date:20091223




Dick Grolleman wrote:
 
 What is the price without sending the old one back?
 Might be cheaper
 
I think someone said a few days ago the full price of the DSP board was over
$300.

Even the exchange price is a lot to pay for a small improvement in audio,
when the primary DSP functionality remains unchanged. If you try some high
impedance headphones you may well find, as I did, that there is nothing to
be gained by replacing the board.

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[Elecraft] W2 interface program

2009-12-23 Thread eric norris

A YOSHIDA wrote:

(2)When clicking Setup button my K3 repeat transmitting intermittently
untill it opens Ssetup window.

W2 interface program ver 1.0.12.16
W2 FW ver 0.92

-SNIP-

I have the same problem.  I'm using W2 FW .93, and interface program 
1.0.12.16.  I am using a serial to cardbus adapter, K3 is on COM13, W2 on 
COM14.  Two sensors on the W2, both HF 2KW, SWR LOCK on.  

It will key the rig three or four times for all combinations of PTT-RTS setting 
except OFF OFF.  However, when set to RTS-OFF or DTS-OFF
, the tx intervals are much shorter.  K3 is in CW mode, 7 Mhz, QSK VOX on

Thanks, 

Eric WD6DBM
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[Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

I want to set my K3/100 up for diversity reception using my main 
antenna (doublet) and a receive loop with with pre-amp.
The K3 is fitted with a  KAT3, KXV3 and KRX3.

As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do 
not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from 
easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input. I 
don't want to be reconfiguring the K3 hardware as my needs change.

The setup I have arrived at is 

Main RX - Ant 1 - Doublet
Sub RX - Ant 2 - Loop pre-amp (with output switchable to RX ant 
input)

This works, but obviously has the potential to damage the loop  
pre-amp if I accidentally transmit to Ant 2 connector.

It would be nice if a Ant 2 TX inhibit per band were available.
Is this possible ? 
Maybe there is a more elegant solution that I have missed. 

73
Stewart G3RXQ

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Re: [Elecraft] W2 interface program

2009-12-23 Thread a yoshida

I have checked more since then.
This problem has been finally disappeared when PC/RigExpert Plus were
re-booted.  

73
aki  ja1nlx



eric norris wrote:
 A YOSHIDA wrote:

 (2)When clicking Setup button my K3 repeat transmitting intermittently
 untill it opens Ssetup window.

 W2 interface program ver 1.0.12.16
 W2 FW ver 0.92

 -SNIP-

 I have the same problem.  I'm using W2 FW .93, and interface program 
 1.0.12.16.  I am using a serial to cardbus adapter, K3 is on COM13, W2 on 
 COM14.  Two sensors on the W2, both HF 2KW, SWR LOCK on.  

 It will key the rig three or four times for all combinations of PTT-RTS 
 setting except OFF OFF.  However, when set to RTS-OFF or DTS-OFF
 , the tx intervals are much shorter.  K3 is in CW mode, 7 Mhz, QSK VOX on

 Thanks, 

 Eric WD6DBM
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

2009-12-23 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM

Hello,

Heil ProSet with kenwood adapter will work 100% in the K3??

Thanks,
Jorge
CX6VM

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Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

My guess would be that you have the wrong adapter.  It needs to be the
Kenwood one.  The settings should be FP-H and no bias.

73 Ian

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2009/12/23 n3ua ki4...@msn.com


 I am unable to get  Heil HC4 working  connected to K3 front panel.Tried
 FP.H/FP.L  with  bias on and off but  no luck !??.
 Connected  cheap Condenser Microphone Element  on FP - worked great. On
 rear
 panel  HC4  works fine. Any idea ?

 Thanks

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

2009-12-23 Thread Bill W4ZV




Stewart Baker wrote:
 
 
 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do 
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from 
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input. I 
 don't want to be reconfiguring the K3 hardware as my needs change.
 

I may not fully understand what you're doing but it sounds like you only
transmit through the doublet.  If you feed the loop into AUX RF, and doublet
to ANT1, you can set Sub RX to receive on either the doublet (MAIN in the
BSET menu) or loop (AUX in the BSET menu).  This will ensure that you never
transmit through the loop.  When in Diversity, it's very easy to switch
between Sub RX antennas by HOLDing RX ANT which toggles the two choices.

73,  Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

Works very well in mine.

73, Mike NF4L

Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
 Hello,

 Heil ProSet with kenwood adapter will work 100% in the K3??

 Thanks,
 Jorge
 CX6VM

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 Enviado el: Miércoles, 23 de Diciembre de 2009 06:40 a.m.
 Para: n3ua
 CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
 Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

 My guess would be that you have the wrong adapter.  It needs to be the
 Kenwood one.  The settings should be FP-H and no bias.

 73 Ian

   


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

2009-12-23 Thread DM4iM

I built K2/10 #2706 back in ... was it 2001?.
I operate the K2 portable now and then, it is a joy to use.

In early 2009, i built K3/100 #2878, it replaced my trusty TS-850.

Happy Holidays

Martin

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:30:27 -0800 (PST), Bill W4ZV wrote:


 Stewart Baker wrote:


 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input. I
 don't want to be reconfiguring the K3 hardware as my needs change.


Thanks for your reply Bill.

 I may not fully understand what you're doing but it sounds like you only
 transmit through the doublet.  If you feed the loop into AUX RF, and doublet
 to ANT1, you can set Sub RX to receive on either the doublet (MAIN in the
 BSET menu) or loop (AUX in the BSET menu). 

When BSET is selected I can switch between MAIN (Ant 1) and AUX (Ant 2) by 
pressing the ANT switch.  AUX is allocated to Ant 2. This means I am still able 
to
TX thru the loop pre-amp if I am not careful. 
Also I cannot select RX Ant input to the Sub RX when in BSET.
That switching path must not exist. 

73
Stewart G3RXQ

 This will ensure that you never
 transmit through the loop.  When in Diversity, it's very easy to switch
 between Sub RX antennas by HOLDing RX ANT which toggles the two choices.

 73,  Bill


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Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio

2009-12-23 Thread Hector Padron

I AM NOT USING THESE WEST MOUNTAIN SPEAKERS BUT MY BACK NEIGHBOOR WAS RUNNING 
CRAZY WHEN I WAS USING MY KW  AND HE WAS USING HIS COMPUTER,HE HEARD ME ALL THE 
TIME,WE TRIED ALL KIND OF FILTERING,GROUND,RF CHOKES,ETC BUT NOTHING 
WORKED,FINALLY  I GAVE HIM A QST MAGAZINE WHERE THOSE SPEAKER WERE ANNOUNCED 
AND HE ORDERED THEM AND IN ABOUT A WEEK THEY ARRIVED,NOW HE IS A HAPPY 
NEIGHBOOR AND HE SAIYS HE DOES NOT HEAR ME ANYMORE.
 
AD4C

For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3

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From: David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 8:38 AM


And 120v AC only :-(
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
--  
For all our conceits about being the center of the universe, we live  
in a
routine planet of a humdrum star stuck away in an obscure corner ...  
on an
unexceptional galaxy which is one of about 100 billion galaxies. ...  
That
is the fundamental fact of the universe we inhabit, and it is very  
good for
us to understand that. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)

On 23 Dec 2009, at 04:06, K6LE wrote:

 They might be pretty good, they are on back-order right now..

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

2009-12-23 Thread Koppendorfer Klaus

KX1 244
K2 1331
K3 115

73
Klaus
OE6KYG

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Re: [Elecraft] West Mountain Radio Comspkr...

2009-12-23 Thread Earl

Try the AES, HRO stores etc.

Earl N5ZM..

Phil Hystad wrote:
 Just checked and they seem to be back ordered.  I wonder how long the wait 
 is.  Maybe this is the Christmas rush.
 
 But, does anyone have a switch setup or configuration for feeding multiple 
 rigs into one set of speakers.  My current Icom speaker has dual input with a 
 switch for port A or B.  I am curious if there is something nice that already 
 exists or if I have to throw something together myself.
 
 phil, K7PEH
 
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Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio




David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
 
 And 120v AC only :-(
 

These are available in the UK from Waters and Stanton
(http://www.wsplc.com/acatalog/Info_6470.html) for probably not much more
than what it would cost to import them from the US. Presumably these will be
a 240V version. They are back ordered there too, but I like the look of them
and with the option to send them back if they aren't as RFI proof as claimed
it's probably worth waiting for.

