[Elecraft] K3 283 arrives

[Clif Power]

K3 kit #283 ordered 5/14 with deposit arrived in Maine Jan 24. Building 
continues!
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[Alan Bloom]

Wow, a second per minute is 16,667 ppm error.  That can't be due to the
accuracy of the 32 kHz resonator - there's no way it could be off that
much.  It sounds like a programming error where it's counting the
seconds incorrectly, but I doubt that could be the problem since it
would have shown up before this.

> If I shut the rig off
> and re-power it, jumps to some goofy time and date. Today the
> date shows up as 19.36.41 and the time jumped 3 hours and 40 min.
> ahead of where it was set when I cycled the power.

Sounds like the 3V battery is dead or disconnected.  I would check the
power to the real-time clock chip (U16 pin 8 on the front panel board)
while flexing the board and see if perhaps it's intermittent.  Do that
both with and without power turned on.  You shound measure almost 5V
with power on and 3V with power off.

Al N1AL


On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 03:53, Arnie Grubbs wrote:
> Hello,  I was wondering if anyone has noticed the accuracy of the
> real time clock in their K3?
> 
> Mine seems to be loosing about 1 sec. for every min. that goes by
> as compared to WWV on 2.5 Mhz if left on.  If I shut the rig off
> and re-power it, jumps to some goofy time and date. Today the
> date shows up as 19.36.41 and the time jumped 3 hours and 40 min.
> ahead of where it was set when I cycled the power.
> 
> Anyone else have something similar happening or is it just my rig?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
> 
> 73 - Arnie KA0NCR
> K3 #185


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[Elecraft] 400 hz filter status - KT5E

[Jay Schwisow]

Lisa,

I received the K3 - Thanks.

I did not receive the 400hz filter.  Is this backordered?  When can I 
expect it?


Jay - KT5E
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RE: [Elecraft] A happy K2 post - for a change......

[Stephen W. Kercel]

My K2 developed this same exact problem. Extracting the felt bits put 
everything right.


73,

Steve Kercel
AA4AK


At 11:36 PM 1/24/2008, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

David, G3TJP wrote:

I'd been unhappy with the stiffness of my K2's rotary encoder for a while,
so when a replacement unit was provided by Scott, I thought it was time for
a makeover of my fully loaded K2/100.

-

Check that stiff encoder very carefully. It may be fine AFTER you carefully
unwind some bits of the felt from the bearing and it'll be a FB spare.

My old K2 developed that problem several months after I built it. Looking
closely I could see some bits of the felt hairs caught in the C-ring and
bearing. I carefully tugged gently on each hair with tweezers while turning
the shaft in the direction needed to unwind each one and, after removing
several of them suddenly the encoder ran free again.

Then I used a bit of "superglue" seal the inside edge of the hole in the
felt washer so other threads wouldn't get entangled and replaced it. I never
had the problem again.

Ron AC7AC

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RE: [Elecraft] A happy K2 post - for a change......

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

David, G3TJP wrote:

I'd been unhappy with the stiffness of my K2's rotary encoder for a while,
so when a replacement unit was provided by Scott, I thought it was time for
a makeover of my fully loaded K2/100.

-

Check that stiff encoder very carefully. It may be fine AFTER you carefully
unwind some bits of the felt from the bearing and it'll be a FB spare.

My old K2 developed that problem several months after I built it. Looking
closely I could see some bits of the felt hairs caught in the C-ring and
bearing. I carefully tugged gently on each hair with tweezers while turning
the shaft in the direction needed to unwind each one and, after removing
several of them suddenly the encoder ran free again. 

Then I used a bit of "superglue" seal the inside edge of the hole in the
felt washer so other threads wouldn't get entangled and replaced it. I never
had the problem again. 

Ron AC7AC

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[Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Jferg977]

Comrades,
Thanks for all the ideas on what to do with the earphone jack.  I  conclude 
that no more robust jack is available that will fit.  I switch  from a headset 
to a cable to feed a very nice laptop based dsp cw terminal  program (written 
by AG4ND) and so need to change the plug at least once almost  every day.  
 
What I think I'm going to do is replace the external speaker jack on the  
back with a more substantial one and possibly use a small pigtail to minimize  
the number of changes on this new built-in one.
 
Whenever the Aptos Gang gets back to the K2, I'd have to say from what I've  
seen here, that J2 would be a great candidate for a solid upgrade.  But I  do 
love the k2
 
73  AI4TO  John Ferguson M/V Arcadian



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[Elecraft] Key Paddle Kits

[Doug Person]

Thanks for everyone's comments.  The Black Widow seems like a great deal 
so I ordered one.  I have collection of keys none of which I'm very 
happy with. Most are on ebay right now and not getting much attention.  
I hope to end up with a nice, light compact key with good action and 
heavy one that stays put.  If the Black Widow doesn't give me the feel I 
want then I'm going to try a Kent or an Elecraft HexKey. I hate to 
invest that much since I don't work that much cw anymore. I'm finding it 
hard to make good contacts at my leisurely 15 wpm. And what is up with 
these ops sending code with about a millisecond between their dots and 
dashes? Is that a kind of "I'll work you if you can copy me" attitude? I 
don't get these highly stylized sending patterns. Is it meant to 
intentionally make it hard to copy?


73, Doug -- K0DXV



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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[WA6OCP]

My Kent Paddles are the ones I always go back to.  I have, and have had, many
others, but the Kents work for me.  Everyone has a different preference for
feel.

Neal WA6OCP



Ken Kopp wrote:
> 
> AES stocks the Kent Paddles, but dunno if they also
> stock the kit.
> 
> Nice paddles.
> 
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Ken Kopp]

AES stocks the Kent Paddles, but dunno if they also
stock the kit.

Nice paddles.

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP

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RE: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Brett Howard]

This is a really nice paddle kit.
http://www.kent-engineers.com/twinkit.htm


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Person
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:37 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?  I recall a 
flurry of comments on various paddles and one that I looked over was 
actually a kit for a very reasonable price.  I can't seem to turn it up 
on a google  search.

tnx, Doug -- K0DXV
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Mike Markowski]

Mike Markowski wrote:

Doug,

Doug Person wrote:

Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?


A few years ago I built this kit:

   http://www.kent-engineers.com/


I meant to say I built this particular kit:

   http://www.kent-engineers.com/twinkit.htm

and am extremely happy with it.  The price in US dollars is a fair bit 
more now, though, than before...


