[Elecraft] 2nd test - Ignore
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Re: [Elecraft] P3 for Windows anyone? [END of Thread]
Ok, I have run into a few logistics issues that I hope someone can assist with. In order for the P3 to control the K3 it must maintain communications via a serial link. Thus one needs to use a com port sharing program such as LP-Bridge or LP-Bridge 2. This works fine within the design parameters of the program. As I have not used these programs before, are there any issues with them that I should be aware of? Everything is working fine and far better than I thought. I have found a bug in the P3 firmware: Issuing the #REF command only allows setting over -140 to -90 not to +10 as stated in the manual. This is not big issue since if you need your reference level at -90 you have other problems! These will be the features in the first version: Please let me know if I have missed anything: Setting of reference level Setting of Span Setting of scale Setting of center frequency Turning on and off of waterfall Turning Peak Hold on and off Turning and setting averaging (waterfall also) Using Markers A and B by mouse 10 customizable function keys: Can set span, or almost anything that the P3 can do. Each key can contain many commands at the same time. Screen capture Spectrum recording (there may or may not be compression in the first release..) Fully scalable spectrum display from 640x400 to 1920x1080 I will also have a remote mode. Now I would appreciate peoples feedback on this. You will need to do a remote login such as using mstsc or Logmein etc. Of course, if you did this at full resolution you will need huge bandwidth. Most upload speeds for the Internet are around 1mb/s. Therefore I will offer a reduced resolution and video update mode. Perhaps something like 640x400 and 10 fps.Can anyone suggest another way to do this? Well that's it for now. I expect I will have something for release in a couple of weeks. The first release will be for Windows 7 x64. I will try for the x32 as well. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Tom VA2FSQ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-for-Windows-anyone-tp7447888p7467230.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 Windows anyone? [END of Thread]
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[Elecraft] P3 for Windows anyone? [END of Thread]
Tom , Ok and well done on an alternative windows controller. 32 bit would run fine in either 64bit Win 7 or native 32 bit yes? Should also run on XP, so I hope you will set top priority to the 32 bit ver. Hopefully you can do a Linux version too later. Please put me on your tester list and feel free to email whatever you develop. If you could set a settings macro per band/mode, that would be great, such that a click of that macro would setup what you need. Thankyou vk4tux at bigpond.com -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of tomb18 Sent: Sunday, 15 April 2012 4:32 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 for Windows anyone? [END of Thread] Ok, I have run into a few logistics issues that I hope someone can assist with. In order for the P3 to control the K3 it must maintain communications via a serial link. Thus one needs to use a com port sharing program such as LP-Bridge or LP-Bridge 2. This works fine within the design parameters of the program. As I have not used these programs before, are there any issues with them that I should be aware of? Everything is working fine and far better than I thought. I have found a bug in the P3 firmware: Issuing the #REF command only allows setting over -140 to -90 not to +10 as stated in the manual. This is not big issue since if you need your reference level at -90 you have other problems! These will be the features in the first version: Please let me know if I have missed anything: Setting of reference level Setting of Span Setting of scale Setting of center frequency Turning on and off of waterfall Turning Peak Hold on and off Turning and setting averaging (waterfall also) Using Markers A and B by mouse 10 customizable function keys: Can set span, or almost anything that the P3 can do. Each key can contain many commands at the same time. Screen capture Spectrum recording (there may or may not be compression in the first release..) Fully scalable spectrum display from 640x400 to 1920x1080 I will also have a remote mode. Now I would appreciate peoples feedback on this. You will need to do a remote login such as using mstsc or Logmein etc. Of course, if you did this at full resolution you will need huge bandwidth. Most upload speeds for the Internet are around 1mb/s. Therefore I will offer a reduced resolution and video update mode. Perhaps something like 640x400 and 10 fps.Can anyone suggest another way to do this? Well that's it for now. I expect I will have something for release in a couple of weeks. The first release will be for Windows 7 x64. I will try for the x32 as well. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Tom VA2FSQ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-for-Windows-anyone-tp7447888p7467230 .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] Fw: KX3 manual
Does anyone know where the assembly manual is for the KX3 ?? Not available yet, Bob. Vy 73, Olli - DH8BQA http://www.dh8bqa.de __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] first post test and kx1 power issues
Hi folks, I've just finished building my base kx1 without options, planning to use it as my prime SOTA rig, (along with the rockmite 40 SW+20 I have already used). Construction and stage checks went fine, it emits rf and sounds fine on my big rig. I've checked the output into a dummy load and homebrew rf probe which is quite accurate. To cut to the chase, I get more power on 20 meters than 40 meters, at 14 volts I have 2.9w and 2.6w respectively. Now this is fine but I read that 20 is normally lower than 40 for optimal clean signals. I've checked all my work, windings are correct and bunched up to 70% of diameter on L2. Is this a problem or just component variability? I've still to see what I get at 9 volts, although it'll run from an 11.1 volt 3c lipo when SOTA. I have one qso in the bag on 20 meters, 559 from France. The receiver is very fb, and I love the qsk. Just to recap, happy with the power out (I've worked N4EX from here in Scotland using 1.5 watts), just unsure about emisions. 73, Ian, MM0GYX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [KX3] PCB Layers
Hi Elecrafters Other posts refer to the KX3's PCBs as of the mutilayer type. Does it means double sided or are there also other layers inside the PCB? And if so, how many? 73 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] A Real SOS
Hah, hah... I imagine it was a real judgement call for the FCC inspector as to just how thoroughly the lifeboat radio must be tested while some ancient sparks was grinding away wheezing and sputtering at the crank... 73, Drew AF2Z On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:48:09 -0700, you wrote: Thanks for posting the AN/SCR numbers for those - as an FCC ship inspector in the latter 1/3 of the 20th century I tested many of them but never knew the military designation. You said that you collected them - do you have available the Able Bodied Seaman-types that were needed to crank those beasts for any length of time? G --- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] first post test and kx1 power issues
Ian, The greater power on 20 may be OK, it is difficult to tell from a distance, but less than 3 watts gives me concern. You can add the KX1 Power Mod Change R11 to 4.7 ohms (or add another 10 ohm in parallel with the existing 10 ohm resistor) and increase R30 to 33 ohms. If you ordered the KXB3080 option, those resistors are included. I generally expect a KX1 to develop at least 3.5 watts on all bands with a 13.8 volt poser supply, but recent kits have needed the power mod to do it. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 7:12 AM, Ian Watson wrote: Hi folks, I've just finished building my base kx1 without options, planning to use it as my prime SOTA rig, (along with the rockmite 40 SW+20 I have already used). Construction and stage checks went fine, it emits rf and sounds fine on my big rig. I've checked the output into a dummy load and homebrew rf probe which is quite accurate. To cut to the chase, I get more power on 20 meters than 40 meters, at 14 volts I have 2.9w and 2.6w respectively. Now this is fine but I read that 20 is normally lower than 40 for optimal clean signals. I've checked all my work, windings are correct and bunched up to 70% of diameter on L2. Is this a problem or just component variability? I've still to see what I get at 9 volts, although it'll run from an 11.1 volt 3c lipo when SOTA. I have one qso in the bag on 20 meters, 559 from France. The receiver is very fb, and I love the qsk. Just to recap, happy with the power out (I've worked N4EX from here in Scotland using 1.5 watts), just unsure about emisions. 73, Ian, MM0GYX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: audio thumps and pops on key closure - is K1 app note relevant?
John, A long time ago, there were pops and thumps with keying in a few K2s having the KDSP2 and KPA100 options. It was coming from the KPA100 T/R switch, and several changed capacitor values in the KPA100 to combat it. Check your KPA100 - if it has red toroid cores at L15 and L16, then adding KPA100UPKT would be the first order of business. I have not seen mention of a K2 parallel to that K1 mod - you could try it, but you would need two caps and two resistors - connect to the drain of Control Board Q7 and Q8. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 12:56 AM, VK7JB wrote: Hello Group, I've been using my K2/100 on CW a bit lately and have noticed that there are low frequency thumps/pops on the receive audio at the rx to tx transition - ie onset of keying (key closure). They are most noticable if the noise floor is high or if there are other signals in the receiver passband. If I wind the RF gain right back or operate on a really quiet band and the artefacts disappear. They don't relate to the DSP (they occur even when DSP is bypassed), to the state of the 8R Hold parameter or to the presence or absence of transmitted RF (the artefacts are present also in TEST mode). __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] PCB Layers
On 04/15/2012 07:26 AM, Pierre wrote: Hi Elecrafters Other posts refer to the KX3's PCBs as of the mutilayer type. Does it means double sided or are there also other layers inside the PCB? And if so, how many? 73 I have no idea whether the KX3 uses a multi-layer board or not but it wouldn't surprise me. Most all electronics these days use multi-layer boards. The motherboard in the computer you posted your email with has at least four and probably six layers. Multi-layer boards help keep the size down. -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] For Sale: K-Line Cover Set
The covers have been sold. Thanks Mike! 73 de K6SBA David in Santa Barbara, CA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K3] KDVR3 Problem
Do you have TX DVR settings established in your Config Menu? I have found that any settings (other than zero) entered into this menu can color playback audio that has been recorded. Roy 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] [KX3] PCB Layers
Hello Pierre, No idea what's inside the KX3 but it's probably a multi-layer PCB. If you look very carefully at the edge of the board you can probably count the layers. Sometimes it helps if you moisten the edge...it makes it easier to see the layers. When I say moisten, that doesn't mean get it wet. Just dip you finger in water, shake off the excess, and rub your finger along the edge. Multilayer typically means more than 2 layers. On 4/15/2012 7:26 AM, Pierre wrote: Hi Elecrafters Other posts refer to the KX3's PCBs as of the mutilayer type. Does it means double sided or are there also other layers inside the PCB? And if so, how many? 73 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] A Real SOS
I was one of the techs who demonstrated that gear to Phil's FCC engineers for their annual SOLAS inspection on the San Francisco Bay. It was a simple test to ensure the desiccant cartridges were still blue (dry), see that it made RF and could hear signals on both 600 meters and HF and that the auto keyer wheel that automatically pumped out the SOS and ship's call sign worked. (So anyone could send the distress signal by turning the crank - they didn't need to know Morse. Once in the lifeboat they just kept cranking so rescue ships could use their radio direction finders.) One of Phil's inspectors passed on a funny story to me about testing them to ensure they were water-tight. The technique was to tie a line onto it and toss it over the side, then pull it in and look for any signs of water. So they tied a line on it, tossed over the side and then noticed that no one had tied off the line to the railing. I understand it's still somewhere on the bottom of the San Francisco bay. I was never asked to do that :-) Many, perhaps most, Sparks were anything but ancient - many in their 20's or 30's. A number of O.T.s got drug out of retirement during the first Gulf War because the USA has only a tiny merchant marine and we were very short on crews for the ships pulled out of the mothball fleets to haul military supplies. But that was not normal. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Hah, hah... I imagine it was a real judgement call for the FCC inspector as to just how thoroughly the lifeboat radio must be tested while some ancient sparks was grinding away wheezing and sputtering at the crank... 73, Drew AF2Z __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Quick software note (W2, etc.)
In answer to emails about software I recently converted to Web Start (link at Elecraft W1 software page), this quick post addresses recent common questions. Summarizing answers to the most common, especially the first one: - I'd love to provide W2 software but I don't own one. Without one present writing code for it while not impossible would be cumbersome (needing email back forth between an owner and me to see if it works, etc.). - I'm a customer and not otherwise associated with Elecraft, so I can't similarly convert firmware loaders and other software. - There's a good chance I'll write some K3 software even have some I use regularly, but nothing I'd inflict on anyone in its present state. :-) I'll post a note if when I tackle something worthy of general use. - While the code runs on major OSes, it's written in Java so I'm unable to make Windows-only .EXEs. (I might offer Java JAR file bundles for download one of these days.) I'll be emailing answers to more specific questions offlist as I catch up with email. Thanks es 73! Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] A Real SOS (OT)
Mike, Interesting! I didn 't know you collected lifeboat radios! One of the neatest ones I remember was the little Marconi one whose name I cannot recall now. It came after the big heavy clumsy one they had named the Salvita or Salvor . My memory of it is too fuzzy now, too many years ago! Anyway it was in a rectangular case about same height and width of a shoebox but about two and a half times longer! I did 8364 and 500 khz CW/MCW and A3 voice on 2182. There was a Swedish set that was very nice for it's size,I think made by STC. It had a receiver for 8 mhz that tuned a limited band for CW and lots of tankers had two of them. One in the lifeboat and one in the forecastle of the ship. Several ships I did inspections on had an emergency antenna erected for that set, so it could be used to communicate during emergencies, if the tanker broke into two parts (which happened several times I gather) and left people stranded on the floating bow of the ship! It was reassuring when I did an inspection and actually called WNU Slidell on 500 khz and raised him for the test. It was easy enough to crank and work the key single handed. With the old RCA and Mackay sets it took 2 people to operate one of those, one cranking one operating. If they were still in use, I'd imagine one could build a tiny radio now capable of more than the old tube stuff that used to be around then. Mackay built a solid state lifeboat set, but it was an awkward thing to use and could have been much smaller and lighter for what it was. 73 Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Mike Morrow Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:56 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A Real SOS (OT) Ron wrote: By 1980 receivers had grown very selective, but the fact was that a great many ships still used a regenerative receiver as the backup in case the main receiver was out of commission for some reason. The auto-alarm (AA) receivers were also designed to be broad enough to detect A2 (MCW) distress AA signals from 492 to 508 kHz. Typically the AA receiver was a dedicated unit of TRF design feeding simple electronics capable of detecting the distress auto-alarm signal of twelve four-second dashes with one-second spacing sent in one minute's time. The AA signal is one of the most interesting portions of the distress signal in the link to the Morse traffic containing the M/V Prinsendam/PJTA SOS. I recommend the web page ( http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/ )of N1EA, the assistant radio officer on the US merchant ship ship Williamsburg/WGOA that came to the rescue from 120 nm away after hearing the SOS DE PJTA signal. More details and background are provided, along with direct link to an MP3 version on the SOS traffic by clicking the SOS DE PJTA button on that page. Apparently, the decision to send the SOS was made by the Prinsendam's chief radio officer, Jack van der Zee, and not the ship's master. Very unusual! Also, the QRZ.COM page for the chief radio officer on the Williamsburg has a lot of interesting related information: http://www.qrz.com/db/ns1l Both radio officers of the Williamsburg are hams (NS1L, N1EA). Some of the signals in the link below sound like they have modulation. They do. MCW was the norm for emergency traffic so they could be copied even on a receiver without a BFO. Even the emergency lifeboat transmitters like the SCR-578 and AN/CRT-3 and commercial equivalents, plus all the larger lifeboat emergency receiver and transmitters like the RCMA ET-8053 (AN/SRC-6) and the Mackay 401-A (AN/SRC-6A) sent MCW on 500 kHz. That actually complicated their design and increased the power consumption (generated by a human on a hand-crank), compared to a simple A1 transmitter. (I collect these sets.) The possibility of an SOS not being heard at all in the bedlam is what launched the twice-hourly silent periods when all ships fell silent and the R.O.s listened on 500 kHz for three minutes. Yep, from minute 15 to 18 and 45 to 48 each hour. Any Morse traffic being sent on ANY maritime frequency MF or HF would be paused with a AS SP when minute 15 and 45 came up on the clock so that ROs on any frequency could turn their attention to 500 kHz. The old MF 405 to 535 kHz Maritime Morse band was an amazing place at night. For years I kept a bedside receiver tuned to 500 kHz. This link is a real SOS recorded in 1980 when the MV Prinsendam had an engine room fire and a flooded engine room. It begins with a series of long dashes. That was the standard opening that was supposed to set off automatic alarm bells on any vessels whose radio rooms were not operating at that moment. The bells went off on the navigating bridge and right over the bed were Sparks would be sleeping. Following the dashes the SOS and emergency message begins. http://mikea.ath.cx/www.n1ea.coastalradio.org.uk/EJM_CD3_Track03_SOS_de_PJTA.zip It has always been interesting to me that the radio officer on
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] PCB Layers
given the chipset and technologies, its extraordinarily unlikely that the KX3 is not multi-layer. The interconnection density and pin arraignments on these chips virtually ensure that multilayer is the only way to build a compatible PCB. Even the lo-res video's posted todate, show component densities which ensure multi-layer. Someday, after the shipping backlog is down etc, It would be VERY VERY interesting to see a KX3 technology presentation. The management of digital, RF and audio in a very small package on multilayer PCB to achieve the performance of the K3 and KX3 would be fascinating. Even a layer plan (what functions on which layers) would be of interest. Niel On Apr 15, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: Hello Pierre, No idea what's inside the KX3 but it's probably a multi-layer PCB. If you look very carefully at the edge of the board you can probably count the layers. Sometimes it helps if you moisten the edge...it makes it easier to see the layers. When I say moisten, that doesn't mean get it wet. Just dip you finger in water, shake off the excess, and rub your finger along the edge. Multilayer typically means more than 2 layers. On 4/15/2012 7:26 AM, Pierre wrote: Hi Elecrafters Other posts refer to the KX3's PCBs as of the mutilayer type. Does it means double sided or are there also other layers inside the PCB? And if so, how many? 73 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] A Real SOS
In the old days there were some pretty creaky old timers out there. But, the newer SOLAS requirements pretty much put an end to that. Now, anyone working on a ship has to have gone through a couple of days of survival swimming, a couple of days of ship-board fire fighting training, etc. etc. I suppose it depends on which training facility one attends but the various courses are somewhat rigorous and a good many people wash-out. And, of course, once all that is accomplished one *still* needs a 2nd Telegraph license! It's an odd set of rules. You need an FCC 1st or 2nd Telegraph license in order to get the USCG License as an R/O. But, the FCC doesn't care about the 2nd Telegraph, they only require the GMDSS license. It's hilarious.. 73, -Doug, W7KF http://www.w7kf.com On 04/15/2012 07:00 AM, drewko wrote: Hah, hah... I imagine it was a real judgement call for the FCC inspector as to just how thoroughly the lifeboat radio must be tested while some ancient sparks was grinding away wheezing and sputtering at the crank... 73, Drew AF2Z __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] A Real SOS
On 4/15/2012 9:26 AM, Doug Smith wrote: And, of course, once all that is accomplished one *still* needs a 2nd Telegraph license! It's an odd set of rules. You need an FCC 1st or 2nd Telegraph license in order to get the USCG License as an R/O. But, the FCC doesn't care about the 2nd Telegraph, they only require the GMDSS license. It's hilarious.. But how many ships still carry ROs as we knew them? Any deck officer can operate the radiotelephone or radiotelex. --- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Windows anyone? [END of Thread]
Hi Tom, This looks like a cool project. :=) On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 23:31 -0700, tomb18 wrote: In order for the P3 to control the K3 it must maintain communications via a serial link. Thus one needs to use a com port sharing program such as LP-Bridge or LP-Bridge 2. This works fine within the design parameters of the program. As I have not used these programs before, are there any issues with them that I should be aware of? Everything is working fine and far better than I thought. I'm not sure how you have things set up, but you should be able to leave the P3's XCVR RS-232 port connected directly to the K3 and connect the computer's RS-232 to the P3's PC port. The software on the PC can send either P3 commands, K3 commands, or both over the same interface. LP-Bridge should not be required unless you have more than one PC program talking to the P3/K3 over a shared COM port. I have found a bug in the P3 firmware: Issuing the #REF command only allows setting over -140 to -90 not to +10 as stated in the manual. This is not big issue since if you need your reference level at -90 you have other problems! The #REF command should work over a -170 dBm to +10 dBm range. There may be come confusion due to the fact that the REF command uses dBm units and the P3's REF LVL control uses -dBm units. So if you send the command #REF-090; and then access REF LVL on the P3 it will read positive 90. Alan N1AL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] A Real SOS
Ge all I am looking for a used 10watt K3. I would like it to run my transverters G0GMS Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Kane Sent: 15 April 2012 17:58 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] A Real SOS On 4/15/2012 9:26 AM, Doug Smith wrote: And, of course, once all that is accomplished one *still* needs a 2nd Telegraph license! It's an odd set of rules. You need an FCC 1st or 2nd Telegraph license in order to get the USCG License as an R/O. But, the FCC doesn't care about the 2nd Telegraph, they only require the GMDSS license. It's hilarious.. But how many ships still carry ROs as we knew them? Any deck officer can operate the radiotelephone or radiotelex. --- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Another Rework Eliminator(TM) Option Bypass Header Production Run
After a promising initial flurry, K2 Option Bypass Headers kit preorders have subsided leaving us well below our 100-kit goal. At this point it's looking like either: A) there won't be another production run; or B) if there is, the pricing will be more like $24 postproduction and $12 preproduction sale. If you are waiting to purchase a Headers kit -- expecting that we will receive sufficient preorders without yours -- please do preorder. Otherwise, there's a very good chance you'll never have an opportunity to place an order! And even if you do, you might not be extended the same 1/2 price offer as those who did. 73, Gary KI4GGX webmaster http://www.unpcbs.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] [KX3] PCB Layers
Yes, the KX3's PC boards have 4 layers. This is more expensive but allows for much cleaner signal routing, including nearly unbroken internal ground and power planes. It would be essentially impossible to pack a 160-6 meter, state-of-the-art radio in to 1.5 pounds without this and other techniques we used. Wayne N6KR On Apr 15, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Niel Skousen wrote: given the chipset and technologies, its extraordinarily unlikely that the KX3 is not multi-layer. The interconnection density and pin arraignments on these chips virtually ensure that multilayer is the only way to build a compatible PCB. Even the lo-res video's posted todate, show component densities which ensure multi-layer. Someday, after the shipping backlog is down etc, It would be VERY VERY interesting to see a KX3 technology presentation. The management of digital, RF and audio in a very small package on multilayer PCB to achieve the performance of the K3 and KX3 would be fascinating. Even a layer plan (what functions on which layers) would be of interest. Niel On Apr 15, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: Hello Pierre, No idea what's inside the KX3 but it's probably a multi-layer PCB. If you look very carefully at the edge of the board you can probably count the layers. Sometimes it helps if you moisten the edge...it makes it easier to see the layers. When I say moisten, that doesn't mean get it wet. Just dip you finger in water, shake off the excess, and rub your finger along the edge. Multilayer typically means more than 2 layers. On 4/15/2012 7:26 AM, Pierre wrote: Hi Elecrafters Other posts refer to the KX3's PCBs as of the mutilayer type. Does it means double sided or are there also other layers inside the PCB? And if so, how many? 73 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Misc spares available
All, I have two boards, one chip and two toroids from an SK friend's estate. I had previously sold his K2, K1 and KX1 and just now found these in a box of misc parts. The first board is labeled K1 FIL 2, Rev. D. The second board is labeled KXB30 REV B1. Also I have two small toroids with windings and a chip that has 26 pins and is labeled KX1 1.01. I have posted pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/110621169662200832462/ElecraftSpares#5731706769554205010 Let me know if this link doesn't work and I will email reply with the pictures. I have no idea what these are worth - if anything. If someone can use them, please let me know and we can arrange something. 73, Rod/w7zrc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KDVR3 Problem
Correction to previous post. TAP the MENU button to access the MAIN menu. Rotate VFO B to TX EQ. All eight EQ settings need to be set to zero. Do you have TX DVR settings established in your Config Menu? I have found that any settings (other than zero) entered into this menu can color playback audio that has been recorded. Roy 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] Misc spares available
Rod, The larger board is a K1 2 band board. He likely replaced it with a 4 band board. The rest of the parts are from the KX1 - he most likely upgraded it to include 80 and 30 meters - he would have had to upgrade the firmware IC to 1.02 when he did that, so he saved the old firmware IC, The small board is the 30 meter option (not the 30 and 80). The toroids were replaced in the low pass filter when the KXB3080 option was added. So know you have information on how they came to be in the box. I really don't know their worth, but perhaps someone on this reflector will make you an offer. If you look at the crystal frequencies on that 2 band K1 board you will be able to tell which bands it is for - the information for which crystal is used for each band is in the KFL1-2 manual which you can download from Elecraft website. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 3:28 PM, Rod Greene W7ZRC wrote: All, I have two boards, one chip and two toroids from an SK friend's estate. I had previously sold his K2, K1 and KX1 and just now found these in a box of misc parts. The first board is labeled K1 FIL 2, Rev. D. The second board is labeled KXB30 REV B1. Also I have two small toroids with windings and a chip that has 26 pins and is labeled KX1 1.01. I have posted pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/110621169662200832462/ElecraftSpares#5731706769554205010 Let me know if this link doesn't work and I will email reply with the pictures. I have no idea what these are worth - if anything. If someone can use them, please let me know and we can arrange something. 73, Rod/w7zrc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SSB Net .. oh oh
My apologies, to everyone. My wishful thinking.. and optimistic outlook got me into trouble. I've been watching the weather all morning... with flurries and fits of rain... and a never ending stream of wind.. no problem.. been there done that. The antennas are up.. the feedlines doing well.. so we're on for the net at noon. No problem... What I failed to consider.. was simple. I reached for the feedlines... to connect to the tuners...and promptly got smacked. Not once.. but three maybe four times before I could turn loose. The dry wind build up enough of a charge to make it impossible to get the net undeway, with the big antennas.So.. ok.. that's still doable.. use the back up antenna.. it is a low dipole, and open line fed, and short.. and that ... unfortunately, has decided to lose its feedline. So.. I apologize, I thought I had covered it. But rather.. got covered.Thank you to all that jumped in and managed anyway. I'll see you next week. --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces
Many people who are involved with User Interface (UI) design think that user errors frequently reflect design flaws in the UI. While I wouldn't go as far as to say all user errors result from UI flaws, I do think that better UI design can significantly reduce the number or severity of user errors. My wife (KI6SLX), a retired Apple quality assurance manager, had a long conversation with an Elecraft representative at RadioFest in Monterey recently. Her interest was whether she could learn to use the radio. (She has no HF operating experience. Her 2+ year use of a FT-60 has been punctuated with frequent screams of anguish.) As he led her through the UI, she noticed that there was a logic to the way things worked. She realized she could build a mental model of the radio's operation and possibly even use it without constant reference to the manual. That conversation is one of the reasons I now have a K3. Is the K3 UI perfect? Of course not. But, it is quite good. One way to make it better is to look at user errors and ask, How can we change the UI to reduce the chance of this error occurring? Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 4/13/12 at 12:47, km4ik@gmail.com (Ian Kahn - Ham) wrote: It's a safe (but unscientifically generated statistic) bet that 70-80% of the issues/problems reported on this forum are user error or lack of knowledge/understanding about the rig. --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | it. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces
My chief problem (which is not at all troublesome!) is with my fat fingers. The front panel buttons are somewhat small, and if one is not sure about whether a putative push has worked, one is likely to go from touch to hold. Clearly, making the buttons and the front panel larger is an inappropriate solution to this problem, although the button spacing on the P3 is a bit easier to use...that extra millimeter or two makes quite a difference. I do much better with a mouse on a screen image. There has been, off and on, some discussion of a screen GUI for the K2 K3, though I haven't seen any contributions to this thread for months. Utilities like FLDIGI and FLRIG contain a few of the front panel functions such as volume, power, etc. as well as frequency, and it would not be difficult to write some parody of a complete interface, using the scripting language for the K3. I am not sure just how practical the result would be to use; there are many functions on the front panel. It would probably be possible to use the shift and ctrl keys to duplicate the touch/hold dichotomy of the actual front panel. Has anyone given substantial thought to this? It is tantamount to designing a remote software control panel for the K3... Please, no flames...I can already hear the screams of anguish from those K3 users who do not want their box soiled by contact with a computer, e.g. why did you buy a K3 if you hate it so much? [I don't hate my K3, I love it.] John Ragle -- W1ZI = On 4/15/2012 4:57 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: Many people who are involved with User Interface (UI) design think that user errors frequently reflect design flaws in the UI. While I wouldn't go as far as to say all user errors result from UI flaws, I do think that better UI design can significantly reduce the number or severity of user errors. My wife (KI6SLX), a retired Apple quality assurance manager, had a long conversation with an Elecraft representative at RadioFest in Monterey recently. Her interest was whether she could learn to use the radio. (She has no HF operating experience. Her 2+ year use of a FT-60 has been punctuated with frequent screams of anguish.) As he led her through the UI, she noticed that there was a logic to the way things worked. She realized she could build a mental model of the radio's operation and possibly even use it without constant reference to the manual. That conversation is one of the reasons I now have a K3. Is the K3 UI perfect? Of course not. But, it is quite good. One way to make it better is to look at user errors and ask, How can we change the UI to reduce the chance of this error occurring? Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 4/13/12 at 12:47,km4ik@gmail.com (Ian Kahn - Ham) wrote: It's a safe (but unscientifically generated statistic) bet that 70-80% of the issues/problems reported on this forum are user error or lack of knowledge/understanding about the rig. --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | it. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Sent from my lovely old Dell XPS 420 -- Sent from my lovely old Dell XPS 420 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces
John, If you are happy with the mouse on the screen image, I suggest you try DXLab suite, or Ham Radio Deluxe, or TRX-Manager, or N4PY software. Each has their own pros and cons, so try them all and pick the one that suits you best. There is also the possibility of doing your functions through macros in a logger such as N1MM - use the K3 Programmer's Reference for a comprehensive guide to what can be done. K3Utility help file contains a great number of suggestions for writing macros. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 5:30 PM, John Ragle wrote: My chief problem (which is not at all troublesome!) is with my fat fingers. The front panel buttons are somewhat small, and if one is not sure about whether a putative push has worked, one is likely to go from touch to hold. Clearly, making the buttons and the front panel larger is an inappropriate solution to this problem, although the button spacing on the P3 is a bit easier to use...that extra millimeter or two makes quite a difference. I do much better with a mouse on a screen image. There has been, off and on, some discussion of a screen GUI for the K2 K3, though I haven't seen any contributions to this thread for months. Utilities like FLDIGI and FLRIG contain a few of the front panel functions such as volume, power, etc. as well as frequency, and it would not be difficult to write some parody of a complete interface, using the scripting language for the K3. I am not sure just how practical the result would be to use; there are many functions on the front panel. It would probably be possible to use theshift andctrl keys to duplicate the touch/hold dichotomy of the actual front panel. Has anyone given substantial thought to this? It is tantamount to designing a remote software control panel for the K3... Please, no flames...I can already hear the screams of anguish from those K3 users who do not want their box soiled by contact with a computer, e.g. why did you buy a K3 if you hate it so much? [I don't hate my K3, I love it.] John Ragle -- W1ZI = On 4/15/2012 4:57 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: Many people who are involved with User Interface (UI) design think that user errors frequently reflect design flaws in the UI. While I wouldn't go as far as to say all user errors result from UI flaws, I do think that better UI design can significantly reduce the number or severity of user errors. My wife (KI6SLX), a retired Apple quality assurance manager, had a long conversation with an Elecraft representative at RadioFest in Monterey recently. Her interest was whether she could learn to use the radio. (She has no HF operating experience. Her 2+ year use of a FT-60 has been punctuated with frequent screams of anguish.) As he led her through the UI, she noticed that there was a logic to the way things worked. She realized she could build a mental model of the radio's operation and possibly even use it without constant reference to the manual. That conversation is one of the reasons I now have a K3. Is the K3 UI perfect? Of course not. But, it is quite good. One way to make it better is to look at user errors and ask, How can we change the UI to reduce the chance of this error occurring? Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 4/13/12 at 12:47,km4ik@gmail.com (Ian Kahn - Ham) wrote: It's a safe (but unscientifically generated statistic) bet that 70-80% of the issues/problems reported on this forum are user error or lack of knowledge/understanding about the rig. --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | it. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:mailto: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] [somewhat K3]Radio User Interfaces
I did two things to improve the user interface of my K3. My guess is that this eliminated 95% of my serious user errors: 1) Put a piece of tape over the V-M button. Now I don't mistake it for M-V. 2) Created SPLIT and UNSPLIT macros, operated by one of the memory buttons. SPLIT activates SPLIT, turns on the subreceiver and sets VFO B up 2 kHz; unsplit undoes it. No more VCO UP UP LID! On 4/15/2012 1:57 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: Is the K3 UI perfect? Of course not. But, it is quite good. One way to make it better is to look at user errors and ask, How can we change the UI to reduce the chance of this error occurring? Cheers - Bill, AE6JV -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] A Real SOS
The USNS and the gray hulls in the Ready Reserve fleet all carry R/Os. Those ships still have real radio shacks with HF gear in them although they get used on Mil frequencies not on maritime freqs. Also, secure satellite, etc. Need a Secret clearance to get the job these days. I think all the commercial ships dumped R/Os as fast as they could when GMDSS came into being. I actually re-licensed in 2003 and took a couple of ships over the the Persian Gulf for OIF-I and OIF-II. Taking the 2nd Telegraph *again* was kinda fun.. [Ending my involvement in the thread now. Sorry to stray so far and for so long..] 73, -Doug, W7KF On 04/15/2012 10:58 AM, Phil Kane wrote: But how many ships still carry ROs as we knew them? Any deck officer can operate the radiotelephone or radiotelex. --- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Windows anyone? [END of Thread]
No bug, just forgot the leading 0 on the ref level. Plan for the markers in the first release: When you click on the marker button, it will turn red. You can then use the mouse to click on the spectrum at any point which will place a mark. Clicking again on the button will change it to normal and then the K3 will be at the desired frequency. Comments? Good approach? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-for-Windows-anyone-tp7447888p7468855.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] Portable Keyboard for KX3
Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Portable Keyboard for KX3
John, You would be referring in a keyboard to ASCII conversion. During my early years (1970s timeframe), with homebrew computers, I actually had a keyboard that had ASCII output, but that gave way to the IBM PC keyboard which has been the de-facto standard ever since. So,if you can discover an IBMPC keyboard to ASCII converter, you could feed that output to the KX3 and it would do digital for you. In the meantime, there is PSK D and FSK D data modes that will accept CW keying and produce PSK31 or RTTY output from the KX3 - *and* will display the decoded text in the VFO B display area. That is indeed quite an accomplishment. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 8:23 PM, John Lally wrote: Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Portable Keyboard for KX3
http://www.icircuits.com/store/prod_misc_main.html Has a PC to ASCII converter Jim WB8AZP Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: John, You would be referring in a keyboard to ASCII conversion. During my early years (1970s timeframe), with homebrew computers, I actually had a keyboard that had ASCII output, but that gave way to the IBM PC keyboard which has been the de-facto standard ever since. So,if you can discover an IBMPC keyboard to ASCII converter, you could feed that output to the KX3 and it would do digital for you. In the meantime, there is PSK D and FSK D data modes that will accept CW keying and produce PSK31 or RTTY output from the KX3 - *and* will display the decoded text in the VFO B display area. That is indeed quite an accomplishment. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 8:23 PM, John Lally wrote: Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] WTB - K2 or K3
I am looking to purchase a back up radio for my RV. I am looking for a fully loaded K2 or a K3 with digital and voice options. If anyone is looking to part with one of these please contact me off list at KC6CNN at gmail.com Thanks Gerald -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/WTB-K2-or-K3-tp7468950p7468950.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] Portable Keyboard for KX3
This device has an RS232 or TTL (5V) output. I looked in the manual and didn't see the specifications for the serial port on the KX3. I apologize if I missed it, but can someone tell me the pin out of the connector and the interface level (RS232, 5V, 3.3V)? Thanks Jay On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM, James kvochick jameskvoch...@me.comwrote: http://www.icircuits.com/store/prod_misc_main.html Has a PC to ASCII converter Jim WB8AZP Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: John, You would be referring in a keyboard to ASCII conversion. During my early years (1970s timeframe), with homebrew computers, I actually had a keyboard that had ASCII output, but that gave way to the IBM PC keyboard which has been the de-facto standard ever since. So,if you can discover an IBMPC keyboard to ASCII converter, you could feed that output to the KX3 and it would do digital for you. In the meantime, there is PSK D and FSK D data modes that will accept CW keying and produce PSK31 or RTTY output from the KX3 - *and* will display the decoded text in the VFO B display area. That is indeed quite an accomplishment. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 8:23 PM, John Lally wrote: Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] [OT] A Real SOS
They have a choice: Have a contract with a licensed GMDSS service company in each port of call, and certain redundant equipment on board, or carry a licensed GMDSS system maintainer who makes repairs on board. 73, Ron AC7AC (and licensed GMDSS maintainer and GMDSS operator). -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Smith Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:30 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] A Real SOS The USNS and the gray hulls in the Ready Reserve fleet all carry R/Os. Those ships still have real radio shacks with HF gear in them although they get used on Mil frequencies not on maritime freqs. Also, secure satellite, etc. Need a Secret clearance to get the job these days. I think all the commercial ships dumped R/Os as fast as they could when GMDSS came into being. I actually re-licensed in 2003 and took a couple of ships over the the Persian Gulf for OIF-I and OIF-II. Taking the 2nd Telegraph *again* was kinda fun.. [Ending my involvement in the thread now. Sorry to stray so far and for so long..] 73, -Doug, W7KF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Re: [KX3] OT: Ticks, Chiggers and Mosquitoes
Down here in SC, my land abuts a wetland preserve that is populated with the worst chiggers I have ever run into. Once I leave my manicured lawn and go out where the antennas are hung in the trees, the chiggers are giggling as I enter their terrain. I have found a repellent called Bug Barrier 100 to be reasonably effective. Its label says it is 98.11% deet, which I guess is good. In addition, I wear long sleeved shirts, kerchiefs, jeans, a wide-brimmed hat to keep hose guys from dropping down on me as well as keep the sun off my shiny head, and then tuck the pant legs into snake boots. These latter items are a necessary evil since we have a large population of poisonous snakes in this area, i.e. cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads as well as less dangerous ones. They also make it harder for the chiggers to find their way inside my clothes. About the only real effective solution is to halt all antenna work in the wetlands until the weather turns cold and the snakes go to sleep and the chiggers die. Such is life in paradise. GL all ye who work on antennas in the wilder environs 73,. Dennis, K2SX _ From: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:38 PM To: k...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Bill Tippett; Elecraft Reflector; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com; qrp-l; qr...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft_K3] Re: [KX3] OT: Ticks, Chiggers and Mosquitoes Bill, That is good information, but is it effective in deterring ticks that drop from trees and overhead bushes. Here in North Carolina, most of the ticks do drop from overhead locations - they sense carbon dioxide from our bodies and descend on us. I am particularly interested since most all our property is wooded, and moving through that wild and wooly 20 acre environment this time of year results in a tick search each day. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/12/2012 5:55 PM, Bill Tippett wrote: It's that time of year when we take our radios to the field but want to avoid nasty stuff like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease and those itchy redbugs (aka chiggers). Permethrin is a military grade insecticide which kills ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes on contact with impregnated clothing. A treatment typically lasts for 42 days and/or 6 washings. I strongly recommend the 24 ounce pump spray (link below) over the aerosol which has had numerous reports of clogging problems. Read carefully below and decide for yourself but this stuff really works for me. I personally prefer treating my clothing rather than spraying stuff on my skin. I have a set of military camos including socks, hat and gloves which I treat with Permethrin at the beginning of each Turkey season and have NEVER had any insect problems. I have no interest in this product other than being a very satisfied user which some here might find useful. http://www.sawyerproducts.com/tech-bugs1.html http://bit.ly/HErjrz (link to 24 ounce pump spray on a well known website) 73, Bill W4ZV __._,_.___ Reply mailto:w3...@embarqmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20OT%3A%20Ticks%2C%20 Chiggers%20and%20Mosquitoes to sender | Reply mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20OT%3A%20Tick s%2C%20Chiggers%20and%20Mosquitoes to group | Reply http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJydmw3bGNwBF9TAzk 3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMxNDM0MgRzZWM DZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA-?act=replymessageNum=14342 via web post | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMTg5MjU4BF9TAzk 3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHB jBHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA- Start a New Topic Messages http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/message/14341;_ylc=X3oDMTM3MXZxNG VhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMxND M0MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTAEdHBjSWQDMTQzNDE- in this topic (2) Recent Activity: * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnM2xuOW92BF9T Azk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2 bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzM0MjcwMjkw?o=6 New Members 12 * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJncmc2cGg3BF9TAz k3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cG hvdARzdGltZQMxMzM0MjcwMjkw New Photos 1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNDE1cmR0BF9TAzk3MzU5 NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0 aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA- Visit Your Group http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlczJ2MTJiBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwM TQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMzNDI3MDI5M A-- Yahoo! Groups Switch to: mailto:elecraft_k3-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20 Format:%20Traditional Text-Only, mailto:elecraft_k3-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Diges t
Re: [Elecraft] Portable Keyboard for KX3
A really neat PC Keyboard to CW encoder is the Code Buddy listed on this web page. http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/Kits/Kits.html Works great and the price is hard to beat. It will not interface with the K3 CW paddle inputs. But maybe setting the K3 to use a straight key would work, haven't tried it. Does the KX3 or K3 encode standard CW to digital modes or just their keyer dot and dash side inputs? Good luck 73 Bob W7AVK K3/100 kit s/n 4365 On 4/15/2012 5:23 PM, John Lally wrote: Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Portable Keyboard for KX3
The KX3's RS-232 port will accept KX3 programmer's reference commands, but you'll need to wrap all the text you want sent as CW or RTTY or PSK31 with a KY command, no longer than the internal command buffer, and a semicolon to end the string and start sending. These details are taken care of by the KX3 Utility's terminal tab, which operates on a PC, and provides a screen buffer that displays more than a few characters at a time. A small netbook will suffice, and the netbook has utility beyond a rig-specific keyboard. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James kvochick Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:41 PM To: d...@w3fpr.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; John Lally Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable Keyboard for KX3 http://www.icircuits.com/store/prod_misc_main.html Has a PC to ASCII converter Jim WB8AZP Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: John, You would be referring in a keyboard to ASCII conversion. During my early years (1970s timeframe), with homebrew computers, I actually had a keyboard that had ASCII output, but that gave way to the IBM PC keyboard which has been the de-facto standard ever since. So,if you can discover an IBMPC keyboard to ASCII converter, you could feed that output to the KX3 and it would do digital for you. In the meantime, there is PSK D and FSK D data modes that will accept CW keying and produce PSK31 or RTTY output from the KX3 - *and* will display the decoded text in the VFO B display area. That is indeed quite an accomplishment. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/15/2012 8:23 PM, John Lally wrote: Does anyone know of a portable keyboard one can use to key the KX3? This would probably be through the key input on the KX3 so that I could type in CW,RTTY, and PSK31 into the KX3. Preferably, this portable keyboard would be self powered by its own internal battery. Also a smaller sized keyboard would be preferable. Thanks. John W7JJL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 15th 16th, 2012
Good Evening, Somewhere between Dave, K1THP, and Dave, W8OV, I heard what seemed to be a wall of QRN. It rose in a matter of minutes and kept on going. When I closed the first net I don't think I could have heard my next door neighbor let alone someone in Colorado. I had read the sun was becoming more active; I wonder if that was it? The second net was tougher because 40 meters was weaker but there was less noise than normal. Maybe we are nearing the end of the doldrums around the exquinoxes. Speaking of seasonal changes I noticed my first trillium today. It has been a very strange year because I am now feeding hummingbirds while I have yet to see my first daffodil. Normally there is an order to these things. On to the lists = On 15050 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820 K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 On 7045 kHz at z: K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113 N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 The coyotes are very happy as are the frogs. Both are making noise around dusk. I did see sign of elk on my last hike so they are back up here too. The land is waking up with some pollen and a few tiny leaves opening. The early flowers are out except for my recalcitrant daffodils. It looks like this week will be wet so I'll stay inside and finish my first four layer board. Nothing like my motherboard which has 16 layers but it is enough for me right now. Until next week stay well, 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
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