Received assembled K3/100 SN 453 Feb 26 we are QRV. Order placed June 11.
Jim
K7EG
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All this talk of easy RTTY QSOs got me going: I rigged my K2 with
a couple of patch cords to the sound card and figured out MMTTY: I
just made my first ever RTTY QSO to VP6DX with 5W on 30M ...
I've got them QRP/CW on 80-10 and RTTY on 30. I'll keep trying for 160 but my
best antenna for that is
This brings to mind a quote attributed to Henry Ford. When asked what
colors the Model T was available in he replied: You can have any color
you want as long as it's black.
Hey, if it's good enought for Henry, Eric Wayne, it's good enough for
me! :)
Bruce, NM5B
Just black works fine for
What also doesn't get much weight, at least for me, are the bad eHam
reviews that are themselves bad.
They often show the reviewer has poor command of such things as, say,
the english language, his keyboard (love those all caps reviews!),
his emotions, etc. Far too many of these:
It
Hi
I have received no messages on here since 1522 utc on the 26th. All others seem
ok
73 Bryan GM3AKF
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Björn and Alexandr,
This is not only important on UHF and above... It is important on VHF as well!
Granted nobody cares about this on HF, but 6m and above, it is tremendously
useful -- one could even say crucial. Björn, you described the FT-897
capabilities very well, and that's exactly how
TUNER IS SOLD, PENDING FUNDS.
Jim - W0EB
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G'day,
Has anyone else noticed a slight chuffing of the CW sidetone when in QSK
mode. The chuffing is absent when in manual TX. I guess it's probably
the change over from band noise to sidetone. Nevertheless it sounds odd.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
#345
We just tested a new batch of KPA3 modules and compiled data on their
3rd-order IMD performance. This topic has been of interest lately, so I
asked Eric to post a typical plot (20 m, 100 W):
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3_100W_20M_TX_IMD.jpg
The scale is adjusted to show increments of 3 dB
I should quit now, but I just realized that a bad review is a good thing
in one respect, it shows that if you get a bad radio, you're not alone.
There's probably TWO out there. :)
Honestly, I doubt all the radios are working at the time they're
received, but if you listen to some of the goings
I'd like to use the voice keyer in MacLoggerDX, but since I have to switch
input from line in to rear mic do this, its a bit tedious.
Of course when the voice keyer becomes available, I wont have problem, but
until then, any suggestions for making this easier.
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Hi
Messages back for last 10 mins Thanks
73 Bryan GM3AKF
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It might be easy for you but 10W in Northern Europe into a wire dipole is not
enough to crack the pile ups.
I have given up trying to work them.
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Lee, you have no idea how jealous I am. With 2 kids still at KSU my K3
budget is nil.
Maybe after one graduates in May.
Bill NZ0T
Lee Buller wrote:
Well, after two evenings of building the K3 I got the power to it without
smoke. Still have quite a bit to do, but I am taking my time.
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
I managed on 80m SSB at 07:25z the other day. Ok is was 120w, but I got a
good 59, so I think 10 might have made it.
I tried, for an hour. There was simply no chance against all the
stronger, mainly Southern Europeans trying for their 3rd or 4th band
contact.
Get Rose to make you a PINK cover for it!
On 26/02/2008 17:37, Phil Townsend [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
My wife says I can have a K3 with all the bells and whistles if it is
PINK!
Phil
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PINK!
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Bill W5WVO wrote:
Can somebody at Elecraft let us know when this capability is expected to
be
coded and implemented? It sure would be nice if it were in there by the
time I
get my K3 in April/May, in time for the ARRL VHF QSO Party in June.
It would also be nice to know when we
I think it is an excellent idea.
Darwin, Keith wrote:
Why not?
How about offering the case in different colors? White, Gray, Black,
Midnight Blue, Deep Red, Mauve? It would be a first in hamdom wouldn't
it? I can't recall ever having a choice of color when buying ham gear.
