I'm glad that noise solutions are being investigated. I think advances
in NR/NB would be of more importance to many hams than close-in dynamic
range, however useful the improvement in those attention-getting figures
are. On a day to day basis noise is the top culprit for many of us.
73,
Drew
What are the current options for quiet fans for the K3? My original fans
are pretty quiet but at this time of the year when the windows are
closed and the ambient noise level is nil, the fan noise really starts
to bug me. It's the very slight rattle they make when they start winding
up.. (In
During active periods of lightning I sometimes disconnect everything
from my K3, including headphones and key. I turn off my computer and
disconnect everything from it also (ethernet cables seem especially
prone to nearby lightning strikes).
When in use they are powered through heavy
Well, this is not quick and dirty, but FWIW...
WSPRnet is great for antenna comparisons. Write a script to switch your
K3 between the two antennas at frequent known intervals. Run it over the
course of days or weeks and you will have literally thousands of signal
reports which, if you know
If you want to quantify the CW element lengths and timing as they appear
in the sidetone audio try an app called Precision CW Fistcheck. It
displays a graphical representation of the individual code elements.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 09/23/15 15:10, David Bunte wrote:
A friend is having an issue
In either case it is only electrons, and therefore nearly massless no
matter how many of them, heheh... It would be a little different if all
the emails were hard copies streaming through the mail slot in your
front door! Which is how some treat them i guess...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 09/20/15
It's possible you may have environmental issues going on (google
'chinese drywall'). Check wiring of light switches outlets, and copper
tubing in plumbing and a/c units for corrosion.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 08/02/15 01:06, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
If you want to see intermittent connections...
are free of corrosion?
This was defective hardware, pure and simple, which Elecraft replaced.
On 8/2/2015 5:59 AM, drewko wrote:
It's possible you may have environmental issues going on (google
'chinese drywall'). Check wiring of light switches outlets, and
copper tubing in plumbing and a/c
There is a little program called Precision CW Fistcheck which you could
use to measure the speed. It measures character speed and shows a
graphical representation of each character (dots and dashes) as they are
sent, supposedly within 0.1 wpm.
Of course, the overall speed depends on word
The KXV3 boards are a tight fit. I've had mine in and out a few times
(replaced blown pin diodes) and finally figured out that I needed to
file the square cutout in the frame a bit at the top corners in order to
let the BNC jacks clear; I rounded the corners slightly with a needle file.
Also,
My K3 fan rattles ever so lightly from time to time, it's a little
annoying. But the Powerwerx fan noise is just the sound of the air
flow. It ramps up as ambient temperature and draw increases. I notice
it in the summer when the shack is 80-90F. In winter, with shack temps
of 50-60F, all the fans
The output voltage is adjustable internally. There is a well marked
pot on the board, I forget where exactly, but you can find it easy
enough. But I guess there's not much reason to adjust if they are now
set up for 14.1 VDC.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:01:15 -0700, you wrote:
I
The retro styling of the K6 is really something-- those massive knife
switches on the front panel!
Can't wait to see the matching 5 KW dummy load/Jacobs Ladder...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:54:48 -0700, you wrote:
Super secret documents now reveal that Elecraft intends to skip
Not sure how this would fit your particular logistics but take a look
at the 5-band 'cobweb' antenna. It's a folded wire antenna that fits
into relatively small space. I have one in my attic, running 100
watts, 10m thru 20m, the G3TXQ version at karinya.net. I'm quite happy
with it.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
One word: magnetic screwdriver (well, two words...)
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:32:33 -0500, you wrote:
Hello Group-
I am currently working on building my K3 w/sub rx followed by
finishing off the P3 Pan Adapter. I have found that building this
rig is very time consuming with all
Not a bad idea... It would be nice to hear before and after
recordings.
Also, recordings with the RF gain at max and sidetone volume at zero
while the rig is being keyed, in presence of other signals and alone
in the background noise. That should provide a good comparison of
clicks and pops
I use different pitches at different times. Lower pitches are better
if you are trying to discriminate between two very closely spaced
signals. Higher pitches may be better under some conditions. It may be
worthwhile to change the pitch from time to time just for variety...
