roup is looking for more volunteers to run
> Winlink VARA HF P2P target and field stations. They have an email group
> on groups.io that you can join.
>
> 73,
> -- Dave, N8SBE
>
> On 2024-02-24 13:07, Dale Boresz wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > For the last week or so, I've be
Hello,
For the last week or so, I've been seeing/hearing a lot of digital data on
the lower 20 KHz of the 30m band. This activity has increased dramatically
over the last couple of days. Sometimes, a cw callsign is transmitted when
the data stops, but not always. The data is about 1 KHz wide and
Unfortunately, there are a lot of missing spaces on the CW bands too.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 2:49 PM Dave New, N8SBE wrote:
> Alan,
>
> For starters where are all the spaces? :-) Makes it hard to read,
> that's for sure.
>
> ...
>
Steve,
AFAIK, only the FLEX radios with TWO SCU's (2nd IDENTICAL receiver) offer
diversity reception. That would include the old FLEX-5000 with the 2nd rx;
the FLEX 6600; and the FLEX 6700 (and maybe the 6500 - don't remember) .
The other FLEX radios support 'dual-watch' on a single rx ('SCU' for
Hello Victor,
A quick web search turned up this inexpensive ($11) thru-hole kit that may
be worthwhile exploring.
<
https://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Simulator-Signal-Converter-Unassembled/dp/B00WO8I0ZS
>
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 5:37 AM Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
wrote:
> The K3
I've been using this device for a couple of years, and it works very well.
I use the Pixel loop (or some other rx-only antenna) as the receive
antenna, and the RTR-2 switches the radio between the two antennas
while using either full QSK or semi-breakin keying.
<
Jim,
With BOTH 'Split' and 'Diversity' engaged, you will only be able to listen
to VFO-A, although VBO-B WILL be your transmit frequency. In other words,
you will be listening to the DX on VFO-A with full benefits of Diversity.
However, you can press and hold the "REV" button on the K3 which will
I have a stack of QST magazines from 1996 resting on top of my Astron
VS-35M. No transformer hum at all!
Have not tried magazines from any other years, so YMMV...
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 4:09 PM Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2020 24 Apr 11:50 -0500, inventor61 . wrote:
> > If
Roger,
The AFX mode button on the K3/K3S turns the previously-selected 'AFX Mode'
On and Off. You select the desired mode via the "MENU > AFX MD" option;
NOTE: it's the 'MENU' and not 'CONFIG' option. You should see choices of:
delay 1 through delay 5, and bin. These are described in the manual,
Hello Noel,
Which roofing filter did you have engaged at the time? If it was
significantly wider than the minimum bandwidth needed to accurately decode
a RTTY signal, then pumping of the AGC could occur which is likely what you
heard. I don't operate RTTY so I don't know which roofing filter
Hello Michael,
If you are listening on any band higher than 40m on the KX3, you should
probably have the preamp engaged. If I recall correctly, there are
recommendations in the User Manual regarding the preamp.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 4:38 PM Michael St.James via Elecraft <
Hello Paul,
Regarding the KX3 station, the DX Engineering RTR-2 will enable you to use
a receiving antenna, and it handles the T/R and protection duties nicely.
I've been using one for a couple of years with a Pixel magnetic loop on 80,
40, and 30 meters. It also has a front panel toggle switch
Tap the the "Display / Average" button in the upper right corner of the PX3
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 9:45 AM Joseph Trombino, Jr
wrote:
> Howdy Gang.
>
> Recently picked up a nice PX3 to use with my KX3 and have been playing
> with the menu options but can’t seem to find the
Try: < http://ftp.elecraft.com/K3S/K3S_comparison1.pdf >
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:14 PM Robert G Strickland
wrote:
> I can' get this, latest link to work either.
> ...robert
>
> On 1/14/2019 04:11, John Hiatt wrote:
> > It appears to be linked from the K3S Transceiver
My most-used cw filter is the 1KHz filter with the width control set for
700-800 Hz. The audio is easy on the ears (my ears anyway), and still wide
enough for NR and APF to be effective.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 12:49 PM IK4EWX wrote:
> It is a better thing to have a roofing
Joe,
You might check to see if the amplitude of the hum changes as you alter the
position of the microphone. If so, the magnetic field of a transformer from
another piece of equipment in the shack (such as a linear power supply) may
be coupling into your microphone.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Sun,
Bert,
I don't know that this is necessarily specific to 'older' KX3's. My KX3,
S/N: 6080 AF/RF-SQL and KEYER/MIC controls behave the same way if the knob
is rotated very quickly. It's always been that way. Not a big deal; I just
need to remember to turn the controls more slowly.
