Bill,
For my SOTA activations I carry this little gem:
https://www.packtenna.com/store/p1/PackTenna_Mini_Random_Wire_Antenna_%289%3A1_UNUN%29.html#/
It fits easily in my "Shack in a Bag." I use a short length of coax
with it.
I also, as Walter suggested, always carry *two* BNC binding
I thought about VOX Bill and it is a good suggestion for minimizing the
clutter. However, I usually have a 2m HT on in the background to catch
local summit-to-summit contacts, so that pretty much kills that idea.
Besides VOX has always kinda scared me given the potential for unwanted TX.
73
Wow,
Thank you everybody! I really appreciate the time you all took to give
such well-informed responses.
I still digesting everybody's thoughtful insights. One thing that seems
apparent is that my front panel requirement may well go by the wayside,
but that is hardly a deal-breaker. I
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John KK9A
Eric Fitzgerald kg6mzs wrote:
PS; I tried to search the Mailman archives for this and couldn't find
the search field. Did it change recently?
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Hello Elecrafters,
I've been struggling with a failing Kenwood MC-60 desk mic for portable
operation and I would like recommendations for a good, robust headset
that plugs into the front panel jack.
Thanks in advance for that,
73 Eric KG6MZS
PS; I tried to search the Mailman archives for
not an electrical engineer. ;-)
On 7/1/23 9:09 AM, Wes wrote:
I hope you're trying to be funny.
On 7/1/2023 8:18 AM, Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
Yes, it looks like a strong, clean signal to me.
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Yes, it looks like a strong, clean signal to me. Funny how in the so
called "weak signal" modes people will say that stations are "running
too much power" but the never say they are "running too much antenna." ;-)
73 Eric KG6MZS
On 7/1/23 7:33 AM, George Thornton wrote:
The 20 meter voice
Every time I take my K3 out into the field - be it Field Day, POTA, SOTA
or grid activations - I marvel at how well designed this transceiver is
for portable operation. From the informative display, to the practical
power/ALC settings for soundcard digital operation, to the miserly power
Greg,
I think it is unreasonable to compare radios that come with two
completely different price points (not to mention delivery dates). The
KX3 fully tricked out is like, what, 3x the cost? Don't get me wrong, I
absolutely prefer the fully loaded KX3 in this comparison otherwise.
Dealing
I supposed in any lengthy marriage a selective ear or a biological
mute button, so to speak, becomes inevitable ...or so it would
appear with my aging K3, purchased in 2009.
Here are the rather perplexing symptoms:
After the K3 has been on a while all signals and noise disappear.
Hello Wise and Esteemed Reflector,
I supposed in any lengthy marriage a selective ear or a biological mute
button, so to speak, becomes inevitable ...or so it would appear with my
aging K3, purchased in 2009.
Here are the rather perplexing symptoms:
After the K3 has been on a while all
I noticed things got a bit worse as Field Day 2022 wore on. I wonder
if, as the batteries continued to discharge, the distortion products
increased.
Eric KG6MZS
On 6/26/22 3:16 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
They weren't only on digital modes like that. Plenty of "all knobs all the
way to the right"
Okay, I think we have a winner. I actually did LOL at this one.
On 6/9/22 4:38 AM, Chuck Chandler wrote:
OK, I'll give it a try...
People going to Bouvet read newsletters about him.
In contests, he is always a multiplier.
Your computer has a burning desire to work him on FT-8.
If he were to
On 6/7/22 10:21 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
One album held foreign stamps, the other domestic. I'd admire their colors and
artwork. Sometimes I'd ask him questions about their monarchs, palaces, and
currency denominations. But Dad seemed most interested in the fact that they
were each slightly
Yes! Thank you all who took the time to respond. I appreciate the
help. This saves me from having to buy a new mic for my K3.
73 Eric KG6MZS
www.kg6mzs.com
On 5/17/22 8:58 PM, Derek Brown wrote:
I believe myself and the gent with the original question are learning things
today!
Hello Wise and Powerful Reflector;
Can you use a Kenwood MC-60 desktop mic with an Elecraft K3? I seem to
recall the front panel jack is the same pin configuration as a Kenwood.
TIA
Eric KG6MZS
www.kg6mzs.com
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ble by itself and you then just
look in device manager to verify the com port number it gets
assigned. Set your control software to that com port and all should
then remain same. Serial com parameters need to match of course.
