There's an ad for the new rig on the back page of the June QST. I'm not
impressed. Kenwood did make some decent HF rigs back in the days of the
TS-830, 850 and 930. From the 940 on, though, I think they seriously
dropped the ball. This new one just seems like it's too little, too late.
Rob K6RB
like that snapping sound and audio muting. Anyone have a clue?
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near your radios should be operating those instead of your email
systems.
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operating. I'm tempted
to get a 2nd KPA-500 and replace the Alpha with that...but I know having
1.5 KW versus 500 watts does make a difference on 80 and 160. So, for now,
I'm in idling mode.
Rob K6RB
Don't get me wrong. I love the KPA-500 for its nearly instant on and
instant band change
using the K3, the signal sounds great.
Rob K6RB
I know people say that the K3 has a very good CW signal but I was blown
away this morning on a 20m contact this morning when, right after the 579
signal report, the op said UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3 on
the opening exchange! He
'em when they were within 25 KHz of me. Now, I often don't know they
are even on the air until I pass their operating frequences. So, the K3 is
excellent. But, I dirty transmitter that is producing close in spurs
will cause problems no matter what kind of RX you are using.
Rob K6RB
I have
, then the ARRL DX contesters would have been forced to start on
14.051 and up.
When I'm ragchewing (which is often), I'm at much greater risk of being
QRM'd by a DX-chaser working split than I am by any contester. But, you
know what, I'm glad they're making the band sound used.
Rob K6RB
I used a Heil Pro-Set Plus for several years before my friend, Jim Brown,
urged me to try the CM500. Well, it is a heck of lot more comfortable, the
sound is better, and the mic works much better. Anyone want to buy a Heil
Pro-Set Plus in excellent condition?
Rob K6RB
I ordered a Yamaha CM500
Larry,
A K3 (with sub-receiver and ant tuner) and P3 with your KPA-500 would be
equivalent, functionally, to the IC 756 PRO II and KPA-500 you now have.
Of course, it would work a lot better because the K3's RX is superior to
the PRO II's (I think).
Rob K6RB
I am now using an Icom756proII
I'd go with black over charcoal.
Rob K6RB
I got couple of quick responses of Tentec. Any idea which of the black and
charcoal color choices come closest to K3?
Thanks
Jim ab3cv
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the filter frequency to at least 500 Hz. You will hear
callers both above and below the center frequency you chose.
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in wall-to-wall contest-related signals to plop down and run Qs, I
can see activity level in a 50 KHz segment of a band and move from signal
to signal instead of slowly tuning through the dead air from one to
another. I hope I never get jaded by it :-).
Rob K6RB
On 12/4/2011 1:08 PM, Fred Jensen
for efficiency, I drive the Prius and I operate CW. If I'm
looking for nostalgia, I drive the Ford coupe and operate 10 AM.
Rob K6RB
I have an Elecraft K3/10 getting great reception on AM using attic dipole
on 7.290 mHz. Does this mode transmit well for QRP? (I use digital modes
and do not own a mic
you use CM500/bias adaptor with DX Doubler.
Rob K6RB
Hello,
I used with no problema my CM500 with the K3.
Now I want to try the DXDoubler, and seems the CM500 don´t work with
DXDoubler, could be possible?
I connected my old Heil ProSet and now I can transmit in the second radio
from the
end to end for both the mic line and the gnd line. If that's okay, then it
has to be something with the K3 set up.
Rob K6RB
Hello,
I used with no problema my CM500 with the K3.
Now I want to try the DXDoubler, and seems the CM500 don´t work with
DXDoubler, could be possible
) and
operationally, I think it's better, too.
Rob K6RB
My desk space is limited. I can comfortably fit theP3 alongside the K3
but
I have no horizontal space left. I'm wondering if anyone has the KPA500
sitting above the K3 and whether there are any issues beyond the fact that
the K3's loudspeaker
permanently in that position and sell
the Centurion. If there is any difference on the received end between 500
w and 1 KW, I haven't noticed. But the amp is smaller, lighter, and
quieter than the Centurion. It also changes bands much quicker than the
Alpha.
Rob K6RB
I am considering a KPA500 and have
I haven't been paying a lot of attention to that, but I recall seeing the
power a few times, not sure which band, but it was about 34 watts in for
500 watts out. On 80 m it was under 30 watts in.
