hit the sub button until you can un-link the two vfo's

jeff
N4JDU

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>   1. Re: P3 macro problem (Ake SA6BNV)
>   2. Re: ECN spreadsheet data (Oliver Johns)
>   3. KX3 & BOSE speakers... (bill conkling)
>   4. OT:  HAL ST-8000A info (Jim Sheldon)
>   5. KX3 transverter offset (Jim Klitzing)
>   6. vfos (Tom Fitzpatrick)
>   7. Re: vfos (Don Wilhelm)
>   8. Re: vfos (Doug Joyce)
>   9. Re: vfos (Joe Subich, W4TV)
>  10. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output (Edward R Cole)
>  11. Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke (Randy)
>  12. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations (Bill Frantz)
>  13. KX3 transverter offset (Jim Klitzing)
>  14. Re: KX3 transverter offset (Bruce Beford)
>  15. Re: Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke (Joe Subich, W4TV)
>  16. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output (Matt Zilmer)
>  17. KX3 - VOX Delay with CW in SSB mode ([email protected])
>  18. Please confirm this before I blow something up (Lee Buller)
>  19. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Matt Zilmer)
>  20. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Eric Buggee)
>  21. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Jim Brown)
>  22. Re: Portable antnennas (Arno Dienhart)
>  23. Re: KX3 2-meter module progress report (N2YTF)
>  24. Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Wayne Burdick)
>  25. Re: Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Wayne Burdick)
>  26. Re: Portable antnennas (Gary Hinson)
>  27. Re: Portable antnennas (Fred Jensen)
>  28. 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner ([email protected])
>  29. 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner ([email protected])
>  30. KPA500 on remote (Ron Leech)
>  31. UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner ([email protected])
>  32. [QRO] KXPA100-AT ~ Can antenna 2 be disabled? (mike)
>  33. Re: Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Gerald Manthey)
>  34. Re: UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
>      (Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE))
>  35. Requirements for keying a KXPA100 (John Marvin)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:35:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: Ake SA6BNV <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 macro problem
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> Yeah, but I don't want an external display or keyboard...
> It appears to be a relatively simple thing to add the option to the P3
> natively.
> Or, as suggested, adding the possibility to send commands from the K3 on the
> KAT interface.
> // Ake
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:47:12 -0800
> From: Oliver Johns <[email protected]>
> To: kevinr <[email protected]>
> Cc: "[email protected] Elecraft List"
>    <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN spreadsheet data
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> Sorry to hear of the crash.  The document files in most of these programs 
> like Star Office are really zip files.  If you change the suffix to .zip and 
> then open them, you can usually extract a set of other files.  These are 
> often XML or such and can be parsed for content.
> 
> --Oliver
> W6ODJ
> 
> 
>> On 12 Jan. 2014, at 15:30 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>> I have the ECN data from before the hard drive crash but cannot read it. 
>> I have tried LibreOffice and OpenOffice.  Neither application wants to
>> open an .sdc file created with StarOffice.  Does anyone have a clue for me
>> as to how I can open ECN.sdc so I can transfer it to one of these more
>> modern applications?
>>  73,
>>     Kevin.  KD5ONS
>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:27:45 -0500
> From: bill conkling <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected], elecraft <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 & BOSE speakers...
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> What's the opinion on BOSE COMPANION 2 SERIES III MULTIMEDIA Speakers for use 
> with K3 or KX3?
> 
> Just ordered from Amazon...
> 
> ...bill nr4c
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:53:46 -0600
> From: Jim Sheldon <[email protected]>
> To: Elecraft Mailing List <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] OT:  HAL ST-8000A info
> Message-ID: <2014113125346.180799@HamRadio-PC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> Thanks to all that offered suggestions and possible solutions.  Problems have 
> been solved by my wonderful wife authorizing the purchase of HAL's program 
> DS-RTTY-Win which was designed for the 8000 series T/U's as well as just 
> about any other T/U as well.  This will enable me to run it with the K3, KX3 
> or any other radio for that matter.