Mike ab3ap
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Mike Markowski]

Doug,

Doug Person wrote:

Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?


A few years ago I built this kit:

   http://www.kent-engineers.com/

and am extremely happy with it.  The price in US dollars is a fair bit 
more now, though, than before...


Mike ab3ap
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Doug Person]

How can you beat that price? ($69) and you get to *build* it!!

tnx & 73, Doug -- K0DXV

Jim Wilson wrote:
Try www.w5jh.net   Jerry makes a nice paddle kit 
called the  "Black Widow" .  An interesting and inexpensive design.


jim, wtmhl

At 05:36 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote:
Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?  I recall 
a flurry of comments on various paddles and one that I looked over 
was actually a kit for a very reasonable price.  I can't seem to turn 
it up on a google  search.


tnx, Doug -- K0DXV
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Thomas S. Knutsen]

Maybe the Black Widow paddle?
http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm

73 de Thomas LA3PNA

- Original Message - 
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Subject: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?


Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?  I recall a 
flurry of comments on various paddles and one that I looked over was 
actually a kit for a very reasonable price.  I can't seem to turn it up 
on a google  search.


tnx, Doug -- K0DXV
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[Elecraft] A happy K2 post - for a change......

[David Lankshear]

I'd been unhappy with the stiffness of my K2's rotary encoder for a while, so 
when a replacement unit was provided by Scott, I thought it was time for a 
makeover of my fully loaded K2/100.

The new rotary encoder was definitely an improvement. The original encoder was 
stiff to turn, even in the absence of the felt washer friction pad, but the new 
encoder was so free-running, I had to dig out and install that piece of felt. 
Thanks a million, Scott, the feel of the rig has been improved immensely.

I also took the opportunity to replace the AF gain pot, which had a wobbly 
knobbly. It had no effect on performance, but every time I moved the AF gain 
control, I was distracted by the knob's wobble.

While the lid was off, I decided to do a complete realignment. Again, I found a 
good setting of L34 difficult to achieve. For me, Spectrogram, with its 
ever-changing display, proved unhelpful but very careful listening to a weak 
signal from my genny on 14MHz found a gentle but significant dip in the 
background noise. AGC voltage setup range ran up to 3.83v and at ALL settings, 
the AGC reduced the level of a very weak (S1 or less) signal. Eventually I 
settled on 3.68v as the one that had least effect on a signal just above the 
noise floor, but there should have been a point where the AGC action cut off..

It was interesting to note that after several months of use, slight 
improvements could be made to most settings, either because a "bedding in" had 
taken place or my values had changed. 

I was very impressed with the residual carrier suppression on SSB. I used a GC 
Rx with antenna to monitor the carrier level on SSB when transmitted into 
another antenna. The antennas were only a few feet apart, but a small 
adjustment left only a very weak residual carrier on SSB. It was lower than the 
1uV level from the Elecraft XG2!

I found that the screws on one of the KPA100 PA transistors could be tightened 
by maybe a little less than 1/8 of a turn. The other was yomped down good and 
tight. A slight improvement of SWR eedback was achieved and the PA bias setting 
proved far more docile to adjust than my recollection of it when newly 
constructed. There was far less "drift" as the transistors warmed up.

I then went off the rails. It was my intention to check higher power output 
against a "reasonable" wattmeter. When I held "Tune", regardless of the higher 
power setting, I only saw 22W until I moved the power output control. Somewhat 
bewildered, I took a break to allow my limited mental resource to do a spot of 
background processing. Sure enough, the back of my mind came up trumps. Tune 
limits the output to approx, 2W in QRP and 20W in QRO. Press Tune and Display 
to override. Yep! Another case of RTFM!  Doh!

I did find one parameter of 8-somethingorother was set to "nor" and not to 
"hold" as the KPA100 manual instructs, but switching between its original 
setting and the instructed setting didn't seem to make any difference. 
Eventually, I went with the manual's recommended setting.

Overall, I reckon to have squeezed a little more out of the K2.  I haven't been 
able to get an audio report on the slightly changed SSB filter settings but 
prior to adjustment, I had good reports on SSB audio, despite my rather deep 
voice. I've moved the notional baseline of all the filters available in SSB up 
by 50Hz approx. Time and a co-operative local who knows my voice will tell.

Was it worth it. Most definitely YES. Some settings had either drifted slightly 
or my interpretation had changed. I managed to reduce tuning display inaccuracy 
from approx 30Hz to less than 10Hz and make improvements to a few more 
settings. Were they significant? NO, I doubt it, but it DID provide a refresher 
course and it leaves me satisfied for the time being. It's good to touch base 
occasionally.

As with all home constructed equipment, there's always a nagging feeling that 
"something" can be improved upon. Is this the eternal treadmill to which we are 
all consigned? It's an undoubted YES for me.

As recommended on my bulletin board, think twice, post once.

73 all, DaveL G3TJP
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Re: [Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[AE4CW]

Doug, here is a paddle kit.  I ordered it but have not assembled it yet.  The
content and quality looks pretty good.
http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm

Doug Person wrote:
> 
> Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?  I recall a 
> flurry of comments on various paddles and one that I looked over was 
> actually a kit for a very reasonable price.  I can't seem to turn it up 
> on a google  search.
> 
> tnx, Doug -- K0DXV
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RE: [Elecraft] Listen Up

[Michael Downs]

Geesh Eric maybe you could at least bob and weave a little ;-) Good luck 
moderating the list. Hopefully the firestorm of criticism will slow down a bit 
in the near future.73, Mike KS7D
K2 4443
K3 0118



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[Elecraft] Key paddle kits?

[Doug Person]

Does nayone recall a company that makes keyyer paddle kits?  I recall a 
flurry of comments on various paddles and one that I looked over was 
actually a kit for a very reasonable price.  I can't seem to turn it up 
on a google  search.


tnx, Doug -- K0DXV
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Re: [Elecraft] PSK with paddle keys

[Lyle Johnson]

...can not get anyone to read my psk signal when i use the paddels...


This mode is not yet implemented.  Please see the errata sheet for your 
K3, also on the web in the manual page section.


