[Elecraft] K3 repair
I sent my K3 to Elecraft in California after I and tried and failed to fix the problem using Elecraft's support process. I finally called them after hearing nothing for over a week. The nice lady who answered the phone told me that the radio wouldn't even be put on the repair bench for at least a month. Is this the normal turnaround time? I'm sure that there are lots of techs unemployed in CA. Maybe Elecraft should put them to work. Dave N1IX __ 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 repair
Dave, I sent in my K3 for hardware updates that I was unable to perform. It was in Aptos just over a month. It arrives home tomorrow When I inquired earlier this year, I was told that the waiting period was approximately two weeks. So, I believe they are experiencing a rush of new work lately. Some folks may be doing just what I did, updating in preparation of the release of the P3. 73 Gary W7TEA - 73, Gary W7TEA K3 #1001 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-repair-tp5243177p5243366.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
[Elecraft] K3 Repair
I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3. I sent it to Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th. Yes, that was quite a bit of time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log they have. They do not publish those stats. I guess as I turned 60 this last month, I've learn patiences (finally). As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent. There was not a lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process. That can be frustrating, but again I exercised patience. She was quite helpful. I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair customers. They have my baby and I want it back! Just good customer service...something they already do quite well. Part of my patience was my K2/100. Still works fine. Lee - K0WA === Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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 Repair
Wish I'd have known that before I sent one in for some work yesterday, I might have at least explored other options before sending it off for such a long time. Maybe an estimated repair time supplied with the RSA might be something to consider. Tim NZ8J Sent from my iPhone __ 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 Repair
A fate worse than death...being confined to 2 meter FM while the real rig is being tweaked/repaired! John Ragle -- W1ZI = On 7/1/2010 12:10 PM, Tim Cook wrote: Wish I'd have known that before I sent one in for some work yesterday, I might have at least explored other options before sending it off for such a long time. Maybe an estimated repair time supplied with the RSA might be something to consider. Tim NZ8J Sent from my iPhone __ 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 Repair
I've had to send a K3 back to Aptos two different times. Each time I did so it ended up taking twice as long as I was initially told it would (estimates were provided by the tech support person rather than someone who probably knew more). I didn't like it. I've always had more respect for businesses who tell you the truth up front rather than those who embellish and tell you what they think you might want to hear. IMHO, as more and more Elecraft products are being sold, the need for repair and service is obviously going to increase proportionally, and if the service and repair sections are not continually expanded to keep up with demand, we'll start seeing more posts of this type. Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3. I sent it to Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th. Yes, that was quite a bit of time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log they have. They do not publish those stats. I guess as I turned 60 this last month, I've learn patiences (finally). As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent. There was not a lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process. That can be frustrating, but again I exercised patience. She was quite helpful. I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair customers. They have my baby and I want it back! Just good customer service...something they already do quite well. Part of my patience was my K2/100. Still works fine. Lee - K0WA === Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K2 S-Meter LED Question (Alignment and Test Part II)
Greetings. My other e-mail addy doesn't appear to be working, so I'll try another.. I'm at the Alignment and Test Part II of my K2 build, and everything appears to be well with specs. I've completed the process through the BFO Test, and have stopped at the BFO alignment (was getting late). However, during all of this, the rightmost LED on the S-Meter is constantly lit. Any clues as to what may be causing this? Thanks Don W4DHH __ 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 Repair
Just goes to show you that the smart operator is like a boy scout -- be prepared. So, have two K3s or at least another good rig for backup. Of course, a conspiracy theorist would see this as a Elecraft marketing scheme: that is, slow down repair cycle to encourage customers to buy a second K3 for backup. On Jul 1, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Donald Butler wrote: I've had to send a K3 back to Aptos two different times. Each time I did so it ended up taking twice as long as I was initially told it would (estimates were provided by the tech support person rather than someone who probably knew more). I didn't like it. I've always had more respect for businesses who tell you the truth up front rather than those who embellish and tell you what they think you might want to hear. IMHO, as more and more Elecraft products are being sold, the need for repair and service is obviously going to increase proportionally, and if the service and repair sections are not continually expanded to keep up with demand, we'll start seeing more posts of this type. Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3. I sent it to Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th. Yes, that was quite a bit of time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log they have. They do not publish those stats. I guess as I turned 60 this last month, I've learn patiences (finally). As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent. There was not a lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process. That can be frustrating, but again I exercised patience. She was quite helpful. I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair customers. They have my baby and I want it back! Just good customer service...something they already do quite well. Part of my patience was my K2/100. Still works fine. Lee - K0WA === Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
Lee, I connect to a CC Cluster, specifically VE7CC-1, which allows me to filter spots by band. I have my filter for 6M set to give me spots only from IL and WI. His user program can be downloaded at http://ve7cc.net/. A very interesting web site is http://vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Lan=EFrec=50Map=NAmycall=myloc=freq=pro p Jim N7US -Original Message- Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
Lee, Hello, The Elecraft 6M preamp is worth the money, It works very well. 6M is a blast , you will like it. June 20,2010 I worked KL7/KB7Q for my number 50 state. (WAS) on 6M , and already have his QSL card . Also worked 8 EU stations so far this year on 6M Don't hear EU very often here in Oklahoma. GL and 73 Ken K5DNL PS we worked 160M CW 12/05/09 - --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Lee Buller k...@swbell.net wrote: From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 11:28 AM Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
I highly recommend down loading CommCat, the DX advantage by W6HN. You not only will set it up to monitor what you want, but it is configured with the K3 to click on the station shown and it will take your K3 there along with any special changes such as off set. It's a winner. Google Commsoft. Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc p...@lamarcheenterprises.com www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 #1605 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
