[Elecraft] [K3] KRX3 L-mix-R problem

2013-10-10 Thread Brian Machesney
Suddenly, I can't hear the sub-receiver in the right headphone unless I use the Ab-b option on the L-MIX-R menu item. (FYI, the b-Ab option also does not work.) I used the A-b option for years. Any clues as to what I may have inadvertently changed to cause this? Brian K1LI

[Elecraft] KX3: I/Q out on TRANSMIT?

2013-06-08 Thread Brian Machesney
I would like access to the I/Q signals produced by the DSP modulator on transmit. Are these signals available on the rig's I/Q outputs? Brian K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] FS: K2/100 plus options

2013-05-25 Thread Brian Machesney
I am the builder and non-smoking sole owner of K2 s/n 3070 (rev B) with these options: KPA100 (also provides RS-232 computer interface), KSB2, KNB2, K160RX, KAT100 external autotuner with crossover cable and Yaesu MD-100A8X desk mic. This rig has provided years of faithful service without a

[Elecraft] W1: adapting for high power use

2013-04-20 Thread Brian Machesney
I need an internal wattmeter for a homebrew, legal limit, solid-state amp. Except for the fact that the W1 only takes up to 140W without modification, it looks like a great solution. I'm thinking about using a surplus bridge from an industrial ISM generator and padding the DC output by 12-dB

[Elecraft] K3: output power low only on 17m SSB!!

2011-12-09 Thread Brian Machesney
I'm hoping someone else has experienced this, because it's too weird for me to figure out. When I QSY to 17m phone and begin to speak into the mic, I get very low output power. The only way I can get to full output is to switch to CW and begin transmitting, during which I see the output power

[Elecraft] K3: A cure for RF feedback with electret mic

2011-03-29 Thread Brian Machesney
I'm posting this only to add to the reflector's knowledge base of solutions to mic problems. I do not claim that this problem occurs with all electret mics. This information will come as no surprise to Jim, Tom and other frequent contributors. While the solution falls into the realm of good

[Elecraft] K3: APF... wow!

2011-02-01 Thread Brian Machesney
The K3's APF feature formalizes behavior that I used to implement by mixing the audio from the main and second RX with the two receivers set to different IF and DSP bandwidths. The first few times I tried the APF, I was not impressed; I thought (mistakenly) that it was not meant to work with the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: APF... wow!

2011-02-01 Thread Brian Machesney
with finding the posting by Eric that you mentioned? I am not finding it in the archive search or my search topics are off. Rich -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Machesney Sent: Tuesday, February 01

[Elecraft] Informative read: ADC specs for SDR

2010-09-22 Thread Brian Machesney
http://i.cmpnet.com/rfdesignline/2010/09/807_ENOBS_pt1.pdf Part 2 still to come. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] K3: FD 2010

2010-06-29 Thread Brian Machesney
If others had the same Field Day experience we had, then Elecraft should prepare for an orders onslaught. We used three K3s and three tribanders (plus an 80m dipole and 40m beam) at W1MOO. In years past, we had terrible inter-station QRM with *other* radios, despite bandpass filters at all

[Elecraft] K3: all RX muted on transmit?

2010-05-18 Thread Brian Machesney
Are both the primary and secondary RX muted when in transmit mode, even if the KRX3 gets its RF from the AUX input? Can this be disabled so that the KRX3 can listen on a separate antenna during transmit on ANT1 or ANT2? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI

[Elecraft] [K3] Ferrite beads on TMP cables

2010-04-05 Thread Brian Machesney
I want to do some experiments placing ferrite beads on the TMP cables that carry so many signals around the inside of the K3. I can't find the dimensions of the SP060022 connectors on the cables and I don't have a set of calipers to make an accurate measurement. Does anyone know the location of an

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Ferrite beads on TMP cables

2010-04-05 Thread Brian Machesney
a great learning vehicle. In response to other queries as to what might go wrong, I can't imagine why putting ferrites on the outside of the coax would affect the signals traveling on the inside of the coax. If someone can illuminate me, I'm all ears. Brian K1LI On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Brian

[Elecraft] K3: plug for DVR

2010-03-20 Thread Brian Machesney
I used my K3 as J7Y in the recent ARRL DX SSB contest. Since I've seen some discussion of the merits of the DVR in the age of PC-recorded audio, I wanted to drop a line here about my experience. I use an extremely comfortable headset with an electret mic that needs bias from the K3, so I can't run