I wish I could tune
Could put it in the vacant synth slot for a spare (if you have a
single rcvr K3).
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:12:11 -0600, you wrote:
Hi to the group
I received my new KSYN3AUPG card and it works fine. I was going to send
Elecraft my old card and sent them an E-Mail to find out
I don't have a tower but I am using a 10-20m cobweb antenna in my
attic. It's non-directional and feeds with a single coax. It gets out
pretty well on all five bands. Recently worked aZL station on 17m with
less than 2 watts (this is the requisite anecdotal information... but
true.) I'd love to
My K3 has intermittent noise in the receiver which I've localized to
the transverter board. The noise is an even static, like background
atmospheric noise, about S3 on the s-meter with occasional stronger
bursts. This is with no antennas connected to the rig and nothing
plugged into the
I forgot to mention: the noise is silenced when the KXV3 is placed in
TEST mode.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:39:08 -0400, you wrote:
My K3 has intermittent noise in the receiver which I've localized to
the transverter board. The noise is an even static, like background
atmospheric
There are plenty of free resources out there to learn code. I don't
think profit is the reason why people learn to copy before learning to
send.
Not that doing it the other way around wouldn't work, as long as you
make sure you are not sending so slowly as to start counting dots
and dashes. That
This is typical of HF receivers from years past-- meter indicates
increasing AGC as you reduce the RF gain; only stronger signals will
flicker above the meter's reduced sensitivity indication.
Supposedly this could be changed in a SDR radio. Some have requested
that the meter not respond in this
I don't know about the K1 but if you are going to replace the jack in
your K2 you might consider wiring a separate headphone/speaker switch
when you do so.
That's what I did with my K2. Now I can leave the headphones plugged
in all the time and just switch the speaker on and off as I like. That
Yeah, that would definitely work. Except that the people who have the
most problems with jack failures are ones who, like myself, are
constantly plugging and unplugging the headphones, for whatever
reason... The extension dongle would be pretty annoying for anything
but occasional use.
73,
Drew
Actually, that wouldn't work. as long as the extension is plugged into
the headphone jack the speaker will be silenced.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:51:56 -0400, you wrote:
Yeah, that would definitely work. Except that the people who have the
most problems with jack failures are ones
To simply test SCAN do the following:
first push AB
then turn VFOB (small knob) clockwise a few turns
then push SCAN
It should start scanning.
The MV REQ error message when you push SCAN is an indication that
the higher freq is in VFOA and the lower freq is in VFOB. Even though
you said you
I aligned the filters on my K2 for several different pitches and wrote
down the values for each. Then I was able to change pitch fairly
quickly, within a minute or two, by dialing in the recorded values.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:08:30 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
If I change the CW
wrote:
drewko wrote
If you want to go lower than 300 Hz for your preferred cw pitch you
could offset the RIT for the lower tone then compensate with SHIFT to
bring it back to the center of the filter. A keyswitch macro could do
this automatically if you hve a set pitch in mind, say 270
If you want to go lower than 300 Hz for your preferred cw pitch you
could offset the RIT for the lower tone then compensate with SHIFT to
bring it back to the center of the filter. A keyswitch macro could do
this automatically if you hve a set pitch in mind, say 270.
It would be nice if there
Unless you're using APF, in which case a few Hz might make a
difference.
Like others, I don't buy the musical CW pitch theory either. However,
the pitch of a CW note IS important, and there may be different
optimum pitches for various different reception conditions (assuming
your hearing response
I was curious to determine what a 3 db increase in power output might
mean in terms of total number of possible contacts. So I set up my K3
to run WSPR on 20 meters for a while today:
At regular intervals over the course of 9 hours the power output was
toggled back and forth between 5 and 10
John,
I have adjusted my Rx EQ to attenuate the higher freqs. Also, I
usually have the RF Gain and preamp set so that noise floor is just
audible. My Preamp is almost always off.
With AF Gain at 12 o'clock and RF Gain at 3 o'clock, engaging NR at
the 1-2 setting is VERY quiet. (This probably
Mike,
That is normal. Tthe readout on you K3 VFO will not change on trasmit.
