73 all ya-all   Kevin.  KD5ONS On 03/18/2018 06:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Kevin, Set the paddle menu to PDL Rev, and practice, practice, practice. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 8:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of you attempted

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Kevin, Set the paddle menu to PDL Rev, and practice, practice, practice. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 8:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my right one.  How difficult would it

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

The original question was about TX Noise Gate.  How did we get onto TXEQ? To some extent, TX EQ settings depend on the mic and voice. For competitive, good sounding audio to cut through QRM and noise, a good starting point for most ham mics and average voices is max cut of the three lowest EQ

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I tried it 30 years ago so I could hold a pencil with my dominant (left) hand and not have to put it down when keying with my right.  It took a couple evenings to get back up to speed. Keep it symmetrical. If your sending dots with your right thumb, swap the paddle lead so you're sending dots

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

Richard, I thought the issue was TX Gate. I use a Heil mic and respect the Heil reference, personally, using the digital recorder to listen to playback, I don't find his settings good for all. YMMV. Good luck. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

It doesn’t have much to do with “audio knowledge”, it has to do with how these specific radios behave when you push EQ to high positive values. No one is questioning Heil’s audio chops, but that doesn’t translate into him being a knowledgable expert on the Kx radios. This has been discussed

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

May I draw your attention to the bottom of this page. https://heilsound.com/heil-amateur-radio/support/dsp-settings/all-things-elecraft/ But then, what does Bob Heil know about audio? Richard - W4KBX > On Mar 18, 2018, at 1:25 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Richard, > >

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I learned to send iambic with my right hand (I am right handed) and by simply reversing the function of the left and right paddles, I am able to switch to the left hand. Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:51 PM, kevinr wrote: > > Have any

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I have tried once, but it was difficult... However if you invert the paddle it gets a lot better! One other trick, send the same thing with both hands, it makes it easer to send lefty for me. 73s and thanks, Dave NK7Z https://www.nk7z.net On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of

[Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago when I had nerve damage in

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Sorry to those of you who heard the end of the forty meter net.  My hand was no longer paying attention to me.  Too much typing for the last two months has made it cramp up on me.  I can still type, albeit slowly, but CW got near impossible for the last minute or two. 

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

I have corrected what I meant to convey. Richard, I agree with Don. What I was getting at was that perhaps the extreme high setting, which is well beyond your highest voice frequency, may have something to do with the lack of effectiveness for the transmit gate I would add that the gain at

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

Richard, I agree with Don, perhaps the extreme high setting, which is well beyond your highest voice frequency may have something to do with the lack of effectiveness. I would add that the gain at 2400 is extraordinary as well. 10 db of audio increase, if I recall correctly from my technical

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

A while ago, I collected and graphed all the TX EQ settings posted to this list. Some were pretty wild, but a few experienced ops all agreed on big cuts to the low frequencies and an optional small boost on the upper end. Those are collected in this blog post. It says “KX3”, but the TX EQ

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

"Safe" mode also works with a standard serial port and an unmodified K3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/18/2018 12:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: For those who have a K3S or a K3 that has been upgraded with the KIO3B option, the "fix" for the problem of the computer 'wiggling' the DTR and RTS lines

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

Richard, Remove the boost on the high end. You can reduce all bands if you want to maintain the same curve. It is better not to boost, but cut instead. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 1:09 PM, Richard wrote: Bill, Tx EQ: 50 = -16 100 = -12 200 = -6 400 = 0 800 = 0 1200 = +3 2400 =

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

Bill, Tx EQ: 50 = -16 100 = -12 200 = -6 400 = 0 800 = 0 1200 = +3 2400 = +9 3200 = +12 This works well for me. Richard - W4KBX > On Mar 18, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Bill Johnson wrote: > > Do you have the equalizer set higher levels or lower on the upper audio >

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

For those who have a K3S or a K3 that has been upgraded with the KIO3B option, the "fix" for the problem of the computer 'wiggling' the DTR and RTS lines when the computer is turned on is to download MCU 5.33 or higher. There is a SAFE MODE to prevent just that - read the Firmware Release

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

With the homebrew circuit (opto-isolator X 3, one each for PTT, Data/FSK and CW) I'm using, I chose to take the CW keying directly to the key port of the K3 (in parallel with the hand key, plus there are paddles).  That allows me to leave Config: PTT Off-Off. This has worked really well,

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

You said: > Can it be that N1MM+ software changed this parameter in the K3S config? No, it cannot. You need to set the N1MM+ configuration for the radio control port and the CONFIG:PTT-KEY menu item in the radio to match one another. For example, if CONFIG:PTT-KEY is set to OFF-RTS, then in

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

Can it be that N1MM+ software changed this parameter in the K3S config? It is not likely that N1MM+ changed a configuration value in the K3S (I can not find any command that will allow a logging program to set that configuration). Note: the normal configuration for CW and PTT when using the

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500: Does SN 12XX require LPF T/R Switch Rework Rev.E modification?

Disregard. When I searched Google about the KAT500 this mod showed up, however it in fact applies to the KPA500. (Thanks Ken!) Rob On Mar 17, 2018 9:40 PM, "Robert Felmey" wrote: > I'm looking to purchase a used KAT500 serial number 12XX and I read online > in a few places

Re: [Elecraft] K3S TX Noise Gate

I have used the noise gate as well with success. I do sense a little clipping when my background noise, furnace and dehumidier fans running on high. Do you have the equalizer set higher levels or lower on the upper audio range? 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

I have found that setting the config parameter PTT-KEY at OFF-RTS, the K3S keyed by TR4W software returned to transmit with rf ouput and with sidetone. I make the mistake of not taking note of the previous value, but setting OFF-RTS seem to have solved. Can it be that N1MM+ software changed this

[Elecraft] k3S usb software silenced sidetone and no rf out

After installing N1MM contest program, before I used only my TR4W software, trying to transmit CW from N1MM or TR4W simply commutate RX-TX (qsk or vox) on the K3S but it doesnt put rf power out nor give the sidetone - that before I used from the rig, driven via the usb cable. Rf power is normally