Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-21 Thread Ted Edwards W3TB
This, and others that may come along, could become a terrific booklet and a standard of procedure for all of us. On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:11 PM Fred wrote: > That's worked for me twice in the last several years. First answer will > be "What?" Just persist ... perhaps asking to speak to

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-21 Thread Fred
That's worked for me twice in the last several years.  First answer will be "What?"  Just persist ... perhaps asking to speak to someone who knows what a Registered Agent for Service of Process is.  We had a problem in the ice maker of a new fridge, the warranty service company kept sending

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-21 Thread Gwen Patton
The bulk of consumer electronics, like wi-fi routers, is covered under Part 15, and it is therefore the responsibility of the operator of the Part 15 gear to deal with interference issues, NOT a neighborhood ham. Hams are not responsible for interference to Part 15 gear. In fact, Part 15 gear has

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-20 Thread Phil Kane
On 10/20/2021 5:19 PM, Steve Stutman wrote: Write a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the CEO or president of the involved entity and cc: via the same method to head of your Public Utilities Commission, or whatever you have in 6, as suggested by Ken. Eric -- Before you do that,

[Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-20 Thread Steve Stutman
Hi, When needing to get a result from anything publicly regulated, consider using something other than the interwebs or 800 number. K6MR points in the right direction. Specifically: Write a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the CEO or president of the involved entity and cc: via

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for the K4

2019-11-01 Thread Andy McMullin via Elecraft
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Smith > Sent: 01 November 2019 19:56 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion for the K4 > > Something I'd mentioned earlier that would > be good for the K3 will also apply on the > K4 as well

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for the K4

2019-11-01 Thread Doug Turnbull
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Smith Sent: 01 November 2019 19:56 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion for the K4 Something I'd mentioned earlier that would be good for the K3 will also apply on the K4 as well: Operating permissions per band. Perhaps an option for license

[Elecraft] Suggestion for the K4

2019-11-01 Thread Gary Smith
Something I'd mentioned earlier that would be good for the K3 will also apply on the K4 as well: Operating permissions per band. Perhaps an option for license class operating permissions. Select to engage the option for General and you will always be 100% operating properly as a General. An

[Elecraft] Suggestion for ???

2011-12-22 Thread Dale Putnam
Ok.. this is brief, and to the point. There is, and has been a whole LOT of trouble shooting wisdom shared on this reflector. I'm not picking out any one person, but Don would be a great start, add in others too, with a publication of all that is offered by Don, on a product. Then one would

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for ???

2011-12-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dale, Thank you for that vote of confidence. I have made several attempts to create a book of K2 (K1 or KX1) troubleshooting that is more than what is in the Elecraft manuals. I have failed due to the specifics of the possible failures. I can relate a solution to a specific set of

[Elecraft] Suggestion for K3 transmit audio improvement

2010-12-04 Thread Dean
My K3 (#3873) has better transmit and receive audio than my Mark V, which I thought was awesome. (Except the Mark V had a MUCH better internal speaker). One disadvantage I have found with My K3 transmit audio is that you must choose between 2.7kHz or lower bandwidth or 3.3kHz bandwidth or

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for K3 transmit audio improvement

2010-12-04 Thread Barry N1EU
Dean44 wrote: when the ESSB mode is engaged, you can turn the menu bandwidth down to 3.0kHz but it is really about 3.3kHz wide on the transmitted signal. This has been my experience on my K3 and watching other K3s on the air in the band scope. Actually, I measure 3.0Khz transmitted

[Elecraft] Suggestion: Sell P3 matching enclosure

2010-06-03 Thread Andrew Moore
Elecrew: As you roll out new products in the K3 line (P3, amp, etc.), is there any chance you'll offer a bare matching enclosure for sale separately, as you do with the K1 and K2 product lines? It could be the perfect size for a homebrewed matching power supply and/or speaker, etc. --Andrew NV1B

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion: Sell P3 matching enclosure

2010-06-03 Thread Don Cunningham
I would echo Andrew's request. Althought I know you have said there is adequate room in the P3 enclosure for a homebrewed power supply, I have several things I would like to build into an enclosure matching the K3. I would buy one (or two) today 73. Don, WB5HAK

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion: Sell P3 matching enclosure

2010-06-03 Thread Andrew Moore
I know you have said there is adequate room in the P3 enclosure for a homebrewed power supply Something the supply inside P3 wouldn't accommodate is a forward-facing speaker (in my case, the top-mounted speaker will be covered by a low shelf) On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Don Cunningham

[Elecraft] Suggestion for power supply

2009-02-14 Thread Yves Dussault
I now have the spring fever for building...Thinking of putting the KPA100 together for my K2. Any suggestion for a suitable (cheap!) power supply? -- Yves Dussault-VE2ATD __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for power supply

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce McLaughlin
, February 14, 2009 11:54 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion for power supply I now have the spring fever for building...Thinking of putting the KPA100 together for my K2. Any suggestion for a suitable (cheap!) power supply? -- Yves Dussault-VE2ATD

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-02 Thread Adam Koczarski
If you know what caused the problem, it's fairly simple to undo anything in the K3 (e.g. tapping METER while in CONFIG gives you the default setting for most parameters). I believe the question was how to recover if you get yourself into an unknown state and don't know how you got there.