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Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio

2009-12-23 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF

Thanks Julian, I'll keep my eye on them.
However, I might just try to get a pair of Motoarola Mobile speakers.
Merry Christmas and a Happy  Prosperous New Year
73 de M0XDF
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All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
-Sean O'Casey, playwright (1880-1964)

On 23 Dec 2009, at 12:35, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
 These are available in the UK from Waters and Stanton
 (http://www.wsplc.com/acatalog/Info_6470.html) for probably not much  
 more
 than what it would cost to import them from the US. Presumably these  
 will be
 a 240V version. They are back ordered there too, but I like the look  
 of them
 and with the option to send them back if they aren't as RFI proof as  
 claimed
 it's probably worth waiting for.

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

You say the rear panel settings work - put those same settings on the FP 
mic menu and try it.
If a condenser mic element works on the FP, then you must have Bias set 
on - turn it off for the HC-4 and set the range to H.
You must have the Kenwood adapter to use the front panel connector.  
IIRC, the color band for the Kenwood adapter is red.

73,
Don W3FPR

n3ua wrote:
 I am unable to get  Heil HC4 working  connected to K3 front panel.Tried
 FP.H/FP.L  with  bias on and off but  no luck !??.
 Connected  cheap Condenser Microphone Element  on FP - worked great. On rear
 panel  HC4  works fine. Any idea ?

 Thanks

 N3UA
   
   
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

Jim,

The gain controls are potentiometers, not encoders, so yes, you could 
have a bad spot on your RF Gain control such that the resistance has a 
bump in it near the 9:30 position.
Firmware efforts are not likely to fix it if the pot itself has a 
resistance bump.

73,
Don W3FPR

Jim Byers wrote:

 The problem is with the main  RF gain. If I turn down the Main RF gain S
 meter goes up as expected, the gain is  heard to decrease and seen to
 decrease by Spectrogram. So far so good.

 When I keep turning the gain down the  S meter will increase to S 30 (Rf
  knob position 10 o'clock) When the knob position reaches 9:30 the S meter
 drops to S6 and the gain comes back up both heard and seen by spectrogram.
 Further movement will decrease the gain to zero as heard and seen but the S
 meter stays at S6. Increasing the gain the reverse happens. This is true in
 all modes.

 The sub acts normally as heard and seen by spectrogram and the S-meter acts
 as it should.
   

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

2009-12-23 Thread Barry N1EU


Why do you have AUX allocated to ANT2 instead of AUX BNC?  Use AUX BNC and if
you need to route your loop to RX ANT in addition to AUX BNC, use an
external switch or splitter.

73,
Barry N1EU


Stewart Baker wrote:
 
 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:30:27 -0800 (PST), Bill W4ZV wrote:


 Stewart Baker wrote:


 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input. I
 don't want to be reconfiguring the K3 hardware as my needs change.


 Thanks for your reply Bill.
 
 I may not fully understand what you're doing but it sounds like you only
 transmit through the doublet.  If you feed the loop into AUX RF, and
 doublet
 to ANT1, you can set Sub RX to receive on either the doublet (MAIN in the
 BSET menu) or loop (AUX in the BSET menu). 
 
 When BSET is selected I can switch between MAIN (Ant 1) and AUX (Ant 2) by 
 pressing the ANT switch.  AUX is allocated to Ant 2. This means I am still
 able to
 TX thru the loop pre-amp if I am not careful. 
 Also I cannot select RX Ant input to the Sub RX when in BSET.
 That switching path must not exist. 
 
 73
 Stewart G3RXQ
 
  This will ensure that you never
 transmit through the loop.  When in Diversity, it's very easy to switch
 between Sub RX antennas by HOLDing RX ANT which toggles the two choices.

 73,  Bill
 
 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:18:57 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 Why do you have AUX allocated to ANT2 instead of AUX BNC?  Use AUX BNC and if
 you need to route your loop to RX ANT in addition to AUX BNC, use an
 external switch or splitter.

 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input.

Also if I use the AUX BNC route, wanting to use my Main antenna on the Sub, and
use an external switch I have the possibility of putting RF back into the Sub 
RX.

73
Stewart G3RXQ

 73,
 Barry N1EU


 Stewart Baker wrote:

 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:30:27 -0800 (PST), Bill W4ZV wrote:


 Stewart Baker wrote:


 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input. I
 don't want to be reconfiguring the K3 hardware as my needs change.


 Thanks for your reply Bill.

 I may not fully understand what you're doing but it sounds like you only
 transmit through the doublet.  If you feed the loop into AUX RF, and
 doublet
 to ANT1, you can set Sub RX to receive on either the doublet (MAIN in the
 BSET menu) or loop (AUX in the BSET menu).

 When BSET is selected I can switch between MAIN (Ant 1) and AUX (Ant 2) by
 pressing the ANT switch.  AUX is allocated to Ant 2. This means I am still
 able to
 TX thru the loop pre-amp if I am not careful.
 Also I cannot select RX Ant input to the Sub RX when in BSET.
 That switching path must not exist.

 73
 Stewart G3RXQ

 This will ensure that you never
 transmit through the loop.  When in Diversity, it's very easy to switch
 between Sub RX antennas by HOLDing RX ANT which toggles the two choices.

 73,  Bill


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

2009-12-23 Thread Barry N1EU


I don't see the necessity to connect Main ant to subrx with a different ant
on mainrx.  Just use the Main ant on mainrx.  You're over-thinking the
flexibility issue IMHO.

73,
Barry N1EU


Stewart Baker wrote:
 
 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:18:57 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 Why do you have AUX allocated to ANT2 instead of AUX BNC?  Use AUX BNC
 and if
 you need to route your loop to RX ANT in addition to AUX BNC, use an
 external switch or splitter.
 
 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input.
 
 Also if I use the AUX BNC route, wanting to use my Main antenna on the
 Sub, and
 use an external switch I have the possibility of putting RF back into the
 Sub RX.
 
 

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[Elecraft] Macro to switch TX EQ settings

2009-12-23 Thread Jim McDonald

Rather than reinvent the wheel (and actually learn!), Im wondering if
anyone has a macro sequence to switch between two TX EQ settings.

I have a Heil Pro-Set Plus (HC4 and HC5) connected to the rear mic jack and
am trying a couple of different mics connected to the front panel jack.  I
do have macros to select either the front or rear panel jack, but Id like
to add the macro to clear the TX EQ when I select the rear jack.  Similarly,
Id like to add to the macro that selects the front panel jack to have
specific TX EQ settings.

Thanks for any help.

Jim N7US


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

2009-12-23 Thread Bill W4ZV



Stewart Baker wrote:
 
 Main RX - Ant 1 - Doublet
 Sub RX - Ant 2 - Loop pre-amp (with output switchable to RX ant 
 input)
 

Stewart I'm still missing something in your setup.  If you only have one TX
antenna (i.e. the doublet) and one RX antenna (the loop), why not connect
the loop to the KRX3's AUX RF.  What is it that you believe connecting the
loop to ANT2 is buying you?  Surely it's not using the tuner since that
would require putting RF into the loop which you said you don't want to do. 

I connect only TX antennas via PL-259 connectors and only RX antennas via
BNC connectors.  I have many TX antennas and use an external switch to route
them to the K3 ANT1 input (I don't have a KAT3).  I also have about 10
Beverages and an RX 4SQ.  Using both RX ANT and AUX RF allows me to use my
selected TX antenna, or any of the Beverages (externally switched) into RX
ANT and the RX 4SQ into AUX RF.  I don't need to worry about transmitting
into my RX antennas because that's impossible to do since all RX antennas
use BNC ports on the K3.

Main Antenna (RX mode):  TX antenna (ANT1) OR Beverages (RX ANT) selectable
by tapping RX ANT.
Sub RX:  TX antenna (MAIN) OR RX 4SQ (AUX RF) selectable by toggling ANT in
BSET.

I still don't understand any advantage to using ANT2 for the loop and KRX3
input in your setup.  Please explain in more detail what your reasoning is
for doing that?  There must be more to it than is evident in your original
post.

73,  Bill

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[Elecraft] NR revisited

2009-12-23 Thread John Lawrence


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Wes Stewart

In working with Lyle on earlier versions of the rf calibration I saw some of 
this same action.  In some cases, the s-meter wouldn't even reach FS at min RFG.

You might try backing off to factory defaults and starting over, making sure 
you have the latest utility.


On 09-12-23 0:59 , Wes Stewart wrote:



Wes



RF Gain calibration completed as per manual no problems seen in the
calibration procedure.