Lee, DX Sherlock is great for keeping tabs on 6M openings: http://www.vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Lan=EFrec=50ML=MMap=NA great maps created from current posts ... worldwide info, etc. Others may differ, but IMHO I think you're likely to need the PR6 if you become serious about 6M, and you may also want a P3.. I have two K3s, but always choose my 756ProIII when I get on 6M. Right out of the box, with the same antenna, etc., it hears better than either of my K3s (which do not have PR6s). but I use the ProIII for other reasons, too (there's a KW amp behind it, and it has the built-in bandscope which is always helpful during 6M openings). Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 10:28 AM Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] AFSK - K3 - SignaLink USB
That's not quite right; the SignaLink USB incorporates a USB sound card, freeing up any sound card(s) installed in the computer itself for other uses. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 http://www.fists.co.uk -Original Message- Message: 24 Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:43:28 -0700 From: wb6r...@mac.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] AFSK - K3 - SignaLink USB To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 3597f80a-718d-4f36-8d97-ca5c6daff...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If you look at the schematic of the SignaLink, you'll see that it is redundant to what is already built into the K3. In addition, the K3 has a stereo audio out interface, facilitating the use of software for AFSK that recognizes dual RX for split frequency DX chasing. http://www.tigertronics.com/sl_mods.htm __ 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 S-Meter LED Question (Alignment and Test Part II)
Don, I would suggest you first look for a solder bridge in the vicinity of FP DS2 (the LED array) pin 20 and/or U4 pin17. There are via holes on the board between those location which are also potential places for solder bridges. If you find nothing in that search, then the most likely problem is that U4 has a bad output at pin 17. The 6B595 IC is subject to static damage, and may have been zapped when it was mounted if good anti-static procedures were not followed. 73, Don W3FPR Don Herring wrote: However, during all of this, the rightmost LED on the S-Meter is constantly lit. Any clues as to what may be causing this? __ 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] For Sale: Keys
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Re: [Elecraft] AFSK - K3 - SignaLink USB
You will also see that other than the audio derived PTT that is unnecessary with the K3, the functions of SLUSB can be performed better (e.g. stereo receive) and at a lower cost with a sub-$20 CM108 based USB dongle like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128004 The choice of an interface is not simply one of a second sound card, it should be driven by the user's operating needs, software and convenience. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 7/1/2010 12:42 PM, Graham Smith wrote: That's not quite right; the SignaLink USB incorporates a USB sound card, freeing up any sound card(s) installed in the computer itself for other uses. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 http://www.fists.co.uk -Original Message- Message: 24 Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:43:28 -0700 From: wb6r...@mac.com If you look at the schematic of the SignaLink, you'll see that it is redundant to what is already built into the K3. In addition, the K3 has a stereo audio out interface, facilitating the use of software for AFSK that recognizes dual RX for split frequency DX chasing. http://www.tigertronics.com/sl_mods.htm __ 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] K-3 and SignaLink on RTTY
The only digital mode I'm running on my K-3 is RTTY. I have a SignaLink but have never tried it on RTTY with my K-3. For RTTY use only, please advise if there are any advantages to adding the SignaLink to the system rather than direct connections from the CPU to K-3. 73, Dick- K9OM __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
I use both the VE7CC cluster and the VHFDX.net as well but the VHFDX.net page has some drawbacks. Yes it does show you where the band is open to but those lines may be out of date, excessive time displayed. I've made postings to it and came back half an hour later and they were still shown. So that's where the DX cluster by VE7CC comes in. You can quickly jump to that page and see what is actually happening on 6 whether in the USA, Europe, Africa, ASIA or wherever. And you can also look at what's happening on 10, 2, 432 and others. But, only if people are entering what they are hearing/working on the bands. By all means don't just trust the VHFDX.net display but do use the two together. You can spot what you hear and work on either of the two resource pages but if you spot a station on the VE7CC page it won't show up on the VHFDX.net page as a line from your qth (call sign displayed) to the station you either hear or worked. But if you post the same info on the VHFDX.NET page, you will need to know your grid square, then it will show up on both VE7CC and VHFDX.net Have fun. It's a different world and lots of fun, especially when the band is up and running. Larry W0OGH DM43ci --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Donald Butler n...@comcast.net wrote: From: Donald Butler n...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie To: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net, Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 9:47 AM Lee, DX Sherlock is great for keeping tabs on 6M openings: http://www.vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Lan=EFrec=50ML=MMap=NA great maps created from current posts ... worldwide info, etc. Others may differ, but IMHO I think you're likely to need the PR6 if you become serious about 6M, and you may also want a P3.. I have two K3s, but always choose my 756ProIII when I get on 6M. Right out of the box, with the same antenna, etc., it hears better than either of my K3s (which do not have PR6s). but I use the ProIII for other reasons, too (there's a KW amp behind it, and it has the built-in bandscope which is always helpful during 6M openings). Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 10:28 AM Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] K9ING Bob Stevens Please Contact Me Off List
Off Topic : Please have K9ING Bob Stevens contact me off list. Thanks 73, Rod Koch wa9...@aol.com K2/100 SN 1900 KX1 SN 2166 __ 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] PR6 Preamp
Hi Lee, I have the PR6 preamp and it works well. Had a Down East Microwave preamp that I built from a kit ... worked very well. When got the PR6 I of course compared them. The PR6 was equal ... maybe slightly better, so a local friend has the DEM. Here's a site that shows 6M activity ... or lack thereof. (:-) http://www.vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Lan=EFrec=50ML=MMap=NA 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@rfwave.net http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 __ 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 Repair
As it was explained to me, there are two different areas, Repairs and Modifications. I was told two to three weeks when I initially asked for an approximate time, but that was back towards the beginning of the year. There has been one new mod added since then. I'm guessing a lot of folks put off sending a rig back and Elecraft got hit all at once. I certainly would have liked a shorter turn around time, but do understand why it is taking so long. I would also think any warranty repair would have higher priority and would probably use repair/mod techs to build newly ordered rigs, at least some of the time (this is my opinion only) It's not been too horrible with a second K3 and K2 on hand, but sure do miss the second RX at times. hihi Too, now I have a good excuse to work on antennas and other station improvements. 73, Julius - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3#1875 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Repair-tp5243994p5244569.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
[Elecraft] K3 - ATU BYPASS relay/circuitry?