Rob K6RB
Thanks all for the comments. What kind of input power and output
numbers are you seeing
Jim,
The fuses would have been in two small brown envelopes in the same bag as
the line cord. Double check to make sure that they did, in fact, omit
packing them.
Rob K6RB
Hi,
The Radio Shack fuses that I am using because Elecraft forgot to include
them with my KPA-500 may be the reason
and the voltage is within specified limits.
Rob K6RB
Elecraft Group.
Just working CW on 15 Meters with my K3 and KPA500 when I noticed the
Power Output LED Indicators starting to drop and continuing until all
were out and the PA dropped out of the Keyed Mode. With KPA500 is
attached
, the special washer and the special nut. So, I was
wondering about that, too.
Rob K6RB
I've been meaning to ask about this since I finished KPA500 #370 a couple
of weeks ago. In one of the kit's plastic bags there were 2 large washers,
about 1.5 in diameter with about a 7/16 hole, and a large
assembly manuals when we received our kits. Doing it after fact means
disassembling some panels, unplugging a bunch of wires, removing the
transformer, etc. It is a PIA.
Rob K6RB
Hello Stan,
Â
Thanks for information. Elecraft should include this information in my
kit package and update
? They've lost
several decades of experience which they'll never regain.
Rob K6RB
Will keep it in mind, Rob. Might take a while to compose and recall, etc.
Did you get the pix I sent of the
RadioGrill gathering at N6XI last weekend?
de Jerry/k6iii
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:16 AM, k
? They've lost
several decades of experience which they'll never regain.
Rob K6RB
Elecraft List,
FYI:
http://www.eetimes.com/discussion/break-points/4219631/Heathkit-returns-?cid=NL_EmbeddedEcosystem=embedded
73's,
John C. Westmoreland, P.E.
AJ6BC
and use Tom as your name in the exchange.
Rob K6RB
To honor Tom Hammond, N0SS...I would like to proposed that in the
up-coming NAQP
SSB contestthose people who want to honor Tom give their name as TOM
Lee Buller
K0WA
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply
to have Tom honored in both contests since both have name as
part of the exchange.
Rob K6RB
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maybe there already is such a macro.
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. Perhaps it already has. I'm
64, working full time, and at last count I read 66 books since a year ago,
May. Maybe I'm just old fashioned :-).
73,
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down to how much is instant
bandswitch/instant tuning worth to me. And, will I miss the extra few dB
in signal strength. I have not even considered replacing the Centurion
with alternative solid-state amps from Ameritron, Tokyo Hy-Power, or the
one from Italy.
Rob K6RB
Ditto Except in my
mirror, their behavior was different than it
would have been had they not been aware they were being observed.
Rob K6RB
On 5/16/2011 12:50 AM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
However, the increase in vertical (time) resolution should be even more
dramatic.
Thanks to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
of RG-59U and driven by a Viking Adventurer. So, with about 25
watts out, and the benefit of Cycle 19, K2UMU worked all over EU on 15m
CW. I agree with Phil - we can't always be purists, especially when one
is 11 years old and in 7th grade.
Rob K6RB
If you CAN'T do radials right, DON'T do grounded
I would not describe myself as fad driven. My first station was a Viking
Adventurer and HQ-110, and I used it for 12 years (1958-1970). My second
was an HW-100 and I used it for 12 years (1970-1982). After that, though,
I had a Ten-Tec OMNI D, IC-761, and FT-1000s over the ensuing 28 years.
But,
setting. If you crank it any more than that, you'll
risk creating spurious junk. After all, you are operating phone in a
fashion and cranking up the gain too far will create a mess.
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Elecraft will put an
amp on the market until they believe it's reasonably bullet proof.
My dos centavos,
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the
most fair.
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Interesting that little has been said about the ANTENNA. Power is only
part
of the equation, and I suspect that there is more dB gain from upgrading
your antenna than upgrading your amplifier from 100 to 500 or 500 to 1500
watts. I've never operated with more than 600
output (TV, stereo RX, K3) and hear it in the hearing aids.
At some point, I'm going to get these adapters and dispense with my
headset (hi).
Rob K6RB (currently using my Oticons and really enjoying them).
Get a Jabra A210 bluetooth adapter which was designed for older cell
phones
without
on. Nokia led in cell phones,
but is having its lunch eaten by Apple, HTC, LG and Samsung in
smartphones. Customer service is just one part of the complex reasons why
new leaders emerge.