> 
> 
> Jim - W0EB
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:14:20 -0800
> From: Jim Klitzing <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:50:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tom Fitzpatrick <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID:
>    <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> 
> ???? I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos.? On 15mtrs A and B are 
> tracking together.? B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too.? 
> How do I get them independent again?
> 
> ?
> Tom, K4IE
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:06:08 -0500
> From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]>
> To: Tom Fitzpatrick <[email protected]>,    "[email protected]"
>    <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Tom,
> 
> You have the VFOs linked on 15 meters - it is a per band setting.
> Hold the SUB button to link/unlink the VFOs.
> Remember that a long hold (more than 2 seconds) will enter diversity mode.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 1/13/2014 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>      I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos.  On 15mtrs A and B are 
>> tracking together.  B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too.  
>> How do I get them independent again?
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:09:12 -0500
> From: Doug Joyce <[email protected]>
> To: Tom Fitzpatrick <[email protected]>
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
> 
> Hii Tom:  You just need to ?unlink? them by Holding the ?Sub? button.  I 
> believe this is a band dependent setting.
> 
> 73,  Doug  VE3MV 
>> On 2014-Jan-13, at 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>     I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos.  On 15mtrs A and B are 
>> tracking together.  B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too.  
>> How do I get them independent again?
>> 
>> 
>> Tom, K4IE
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:12:51 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> 
> Hold the [SUB] button until you see "UNLINK" in the VFO B
> display.
> 
> 73,
> 
>    ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
>> On 1/13/2014 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>      I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos.  On 15mtrs A and B are 
>> tracking together.  B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too.  
>> How do I get them independent again?
>> 
>> 
>> Tom, K4IE
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> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:17:49 -0900
> From: Edward R Cole <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
> 
> I need to correct some of my last statements on this topic (thanks to 
> Dave AB9CA/4 for pointing them out).
> 
> I apparently was thinking of other battery chemistry than lead-acid 
> batteries.  A check with wikipedia reveals that full charge voltage, 
> open-ckt, is 2.1v per cell (12.6v for auto battery).  Fully 
> discharged open-ckt voltage per cell is 1.95v (11.7v) and 1.75v 
> (10.5v) when loaded.
> 
> Matt was seeing full RF output with 12.2v at the amp.
> 
> But that was with his engine running (alternator charging) which 
> ought to deliver higher voltage to the amp (if cable losses are low - 
> something like 0.5v drop if wiring is 8-awg).  Alternators run at 
> 14.2v in full charging.  They have a voltage regulator that drops 
> this when battery reaches full charge (not sure what voltage that is 
> but seems I've seen >13v).
> 
> I do not recall what gauge of dc wire was run to the 100w Motorola 
> VHF trunk-mount radios we used to install for police and fire, but 
> they held power pretty well with engine off (with fresh battery 
> charge).  I am thinking the wires were 12ga awg and 17-foot long 
> before cutting to length in each install.
> 
> The rest of my suggestions for testing and connections are still good.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
>     "Kits made by KL7UW"
> Dubus Mag business:
>     [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:19:52 -0500
> From: Randy <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> I am thinking of connecting a PW-1 to my K3.  I would like to the K3 to 
> send band data to the PW-1 and have the PW-1 following the K3 just as if 
> the K3 was a Icom transceiver.
> 
> I am thinking of connecting the CI-V port on the back of my MicroHam 
> MKII to the K3.  What I'm a little uncertain about is the ALC set up.  
> Is there any problem with this arrangement?