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-02 Thread Jeff Wandling W7BRS
Good point. The Utility will let you snap a baseline of your rig settings, today. What may be easier to use also is, upon finalizing your settings on the K3, you snap the baseline of the config via the Utility. Time passes and you screw up your K3 config.. you get it out of wack and want to

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-02 Thread Bill W4ZV
Adam Koczarski wrote: Virtually every software application has an undo key. Backups are for major restores, not for a mistaken edit. When's the last time you used a backup to restore a document you mistakenly delete a word from?? Not quite the same thing. Adam - ka7ark If

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-02 Thread R. Kevin Stover
Adam Koczarski wrote: Virtually every software application has an undo key. Backups are for major restores, not for a mistaken edit. When's the last time you used a backup to restore a document you mistakenly delete a word from?? Not quite the same thing. Adam - ka7ark Every day.

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-01 Thread Richard Davis
...Ah the [UNDO] button. Such a simple elegant idea. Where it is available I use it without any thinking, and with great relief. Some developers of software for the MACINTOSH, where the 'undo' feature is explicitly defined and encouraged, say that fully 50% of total development effort

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-01 Thread Bill W4ZV
Richard Davis-5 wrote: ...Ah the [UNDO] button. Such a simple elegant idea. Where it is available I use it without any thinking, and with great relief. There is an UNDO button of sorts. It's called Restore K3 Configuration From... in the K3 Utility Configuration Menu. This

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-01 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Bill W4ZV wrote: There is an UNDO button of sorts. It's called Restore K3 Configuration From... in the K3 Utility Configuration Menu. This presumes you stored the default configuration and/or changes you've made. Of course, if you try this, you'll see it's not instantaneous by any

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-02-01 Thread Adam Koczarski
-Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 3:26 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion And all computers have an undo function

[Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-01-30 Thread Lynn Lamb, W4NL
Hi Eric and Wayne, Since you asked, may I suggest something which may be silly. We all know the VFO B knob changes the menu items and the main tuning knob does the changing within the menu. I make the mistake all the time getting them reversed.. my problem which I can live with, but wonder if

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-01-30 Thread Adam Koczarski
-Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lynn Lamb, W4NL Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:25 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion We all know the VFO B knob changes the menu items

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-01-30 Thread wayne burdick
Hi Lynn, It helps to think of it in this way: - the large knob on the left controls what's on the large display that's shifted to the left - the small knob on the right controls what's on the small display that's shifted the right To change it now would cause a huge amount of turmoil,

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2009-01-30 Thread Lynn Lamb, W4NL
: [Elecraft] Suggestion Hi Lynn, It helps to think of it in this way: - the large knob on the left controls what's on the large display that's shifted to the left - the small knob on the right controls what's on the small display that's shifted the right To change it now would cause a huge amount

[Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-09 Thread Bruce Beford
On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote: Can you make the TX symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test the audio? When the TX is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to look twice to see if I am not transmitting. Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display is not changeable

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-09 Thread Jim Miller
An alternate method may be to make the blink longer on than off and give more chance to read it. 73, Jim KG0KP - Original Message - From: Bruce Beford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 10:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft TX flash too small ???

2008-11-09 Thread Bill NY9H
TX is blinking hard to see Unfortunately, this can not be done. The display...Don't expect this to happen. IF elecraft decided it is a real issue.. they COULD make the FREQUENCY OR all of the elements flashing on off to remind us that IT AIN'T GONNA XMIT YOU TURNED IT

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-09 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
- Original Message - From: Bruce Beford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 10:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote: Can you make the TX symbol bigger when we take the radio

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-09 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Bruce Beford wrote: On the Elecraft reflector, you wrote: Can you make the TX symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test the audio? When the TX is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to look twice to see if I am not transmitting. Look at the power meter. It won't

[Elecraft] Suggestion To Elecraft

2008-11-08 Thread -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-
Can you make the TX symbol bigger when we take the radio off air to test the audio? When the TX is blinking fast it's hard to see and I have to look twice to see if I am not transmitting. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Suggestion-To-Elecraft-tp1475544p1475544.html Sent

[Elecraft] Suggestion for K3 re Spot Tuning Operation

2008-02-24 Thread WB6MND
Here's another suggestion for the K3. When using Spot on CW, the tuning appears to switch automatically to fine from coarse mode. That makes sense, at least temporarily. But then it stays in fine mode, even if one started in coarse mode. It would be better, I think, if it switched back

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion for K3 re Spot Tuning Operation

2008-02-24 Thread Tom Hammond
Les: Here's another suggestion for the K3. When using Spot on CW, the tuning appears to switch automatically to fine from coarse mode. That makes sense, at least temporarily. But then it stays in fine mode, even if one started in coarse mode. It would be better, I think, if it switched back

[Elecraft] Suggestion

2007-04-28 Thread W2AGN
If I may dare to make a suggestion. There are going to be a LOT of questions. May I suggest a 'K3 FAQ on the web page with the most Frequently Asked (hence, FAQ ;-) on it? Save answering the same one here several times. -- --- _____ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ John L. Sielke

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion

2007-04-28 Thread wayne burdick
This is in the works. Stay tuned. Wayne On Apr 28, 2007, at 10:29 AM, W2AGN wrote: If I may dare to make a suggestion. There are going to be a LOT of questions. May I suggest a 'K3 FAQ on the web page with the most Frequently Asked (hence, FAQ ;-) on it? Save answering the same one here

[Elecraft] Suggestion for New Product

2005-09-15 Thread Sanger, Joseph
What I would _really_ love to build or buy from elecraft would be some sort of bandscope for K2 ... my life would be complete if this were to come to pass! Joseph J. Sanger, M.D. Associate Professor of Radiology Director, Radiology Informatics Director, Database Application Development, SoM

RE: [Elecraft] Suggestion for New Product

2005-09-15 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Joseph, You may want to check out the N4PY software http://www.ralabs.com/n4py/. It does include a bandscan if you activate it. Much less expensive than a hardware bandscaning device. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- What I would _really_ love to build or buy from elecraft would be