[Elecraft] WTB: P3 with SVGA

Looking for a nice Elecraft P3 with SVGA card and all included accessories. Please send me an email direct with what you have and asking price. Vy 73 de Shane KI4M __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

[Elecraft] Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to one and all!! What sorts of wondrous Amateur Radio gifts were bestowed upon you by your family and friends? Please do tell! Here's wishing you all peace, joy, and happiness with your friends and loved ones. Safe travels to all! Merry Christmas, Shane KE7TR

Re: [Elecraft] Quick KAT3 question...

From the manual: If you do have a KAT3 installed, you can connect antennas to both ANT1 and ANT2; tap ANT to select. Holding ATU selects AUTO (autotune enabled) or BYPASS mode. In AUTO mode (ATU icon on), the antenna can be matched for best SWR by tapping ATU TUNE . Up to 30 ATU settings are

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Transmitter

Run through the wattmeter and TX gain calibration steps and try again. I had this same problem. -Original Message- From: Bill Thompson Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:54 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Transmitter My K3 is not transmitting. When I try to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Transmitter Gain Cal Failure at 1mW with KXV3a

If you have an external wattmeter (a lot of antenna tuners/dummy loads should have this), then go through the wattmeter calibrations to ensure your internal wattmeter is reading correctly. -Original Message- From: n2...@aol.com Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 7:54 PM To:

[Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

reloading settings from when my device was first brought online, but that didn’t have any effect. Thanks, Shane - KF7EFG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Problems abound

/50W test respectively. After adjusting this setting, my ATU tunes 1:1 on all 9 bands and is pushing 100% of the power as expected! Thank you everyone (Gary included!) =Shane - KF7EFG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

[Elecraft] Memory Keyer - Dumb Question

in the memory? Is this only entered through the computer interface, or can one send morse code in some recording mode? ( I hereby apologize if I'm asking a dumb noob question, the answer to which is RTFM) Thank you, in advance, to any kind soul setting me straight!! 73, Shane

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Info ...

Heh, ouch! That's like the ultimate teaser. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: There's serious lab testing and refinement going on as we speak, but I can't give you a date yet. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Lane wrote: I'm anxiously

Re: [Elecraft] Pro Set Elite w/ K3

The boom is something I could really do without as I'm happy w/ my mic. I'm much more interested in the headphones themselves. I've been reading DX books and it would seem that most headphones are designed for high fidelity listening between 50 and 20,000 Hz. CW it says runs from 250 - 1000 Hz and

[Elecraft] K3 utility - RestorePower: Unexpected response 'PC008; ' to 'PC; '. State 87

I'm doing the calibration step in the TX Gain Calibration section. I hook my mac up to the K3 via the serial to USB cable, attach the dummy load, run the K3 utility (Calibration-Calibrate Transmitter Gain), and get the following results. --- Starting 5 watt calibration. Calibrating at 1.900 MHz

Re: [Elecraft] K3 utility - RestorePower: Unexpected response 'PC008; ' to 'PC; '. State 87

Nevermind. I ran it a second time with advanced and verbose logging and it worked fine. Thanks, On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Shane software.research.developm...@gmail.com wrote: I'm doing the calibration step in the TX Gain Calibration section. I hook my mac up to the K3 via the serial

Re: [Elecraft] Resistance Checks on pg. 45 (K3)

Thanks all. That was my crash course in resistance checking. The smoke test went fine and the lights were fun to look at. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Resistance Checks on pg. 45 (K3)

Hi, I hope this is the right place for this post, although I'm sure it's not because its kind of a dumb question. I've been assembling a K3 and I'm up to the point for doing resistance checks in the assembly manual on pg. 44. And yet I know nothing about resistance checks (or electronics). I'm

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

Maybe I titled this wrong. Can anyone comment? On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Shane software.research.developm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to put a complete order form together for a base kit and just really want to make sure I've not screwed anything up. When I run through

Re: [Elecraft] order form questions

are ordering the K144XV and need the appropriate rear panel. The 144OPT100 is the rear panel for use with the K144XV option on a 100 watt K3. Just don't check that box as you don't seem to be ordering the internal 2 meter transverter. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Shane

[Elecraft] order form questions

Hi, I'm trying to put a complete order form together for a base kit and just really want to make sure I've not screwed anything up. When I run through the order page on the website, one item (144OPT100) is always added as free. I'm not real clear on exactly what that is. Is my understanding

[Elecraft] K2 purchasing help

I'm looking at ordering a K2/100 and hoping I'm not making a mistake by trying to build something I have no experience in. I'm really wanting to get into CW more and this is my main purpose for purchasing this rig, so hope this is the right choice, though I will use voice too. It seemed simpler

Re: [Elecraft] K2 lifespan

Are you really learning anything from the assembly process. My career in not at all in hardware, I'm totally 100% a software person, and though I understand the concepts at a high level … after I saw how many pieces came w/ this radio … I started looking to see if the factory would build it.

