Fri 15 Feb 2008 at 01:17:44 EST Alan Bloom wrote
I read years ago that speech processors like pre-emphasized audio
(louder highs, quieter lows). And the heavier the processing the more
pre-emphasis is optimum. Does anyone know if the K3 speech processor
does that automatically?
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Hi Alan,
K3/100 Ordered on 29th May with deposit, shipped 8th Feb and arrived in Lincoln
(Lincolnshire, not Nebraska..)on 14th Feb. Very pleased. Happy days! Paul
M0CVX (ex-AC5NO)
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OK all you slow CW or no cw ops out there. This weekend is the
ARRL DX TEST on CW. It's the world working USA/VE and USA/VE working
the world (but not each other).
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/intldx.html
Outside USA/VE sends RST + power level
USA/VE sends RST + state/prov
Load
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Agreed Dave! Hams are not necessarily electronics technicians or engineers.
Many simply want to operate with what they feel is the best commercial gear
their budget will allow.
However, very few hams have their installations professionally installed
and monitored, so
hi Simon,
On 14 Feb 2008 at 11:30, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
Taking things a step further - it would not be at all difficult to
allow other programs to send K3 commands to / from the K3 through
another program.
This program (server) controls the serial comms and supports an
unlimited
Actually I gave some thought to this project this morning, specifically
allowing many programs simultaneous and transparent access to a K3 where the
programs talk K3 CAT.
My conclusion is that it's easy, the hard part having been written already
by Phil N8VB, specifically his virtual serial
Made my first RTTY QSO ever using the CW-to-RTTY feature to work VP6DX.
Neat. Programmed M1 for my send message and programmed M2 with my response.
Also got into a QSO with a CE last night. I need to hook up to a PC or
something so I can use a keyboard. This should make it easier when
chatting.
Pse some K3 adjustment advice to this appliance operator:
1. My K3-100 factory blt # 309 has vy loud brief noise bursts... specifically
the effect if a vfo were transmitting and vy rapidly swished past my rcve freq.
The resulting blast of tone is much louder than the voice I am listening to
Hi Dave:
The 'baud rate' is always that user for RTTY( 45.45 bauds), BUT the RATE at
which the characters are actually SENT depends upon how fast you can send
them to the K3 using the internal keyer...
If you send CW at 20 WPM to the K3, then each character will be sent at 45.45
baud, but there
Hi Charles,
You might want to try [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) for numbers one and two.
Concerning #1) Do you have NR turned on when you hear the bursts?
There was a problem with this several firmware revisions ago.
Concerning #2) Here in Europe I have not noticed anything
I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to RTTY (call me a RTTY-iot :-).
When doing RTTY the old fashioned way (with a teletype machine) how fast
are chars sent? I'm assuming they are sent at the operator's typing
speed. With a computer, are RTTY messages buffered and sent in a burst
when the OP
Keith,
See the post by Tom Hammond about an hour before your post.
Tom explains it pretty well I think.
Dave W7AQK
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From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE:
Hi Keith:
Back in 'the good/bad old days'... when we used model 43 teleprinters,
well before computers, 60 WPM RTTY (45.45 baud) characters were SENT
at 45.45 bauds, but they were generated at or below the speed at which
the operator could type. If he could type 60 WPM, then there was a
steady
Hi Keith,
When doing RTTY the old fashioned way (with a teletype machine) how fast
are chars sent?
Depends on how you look at it. The speed of a character is always the
same (bit speed) and this defines the baud rate. The number of
characters per minute depend on your typing speed,
The k3s on Ducie aresount great here in Kansas. Starting at 5:38 this
morningI worked them on 80 SSB, 80 CW, 40 SSB and 40 CW ... all in about 35
minutes. The audio on the rigs were just fantastic. Clear. CW is sharp and
nice to copy
Tomorrow160 meters
They have some
Software that interfaces to rigs over the single RS-232 port need to learn
to play with each other. Developers have to stop writing code assuming
there isn't a need for other software to also simultaneously interface with
the rig. Standards have to be developed and quickly adopted that will
Speaking of the K3's computer interface - I've noticed that no K3
responses are generated for the following K3 front panel buttons: RIT,
XIT, AGC OFF, DUAL PB, NB, NR and NTCH. Also, the response for XFIL is
always FW. I am using the most recent firmware.