Re: [Elecraft] K3: plug for DVR

2010-03-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Tony, I second your desire to have separate monitor levels for the DVR and the mic and for exactly the same reason. Perhaps the Elecraft gang will put it on our wish list. Brian K1LI On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:02 PM, N2TK, Tony tony@verizon.net wrote: If there was one wish it would be that

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - 'High Isolation Headphones'

2010-02-08 Thread Brian Machesney
I received a Clarity Aloft headset as a gift. I am very impressed with the quality of RX and TX sound and they are very comfortable to wear. The headset and boom comprise a continuous wire frame that gently but firmly grasps the head, while the earbud material and transducers are derived from

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB, Hi Cur message on PTT

2010-02-08 Thread Brian Machesney
Doug, I have owned and used my K2/100 on SSB and CW for almost 10 years, but it has been relegated to second radio duty since getting my K3 a year ago. I've been getting the K2 ready for a DXpedition for the last few days and I have noticed a similar symptom to what you describe, as part of a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - sub balance and LOUD audio crashes

2010-02-03 Thread Brian Machesney
Stewart, I had this problem a while ago and thought it had been cleared up, but it's ba-ack, perhaps because I started using Ab-Ab with Sub and split again recently. Doesn't matter if I use CW or SSB. I'm running the latest beta FW. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in CQ 160 CW Contest

2010-02-02 Thread Brian Machesney
Bill, I more than doubled last year's score without doubling QSOs, which means that I had a greater percentage of non-US QSOs. I originally attributed this to improved conditions and was surprised to hear from other nearby stations that conditions for them were not as good as last year. I had

Re: [Elecraft] Attenuator and RF Gain Settings

2010-02-02 Thread Brian Machesney
Wow, Don, the effect of setting the AGC THR is dramatic! I live in a very rural location that seems relatively free of man-made noise. With antenna connected, the K3 S-meter shows about S-5 background noise. (S-0 with no antenna!) Surprising to me, turning *down* the AGC THR to 002 (was set to

Re: [Elecraft] Beat the drum a little

2010-01-31 Thread Brian Machesney
Merv, I noticed some of the raspy or buzzy quality you heard, but for me it was not on all signals. I have also noted that quality on signals for the past week or so; perhaps it is atmospheric. For the first time, I turned on the K3's ATT and found that I was even better able to separate

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Use of KUSB cable with the K2

2010-01-29 Thread Brian Machesney
Ron, This topic has been discussed over just the past few days here on the reflector. Apparently, people are having different experiences. My K2 works by plugging the K2's ** serial cable ** into the end of the KUSB cable and setting up the application software to run at 4800 / N / 8 / 1.

[Elecraft] K2: connecting a condenser mic

2010-01-29 Thread Brian Machesney
I have a condenser mic that is not on the list of known mics in the docs or on the Elecraft web site. I'm trying to decide whether to simply short the +5V to the AF when connecting my condenser mic to the KSB2, or to place a resistor in between. I am more concerned about potential long-term

Re: [Elecraft] K2: connecting a condenser mic

2010-01-29 Thread Brian Machesney
will effectively bypass all the audio to ground. For AC signals, a power rail is jst the same as ground because there are large bypass capacitors on the voltage rail. 73, Don W3FPR Brian Machesney wrote: I have a condenser mic that is not on the list of known mics in the docs

Re: [Elecraft] K2 KUSB PROBLEM

2010-01-28 Thread Brian Machesney
Eric, I am using the KUSB with my K2 and N1MM Logger. I plugged the K2's serial cable into the end of the the KUSB adapter. I am running at 4800 bps, no parity, 8 data bits and no stop bits. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Eric,

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Why can't I use my 1.8kHz filter for SSB TX?

2010-01-24 Thread Brian Machesney
Yes, I did search the archives to find out why you can transmit through some filters and not through others before posting this question to the reflector. The only authoritative information I found information was this from July 2008: Until further information to the contrary is available from

[Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-24 Thread Brian Machesney
I am getting transmitted RF feedback into the K3 when running high power with a headset that uses a condenser element. With an otherwise identical setup, I don't have any problems with either of my two headsets that have dynamic mic elements, using either the front- or the rear-panel mic jacks. I

[Elecraft] K3: Why can't I use my 1.8kHz filter for SSB TX?

