ky7k, Steve
My records say I ordered before the March 2021 deadline. Maybe the S/N 2274
put me into another category
Thank you I’ll check it out further….
Thank You
73
John Lawrence W1QS
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For what it’s
HELLO K3 owners and Elecraft Managers
Now that September arrived, does anyone know the latest on pre-ordered
synthesizer and USB board kits
Thanks
John, W1QS, exN6JL
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washers when removing the old board.
73,
John Lawrence W1QS
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On Monday, May 10, 2021, 11:29 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
John,
Yes, there are lockwashers behind the board - when removing the old
synth, do not initially remove the screws completely - loosen
Hi
any hands on experiences detail that might be useful if I do it myself when the
kit arrives. Thanks
John, W1QS
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KX3 FOR SALE Like new, no scratches, factory built. Used in one CW Field Day
to produce over 300 QSOs on CW then stored. s/n 6027, with Hand Mic, Real Time
Clock/Battery and 3KHz Roofing Filter options. USB to serial cable. ACC2
break out adapter. Nifty stand and Manuals included.
KX3 FOR SALE Like new, no scratches, factory built. Used in one CW Field Day
to produce over 300 QSOs on CW then stored. s/n 6027, with Hand Mic, Real Time
Clock/Battery and 3KHz Roofing Filter options. USB to serial cable. ACC2
break out adapter. Nifty stand and Manuals included.
of the KX3, it must be able to support
battery use in the targeted application. I'm hoping a factory response is
received too.
Thanks John
W1QS
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To: John Lawrence <j123...@aol.com>; elecraft <elecraft@mailma
I am trying to determine the IQ ADC and IQ DAC specification in the KX3.I'm
interested in
determinng how many bits and the speed...Bit resolution and samples per second?
Thanks
John, W1QS
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I have recently had to reform my C drive and reload Windows 7 Pro
After doing the process of reinstalling the K3 utilities off the Elecraft site
it has given me an outcome not meeting the prior results. It down loaded fine
but now I get PTT pulses on boot or sleep turn on.
Never before
.
Please let me know if I can count on you and I need you to keep checking your
email because it's the only way I can reach you at the moment.
Let me know if you can be of help.
Best regards
John
John Lawrence
Pond Brook Farm
455 Flanders Corner Road
Waldoboro, Maine 04572
j123...@aol.com
207-605
Bob
The Trimble Thunderbolt is scarce on the used market and when they appear the
price is painful. They were designed and manufactured for the BB wireless and
cellular market when the industry switched from analog to digital synchronized
cell sites. I was part of that out business.
Focus Group Thoughts for Elecraft Re: KX3 and K3 drift on VHF Digital
Applications
What about adding an external phase lock option that would also allow
the 10 MHz reference phase lock and GPS sync? Many of the digital mode aps are
needing this kind of stability and the KX3 with an
Hi Jim
The version of the manual I have clearly shows on page 8 the three levels in mw
and watts based on jumper settings.
And Appendix C Page C-1 again gives the details and jumper settings for the
tree levels, up to 0dBm, +24 dBm and + 39 dBm.
Appendix Page A-5 Schematic There's a problem?
I wish to report in after our radio club Field Day with glowing results using
the KX3 and KXPA-100 combo
on CW operating as W1PBR from Thomaston, Maine. We were able to work over 700
QSOs using an OCF Dipole while another 100 watt radio was up in the phone band
on 40 and 20 during our
Don
This independent and simultaneous CW keying of the KX3 is very interesting.
Using the paddle option on the KX3 simultaneously with the Keyer 3.5 mm port
for CW contest logging is a great and simple set up for logging program keying
the key port configured as a straight key making the
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 independent and simultaneous keying for computer
logging on CW
I think connecting both your paddle and PC to a K1EL
I just got my KX3 working wonderfully with N1MM for CW using an imported break
out
module that's plug and play with my KX3 or K3. The SUCCI-R via EBay came
in less than a week and allowed me to connect the three terminal serial adapter
jack from USB
to ACC1 on the KX3 or a DB9 on the K3
I tried to get the KX3 to work with the latest rev level of N1MM and configured
it
per the instructions for one cable connection using just the USB to serial cable
supplied to go between the radio and PC win7. The configuration talks ok at
38400bps
with commands for changing bands, vfo
Thanks for all the ideas
First, I gather there is some confusion as to my application intent. My inquiry
was to add a stand alone device to allow the function key ascii codes to
come in via an additional keyboard on a computer. And, it was to work with the
computer logging programs directly
Function keys continue to be a big big deal for contesting and I too am an OT
stuck on the side
cluster muscle memory. Does anyone know where we could get a USB stand alone
cluster
of function keys that could be placed along side the regular or laptop
keyboard? Or, maybe ASCII programmable
DLY adjustments.