73,
Dale -
Hello Dennis,
You may find something here:
<
https://www.dxengineering.com/search/product-line/west-mountain-radio-rigrunner-dc-outlet-panels?autoview=SKU=rigrunner=Default=Ascending
>
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:52 PM, Dennis Haarsager
wrote:
> My new KAT500 adds yet
Hello Doug,
My guess would be that the cable that should connect the P3 "RF IN" BNC to
the K3 "IF OUT" BNC is either not fully-engaged on both ends, or is
defective.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 4:52 PM, Doug Eaton via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Hello
Mike,
I've had mine positioned that way for the last 4-1/2 years, with the radio
powered up about 18 hours a day every day. Never had any kind of problem.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 6:15 PM, Mike Murray wrote:
> I'm rearranging the station and considering
Hello Bill,
Placing even an excellent quality driver into an arbitrary speaker box
without consideration of box volume and the 'Thiele/Small' driver
parameters (from memory, I think they are Vas, Qts, and fs -- but it has
been many, many years ...) will likely produce very disappointing results.
Hello Mark,
Just a guess, but could your RF Gain have been inadvertently reduced
significantly? That could render CW, SSB and AM inaudible while still
allowing FM hiss, assuming it was not being otherwise squelched.
73,
Dale -- WA8SRA
Hello Bill,
It *seems* to me that the following would achieve your goal, but the
gazillion cables behind the radios at this wireless station discourages me
from attempting to pull the K3 out away from the wall far enough to
actually try it.
-- Disconnect your low-noise rx antenna from the K3
Jeff,
Do you by chance have ATTN on the KX3 engaged? If so, turn it off, and turn
on the PREamp on the KX3. That should eliminate the peaks in the PX3 that
you are seeing.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Thorpe, Jeffrey
wrote:
> Ok - finished doing
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
Hello Gary,
I don't have an NCC-2, however I've been using it's predecessor, the DXE
NCC-1 (very effective product) with my K3 for about 6 years. I'd be glad to
share my experience with the NCC-1 / K3 combination.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Gary Smith
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Scott,
The new KSYN3A most definitely DOES resolve the old jitter issue. I updated
my both of my synths as soon as the new ones were available, and even
without QRQ engaged, the cw timing is jitter free. If the new KSYN3A did
nothing else, I'd have still bought them just for the great cw
If you want to turn off just the waterfall on the external display, you'd
use the P3 "SVGA menu" > "SVGA WfEn" menu option. With that "SVGA WfEn"
option showing, tap the "SELECT" knob, and then ROTATE the SELECT knob
until you see "Waterfall off". Then tap the SELECT knob to save your change.
73,
Hello John,
It's used for CW. I have a pair of them (main and sub rx) and find that CW
sounds more pleasing through this filter. I operate about 90% CW and I use
this filter most of the time, engaging narrower filters only when it
becomes really necessary.
73,
Dale -- WA8SRA
On Tue, Jul 25,
and plug it in. If it is the same
> there as in here, it’s not any external influence. Thanks for hanging in
> there with me.
> >> 73,
> >> Dave
> >>> On Jul 16, 2017, at 9:56 PM, Dale Boresz <dmbor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>&
Dave, make sure that the preamp is engaged on your KX3. If the preamp is
off and you are receiving on a quiet band, you'll see "stuff" that would
normally be covered by the band noise. Turn on the preamp, and the
artifacts that you're seeing should be pushed below the noise floor of just
about any
Hello Rich,
I have been using diversity reception on the K3 on 40m for years, and can
control both RF gains separately, and the AF Gain controls are set so that
the larger one acts as a balance control, and the smaller one acts as a
master volume control for both simultaneously (however that can
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
Steve,
Just another data point ...
