Bill,
Bill Conkling n...@widomaker.com wrote:
(14/08/2011 06:00)
I believe that DVR recordings are processed through the TX EQ and the
Compression settings when re-transmitted, so it is best to cancel COMP and
EQ before transmitting.
Comp 0 does not change anything. Changing TX EQ is not
hi Lyle,
thank you for your attention. I tried AGC and RF GAIN, and you are right,
this is the only way to influence the recorded signal level.
With the RF Gain I can adjust the recording level and I think loud signals
will sound better when replayed with the RF Gain down. Maybe an automatic
Has anyone in Europe imported the KPA 500 kit?
I'm particularly interested in importing to France.
What was the final cost plus all taxes and carriage?
Thanks,
73, Deni
F5VJC
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Many thanks to Fred, K6DGW, Paul, NF8J, Frank,W6NEK, and Tom, W1TXT, who
responded to my post regarding this problem.
They have all concurred that the K3 does not retain the dual power settings
correctly when KPA500 MENU: BAND CHG is set to STBY.
I'm now confident that Elecraft will fix this
GM John:
I'm not seeing that problem here with KPA500 s/n 234 and a recent K3/10 (s/n
54xx). I'm using FW 4.39 in the K3 and FW 1.11 in the KPA500. (Gary sent
me this most recent FW for the Amp on Fri).
I changed the PWR ON config in the KPA500 to STBY and the only thing it
affects is the
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From: John E. Reiser reis...@optonline.net
To: D Joyce d_jo...@sympatico.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control
Hi Doug,VE3MV,
PWR ON is not the right control. Try setting BAND CHG to
Hello Group,
Will I be able to meet some of the elecrafters in this year Tokyo Ham Fair?
TNX 73,
Johnny VR2XMC
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hi folks:
I am in the habit of recording receive audio with the DVR and for
notable QSOs I like to save the recorded audio to a WAV file on the
computer. I move the cable going to the computer LINE IN to the K3
SPKR port and then move it back when I am done recording the WAV file.
It
I reported this same issue way back in May when I first got my KPA500,
but at the time there were so few amps out there that no one really
cared. I still think it's a bug, but I was told my Elecraft that it was
intended to work that way.
73 Nels K1UR
On 8/13/2011 6:24 PM, John E. Reiser
Jack is correct. That's the way it works on my K3. When I tap the AUX button
the K3 switches to my Internal K144XV.
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:44:16 -0700, Jack Brindle jackbrin...@me.com wrote:
This is one of the
Hi Nels, K1UR,
I agree. It has to be a bug. For it to be intended to work the way it does
with the current firmware is simply illogical.
Being the weekend, I have not heard from anyone at Elecraft yet. But I
expect they will agree with us when they do respond tomorrow.
Thanks for your
Thanks for everyone who helped me understand working split.
I am not perfect on it yet but I did snag my first split contact today
OJ0UR.
Without your help and pointing me to the right parts of the manual it
would have not happened.
Thanks again for a great group!
~73
Don
KD8NNU
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 9:53 AM, gold...@charter.net wrote:
Thanks for everyone who helped me understand working split
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Cool, Don. Another DXer joins the pile!
For those who may be interested in more on DXing in pileups, there's good
advice on the page of the upcoming
I updated my K3 on Friday to firmware 4.39 releaased in early July 2011
I use it with my KPA500 (serial # 316)
In bearfoot mode the K3 runs 100 watts
In driving the amp mode I adjusted it to get all green LEDs (540 watts
output). It is reliable and works all the time
I think those that are
Thanks everyone for the input I placed my order last night along with the
KBPF3 I also order the 8 pole 6khz filter as well.
Thanks again for the input.
Mike
VE3WDM
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I thought the question was in regard to recording another ham on the air and
playing it back to him over the air?
It was said the alc was sky high thus the playback not being a accurate
representation with no way to adjust except rf gain trial and error.
I have not used my dvr for that but
Somehow I locked the VFO A B together for 20m only.
If I change frq on VFO A I have VFO B track but only on 20 M. I am
searching the manual but I can not figure how I turned this on, as VFO B
is independant on the other bands.
So I know there is a setting to have this tracking feature but I
Please ignore the request for help I found the answere on page 14 of
under sub.
~73
Don
KD8NNU
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:24 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote:
Somehow I locked the VFO A B together for 20m only.
If I change frq on VFO A I have VFO B track but only on 20 M. I am
searching
The VFOs have become linked. Hold the SUB button below and to the right of
the VFO A knob until you see UNLINK in the VFO B area.
