Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Has No Output on 80 or 40 When Hot
Phil, Good sleuthing. Given the information I had, I would not have suspected K15, but then what do I know!, you measurements are better than my ideas. 73, Don W3FPR Phil-W6TQG wrote: Hi Don, Thank you for your help and information! K15 was the offender - when hot, pins 3 to 4 and also 7 to 8 stay connected after changing the band from 20m down to 40 or 80. This cuts off the path through K14 and K13 to C71 and C72. 73, Phil W6TQG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 73, Issue 37- which headphones for CW work
I recall reversing the phase of one head phone, with respect to the other, in a high-impedance head-set of 1960s' vintage. I incorporated a switch into the wiring to achieve apparent CW signal separation under some conditions. It worked surprisingly well. I have tried the same thing with more modern phones but with less effect. If I find another pair of S G Brown type F phones or similar, I will do it again. 73 George, G4TPV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net Sent: 28 May 2010 17:00 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Elecraft Digest, Vol 73, Issue 37 Send Elecraft mailing list submissions to elecraft@mailman.qth.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net You can reach the person managing the list at elecraft-ow...@mailman.qth.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Elecraft digest... Today's Topics: 1. K3 Headphones (Doug Turnbull) 2. Re: ELECRAFT TO TOKYO HY-POWER 2.5 (Phil Debbie Salas) 3. Re: K3 Was - Which headphones for stereo cw work? Now - Audio Spread Spectrum (Jim Campbell) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 16:32:40 +0100 From: Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Headphones To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 6f2aa728e5e14cb797e91389a0f63...@doug1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sam, When this topic was previously discussed I saw mention of Extreme Isolation EX 29 headphones which provide: 1) Good noise suppression (29 dB or nearly a factor of 1000 at 1000 Hz) so you can keep the volume down and not hear your station's fans or the TV in the next room. 2) Comfort and an adjustable padded headband. 3) Exact impedance match for the K3 at 32 Ohms and hence plenty of volume from the K3. 4) They are California made and cost $99. 5) Stereo headphones with built in adapter for the larger phone plug jack used on the K3 front panel. The adapter plugs in and then screws home over the smaller stereo plug attached permanently to the phones. The plugs appear to have gold plating, which is a complete waste. 6) They come with a nine foot line cord which I just wrapped around a toroidal core even though I was not experiencing problems with noise. They are also available with a 40 inch long cord. I purchased a set and am most pleased with them. You can look the Extreme Isolation EX-29 Headphones up on Google or go to http://www.quietheadphones.com/product/ex-29 and order by post for $99. These headphones are made for musicians to use in groups but I think they are missing another market. I also have the Heil Proset Plus but prefer these cans for CW work. Both sets of phones have their advantages but for CW the Extreme Isolation phones are more to my liking. The EX 29 will be clamped to my ears this weekend for CQ WPX. 73 Doug EI2CN PS EI5DI wrote an article for the NCJ some time back on the subject of headphones. He prefers Sony MDR EX71SL ear buds because cans bother his ears when he is wearing glasses. I also wear spectacles but mine have a thin wire frames and are comfortable with headphones. -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:55:54 -0500 From: Phil Debbie Salas dpsa...@tx.rr.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ELECRAFT TO TOKYO HY-POWER 2.5 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 8c53b5b469444ec6b441d24d018cc...@ownerpc Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original The THP2.5 uses a regular 15-pin D-connector, whereas the K3 uses the 15-pin HD D-connector. Nothing special needs to be done, other than finding the pin outs from the manuals. The THP 2.5 even has pull-up resistors so early K3 radios will drive the band data input just fine (NOT the case with the THP 1.5, where you need the K3 pull-up mod). If you plan on using ALC, you do need the K3 negative-going ALC mod if you have an early K3. Phil - AD5X -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 11:50:03 -0400 From: Jim Campbell j...@w4bqp.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Was - Which headphones for stereo cw work? Now - Audio Spread Spectrum To: elecr...@elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 4bffe62b.4010...@w4bqp.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed This thread reminded me of something that I read back in I believe the '80s. There was a circuit in which the CW audio was spread spatially, i.e., the lower frequencies were heard toward your left side while the higher frequencies were heard toward the right. The idea was that
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] frequency variation in K2
On Jun 1, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Jeffrey D Travers wrote: If I turn on the K2, change the frequency, run the ATU and begin to transmit, the K2 will revert back to the earlier frequency. I haven't been able to discern a meaningful pattern and it always occurs when I am not watching readout! :) Has anyone experienced this? If yes and you found a solution please advise. Sounds like the K2 may be resetting to power-on startup. I see this occasionally if the RF in the shack is very high. You also might check that your power supply voltage isn't dipping too low on transmit. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: Not within a thousand years will man ever fly! -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