2010-01-23 Thread Brian Machesney
I've searched the archives and found that use of a filter other than 2.7kHz for SSB TX seems to be forbidden. One selects a non-standard filter for ESSB; why can' t this filter be the 2.1kHz or 1.8kHz filter? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Alpha 91b

2010-01-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Mike, I have used my K3 and A91b successfully on all bands from 160 through 10 meters for over a year. No problems with SSB on any bands. I have run full output on 160 and 80/75, both SSB and CW. Net: I can't think why you're having trouble. I do have one problem on the low bands that I do not

Re: [Elecraft] K2: An old filter question - - the underwater noise

2010-01-19 Thread Brian Machesney
http://www.rt66.com/~hypoxic/K2stuff/ultreject.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy gm4...@btinternet.com wrote: Duane, Can you remember the web-site of this K2 owner? 73, Geoff. GM4ESD __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 how often do you use it?

2010-01-09 Thread Brian Machesney
I sold a big rig in deference to the K3. Many of the big screen features of the big rigs - and more, I'll wager - will be provided by the P3 at a price which will *begin* to put the K3+P3 combo in the same league as the big rigs but still with the performance advantages that many Elecraft owners

Re: [Elecraft] Noisy DSP radios theory

2010-01-07 Thread Brian Machesney
Keith, I wonder why you believe that all DSPs would amplify harmonics. When properly designed, a DSP behaves in a linear fashion - i.e., it does not produce the harmonic distortion you describe. The criteria for proper DSP design include limiting the bandwidth of the input signal to prevent

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Matching Thought

2010-01-05 Thread Brian Machesney
This seems like a potential application for the KRC2. Could it not be co-located with a relay-controlled array of matching components? I know that one of the big concerns is the length of the AUXBUS cable; perhaps BCD control via something akin to rotor cable would be more appropriate. Yes, the

[Elecraft] K3: will the P3 require the KXV3 option?

2009-12-28 Thread Brian Machesney
To get the IF Out signal? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-24 Thread Brian Machesney
I would like to be able to lock the V-M front panel key. In what must surely be the latest evidence of my brain's declining function, I constantly confound the V-M and M-V buttons, inadvertently writing over the memory contents. Pressing the V-M button while it is locked would produce an audible

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Key Out line

2009-12-23 Thread Brian Machesney
Phil, You can see the T-R switching circuitry in the schematics available on the Elecraft web site. Just search for t-r and you'll find the circuitry for both the 10W and 100W PAs. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Phil Hystad k7...@comcast.net wrote: I noticed from

Re: [Elecraft] kit building or buy ready for use

2009-12-20 Thread Brian Machesney
I second Don's comment, re: If you build the K3, fears about adding options, doing upgrades or performing any maintenance later on will be minimized because you know how it 'goes together'. The ability to add features as requirements change and money becomes available is a major feature of

[Elecraft] K3: Noisy Receiver? - not here!

2009-12-17 Thread Brian Machesney
Gents, On the flip side, I - and, apparently, many other operators from whom we've heard on this and other reflectors - have run the K3 for 30+ hours out of a 48-hour contest and not experienced the fatigue you describe. Such fatigue would make any rig an intolerable chore to use and would

Re: [Elecraft] OT: antenna farm

2009-12-14 Thread Brian Machesney
Clint, I don't know all your constraints, but since you are considering putting up multiple individual antennas to work in opposite directions, you may want to consider reversible wire beams or reversible Moxon rectangles. There is a wealth of information at www.cebik.com (free to create a

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Online K3 Demo

2009-12-14 Thread Brian Machesney
Dave, I think that's a good idea, particularly since I've heard some hams comment that they bought one rig and not another because of the ability to operate it remotely (couldn't transmit, of course - no control op). This demo could tip the balance for that segment of the market. Brian K1LI On

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] 150 watt boots for 160m

2009-12-11 Thread Brian Machesney
Julius, Do you want to amplify 10 watts to 150 watts, or 100 watts to 150 watts? The former is nearly 12dB- about 2 S-units - while the latter is less than 2dB - about 1/3 of an S-unit, a difference which would be very difficult to discern on the air. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Fri, Dec 11, 2009

[Elecraft] K3: DRM listening?