My PX3 exhibits the same behavior in a system that includes the KXPA100. I
see it happen when I twist the KX3's OFS knob to quickly QSY. However, if
I turn OFF the the KXPA100 via the KX3 "PA MODE" menu option, the PX3
responds immediately to a twist of the KX3
Hello Grady,
The settings that I use for my K3 are as follows:
Baud: 38400
Word: 8
Parity: None
Stop: 2
DTR: Off
RTS: Off
73,
Dale WA8SRA
> What are the
> Baud
> Word
> Parity
> Stop
> DTR
> RTS
> Settings for the K3s
>
> AJ4YA
> Grady
>
> Thanks
>
> Sent from my iPad
This very nicely done book by Frank W. Harris K0IYE, "Crystal Sets to
Sideband", is likely old news to many, however I just learned of it and
thought those who enjoy home brewing and/or amateur radio nostalgia might
find it enjoyable.
You can read the book online via the url below, or download
David,
I can confirm that on the K3, the VOX Delay DOES work, regardless of
whether the TX Gate is engaged or not.
73,
Dale, WA8SRA
> Anybody?
>
> 73
>
> David Anderson GM4JJJ
>
>
>> On 9 Jul 2016, at 19:07, David Anderson via Elecraft
>> wrote:
>>
>> I have a KX3
Also, if you are fortunate enough to have a QTH that enables an unusually
low noise floor, engaging the preamp should push the 'lines' below the
noise floor.
73,
Dale - WA8SRA
> Bill,
>
> That's normal and nothing to worry about as band noise covers it. There
> was a posting about this before,
Mike,
Yes, the KNB3's can be swapped. But if you'll be in there anyway, I'd
strongly suggest that you first remove and then re-insert the KNB3 module
in your main receiver first. Then try it out and see if the blinking "NB"
issue persists. If not, you're done. Otherwise, swapping them and
Sam,
I doubt the K3's front end is being overloaded. Since you're observing
this in peak-hold mode on the P3, start at the *top* of the pedestal and
note how wide the signal is. Then, move down the pedestal to where the
signal begins to widen out. How far down do you get before it begins to
Agreed!
The combination of mouse-based point-and-click tuning within the stable
context of the P3's fixed-tune mode, would be a powerful asset. This
can currently be achieved with the LP-PAN/NaP3 combination, but it would
be great to have that capability without the requirement of a separate
Bob,
Just another data point ...
I also run the XV144 w/ my K3. I tried your test in SSB mode and CW
mode, and in both cases, turning the PWR knob on the K3 while modulating
or key-down (on cw) simply changes the power to the xvtr as evidenced by
the change in the number of LED's that are
Hi Knut,
Just a little clarification for those who may not be familiar with the
details of the P3/SVGA:
The P3/SVGA combo is used independent of a computer. The monitor
connected to the P3/SVGA *may* be the same monitor that you have
connected to a computer -- but it cannot be used
Hello Ricardo,
It's under the Main Menu. Tap the 'Menu' button, then find the 'MIC SEL'
menu option.
From the manual: Tap '1' to toggle between .Low and .High mic. gain
range for the selected mic..
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 2/23/2013 5:30 PM, Ricardo - PY2PT wrote:
Dear Guys,
Do you when where
Paul,
I started with the LP-Pan and NaP3, and it worked very well. I now have
the P3SVGA and like it a *lot*.
For some context, I only used 'Fixed Tune' mode with both scenarios, and
generally limit the displayed bandwidth to somewhere between 30-50KHz.
The P3 screen, though it is small,
Bob,
I use the XV144 here w/ my K3, and my Config:xvtr power is set to
L1.00, and that will easily drive the XV144 power LED's into the red.
I suspect the issue is not with your K3 settings, but rather with the
jumpers inside the XV144 and the setting of R22 that acts as an input
attenuator.
Stan,
I'd suggest that you (re)run the Calibrate RF GAIN procedure in the K3
Utility. That resolved the issue for me.
Dale
On 2/13/2013 4:22 PM, Stan AE7UT wrote:
When turning the RF gain from minimum to about 9 o'clock there is a jump
where it
seems to turn on rather than a smooth
Ron,
Go to CONFIG:TX MON, and change the setting from 'FAST' to 'nor'. You'll
then hear a closer representation of what your transmitted audio sounds
like (with a small amount of latency).
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 1/23/2013 12:44 PM, Ron Midwin wrote:
I use my monitor regularly when I'm using
Phil, is your AGC turned off?