l liked HC5 because it did not need any equalization (except during contest) and had low noise pickup. Mic gain about 17. Comp set to 15-20 during causal QSO, 24 when DXing or poor propagation, and 28-30 when contesting or in pileup. Ignacy, NO9E -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-with-Heil-HC-5-tp5136423p5139207.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 filter display size
The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. 73, Mike NF4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] frequency variation in K2
Jeff - I had a similar problem on one of my older K2s. It would jump frequency when I started to transmit. I pulled the Control CPU, cleaned the socket and reinserted making sure all the pins made contact. What you are describing sounds like either a bent pint not making good contact or corrosion. Wouldn't hurt removing it, would it? Might fix it. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/frequency-variation-in-K2-tp5128243p5139411.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Re： Re： XV50 cooling
Hello Eric, XV144 is basically the same structure as XV50. I have both XV50 and Xv144. cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Eric gliderboy1...@yahoo.com 收件人﹕ d...@w3fpr.com d...@w3fpr.com 副本(CC) Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/6/4 (五) 1:46:42 PM 主題： Re: Re： [Elecraft] XV50 cooling Don, some other considerations: 1). What about the other components inside the XV? If the power module is happy running at 100C what does that do for everything else in the XV running at 60-70C with no airflow? 2). My ambient temp in the shack during EME is 80F even with the house A/C running due to the tube PA. 3). Does the XV144 run at the same efficiency (waste heat output) as the XV50? Thanks for your assistance. I look forward to your measurements. 73 Eric WD6DBM Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2010, at 9:02 PM, Don Wilhelm d...@w3fpr.com wrote: Johnny, Prior to testing, I have reviewed the datasheet for the RA30H0608M module that is used in the XV50. The power module is specified to operate within spec at 110 degrees C ( 230 deg F). While that is too hot to touch (in excess of boiling water temperatures), it is well within the device specifications. SNIP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 Mods
Hello everyone, The problems I was having with my K3, no output in data modes and no KEY OUT, were caused by myself. I had the plugs in the wrong jacks. My face is beet red at the moment. Happily, the K3 survived the rough treatment, and everything is working fine now. Many thanks and 73, John, W2GW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 Has No Output on 80 or 40 When Hot
Hi Don, Your ideas and information got me there. I checked K15 to make sure I understood the relay table and it happened to be in the wrong position. 73, Phil W6TQG On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Phil, Good sleuthing. Given the information I had, I would not have suspected K15, but then what do I know!, you measurements are better than my ideas. 73, Don W3FPR Phil-W6TQG wrote: Hi Don, Thank you for your help and information! K15 was the offender - when hot, pins 3 to 4 and also 7 to 8 stay connected after changing the band from 20m down to 40 or 80. This cuts off the path through K14 and K13 to C71 and C72. 73, Phil W6TQG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
The filter grphic is intended to provide relative informtion only, not definitive information. Roofing filters of 200, 250, 400, 500, 1000, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2700, 2800, 6000 and 13000 Hz are available for the K3. If/when the variable roofing filters are available, the number of potential choices will be even greater. This far exceeds the ability of the graphic to convey, especially when shift is taken into account. In the end, I think, one uses one's ears (or communications program) and adjusts the controls for best copy. The radio will sort out which available roofing to use based on how you adjust things. 73, Lyle KK7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] W.T.B. EA3BLQ's K2DI VII or VIII PSK interface
I'm looking to use my K2 on PSK 31 and want to buy Pauli Nunez's [EA3BLQ (SK)] PCBs used for interfacing the K2 to a PC. It can be either his old version (K2DI V.II) or the new one (K2DI V. III). If you have one you haven't built or one you have but no longer need or want it, please contact me, thank you. John NQ3RP john (at) mcclun (dot) com -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/W-T-B-EA3BLQ-s-K2DI-VII-or-VIII-PSK-interface-tp5140217p5140217.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware V3.99 (sub/split problem)
I'm working on this and other K3 rev 3.99 issues. I hope to have a new release soon. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Isn't there a high and low gain setting, besides just the numerical gain?? :-) - Original Message - From: Stewart stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk To: Jan Erik Holm sm2...@telia.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5 Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Yes With mic sel displayed tap 1 to toggle between hi and low. Enjoying breakfast on the way to seapac. :) 73 Greg Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote: Isn't there a high and low gain setting, besides just the numerical gain?? :-) - Original Message - From: Stewart stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk To: Jan Erik Holm sm2...@telia.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5 Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Thanks, Don. Yes the graphic can get quite narrow and move around when using the controls as you state, but that wasn't my question. ;-) 73, Mike Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Looking for some K3 Items