Just set VFO-A to the 10.138700 Dial frequency (for 30m) which is
shown in the Dial box of the WSPR program. Do not engage SPLIT or XIT
on your K3.
You didn't ask but one thing you should take care to set up properly
WSPRnet is also a great tool for comparing antennas. I set up some
batch files in Windows to switch my K3's ANT switch every 15 minutes
(during the brief WSPR no-trasmit intervals only!). After a couple
thousand QSOs you can get a pretty good idea how the two antennas
compare, both on receive and
A while back I thought it would be useful to be able to limit a VFO's
frequency excurusion to a user-selected segment. Then if you should
get to the end of such a defined segment the VFO reading would simply
jump to the other end of the segment and keep going, traversing the
same segment again as
Even if a K4 announcement were made today you'd likely experience an
almost unbearable waiting period before you'd actually be able to get
your hands on one. In other words, it's probably best to just go buy a
K3 and have fun in the meantime! You can always sell the K3 later to
help fund the K4...
Aug 2013, at 04:35, drewko wrote:
Ray,
Tks again for the idea. I now have the batch files set up to switch
the K3's ANT every hour, half-hour or 15 mts while WSPR is running.;
no other software needed.
My only question is: what happens if the K3 receives a serial command
to switch ANT
I've been doing some performance comparison between two antennas I am
using. I'm compiling data of my WSPR transmissions and spots over
periods of many hours. I got a little carried away and made up a
spreadsheet to compare reciprocal signal reports as well as the
performance differences between
would need to share the
COM port with a program like LPBRIDGE.
If external box, then you can kluge something mechanical/electrical up
to do the switching at prescribed intervals.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 8/6/2013 16:36, drewko wrote:
I've been doing some performance comparison between two
Ray,
Thanks! That's what I had in mind... I believe it is the AT command
(not ON). Also, SCHTASKS perhaps...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:52:57 -0500, you wrote:
Here is a link that may answer part of the question:
Ray,
Tks again for the idea. I now have the batch files set up to switch
the K3's ANT every hour, half-hour or 15 mts while WSPR is running.;
no other software needed.
My only question is: what happens if the K3 receives a serial command
to switch ANT while it is transmitting? I assume the
I did it a couple of years ago with a standard 25w soldering iron no
problem.
Anyone who is replacing the headphone jack might want to consider
wiring a speaker switch into the K2 at the same time. That way you can
leave the headphones plugged in all the time and just switch the
speaker on and
Try a few CW transmissions such as TEST DE KF5TEU KF5TEU AR then
search your callsign on Reverse Beacon Network to see if any stations
have copied.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:29:24 -0500, you wrote:
I set up two portable antennas, a Buddipole as a dipole and a Chameleon VL1
plus
In a K4 I would like to have a SDR radio that would be a lot more
definable by the end user. I still prefer a conventional
self-contained box-with-knobs for my ham rig (not a computer) but
would like to have a lot more facility for customizing its operation
and functions.
Many of the various
Might have to upgrade the house wiring before charging one of these
miniature car batteries. Not sure a 20-amp circuit is going to be
able to do that in the blink of an eye, fancy red and yellow milk
crate graphics not withstanding.
Perhaps when we all have cold fusion reactors in our closets.
Don,
I always seem to have my RF gain adjusted by ear to below where the
s-meter will deflect on a particular signal. So I will most always
have to readjust the gain to see an s-meter reading. The RF gain can
be adjusted much lower than the signal's meter deflection point but
still have an
The advantage of the present s-meter display is that you have a visual
indication for adjusting the RF gain level to the noise level. I'm not
sure that is a huge advantage as everyone probably fine adjusts the RF
gain by ear anyway.
I do often find myself momentarily turning up the RF gain to
You can tune the ATU manually on received signals or noise but I'm
pretty sure the settings will not be remembered if you subsequently
hit auto tune in an adjacent ham band. Actually, there are no separate
SWBC bands in the K3 scheme: these are just extended sections of the
ham bands (the 31m SWBC
The manual ATU settings (called LCSEt in the KAT3 config menu) will
not be remembered if you subsequently switch the KAT3 to Auto and hit
ATU TUNE anywhere in the band. When you return to LCSEt the prevoius
manual settings will be gone.