[Elecraft] K2 lifespan

Hi, Hope this list is for questions like this, apologies if not. Never used an Elecraft, thinking about getting a K2, and was wondering what people thought about it, especially at this time, 11 years later. Looks like it came out in 2000? I like the reviews and I don't think I'm advanced enough

[Elecraft] K3 Shipping Costs to Australia

How risky is it to use the US Postal service? I'm worried about the delivery taking a month or two and the package arriving in more bits than when it was sent. Thanks, Shane VK5ABQ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-Shipping-Costs-to-Australia-tp18111660p18111660.html

[Elecraft] K3: Choosing which filters to buy

filter when using the K3? I understand the skirts of the 8 pole filter's passband will be steeper but is this noticeable? Thanks, Shane VK5ABQ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Choosing-which-filters-to-buy-tp18111978p18111978.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Choosing which filters to buy

K3 only has the 2.7 kHz and the 400 Hz filters so far. 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Shane White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. I plan to configure my K3 with the following filters - Stock 2.7KHz KBF3 General Coverage RX Filter Module AM 6KHz FM 12KHz CW 400Hz

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Shipping Costs to Australia

properly in Australia Shane White wrote: For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia. US Postal Priority Mail International = $131 US Postal Express Mail International = $164 UPS Worldwide

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Shipping Costs to Australia

G4ILO wrote: I didn't get the option of using the postal service here to the UK because the maximum insurance was not enough to cover the value of the shipment. I assume that you just looked at the website, which doesn't understand this, rather than contacting Elecraft Sales direct.

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Synchronous AM Receive

WW2PT wrote: Yeah, well... it had better be soon. Us SWL natives are getting restless! ;-) (We tease because we love...) Paul WW2PT Yes and I'm having trouble justifying $12,500 for an IC-7800 (which also has synch AM RX). I've been told though that the IC-7700 doesn't have

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Synchronous AM Receive

him that the IC-7800 uses synchronous AM receive automatically. You can't engage or disengage it. They also told him that the 7800 is the only Icom radio to incorporate synchronous AM. I find it hard to believe that the 7700 doesn't feature it though considering it's new. Shane VK5ABQ -- View

[Elecraft] K3 Filters

Found the following text at http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/K3_Suggested_Configurations AM filter $120. FM Filter $120, not yet available as of February 2008. Also, the firmware as of Feb 2008 is not ready to allow the 15khz roofing filter to work with modes other than FM. Is this

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Synchronous AM Receive

Shane White wrote: Any progress on this yet please Elecraft? VK5ABQ. Any idea whether the synchronous AM receive capability will require hardware mods or will it solely be a firmware modification? If hardware mods are required I would rather wait to buy a K3 considering the radio would

[Elecraft] K3: Synchronous AM Receive

Any progress on this yet please Elecraft? VK5ABQ. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Synchronous-AM-Receive-tp17959523p17959523.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3 IF Design

Thanks Bill. It's amazing to learn where Icom and Yaesu place their priorities. I suppose they have chosen a different compromise between style and substance than Elecraft. Icom and Yaesu's brochures and radios are adorable though. Shane. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com

[Elecraft] K3 IF Design

RF design and instead are concentrating their current efforts on ergonomics and presentation. There's nothing wrong with that though. Thanks, Shane VK5ABQ South Australia. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-IF-Design-tp17418075p17418075.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] K3 IF Design

Thanks Dave. I'll read your review. Having been out of HAM radio for over a decade, I'm just trying to understand where each company involved in selling radios is heading and what their priorities are. Dave G4AON wrote: Shane In the case of 14 MHz and the K3, the first IF is 8.215 MHz

Re: [Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns

Thanks Simon. I will. Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: If you read the eHam.net reviews for the IC-7700 one thing stands out: 'Build Quality', followed by ergonomics, people are willing to pay for this. http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6708?page=1 - well worth reading. I would

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Comparison to Big Guns

Thanks Ken but I don't understand your last paragraph. What makes the IC7700 more capable in SSB mode than the K3? Shane, VK5ABQ. Ken-99 wrote: The K3 has a different receiver design. Its first IF is 8,215 Mhz while the IC-7700, IC7800 has an IF that is near 75 Mhz. The result