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 1/23/2013 2:00 PM, Phil Townsend Lontz wrote:
My K3 SR # 4636 with
MCU 4.60
FPF 1.15
DSP 2.80
I was on 20 meters CW and touched the NR button to engage the noise reduction
but
the display said N/A….
What?
Is that right?
It seems to me that
Have you run the Calibrate RF GAIN procedure from the K3 Utility
(Calibration tab)? It will linearized the response of the RF gain
control. Also note that per the manual, this procedure should be run
*before* you Calibrate the S-Meter, so if you do run the RF Gain
calibration, you may wish to
Dave,
The fidelity will improve significantly with the wider filter. Regarding
the distortion, try backing off on the RF Gain control a bit and see if
that helps. It does here. You might also find that there is less
distortion with Synchronous AM detection engaged.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On
Jan,
I don't have a KX3, however prior to getting the P3, I was using NaP3
with an FA-66 and LP-PAN w/ the K3. It worked well, but I had to use the
Windows WDM-KS driver in order to get the panadapter display to work. I
no longer have it connected, but I do have a printout of a screenshot of
Paul,
In CW mode, the + icon indicates that QRQ mode is active. You can
toggle it on or off via the Config menu option CW QRQ
In SSB mode, the + icon indicates that ESSB is enabled. You can toggle
it on and off via the Config menu option TX ESSB. Tap '1' to turn it
on and off.
It may have
Mike,
I had a similar issue, and after I re-ran the KSYN3 calibration a second
time, all was well. In retrospect, I think I may have inadvertently
stopped it the first time around.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 11/28/2012 5:51 PM, Mike Sanders wrote:
Greetings All, Well I have just installed a sub
Bill,
What is your setting for AGC - THR? It sounds like you may have it set
to a low value. I have mine set to 20 (you'll need recent firmware to
enable this), and find that setting the AF gain to a comfortable
listening level positions the background band noise way down for all but
the
I've tried using an external Logikey K-3 w/ my K3 (one would think that
would be a perfect match ;-) ), but when QRQ is turned off, the K3 can't
follow the external keyer past about 38 WPM. That's a problem because
QRQ is disabled when operating split, and that's frequently when higher
cw
David,
Check your PRE and ATT setting on 60m compared to your other bands. I
would guess that you have the ATT engaged on 60m and not on the other bands.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 10/28/2012 12:22 PM, David Little wrote:
When I turned the K3 on this morning, I decided to listen to 60m, to get
away
Fred,
You must have an enviably quiet QTH (or a very poor antenna) if you find
that the K3 can benefit from a preamp on 10m. I work a lot of weak
signal CW on 10m with a simple Hex Beam up about 45 feet. Even with the
Hex Beam's low gain, I can see the noise floor drop by about 9 dBm when
I
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale Boresz
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:01 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3-PR10
Fred,
You must have an enviably quiet QTH (or a very poor antenna) if you find
that the K3 can benefit from a preamp on 10m. I work a lot of weak
Hello Lewis,
I experienced this same issue once, and the problem ended up being the
Transil diode D28 on the main pc board, near the 12 vdc power input
connection. It is a large diode, and I believe it's purpose in life is
to protect against excessive input voltage. It should begin to draw
Just another data point, but the Logitech MK360 wireless USB keyboard
and mouse combo from Walmart works FB here (see link below). Not using
the mouse of course, but the keyboard and mouse combo may be used
elsewhere if desired.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Logitech-Wireless-Combo-MK360/17300885
Jerry,
Just a suggestion for headphone usage in general -- regardless of the
equipment into which they are being plugged: Never plug headphones into
any device, while they are in place over your ears. I use headphones
extensively here, for both ham radio and general music listening, and I
When using the second receiver w/ the K3 and P3, is there a way to have
a second cursor representing the frequency of the 2nd rx on the P3?
Currently the only way I have been able to get this to work is to
engage Split, but my goal is to be able to tune around the same band
with the second
in 2.2 KHz ... whether the roofing filter is 2.7,
2.8, 6 or 13 KHz wide.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 9/26/2012 9:46 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
Joe,
Understood. I wanted to be able to simultaneously hear and see 12 Khz or
so of cw signals, thinking that I could more quickly identify the
station
On 9/26/2012 1:35 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
... But I learned that audio is limited to 4-KHz
regardless of IF filter so I ended up selling the extra 13-KHz filter.
...
