Re: [Elecraft] K3 - operation with the KPA500 and KAT500

Bill, W2BLC, What is the VSWR of your antenna at 3.965? Is the KAT500 stable with 100 watts? That would be a big clue to what is going on. Any tuner's power-handling capability decreases as VSWR rises. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com

Re: [Elecraft] question for psk users

Oh brother! - Original Message - From: briana als...@nc.rr.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] question for psk users Guys, This rational is bogus. The PSK users have to get used to decoding one signal at a time with

[Elecraft] N6BT Antennas

Does anyone know whether Tom, N6BT is still making antennas? Has anyone been able to contact him recently? I e-mailed Tom five days ago to order one of his Bravo 7K verticals for my portable station, as instructed on his web site. So far, he has not responded. 73, John, W2GW

Re: [Elecraft] K3: CW in SSB mode broken?

Hi Frank and All, It may have been mentioned before, because I come late to this thread. But, I have noticed the same thing while I am in SPLIT mode, not otherwise. I hope this helps. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: N3XX n...@charter.net To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Pwr Per Band

Fred, Download KPA500 firmware 1.11 to your KPA500. It will fix the problem. 73, John - Original Message - From: Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 6:24 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Pwr Per Band I thought I

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 fault

Hi Len, I think KPA500 FW 4.11 will fix this and similar issues You can request the pre-beta by sending an e-mail to d...@elecraft.com. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Richard Squire - HB9ANM hb9...@bluewin.ch To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500/K3 pre-set power levels

Hi Len, I had problems like yours until I upgraded the firmware on the KPA500. There is actually a pre-beta release 1.11 that fixes these issues. Send an e-mail to d...@elecraft.com and ask him to send you 1.11. Also, you should run K# firmware 4.39. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

Many thanks to Fred, K6DGW, Paul, NF8J, Frank,W6NEK, and Tom, W1TXT, who responded to my post regarding this problem. They have all concurred that the K3 does not retain the dual power settings correctly when KPA500 MENU: BAND CHG is set to STBY. I'm now confident that Elecraft will fix this

[Elecraft] Fw: KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

- Original Message - From: John E. Reiser reis...@optonline.net To: D Joyce d_jo...@sympatico.ca Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control Hi Doug,VE3MV, PWR ON is not the right control. Try setting BAND CHG

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

KPA500, but at the time there were so few amps out there that no one really cared. I still think it's a bug, but I was told my Elecraft that it was intended to work that way. 73 Nels K1UR On 8/13/2011 6:24 PM, John E. Reiser wrote: Yes, that much works here too. What doesn't work

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

Hi Doug VE3MV, I have noticed a similar anomaly with the per-band power control. I suspect a bug in the firmware. I run FW 4.39 on my K3/100 with the AUX cable to the KPA500 (#192) running FW 1.02. (Where did you find version 1.11?) I have set the K3 CONFIG:PWR SET to PER BAND, and I have

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

going fry the 500 with a full 100W of drive. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean something really isn't out to get me. On 8/13/2011 7:11 AM, John E. Reiser wrote: Hi Doug VE3MV

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

Yes, that much works here too. What doesn't work is setting the KPA500 MENU: BAND CHG to STBY and expecting that the power out from the K3 will reliably switch to higher power whenever the amp is in STANDBY mode, both whether invoked by the button on the amp or by simply changing bands on the

[Elecraft] K3 - New Beta Firmware?

Hi all, Has there been a new Beta release of firmware for the K3 since v. 4.22? Someone told me there has been, but I can't find it. 73, John, W2GW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Documentation

I thought Eric Ended all these threads related to documentation a couple days ago. Personally, I find them irritating. John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Edward Dickinson, III softb...@windstream.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:41 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [Elecraft] Speaker connection

Hi Dick, Did you check that Config: Spkrs is set to 2? This happened to me, and I didn't remember changing it to 1 from the 2 it had been set to. Like you, I checked all the connections first before I checked Config _hi! 73 John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Richard S. Lindzen

Re: [Elecraft] New versions of K3 and P3 Utilities now available

Hello Elecrafters, I'm happy to report that I was able to download both the new versions of the K3 and P3 Utilities without any interference from the Norton 360 anti-virus module. I left Norton turned on today, as an experiment. Earlier in the week, Norton blocked my download of the previous

[Elecraft] P3 Utility (Windows Version 1.3.7.22)

Hello Elecrafters, I have been trying unsuccessfully to install the P3 Utility (Windows Version 1.3.7.22). My virus protection program, Norton 360, will not allow it. Norton pops up a message that a serious security breach has occurred. Then I'm asked to restart my computer. I tried the

[Elecraft] P3 Utility Installed Successfuly

Hello Elecrafters, Thanks to all who helped solve my difficulty with installing the P3 Utility. The overwhelming consensus was that Norton 360 was being overly protective. The solution to my problem was therefore to turn off the so called SONAR advanced protection temporarily while doing the

[Elecraft] K3: Remenbering VOX settings by mode?

Hello All. I would like to know: Does your K3 remember your VOX settings by mode after a power off-and-on cycle? If so, what did you have to do to get it to remember the setting. I know it is possible, but I can't remember how I did it, or find it in the manual.. Many thanks and 73, John,

[Elecraft] K3: Remenbering VOX settings by mode?

