Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft [P3] Shipping Notice
That's really good. Since I'm still waiting for the missing nuts for the BNC connectors, I haven't been able to build my P3 yet. It's been here 2 weeks now :-( 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. -Frank A. Clark, writer (1911- ) On 23 Aug 2010, at 23:22, Ken Chandler wrote: Hi Gang Olivia sent my P3 confirmation on the 19th August, UPS delivered it today 23rd August, at 1800hrs. Read the manual, I started Assembly at 21:45 - finished the build at 22:55. serial no: 249 is fully assembled. Ken..G0ORH K2, K3, P3. __ 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] UK source for K3 headphone socket (was: Elecraft Digest, Vol 76, Issue 42)
David Woolley (E.L) wrote: If you have to use a UK source, have you considered Rapid? They are more consumer purchase friendly than RS/Farnell, and they have not gone the way of Maplin of becoming a high street boys' toys merchant. Further information on a very wide range of UK component and tool suppliers is available at: http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/in-prac/components.htm CPC are also worth a look for this particular item because they have a vast range of stock including audio-visual items down to the component level www.cpc.co.uk. They used to be 'trade only' but are now a mainline consumer outlet advertising on TV, and with much larger stocks than Maplin. (CPC's ready-made connecting leads are very good value and are available with a wide range of connectors at either end. I often buy extra-long leads at very little extra cost, and cut them in two.) Farnell have by far the biggest stocks of RF-related parts and are also very easy to deal with. Amateurs can register for online shopping using the 'other' options on the drop-down lists, and receive the same good service as commercial customers https://uk.farnell.com/jsp/profile/register.jsp Although Farnell and CPC are owned by the same company, they are two completely different operations, each with its own customer base, product range and catalogue. The same group also owns Newark in the USA, and the Farnell catalogue offers a pipeline into the Newark inventory as well (there is normally a surcharge, but watch out for special offers). RS, on the other hand, have never been comfortable with private customers. It still isn't possible for a private individual to register without being forced to tell lies. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http:// __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
David, I'm really surprised that you haven't been able to pick up a couple of those nuts locally. They're pretty generic. Rick K6LE On 8/23/2010, at 11:29 , David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: That's really good. Since I'm still waiting for the missing nuts for the BNC connectors, I haven't been able to build my P3 yet. It's been here 2 weeks now :-( 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. -Frank A. Clark, writer (1911- ) __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
I'll send you some with pleasure, David, if you want. But why don't you build your XV144 while you're waiting? 73 David G4DMP/G3KEP Leeds, UK In a recent message, Rick Prather k6limae...@gmail.com wrote ... David, I'm really surprised that you haven't been able to pick up a couple of those nuts locally. They're pretty generic. Rick K6LE On 8/23/2010, at 11:29 , David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: That's really good. Since I'm still waiting for the missing nuts for the BNC connectors, I haven't been able to build my P3 yet. It's been here 2 weeks now :-( 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 [...@p snipped] __ 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] IMac pro RFI
As others have said, the iMac is at fault - take it back and ask for a replacement unit. At least if that does the same thing, you know it's a design fault and you may then have to figure out where the RF is coming from or more likley, how it's getting into the Mac. As with Ron, when I had my old G4 it was (is) fine, but then for a few years, then I bought 2 mighty mouse (mice?), both acted in the same way as Ron's and acted as if the two side buttons where pressed, causing Expose to fly the windows of the side of the screen. Disabling that action on the side buttons resolved it. This was with just a little Power and on SSB or CW. I wasn't happy with the workaround, I complained to Apple about it. They had no idea what I was talking about, but did agree to exchange them for a Logitech Wireless KB/Mouse combo (which I'm very happy with, but they don't manufacture now). I now have a iMac 2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 24 screen for a couple of years, with the Logitech combo and no problems. There is no excuse for a device failing due to low RFI (3W is low), might be excusable for 2kW, but at 3W, there is something wrong with the iMac or something getting the RF into it. Have you removed the Ethernet connection too (assuming your using wired e/net)? 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. -Maxim Gorky, author (1868-1936) On 24 Aug 2010, at 01:20, Mike Weir wrote: Greetings My wife just purchased a new Imac desktop and with my KX1, K2 and K3 I am causing her screen to jump all around. She has a laptop mac along side and it is just fine as well as her Ipad. The antenna I have is a dipole in the attic and the other antenna is the High Sierra sidekick in the backyard. The output can go as low as 3 watts and it still gives her Mac grief. I have removed the mouse and keyboard and it does the same thing. I have also put clamp on chokes on the AC line. It seems that it is the Imac that is giving me the trouble as my desktop in the next bedroom has no trouble what so ever at any power I can deliver to the rigs. Any help would be appreciated. __ 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] USB - RS232
Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Chris Hembree w7...@yahoo.com wrote: Were are you guys buying your USB - RS232 adapters. Thanks Chris __ 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] Elecraft [P3] Shipping Notice
Thanks for the offer, just one will do to hold the board in until the Elecraft ones appear. XV144 will take a little longer than the P3 methinks. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. - Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman (attributed) On 24 Aug 2010, at 07:50, David Pratt wrote: I'll send you some with pleasure, David, if you want. But why don't you build your XV144 while you're waiting? __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
To be honest, I didn't think it would take this long for them to arrive. Inventoried the kit on 12th, contacted Aptos and Julie had them sent U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail Intl that day. USPS tracking says they have shipped and that’s as far as it goes, I guess they are sitting in customs or something somewhere in UK. I would have ordered some had I realised. Now I'm a bit short of time again, but should be able to fit a build in one evening. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 (almost) -- By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. -Socrates On 24 Aug 2010, at 07:34, Rick Prather wrote: David, I'm really surprised that you haven't been able to pick up a couple of those nuts locally. They're pretty generic. __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
If its the E700078 jack nuts that are missing, why not borrow those in your XV144 kit until the others arrive? 73 David In a recent message, David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk wrote ... Thanks for the offer, just one will do to hold the board in until the Elecraft ones appear. XV144 will take a little longer than the P3 methinks. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- David G4DMP Leeds, England, UK -- __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
Oh, perhaps I should say that we aren’t as lucky as you guys appear to be in US, we do have a Maplins store, but not one real close to me (closest is 11 miles and then there's parking, assuming they have some) and with no time to go there, I'd order from the web, but that would cost 6p for the nut and £5.95 + VAT handling, total charge for 1 nut = £7.13!!! To be honest, I didn't think it would take this long for them to arrive. Inventoried the kit on 12th, contacted Aptos and Julie had them sent U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail Intl that day. USPS tracking says they have shipped and that’s as far as it goes, I guess they are sitting in customs or something somewhere in UK. I would have ordered some had I realised. Now I'm a bit short of time again, but should be able to fit a build in one evening. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 (almost) -- By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. -Socrates On 24 Aug 2010, at 07:34, Rick Prather wrote: David, I'm really surprised that you haven't been able to pick up a couple of those nuts locally. They're pretty generic. __ 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 [P3] Shipping Notice
It's the E700059, 9/16 BNC nuts, but I hadn't thought of looking in the XV144 kit, think there is a BNC in there. Now, it's the XYL's birthday today and we are supposed to be going out tonight - I wonder . Guess I'll have a go tomorrow :-) 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 -- Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead. -Tennessee Williams On 24 Aug 2010, at 09:02, David Pratt wrote: If its the E700078 jack nuts that are missing, why not borrow those in your XV144 kit until the others arrive? 73 David In a recent message, David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk wrote ... Thanks for the offer, just one will do to hold the board in until the Elecraft ones appear. XV144 will take a little longer than the P3 methinks. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 __ 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 and SDR-IQ
Hi, I wonder if anyone out there is using a SDR-IQ as a panadaptor for a K2? Just acquired a SDR-IQ and looking for suggestions on how I can set this up? I have the Z10 buffer IF mod in the K2, and can tune the software (SpectraVue and SDR Console) to the K2 IF frequency of 4915kHz and get a Spectrum display, but haven't been able to interface the K2 into the mix. Also wonder if anyone is using CW-Skimmer with this et-up and how they have interfaced it?? Thanks for looking David, Vk2NU __ 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] USB - RS232
I also use the Edgeport's. I have in service, two 4 channel, and one 8 channel. All bought on eBay. I have had zero problems with , XP, Vista, and Win7. Just checked, on eBay there is a 4 port for BIN $29.99, and an 8 port for $39.99, just eBay search edgeport. 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Rhodes Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 0:05 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Last time I bought any it was 2 Edgeports, 1x4 port 1x8 port. I don't have to mess with a bunch of different adapters for different things. Jim On 8/23/2010 10:16 PM, Chris Hembree wrote: Were are you guys buying your USB - RS232 adapters. Thanks Chris __ 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: Stupid Fat Fingers