RE: [Elecraft] The K3 in comparison to the Big Guns

I think that's an unreasonable statement Joe. Please have another read of my initial post. I didn't make any such assumption, I merely questioned the relative cost and performance of some radios. No 73's for you. Shane. Joe Stofko-2 wrote: Hi Dave, Right you are! Actually

[Elecraft] The K3 in comprison to the Big Guns

That's it, I'm going to ask the silly question. How can the K3's receiver outperform that of the Icom IC-7800 and Yaesu FTDX9000? These two radios cost in excess of $11,000 and weigh in at over 25Kg (55lbs)! The K3 costs about $2000 and weighs about 4Kg (8.5lbs). Yes the K3 is deficient of a

[Elecraft] 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

Is this available yet please Elecraft? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/9KHz-AM-IF-Bandwidth-tp17198647p17198647.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

Thanks Wayne. I was referring the passband width, not tuning rate thanks. I thought the FM filter couldn't be used when listening to AM mode? 10KHz may be a little wide though. Do you know how recent testing of wider AM IF bandwidths went please? wayne burdick wrote: Hi Shane, The AM

Re: [Elecraft] 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

So I could select the FM filter to provide a 10KHz IF bandwidth and then narrow that down to suit me? wayne burdick wrote: Shane White wrote: Thanks Wayne. I was referring the passband width, not tuning rate thanks. I thought the FM filter couldn't be used when listening to AM mode

Re: [Elecraft] 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

Great. What's the approximate time between placing an order and receiving the radio at the moment please? wayne burdick wrote: Shane White wrote: So I could select the FM filter to provide a 10KHz IF bandwidth and then narrow that down to suit me? Yes. Be sure to enable all relevant

Re: [Elecraft] 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

Thanks for your help Wayne. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/9KHz-AM-IF-Bandwidth-tp17198647p17199422.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

I noticed a remedy for the following problem on the K3 enhancement list - Some users prefer tuning the band with a wide filter bandwidth selected (for example, using a 2.7 or 2.8 kHz SSB filter in CW mode rather than a 500 Hz or narrower filter). Strong off-frequency signals (above about S9+5)

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

Thanks guys. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/AGC-Design-of-the-K3-tp17199520p17199766.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/AGC-Design-of-the-K3-tp17199520p17199788.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

Wayne, I don't understand the concept of variable passband filters. Surely the K3 will just choose a filter based on the current operating frequency, and that filter will be used over a range of frequencies. How are these new filters you describe different? wayne burdick wrote: 3. Later

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

Very nice. Will this upgrade be able to be installed on older model K3s? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/AGC-Design-of-the-K3-tp17199520p17200418.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Design of the K3

Cool. Nice to see logic reign for a change. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/AGC-Design-of-the-K3-tp17199520p17200646.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

RE: [Elecraft] Bass in audio is good

You meant to say affect other modes Joe, not effect. Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote: Excellent job Mike! And if someone doesn't like bass all they need do is adjust the EQ. Now we have a choice. No, adjusting the EQ messes up digital modes. In addition, additional bandwidth below 200 Hz

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired AM mode improvements

Thanks for the suggestion N4OI but the R8 was released 16 years ago. I'd like to take advantage of some modern receiver design. Shane, You could consider buying a used Drake R8 on eBay -- In my opinion it is a fantastic general coverage receiver with sync dedtection and great sound. You might

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired improvements

receive in Synchronous AM mode? Do you expect to provide this functionality within the next 2 or 3 months, or is it a year or more away? Thanks again, Shane VK5ABQ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Desired-improvements-tp16624208p16738474.html Sent from the Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired improvements

Lyle KK7P wrote: ...I would like to know if Elecraft plan to incorporate Synchronous AM detection? Eventually, the plan is to have a synchronous AM detector in the K3. It is behind a number of other tasks on the list, but it is on the list. I noticed the latest firmware update

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Desired improvements

Lyle, with the improvements you've described, will the K3 be able to receive an IF bandwidth of 10KHz using synchronous AM? Lyle KK7P wrote: ...I would like to know if Elecraft plan to incorporate Synchronous AM detection? Eventually, the plan is to have a synchronous AM detector in the

[Elecraft] K3: Desired improvements

update includes wider AM IF bandwidths. Can Elecraft disclose what these bandwidths are yet please? Thanks, Shane. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Desired-improvements-tp16624208p16624208.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] K3: Synchronous Detection

Is there any way to be automatically notified of the K3's developments, such as the addition of synchronous detection? Thanks, Shane. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-Synchronous-Detection-tp16534680p16534680.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive