Re: [Elecraft] Resistance Checks on pg. 45 (K3)
Hi Shane: First, congratulations on acquiring and successfully putting together your K3. You could not have chosen a better radio! The guys here have given you some good advice, but I'd like to suggest one more thing if you haven't already done so, which is to join a local club and get yourself an Elmer -- an advisor -- who can teach you some basic electronics, how to use your test instruments, etc. The ARRL ( www.ARRL.org ) is a good place to start, and specifically you can go to this page on their website to find a club nearby. ( http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club ) Be advised that different clubs have different areas of interest... some are repeater clubs, others are focused on contesting, and others are general interest / more diverse. There are plenty of technically oriented members in these clubs and I'm sure you will find someone who will be more than happy to guide you along the way. Best of luck to you and enjoy your K3. 73 de Andy, KD3RF / VE2DXY -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Resistance-Checks-on-pg-45-K3-tp6605100p6615264.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
Here is one alternative for HF + 6m http://www.nikkemedia.fi/juma-pa1000/ Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Jack Chomley Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 6:44 Vastaanottaja: garyk...@wi.rr.com Kopio: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? We do NOT need any more big amplifiers, they are the reason the sunspot cycles have been worn out :-) 73, Jack VK4JRC On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Gary K9GS garyk...@wi.rr.com wrote: There has been an ongoing discussion on the AMPS reflector regarding the Freescale LDMOS devices currently on the market. A pair of these in an HF amp with a 48V SMPS would be an excellent start.(hint, hint...KPA-1500).I wish I was retired and had some time on my hands :) Check this out: http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Also see: Some YouTube videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02v58cnb41ofeature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EACUpIhpac F1JRD also has an article in Dubus http://www.qsl.net/f1jrd/MRFE6VP61K25H.html http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
Hello Olli, It's a start but really needs two devices. Any idea what the cost is? On 7/24/2011 8:07 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: Here is one alternative for HF + 6m http://www.nikkemedia.fi/juma-pa1000/ Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Jack Chomley Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 6:44 Vastaanottaja: garyk...@wi.rr.com Kopio: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? We do NOT need any more big amplifiers, they are the reason the sunspot cycles have been worn out :-) 73, Jack VK4JRC On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Gary K9GSgaryk...@wi.rr.com wrote: There has been an ongoing discussion on the AMPS reflector regarding the Freescale LDMOS devices currently on the market. A pair of these in an HF amp with a 48V SMPS would be an excellent start.(hint, hint...KPA-1500).I wish I was retired and had some time on my hands :) Check this out: http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Also see: Some YouTube videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02v58cnb41ofeature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EACUpIhpac F1JRD also has an article in Dubus http://www.qsl.net/f1jrd/MRFE6VP61K25H.html http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
I have not seen any cost indications yet Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Gary K9GS Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 17:48 Vastaanottaja: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? Hello Olli, It's a start but really needs two devices. Any idea what the cost is? On 7/24/2011 8:07 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: Here is one alternative for HF + 6m http://www.nikkemedia.fi/juma-pa1000/ Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Jack Chomley Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 6:44 Vastaanottaja: garyk...@wi.rr.com Kopio: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? We do NOT need any more big amplifiers, they are the reason the sunspot cycles have been worn out :-) 73, Jack VK4JRC On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Gary K9GSgaryk...@wi.rr.com wrote: There has been an ongoing discussion on the AMPS reflector regarding the Freescale LDMOS devices currently on the market. A pair of these in an HF amp with a 48V SMPS would be an excellent start.(hint, hint...KPA-1500).I wish I was retired and had some time on my hands :) Check this out: http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Also see: Some YouTube videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02v58cnb41ofeature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EACUpIhpac F1JRD also has an article in Dubus http://www.qsl.net/f1jrd/MRFE6VP61K25H.html http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
One thing that someone pointed off off list. By having the amplifier and power supply on one board, if the power supply fails catastrophically, you have a lot of very expensive RF components attached to a burned up PCB. Separate PCBs would be a good idea. On 7/24/2011 10:10 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: I have not seen any cost indications yet Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Gary K9GS Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 17:48 Vastaanottaja: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? Hello Olli, It's a start but really needs two devices. Any idea what the cost is? On 7/24/2011 8:07 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: Here is one alternative for HF + 6m http://www.nikkemedia.fi/juma-pa1000/ Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Jack Chomley Lähetetty: 24. heinäkuuta 2011 6:44 Vastaanottaja: garyk...@wi.rr.com Kopio: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Aihe: Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500? We do NOT need any more big amplifiers, they are the reason the sunspot cycles have been worn out :-) 73, Jack VK4JRC On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Gary K9GSgaryk...@wi.rr.com wrote: There has been an ongoing discussion on the AMPS reflector regarding the Freescale LDMOS devices currently on the market. A pair of these in an HF amp with a 48V SMPS would be an excellent start.(hint, hint...KPA-1500).I wish I was retired and had some time on my hands :) Check this out: http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Also see: Some YouTube videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02v58cnb41ofeature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EACUpIhpac F1JRD also has an article in Dubus http://www.qsl.net/f1jrd/MRFE6VP61K25H.html http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3s at ST0R
Hi, This is Paul N6PSE, Co Leader of ST0R, Yes, we have three K3s here at STOR that belong to myself and the team members. The K3 pictured is at K6TDs house just before the DXpedition, Kevin K6TD was nice enough to test it for me as I had just picked it up used off of this email reflector a few weeks ago. As a note to the popularity of the K3, Icom offered to provide any/all radios to ST0R, however the team members said they would rather bring their own personal K3 radios instead. So far they are working very well, despite the damage caused to my K3 by Egyptian Customs in Cairo. Back to the pile ups, Paul N6PSE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] ANT1 vs XVTR OUT isolation
Hello, I'm newbie of K3. I have a little trouble: when I switch TX to RX and RX to TX and I transmit on ANT1 (I don't have ANT2), on XVTR OUT I see that RF comes out the BNC plug. I have tried to see how much RF is on XVTR gate, but I don't have little power meters, so I have watched with oscilloscope. I have found about 14Vp-p (that means 490mW or 27dBm) but only in the time when I switch PTT (few milliseconds). I have done all settings in CONFIG menu for installing an external transverter (and I had particual attention on these settings). I have also seen on manual, at page 39, last paragraph, a text that warns about isolation of XVTR OUT vs ANT1 and vice-versa. At now I don't understand if, when I TX in HF (expecially for contests), I need to unplug transverter from XVTR gates or not. I am afraid to broke my 144MHz transverter. Does someone has noticed this? Many thanks for reading. 73s Costy IC8TEM --- Valore legale alle tue mail InterfreePEC - la tua Posta Elettronica Certificata http://pec.interfree.it --- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3s at ST0R
Hello Paul, It sure would be great if you were to demonstrate how well the K3 works on digital modes by firing up on JT65A mode during your moonset on 6m in another week when EME cndx are optimum ;-) VY 73, Lance On 7/24/2011 4:18 PM, paule...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, This is Paul N6PSE, Co Leader of ST0R, Yes, we have three K3s here at STOR that belong to myself and the team members. The K3 pictured is at K6TDs house just before the DXpedition, Kevin K6TD was nice enough to test it for me as I had just picked it up used off of this email reflector a few weeks ago. As a note to the popularity of the K3, Icom offered to provide any/all radios to ST0R, however the team members said they would rather bring their own personal K3 radios instead. So far they are working very well, despite the damage caused to my K3 by Egyptian Customs in Cairo. Back to the pile ups, Paul N6PSE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] FS:PR6 Low Noise 6m GaAs FET Preamp
Like new! 125.00 shipped and insured Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc mailto:p...@lamarcheenterprises.com p...@lamarcheenterprises.com http://www.lamarcheenterprises.com/ www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell http://www.w9dvm.com/ www.w9dvm.com K3 # 1605 KPA500 # 029 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KPA500 Serial 0194 Done!