If in Config menu Smeter OF or other Smeters menus and I move
the RF Gain the Smeter will respond as you would expect.(this is just a
curious sidebar that is probably not useful info)



In normal operation AGC OFF or ON S or F , PRE ON or OFF, ATT IN or
OUT, ALL MODES ALL FITERS   I get a gain increase in the main rcvr at
the 9:30 position of the the main rf gain. 



Since the RF Gain calibration works for the sub reciever and the RF
gain and S meter on the Sub rcvr  work correctly I am beginning to
suspect the JFET  IF Amp and associated circuits of the main rcvr.



Jim



  

  


 



  
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

Hi Barry,
Oh dear... I hope Father Christmas brings me a new brain !

The problem is that I had convinced myself that there was only one
input path into the Sub RX, and that came in via J92. In reality there
is another path via the RF board.

End result is that when I actually tried it (using the BNC) - it worked, just 
like
everyone says it does !

All I have to do now is make a signal splitter to take the loop pre-amp output
to both the RX Ant on the KXV3  and the AUX BNC input.

I am sure that I am not the first (or last) to get confused with the K3 antenna 
routing. 
Of course there are diagrams in the manuals, but a bit more detail with maybe 
plugs
and sockets marked might help.

Thanks to all who responded, and a Merry Christmas.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:47:24 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 I don't see the necessity to connect Main ant to subrx with a different ant
 on mainrx.  Just use the Main ant on mainrx.  You're over-thinking the
 flexibility issue IMHO.

 73,
 Barry N1EU


 Stewart Baker wrote:

 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:18:57 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 Why do you have AUX allocated to ANT2 instead of AUX BNC?  Use AUX BNC
 and if
 you need to route your loop to RX ANT in addition to AUX BNC, use an
 external switch or splitter.

 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input.

 Also if I use the AUX BNC route, wanting to use my Main antenna on the
 Sub, and
 use an external switch I have the possibility of putting RF back into the
 Sub RX.


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Jim Byers

On 09-12-23 8:09 , Don Wilhelm wrote:
Don,

When the sub is using the main gain potentiometer I thought that the sub 
should  also be effected but it is not.

Jim


 Jim,

 The gain controls are potentiometers, not encoders, so yes, you could 
 have a bad spot on your RF Gain control such that the resistance has a 
 bump in it near the 9:30 position.
 Firmware efforts are not likely to fix it if the pot itself has a 
 resistance bump.

 73,
 Don W3FPR

 Jim Byers wrote:

 The problem is with the main  RF gain. If I turn down the Main RF gain S
 meter goes up as expected, the gain is  heard to decrease and seen to
 decrease by Spectrogram. So far so good.

 When I keep turning the gain down the  S meter will increase to S 30 (Rf
  knob position 10 o'clock) When the knob position reaches 9:30 the S 
 meter
 drops to S6 and the gain comes back up both heard and seen by 
 spectrogram.
 Further movement will decrease the gain to zero as heard and seen but 
 the S
 meter stays at S6. Increasing the gain the reverse happens. This is 
 true in
 all modes.

 The sub acts normally as heard and seen by spectrogram and the 
 S-meter acts
 as it should.



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[Elecraft] K3 + Palstar AT-AUTO + SteppIR Vertical + MicroKeyer 2

2009-12-23 Thread w8jj

My objective is to use all of this equipment simultaneously providing there
is a way for all devices to receive the necessary data needed for operation.
I'm interested in having the SteppIR vertical and a wire antenna fed with
450 Ohm ladder line available at all times on the same or different bands.
Is it conceivable for the vertical and the AT-AUTO to pick up frequency/band
data independently from each RX (main and sub)? I'm also concerned about
data port availability as the MK-2 connects to the K-3's RS 232 and ACC
ports. How will the other devices get data? The SteppIR box has a data out
port that my prove useful in this scenario.

My K-3 was ordered on Monday (replacing Icom 756 PRO III) and I have the
rest of the equipment listed above in place. I'm trying to work through the
theory of operation with a K-3 in the mix. One major difference is that the
Palstar is set up to handshake with Icom radios using the external tuner
port on the radio. The K-3 will require a different approach, however. If
you're using a similar configuration, I'd love to hear from you.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

73 Tim W8JJ
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Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio

2009-12-23 Thread Craig Smith

Add another positive vote for these speakers.  I've been using them with my K3 
after trying others, including non-powered speakers.  I find them to be perfect 
for my use.  Never a hint of any RF issues, and they sound GREAT with the K3.  
Nice and small, including the price.

73   Craig  AC0DS




-Original Message-
From: W0SZ [zumbr...@comcast.net]
Date: 22/12/2009 07:47 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] amplified speakers 'comspkr' west mountain radio

I too have used these speakers for 1 ½  years and they have been excellent
with no RF with 1500 watts out.  I highly recommend them.  W0SZ

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Jim Byers

Wes,

The s-meter indications are really no more than a nuisance. But the RF 
gain behavior is something I need to address.
I am using the latest utility and firmware.
Will start from scratch again (third time) see if anything changes

Jim



On 09-12-23 9:54 , Wes Stewart wrote:
 In working with Lyle on earlier versions of the rf calibration I saw 
 some of this same action.  In some cases, the s-meter wouldn't even 
 reach FS at min RFG.

 You might try backing off to factory defaults and starting over, 
 making sure you have the latest utility.

 On 09-12-23 0:59 , Wes Stewart wrote:

 Wes

 RF Gain calibration completed as per manual no problems seen in
 the calibration procedure.

 If in Config menu Smeter OF or other Smeters menus and I move
 the RF Gain the Smeter will respond as you would expect.(this is
 just a curious sidebar that is probably not useful info)

 In normal operation AGC OFF or ON S or F , PRE ON or OFF, ATT IN
 or OUT, ALL MODES ALL FITERS   I get a gain increase in the main
 rcvr at the 9:30 position of the the main rf gain.

 Since the RF Gain calibration works for the sub reciever and the
 RF gain and S meter on the Sub rcvr  work correctly I am beginning
 to suspect the JFET  IF Amp and associated circuits of the main rcvr.

 Jim




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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

2009-12-23 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM

Hello,

I think the main problem is about the MANUAL.

I am considering to buy a K3, so I am asking something here in the
reflector, something to other friends that owns a K3, and I downloaded what
seems to be the manual
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Owner's_Man_Rev_D5_Hi_Res.pdf

But really not help too much about knowing the radio.

In the past years I saw many radio manuals and they (more or less) are
clear, with some DIAGRAMS or PHOTOS showing where you connect each item
(mic, key, amplifier, antenna, RX antenna, etc, etc..

Here there´s nothing about that. Only a TEXT manual in English where we need
to understand all about the K3, without any photo or diagram that will help
us, no English spoken, or no tech or K3 builders, how to have all connected
correctly.

Seems that the manual was made for someone that know very well the K3, so
for him/her is very clear if he/she read the manual, but when you do a
manual you need to think that the manual will be reading for such a
diversity of people so it must be as clear as possible.

Yes, maybe you think that is really not necessary to have a diagram showing
where to connect the mic. Well, is a manual, so no suppose things, just add
it in the manual. All manuals have a photo where you see the ground
connected to the terminal that say GND. Maybe you never stop reading it in
the manual, but it must be there. 

73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W




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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] En nombre de Stewart
Enviado el: Miércoles, 23 de Diciembre de 2009 12:58 p.m.
Para: Barry N1EU; Elecraft Reflector
Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

Hi Barry,
Oh dear... I hope Father Christmas brings me a new brain !

The problem is that I had convinced myself that there was only one
input path into the Sub RX, and that came in via J92. In reality there
is another path via the RF board.

End result is that when I actually tried it (using the BNC) - it worked,
just like
everyone says it does !

All I have to do now is make a signal splitter to take the loop pre-amp
output
to both the RX Ant on the KXV3  and the AUX BNC input.

I am sure that I am not the first (or last) to get confused with the K3
antenna routing. 
Of course there are diagrams in the manuals, but a bit more detail with
maybe plugs
and sockets marked might help.

Thanks to all who responded, and a Merry Christmas.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:47:24 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 I don't see the necessity to connect Main ant to subrx with a different
ant
 on mainrx.  Just use the Main ant on mainrx.  You're over-thinking the
 flexibility issue IMHO.

 73,
 Barry N1EU


 Stewart Baker wrote:

 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:18:57 -0800 (PST), Barry N1EU wrote:

 Why do you have AUX allocated to ANT2 instead of AUX BNC?  Use AUX BNC
 and if
 you need to route your loop to RX ANT in addition to AUX BNC, use an
 external switch or splitter.

