How much do you think it would go for on eBay?
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Darwin, Keith
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Just call me Mr. Waffle.
I ordered a K3 at the end of Sept 07. Yea, I want one but paying for it
is not quite so easy to swallow. No biggie, I have months to think
about
I'm planning for field day and trying to decided if I should just
assume that the K3 I ordered on January 31 will arrive in time, June 6
to have a couple of weekends to build it (club's hamfest is June 15,
so that weekend is out!). It looks like the pace has picked up a bit,
but I don't think it
Not everyone is addicted to the Internet :)
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Jim Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
looking at the serial numbers, there are a lot more shipping than are being
reported to the list.
73, Jim
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I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu
FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now
my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both.
I wonder if I could get it built before field day, if so, it would be
a great time to test both rigs and
remember to who. So, at some point I'll have to
find one of those. Other than that, how long should it take?
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:56 -0400, Joseph M. Durnal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I
I do like the Yaesu FT-2000D.
The big problem I have with recievers is local noise in the
development. Once the power went out and I drained my deep cycle
battery making CW contacts on my Ten-Tec Jupiter, it was awesome, but
that doesn't happen too often. The yaesu handles that a lot better
I'm building the K3 and getting near the end (hopefully). When I
follow the transmitter gain procedures, it displays ERR TXF over VFO
B. The watt meter showed that it was putting out 5 watts, but the
error message worries me. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Joe
Elecraft K3 S/N 01121 is alive and on the air!
Ordered: January 31, 2008
Received: June 19, 2008
Finished Building: June 22, 2008
wow - this thing sounds great, really really great!
I'm not sure I'll want to part with it, but I'll wait for my test
results (field day) to decide between the K3
I've noticed the same. Since local noise that I can't cure (yeah, I
could write to the FCC, but I'm not supposed to have antennas anyway,
so they could just write tol the HOA) is my biggest problem, I want a
rig that will help me work through it. I still have a lot of side by
side testing to do
If I get rid of my FT-2000D I'm going to miss monitoring 10 meters no
matter what band I'm on. So, the KRX3 will be on my shopping list.
Does it come with the 2.7 kHz roofing filter like the K3, or will I
need add an SSB filter? If it does come with a 2.7, can the 2.8 be
substituded for a little
Since the filter is in slot 5, you'll need to configure the filter in
slot 5 in the config menu.
Review page 43 in the manual. Crystal Filter Setup
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The below applies to cw mode only at this time.
I have
Even if you don't use CW very often, you may find the 400 hz filter
useful for digital modes. You don't have to get all of the filters
right away of course. I'm not sure I'll ever get the FM filter,
because I just can't see myself using a K3 for FM.
My K3 only has the 2.7 kHz and the 400 Hz
Thanks for sharing, I will probably do the same!
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tom Whiteside [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My new K3 is going participate in our W5C effort in central Texas.One
thing we always do is gang an extra speaker with headphones so that a
Got my Elecraft MH2 mic this morning, but it doesn't seem to be
working the PTT works, but there is no power out when I speak into the
it. Any ideas? Now I'll spend some time with my nose in the manual.
(I should have probably done my field day prep a little more in advance)
Thanks 73 de
Durnal NE3R
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Joseph M. Durnal
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Got my Elecraft MH2 mic this morning, but it doesn't seem to be
working the PTT works, but there is no power out when I speak into the
it. Any ideas? Now I'll spend some time with my nose in the manual
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Just hooked up my mic, no SSB out
A bad mic
different than mine.
73,
Don W3FPR
Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
Still having trouble. It does seem to transmit SSB - I enabled the 2
tone test and that worked when I pushed the PTT. But it doesn't seem
that the mic is putting audio into the rig.
I'll need to run SSB for field day, I'd also
FB - I haven't finished my K1 yet. Maybe I'll bring it next year.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Jon Perelstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All the big radios laughed at my K1 when I set it up at the club Field Day
site.
But they stopped laughing when it churned out QSO after QSO on 40 and
If you worked K3MAD on 40 meters, than it was a K3 on the other end.
Wow this rig is great! Its biggest problem is that there were some
weak stations out there that we could copy no problem, but they
couldn't hear us, sort of reverse alligator syndrome!
The CW decoder worked OK, fortunately, I
Other radios get quite a ring when using narrow filters. Why is this
not as bad on the K3? With the 400 hz roofing filter and the DSP
filter turned down to 50 hz, there is hardly any ring compared to
other rigs I've used. Just curious.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
Michael,
I had a similar problem with my K1 while I was building it. It turned
out to be diode D5.