Hi All, Can anyone out there remind me of what I need to set to get my new K3 to remember the VOX settings by mode? I want VOX to be on for CW mode, and off for all other modes. For some reason, my CW setting doesn't survive a power cycle. Thanks and 73, John, W2GW

[Elecraft] K3 Mods

Hello everyone, The problems I was having with my K3, no output in data modes and no KEY OUT, were caused by myself. I had the plugs in the wrong jacks. My face is beet red at the moment. Happily, the K3 survived the rough treatment, and everything is working fine now. Many thanks and 73,

[Elecraft] K3 Mods

Hello Everyone, Yesterday, I did the following mods for my K3 #384, running FW 3.99: K3DSPUPGD K3 Negative ALC and External Band Data Pull-up Mod Front Panel Mike Circuit Mod IF Buffer Gain Mod. I was scrupulous about ESD precautions, using a wrist strap and anti-static mat. Before the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Mods

. Many thanks for your help and VY 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Wes Stewart To: John E. Reiser Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Mods Do you have the Line In (Mic) gain turned up in Data mode? Unlike any other other rig

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Mods

Hi Mike, NF4L, Another great suggestion! I forgot to check this, and will do so in the morning. Is this net great, or what! Many thanks and VY 73, John - Original Message - From: Mike n...@nf4l.com To: John E. Reiser reis...@optonline.net Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:51 PM

[Elecraft] K3 - RTTY on 30 meters

Hello out there, Yesterday a friend asked me to give him a contact on 30-meter RTTY. I had never been on 30-meter RTTY before, but I agreed to give it a try. But then I found that my K3 had no RTTY modulation_ just a carrier on 30-meters. The T-R switching worked fine. Let me explain that

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - RTTY on 30 meters

Hi Chen, W7AY, Exactly right! Thank you! I knew it had to be something I forgot to set correctly. Will have to remember that data modes are per-band on the K3. Vy 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: Kok Chen c...@mac.com To: John E. Reiser reis...@optonline.net Sent

Re: [Elecraft] K3 option request

C'mon. Press XIT. Turn the small knob until 2.0 appears in the VFO B area. There you go! We don't need an optional feature. There are too many already. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: K6LE k...@mac.com To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, April

Re: [Elecraft] [HAM] Windows 7 and LoTW

Dan, AB3EN, I don't run W-7, but I had a problem getting LOTW to work with Vista. The solution was to run it as administrator. (Google run as administrator). Just a clue, but it's worth a try. 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: AB3EN ab...@amsat.org To:

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

It was just a matter of time. I bet it has a clarifier knob too_ hi! 73, John, W2GW - Original Message - From: juergen piezo plebia...@yahoo.com To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:22 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design Hi It looks like

Re: [Elecraft] No output in digital mode

2, The ALC readout is showing the usual 3 bars and can be adjusted Shouldn't you be showing 4-5 bars on the ALC meter? Maybe your audio is insufficient. John - Original Message - From: Dave Jeanne Robertson dar...@comcast.net To: Elecraft Support supp...@elecraft.com; Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 NR

I'm running version 3.27/2.25 on K3 #384. I live in a high noise suburb of NYC. When I tap the NR button, the noise just about disappears, and the signal remains, SSB or CW. Magic! The difference is more noticeable on SSB, of course, because I usually have the pass band set to 500 Hz for

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 3.04 Power Output After Tune

I'm having a problem of low power output on SSB on 40 meters. Call for 100 watts, get 50 or less peak on LP-100 watt meter. Reinstalled FW 3.04, calibrated K3 watt meter, calibrated TX GAIN using the K3 utility and an OHR 100 watt dummy load. Problem remains. CW output is OK on all bands,

FW: [Elecraft] Running an ICOM PW-1 Amp with the K3

Hi Mike, W4UM, See below. Merry Christmas! John, W2GW -Original Message- From: John E. Reiser [mailto:reis...@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:20 PM To: Tom Hammond; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc: Jerry Liley K0GUG Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Running an ICOM PW-1 Amp

RE: FW: [Elecraft] Running an ICOM PW-1 Amp with the K3

circuitry. Any thoughts? 73, Tom N0SS At 09:32 12/25/2008, you wrote: Hi Mike, W4UM, See below. Merry Christmas! John, W2GW -Original Message- From: John E. Reiser [mailto:reis...@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:20 PM To: Tom Hammond; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc

[Elecraft] K3

Pardon my gushing. I just installed the KRX3, the KDVR3, and the K3AFMDKT in my K3 #384, along with the MCU 2.72 / DSP 1.98 beta firmware. What a great radio! It just gets better and better! Thanks Wayne, Eric and Lyle and all your colleagues at Elecraft.

FW: [Elecraft] K3

It occurred to me that others might benefit from this thread, especially Lee's pictures. 73, John, W2GW -Original Message- From: Lee (WW2DX) [mailto:l...@ww2dx.com] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:41 PM To: John E. Reiser Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Thanks John, I really

RE: [Elecraft] Running an ICOM PW-1 Amp with the K3

Hi Tom, I have been driving my Icom PW-1 with my K3 for nine months now without any problems. I use it for CW, SSB and digital modes. I simply have a coax jumper between ANT1 on the K3 and Input 2 on the PW-1, of course. And PTT is accomplished by means of a shielded cable from Radio Shack

RE: [K3] [Elecraft] Loud audio blast on power up

I noticed recently that on power up my K3 makes a noise for a fraction of a second. It sounds like background atmospheric noise as it would sound with the SSB filter active, even though the radio was last powered off with a CW filter set. I don't remember exactly when this behavior began, but it