[Elecraft] Could T1 tune a counterpoise ?

2005-04-12 Thread F5LCI
for a current maximum, that should work, why not ? So, is it possible to use it as a counterpoise-only tuner ? (KAT2 does the rest) Regards to all es 72 de F5LCI in the french countryside, -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database

[Elecraft] RE: Could T1 tune a counterpoise ?

2005-04-13 Thread F5LCI
Many thanks for the answer. I thought that it tuned for max current... As I already have a current indicator, I will try my home-made QRO matchbox in series with the counterpoise lead, then measure inductance with my Autek RF-analyst, to copy it into a small device, maybe biband (160/80)

Subject: [Elecraft] Early morning DX

2005-04-29 Thread F5LCI
Congrats ! That confirms the old proverb :DX belongs to those who wake up early. Same thing here, on 40M, with ZL station (and another one the day after). A lil' bit of tail-ending helps. ...and greyline (right time and season), as confirmed (if needed) by Geoclock or HFProp. ...and a DX

[Elecraft] When VFO locked : pse keep RIT unlocked.

2012-08-03 Thread F5LCI
Here is the situation : I am on a DX dream island (HAO, OC066), I try to find a free QRG, and don't want to move. So I lock the VFO. But it locks the RIT, too. My wish : to keep the RIT unlocked. Is it a feasible request for a next firmware, Wayne ? 72 de FO/F5LCI (lots of fun with this KX3

[Elecraft] AFX MD

2012-08-04 Thread F5LCI
I wondered why CW signals were muffled, when listening on the loudspeaker. I had AFX MD switched on pitch. In a future firmware, a warning message use phones could prevent from doing this mistake. 72 de FO/F5LCI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/AFX-MD

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and HDSDR

2012-08-11 Thread F5LCI
lt;!DOCTYPE htmlgt; Is the laptop input stereo ? Le Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:13:32 -, Ignacy [via Elecraft] lt;ml-node+s365791n7560855...@n2.nabble.comgt; a écrit: I connected KX3 to a laptop and ran HDSDR. It appears that sideband are not distinguished as during tuning some

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and HDSDR

2012-08-14 Thread F5LCI
using the line input of my Zoom recorder, that's all I have on hand on this island. 72 de FO/F5LCI IOTA OC066 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-HDSDR-tp7560855p7561039.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 firmware: Vers 1.12

2012-08-21 Thread F5LCI
receiving QRS). 72 de FO/F5LCI, enjoying this jewel all day long. To nobody, except those who will take pleasure here (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828) -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-firmware-Vers-1-12-tp7561101p7561353.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-12 Thread F5LCI
On my KX3, the I/O output level seems a bit too low on some bands when I try to use JT65 HF. 14 MHz and lower is OK, but can't get a decent level on the upper bands. Using iMic, switched on mic. Any comments ? (of course I post this on the JT65 forum, too) -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-15 Thread F5LCI
OK, it is the IF... But is there a software mean to re-assemble or compute this I/Q signal so it can be treated as audio ? -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/I-O-output-level-tp7562551p7562773.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-15 Thread F5LCI
). Thank you for your advice and 72 FO/F5LCI Le Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:41:12 -, Thomas Horsten [via Elecraft] lt;ml-node+s365791n7562777...@n2.nabble.comgt; a écrit: It would be easier to just hook up the KX3 to the PC with the Phones jack to Line In on the PC. Then the KX3 has already

Re: [Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-16 Thread F5LCI
In fact, I was expecting NaP3 to also decode an useable audio signal from the I/Q, as do other SDR programs. But their integration with KX3 CAT commands is still a mystery for me. 72 de FO/F5LCI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/I-O-output-level

Re: [Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-16 Thread F5LCI
from what I can hear with the KX3 loudspeaker. Maybe I have to dig deeper 72 de FO/F5LCI Le Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:04:51 -, Don Wilhelm-4 [via Elecraft] ml-node+s365791n7562837...@n2.nabble.com a écrit: NaP3 can indeed send audio to the soundcard output. That is what the SUB, MUTE

Re: [Elecraft] I/O output level

2012-09-16 Thread F5LCI
) are pleasant, but the IF to audio stages are another story : KX3 rules... 72 de FO/F5LCI Don Wilhelm-4 wrote There will be some latency - so you have double latency - once through the KX3 and again through the panadapter software. That may or may not be troublesome. If so, the only cure

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU

2012-09-19 Thread F5LCI
whip and a xxx ohms open wire line. Regards, JeanMarc, FO/F5LCI Sent from my KX3 :-) -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-ATU-tp7495809p7562991.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] KX3: how I made NaP3 work

2012-09-24 Thread F5LCI
on the screen. 5- Do not forget to export database, that may be usefull ;-) Now you can play with the VFO. Thanks for your attention Jean-Marc, FO/F5LCI http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/file/n7563191/FOF5LCI_NAP3.jpg -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2