> 
> Randy, AA8R
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:40:36 -0800
> From: Bill Frantz <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations
> Message-ID:
>    <r422Ps-1075i-B5A4D66F3FE04BB6BDEB9650BC211B6A@Williams-MacBook-Pro.local>
>    
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> 
> The 706 that was displaced by when my K3 arrived ended up in our 
> 1999 4Runner with a Little Tarheel screwdriver antenna. The 
> combination works reasonably well. I have the antenna mounted 
> high on the rear lift gate with due attention to bonding between 
> the antenna, the lift gate, and the car body. Some of the 
> highlights are a QSO with Denmark on 15M while my wife drove on 
> I40 east of Barstow, and using the antenna with the K3 for 80M 
> during the California QSO party (CQP).
> 
> I tune the antenna with a combination of a scale I made on the 
> side of the coil cover which shows approximately where the coil 
> should be for each band and the SWR meter in the radio. Note 
> that 80/75M covers 2 centimeters. If I am operating mobile, 
> tuning the antenna for maximum noise and then using the SWR 
> meter on the radio works reasonably well.
> 
> At higher frequencies, the antenna works quite well. On the 
> lower frequencies, the bandwidth is quite narrow and frequent 
> tuning is a must. During CQP, I was operating search and pounce 
> tuning up and down the 75M band. With this pattern, I always 
> knew the direction to move the antenna so when I answered a CQ 
> with "Whisky Six Zulu Zulu Zulu", I could also retune the antenna.
> 
> As for efficiency, I managed to contact 12 stations, all in 
> California on 75M during CQP using the K3/10 at 12 watts. Every 
> one of them said, "You're down in the noise, but we'll make it 
> work." Thanks to all of them for making the effort.
> 
> As a side note, I now have some tuned radials for 40M and 80M I 
> can use in portable operations. I also have a mast extension I 
> haven't played with very much. The real high point is I had my 
> wife logging during CQP. Having seen how things went on 80M, she 
> got me a KPA3 100 watt module for Christmas.
> 
> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Frantz        |The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
> (408)356-8506      |is there are so many to choose| 16345 
> Englewood Ave
> www.pwpconsult.com |from.   - Andrew Tanenbaum    | Los Gatos, 
> CA 95032
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:45:17 -0800
> From: Jim Klitzing <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Let's try this post again, looks like the text was truncated...
> Can't seem to get the XVn OFS function to work...anyone else out there 
> have it working, or is this an unimplemented feature?
> 
> Thanks, Jim
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:55:23 -0500
> From: "Bruce Beford" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <0567E27C2E864EEBB987EA57D61B7ED6@HPE250f>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Not yet implemented. -Bruce, N1RX
> 
>> Let's try this post again, looks like the text was truncated...
>> Can't seem to get the XVn OFS function to work...anyone else out there 
>> have it working, or is this an unimplemented feature?
> 
>> Thanks, Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:14:06 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> 
> Randy,
> 
> Connection diagram for any transceiver with MK II and PW-1 is available
> from the application note "Using the PW-1 safely (and with non-Icom
> transceivers) <http://microham-usa.com/store/cmspage.php?page_id=27>
> on the support page at www.microHAM-USA.com/support.html.
> 
> You will probably want to connect ALC from the PW-1 to K3 but set
> it slightly above normal drive levels as the PW-1 uses ALC to protect
> itself in event of problems.
> 
> 73,
> 
>    ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
>> On 1/13/2014 4:19 PM, Randy wrote:
>> I am thinking of connecting a PW-1 to my K3.  I would like to the K3 to
>> send band data to the PW-1 and have the PW-1 following the K3 just as if
>> the K3 was a Icom transceiver.
>> 
>> I am thinking of connecting the CI-V port on the back of my MicroHam
>> MKII to the K3.  What I'm a little uncertain about is the ALC set up. Is
>> there any problem with this arrangement?
>> 
>> Randy, AA8R
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:27:06 -0800
> From: Matt Zilmer <[email protected]>
> To: Edward R Cole <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> I was seeing 12.2V with 60W out on 20m with KX3/KXPA, but this was
> measured at the relay enclosure (near the KXPA), and it had another
> 10A or so as loads besides (2m rig at 75W).  Didn't measure the
> current, but it was probably around 30A total.  This is with the
> battery alone.
> 
> I also saw full output (100W) with the KXPA and KX3 alone, with no
> engine running.  Voltage at the relay was 12.3-12.4V.
> 
> With the engine running, no problem.
> 
> The DVM has never been calibrated, that I know of.  If it has, it's
> been > 10 years.  It might read low or high.
> 
> I'm probably going to run a second Optima 55AH battery with its own
> branch charging circuit, just for the KX3 and KXPA100.  This is a
> future project, not something I have the time or money for now.
> 
> I'm using 8 AWG, and this is also what Moto used for Micors, Syntors,
> etc., if 100W class transceivers.  I used to run a 100W UHF Syntor,
> but gave it up to get some trunk space back.
> 
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:17:49 -0900, you wrote:
>> 
>> I need to correct some of my last statements on this topic (thanks to 
>> Dave AB9CA/4 for pointing them out).
>> 
>> I apparently was thinking of other battery chemistry than lead-acid 
>> batteries.  A check with wikipedia reveals that full charge voltage, 
>> open-ckt, is 2.1v per cell (12.6v for auto battery).  Fully 
>> discharged open-ckt voltage per cell is 1.95v (11.7v) and 1.75v 
>> (10.5v) when loaded.
>> 
>> Matt was seeing full RF output with 12.2v at the amp.
>> 
>> But that was with his engine running (alternator charging) which 
>> ought to deliver higher voltage to the amp (if cable losses are low - 
>> something like 0.5v drop if wiring is 8-awg).  Alternators run at 
>> 14.2v in full charging.  They have a voltage regulator that drops 
>> this when battery reaches full charge (not sure what voltage that is 
>> but seems I've seen >13v).
>> 
>> I do not recall what gauge of dc wire was run to the 100w Motorola 
>> VHF trunk-mount radios we used to install for police and fire, but 
>> they held power pretty well with engine off (with fresh battery 
>> charge).  I am thinking the wires were 12ga awg and 17-foot long 
>> before cutting to length in each install.
>> 
>> The rest of my suggestions for testing and connections are still good.
>> 
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> http://www.kl7uw.com
>>    "Kits made by KL7UW"
>> Dubus Mag business:
>>    [email protected]
>> 
>> ______________________________________________________________
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:31:54 -0500 (EST)
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 - VOX Delay with CW in SSB mode
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> 
> With the ARRL VHF contest coming up, I'm still waiting to hear if there has 
> been any progress in getting a delay in the PTT output, vs. full breakin 
> only,  when using CW in SSB?
> 
> When driving a (non-Elecraft) transverter, one needs some delay in the  
> circuit that keys the transverter. The delay time used in straight CW would 
> be  
> fine.
> 
> 
> 73   -   Jim    K8MR
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:43:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lee Buller <[email protected]>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID:
>    <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> 
> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas.? Yea me.? I love them? Very 
> comfortable.
> 
> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers 
> the mike.? I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could 
> plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 
> through my Heil plug adapter.? The battery powers the mike but passes through 
> the audio.? 
> 
> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my 
> own....I would like to use the front.? 
> 
> Am I thinking this is right?? 
> 
> Lee - K0WA
> Feeling like a Novice
> 
> 
> 
> ?
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you 
> don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't 
> find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  
> Is Common Sense divine?
> 
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my 
> mind. -? John W. (Kansas)
> 
> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 19
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:56:17 -0800
> From: Matt Zilmer <[email protected]>
> To: Lee Buller <[email protected]>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> 
> Hi Lee,
> 
> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing.  Instead of using the
> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
> connector.  It works fine this way.  You can double-side tape the bias
> box to the underside of a shelf or next to the radio.
> 
> I have the Goldline and external speakers connected to the rear panel,
> leaving the front panel the only convenient place for the CM500.  This
> arrangement works quite well.
> 
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
> 
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:43:50 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>> 
>> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas.? Yea me.? I love them? 