 As I wish to keep maximum flexibility of antenna switching I do
 not want to use the AUX BNC  for the Sub RX as it stops me from
 easily using either the main antenna or  loop as Sub RX input.

 Also if I use the AUX BNC route, wanting to use my Main antenna on the
 Sub, and
 use an external switch I have the possibility of putting RF back into the
 Sub RX.


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

2009-12-23 Thread Peter Howson

K2 -- 4027
K3 -- 933

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Elecrafters everywhere.

73
Peter
GM8GAX


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Palstar AT-AUTO + SteppIR Vertical + MicroKeyer 2

Tim,

The K3 with the SteppIR and MicroKeyer 2 will cause no problems - the 
SteppIR does not transmit anything on the RS-232 bus, it simply 
listens.  The MicroHam connects to the StepIR and the K3 connects from 
the SteppIR pass-thru to the K3.
I am not familiar with the Palstar AT-AUTO, so I can't comment, but 
since you said the manual referred to 'handshaking', that may be an 
indication of difficulty, OTOH the K3 is not an Icom either, so it may 
be possible that it will work with the K3 in a similar manner as the 
SteppIR.

73,
Don W3FPR

w8jj wrote:
 My objective is to use all of this equipment simultaneously providing there
 is a way for all devices to receive the necessary data needed for operation.
 I'm interested in having the SteppIR vertical and a wire antenna fed with
 450 Ohm ladder line available at all times on the same or different bands.
 Is it conceivable for the vertical and the AT-AUTO to pick up frequency/band
 data independently from each RX (main and sub)? I'm also concerned about
 data port availability as the MK-2 connects to the K-3's RS 232 and ACC
 ports. How will the other devices get data? The SteppIR box has a data out
 port that my prove useful in this scenario.

 My K-3 was ordered on Monday (replacing Icom 756 PRO III) and I have the
 rest of the equipment listed above in place. I'm trying to work through the
 theory of operation with a K-3 in the mix. One major difference is that the
 Palstar is set up to handshake with Icom radios using the external tuner
 port on the radio. The K-3 will require a different approach, however. If
 you're using a similar configuration, I'd love to hear from you. 

 Any thoughts/suggestions?

 73 Tim W8JJ
   
   
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Wes Stewart



--- On Wed, 12/23/09, Jim Byers jfby...@gmail.com wrote:
The s-meter indications are really no more than a nuisance. But the RF
gain behavior is something I need to address.

I agree.  The meter is just a proxy for what is happening to the gain, which is 
a real problem.

 



  
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Joe Planisky

Hi Jim,

Are you by any chance running the RF gain calibration with the Linux  
or Mac version of the K3 Utility?  An earlier release of the Mac  
version and the current release of the Linux version seem to have some  
problems with RF gain calibration.  Everything seems to go right  
during and immediately after the calibration procedure, but once you  
turn the rig off and back on, you get reduced gain and the s-meter  
doesn't go full scale at min RF gain (as Wes described.)  That's not  
exactly the symptom you described, but I don't know what else might be  
messed up in this case.

Anyway, my point is that if you're using a Mac or Linux machine to do  
the RF gain calibration, you might want to try it with a Windows  
machine to see if it fixes your problem.

73
--
Joe KB8AP

On Dec 23, 2009, at 7:19 AM, Jim Byers wrote:

 Wes,

 The s-meter indications are really no more than a nuisance. But the RF
 gain behavior is something I need to address.
 I am using the latest utility and firmware.
 Will start from scratch again (third time) see if anything changes

 Jim



 On 09-12-23 9:54 , Wes Stewart wrote:
 In working with Lyle on earlier versions of the rf calibration I saw
 some of this same action.  In some cases, the s-meter wouldn't even
 reach FS at min RFG.

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

Lyle and I will look into this issue when he gets back from vacation.

73,
Wayne
N6KR
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] k144xv question

Yes, we can do this in firmware. On my list.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:07 AM, David Pratt wrote:

 That raises the question as to how 146-148MHz will transmit  
 inhibited as
 would be a licensing requirement in some IARU Regions 1  3.   
 Presumably
 this will be possible via the CONFIG menu?

 In a recent message, AD6XY m.j.wil...@rl.ac.uk wrote ...

 I am wondering what to do with the unneeded second crystal.  There  
 is no
 need at all for 146-148 over here.

 -- 
 David G4DMP
 Leeds, England, UK
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[Elecraft] K3 Key Out line

2009-12-23 Thread Phil Hystad

I noticed from the documentation that the K3 Key out line can handle up to 200 
VDC and 5 amps.  I assume this means that when the key out is closed that it 
can handle 5 amps of current.

So, I am curious, what kind of switch mechanism is used for TR switching.  Is 
this an actual relay or is it some kind of transistor switch.  I am guessing 
transistor based switch but this is where I started wondering about the 200 VDC 
and 5 amp capability thing.

Or, am I totally off base.  I am willing to be off base without shame because I 
really do not know a lot of details of how these things are actually done.

Oh, two more minor decisions on configuration to make and then I order my K3, 
probably just after Christmas sometime.

phil, K7PEH

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Re: [Elecraft] Raised K3DSPUPGD price?

2009-12-23 Thread Val

Roland,

Yes, 2 way trip of the DSP board is not worth while for us, DXs. 
Fortunately, changing 2 capacitors is easy job and hope that LPF plate will 
be available alone. And there is another solution, if you need better low 
frequency response. Simply plug the headphones in the loudspeaker jack.

73 and Happy Holidays,  Val LZ1VB



 Did I miss something? When was the price for the K3DSPUPGD raised?
 A couple of days ago it was still $69,95 and today I saw it is $89,95.
 Too bad there was no announcement about. I would have placed an order
 before.

 For one who think stop whining please consider that you'll have add
 another 100 bucks for sh, tax and sh the old part back over the pond.


 Merry Christmas to everyone  73 de Roland, DC1RS




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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Key Out line

Hi Phil,

Key out is driven by a very rugged N-channel MOSFET.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:01 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:

 I noticed from the documentation that the K3 Key out line can handle  
 up to 200 VDC and 5 amps.  I assume this means that when the key out  
 is closed that it can handle 5 amps of current.

 So, I am curious, what kind of switch mechanism is used for TR  
 switching.  Is this an actual relay or is it some kind of transistor  
 switch.  I am guessing transistor based switch but this is where I  
 started wondering about the 200 VDC and 5 amp capability thing.


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Diversity antenna settings - wish

Jorge -

On page 4 of the manual you mentioned is a diagram of both the front and 
back of the K3, with all connectors labeled. The circled numbers for the 
front panel diagram are explained in the text on pps 4-6. Look for 
numbers in curly braces {19}.

The rear panel (with another diagram) is covered on p 17.

There IS a learning curve with the K3, because there are so many user 
configurable settings, but once you get it tailored to your liking, you 
don't touch them much. There are IMNSHO some things that could be 
better/more explained, but usually a note to this reflector will get you 
an answer in an hour or two at most.

Merrry Christmas and Happy New Year!

73, Mike NF4L

Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
 Hello,

 I think the main problem is about the MANUAL.

 I am considering to buy a K3, so I am asking something here in the
 reflector, something to other friends that owns a K3, and I downloaded what
 seems to be the manual
 http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Owner's_Man_Rev_D5_Hi_Res.pdf

 But really not help too much about knowing the radio.

 In the past years I saw many radio manuals and they (more or less) are
 clear, with some DIAGRAMS or PHOTOS showing where you connect each item
 (mic, key, amplifier, antenna, RX antenna, etc, etc..

 Here there´s nothing about that. Only a TEXT manual in English where we need
 to understand all about the K3, without any photo or diagram that will help
 us, no English spoken, or no tech or K3 builders, how to have all connected
 correctly.

 Seems that the manual was made for someone that know very well the K3, so
 for him/her is very clear if he/she read the manual, but when you do a
 manual you need to think that the manual will be reading for such a
 diversity of people so it must be as clear as possible.

 Yes, maybe you think that is really not necessary to have a diagram showing
 where to connect the mic. Well, is a manual, so no suppose things, just add
 it in the manual. All manuals have a photo where you see the ground
 connected to the terminal that say GND. Maybe you never stop reading it in
 the manual, but it must be there. 

 73,
 Jorge
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Palstar AT-AUTO + SteppIR Vertical + MicroKeyer 2

Tim -
I have a SteppIR yagi, and I ordered the 02114 cable from SteppIR to use 
with the K3. The ICOM cable won't work. I don't use it, but I'd guess 
you would go from the data out jack to any other device you wanted to 
control.

