[Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007 Note from Eric: I apologize for not posting earlier. I planned on posting an update for everyone before I left town for the JA Ham Fair last week, but ran out of time. So you can blame this delay in status on me (and the Marketing dept.) instead of the Engineering dept. Our revised target for the beginning of K3 shipments is now September 17th. The K3 shipping date is now primarily determined by delays in K3 part deliveries, PC boards and completed assemblies from our vendors. The remaining handful of delayed parts are scheduled to arrive this week and early next week. There are less than ten different parts in this category, but it only takes one part not arriving (or arriving with the incorrect value) to delay production. Every time this has happened our PCB stuffing operation has had to halt working on one board and move to another while the part problem is resolved. The final four raw PC boards took 2 weeks longer than expected and they arrive tomorrow. (There are a total of 16 PC boards in the basic K3/10.) Also, our sheet metal fabricator has taken several weeks longer than they projected to supply us with painted and silk-screened K3 chassis parts. Final K3 sheet metal is now scheduled to arrive in Aptos on Friday. Our field testers and engineering team have done an excellent job over the last four weeks thrashing out the K3's design, assembly manual and operational features. (Thanks guys!) Wayne, Lyle and the rest of our engineering team have been working 7 day weeks incorporating the Field Tester's suggestions and making sure the K3 meets their expectations and hopefully yours. We've field tested the first release of the assembly manual and we are now testing the latest update. The KNB3 noise blanker was the last core board completed for the K3. It was released to production last month and is one of the best performing noise blankers I've used. It includes 8 different NB gain levels and has two stages of internal AGC, along with three separate widths of blanking. The net result is that I have been able to remove almost anything my local power company, electric fences and noisy autos and can throw at it. And combined with Lyle's latest version of the DSP NB, we have a formidable tool for interference reduction. (The hardware and DSP noise blankers can be used simultaneously to reduce a wide range of pulse type interference.) We are receiving assembled K3 boards in Aptos now and are testing them in preparation for their inclusion in K3 kits and assembled units. So far we have received, or will receive this week, initial shipments of a number of the K3 board assemblies, including the front panel, mixer, audio and digital I/O, PLL, crystal filter and transverter I/O boards. We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship your K3s. From now until we ship we will post weekly updates on K3 shipping here on the Elecraft list and on our web page. We'll also be posting the pre-release version of the K3 assembly manual on our web site later this week to give you a feel for what is coming. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Wayne, N6KR ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Logging with the K3?
Maybe this has been discussed before and i missed it: Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3? Presume you are out in the field or run a contest: For example, you hit a F-key on your keyboard, type a call rs(t) followed by enter. Or, you hold a button on the front-panel while you key the call rst with your paddle. The K3 stores Date, Time , Call, Mode, Band Report. When you are back home, you download the stored data to your computer. HW? -- 73, DM4iM K2 #2706 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
- Original Message - From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship your K3s. Thanks Eric, main thing is that you and Wayne stay same. I've had friends crack up running similar operations to yours - best ship late and stay sane. The Ham Radio community needs you and the K3 :-) Simon HB9DRV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Logging with the K3?
As someone who has written a logbook I feel that I am in the position to advise Elecraft not to add an internal logbook - the request list will be never-ending! The more you do, the more requests you receive. This sort of application is best provided by an external user-programmable device - PDA or laptop. Look at DXLabs for a good free logbook, there are many others out there as well - N1MM springs to mind. New laptops cost less that half the price of a basic K3 - this is the way to go IMO. My new DELL M1330 (a 13.3 screen) will run for six hours on the internal battery, if you've got a power source which will support a K3 then you should be able to power a laptop as well. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Ten Minute Timer
If anyone rambles on for 15 minutes without ID-ing, the timer should trigger a *permanent* switch-off, IMO. :) -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 8/29/07, David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not in the UK, its every 15 mins So, a variable delay audio alarm please, with an automatic transmit of the CW/voice memory or ones choice !!! ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
Hallo Eric, Wayne the rest of the Gang of K3, Thank you very much for the detailed update! While the new delay is a pity, I much prefer that you take your time, do it right, get some sleep, spend time with your loved ones and continue find delight in doing what are doing. vy 73 de toby ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
Thanks for the update, Eric. I know the K3 is going to be worth the wait. Anticipation is part of the pleasure, like thinking about that cool pint of beer after a long walk in the mountains, when you can see the pub in the distance but it takes longer than expected to actually get there. -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 8/30/07, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
One example of many pleasant discoveries for K3 owners, and unique to the K3, is the feature of receiving and transmitting data modes wholly with a stand-alone K3. No external hardware or software specific to FSK or PSK is needed. Moreover, the user interface to carry on a digital mode QSO is incredibly simple. In a telegram, received text is scrolled in the VFO-B display area and transmission is encoded CW from the paddle or message memories. The value of this to me personally is that I can easily work a quick QSO, say a DXpedition getting on RTTY or PSK for a short while, by simply turning on the K3 and doing it. No PC to boot, no RTTY or PSK application to load, no special cables or software configuration to get working again since my last digital foray. My main Ham radio interest is CW contesting and also, as of three years ago, RTTY contesting. Occasionally, I'll chase an interesting DXpedition and several times I've tried to get PSK working well enough to make one QSO with them. But, not normally operating PSK, I've never gotten it fully working here and the effort for one QSO has been more than I was willing to invest. Take the N8S Swains Island DXpedition earlier this year. They operated a fair amount of RTTY and had a few runs on PSK31. Three fellow contest club members were on that trip and I had fun trying to work as many band-modes as I could. CW and SSB were easy, but RTTY was a hassle and PSK31 never happened for me. Despite my often setting up for a full-blown SO2R RTTY contest, it requires some rewiring and re-configuration of my station, not to mention booting a PC and loading MMTTY or whatever RTTY application. And, then when I wanted to work another CW band QSO, I'd have to reconfigure the station back again. Not a big deal, but annoying. For PSK31, I actually tried WriteLog's PSK capability and couldn't get it to work. AA5AU recommended DigiPan and I downloaded that and tried to get it to work, but again to no avail in the short time I fooled with it. Had the K3 been available to me, I would have simply turned it on, set the frequency, set bandwidth and tapped MODE into DATA mode. Next, I would have held DATA MD and then rotated VFO-B to select FSK (and VFO-B to select 45 bps), held TEXT DEC and rotated VFO-B to select ON, and finally selected the tones by holding PITCH and rotating VFO-A to select a 915 Hz Mark tone with a 170 Hz shift. I then would have tuned in N8S, tapping CWT to enable the FSK tuning indicator if desired, and their FSK text would have scrolled across the VFO-B display area. Easy! Wonderful! And, there's more! To answer N8S's CQ, I would have sent 'DE W0YK W0YK' with the CW paddle. The K3 would have translated my CW to FSK with the Mark frequency zero beat to N8S and the Space frequency shifted 170 Hz. Since I seldom send CW at 60 wpm to keep up with the 45 baud RTTY rate, I might have loaded some message memories with the 2-3 messages needed to have a DXpedition QSO. If the N8S operator knew me and took a minute to rag chew and ask about the latest Giants results, I'd have just carried on by sending CW to the K3 which in turn sends FSK to N8S. In the monitor, I'd hear my CW for feedback and also the RTTY Mark and Space tones at a more subdued volume so I'd be completely aware of what is going on. And, had the K3 been available to me during the Swains operation, I would have easily worked them on PSK31 using the same technique. Let me be clear. This capability will not replace my PC/Soundcard/WriteLog/MMTTY/HAL DXP38/etc. serious contesting setup. (... yet. I can foresee the day when the K3 decoder might be as good as the best external decoders and it will interface to my CW logging program while running RTTY.) What the K3 now provides me is the ability to work the occasional digital mode QSO with the ease of operating a CW QSO, and no additional hardware or software. I suspect the K3 will be responsible for getting more people introduced to digital mode operation. Already several of the K3 field testers, in fact chief engineer N6KR himself, have worked their first RTTY QSO ever with the K3, because it was so easy to get on the data modes. K3 owners will each have their own similar experiences with the other rich and robust capability built into the K3, not only at initial release but via future releases as well. This, on top of an exceptional performance basic radio makes the K3 the hot rig to have on your operating table. 73, Ed - W0YK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Logging with the K3?