>> Very comfortable.
>> 
>> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers 
>> the mike.? I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could 
>> plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 
>> through my Heil plug adapter.? The battery powers the mike but passes 
>> through the audio.? 
>> 
>> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my 
>> own....I would like to use the front.? 
>> 
>> Am I thinking this is right?? 
>> 
>> Lee - K0WA
>> Feeling like a Novice
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ?
>> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you 
>> don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you 
>> can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common 
>> Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>> 
>> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my 
>> mind. -? John W. (Kansas)
>> 
>> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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> Message: 20
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:13:44 +1100
> From: Eric Buggee <[email protected]>
> To: Lee Buller <[email protected]>,    Elecraft Reflector
>    <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Hi Lee,
>               With the Yamaha CM500 headset just plug the mic & 
> headphone plugs direct into the respective Mic & headphone sockets on 
> the back panel of the K3.
> Next step, using the menue options select electret mic option and select 
> phones only -or- phones plus speaker if you wish.
> 
> All of this  is in the K3 Handbook.
> 
> 73 & good luck,
> 
> Eric VK3AX.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1/14/2014 9:43 AM, Lee Buller wrote:
>> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas.  Yea me.  I love them  
>> Very comfortable.
>> 
>> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers 
>> the mike.  I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could 
>> plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 
>> through my Heil plug adapter.  The battery powers the mike but passes 
>> through the audio.
>> 
>> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my 
>> own....I would like to use the front.
>> 
>> Am I thinking this is right?
>> 
>> Lee - K0WA
>> Feeling like a Novice
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you 
>> don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you 
>> can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common 
>> Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>> 
>> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my 
>> mind. -  John W. (Kansas)
>> 
>> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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> Message: 21
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:31:01 -0800
> From: Jim Brown <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
>> On 1/13/2014 2:56 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
>> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing.  Instead of using the
>> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
>> connector.  It works fine this way.
> 
> Yes, it will work, but there's a far easier way. Simply make a cable 
> adapter with a 1/8-in female jack on one end and an 8-pin mic plug (I've 
> learned that it's called a Foster plug) on the other. Wire the tip of 
> the mic jack to the mic pin of the K3, wire the shell of the mic jack to 
> the mic return of the K3. Then go into the top level menu (short push), 
> select Mic Front Panel, tap "2" on the keypad to turn on bias.  No 
> battery box needed.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:51:32 -0700
> From: "Arno Dienhart" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Thank you, Fred, for the specific comparison btw. BP and AL. A few months
> ago I was at a point where I needed a portable for my outings in the park.
> Those two commercial antennas were on the top of my list.and I ended up
> building two wire antennas, a vertical ground plane and a ZS6BKW dipole,
> both to be hoisted into my favorite tree there. Despite the tree now having
> an installed haul line, which saves me half the setup time and more, it is
> still a fight with the wires each time. 
> 
> 
> 
> So, when a used AL came up on Yahoo, I grabbed it and now, reading your
> comparison, like it even more, having had the hunch that the BP will be a
> bit more like my wires in the tree, as far as setup time is concerned. Of
> course, an A/B/C/D comparison between the four would be better than
> guessing, but I am making plenty of contacts with the AL.
> 
> 
> 
> For an upcoming trip to Greece, where I will bring the KX3 and the AL, I
> will also bring a ~60' EF with a matchbox to be able to cover 80m. It will
> be a HB of course. Just got the matchbox parts in the mail today (EARC
> design) and am still researching the wire (between the yellow from SOTAbeams
> and the 532 from Wireman).
> 
> 
> 
> That's the hardware. Running a small-scale "DXpedition" will be a whole
> other subject for this green ham with not even 12 months under his belt.