73, Mike NF4L
 
w8jj wrote:
 My objective is to use all of this equipment simultaneously providing there
 is a way for all devices to receive the necessary data needed for operation.
 I'm interested in having the SteppIR vertical and a wire antenna fed with
 450 Ohm ladder line available at all times on the same or different bands.
 Is it conceivable for the vertical and the AT-AUTO to pick up frequency/band
 data independently from each RX (main and sub)? I'm also concerned about
 data port availability as the MK-2 connects to the K-3's RS 232 and ACC
 ports. How will the other devices get data? The SteppIR box has a data out
 port that my prove useful in this scenario.

 My K-3 was ordered on Monday (replacing Icom 756 PRO III) and I have the
 rest of the equipment listed above in place. I'm trying to work through the
 theory of operation with a K-3 in the mix. One major difference is that the
 Palstar is set up to handshake with Icom radios using the external tuner
 port on the radio. The K-3 will require a different approach, however. If
 you're using a similar configuration, I'd love to hear from you. 

 Any thoughts/suggestions?

 73 Tim W8JJ
   


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[Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

Hi all,

As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and  
improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested  
changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the  
demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:  
switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with  
PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,  
and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list  
based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of  
course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to  
use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for  
specific operating situations.

We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3  
firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
developers and work with them closely.

We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new  
products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

2009-12-23 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV

K2 #1239 (my favorite portable toy)
K3 #1239

73  a great holiday, Guy.
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[Elecraft] Toroid Holder from a Clothespin

2009-12-23 Thread Philip Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS

Just had a call from a prospective client for a K1 build, who was (as 
are many) hesitant about winding the ever-elusive little toroid inductors. 

I lost him as a client when I told him about my little clothespin tool 
for holding the core while winding, and wasn't sorry at all to have 
spoiled that sale, since he's now encouraged to tackle it himself, and 
that helps develop the pool of talent for building, one of the 
(sometimes unstated) goals of kits.

This is a tool I made at JPL, when I had to wind some little inductors 
for our Line Impedance Stabilization Networks [LISNs] in the EMC Lab, 
and have repeated and used for Elecraft building, since the smallest 
cores can be hard on the fingers.

Here's my blog entry about it, with a photo; 
http://wa6dzs.blogspot.com/2009/12/toroid-clip-from-clothespin.html.  
Use it in good health, and enjoy!  A warm and happy (building?) holiday 
to all!  3-2-1-melt solder...

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The naive know not their mistakes.  -And repeat them.
The foolish blame others for their mistakes.  -And repeat them.
The intelligent profit from their mistakes. 
The wise profit from the mistakes of others.
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

How about a webpage listing the features(non-prioritized from your 
standpoint)? With the ability to add to it, and maybe vote on the requests?

I love surprises(wlll mostly).

73, Mike NF4L

Wayne Burdick wrote:
 Hi all,

 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and  
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested  
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the  
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:  
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with  
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,  
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list  
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of  
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to  
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for  
 specific operating situations.

 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3  
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
 developers and work with them closely.

 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new  
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Bill W4ZV

I'm a heavy user of diversity (99.9% of the time). I have many different RX
antennas which have differing amounts of gain. For diversity to work
correctly, I need both antennas to present the same RF levels to both
receivers. I can make gross adjustments with ATT/PRE, but for fine tuning I
would like to adjust RF Gain with a single fader (balance) control as has
been implemented with SUB AF for AF Gain, instead of having to adjust the
concentric RF Gain knobs.

Page 59 of the manual:

SUB AF - If set to BALANCE, then the SUB AF GAIN control becomes a main/sub
AF
balance control when the sub receiver is turned on (including diversity
mode). In
this case MAIN AF GAIN controls the AF gain level for both receivers. When
SUB AF is at 12 o’ clock, both receivers will be at full volume (main left,
sub
right). If SUB AF is rotated fully counter-clockwise, you’ll hear only the
main
receiver. If it’s rotated fully clockwise, you’ll hear only the sub
receiver. At
intermediate settings you’ll hear both. A balance control is very useful for
contesting and split operation. But it can also save a lot of AF gain
control
adjustment (i.e., matching main and sub), since MAIN AF controls both main
and
sub receiver audio.

Please consider a SUB RF menu option for balancing RF Gain.

73 Merry Christmas!

Bill
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

2009-12-23 Thread Jeff KB2M

Don't tell me, is that the year you were licensed?

Happy holidays to all...

73 Jeff kb2m
 

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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:05 PM
To: Peter Howson
Cc: elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 owners that have built a K2

K2 #1239 (my favorite portable toy)
K3 #1239

73  a great holiday, Guy.

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software


A command to get decoded CW, PSK31 and RTTY text into a computer program
while CAT is enabled (in other words, something better than TT1.)

Support for upper and lower case when sending PSK31 using the internal modem
and computer generated text.

Per-mode equalization.

A discriminator meter for netting FM signals, using the CWT indicator.

Support for PC memory management software (direct access to memories.)

-
Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
* KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Ian Maude

I would love to see 3 things...

1) Receive EQ by mode
2) Monitor on the KDVR to not be in the TX chain
3) Decent Memory management

Anything else is a bonus but those are my wishes for 2010 :)

Seasons greetings to all the gang at Aptos!

73 Ian

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Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455
http://www.amateurradiotraining.org


2009/12/23 Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com

 Hi all,

 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for
 specific operating situations.

 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the
 developers and work with them closely.

 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread PA3CW

Hi Wayne and Elecraft team,

First of all a bit thank you for the fun I had with the K3 over the last
year, including all the software changes and the involvement of all of us in
the new developments of the K3. I must say this is outstanding and what
puts Elecraft on a different level than any other manufacturer i the market.
This must have had consequenses of increased market share and results of
Elecraft as a company and I hope the company keeps this position of
excellence. That is what makes a difference from a good and a great
company.

As for future developments and wishes, the challenge lays in not listening
only to the one that makes the biggest noise but to the community as a
whole. Some kinde of internet ' poll' would help for sure.
The frequency of new releases, about once a month, is perfect to me.

Also it may be an idea to adress certain users directly by e-mail to ask for
input. Anyway, it is the discretion of Elecraft to prioritize what to do
first.

I wish the team a very Merry X-mas and look forward to 2010hope there is
still time to ship my XV144 before the end of the year :)

Dick PA3CW

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Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

Hi Jack,

We're working on this.

Meanwhile, please try the K3's built-in memory management (see page 16  
of the owner's manual). The K3 will automatically save frequencies of  
VFO A and B, mode, FM repeater offsets, PL tones, etc., in a memory.  
Just tap VM and select one to save it in.

Also see the information on channel hopping/scanning, page 40.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Jack wrote:


 Wayne,



 Even though I am a brand new K3 owner (received last week), we  
 really need a software program to manage memories. Need to read and  
 write to the K3, freq, mode, offset for fm repeater work



 This is really basic to radios I have had for over 5 years….anyway,  
 hope this makes the priority list.



 Thanks for a great Radio!

 Jack

 W4GRJ





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 [mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
 Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM
 To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [Elecraft_K3] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application  
 software





 Hi all,

 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for
 specific operating situations.

 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the
 developers and work with them closely.

 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software


Wayne,

Even though I am a brand new K3 owner (received last week), we really need a
software program to manage memories. Need to read and write to the K3, freq,
mode, offset for fm repeater work

This is really basic to radios I have had for over 5 years….anyway, hope
this makes the priority list.

Thanks for a great Radio!
Jack
W4GRJ




wayne burdick wrote:
 
 Hi all,
 
 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and  
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested  
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the  
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:  
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with  
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,  
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)
 
 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list  
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of  
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to  
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for  
 specific operating situations.
 
 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3  
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
 developers and work with them closely.
 
 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new  
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)
 
 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR
 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Steve Ellington

One Request:
Make sidetone adjustable without producing the tone and so you can do it 
when sending like any other rig.

It's hard to change sidetone when in QSO. The tone covers up the other 
station! I should be able to continue keying and not kill the adjust pot. 
It's simply a mess the way it is now. 73
Steve
N4LQ
n...@carolina.rr.com
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To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net; 
elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software


 Hi all,

 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for
 specific operating situations.

 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the
 developers and work with them closely.

 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV

Any chance we could see the list?  Simply choosing those that are high
on our list might help to firm up the various items.

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
 Hi all,

 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)

 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for
 specific operating situations.

 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the
 developers and work with them closely.

