[Elecraft] [K3] Boot loader failure (solution)
I had an update failure this morning. MCU firmware file hmcu0311.hex verified Reset K3 to enter Boot Loader In the Elecraft K3 Utility, I tested communications. 4800 bps I selected default. Keep speed at 38,400 bps Load error occurred. I reset my communications to 4800 bps and all worked fine. TNX Ted WP4CW Window Vista __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: K3 beta firmware revision 3.11 now available
Eric, It was a pleasure meeting you personally at VISALIA IDXConv. and maybe that's why somethings might slip by you if you're always trying to promote the product and make sales as well! As a younger guy I burnt the candle like that just for survival too! Regards, Jim/nn6ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Boot loader failure (solution)
These messages don't indicate a failure. The K3 Utility sent a command to the K3 to reset itself to enter the boot loader. It's a progress status message, not an error message. I considered wording the message to Resetting K3 to enter boot loader, but I think I'll just remove the message instead. I apologize for any confusion. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wa6riv Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:11 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Boot loader failure (solution) I had an update failure this morning. MCU firmware file hmcu0311.hex verified Reset K3 to enter Boot Loader In the Elecraft K3 Utility, I tested communications. 4800 bps I selected default. Keep speed at 38,400 bps Load error occurred. I reset my communications to 4800 bps and all worked fine. TNX Ted WP4CW Window Vista __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
This was in the April 2009 of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Scuttlebutt, evidently from Tom, N1MM. Well worth reading for a better understanding of the How to of APPs. Too, a cheap but effective looking tool from Harbor Freight is noted. http://www.wakeares.org/powerpole/index2.html 73, Julius - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Anderson-Power-Pole-Turtotial-and-Tool-Suggestion-tp2678217p2678217.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
I have a problem with APPs staying mated (specifically in my vehicle). I've always wondered why there isn't some sort of positive latch. 73 de Terry KK6T Elecraft K3/100 # (kit received yesterday) Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote: This was in the April 2009 of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Scuttlebutt, evidently from Tom, N1MM. Well worth reading for a better understanding of the How to of APPs. Too, a cheap but effective looking tool from Harbor Freight is noted. http://www.wakeares.org/powerpole/index2.html 73, Julius - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
Gentlemen, I would be very cautious of a crimp made with a tool that looks like that Harbor Freight model. It appears to produce a 'point contact' type crimp rather than a crimp over a large surface. Crimps of that nature can lead to high resistance contacts (and resulting heating and even fire hazard) due to the small area of copper that is crimped. If one should use a tool like that, crimp lightly to hold the wire and then solder well to assure a good connection. 73, Don W3FPR Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote: This was in the April 2009 of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Scuttlebutt, evidently from Tom, N1MM. Well worth reading for a better understanding of the How to of APPs. Too, a cheap but effective looking tool from Harbor Freight is noted. http://www.wakeares.org/powerpole/index2.html 73, Julius __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
Quicksilver Radio (qsradio.com) -- and probably others -- has 4 and 8 pole latching housings for APP's. Also Anderson has a PP75 locking Powerpole -- spring clip, won't just pull apart. Won't help with a typical (a la K3) chassis mount APP, but great for mid-span connections. Grant/NQ5T On Apr 22, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Terry wrote: I have a problem with APPs staying mated (specifically in my vehicle). I've always wondered why there isn't some sort of positive latch. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
Terry, Properly assembled 30 Amp power pole connectors require 6 pounds of pull to disengage/engage. If your are not staying mated, I would suggest that you look for a source of pulling on the wires and/or be certain your APPs are properly assembled. If you used a crimping tool that distorts the tabs, that alone could be the reason for a loose connector. I suggest you use a proper crimp tool, or solder the connections (without getting solder on the outside of the barrel). If you are using soldered connections in a high vibration environment such as a vehicle, be certain to reinforce the wire for about 2 inches away from the connector (2 layers of heat shrink) to keep the wire from flexing - constant flexing will cause the wire to break right where the point that the solder has wicked to. 73, Don W3FPR Terry wrote: I have a problem with APPs staying mated (specifically in my vehicle). I've always wondered why there isn't some sort of positive latch. 73 de Terry KK6T Elecraft K3/100 # (kit received yesterday) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
