thanks for the explanation everyone.
I didnt know there was a K3/0 mini
Happy New Year Elecrafters !!
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/31/15 6:59 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
whats a K3/0 mini ?
Maybe you mean K3X ?
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/31/15 6:17 PM, wa8...@charter.net wrote:
I am looking for a K3/0 Mini
whats a K3/0 mini ?
Maybe you mean K3X ?
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/31/15 6:17 PM, wa8...@charter.net wrote:
I am looking for a K3/0 Mini if somebody has one excess to their
needs. Pse respond off list.
Tnx de Bill, WA8CDU
Happy New Year
Knut,
Its up here.
Happy New Year to you too !!
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/29/15 10:53 AM, ab2tc wrote:
Hi all,
Is Elecraft's web site down?
AB2TC - Knut
PS. Happy New Year, all.
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View this message in context:
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Sent from
The TS-590SG does not provide a port for a panadapter connection,
however there are several
work arounds. Here is some info to start with.
http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=100599.0
73 and Merry Christmas
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/24/15 5:51 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Why not?
On
David,
Are you by any chance in the hearing aid business or affiliated. ?
Take your advertising somewhere else
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/21/15 6:11 PM, David Ahrendts wrote:
NPRs Ina Jaffe on the National Hearing Test:
r
frustration. Starting with only one character correct out of five may
be pretty daunting for some and a piece of cake for others. But,
that's a separate issue.
Enjoying and learning from the discussion. Thanks Elecraft!
...robert
On 12/6/2015 08:00, Robert Harmon wrote:
Bill,
We are
I noticed that musically inclined folks seem to learn morse quicker.
I wonder why that is ?
BTW I hope we havent been on this non elecraft topic too long on the forum !
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/7/15 8:44 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
Absolutely there are differences in how peoples brains are wired.
My
Bill,
We are not discussing entry level code learning. We are discussing
increasing your code speed on receive. And speed is vitally important !
K7QQ is not the only one that can copy high speed CW, there are many of
us out here. Transitioning to higher speed copy can be done through
Robert,
Couple of suggestions for increasing your CW copying speed.
The Farnsworth method of CW training was the most beneficial to me.
With Farnsworth the characters are sent faster than the words. For
instance
at 10wpm each character is sent at 20wpm but enough time is added to
slow down
Thanks for all the info on diagnosing the intermittent problem with my
Bird 43 guys !
I discovered their was a poor connection where the RG58 from the meter
movement
connects to the element. As mentioned there is a tiny spring in the
connector on the end of the
cable. It didnt look dirty
Ken,
My bird has been acting as you described. I will check it out.
I guess the remedy is to clean the spring coils ?
Thanks for the info ?
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On 11/21/15 3:23 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
An earlier posting brings this to mind
There is a seemingly little-known failure that
thanks Mike, good info !
73
Bob
K6UJ
On 11/5/15 7:18 AM, Michael Blake wrote:
While many people recommend soldering crimped connectors, such as Anderson
Power Poles, it is not a very good idea. The reason(s) it is neither required,
nor desired, is partially as follows:
1. A PROPERLY
I use an Alpha 76PA with my K3 and no problems.
73,
Bob
K6uj
On 11/3/15 11:48 AM, Elliott Lawrence wrote:
I use the default setting TX Dly 008 with my 87A with no problem. I would
think that it would work fine also with the contempory 76s etc.
73
Elliott WA6TLA
On Nov 3, 2015, at 11:26 AM,
MacLoggerDX is the best for a Mac user in my opinion.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Sep 29, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Hunsdon Cary III wrote:
Elecraft friends:
I'm making the transition to electronic logging and wonder which logging
program those of you running Apple computers (I use an iBook) have used
Wow Don, great explanation !
Bob
K6UJ
On Sep 29, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
The K3 noise blanker, and in fact any noise blanker works by producing
holes in the receive path. That is what blanking means - if an
impulse is detected, it shuts off the receive path for a
Barry,
Good point, particularly if you missed out on a new one !
Bob
K6UJ
On Sep 25, 2011, at 8:44 AM, Barry wrote:
Thanks guys. That's what I was looking for.
Brian, I'm not sure which is worse - getting yelled at by the pileup cops,
or calling someone, wondering why you're not
How do I ground my MacBook Pro laptop ?
Bob
K6UJ
On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/10/2011 2:29 PM, David Guernsey wrote:
The radio is grounded of course, but the computer is not.
EVERY piece of equipment in a ham shack should its chassis bonded to
every other chassis
I have two Mac laptop computers in the shack. An aluminum encased MacBook Pro
and a plastic cased MacBook.
Is their a way to ground these without drilling/clamping etc ? I understand
the need but I'm not very excited
about modifying my Macs to provide grounding.
Bob
K6UJ
On Apr 11,
Tony,
Great prop site !
Thanks for sharing this.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Apr 8, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
Lately there have been strong and long-lasting openings on all bands, as I'm
sure you've all noticed. It revives everybody's interest in propagation,
seemingly a perfect app for a
HAMCAP is a good app but only works with MS Windows.
On my Mac VOACAP works fine.
Bob
K6UJ
On Apr 8, 2011, at 7:47 PM, donhall161 wrote:
Tony,
You mighg also look at HAMCAP which utilizes VOACAP as its data base and has
many useful features.
73 Don K5AQ
Phil,
My house is about the same vintage. I had the same situation, no ground rod at
the service entrance.
I put in a ground rod myself. It may or may not have had an adequate ground
before but I figured putting in
a redundant ground with the ground rod would be a good idea, plus it brings
Stan,
Great very organized build ! Congratulations on your new K3 !
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Mar 30, 2011, at 1:57 PM, stan levandowski wrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
Grin...your video is 'Private' and requires a Log In...I have no idea
how to view it as I
Rich,
Yes the tuner acts as a preselector and peaks up the signal.
Years ago I wrote W6AM a letter asking him if he used an antenna tuner
with his rhombic antennas. He replied that he did use a tuner but not so much
to improve the impedance match to the rhombics for transmit, (he had them
Tom,
Very nice web site.
I like your tower cable lubricant catcher, I'm going
to make one. I have been trying to figure out a good way to
catch the side spray, this is the ticket !
I am interested in the corrugated box organizing tray (from Heathkit days)
for Elecraft kit parts, but the
The only problem I have had with the Anderson Powerpoles is from my installing
the connectors.
I will lose the 12 volts to a piece of gear and it always boils down to the
same thing. The leaf
didn't snap over the mating piece inside the connector. Looking in at the end
of the connector I can
Ron,
Maybe I'm too anal but I bought the rather expensive crimp tool,
and I crimp and also solder the PowerPole connectors. Maybe an overkill
but I sleep like a baby. :-)
Bob
K6UJ
On Mar 24, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
At the risk of re-energizing an old debate, I have *never*
Ron,
I enjoyed seeing the pictures of KPH and realized that Point Reyes is
less than an hours drive away from us. Do you know if there is a museum there
still ?
If so I'll go check it out.
Bob
K6UJ
On Mar 15, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Thank you Stan. I've seen
times, depending on operator availability. It's fun to copy them on 426 Kc.
They accept visitors, check the website.
73,
Fred K6DGW JN
Auburn CA
On 3/15/2011 5:59 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
Ron,
I enjoyed seeing the pictures of KPH and realized that Point Reyes is
less than an hours
Bill,
This is the first posting on this subject that I understand. hi,hi
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Bill wrote:
Sounds to me like a rectal-cranial inversion would do the trick.
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:47:11 -0800, you wrote:
Jim,
Thanks for the excellent guide on packing.
I wasn't aware of the settling issue with packing peanuts, thats good to know.
I will be packing up an Alpha amplifier for shipping soon, your info is duly
noted!
tnx es 73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 27, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Jim Harris wrote:
Hi to all,
hihihi
It's particularly enjoyable when opening one up in the garage
with the garage door open and the wind scatters them all over the place.
And of course trying to sweep them up is an adventure too.