73, Ed - KL7UW
I really hope that this does not apply to received audio to the
headphones or loudspeaker! I just
/26/2012 7:11 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
On 9/26/2012 1:35 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
... But I learned that audio is limited to 4-KHz
regardless of IF filter so I ended up selling the extra 13-KHz filter.
...
73, Ed - KL7UW
I really hope that this does not apply to received audio
. Whether those can be extended or
not is for the DSP designer to answer.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 9/26/2012 7:11 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
On 9/26/2012 1:35 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
... But I learned that audio is limited to 4-KHz
regardless of IF filter so I ended up selling the extra 13-KHz filter
in
the band and if the KRX3 is used with a separate antenna the K3 and
KRX3 can literally transmit on one band and listen on another.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 9/26/2012 8:58 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
Joe,
Good observations, all. I agree that 4.2 KHz is certainly good enough
for communications
Uh - oh...
Then perhaps what I'm doing is not 'best-practice'. I just leave the K3
connected and --powered on--, and I can drive the KPA500 from another
radio and the KPA500 follows it and works perfectly. I even have the PTT
connections from both radios paralleled (the other radio is a
I have an older Begali 'Classic' (non-gold contacts) which has the same
problem. However, it is easily and non-abrasively corrected by applying
a drop or so of DeoxIT (Radio Shack Part No. 640-43380), which lasts 3
to 6 months before needing to be re-applied.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 9/4/2012
Hello Michael,
Good suggestion. I hadn't thought of that because I never use the filter
shift function since it is disabled when QRQ is engaged. But since QRQ
is disabled anyway for split operation, the shift should work fine. I'll
give it a shot!
Thanks!
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 8/12/2012 3:50
While trying to work D64K the other night on 20m CW with the filters
tightened down to about 100Hz around D64K (to filter out the typical
tuner-uppers, 'up'-cops, and stations calling on or nearly on
frequency) I wished that there was a way to offset the sidetone
frequency just a bit so that
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73,
PM, Thomas Horsten wrote:
Hi Dale,
Sure about the code? I get:
The code you entered is not valid
Tried both upper and lower case. Seems like a dud to me.
73, Thomas M0TRN
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mailto:d...@lightstream.net wrote:
For anyone
to me.
73, Thomas M0TRN
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Here is a link to a very small broadband active receiving antenna. The
entire antenna and associated source follower and emitter follower
buffer amp will fit inside a 6 x 2 PVC pipe. Very clever and elegant
design, and it works extremely well. I've built two of them, and this
weekend will be
Yep; I noticed it on 14.027 (or so). The first 'dit' was significantly
clipped, and the rest were sort of okay. Sounds like he's using a badly
adjusted or defective bug. The tone was fine; just the keying of the
tone that wasn't what it should have been.
Dale
WA8SRA
On 7/29/2012 10:51 AM,
If you can, check the resistance across the K3 12VDC IN Power Pole
connections (after you've disconnected your Power Supply of course).
On my K3, an internal zener-like diode (D28 on the RF Board) evidently
gave up its life to protect the radio from an overvoltage, and evidently
the failure
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale Boresz
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:07 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Dead K3
If you can, check the resistance across the K3 12VDC IN Power Pole
Another possibility is that the /PWR_ON line that biases on Q2 is not
being pulled low by the associated line to the Front Panel board due to
an intermittent connection on connector J30. Maybe try disconnecting and
then reconnecting the Front Panel board from the RF Board.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On
Any chance that the Keyboard connector on the rear panel of the P3 might
one day support a mouse, offering point and click tune functionality?
(point to the desired signal on the P3 using the mouse/cursor; click the
mouse button; K3 tunes to that frequency; op uses K3 main tuning knob to
Any chance that the adjustable current limit (if you have that) on your
power supply is set a bit too low?
73, Dale WA8SRA
On 6/23/2012 10:16 PM, Lee Buller wrote:
This has not happened to me before
Running some FD here on CW for about an hour in an AC room
PA 35C FP 31C
The rig just
Keep in mind that the PR 40 microphone is very sensitive to 'proximity
effect' (where close-talking the microphone results in a significant
rise in low frequency output). I'd suggest that you keep at least 3 to 4
inches away from the microphone while speaking, and keep that distance
*constant*
The PR40 may benefit from the microphone preamplifier that is built into
the K3. To access it, tap the 'Menu' button and rotate the VFO-B knob
until you see MIC SEL.
