Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Not unlike today, I guess. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 4/27/2018 8:59 PM, EricJ wrote: True, but without the promotion and entrepreneurship of Morse, Vail would likely not have developed the machines and code, and would have just been another guy puttering in

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

True, but without the promotion and entrepreneurship of Morse, Vail would likely not have developed the machines and code, and would have just been another guy puttering in the family machine shop. Both made it happen, but Morse was the face that people saw when the invention was demonstrated.

Re: [Elecraft] Current Flow on Copper Strips - a Question

I go for the Polyphaser approach. I have used and installed their PEEP system on multiple sites here in Thailand. High exposed sites with a lot of lightning. Notable over the 20 years since the first one was installed there is significantly higher equipment reliability of equipment at those

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Serial Adapter Driver?

Rick, Go to the FTDI wesite and download and install the drivers. Do not let Windows try to find the drivers on its own. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/27/2018 8:52 PM, Rick Tavan wrote: In the past I've been able to connect my KX2 to a VMware Win 7 computer using an Elecraft-supplied USB-Serial adapter,

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Serial Adapter Driver?

Go to Elecraft website, DOWNLOADS ( firmware) and look for the Utility. Near there should be link for FTDI drivers for said USB cable. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Apr 27, 2018, at 8:52 PM, Rick Tavan wrote: > > In the past I've been able to connect my KX2 to a

Re: [Elecraft] PTT KEY

Don’t forget if you are operating radio from battery, computer must also run on battery if using computer to control the radio. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Apr 27, 2018, at 7:00 PM, Rich wrote: > > Thanks. I got it working today. Really great simple

[Elecraft] Potential KX3 issue

Powered up my KX3 ( SN31XX) tonight for evening net and noticed what appeared to be an overheated component smell on the left side of the radio after about 6 mins. Never saw smoke. Radio performed normally and after shutting down and opening it I did not immediately see anything. PS was 13.9V

[Elecraft] KX2 Serial Adapter Driver?

In the past I've been able to connect my KX2 to a VMware Win 7 computer using an Elecraft-supplied USB-Serial adapter, the kind with a 3/4" x 2" USB plug and a 1/8" TRS plug that goes to the ACC socket on the KX2. But I hadn't used it for a while and now the Device Manager reports no driver

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Wayne, you are! 73 es tnx qso, Mike ab3ap On 04/27/2018 08:45 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: QSL, Dave. I worked a bunch of stations in a row on 14.038. Thanks, guys, for making me feel like rare DX :) 73, Wayne N6KR On Apr 27, 2018, at 5:39 PM, David Bunte wrote: Wayne

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

QSL, Dave. I worked a bunch of stations in a row on 14.038. Thanks, guys, for making me feel like rare DX :) 73, Wayne N6KR > On Apr 27, 2018, at 5:39 PM, David Bunte wrote: > > Wayne - > > Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for >

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Wayne - Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for you, and you were down in the noise far enough that I would not likely have found you... but then I heard your CQ 'just' well enough to tell that it was you. Snagging CE2SV on 10 meters, and working you for the

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

FWIW, I’m calling CQ on 14038 right now. Band is noisy but W1AW is booming in. Wayne N6KR > On Apr 25, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > So where and when might we find you? Can I still use my keyer? My hand key > looks like a work of art but is so clunky even

Re: [Elecraft] PTT KEY

Thanks. I got it working today. Really great simple setup for FD this year. One USB CABLE and you are good to go Fantastic! Typos sent by my iphone > On Apr 27, 2018, at 17:57, Nr4c wrote: > > The PTT part of the “PTT KEY” setting can be used to turn ON the transmitter

Re: [Elecraft] Second speaker just turns off K3S

Just a thought. I struggled with the speaker issue with the USB connection to my PC. Turns out my PC recognizes the KS3 as another input and creates all kinds of havoc causing inability to control the volume, etc. I looked at the speakers and then at the audio mixer and noted the WIN 10 OS

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 168, Issue 30: current flow on copper strips

My thinking is the current density is uniform in the outer surface of a round tube falling according to skin depth at that frequency. At higher frequencies there is no current on the inner surface so whether they touch when squashed is immaterial, no current there anyway. What is relevant is

[Elecraft] icom 7300

interested in contacting icom 7300 users of 1500 watt linear amplifier Brian Phelan bjphel...@verizon.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 computer interface to KX3

But it doesn’t the P3 talks to the K3 at 38,400. Weird things can happen when mixing nauseates. Why ask for trouble. BTW: My K3S came defaulted to 38,400. I think the 4800 on the K3 was a carryover from K2 days. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Apr 27, 2018, at 4:16 PM, John

Re: [Elecraft] PTT KEY

The PTT part of the “PTT KEY” setting can be used to turn ON the transmitter for RTTY (AFSK) and other digital modes. Use either RTS or DTR for this. The KEY portion is used to send CW (Morse code) either with the key input or paddle input. You will need VOX set to ON for this to work. Use

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 computer interface to KX3

Good news. I run all my Elecraft stuff at 38400. But if 9600 works why change :-). 73, John N1JM > On Apr 27, 2018, at 1:14 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: > > Bingo! It had been reset from 38400 to 9600. I have no idea how or when. > Thanks for the clue. > > 73 Bill AE6JV >