If
Joseph, NE3R wrote:
When it comes to reviews, I tend to focus on the bad ones as the good ones
could simply represent someones feeling that they spent plenty of money on
something, it must be good. When it comes to ham gear, a bad review without
a call sign doesn't get much weight. I suppose
I think this is a job on the side for Chip Foose.
Of course your K3 will arrive back one inch lower also with customized knobs
on it :-)
With all the terms on a rod hot rod , rat rod this would be a ham rat?
Tom LA1PHA
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I managed on 80m SSB at 07:25z the other day. Ok is was 120w, but I got a
good 59, so I think 10 might have made it.
G3YMC has had a 5w CW QSO - ok, he has to be a No.1 QRP guy, but it's
possible to do.
On 26/02/2008 21:00, AD6XY - Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
It might be easy for you but
You guys need to get out more. Different colors have been available
for a while (elsewhere).
http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/hilberling.htm#top%20of%20page
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Hello Frank!
Plenty sidetone gain on my newly completed K2/100 (6384).
I did notice it makes a huge difference as to what is hooked to the jacks. I
don't use the internal speaker.
I have my sidetone set for 500 Hz at a level of 61. If I change to lower
impedance headphones I need to lower
Hello Folks,
Recieved my K3 on the 25th and been setting it up. Is there anyone that is
using mixw with the rig. I am almost there. Have it interfaced, but not sure
of the setting for Keying the K3. Any advice or setting would be
appreciated.
Don...w2xb
Ps. k3#403...
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OK, I've got to reply once to this thread
One of the things that caught my eye in the K3 was its colour - I'm not a
fan of the Grey, reminds me too much of 'service' gear, of which I've never
been a member.
On 26/02/2008 16:30, Bruce Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
This brings to mind a quote
Aloha,
I built my new K3 SN 469 over last weekend and I have been having a lot of
fun with it on CW, but I'm still not sure that I have it configured properly
for SSB. I have the latest firmware, I am using a Proset-K2, and I have the
mic input set for front panel, high gain, and bias on. I
Been away from ham radio for 40 or so years, so technique is
a black hole. I could us some basic advice. I'd hoped to
work VP6DX but couldn't quite pull it off. What would be
you're advice next time such an opportunity rolls around?
Givens: KX-1 + ~70' long wire, 45 ft. up. External homebrew
I have heard a lot about the excellent performance of the new K3 in rejecting
nearby interfering signals.
Great performance in the receiver is useless if the strong signal nearby is
excessively wide. I hope to be that strong signal, so I hope I am not
transmitting a wide signal.
I wonder how
K3 number 000443 is alive and receiving. I am now trying to figure out all the
controls, configuration, , etc
Lee - K0WA
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't
have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find
any
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Get Rose to make you a PINK cover for it!
That would be great for the New K3 Hooters model.
73 k3hrn
Thom,EIEIO
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www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon
Bill Björn and Alexandr I agree with your sentiment, I indeed plan on using my
K3 for 6 Meters and vhf/uhf weak signal operation. Hopefully they can implement
this change before the Spring prior to E season and I get my K3 in March or
April.
73 de Wp4o
Ed
Tampa,FL El 87
Bill W5WVO
Phillip and Don,
You came through for me - I had made a note on the K60XV manual about
changing R6 in the ATU but somehow never got around to doing it.
The resistor change has taken care of the problem and now on
alignment of the 6 meter transverter.
Thanks.
Larry Ingram AG4NN
Just received K3/100 #493 in Boston!
Ordered w/ deposit 6/28/07. Received 2/26/08.
Now to work on my schedule to free up the time to play/build... :)
73,
Jon
w1jp
K3-493
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Hello everyone,
I'm currently assembling a KAT1 for use with my already-completed K1-4
(which I'd previously been using with an external tuner), and I'm
having some trouble with the final step of the SWR bridge adjustment
of trimmer capacitor C9. I did verify the previous steps of setting
power
Setting the AGC threshold on my K2.
