Re: [Elecraft] fails on 30m only THANKS TO TAX !!!

2020-04-07 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
One basic rule from the TAX man.more crap = more problems.   Always has been, always will be. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 4/7/2020 11:07 PM, Bill Steffey NY9H wrote: I wiggled all connections & conections,  then I took a small 50ohm load and inserted it at the few points from the radio thru my 

Re: [Elecraft] fails on 30m only THANKS TO TAX !!!

2020-04-07 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
I wiggled all connections & conections,  then I took a small 50ohm load and inserted it at the few points from the radio thru my  TopTen relay setup    2 radios by two amps to 6 ants ( 5 ants & 1 dummy load).  The culprit was my big palstar auto tuner while off , was NOT in bypass.  With that

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

2020-04-07 Thread Bill Frantz
On 4/7/20 at 9:16 PM, scott.sm...@gmail.com (Tox) wrote: Suggestions for a mobile HF antenna that could sanely be attached to a Rav4 ? I have a Little Tarheel screwdriver antenna attached to my Subaru Forester. It seems to work well, the higher frequency bands are easier to use than the low

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

2020-04-07 Thread Tox
Suggestions for a mobile HF antenna that could sanely be attached to a Rav4 ? Thanks Scott AD6YT On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM John Hendricks wrote: > > I have used this combination successfully. Worked great if a efficent > antenna is used on 20 meters. Have now moved the combination to a go

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

2020-04-07 Thread John Hendricks
I have used this combination successfully. Worked great if a efficent antenna is used on 20 meters. Have now moved the combination to a go box, capable of Pactor, with more digital modes to come. John K7JLT John K7JLT On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 5:36 PM Steve KC6ZKT wrote: > I have been thinking

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

2020-04-07 Thread Phil Genera
To your second point, nothing. I had my KXPA100 in my basement for a few years, directly beneath my operating position. It worked great, after a bit of hacking to get the serial port accessible to the computer upstairs, for CAT control. On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 20:35 Steve KC6ZKT wrote: > I have

[Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

2020-04-07 Thread Steve KC6ZKT
I have been thinking about installing an HF mobile rig. One idea that appeals to me is a KX3/KXPA100 setup, where the radio is can be placed and hooked-up in (passenger side) glove box, and the amp is more permanently installed under a back seat. I have two questions: 1) If you have tried this,

Re: [Elecraft] TX Calibration fails on 30m only THANKS TO TAX !!!

2020-04-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 4/7/2020 12:43 PM, Bill Steffey NY9H wrote: Bob prompted what was my next step ..one short jumper to the load.. Expeditioners that do lots of portable setups have repeatedly preached that when anything goes wrong in a radio system to ALWAYS suspect a bad piece of coax, and usually a bad

Re: [Elecraft] TX Calibration fails on 30m only THANKS TO TAX !!!

2020-04-07 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
yepper the radio is fine...  something between the k3  and the waters dummyload/wattmeter  did NOT like 10 mHz. Bob prompted what was my next step ..one short jumper to the load...BINGO Now I need to find just where that lump of something is hiding . I was fooled in that it calibrated up to

Re: [Elecraft] TX Calibration fails on 30m only

2020-04-07 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
I’ve found that one should use a 12” to 18” jumper of known good condition and quality. Use this jumper to connect the dummy load direct to the radio. No switches, and no tuners in bypass mode. The dummy load should be 50 ohms +/- 5 (thats 10%) ohms and be resistive. Light bulbs and

[Elecraft] TX Calibration fails on 30m only

2020-04-07 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
thought it good day to do a tx calibration. I don't very often use 30 meters..    and today the calib quits at 30 meters saying  too high for calibration   4.1 swr... All other bands indicate swr of 1.1 //  except 10mHz... I looked and the 10mHz low pass filter is shared with 14mHZ... and

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - NOT K3S - issue: TX Calibration fails on 6m only

2020-04-07 Thread hawley, charles j jr
Thanks for the information. I did not have a tuner in this K3S when it failed the 6M cal so I figured it was just marginal for some reason since it DID pass on the third try. I have read the Config menu now and see how to check the gain and do a manual cal if necessary. I was just afraid to do

Re: [Elecraft] K1 issues with RIT and ATT Led's

2020-04-07 Thread Stephen Roberts
Several responded and it was a couple of things. First was that the main IC wasn't seated completely. I removed it, checked the pins and straightened them a bit. That apparently brought the LED's back to life so when I powered up I could see them initialize. Then I went to the menu and turned

[Elecraft] K1 Issues with RIT and ATTN LED's not functioning

2020-04-07 Thread Paul Kirley
W1SFR sed: I recently purchased a K1 and found that the LED's for the RIT and ATTN don't function correctly. When I turn on the rig the LED's cycle correctly then go out. When I push either of the buttons and turn the RIT or ATTN on, neither of the lights come on. Since you recently bought

Re: [Elecraft] modification K2 use for KPA100

2020-04-07 Thread Christophe aufacf
hello don and All , Thank you for the info I'm going back to my K2 73 , F8ACF #K2 7369 + KP100 in progress Le lun. 6 avr. 2020 à 23:33, Don Wilhelm a écrit : > > Christophe, > > Since your K2 is SN 7369, it does not need any modifications or > alignment to add the KPA100 - that 10/12m