I think having a logbook bound to a radio would be as inconvenient as having one bound to a particular computer. I'd like to see a web-based ham log I could put on a web server and use from any computer with an internet connection, but I haven't managed to find one suitable for ordinary hobby hamming rather than DXpeditioners. -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 8/30/07, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As someone who has written a logbook I feel that I am in the position to advise Elecraft not to add an internal logbook - the request list will be never-ending! The more you do, the more requests you receive. This sort of application is best provided by an external user-programmable device - PDA or laptop. Look at DXLabs for a good free logbook, there are many others out there as well - N1MM springs to mind. New laptops cost less that half the price of a basic K3 - this is the way to go IMO. My new DELL M1330 (a 13.3 screen) will run for six hours on the internal battery, if you've got a power source which will support a K3 then you should be able to power a laptop as well. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Does the K3 decoder decode CW? -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
In a recent message, Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ... Does the K3 decoder decode CW? Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber. -- David G4DMP Leeds, England, UK -- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Instant K3
I transmitted via my Yaesu FT-1000 MP Mark 5 to a contact the fact that I had ordered a K3. Within seconds, the Mark 5 quit transmitting, burned its finals, and is now dead and a puzzle. Watch what u say in front ... or thru your rigs. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-usocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
It's great that we are closing in on the first deliveries now. Being in the line for the 2nd production run I can't wait to hear for all you lucky First-Production-Run-Guys. I am actually quite satisfied with the delays! In my daily work in a production company with RD as an important parameter for us I know that projects of a certain complexity and size normally presents you with hick-ups delaying the plans. Either you deal with them up front (which might delay the project) or you end up spending 10 times the resources fighting with after-sales issues. I don't know why, but I some how forgot that when I bought my FT-2000 last year... :-( Fortunately I got my money back just in time to order the K3 ;-) IMHO the communication from Elecraft is unparalleled and combined with the delays it sends a clear signal that those guys are very professionel devoted in supplying the ham community with the best of the best more than they care about the ever important cash flow. This is indeed unlike some of the other players in the market... The day Wayne, Eric Co. decides to retire in order to catch up with the family and actually make some QSO's as well, will be a sad day for our community. Well, back to work... take care! 73, Per oz5abo ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 CW Memorys
Hi All anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT with a over all speed of between 5 and 12 wpm. most cw memory keyers i have tried don't allow this and only let you send slow cw with slow char speeds which just doesn't sound right at all. best regards Paul M0BMN Kx1,k1,k2/100 and waiting for my K3 to ship. ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Memorys
Hi Paul, While not directly answering your question: 1) Have you looked at the Winkey2 - the USB flavour from K1EL? 2) I am actually adding Farnsworth spacing (I think this is the term) in a new Windows program DM780 which also has a CW decoder. 3) DM780 will be fully integrated with the K3. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Paul Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT with a over all speed of between 5 and 12 wpm. most cw memory keyers i have tried don't allow this and only let you send slow cw with slow char speeds which just doesn't sound right at all. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] [OT] CW
As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code? See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html As far as I know only standard morse characters are used. Simon Brown, HB9DRV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Hellschreiber? You're kidding, right? -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 8/30/07, David Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 ship dates - ? for Elecraft
Eric: Thanks for the recent update on the proposed shipping schedule. Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2. Will that be delayed as well? If so, please estimate what the range of shipping dates might be. Thanks, de Doug KR2Q ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Real Radios Don't Need Computers!