Maybe someone can answer this. Still trying to understand the K3 atu and why I still get random high swr readings on some bands into a dummy load; when I switch in BYPASS I hear a relay switching but I've never located this relay *or* the associated BYPASS circuitry on the schematics, ie. I can't work out what BYPASS is actually doing at the circuit level. Anyone know?? Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-ATU-BYPASS-relay-circuitry-tp5244635p5244635.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 - ATU BYPASS relay/circuitry?
There is no bypass relay as such: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg84916.html Bob NW8L On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:04 PM, GW0ETF gw0...@btinternet.com wrote: Maybe someone can answer this. Still trying to understand the K3 atu and why I still get random high swr readings on some bands into a dummy load; when I switch in BYPASS I hear a relay switching but I've never located this relay *or* the associated BYPASS circuitry on the schematics, ie. I can't work out what BYPASS is actually doing at the circuit level. Anyone know?? Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-ATU-BYPASS-relay-circuitry-tp5244635p5244635.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 __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
You can also google the VE7CC dx cluster. There is CC software there that is VERY configurable to your own personal requirements and one of the setup screens has a button that will have the software work with the K3. I controled it using LPBridge and it worked fine. Click on the freq and the K3 freq changes, but not the mode. You can also send the spots to other loggers like N1MM. There's also operation with Skimmer though I have not tried it yet. Oh...it's free too! - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Thu Jul 1 9:42 , Phil LaMarche sent: I highly recommend down loading CommCat, the DX advantage by W6HN. You not only will set it up to monitor what you want, but it is configured with the K3 to click on the station shown and it will take your K3 there along with any special changes such as off set. It's a winner. Google Commsoft. Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc p...@lamarcheenterprises.com www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 #1605 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')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] 6 meters Newbie
Some interesting sites shared here for the 50mhz enthusiast, but perhaps one of the best sites hasn't had a mention. www.on4kst.com Real time chat with other like minded people, plus separate web pages for region 1 or region 2 (although when the band is open, you'll see 'users' logged onto both) It'll cost you nothing to check it out, I'm confident you'd find it useful. It's great as FS/W6JKV is currently working into EU and Jimmy is passing real time data on to users right now... 73, Andy http://gd0tep.com -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lee Buller Sent: 01 July 2010 16:29 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie Just got up my three element 6 meter beam at about 25 feet. I know it is not high. Could someone tell me a good web site to access to learn more about 6 meters? Watch for openings? Etc. Also, is the pre-amp a good investment if I am going to do more 6 meters Lee - K0WA Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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] Squeeze Keyer for K2, K3 ?