73,

Lyle KK7P

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[Elecraft] PSK with paddle keys

[Paul Webb]

Hi
I have only had a quick play with the digi modes on the K3 but just can not get 
anyone to read my psk signal when i use the paddels to send it via CW, it is 
transmitting ok but only random chars seem to be received at the other end of a 
good strong link, anyone any ideas what im doing wrong?
all the best
Paul
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RE: [Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[Carl Clawson]

Oooohh this brings back painful memories, but thankfully they are somewhat
vague after a couple decades. MS-DOS could show similar problems because 1)
it only read the (fairly accurate) RTC at boot and used the much less
accurate CPU clock to keep time thereafter, and 2) if you used the clock
interrupt for your own purposes -- driving stepper motors in our case -- you
could lose additional clock time if you dawdled too much. We dawdled -- a
lot. Eventually there came available aftermarket clock drivers that would
read the RTC for everything and not depend on an inaccurate and potentially
unreliable clock. I think we ended up writing our own driver after first
discovering several other ultimately flawed "solutions".

A typical spec for a CPU clock used to be 0.01%, but that would only have
you off by at worst about 9 seconds per day. This is still far worse than a
typical quartz watch which is good to more like one second a week.

73, Carl WS7L

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Re: [Elecraft] K2 - K60XV Transverter Keying Output Questions

[AD6XY - Mike]

You might consider the multiple IO control output which will allow you to
control each transverter individually. 

If not, how about using the transverter TX (or RX) RF output to carry both
RF and control by imposing a DC voltage on it then and tapping it off in
each transverter? This is easy, just use an RF choke at each end. A good
enough RF choke is a 4.7K resistor and an RF bypass capacitor. The advantage
is fewer cables and if you use the TX line, you can't TX accidentally
without PTT control.

Regardless of what Q3 can or can not switch, it is always a good idea not to
switch the RF relays directly with the rig. It is much better to include a
switching transistor in the transverter and make the control signal low
current so you can protect it and the rig with a series resistor. One day,
by accident, you will connect the 12V supply directly to that line. The more
sure you are you won't, the more likely you will.

Mike


Steve Kavanagh wrote:
> 
> I am part way through the build of my K60XV and am
> trying to sort out how to interface it to my various
> existing homebrew and non-Elecraft transverters.  A
> couple of questions have arisen:
> 
> (1) I hope to use the transverter keyline output
> (J2-pin 2 on the K60XV), but there is no connector (or
> provision for one on the rear panel).  I have the
> K160RX installed and would like to be able to use it
> with either the QRP top cover or the KPA100 installed,
> so I can't really use any of the existing holes.  I am
> thinking of perhaps squeezing in a 3/32" jack just
> above and to the left (as seen from the rear) of the
> key jack.  Has anyone else come up with something
> better ?
> 
> (2) There appears to be no specification given in the
> K60XV manual for the maximum voltage and current that
> can be keyed by Q3.  I can probably figure it out from
> the 2N7000 data sheet, but I wonder if someone else
> has already done this or has some experience, in
> particular with transverters where the control input
> is connected directly to relay coils (such as Down
> East Microwave's transverters, for example) ?
> 
> 73,
> Steve VE3SMA
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[AD6XY - Mike]

If I just happen to be passing - will you show me how to fly?



Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> 
> My plane, N914JB, is a 2000 182S. I bought it with about 600 Hrs on the 
> engine. 
> 
> The other one one the flickr page, N733BG, is a refurbished 1976 172N.
> 
> 73, Eric
> ---
> 
> Sam Binkley wrote:
>> Eric,
>> That sure looks like a *182*, beautiful job on the refurbishing.  
>> Thanks for sharing the photos.
>> By the way, I've been thinking ever since I first looked at Elecraft 
>> website, your logo, the "lazy E", looks a lot like the control wheel 
>> on one of those.  Could there be a connection?
>> 73,
>> Sam KL7V
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[Elecraft] FS: BL-1

[Dave G.]

Folks,

Jay changed his mind...
the BL-1 is back on sale for 
$25 shipped...

Sorry for the confusion

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[Elecraft] K3 287 arrives

[aa1o]

K3 287 a k3/100 kit arrived in Carlisle MA today. It was ordered May 15 with 
a 50 percent deposit. Nice to have something to do this weekend
-Bill AA1O
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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Bob Nielsen]

Now that is special delivery!  I expect that with both Robin and Milt  
on the team, 160 meters will be a priority from Ducie.


Bob, N7XY

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Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Don Wilhelm]

Not that I have been able to find.  The problem is twofold 1) it has to 
have the same form factor if it is to fit, and 2) it must have the 
isolated set of contacts for the speaker line.


As it has been mentioned, one could mount a larger jack on the rear 
panel, or use the external speaker jack on the rear.


73,
Don W3FPR

KXB wrote:

Has anyone come up with a improved jack that will fit?
 
w7kxb-BillHarris


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*Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

If you are going to add the toggle switch, there is no need to
replace
the jack.
The toggle switch replaces the contacts that no longer work.
73,
Don W3FPR



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Re: [Elecraft] Listen Up

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Leo,

No problem :-)  I was just trying to cut it off before it took on a life 
of its own.


73, Eric 


Leo Bricker K5LDB wrote:

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Guys - Please do not moderate the list. I'll jump in when I feel it 
is necessary or my feelings are hurt too much ;-)


73, Eric  WA6HHQ
List Moderator and Punching Bag.

I apologize if my post was the catalyst. I never even thought about 
moderating the list or defending your feelings. I just wanted to point 
out why so many of us are tired of the 87th repetition of the same 
complaint and hopefully reduce the future number. I'll go back to 
mostly monitoring and learning and try not to speak out where I guess 
I shouldn't. 73.


Leo


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Re: [Elecraft] K2 - K60XV Transverter Keying Output Questions

[Don Wilhelm]

Steve,

There *is* room (but just barely) for an RCA jack just above the key 
jack.  Take a look at where the jack is located in the photos of my K2 
Fixed Audio Output article on my website http://w3fpr.qrpradio.com.  I 
have since moved the fixed audio output to the microphone jack and now 
have that same jack wired just for the keying output of the K60XV.


The 2N7000 data sheet should provide the information about the voltage 
and current capacity, and then you will have to compare that to the 
relay voltages and draw from your transverters.


