[Elecraft] K2 auto tuner

I have a friend who is looking for a auto tuner for a K2. He doesn't want to spend full price. Anyone have either a built one or a kit laying around? Email direct offline with info please. 73 de -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.org ENY Section Manager 401 261 4996 (cell

[Elecraft] Used K3 price?

I am helping a friend. What does a used K3 go for today? K3 Serial number +/- 6500 100 watts Antenna tuner No other options. Looks like new (inside and out) non smoker OK to e-mail me direct, thanks -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.org ENY Section Manager Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996 (cell

Re: [Elecraft] Linear thoughts

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[Elecraft] SOTA video

I am always impressed with the videos my son W3NCR does for his SOTAs or FD ops. I keep telling him he should post the links here for others to see. So, I am posting this link for him because Linda (K2QYL) and myself are involved. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/KV5rYqaXuzA -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k

[Elecraft] Kit building

All this talk of keeping parts separate, here's what works for me: if you know someone who owns a diner, ask them for one of their egg crates. Made of a cardboard like material, usually has depressions for 5 dozen eggs (60 dips). Take a "Sharpie" and mark the screw sizes, on the inside of the

[Elecraft] KX2 Mic bias and mic button selection?

Can anyone tell me if the Mic Button and Mic Bias are implemented in the KX2? If it is don't you adjust it with the VFO? -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996 (cell

[Elecraft] KX2 #79

I ordered about 10:45 AM EDT on Wednesday while sitting at the FDIM seminars at Dayton as soon as I saw the order page go live. KX2 #79 arrived today in Albany NY. Kewl! Can't wait to fire it up along with my KX3 to compare over this weekend.

[Elecraft] Dead PX3?

the KX3, so I turned it off via the power switch, but when turning it back on again, nothing worked. I did a factory reset: hold LABELS and cycle the power, but no joy. Never been dropped or wet. It's been in my carry bag since last fall. Anyone have any ideas? -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500

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[Elecraft] KX3 pedestrian mobile?

Anyone using the KX3 pedestrian mobile with the radio in front of you? What are you holding it in? Any pictures are appreciated. Feel free to contact direct. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401

Re: [Elecraft] Icom IC-7300

. I like my screens clear and clean because if sun or incandescent light hits at an angle it is difficult to read when full of smudges. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996 (cell

[Elecraft] P3 transmit module

I wouldn't want to start a huge ruckus, but I would love to be able to show off the P3 transmit monitor for Field Dayjust saying. 73 de K2QY John __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] New synthesizer shipping status?

figured I would wait to hand off the rig after the board is installed. John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996 (cell) __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] New K3 Syn

. Does this make sense? I will give the receivers a good work out this weekend but my first impression is very favorable. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261

[Elecraft] Odd display on P3 or my error?

While in the NAQP RTTY contest this weekend, I noticed that on 80 meters the passband is centered on the indicator of the P3 and not off to one side (left or right depending on which side band I am using). Anyone else have this? Is there something I need to adjust? Thanks -- John Fritze Jr

[Elecraft] Travel with ham radio gear

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[Elecraft] Bug mode on K3?

I have a really dumb question: For those that want a bug mode on the K3, why is it not possible to wire a set of paddles (or even a single lever keyer) with the dot going to the paddles input and the dash going to the straight key input? -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president

[Elecraft] PX3 noise blanker

. That would be more in keeping with the other menu items that show the change in the menu setup. Anyway, now that I understand what I should be seeing, it does turn on and off. Thanks for helping me out, BTW, I think the PX3 is really neat! -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president

[Elecraft] PX3 Noise blanker?

I am thoroughly impressed with my new PX3 but was wondering, when I go into settings and activate the NB, nothing happens. Is it not implemented yet? I am running the latest BETA firmware. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC

[Elecraft] K2/10 to K2/100

? This is a SOTA rig for my XYL and I think she will have an easier time with 100 watts and a Buddipole LIPO pack. She is having a difficult time making contacts QRP. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst

[Elecraft] K2 #6951 It's Alive!

or is that K2-squared? Oh, and a K3, P3, KPA500, KAT500, KX3, KXPA100.got to love that purple Kool Aide. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996

[Elecraft] HRD digital USB wire to K3/KPA500 lockup?

1/2 braid. All rig interconnects are Elecraft. No 3rd party. HRD is latest version. I been scratching my head over this for several months. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director

Re: [Elecraft] Astatic D-104 Microphone

to send you a picture of the schematic. I ordered a Heil 5.1 rebuild kit from: * http://www.dxstore.com/heil_parts.html http://www.dxstore.com/heil_parts.html * for $50. I needed some small parts for several of my older head sets like foam pads and so forth, so perfect timing. -- John Fritze Jr

Re: [Elecraft] Aststic D-104

to start fresh. I am also hoping that by putting a Heil element in, that it would match my Proset close enough so I wouldn't need to make adjustments in the equalizer settings when switching mics. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net ACACES president 2014 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY

[Elecraft] remoting KPA500 tuner at antenna base

has it worked? Has weather been an issue if properly protected? If this looks like it would work for me, does anyone have a god suggestion for a weather proof box to mount it in? It needs to survive the upstate NY winters. I am thinking Pelican or similar. OK to reply off list too. -- John

[Elecraft] Subject: Re: KX3 Dual Watch Audio Balance question / feature request

. owners: K2, K3, P3, KPA500, KAT500, and each own a KX3 -- John Fritze Jr K2QY k...@arrl.net AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy 401 261 4996 (cell

Re: [Elecraft] PSK31 waterfall width control

I had it set), 2, 3, or 4 (full width).* * * I hope that helps. We are moving forward with NBEMS in the ENY section and FLDigi is the main program with little add on's for EMCOMM. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC

Re: [Elecraft] KAT-500 and 30' Flag Pole Antenna Users?

and have not had any issues. Again, you need a VERY GOOD GROUND. I know for the real antenna gurus out there everything I have stated is kind of simplistic and there are tons of variables and best solutions per application. I am just giving you 30 years of real world experience. -- John Fritze Jr

[Elecraft] KAT-500 and 30' Flag Pole Antenna Users?

free to email off list at my call at arrl.net. 73 de, -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] Field Day Guide to K3 and P3 by K2QY--RECAP

, not causing any RFI issues (as expected). The 930s do not cause RFI in the K3, even though they have issues with each other on some bands. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District Hudson Div. Asst. Director

[Elecraft] Field Day guide to K3 and P3

would like a copy sent directly to them e-mail me off list and I will send it out over this weekend. Hope to work you all from K2CT 3A ENY. If using a K3 let me know! 73 de -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern

[Elecraft] KPA500 audio pop pressing oper/stby or power on/off

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Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 AMP and KXAT100 ATU pics and info

All I can say is: SHHWWEEETTT! That is really nice looking, sign me up!! -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District ARES Albany County EC Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy

[Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club?

. That way, if a K3 owner wants my rig unlocked, I would know about it, and be aware to re-lock it if the guest op doesn't do it. 73 de -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District ARES Albany County EC Hudson Div

[Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club?

. Please reply directly to: k2qy (at) arrl (dot) net -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District ARES Albany County EC Hudson Div. Asst. Director Twitter: @k2qy

[Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue

ago the electrician thought is was OK to simply twist the cable center conductors and shields together and put wire nuts on them. He did this in several spots. Needless to say he got an earful from me. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County RACES Radio

[Elecraft] [KX3] 160/80 meter SMT mod

to wall noise on those bands so it will be interesting to see what improvement there is. For those considering making the change themselves, I have only had minimal experience with SMT but am familiar with working with tiny stuff in my business. I am proficient at home brewing. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY

[Elecraft] [KX3] 160-80 meter mod?

Can anyone who has done the 160/80 meter LP filter mod tell me if there are parts now on the pads on the circuit board? If there are, did you just break them off (then clean up the pads) or heat them and remove them? -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2013 ACACES secretary 2013 Albany County

[Elecraft] KPA500 in the ARRL auction

So I got a notice today that the ARRL is offering a KPA500 in their on line auction...how do I get all you guys to not bid on it so I can win it? H? -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2012 ACACES secretary 2012 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District ARES

[Elecraft] Sherwood review

WOW! Great numbers. But I have one disappointment though, you've really made my Yaesu 817 hard to sell on the used market ;-) Thanks for a really great product. It was worth the wait. I am really having a lot of fun with this little guy. -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2012 ACACES

[Elecraft] KX3 -- possible bug?

, the BARS went away. I did not check to see if compression went off and the equalizers went flat yet though. I am guessing those should go off automatically when any of the DATA modes are selected. I am using the last regular release software (1.06 ?). -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2012

[Elecraft] KX3 internal battery charger

I know the internal battery charger for the KX3 is still being finalized, but my question is: will it be able to charge differnt types of batteries like lithium or just nicad? K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] First KX3 shipped

So, OK the first KX3 shipped.who got it? And was that the only one? Anxiously waiting. 73 de -- John Fritze Jr K2QY AARA president 2012 ACACES secretary 2012 Albany County RACES Radio Officer ARES ENY DEC Northern District ARES Albany County EC

[Elecraft] K3 at Field Day

Once again, I took my K3 to F/D this year with the P3. Again, I had a tough time getting to sit down at my own transceiver. It seemed as soon as someone got up from the operating position, another butt was in the seat. Many comments were heard praising the receiver, the vox, the smoothness of

[Elecraft] KX3, Dayton and the FDIM

I just want to parrot the others here on the group. What a pleasure it was to meet everyone, especially Wayne and Eric. The KX3 will be my next rig purchase! To be able to take it from a mobile (replace my IC7000) and carry it for a hike (replace my FT817) is awesome. This is truly a neat rig

[Elecraft] [K2] Hardened K2 for HFPack?

I would be interested in a set of these elongated end panels too. Unfortunately it seems the person who used to make them, Randy K3QO (ex WJ4P) was killed in a plain accident a while back. John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] KPA500 carrying case question

I would take one to match the K3 bag I got from you. Of course I'd like the amp first ;-) John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] NR suddenly stopped working in SSB

Anyone have any idea why the NR (button 8) would suddenly stop working in SSB? I get a N/A message. I don't know if I set something wrong? It works fine in CW. Ideas? John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] NR suddenly stopped working in SSB

Whoa, that's weird. It just started working again. Must be gremlins ;-) John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] APF question

Did I see recently that the guys were working on a audio peak filter for SSB too? I seem to remember a one line post about it a while ago. If so, any idea when it will be in BETA? John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] KPA500 update?

Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves coming with the KPA500? Obviously, the elves are busy right now with P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress? Curious minds want to know ;-) Happy Holidays to all, John K2QY

Re: [Elecraft] K2/HF Packer amp incompatibility?

Did you contact Virgil about this? He has always been very helpful with the Packer amp and related problems. John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] [K3] birdies and cable routing?

He sent along a pictorial of a Italian gent who has rerouted his TMP cables in such a way to substantially reduce receiver birdies. Perhaps Elecraft could post the photos somewhere so that we might decide if it makes a difference in our individual rigs (mine included). John K2QY

Re: [Elecraft] Some thoughts on the K3 as an emergency communications station

While I agree with many of Wayne's thoughts about the K3 or the K2 on the matter of emergency communications I would like to add a few more thoughts for consideration. There were initially a number of reasons why I purchased my K3, one of which was field service-ability for such a high end

[Elecraft] P3 and HRD

We've already fixed the hang problem in the next P3 firmware release, and we're well underway with reduced latency when running HRD, etc. I'm guessing we'll have a new beta release later this week. 73, Wayne N6KR WOW! That's the kind of great service and support that made me buy the K3 in the

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] and HRD

I notice, as others have comented a couple of second delay until HRD catches up with things like frequency displayed, etc. Not really a problem for me. But what is a bit annoying if working digital modes (such as PSK), pressing send on HRD, there can be several second delay before the K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation

Of course you have to use compression to get any kind of decent punch in your output. But I thought this would be obvious to anybody doing contesting. AB2TC - Knut GEE. Here all these years I thought in a contest I was supposed to crank the compression to max, and use a SURE

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] Missing Part: The Hole Cover

Gee I was hoping to fill the holes with the up coming improvments! :-) John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] P3: a modest proposal for QSY

Lest the list owners are thinking this topic is being discussed to death: I am actually thankful this discussion has been going on as it finally clicked with me how to set both my P3 and K3 for a more accurate readout. Even though I followed the calibation proceedure after building the K3 I

[Elecraft] P3 # 42

My P3 finally arrived yesterday after walking all the way from California (I guess that's the breaks for living in Albany, NYUPS from the west coast is over a week). Anyway, it went together flawlessly, as expected. Maybe about an hour. I had to shuffle some equipment around, move my K2

[Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

I would be interested in both units! I was wondering why Elecraft never produced a super clean DC power supply. Currently I'm using a 35Amp Astron at home and a Samlex for away from home. John K2QY __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] on the way

Mine shipped yesterday! Woo Hoo! John K2QY __ 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] K2: Is Inventory really a necessity?

DETAILED INVENTORY? No. However I am a pretty experienced builder/home brewer which may have influenced my decision. My inventory consisted of separating things like hardware, resisters, electrolytic caps, etc, into large piles of like parts PER ASSEMBLY section. I did this using a commercial

Re: [Elecraft] K2 BFO problem

Ken, Make sure you have your probe plugged into the correct jack. Sounds like what first happened to me, until I turned the rig around (back to me) I forgot there were 2 jacks. Probably not the problem, but hey, you never know. John K2QY

[Elecraft] my K3 F/D experience

I took my K3 to our club's Field Day operation. We have some serious contesters and DXers in the group, most of which are Yaecomwood owners. A couple have TenTec. Most of these guys have 5 band DXCC or are Honor Roll, etc. We can operate CW and SSB on the same band simultaneously and often do.

[Elecraft] [K2} #6952

Well after a bit, K2 #6952 is alive! Seems I had 1 diode in backwards which took out the finals. So after several e-mails with Don W3FPR we located the problem and all is now well. In my defence however, after I pulled it, the silk screen was a little ragged on the non banded end, making it

[Elecraft] build # 6952 smoke! yikes

Before turning on power the resistance checks were all good. Everything looked good, didn't see any problems. The first 2 tests went without a hitch, so perhaps I was a bit cocky. I turned on the power to do alignment and test part 3, got a loud snap, bit of phenolic smell Not exactly what

[Elecraft] [K2] control board question

I started build one of the 2 K2s I ordered at Dayton (one for me and the second for Linda K2QYL). After about 5 hours I have the control board done. I did the resistence measurments as specified and all are OK, except for U6 pins 29 30, the DIT and DAH pins. The manual specifys between 70-90K

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

I agree, yes please, a remote-able, weatherproofed 500W tuner (capable of 160-6m) would create an instant order here too. I have relied on SGC tuners for many years, mobile, marine mobile and now at my small suburban plot where I have a custom DX engineering 50+ foot vertical with 40 radials.

[Elecraft] [K3] transmit equalizer settings

Dear Group, I have checked out N1EU's site regarding tweeking the settings of the K3. I am very impressed with the way the received audio is now by injecting a bit of the pink noise in the background. Makes listening for long periods very pleasant. I love the way my voice sounds on the