Great post Ed! It precisely summarizes my feelings about digital modes (other than the *original* digital mode). Life is too short for additional computer hassles beyond what it takes to keep my everyday computers running. Flex-Radio guys may say Real radios don't have knobs but I say Real radios don't need computers! :-) My main Ham radio interest is CW contesting and also, as of three years ago, RTTY contesting. Occasionally, I'll chase an interesting DXpedition and several times I've tried to get PSK working well enough to make one QSO with them. But, not normally operating PSK, I've never gotten it fully working here and the effort for one QSO has been more than I was willing to invest. Given what I know about your computer background, excellent RTTY contesting results (he wins lots of these for those of you who don't follow contests), I'm amazed at your last sentence which summarizes my feelings exactly for non-CW digital modes...the effort for one QSO has been more than I was willing to invest. Had the K3 been available to me, I would have simply turned it on, set the frequency, set bandwidth and tapped MODE into DATA mode. Next, I would have held DATA MD and then rotated VFO-B to select FSK (and VFO-B to select 45 bps), held TEXT DEC and rotated VFO-B to select ON, and finally selected the tones by holding PITCH and rotating VFO-A to select a 915 Hz Mark tone with a 170 Hz shift. I then would have tuned in N8S, tapping CWT to enable the FSK tuning indicator if desired, and their FSK text would have scrolled across the VFO-B display area. Easy! Wonderful! And, there's more! Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx memories? I assume it may have to do with the above parameters not all being available to store, but that's just a little more flash memory isn't it? :-) 73, Bill W4ZV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
No problem guys... I'm happy to wait. I ran into the same problems on a much smaller scale (2 PCBs, ~110 part numbers) when I launched my LP-100. I have a special place in my heart for the guys who waited 4 months after ordering for the initial product shipments. Unless you've been there, it's hard to understand that one seemingly insignificant part, or bad trace on a PCB, or a thin silk screen, can delay everything... and this can extend beyond the initial run because each run seems to generate small random problems. In my case, on the second run I had a distributor deliver toroids with the wrong ferrite mix, mixed in with correct ones (these are unmarked parts as you know). I can also state from experience, that offering a product in both assembled and kit form adds a layer of complexity that is higher than expected. I for one view the K3 as a breakthrough product... one which will change the market, and am willing to wait as long as it takes. Get some sleep, take some walks and enjoy the fruits of your labor. 73, Larry N8LP Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007 Note from Eric: I apologize for not posting earlier. I planned on posting an update for everyone before I left town for the JA Ham Fair last week, but ran out of time. So you can blame this delay in status on me (and the Marketing dept.) instead of the Engineering dept. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 ship dates - ? for Elecraft
Snip…Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2. I suppose ditto Run 3.. I may have to start think about buying an ‘interim radio’ for CQWW CW as it's looking like I'll be cutting it close in having my K3 in time!! Cheers David, Vk2NU No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.10/977 - Release Date: 28/08/2007 4:29 PM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] RE: K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007
Eric - I'll apologize in advance if the computer programming-based Just the facts tone of my e-mail offends you or anyone else, but if I might take the opportunity to distill your lengthy Update: You knew two weeks ago that the K3 would be delayed, but chose not to tell us. Why? Regards, Steve NN4X (apparently, my K3 ship date is now December) -- Message: 29 Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:40:10 -0700 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07 To: Elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007 Note from Eric: I apologize for not posting earlier. I planned on posting an update for everyone before I left town for the JA Ham Fair last week, but ran out of time. So you can blame this delay in status on me (and the Marketing dept.) instead of the Engineering dept. Our revised target for the beginning of K3 shipments is now September 17th. The K3 shipping date is now primarily determined by delays in K3 part deliveries, PC boards and completed assemblies from our vendors. The remaining handful of delayed parts are scheduled to arrive this week and early next week. There are less than ten different parts in this category, but it only takes one part not arriving (or arriving with the incorrect value) to delay production. Every time this has happened our PCB stuffing operation has had to halt working on one board and move to another while the part problem is resolved. The final four raw PC boards took 2 weeks longer than expected and they arrive tomorrow. (There are a total of 16 PC boards in the basic K3/10.) Also, our sheet metal fabricator has taken several weeks longer than they projected to supply us with painted and silk-screened K3 chassis parts. Final K3 sheet metal is now scheduled to arrive in Aptos on Friday. Our field testers and engineering team have done an excellent job over the last four weeks thrashing out the K3's design, assembly manual and operational features. (Thanks guys!) Wayne, Lyle and the rest of our engineering team have been working 7 day weeks incorporating the Field Tester's suggestions and making sure the K3 meets their expectations and hopefully yours. We've field tested the first release of the assembly manual and we are now testing the latest update. The KNB3 noise blanker was the last core board completed for the K3. It was released to production last month and is one of the best performing noise blankers I've used. It includes 8 different NB gain levels and has two stages of internal AGC, along with three separate widths of blanking. The net result is that I have been able to remove almost anything my local power company, electric fences and noisy autos and can throw at it. And combined with Lyle's latest version of the DSP NB, we have a formidable tool for interference reduction. (The hardware and DSP noise blankers can be used simultaneously to reduce a wide range of pulse type interference.) We are receiving assembled K3 boards in Aptos now and are testing them in preparation for their inclusion in K3 kits and assembled units. So far we have received, or will receive this week, initial shipments of a number of the K3 board assemblies, including the front panel, mixer, audio and digital I/O, PLL, crystal filter and transverter I/O boards. We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship your K3s. From now until we ship we will post weekly updates on K3 shipping here on the Elecraft list and on our web page. We'll also be posting the pre-release version of the K3 assembly manual on our web site later this week to give you a feel for what is coming. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Wayne, N6KR _._. _ _.._ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 Report
Thanks for the thoughtful and interesting report Rob. I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a couple days ago). Still, if the radio performs that well without the bells and whistles, what more could one ask??? ;o) I look forward to working it hard in the contests this Fall... *fingers crossed* But wouldn't be heart broken if I still had to use either of my K2s. They're still primo performers IMHO. Cheers, Julius n2wn ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] RE: K3 Status Update: August 29, 2007
- Original Message - From: Steve Sacco NN4X [EMAIL PROTECTED] You knew two weeks ago that the K3 would be delayed, but chose not to tell us. He did tell us why in his posting, alone with the name of the person who shoulders the blame! Eric and Wayne own a small company competing in a market with minimal margins, they epitomise the true spirit of our hobby; a lot of work being put into a new product which will benefit many thousands with sacrifices being made along the way. I think we should be very grateful that we have the K3 as an option - for the first time in many years a real HF radio by amateurs for amateurs. Where else can we talk with the developers like this? My experience with ICOM and Yaesu is as bad as talking to a brick wall. As has been said by others, the K3 will redefine HF radios, we really should 'cut them some slack' and let them get on with it. I'm a big boy - I can wait (just). It's only a hobby - there are far worse things happening elsewhere. Simon HB9DRV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Does the K3 decoder decode CW? Yes. 73, Ed - W0YK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Why so many of these?
JT Croteau wrote: On 8/29/07, n4dsp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in the subject header? Unfortunately, many digest readers on most reflectors rarely edit the subject before replying to messages in the digest they received. It's been going on since the beginning of reflectors and will continue til the end. Not to mention that replying to a digest at all breaks the threading of any included messages since the digest is it's own message thread, and not a part of (or related to) the combination of threaded messages it contains. Using digest is not really very useful or friendly for anyone intending to actively take part in threaded message discussions, as replies to it break threading and fragment the discussion. Rick Kunath ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Avocados
Al, I'm all up for some nice produce! We've set records here in Tn for the longest run of 90+ temps. It's been a hard year for the trees, we had a late freeze and now drought conditions, not to mention several severe wind storms. My wife an I were in Wy and Mt a few weeks back. When we headed to Yellowstone from Helena early in the morning, my wife asked what all the grey/white stuff on the car was... it was ash from the forest fires. She had never seen that, nor the horizon haze from the fires as we headed west from Cody. Sadly, I've seen it even worse in Montana. If you believe the Earth is millions of years old, one could argue that the temperature variations may be insignificant or non-attributable to human activity. Although recent NOAA and independent researchers confirm that man's activities are major influences on current weather. If you believe the planet is only a few thousand years old, the weather should be a hell of a lot more frightening if only from a statistical perspective... As too the efficiency of windmills, major improvements have made these much more effective, even in breeze situations. I understand that the efficiency is set to improve even more in the near future. For all the bashing of the major oil companies and oil producing regions of the world, consider the amount of capital they are putting into alternative power research and installations worldwide. Maybe oil wouldn't seem so cheap if the price we pay included a conflict tax... More power to the thinkers, innovators and conservationists IMHO, and I happily put Elecraft in that category. For all the garbage one reads about, there is still a lot of positives on the horizon. By the way, I hear land is much more reasonable in Canada, and it looks like they may have a longer growing season now ;o) 73, Julius n2wn ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode (easier than CW from a machine point of view, IMO). I considered making a PIC do it. The biggest challenge with that is the dot matrix LCD display code. Julian G4ILO wrote: Hellschreiber? You're kidding, right? -- Blog: http://thek3ngreport.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Real Radios Don't Need Computers!