Once there, you have a couple of options:
- GAIN RANGE:
Tapping the 1 button on the keypad will toggle the microphone gain
On CW, it means QRQ is enabled. Its availability is controlled via:
CONFIG: CW QRQ (On/OFF)
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 6/6/2012 2:42 PM, Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
Recently I noticed a new symbol has appeared on the LCD of my K-3. It is a
plus symbol + which is at the bottom right-hand side of the LCD.
I'm using a small DEMI 6m preamp in the RX In/Out loop of the KXV3A, and
would like to be able to inform the radio of its gain so that the
S-meter and rx noise floor would accurately reflect the improved noise
figure due to the preamp. (s-meter reading would not be inflated, and
the lowered
Hello Fred,
That + symbol indicates that QRQ is ON. You can turn it ON or OFF via
the Config menu option CW QRQ
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 5/19/2012 11:43 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
...
Now, if I can just figure out what the + in the lower right corner
of the main display is telling me ... 73, Fred
Hello Natan,
I can hear the same thing here. Decent high frequency hearing and a
reasonably quiet shack are prerequisites to hearing it though. It's a
'sh' sound that occurs as a result of the surface of the knob
dragging against the felt as the VFO knob is spun. I've considered
applying
For me, the RF gain setting has a dramatic effect on the character of
received signals. I rarely set it higher than about the two o'clock
position.
Any idea of the RF gain setting while experiencing this 'mush'?
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 12/4/2011 3:20 PM, Jan Erik Holm wrote:
This is exactly what
Hello Mike,
The APF, because of the high Q will naturally produce ringing with a
strong signal. Just back down the RF Gain control until you can clearly
hear the keying elements. However, I'd suggest that if the signal is
that strong to begin with, you probably don't need to use the APF
Hello,
I'm trying to get a Heil HM-12 microphone to work from the front panel.
Even with the Mic gain set to 60, and MIC SEL set to FP.H, I have to
shout in order to see any ALC bars.
According to the K3 Owner's Manual in the MAIN Menu section describing
MIC SEL :
... tap [3] to turn on an
settings.
*Iain Haywood*
G4SGX
On 10/18/2011 6:28 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
Hello,
I'm trying to get a Heil HM-12 microphone to work from the front panel.
Even with the Mic gain set to 60, and MIC SEL set to FP.H, I have to
shout in order to see any ALC bars.
According to the K3 Owner's Manual
I good friend has kindly lent me his K3. I have noticed that the cw
weight changes inversely proportional to the speed setting -- just as it
does on my old K2. The timing sounds decent below about 35 wpm, but once
the speed gets to around 40 wpm, the weight becomes very light, and the
keying
the synthesizer doesn't move. This
allows for far more accurate timing at all speeds.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Sep 23, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:
I good friend has kindly lent me his K3. I have noticed that the cw
weight changes inversely proportional to the speed setting -- just as it
does
Hello Nick,
Sometimes, due to either a manufacturing defect or mechanical shock, the
magnet that surrounds the speaker voice coil will get shifted slightly.
When that happens, the voice coil may come into contact with the magnet
and it can sound pretty bad. Not sure that's what's happening
Hello Oliver,
Actually, the wider the bandwidth and the higher the quality of the
audio, the easier it is to tune accurately. Precise tuning of a 2.6KHz
signal is much more difficult than with a 3.6 KHz signal - where it is
pretty easy to achieve an accuracy of about 5Hz to 10Hz if your
Hello Joe,
Turn on your preamp, and then try the NB. Sometimes the noise just needs
to be stronger so that the NB can do it's thing. This has worked for me
many times.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
Joe Planisky wrote:
Hey folks,
I've recently started picking up relatively strong pulses at 1 second
Hello Chris,
You can toggle the AGC ON and OFF by pressing and holding the PRE/ATT
and AGC buttons simultaneously.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
Chris Waldrup wrote:
I am setting up my Softrock RXTX and in the transmitter balance procedure I
have to feed the output of ht eSoftrock into another
This is not accurate.
I am simultaneously running a FLEX-5000A and an SDR-1000 (w/Delta44
soundcard) with two separate instances of PowerSDR on an 'old' Pentium
P4 3.0 GHz machine running XP-Pro.
CPU usage with *both* radios running averages 33% (as viewed by the
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