Don, Maybe a gate implementation might work ... you set me on a search that led me to http://fermi.la.asu.edu/w9cf/articles/ultimatic/ultimatic.html ... and that's probably the info you recalled. A quick glance won't do for this one: I'll need to study it a bit and see if it'll do the trick. It appears that the K12 keyer could solve the problem, if the above won't. $17 for http://k1el.tripod.com/K12.html is fairly modest. I'll get back to you all shortly with the conclusion! Many thanks, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com Williamsport, PA 17701 Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, That places you in my chronological age range - yes, I have my 50 year pin from ARRL too! I believe you are referring to Ultimatic keying - the paddle that was last operated is the one that takes precedence - none of the idiotic alternating dots and dashes (which to me is confusing). Yes, I have tried to use Iambic, and have never been successful - I resort to 'slap keying' and/or a single lever paddle. Ultimatic was the first keying method introduced with the Ultimatic Keyer (a vacuum tube design), and it is a puzzle to me why it has not been continued - perhaps the Curtis chip popularization of Iambic ruined the best keying method available - not to mention the adoption of the Iambic B mode which adds an opposite element at the end of a character - initially that was a mistake by the Curtic designers. but they successfully sold it as an enhancement. There is a cure. Take a look at the K12 keyer by K1EL which supports Ultimatic mode. Alternately, there was a fellow on the Elecaft reflector (about 6 months ago - maybe longer, my memory gets compressed with age) who developed both a logic gate and a pic implementation of an Ultimastic to Iambic converter. I have the parts on a perfboard for that, but have not yet finished it. Look in the archives because I have forgotten who it was that produced the design. BTW - I have lobbied Elecraft for inclusion of Ultimatic keying support for the K2 and the K3, but all I have gotten so far is a maybe - I guess Wayne is occupied with more important things to do than support us few old farts who remember and liked the Ultimatic keyer. 73, Don W3FPR Alan D. Wilcox wrote: Hello, Fifty years ago I designed and built a tube keyer to replace my Vibroplex. Then a transistor keyer. All this before the iambic keyers came along ... Left paddle = dots Right = dashes Squeeze both paddles = dashes only. The technique I developed was to 1. Always squeeze _both_ keys for dashes; if I was a bit late getting the dash paddle closed, the logic turned the dot into a dash (as long as the dot hadn't finished, of course.) 2. If dots followed dashes, just simply let loose of the right paddle. 3. A string of dots would turn into dashes simply by squeezing both paddles together. I could send good CW at fairly-respectable speeds, and was happy. For decades ... until I got the K2 and the K3. Then I tried to get the hang of iambic keying, and the best I can do is slap-keying or stagger along at 10 wpm or slower iambic. Questions: 1. Is there a way to kludge the K2 or K3 keying logic for squeeze keying? 2. Does anyone make a keyer with my logic? WHO? All I've ever seen are iambic. 3. If neither, and I wind up building my new keyer myself, is this something anybody else would want? Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com Williamsport, PA 17701 __ 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 Repair
No Conspirac therosts would see it more as a scheme to let ops know that the good old days of Hams actually working on their own radios are paractially dead, and even Elecraft is subjected to appliance operators too. Sad day, isn't it. From: phys...@mac.com Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:30:54 -0700 To: n...@comcast.net CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair Just goes to show you that the smart operator is like a boy scout -- be prepared. So, have two K3s or at least another good rig for backup. Of course, a conspiracy theorist would see this as a Elecraft marketing scheme: that is, slow down repair cycle to encourage customers to buy a second K3 for backup. On Jul 1, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Donald Butler wrote: I've had to send a K3 back to Aptos two different times. Each time I did so it ended up taking twice as long as I was initially told it would (estimates were provided by the tech support person rather than someone who probably knew more). I didn't like it. I've always had more respect for businesses who tell you the truth up front rather than those who embellish and tell you what they think you might want to hear. IMHO, as more and more Elecraft products are being sold, the need for repair and service is obviously going to increase proportionally, and if the service and repair sections are not continually expanded to keep up with demand, we'll start seeing more posts of this type. Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3. I sent it to Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th. Yes, that was quite a bit of time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log they have. They do not publish those stats. I guess as I turned 60 this last month, I've learn patiences (finally). As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent. There was not a lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process. That can be frustrating, but again I exercised patience. She was quite helpful. I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair customers. They have my baby and I want it back! Just good customer service...something they already do quite well. Part of my patience was my K2/100. Still works fine. Lee - K0WA === Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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 _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendarocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 __ 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 repair
I sent my K3 in about 2 months ago for some mods and updates. I was originally told it would be a 2-3 week turn around. After 3 weeks I contacted them and was told it would be 5 weeks. After 5 weeks, I contacted them again and was told that it would go on the bench the following week. It did go on the bench the following week and was returned quickly after that. All told I was without my K3 for 7 weeks. The only real complaint I had with the entire process is that there was no proactive communication. I had to inquire each time a deadline passed in order to get an update. 73, John, WA6L -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-repair-tp5243177p5245069.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 - ATU BYPASS relay/circuitry?