Here's what I am looking for for my Elecraft K3: KAT3 Internal ATU KBPF3 General Coverage KDVR3 Digital Voice Recorder KFL3A-250 250 Hz Narrow 8-pole filter and maybe KRX3 - Sub Receiver Any of these floating around out there? Thanks Larry, KN8N lboeke...@sbcglobal.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Bingo! You got it in one. I have glasses ground for my computer distance, but it would be nice to use the larger graphic. 73, Mike Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
H I dunno what happened here. My reply to Joe shows up under Lyle's post, and my response to Lyle doesn't show at all. I checked the address lines on the posts in my 'Sent' box and all three have the individual's name and Elecraft. Did you get it Lyle? 73, Mike NF4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Thanks Lyle. In that case maybe it shouldn't change at all in response to filter selection. OTOH, 250 is relatively narrower than 400, and the graphic IS able to be shown relatively small.. First I've heard of variable roofing filters. What will the XFIL display show if/when that's implemented? Ears are going too, but I agree one adjusts what controls one has to get the best copy, I'd just like to know what that is. Necessary? No. Useful to me? Yes. I'll look into the programmers manual and see if I can incorporate something into my logging program. 73, Mike Lyle Johnson wrote: The filter grphic is intended to provide relative informtion only, not definitive information. Roofing filters of 200, 250, 400, 500, 1000, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2700, 2800, 6000 and 13000 Hz are available for the K3. If/when the variable roofing filters are available, the number of potential choices will be even greater. This far exceeds the ability of the graphic to convey, especially when shift is taken into account. In the end, I think, one uses one's ears (or communications program) and adjusts the controls for best copy. The radio will sort out which available roofing to use based on how you adjust things. 73, Lyle KK7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
I think the problem may be the perception that the size of the width indicators on the display is infinitely variable. Those appear to be individual designed segments, as are the letter segments. It is not an LCD screen with all images made from a graphics processor generating pixel-based images, which could be varied to anything in software. One can see all the segments and everything that can be shown on the display by tapping MENU, turning VFO B to LCD ADJ, and turning VFO A counter-clockwise until all the segments light up. Displaying anything else would seem to involve replacing the display and the code that drives it. Elecraft would have to comment as to the facts of that choice, though I would speculate that there is cost, coding complexity, space, possibly internal noise considerations, and that keeping dedicated segments updated occupies far less processor time and code than graphics generation for an LCD, and they have chosen to concentrate that power on signal processing. 73, Guy. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: H I dunno what happened here. My reply to Joe shows up under Lyle's post, and my response to Lyle doesn't show at all. I checked the address lines on the posts in my 'Sent' box and all three have the individual's name and Elecraft. Did you get it Lyle? 73, Mike NF4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Looking for some K3 Items
I hear some people at http://www.elecraft.com have a bunch of these items :-) Grant/NQ5T On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:44 PM, Larry Boekeloo wrote: Here's what I am looking for for my Elecraft K3: KAT3 Internal ATU KBPF3 General Coverage KDVR3 Digital Voice Recorder KFL3A-250 250 Hz Narrow 8-pole filter and maybe KRX3 - Sub Receiver Any of these floating around out there? Thanks __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-filter-display-size-tp5139220p5140689.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 Display and Eye Glasses for OTs only
Mike, Another solution is to have a pair of glasses for radio use. I have set of bifocals which are used for computer and radio with roughly a thirty inch focal length and reading at roughly fourteen inches. I find them very convenient in the radio shack. 73 Doug EI2CN PS What have we come to talking this way. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike K2MK Sent: 04 June 2010 19:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-filter-display-size-tp5139220p514068 9.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Display and Eye Glasses for OTs only
I am short sighted and my near vision is still quite good however I use a set of thin 'dollar store' +2 reading glasses when I do SMT work on my bench, these go over my normal glasses and give me some binocular magnification for doing fine (re)work. Choose the magnification factor in the shop such that you can still focus at your normal working distance and get thin ones so that you can look over the top of them for looking at stuff further away (like the scope, PC etc) Much cheaper than an optivisor and a big help at the bench 73 Brendan EI6IZ On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 20:11 +0100, Doug Turnbull wrote: Mike, Another solution is to have a pair of glasses for radio use. I have set of bifocals which are used for computer and radio with roughly a thirty inch focal length and reading at roughly fourteen inches. I find them very convenient in the radio shack. 73 Doug EI2CN PS What have we come to talking this way. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike K2MK Sent: 04 June 2010 19:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Mike, My (executive) bifocals are normally fine for computer work and the radio - as well as bench work - at 24 to 36 inches as well as reading at 12 to 18 and reading the dash of the car. However, the size of the FLx and similar icons is a bit too small to read at the outer edge of the range. I purposely had the line set at the normal trifocal height to provide maximum field of view specifically for use with the computer/radio/bench. Note the speedometer of most automobiles is just a bit larger than FLx in the K3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 2:49 PM, Mike K2MK wrote: Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KX1 w/ options for sale