> 
> 
> 
> 73 de Arno K7RNO
> 
> SKCC #11131, NAQCC #6870
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:20:39 -0800 (PST)
> From: N2YTF <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 2-meter module progress report
> Message-ID:
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> 
> You have highlighted one of the things I am getting at.  I am looking for a
> predicted performance comparison in general terms of both receive
> (selectivity, sensitivity, etc..)  and transmit (power out & how clean) on
> 2m vs an FT-817.  Do we know anything more about the TX output power---last
> I read it was a max of 3 or 5 w?
> 
> I am not particularly interested in wideband receive coverage but I am
> assuming there will be some negative impact on the KX3's receive
> performance due to its wideband receive.
> 
> I know there was some mention on the list of tradeoffs due to the small
> size of the 2m module, and I just want to get a feel for the KX3-2m's
> mountain topping performance vs an FT-817.    There are a wide variety of
> operating noise levels on summits, everything from dead quiet to packed
> with repeaters and other transmitters.  Hams aren't the only ones who seek
> out summits to operate from!  Sometimes summits can be quite challenging 2m
> environments even when they have excellent elevation over the surrounding
> terrain because of deafening local transmitters.    With the right rig 2m
> operation from a summit is really a fantastic experience.
> 
> 73,
> Tom, N2YTF
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Scott Manthe-2 [via Elecraft] <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> In my opinion, wide-band receiver coverage and receiver performance are
>> often conflicting notions, so are you asking if the KX3-2m will have
>> wider receive frequency coverage than the FT-817 or better receiver
>> performance?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Scott, N9AA
>> 
>> 
>>> On 1/12/14 6:54 PM, Tom Tumino wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Wayne,
>>> 
>>> Can you guess as to whether the KX3's 2m module will perform better or
>>> worse than an FT-817 on 2m?
>>> 
>>> What would a performance comparison between a KX3-2m and an FT-817 look
>>> like on 2m?
>>> 
>>> The 817 out of band 2m receive is very limited.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Tom, N2YTF
>> 
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> Message: 24
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:36:47 -0800
> From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected] Wilhelm" <[email protected]>
> Cc: Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <[email protected]>,    Elecraft
>    Reflector <[email protected]>,    W3FPR Wilhelm <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> Hi Don,
> 
> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See info 
> from Paul below on the part we normally use. 
> 
> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though these 
> are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be interested in 
> testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can buy EOL stock? 
> Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
> 
>    81-TZ03P600N169B00   (10-60 pF)
>    81-TZ03P450N169B00   (7-45 pF)
> 
> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary. It 
> would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so 
> often.
> 
> tnx
> Wayne
> 
> 
>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Wayne
>> 
>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016   ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV   EAU 
>> x100
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 25
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:41:17 -0800
> From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> Sorry for the bandwidth, guys. Slip of the email alias :)
> 
> Now everyone gets an unexpected peak at the joys of finding substitutes for 
> obsolete parts, in this case for the KX1 and K60XV boards. 
> 
> Not to worry; we always find alternates or work-arounds.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Don,
>> 
>> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See info 
>> from Paul below on the part we normally use. 
>> 
>> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though these 
>> are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be interested in 
>> testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can buy EOL stock? 
>> Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
>> 
>>   81-TZ03P600N169B00   (10-60 pF)
>>   81-TZ03P450N169B00   (7-45 pF)
>> 
>> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary. It 
>> would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so 
>> often.
>> 
>> tnx
>> Wayne
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Wayne
>>> 
>>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016   ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV   EAU 
>>> x100
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 26
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:50:33 +1300
> From: "Gary Hinson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
> 
> How about making a homebrew multiband vertical for $not very much at all,
> one that will literally fit in your pocket?  
> 
> Use a steel tape measure as the vertical radiator, with the body of the
> measure lofted into the sky using a very low tech "bit of string" hanging
> over the branch of a tree.  Run out a few radials on the ground beneath, and
> feed with a short run of coax to your Elecraft exciter.  Pull or slacken the
> string to adjust the length and get it to resonate and radiate on whichever
> band you are using (you may be lucky if the body of the measure is heavy
> enough to reel itself down when you release the string, but a safer method
> uses a complete loop of string over the support, attached to the tape
> measure body, so you can pull it either way).  