I don't have fat fingers, so no comment on that. But the best way to know for sure is to try one out. I'm sure there is a K3 somewhere within easy driving distance from you. Just ask around (here)! de Doug KR2Q __ 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] Externmal ATU
...You could go to a lot of trouble and reverse engineer the LDG cables and then adapt them to the K3... The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. Many transceivers have this capability - FT857/897, Yaesu MKV, IC-706/7000 are ones I know of. Sooner or later the K3 will need this external TUNE REQUEST input if Elecraft does build an external tuner for their amplifier. Currently, I leave my MFJ-998 in the full auto mode so it starts tuning when the SWR goes above 2:1. So whenever I change bands or antennas, I manually enable TUNE on my K3 (output set for 15 watts). If SWR is greater thyan 2:1 the MFJ-998 interrupts the ALS-600 key line, tunes, and then re-enables the amp key line (a neat feature of the MFJ-998). But since it takes some milliseconds for the tuner to recognize there is an SWR problem, the amplifier momentarily sees a high SWR before the MFJ-998 takes it off-line. With the TUNE output of the K3 set for 15 watts, I haven't had problems with the ALS-600 tripping out during this short time period. However, if the K3 had a TUNE REQUEST input, then punching the TUNE button on the MFJ-998 would disable the amp first before enabling the TUNE ouput of the K3 (the MFJ-998 timing is set up this way). Phil - AD5X __ 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 Transmit Xtal Filter Question
Is there any reason why the K3's 2.7 kHz xtal filter normally used during transmit cannot be replaced by a narrower one, say 2.1 kHz, with the required adjustment of the carrier frequency? I am looking for a lightweight rig to take on holiday style DXpeditions, and the K3 would meet the requirement if its SSB Tx bandwidth can be reduced by a narrower filter. My apology if this has been discussed before. 73, Geoff GM4ESD __ 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: Carrier settings
Having question about one idea: Is there some good reason to have wish for independent carrier settings per mode? I mean something like implemented in some other rigs as optional carrier settings for USB R/T, LSB R/T, CW, CW-R - usually in range +-100Hz (or +-200Hz ?). Opinion(-s)? 73! Lexa, OK1DST __ 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] Kio2 for K2
I have one. I also have the K2 case top cover with speaker if you are interested that I would sell. 73 Dave KD1NA __ 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] USB - RS232
Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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] Externmal ATU
Phil. The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. I believe you will find the (Straight) Key input will provide a carrier in any mode if you turn on CW in SSB and enable VOX. It has been used that way with the Yaesu Quadra which requires a carrier for its F-Set function. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/24/2010 7:03 AM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: ...You could go to a lot of trouble and reverse engineer the LDG cables and then adapt them to the K3... The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. Many transceivers have this capability - FT857/897, Yaesu MKV, IC-706/7000 are ones I know of. Sooner or later the K3 will need this external TUNE REQUEST input if Elecraft does build an external tuner for their amplifier. Currently, I leave my MFJ-998 in the full auto mode so it starts tuning when the SWR goes above 2:1. So whenever I change bands or antennas, I manually enable TUNE on my K3 (output set for 15 watts). If SWR is greater thyan 2:1 the MFJ-998 interrupts the ALS-600 key line, tunes, and then re-enables the amp key line (a neat feature of the MFJ-998). But since it takes some milliseconds for the tuner to recognize there is an SWR problem, the amplifier momentarily sees a high SWR before the MFJ-998 takes it off-line. With the TUNE output of the K3 set for 15 watts, I haven't had problems with the ALS-600 tripping out during this short time period. However, if the K3 had a TUNE REQUEST input, then punching the TUNE button on the MFJ-998 would disable the amp first before enabling the TUNE ouput of the K3 (the MFJ-998 timing is set up this way). Phil - AD5X __ 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] USB - RS232
The Windows Device Manager can be used to examine the device's Manufacturer. K3 Utility Help has a Troubleshooting USB to Serial Adapters page that includes information on how to access this information. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Earl Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:52 AM Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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] USB - RS232
You can look at Device Manager under serial ports and it will tell you whether you are using a Prolific or a FTDI Driver. It is probably Prolific. The Win 7 issue didn't present until about Oct or Nov of 2009. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ From: Earl n...@adxa.org Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 7:52:15 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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] Memory Editir Util
G'day, Trying to install this. Setup indicates I need netframe 2.xx and suggests I download it. I have netframe 4 installed, will it not work with this? Tried it on two different PC's XP Pro SP3, one (dual boot) with the OS on drive D the other native drive C. Regards, Mike VP8NO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1
Hi All, I'm stuck in a 3rd floor condo and wonder if these tiny ATUs can handle an end fed wire? My idea is to tape some wire on the ceiling rather than use a lossy small vertical on the balcony. Not one K2 for sale on www.eham.net ? Mmh, apparently XX k owners are holding on to their transceivers. I was hoping to get a used K1 or kX1 or CW only K2. A DSW 20 II would also work. When I read some reviews of the K3, I stumbled upon an unfair one and it brought back memories of 2 K3s. Alas, they are banned in Thailand and as a married man, I shouldn't risk 5 years in the slammer. You got a good one at an affordable price, please make me an offer off the reflector. 760 820 4980 Skype: kf6vci Mni tnx es vy 72 de Chris KF6VCI __ 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] USB - RS232
Earl, The Prolific drivers here: http://www.valley-ent.com/soft/radio/PL2303Vista3200.exe supposedly resolve the problems with Visual Basic and the Prolific USB chipsets. Since I use exclusively FTDI devices I can't vouch for that information. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/24/2010 8:52 AM, Earl wrote: Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1
On 8/24/2010 9:04 AM, Chris Wagner wrote: Hi All, I'm stuck in a 3rd floor condo and wonder if these tiny ATUs can handle an end fed wire? My idea is to tape some wire on the ceiling rather than use a lossy small vertical on the balcony. = May I suggest that you try an off-center fed dipole? These will allow a 90 degree room corner to be placed at a fed point, also providing multi-band coverage, and the atu will definitely tune them. There are commercial versions, but they are also very easy to cobble together (home brew). John Ragle -- W1ZI __ 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] Externmal ATU
The discussion below is one approach, but not the situation I am dealing with. I am looking for a way to access the signal from the K3 that tells the ATU to TUNE. I want to use the front panel ATU button to start the TUNE process, not a button on the tuner. Leaving the tuner in AUTO mode is an annoyance I really don't like. There has to be a signal that tells the internal ATU to start tuning, so I want to acess that signal to send to my LDG or AH-4. ...bc Phil. The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. __ 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] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1
I would expect a lossy vertical on the balcony to be less lossy than a wire stapled to drywall and inside a building. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:04, Chris Wagner kf6...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I'm stuck in a 3rd floor condo and wonder if these tiny ATUs can handle an end fed wire? My idea is to tape some wire on the ceiling rather than use a lossy small vertical on the balcony. Not one K2 for sale on www.eham.net ? Mmh, apparently XX k owners are holding on to their transceivers. I was hoping to get a used K1 or kX1 or CW only K2. A DSW 20 II would also work. When I read some reviews of the K3, I stumbled upon an unfair one and it brought back memories of 2 K3s. Alas, they are banned in Thailand and as a married man, I shouldn't risk 5 years in the slammer. You got a good one at an affordable price, please make me an offer off the reflector. 760 820 4980 Skype: kf6vci Mni tnx es vy 72 de Chris KF6VCI __ 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] Externmal ATU
Does your LDG or AH-4 tune on RF sense? You can use the TUNE function (hold XMIT) to send RF and the power of that is adjustable. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108 On 24 Aug 2010, at 15:03, n...@widomaker.com wrote: The discussion below is one approach, but not the situation I am dealing with. I am looking for a way to access the signal from the K3 that tells the ATU to TUNE. I want to use the front panel ATU button to start the TUNE process, not a button on the tuner. Leaving the tuner in AUTO mode is an annoyance I really don't like. There has to be a signal that tells the internal ATU to start tuning, so I want to acess that signal to send to my LDG or AH-4. __ 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] Externmal ATU
The signal you are seeking in the K3 is a decode of AUXBUS data. It does not exist as a single signal line. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/24/2010 10:03 AM, n...@widomaker.com wrote: The discussion below is one approach, but not the situation I am dealing with. I am looking for a way to access the signal from the K3 that tells the ATU to TUNE. I want to use the front panel ATU button to start the TUNE process, not a button on the tuner. Leaving the tuner in AUTO mode is an annoyance I really don't like. There has to be a signal that tells the internal ATU to start tuning, so I want to acess that signal to send to my LDG or AH-4. ...bc __ 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] USB - RS232
Chris, I bought my adapter, which is an FTDI UC232R-10, from Mouser for under $20. It was truly plug and play on Windows XP for this old man, who had tried several others with NO success. It works with the K3, P3 and other things I have here, but I have not tried any logging programs like mentioned on here. Mouser is out of stock right now, but shows them on order. 73, Don, WB5HAK __ 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] USB - RS232