2009-12-11 Thread Brian Machesney
Now that I'm enjoying SWLing again, I'd like to try to decode Digital Radio Mondiale. Has anyone succeeded in doing this without buying a purpose-built DRM receiver? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] K3: band switch question

2009-12-10 Thread Brian Machesney
Wayne, You wrote, What I do is set up the per-band quick memories for different modes and starting points on each band. In the case of 80 m, tapping MV / M1 gets me to CW mode at 3540, M2 is LSB at 3900, M3 is AM-SYNC at 3870, and M4 is PSK31 at 3580. Does one have to already be somewhere in the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: CW feature request

2009-12-02 Thread Brian Machesney
N1MM Logger and DX Lab Suite both give you the option. On N1MM Logger, open the Configuration panel, choose the Other tab and check the Use Reverse CW box in the lower right-hand corner. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Ralph Parker ve...@dccnet.com wrote: I've tried

[Elecraft] K3: killing RX key clicks

2009-12-01 Thread Brian Machesney
Stewart, I'm starting a new thread on this subject because your post reminded me to write in on the subject. Since a key click is an impulse of signal to the RX, perhaps they could be reduced by a noise blanker type of function. That will make it even more impossible to know that you're close to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 static electricity

2009-12-01 Thread Brian Machesney
Steve, In addition to being bad for your radio, the dry air that's allowing the static charges to build up on your skin aren't good for the rest of your body (sinuses, skin, etc.). We use a whole house humidifier that sits on the floor near the wood stove (Vermont crude is a lot cheaper than the

[Elecraft] K3: no audio out with AGC off in FW 3.63

2009-11-24 Thread Brian Machesney
Pretty self-explanatory from the subject line. Seems that AGC must be enabled to get audio out. Doesn't seem right and not the same behavior as before, unless someone can tell me what I've inadvertently set incorrectly. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI

Re: [Elecraft] K3: no audio out with AGC off in FW 3.63

2009-11-24 Thread Brian Machesney
Anyone ever listen to Cheech and Chong's Big Bambu album back in the 70s? I feel like Sister Mary Elephant responding to Lyle's correct answer: Thank you. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Lyle Johnson k...@wavecable.com wrote: ...unless someone can tell me what I've

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Production Firmware Release (3.63) and audio blast

2009-11-23 Thread Brian Machesney
I was among those who experienced audio blast with a previous release when operating QSK and subRX together. I've been working DXpeditions split for the past few hours and don't hear anything untoward with this release. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Dennis Watkins

Re: [Elecraft] K3 WSPR

2009-11-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Eric, force the PA on even at low power to keep things cool I don't know about that, but you can force the PA fans on by: - Press the POWER button to turn the K3 on - Hold CONFIG to select the Configuration menu, then turn VFO B to KPA3 - Turn the VFO A knob to PAIO ON... further to PAIO

[Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later

2009-11-15 Thread Brian Machesney
Since installing v3.56 and continuing with v3.57, the front panel BAND control always takes me to 5.975 MHz in AM-S when I try to QSY to 40m. I can get to 7.xxx MHz frequencies via keypad and logging programs, but not via BAND control. Any ideas on what's going on? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI

Re: [Elecraft] K3: BAND up/down problem with FW 3.56 and later

2009-11-15 Thread Brian Machesney
Steve, Thanks for your suggestion - BND MAP was, indeed, the culprit. I had disabled 60m, but it somehow got re-enabled. 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Steve Ellington n...@carolina.rr.comwrote: Go to config/BND MAP. Scroll through the bands and make sure 7.0 is IN.

[Elecraft] K3: new feature idea / question

2009-11-09 Thread Brian Machesney
I was just reading about the differing levels of success that people have with active noise cancelling units. It occurred to me that one should be able to achieve the same kinds of results using the second RX and separate antenna in the K3 - with the addition of control over the phase (delay) of

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 160m SWR issue

2009-11-04 Thread Brian Machesney
The issue(s) that I'm facing are being dealt with fully in the other thread re: K3 SWR accuracy. I would like to abandon this thread. 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 160m SWR issue

2009-11-03 Thread Brian Machesney
circuit for the amp (giving a non-50 ohm resistive load to the K3). 73, Don W3FPR Brian Machesney wrote: I'm feeding a double L antenna on 160m (visualize a vertical dipole with the top and bottom legs bent to form something like a capital C and fed in the middle