You alternate between Sub receiver ON and OFF, LINK and UNLINK, and
Diversity on/off depending on how long you hold the SUB button.
Dick, K6KR
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I have the KFL3A-6K 6 kHz AM/ESSB, 8-pole filter installed and working.
In AM mode, I tap XFIL and VFO B display says FL2 6.00
I hold SHIFT in and see --NOR--
I tap WIDTH and see BW 3.00 -or- HI 3.00
I tap SHIFT and see *FC 1.50 -or- LO 0.00
when I turn WIDTH clockwise to it's maximum, I see
I have sent on air recorded audio of a station
back to them successfully
but my alc only shows about 7 bars when I do so
I'm also curious where the K3 determines the level
at which it retransmits that recorded audio?
perhaps it has something to do with the level of the audio
being heard over the
Sam,
Nothing inconsistent as long as you understand what is being displayed.
The display is showing you the audio bandwidth, not the IF bandwidth.
An AM signal has two sidebands extending on either side of the carrier,
and if the width of an AM signal is 6 kHz, it would demodulate to a
So far, we haven't had much response to the invitations we sent last week to
attend a major QRP Event in Monte Sano State Park the evening of Saturday the
21st.We are aware that we only sent the invitation about 10 days ago which
could be too short a notice for people having to make travel
On 8/11/2011 8:40 PM, Shane wrote:
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 SSB from 300 - 3000. It goes on to say that
most transceivers generate white noise beyond 1 and can
With the 6 kHz filter, if you want to hear substantially greater than
3 kHz audio, you can use synchronous AM, or you can install the 13
kHz filter and increase the width control to 5 kHz (the maximum).
No matter what (roofing) filter you use, the K3 will not reproduce more
than 4.5 KHz
On 8/6/2011 10:39 AM, Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
the previous response indicated, there is no fundamental reason why you
cannot use this microphone with the K3. However, as also indicated there are
some drawbacks. As already mentioned, it appears this particular model does
not have directional
I am not a serious contester but I do take advantage of the opportunities
afforded by contests to search and pounce on new DX!
Between the 2nd receiver and the panadapter, which would give me the most
bang for my buck!
BTW, I sold my AL-811H, among other items, to buy a KPA500! I have
I remember reading a post by someone at Elecraft (can't remember who it was)
saying it was a timing problem (well, call it a bug if you like) which would
be solved in the next FW release.
Someone wrote on this reflector he already had pre-beta release 1.11 and no
problem.
Let be patient!
73
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On 7/30/2011 6:43 PM, Radio Station wrote:
I'm looking at getting the KPA500, but need to find a way to ground my K3 as
well as the KPA500. I'm about 12 floors up in a high-rise and people have
suggested to me that I should look into an artificial ground. Are there
other suggestions, and
On 8/14/2011 11:52 AM, Jack Regan wrote:
Between the 2nd receiver and the panadapter, which would give me the most
bang for my buck!
The P3 will help you find where the DX is listening, will help you find
open spots in a crowded band, and will help you identify and trace RF
noises in your RX.
Anyone using the Yamaha CM-500 with the K2?
Comments ?
73
Gene K1NR
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Isn't this already on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $720.00?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Elecraft-K2-Transceiver-SSB-CW-QRP-w-Heil-microphone-/120759986576?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item1c1ddb2990
Dennis NJ6G
On 8/6/2011 10:57 AM, Chip Stratton wrote:
I've posted this for sale on QRV for $750 shipped
Ebay stuff is usually priced PLUS shipping, Dennis. $750 sounds about right
including shipping.
Ron AC7AC
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Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:38 PM
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On 8/14/2011 12:16 PM, Eugene Balinski wrote:
Anyone using the Yamaha CM-500 with the K2?
Should work very well. The K2 is a bit low on audio gain, and the CM500
is a pretty hot mic, which should compensate nicely. See my RFI tutorial
for details of how to bias the electret. There's also info
I use both the P3 and second rx but to be honest feel the P3 is the most
useful of the two options. With ST0R there were so many people calling
them from all over the world that it was often difficult to find the station
he was responding to and when he did there was no guarantee that the next
Hi
I see this has been mentioned before - but my KPA500 was pretty quiet when I
first got it (plugged in - but not 'ON')
Now - sometimes - it has a pretty loud hum while 'OFF' - I turned the power
switch at back on / off a couple of times - and it quieted down.. after a
couple of minutes it
Indeed. Being just a tad more naive than Jim, a condition that persists
to this day, my first college job included sign-on in early AM as the
only employee in the studio of a small FM station. I used a fairly
large and clunky RCA ribbon mic on a desk stand in front of the board.