Stewart, If you are driving a dummy load and have the tuner in TUNE, you still have do do a TUNE into the dummy so the ATU remembers the setting for that band segment and into that dummy load. Remember that with the K3 ATU, the bands are segmented, so if you QSY beyond a band segment, you will have to re-tune. 73, Don W3FPR GW0ETF wrote: Maybe someone can answer this. Still trying to understand the K3 atu and why I still get random high swr readings on some bands into a dummy load; when I switch in BYPASS I hear a relay switching but I've never located this relay *or* the associated BYPASS circuitry on the schematics, ie. I can't work out what BYPASS is actually doing at the circuit level. Anyone know?? Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF __ 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 repair
John, While such proactive communication would be a good thing, please understand that it takes a person -who is knowledgeable of the process and estimated time - to create the emails for that communication. The person with that kind of knowledge is most likely the tech himself, and if everyone wants their radios back as quickly as possible, it is best to keep him working on the radio currently on his repair bench. Even the tech cannot give a good answer if he has several radios in the queue. He never knows how long each radio will take until he gets it open and makes some progress on it. Bottom line is that all you really can get is an educated guess, and even though an educated guess, it is usually wrong - Murphy says so. The only real answer you can get is how far back in the queue is your radio. When I have more than 5 radios in line here, things get a bit hectic, and I don't do the K3 repairs, just KX1, K1, K2, XVseries and the rest of that line. With the advent of the K3 DSP Board upgrade, I believe the queue at Elecraft has grown substantially. Unfortunately, they cannot grow their repair staff quickly, it takes some learning and experience before a new tech can become proficient. But yes, 7 weeks is a long time. I get uncomfortable if I cannot hold my turnaround time to less than 2 weeks, but sometimes stuff happens. 73, Don W3FPR WA6L wrote: The only real complaint I had with the entire process is that there was no proactive communication. I had to inquire each time a deadline passed in order to get an update. 73, John, WA6L __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
I love the VE7CC cluster and cluster client. Wouldn't exchange it for anything, the filtering is wonderful. I use it with HRD via a localhost telnet connection so I have point and click to qsy with HRD's cluster window. But there is a significant delay between spots showing in the VE7CC client and them popping up in HRD, sometimes several minutes. I'd love to point and click to qsy directly in the cluster client, but haven't figured out how. I do have LP-Bridge between the K3 and HRD. Where do I look for the K3 setup in the CC software? AB2TC - Knut Greg - AB7R wrote: You can also google the VE7CC dx cluster. There is CC software there that is VERY configurable to your own personal requirements and one of the setup screens has a button that will have the software work with the K3. I controled it using LPBridge and it worked fine. Click on the freq and the K3 freq changes, but not the mode. You can also send the spots to other loggers like N1MM. There's also operation with Skimmer though I have not tried it yet. Oh...it's free too! - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 snip -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/6-meters-Newbie-tp5244084p5245292.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 Repair
If you have all the test equipment necessary to troubleshoot these modern radios more power to you. In the old days I used to be able to work on my car too. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of The Smiths Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 3:08 PM To: phys...@mac.com; n...@comcast.net Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair No Conspirac therosts would see it more as a scheme to let ops know that the good old days of Hams actually working on their own radios are paractially dead, and even Elecraft is subjected to appliance operators too. Sad day, isn't it. From: phys...@mac.com Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:30:54 -0700 To: n...@comcast.net CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair Just goes to show you that the smart operator is like a boy scout -- be prepared. So, have two K3s or at least another good rig for backup. Of course, a conspiracy theorist would see this as a Elecraft marketing scheme: that is, slow down repair cycle to encourage customers to buy a second K3 for backup. On Jul 1, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Donald Butler wrote: I've had to send a K3 back to Aptos two different times. Each time I did so it ended up taking twice as long as I was initially told it would (estimates were provided by the tech support person rather than someone who probably knew more). I didn't like it. I've always had more respect for businesses who tell you the truth up front rather than those who embellish and tell you what they think you might want to hear. IMHO, as more and more Elecraft products are being sold, the need for repair and service is obviously going to increase proportionally, and if the service and repair sections are not continually expanded to keep up with demand, we'll start seeing more posts of this type. Don, N5LZ - Original Message - From: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3. I sent it to Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th. Yes, that was quite a bit of time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log they have. They do not publish those stats. I guess as I turned 60 this last month, I've learn patiences (finally). As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent. There was not a lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process. That can be frustrating, but again I exercised patience. She was quite helpful. I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair customers. They have my baby and I want it back! Just good customer service...something they already do quite well. Part of my patience was my K2/100. Still works fine. Lee - K0WA === Ham Radio Operators: Kansas QSO Party is August 28-29, 2010. See www.ksqsoparty.org for details In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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 _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendarocid=PID28 326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 __
Re: [Elecraft] RTTY via FSK-D
Is the duty cycle of the K3 so that it will handle 100 watts output safely in a cw or rtty contest? At home I use a amplifier with 40 watts of drive. But, I would like to be able to operate portable at the river with just the K3 in a cw or rtty contest if it can handle the continious duty on these modes. Roy - WK4Y __ 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 Repair
Hearing at least a month before it hits the bench, was discouraging, stories of 7 weeks in the recent past is even more disappointing. At least I hope the theories are correct in that it is due to an unusual amount of upgrades and not an increase in failures. Tim NZ8J __ 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] Elecraft K2/100 lives!!!