W0YK wrote: Had the K3 been available to me, I would have simply turned it on, set the frequency, set bandwidth and tapped MODE into DATA mode. Next, I would have held DATA MD and then rotated VFO-B to select FSK (and VFO-B to select 45 bps), held TEXT DEC and rotated VFO-B to select ON, and finally selected the tones by holding PITCH and rotating VFO-A to select a 915 Hz Mark tone with a 170 Hz shift. I then would have tuned in N8S, tapping CWT to enable the FSK tuning indicator if desired, and their FSK text would have scrolled across the VFO-B display area. Easy! Wonderful! And, there's more! W4ZV queried: Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx memories? I assume it may have to do with the above parameters not all being available to store, but that's just a little more flash memory isn't it? :-) Possible, although not before a lot of other items on Wayne's firmware list and the field tester's feedback list are completed! Also, there's one school of thought to keep mode-specific info out of the message memories. That way, the same message could be used on any CW or data mode. Another logical place to store these data parameters is in one of the per-band frequency memories that the operator designates for RTTY. Of course, that means storing them multiple times for the bands of interest, but that is easy enough by just changing the frequency info and storing again in, say M3, if that is where you want your RTTY per-band memory. Similar to your idea of storing different antenna setups in the per-band memories that may differ by band. 73, Ed - W0YK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K3 Report
I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a couple days ago). There are two noise blankers in the K3, hardware and DSP. A few field testers are using the hardware NB, but all of us have been testing the DSP NB. The latter has been dramatically improved with a series of recent firmware releases by Wayne and Lyle. By itself, the DSP NB is currently VERY effective on a range of different man-made noises. Still, if the radio performs that well without the bells and whistles, what more could one ask??? ;o) Yes! 73, Ed - W0YK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update 8/29/07
Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship your K3s. From now until we ship we will post weekly updates on K3 shipping here on the Elecraft list and on our web page. We'll also be posting the pre-release version of the K3 assembly manual on our web site later this week to give you a feel for what is coming. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Wayne, N6KR Thank you. In spite of some folks who apparently can not read, my complaint was NOT about the delay, but about the lack of communication. I think the above will be a big help. -- John - W2AGN ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K3 Report
Hi Ed, It was the hardware version that I read about on the contest reflector. Guess not all of the BT's have them. I'll be interested in how well the combo works in Oak Ridge, seems like there are more and more RF generators in town every day. The contest QTH is relatively quiet, although there was a pesky street lamp that wiped out 160/80 (has been fixed!) The electric fences in the area haven't presented any issues so far... The K2 NB has been effective for most of my noise issues. Cheers, Julius n2wn --- Ed Muns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a couple days ago). There are two noise blankers in the K3, hardware and DSP. A few field testers are using the hardware NB, but all of us have been testing the DSP NB. The latter has been dramatically improved with a series of recent firmware releases by Wayne and Lyle. By itself, the DSP NB is currently VERY effective on a range of different man-made noises. Still, if the radio performs that well without the bells and whistles, what more could one ask??? ;o) Yes! 73, Ed - W0YK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: September 2007
~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR September 2007 ~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Every Fri thru Sept 7, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Every Thur thru Sept 6, 9 PM to 1029 PM Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~ Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Sep 01, 0400z to 0600z Rules: http://www.qrp.ru/sprint_e.htm ~ IARU Region 1 Fieldday (SSB)... QRP Category Sep 01, 1300z to Sep 02, 1259z Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/iarur1fd.htm ~ AGCW Straight Key Party (CW - 40 Meters) ... QRP Category Sep 01, 1300z to 1600z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/htp_e.htm ~ Michigan QRP Labor Day Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! *** Sep 03, 2300z to Sep 04, 0300z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html ~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! *** Sep 04, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT) Rules: http://www.arsqrp.com/ ~ FISTS G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest ... QRP Category Sep 07, 2300z to Sep 09, 2300z Rules: http://www.fists.org/straightkey.html ~ Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB) 100W Power Category Sep 08, z to Sep 09, 2400z Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm ~ Swiss HTC QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Sep 08, 1300z to 1900z Rules: http://www.htc.ch/de/htc_sprint_contest.htm or: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/htcqrpsp.htm ~ Arkansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/PSK31) ... QRP Category Sep 08, 1400z to Sep 09, 0600z and Sep 09, 1500z to Sep 09, 2400z Rules: http://www.arkan.us/ ~ ARRL September VHF QSO Party (All) Low Power Category Sep 08, 1800z to Sep 10, 0300z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2007 ~ Second Class Operator Club Marathon (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Sep 08, 1800z to 2400z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm#top ~ NA Sprint (CW)... QRP Category Sep 9, z to 0400z Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php ~ Tennessee QSO Party (SSB/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category Sep 9, 1800z to Sep 10, 0100z Rules: http://www.tnqp.org/ ~ End of Summer Digital Sprint *** QRP Contest *** Sep 9, 2000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.qrparci.org ~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards Sep 12, z to 0200z Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm ~ FISTS: Get Your Feet Wet Weekend ... QRP Category Sep 14, z to Sep 17, z Rules: http://www.fists.org/index.html ~ AGB NEMIGA Contest (80M CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Sept 14, 2100z to 2400z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nemiga.htm ~ PODXS 070 Club 80m Autumn Sprint (PSK31) ... QRP Category Sep 14, 2000 Local to 0200 Local Rules: http://podxs.com/html/070_club.html ~ Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Sep 15, 1200z to Sep 16, 1200z Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm ~ South Carolina QSO Party (ALL) ... QRP Category Sep 15, 1300z to Sep 16, 2100z Rules: http://www.kf4ghc.net/ ~ QRP Afield (All) *** QRP Contest *** Sep 15, 1500z to 2100z Rules: http://newenglandqrp.org/ ~ Washington State Salmon Run (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Sep 15, 1600z to Sep 16, 0700z Sep 16, 1600z to Sep 16, 2400z Rules: http://www.wwdxc.org/ ~ NA Sprint (SSB)... QRP Category Sep 16, z to 0400z Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php ~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EDT: Sep 16, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Sep 17, 0100z 0300z Rules: http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/ ~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! *** EDT: Sep 19, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM UTC: Sep 20, 0030z to
[Elecraft] Miniature screwdriver sizes