On Fri, May 6, 2022, 7:48 PM Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
Hello All,
I
Hello All,
It's been quite a while since I hooked up my older K3 to my computer -
it's been running virtually flawlessly for many years. I just got a new
laptop and before I connect it to the RS232 port via my vintage Elecraft
USB to serial cable, I'm wondering if I have forgotten any
According to:
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
It is down for everyone. Me too.
HTH
73 de Eric
On Aug 22, 2010, at 6:04 AM, Ken Kopp wrote:
I've not been able to log onto QRZ.com since
yesterday (Saturday).
73! Ken - K0PP
We used a lot of glow sticks on Field Day to mark guy wires, feed lines, popup
poles, masts and the like. Gave the site a party atmosphere that was popular
with the GOTA kids and young hams. Looked cool if nothing else.
73 de Eric, KG6MZS
On Aug 20, 2010, at 9:13 PM, Ken Kopp wrote:
AND
Hello Wise and Powerful Reflector;
I have a couple of doublets I feed with balanced line. The balanced
line goes to a current balun and then a short coax run (5') to my
tuner. After the tuner I have another short coax run (3') to a coax
switch that places either my antenna analyzer or the
I'll bet it has to do with the heavy traffic due to the fact that they
finally got their online logbook up and running. I just uploaded
almost 10k QSOs and, judging from the confirmation rate, I'm not alone.
73 de Eric, KG6MZS
On Aug 5, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Dick, K2ZR wrote:
Bill,
QRZ.com
On Jul 20, 2010, at 9:00 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Joe took the words right out of my mouth.
Personally, I use an unnecessary boost regulator when on battery
power or a PS set to at least 14V otherwise.
[snip]
Unfortunately, this does not apply to transmit IMD. Since the K3
(like all
This will probably end up qualifying for the lamest question ever asked but I
would really like to get on the air for IARU.
I just set up my K3 in a new location after Field Day and I've been working the
digital modes no problem. I switched over to USB on 20m this morning and
plugged in my
Hi Don,
Thanks for the reply. It was working fine on whatever setting the bias was on
before Field Day. Also the same thing happens with a Kenwood MC-60 plugged
into the front panel jack after switching to that input. Only my computer's
sound card seems to move the ALC meter via the Line In
Hi Mike;
Thanks for the reply. My memory presets switch the MIC SEL to rear panel, so
MIC+LIN setting doesn't matter as you noted. Just for grins I just tried it
both ways with no joy. I'm sure this is a really stupid thing I am doing but I
just can't figure it out.
What is maddening is
Love hearing about everybody's ideas for ladder line. Currently I am using the
1/4 drip tubing cut in 6 lengths and reinforced with bamboo shish kabob
skewers inserted. Gorilla glue seals the ends. This line is practically
invisible against the trees and that keeps KG6MZR happy.
My K3 has
On May 11, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
That said, although I know PSK has a reputation for being a mode where you
don't need higher power or good antennas...
That very well might be the reputation but I would take exception to that
notion. Antennae systems *always* matter -
On Mar 2, 2010, at 1:56 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
Hi Ron.
It looks as if your reasons for not liking HRD are the same as mine. I
wouldn't recommend MultiPSK. It does support a great many modes but
it has
the user interface from hell and I can't bear even looking at it.
As a graphic
I use my K3 almost every day. If it were in a bigger box I probably
would not have bought it and gotten the Flex 3000 instead. A small
footprint was one of my requirements. But then again coming from an
FT-100D as my only HF radio, the K3 seems huge and to have a wealth
of controls :-)
From the artistic side of color theory, I know both red and blue are
low value colors - value being light/dark.
I suspect this is simply because of their proximity to the edges of
the visual spectrum.
73 de Eric, KG6MZS
On Jun 17, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Interesting
Hello All;
I'm a new guy in here. I just got my K3 a few weeks ago and I've
been having a blast. My main interest in the hobby has been
operating the soundcard digital modes
I have been enjoying this thread on the WPX contest last weekend.
The contest has really sparked an interest in
Hello All;
I am a new K3/100 owner (sn 3045) and a relatively new ham. I come
from an art background so please forgive my ignorance.
I use my K3 mostly for soundcard digital and I've noticed something
peculiar. Wayne suggests setting the soundcard's outputs (Master
Wave) to 50% and use
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