Thanks, Earl. I have two tiers of ABCD switch that I use to switch my development computer to two other ABCD switches, one for each K3. My MK2R+ is one of the other inputs to the 2nd tier. I'm also switching my development computer to a W2, K144XV, or KPA500 from time to time... I got tired of constantly tearing the station apart... I do all my development testing with a Prolific KUSB. I'm using Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows XP normally. Dick -Original Message- From: Earl [mailto:n...@adxa.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:41 AM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Thanks Dick, It Is Prolific. Not really had a lot of problems with connectivity (XP Media). I do use an A/B switch to change between the K3 Utility (via the KUSB) and a MH Micro Keyer. When I swap I usually have to disconnect and reconnect the KUSB to the computer and turn the K3 off and back on. Sometimes more than once. Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Dick Dievendorff wrote: The Windows Device Manager can be used to examine the device's Manufacturer. K3 Utility Help has a Troubleshooting USB to Serial Adapters page that includes information on how to access this information. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Earl Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:52 AM Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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 -- In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir.. Earl F. Smith - N5ZM PO Box 20065 White Hall, AR 71612-0065 __ 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] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1
The KX1 tuner is designed to tune a 25-foot end-fed wire. I used it successfully from a cruise ship in that configuration. __ 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] Externmal ATU
The K3's ATU function is handled within the MCU. It is an internal logic state, not a physically accessible signal, that actuates the ATU. 73, Lyle KK7P ...I am looking for a way to access the signal from the K3 that tells the ATU to TUNE. __ 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] NO ATU message on K3
I bought a new K3 with internal ATU a few months ago, though have been spending my little free time learning it and haven't yet put it on the air. When I first tried it, the ATU seemed to work fine, but recently I've been getting a NO ATU message when I tap ATU TUNE or hold ATU. The menu option seems to be set right. I don't see anything in the manual that covers this. Can anyone suggest how to troubleshoot this? Many thanks. Dennis N7DH/4 __ 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] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1
The KX1's ATU was optimized for use with random length end-fed wires. About 20-25 feet works well for 20/30/40 m, and shorter lengths are fine for just 20 and 30. It will match a variety of other loads, too. I suggest experimenting. The tuner in the K1 has a wider range. 73, Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On Aug 24, 2010, at 7:37 AM, Monty Shultes mon...@mindspring.com wrote: The KX1 tuner is designed to tune a 25-foot end-fed wire. I used it successfully from a cruise ship in that configuration. __ 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] USB - RS232
The Elecraft KUSB now uses the FTDI chipset. 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Aug 23, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Ken Kopp k...@rfwave.net wrote: Purchased mine from Elecraft with my K3. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP K2 #56 65 K3 #56 P3 #56 __ 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] USB - RS232
At that time it used the prolific chip set. You can also inspect the driver used in windows to identify it. Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Aug 24, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Earl n...@adxa.org wrote: Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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] Externmal ATU
Phil. The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. I believe you will find the (Straight) Key input will provide a carrier in any mode if you turn on CW in SSB and enable VOX. It has been used that way with the Yaesu Quadra which requires a carrier for its F-Set function. 73, ... Joe, W4TV Joe - The problem is that now you'll transmit at full power when you key the radio. Not good for most external autotuners. And probably not wonderful for the K3 output when playing into a relay-switched autotuner at full power. I like the way so many other radios do it whereby the input from the external tuner puts the radio in a low-power TUNE mode. Phil - AD5X __ 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 SubRx active while transmitting?
At one time there was some talk (assuming the internal isolation was high enough) to allow the subrx to remain active, listening on it's own antenna, while the K3 was in transmit. Are there any new developments along this line? Mark n2qt __ 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 SSB Net results (8-22-10)
Yeah, but you SOUNDED like you were in CA, Brendan! Terry, W0FM -Original Message- From: Brendan Minish [mailto:ei6iz.bren...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 6:13 PM To: Phil and Christina Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net results (8-22-10) On Sun, 2010-08-22 at 16:19 -0700, Phil and Christina wrote: EI6IZ Brenden CA K3 39 West coast of Ireland actually! -- 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] P3 problem
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] P3 problem I am having a problem with the P3. occasionally after a transmission and the PTT or VOX is released, The P3 screen will remain frozen and look just as it does during a transmission. This is not the problem related to the firmware that was fixed in version .30. ===original message above== Sound like my problem exactly. I have an email conversation going on with Gary from support. So Elecraft is aware of my problem and now yours. I suspect as more P3 get out in the field there might be more. Gary - running the separate ground did not give me any results, Still freezing. It doesn't appear to happen when using the internal because the timing seems different. Is the internal keyer always in QSK. Sounds like it is. de K2GN - Larry - http://k2gn.com K3 S/N - 3278P3 S/N - 51 __ 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] Externmal ATU
Bill, I ran into this problem a few months back and swapped several emails with Wayne about it. Currently there is no specific support for external tuners from the K3, so the method you are using is the only possibility. I did some research on external auto-tuner protocols for Wayne and my understanding of the ensuing discussion was that Wayne was going to implement Kenwood AT-300 hardware handshake protocol in the K3. This is a the common Kenwood 2 wire/2 way interface and allows for tuner initiated auto tune sequences as well as enabling the K3 TUNE button to function normally with an external autotuner. The initial estimate for availability was a couple of months ago. I have no idea where this is currently on the enhancement list for the K3 but I'm still looking for it, and hopefully soon. 73 Jack KZ5A On 8/24/2010 10:05 AM, Lyle Johnson wrote: The K3's ATU function is handled within the MCU. It is an internal logic state, not a physically accessible signal, that actuates the ATU. 73, Lyle KK7P ...I am looking for a way to access the signal from the K3 that tells the ATU to TUNE. __ 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] USB - RS232
Thanks Dick, It Is Prolific. Not really had a lot of problems with connectivity (XP Media). I do use an A/B switch to change between the K3 Utility (via the KUSB) and a MH Micro Keyer. When I swap I usually have to disconnect and reconnect the KUSB to the computer and turn the K3 off and back on. Sometimes more than once. Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Dick Dievendorff wrote: The Windows Device Manager can be used to examine the device's Manufacturer. K3 Utility Help has a Troubleshooting USB to Serial Adapters page that includes information on how to access this information. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Earl Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:52 AM Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB - RS232 Is there a way to tell which chipset is used in the KUSB I purchased in June 2009?? Earl N5ZM K3 #3223 Brett Howard wrote: Whatever you get just make sure it has an FTDI chipset to minimize your issues. The ones that Elecraft sells now *ARE* using this chipset. They used to use the Prolific chipset and have since upgraded (in my opinion) to the FTDI versions. ~Brett (N7MG) __ 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 -- In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir.. Earl F. Smith - N5ZM PO Box 20065 White Hall, AR 71612-0065 __ 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] UK source for K3 headphone socket (was: Elecraft Digest, Vol 76, Issue 42)
I can't help with identifying distribution channels, but Neutrik, an excellent connector manufacturer based in Liechtenstein, makes both male and female cable-mount 1/8-inch connectors of decent quality that can be purchased through audio distributors in the US. Perhaps there is something comparable in the UK. If you were in the US, I would send you to a Full Compass, a vendor in Madison, WI who I buy from via the internet. It's a family-owned company, and I know the family -- I used to compete with them many years ago when I sold pro audio to broadcasters. :) Neutrik and Switchcraft are the major manufacturers of high quality audio connectors in the world. They also make parts to mount on printed circuit boards. See the section on audio in my RFI tutorial for Neutrik part numbers. They're also near the end of the Power Point pdf on Ham Interfacing. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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 K3 Owners on Oahu, Hawaii
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:56:22 -1000, Anna Delwyn wrote: I'm trying to determine if it will reduce Plasma TV RFI more than my Icom 7600 does. The plasma TV sits about 8 feet from my radio and in tracing this horrible noise on 7.190 MHz, The cures for RFI from a plasma TV are 1) turn it off; or 2) replace it with an LCD. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] PROLIFIC OR FTDI
How do we know which USB to RS232 converter we have. Since going to an intel Mac the computer keeps dropping the radio. My converter cable was purchased from Elecraft along with my K3 in November 2009. On the elecraft download page the only driver available for the Mac is for the Prolific chipset. What does this all mean? K6CG __ 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] K1 Question Please?