Rob K6RB
I usually dont comment on these types of forums, and invariably someone
will find fault with your
on 30 m that same day. Having used an FT-1000D for many years, I
would occasionally kick in the APF function on that radio. Comparing the
two, I would have to say the K3 APF is superior. Thanks for doing a great
job.
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horizontal portions go to the same tree (the
tree is not high enough, so the my antenna looks more like a pennant than
a true Double L). But, it does work. Compared with inverted Ls, half
slopers, and other antennas I've tried, this one has been the most
reliable.
Rob K6RB
not necessary. I can hear the difference, don't need to see it :-).
Rob K6RB
I just completed the RF Gain and S-Meter calibration on my K3 (4521) and
all
went smooth. However I am left with a question (of course!). If I leave
SMTR
MD in NOR, changing PRE or ATT, the affect will be seen on the S
had this happen on any other band using full QSK. I was not using
the RX antenna; I was using the same antenna for TX/RX. Any clues?
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I known there
would be an FT-5000 coming, and its specs were comparable to K3, I would
not have deferred the purchase and considered the 5000.
73,
Rob K6RB
Some people here on the reflector have already stated this...but what do
the
numbers from the Sherwood web site really mean
adjusted properly, but I find the sound very disconcerting.
Rob K6RB
Hello Elecrafters,
Regarding the issue of NR, I know this can be a touchy subject and most
will
say its very subjective. This post isn't intended as a complaint or
criticism. Instead, I hope through constructive discussions
ham ops with stations in
carry-on bags and suitcases.
Rob K6RB
I have not done this in recent years. I want to carry several radios (KX1
and a scanner) on board a commercial domestic(Delta) flight. What
security issues will I encounter?
73
Alan
W1HYV
. Now, maybe, I'll even enjoy phone contests instead of
trying to make sense of the garbled sibilants.
Rob K6RB
Mike,
I have hearing aids - behind the ear type. The only problem is that
many headphones produce feedback, so I use speakers. I do have a couple
set of headphones that work OK
a
radio that has decent specs, does anyone really want to deal with Kenwood
customer service? In my opinion, the best radios Kenwood ever made were
the TS-830 and TS-850. Then, it stopped caring. And, so did I...about
Kenwood products, anyway.
Rob K6RB
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for sound cards that work well. Any recommendations?
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I have heard people say portable, stroke, and slant. On CW, there's
no confusion (hi), it's dah dih dih dah dit. So, maybe you should just
work CW (only kidding). Probably it's best to say portable, but I think
most people understand the word stroke in that call-sign context. Have
fun.
Rob K6RB
Even the FT-1000D would not let you change RX filters during XMT.
Rob K6RB
I agree, the K3 certainly does have more RX things locked while
transmitting than my MP, but the MP had some as well.
I seem to recall that this is also true of other software defined
radios like Flex, but others
isolation xfmrs. But has anyone else had a similar problem?
If so, how did you cure it?
I had a similar problem (and used the same solution) with the FT-1000s and
the DVD. I thought it was a Yaesu issue, but maybe not
Rob K6RB
owns a K3 and IC-7800 told me he likes
the Icom better. I hope so. It cost him $7,000 more. I've never used a
panadaptor, but I'm looking forward to playing with a P3. After clearing
the space taken up by the two FT-1000s, I certainly have the room for one
(or two) of them.
73,
Rob K6RB
and reliability. But, I think they have the right idea, here. My new K3
seems to be working just fine with both the 87A and Centurion, so I have
no beef. If there was an auto-bandswitching, all-solid-state amp that took
up less space, I'd be interested.
Rob K6RB
The covers look interesting but I didn't find any pricing info. Is there
somewhere I can find out how much these things cost?
Rob K6RB
I'd also like to endorse Rose's work. She made me two K3 cases per W0YK's
DXpedition design (compatible with Ed's foam protectors), and a dust cover
for my
out on 160 this weekend (during CQWW160) and will
most likely be using the Centurion amp.
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buttoning it all up,
then having to remove the top and lower bottom covers, and then having to
reinstall them all again, afterward. Not a big thing - maybe an extra 10
or 15 minutes? Over all, though, a very well engineered product and kit.
Kudos to Eric and Wayne.
Rob K6RB
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