I assume that the VP6DX RTTY is being computer generated for the most
part...
Any idea if the CW-RTTY feature is being used on their end ?
Niel
WA7SSA
KX1
K2 #096
(waiting for my K3, ordered last day of '07...)
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My 160m QSO is in the log, VP6DX-K3 to G3SJJ-K3. Nice one.
Currently listening to them on 40m at s7 long path, s3 on short path.
1454z. Pair phased gp.
Chris G3SJJ
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Hello Richard!
good to hear your K2 is up and running.
I'm starting Assembly, Part III today (Friday).
Perhaps by the end of the weekend will have the K2/100
going as well.
I listened on 40m for the past couple of days and it
does do very well in the noise. I find it more
pleasant to listen to
The Auto-Spot function performs best when the filter is narrow. I find no
problems
when the filter is set at 500 Hz. It also works in PSK but not (yet) for FSK.
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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009
On Fri Feb 15 5:46 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Hi
I know the sub-receiver is not available yetnor is my money...but that is
another issue all together. I digress
Uh...when I was working Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII came in
real handy, and I understand the stock K3 cannot do that. From reading the
manual, to operate
Instead of tones being generated for us to hear, can't it emit (from
the top speaker) TAPS, CLUNKS, and BELLS. What about the sound of a
carriage shifting from LTRS to Numbers and back? And while we're at
it, how about emitting the smell of oil? Ya think it could also
shake the floor a little?
How about a little bit of Ozone smell too?
Lee - K0WA
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
I have done this for all 5 band slots, on both modes, I have worked
VP6DX on so far including 20 CW just now. Likewise I am used SO2V on the
sub rx in my FT1kMP, (presumably that's what you mean by Dual Watch?) .
The main problem is not the K3 but is the stations in the pile-up. It is
ever so
I doubt that any of the popular contest logging programs (e.g. N1MM Logger,
Writelog) are going to work with Omni-Rig. Omni-Rig does not expose a
transparent serial port interface that would make all of a rig's CAT
commands accessible to multiple (unmodified) programs. Omni-Rig requires
using a
At 04:35 AM 2/15/2008, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
Actually I gave some thought to this project this morning,
specifically allowing many programs simultaneous and transparent
access to a K3 where the programs talk K3 CAT.
My conclusion is that it's easy, the hard part having been written
You have it right Lee.
It works fine. A bit awkward at first I have to admit, but after a couple
times it's
easy. Especially if you've done it that way before on other radios.
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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009
On Fri Feb 15 8:09 , Lee Buller sent:
Lee Buller wrote:
Uh...when I was working Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII
came in real handy, and I understand the stock K3 cannot do that.
From reading the manual, to operate split that B is the Xmit and
you can listen on B by using the REV button and holding it to
listen.
Is
I know the sub-receiver is not available yetnor is my money...but that
is another issue all together. I digress Uh...when I was working
Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII came in real handy, and I
understand the stock K3 cannot do that. From reading the manual, to
operate
It's workable. Worked Ducie split on several bands and 12 meters without the
amp on. Yes, REV, like older Icoms the new 7700. It works.
Jim
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I used to have a Model 15 sitting on a small WW2 U.S. Army wooden
typewriter table. When it did a carriage return it would just about
go up on two legs.
Dave W5DHM
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Lee Buller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about a little bit of Ozone smell too?
Lee - K0WA
Yes, it does work well if you dont have fat fingers! Several times
I've managed to cancel SPLIT in the heat of battle producing
lots of embarrassment and UPs.
73,
Red Faced Doug, W6JD
K3 #23
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From: Vic K2VCO [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lee Buller wrote:
If I can make good enough progress with my current SSTV / HamDRM work then
I'll put this together late March 2008. This is the only approach that will
work properly, initially it will be for CAT support only, that is it will
not be designed for DTR / RTS toggling etc. which we don't need with
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, it does work well if you dont have fat fingers! Several times
I've managed to cancel SPLIT in the heat of battle producing
lots of embarrassment and UPs.