73,
Don W3FPR

Steve Kavanagh wrote:

I am part way through the build of my K60XV and am
trying to sort out how to interface it to my various
existing homebrew and non-Elecraft transverters.  A
couple of questions have arisen:

(1) I hope to use the transverter keyline output
(J2-pin 2 on the K60XV), but there is no connector (or
provision for one on the rear panel).  I have the
K160RX installed and would like to be able to use it
with either the QRP top cover or the KPA100 installed,
so I can't really use any of the existing holes.  I am
thinking of perhaps squeezing in a 3/32" jack just
above and to the left (as seen from the rear) of the
key jack.  Has anyone else come up with something
better ?

(2) There appears to be no specification given in the
K60XV manual for the maximum voltage and current that
can be keyed by Q3.  I can probably figure it out from
the 2N7000 data sheet, but I wonder if someone else
has already done this or has some experience, in
particular with transverters where the control input
is connected directly to relay coils (such as Down
East Microwave's transverters, for example) ?

73,
Steve VE3SMA

  

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[Elecraft] K2 Knob tip

[G3YMC]

Like many of you I suspect I have been plagued with the black paint rubbing
off the front of my K2 knob over time. I have repeatedly tried touching it
up with black car touch-up paint but before long it looks a mess again. I
have been considering attaching a new front plastic disc on it to sort the
problem, but with my mechanical skills it would unlikely look very pretty.

Today I was eyeing a pile of electrolytic capacitors in the junk box. I
picked up a 470uF 400V cap and noticed it had a nice black plastic disc on
its top, covering up the aluminium below. Even better it was 34mm diameter,
about the same as the K2 knob. A quick cut and pare with the wire cutters
and it was removed and stuck on the front of my knob. Superb. Maybe
won't last, but I have quite a few more of those caps! And this mod doesn't
even make the caps unusable, they work just the same without their plastic
top!

73 Dave G3YMC

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[Elecraft] K3 Aux I/O

[G3SJJ]

For some reason I thought a 15 pin connector would be included, had a 
recollection of past discussions but looks like I was wrong.


RS232 works well with Logger32 and N1MM, straight in, no parameter 
changes required.


Chris G3SJJ
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 278 up and running

[G3YMC]

G3SJJ wrote:
> 
> What a sweet dream! Everything extremely well packed and clearly marked. 
> Manual is very easy to follow. Build quality is excellent. The inventory 
> is well worth doing. I numbered the different screws down the side of 
> the manual page, separated them into different compartments of a couple 
> of pattie (muffin) tins and marked the compartments with a felt tipped 
> pen. That made selection much simpler.
> 
> 
> 
> Chris G3SJJ
> 

Jolly good Chris, patience works a treat. Look forward to working you this
weekend in CQ160.

73 Dave G3YMC

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[Elecraft] Re: FS: W1, T1-A, N-Gen, etc... ALL SOLD!!

[Dave G.]

All items have been spoken for Thank you.

On 23 Jan 2008 at 21:57, elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> >> 1) W1 Wattmeter   $75   <>
>> >> 2) T1-A (factory built)   $135 <>
>> >> 3) N-Gen  $30   << SOLD to KL7JT>>
>> >> 4) DL150 Ohm  $20   <>
>> >> 5) BL1  (150W, 4:1)   $25   <>
-
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Re: [Elecraft] Listen Up

[Leo Bricker K5LDB]

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Guys - Please do not moderate the list. I'll jump in when I feel it is 
necessary or my feelings are hurt too much ;-)


73, Eric  WA6HHQ
List Moderator and Punching Bag.

I apologize if my post was the catalyst. I never even thought about 
moderating the list or defending your feelings. I just wanted to point 
out why so many of us are tired of the 87th repetition of the same 
complaint and hopefully reduce the future number. I'll go back to mostly 
monitoring and learning and try not to speak out where I guess I 
shouldn't. 73.


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[Elecraft] K2 - K60XV Transverter Keying Output Questions

[Steve Kavanagh]

I am part way through the build of my K60XV and am
trying to sort out how to interface it to my various
existing homebrew and non-Elecraft transverters.  A
couple of questions have arisen:

(1) I hope to use the transverter keyline output
(J2-pin 2 on the K60XV), but there is no connector (or
provision for one on the rear panel).  I have the
K160RX installed and would like to be able to use it
with either the QRP top cover or the KPA100 installed,
so I can't really use any of the existing holes.  I am
thinking of perhaps squeezing in a 3/32" jack just
above and to the left (as seen from the rear) of the
key jack.  Has anyone else come up with something
better ?

(2) There appears to be no specification given in the
K60XV manual for the maximum voltage and current that
can be keyed by Q3.  I can probably figure it out from
the 2N7000 data sheet, but I wonder if someone else
has already done this or has some experience, in
particular with transverters where the control input
is connected directly to relay coils (such as Down
East Microwave's transverters, for example) ?

73,
Steve VE3SMA


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[Elecraft] 2.7 v. 2.8

[Mike Kasrich]

Is there any benefit to having a 2.8 8 pole v. the 2.7 5 pole as the 
roofing filter starting point?  Contemplating having all 8 poles but 
figured I would get a few opinions first.


Mike/aj9c

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[Elecraft] K3 RTC - Battery and more

[Arnie Grubbs]

Well, found that the battery that I used on the  RTC backup was NG.
Measured it and it didn't have any B+.  I had another of the same
size and now the battery backup works FB!

  
Also, as far as time keeping, it seems my radio looses about
 1 second each min.  In  1 hour 16 min. it was off by 1 min. 12 sec.
compared to WWV on 5Mhz. 

Strange thing is, it must be looking at the RTC chip for an update
of the time when ever you change bands. Change bands and it 'resyncs'
to the WWV time that the RTC chip must be keeping. Seems that the 
'software' clock is the 'looser'. Now that I have a good battery for
the RTC chip the RTC keeps good time!

Guess it might be something for the 'to do' list to check on the 
clock software in the "ROS" - Radios operating system... :)

73 - Arnie KA0NCR
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

A feature for the K3 firmware updater to set the clock to the computer's 
time might be nice.

Leigh/WA5ZNU
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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

My plane, N914JB, is a 2000 182S. I bought it with about 600 Hrs on the 
engine. 


The other one one the flickr page, N733BG, is a refurbished 1976 172N.

73, Eric
---

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Eric,
That sure looks like a *182*, beautiful job on the refurbishing.  
Thanks for sharing the photos.
By the way, I've been thinking ever since I first looked at Elecraft 
website, your logo, the "lazy E", looks a lot like the control wheel 
on one of those.  Could there be a connection?