Tech support had me check my settings for:
VOX INT, VOX GN, MIC Level and CMP and they
are in range
Is this unique to my serial number 6027?
John Lawrence, W1QS, ex N6JL
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find the utility that will help?
Thanks
John Lawrence, W1QS
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summary for this transition to KX3? This OT with
interconnects in my life
since 1959 is getting too old to tease my brain on interconnect details.
Instead I prefer the bigger subjects like JT65 stability for the XV-144 local
oscillator. Any Elmer's with the answer out there?
Thanks, John
Bill
Thank you for your information. These TRRS plugs and cables are often hard to
work with
due to the fine wire used on the computer interconnect business. I'm going to
explore the XLR 4
and TRSS with plug sources. Up here outside Southern Maine it's all about over
the Internet
Ed
Thanks for your feedback on end to end signal EIRP rules of thumb between JT65
and CW.
The frequency stability and other JT65 mode considerations are where I need the
trade offs and it's nice to see it can be done with under 10 watts of drive to
an amplifier in Class C. That makes
I'm laying out and gather up the parts needed to use of a XV-144 with my K3 for
EME applications.
Since my aim is towards JT65, is there anyone on the Reflector who's done
it and found need to do a modification to the local oscillator in the XV-144 to
enhance the
frequency stability? The K3
who can fill me in on their configuration with the
XV-144 and K3.
73,
John, W1QS
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From: Colin Haig (VE3MSC) ve3...@cogeco.ca
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Sent: Tue, Mar 25, 2014 2:16 pm
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Any EME gurus
Are there any Elecraft folks who also have an Alpha 8410 amplifier? I'm
trying to find you.
I've had mine for three months and use it daily with under 50 watts to get the
full 1500 output. It's very linear
and can handle the full duty cycle found with PSK 31 or RTTY.
73
John, W1QS
Fred
The detailed explanation fills in a key missing detail that I'd not seen
printed anywhere before.
NCCC's Fred Jensen , thank you for the following:
To save your particular settings to a preset, set I/II [your choice] by
HOLDING the knob, and set the radio up as you wish. They're
Tim, M0AFJ
AM operation here is made up by a niche of interesting guys who are enjoying
the hobby just like the antique auto folks. The group here is made up of mostly
long term retired hams who are having FUN with AM. Being able to join in with
a K3 on AM
is just another example of the
Don
I agree with you both physiologically and technically about the ESSB and AM
modes on the
amateur radio bands.
However, we have K3 radios that are configured to support all these modes. For
that reason (IMHO), I believe it's important that they be properly supported
and maintained by
Don
As I'd expect, you did a beautiful job summarizing the difference between the
K3 and KX3
design architecture.
I'd call the K3 a hybrid SDR and the KX3 a true SDR?
What's interesting to me comes from looking at the leap forward in component
technology to make
direct SDR from RF
As Don, W3FPR has just suggested, a comprehensive owners manual for the K2
would be nice to have. As a model, the newly released “The Elecraft K3”
Design, Configuration, and Operation by Fred Cady, KE7X is a great example to
follow. Fred did a great job and should be and bought by all K3
After working lots of low band and 6 meter weak DX I fully concur with the
latest reviews covering the NR feature and its ability to reach into wide
varieties of QRN and pull out the signals. I will add that when using this
feature for weak signal DXing, increasing the bandpass filtering
I'm looking for any ideas for a source to mount the K2 or K3 in the Ford F250
PU in the middle on the transmission hump.
Ideally, a non-intrusive (to the radio housing) bracket arrangement to hold the
radio so it can sit behind the shift up against the front seat at a slight
angle. Without
I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after
spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3.
The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best
fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm
I've been using the Heil Goldline GM-5 for about a year. It contains two
elements that can be toggled with a switch mounted in the lower half of the mic
body. The switch makes the HC-5 and a broadcast type dynamic element in the
base easily selectable. The GM-4 is the same except it
Now that I've been using the K3 for about one year I find CW DX operation to be
even better with the K3.
When first starting out with the K3 I'd preferred using the two VFO approach
with all split operation on CW. However, now it's clear that the XIT/RIT combo
buttons together with IT
I have need to place a remote 120 watt rf power measuring device out at the
antenna site some 450 feet from the shack. I have
RS-232 wireless connectivity at the remote location and would like to use the
W1 to provide the measurement.
Does anyone have experience using the W1 with the GUI
I'm a return veteran contester with lots of wins using the old pencil log with
a dupe sheet.