 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)

 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR

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[Elecraft] MARS operation problem


I have done the open the transmit frequency software update. The radio will
work on all freqs outside the Ham bands EXCEPT between 7.55Mhz and 8.99Mhz.
Tried to check in to the SHARES net for the first time with my new K3 on
freq aprox 7.6Mhz and got the BND END message.

Any other MARS operators can confirm same issue or is it unique to my rig? I
have a call into Elecraft, but thought I would try here in the meantime.

Tnx,
Jack
W4GRJ / AFA4DG

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Re: [Elecraft] Raised K3DSPUPGD price?

2009-12-23 Thread CLEFF321

I installed the K3DSPUPGD this past Saturday.  It took about 30  minutes 
including finding the dropped washers from the floor.
 
The results are delightful.  The sound is cleaner and not nearly as  
fatiguing as before particularly on narrow bandwidth CW.  Mine is one of  the 
early K3s.   The cost is very reasonable considering the  results.
 
Merry Christmas, 73,
 
AB4VF
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Edward Dickinson, III

SWR Meter Peak Hold on SSB
Improved SWR Accuracy


73,
Dick - KA5KKT

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Barry N1EU


To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple pc
application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer screen
and provide full-time display of:

shift (numeric)
width (numeric)
power
compression
mic gain
sub preamp
sub antenna selection
sub shift
sub width
AF Limit
AGC hold
AGC DCY
AGC SLP
AGC THR

(meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in
conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other
applications)

73,
Barry N1EU



wayne burdick wrote:
 
 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3  
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
 developers and work with them closely.
 
 

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Craig Smith


Two items here:

RX EQ by mode - or at least one separate setting for CW!

Build as much flexibility and functionality as humanly possible into the P3, 
even if much of it is optional.  Perhaps the last near-term opportunity to add 
major hardware to the K3 and provide extra switches and operator interface 
capabilities.

Thanks for a GREAT product!   Happy holidays and 73.

... Craig  AC0DS



-Original Message-
From: W4GRJ [w4...@satterfield.org]
Date: 23/12/2009 11:41 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software


Wayne,

Even though I am a brand new K3 owner (received last week), we really need a
software program to manage memories. Need to read and write to the K3, freq,
mode, offset for fm repeater work

This is really basic to radios I have had for over 5 years….anyway, hope
this makes the priority list.

Thanks for a great Radio!
Jack
W4GRJ




wayne burdick wrote:
 
 Hi all,
 
 As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and  
 improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested  
 changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the  
 demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind:  
 switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with  
 PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls,  
 and many enhanced remote-control commands.)
 
 As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list  
 based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of  
 course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
 missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to  
 use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for  
 specific operating situations.
 
 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3  
 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
 developers and work with them closely.
 
 We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new  
 products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :)
 
 73,
 Wayne
 N6KR
 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Key Out line

Phil,

There is no direct relationship between the KEYOUT line and the T/R 
switch in the K3.  The T/R switch is fully electronic, no relays to 
clack and clatter.

The KEYOUT line goes to ground before the onset of RF - and the delay 
can be adjusted in the menu.  It is normally used for keying an 
amplifier.  There is also a Keyout-LP line on the ACC connector that 
operates at the same time, but the current capability is only 10 ma.
Yes, KEYOUT can handle up to 200 volts open circuit voltage and 5 amps 
of closed (keydown) current.

73,
Don W3FPR

Phil Hystad wrote:
 I noticed from the documentation that the K3 Key out line can handle up to 
 200 VDC and 5 amps.  I assume this means that when the key out is closed that 
 it can handle 5 amps of current.

 So, I am curious, what kind of switch mechanism is used for TR switching.  Is 
 this an actual relay or is it some kind of transistor switch.  I am guessing 
 transistor based switch but this is where I started wondering about the 200 
 VDC and 5 amp capability thing.

 Or, am I totally off base.  I am willing to be off base without shame because 
 I really do not know a lot of details of how these things are actually done.

 Oh, two more minor decisions on configuration to make and then I order my K3, 
 probably just after Christmas sometime.

 phil, K7PEH
   

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread pd0psb


To keep it as brief as possible:

-RX EQ per mode, so every mode can be tailored (and we will never get into
noise threads again :-)
-European 144/430 FM step raster support 6.25 and 12.5 kHz (With the K144XV
in mind)
-Memory editor utility and 50(?) more memories (also with the K144XV in
mind)

Some less secrecy about The List would be very welcome. May be a periodic
report of things-on-the-horizon,or an overview of priorities. This might
take some excess heat of reflector...

Have a very merry Xmas and all the best wishes for the Elecraft team in an
undoubtedly exiting 2010!

73'
Paul
PD0PSB



As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list  
based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of  
course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to  
use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for  
specific operating situations.


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Key Out line

2009-12-23 Thread Brian Machesney

Phil,

You can see the T-R switching circuitry in the schematics available on the
Elecraft web site. Just search for t-r and you'll find the circuitry for
both the 10W and 100W PAs.
-- 
73 -- Brian -- K1LI


On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Phil Hystad k7...@comcast.net wrote:

 I noticed from the documentation that the K3 Key out line can handle up to
 200 VDC and 5 amps.  I assume this means that when the key out is closed
 that it can handle 5 amps of current.

 So, I am curious, what kind of switch mechanism is used for TR switching.
  Is this an actual relay or is it some kind of transistor switch.  I am
 guessing transistor based switch but this is where I started wondering about
 the 200 VDC and 5 amp capability thing.

 Or, am I totally off base.  I am willing to be off base without shame
 because I really do not know a lot of details of how these things are
 actually done.

 Oh, two more minor decisions on configuration to make and then I order my
 K3, probably just after Christmas sometime.

 phil, K7PEH

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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] The new P3

2009-12-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft

Hi Stan,

See:  http://www.elecraft.com/news.htm

73, Eric  WA6HHQ



sr...@swbell.net wrote:
   Any chance of getting a sneak peak at the panadapter? Or maybe get a
 look at the draft for the manual? Sure would be nice to see what it is going
 to look like and check out the proposed features.

 Stan Rife 
 W5EWA 
   
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Doug Joyce

Wayne:  Please take a look at and correct the power output discontinuity as 
the PWR adjust is changed from 12 to 13.  Further details of actual 
power ouput sent to Gary (in support) 22 Nov/09 with request that he cc to 
you.

Thanks  looking forward to the P3.

Seasons Greetings to all

73,  Doug  VE3MV
K3/100 s/n 2432

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Re: [Elecraft] MARS operation problem

2009-12-23 Thread 4Z5TO


This blocked tx freq. range is normal. 8 MHz is used for the IF, so
transmitting there'abouts would probably not be a good idea for the K3.

It's written down somewhere, I just can't recall where...

73,
4Z5TO


W4GRJ wrote:
 
 I have done the open the transmit frequency software update. The radio
 will work on all freqs outside the Ham bands EXCEPT between 7.55Mhz and
 8.99Mhz. Tried to check in to the SHARES net for the first time with my
 new K3 on freq aprox 7.6Mhz and got the BND END message.
 
 Any other MARS operators can confirm same issue or is it unique to my rig?
 I have a call into Elecraft, but thought I would try here in the meantime.
 
 Tnx,
 Jack
 W4GRJ / AFA4DG
 
 


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread K6LE

In my short time ( 2 weeks )  with this wonderful radio I have had several 
wow, look at this! moments on most days.

The one feature that I have come to wish for, so far, is the ability to have 
two or three TX Equalizer set ups and the ability to make comparisons by 
switching quickly from a set profile and back to Flat.  Also, using a couple 
of different mics and or modes would be easier with profiles perhaps modeled 
after the band width/shift Norm, Norm 1 and Norm 2  system.

BTW, Wayne, thanks for asking!

I hope everyone has a great Holiday season and finds plenty of time to play 
radio,

Rick
K6LE


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread John W2XS


Both the KX1 and the K3 announcements were real surprises to me. They
certainly were well-kept secrets. 

The K3 built-in keyer is very good as it is, but I miss the automatic
character spacing of my favorite external keyers (CMOS Super Keyer,
Logikeyers, Accukeyers, etc.). As a CW operator, I would love to see that
feature on the list.

Thanks and 73,

John W2XS

This is a great opportunity to let us know what else is  
missing or could be improved.  There will be some surprises in 2010 :)




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[Elecraft] K3 Filter Option Questions (revisited yet again)

2009-12-23 Thread Phil Hystad

One of the things that I have not yet decided is the filters to get for my K3 
order.  I am firm on getting the 400 Hz 8-pole filter (80 percent or so CW 
ops).  But, I like to scan the band looking for signals with a wider filter, 
say around 1 to 1.2 KHz.  Do I need to get the 1 K filter.  If I remember 
right, I can set DSP filtering to about 1 KHz which may be good enough or is 
there an advantage to the 1 KHz filter.