Just finished up serial # 1094, nice kit, takes about 5 hours or so if you're enjoying the process. On the air flawlessly this afternoon, photos up at http://www.w1ujr.net/elecraft_builds.htm A few observations: LEDS Metering LEDS not very straight or level, was somewhat disappointed with the installation job on the LEDs, many are not installed in line or level. Tempted to touch that up myself as I have a nice rework station, but thought I'd call Elecraft first. I won't care so much if it were something like the W1 wattmeter, but on a product the cost of the amp, I know that Elecraft can do better. Anyone else notice this? Missing Hardware I'm short almost all of the flat head screws for the top. Thought I misplaced a bag, double checked, I was very careful to measure screw length though out the build. Anyone else have a problem with this? Ribbon Cable Anyone short the ribbon cable for front display? I remember these back in the days of the early PCs, think you can just pop off the back plastic cover and punchdown the cable at another spot. Love the product, these are just some feedback points and questions. Cordially, Bruce J. Howes W1UJR www.W1UJR.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] PR6
Has been sold. Thanks! Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc mailto:p...@lamarcheenterprises.com p...@lamarcheenterprises.com http://www.lamarcheenterprises.com/ www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell http://www.w9dvm.com/ www.w9dvm.com K3 # 1605 KPA500 # 029 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Serial 0194 Done!
On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Bruce W1UJR w1...@mac.com wrote: ...Metering LEDS not very straight or level... Bruce, I had good luck by just holding a ruler along the bottom of the line of LEDs (with the panel on) and straightening them with a finger. They look pretty good now. 73, Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
On 7/24/2011 11:24 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: One thing that someone pointed off off list. By having the amplifier and power supply on one board, if the power supply fails catastrophically, you have a lot of very expensive RF components attached to a burned up PCB. Separate PCBs would be a good idea. If it was broken into 3 modules: rf deck, control (overtemp, swr, sequencing, fan control etc) and power supply then they could both a HF/6M amp and a 2 Meter amp which share many modules. You get a bigger market with commonality of parts and without much extra design work. --Lenny W2BVH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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/ steppIR
I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Serial 0194 Done!
Hi Bruce, built my KPA500 (# 166) last Sunday afternoon. Had a pause when I fired it up for the first time and got a fault - had the top off, easy fix. I too was short flat head screws for the top cover, but found enough in the spares bag. My LEDs lined up ok with my finger. No problem with ribbon cable. dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Bruce W1UJR w1...@mac.com wrote: Just finished up serial # 1094, nice kit, takes about 5 hours or so if you're enjoying the process. On the air flawlessly this afternoon, photos up at http://www.w1ujr.net/elecraft_builds.htm A few observations: LEDS Metering LEDS not very straight or level, was somewhat disappointed with the installation job on the LEDs, many are not installed in line or level. Tempted to touch that up myself as I have a nice rework station, but thought I'd call Elecraft first. I won't care so much if it were something like the W1 wattmeter, but on a product the cost of the amp, I know that Elecraft can do better. Anyone else notice this? Missing Hardware I'm short almost all of the flat head screws for the top. Thought I misplaced a bag, double checked, I was very careful to measure screw length though out the build. Anyone else have a problem with this? Ribbon Cable Anyone short the ribbon cable for front display? I remember these back in the days of the early PCs, think you can just pop off the back plastic cover and punchdown the cable at another spot. Love the product, these are just some feedback points and questions. Cordially, Bruce J. Howes W1UJR www.W1UJR.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Remote
Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be handy to monitor remotely (I have a LP-Remote board from N8LP). I need to make a custom cable between the K3 and the KPA500 to connect some lines (band indication, auxbus?) and bring out others - the ON pin for the K3 that I currently use, the toggle ON/OFF pin for the KPA500, etc. So, what are others doing? I see there are options to connect the KPA to the K3 via RS232 not sure what that would buy me. Dana, K6NR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Remote
Dana: There isn't an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via RS-232. There's an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via its 15-pin ACC connector. If you use that cable, the K3 can track band changes initiated by the amplifier, the amplifier will track K3 band changed without requiring transmission, and it includes the amp keying line and the ALC voltage. This connection also includes an AUXBUS connection that the KPA500 can use to send fault indications to the K3. And the K3 can automatically adjust its output power based on its knowledge of the amplifier being in operate. The KPA500's PC serial port should instead be used for your remote control program, which could be the KPA Utility, or someone else's remote control program. When you use the KPA500 and don't switch the back panel power rocker switch, the front panel on/off button (and the equivalent software command) turns off the high voltage power supply, but leaves the microcontroller running. The microcontroller runs in its boot block code and part of that code recognizes a software power on command. The KPA500 Utility Operate page uses this technique for its remote control power turn-on. If you require the KPA500 to be really, really off, you should first press the front panel power button to turn the amp off. Then you can remove all power by switching the back panel rocker switch or interrupt the KPA500's AC supply. It's a good idea to let the amplifier close down in a controlled way (press its front panel power button, physically or via a remote control program) so that it has a chance to write its current state into EEPROM and also dump HV filter capacitor energy into the fan. If you don't do this, you'll see fault table entries (using the KPA500 Utility's Fault Table display) showing uncontrolled power off events. Nice callsign, Dana! 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dana Roode Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be handy to monitor remotely (I have a LP-Remote board from N8LP). I need to make a custom cable between the K3 and the KPA500 to connect some lines (band indication, auxbus?) and bring out others - the ON pin for the K3 that I currently use, the toggle ON/OFF pin for the KPA500, etc. So, what are others doing? I see there are options to connect the KPA to the K3 via RS232 not sure what that would buy me. Dana, K6NR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 - SWR
Hi Just finished building the KPA500 and it is a beautiful piece of work... I have an LP-100 RF Wattmeter and SteppIR 4 EL. The LP-100 says SWR is 1.35; the KPA500 says 1.8 (on 30 meters)... I can adjust the SteppIR of course - but then the LP-100 reads incorrectly? - the K3 by the way agrees with the LP-100 as to the SWR (much lower than the KPA500) The LP-100 is located AFTER the amp - so it reads the full output power. this holds true on all higher bands. any suggestions please? thanks and 73 John VE3NFK -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-SWR-tp6616176p6616176.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote
Hi Dick, thanks for the information. What is the RS232 (XCVR) connection on the KPA500 for? Its why I am some misperceptions about connecting the K3 to the KPA. At this point I see I can control the KPA via its RS232 port but for some reason I am inclined to use the control pins on the KPA AUX plug, which seems to be the other way to go. Dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Dana: There isn't an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via RS-232. There's an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via its 15-pin ACC connector. If you use that cable, the K3 can track band changes initiated by the amplifier, the amplifier will track K3 band changed without requiring transmission, and it includes the amp keying line and the ALC voltage. This connection also includes an AUXBUS connection that the KPA500 can use to send fault indications to the K3. And the K3 can automatically adjust its output power based on its knowledge of the amplifier being in operate. The KPA500's PC serial port should instead be used for your remote control program, which could be the KPA Utility, or someone else's remote control program. When you use the KPA500 and don't switch the back panel power rocker switch, the front panel on/off button (and the equivalent software command) turns off the high voltage power supply, but leaves the microcontroller running. The microcontroller runs in its boot block code and part of that code recognizes a software power on command. The KPA500 Utility Operate page uses this technique for its remote control power turn-on. If you require the KPA500 to be really, really off, you should first press the front panel power button to turn the amp off. Then you can remove all power by switching the back panel rocker switch or interrupt the KPA500's AC supply. It's a good idea to let the amplifier close down in a controlled way (press its front panel power button, physically or via a remote control program) so that it has a chance to write its current state into EEPROM and also dump HV filter capacitor energy into the fan. If you don't do this, you'll see fault table entries (using the KPA500 Utility's Fault Table display) showing uncontrolled power off events. Nice callsign, Dana! 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dana Roode Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be handy to monitor remotely (I have a LP-Remote board from N8LP). I need to make a custom cable between the K3 and the KPA500 to connect some lines (band indication, auxbus?) and bring out others - the ON pin for the K3 that I currently use, the toggle ON/OFF pin for the KPA500, etc. So, what are others doing? I see there are options to connect the KPA to the K3 via RS232 not sure what that would buy me. Dana, K6NR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Remote
I'm operating my KPA500 remotely using the KPA Utility, and a direct COM port connection. I'm actually manually switching bands, changing from standby to operate, etc, through the KPA Utility too, for the moment. A note of caution; the RS232 port on my KPA500 has locked up 3 times now (requiring power cycle on 110V input to reset). The first time, I had to make an emergency drive in a freak spring storm to fix it. Whilst there, I moved the 110V supply to a remote-controllable power switch, so I can power-cycle remotely. That has saved me on subsequent occurrences. I need to get around to reporting this to Elecraft support. At least two of the cases were attributable to unintended high-SWR events. The KPA Utility's metering is of limited value, IMO, at the moment - the numbers jump around a lot between poll events when transmitting CW (at least). I'm using an LP-100A meter and its Virtual Control Panel for power/SWR metering (peak mode), which works well. 73, ~iain / N6ML On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Dana Roode dana.ro...@gmail.com wrote: Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be handy to monitor remotely (I have a LP-Remote board from N8LP). I need to make a custom cable between the K3 and the KPA500 to connect some lines (band indication, auxbus?) and bring out others - the ON pin for the K3 that I currently use, the toggle ON/OFF pin for the KPA500, etc. So, what are others doing? I see there are options to connect the KPA to the K3 via RS232 not sure what that would buy me. Dana, K6NR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Remote
The KPA500 XCVR connector is used primarily to support Kenwood rigs that communicate their frequency via a serial port. If you want to control the amplifier remotely, you'll probably need to connect its PC-side serial port to some remote control program. The KPA Utility (as one example) shows you the amplifier's output power, SWR, PA voltage, PA current, temperature, monitors for faults, displays the current fault, has a button to clear the current fault, changes bands, switches between standby and operate, and turns the amplifier on and off. You can't do many of these things from the ACC connector. You can do some of them by remote control of the K3 (like change bands). You can pulse an ACC pin to simulate pressing the front panel power button. You can change the amp's band by controlling the transceiver remotely and transmitting. You can observe that some fault has occurred, but you can't read the fault code through ACC. There's no pin on ACC to switch the amp between operate and standby, or clear a fault. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Dana Roode [mailto:dana.ro...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 1:09 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Hi Dick, thanks for the information. What is the RS232 (XCVR) connection on the KPA500 for? Its why I am some misperceptions about connecting the K3 to the KPA. At this point I see I can control the KPA via its RS232 port but for some reason I am inclined to use the control pins on the KPA AUX plug, which seems to be the other way to go. Dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Dana: There isn't an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via RS-232. There's an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via its 15-pin ACC connector. If you use that cable, the K3 can track band changes initiated by the amplifier, the amplifier will track K3 band changed without requiring transmission, and it includes the amp keying line and the ALC voltage. This connection also includes an AUXBUS connection that the KPA500 can use to send fault indications to the K3. And the K3 can automatically adjust its output power based on its knowledge of the amplifier being in operate. The KPA500's PC serial port should instead be used for your remote control program, which could be the KPA Utility, or someone else's remote control program. When you use the KPA500 and don't switch the back panel power rocker switch, the front panel on/off button (and the equivalent software command) turns off the high voltage power supply, but leaves the microcontroller running. The microcontroller runs in its boot block code and part of that code recognizes a software power on command. The KPA500 Utility Operate page uses this technique for its remote control power turn-on. If you require the KPA500 to be really, really off, you should first press the front panel power button to turn the amp off. Then you can remove all power by switching the back panel rocker switch or interrupt the KPA500's AC supply. It's a good idea to let the amplifier close down in a controlled way (press its front panel power button, physically or via a remote control program) so that it has a chance to write its current state into EEPROM and also dump HV filter capacitor energy into the fan. If you don't do this, you'll see fault table entries (using the KPA500 Utility's Fault Table display) showing uncontrolled power off events. Nice callsign, Dana! 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dana Roode Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be handy to monitor remotely (I have a LP-Remote board from N8LP). I need to make a custom cable between the K3 and the KPA500 to connect some lines (band indication, auxbus?) and bring out others - the ON pin for the K3 that I currently use, the toggle ON/OFF pin for the KPA500, etc. So, what are others doing? I see there are options to connect the KPA to the K3 via RS232 not sure what that would buy me. Dana, K6NR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA 500 Utility
I could not find a KPA 500 Utility for the MAC. Is there one and if so where? I just finished my kit and would to check the firmware but own a Mac. Jay D. Caldis KT6Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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/ steppIR
You need a Y cable. SteppIR sells them, or you can build one. The schematic is on the SteppIR site. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 3:09 PM, Martin Staffa wrote: I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Remote