Adjusting R1 for 3.8 volts. But turned full up I can only achieve 3.666
volts.
Is this a problem?
73
Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL
FISTS #9666 - CW QRP Club #753 - Elecraft K2 #6404
Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group www.mncarg.org
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
OK, I've got to reply once to this thread
One of the things that caught my eye in the K3 was its colour - I'm not a
fan of the Grey, reminds me too much of 'service' gear, of which I've never
been a member.
Man, it's a good thing that the
nz0t wrote:
Lee, you have no idea how jealous I am. With 2 kids still at KSU my K3
budget is nil.
Maybe after one graduates in May.
Bill NZ0T
Well, here's a little nugget of info to make it seem not so bad that you
have to wait. I've heard rumours that there have been a few hardware
Sorry to say but after many days trying I could not work VP6DX from home
using my K3 , 100 watts and either my 5 band spiderbeam or my HF9V.
I had to go to the club shack ( VK6ANC ) to work them on 20 and 80 mtrs
ssb with 400 watts
All this talk of how easy it was on qrp is amazing as everyone
Don't know what all this 'milliwatts to a piece of wire' and disappearing
pile-ups is all about. I managed to work 'em on 20m cw yesterday (26th) and
the pile-up seemed as big as ever and required my K3/Acom 1000/qsk combo to
do it in the limited time at my disposal.
Problem here has been
Acceptable, but I prefer black.
And I'm really not sensitive to combat etc, just never joined up.
They stopped National Services before my time and I went into electronics.
I actually think we should bring NS back in the UK - maybe we'd deal with
all the youngster who don't know what to do with
You pasted Ken :)
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Hi Curt,
When I try to do the mic gain, compression, and ALC setting steps on manual
page 26, I find that while the ALC attack is very fast, the decay is very
...
A number of people have commented about the (apparent) lack of average
power with SSB processing in the present implementation.
Do you think 'Sheilars Wheels' would insure Pink K3's?
On 27/02/2008 13:25, Thom LaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Get Rose to make you a PINK cover for it!
That would be great for the New K3 Hooters model.
73 k3hrn
Thom,EIEIO
Email,
I have been wrestling with this problem for a couple of weeks now and
can't find a solution. Maybe someone has experienced something similar
or can suggest where to look.
I am finalising my SO2R setup. Radio 1 is the K3, Radio 2 is my FT1kMP.
They both feed phones, CW, PTT and mic into a
Come on guys, Elecraft is certainly busy enough getting the K3s out of the
door.
Think of others, not what I want.
You can certainly work the VHF qso party without this feature.
Jim K4JAF
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AD6XY - Mike wrote:
It might be easy for you but 10W in Northern Europe into a wire dipole is not
enough to crack the pile ups.
I have given up trying to work them.
Haven't even heard them at 63 deg N in Norway.
LA4RT Jon
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Hi all,
Any ham with a ham wife will instantly know this is a bad idea. Many a
time I've bought an item of ham gear that I've wanted under the pretense
it was for her. If a colour choice is on offer, I'd have to live with whatever
colour she picks. I just can't imagine having a pink K3 in the
I see, well CW not done here at all yet!
Not good operating on their part if they don't slow down. Most Dxpeditions
do slow down and take it easier towards the end, for those who may not have
a 'Big Gun'.
Also (forgive me if I'm teaching you to suck eggs), don't rely upon the
Dxcluster, because
Hi Bryan:
At 03:53 02/27/2008, Bryan wrote:
I have received no messages on here since 1522 utc on the 26th. All
others seem ok
A 'local' friend wrote me noting that he had received nothing for some time,
while I had been receiving a fairly continuous stream of e-mails.
Not certain why some
Hi Neil:
So...