Also, is there a good reason to swap out the 5-pole 2.7 kHz filter for the 2.8 
KHz 8-pole?  I presume this gives the filter sharper skirts so you can cut off 
those close stations a bit better but I am curious as to how much better.

Since the dollar cost differences in decisions regarding filters is not that 
great I would prefer answers that ignore the cost issue.

So far, I am planning on getting the following filters with a ? on the 1 KHz 
8-pole and 2.8 KHz 8-pole:

400 KHz 8-pole
1 KHz 8-pole  ??
2.8 KHz 8-pole swap for 2.7 KHz 5-pole ??
6.0 KHz 8-pole

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Georgens, Tom

Outstanding suggestion.  I would second this one. Even better if we
could change the settings

73, Tom W2SC 8P5A

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To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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software


To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple
pc
application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer
screen
and provide full-time display of:

shift (numeric)
width (numeric)
power
compression
mic gain
sub preamp
sub antenna selection
sub shift
sub width
AF Limit
AGC hold
AGC DCY
AGC SLP
AGC THR

(meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in
conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other
applications)

73,
Barry N1EU



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 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3

 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter Option Questions (revisited yet again)

2009-12-23 Thread Duncan Carter

Currently I have the 8 pole 2.8 KHz filter and the 250 Hertz cw filter.  
One of my friends, W5XZ, who is considering buying a K3 asked me about 
filter choices and especially whether a narrow cw filter.  My reply was 
the It depends.  Do you want to work near strong local signals without 
blocking?  I f so, then you need a narrow crystal filter for cw.  I 
chose the 250 Hz filter and I'm happy that I did as I can work very 
close, like within 200 Hz to strong locals like K0RF and, in Chuck's 
case, even blank his key ( Yaesu?) clicks at the same time.  I'm 
debating about getting the 400 Hz cw filter or the 500 Hz version from 
Inrad.  Some of my operation is on relatively empty bands like 17 meters 
right now and I use the SCAN feature on cw; 250 Hertz or less seems too 
narrow for this most of the time unless the scan rate is really slow 
using the 1 Hz frequency increment but 400 to 500 Hz is a wide as I ever 
use for that.  For my purposes, I see no need for a 1 KHz cw filter but 
I think this depends, to a considerable degree, on the strength of other 
in-band signals and how close your ham neighbors are.  I don't work much 
ssb and so far, my neighborhood big signals all use the opposite 
polarization but this my change.

Dunc, W5DC

Phil Hystad wrote:
 One of the things that I have not yet decided is the filters to get for my K3 
 order.  I am firm on getting the 400 Hz 8-pole filter (80 percent or so CW 
 ops).  But, I like to scan the band looking for signals with a wider filter, 
 say around 1 to 1.2 KHz.  Do I need to get the 1 K filter.  If I remember 
 right, I can set DSP filtering to about 1 KHz which may be good enough or is 
 there an advantage to the 1 KHz filter.

 Also, is there a good reason to swap out the 5-pole 2.7 kHz filter for the 
 2.8 KHz 8-pole?  I presume this gives the filter sharper skirts so you can 
 cut off those close stations a bit better but I am curious as to how much 
 better.

 Since the dollar cost differences in decisions regarding filters is not that 
 great I would prefer answers that ignore the cost issue.

 So far, I am planning on getting the following filters with a ? on the 1 KHz 
 8-pole and 2.8 KHz 8-pole:

 400 KHz 8-pole
 1 KHz 8-pole  ??
 2.8 KHz 8-pole swap for 2.7 KHz 5-pole ??
 6.0 KHz 8-pole

 73,
 phil, K7PEH
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[Elecraft] ABOUT THE WM SPEAKERS

2009-12-23 Thread Hector Padron

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE ONES WHO HAS NOT FOUND THEM YET:
 
http://www.westmountainradio.com/COMspkr.htm
 
AD4C
 
 


For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3


  
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[Elecraft] Menu display errors

2009-12-23 Thread Keith Hamilton

I am a newer K3 owner. When I am in the MENU or CONFIG menu and I turn the B 
VFO knob to select a menu item many times a menu selection comes up as junk 
characters. If I then turn past the item and back to it it reads correctly on 
the display.  This happens frequently while dialing through the menu items. Is 
this common or do I have something to worry about?  Thanks and 73  Keith W8GX
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter Option Questions (revisited yet again)

2009-12-23 Thread Dick Dievendorff

Phil:

I'm also primarily a CW operator. I chose the 1 KHz filter for normal wide
CW contest use when I want to be aware of stations around my run frequency.
I chose a 1.8 KHz filter for SSB contesting based on recommendations from
friends whose opinions I respect. The 1.8 kHz filter is also helpful for
wide CW. 

I also have the 400 Hz and 250 Hz eight pole filters.  I don't think the 400
and 250 are enough different to recommend that configuration.  If you're an
RTTY enthusiast, the 250 Hz filter may be just what you need.  Upon
reflection, I perhaps should have gotten the 200 Hz 5-pole instead of the
250 Hz 8-pole. I ordered this on the first announcement at Visalia, and went
with my best guesses.

I chose the 2.8 kHz filters for steep skirts and also to avoid matching
issues with the sub receiver's filter.  I'm not sure they were necessary,
but it's all subjective. I didn't want to be in mid-contest and wish then
that I'd spent a relatively few dollars more for better skirt selectivity. 

One reason to choose the 2.8 8-pole over the 2.7 five-pole is if you plan on
using a sub receiver. You should either match the 2.7 kHz five-pole filters
or get two 2.8 kHz filters. I chose the latter.

I don't require ESSB, AM transmit, or FM, and my main RF board is full with
250, 400, 1000, 1800, and 2800 eight-pole filters. I have fewer filters on
my sub receiver.

Also review Eric's detailed Roofing Filters essay at
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/Roofing_Filters.htm

Nice to have the choices, but there are a lot of them!

73 de Dick, K6KR


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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:41 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Filter Option Questions (revisited yet again)

One of the things that I have not yet decided is the filters to get for my
K3 order.  I am firm on getting the 400 Hz 8-pole filter (80 percent or so
CW ops).  But, I like to scan the band looking for signals with a wider
filter, say around 1 to 1.2 KHz.  Do I need to get the 1 K filter.  If I
remember right, I can set DSP filtering to about 1 KHz which may be good
enough or is there an advantage to the 1 KHz filter.

Also, is there a good reason to swap out the 5-pole 2.7 kHz filter for the
2.8 KHz 8-pole?  I presume this gives the filter sharper skirts so you can
cut off those close stations a bit better but I am curious as to how much
better.

Since the dollar cost differences in decisions regarding filters is not that
great I would prefer answers that ignore the cost issue.

So far, I am planning on getting the following filters with a ? on the 1 KHz
8-pole and 2.8 KHz 8-pole:

400 KHz 8-pole
1 KHz 8-pole  ??
2.8 KHz 8-pole swap for 2.7 KHz 5-pole ??
6.0 KHz 8-pole

73,
phil, K7PEH
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Dick Dievendorff

Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function?  Instead of a
contest logger?

Dick, K6KR


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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Georgens, Tom
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:55 AM
To: Barry N1EU; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

Outstanding suggestion.  I would second this one. Even better if we
could change the settings

73, Tom W2SC 8P5A

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Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:10 AM
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software


To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple
pc
application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer
screen
and provide full-time display of:

shift (numeric)
width (numeric)
power
compression
mic gain
sub preamp
sub antenna selection
sub shift
sub width
AF Limit
AGC hold
AGC DCY
AGC SLP
AGC THR

(meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in
conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other
applications)

73,
Barry N1EU



wayne burdick wrote:
 
 We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software  
 developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3

 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the  
 developers and work with them closely.
 