I finally got a chance to search for the list posting by Eric that stated Elecraft's warranty repair policy if IC sockets are added by a customer. It was posted more than seven years ago. Below Eric's concise posting is my longer-winded comment made at that time. - Original Message - From: Morrow, Michael A. To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:11 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Re:] K1 Front Panel missing IC Sockets ??? From Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft: We do not recommend adding any sockets. They introduce reliability issues in some cases and also can add to critical lead lengths in RF areas. Any problems caused by adding additional sockets to our designs also will not be covered by warranty repair. Socketing all ICs on a PCB is pretty much an obsolete, unnecessary, and potentially troublesome concept for production (de-bugged) PCBs like those of the K1. It's not unlikely that at some point one will have to replace front panel potentiometers (I had to replace my volume control after a year of operating), or the VFO pot, or some panel pushbuttons, or the phone jack. Anything with moving parts. But ICs?? Baring infant mortality or RF/lightening damage, it's very unlikely one will *ever* need to pull and replace any IC except those MCUs with updated firmware. Those are all socketed on the K1 except for the very simple KNB1 MPU, for which the need for a firmware update will not ever be likely. - End of message -- 73, Mike / KK5F __ 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] TX Gate Feature request
Lu, Try three things. First, use the Low setting for Mic Gain on the Menu, and then set the Mic Gain pot on the front panel to a fairly low number. Second, set TXEQ for the three lowest bands to their lowest setting (-16). Third, position the mic so that it is below your mouth a bit, so that you're hitting it at close to 90 degrees off axis. There is no proximity effect at 90 degrees to a cardioid mic. Now, tweak the Mic Gain and Compression as described in the manual. I find 10 dB of compression on peaks (as indicated on the meter) is about right for contest operating. For casual operating, you can use less. Compression increases the background noise. I suspect that the combination of these things will pull your noise down to an acceptable level. 73, Jim Brown K9YC On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:31:33 -0400, Lu Romero wrote: Yamaha likes to be operated at some distance from my mouth for good response __ 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 : SSB modulation
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:31:35 -0700, Dave Hachadorian wrote: Other el cheapo computer mics sound great too. Yes. Before I left Chicago about 5 years ago, I bought five assorted Plantronics headsets in different configurations. I suspect they were someone's free samples. I think I paid a total of $20 for the lot. I subsequently found them for sale at Fry's for about $30 each. I made up connector adapters to use them with a all the ham rigs I then owned (a K2, Omni V, TS850, and IC746) and a computer for VOIP. The adapters included a resistor from V+ to bias the electret. All of them sounded good and produced competitive contest audio with all of the rigs and the computer. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] [P3] and HRD
Mike, After reading your e-mail I tested HRD while my P3 was on and working. I had no problem with the HRD frequency readout or any DMC functions while the P3 was working. I have 0032 firmware installed. I also can use MIXW while the P3 is working with no problems with either. As a matter of information I am running Windows XP Prof. and am using a real serial connection (not USB to Serial). 73 Dave KD1NA K3 #934 From: Michael Bornstein k6...@bak.rr.com Subject: [Elecraft] Using a P3 and Ham Radio Deluxe To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 9872c79f9c6e4c71bc1aa46e39516...@thinkpadt42 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I am using HRD v.5 Beta and just turned on my P3. With the P3 off, HRD works fine. With it on, it simply can't read the frequency of my K3 and thus doesn't work. Has anyone experienced this before, and is there a known fix? Mike K6UMO __ 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 K3 Owners on Oahu, Hawaii
Any ham who purchases a plasma TV because it is cheap, will spend far more in the agony of trying to cope with the noise. You can try to ferrite the cables coming out, but plasma TV's seem to be able to radiate interference directly from the set. The nearness of the TV to your radio should not matter if all the leads into the K3 are properly shielded. Your antenna is likely the means of reception. If you keep the noise when you switch off your antenna, then you are getting pickup from on the K3's connecting leads and can likely do something about that. Since the plasma TV is so close, grounding is not likely to help too much, as the TV can directly induce noise on the conductor to the actual ground, defeating a method that might work on a source farther away. Since the Plasma is in a particular spot, you may have success using something like the MFJ noise canceler. 73, Guy. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:56:22 -1000, Anna Delwyn wrote: I'm trying to determine if it will reduce Plasma TV RFI more than my Icom 7600 does. The plasma TV sits about 8 feet from my radio and in tracing this horrible noise on 7.190 MHz, The cures for RFI from a plasma TV are 1) turn it off; or 2) replace it with an LCD. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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 : SSB modulation
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:49:01 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or other audio rack gear? Why bother? The K3 already provides all of the capability of the W2IHY 8 band EQ/noise gate, adds downward expansion in the noise gate and there is no issue with external hum loops, RF pick-up, etc. I completely agree. I'm still waiting for my K3 to get back from the factory, but I plan on running the full stack of W2IHY gear with a Heil GM-5 Mic. I've used wide range (broadcast style) mics and the Heil HC-5 element with the K3's internal EQ and find that configuring the K3 for a 6 dB per octave roll off below 400 Hz (50 Hz: -16dB, 100 Hz: -12dB, 200 Hz: -6 dB), a -6dB notch at 800 Hz and 6 dB per octave rise above 1000 Hz (1600 Hz: +6dB, 2400 Hz: +10dB, 3200 Hz: +12dB) yields extremely good audio reports with the broadcast mic and a lot of presence without the restricted sound on the HC-5. Coupled with CMP at 25, this provides plenty of punch without sounding over processed and all highs like the HC-4. Because I've worked in pro audio for nearly 50 years, I own a bunch of pro mics. Rather than buy a mic, I've also used pro mics like RE16 and RE20 with the K3 and other ham rigs, and done exactly what Joe has done. They sound great that way, they get great reports, and they produce competitive contest and DX audio. I've replaced them with a Yamaha CM500, only because I could wear the headset and get away from the boom stand that held the pro mic, it is comfortable, and inexpensive. I've never owned a Heil mic, but I've heard a lot of them on the air. Most of them sound varying degrees of bad. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] UK source for K3 headphone socket (was: Elecraft Digest, Vol 76, Issue 42)
Jim Brown wrote: I can't help with identifying distribution channels, but Neutrik, an excellent connector manufacturer based in Liechtenstein, makes both male and female cable-mount 1/8-inch connectors of decent quality that can be purchased through audio distributors in the US. Perhaps there is something comparable in the UK. If you were in the US, I would send you to a Full Compass, a vendor in Madison, WI who I buy from via the internet. It's a family-owned company, and I know the family -- I used to compete with them many years ago when I sold pro audio to broadcasters. :) Neutrik and Switchcraft are the major manufacturers of high quality audio connectors in the world. They also make parts to mount on printed circuit boards. See the section on audio in my RFI tutorial for Neutrik part numbers. They're also near the end of the Power Point pdf on Ham Interfacing. Neutrik and Switchcraft are also highly respected by audio professionals in Europe. All the UK companies I recommended this morning - CPC, Farnell and Rapid - sell a wide range of connectors from both companies. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __ 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] PROLIFIC OR FTDI
My converter cable was purchased from Elecraft along with my K3 in November 2009. Given the time frame, your KUSB is probably Prolific. You can confirm that in the OS-X System Profiler (Apple | About This Mac | More Info). In system Profiler, select Hardware | USB then highlight the KUSB. The extended detail will provide the Vendor ID and Manufacturer among other information. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/24/2010 1:16 PM, Richard Thorpe wrote: How do we know which USB to RS232 converter we have. Since going to an intel Mac the computer keeps dropping the radio. My converter cable was purchased from Elecraft along with my K3 in November 2009. On the elecraft download page the only driver available for the Mac is for the Prolific chipset. What does this all mean? K6CG __ 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 : SSB modulation