I bought the ratcheting crimper from Powerwerx, slightly cheaper than West Mountain Radio and no worry about bad crimps. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:09 PM To: Terry Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion Terry, Properly assembled 30 Amp power pole connectors require 6 pounds of pull to disengage/engage. If your are not staying mated, I would suggest that you look for a source of pulling on the wires and/or be certain your APPs are properly assembled. If you used a crimping tool that distorts the tabs, that alone could be the reason for a loose connector. I suggest you use a proper crimp tool, or solder the connections (without getting solder on the outside of the barrel). If you are using soldered connections in a high vibration environment such as a vehicle, be certain to reinforce the wire for about 2 inches away from the connector (2 layers of heat shrink) to keep the wire from flexing - constant flexing will cause the wire to break right where the point that the solder has wicked to. 73, Don W3FPR Terry wrote: I have a problem with APPs staying mated (specifically in my vehicle). I've always wondered why there isn't some sort of positive latch. 73 de Terry KK6T Elecraft K3/100 # (kit received yesterday) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.283 / Virus Database: 270.12.2/2072 - Release Date: 04/22/09 08:49:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.283 / Virus Database: 270.12.2/2072 - Release Date: 04/22/09 08:49:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
I bought the ratcheting crimper from Powerwerx, slightly cheaper than West Mountain Radio and no worry about bad crimps. I just replaced the Power Poles that I had messed up on my first attempt by *slightly* squishing the sleeve with pliers (just to hold the wire, I thought) and letting too much solder flow onto the blade part. No matter how hard I pushed the wires, the connectors refused to snap into place in the shells. Scraping off the excess solder didn't seem to help. I pushed so hard with pliers that the wire and insulation started to bulge, making the problem worse not better. I should have followed the instructions more carefully! Second time around after cutting off the first attempt, I just pushed the wire home in the connector sleeve, held the fitting vertically in a bench vice and carefully soldered into the sleeve part, with no attempt to crimp or squish it first. The wire fits quite snugly into the sleeve so that the soldered joint seems plenty strong enough, probably stronger than the Power Pole to Power Pole connections anyway. Time will tell! This time, the connectors easily pushed into the shells and snapped right into place as intended. Job done. 73 Gary ZL2iFB PS For other ZL builders: Jaycar Electronics sells 30A and bigger Power Pole clones for about NZ$5 a pair but the packets don't currently include the little pin that locks the red and black shells together. I guess you could superglue them instead. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 Utility for Mac OSX new features not working
I just downloaded the new K3 Utility 1.2.3.18 OSX version I downloaded FW Beta 3.11 through my Mac and it worked fine, as before. CONFIG tab showed up all buttons in gray, so I was unable to save my configurations, etc. I never had this problem before. I had tried it immediately after doing my download. TERMINAL tab CW Memories -- I typed in a CQ and it transmitted OK. I can't find how to edit it. Nor could I find a way to save to the Utility memory -- I quit and restarted and my CQ was gone. Nor does it record into the K3 Menu, which is what I really want. Is it supposed to do that? Windy KM5Q __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Look for loose components in the bags (was: Problem with newborn KRX3: Very poor sensitivity.)
Jon Kåre Hellan wrote: I have installed the subreceiver in my K3 and done some testing. It seems to work, except that sensitivity is very poor. I've been listening to one receiver in each headphone. On the sub-rx. the strongest signals on the band just come up above the noise. The effect is much stronger than swithing the attenuator in and out. With excellent help from Elecraft support, I was able to pinpoint where the signal was lost. Turns out an RF choke had fallen off the KRX3 board. As luck would have it, I hadn't thrown out the bags yet, and the choke was still in the bag. The KRX3 works now. I suspect Elecraft will want a word with the contractor who supplies the boards :-) But I'm feeling somewhat like an owner of a British car in the 70's. Next time I'll look for loose parts in the bags *before* putting things together. 73 Jon LA4RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
On 4/22/2009 12:32 PM, Terry wrote: I have a problem with APPs staying mated (specifically in my vehicle). I've always wondered why there isn't some sort of positive latch. Actually there is a plastic locking bar (Blok-Lok) that has pins that fit through the holes in the mating connectors and keeps the connector housings in alignment as well as preventing pull-aparts. We use them quite a bit in our EmComm and vehicle installations. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] FS Elecraft
Forsale: K3 SN 2105 Condition 10/10. K3 (400/1.8/2.7) + KAT3 + KPA3 + KRX3 (400/1.8/2.7) 5pole 2.7k Filters are matched. Sub is pre-wired for BNC. Includes MH-2 hand mic. Operated and stored meticulously. Always indoors. N/S. $2650 + shipping. K2 SN 6665 Condition 10/10 K2 + SSB module. Calibrated to spec. Includes MH-2 hand mic. Operated and stored meticulously. Always indoors. N/S. $525 + shipping Terms: Cash or Paypal only in USD. Shipping to US addresses via UPS. Shipping not included. Local (Seattle area) delivery available - ask. DX shipping negotiable - ask. All questions -- via direct email. Please do not reply to the list. Thanks, -jeff __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility for Mac OSX new features not working
