Mine came with what looks like the latest beta at the time of shipping (2.11, I
think). Anyway, it's certainly newer than the latest regular release.
Is it recommended that I keep following the betas, or wait until one of the
releases more recent than mine is declared regular?
73
LA4RT Jon
I have built more than 200 K2's to date. Let me build one for you. My prices
are reasonable, and you receive a new radio with the options you want, ready to
play. Please respond directly to my email.
73
Alan
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k7ca wrote:
Hello All,
I just received K3 kit serial # 1253 with KPA3, KBPF3, KXV3 and
KUSB options. The kit was very well thought out and was a pleasure
to assemble. It went together in under 8 hours. Everything
seemed to calibrate well and work perfectly except for the 100 watt
On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 20:45 -0700, wayne burdick wrote:
For bandwidth settings of 100 Hz or lower, the K3’s DSP normally uses a
type of filter that minimizes ringing: the Finite Impulse Response or
FIR filter.
If you don’t mind a small amount of ringing, you can select Infinite
Impulse
My K3 was ordered as a kit.
Rodger
N4NRW
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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:02:51 -0500
From: Jim Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on the way
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Is your a factory unit? That may extend the time a bit.
73, Jim
Folks..
Wonderin' if any ZL-Stations are QRV on the list..? I've got an uncle in
Taradale - Hawkes Bay, ..who TOOK the exam for ZL Licencee about 10 years
ago and sadly failed...close tho so am told...
We are in daily chat on MSN from GM-Land to ZL... and he has expressed a
desire to learn
The KBPF-3 has been sold, thanks for all who expressed interest - 15 of you at
last count.
73,
Cary, K4TM
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Just fell off the edge of Jeff City. ;-)
Tom is taking it easy, resting and recooperating. He is doing OK.
I am sure he will have a bit more to say soon.
Tim Raymer
73 de KA0OUV
Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/22/2008 22:56
Has anyone heard from Tom lately? I have not heard from him
Jon,
That is something you have to decide. You can judge the changes from
the release notes for the Beta relaease and decide if it is important to
you.
There can be residual bugs in any Beta software - it has been tested by
the K3 Firmware Test Team, and you can be assured that the most
Is there a menu setting to allow my K3 to transmit CW while in the SSB USB
mode on 6M??
I scrolled thru the CONFIG menu as well as the MAIN menu but nothing jumped
out at me indicating a way to accomplish what I wanted to do.do I need
to push a certain button???
Any help appreciated.
Is there a menu setting to allow my K3 to transmit CW while in the SSB
USB mode on 6M??
Yes, please see the firmware release notes. You can view these
directly, or from K3 Utility's HELP menu.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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Thanks to Greg, AB7R for providing me with the info I needed.
73, Joe W2KJ
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*** I apologize for this Off-Topic reply to the reflector, but figger it's the
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KD5ONS wrote:
Has anyone heard from Tom lately? I have not heard from him since a day
after he got out of the hospital. Did he fall off the
After downloading the beta firmware the SEND ALL NEW FIRMWARE TO K3 button is
sometimes grayed out, and the SEND ALL FIRMWARE TO K3 button has to be used.
This was the case in downloading v. 2.19. It seems to depend on the firmware
download as to which button is available. Regardless of the
Hi Jon,
We suggest loading each new beta release as it comes out.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:00 AM, Jon K Hellan wrote:
Mine came with what looks like the latest beta at the time of shipping
(2.11, I think). Anyway, it's certainly newer than the latest regular
release.
Is it
Hello all K3'ers,
While running MCU 2.16 (DSP 184) the Noise Reduction (NR) signal audio level
was a very close balance between NR OFF and NR ON. However after downloading
MCU 2.19 (DSP 187) I find the NR signal volume level significantly reduced when
NR is ON. Anyone else notice this??
I
DSP firmware 1.87 corrects two AGC problems occasionally resulting in
complaints of unexpectedly loud signals in an operator's headphones.
The first lowers the AGC threshold. It was inadvertently raised
sometime after release 1.47. It is now back to its original range.
The second corrects
In a recent message, W6NEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
While running MCU 2.16 (DSP 184) the Noise Reduction (NR) signal audio
level was a very close balance between NR OFF and NR ON. However after
downloading MCU 2.19 (DSP 187) I find the NR signal volume level
significantly reduced when NR
Hi All
I loaded Beta 2.19 and found the audio level decreased. I had to set AF
gain at 12 o'clock for good level and with Beta 2.16 was good at 9 o'clock
so, I went back to V 2.16 since most of the other changes were for the sub
receiver. Any one else notice this ?
Phil K8MBY # 609
I loaded Beta 2.19 and found the audio level decreased. I had to set
AF gain at 12 o'clock for good level and with Beta 2.16 was good at 9
o'clock so, I went back to V 2.16 since most of the other changes were
for the sub receiver. Any one else notice this ?
Yes, the AGC threshold is about
Phillip Buckholdt wrote:
Hi All
I loaded Beta 2.19 and found the audio level decreased. I had to set
AF gain at 12 o'clock for good level and with Beta 2.16 was good at 9
o'clock so, I went back to V 2.16 since most of the other changes were
for the sub receiver. Any one else notice
Send All New firmware is disabled (greyed out) if there is no new firmware
to install; if the version installed in the K3 is the same or later than the
version available in the Firmware Folder. Theres a troubleshooting Help
topic which describes the possible reasons that the Send New Firmware
This is the behavior that my K3 exhibited when the forward and reverse
detection diodes in the SWR circuit on the RF board failed (D36 and D37).
Sounds like your K3 is not detecting the level of RF output.