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:16:38 +0200, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote: We spent time on various available settings (mic gain, compressor level, etc), with no luck, excepted a very distorted and awful audio to roughly reach the same level, which is not acceptable. Hi Guys, I regularly get reports of having very good sounding, very competitive contest audio. My method is VERY simple. 1) I set TXEQ to roll off (reduce the strength of) the three lowest frequency bands to the lowest setting (-16dB). 2) I set Mic Gain as described in the K3 manual. 3) I set Compression for 10dB on peaks as indicated on the CMP meter. 4) I have another contester with good ears (usually the Locust, K6VVA) listen to me with his receiver set for wide audio bandwidth (that is, a wide filter), and tweak TXEQ based on what he tells me. Some mics and voices may sound better with a LITTLE boost (3-4 dB) in the highest bands (#7, #8), and some may sound better with some CUT in the 4th band (to reduce lows). An important part of contest audio is playback of messages from the computer. Computer sound cards can produce very nasty, muddy audio with no punch if they are overdriven (too much mic gain for the recording) and too much playback level. When recording messages, make sure that you are not overloading the sound card or producing digital distortion by setting mic gain too high. When recording messages, plug headphones into the computer and listen to the audio you have recorded. Does it sound clean? If not, turn down the mic gain until it does. When playing back messages, set the playback gain fairly low, set the K3 Line Input to about 10, and gradually turn up the playback gain of the computer until ALC and Compression, as indicated on the K3 meters, matches your live mic. Hope this helps. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
My P3 is causing problems with my logging program (Logic 8) and with the N1MM contest logger. With the serial cable running to the P3 and looping to the K3 the correct frequency is not being picked up by Logic. N1MM is worse. Tuning the VFO on the K3 is tracked by N1MM, but the K3 keeps jumping into FM or AM mode. Turning off the FM mode in the K3 menu didn't stop it. If I use a Y cable to feed the P3 and K3 all of these problems go away, but then the frequency on the band scope dispay is bogus. Any one had this happen? 73, K7UA __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
I'm forwarding this directly to the P3's designer, Alan, N1AL. He'll contact you. We're working to make sure there are no conflicts between the P3 and external software applications. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 11:29 AM, k...@comcast.net wrote: My P3 is causing problems with my logging program (Logic 8) and with the N1MM contest logger. With the serial cable running to the P3 and looping to the K3 the correct frequency is not being picked up by Logic. N1MM is worse. Tuning the VFO on the K3 is tracked by N1MM, but the K3 keeps jumping into FM or AM mode. Turning off the FM mode in the K3 menu didn't stop it. If I use a Y cable to feed the P3 and K3 all of these problems go away, but then the frequency on the band scope dispay is bogus. Any one had this happen? 73, K7UA __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:29:37 + (UTC), k...@comcast.net wrote: My P3 is causing problems with my logging program (Logic 8) and with the N1MM contest logger. I've not had the specific problems you have, but I did have problems with the P3 crashing and needing a reset after each TX when running N1MM. Then I realized that I had removed the #10 copper bond between the computer and the K3 to use a different computer, and had not re-connected it. When I restored the bonding wire, the problem went away. I also use the K9YC serial cable (CAT5, with a pair per circuit, and with the return for each circuit going to the CHASSIS, not pin 5) between the computer and the P3. I'm using the Elecraft-supplied serial cable between the P3 and the K3. I also have issues when LP Bridge is sharing the serial port with the VE7CC cluster program and N1MM when I added the P3. I had to turn off LP Bridge to solve that. I suspect that both Alan and Larry are working on that. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] Prolific
I just was told that the prolific drivers for the Mac on the elecraft website are obsolete. If this is true why are they still on the site? Checking Prolific website they show the same drivers, I don't understand and ask again how can one tell what USB to RS232 converter one has if the only drivers available on the elecraft site are for the prolific chipset? K6CG __ 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] [P3] and HRD
The most obvious techno-lurch suspicion is that, predictably and most likely necessarily, the P3 introduced a timing delay in the response to the commands, and that HRD has a timeout and clips the response on this longer exchange. Since it appears to be interpreting other commands, it clearly is not a connection problem. The only real fix is for the software author to make an adjustment in his self-described beta software, in the timing loop, for what is no longer a private comm channel. Since I'm sure other Elecraft products will share this channel, the real solution is for HRD to default at startup to longer waits and dynamically reduce these to some overage on the delays actually experienced. IMHO it's unrealistic to expect Elecraft to take on the burden of adjusting central code for all wrinkles in all external add-on software. To the extent that Elecraft CAN and does do so, that's nice and wildly appreciated, but parasitic applications will need to adopt and creatively manage the burden to stay current with their host hardware. I have seen instances where add-on app coders became obdurate and would not adjust to morphing equipment and foundational software. That behavior is a fast track to obsolescence. Some well know logging software has and is in process of driving their app off the cliff. My personal experience in hardware/software timing issues resulted in an unshakable conviction that hardware code is no place for the weak, the faint-of-heart, the impatient, the easily insulted, or those looking for any kind of one time code-it, keep-it-forever software. The only thing for sure about hardware code is that 1) what worked this week, next week won't, 2) those needing fixes are only calling you because what worked last week, this week doesn't, and thousands of people are sitting on their hands being paid for doing nothing until you fix it. In the software business, you either keep up or die, no prisoners taken. 73, Guy. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:42 PM, David Robertson dar...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, After reading your e-mail I tested HRD while my P3 was on and working. I had no problem with the HRD frequency readout or any DMC functions while the P3 was working. I have 0032 firmware installed. I also can use MIXW while the P3 is working with no problems with either. As a matter of information I am running Windows XP Prof. and am using a real serial connection (not USB to Serial). __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
I have no problems with N1MM Logger or DXLab Suite with the K3 set to 38.400, the P3 Host Serial Port Rate set to 38.400 and the computer software set for 38.400. microHAM Router is also part of the system and set to 38.400. Automatic data rate detection (e.g. auto baud) is disabled everywhere. If I use a Y cable to feed the P3 and K3 all of these problems go away, but then the frequency on the band scope dispay is bogus. One can not Y active (polling) RS-232 circuits - one device must be listen only and both the computer (logger) and P3 expect to poll the transceiver actively. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/24/2010 2:29 PM, k...@comcast.net wrote: My P3 is causing problems with my logging program (Logic 8) and with the N1MM contest logger. With the serial cable running to the P3 and looping to the K3 the correct frequency is not being picked up by Logic. N1MM is worse. Tuning the VFO on the K3 is tracked by N1MM, but the K3 keeps jumping into FM or AM mode. Turning off the FM mode in the K3 menu didn't stop it. If I use a Y cable to feed the P3 and K3 all of these problems go away, but then the frequency on the band scope dispay is bogus. Any one had this happen? 73, K7UA __ 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] Externmal ATU