Hi Wendy, CONFIG tab showed up all buttons in gray, so I was unable to save my configurations, etc. Are you saying that all of the buttons on the Configuration tab are disabled? I cannot reproduce this. TERMINAL tab CW Memories -- I typed in a CQ and it transmitted OK. I can't find how to edit it. Nor could I find a way to save to the Utility memory -- I quit and restarted and my CQ was gone. Nor does it record into the K3 Menu, which is what I really want. Is it supposed to do that? The CW Terminal Memories are edited and saved by selecting CW Terminal Memories... under the Edit menu at the top of the display. Make sure the CW radio button is selected on the Terminal page. These message memories (CW, RTTY and PSK) are for storing frequently used messages for use with the terminal. They are not the K3's CW messages described in the Elecraft K3 Owner's Manual. Use Edit CW Memories under the Configuration tab to edit and save the K3's CW Memories. Messages typed into the Terminal window itself are not saved upon exit. David, W4SMT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2/100 connection to AL-811
I have a K2/100 and just purchased an Ameritron AL-811. Can someone tell me what type of interface I need between the radio and the amp, so the amp will be keyed along with the radio. Thank you in advance, Aaron __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility for Mac OSX new features not working
Yes David. all the buttons on the CONFIGURATION tab are disabled. Thanks for the instructions on saving CW Terminal Memories. I looked under HELP/ CW memories but found no advice. Is there some form of instructions yet? Windy KM5Q On Apr 22, 2009, at 3:48 PM, David Fleming wrote: Hi Windy, CONFIG tab showed up all buttons in gray, so I was unable to save my configurations, etc. Are you saying that all of the buttons on the Configuration tab are disabled? I cannot reproduce this. TERMINAL tab CW Memories -- I typed in a CQ and it transmitted OK. I can't find how to edit it. Nor could I find a way to save to the Utility memory -- I quit and restarted and my CQ was gone. Nor does it record into the K3 Menu, which is what I really want. Is it supposed to do that? The CW Terminal Memories are edited and saved by selecting CW Terminal Memories... under the Edit menu at the top of the display. Make sure the CW radio button is selected on the Terminal page. These message memories (CW, RTTY and PSK) are for storing frequently used messages for use with the terminal. They are not the K3's CW messages described in the Elecraft K3 Owner's Manual. Use Edit CW Memories under the Configuration tab to edit and save the K3's CW Memories. Messages typed into the Terminal window itself are not saved upon exit. David, W4SMT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] RS232 Noise
G'day, Just in case anyone is interested. Today I was investigating the effectiveness on a local 6m low level signal of the various combinations of NO PREAMP, K3 PREAMP ONLY, PR6 ONLY, K3 PREAMP + PR6 in preparation for a 6m EME test. All was as expected then I turned on the PC. With the two preamps in line there was a 1-2 S-point increase in background noise (SSB bandwidth). This extra noise vanished when I removed the RS232 cable from the K3. The cable is actually the one I made up for the K2. Touching the shell of the connector to the K3 shell didn't restore the noise, only when actually inserting the pins did it come back. No noise being carried on the two audio leads to/from the PC so no big deal the disconnect the RS232 during the moon run. No further investigations to date. Regards, Mike VP8NO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion
Hi Don, That concern was addressed in the article: It also has, in addition to a properly sized anvil/die, a forged round forming section that is ideal for fixing mistakes. A bad tool is a bad tool. I'm guessing you're like me, crimp and solder. A bit overboard, but does provide that warm fuzzy feeling. Check, double check and then recheck any critical and potentially dangerous connections. Cheers, Julius Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: Gentlemen, I would be very cautious of a crimp made with a tool that looks like that Harbor Freight model. It appears to produce a 'point contact' type crimp rather than a crimp over a large surface. Crimps of that nature can lead to high resistance contacts (and resulting heating and even fire hazard) due to the small area of copper that is crimped. If one should use a tool like that, crimp lightly to hold the wire and then solder well to assure a good connection. 73, Don W3FPR Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote: This was in the April 2009 of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Scuttlebutt, evidently from Tom, N1MM. Well worth reading for a better understanding of the How to of APPs. Too, a cheap but effective looking tool from Harbor Freight is noted. http://www.wakeares.org/powerpole/index2.html 73, Julius __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Anderson-Power-Pole-Turtotial-and-Tool-Suggestion-tp2678217p2680021.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] RS232 Noise