In the case of SWL bands, since they are just extensions of
I am using a pair of MFJ-281 Cleartone speakers with my K3.
Some say they are fantastic; some say they are junk... But they work
well enough for me for CW and SWL. They peak around 600-700 Hz. I
would prefer a little lower, 400-500 Hz, but they work ok in that
range. And no buzzing anywhere that
I wasn't all that impressed with how the AFX sounded on headphones, so
I was surprised how much better it was on speakers, even the small
ones I have sitting on top of the rig with that minimal amount of
separation. Anyone who is considering getting an external speaker
should definitely get a pair
I thought he was referring to the s-meter segments filling up as you
turn down the RF gain control, which happens with absolute mode as
well as default mode. I forget what the benefit of this action is
supposed to be except that it mimics conventional receivers.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 30 Aug
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of drewko
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:28 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [k3] Wayne/Lyle is it possible? S meter (Mike
Rodgers)
I thought he was referring to the s-meter segments
Michael,
Your suggestion would make a good keyswitch macro. Except I think
there are no commands available to increment/decrement PITCH and
SHIFT.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:50:37 -0700, you wrote:
Drew, although I don't see a way for you to accomplish what you're asking,
being
Not sure if this is what you have in mind but I am using a MFJ-281
ClearTone speaker with my K3. It is peaky around 600-700 Hz (wish it
were a little lower...). Looks nice sitting on top of the K3 with its
matching colors: white letters on black...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:06:52
I doubt if I would be able to appreciate the difference between the
numbers of the top three ranked, but I'm no expert.
The Sherwood numbers are not a comprehensive description of
listenability. I am able to appreciate the recent improvements in K3
AGC and NR. But these improvements, it is said,
FWIW, I would also like that feature.
Would also like being able to adjust the pitch of a received signal
for optimal copy without moving it in the passband. (You can do this
indirectly with PITCH, except you can't listen to the actual signal
while you are adjusting it; only the sidetone. Even
The AM sync track/lock works ok on my K3, rev 4.51.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:33:32 -0400 (EDT), Ted Alexander W8IXY wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Is it just that I haven't read every installment of the reflector, or what?
After installing the latest release software, the AM synchronous
Years ago Gateway bundled a so-called AnyKey keyboard with their
PCs: you could assign a macro (series of keystrokes) to any key on the
board, even the ENTER key. You could also remap any keys as you liked.
This was all done in the keyboard firmware; no software application
necessary.
This was
Just wondering if there are others who would prefer that the APF state
NOT be remembered by the WIDTH I/II preset? For some reason that has
always rankled me a bit. Would prefer to have APF changed only by
means of the DUAL PB button.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:27:00 -0700 (PDT), you
Does anyone here have experience with lightning detectors? I thought
it might be handy to have one of these in the shack.
From what I've seen some are quite fancy, meant for hikers and boaters
and such. But I'm thinking that something simpler (i.e., cheaper)
might be useful around the shack.
Mine is currently set at AGC THR 15 and SLP 15 (for CW). I'm still
playing with SLP, tending to set it higher.
The reason for these settings is I want to be able to hear variation
in signal level up to about s-8/9, but not much above that. These
settings do require occasional adjustment of the
I can't really tell if there is an improvement due to the new log
algorithms but I really like the extended Threshold adjustment range.
I typically listen to CW on a wide filter setting and used to have my
AGC at Threshold 8 and Slope 0. Now I have Threshold at 15 and
thinking I should flatten the
Perhaps the large display area has various options for what
information gets shown-- a full-screen bandscope, waterfall, data,
etc. (assuming the meter is not real). In which case you could
still refer to the dedicated frequency display above the VFO knob.
Anyhow, if the big display dies you
Looking at the TS990s it seems I have set up my K3 band buttons in a
sequence that could not be more different (vertical columns, high freq
to low, WARC bands segregated in righthand column; though 6m is the
same button on both...). Not sure I could get used to the sequence on
the TS-990, so
A 400 Hz difference is way off!
Method-2 works, no problem. I set mine months ago and it is still
within a few Hz of WWV. Make sure you are doing the zero beating with
the RIT off.