73,
Sam KL7V


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[Elecraft] K3 278 up and running

[G3SJJ]

What a sweet dream! Everything extremely well packed and clearly marked. 
Manual is very easy to follow. Build quality is excellent. The inventory 
is well worth doing. I numbered the different screws down the side of 
the manual page, separated them into different compartments of a couple 
of pattie (muffin) tins and marked the compartments with a felt tipped 
pen. That made selection much simpler.


I only encountered two small problems - Fitting the front panel unit to 
the main board. With two pairs of connectors and not being able to see 
one pair when watching the other, it was a bit of a juggling act and the 
first try I didn't get it mated correctly, 2nd go was fine. I found 
tightening the set-screws on the concentric knob fiddly.


First QSO was with N0SS on 20CW (K3), then YV1NX followed by W7QC (K3.) 
The CW sidetone is really smooth and very pleasant to listen to, I felt 
I could have sat at 35wpm all day. Tx power level very stable so setting 
uo the Acom 1000 amp was quick and easy. Receiver sounds really good, I 
haven't had time to evaluate it in tough condx. G to W7/0 is hardly 
testing at present. 80m CW sounds good and the NR seems to help reducee 
power line noise on my 70ft vertical. The one thing I really like is the 
variable width control on receive.


I went for the K3 as I felt the K2 (which I sold last June) lacked was 
good but lacked finesse. Well this has got all the things that I wanted 
and more. I now need to integrate it into my SO2R system then I can do 
direct comparisons with the FT1kMP. I hope to be active over this 
weekend in CQWW 160CW, after which I will investigate SSB.


It has been along frustrating wait, not helped by poor communication, 
unrealistic shipping dates, and also the constant harping and whining of 
the those who think we should not complain. For me the Elecraft 
experience has been tarnished by both of those aspects, and it will take 
some time to recover. For now though I can savour the sweet K3!


Chris G3SJJ


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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[WA6OCP]

I believe that "maintain spacing" ranks right up there with "keep the shiny
side up" and "speed and altitude are our friends".  :-)

Neal WA6OCP


wb8yqj wrote:
> 
> Great Pics!!!
> 
 If you look carefully at the high resolution
> versions, you can see me peering back at the other
> plane to maintain spacing.
> 
> This is some flying term that I am unfamilar with. Is
> "maintain spacing" important in flying? ;-)
> 
> ;-)
> 
> "Never let another airplane get in the way of a good
> photo" 
> 
> 
> The in-flight photo was taken by a pilot friend and
> professional photographer, Dan Dawson, while we flew
> formation from Watsonville up to Half Moon Bay for
> lunch on Sunday, Dec 30th. (He was a passenger in the
> other plane.)
> 
> A friend wanted pics of his plane, a recently
> refurbished 1970's Cessna
>  
> 172, so I was the photo plane on the way up. After a
> free lunch from him, Dan moved to the 172 plane and
> they took pics of me on the way back home.
> 
> See http://flickr.com/photos/dandawson/tags/airtoair/
> for the complete picture set of both planes. If you
> look carefully at the high resolution versions, you
> can see me peering back at the other plane to maintain
> spacing.
> 
> And to answer another frequent question - No, I do not
> make HF QSOs while in flight as PIC :-)  (But when
> Lerma is PIC I might sneak in one
>  
> or two VHF QSO's. No HF in the plane yet..)
> 
> 73, Eric  WA6HHQ
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[Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Don Rasmussen]

Great Pics!!!

>>> If you look carefully at the high resolution
versions, you can see me peering back at the other
plane to maintain spacing.

This is some flying term that I am unfamilar with. Is
"maintain spacing" important in flying? ;-)

;-)

"Never let another airplane get in the way of a good
photo" 


The in-flight photo was taken by a pilot friend and
professional photographer, Dan Dawson, while we flew
formation from Watsonville up to Half Moon Bay for
lunch on Sunday, Dec 30th. (He was a passenger in the
other plane.)

A friend wanted pics of his plane, a recently
refurbished 1970's Cessna
 
172, so I was the photo plane on the way up. After a
free lunch from him, Dan moved to the 172 plane and
they took pics of me on the way back home.

See http://flickr.com/photos/dandawson/tags/airtoair/
for the complete picture set of both planes. If you
look carefully at the high resolution versions, you
can see me peering back at the other plane to maintain
spacing.

And to answer another frequent question - No, I do not
make HF QSOs while in flight as PIC :-)  (But when
Lerma is PIC I might sneak in one
 
or two VHF QSO's. No HF in the plane yet..)

73, Eric  WA6HHQ
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[Elecraft] K3 277 arrives in Kernow

[g4amt]

K3 no 277 arrived at Sennen Cove, Cornwall yesterday afternoon (ordered 14th 
May with deposit) but not before being disgracefully overtaken by G3SJJ`s 
278 in transit !
UPS Express expensive but great service - 48 hours door to door; they phoned 
to arrange VAT payment and again with eta for delivery.


Hopefullly will spring to life over coming weekend.

Terry
G4AMT 


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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Sam Binkley]

Eric,
That sure looks like a *182*, beautiful job on the refurbishing.  Thanks for 
sharing the photos.
By the way, I've been thinking ever since I first looked at Elecraft 
website, your logo, the "lazy E", looks a lot like the control wheel on one 
of those.  Could there be a connection?

73,
Sam KL7V

- Original Message - 
From: "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Don Rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?


The in-flight photo was taken by a pilot friend and professional 
photographer, Dan Dawson, while we flew formation from Watsonville up to 
Half Moon Bay for lunch on Sunday, Dec 30th. (He was a passenger in the 
other plane.)


A friend wanted pics of his plane, a recently refurbished 1970's Cessna 
172, so I was the photo plane on the way up. After a free lunch from him, 
Dan moved to the 172 plane and they took pics of me on the way back home.


---snip--- 


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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Doug Person]

Eric,

Your Cessna looks pretty new.  Can you share some details on its vintage 
and options?  Fellow Cessna lovers would like to know these details...


73, Doug -- K0DXV

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
The in-flight photo was taken by a pilot friend and professional 
photographer, Dan Dawson, while we flew formation from Watsonville up 
to Half Moon Bay for lunch on Sunday, Dec 30th. (He was a passenger in 
the other plane.)