The radio would hear very strong signals, things that were S9+ on
other HF rigs, but on the K1, sounded very very weak.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Michael -
Internatinoal Radio puts their filters on sale one a year on new years
day. $20.09 off this year.
http://www.inrad.net/home.php?cat=140
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
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One of these day's I'll finish my K1 :)
Good story though.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:48 PM, David King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out the story at ARRL of how a K1 helped an amateur call for help when
he broke his leg hiking
I'm not sure if I would want to use such a setup for working
repeaters. The FM filter is $120, you can buy a Yeasu FT-2800M for
that, and many others for just a little more. Even if you wanted the
FM filter for 10 meter FM anyway, and the transverter for 144 CW/SSB,
it would still be a
I'm working on the RF board and I've reached the first chance to do
resistance checks in the manual and I have some questions and one
major concern.
There are a few checks that when I first touch the meter to it will
flash a few ohms and within a second go to the desired value.
For example (from
Well that is a big help! Thanks. At least this time I know how to
count the pins on an IC, when I built the Filter board, I didn't but
assumed I did and was very confused.
Pin 3 starts at about 20k for a second or less then jumps to well over 50k.
Thanks 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Jan 30,
Freight Tools will give good results - cheap DMMs are accurate,
they do take more time for the readings to settle down than the expensive
ones, but if you wait about a second, they will tell you the correct story.
73,
Don W3FPR
Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
Well that is a big help! Thanks
I think it would be nice to have a K3 by field day, so I better place
my order now to have a chance. I think I already know the answer to
this but if I place my order now and enter my cc information will they
charge it right away or will they charge it when it ships? Also, will
there be any
Back when I was building the filter board there were some steps
required for selecting the VFO range, but it only seemed to apply to
30 metes. My kit will be for 40 15 meters, and I'm thinking that I
won't need any more than 80 kHz so I'm thinking I will just use the 68
pF capacitor for the VFO.
I'm building an Elecraft K1 and I've got to the point where the filter
board is installed. When I turn it on and tap the band key twice it
switches from 7 to 14 MHz. I was expecting 7 21 MHz. Is the 14 MHz
just a default? I see later in the manual a place to change the band
assignments - I
Thanks again Carl. You won't find much CW above 7080 these days. I
haven't been on HF long enough to know what 15 meters will be like in
a few years, but I expect that most activity will be between 21000 and
21080 kHz. If I get a few extra kHz of bandwidth, that is great too.
I have a busy day
LOL - I'm glad I only have a K1 so far! K3 should be on the way in May.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Feb 5, 2008 9:39 PM, Robert Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I told my Wife that I was thinking of buying a K3.
She said no and her reason!
You already have a K3. You have a K1 and a K2
I'm in the process of building a K1, I'll be sure to check the key
jack carefully. I guess it would be best to wire the straight key,
which is all I use for now, to a stereo plug anyway.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM, crstrode [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
MGFoster
I chose the K1 because I thought it would make a better every day rig
than the KX1 and I wanted a rig that I would use regularly and not
something that I would build, test and put in a box. There was
something about the form factor that I liked, and when I read the
manuals, I thought the approach
I bought the modular kit because I'd enjoy building and it saves a
couple hundred bucks!
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Dave Hachadorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ordered a K3 (assembled unit) last week, and signed onto
the reflector.
Since then, I've noticed that
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 the
reviewer in this
My 2ยข - the cost of materials is going up and the value of the dollar
is falling. You may have noticed that some other lesser expensive ham
rigs have increased in price too, the Yaesu FT-857 and the Icom IC-706
are up at some stores. The price has probably went down several euros
since it was
I took the buy it now and figure out when I'll actually get it later
approach! Back then they said orders would ship in May. I'm keeping
my fingers crossed for field day.
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Dave G. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would there be any possibility
I didn't plan for over 3 months to pass between completing the filter
board and starting the front panel board, what can I say, it was a
busy summer.
I figure if I know people are following the progess, I'll be less
likely to slack off, so check out my blog and pictures:
Before I solder it, I want to make sure I don't have the wrong
capacitors. The table shows C17 C19 as 56, but the components I
have are labeled 560J. Do I have the right capacitors in the 15 meter
bag?
Thanks
Joe
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Thanks everyone. I thought it was right, but until now, the value
listed in the table matched exactly what was printed on the component.
It has been soldered nicely into place. I'm just about finished the
filter board! I think, I sure hope I don't mess up the toroidal
inductors.
73
Joe
NE3R
I I'm having trouble making these torroids look exactly right. I have
the right number of turns for 40 15 meters, but the spacing isn't
perfect.
Can someone check them out and let me know how they look?
Thanks everyone, I didn't get around soldering them tonight, or even
removing the enamel, 10 meters was open, it hasn't been this open in a
while, it was nice to work several technicians.