73,
Red Faced Doug, W6JD
K3 #23
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From: Vic K2VCO [EMAIL
Hello Geoff,
I have a quick question, as I have been using an MFJ tuner to a balanced
feedline on a doublet, and have not built a balun for the K2/KAT2 yet.
Is there a bypass mode for the KAT2 such that I can use an external
tuner? ATU AUTO, of course, causes the KAT2 to go thru a tune
What would be nice is for the speech processor to add variable
pre-emphasis that depends on the amount of compression AND still allow
you to use the equalizer to provide additional tailoring to your
individual voice. That way you would only need one equalizer setting
that would work for all
Thanks to all who replied! 10 minutes after emailing, I found the answer in the manual! A bit
fuzzy with the flu here - maybe I should get some rest before I toast something in my K2!!!
geoff - W1OH
Ingo Meyer (DK3RED) wrote:
Hello Geoff,
I have a quick question, as I have been using an
K3 #426 just found its home here in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now, what do I
do, start building or work the ARRL CW test? Guess.
73, Norm - W1MO
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What is this used to have a Model 15 stuff? That is still current
technology in my shack. Well
at least the marriage of past and relatively current technology. I have
a Yaesu SP-5 speaker with
the Timewave DSP 59Y in it. Also in the case are the power supplies to
run it along with the
Hi Matt
The K40 output probably looks like a handkey.
Go into the menu and select handkey instead
of paddles and you should be ok.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG
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You forgot the flinging of oil around the room when the cover was off!
Used to used a BC-610 and a Model 26. (;)
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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David wrote:
In the UK, and I suspect most countries, such traffic handling was
illegal (recently there are some relaxations) on the basis that it
undermined the businesses of the telephone companies and commercial
users of radio.
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Forgive my US-centric view David. It is
In a recent message, geoff allsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
Is there a bypass mode for the KAT2 such that I can use an external
tuner? ATU AUTO, of course, causes the KAT2 to go thru a tune cycle
when pressing the TUNE button on the K2.
Yes, Geoff, you will have met that while building
Hi,
I'm was wondering if there was anyone on this reflector who uses the
K1EL K40 with their K2? I am having some difficulty getting mine to key
the K2 and was looking for some guidance. I know the K40 works as it
works fine with my other rigs but they all work with a mono cable and I
Hello all,
The famous brown box was delivered this afternoon. K3/100 #410 has a
new home in Stuart, Florida. There is some assembly required but that will
be fun. I placed my order on May 30 with no deposit. The K3 will look very
good next to older brother, K2 #5000.
Doug W4DAS
N1RJ wrote: My old TS-940 had the same thing only they called it T-F button.
It was
a pain to hold the button in for very long. I thought the up/dwn buttons
on the mic were rather silly with a big VFO knob just inches away so I
brought the T-F button out to the mic jack. Since I use a Heil
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Instead of tones being generated for us to hear, can't it emit (from
the top speaker) TAPS, CLUNKS, and BELLS. What about the sound of a
carriage shifting from LTRS to Numbers and back? And while we're at
it, how about emitting the smell of oil? Ya
In a message dated 2/15/08 11:11:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
How about a little bit of Ozone smell too?
Sure - just go here:
http://w5jgv.com/downloads/MVI_0101.AVI
73 de Jim, N2EY
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Is there a way to mute the speaker while operating PSK ?
So far I have not been able to get PSK figured out just yet on the K3.
Serial number 400 went together great, and operates very well on CW, es SSB.
But the Digital Modes (PSK) is still cloudy .
Thanks
Al
AD9P
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Turn the AF or Monitor down?
On 16/2/08 00:13, AD9P [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Is there a way to mute the speaker while operating PSK ?
So far I have not been able to get PSK figured out just yet on the K3.
Serial number 400 went together great, and operates very well on CW, es SSB.
But the
I must be missing what you're asking ...
It's a visual mode, so just turn the volume down ...?
Unless you're using the speaker/headphone jack/s and
the mic jack for your interface connections ...
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Turn the AF or Monitor down?
Does the K3 cut back the power under high SWR conditions?
Very handy when tuning up GG linear.