Mike: Radio Shack usually offers a set of 5-6 Phillips screwdrivers in very small sizes. So does JameCo (#34059). I have several sets and as long as you don't over-do putting 'the arm' on they, they work well and last a long time. I have 'regular length' handheld #0 Phillips screwdrivers as well... they are the next size down from a #1. The name on these screwdrivers is Pro'sKit ( http://www.proskit.com/ ). I went to this site but for some odd reason, it didn't list ANY of the full-sized straight blade or Phillips screwdrivers, though it did offer several small-size sets. These screwdrivers have proven to be VERY GOOD for my uses... they have what appears to be a hardened (black) tip which fits well into the screws I've been using them on. The pricing is decent and the quality seems to be excellent. I bought mine from Central Missouri Distributing Company, Jefferson City MO, 1-800-456-0263, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] They stock a number of the straight blade and Phillips sizes (#0 thru #2) and a number of the much smaller tip sizes as well, and in several lengths from a 3 shaft up through a 10 shaft, which I've found to be VERY handy when disassembling or assembling radios... really runs the machine screws in/out quickly. I've not been able to find a web site where you can readily access only the screwdriver page, but if you go to http://www.eclipsetools.com/pdfcatalog/Screwdrivers-Bits.pdf you'll be able to download only the screwdriver section of their catalog. They are a distributor, so you may not be able to buy directly from them however. The screwdrivers which I bought are on page 5 of the (6MB) pdf link shown above. I'm sure there are MANY other good sources for higher quality screwdrivers, SEARS, etc., but I thought I'd at least mention this source. Though I have done business with Central MO Dist'n Co for the past 50 years, I have NO monetary interest in them at all. 73, Tom Hammond N0SS At 18:00 08/29/2007, you wrote: I'm in need of a very small phillips screwdriver, but haven't been able to find actual dimensions of them and I don't know what size a #0 would be, etc. I thought someone on this board might have some advice. The slots in these screws are .064 or 1.63mm. Any help would be greatly appreciated! -- 73, Mike, KC0KBC Yaesu FT-857D, FT-8800R, VX-7RB Elecraft KX1 #1819, XG2 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and restored
W4ZV queried: Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx memories? I assume it may have to do with the above parameters not all being available to store, but that's just a little more flash memory isn't it? :-) Ed, W0YK, described the entire setup procedure for getting on CW-to-RTTY with the K3. I just wanted to clarify that all of those settings *are* saved in non-volatile memory, just like every other setting in the rig. So, having set DATA MD to FSK, selected a mark pitch, and turned the text decoder ON, Ed could turn power off, switch modes, etc., and come back to these settings just by being in DATA mode. 73, Wayne N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 noise blanker *is* ready
The noise blanker will be in full production at the same time as the rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten theirs yet, but Eric and I have been testing it for some time. 73, Wayne N6KR Ed Muns wrote: I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a couple days ago). --- http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: K3 noise blanker *is* ready
My gaff not Ed's Wayne... Just icing on the cake! Thanks for the update. 73, Julius n2wn --- wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The noise blanker will be in full production at the same time as the rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten theirs yet, but Eric and I have been testing it for some time. 73, Wayne N6KR Ed Muns wrote: I understand the NB is not available yet either (as of a couple days ago). --- http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Hi David: Does the K3 decoder decode CW? Yes, and PSK31, RTTY and Hellschreiber. I'm afraid it does not decode Hellschreiber... at least yet. I don't think it's even been discussed. Cheers, Tom N0SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Memorys
Paul: The K3's internal keyer will send CW from 8 WPM to 50 WPM, either from the paddles OR from the memories. Cheers, Tom N0SS At 05:05 08/30/2007, Paul Webb wrote: Hi All anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT with a over all speed of between 5 and 12 wpm. most cw memory keyers i have tried don't allow this and only let you send slow cw with slow char speeds which just doesn't sound right at all. best regards Paul M0BMN Kx1,k1,k2/100 and waiting for my K3 to ship. ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and restored
At 02:41 PM 8/30/07, you wrote: W4ZV queried: Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx memories? I assume it may have to do with the above parameters not all being available to store, but that's just a little more flash memory isn't it? :-) Ed, W0YK, described the entire setup procedure for getting on CW-to-RTTY with the K3. I just wanted to clarify that all of those settings *are* saved in non-volatile memory, just like every other setting in the rig. So, having set DATA MD to FSK, selected a mark pitch, and turned the text decoder ON, Ed could turn power off, switch modes, etc., and come back to these settings just by being in DATA mode. C_O_O_L !!! No soundcards, no software, no complex computer setups...just switch your K3 to your preconfigured DATA mode and you are good to go. Elegant simplicity at its best! Perhaps my question about 5-pole filters got lost in the avalanche, but could we have BW, shape factor and (hope...hope!) IMD/BDR results for all filters soon? 73, Bill W4ZV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] [OT] CW
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code? See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html As far as I know only standard morse characters are used. Certainly Russian hams use the Russian characters. I hear this all the time. When I lived in Israel, I tried to learn the Hebrew version (which actually has *fewer* characters than the International code), but most Israeli hams preferred to do CW in English! -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Miniature screwdriver sizes
Might try these folks: https://www.micro-tools.com/store/home.aspx No connection Rich NU6T -Original Message- At 18:00 08/29/2007, you wrote: I'm in need of a very small phillips screwdriver, but haven't been able to find actual dimensions of them and I don't know what size a #0 would be, etc. I thought someone on this board might have some advice. The slots in these screws are .064 or 1.63mm. Any help would be greatly appreciated! -- 73, Mike, KC0KBC Yaesu FT-857D, FT-8800R, VX-7RB Elecraft KX1 #1819, XG2 ___ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Miniature screwdriver sizes
Another great source for screwdrivers of all sizes from several high quality manufacturers is Time Motion Tools - www.timemotion.com. When I decided to order the K3, I figured I needed to upgrade my shack screwdrivers, since this will be the main assembly tool needed, and the best rig ever deserves the best screwdrivers! ;) I bought a selection from miniature thru regular #2 size, both Phillips and slotted. Wiha and Lindstrom brands are what I got, and they are things of beauty. This source also offers several other brands including the complete Craftsman line. Just part of the wonderful anticipation I'm experiencing - don't even mind the extra wait - there will be plenty of CW contests in 08 as well ;) .. Craig AC0DS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Chuck Adams CW CD's
Chuck Adams again has his cw books and CW course for sale with payment available thru PayPal. Timothy KG6RII. K2/100 03785 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and restored
Bill Tippett wrote: So, having set DATA MD to FSK, selected a mark pitch, and turned the text decoder ON, Ed could turn power off, switch modes, etc., and come back to these settings just by being in DATA mode. C_O_O_L !!! No soundcards, no software, no complex computer setups Perhaps my question about 5-pole filters got lost in the avalanche The instant we have final filter test results, draft manuals, etc. ready to view, we'll announce it. 73, Wayne N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 noise blanker *is* ready