[Elecraft] KX3: how I made NaP3 work

2012-09-24 Thread F5LCI
on the screen. 5- Do not forget to export database, that may be usefull ;-) Now you can play with the VFO. Thanks for your attention Jean-Marc, FO/F5LCI http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/file/n7563192/FOF5LCI_NAP3.jpg -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] LED Brightness

2012-09-24 Thread F5LCI
It's on the other list (Yahoo). Check your mailbox. 72 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-LED-Brightness-tp7563182p7563193.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __

[Elecraft] Data A default frequency center

2012-09-24 Thread F5LCI
It is *1.50 by default. As I often use JT65 and no other data mode, how to set it to *1.28 by default ?? 72 from FO land -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Data-A-default-frequency-center-tp7563234.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Power connector size

2012-09-25 Thread F5LCI
There are 2 flavors of 5.5 OD power connectors. Check that your connector inside female tip diameter is 2.1, not 2.5 : I had made such a wrong cable for my K2 and was plagued with intermittent power contact, making loud audio thumps, also the RS232 had to be repaired. No more thumps when a few

[Elecraft] KX3 : a 3 months DX experience

2012-10-25 Thread F5LCI
Hi all, I don't know if crossposting with the Yahoo thread is allowed, but i'll do it only once. I have been FO/F5LCI on Hao atoll, 900 KM east of Tahiti, in the vast Tuamotu archipelago (more precisely BH91nv) during 3 months, and I have made circa 300 QSOs (200 in CW, 100 in JT65

[Elecraft] RF gain per band

2013-08-27 Thread F5LCI
Wayne, Lyle et al. In a future firmware update, I would like that the RF GAIN could be set independently on each band. Anyway, what about this idea ? 72 de FO/F5LCI, Jean-Marc -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RF-gain-per-band-tp7578326.html Sent from

Re: [Elecraft] RF gain per band

2013-08-28 Thread F5LCI
varies along the hours, anyway. (BTW I know that a vertical whip is not ideal regarding atmospheric noise ;-) 72, Jean-Marc, FO/F5LCI /To nobody, except those who will take pleasure here (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828)/ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RF-gain

[Elecraft] KX3 APF

2013-09-05 Thread F5LCI
% difference, however audible, within the specs ? Am I anal ? If not what can I do ? 72, Jean-Marc, FO/F5LCI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-APF-tp7578651.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] KX3 APF

2013-09-05 Thread F5LCI
. Is this difference, however audible, within the specs ? Am I anal ? If not what can I do ? 72, Jean-Marc, FO/F5LCI /To nobody, except those who will take pleasure here (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828)/ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-APF-tp7578653.html Sent from

Re: [Elecraft] New rig on the way

2013-04-04 Thread F5LCI
/F5LCI (soon again, next summer) http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/file/n7572184/HAO_F5LCI_2012_2.jpg http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/file/n7572184/HAO_F5LCI_2012_7.jpg -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/New-rig-on-the-way-tp7572182p7572184.html Sent

Re: [Elecraft] New rig on the way

2013-04-06 Thread F5LCI
I've had a TS940, a 950, a TR7, later decided to go QRP +/-portable, so I got a K2, a KX1, and finally the KX3 : these are real little wonders. The only thing I can't tell you is about crowded local conditions, for I have been using the KX3 in a particularly clean environment (grid BH91nv), and

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 antenna tuner intermittend operation

2013-05-06 Thread F5LCI
Hallo Ralf, I've had a similar problem with my K2. It was simply a poor (intermittent) connection in the feedline ;-) ω²LC=1 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-antenna-tuner-intermittend-operation-tp7573335p7573469.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] JT modes alignment

2014-02-11 Thread F5LCI
, of course. Is JT65 impossible on this mode, or do I have to reconsider the filters alignment or anything else ? Best 72 de Jean-Marc, F5LCI To nobody, except those who will take pleasure here (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828) -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/JT

Re: [Elecraft] JT modes alignment

2014-02-11 Thread F5LCI
with the reverse R mode only ? I had carefully aligned my filters ...many years ago, before JT65 appeared. So I'll have to RTFM to remind the procedure. Back to the book... 72, Jean-Marc, F5LCI Le Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:15:27 +0100, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com a écrit: Jean-Marc, Yes, you will need

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 TX EQ menu feature

2014-02-12 Thread F5LCI
I would look at the Macros utility, but I am not an expert. 72' -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-TX-EQ-menu-feature-tp7584165p7584176.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] Limit topics in email

2014-05-06 Thread F5LCI
Hi, 2 years ago I have subscribed to the KX3 thread only : I agree that the subscription procedure is a bit tricky, but it works. 72 de F5LCI/MM (but not allowed to) -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Limit-topics-in-email-tp7588605p7588684.html Sent from

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Does Not Power On with External Power Supply

2014-10-04 Thread F5LCI
without the batteries ? 72, Jean-Marc, F5LCI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Does-Not-Power-On-with-External-Power-Supply-tp7593605p7593612.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Grounding & NiMH Batteries

2016-04-04 Thread F5LCI
teries can sometimes work "floating" ; it depends on your antenna setup. Regards, F5LCI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Grounding-NiMH-Batteries-tp7615352p7615906.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list a