Phil: Yes and no. I once wanted to build a AT300 simulator and use DIGOUT but there is a more elegant and simple way to fix this. And you also protect yourself in case you forget to tune if you set the tuner on AUTO and let it take care of business. I also have a K3 with an ALS600 and a MFJ998 and these methods work for me. I Just use the XMIT button and not the ATU TUNE button. They are right next to each other. First, set the 998 tuner in auto mode. Then, PRESS AND HOLD the XMIT button on the rig (its labeled TUNE for a reason...). This outputs a carrier, in my case, ten watts, from the rig (its adjustable under TUNE POWER in the menu). If I have the amp triggered by the KEY OUT socket of the K3, this then keys both the rig and the amp and makes around 50 watts of power which the tuner finds acceptable. If I have the amp bypassed, the tuner can still tune using the 10 watts. Since I preset the tuner on each antenna/band by doing a tuning cycle every 10kHz (thereby pre-setting the memories, the '998 has zillions of them!) and since my antennas are rather consistent, it takes about half a second for the tuner to snap in the L and C components and Im ready to go. You just have to remember to PRESS AND HOLD the XMIT button then PRESS AND HOLD it again. Just TAPPING it turns on PTT on SSB and you get no carrier out. TAPPING it on RTTY gives you full output, and the tuner sends QRP because it cant tune at 500+ watts. This works perfectly for a solid state amp. Another way is to place a momentary normally open push button on the K3 built in keyer line (since I use computer keying, it has nothing in it) or even a spare CW paddle in it and set the WPM at around 25 on the radio. Closing the switch sends a series of dits (or dahs, your choice) from the internal keyer (that I dont use anyway) and the tuner will set itself on that. Since I am using a MicroKeyer to assert PA PTT and not the internal KEY OUT, and Im using the internal keyer and not the MicroKeyer, the amplifier is not triggered and only the exciter power is output to the tuner, which it is happy with (in my case, 65w output). I dont do it this way anymore, but when I had a tube amp, this was a cheap and dirty way to get a amp keying pulser. Hey, I paid for that K3 internal keyer!... I wanted to put it to use! As an aside, thanks again so much for designing the AL600 Full QSK kit! I have had one installed since my ALS600 went out of warranty in March. It is simply WONDERFUL! It should be a required modification to that amp! I see Ameritron has done a similar feature on the ALS1300. Hope you got something for that idea :) -lu-w4lt- K3 S# 3192 Message: 11Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:52:47 -0500 From: Phil Debbie Salas dpsa...@tx.rr.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Externmal ATU To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: f459b5fc07c34992bda8a0aa09723...@ownerpc Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Phil. The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. I believe you will find the (Straight) Key input will provide a carrier in any mode if you turn on CW in SSB and enable VOX. It has been used that way with the Yaesu Quadra which requires a carrier for its F-Set function. 73, ... Joe, W4TV Joe - The problem is that now you'll transmit at full power when you key the radio. Not good for most external autotuners. And probably not wonderful for the K3 output when playing into a relay-switched autotuner at full power. I like the way so many other radios do it whereby the input from the external tuner puts the radio in a low-power TUNE mode. Phil - AD5X __ 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] FTDI chipsets for UK elecrafters
INFO Just ordered USB RS232 FTDI chipset and sale is on for £9 50 + vat + postage. Ordered from site below. www.USBnow.co.uk Ken..G0ORH __ 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] [P3] and HRD
We're making improvements at the P3 end to ensure there's no significant command latency. We don't feel that PC applications should have to make adjustments to accommodate the P3. There are a lot more P3's out there, now, running in conjunction with many more third-party applications, so we're getting plenty of useful feedback :) 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: The most obvious techno-lurch suspicion is that, predictably and most likely necessarily, the P3 introduced a timing delay in the response to the commands __ 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 : SSB modulation
I've just bought a cheap headset with microphone and it works very well with my K3 and K2. For those in the UK, I got it from Maplin, order code KX43W for £9.99. 73 Roger MW0IDX K3 #191 K2 #2724 KX1 #416 Jim Brown wrote: On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:31:35 -0700, Dave Hachadorian wrote: Other el cheapo computer mics sound great too. Yes. Before I left Chicago about 5 years ago, I bought five assorted Plantronics headsets in different configurations. I suspect they were someone's free samples. I think I paid a total of $20 for the lot. I subsequently found them for sale at Fry's for about $30 each. __ 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] P3 and 6m pre-amp power?
Does the 12 VDC out RCA jack on the K3 have sufficient power to support both the 6m pre-amp and the P3? (Might be good to also note the answer in the manual someplace.) Thanks, Michael N6MEF __ 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] P3 and 6m pre-amp power?
Yes. Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote: Does the 12 VDC out RCA jack on the K3 have sufficient power to support both the 6m pre-amp and the P3? (Might be good to also note the answer in the manual someplace.) Thanks, Michael N6MEF __ 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] Screen Viewing Angle
Have you tried adjusting the Main Menu option LCD ADJ? If not, give it a try along with LCD BRT and LED BRT. Vy 73 de k6osx, Darin On Aug 23, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Joe Word joe.n...@gmail.com wrote: I have a friends K3 borrowed (evaluating to possible purchase one) and find with the bale up and the K3 setting on by desk the screen's contract fades way down when I sit back in by chair. For best viewing I have to stand up and look down at it. If I look straight into it the contrast is poor. The serial number is in the 1300 range, has there been improvements with latter S/N versions? Joe N9VX __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
I got some goofy results with loggers when I first hooked up mine too. Then I thought to check the RS-232 data rate settings. When you install the P3, it defaults to 38 K, and if your loggers are set to some other rate you will get garbage. Setting them to the same rate cleared things up here. - just something else to check. 73 Craig AC0DS __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
Craig, I'm pretty sure that they are all set to 38K, but I will check to be certain. You have a good suggestion. 73, Bryce K7UA I got some goofy results with loggers when I first hooked up mine too. Then I thought to check the RS-232 data rate settings. When you install the P3, it defaults to 38 K, and if your loggers are set to some other rate you will get garbage. Setting them to the same rate cleared things up here. - just something else to check. 73 Craig AC0DS __ 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] UK source for K3 headphone socket (was: Elecraft Digest, Vol 76, Issue 42)
Ian White GM3SEK wrote: CPC are also worth a look for this particular item because they have a vast range of stock including audio-visual items down to the component level www.cpc.co.uk. They used to be 'trade only' but are now a mainline consumer outlet advertising on TV, and with much larger stocks than Maplin. My own suspicion is that those adverts are targetted at a certain sort of small business. They tend to do things like only sell cable by the drum, which is not particularly friendly to real consumers. Farnell have by far the biggest stocks of RF-related parts and are also very easy to deal with. Amateurs can register for online shopping using the 'other' options on the drop-down lists, and receive the same good I think you still have to lie when you say you agree to the terms and conditions, as I think they still stress it is a B2B only company. I suspect their marketing people welcome others, but their operations people are afraid of people exercising consumer rights, and I suspect anyone who did would risk losing their account. service as commercial customers https://uk.farnell.com/jsp/profile/register.jsp Rapid are also a cable by the drum company, but their main market sector seems to be schools, so I think they consider hobbyists part of the educational market. They did hand out old catalogues at a rally once. RS, on the other hand, have never been comfortable with private customers. It still isn't possible for a private individual to register without being forced to tell lies. Yes. They've never cottoned on to the idea that today's teenage hobbyists are tomorrow's electronic design engineers. At one time, the used to mark their catalogue as being strictly confidential. They did, however, run a consumer catalogue, Doram, I think, for a short time. -- David Woolley we do not overly restrict the subject matter on the list, and we encourage postings on a wide range of amateur radio related topics List Guidelines http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_list_guidelines.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] Prolific
Actually you can do it rather easily. Go to the Apple menu and select About this Mac. Click on the More Info button. This will launch the System Profiler. In the Hardware list, select USB. You will then see the entire USB tree as the Mac sees it. Select the serial port entry and you will see the manufacturer's information which should either say Prolific or FTDI. The Prolific drivers have been problematic since day 1, but Prolific does have working drivers at their site. There is also an open-source driver that handles the Proific chip very well. The pre-built drivers are available at the SourceForge site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/osx-pl2303/ Note, though that the pl2303 drivers are not compatible with the 64- bit Mac Kernel. As far as I know Prolific has not released 64-bit drivers. I know that FTDI has released those and they run quite well. Since most of us do not need to run the 64-bit kernel this should not be a problem. As a side note, the Mac handles 64-bit applications quite well and does not need to run the kernel in 64-bit mode to do so. Jack Brindle, W6FB On Aug 24, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Richard Thorpe wrote: I just was told that the prolific drivers for the Mac on the elecraft website are obsolete. If this is true why are they still on the site? Checking Prolific website they show the same drivers, I don't understand and ask again how can one tell what USB to RS232 converter one has if the only drivers available on the elecraft site are for the prolific chipset? K6CG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K2,K3] CW Skimmer with win 7?