> 
> A 10m tape measure will do for 7MHz and up, provided you can find a sky hook
> at least 10m up (palm trees in the tropics are about 15m high, I guess).  If
> your tape is only 8m long (most are, here in NZ), simply add an extension -
> a couple of metres of wire on the free end of the tape - and connect that to
> your coax.  For 80m, if you have a 20m sky hook, you can extend the radiator
> by adding another 10m of wire on the bottom end, or simply use the length of
> wire as an inverted-L over whatever skyhook you can muster, the higher the
> better.
> 
> Spring steel is not an ideal conductor but it's good enough, especially as
> you will have /P and perhaps an exotic prefix for "gain"!
> 
> I think of this as the poor man's Steppir vertical.  If the aforementioned
> palm tree is dangling over the sea on a tropical island, your $negligible
> investment will amaze you.
> 
> There's a paper describing a slightly more sophisticated version on the web
> - Google "Fat Max antenna" (Fat Max being the brand name of the tape measure
> he used).  
> 
> 73
> Gary  ZL2iFB
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:elecraft-
>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Tellez
>> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 13:14
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I would like to get some advice - based on experience - regarding the
> various
>> portable antenna options there are currently available on the market.  I
> am
>> considering the buddipole system, super antenna, chameleon, and others.  I
>> am interested in hearing about performance and quality/ durability of the
>> construction.  I am not going to be backpacking with the antenna but
>> portability and ease of setup is a consideration.  I will be operating
> from 6m
>> all the way through 80m.
>> 
>> Thanks to all in advance.
>> 
>> Mark
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> Message: 27
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:59:14 -0800
> From: Fred Jensen <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> So Arno, if you know this delete and you're making "plenty of contacts" 
> so you may but just in case.  The Alexloop is a resonant transformer. 
> At it's resonant frequency, the coupling from the coax to the big loop 
> is huge.  Off its resonant frequency, it is nil.  If you have an ATU in 
> your radio, you should bypass it and tune the loop to 1:1 or as low as 
> you can get it.  Some folks have had disappointing results with the 
> loop, and in all the cases I worked with them on, they were 
> approximating resonance with the knob and then letting the ATU match it.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
> - www.cqp.org
> 
>> On 1/13/2014 3:51 PM, Arno Dienhart wrote:
>> 
>> So, when a used AL came up on Yahoo, I grabbed it and now, reading your
>> comparison, like it even more, having had the hunch that the BP will be a
>> bit more like my wires in the tree, as far as setup time is concerned. Of
>> course, an A/B/C/D comparison between the four would be better than
>> guessing, but I am making plenty of contacts with the AL.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 28
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:17:13 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: Steve Lawrence <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=windows-1252
> 
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
> 
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will 
> be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low 
> Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
> 
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
> 
> 2014 VISALIA TOP BAND DINNER
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 29
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:19:58 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=windows-1252
> 
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
> 
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will 
> be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low 
> Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
> 
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
> 
> 2014 VISALIA TOP BAND DINNER
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 30
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:29:41 -0800
> From: "Ron Leech" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 on remote
> Message-ID: <405F37F7E8E942C9A1EE4330CA3E0EAB@your27e1513d96>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> Can Some one tell me if the KPA500 sould come back on if the 220v power was 
> turned off then back on. My amp has on ocation locked up using it remote so I 
> wired a relay to turn it off with the radio and back on when the radio is 
> turned back on but the amp still reqires that I switch it back on.Should it 
> come back on with the ac power by it self or can it be made to come on. 
> 73s va7mv  Ron Leech 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 31
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:46:28 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> The clickable link is apprently stripped out but the server.
> 
> **********************
> 
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
> 
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will 
> be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low 
> Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
> 
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
> 
> topbanddinner<dot>jimdo<dot>com
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 32
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:04:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: mike <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] [QRO] KXPA100-AT ~ Can antenna 2 be disabled?