1. If I want to call 25kHz up, and the KX1 RIT range is
~+/- 6kHz, what's be best way to jump back and forth given
that constraint? Should I be using the priority freq. memory
function, and try to switch back and forth fast enough to
establish a contact? At the rate the QSOs were
My XYL loves pink. Our wedding color was pink.
Our living room furniture decor is pink mauve.
Our bedroom walls are pink.
Our master bathroom is painted a very, very, hot, rich shade of dark
pink.
I have and wear pink dress shirts.
If I were opposed to pink, I'd have been in serious trouble
Hello everyone,
I'm currently assembling a KAT1 for use with my already-completed K1-4
(which I'd previously been using with an external tuner), and I'm
having some trouble with the final step of the SWR bridge adjustment
of trimmer capacitor C9. I did verify the previous steps of setting
power
Phillip and Don,
You came through for me - I had made a note on the K60XV manual about
changing R6 in the ATU but somehow never got around to doing it.
The resistor change has taken care of the problem and now on
alignment of the 6 meter transverter.
Thanks.
Larry Ingram AG4NN
Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Setting the AGC threshold on my K2.
Adjusting R1 for 3.8 volts. But turned full up I can only achieve 3.666
volts.
Is this a problem?
73
Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL
FISTS #9666 - CW QRP Club #753 - Elecraft K2 #6404
Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group www.mncarg.org
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Aloha,
Two hours ago I was convinced that my K3 wasn't working right on SSB, but
now I am equally convinced that it works OK! So sorry for the premature
post.
Curt AH6RE
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its not a matter of a qso party, its a matter of working weak signal dx!
Ed
WP4o
Jim Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Come on guys, Elecraft is certainly busy enough getting the K3s out of the
door.
Think of others, not what I want.
You can certainly work the VHF qso party without this
M0XDF wrote:
G3YMC has had a 5w CW QSO - ok, he has to be a No.1 QRP guy, but it's
possible to do.
Well yes, I was glad to make a QSO, DXCC number 223 on QRP. But I would
certainly not say it was easy and it took quite a few mornings before I
managed it. I also made quite an effort
It looks like the QTH.net server had an issue yesterday. I checked late last
night and the archive was not getting messages as well. When I tried to go the
QTH.net web site...the browser could not access it.
I was having Elecraft Email withdrawal issues.
Then Yahoo Mail went down. Oh,
I know nobody wants to hear this but I'm sure its something you already know.
Elecraft cannot put a time stamp on when a new firmware release with updated
features will be available. There is one persone who does MCU coding (Wayne)
and
one person who does DSP coding (Lyle). Right now their
G4ILO posted:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2008-February/083716.html
Is this just a rumor or factual? I find the idea that this actually
has happened to be very scary (the unannounced part).
Eric, Wayne, etcany comments?
de Doug KR2Q
Another thought on this...
Maybe those who want to chose the color of their radio should consider
the Hilberling PT-8000. I see they are estimated to be $14,000 for
the 100 watt version, or $16,000 for the 600 watt version. For those
prices, I presume that you can have it in your choice of
Don,
Thanks a lot for your help.
I checked U3 and all other parts on all the units for the right placement, I
checked and renewed the soldering, which i did before.
Nothing changed, so I was a little bit afraid against(checking some nights)
Do you have an idea where I could measure with a
By the Hilberling is *still* not shipping!
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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Maybe those who want to chose the color of their radio should consider
the Hilberling PT-8000.
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They must have worked everybody by now
Not everybody. I have yet to work them. Been busy so I haven't had time to sit
in front of the radio to try and catch them. Amost everytime I have been able
to get to the radio for a while, I find I can't hear them on the
Guys and Gals.
I am amazed at the K3. I am not even sure yet how it will perform because I
spent a total of two hours fiddling with the rig after building it. But, with
what I've seen so far, I am amazed.
The engineering that has gone into this rig is spectacular. Just the physical
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
colour she picks. I just can't imagine having a pink K3 in the shack!
Well, we can tell that you're not one of the Metro Males!