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 27, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Randy Hall wrote:
I always look forward to receiving
I use Simple Green diluted 50% with water. It does a good job of cutting the
krud.
No residue and not harsh enough to affect the paint or lettering.
Go easy and repeat if necessary.
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 26, 2011, at 12:23 PM, Richard Thorpe wrote:
What do you use to clean the grease oils and
If they are just fine surface scratches I use Turtle Wax.
Take a small amount and put on a moistened cloth and polish in circular motions
with
your fingertip. Buff out with a dry cloth and examine. Repeat until sctatches
are gone.
Turtle Wax polishes out the fine scratches in plastic as long
I also recommend running a dedicated 220V circuit to the shack for your amp(s)
I was plagued with the lights dimming, etc and after
having to reset circuit breakers a few times decided I had to do something !
Yes, some work involved running the romex
cable thru the attic, etc but well worth
Mike,
Now you did it, I drooled all over my laptop.
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 13, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Mike wrote:
Here's a shot of the K-Line at the Orlando hamfest.
http://nf4l.com/kline.htm
73, Mike NF4L
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Elecraft mailing list
way to go Don !
I have them worked on 40, trying to get some other bands.
They were marginal copy here on 40, the K3 APF really helped.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 12, 2011, at 8:31 AM, W4CCS wrote:
Worked them on 6 bands since Thursday.. 12, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160
W4CCS
On 2/12/2011
Julius,
If using headphones I just turn the headphones
around. The Heil's can be worn either way. The only draw back is the
microphone
swings out only in one direction, but for just listening, not a problem.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 8, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote:
Is
Ed,
Be especially vigilant about screw type/lengths during assembly. Some are very
similar.
Otherwise you will discover later during the assembly that the wrong screws
were used
on something and you have to go back and make the correction. Ask me how I
know this, hi,hi.
Congratulations on
Barry,
Excellent plot, thanks !
This really shows why we need to tune slowly !
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 4, 2011, at 4:12 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
see http://n1eu.com/K3/K3_apf.htm
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
Do you know if any plot of the frequency response K3's APF exists, or any
Brian,
Please keep us posted when you zero in on the culprit.
I had a similar RFI issue with one of our DirecTV boxes. I narrowed down to
the RG6 coax feeding the box. I added one ferrite choke to the cable
right where it connected to the box and less RFI, added two more and voila, no
more
Guy,
Very good, hihihi
(I can relate to the last one about the amp) :)
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
That's until they are really weak and wasting precious QSB peaks with /QRP,
or they are really really weak and they are sending RP6AN/QRP and I'm
copying
John,
Excellent idea on the beer cooler!
I would like to see a jack on the back which would provide
varying audio siren sounds that could be triggered from DX
cluster spots. Low warble for one that has been worked but not
confirmed, medium siren for one that is needed on a particular band,
and
Elliott,
Congratulations on working VP8ORK !
I hope to work them also, armed with my
K3 APF battle gear.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 28, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Elliott Lawrence wrote:
Just worked VP8ORK on 12cw. No copy without the APF. Workable with it
Other spots saying only esp. Guess they
John,
What is the firmware version number of the earlier one that the APF worked the
best ?
I'm thinking about trying the APF out in this version.
thanks,
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:19 PM, juergen wrote:
Hi Dave
I asked the same question.
The gurus at Elecraft indicated that
Hi Barry,
I'm curious too. This has come up before. I'd be interested in what you
see.
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 26, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
Okay, what version of firmware has the original APF that worked better for
you guys? I'll try and run a spectral comparison of the two and
Bob,
I would recommend you review the forum discussions on this subject last year
from September thru
November. This was discussed extensively. The K3 APF has been optimized. To
reduce the sharp high Q audio sound would entail reducing the Q and flattening
out the response. In essence
Thanks for the info Mark, good price and no shipping cost!
I also have succumbed to the many recommendations and realized that
I was hopelessly induced to buy the headphones. :)
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Mark n2qt wrote:
after the 62nd recommendation for this headset I
O.K. you guys, now you've done it. I have to try the C-500 phones too. :)
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:18 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
Hector,
I too love my CM-500 but then I set the RX EQ to suit and I don't have
a 'collection' of headsets...certainly would not waste money on Heil
I agree 100% with Don.