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> Is it possible to disable antenna 2? The warning "Be sure you have an antenna
> or dummy load connected to the active antenna port before transmitting" is a
> bit animus for my occasional fumble fingers. I guess I could just remember
> to hook up a 100w dummy load to antenna 2 when I set up, but it would be
> nice to just remove the possibility via FW.
> 
> My KAT500 always remembers the last antenna used for the selected band. So I
> guess that would be true with the AT in the KXPA100 and I could make sure to
> set up each band I use with the correct antenna selection. The mistake I
> don't want to make is holding the AT Tune / ANT button instead of taping it
> and thereby selecting antenna 2. On the K3 they are two different buttons
> and I am really unlikely to make the mistake.
> 
> I thought I read a post on this before, but could not find it in my
> searches.  Tnx  ..mike  AI6II
> 
> 
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> Message: 33
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:32:01 -0600
> From: Gerald Manthey <[email protected]>
> To: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
> Message-ID:
>    <CANpysv==Mw0XHpTP8MsT2=zrki6_0bwv1rmaj_2bbgkhut0...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> Thank you Wayne.
> It was nice to see a tiny little fraction of what you have to deal with.
> And also keeps us up to date too.
> Keep up the great work.
> Gerald - KC6CNN
>> On Jan 13, 2014 6:41 PM, "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry for the bandwidth, guys. Slip of the email alias :)
>> 
>> Now everyone gets an unexpected peak at the joys of finding substitutes
>> for obsolete parts, in this case for the KX1 and K60XV boards.
>> 
>> Not to worry; we always find alternates or work-arounds.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Don,
>>> 
>>> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See
>> info from Paul below on the part we normally use.
>>> 
>>> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though
>> these are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be
>> interested in testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can
>> buy EOL stock? Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
>>> 
>>>   81-TZ03P600N169B00   (10-60 pF)
>>>   81-TZ03P450N169B00   (7-45 pF)
>>> 
>>> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary.
>> It would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so
>> often.
>>> 
>>> tnx
>>> Wayne
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Wayne
>>>> 
>>>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016   ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV
>> EAU x100
>> 
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> Message: 34
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:53:49 +0100
> From: "Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE)" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected], [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
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> The server deletes ALL code and just leaves the the plain text message.
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> The bottom line is:
> Just paste the link and do no use HTML to bury it in some nice clickable 
> button...
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> see for yourself:
> http://topbanddinner.jimdo.com/
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> Cheers,
> Peter
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> Op 2014-01-14 2:46 schreef [email protected]:
>> The clickable link is apprently stripped out but the server.
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> Message: 35
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:09:52 -0700
> From: John Marvin <[email protected]>
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Requirements for keying a KXPA100
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> So, I got my KXPA100 kit and have assembled it. But I'm having trouble 
> keying it with my transceiver (HPSDR Hermes with alterations to support 
> driving the KXPA100). My circuit didn't have any trouble keying my 
> previous amp (a HFPacker V4). If I manually short the KXPA100 key input 
> things appear to work in the limited testing I've done, so I don't think 
> there is anything wrong with the KXPA100.
> 
> I've measured 5V as expected at the key input, and I've measured the 
> current while connecting the KXPA100 key input to my transceiver. I'm 
> measuring 0.58 mA when the transceiver attempts to key the amp. The 
> KXPA100 manual says that the key current will be 1 mA max (if I am 
> reading that correctly) so this seems to be about right. Is there a 
> minimum current requirement? There is a 560 ohm resistor in series 
> internally, along with  diodes (one in line with the key output to the 
> KXPA 100 and one inline with the key output to the internal tx preamp) 
> to prevent interaction between the two.
> 
> Any ideas? My next experiment will probably involve changing or 
> bypassing the 560 ohm resistor, but I have doubts that will fix the problem.
> 
> John
> AC0ZG
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