A friend wanted pics of his plane, a recently refurbished 1970's 
Cessna 172, so I was the photo plane on the way up. After a free lunch 
from him, Dan moved to the 172 plane and they took pics of me on the 
way back home.


See http://flickr.com/photos/dandawson/tags/airtoair/
for the complete picture set of both planes. If you look carefully at 
the high resolution versions, you can see me peering back at the other 
plane to maintain spacing.


And to answer another frequent question - No, I do not make HF QSOs 
while in flight as PIC :-)  (But when Lerma is PIC I might sneak in 
one or two VHF QSO's. No HF in the plane yet..)


73, Eric  WA6HHQ


Don Rasmussen wrote:

It would take a lot less than that to get Eric out of
the "office" and into the escape machine (Cessna). I'd
venture to say that if the company aircraft could fly
above the weather, he'd meet you at Cook just to
practice his IFR. Co-Pilot would be Lerma. ;-)

Lerma must also be an expert photographer, how'd she
get that first photo while in the aircraft? ==
  [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?
Mike B kw1nd at comcast.net Wed Jan 23 22:18:54 EST 2008
So you think your K3 got special treatment?  Check out
this delivery method:

http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/news/index.php

73,
Mike
KW1ND
  

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Re: [Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

The in-flight photo was taken by a pilot friend and professional 
photographer, Dan Dawson, while we flew formation from Watsonville up to 
Half Moon Bay for lunch on Sunday, Dec 30th. (He was a passenger in the 
other plane.)


A friend wanted pics of his plane, a recently refurbished 1970's Cessna 
172, so I was the photo plane on the way up. After a free lunch from 
him, Dan moved to the 172 plane and they took pics of me on the way back 
home.


See http://flickr.com/photos/dandawson/tags/airtoair/
for the complete picture set of both planes. If you look carefully at 
the high resolution versions, you can see me peering back at the other 
plane to maintain spacing.


And to answer another frequent question - No, I do not make HF QSOs 
while in flight as PIC :-)  (But when Lerma is PIC I might sneak in one 
or two VHF QSO's. No HF in the plane yet..)


73, Eric  WA6HHQ


Don Rasmussen wrote:

It would take a lot less than that to get Eric out of
the "office" and into the escape machine (Cessna). I'd
venture to say that if the company aircraft could fly
above the weather, he'd meet you at Cook just to
practice his IFR. Co-Pilot would be Lerma. ;-)

Lerma must also be an expert photographer, how'd she
get that first photo while in the aircraft? 
==
  
[Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?
Mike B kw1nd at comcast.net 
Wed Jan 23 22:18:54 EST 2008 


So you think your K3 got special treatment?  Check out
this delivery method:

http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/news/index.php

73,
Mike
KW1ND
  

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Re: [Elecraft] Listen Up

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Guys - Please do not moderate the list. I'll jump in when I feel it is 
necessary or my feelings are hurt too much ;-)


73, Eric  WA6HHQ
List Moderator and Punching Bag.

  

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RE: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Strode, Carl R]

 Yep - that is what I do as well.  It' a bit tedious takig the radio apart 
again and again, so the headphones are connected to the external speaker plug.  
The audio level is different there as well, and it suits me just fine.

However, it certainly would be nice if the front jack would work.

When the jack fails on my K1, and I'm out in the bushes, I guess I'll just have 
to pack-up and go home.


Carl Strode
WA7CS




Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

When the jack on my K2 failed, after I replaced it, and not wanting to go 
through that again, I went with an external solution.  I plugged a short "Y"
cord (from RS) into the external speaker jack and ran one extention off that on 
the underside of my operating desk to the front edge and "mounted" the female 
end in a hole I drilled.  That's where I plug my headphones.  No cord dangling 
across the desk.  The other end of the "Y" cord receives the cord from my 
external speaker.  To turn the speaker off I simply unplug the speaker.  The 
two cords are different colors so it is easy to tell which one to unplug.
73,
Sam KL7V

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Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Sam Binkley]

Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

When the jack on my K2 failed, after I replaced it, and not wanting to go 
through that again, I went with an external solution.  I plugged a short "Y" 
cord (from RS) into the external speaker jack and ran one extention off that 
on the underside of my operating desk to the front edge and "mounted" the 
female end in a hole I drilled.  That's where I plug my headphones.  No cord 
dangling across the desk.  The other end of the "Y" cord receives the cord 
from my external speaker.  To turn the speaker off I simply unplug the 
speaker.  The two cords are different colors so it is easy to tell which one 
to unplug.

73,
Sam KL7V

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[Elecraft] K3 Club Demo Help

[Don Rasmussen]

Try this - click on the top link. N6XI W0YK
Presentation. It's a very good power point
presentation. 

http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/K3_Contest_configurations%2C_software_and_hardware

[Elecraft] K3 Club Demo Help
Tony Fegan VE3QF jafegan at rogers.com 
Thu Jan 24 00:29:39 EST 2008 


I am looking for a PowerPoint or similar
presentation of the K3. 
Next week I want to show my K3 to my local club. This
has come at rather short notice and I wonder if
anybody has produced anything that I might be able to
use. I hope to be able to bring some live clips of
band segments using SoftRocks to record and retransmit
into the K3. I sure wish I had more time.

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

73
Tony Fegan VE3QF
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RE: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Strode, Carl R]

Regarding the short life span of the Elecraft headphone jacks; I have replaced 
the jack on my K2 twice.  I just finished a K1 two weeks ago, and guess what?  
The headphone jack failed the first time a plug was inserted.  Luckily, I had a 
spare laying around in my Elecraft spare parts bin.

Similarly, the K1 key jack had a bit of debris (a fragment of black plastic) 
inside that took a considerable amount of wiggling and shaking to get it 
cleared and working.

When do you suppose Elecraft will recognize this shortcoming and provide more 
robust jacks?

By the way, I've never had a problem with getting replacements from Elecraft.  
The spare I had was sent to me very quickly and at no cost the last time my K2 
jack failed.


Carl Strode
WA7CS
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Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[drewko1]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:08:26 -0500, Don W3FPR wrote:

>If you are going to add the toggle switch, there is no need to replace 
>the jack.
>The toggle switch replaces the contacts that no longer work.
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>


The defective contact lies at the rear pins of the jack, which you can
easily parallel with one pole of the switch. But you will also want to
switch the ground (i.e., sleeve) terminal of the jack with the other
pole, opposite  throw (a DPDT switch). If you don't switch the
ground/sleeve line the headphones will end up being in parallel with
the speaker when it is selected. 