73, Roger
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K3 # 407 ordered on May 24th arrives just in time for the CW DX contest.
Vy 73,
Nick NT1A
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I donna know, but I just loaded up 17 feet of unterminated coax with the K3 ATU
and it got a 1.6 to 1 . Mistaken selection of ANT 1 or 2, of course.Charles
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My K2 #6113 just quit working. I was listening to the 40 meter band and
all of a sudden no signal, and no audio. The display works but, the
frequency is frozen. The only other control that works is the power
level. None of the buttons work and the frequency can't be changed.
There are no
Gary,
The first order of business would be to look for an unsoldered
connection. The likely places are the Control Board and the Front Panel
board. Sorry, but I cannot speculate further without additional
information. If you do not find that elusive solder connection, then
you should
I took out the control board and checked the solder connections. I re
flowed some of them that looked suspect. My K2 is now up and running again.
Thanks,
Gary, N7HTS
Gary Krause wrote:
My K2 #6113 just quit working. I was listening to the 40 meter band
and all of a sudden no signal, and no
To Tom HAMMOND.
You seem the only one concerned or knowledgeable about rates and speeds.
During my ten years ttravelling Africa I saw lots of Tape TTY and lots of
manual oeration from the central. WOW. The most interesting part was the
insistance thay they (the country in question) were
I get the reflector in digest mode.
Thanks to all for putting the Elecraft product ID at the beginning of
your subject line. It has helped a lot. I have one request beyond that
however. Could you put some words in the subject line [after the
Elecraft product ID] to give us a clue as to
I've just found and loaded a font with a slashed 0 into
Windoze ...
Does anyone have experience with non-radio use of a
slashed zero (0)? Do postal ZIP code readers read it
OK? Banking? PayPal?
If anyone wants the font, e-mail me off-reflector and
I'll provide forward it to you. The
We used a slashed zero on DEC (Digital Equipment Corp.) computers. My
experience with them was from 1966 to about 1975. At the time others
were using a rounded O(letter oh) and a squared 0(zero). I found the
slashed zero much easier to use.
Mark AD5SS
Thanks to all who took the time to work on the wiki. It gives me some
data to plot when my K3
will arrive! (I have nothing to do :))
George NE2I
Don Rasmussen wrote:
The K3 making machine seems to be in WARP drive, with
125 K3's delivered
Looking for a K1 with built in tuner
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I thought I had a problem with the control board originally. When I
turned on the K2 the Elecraft would come up and then go to the
frequency. However, everything was frozen. Nothing worked and the
frequency couldn't be changed. I re-installed the control board, turned
it on and everything
The K3 making machine seems to be in WARP drive, with
125 K3's delivered between mid December and Mid
January - increased to 175 K3's going from mid January
to mid February. What's most amazing about this number
is the quality and complexity in each box.
The head scratcher though, is that K3
In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the solidus
(slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the simple circle
that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense Laboratories where I
worked as a writer.
It turned up in thousands of pages of output. I don't
Gary,
You seem to be having several problems that cannot logically be related
to each other.
I suggest that you re-check all your soldering. Look at it with a
critical eye. A good solder joint should have a concave fillet that
tapers off to an almost invisible edge on both the solder pad
I noticed while scanning the reflector that setting the K3 Line in gain at 5
to 10, and the K3 Line out Gain should be set at the default setting of 30 .
After resolving a software issue I do have PSK working to some degree.
Being able to set the line in gain, es the line out gain would help.
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the
solidus (slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the
simple circle that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense
Laboratories where I worked as a writer.
Ron, I remember that
Al,
When in data mode the MIC control varies the LINE-IN gain.
There's a CONFIG menu item for LIN OUT gain.
73
Greg
AB7R
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My recollection was that the slashed letter O was a COBOL thing.
I'd just gotten out of the Navy where I'd learned to slash the number
0, and it was a wrench.
I just looked at one of my 1401 Autocoder books, and it doesn't show
the slashed O (or 0). Neither does the 7040 MAP book or listing.
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:06:45 -0700, you wrote:
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the
solidus (slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the
simple circle that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense
Laboratories where
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