[Elecraft] K3: 160m SWR issue

2009-11-03 Thread Brian Machesney
I'm feeding a double L antenna on 160m (visualize a vertical dipole with the top and bottom legs bent to form something like a capital C and fed in the middle of the vertical leg). The SWR bridge on the K3 shows 1:1 SWR, but when I fire up my Alpha 91B, I see significant reflected power. I

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 + RX antenna

2009-10-23 Thread Brian Machesney
It may seem obvious, but be sure that you also routed one of the TMP cables to the AUX connector! K1LI On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A p...@xs4all.nlwrote: Don't forget to hold the sub button so that the diversity mode kicks in. 73 Arie PA3A -Oorspronkelijk

[Elecraft] KRC2: VFO aware?

2009-10-22 Thread Brian Machesney
I'm considering a KRC2 purchase. Can the KRC2 control outputs based on the TX VFO? -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] K3: Mixing sub-RX audio in stereo headphones

2009-10-20 Thread Brian Machesney
I have the 8-pole 1.8-kHz filter for phone contesting, but it's on the border of intelligibility for my ears. I want to overcome this by mixing in a small amount of wider-bandwidth audio from the linked sub-RX with a wider filter. While I can set SPKRS to 1 to accomplish this, it seems that with

[Elecraft] K3: SO2R-in-a-box

2009-10-16 Thread Brian Machesney
Call me stubborn, but I believe that it should be possible to *make* the K3 and a logging program work together as SO2R-in-a-box. This probably involves external, switched bandpass filters, might involve an external antenna switch and/or applying a context swtich via the logging program, but it

[Elecraft] Morse Trainer

2009-10-15 Thread Brian Machesney
Ed, Getting frustrated is no fun! In addition to just getting on the air, you might want to try one of the Morse training programs listed here: http://www.ac6v.com/morseprograms.htm#CWT Does anyone on the reflector have experience with a Morse trainer that they can recommend to Ed? 73 -- Brian

[Elecraft] Fwd: Topband: Fw: 3d2kj

2009-10-12 Thread Brian Machesney
Can anyone help the team on Fiji? Rys - I will follow up with a response from the reflector if I see it. 73 -- Brian -- K1LI -- Forwarded message -- From: Ryszard Tymkiewicz r...@ippt.gov.pl Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:04 AM Subject: Topband: Fw: 3d2kj To:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 hum problem - not the usual? [Try CONFIG:AFSK TX = FIL ON]

2009-09-29 Thread Brian Machesney
Wayne, Thanks for that suggestion - it worked!! One starts to wonder if there is any thing that this radio can't do! 73 -- Brian -- K1LI On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: The K3 has a CONFIG menu entry called AFSK TX. If you set it to FIL ON, a 400-Hz

[Elecraft] K3 hum problem - not the usual?

2009-09-28 Thread Brian Machesney
After enjoying my K3 for about nine months, I was recently alerted to audible 60-Hz hum on my transmitted audio signal. After reading the many hum related posts on the reflector, I began investigating. Step 1 was to remove all connections to the rig except the DC power and the coax to the external

Re: [Elecraft] K3 USB CAT Interface

2009-05-26 Thread Brian Machesney
Fred, I use KUSB with K3 and have no trouble sending CW from N1MM using RTS and DTR from a WinXP laptop. Just letting you know that it *can* work. 73 -- Brian -- K1LI Snip: I was surprised the KUSB from Elecraft doesn't work for the logger-rig interface. I guess all USB-Serial adapters are

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Key out (was CW sideband)

2009-04-23 Thread Brian Machesney
If you don't want power output when you hit the key, turn off the VOX while in CW mode - the rig responds with PTT in the message area. To get power out with VOX off, you must press the XMIT button or active the PTT (with a footswitch, for example) while keying the paddles. Depending on what you

[Elecraft] No/low RF power out on 17m

2009-04-03 Thread Brian Machesney
I have a problem which, as far as I can tell, is unique to 17m operation. Regardless of what I do with the PWR control, I can't get more than a few watts out in either SSB mode (i.e., USB or LSB). I can get full power out by switching to CW mode, transmitting a few characters, and returning to SSB