FWIW, my ref osc is at 49.379.918. (Not sure how much that figure
might vary from unit to unit...)
73,
Drew
AF2Z
I have a basic K3 and only update the FW when there is some new
feature that I'm interested in. I am still on 4.36. Don't know if this
version is just for the K3, but it is the last one that had anything
new that I was interested in.
If you're not sure which version to load you might as well go
Holding the SUB button links or unlinks the VFOs.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:50:48 -0500, you wrote:
Wayne;
Eric;
I know you are busy, and I don't want to be an annoyance, but the more I use
this radio the better I like it for it's conveniences.
I am wondering if people would
Hah, hah... I imagine it was a real judgement call for the FCC
inspector as to just how thoroughly the lifeboat radio must be tested
while some ancient sparks was grinding away wheezing and sputtering
at the crank...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:48:09 -0700, you wrote:
Thanks for
Perhaps a firmware enhancement to adjust the weighting...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:02:24 +, Ian GM3SEK wrote:
Dave New, N8SBE wrote:
The K3 is just too darn light -- you need a MAN'S radio, one of those
YaeComWood 50-pounders.
Coming soon, specially crafted for all those
I think you would be pretty happy with the sync AM. It works very
well, though under some conditions better reception can be obtained by
using USB or LSB.
The drawback for SWL listening is that the SWBC bands are not
segregated from the ham bands as far as the K3 BAND switching is
concerned: the
The bigger enclosure might also be able to support a very nice
speaker.
The price should be interesting... it probably doesn't matter much for
the remote mountaintop guys and frequent travellers, but a high price
(half the cost of a K3 as rumored) will limit sales to those who
might otherwise
Undoubtedly the sub-rcvr is a lot more convenient for this purpose,
but you can follow the split action pretty well using dual VFO and REV
button on a single receiver. With a little practice you can spin the
VFO with your thumb while momentarily depressing the REV button with
the middle or index
You could try 20m in late afternoon. That's what I did recently with
K3/10 (CW) and random wire antenna from here in SNJ. He gave me RST
539.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:43:12 -0500, k4mwe wrote:
What bands, times, settings, etc. would be best to make a contact with a ham
in
I think we can safely say that operating a remote mountaintop station
from the comfort of one's retirement home is nothing but a pipe dream
for most of us. The extent of my own remote operations is likely to be
from the far flung regions of my house. I'd be willing to pay about
150 bux for this
Sorry, didn't see the EOT notice. My apologies.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:10:33 -0800, you wrote:
Let's end this thread at this time in the interest of keeping list volume
under control. Amateur Radio Policy discussions should be continued on other
forums or via direct email
No. But I would like to be able to define a temporary frequency
segment that the VFO would be restricted to. This would be useful for
split tuning through pileups: finding the current caller to a DX
station or just finding an open spot for oneself.
One the segment limits were set up you could
Well, we already have a K3 scanner but it is not much use for tuning
through a pileup.
I think manual control of the VFO knob is required when looking
through a pileup; it would just be useful to not have to bother
looking at the frequency display all the time and keep reversing
tuning direction
Here is another idea that might be useful in working DX stations in
split:
LOCKing VFOA could engage a kind of automatic REV function such that
moving the VFOA knob will instantly swich the receiver to VFO-B. It
would automatically revert back to VFO-A when you stop moving the knob
for some
Nabbed by the K3 Feature Request Police!
And an extra citation for failing to learn any skills!
Not my day, I guess...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:27:42 -0600, you wrote:
Elecraft; Please modify the K3 so I can set it in DX mode and go watch my
favorite TV show while it works DX
None taken.
(But it won't be a laughing matter when my REV button wear out...)
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:36:02 -0600, you wrote:
Aaw c'mon Drewco, don't you think it was just a little funny.
No offense meant. Just having fun.
Happy Holidays!
73,
Tom
It is only the very faint quantum clicking of PIN diodes... but you
need really good ears to hear it :)
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:06:49 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
This may be a stupid question, but does the KX3 click at all transmitting CW?
For example - when I stick my headphones on
The switch tone volume level is is adjusted with MON along with the
sidetone level.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:19:06 -0800, Bob K6UJ wrote:
Is there a way to adjust the volume of the switch feedback tone on the K3 ?