I have a fully built Elecraft KX1 for sale. Comes with KXAT1 auto-tuner, KXB30/80 module, KXPD1 paddle, and waterproof Pelican case. Has the new firmware installed, will also include the old firmware. Operates flawlessly, well cared for in smoke-free enviroment. $475 shipped and insured anywhere in the 50 states. Will trade for a Yaesu FT-857D. Thanks! Luke KD0FIN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Display and Eye Glasses for OTs only
Thanks, Doug. You missed the post where I said I have the extra glasses. Without them, I probably would have to put one of those 'page magnifiers' on the front panel. :-) 73, Mike NF4L Doug Turnbull wrote: Mike, Another solution is to have a pair of glasses for radio use. I have set of bifocals which are used for computer and radio with roughly a thirty inch focal length and reading at roughly fourteen inches. I find them very convenient in the radio shack. 73 Doug EI2CN PS What have we come to talking this way. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike K2MK Sent: 04 June 2010 19:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK Don, Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum The problem is that there is no change between 500/400 Hz or between 250/200 Hz. That means it is not possible to determine if a 400 Hz or 200 Hz filter are selected only from the filter width display. In the case where the FLn icons are too small to be read with one's distance lenses and the radio is too far away for the reading lenses the filter width display should be an important clue to the selected filter. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/4/2010 10:00 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, That truncated pyramid should change as you move the HI/LO CUT or SHIFT/WIDTH knobs. In other words, it should respond to changes in the DSP filter controls. Set the K3 to SSB and if the HI/LO indicators are not illuminated, push one of the two buttons in - then turn the HI CUT knob counterclockwise. The segments to the right should drop off as you rotate the knob. Then switch to the SHIFT/WIDTH display - rotate the shift knob and the display should move left to right (no change in width), and rotate the WIDTH knob to change the width - when you go counterclockwise, it should go down to 50 Hz and the number of bars will be only two. Yes, there is a lot of granularity to that display, but it still give a good idea of the filter placement within the audio spectrum 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: The truncated pyramid icon that displays a filter's width only has 2 sizes, a wide one (11 'segments') for my 2.8 and a narrower (7 'segments') for both the 400 and 250 filters. Is that the way it's supposed to be? The wording on the xfil display is getting too small for these eyes. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 filter display size
Hi Guy. No, the problem is my failing eyes. The graphic in question can be varied in width from 11 'segments' down to 3, via the width control, in 3 discreet, and very visible steps. That's just not enough granularity to accomplish what I was thinking about. It's a design choice that our good friends in Aptos made for whatever reasons they had, and I don't think it (like anything else on the K3) was a trivial quirk. I actually only wanted to know if my K3 was reacting as designed. 73, Mike NF4L Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: I think the problem may be the perception that the size of the width indicators on the display is infinitely variable. Those appear to be individual designed segments, as are the letter segments. It is not an LCD screen with all images made from a graphics processor generating pixel-based images, which could be varied to anything in software. One can see all the segments and everything that can be shown on the display by tapping MENU, turning VFO B to LCD ADJ, and turning VFO A counter-clockwise until all the segments light up. Displaying anything else would seem to involve replacing the display and the code that drives it. Elecraft would have to comment as to the facts of that choice, though I would speculate that there is cost, coding complexity, space, possibly internal noise considerations, and that keeping dedicated segments updated occupies far less processor time and code than graphics generation for an LCD, and they have chosen to concentrate that power on signal processing. 73, Guy. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: H I dunno what happened here. My reply to Joe shows up under Lyle's post, and my response to Lyle doesn't show at all. I checked the address lines on the posts in my 'Sent' box and all three have the individual's name and Elecraft. Did you get it Lyle? 73, Mike NF4L __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Paddles