73 k3hrn
Thom,EIEIO
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Wasn't CW-to-PSK31 introduced in the last firmware release (MCU 1.69
and DSP 1.53)?
Bob NW8L
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:39 AM, G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would also be nice to know when we might see FM TX/RX available,
CW-to-PSK31 actually working, the calibration option for the high
I've been wondering about the hardware mods mentioned here:
http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/projects/K3_english.pdf
in section 6 Elecraft Says. Which, if any, of these are incorporated
in current production?
Bob NW8L
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 8:16 AM, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mike,
If of any interest to you VP6DX was peaking here on 40m short path around
08:20Z (CW contact at 08:14Z and SSB at 08:51Z), and strong on 15m short
path for a good hour during our afternoon (CW contact at 16:48Z before SSB
contact at 16:37Z). Have heard them on 40m long path during the
Tom Hammond-2 wrote:
Hi Bryan:
At 03:53 02/27/2008, Bryan wrote:
I have received no messages on here since 1522 utc on the 26th. All
others seem ok
A 'local' friend wrote me noting that he had received nothing for some
time,
while I had been receiving a fairly continuous stream of
When you do get to order your K3, it will have all those mods incorporated,
so you'll have a better rig than those who have one now.
I hope we're not trying spread some FUD.
In the past Elecraft has made sure that any improvements are available
to all. Every K2 ever built can be brought up
Mark Bayern wrote:
I hope we're not trying spread some FUD.
In the past Elecraft has made sure that any improvements are available
to all. Every K2 ever built can be brought up to current standards. I
can't imagine that the K3 will be any different.
When all the dust settles from the
They may have the K3 beat color wise, but did you look at the prices? Jeez, 12
grand for the 10 watt version! They must be using solid gold PC boards!
W0EB
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These guys have us beat, they offer their radios tricked out in
several designer colors... I wonder which one works the best?
http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/hilberling.htm
Just for fun!
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Hello Jack!
I had about a 3.66 measurement as well.
Figured with +/- 5% or 10% for error, etc. it is close enough.
Rig works fine, agc is doing it's thing. No complaints.
Ken, KA0W
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Mike Harris wrote:
G'day,
Has anyone else noticed a slight chuffing of the CW sidetone when in QSK
mode. The chuffing is absent when in manual TX. I guess it's probably
the change over from band noise to sidetone. Nevertheless it sounds odd.
Mike,
Try reducing the audio gain a bit or
The Linux version of the K3 Utility has been released
and is available for download on the Elecraft web
site.
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
Requirements:
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Curt,
Tx SSB.This is normal. SSB tx signal from K3 is good
but I understand that in the future there will be some
improvement (firmware).
I have adjusted compresion to 25 and than MIC
gain to the point that there is no distortion.
That way I can get more dynamic signal (good average
power). I'm
Jack,
The cause of the low AGC Threshold is a low output from the 8 volt
regulator (Control Board U4)
It will llikely not cause any problem at all if you simply set the
Threshold to max. You could consider replacing the regulator if it
causes you concern.
73,
Don W3FPR
Jack wrote:
Wayne has already made a comment to that egect on a mod to the KXV3
On 27/02/2008 15:38, Mark Bayern [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
When you do get to order your K3, it will have all those mods incorporated,
so you'll have a better rig than those who have one now.
I hope we're not trying spread
Chris and All,
I don't know if it's too late or not, as they may be packing
things up at VP6DX as we speak. But give that antenna a try
on 160. The K3's ATU seems to be very wide ranged. I
worked VP6DX on all modes from 10 through 160--that's 20 out
of 22 possible (didn't hear a peep on 6
Mark,
You did try the measurement during transmit did you not? It will be
zero volts when there is no power going through the wattmeter section of
the tuner.