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 computer interface to KX3

Bingo! It had been reset from 38400 to 9600. I have no idea how or when. Thanks for the clue. 73 Bill AE6JV (BTW, did I say that I hate RS232. With all the parameters that can go wrong, and many strange voltage conventions, it seems to be an interface designed to cause problems.) On

Re: [Elecraft] Second speaker just turns off K3S

I had this issue also but I've not seen it happen since loading beta firmware 5.64 (which has an adjustment to fix this). It's caused by an over-current condition sensed by the K3 when both audio channels are loud enough to cause brief over-current conditions. Good luck! Mike, AB9V On

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 PS Fan

My #52 KPA-1500 power supply is placed front panel down on a small book on the floor rug to protect the protruding LED lights. It is placed about 3.5' away from my left ear with the top of the PS facing away from me. The result is that I can barely hear the PS fans and often forget that the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 1500 #106 and 107

Interesting. I have SN107. It was received on April 21st a full 6 days before SN106. Both cross country shipments. My shipping notice from Elecraft was on 19 April and was shipped via USPS Priority mail. Just for comparison I was about 18 hours into the 24 hour "Early Notification" group

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

On 4/27/2018 10:50 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: > Ahh yes, if life were fair, it would be the American Vail Code.  Unlike > Sam, Alfred had access to the family machine shop, was an accomplished > machinist, and could build just about anything.  He even crafted his > code so the most prevalent letters

[Elecraft] KPA1500 PS Fan

Is there any way to throttle back the power supply fans? I think the power supply is louder than my Alpha or Acom. Or did I get a power supply fan rack from the original fan parts? The DC power line is so short that I can’t get around the fan noise by putting the amp in a closet :-) 73/Gary

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Ahh yes, if life were fair, it would be the American Vail Code.  Unlike Sam, Alfred had access to the family machine shop, was an accomplished machinist, and could build just about anything.  He even crafted his code so the most prevalent letters in English have the shortest codes. In the mid

Re: [Elecraft] Second speaker just turns off K3S

Dave, you dont make any mistake. This happen also to me. I have a K3S with two Elecraft SP3 speakers and P3. I havent understood why the K3S change from 2 SPKR to 1 SPKR. But now I know that when the right speaker cease to work i should open CONFIG and reset it to SPKR 2 becouse it had changed

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Delivered

KPA1500 SN 101 delivered 4/18/18. Ordered 8/25/17. Looks good :) Gary W2CS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] PTT KEY

Can this feature be used for AFSK RTTY or just CW? I am having trouble getting Writelog and the K3 to work with PTT KEY Rich K3RWN Typos sent by my iphone __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] K3 for sale

Update on my K3 for sale: Unit is in excellent condition. Factory built and factory upgrades. Always in non-smoking shack. Pictures available on request, also on my QRZ page. Includes all manuals and Elecraft invoices. QTY COST Description K3/100-F 1 1989

Re: [Elecraft] Current Flow on Copper Strips - a Question

What's more appropriate for coaxial building entry grounding management? This wide-strap, allegedly low inductance, approach... https://www.comm-omni.com/polyweb/images/pb.jpg ...or this more R56 approach... http://www.radio2way.net/MGB.jpg ? 73 John, kx4o On Fri, April 27, 2018 02:21,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 AR0 & AR1 commands not working

Hi Wayne, Upgrading to the latest 5.64 version of K3 firmware corrected the problem. I can now change the 'RX ANT' by using the AR1 & AR0 commands. When I ran the K3 Utility earlier, and checked for the latest K3 release firmware release, it indicated that 5.57 was the most current version

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Scheduled For Delivery Tomorrow

UPS tells me my KPA1500 will be delivered tomorrow by end of day. The purchase confirmation shows a date and time of 8/25/2017 3:12:00 PM PDT. The order was placed via e-mail. I'll post the serial number when it arrives. 73, Mark, WB9CIF

Re: [Elecraft] Odd problem

Hi Steve, It could be some corrosion on the pins connecting the RF board to the front panel. I had K3 s/n 3505 and it still had the tin pins not the gold ones. When I sent it in for updates before selling it to my brother-in-law they replaced the pins. I had never had any trouble with it. It

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Hilarious Fred! That image of a woefully distraught Sam will never leave me :-) 73 Chris NW6V Message: 10 Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:49:25 -0700 From: Fred Jensen To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th);

Re: [Elecraft] Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Good Idea Wayne! And I'll remind the assembled masses that the unsung hero in the story of Morse code was a fellow named Alfred Vail - who played Wozniak to Morse's "Steve Jobs." Vail pretty much invented the dash-dot code as we know it, as well as the hand key. But it's Morse's name, as owner of

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 computer interface to KX3

Set all bauds to 38,400. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Apr 26, 2018, at 10:19 PM, John_N1JM wrote: > > Is the *host serial port baud rate* set correctly in the PX3? > > John N1JM > > > Bill Frantz wrote >> I'm sitting in New Hampshire and I find I can't get

[Elecraft] re PX3 computer interface to KX3

I had a similar problem last year when setting up my KX3 which came from a silent key with accesory bits missing. I used a an old USB to RS232 adaptor, sourced locally which turned out not to be running at proper RS232 voltage levels but closer to TTL. Different devices are more or less

[Elecraft] My K3 on show no longer works properly

Hello everyone , My K3 does not work properly in tuning, I explain myself, even on fictitious load in a totally random way, it happens to me from time to time on the bird in series between transceiver and charge to me well out 100 w my with many tunes, I have a lot of ros back during the tests,