Good Lick, Slade. That is what Amateur Radio is about. 73, Skip WB4DAD K2/100 #6626 K2 #6745 If it ain't broke, don't fix it. __ 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] RTTY via FSK-D
I don't know about most of you but with WL and MMTTY with the simple transistor keyer, I have to set FSK-pol to 0 in my K3. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RTTY-via-FSK-D-tp4672954p5245437.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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair
I would be happy to trouble shoot and repair the K3 rigs if I thought that people would actually send them to an outside source for repair. However, I think that people would much rather wait the 7 weeks than have their rigs repaired by someone other than Elecraft. That's one thing Elecraft has going for themselves. From: n...@woh.rr.com To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:26:41 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair Hearing at least a month before it hits the bench, was discouraging, stories of 7 weeks in the recent past is even more disappointing. At least I hope the theories are correct in that it is due to an unusual amount of upgrades and not an increase in failures. Tim NZ8J __ 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 _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 __ 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] 6 meters Newbie
Go to configuration-port/logging program and down in the lower right you will see enable K3 with a comport to select. After that just click on the frequency in the DX window. It changes only frequency not mode. ab2tc wrote: I love the VE7CC cluster and cluster client. Wouldn't exchange it for anything, the filtering is wonderful. I use it with HRD via a localhost telnet connection so I have point and click to qsy with HRD's cluster window. But there is a significant delay between spots showing in the VE7CC client and them popping up in HRD, sometimes several minutes. I'd love to point and click to qsy directly in the cluster client, but haven't figured out how. I do have LP-Bridge between the K3 and HRD. Where do I look for the K3 setup in the CC software? AB2TC - Knut Greg - AB7R wrote: You can also google the VE7CC dx cluster. There is CC software there that is VERY configurable to your own personal requirements and one of the setup screens has a button that will have the software work with the K3. I controled it using LPBridge and it worked fine. Click on the freq and the K3 freq changes, but not the mode. You can also send the spots to other loggers like N1MM. There's also operation with Skimmer though I have not tried it yet. Oh...it's free too! - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 snip -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/6-meters-Newbie-tp5244084p5245468.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 Repair
Hmmm, Still like to know just what the ratio of units sold vs units requiring return for repair. Not likely to see those figures I suppose but it would perhaps throw some light on the reliability of the radios. These figures would need to have the operator caused repairs shown as separate figures. I suspect the figures would be quite good (read low) when it comes to actual component failure. When you add upgrades, building of new K3's, preparing for the P3 I would imagine the picture would be a little clearer. Turn around time for my K3 was about 7 weeks, however, between 2 and 3 weeks was postage between the US and Australia and the Kangaroo's seem slow to deliver here when they have K3's strapped to their back...(Grin) Turnaround time by Icom in Australia was about a month the two times the 706MKIIG suffered terminal issues and Yaesu here are not too bad either. Kenwood is somewhere between slow and unresponsive from the stories we hear down under. The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the problem can be isolated to a board so that a simple swap can be done and thus eliminates return to the factory for repairs. For those that are unable or not confidenrt in their ability to take the radio apart they at least have to opportunity to use the factory repair facility. Just my 2 cents worthkeep the change 73's Gary On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM, NZ8J n...@woh.rr.com wrote: Hearing at least a month before it hits the bench, was discouraging, stories of 7 weeks in the recent past is even more disappointing. At least I hope the theories are correct in that it is due to an unusual amount of upgrades and not an increase in failures. Tim NZ8J __ 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 -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! __ 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 Tilt Bale Installation
Mount the plastic holders to the bottom first thing. Next take a loop of strong twine and tie it tight around the legs of of the bail so the loop is about tight but not quit. Take a short screwdriver and place it in between the twine loops between the legs. Start twisting the the loop by turning the screwdriver in a circle. In a short time the tightening of the twine loop will pull the legs in enough to insert them in the mounting. Be VERY careful on releasing the screw driver by untwisting so that it doesn't get away from you. John NQ3RP -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Tilt-Bale-Installation-tp5226608p5245656.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] K2 Tilt Bale Installation
Brian, Here's what I do, and it only takes a moment ... 1. Mount one foot. 2. Mount the second foot with the front screw. Keep it loose so you can rotate the foot around. 3. Get a strap clamp (Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware for holding odd-shaped wood pieces while gluing.) 4. Put the strap around the bail and ratchet it tighter and tighter. 5. When the bail is compressed enough, swing the loose foot in place. 6. Insert that last screw and tighten all screws. 7. Release the clamp. Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com Williamsport, PA 17701 Brian Denley wrote: Is there some trick to this? The screw hole placement makes this an extremely tight assembly. I am really afraid that soimething is going to break as I try to bow the bale wire more than .5 inches. No luck so far. Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.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] RTTY via FSK-D
Is the duty cycle of the K3 so that it will handle 100 watts output safely in a cw or rtty contest? At home I use a amplifier with 40 watts of drive. But, I would like to be able to operate portable at the river with just the K3 in a cw or rtty contest if it can handle the continious duty on these modes. I have run both of mine flat-out at 100 watts in the NAQP RTTY contest, where amps are not allowed. There were no problems. The fan comes on at high speed, but PA temp stabilizes way below the high temp cutoff point. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Big Bear Lake, CA __ 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 Tilt Bale Installation
And there is another method that works well too and is quite safe. Created a long time ago by Tom Hammond N0SS. Mount one foot, insert the bail, then using long screws (the PA mounting screws will do, but 3/4 inch or longer 4-40 screws work easier), put the screws in at an angle and start the nuts, don't bother with the lockwashers - then alternately tighten the long screws and foot and the loose end of the bail will be pulled into place as you tighten the screws. When these long screws are both tight, remove them one at a time and insert the proper hardware, lock washers and nuts. Job done. 73, Don W3FPR Alan D. Wilcox wrote: Brian, Here's what I do, and it only takes a moment ... 1. Mount one foot. 2. Mount the second foot with the front screw. Keep it loose so you can rotate the foot around. 3. Get a strap clamp (Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware for holding odd-shaped wood pieces while gluing.) 4. Put the strap around the bail and ratchet it tighter and tighter. 5. When the bail is compressed enough, swing the loose foot in place. 6. Insert that last screw and tighten all screws. 7. Release the clamp. Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com Williamsport, PA 17701 Brian Denley wrote: Is there some trick to this? The screw hole placement makes this an extremely tight assembly. I am really afraid that soimething is going to break as I try to bow the bale wire more than .5 inches. No luck so far. Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.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] K2 Tilt Bale Installation
On 7/1/2010 6:14 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: And there is another method that works well too and is quite safe. Created a long time ago by Tom Hammond N0SS. Mount one foot, insert the bail, then using long screws (the PA mounting screws will do, but 3/4 inch or longer 4-40 screws work easier), put the screws in at an angle and start the nuts, don't bother with the lockwashers - then alternately tighten the long screws and foot and the loose end of the bail will be pulled into place as you tighten the screws. When these long screws are both tight, remove them one at a time and insert the proper hardware, lock washers and nuts. Job done. 73, Don W3FPR I can vouch for this method, I used it to change from the tall bail to the short one -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan __ 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 Repair
The biggest ramp up for working on a K3 is getting to the point where you can read its schematic with understanding. The only piece of test equipment I've had to use on it is an XG-1. I DID have some problems that I could see most sending it back to the shop. DO need magnifying glasses tho and willingness to get in the program for SMD components. Much easier to work on a K2. 73, Guy On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:54 PM, David leDuc n...@n1ix.com wrote: If you have all the test equipment necessary to troubleshoot these modern radios more power to you. In the old days I used to be able to work on my car too. __ 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] Best approach for K1 rx alignment?
