[Elecraft] AX1 first contact

All, First use of AX1 today in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. KX3, CW, 20M and < 10W. Special event station LZ497OM, Bulgaria, about 5K miles. Pretty amazing given the fact the station was work numerous NA and Europe stations. Now that’s serious fun! Happy operating. 73 Joe W1GO

Re: [Elecraft] Prospective K4

History is replete with examples of companies that refused, at their own peril, to embrace emerging technologies. This stubbornness, I suspect, was born out of a sense of technological arrogance. In the early 1970s, the Swiss watch industry, enamored with their mechanical movements, refused

Re: [Elecraft] HF Stealth Loops

Prefer the W4OP loop due to ruggedness and remote tune feature. Yes, its heavier but how many of us actually hike to the top of a big mountain? What would be great, however, would be a mag loop that the KX2 or KX3 could remotely tuned from the rig. I’d pay for that ... Joe W1GO > On Jan

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Web Storefront Problem

I agree. I bought a small item on the “old” website and the shipping to NY was about $4. I tried to purchase the same item on the new website and the lowest shipping was over $17 (for a $20+ item).; I didn’t buy it. I recently purchased a KXPD3 and the shipping was the same $17+. Same with an

Re: [Elecraft] Transverter calibration

Alan, I have the same issue; mine is off about 50Hz. Not a huge deal but just enough to be annoying on VHF SSB and CW. I do have the REFLOCK, EXTREF (10MHz GPSDO) and KTCXO-1; nothing left to add. You are correct that you can’t adjust the offset once you’re in this configuration. As I say,

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 lowers frequency with PTT

Adrian Same thing here with my KX3. Joe W1GO > On Jun 12, 2018, at 03:22, Adrian Young wrote: > > Has anyone else with the KX2 noticed it will lower frequency on occasion when > you press PTT on the external mic? I’m definitely not moving the vfo or mic > up/down buttons. For example say

[Elecraft] Infamous red blinking LED

Hi all, I have the infamous red blinking LED situation and can’t power up the K3S. I simply opened the K3 utility and “badness” happened. Anyhow, I tried the prescribed restart of disconnect power source, reboot computer and holder power button for min 10 seconds. No success. Any other

[Elecraft] k-Pod ... Thanks for the mod

Recently purchased a K-pod for my earlier vintage K3s kit. I read about the mod necessary to power up the K-Pod via the data connector. I eagerly removed the front panel and identified R82. I carefully removed the chip resistor (tiny) and considered how I’d mount it on top of R82 and solder

Re: [Elecraft] KPA runaway issue

017, at 12:49 PM, W1GO (Joe) <w...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > Elecraft faithful, > > Any guidance with trouble shooting a KPA500 / K3 issue would be helpful. > > Problem: KPA500, primarily in SSB, “redlines” (600W+ LED) after a few seconds > of transmission / speech. Thi

Re: [Elecraft] KPA runaway issue

> > 73, Guy K2AV > > On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 12:51 PM W1GO (Joe) <w...@icloud.com > <mailto:w...@icloud.com>> wrote: > > Elecraft faithful, > > Any guidance with trouble shooting a KPA500 / K3 issue would be helpful. > > Problem: KPA500, primarily in SSB

[Elecraft] KPA runaway issue

Elecraft faithful, Any guidance with trouble shooting a KPA500 / K3 issue would be helpful. Problem: KPA500, primarily in SSB, “redlines” (600W+ LED) after a few seconds of transmission / speech. This seems to be independent of band. With the KPA in standby, the K3 output power holds rock

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipping Box

James I had to send my KPA500 (including transformer) back to Elecraft from NY. My KPA500 was a kit so, like you, I had to figure out the best packaging. The KPA500 is much heavier than the K3s, so if you package as has been recommended (i.e. 2 inches peanuts or bubble pack on all sides and

Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] incredible hum from PA

Kevin, Yes. had the problem. Crazy loud hum / buzz. Bad transformer I was told. All quiet on the eastern front now. If it is a bad transformer it can be fixed but you’ll have to eat the shipping charge. Joe W1GO > On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:10 PM, kevino z wrote: > >

Re: [Elecraft] Appropriate Mic for K3 (new)

Bruce, You'll get a ton of responses and most will be, "don't spend a lot"; most mics work fine with the K3's EQ. I do agree with Nate. I use a Kenwood 60A (keep preamp off) and do quite well. There are potential issues with RF, but the fix is pretty easy. Because there has been a bad

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 code oscillator

PM, W1GO (Joe) <w...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Finished assembly of KPA500 and a little surprised at the magnitude of hum / > buzz during CW (no real issue on SSB); I've read about it but was surprised > at just how pronounced it is. I could use t

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 code oscillator

Thanks, Ron. Did all suggested and ensured every screw and bolt tightened. Reseated transformer and really tightened down. Unfortunately, same hum on CW; even with less than 10W drive. Back to the drawing board. Thank you, Joe W1GO > On Oct 23, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire

[Elecraft] KPA500 code oscillator

Hi all, Finished assembly of KPA500 and a little surprised at the magnitude of hum / buzz during CW (no real issue on SSB); I've read about it but was surprised at just how pronounced it is. I could use the KPA500 as a code oscillator for practice; no need to keep monitor turned on. I've

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

Who do we think makes the DX Engineering connectors that are so loved? DX doesn't manufacture them; they are private labeled by another manufacturer. Wouldn't it be ironic if it was Amphenol? Hi Hi. Joe W1GO > On Oct 11, 2016, at 20:00, Gary K9GS wrote: > > Hi Mark, >

Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit

Get yourself a good pair of pointed tweezers. They will help your sanity as you pick various size screws from whatever multi compartment carrier you segment them the into. Good luck n enjoy. Joe > On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:05, Wayne Michael wrote: > > Any advise for a

Re: [Elecraft] The 1500 watt amp

Thread hasn't closed because it's free market research from a very targeted audience. Companies pay big bucks in order to hear "the voice of the customer." > On Aug 1, 2016, at 16:12, F5vjc wrote: > > Why hasn't this thread been terminated? It's getting boring now.

Re: [Elecraft] K3: internal 2m transverter offset problem

Jim I have the same issue pre and post REFLOCK installation. My software is up to date. I'm still trying to troubleshoot it. Joe W1GO > On May 3, 2016, at 14:03, Jim Spears wrote: > > I have K3 s/n 6866 with internal 2m transverter. I have not paid much > attention to the

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Kit #10641

Jim Smart move not installing the sub receiver. It's a very tight fit and once in successfully you'll never want to remove it again. Ever. Congrats Joe W1GO K3S (10389) > On Feb 9, 2016, at 14:40, Jim Sheldon wrote: > > K3S Kit build Serial# 10641 arrived Monday about 9:00