I've tried various new programs attempting to gain a level of comfort so I
might consider a serious entry into some contesting again. You should
appreciate that I'd hate to feel the pain of getting
Over the past two months I've been enjoying weak signal low band DXing on good
antennas with my K3 using roofing filters for CW (500Hz) and SSB (2.1 KHz) . My
K3 has the latest DSP board and the firmware is up to date with the
thirty-two(?) NR choices. What I'm finding is that the NR Firmware
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suffering from this similar problem in the feeding frenzy dance operation of
Find, Tap and pounce.
There should be a way to Find the DX, Hit TX inhibit for the frequency.
John Lawrence
Pond Brook Farm
455 Flanders Corner Road
North Waldoboro, Maine 04572
207-615-2824
In answer to Joe Planisky, here's my rehash on hash.
My K3 which is factory built still has some tuning hash but it's now at a much
lower in level, doesn't move the
s-meter (with or without preamp) and is only centered around 28000 +/- 5 KHz.
I can barely hear it now. I haven't added the h/w
I find this to be a great improvement on SSB for weaker ones buried in the
noise.
With NR turned on to the F1-1 setting I could pull out the weak JAs and VK/ZLs
this morning on 40 SSB. It truly works well without to much of the hollow in
the tunnel reception. Turning up the NR settings
Help please
I recently purchased a K2/100 with a number of options including the KSB2 SSB
adapter. (serial number 4000 plus)
It was sold as a good working radio and it checks out ok at first glance. CW is
working FB but the SSB is distorted with the MH-2 as it was set for this radio
with the
Trying again in hopes that Hughes will not reformat my basic plain text to
HTML or Rich Formating.Third time is charm hopefully and sorry about this...
Approximately one month ago I brought to the Digest information on my
six-month-old K3 involving noise generated while tuning either the
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Trying again remembering the plain text without HTML or Rich Formating.
Approximately one month ago I brought to the Digest information on my
six-month-old K3 involving noise generated while tuning either the VFOs or RIT
while on the 10 meter CW band. It was at a level of two S meter bars
Toby
Thanks for your thoughts and experience with the subject at hand.
Wayne is on vacation and will take up the matter upon return.
I will keep you message as a reference once we take it up again
73,
John, W1QS
On Jun 28, 2009, dj7...@muenchen-mail.de wrote:
Hi John and the List,
What
Wayne
Sorry to bother you on your vacation. Yes, thirty years of trying to get away
without leaving the connections to business behind is well known to me.
Let me put a cap on this for now by saying there are other chaps out there with
the same issue and there’s one who hears a saw like
and cables.
HTH
Graham
- Original Message -
From: John Lawrence j...@hughes.net
.
What I've discovered and reported to factory tech support is a very
noticable hash noise while in the receive mode with any bandwidth centered
around 28.000 MHz to 28.050 MHz
Now that 6 and 10 meters have been open to Europe and Africa, I frequent
these bands for the first time in the six months of owning a factory built K3
radio.
What I've discovered and reported to factory tech support is a very noticable
hash noise
while in the receive mode with any bandwidth
beam heading?
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, John Lawrence j...@hughes.net wrote:
From: John Lawrence j...@hughes.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 VFO tuning hash
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 10:20 AM
Now that 6 and 10 meters have been
open
I've just started using the latest 2.0 version of N2BC's freeware K3_EZ and
find it fills the my need for the Graphical User Interface oriented software to
configure my radio. There are software packages similar to this for most
professional instruments and test sets found in the electronics
Thanks for all the interesting comments to my not so Quick Split post. At
the end of the day I'm still left believing that in the Split configuration
displayed with TX on VFO B and RX on the larger VFO A, that there should be a
way to always display the transmit frequency and especially
indicator just above VFO B.3. is the yellow light over delta-f meaning your Tx and Rx frequency is different.You get #3 if you use RIT/XIT without being SPLITYou get #1 thru #3 if you use SPLIT-jeffOn Tue, 17 Feb 2009, JOHN LAWRENCE wrote: Thanks for all the interesting comments to my "not so Qu
Well I'm guess I now qualify as an old timer with an analog mind that works
well unless there's too many tap dances during the feeding frenzy of a DX pile
up. Split operation when searching to spot the QSO with the DX station can
give me a red face after I call on the DX's frequency. Not so
John,
Your K3 auto tune optionwithin the K3 and the SB200 should take care of any amplifier input mismatches found on the turned circuits within the grounded grid amplifier. In more technical terms, the impedance range of the KAT3 should be adequate. Having a second tuner in between the K3 and
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