Everyone has
eBay shipping for that one is $20, so $740 shipped.
Dennis NJ6G
On 8/14/2011 2:13 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Ebay stuff is usually priced PLUS shipping, Dennis. $750 sounds about right
including shipping.
Ron AC7AC
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Well, I disagree. I use a Cascade Fat Head ribbon microphone on my Bauer 707
AM transmitter and the reports are very flattering. Now, I agree if you are
using a narrow sideband filter, it won't help you much, but then on my K3, when
I do move the ribbon mike into position, I use the 6 KHz
It is absolutely pointless to play recorded audio back to the station IF you
are trying to show him how good or bad his/her audio is.
The amount of change in the signal quality between RX and Tx in your own
transceiver is more than enough to alter the sent audio.
Even going to the effort of
I posted this to the reflector two days before putting it up on Ebay, where
it is now and ends Monday. I lowered the BIN price a bit a few days after
the auction went live.
Chip
AE5KA
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Dennis Moore den...@mail4life.net wrote:
Isn't this already on eBay with a
After nearly two years of trouble free operation, I have developed a
repeatable problem. While transmitting on 40 meter CW on my usual antenna
the K3 suddenly shuts down. When I repower it, it comes back up fine, but
has shifted frequency by about 1.5 kHz. This is occuring during relatively
Have your checked your power supply connections, or tried another power
supply?
On 8/14/2011 5:45 PM, K4SC wrote:
After nearly two years of trouble free operation, I have developed a
repeatable problem. While transmitting on 40 meter CW on my usual antenna
the K3 suddenly shuts down.
I had this happen once and it turned out to be the Astron LM-35 power supply I
was using. It did not repeat on another supply I had. Still haven't looked into
repairing the Astron, but understand it is not an uncommon failure.
Will, AI4VE
Is it important to chose a headphone impedance close to what the K3 would like
to see? For example, Don recommended the Yamaha CM500 which, according to the
website, has a headphone impedance of 120 ohms; other headphone impedances seem
to run from around 32 ohms (the Yamaha RH2C) to several
I had this happen once and it turned out to be the Astron LM-35 power supply
I was using. It did not repeat on another supply I had. Still haven't looked
into repairing the Astron, but understand it is not an uncommon failure.
I had a similar failure with an Astron 18 amp supply. It would
Thanks to Doug, Jim, Jim, Dick (and anyone who I did not mention) for your
advice.
I am going with the P3 for now. Leaving cost aside, it seems to be the
best choice for my use. Adding the cost of filters to the 2nd receiver
makes the choice even clearer.
Jack AE6GC
I'm having a similar problem with k3 4290. I have qrq mode turned on but
when I engage the RIT which turns QRQ mode off and then transmit, the rig
shuts down. It also comes back on a different frequency when I power it
back up. If I leave the RIT off, it doesn't happen. I thought it might
On 8/14/2011 6:16 PM, rich kennedy wrote:
Is headphone impedance a critical factor in choosing your headphones?
Thanks, 73, Rich, K3VAT
NO! The more important number is the voltage sensitivity, which is
usually expressed in dBSPL (acoustic loudness) for a standard driving
voltage. Any
The going back to the last saved frequency is a dead giveaway that
the power has been EXTERNALLY removed or glitched without the benefit
of manual power off (which allows K3 to go through all its save
stuff shutdown routines). This will bring you up on the previous
frequency. If the previous
Are there any programs around that can save/restore configurations for
the K2? I'm sure I remember seeing one many years ago, but I'm not
turning up anything obvious in my searching ..
de w1rt/john
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There was a little noise but the stations I heard were quite loud.
Except for Fred. Then he tuned and blasted in. I missed the explanation
since my ears were still ringing but found out he was running 500 watts
from his K3. Once again weather reports were of much
The one place impedance might be important is with regard to frequency
response. Some of the early K3 headphone circuits has smaller value
coupling capacitors than the current production. With low impedance
( 16 Ohms) headphones the low value coupling capacitors resulted in
a low frequency roll
Propagation was better this week than in recent weeks. There was no
discussion after the check-ins today. We had 24 participants over a 20
minute period. Have a great week.
Here is the list of participants.
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K4GCJ Gerry NC
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