Hey guys! New Elecrafter here...building myself a K1 and having a LOT of fun. Altogether, I'm assembling the K1 with 4-band filter, noise blanker, and tuner. I've built a lot of smaller kits in the past, but this has been by far the most ambitious build yet. I'm happy to say that studying all of the builders' guides and instructions have kept me from running off the road. I do, however, have one question for the group. Specifically, I have reached the point in construction (Ch. 7, Pg. 39) where I am to perform receiver alignment. The instructions suggest, in preference order, a signal generator, another ham transceiver, or an antenna. Since things have gone so well this far, I am motivated to use the best option and hopefully continue my success through this step. I don't have a signal generator, per se. I do, however, have a VE3DNL marker generator assembled and functioning. Would this be appropriate to use for the intended purpose, or do I need a transmitter that is natively (that is, not through harmonics like the VE3DNL does) transmitting in-band? Alternatively, would the Elecraft XG2 be a better tool for the job? I am building for 40,30,20, 15but the XG2 is 3-band only? Thanks to all for help and kindness to this newbie! --Andy K0ADE __ 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] cw vs ssb noise level
When in ssb, I have an acceptable noise level, but change to cw and wow does it ever risewhat is going on? or as they say in brooklyn Wha hoppen? If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Andy Engle andy.en...@live.com wrote: From: Andy Engle andy.en...@live.com Subject: [Elecraft] Best approach for K1 rx alignment? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 3:31 PM Hey guys! New Elecrafter here...building myself a K1 and having a LOT of fun. Altogether, I'm assembling the K1 with 4-band filter, noise blanker, and tuner. I've built a lot of smaller kits in the past, but this has been by far the most ambitious build yet. I'm happy to say that studying all of the builders' guides and instructions have kept me from running off the road. I do, however, have one question for the group. Specifically, I have reached the point in construction (Ch. 7, Pg. 39) where I am to perform receiver alignment. The instructions suggest, in preference order, a signal generator, another ham transceiver, or an antenna. Since things have gone so well this far, I am motivated to use the best option and hopefully continue my success through this step. I don't have a signal generator, per se. I do, however, have a VE3DNL marker generator assembled and functioning. Would this be appropriate to use for the intended purpose, or do I need a transmitter that is natively (that is, not through harmonics like the VE3DNL does) transmitting in-band? Alternatively, would the Elecraft XG2 be a better tool for the job? I am building for 40,30,20, 15but the XG2 is 3-band only? Thanks to all for help and kindness to this newbie! --Andy K0ADE __ 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] Best approach for K1 rx alignment?