The ground/sleeve terminal lies on the board side of the jack so you
will have to remove the jack to get to it; might as well replace it
with a good jack.  

Of course, you could leave the defective jack in place, cut the ground
circuit trace and solder tack the switch across it. But that's no
easier than just replacing the jack with a good one, and no messing
with the traces.

Referring to my notes, the switch I used was p/n: 8011 from
Web-tronics. It is a DPDT (on-x-on) miniature size. Fits neatly in the
transverter hole beneath the speaker jack.

73,
Drew
AF2Z

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[Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?

[Don Rasmussen]

It would take a lot less than that to get Eric out of
the "office" and into the escape machine (Cessna). I'd
venture to say that if the company aircraft could fly
above the weather, he'd meet you at Cook just to
practice his IFR. Co-Pilot would be Lerma. ;-)

Lerma must also be an expert photographer, how'd she
get that first photo while in the aircraft? 

[Elecraft] So you think your K3 got special treatment?
Mike B kw1nd at comcast.net 
Wed Jan 23 22:18:54 EST 2008 

So you think your K3 got special treatment?  Check out
this delivery method:

http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/news/index.php

73,

Mike
KW1ND
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Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Don Wilhelm]

If you are going to add the toggle switch, there is no need to replace 
the jack.

The toggle switch replaces the contacts that no longer work.
73,
Don W3FPR

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

One solution is to wire in a speaker/headphone toggle switch when you
replace the jack; then leave the headphones plugged in all the time.
That will eliminate wear on the jack. (It's also lot more convenient
if you do a lot of plugging and unplugging of the headphones.) I
mounted the switch on the rear panel, below the speaker jack. I posted
a detailed article about this some months ago. 


73,
Drew
AF2Z

  

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[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Jan 24 - Feb 24, 2008

[Ken Newman]

~
N2CQ QRP CALENDAR
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 24, 2008
~
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday to Mar 25 
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA

Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
~
40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Thursday to March 27
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
~
CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 26, z to Jan 27, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
~
REF (French) CW Contest 
Jan 26, 0600z to Jan 27, 1800z

Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/refc.htm
~
BARTG RTTY Sprint Contest 
Jan 26, 1200z to Jan 27, 1200z

Rules: http://www.bartg.org.uk/contests/08sprintrules.htm
~
UBA DX Contest (Belgian) (SSB) ... QRP Category
Jan 26, 1300z to Jan 27, 1300z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules_en.html#
~
SPAR Winter Field Day (Any Mode)
Jan 26, 1700z to Jan 27, 1700z
Rules: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php
~
MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Jan 26, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
~
QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW QRP)... QRP Contest!
Jan 30, 9 PM to 11 PM EST  
Rules: http://www.io.com/~n5fc/barbershop_contest.htm

~
Vermont QSO Party (CW/Ph/Dig)
Feb 2, z to Feb 3, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w1bd/qso_party.htm
~
10-10 Int. Winter Phone QSO Party ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 0001z to Feb 3, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/rules.html
~
Minnesota QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.w0aa.org/
~
FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB) ... QRP Contest!
Feb 2, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO2008.htm
~
AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1600z to  1900z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/htp_e.htm
~
Delaware QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1700z to Feb 3, 0500z
Feb 3, 1300z to Feb 4, 0100z
Rules: http://www.fsarc.org
~
World QRP Contest (CW/SSB/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Feb 3, z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.ueqrp.org/wqc.htm
~
North American Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 3, z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php 
~

QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB) ...QRP Contest!
Feb 3, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
~
Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EST: Feb 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 5, 0200z to 0400z 
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints

~
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest ... Low Power Category
Feb 9, z to Feb 10, 2400z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
~
Northern New York Section QSO Party (All)
Feb 9, z to Feb 10, 2359z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/brvarc/nnyqsoparty/index.htm
~
New Hampshire QSO Party (Ph/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 0001z to Feb 10, 0001z
Rules: http://www.w1fz.org/
~
Dutch PACC Contest (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 1200z to Feb 10, 1200z
Rules: http://www.veron.nl/pacc/pacc2008-rules-eng.pdf
~
Louisiana QSO Party (Ph/CW) 
Feb 9, 1500z to Feb 10, 0300z 
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html

~
FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course) ...QRP Category
Feb 9, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
~
British Columbia QSO Challenge (CW/Ph/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 1600z to Feb 10, 0359z
Rules: http://www.deltaamateurradio.com/
~
North American

Re: [Elecraft] L34 on K2 tuning question?

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

David Wooley wrote:


Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
I agree that this is one source, and one point of entry for this 
signal.is K16 / K17.


Why do you say that.  On my K2, the amplitude depends, in the expected 
way, on the settings of those two relays, indicating an earlier injection 
point.  Note that the microcontroller to which they are adjacent is shut 
down during receive, so one should not be picking up anything from it's 
oscillator. (The relays are the attenuator and pre-amp bypass ones.)


In my K2 the amplitude of the 7MHz birdy behaves in a similar way. The 
source appears to be the MCU on the Control Board, because the birdy can 
still be detected below both K16 and K17  using a 'sniffer' whose exposed 
'link' is approximately 1/8 inch in length, double shielded coax, when the 
VCO, Reference oscillator and BFO are shut down to eliminate a 7 MHz product 
from these sources. Changing the MCU's 4 MHz oscillator's frequency changes 
the birdy's frequency at the rate of 7/4 as seen on a spectrum analyzer. 
From 'sniffing' the pcb trace connecting K16 pin 3 to D6 (via C53) I found 
maximum birdy amplitude to be at the K16 end, and removing D6 has little 
effect. Between K17 pin 8 and the mixer there is not much difference in the 
birdy's amplitude, the higher level being at the K17 end.


The birdy can also be found in my K2 on the pcb traces which connect to the 
relay coils (pins 10) and in the nearby bundle of pcb traces, some of which 
eventually lead to the Control Board. Without destroying my K2's RF board, 
and with the test equipment that I have, I cannot be certain whether the 
birdy is being conducted all the way or whether spatial coupling is also 
present. However the existence of the birdy in the coil circuits K16 and K17 
raises the possibility of the classic problem i.e. unwanted coupling between 
a relay's coil and its contacts. I had intended to take a look at the RF 
bypassing of the relay coils, or adding L-C filters, time permitting.


