Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Kx2 paddle issue

2017-07-25 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
The point should be that a "drop of LocTite" isn't going to fix the problem over time. You should not have to modify a product immediately out of the box because of a lousy design. Best regards, Tom, W1TEF Lexington, SC On 7/24/2017 6:22 PM, John Oppenheimer wrote: This is the response I

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Kx2 paddle issue

2017-07-24 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Kent and Wayne, I have not had any success with Loc-Tite. This is strictly an engineering issue - the screws are too short to produce enough torque to hold the contact posts in place - its as simple as that. Longer screws help, but again, the length of the contact posts and small diameter of

[Elecraft] KXPD2 contact post screws...

2017-06-19 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Greetings, I've been plagued with an issue involving the KXPD2 paddles contact posts, namely the posts coming loose and the screws so loose that the posts actually fall out of the paddles. This is not a one-off issue - I've been through four sets of these paddles and they all succumb to the

[Elecraft] KX2 Firmware

2017-05-23 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Greetings, I was just looking at the KX2 firmware, Beta and 2.69 and discovered that they were built and released in the 11th Century!! Who knew?!? **MCU 2.69 / DSP 1.49, Final Release Feb 5, 1017** **MCU 2.75 / DSP 1.49, April 7, 1017 **Best regards, Tom, W1TEF Lexington, SC ** **

[Elecraft] KX2/3 Amplifiers

2017-05-28 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Greetings, I'm looking for a little practical advice about linear amplification for the KX2/3 (I have both). Hardrock-50 or KXPA100. Essentially, it would be used mobile, although taking it out the car and using it portable is possible. So any information from users of these two amps will

Re: [Elecraft] KX2/3 Amplifiers

2017-05-28 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
, 2017, at 10:50 AM, Tom Francis, W1TEF <kx2_...@swsports.org> wrote: Greetings, I'm looking for a little practical advice about linear amplification for the KX2/3 (I have both). Hardrock-50 or KXPA100. Essentially, it would be used mobile, although taking it out the car and using it po

[Elecraft] KXPD2 Paddle

2017-05-28 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Greetings, First, before I go any further, I have nothing but the highest regard for Elecraft's Customer Support and Service. I've had several issues with my KX2 that were due to operator error and Elecraft has fixed my self-induced KX2 injuries quickly and efficiently. Plus, I've had a

Re: [Elecraft] August 21st Eclipse Net?

2017-06-02 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
There is a plan to have study the effect. http://eng.umb.edu/~eclipsemob/ Tom, W1TEF Lexington, SC On 6/2/2017 2:54 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: Does anyone know of any plans for any HF nets that will be running specifically for observers of the Solar Eclipse on August 21st? I plan to travel to

Re: [Elecraft] OT: G5RV trivia

2017-09-19 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
LOL!!  Yep Tom, W1TEF On 9/18/2017 11:07 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: Such was also the "Cult of the Windom" for those of us teenagers who couldn't afford 75 ohm twinlead for CF 1/2 wave dipoles. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/18/2017 4:31 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote: I

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Report

2018-06-24 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
On 6/24/2018 6:46 PM, Buck wrote: The 40 Mtr CW station for the mighty Rappahannock Valley ARC (K4TS 6A VA) achieved a new club record of 1,000 QSOs (not including dupes) by 12:30 Eastern Sunday morning.  OPs were K4IA, K4GMH and N2FW. That is the best feeling when your club and ops reach that

[Elecraft] PX3 reset....

2018-04-24 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Greetings, Apparently I can't read owner manuals correctly.  I'm trying to reset my PX3 to factory specs and I don't seem to be accomplishing that. I'm probably missing something, but could somebody tell me what I need to do. (I need to do this because I've hopeless messed up the display

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 reset....

2018-04-25 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Thanks very much - I've fiddled around with the settings so much, I've gotten lost. :-) Best regards, Tom, W1TEF On 4/25/2018 8:25 AM, Bob N3MNT wrote: Turn PX3 off ( using switch on PX3) Hold the Labels key and tap PWR ( Hold labels for 2 secs then release) You should see Configuration

[Elecraft] KX3/SignaLink issues....

2018-11-23 Thread Tom Francis, W1TEF
Season's Greetings to everyone on the list. I've been trying to set up for digital communications and I am having some trouble getting the computer to communicate with the KX3. I keep getting hamlib errors - the latest is "communications timed out while opening connection to rig" Instead