Check the orientation of the diodes, and check T1 for correct
connections and good tinning of the leads - if you cannot see a bit of
I too am wondering about this. If I had the choice, I'd rather wait a
bit and get one that already has the mods.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 -
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G4ILO posted:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2008-February/083716.html
Is this just a rumor
Hello group!
I'm putting together my KAT2 and having trouble with the Bridge Null
Adjustment (pg 16). When I first went through it, it worked fine until
step four on page 17, where I got well over the specified 3 or 4
volts. So I pulled it apart, checked everything, and reflowed T1. Now
Personally, I think black is a very classy color. I'd
even like to have a black automobile, notwithstanding the
fact that I live in the Arizona desert! I prefer K3 black
to K2 gray, but I suppose that's just me. Black is a
neutral color (as are colors like tan and gray), but I think
it
Good job, Chris
No rtty here, but I did work them everywhere but 6 and 10m.
Not sweating 6m, as I don't work that, but really bummed I
could never hear them on 10m.
Oh, well, there will be another VP6 DXpedition someday,
if I'm still around :-)
73, Bob N6WG
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The joy of life
She dresses in Black.
Country Joe and the Fish
circa 1966
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So I pulled it apart, checked everything, and reflowed T1. Now I'm
trying to adjust C55 again, but I can't seem to get it to go to the ATU
when I press TUNE. It flashes ATU briefly, then says Hi Cur, then goes
to P 4.3 or so.
Some simple things to check are that you
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
G4ILO posted:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2008-February/083716.html
Is this just a rumor or factual? I find the idea that this actually
has happened to be very scary (the unannounced part).
There's an IMD mod to the Hardware AGC circuit. It is not
Given the high quality of the engineers in the test group it's only to be
expected that there will be enhancements, I wish I had a groups as good as
this for my day job. None of the changes made are critical, I'm sure they'll
be documented later.
As has been said, they are minor changes, FWIW
Don,
The rig was in 'TUN' mode as according to the instructions, but I wasn't
actually keying down. Perhaps I missed that?
I checked out T1 but I'll triple check it this evening, and I'll also test
the diodes with my DMM since I'm certain of their orientation on the board.
Don Wilhelm wrote:
G4ILO wrote:
However, many K3 owners will not have the skills to
perform these mods. I don't think that's FUD, just fact.
With regard to the mods that I know about, they are easy. Someone who
does not own a soldering iron or is uncomfortable can pay someone to do
it for him.
Just like he
---hope this isn't a duplicate -the one I sent in yesterday never
appeared, but qth.net was appearing and disappearing before I sent it.
My K3/100 serial #459 a kit ordered June 12th, shipped Feb. 19th.
arrived today
This shipment and the others posted recently are consistent with the
Well, I've convinced myself that the Radio Shack portable ESD mat, P/N
276-2370 doesn't work properly.
The ESD Association http://www.esda.org has promulgated an
industry-standard test for ESD mats, ESD S4.1. It is the standard
specified by most commercial mats. I decided not to spring for the
My, my... Here's what I propose. All you folks that are disappointed that
there may be a change in their K3, please send Lisa an email and ask her to put
your order on hold until the K3 stabilizes.
I would love to get bumped up in the queue. Further more I hope you never get
your K3. Why,
If the phase noise is good on receive it will also be good on transmit.
The same synthesizer is used for both.
Al N1AL
On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 13:16, AD6XY - Mike wrote:
I have heard a lot about the excellent performance of the new K3 in rejecting
nearby interfering signals.
Great
Since the radio is as modular as it is, and most of us actually did the
assembly, swapping boards by mail to upgrade should certainly be a
possibility.
I can do some SMT work, so I'll certainly consider that, although I'm
also a short, interesting, trip from Aptos.
73, doug
Date: Wed, 27
Vic K2VCO wrote:
With regard to the mods that I know about, they are easy. Someone who
does not own a soldering iron or is uncomfortable can pay someone to do
it for him.
Just like he would with Yaecomwood.
Except that the layout of the K2 is open, it's easy to disassemble,
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