I like the high freq / low freq tone pair you get when a switch
Adi,
The SUB button is also used for LINK (long push on the SUB button).
FWIW, I find the REV button is pretty comfortable to use by holding it
with the middle finger at the same time spinning the VFO knob with the
thumb in the finger dimple. I split tune through pileups all the time
like this
I had suggested that the VFO-A knob might be put to use while NR ADJ
was selected. It could step through the NR settings in the following
sequence:
1-1, 2-1, 3-1, etc.
This would neatly complement the action of the VFO-B knob which has
this sequence:
1-1, 1-2, 1-3, etc.
As it is now the
With good CW ops you can just save all the dah's till the end and send
them all at once; if the other guy is any good he knows how to put
them all back in the right place. [See QST March 1964 Love them
Dits...
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:20:49 -0400, Ken VE3HLS wrote:
It sounds like
I agree with Don-- use some pattern-based system. To me this seems
much better than a scheme which relates the numerals printed on the
keys to the corresponding bands. A geometric pattern seems better.
I use vertical columns: the left hand column is 40m/80m/160m. The
middle column is 10m/15m/20m.
If there were some memory manipulation commands in the K3 macro set a
lot of stuff could be done... Like shifting banks of freqs into the
0-9 quick memory space. You could have a a bank of CW, another of SSB,
another of RTTY, SWL, AM Bcst, etc. You could have ten band stacking
memory pairs in
Not SSB, but I did work them on three bands CW with a K3/10 and random
wire . Got them all three times with just a couple of calls from here
on the east coast. I suspect they have some really ideal beach-side
antenna setups. And somebody has turned the propagation switch on.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On
And at the other extreme... I wouldn't mind seeing a vacuum tube rig
kit. Have seen a couple of offerings by others but they don't seem to
be available. Guess it is not practical.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:47:44 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
Actually, I see the future of ham radio to be
Well, I don't have as much as you do connected to the K3: two
antennas; counterpoise; key; headphones; power cable; occasionally
RS232 and/or audio cables.
Computer has CAT5; audio cables; printer; scanner; monitor; keyboard;
power; perhaps RS232 and audio to K3. (I can re-plug all this stuff by
I didn't mean to imply that anyone should follow my example; I was
just relating what I do in my relatively simple station and computer
setup.
I'm not about to install a sophisticated grounding system, so
unplugging stuff is the next best option. I probably wouldn't go that
route if my setup was
I think i've posted this before: During lightning season I disconnect
everything from my K3 when it is not in use, including headphones and
key. Same goes for my PC and router. I leave no cables connected to
any of these boxes. It is a bit annoying, especially at the start of
the season when I
One feature the KX3 will have that the K3 does not is dual watch
capability.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:24:53 -0700 (PDT), KC6CNN wrote:
The KX3 and K3 have different engineering for the receive.
Can someone explain the difference and which one would be better?
Thanks.
For color scheme I think the K2 and the Drake rigs can't be beat.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
Sent from my ancient Dell PC (for those who keep track of such
things).
__
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:34:26 +1000, Jack VK4JRC wrote:
Ahem..just wonder
During tstm season when I'm not using the K3 everything gets
disconnected, including power cord, key and headphones. Same goes for
the PC. Yes, it is a PITA but I'm so used to it at this point that I
can plug everything back in with my eyes closed.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:11:07
I use PF1 for the SCANNOW macro, listed in the programmers reference
manual. It immediately starts scanning between the frequencies
displayed in VFOA and VFOB.
Note that even though PF1 and PF2 are hold buttons, by holding them
even a little longer than is necessary to activate them the hold is
Headphone jack.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:23:01 +1000, you wrote:
Has there been any trends over time, where the same components have failed
on a K2. I was looking to buy some spares, in case I have a failure. At
least I would not then have to wait for parts to ship, from Elecraft.
I wonder if a future version of the K3 Utility could include a ATU
editor? I think it would be useful to save and load ATU settings for
different antenna setups. Or to be able to save your tune settings
occasionally and compare them with current settings.
It might also include some tuning aids to
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