wayne burdick wrote: The noise blanker will be in full production at the same time as the rest of the rig. The field testers haven't gotten theirs yet, but Eric and I have been testing it for some time. Wayne, of course, is talking about the analog (hardware) noise blanker. There is also a DSP noise blanker which we *do* have, and by itself it has been as useful to me as the noise blanker in my K2 and better than the one in my TS850s. It is also much less affected by other in-band signals. Add to this some special AGC functionality (an AGC loop within a loop with a very short time constant called AGC2) for dealing with noise spikes that might trigger AGC, and you are really looking at *three* lines of defense against noise. One more thing, which I am finding useful in my noisy location, is the transverter interface accessory, which might really be called low-level receive/transmit RF interface. This provides a convenient insertion point for an MFJ or other RF noise canceller, without the need to worry about t/r switching. Of all of the features of the K3, I think that the anti-noise functionality will make the most difference in improving my DXing here in my noisy location. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA K3 (James s/n 0007) http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 order process for reserved orders
Since I plunked down my deposit at the beginning of May, my bank has canceled my credit card and issued me with a new one with a different number. Also, I guess I'm not alone in wanting to add or change some options from what I ordered in the light of what I've learned in the intervening months from the discussions on this reflector. How will the system work when my order is ready to be shipped? Will Lisa or someone contact me and ask me to confirm the order and give me the chance to change anything, or should I take the initiative and contact Elecraft in advance of Sept 17th? -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] [OT] CW
Wikipedia has some of the extra characters for non-English languages. Also, I started the page on Kana code. I speak Japanese, I don't know Kana code. I do know OMs who do and can put you in touch with them if you have serious questions about operating practice. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 8:01 am, Vic K2VCO wrote: Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code? See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 ship dates - ? for Elecraft
Thanks for the recent update on the proposed shipping schedule. Please speculate as to the shipping status for Production Run #2. Will that be delayed as well? If so, please estimate what the range of shipping dates might be. Thanks, de Doug KR2Q It's on the Shipping Status page on the Elecraft site: Production Run 2: starting mid-October Production Run 3: starting late November Bruce, NM5B Santa Fe, NM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: Miniature screwdriver sizes
Thanks for all the great suggestions! -- 73, Mike, KC0KBC Yaesu FT-857D, FT-8800R, VX-7RB Elecraft KX1 #1819, XG2 -- Original message -- From: Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] D-Connectors and DIN Connectors
And the JAs did NOT give us DIN connectors DIN is the abbreviation for Deutsche Industrie Norm or in English, German Industrial Standard. and we owe them to Dr. Preh... founder of Prehpreh.com. I used to represent them, they sold tons of quality switches to moto, when moto made phones here in Illinois, They are best known for their controls for automotive http://www.preh.com/rw_nlmm/main.asp?WebID=preh_ePageID=265SearchString= k3 tick tick tick tick ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Miniature screwdriver sizes
I prefer the Wiha precision screwdrivers (made in Germany). http://www.wihatools.com/200seri/261serie.htm The item number I use is 26190 which is a 7 piece combo Slotted/Phillips set for $25.46. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 Desk Mic
Will the DM2 again be offered or perhaps another desk mic? If not, is there possibly a known plan for a third party desk mic? Regards, Dick - KA5KKT/4 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update CONGRATULATIONS NB
after persisting against Commonwealth Edison for OVER A YEAR AND ONE HALF... even after intervention by the FCC causing no ComEd action, and then our state commerce commission finally got it fixedS9 line noise from 3 poles, I KNOW ,,, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR IT , YOU CAN'T WORK IT, no amount of watts help BUT THE K3 NOISE BLANKER might being be able to bring back the HF hobby to those who have given up on their power company and HF. looks like a few more ticks waiting,,but WELL worth the wait. bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 ship dates for run #2?
Bruce, et al, esp Eric/Wayne: I did note the shipping status currently posted, which is flagged as being last updated on August 16. The Aug 29 update is specific to the first run. Since the most recently posted reflector update is well past August 16, I thought that an update for the other runs would be in order. There are few folks who watch this stuff more often than I do (but I suspect MANY who can match my frequency). :-) Thanks, Doug ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Desk Mic
Not sure if there will be a desk mic. But one of the great things is you should be able to adapt just about any mic to the K3. There is switchable bias available on both the front panel as well as the rear panel and plenty of mic gain available if you need it. There's also the mic TX EQ so you can tailor the sound. I use a PR40 into the rear mic connector and get great audio reports. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Thu Aug 30 12:57 , Edward Dickinson III sent: Will the DM2 again be offered or perhaps another desk mic? If not, is there possibly a known plan for a third party desk mic? Regards, Dick - KA5KKT/4 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Desk Mic
BTW...forgot to mentionYou do not need to use any type of jumpers for turning the bias on or off. You simply bring up the MIC SEL menu item and TAP the 1 button to toggle the bias. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Thu Aug 30 12:57 , Edward Dickinson III sent: Will the DM2 again be offered or perhaps another desk mic? If not, is there possibly a known plan for a third party desk mic? Regards, Dick - KA5KKT/4 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Desk Mic
The Icom SM-6 desk microphone is, IMHO, ideally suited / sized for the K2/K3. Mine works well. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Cost of Electricity
The city of Austin also runs its own municipal electric utility. We have a $6/month flat fee on top of usage. Our rates vary by time of year, and the first 500 kWh/month are less than anything over that. For 423 kWh in the summer, we'd pay $21.01 total, or an effective 4.9 cents per kWh. I don't think you'd ever get to 8.3 cents per kWh, even factoring in the $6 base fee, as the maximum usage rate for us is 7.82 cents per kWh. Go out into the Hill Country or the northern suburbs, though, and it's a completely different story. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative (the largest electric coop in the country) has a $20/month base fee and usage rates that start at 8.67 cents a kWh. 423 kWh out there would cost $56.67 or an effective 13.4 cents per kWh. [Half of my coworkers live in PEC territory and half of us live in Austin Energy territory - it leads to interesting comparisons.] On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 10:23:00PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am fortunate to live in Palo Alto, CA which owns and operates its own very well run utilities. Back in the days before de-regulation they had the sense to lock in a number of longterm contracts for power and as a consequence my last month bill for 423KWH was $35.15 or 8.3 cents per KWH. Doug W6JD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- Kenneth E. Harker WM5R [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kenharker.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Cost of Electricity