Hi, I notice from the Afreet Software page http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/ that CW Skimmer does not claim to support Windows 7. And indeed it does not run on my new netbook that has Win7 pre-installed. Has anyone found a work-around to get CW Skimmer to play with Windows 7? Has anyone heard any rumor that Alex VE3NEA is going to support Win7 on CW Skimmer in the future? I've got the netbook dual booting Win7 and Ubuntu Linux. Sort of a PITA to rip W7 out and put in XP. But I will if that is the only way. Tnx and 73, Oliver W6ODJ K2 #6253, K3 #1741 __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
Bryce et al Look in MENU you can assign a different baud rate to match your logging software, k3.3 I run WT 4.5, wt, k3, p3 set to 9600 baud. When you run p3 utility for updates etc, your p3 will set itself to 38500 baud for downloading. When you exit the setup it will go back to default of 9600 baud, which is set in p3 menu. Ken..G0ORH k2, k3, p3. Sent from my iPhone On 24 Aug 2010, at 21:37, k...@comcast.net wrote: Craig, I'm pretty sure that they are all set to 38K, but I will check to be certain. You have a good suggestion. 73, Bryce K7UA I got some goofy results with loggers when I first hooked up mine too. Then I thought to check the RS-232 data rate settings. When you install the P3, it defaults to 38 K, and if your loggers are set to some other rate you will get garbage. Setting them to the same rate cleared things up here. - just something else to check. 73 Craig AC0DS __ 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] IMac pro RFI
The issue is not just the manufacturer, try explaining it to the wife. :-) I have argued with wife and neighbors over the years without success. Being technically correct may not be the fix to the problem. Glad the iMac issue is fixed. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IMac pro RFI Returning the computer for a refund seems a bit rash to me...the real problem I would think, is that there is some amount of RF at your wife's computing position coming from somewhere, BTW -- if you doubt me, check out the FCC website. Their official position is that ALL interference experienced by NON-RADIO equipment is the fault of the victim equipment. Period. And as Chair of the Technical Committee on RFI of the Audio Engineering Society, I can say that that position is entirely correct from an engineering point of view. My RFI tutorial goes though most of the poor design, and outlines fixes for some of them. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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] P3 and 6m pre-amp power? And the W2?
Wayne, how about the W2 as well? I need some w (not y) connections.Love the P3, just wish could reduce all the connections. Running out of room on the desktop. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Yes. Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote: Does the 12 VDC out RCA jack on the K3 have sufficient power to support both the 6m pre-amp and the P3? __ 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] P3 and 6m pre-amp power? And the W2?
The limit on the aux 12 V output is 500 mA. Each product has a spec that indicates how much current it draws, so in general I recommend adding them up. But the answer regarding the W2+P3+PR6 is no, probably, taking each products' max current drain into account. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Bill K9YEQ wrote: Wayne, how about the W2 as well? I need some w (not y) connections.Love the P3, just wish could reduce all the connections. Running out of room on the desktop. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Yes. Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote: Does the 12 VDC out RCA jack on the K3 have sufficient power to support both the 6m pre-amp and the P3? __ 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] IMac pro RFI
For the benefit of others who may read this at a later date, I will just say that I am in agreement with what Jim says here. The FCC's position on such things is well documented (albeit possibly not as enforced as it should be?). I believe there are certain points of practicality that must prevail: The FCC position on commercial electronics acting as unlawful receivers aside, we as hams still have the responsibility to run the cleanest stations we can. This means that we should do everything practical to minimize the emission of RF in places where it does us no good. If this means taking a little extra time to re-route cables and place appropriate RFI countermeasures in place before marching our electronics back to the vendor for refunds, then it's time well spent. This also serves to reduce RF exposure to the humans and animals in our households, too. Even though we have all done our station assessments and deemed ourselves to be in compliance with the FCC's exposure guidelines (and we all have done this, right???), its always better to reduce exposure when we can. And finally, it is well known that most all commercial electronics are ridiculously susceptible to RF -- certainly more so than they should or could be. How they get away with it is a topic for another reflector. Suffice to say that if we can reduce our unintended emissions enough so as to not affect this equipment, it's likely more convenient for us. While it's well within our legal right to return this defective equipment, it is not always in our best interest. The time and energy spent returning the equipment, dealing with the inconvenience of finding a substitute, and/or the problems associated with not having the equipment at all, all must be accounted for. This is OT, so I'll quit for now. :-) 73 and Aloha, Dave AH6TD On Aug 23, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Returning the computer for a refund seems a bit rash to me...the real problem I would think, is that there is some amount of RF at your wife's computing position coming from somewhere, NO, it is NOT harsh. She bought a computer, not a radio receiver, and it should not act as a radio receiver. If it does, IT IS DEFECTIVE, either in construction, or design, or both. Giving a manufacturer a pass for lousy RFI design perpetuates the myth that it's somehow overload. IT IS NOT. IT IS POOR DESIGN. Never let a manufacturer make their problem your problem. BTW -- if you doubt me, check out the FCC website. Their official position is that ALL interference experienced by NON-RADIO equipment is the fault of the victim equipment. Period. And as Chair of the Technical Committee on RFI of the Audio Engineering Society, I can say that that position is entirely correct from an engineering point of view. My RFI tutorial goes though most of the poor design, and outlines fixes for some of them. 73, Jim Brown K9YC __ 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 Wiki Site
At 12:30 8/22/2010, Tony Fegan VE3QF wrote: I e-mailed Thom K3HRN just last week and got the following reply: ** At 01:32 8/13/2010, you wrote: Hi Thomas, Is the K3 Wiki discontinued or moved? I thought it was a great site but I have been inactive for a few months. I turned it off.too much spam, and absolutely no support from Elecraft and/or the Elecraft users. BTW, you are the first person who has emailed me about it no longer being active. When I first put the forum and the wiki online I asked for help, and received it, As time went on it was painfully obvious that there was was a lack of interest and support as indicated in my statement above. As the level of spam increased, it took more time to maintain the forum and the wikiand quite frankly it was not worth the effort. We did not give notice, as there was no support and little expressed interest from the outset Just as an aside, I maintain a web site, forum and mailing list for R.L. Drake users.the difference in participation, help and gratitude is like day and night. It was an interesting experimentand like many things, it did not survive in the market place. 73, Thom k3hrn __ 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] KXV3A need RXA mod?
Hi Raj, We normally do not ship the RXA board with the KXV3 or KXV3a boards. Those boards have incorporated that circuitry since late 2008. I just checked your records and it looks like you ordered the RXA board when you ordered a number of other mod kits. 73, Eric --- On 8/23/2010 5:45 PM, Rajiv Dewan, N2RD wrote: It does make sense to leave it out. I tried looking at the schematic to see if the KXV3A had the RXA mod but I could not find the appropriate schematic. Thanks, Raj, N2RD On 8/24/2010 12:23 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Raj, I don't know why the RXA mod kit is being shipped with the KXV3A. The website says this mod has been incorporated in all K3s since January 2008. Yes, I would assume that it is already included with your KXV3A. You might want to wait for a more authoritative answer, I am only going by the information on the website. In the absence of explicit instructions to add it, I would leave it out. 73, Don W3FPR Rajiv Dewan, N2RD wrote: I have been updating my K3 #170 with the past mods to bring it uptodate. I replaced the KXV3 option with newer KXV3A. In my update packet, I also received RXA mod kit. Am I correct in assuming that I do NOT need this mod kit? Raj __ 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] Externmal ATU
Joe - The problem is that now you'll transmit at full power when you key the radio. Not good for most external autotuners. And probably not wonderful for the K3 output when playing into a relay-switched autotuner at full power. The Quadra uses F-Set for adjusting its internal tuner and is spec'd to require at least 70W for F-Set to operate. If a full power auto- tuner can't handle 70 Watts while tuning there is a problem. The K3 should certainly be able to handle a relay-switched tuner on short-term tuning without a problem ... it certainly does with the KAT-3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/24/2010 11:52 AM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: Phil. The problem is that the K3 needs an external input to put it in the TUNE mode. I have the KAT3, but I need an external autotuner for use with my ALS-600 amp. So I have this same issue with my MFJ-998 autotuner. The MFJ-998 puts out a control signal (ground) before it starts tuning to automatically put a transceiver into a CW TUNE mode. I believe you will find the (Straight) Key input will provide a carrier in any mode if you turn on CW in SSB and enable VOX. It has been used that way with the Yaesu Quadra which requires a carrier for its F-Set function. 73, ... Joe, W4TV Joe - The problem is that now you'll transmit at full power when you key the radio. Not good for most external autotuners. And probably not wonderful for the K3 output when playing into a relay-switched autotuner at full power. I like the way so many other radios do it whereby the input from the external tuner puts the radio in a low-power TUNE mode. Phil - AD5X __ 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 Wiki Site
I wonder if this list with all the helpful people and the participation from Elecraft affected the interest in the wiki. The Drake people don't have that. David At 7:22 PM -0400 8/24/10, Thom LaCosta wrote: snip Just as an aside, I maintain a web site, forum and mailing list for R.L. Drake users.the difference in participation, help and gratitude is like day and night. snip 73, Thom k3hrn __ 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] test... really, just a test
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Wiki Site
That would be my guess. 73's Gary On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:14 AM, David Christ radio...@mchsi.com wrote: I wonder if this list with all the helpful people and the participation from Elecraft affected the interest in the wiki. The Drake people don't have that. David At 7:22 PM -0400 8/24/10, Thom LaCosta wrote: snip Just as an aside, I maintain a web site, forum and mailing list for R.L. Drake users.the difference in participation, help and gratitude is like day and night. snip 73, Thom k3hrn __ 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 -- 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
[Elecraft] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
This was a good thing to check, but everything is set for the 32K rate. Bryce K7UA - Forwarded Message - From: k...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:37:22 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 fighting logging and contest programs Craig, I'm pretty sure that they are all set to 38K, but I will check to be certain. You have a good suggestion. 73, Bryce K7UA I got some goofy results with loggers when I first hooked up mine too. Then I thought to check the RS-232 data rate settings. When you install the P3, it defaults to 38 K, and if your loggers are set to some other rate you will get garbage. Setting them to the same rate cleared things up here. - just something else to check. 73 Craig AC0DS __ 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] P3 fighting logging and contest programs
Oops, I meant 38K. This was a good thing to check, but everything is set for the 38K rate. Bryce K7UA - Forwarded Message - From: k...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:37:22 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 fighting logging and contest programs Craig, I'm pretty sure that they are all set to 38K, but I will check to be certain. You have a good suggestion. 73, Bryce K7UA I got some goofy results with loggers when I first hooked up mine too. Then I thought to check the RS-232 data rate settings. When you install the P3, it defaults to 38 K, and if your loggers are set to some other rate you will get garbage. Setting them to the same rate cleared things up here. - just something else to check. 73 Craig AC0DS __ 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] Run windoz apps on Macs without running Widows
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Re: [Elecraft] Externmal ATU
The K3 should certainly be able to handle a relay-switched tuner on short-term tuning without a problem ... it certainly does with the KAT-3. I believe that the K3 tunes with low power (5 watts?) when using the KAT3. The thought of running the K3 at full output into momentary infinite SWR conditions as autotuner relays switch makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Phil - AD5X __ 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] P3 and 6m pre-amp power? And the W2?
