Re: [Elecraft] K3 External Frequency Reference Questions

2014-09-18 Thread Roger de Valle
Dave I installed one about the time they were released, it was a pain free exercise, plug an external 10Mhz in and it worked, unplug it and it falls back to the internal reference. The whole exercise has proved invaluable for external microwave transverters as well as the internal 2M module which

Re: [Elecraft] K3 NR needs improvement

2013-09-05 Thread Roger de Valle
I live in a high noise environment for 40 and 80m and find I can never get a useful result with the noise reduction on the K3, subsequently I never use it. I find that my other rigs finish up far more comfortable to listen to on these frequencies where noise is prevalent. In an otherwise excellent

Re: [Elecraft] K3 VFO A Not Responding message

2013-05-01 Thread Roger de Valle
Dick For it to lock your computer totally it is usually a problem in the driver area and I would suspect a problem with the USB to RS232 interface if that is what you are using. I know proper RS232 ports are rare these days but you may consider a PCI express type RS232 port. After some

Re: [Elecraft] K3; using QuickMix software.

2013-01-23 Thread Roger de Valle
Rich Between XP and Windows 7 there were some very fundamental changes in the structure of the Windows sound management process, a lot of apps written for XP no longer worked and the only way to get the sort of application you are using to go again is a rewrite specifically for the new Windows

Re: [Elecraft] K3; using QuickMix software.

2013-01-23 Thread Roger de Valle
Rich I also meant to suggest to try running the application with Administrator privileges and in the XP compatibility mode, you never know your luck Regards. Roger VK3ADE Subject: [Elecraft] K3; using QuickMix software. Sometime back, I posted about the handy software utility (QuickMix) to

[Elecraft] K3 - Microphone Connector

2013-01-22 Thread Roger de Valle
This is a question about the K3 Microphone connector, is it correct to assume that the UP and DOWN operations are achieved by momentarily grounding the pins the corresponding pins? Secondly there is a pin designated FUNCTION, I cannot see any description of the purpose of this pin in the

Re: [Elecraft] K144XV Utility for Mac (Repost)

2012-08-01 Thread Roger de Valle
I have to agree Dave, I used fusion to set up my K144XV with no issues at all, I was using Windows 7 on fusion so I am not sure what Jim's problem would have been to cause the sort of issues he mentioned. Roger VK3ADE On 01/08/2012, at 19:21, David Herring d...@ah6td.com wrote: Jim, I'm

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Previous Firmware

2012-06-30 Thread Roger de Valle
To: Roger de Valle Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Previous Firmware Hi Roger. I have the ZIP files for almost all firmware revisions going back to 2008. 73, Nick ve3ey On Jun 30, 2012, at 12:09 AM, Roger de Valle ro...@genette.biz wrote: Quick question, is there an archive of the previous

[Elecraft] [K3] Previous Firmware

2012-06-29 Thread Roger de Valle
Quick question, is there an archive of the previous versions of the K3 firmware kept anywhere? Regards. Roger VK3ADE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Previous Firmware

2012-06-29 Thread Roger de Valle
Bill (N2BC) I am not sure how far I need to go back, the issue for me is that I have 2m and 70cm tranverters that were working fine, but I added an internal 2m module internally last week and upgraded the firmware. Net result is the K3 hangs at startup if an external transverter (70cm) is

Re: [Elecraft] Fw: OT: Kenwood's new rig?

2012-05-09 Thread Roger de Valle
I have to agree with you Nate, I love my Elecraft k3 but I also love my TS2000 and have always had a high regard for Kenwood, they have not made much in the way of rubbish over the years. I suspect there is plenty of room the market for high end Kenwood, particularly if they can do the CAT stuff

[Elecraft] K3 - Transverters

2012-01-26 Thread Roger de Valle
Hi to All. I have a K3 with several transverters attached, two of which are Elecraft 144 and 432 models, the others are generic. I have used this configuration for over 12 months and in this period had not upgraded the firmware in the K3 (it weren't broke). Early this week I did upgrade and

[Elecraft] K3: Sequencer Operations.

2011-10-29 Thread Roger de Valle
Can someone advise me if the KEYOUT-LP will still activate if the TX-INH is low (on the K3 ACC socket), I am looking for suitable way of introducing a sequencer into the keying chain, mostly to bypass mast head pre amplifiers. If any one has any suggestions I would be grateful to take them on

Re: [Elecraft] Installed K3EXREF

2011-03-19 Thread Roger de Valle
rear panel and running the cable under the RF board to the front panel shield, then up behind the front panel shield. The other end plugs into the TMP connector on the KREF3 reference oscillator board that sticks through the hole in the shield. -- Roger de Valle Genette Pty Ltd 03 5330 3081 0407

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft video from FDIM 2010 streaming now

2011-02-26 Thread Roger de Valle
Thanks Steve, can't say I have the patience for QRP but the video is great. Roger VK3ADE On 27/02/2011 13:36, Steve, G4GXL wrote: Just as an experiment I am streaming the 'Elecraft QA Session' from FDIM 2010. It's on the QRP ARCI website - www.qrparci.org right now 0230z on Sunday 27 Feb

Re: [Elecraft] ham radio delux

2011-02-24 Thread Roger de Valle
Works fine from VK Roger VK3ADE On 25/02/2011 15:59, ussv dharma wrote: I am unable to get to a ham radio delux site.keep getting an error message from something like netnuke.net or whatever. can anyone access the ham radio delux site? Grandmaw susan If you don't change direction

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] XV144 fault (offset problem?)

2011-02-07 Thread Roger de Valle
Don I have to say this has taken a good while to sort out, I sent an email to Gary on 19/04/2010 notifying him of the problem. The response then was to send a couple of new crystals also on the wrong frequency so I gave up and purchased a crystal locally. I have to say the transverter works

[Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12)

2011-02-05 Thread Roger de Valle
Has anyone used the third party application by W4SMT for the W2 watt meter on Windows 7? I was able to install and run it on XP but the application never appears on Windows 7, it can be seen as a running task in Windows 7 but no way can I ever get it to appear on screen. Roger VK3ADE

Re: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12)

2011-02-05 Thread Roger de Valle
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Re: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12)

2011-02-05 Thread Roger de Valle
Thank you Jim and David I will try again with your suggestions. Roger VK3ADE. On 06/02/2011 14:25, David Fleming wrote: Hi Roger, It sounds like a problem with the preferences file. Try deleting the preferences file W2Prefs and restarting the .EXE. On Vista and Windows 7, W2Prefs will

Re: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12)

2011-02-05 Thread Roger de Valle
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] XV144 fault (offset problem?)

2010-12-30 Thread Roger de Valle
will check their crystals for the XV144 and comment before I need to start taking things apart. Doug GM0ELP -- Roger de Valle Genette Pty Ltd 03 5330 3081 0407 320 121 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] XV144 fault (offset problem?)

2010-12-29 Thread Roger de Valle
goes up to +9.99KHz leaving the frequency readout 2.51KHz low. Doug GM0ELP -- Roger de Valle Genette Pty Ltd 03 5330 3081 0407 320 121 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http

Re: [Elecraft] USB to serial angst

2010-03-14 Thread Roger de Valle
Totally agree, a direct Ethernet connection would open a world of possibilities, remote operation without a remote PC and also remove the driver dependencies that plague the USB to serial arena. I suspect it will not be long before we see it on the mainstream manufacturers equipment. Regards.