I may be way off base here but I am curious...Has anyone ever tried using a y cord to hook two sets of paddles up to the K3?? or would they interfere with each other?? I think it would be cheaper than making a switch box??? PHIL. www.n2bee.net Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Paddles
Y would they interfere with each other? Are you going to use one with each hand at the same time? --- On Fri, 6/4/10, PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com wrote: From: PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com Subject: [Elecraft] Paddles To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, June 4, 2010, 3:54 PM I may be way off base here but I am curious...Has anyone ever tried using a y cord to hook two sets of paddles up to the K3?? or would they interfere with each other?? I think it would be cheaper than making a switch box??? PHIL. www.n2bee.net Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Paddles
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:54 PM, PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com wrote: I may be way off base here but I am curious...Has anyone ever tried using a y cord to hook two sets of paddles up to the K3?? or would they interfere with each other?? I think it would be cheaper than making a switch box??? Y-cable (make sure it's a stereo one!) should work fine for normal paddles. You're just pulling tip or sleeve to ground when you close the paddle contacts... ~Iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Paddles
That would be SO2K. Single op, two key mode! But the answer to your question is that you can easily use either a Y cable or Y adaptor. I purchased a Y adaptor from Radio Shack for just that purpose. Works great -- as long as you only use one at a time. Dave, N4QS - Original Message - From: Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Paddles Y would they interfere with each other? Are you going to use one with each hand at the same time? --- On Fri, 6/4/10, PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com wrote: From: PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com Subject: [Elecraft] Paddles To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, June 4, 2010, 3:54 PM I may be way off base here but I am curious...Has anyone ever tried using a y cord to hook two sets of paddles up to the K3?? or would they interfere with each other?? I think it would be cheaper than making a switch box??? PHIL. www.n2bee.net Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Paddles
Or u can use an ext keyed on the key in Jack and a paddle on the paddle input using the int keyer. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2010, at 2:54 PM, PHIL n2...@stny.rr.com wrote: I may be way off base here but I am curious...Has anyone ever tried using a y cord to hook two sets of paddles up to the K3?? or would they interfere with each other?? I think it would be cheaper than making a switch box??? PHIL. www.n2bee.net Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] 2 keys -
OK guys, got the picture and thanks for the help - always better to ask when in doubt!! I love this radio- - - PHIL. www.n2bee.net Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Display and Eye Glasses for OTs only
I have a shelf so I can have my two 19 monitors above the K3, rotor control, SteppIR box, and paddle. The monitors are too high for my progressive lenses, which are continuously variable from reading to distance with no line (think analog instead of digital!). The shelf is 8 (20 cm) above the desk top. I have a set of what the optician called office glasses. They are also progressives, but the top part is for 2-3' (60-90 cm) or so. Actually the top 2 mm is the real distance prescription, but it isn't very useful. It's a nuisance to use two pairs of glasses but it works well for me. I really like progressive lenses for the same reason I like a speed knob on a keyer. Jim N7US PS: It beats the other subject old guys talk about! -Original Message- Mike, Another solution is to have a pair of glasses for radio use. I have set of bifocals which are used for computer and radio with roughly a thirty inch focal length and reading at roughly fourteen inches. I find them very convenient in the radio shack. 73 Doug EI2CN PS What have we come to talking this way. -Original Message- Hi Joe: Here's a low tech solution: trifocals. I sit about 28 from my computer screen and about the same from the K3. The middle range of my trifocals is perfect. Same problem and solution for the speedometer on the car's dashboard. 73, Mike K2MK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 S/N 4359 - It's Alive! (And Thanks)
Finished assembly of my K3/100 serial number 4359 this afternoon. What an easy, trouble-free build. Everything checks out, the 100W PA works fine, and I'm looking forward to getting some sort of antenna up in the air to make some QSOs. Only had two minor issues during the assembly. First, I accidentally dumped my 32-bin plastic parts tray over, with most of the K3 nuts, washers, etc. falling into the chassis / RF board - arrrgh! Then, when I was almost finished, I heard something rattling in the front panel unit. Thinking it was from the dumped parts bin, I ripped the K3 apart, including the front panel. Only to find out that the rattle was caused by my not having tightened down the knurled ring on the phones jack on the front!!! Anyway, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Wayne and Eric for designing such a great rig. Assembly couldn't have been easier - the manual was exceptional! And lastly - a BIG attaboy for Susan and Ryan at Elecraft - they had their names in the packing slips on all the parts bags and not one item was missing - thanks folks!!! 73, Jim / W6JHB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-S-N-4359-It-s-Alive-And-Thanks-tp5141556p5141556.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