Andy, What you need - especially on 15 meters is a good strong signal that is known to be in the 15 meter band. It is possible (and easy) to get the Pre-Mixer bandpass filter tuned up so that you are receiving 24 MHz rather than 21 MHz. The marker generator will not differentiate between the marker points, so I would discourage its use for the intitial tuning of the K1 bandpass filters. So I would suggest you operate a 15 meter transmitter into a dummy load and couple a hunk of wire antenna from the K1 to the dummy load - sufficiently close that you can hear a signal even though the bandpass filters may be mis-tuned. The same thing goes for 30 meters, but the problem is not as severe on 30 meters as it is on 15 (or 17 if you built the 4 band board for that band). Once you find the 15 meter signal, keep increasing the distance between the other transmitter's dummy load and your antenna wire as you tune the 15 meter trimmers. Keep the signal into the K1 as low as possible so you can find a definite peak. You must tune 15 meters before you tune 20 meters, and 30 meters before you tune 40 meters. Attempting to do it the other way 'round will onlly lead to frustration. The capacitive trimmers should be set initially with the slots parallel with the long side of the 4 band board. The proper tuning point will be no further than 20 degrees from that position (unless you have a problem with the number of turns on the toroids). Once you do the receive alignment, you will be instructed to do the transmit alignment later. You should only have to 'tweak' the adjustments slightly during this transmmit alignment if you did a good job of alignment in receive mode. It is easier to discern the peak during transmit adjustment than in receive. 73, Don W3FPR Andy Engle wrote: Hey guys! New Elecrafter here...building myself a K1 and having a LOT of fun. Altogether, I'm assembling the K1 with 4-band filter, noise blanker, and tuner. I've built a lot of smaller kits in the past, but this has been by far the most ambitious build yet. I'm happy to say that studying all of the builders' guides and instructions have kept me from running off the road. I do, however, have one question for the group. Specifically, I have reached the point in construction (Ch. 7, Pg. 39) where I am to perform receiver alignment. The instructions suggest, in preference order, a signal generator, another ham transceiver, or an antenna. Since things have gone so well this far, I am motivated to use the best option and hopefully continue my success through this step. I don't have a signal generator, per se. I do, however, have a VE3DNL marker generator assembled and functioning. Would this be appropriate to use for the intended purpose, or do I need a transmitter that is natively (that is, not through harmonics like the VE3DNL does) transmitting in-band? Alternatively, would the Elecraft XG2 be a better tool for the job? I am building for 40,30,20, 15but the XG2 is 3-band only? Thanks to all for help and kindness to this newbie! --Andy K0ADE __ 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 Repair
I really wanted to try and trace out what was going wrong with my KPA3 but I was kinda low for time to put into it and the first thing I was going to need was some ribbon cables made up that would allow me to remote the KPA3 so that I could trace it while its outside the K3... I figured I'd move on and go ahead and send it in once I realized I wasn't going to be able to trace things out that way. Not to mention that I really need to make an RF voltage probe but I usually go and use the spec an at work... Anyway sometimes a month before it hits the bench is faster than I'd be able to get to it. Esp when I can use it at 10W and get on the air instead! ;) However I do wish I could keep it and try to fix it for that month while I waited rather than it just sitting on a shelf. ~Brett (N7MG) On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 21:16 -0400, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: The biggest ramp up for working on a K3 is getting to the point where you can read its schematic with understanding. The only piece of test equipment I've had to use on it is an XG-1. I DID have some problems that I could see most sending it back to the shop. DO need magnifying glasses tho and willingness to get in the program for SMD components. Much easier to work on a K2. 73, Guy On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:54 PM, David leDuc n...@n1ix.com wrote: If you have all the test equipment necessary to troubleshoot these modern radios more power to you. In the old days I used to be able to work on my car too. __ 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 Repair
The vast majority of repairs are turned around in less than 2 weeks. When Eric and I get back (we're both out of town), we'll review the reasons for the long turnarounds mentioned and make any necessary changes. We did have a big increase in upgrade requests in the past 6 months, associated with the K144XV, modified DSP, rigs for DXpeditions, etc. Thanks for your patience. 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] cw vs ssb noise level
Perhaps you have your Width open too wide for CW, remember, you don't need to have it open 2KHz wide to use CW. Perhaps you have your notch filter on Auto with SSB and off with CW? Perhaps you have no NR on or NB on while in CW but do with SSB? Or perhaps you have a DIFFERENT NR setting on for CW than SSB, or even worse, the WRONG settings.. Keep CW at 1-4 and SSB at 5-8 on the NR. Otherwise, you should be getting the same amount of gain in SSB as you do CW. Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 18:55:29 -0700 From: ussvdha...@yahoo.com To: andy.en...@live.com CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] cw vs ssb noise level When in ssb, I have an acceptable noise level, but change to cw and wow does it ever risewhat is going on? or as they say in brooklyn Wha hoppen? If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Andy Engle andy.en...@live.com wrote: From: Andy Engle andy.en...@live.com Subject: [Elecraft] Best approach for K1 rx alignment? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 3:31 PM Hey guys! New Elecrafter here...building myself a K1 and having a LOT of fun. Altogether, I'm assembling the K1 with 4-band filter, noise blanker, and tuner. I've built a lot of smaller kits in the past, but this has been by far the most ambitious build yet. I'm happy to say that studying all of the builders' guides and instructions have kept me from running off the road. I do, however, have one question for the group. Specifically, I have reached the point in construction (Ch. 7, Pg. 39) where I am to perform receiver alignment. The instructions suggest, in preference order, a signal generator, another ham transceiver, or an antenna. Since things have gone so well this far, I am motivated to use the best option and hopefully continue my success through this step. I don't have a signal generator, per se. I do, however, have a VE3DNL marker generator assembled and functioning. Would this be appropriate to use for the intended purpose, or do I need a transmitter that is natively (that is, not through harmonics like the VE3DNL does) transmitting in-band? Alternatively, would the Elecraft XG2 be a better tool for the job? I am building for 40,30,20, 15but the XG2 is 3-band only? Thanks to all for help and kindness to this newbie! --Andy K0ADE __ 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 _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 __ 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 mic problems
I am need of guidance on all things voice. I have used my K3 (#1816) for some time now but only on cw. With the 6m openings, I decided to put a mic on the radio and promptly ran into problems. I cannot get the mic gain high enough to reach 8 bars per the manual. I can only get close if the mic gain is maxed, the compression is maxed, the menu gain is toggled to the high level, and I shout. I have tried both a hand mic wired through the front panel and an Heil PR-20 wired through the rear panel. I have not played with eq at all yet but I have noticed that there is no mic output unless there is some compression. No compression equals no output. Your help is greatly appreciated. It's probably operator error but I'm too close to see the problem. 73, Jim W5QM __ 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