Kenneth E. Harker wrote: The city of Austin also runs its own municipal electric utility. Insert the zip and you can see rates for all over texas: http://www.powertochoose.org/ -- GB 73's KA5OAI Sam Morgan ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Barbershop Contest Wednesday Night
Hello QRPers, Here is the results of the crew cuts from your QRPp barber running with a 1 watt K2 from Lake Wylie, SC, as K5ESE (aka Joe, aa4nn) I had my doubts about spending 30 minutes on 20m due to my experience of late working the 20m Fox Hunts on Thursday evenings. Anyway, there I was CQing on 14.062 and listening around about but finding no signals 0100Z-0130Z. 40m proved a bit better, 7.032, running an hour there from 0130Z- 0230Z 0133Z N5ESE 559 TX MONTY 5W 0136Z N5KIP 559 LA DICK 1W 0137Z N9NE 559 WI TODD 5W 0138Z KD2JC 559 NY JOE 5W 0139Z KB5JO 559 TX CURT 5W 0149Z WB8LZG 549 MI GREG 5W 0200Z NG7Z 559 WA PAUL 5W 0225Z W7TEG 559 TX KEITH 100W 80m was not all that bad, 3.558, but 1 watt on 80m 0230Z - 0300Z was rough, but if I had to have just one QSO there, I am glad it was with John, K4BAI. 0240Z K4BAI 579 GA JOHN 5W 73, Joe, aa4nn aka K5ESE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 Delivery
I, for one, am glad to see Elecraft doing the right thing in not releasing an unfinished product. We've waited this long, a couple of more weeks ain't that big'a deal. Way in the dim dark past I bought one of the first Plymouth Volare station wagons.boy, what a mistake that was! At that point I vowed I'd never buy the first of anything again but knowing the people and products at Elecraft I saw no danger in queuing up early. Doug W6JD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K3 Desk Mic
Thanks, Ken. I have an Icom SM-8. The SM-8 uses a different UP/DN scheme from the K3. It uses one pin instead of the two for the K3. The K3 also has available a pin for 'Function'. As I understand, it can be programmed by the user. I seem to recall reading that there will not be a microphone configuration connector in the K3 as is in the K2. In any event I thought a mic that will cover the UP/DN and Function aspects of the K3 might be offered. Regards, Dick - KA5KKT/4 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Kopp The Icom SM-6 desk microphone is, IMHO, ideally suited / sized for the K2/K3. Mine works well. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Logging with the K3?
Martin wrote: Now that the K3 can decode display what you type on a keyboard or key with a paddle, wouldnt it be a nice feature to have a logbook in the K3? and automatically upload it to Logbook of the World? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2007 CQP Oct 6-7 - www.cqp.org ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] [OT] CW
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: As there are many keen CW-types on this list, here's a question: do Hams every use Arabic / Russian / Greek /... morse code? See http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/codes/morse.html As far as I know only standard morse characters are used. It figures the US Navy would want to invent it's own code ... and one with ambiguities as well :-) 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2007 CQP Oct 6-7 - www.cqp.org ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: The K3 CW-DATA Feature
What about heaven - I'm more interested in decoding heaven! :-) On 30/8/07 21:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode -- If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. -Chinese Proverb ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re; K3 Report
You guys have just way to much space! Most of us in the UK are lucky if we can get a decent antenna up, let alone have a separate QTH for contesting!! HiHi On 30/8/07 21:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: The contest QTH is relatively quiet Julius n2wn -- Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: K1 backlight - solderwick
My solderwick is pre-fluxed (try saying that fast!). On 30/8/07 21:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: I've found that putting some flux on the solderwick braid helps tremendously in drawing out the solder on the pads and in the holes without overheating them. I take a new roll of solderwick, pull out about 2 feet of braid, and apply liquid soldering flux to it and let it soak in overnight. Then I roll it back onto the spool, and I'm ready for the next repair. 73, ed - k9ew www.k9ew.us -- Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! -Lewis Carroll, mathematician and writer (1832-1898) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and restored
Yes! I was about to ask how that was easier than using a PC - right on the button Wayne! On 30/8/07 21:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Message: 27 Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:41:53 -0700 From: wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] K3 DATA-mode setup is saved and restored To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Cc: 'Bill Tippett' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed W4ZV queried: Why wouldn't you store this setup in one of the Mx memories? I assume it may have to do with the above parameters not all being available to store, but that's just a little more flash memory isn't it? :-) Ed, W0YK, described the entire setup procedure for getting on CW-to-RTTY with the K3. I just wanted to clarify that all of those settings *are* saved in non-volatile memory, just like every other setting in the rig. So, having set DATA MD to FSK, selected a mark pitch, and turned the text decoder ON, Ed could turn power off, switch modes, etc., and come back to these settings just by being in DATA mode. 73, Wayne N6KR -- The high minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. -Aristotle, philosopher (384-322 BCE) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Cost of Electricity
What about FUEL surcharges (FUEL Factor for Generation Charges)? I live near Houston and we have low rate as well, but we also have FUEL Factor for Generation Charges which is an additional $0.083261/kWh. My bill was $182.38 for this August and $102.91 of that was the Fuel Factor for Generation charge. That made the average price per kWh for August $0.148. The breakdown goes $0.02604 for first 250kWh; all additional kWh @ $0.068903 and the fuel factor for generation is $0.083261 kWh for each kWh used. Each month the Fuel Charge for Generation changes. It is a screwy way of billing and makes checking the bill harder than it should be. The average price per kWh for August $0.148. Terry KQ5U - Original Message - From: Kenneth E. Harker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Cost of Electricity The city of Austin also runs its own municipal electric utility. We have a $6/month flat fee on top of usage. Our rates vary by time of year, and the first 500 kWh/month are less than anything over that. For 423 kWh in the summer, we'd pay $21.01 total, or an effective 4.9 cents per kWh. I don't think you'd ever get to 8.3 cents per kWh, even factoring in the $6 base fee, as the maximum usage rate for us is 7.82 cents per kWh. Go out into the Hill Country or the northern suburbs, though, and it's a completely different story. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative (the largest electric coop in the country) has a $20/month base fee and usage rates that start at 8.67 cents a kWh. 423 kWh out there would cost $56.67 or an effective 13.4 cents per kWh. [Half of my coworkers live in PEC territory and half of us live in Austin Energy territory - it leads to interesting comparisons.] On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 10:23:00PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am fortunate to live in Palo Alto, CA which owns and operates its own very well run utilities. Back in the days before de-regulation they had the sense to lock in a number of longterm contracts for power and as a consequence my last month bill for 423KWH was $35.15 or 8.3 cents per KWH. Doug W6JD ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- Kenneth E. Harker WM5R [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kenharker.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] END of THREAD - OT: Cost of Electricity