Wayne, Thanks. I will build separate cables. So far the P3 is something I have never experienced before... had no clue as to the features. Amazing to watch the modulation of SSB of familiar stations. I now know why some stations penetrate so, at least that is what I think I am experiencing. The narrow peaks of a transmitting signal which sounds the closest to normal, has the best signal. Those with flat peaks or multiple peaks are those which aren't quite as strong. Interesting. I am learning. Love the display!!! Great piece of equipment. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:43 PM To: Bill K9YEQ Cc: n6...@arrl.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 and 6m pre-amp power? And the W2? The limit on the aux 12 V output is 500 mA. Each product has a spec that indicates how much current it draws, so in general I recommend adding them up. But the answer regarding the W2+P3+PR6 is no, probably, taking each products' max current drain into account. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Bill K9YEQ wrote: Wayne, how about the W2 as well? I need some w (not y) connections.Love the P3, just wish could reduce all the connections. Running out of room on the desktop. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- Yes. Wayne N6KR On Aug 24, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote: Does the 12 VDC out RCA jack on the K3 have sufficient power to support both the 6m pre-amp and the P3? __ 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] Run windows app on a Mac without running Windoz!
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Re: [Elecraft] Externmal ATU
Phil, I am not certain if you or someone else originally asked the question - but -- The K3 can provide a lower power RF source for tuning. As others have mentioned - first set the Tune power in the menu. Then use TUNE (not ATU TUNE) and the K3 will transmit at the power you set in the menu. How you command the tuner to initiate its tune is quite a different matter. Perhaps RF sensing is appropriate - or one would put the K3 into TUNE and then operate the TUNE button for the tuner. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/24/2010 8:56 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: The K3 should certainly be able to handle a relay-switched tuner on short-term tuning without a problem ... it certainly does with the KAT-3. I believe that the K3 tunes with low power (5 watts?) when using the KAT3. The thought of running the K3 at full output into momentary infinite SWR conditions as autotuner relays switch makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Phil - AD5X __ 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] Externmal ATU
Or wait for the Elecraft auto-tuner when released in the new year. Till then use manual mode. Just my 2cents worth...keep the change...(:-)) Gary On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Phil, I am not certain if you or someone else originally asked the question - but -- The K3 can provide a lower power RF source for tuning. As others have mentioned - first set the Tune power in the menu. Then use TUNE (not ATU TUNE) and the K3 will transmit at the power you set in the menu. How you command the tuner to initiate its tune is quite a different matter. Perhaps RF sensing is appropriate - or one would put the K3 into TUNE and then operate the TUNE button for the tuner. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/24/2010 8:56 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: The K3 should certainly be able to handle a relay-switched tuner on short-term tuning without a problem ... it certainly does with the KAT-3. I believe that the K3 tunes with low power (5 watts?) when using the KAT3. The thought of running the K3 at full output into momentary infinite SWR conditions as autotuner relays switch makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Phil - AD5X __ 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
[Elecraft] Low-Power (5W) Watt Meter Calibration
Hi, I just finish setting up another K3 and all went well, however, I was trying to calibrate the Low-Power (5W) Tune power reading according to the manual and I am not able to get the output up to 5W. According to the Bird Watt Meter, it will only go as high as 4W, not a big issue, but wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. The 50 Watt calibration was not an issue. Any input or advice would be appreciated. Thanks Bob __ 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] Low-Power (5W) Watt Meter Calibration
Do you mean that the K3 thinks the output level is at 5W but the Bird thinks it is at 4W? Or do you mean that the K3 and the Bird both think the output level is 4W? If the former, then you can do a calibration of the K3 wattmeter if you are certain that the Bird is accurate. This procedure is described in the manual. If the latter (or something else!), then please contact support. 73, Lyle KK7P ...calibrate the Low-Power (5W) Tune power reading according to the manual and I am not able to get the output up to 5W. According to the Bird Watt Meter, it will only go as high as 4W, __ 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 CW Skimmer with Windows 7
I am successfully running CW Skimmer in Compatibility mode Windows XP SP 3. Right click on cwskimmer.exe, select Properties and then under Compatibility, check the box and select the mode. Deane VK1DW K# #3940 __ 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] Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7
I tried installing CW Skimmer on a Win 7 Professional (64-bit) laptop but was unsuccessful. It popped up a window complaining about being unable to write to the registry near the end of the install. I got a similar popup when I tried to run it. If I were to persevere, who knows? But I didn't. Jim - W4BQP K2 #2268 On 8/24/2010 11:59 PM, Deane Walkington wrote: I am successfully running CW Skimmer in Compatibility mode Windows XP SP 3. Right click on cwskimmer.exe, select Properties and then under Compatibility, check the box and select the mode. Deane VK1DW K# #3940 __ 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] P3 and PC
I have also had intermittent problems. K3 #1442, P3 #0089, XP Pro, only two mods applied yet(10 db gain mod that came with it, and the one with the 470 ohm resister). In the beginning it was as bad as getting timeouts to the radio from HRD or N1MM or even the utility program. Bypassing the P3 eliminated the problem and reinstalling it became intermittent. I inspected the RS232 cable ends and the connectors for pushed or bent pins and found nothing but it seemed to get better. I then removed the cover, inspected the ribbon cable position and seating, then removed it and reseated it. It then seemed to work much better but still hangs up the display once in a while. Power cycle the P3 to clear it. Sometimes, after a while, it seems to break loose on it's own. No more timeouts though. I was reading the mods manual and wondered if the mod where the chokes are jumped out might be part of the problem. Also realized I don't remember reconnecting the ground to the K3 after doing the 10db mod and do not have one conneced to the P3 and also should probably ground the PC case to the same ground buss. Wonder if the pin one problem is causing some of this. Thoughts? I called today intending to order the DSP all the outstanding mods but realized I had a lot of questions. Will call tomorrow(today) when they are not at lunch. 73, de Jim KG0KP __ 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