Don K7FJ
I have calibrated the transmit as per the manual at the 50W level. Notice
Hi Don, Lyle and Vic
In v2.16 I had slope set to 15 and Threshold set to 5.
I reloaded v2.19 and to get audio level up I have set slope to 0 and
threshold to 8. I have not found any 9++ sigs on 20 just yet.
73 Phil
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To:
My inbox is filling with messages from Tom's well wishers and friends as
well as from the Great Man himself. Seems like he has not (yet) been eaten by
dragons nor has his quest lead him over the edge of the earth. Thank you for
all the messages and for Tom's continued good health!!
VY
Phillip Buckholdt wrote:
Hi Don, Lyle and Vic
In v2.16 I had slope set to 15 and Threshold set to 5.
I reloaded v2.19 and to get audio level up I have set slope to 0 and
threshold to 8. I have not found any 9++ sigs on 20 just yet.
I have my threshold on 5, which in my case doesn't allow
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:32:36 -0700, Vic, K2VCO wrote:
Phillip Buckholdt wrote:
Hi Don, Lyle and Vic
In v2.16 I had slope set to 15 and Threshold set to 5.
I reloaded v2.19 and to get audio level up I have set slope to 0 and
threshold to 8. I have not found any 9++ sigs on 20 just yet.
I
Me too.
Geoff
G3UCK
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From: David Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - MCU 2.16 vs. 2.19 NR Volume Level
In a recent message, W6NEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
I just loaded fw v2.19 but did skip v2.16. Will I miss anything in 2.16 or
is it just added into the next version? The version I loaded before
v2.19 was v2.15.
Hope I didn't do an oops ! !
Tom / k1tl...
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Tom,
No need to do anything sequential - all the latest is in the newest
revision, it is a complete download (unlike some computer software updates).
73,
Don W3FPR
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I just loaded fw v2.19 but did skip v2.16. Will I miss anything in 2.16 or
is it just added into the
Crew,
I've just completed a bunch of FFT measurements of the IF and AF
response of two FT1000MPs and a K3. They can be downloaded at
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/FilterTestNotes.pdf
The usefullness of these data is to gain a better understanding of
the relative performance of these radios,
I just loaded fw v2.19 but did skip v2.16. Will I miss
anything in 2.16 or is it just added into the next version?
The version I loaded before v2.19 was v2.15.
Each successive firmware version builds on the prior versions. They are
complete and interim versions are not needed.
73,
Ed -
I get very optimistic readings on my S meter above S9. I calibrated the S
meter on 7MHz as per instructions and everything seemed ok with SMTR OF =26.
According to my calculation 50uV is -73dBm. I increased the input and got the
following readings:-
-53dBm (should be S9+20) reads 9+30 on 6m
This is typical for K3s without the Hardware AGC modification. Mine is like
that and I don't appreciate it very much.
Knut - AB2TC
Graham Kimbell (G3TCT) wrote:
I get very optimistic readings on my S meter above S9. I calibrated the S
meter on 7MHz as per instructions and everything
I just finished installing the KXV3 option in my K3. Everything went
smoothly until I got to the step on page 10 where you plug the KXV3
board into J66. The instructions say the pins will just barely clear
the top of J66. Well, try as I might I couldn't get the pins to clear
the top of
IHi Mike,
I had this problem, but after endless fiddling I managed to sneak the board
into place without cutting any pins. It *is* difficult and Elecraft ought to
do something about it.
Knut - AB2TC
Mike Downs-2 wrote:
I just finished installing the KXV3 option in my K3. Everything went
I noted no problems at all on my KXV3 installation. Went in smooth as silk.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:31 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 KXV3 Installation
IHi Mike,
I think I am about ready to go back to 2.16. I find the receive audio to be
too weak with NR and attenuation engaged. Roy Morris W4WFB
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I am sitting here with K3 #818 with firmware release 1.7X waiting a version of
the K3 firmware to stabilize and be around for longer than a few days before a
new version or new Bata development is released. Sort of like tracking a
moving target that never stops moving. I have noticed the
To the issue,
I would think that the hardware AGC intercept (and doing the mod) should
strictly be a performance issue set by Elecraft for engineering reasons, and
that the neat *option* to do S-meter calibration would be to set S9 and the
other major points (S1/3/5/7 and +20/40/60) by raising
Same here.
73, Guy
K2AV
Geoffrey Downs-2 wrote:
Me too.
Geoff
G3UCK
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From: David Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - MCU 2.16 vs. 2.19 NR Volume
Bob,
If you are happy with the firmware release that you have now, you are
certainly welcome to stay with it.
Just don't be surprised if when reporting a 'problem', that the answer
is that it has been fixed in firmware release x.xx.
I would recommend that you do keep up with the current
Lyle, can you describe what the Threshold value might be at a particular
numerical setting? For example, is AGC action initiated at about 5 uv
with a setting of 3 and a setting of 2 might be at 1 uv.
I'm still trying to understand how this works. It seems the Orion
threshold setting worked in
Lyle, can you describe what the Threshold value might be at a particular
numerical setting? For example, is AGC action initiated at about 5 uv
with a setting of 3 and a setting of 2 might be at 1 uv.
AGC THR 2 is about -110 to -113 dBm or so.
AGC THR 8 is around -100 dBm or so.
(-107 dBm is
Hi Roy,
Try AGC THR = 5 and AGC SLP = 8and or experiment with varying
those two parameters as you monitor a signal.
My AF gain is at the 9 o'clock position, AFX on, BIN option.
I use a couple of small RCA/Radio Shack speakers.
To my ears, the difference between NR on/off is really close to
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