Lets end this thread. It is -way- off topic. :-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator. -- Terry Myers wrote: What about FUEL surcharges (FUEL Factor for Generation Charges)? I live near Houston and we have low rate as well, but we also have FUEL Factor for Generation Charges which is an additional $0.083261/kWh. My bill was $182.38 for this August and $102.91 of that was the Fuel Factor for Generation charge. That made the average price per kWh for August $0.148. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Memorys
Paul Webb wrote: Hi All anyone advise me if the K3 will allow for QRS cw sending via the What you describe is not QRS sending, which would be sending slowly with standard spacing. memory. what i want is to send at a char speed of say 13-15 wpm BUT with a over all speed of between 5 and 12 wpm. most cw memory keyers This is referred to as the Farnsworth technique. -- David Woolley Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam, that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 Question
Don Wilhelm wrote: R6 is not to be installed until some initial checks are made. The manual will tell you when to add it. I got caught out by this and had to unsolder one end later. The manual needs to explicitly state that R6 is not installed with the other resistors. If you can't find the spot in the manual, download the .pdf version and an Adobe Reader search for R6 will find it for you. -- David Woolley Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam, that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: The K3 CW-DATA Feature
Hallo, What about heaven - I'm more interested in decoding heaven! :-) Hell is easier than you think to generate and decode Hell was developed in DL by Dr. Rudolf Hell and is more correctly called Hellschreiber. Sorry but it has nothing to do with heaven and hell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellschreiber BTW: Hell = Light; as in light is the opposite of dark vy 73 de toby -- DD5FZ, 4N6FZ (ex dj7mgq, dg5mgq, dd5fz) K2 #885, K2/100 #3248 K3/100 #??? ( #200) DOK C12, BCC, DL-QRP-AG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] OT: IARU Region I SSB Field Day
Hallo, This weekend the IARU Region I Field Day takes place: 01. Sept. 07, 13:00 UTC - 02. Sept. 07, 12:59 UTC If you hear portable stations from our part of the world please give us a call. vy 73 de toby -- DD5FZ, 4N6FZ (ex dj7mgq, dg5mgq, dd5fz) K2 #885, K2/100 #3248 K3/100 #??? ( #200) DOK C12, BCC, DL-QRP-AG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 Question
G'day, | R6 is not to be installed until some initial checks are made. The | manual will tell you when to add it. | | I got caught out by this and had to unsolder one end later. The | manual needs to explicitly state that R6 is not installed with the | other resistors. I guess most of us installed it when the manual told us to, not when we fancied doing it. In that context the manual does explicitly state when to install it. Regards, Mike VP8NO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: The K3 CW-DATA Feature
HS is going to be hard to print on the K3 LCD, unless I am mistaken, it does not have a bitmap graphics area. There are some theories that a KX1 could be made to do it with a pocketpc, though. Leigh/WA5ZNU Hell was developed in DL by Dr. Rudolf Hell and is more correctly called Hellschreiber. Sorry but it has nothing to do with heaven and hell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellschreiber BTW: Hell = Light; as in light is the opposite of dark vy 73 de toby -- DD5FZ, 4N6FZ (ex dj7mgq, dg5mgq, dd5fz) K2 #885, K2/100 #3248 K3/100 #??? ( #200) DOK C12, BCC, DL-QRP-AG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 Delivery
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Re: [Elecraft] Re: The K3 CW-DATA Feature
HS is going to be hard to print on the K3 LCD, unless I am mistaken, it does not have a bitmap graphics area. Correct. Text-based modes where the characters are sent as such, rather than Hellschreiber where the text is painted in pixels, are theoretically supportable on the K3 using the internal decoder. For now, the supported modes are CW, RTTY and PSK31 (not little-used the QPSK variant). In the future there may (and probably will) be other modes added. 73, Lyle KK7P ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Test
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[Elecraft] noise
My HS0ZCW station noise also included BCI in a very bad way, altho no BC xmtr is in sight. The ICE BCI filter cleaned it ALL up wonderful. Coming up on my 50th year as a continuously licensed ham (and my 64 birthday), I still did not i.d. that kind of noise and wasted lots of time running around looking at electric poles, etc. Locals tipped me off. The way to i.d. it is to turn the rf gain way down and listen for short blasts of what I call over-modulation... tiny pieces of words spoken over the BC radios. The VRF in my Mark 5 helped a lot and lost only abt one S unit of sensitivity. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Learn.Laugh.Share. Reallivemoms is right place! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHMloc=us ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] noise
My HS0ZCW station noise also included BCI in a very bad way, altho no BC xmtr is in sight. The ICE BCI filter cleaned it ALL up wonderful. Coming up on my 50th year as a continuously licensed ham (and my 64 birthday), I still did not i.d. that kind of noise and wasted lots of time running around looking at electric poles, etc. Locals tipped me off. The way to i.d. it is to turn the rf gain way down and listen for short blasts of what I call over-modulation... tiny pieces of words spoken over the BC radios. The VRF in my Mark 5 helped a lot and lost only abt one S unit of sensitivity. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more .then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theatercp=42.358996~-71.056691style=rlvl=13tilt=-90dir=0alt=-1000scene=950607encType=1FORM=MGAC01 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 - Extra capacitor 2.7C
I just installed the last of the capacitors into the RF board. I happen to have a couple extra caps but I am also missing one cap. The missing cap is the 3.3 pF cap for C22 on the RF board. One of the extra caps is labeled 2.7C. I did a search of the PDF manual and cannot find a 2.7 cap anywhere in the K2 manual. The other extra cap is an 821. I should only have two 821's (C4 and C6). I have verified that C4 and C6 have the correct caps installed. Anyone have any ideas what this 2.7C could be? Thanks -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Extra capacitor 2.7C
On 8/30/07, k4zm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think if you check the errata sheet or the parts list you will find that the 2.7 is the one you use for the 3.3PF This is always the first thing I do. However, I think there is a serious typo in my manual along with the current PDF manual on Elecraft's site. My parts list, along with the PDF version, says the value of C22 is pF). Something has obviously been cutoff. However, the Description for C22 reads NPO, 2R7, 3, 3.3, or 3R3. No reference to 2.7 at all. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Extra capacitor 2.7C
Ok, this has been resolved. Thanks for all replies. It has been pointed out to me that 2R7 is 2.7. I still need to let Elecraft know about the typo in the Rev. G manual. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Extra capacitor 2.7C
2R7 is 2.7.The R is used as a decimal point. Don K7FJ My parts list, along with the PDF version, says the value of C22 is pF). Something has obviously been cutoff. However, the Description for C22 reads NPO, 2R7, 3, 3.3, or 3R3. No reference to 2.7 at all. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
