[Elecraft] Problems with erratic USB/serial connection

2014-05-27 Thread Dennis McAlpine
I have been using the KUSB USB/serial converter between my K3 and PC for both DXLab and n1mm. Lately, I have been having trouble with erratic frequency readings, mainly on n1mm but sometimes on DXLab. On n1mm, this seems to happen mainly when I change bands or after the radio has been in standby

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Re: [KX3] OT: Ticks, Chiggers and Mosquitoes

2012-04-15 Thread Dennis McAlpine
Down here in SC, my land abuts a wetland preserve that is populated with the worst chiggers I have ever run into. Once I leave my manicured lawn and go out where the antennas are hung in the trees, the chiggers are giggling as I enter their terrain. I have found a repellent called Bug Barrier

RE: [Elecraft] [K3] PA Temp

2008-06-04 Thread Dennis McAlpine
Hank, I had exactly the same thing happen to me in WPX as I pushed F1. In my case the fan never went on though but the temp leveled off at about 47C. However, in my case, the power shutdown went in and, on 40m, the xcvr seemed to get hung up without any receive antenna when the transmission

RE: [Elecraft] RE: K3 Thoughts

2008-06-02 Thread Dennis McAlpine
If no one spoke up, we would all still be driving Black Model Ts. And, forget about elections or anything else that might be considered different. As a contester, I would have preferred something other than the existing band switch, e.g. pushbuttons for each band, but I can live with the current