Dick, Thanks - I went back and read the manual and I see it clearly explains what the RS232-XCVR jack is for. Sorry, I missed that. Ok on the advantages of the RS232 port, I will hook that up. I run my remote station with an 8 port terminal server, and have one port left (I control the rig, 3 rotators, LP-Remote, LP-100 watt meter, and Winkeyer). I have control over the power to the amp to shut it off if I need a hard reset (via LP-Remote and a relay-power jack). I can't use the standard Elecraft K3-KPA500 cable as I need to bring out pins from the K3: ON and FSK are the ones I remember. So, I will build a cable and bring out the various pins I may use on either side of the connection. dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: The KPA500 XCVR connector is used primarily to support Kenwood rigs that communicate their frequency via a serial port. If you want to control the amplifier remotely, you'll probably need to connect its PC-side serial port to some remote control program. The KPA Utility (as one example) shows you the amplifier's output power, SWR, PA voltage, PA current, temperature, monitors for faults, displays the current fault, has a button to clear the current fault, changes bands, switches between standby and operate, and turns the amplifier on and off. You can't do many of these things from the ACC connector. You can do some of them by remote control of the K3 (like change bands). You can pulse an ACC pin to simulate pressing the front panel power button. You can change the amp's band by controlling the transceiver remotely and transmitting. You can observe that some fault has occurred, but you can't read the fault code through ACC. There's no pin on ACC to switch the amp between operate and standby, or clear a fault. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Dana Roode [mailto:dana.ro...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 1:09 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Hi Dick, thanks for the information. What is the RS232 (XCVR) connection on the KPA500 for? Its why I am some misperceptions about connecting the K3 to the KPA. At this point I see I can control the KPA via its RS232 port but for some reason I am inclined to use the control pins on the KPA AUX plug, which seems to be the other way to go. Dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Dana: There isn't an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via RS-232. There's an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via its 15-pin ACC connector. If you use that cable, the K3 can track band changes initiated by the amplifier, the amplifier will track K3 band changed without requiring transmission, and it includes the amp keying line and the ALC voltage. This connection also includes an AUXBUS connection that the KPA500 can use to send fault indications to the K3. And the K3 can automatically adjust its output power based on its knowledge of the amplifier being in operate. The KPA500's PC serial port should instead be used for your remote control program, which could be the KPA Utility, or someone else's remote control program. When you use the KPA500 and don't switch the back panel power rocker switch, the front panel on/off button (and the equivalent software command) turns off the high voltage power supply, but leaves the microcontroller running. The microcontroller runs in its boot block code and part of that code recognizes a software power on command. The KPA500 Utility Operate page uses this technique for its remote control power turn-on. If you require the KPA500 to be really, really off, you should first press the front panel power button to turn the amp off. Then you can remove all power by switching the back panel rocker switch or interrupt the KPA500's AC supply. It's a good idea to let the amplifier close down in a controlled way (press its front panel power button, physically or via a remote control program) so that it has a chance to write its current state into EEPROM and also dump HV filter capacitor energy into the fan. If you don't do this, you'll see fault table entries (using the KPA500 Utility's Fault Table display) showing uncontrolled power off events. Nice callsign, Dana! 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dana Roode Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on and off, etc. It appears both may be options. There also appears to be a pin in the Aux cable that indicates a fault condition, which would be
[Elecraft] WTB: P3
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Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote
The K3 aux cable kit includes a Y. Dick On Jul 24, 2011, at 13:49, Dana Roode dana.ro...@gmail.com wrote: Dick, Thanks - I went back and read the manual and I see it clearly explains what the RS232-XCVR jack is for. Sorry, I missed that. Ok on the advantages of the RS232 port, I will hook that up. I run my remote station with an 8 port terminal server, and have one port left (I control the rig, 3 rotators, LP-Remote, LP-100 watt meter, and Winkeyer). I have control over the power to the amp to shut it off if I need a hard reset (via LP-Remote and a relay-power jack). I can't use the standard Elecraft K3-KPA500 cable as I need to bring out pins from the K3: ON and FSK are the ones I remember. So, I will build a cable and bring out the various pins I may use on either side of the connection. dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: The KPA500 XCVR connector is used primarily to support Kenwood rigs that communicate their frequency via a serial port. If you want to control the amplifier remotely, you'll probably need to connect its PC-side serial port to some remote control program. The KPA Utility (as one example) shows you the amplifier's output power, SWR, PA voltage, PA current, temperature, monitors for faults, displays the current fault, has a button to clear the current fault, changes bands, switches between standby and operate, and turns the amplifier on and off. You can't do many of these things from the ACC connector. You can do some of them by remote control of the K3 (like change bands). You can pulse an ACC pin to simulate pressing the front panel power button. You can change the amp's band by controlling the transceiver remotely and transmitting. You can observe that some fault has occurred, but you can't read the fault code through ACC. There's no pin on ACC to switch the amp between operate and standby, or clear a fault. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Dana Roode [mailto:dana.ro...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 1:09 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Hi Dick, thanks for the information. What is the RS232 (XCVR) connection on the KPA500 for? Its why I am some misperceptions about connecting the K3 to the KPA. At this point I see I can control the KPA via its RS232 port but for some reason I am inclined to use the control pins on the KPA AUX plug, which seems to be the other way to go. Dana On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Dana: There isn't an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via RS-232. There's an option to connect the KPA500 to the K3 via its 15-pin ACC connector. If you use that cable, the K3 can track band changes initiated by the amplifier, the amplifier will track K3 band changed without requiring transmission, and it includes the amp keying line and the ALC voltage. This connection also includes an AUXBUS connection that the KPA500 can use to send fault indications to the K3. And the K3 can automatically adjust its output power based on its knowledge of the amplifier being in operate. The KPA500's PC serial port should instead be used for your remote control program, which could be the KPA Utility, or someone else's remote control program. When you use the KPA500 and don't switch the back panel power rocker switch, the front panel on/off button (and the equivalent software command) turns off the high voltage power supply, but leaves the microcontroller running. The microcontroller runs in its boot block code and part of that code recognizes a software power on command. The KPA500 Utility Operate page uses this technique for its remote control power turn-on. If you require the KPA500 to be really, really off, you should first press the front panel power button to turn the amp off. Then you can remove all power by switching the back panel rocker switch or interrupt the KPA500's AC supply. It's a good idea to let the amplifier close down in a controlled way (press its front panel power button, physically or via a remote control program) so that it has a chance to write its current state into EEPROM and also dump HV filter capacitor energy into the fan. If you don't do this, you'll see fault table entries (using the KPA500 Utility's Fault Table display) showing uncontrolled power off events. Nice callsign, Dana! 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dana Roode Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:15 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Folks - who out there has set up their KPA500 as a part of a remote station? I'm planning to do so here, and wondering whether others have used the pins in the AUX cable or plan to use software commands to turn the Amp on
Re: [Elecraft] K3/ steppIR
Does SteppIR now support the K3 or does it work ok using the Kenwood protocols? On 7/24/2011 2:39 PM, Mike wrote: You need a Y cable. SteppIR sells them, or you can build one. The schematic is on the SteppIR site. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 3:09 PM, Martin Staffa wrote: I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?
Nice demos and a reminder of just how dangerous QRO RF can be - to people and to property. In my commercial work I learned to be as careful around RF as I am around any high voltage - especially after accidentally drawing a small arc from an RF source. Messing with 50 or 100 watt Ham rigs from which we often drew an arc with a pencil from a high-impedance point made me careless. My QRO burn only made a small black patch on my skin, but it felt exactly like a nail had been shoved through my flesh - and it felt like the nail was still there for days! RF burns are deep burns that injure a lot of tissue and nerves. If I had been doing that YouTube demo, I'd certainly have worn the welding mask and more than that T-shirt in case some hot metal bounced around. Until now, a solid state amp could do limited damage because it would fail in milliseconds. The demos show these solid state amps are as robust as vacuum tube amps, and so they are just as dangerous. And we all should remember that one doesn't have to draw an arc or get a surface burn to do deep tissue damage from an RF field. That's why there are firm guidelines for RF field exposure. RF can set fires too. G3BDQ tells the story of the Ham whose end-fed wire ran through a hole drilled in his wooden window frame. Every time he held the key down a curl of smoke would come out of the hole. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- On 7/24/2011 8:07 AM, Olli Tuppurainen wrote: Here is one alternative for HF + 6m http://www.nikkemedia.fi/juma-pa1000/ Olli OH6CT On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Gary K9GSgaryk...@wi.rr.com wrote: There has been an ongoing discussion on the AMPS reflector regarding the Freescale LDMOS devices currently on the market. A pair of these in an HF amp with a 48V SMPS would be an excellent start.(hint, hint...KPA-1500).I wish I was retired and had some time on my hands :) Check this out: http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Also see: Some YouTube videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02v58cnb41ofeature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EACUpIhpac F1JRD also has an article in Dubus http://www.qsl.net/f1jrd/MRFE6VP61K25H.html http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_2m_ldmos_amplifier.htm Gary K9GS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] OT: Dangers of RF
Beware of passing the rods of ceramic wall feed-throughs through holes drilled through walls that have foil-backed insulation. (;-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KPA500 Missing Screws
It was interesting to read that others have found screws missing from the KPA500 kit. I was missing all of the 4-40, 3/16 (4.8mm) Flat Head, Black screws. I was able to complete the build, but I was not able to button it up. I am dead in the water until the new screws arrive. I was able to scrounge a few of these screws left over from parts of other Elecraft projects but not enough to install the front and top panels. I am confident these screws will arrive soon. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Missing Screws
Kit #172 had all the screws but was missing the fuse block from the power entry module. Priority mail brought it 3 days later thanks to prompt work by Elecraft support. On another note, ST0R now in the log on 2 bands thanks to the K Line. Bob K5SM On 7/24/2011 5:27 PM, Roy Morris wrote: It was interesting to read that others have found screws missing from the KPA500 kit. I was missing all of the 4-40, 3/16 (4.8mm) Flat Head, Black screws. I was able to complete the build, but I was not able to button it up. I am dead in the water until the new screws arrive. I was able to scrounge a few of these screws left over from parts of other Elecraft projects but not enough to install the front and top panels. I am confident these screws will arrive soon. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Missing Screws
Roy, Do you have any of the panhead 3/16 inch screws - like those that were used on the K2? If so, why not use those temporaily - they will hold things in place so you are not dead in the water. I believe all the flathead screws are used on the outside panels, so it would not require any dis-assembly (other than removing the screws themselves) when your correct ones arrive. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 6:27 PM, Roy Morris wrote: It was interesting to read that others have found screws missing from the KPA500 kit. I was missing all of the 4-40, 3/16 (4.8mm) Flat Head, Black screws. I was able to complete the build, but I was not able to button it up. I am dead in the water until the new screws arrive. I was able to scrounge a few of these screws left over from parts of other Elecraft projects but not enough to install the front and top panels. I am confident these screws will arrive soon. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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/ steppIR
Mike, On my SDA 100 I selected KENW for my K3. There was no option for Elecraft. 73, N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett W0MU Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/ steppIR Does SteppIR now support the K3 or does it work ok using the Kenwood protocols? On 7/24/2011 2:39 PM, Mike wrote: You need a Y cable. SteppIR sells them, or you can build one. The schematic is on the SteppIR site. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 3:09 PM, Martin Staffa wrote: I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3/ steppIR
Mike Mine worked fine with the y-cable and the Kenwood protocol(that's before ZEUS got to it. 73 Larry K1ZW -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett W0MU Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/ steppIR Does SteppIR now support the K3 or does it work ok using the Kenwood protocols? On 7/24/2011 2:39 PM, Mike wrote: You need a Y cable. SteppIR sells them, or you can build one. The schematic is on the SteppIR site. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 3:09 PM, Martin Staffa wrote: I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3786 - Release Date: 07/24/11 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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/ steppIR
Same for the older controller. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 6:49 PM, N2TK, Tony wrote: Mike, On my SDA 100 I selected KENW for my K3. There was no option for Elecraft. 73, N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett W0MU Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/ steppIR Does SteppIR now support the K3 or does it work ok using the Kenwood protocols? On 7/24/2011 2:39 PM, Mike wrote: You need a Y cable. SteppIR sells them, or you can build one. The schematic is on the SteppIR site. 73, Mike NF4L On 7/24/2011 3:09 PM, Martin Staffa wrote: I am sure some one has run into this problem before, How would I go about connecting my the computer to run along with the controller for my steppIR to the K3 Martin N1KGP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Poor USB audio after cal
About twice a year I like to run through the cal's on my K2. Today, I was unable to store the BFO adjustments to eeprom and I noticed that the USB audio sounds muddy. Almost like the RF pot was turned down and the 2k audio filter active. The RTTY (USB) mode also sounds like this. LSB and CW are quite loud and clear with a more believable S-Meter response. I was following the C22 cal Application Note procedure. The last few times I did this, the K2 cal'ed to within 10Hz of WWV. Before starting the cal today, it was 70Hz off. It is now within 30Hz post cal. The difference between TP1 and TP2 is negligible (limited by 10Hz DAC). My beat dial Freq. is/was 10.000.02 LSB (at this point when I triple checked the C22 cal) I used a soundcard program to watch the 10MHz WWV 500Hz and 600Hz tones while adjusting the BFO settings. Once it comes back to OPT1 from FIL4 the audio tones are back at their starting points and not were I set them. The BFO value did seem to save however. In LSB, the S-Meter showed S-3 (as did my other HF rig), on USB the meter was a solid S-9. The volume was not as loud and had more bass. I have a feeling this is just a matter of me forgetting a simple step but I can honestly say that I have followed the procedure word for word. I even double checked with the main K2 manual just to be sure. 73, Damon -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-Poor-USB-audio-after-cal-tp6616641p6616641.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Missing Screws
I got lucky. I was missing a few screws. Um. That doesn't good. Ed, K1ZE gave me a bag of leftovers from his K3 assembly and I had some screws left over from assembling the sub etc., I guess I was lucky Bob, W1EQ KPA500 #165 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roy Morris Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Missing Screws It was interesting to read that others have found screws missing from the KPA500 kit. I was missing all of the 4-40, 3/16 (4.8mm) Flat Head, Black screws. I was able to complete the build, but I was not able to button it up. I am dead in the water until the new screws arrive. I was able to scrounge a few of these screws left over from parts of other Elecraft projects but not enough to install the front and top panels. I am confident these screws will arrive soon. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Elecraft SSB Net results (7/24/11)
We had a good net today. The only discussion following check-ins was on KPA500 kit delivery. We had 27 participants over a 24 minute period. Have a great week. Here is the list of participants. Station NameQTH Rig S/N AK4IK Ian GA K3 281 W5ETJ GaryTX K3 3227 AE6IC FredCA K3 2241 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 K6ADG AlanCA K3 4757 NZ0TBillKS K3 1502 NJ6GDennis CA K2 5345 W7NMD Palmer AR K3 3779 AI4VZ George GA K3 2412 W1EQBob CT K3 4199 AE5JD BartTX K3 2106 W9DVM PhilFL K3 1605 W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 KL7UW Ed AK K3 4043(15W) W4RKS Jim AL K3 3618 K4GCJ Gerry NC K3 1597 KC5RY/m George LA K3 5208 XF1/K5ENS Keith MX K3 2654(IOTA NA-045) AL7CE Terry AK K3 5137 N1JMJohnAZ K3 2555 WT5YJohnTX K2 7138 NV5ERob TX K3 1417 KB3FBR Joe PA K2 6178(QRP) WA9EBX Larry KY K3 4309 K7VED GaryWA K3 4628 WA6ATI/m5 Dennis AR IC706 NS7PPhilOR K3 1826 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 feature request: SS Screw Kit
G'day from sunny Innisfail, Nth QLD, Australia to Wayne, Lyle and all the group, I had a dream... I dreamt of a Stainless Steel Screw kit for the KPA500 / P3 kits / factory built articles, to match the K3 SS Screw Kit. Is there any possibility of these being implemented? Thanks in advance, 73 de Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Elecraft K3 # 4257 + K144XV + REFLK + KPA500 + PR6 = Fanbloodytasic allband (all that matter at least) performance! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA500 Missing Screws
I think you have to be missing a few screws to stay on this mailing list ;) 73, ~iain / N6ML On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Robert Garceau rgarc...@snet.net wrote: I got lucky. I was missing a few screws. Um. That doesn't good. Ed, K1ZE gave me a bag of leftovers from his K3 assembly and I had some screws left over from assembling the sub etc., I guess I was lucky Bob, W1EQ KPA500 #165 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roy Morris Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Missing Screws It was interesting to read that others have found screws missing from the KPA500 kit. I was missing all of the 4-40, 3/16 (4.8mm) Flat Head, Black screws. I was able to complete the build, but I was not able to button it up. I am dead in the water until the new screws arrive. I was able to scrounge a few of these screws left over from parts of other Elecraft projects but not enough to install the front and top panels. I am confident these screws will arrive soon. Roy Morris W4WFB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 feature request: SS Screw Kit
Similar request also applicable from VR2. Sent from my iPhone 4 Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF vk4bof.elecr...@gmail.com 於 2011年7月25日 上午7:37 寫道： G'day from sunny Innisfail, Nth QLD, Australia to Wayne, Lyle and all the group, I had a dream... I dreamt of a Stainless Steel Screw kit for the KPA500 / P3 kits / factory built articles, to match the K3 SS Screw Kit. Is there any possibility of these being implemented? Thanks in advance, 73 de Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Elecraft K3 # 4257 + K144XV + REFLK + KPA500 + PR6 = Fanbloodytasic allband (all that matter at least) performance! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Another KPA500 remote question
How much chatter between a remote control program and the KPA500 can be tolerated by the KPA500 microprocessor? As others have noted, and I have seen as well, the power readings reported on the RS-232 line are instantaneous snapshots. In a true remote situation, you need many readings a second to get a good idea of the peak or average power level that you are transmitting on SSB. So between power readings (many per second), queries for fault values (maybe once per second), and temperature readings (one every 10 seconds) - how much is too much? Alternately, could a new command be created that uses the micro to accumulate on a running basis (8/sec) and report when asked the last 1/2 or 1 second of peak forward power and VSWR? That would reduce the RS-232 chatter and provide much more accurate information. Thanks Mike, W3IP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
Hi All! I already E-mailed Wayne about this, but I thought I would share this with the rest of the group in case anyone got one of these recently and hasn't assembled it yet. I bought the KSB2 with my K2...Unfortunately, when I bought the radio and options, the KSB2 was out of stock. It took a few weeks to get this option because some components were no longer available, and Wayne and the Elecraft team had to perform some redesign work. I got one of the new boards, and the assembly was going by swimmingly this afternoon until I hit a snag...ALL if the 1N4007 diodes will NOT fit into their holes because the leads are too thick. This is more than a tight fit...They just plain don't want to go in at all. I am not going to attempt to widen the holes on my own as there isn't much real estate to work around, and I don't want to damage traces. Just an FYI, and no need for replies. 73, David, KC9EHQ K1 s/n 2051 K2 s/n 7164 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [k2] Poor USB audio after cal
Damon, The procedure in the manual is written for the average filter (of which very few exist), so I highly recommend you use the procedure documented on my website www.w3fpr.com dealing with K2 Dial Calibration instead of the procedure in the manual. The entire procedure involves 3 steps - first adjusting C22 using the N6KR method which needs no tools if you have perfect pitch, but those without it can use Spectrogram or a similar computer application to tune WWV right on. After setting C22, run CAL PLL followed by CAL FIL. The article has several links to supporting information should you need it. BTW - I am working on a Technical Note document that may be placed on the Elecraft website in the future dealing with exactly this same information - stay tuned, but in the meantime, use the information on my website. Once calibrated, the K2 will not drift because the settings are stored in digital form and are not dependent on any oscillator other that the PLL reference. I know that many K2s that I have worked on have retained their calibration information for several years. If you have trouble with the CAL PLL or CAL FIL routines not storing data into EEPROM, that is a separate problem and must be resolved before you attempt the calibration and filter alignment procedures. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 7:05 PM, KC5CQW wrote: About twice a year I like to run through the cal's on my K2. Today, I was unable to store the BFO adjustments to eeprom and I noticed that the USB audio sounds muddy. Almost like the RF pot was turned down and the 2k audio filter active. The RTTY (USB) mode also sounds like this. LSB and CW are quite loud and clear with a more believable S-Meter response. I was following the C22 cal Application Note procedure. The last few times I did this, the K2 cal'ed to within 10Hz of WWV. Before starting the cal today, it was 70Hz off. It is now within 30Hz post cal. The difference between TP1 and TP2 is negligible (limited by 10Hz DAC). My beat dial Freq. is/was 10.000.02 LSB (at this point when I triple checked the C22 cal) I used a soundcard program to watch the 10MHz WWV 500Hz and 600Hz tones while adjusting the BFO settings. Once it comes back to OPT1 from FIL4 the audio tones are back at their starting points and not were I set them. The BFO value did seem to save however. In LSB, the S-Meter showed S-3 (as did my other HF rig), on USB the meter was a solid S-9. The volume was not as loud and had more bass. I have a feeling this is just a matter of me forgetting a simple step but I can honestly say that I have followed the procedure word for word. I even double checked with the main K2 manual just to be sure. 73, Damon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
David, I will reply anyway, because a situation like that is of extreme interest to me. That is a a real mystery. I did the pilot build on the new KSB2 board and encountered no problems with those diodes. Something may have changed since I did that build, and the only two things I can think of are that the 1N4007 leads got thicker or the holes got smaller at the board manufacturing house. The board I worked with was *not* pre-production since Wayne was quite anxious to get this new board into production, he took the risk of cutting the new board in before I received my field test kit. The normal holes for the 1N4007 diodes are the same size as for resistors and other components even though the 1N4007 leads are larger, they will fit in most any hole designed for resistors - that is true for all the K2 boards that I know about. Do you have other unassembled options for the K2? If so, try the 1N4007 leads in a hole intended for a resistor on any of your other boards. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 9:02 PM, David Dietrich wrote: Hi All! I already E-mailed Wayne about this, but I thought I would share this with the rest of the group in case anyone got one of these recently and hasn't assembled it yet. I bought the KSB2 with my K2...Unfortunately, when I bought the radio and options, the KSB2 was out of stock. It took a few weeks to get this option because some components were no longer available, and Wayne and the Elecraft team had to perform some redesign work. I got one of the new boards, and the assembly was going by swimmingly this afternoon until I hit a snag...ALL if the 1N4007 diodes will NOT fit into their holes because the leads are too thick. This is more than a tight fit...They just plain don't want to go in at all. I am not going to attempt to widen the holes on my own as there isn't much real estate to work around, and I don't want to damage traces. Just an FYI, and no need for replies. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
I had a similar problem with my main board on K2 6688. The board house botched the plating process on one quadrant of the board. The closer you got to the corner the tighter the holes were until they were all but closed up. I sent it in to Elecraft and they opened the holes, not sure what they used (needle, drill?), but it worked. I wonder if the same thing has happened again? On 7/24/2011 8:55 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: David, I will reply anyway, because a situation like that is of extreme interest to me. That is a a real mystery. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [k2] Poor USB audio after cal
TNX for the info. I'll go over your method in detail tomorrow. I have a hunch it may be due to the R1 SSB balancing pot. Dummy me forgot to mention that I disassembled the k2 a few months ago to clean all of the old flux off. Perhaps the pot has some residue or wasn't setup right to begin with... Now that the K2 has settled in, I may go and do a 100% verification on all adjustable points for max efficiency. (My 12m/10m output is much lower then expected. 4-5W max). 73, Damon -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-Poor-USB-audio-after-cal-tp6616641p6616940.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
I'm just finishing my KSB2 board, and I did encounter this problem at only one hole, the cathode for D1. Otherwise it all went together as per the instruction, and a bonus, somehow I ended up with a few unexpected spare parts, such as a 2N3906, two extra 2.2mfd caps, and a couple of resistors. Ron VE8RT On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 21:55 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote: David, I will reply anyway, because a situation like that is of extreme interest to me. That is a a real mystery. I did the pilot build on the new KSB2 board and encountered no problems with those diodes. Something may have changed since I did that build, and the only two things I can think of are that the 1N4007 leads got thicker or the holes got smaller at the board manufacturing house. The board I worked with was *not* pre-production since Wayne was quite anxious to get this new board into production, he took the risk of cutting the new board in before I received my field test kit. The normal holes for the 1N4007 diodes are the same size as for resistors and other components even though the 1N4007 leads are larger, they will fit in most any hole designed for resistors - that is true for all the K2 boards that I know about. Do you have other unassembled options for the K2? If so, try the 1N4007 leads in a hole intended for a resistor on any of your other boards. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 9:02 PM, David Dietrich wrote: Hi All! I already E-mailed Wayne about this, but I thought I would share this with the rest of the group in case anyone got one of these recently and hasn't assembled it yet. I bought the KSB2 with my K2...Unfortunately, when I bought the radio and options, the KSB2 was out of stock. It took a few weeks to get this option because some components were no longer available, and Wayne and the Elecraft team had to perform some redesign work. I got one of the new boards, and the assembly was going by swimmingly this afternoon until I hit a snag...ALL if the 1N4007 diodes will NOT fit into their holes because the leads are too thick. This is more than a tight fit...They just plain don't want to go in at all. I am not going to attempt to widen the holes on my own as there isn't much real estate to work around, and I don't want to damage traces. Just an FYI, and no need for replies. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
That is a possibility, and if so, makes it an isolated case (I would hope that is true). It is *possible* to drill out the holes (but certainly not recommended). If that is done, it will be necessary to solder the lead on both the top and bottom of the board (because the thru-plating will be destroyed). For the KSB2, that would mean mounting the diodes far enough to solder between the board and the component body (the diodes on the KSB2 board are mounted vertically). 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 10:06 PM, Allen Wisbey, W1SBY wrote: I had a similar problem with my main board on K2 6688. The board house botched the plating process on one quadrant of the board. The closer you got to the corner the tighter the holes were until they were all but closed up. I sent it in to Elecraft and they opened the holes, not sure what they used (needle, drill?), but it worked. I wonder if the same thing has happened again? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [k2] Poor USB audio after cal
Damon, Well, I certainly hope your flux cleaning efforts have not created problems. It often does create leakage paths that can cause problems. Solder flux by itself is non-conductive, and is best left alone - but when combined with many flux cleaning ?solvents?, conductive paths can be created that will cause insurmountable problems. I have seen attempts at removing flux which resulted in complete failure for the kit. Conductive paths can be created under connectors, under ICs and any other component. If you want to be safe, *do* *not* attempt to remove solder flux. If it gets really nasty in one area after several re-work attempts, you can remove the excess flux from that area with alcohol applied sparingly with a Q-tip and dried immediately. Use of a solder with a mildly reactive flux will leave almost no flux residue - Kester 285 is one of that type. Kester no-clean solder is another that works well. Save the Kester 44 with its Highly Reactive flux for antenna projects and wires that have developed some oxidation over time - it leaves a lot of flux residue, but cleans nicely - that kind of cleaning is not necessary on new boards and new components. Yes, I know that Elecraft recommends Kester 44 (among others), but only because it is OK to use (provided you do not try to remove the flux residue). IMHO, it is not the best choice for new construction. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2011 10:14 PM, KC5CQW wrote: TNX for the info. I'll go over your method in detail tomorrow. I have a hunch it may be due to the R1 SSB balancing pot. Dummy me forgot to mention that I disassembled the k2 a few months ago to clean all of the old flux off. Perhaps the pot has some residue or wasn't setup right to begin with... Now that the K2 has settled in, I may go and do a 100% verification on all adjustable points for max efficiency. (My 12m/10m output is much lower then expected. 4-5W max). 73, Damon -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-Poor-USB-audio-after-cal-tp6616641p6616940.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [k2] Poor USB audio after cal
I guess you know that it is NOT recommended to try and remove the flux from the boards after construction... if you don't get every bit of it off after you dissolve it with whatever solvent you're using, you'll end up with a severely contaminated board and future problems with it. If you have used quality solder as recommended by Elecraft, there should be no reason to apply extra flux during construction nor any reason that you would need to clean the board after soldering. Just my $0.02 de AJ4TF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-Poor-USB-audio-after-cal-tp6616641p6616993.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Another KPA500 remote question
On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 5:32 PM, M Cresap m.cre...@yahoo.com wrote: How much chatter between a remote control program and the KPA500 can be tolerated by the KPA500 microprocessor? As others have noted, and I have seen as well, the power readings reported on the RS-232 line are instantaneous snapshots. In a true remote situation, you need many readings a second to get a good idea of the peak or average power level that you are transmitting on SSB. So between power readings (many per second), queries for fault values (maybe once per second), and temperature readings (one every 10 seconds) - how much is too much? Alternately, could a new command be created that uses the micro to accumulate on a running basis (8/sec) and report when asked the last 1/2 or 1 second of peak forward power and VSWR? That would reduce the RS-232 chatter and provide much more accurate information. The latter is what I had envisaged. Peak current would be appropriate too. ~iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 24th 25th, 2011
Good Evening, Propagation was better this weekend. There was a contest to avoid on twenty meters but I got a number of folks checked in there. Some QSB to fight but mostly lots of rabid contesters. On forty meters I had one op with a new 500 watt amp from Elecraft. Woo it was loud! I kept copying his call as AE6II but Dale disabused me of this notion. Must have been an artifact of my eardrums touching :) Phil was quite loud too. He gave a report of 85 degrees at the beach. Up here it was a little cooler at 77 but even now it feels sticky. I had a towel under my arm while running both nets and need another one here to type. But the sticky weather will not last long. Tomorrow we are due for another spate of 50 degree temperatures and rain. We are getting summer in short day or two doses this year. On to the lists = On 14051 kHz at 2200z: N3AE - Shawn - MD N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471 AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 W0EC - Garth - CO AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170 WB0PYF - Ray - MO W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178 On 7045 kHz at x: K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642 AI6II - Mike - CA - K3 - 4454 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826 By the way, I moved Dave, W8OV, back to Texas where he belongs. Him living in California was just not right :) Hopefully I will not get too much more rain so I can get out in the forest. Time is a wasting, winter is almost upon us. At least so say the foxgloves. Now it is off to the cutting and splitting area for me. I will cease being so lazy and get to work at something other than a keyboard. Stay well, and cool for you folks in the sauna we call the Midwest, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KC9EHQ New KSB2 revision issues
All, I misspoke when I said all the holes are too small. I made an assumption based on one hole. However, D2 on my board is too tight of a fit on the anode or cathode. I just checked the other holes, per Don's suggestion, and they seem to accept the leads. I assumed that if one was the case, the others would be the same as all the holes look alike in size. 73, David __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [k2] Poor USB audio after cal
Too late... I actually got bored at work one weekend and brought it in to clean it. It was done using: https://standards.nasa.gov/documents/viewdoc/3314920/3314920 In a class 100k clean room. :-) The flux was RMA I think and Kester solder was used. Hind sight is 20/20 as the flux would have been fine left alone as you stated. OCD comes with the job... Plus I cracked my LCD cover plate. Damon -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-Poor-USB-audio-after-cal-tp6616641p6617009.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] P3 for other uses
There actually is an undocumented feature that makes it easy to tune the P3 to any frequency in its range (a couple hundred kHz to 22 MHz or so). In the Xcvr Sel MENU item, select the last item in the list (labeled 0 Hz). The indicated frequency is now the actual input frequency. The tuning rate depends on the SPAN. Select 200 kHz span for fast tuning or a narrow span for fine tuning. However... On Sat, 2011-07-23 at 19:55 -0700, Vic K2VCO wrote: Yes, it would probably work. But I recall reading a note from Eric that there is no static protection for the 'antenna' input and it is /very/ easy to blow the front end connecting it to external things -- so be careful. That's right. If you do this I strongly recommend you put a pair of back-to-back diodes in parallel with the input to protect it from static discharge. Eric blew up an RF input board when he was walking around the roof of the factory with a P3 looking for the source of some RF interference. Apparently he touched the whip antenna he was using to something metal which caused a static zap. If you don't want to modify the P3 you could wire up a plug-in diode protector using a BNC T connector that can then be disconnected when you want to use the P3 with a K3 again. That will also prevent the diodes from degrading the P3's dynamic range in normal K3 mode. Alan N1AL On 7/23/2011 2:56 PM, Merv Schweigert wrote: Has anyone used the P3 for an external signal finding or noise finding tool? I was wondering if a tuned circuit for 1.8 mhz fed into the input with the IF set for 1.8 would be enough to show any signal? I need to locate a signal on 160 meters that is caused by two BC stations mixing due to a connection being made when the wind blows and something contacts and creates a diode in my antenna/ground system. Thanks 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KPA-500 screws
G'day all, Jeff VK4BOF suggested Stainless Steel Screws for the KPA-500. A great idea especially for field operations in harsh environments. I am still waiting on my KPA-500 to arrive. It left Watsonville on July 12, arrived in Sydney Australia on July 15 Well done USPS. Now it is still in the hands of Australian Customs and Australian Post waiting for the bureaucratic red-tape to be processed. Amazing - 3 days from USA to Oz then somewhere around 25 days to get from from Sydney to me in the next state. You guys stateside do have it good :-) I do hope that I have all the parts for my build, maybe if I dont have all the screws I can use superglue HI Hi!! -- 73 Dale - VK4DMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 KRX3 install successful
Thought I'd share my KRX3 install adventure. Couple of missing parts came in Saturday evening, (2) 1/4 inch spacers with internal 4-40 threading, been another long hot day, is there any other kind here in West Texas? so I decided to wait for Sunday when I was fresh. Nice breakfast, a cool down shower, couple of sermons, and many prayers later, it's time to let the games begin. Started about 10:00am finished about 2:30pm Took a couple of 15 minute breaks, had a nice ~20min chat with my little sister on the phone, a quick lunch and another short phone call interruption later, It's time to button it back up and go for a smoke test. So out of about 4.5 hours, I probably actually worked for maybe 3 hours and a few minutes.. Powered it up and no smoke was released, yea no circuit breakers popped. after setting the menu items up, to activate and configure the new items, I ran the configure on the KSYN3. you guess it, no workie, lol VCO error 5 insert deep sigh and more prayers back to the bench and take the lid off the rig, using the trouble shooting guide, to decipher the 'PLL2 error' code that appears on boot up, I went looking for my mistake, sure enough while paying soo much attention to the routing of a couple of the internal TMP coaxial cables, essential to ensure proper signal isolation of main sub receivers was the phrase that had caught *all* my attention. I had missed the sentence in the step that said: install TMP cable from KSYN3 J83 to KREF3 J1 (I wondered why I had 2 left over TMP cables) duh but hey, there were different configuration options possible, I just figured they had to do with the 'other' ways to wire things up. *NOT* I'd mention that all happened about the same time, as my sisters phone call, but that would just be making excuses, wouldn't it. _sigh_ tough crowd huh?) so it's back to install the missing cable, replace the top and close the K3 up, drag it back across the room to the operating desk, hook up all 18 cables *AGAIN* (yea I counted em) power up and *PRAISE* the *LORD* and pass the DX, once again Elecraft has proven it's ability to engineer a rig, that has, so far, proven to be immune, to self inflicted maintenance problems, created by the resident idiot/op. Now to read and understand the 2 pages of different menu items and the many possible ways to use the K3's 2nd receiver. -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 KRX3 install successful
Hello Sam, Just a bit of construction hint for you. If you experience birdies in 10m or 6m, do try to reposition or move a bit of the TMP, then you can get rid of most of the birdies. Also, the KSYN3 of the KRX3 has to be re-calibrate as per K3 owner manual. Enjoy your dual RX K3 which is the smallest radio with such an ability at this moment. TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ Sam Morgan k5oai@gmail.com 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年07月25日 (週一) 11:58 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3 KRX3 install successful Thought I'd share my KRX3 install adventure. Couple of missing parts came in Saturday evening, (2) 1/4 inch spacers with internal 4-40 threading, been another long hot day, is there any other kind here in West Texas? so I decided to wait for Sunday when I was fresh. Nice breakfast, a cool down shower, couple of sermons, and many prayers later, it's time to let the games begin. Started about 10:00am finished about 2:30pm Took a couple of 15 minute breaks, had a nice ~20min chat with my little sister on the phone, a quick lunch and another short phone call interruption later, It's time to button it back up and go for a smoke test. So out of about 4.5 hours, I probably actually worked for maybe 3 hours and a few minutes.. Powered it up and no smoke was released, yea no circuit breakers popped. after setting the menu items up, to activate and configure the new items, I ran the configure on the KSYN3. you guess it, no workie, lol VCO error 5 insert deep sigh and more prayers back to the bench and take the lid off the rig, using the trouble shooting guide, to decipher the 'PLL2 error' code that appears on boot up, I went looking for my mistake, sure enough while paying soo much attention to the routing of a couple of the internal TMP coaxial cables, essential to ensure proper signal isolation of main sub receivers was the phrase that had caught *all* my attention. I had missed the sentence in the step that said: install TMP cable from KSYN3 J83 to KREF3 J1 (I wondered why I had 2 left over TMP cables) duh but hey, there were different configuration options possible, I just figured they had to do with the 'other' ways to wire things up. *NOT* I'd mention that all happened about the same time, as my sisters phone call, but that would just be making excuses, wouldn't it. _sigh_ tough crowd huh?) so it's back to install the missing cable, replace the top and close the K3 up, drag it back across the room to the operating desk, hook up all 18 cables *AGAIN* (yea I counted em) power up and *PRAISE* the *LORD* and pass the DX, once again Elecraft has proven it's ability to engineer a rig, that has, so far, proven to be immune, to self inflicted maintenance problems, created by the resident idiot/op. Now to read and understand the 2 pages of different menu items and the many possible ways to use the K3's 2nd receiver. -- GB 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