Without further investigation I suspect that this 7MHz  birdy is being 
introduced either via the relay coil circuits or by direct pick up by the 
pcb trace between D6 and K16, or both.


If you would like to continue this discussion, I suggest that we do so 
off-list. I am leaving the house soon, but expect to be here tonight.


73,
Geoff
GM4ESD



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Re: [Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[drewko1]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:01:20 -0500 (EST), AI4TO wrote:

>Comrades,
>The speaker switch in the earphone jack on my k2 has quit.  Has anyone  found 
>a stouter replacement for J2?
> 
>73  AI4TO   John Ferguson M/V  Arcadian
>

One solution is to wire in a speaker/headphone toggle switch when you
replace the jack; then leave the headphones plugged in all the time.
That will eliminate wear on the jack. (It's also lot more convenient
if you do a lot of plugging and unplugging of the headphones.) I
mounted the switch on the rear panel, below the speaker jack. I posted
a detailed article about this some months ago. 

73,
Drew
AF2Z



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Re: [Elecraft] Listen Up

[Leo Bricker K5LDB]

those who are frustrated or who just would like more accurate shipping
predictions have any right to express this on the list. It is just as valid
an issue for those waiting for a K3 as technical questions are for those who
are lucky enough to already have one. 
  
There is a bigger picture than painted by the above. Taken as a snapshot 
the above is fair and accurate and reasonable and correct. The problem 
comes when persons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 
17, 18, 19, 20 47 basically repeat the same complaints and 
accusations expressed by number 1 rather than accepting that someone has 
already represented the dissatisfied on the reflector. The deceased 
equine is unchanged whether it's struck by 1 or 100. The majority, 
presuming several thousand subscribers vs. several dozen equine 
strikers, are sick of listening to the thuds. To be very blunt, the 
situation, with it's delays etc., is well known and needs to be accepted 
as an unfortunate but unavoidable fact. Everyone needs to either shut up 
about it and tough it out or cancel and go take up knitting and leave 
the dam horse alone.


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[Elecraft] k2 earphone jack

[Jferg977]

Comrades,
The speaker switch in the earphone jack on my k2 has quit.  Has anyone  found 
a stouter replacement for J2?
 
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[Elecraft] Listen Up

[Jeremiah McCarthy]

>>In my opinion the problem is those list members who refuse to accept that 
those who are frustrated or who just would like more accurate shipping
predictions have any right to express this on the list. It is just as valid
an issue for those waiting for a K3 as technical questions are for those who
are lucky enough to already have one. It is notable to me that most of the
complaints and discussion about dates have been made in polite, moderate
language, while most of the inflammatory comments and use of pejorative
language ("whiners", "whingers" etc.) has come from those who disagree with
them. So exactly who are the fine folks and who aren't?<<

All of this "in my opinion" is valid...However, it works both ways as regards 
the use of pejorative language...Eric, Wayne, and Elecraft in general have been 
accused of lying, deception, and subterfuge...Voicing disappointment and 
frustration is one thing, attacks on the character of folks is quite another, 
and that is what has happened here...IMHO, that is a reflection of character 
and is not acceptable...

Jerry, wa2dkg
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipping Notice

[W6NEK]

I also received notice last night from Lisa that my K3/100 Kit will ship in 
3-5 days.  My order was placed on May 5th with NO deposit.  Looks like 
Elecraft is picking up steam in K3 deliveries.  Good news for everyone!


Frank - W6NEK

- Original Message - 
From: "Phil & Debbie Salas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:36 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Shipping Notice


I received my notice from Lisa last night at 8:27PM that my K3 will ship in 
3-5 days!!  It was ordered May 2 with no deposit.


Phil - AD5X


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[G4ILO]

Arnie Grubbs wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,  I was wondering if anyone has noticed the accuracy of the
> real time clock in their K3?
> 
> Mine seems to be loosing about 1 sec. for every min. that goes by
> as compared to WWV on 2.5 Mhz if left on.  If I shut the rig off
> and re-power it, jumps to some goofy time and date. Today the
> date shows up as 19.36.41 and the time jumped 3 hours and 40 min.
> ahead of where it was set when I cycled the power.
> 
> Anyone else have something similar happening or is it just my rig?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
> 
> 
Mine loses about a second a day, compared to my radio-controlled clock or my
NTP-regulated computer. I have not observed any other problems with it..

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[Elecraft] K3 Shipping Notice

[Phil & Debbie Salas]

I received my notice from Lisa last night at 8:27PM that my K3 will ship in 
3-5 days!!  It was ordered May 2 with no deposit.


Phil - AD5X 


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Yes, mine too looses seconds, but not sure how much, less that you are
seeing (about 30 seconds in a week or so), I'll note it now.

It doesn't come up with a bad time or date when powered on - check your
internal battery is ok and installed the correct way around.

On 24/1/08 11:53, "Arnie Grubbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
> Hello,  I was wondering if anyone has noticed the accuracy of the
> real time clock in their K3?
> Mine seems to be loosing about 1 sec. for every min. that goes by
> as compared to WWV on 2.5 Mhz if left on.  If I shut the rig off
> and re-power it, jumps to some goofy time and date. Today the
> date shows up as 19.36.41 and the time jumped 3 hours and 40 min.
> ahead of where it was set when I cycled the power.
> Anyone else have something similar happening or is it just my rig?
> Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
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[Elecraft] K3 RTC accuracy

[Arnie Grubbs]

Hello,  I was wondering if anyone has noticed the accuracy of the
real time clock in their K3?

Mine seems to be loosing about 1 sec. for every min. that goes by
as compared to WWV on 2.5 Mhz if left on.  If I shut the rig off
and re-power it, jumps to some goofy time and date. Today the
date shows up as 19.36.41 and the time jumped 3 hours and 40 min.
ahead of where it was set when I cycled the power.

Anyone else have something similar happening or is it just my rig?

Thanks in advance for any info you can share.

73 - Arnie KA0NCR
K3 #185



  

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[Elecraft] K3 Shipping Advice

[Stewart Baker]

Received mail from Lisa that my K3/100 will be shipping in 3-5
days.  YIPPEE  :-) :-) :-)

Ordered 2nd May 07. No deposit.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
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