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:11:51 -0400, Mike Harris mike.har...@horizon.co.fk wrote: Being concerned by your report, I checked my K3 #806 and did not experience the symptom you describe. Tom, N5GE K3 #806, K3 #1055 XV144, XV432 W1 and other small kits. http://www.n5ge.com G'day, Just in case anyone is interested. Today I was investigating the effectiveness on a local 6m low level signal of the various combinations of NO PREAMP, K3 PREAMP ONLY, PR6 ONLY, K3 PREAMP + PR6 in preparation for a 6m EME test. All was as expected then I turned on the PC. With the two preamps in line there was a 1-2 S-point increase in background noise (SSB bandwidth). This extra noise vanished when I removed the RS232 cable from the K3. The cable is actually the one I made up for the K2. Touching the shell of the connector to the K3 shell didn't restore the noise, only when actually inserting the pins did it come back. No noise being carried on the two audio leads to/from the PC so no big deal the disconnect the RS232 during the moon run. No further investigations to date. Regards, Mike VP8NO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility for Mac OSX new features not working
I got it solved, David. I don't have internet in my primitive shack, so I had downloaded the software in my house, using K3 Utility. Then I closed (to sleep) my Powerbook, walked out to the shack, and connected it to K3. I still had Utility open from before. Apparently, Utility needs to see the K3 when it starts up, otherwise it seems that the Configurations AND the help menu are dead. This time I started Utility while connected to K3. It now works like a charm, loading my CQ perfectly into K3 memory. And the HELP is magnificent. No problem now! Thanks so much. Windy KM5Q On Apr 22, 2009, at 6:22 PM, David Fleming wrote: Windy, Yes David. all the buttons on the CONFIGURATION tab are disabled. I just did several firmware loads and went directly to the Configuration tab. All of the buttons were enabled. Next time this happens, try clicking on the buttons anyway and see if they are still functional even though they appear disabled. I'll continue to look into it. There might be a bug somewhere. Thanks for the instructions on saving CW Terminal Memories. I looked under HELP/ CW memories but found no advice. Is there some form of instructions yet? The CW Terminal Memories are described on the Terminal Help page and on the Edit Menu Help page. The CW Memory Editor (not the same as CW Terminal Memories) is described on the Edit CW Memories page in the Configuration section of Help. 73, David, W4SMT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility for Mac OSX new features not working
If you start up the application without the K3 turned on or attached, you don't need to quit the application to get it to talk to the K3. Just turn on the K3 (or plug it into the RS232 adapter), then go to the Port pane and click on the Test Communications button. If all is well the Mac will display an alert box telling you so. Close the alert box and go on with your K3 tasks. This is a pretty cool little application. Thanks, Dave! -Jack Brindle, W6FB === On Apr 22, 2009, at 7:27 PM, Windy Dankoff wrote: I got it solved, David. I don't have internet in my primitive shack, so I had downloaded the software in my house, using K3 Utility. Then I closed (to sleep) my Powerbook, walked out to the shack, and connected it to K3. I still had Utility open from before. Apparently, Utility needs to see the K3 when it starts up, otherwise it seems that the Configurations AND the help menu are dead. This time I started Utility while connected to K3. It now works like a charm, loading my CQ perfectly into K3 memory. And the HELP is magnificent. No problem now! Thanks so much. Windy KM5Q On Apr 22, 2009, at 6:22 PM, David Fleming wrote: Windy, Yes David. all the buttons on the CONFIGURATION tab are disabled. I just did several firmware loads and went directly to the Configuration tab. All of the buttons were enabled. Next time this happens, try clicking on the buttons anyway and see if they are still functional even though they appear disabled. I'll continue to look into it. There might be a bug somewhere. Thanks for the instructions on saving CW Terminal Memories. I looked under HELP/ CW memories but found no advice. Is there some form of instructions yet? The CW Terminal Memories are described on the Terminal Help page and on the Edit Menu Help page. The CW Memory Editor (not the same as CW Terminal Memories) is described on the Edit CW Memories page in the Configuration section of Help. 73, David, W4SMT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 issue
Tonight I decided to check out my K2, QRP configuration, for Field Day. I tried it on 40, 20 and 15 meters, and it put out a solid 14-15 watts, drawing about 3.5 amp. Then suddenly it went dark. The fuse in my rigrunner had blown. Silly me, I had plugged the K2 into a slot with a 2 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse with a 5 amp one, and started it up again. But now I can only get about 10w maximum when the power control was turned all the way up! Current draw is now about 2.15 a. So, did I blow one of my finals? And if so, could the blowing of the external fuse be the cause? -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] FS K3 Filters
Greetings, Today I ordered my K3 and have three filters excess to my needs: 2 - 2.7 KHZ 5 pole filters...$45 each $85 for both PayPal add $2 for 1 filter, $4 for 2 1 - 500HZ 5 pole filter..$60 PayPal add $3. Prices include shipping to lower 48. MO or bank check work. 73, Bob K3UL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