 

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[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR: December 23, 2009 - January 24, 2010

2009-12-23 Thread Ken Newman

~
N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
December 23, 2009 - January 24,  2010
~
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday Thru Mar 16, 2010
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org
~
40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Thursday Thru Mar 18, 2010
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
~
SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Dec 23, z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
~
South Dakota QSO Party (Ph/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category
Dec 26,1200z to Dec 27, 1200
Rules: http://www.w0blk.org/files/qsoparty.htm
~
Stew Perry (W1BB)
Topband Distance Challenge (CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 26, 1500z to Dec 27, 1500z
Rules: http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html
~
070 CLUB QRP DX SCRAMBLE (PSK31) *** QRP Contest ***
Dec 27,z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com/qrp-dx-scramble
~
R A E M Contest .. Low Power category
Dec 27, 0200z to 0959z
Rules: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_09.php
~
Straight Key Night (CW)
UTC: Jan 1, z to 2400z
Info: http://www.arrl.org/contests
~
AGB New Year SnowBall Contest (80M CW/SSB) ...QRP Category
Jan 1, z to 0100z
Rules: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nysb.htm
~
AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)...QRP Category
Jan 1, 0900z to 1200z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest
~
AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category
Jan 1, 1400z to 1659z (144 Mhz)
Jan 1, 1700z to 1759z (432 Mhz)
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest
~
Original QRP Contest ... QRP Category
Jan 2, 1500z to Jan 3, 1500z
Rules: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
~
QRPARCI Pet Rock Celebration (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Jan 2, 1500z to 1800z
(Bonus points for rockbound equipment)
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
~
ARRL RTTY Roundup ... = 150W Category
Jan 2, 1800z to Jan 3, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/rtty.html
~
EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 2, 2000z to 2300z and
Jan 3, 0400z to 0700z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eu160.html
~
Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EST: Jan 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Jan 5, 0200z to 0400z
Info: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
~
070 Club PSKFEST Contest  ... QRP Category
Jan 9, z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com//contests/pskfest_rules.htm
~
Michigan QRP Club Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Jan 9, 1200z to Jan 10, 2359z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
~
North American QSO Party (CW) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted)
Jan 9, 1800z to Jan 10, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
~
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 10, z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
~
DARC 10-Meter Contest (CW/SSB)... =100 W category
Jan 10, 0900Z to 1059Z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcz.htm
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LZ OPEN CONTEST (CW 80M/40M) ...QRP Category
Jan 16, z to 0600z
Rules: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm
~
Feld Hell Club (Simpsons Sprint) (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
Jan 16, 1600z to 1800z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/simpsons-sprint
~
North American QSO Party (SSB) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted)
Jan 16, 1800z to Jan 17, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes ... Low Power Category
Jan 23, 1900z to Jan 25, 0359z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/jan-vhf-ss.html

Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software




Dick Dievendorff wrote:
 
 Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function?  Instead of a
 contest logger?
 

Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc?

-
Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
* KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Dick Dievendorff

Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't
issue?

Dick, K6KR



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Dick Dievendorff wrote:
 
 Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function?  Instead of a
 contest logger?
 

Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc?

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* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
* KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Dave Hachadorian

As previously reported:

1. Eliminate power transients when transmitting FSK-D.

2. Raise threshold on AF Limiter to prevent gross distortion when 
receiving CW with AGC OFF.

Thanks for listening, and Merry Christmas to all!

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

























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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Main RF Gain problem

2009-12-23 Thread Graham Kimbell (G3TCT)

Jim
I've had exactly your problem (and sorry for rather late response).
I'm using Windows (so it's not that) and it's not the encoder/pot, it's the
rf gain calibration.  I've posted on this before and there's been a change
to the rf gain setup since f/w 3.27. Wes has also mentioned that fets have a
somewhat uncontrolled gain characteristic.

I redid the rf gain calibration but using factory defaults rather than an
external sig gen and that cured it.  Only trouble now is the S meter
over-reads above S9+10 by up to 20dB.  But I can live with that.

It's interesting (spooky?) that you have #1189 and I have #1198.

Graham

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Bryan, ZL1NI

Yes!
I don't use the K3 internal keyer for exactly that reason.

Bryan, Zl1NI

 ..
 The K3 built-in keyer is very good as it is, but I miss the
 automatic
 character spacing of my favorite external keyers (CMOS Super Keyer,
 Logikeyers, Accukeyers, etc.). As a CW operator, I would love to see
 that
 feature on the list.
 
 Thanks and 73,
 
 John W2XS

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Re: [Elecraft] MARS operation problem


Yes you are correct, just got off the phone with Elecraft ...it is due to the
IF at approx 8.2Mhz.
This is a big deal to me as a MARS/SHARES operator. Waiting to hear back
from Elecraft to see if they can move the freq up a bit to xmit in this
area. Otherwise, I will have to put my TS-480 back on the air...glad I
caught this before selling the TS-480.


4Z5TO wrote:
 
 This blocked tx freq. range is normal. 8 MHz is used for the IF, so
 transmitting there'abouts would probably not be a good idea for the K3.
 
 It's written down somewhere, I just can't recall where...
 
 73,
 4Z5TO
 
 
 W4GRJ wrote:
 
 I have done the open the transmit frequency software update. The radio
 will work on all freqs outside the Ham bands EXCEPT between 7.55Mhz and
 8.99Mhz. Tried to check in to the SHARES net for the first time with my
 new K3 on freq aprox 7.6Mhz and got the BND END message.
 
 Any other MARS operators can confirm same issue or is it unique to my
 rig? I have a call into Elecraft, but thought I would try here in the
 meantime.
 
 Tnx,
 Jack
 W4GRJ / AFA4DG
 
 
 
 

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Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] KXAT1 booklet available

2009-12-23 Thread w8jj




Allan Taylor wrote:
 
 Just doing some cleanup and came across a KXAT1 manual. I have never
 had one... don't know where it
 came from. But if you could use it, I will send it to you.
 
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Re: [Elecraft] MARS operation problem


Correction to my poor grammer, should have said .Waiting to hear back
from Elecraft to see if they can move the lower limit freq up a bit to xmit
in the 7.6Mhz area


W4GRJ wrote:
 
 Yes you are correct, just got off the phone with Elecraft ...it is due to
 the IF at approx 8.2Mhz.
 This is a big deal to me as a MARS/SHARES operator. Waiting to hear back
 from Elecraft to see if they can move the freq up a bit to xmit in this
 area. Otherwise, I will have to put my TS-480 back on the air...glad I
 caught this before selling the TS-480.
 
 
 4Z5TO wrote:
 
 This blocked tx freq. range is normal. 8 MHz is used for the IF, so
 transmitting there'abouts would probably not be a good idea for the K3.
 
 It's written down somewhere, I just can't recall where...
 
 73,
 4Z5TO
 
 
 W4GRJ wrote:
 
 I have done the open the transmit frequency software update. The radio
 will work on all freqs outside the Ham bands EXCEPT between 7.55Mhz and
 8.99Mhz. Tried to check in to the SHARES net for the first time with my
 new K3 on freq aprox 7.6Mhz and got the BND END message.
 
 Any other MARS operators can confirm same issue or is it unique to my
 rig? I have a call into Elecraft, but thought I would try here in the
 meantime.
 
 Tnx,
 Jack
 W4GRJ / AFA4DG
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] KXAT1 booklet available

2009-12-23 Thread w8jj


I just purchased a used KX1 with the tuner today and could certainly use this
booklet.


Allan Taylor wrote:
 
 Just doing some cleanup and came across a KXAT1 manual. I have never
 had one... don't know where it
 came from. But if you could use it, I will send it to you.
 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

2009-12-23 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A

- Main and Sub Rx audiomix:
  Leftchannel  - 100% main and 50% sub  and 
  Rightchannel - 100% sub and 50% main 

- Bring Notch filter inside AGC-loop (or partly inside)

- P3 point and click to change freq with a usb-MOUSE


Thanks
73
Arie PA3A

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Re: [Elecraft] MARS operation problem

Jack,

Transmitting between 7.5 and 9 MHz is not permitted because we have to  
enforce a minimum frequency distance from the 8.2 MHz IF (and its  
associated IF rejection trap on the KANT3 or KAT3 module). An excluded  
first IF region is a fundamental limitation of a down-conversion  
design. The TS-480 can transmit in this range because it uses up- 
conversion; we used down-conversion to provide much better receive  
performance and allow for narrow crystal filters.

The only way around it would be to use an external transverter. I can  
give you details if you're interested.

The K3 will work well on all other MARS frequencies within its tuning  
range.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:07 PM, W4GRJ wrote:


 Yes you are correct, just got off the phone with Elecraft ...it is  
 due to the
 IF at approx 8.2Mhz.
 This is a big deal to me as a MARS/SHARES operator. Waiting to hear  
 back
 from Elecraft to see if they can move the freq up a bit to xmit in  
 this
 area. Otherwise, I will have to put my TS-480 back on the air...glad I
 caught this before selling the TS-480.


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Re: [Elecraft] MARS operation problem