BTW - I'm trying to keep a good photo record of my progress
I have completed soldering the components for the K1 2 band filter
board, but when I performed the resistance checks, there was a
problem.
XX - U1 pin 6, U1 pin 7 230-270 ohms --- 100k
XX - U1 pin 6, U1 pin 8 230-270 ohms --- 100k
XX - U1 pin 6, U1 pin 12 230-270 ohms --- 100k
XX - U1 pin 13, P2
I ordered a QCX too, it seems like it will be a good fun kit to build and
use.
I just got my "it shipped" e-mail this morning ... I was beginning to
wonder!
73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:04 AM, Glen Torr <glen.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ho
some common second story grounding issues. I'm wondering if
the KAT3A would be a good investment for my K3 given my situation.
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Any chance that KAT1 is still available?
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On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> We should have made a formal announcement here. Yes, we discontinued it
> because certain parts are h
My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything. It won't change the
frequency, nor will it change the settings in the menu. My first guess is
that the encoder is bad. VFO B works fine. Is there any way I can verify
this before I pull the K3 apart?
Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal -
Please stop e-mailing me off list asking if it is locked. No, its not
locked.
Thanks,
J
On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Joseph M. Durnal <joseph.dur...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> My K3 VFO A knob doesn't seem to want to do anything. It won't change the
> frequency, nor will it change
e useful, but this is
certainly one case.
It has been almost 10 years since the K3 had been apart, when I built it.
It is kind of hard to believe that it has been that long!
Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
K3 SN 01121
On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 9:23 AM, Raymond Sills <raysil...@verizon.net>
wrote:
&g
like
something between a spider and a plate of spaghetti.
Anyone in the market for an original K3 I/O board?
73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 10:39 PM Brian Hunt wrote:
> I bet the KEY macro in N1MM+ would work. Purely speculation on my part
> since I haven't
I spent more time than I would like to admit trying to figure out why there
was no output when trying to transmit digital modes from the internal sound
card. It was the line gain (mic gain), it defaulted to 0 after installing
the KIO3B.
73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 5:44
I don't think there is a lot of software that supports sending the FSK with
CAT commands. Does anyone know of any others?
J
On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 4:42 PM Bill Frantz wrote:
> On 1/9/19 at 8:05 AM, joseph.dur...@gmail.com (Joseph M. Durnal) wrote:
>
> >I think my only regret will
!
I think my only regret will be that I'll still need my separate FSK
interface, yeah yeah, AFSK, but if Elecraft didn't want us to use FSK, they
wouldn't have put it in the radio.
Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
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So much K4 speculation, I'm wondering if this is real:
https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver
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Please help sup
Have you seen the ERR 12V message?
I have an older K3 and ran into a problem where my 100 watt PA wasn't
working. It turns out that there is a weak point in the power delivery
connector & Elecraft had a fix for it out years ago, it just took a long
time for mine to fail.
I contacted support and
They sell on here all the time. I generally miss the ones that go for a
good price.
73 de Joe NE3R
On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 8:04 PM K1FFX wrote:
> I'm starting to plan how to get through the cold months that are coming
> during which we won't be getting together with friends and family at all,
This one is going to be tough, because they aren't likely to give you the
details you would need to know. Your post suggests that you have been
disconnected. Get on 20 meters at legal limit all day, see if he comes
back. If so, it is almost certainly their problem. If not, the problem is
That is a shame, it is a really good upgrade for the K3. A bit expensive
at $399, but I'm really glad I did it.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 10:15 AM Roger D Johnson
wrote:
> Apparently this card is no longer available. Does anyone know what the
> price was?
>
> 73, Roger
>
It has been doing well with the settings I posted. One of the schools of
thought is to use the most gain in the final stage, which should be the
line gain on the K3.
With the KIO3B the levels on the computer, Windows volume & Pwr slider in
WSJT-X should be known quantities. I suppose, OS &
%
WSJT-X Power Slider = -22.5db (50%) Elecraft K3 Line in Gain = 40
That line in gain seems a little high, but it gives me the right ALC. 39
doesn't flash the fifth bar, and 41 will keep the 5th bar mostly solid.
https://youtu.be/jxTkX31nEpY
Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal
Hey Jim,
Replacing my external box (US Interface Navigator) with the KIO3B was
a change I was glad to make to my K3. Audio levels are controlled two
ways, 1, in the K3 menus and 2, in the computer operating system sound
settings. The application may also have adjustments for the audio
levels.
I share a property line with another ham. Some of his low band wires are
within a wavelength of my vertical. When he's transmitting, I rarely
notice with K3 unless I'm really close. The IC-7300, he can wipe out my
receive if we are trying to work on the same portion of the band.
I have my
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