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FW 3.03+ : scan item

2009-03-26 Thread Brian Machesney
I have run into an item - I won't call it a problem or bug because I don't know that the function is not intended. With the bands the way they are, I scan a lot. Of course, you have to load the min and max scan frequencies by a M-V operation. But this doesn't work unless VFO A and VFO B are

[Elecraft] K3 digital mode audio input via LINE IN

2009-03-24 Thread Brian Machesney
I can't get the K3 to transmit using audio supplied to the LINE IN jack. I'm working in DATA A mode. I CAN transmit with audio supplied to both the front- and rear-panel MIC jacks. I have tried selecting the main MENU MIC SEL = LINE IN as well as the MIC+LIN = ON setting, but no go. Any

[Elecraft] How long to complete K3 master reset?

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Machesney
I pressed and held the K3 power switch until the MCU LD message appeared - that was over a half-hour ago. How long should this take to complete? Trying to solve the low sub RX audio problem. Brian K1LI __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Low SubRX audio below 20m

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Machesney
Bob, That fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestion - the master reset is always the last resort! 73 - Brian - K1LI On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Robert Ansell robert-ans...@msn.comwrote: Hi Brian, yes I've experienced this and for me the fix was to do a hard reset but do not under

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTTY MODE

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Machesney
Don, I am a digital mode neophyte. Is it possible - or, is it considered to be too much of a kludge - to receive a digital mode (be it PSK or RTTY) via PC soundcard and send CW to the K3 for translation into the digital mode? It seems that this would avoid some of the pitfalls associated with

Re: [Elecraft] So, anyone going to get more CW filtering?

2009-02-23 Thread Brian Machesney
I echo Dave's remarks, though I have the 8-pole 400Hz filter. Being in VT made me the focus of several spot pileups, but I experienced none of the desense issues that someone reported on the reflector. There were numerous wide stations, which caused me to tailor the RX EQ settings in an effort to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Brian Machesney
Johnny, The beautiful thing about Elecraft products is that you don't have to make the final decision now. You can purchase the rig without the second receiver and buy it when you figure what you need it for. That said, I think the question you want to ask yourself is, What could I do if I had

Re: [Elecraft] K3: USB Adapter cooked

2009-01-26 Thread Brian Machesney
Lee, I usually have trouble with my DSL connection when I operate high power on 160 and 80, even though the antenna is 200 feet from the shack. I have been attributing it to RF pickup by the long-ish phone lines and AC wiring in the house. This weekend, I had trouble with my amp, so I moved it

[Elecraft] ANT2 routing to KRX3 via KAT3

2009-01-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Pardon my density, but I can't figure out how to realize the function depicted in figure 3 of the K3 Owner's Manual: routing a signal from the ANT2 connector to the KRX3 through the KAT3. I don't see anything in the FAQ. Can someone, please, tell me how to configure the rig so that K1 and K3 are

[Elecraft] KRX3: configuration for second antenna routing

2009-01-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Pardon my density, but I can't figure out how to realize the function depicted in figure 3 of the K3 Owner's Manual: routing a signal from the ANT2 connector to the KRX3 through the KAT3. I don't see anything in the FAQ. Can someone, please, tell me how to configure the rig so that K1 and K3 are

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3: configuration for second antenna routing

2009-01-20 Thread Brian Machesney
Don, Thanks for the help, but I'm still not with you. I want to operate in SO2V mode with the main and sub receivers on different bands using different antennas connected to the ANT1 and ANT2 connectors. I have the TMP cable connected between the KAT3 and the KRX3 input. The TMP cable from the

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3: configuration for second antenna routing

2009-01-20 Thread Brian Machesney
FOUND IT In order for the KRX3 to get its input from the ANT2 connector, the KRX3 input must come from the KAT3 **AND** one must set the KRX3 to ANT2 using the B_SET button. Whew!!! Brian K1LI On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Brian Machesney nekvts...@gmail.comwrote: Don, Thanks

[Elecraft] KNB3 problems after KRX3 installation

2009-01-04 Thread Brian Machesney
After installing the KRX3 module, I get an ERR IF1 message when I power the radio on (this is the only error message); the manual indicates a problem with KNB3. Further, holding LEVEL produces IF N/A in the VFO B area of the display (the DSP NB function appears to operate correctly based on