I might add that everything fits together perfectly. Elecraft has
done a super job on the precision they have maintained in manufacturing
the case assemblies. Everything goes together extremely well !
Bob
K6UJ
On Dec 16, 2010, at 6:31 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Tony,
It is interesting that some of us do not experience too much
ringing with the APF when the band is noisy. It works perfectly
for me, I wouldn't change a thing. I think the ringing syndrome
is a function of how we each use our settings and what we perceive as
ringing. I had a combination of
I was thinking the same thing, I use the RIT all the time.
Bob
K6UJ
On Nov 14, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Bill Tippett wrote:
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 8:49 PM, The Smiths notforc...@hotmail.com wrote:
You don't have to wait for someone else to Zero Beat you Bill, that's
why we have the RIT control
For this old dog it is great !
I very much like the peak, works very well at pulling the weak signal up
for much better copy. Congratulations Elecraft this is a super tool for CW !
Now the bad news.
My Yaesu FT1000 was switched in when needed on CW receive just for the APF to
pull
a
Greg,
I agree 100% It is a tool and is there for the specific use of pulling a weak
CW signal up out of the mud
so you can copy him. Turn on when needed. The Yaesu FT1000's, early issues,
had great APF
and had a little ringing but they worked very well, the little ringing goes
with the
Please include me on the NB/NR mat'l
tnx es 73,
Bob
K6UJ
k...@arrl.net
On Nov 3, 2010, at 8:20 AM, cl...@nwlink.com wrote:
I'd like to see this as well.
Clay
N7QNM
I would appreciate your NB/NR info reading material - I'm sure it will
help me a great deal as I am certainly a
Maximize the Peak !!
I can't see the logic in modifying a circuit designed to peak
and reduce the peaking ability so it flattens down and not peak so well with
variable Q.
Let it be an optimized Audio PEAK Filter like it is supposed to be !
It is a tool for CW guys. Use the DPB filter as
super ! thanks Wayne
Bob
K6UJ
On Nov 1, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for all the input on this topic.
We've decided to stick with our APF implementation as-is for the next
K3 beta firmware release. We'll keep the idea of a Q control (and
other
It makes sense to me Joe, (sorry Guy)
If you want a milder shape you don't really need APF.
Milder shape is the opposite of peaking
Bob
K6UJ
On Oct 31, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
You've brought that up several times, Joe, but that is not the sound,
and how do you use it in
I have a different opinion my ham friends.
I don't mind at all an extra knob turning / button pushing to utilize APF.
You don't need the APF functionality all the time.
It is a tool to be used in the real tough cases where the signal is right down
in the noise and you need that extra help to
Please lets not dumb it down for contesting. Let's optimize it. !
You can choose to use the extra peaking it provides with a little more knob
turning
or choose to not use it. Ask how many 160 meter contesters will use it !!!
If you are a CW contester I guarantee you will choose to use !!
Bob
I agree 100%.
Bob
K6UJ
On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
I'm sorry but I'm not going to sit idly by while some other ham
who'sin love with his 1980's FT-1000 dictates why I can't have a
Q setting on my rig. The Q is a necessary part of this feature in
my mind.
Al,
Trying to interpret your message.
1. You are a contester and don't think you will use the APF filter in a
contest.
2. You believe FT-1000 contesters do not use APF during a contest.
3. The discussion of APF for contesting is not relevant to you.
4. You suspect APF is not relevant to
The APF does as you say, builds a narrow filter around an audio signal, and it
does this
down to a razor sharp peak.
But what really makes it so great (and distinguishes it from just an audio
filter) is that it adds another dimension. In addition It peaks or boosts the
narrowed down audio
Guy,
I hope we are not drifting off forum purpose here but wanted
to say you are bringing back happy memories. I used to have
a 75A3 also. Beautiful receive. Remember many enjoyable
evenings rag chewing on 75 with my feet propped up on the
desk holding my D-104 mike. I'd better curtail
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