[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results for 12/29/13
Sorry for the report misfire yesterday. We had another good net last Sunday with 42 participants over a 32 minute period. Happy New year! Here is the list: Station NameQTH Rig S/N W4RKS Jim TX K3 3618 KM4IK Ian GA K3 281 WB9JNZ EricIL K3 4017 N6JWJohnCA K3 936 K5RHD Randy NM K3 7170 W7NMD Palmer AR K3 3779 W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 KA3ZHX George CO K3 7729 K1NWBrian RI K3 4974 W0CZKen ND K3 457 K4GCJ Jerry NC K3 1597 KF5IMA Bruce MS K2 3575 AD5IJ Howard OR KX3 5178QRP WN4SLG DougTN K3 6433 KA9ZAP Art TN KX3 652 QRP AC8BT Bruce OH K3 3958 VE7EAR Al BC KX3 3158 QRP K6WDE DaveAZ KX3 4599QRP ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 K7EMF GaryWA K3 4628 N1OXA IvanME K3 4538 K9ZOO GeneAZ KX3 5090QRP WB8RAE BillNY K3 2389 KD0MOA JohnCO KX3 3560 QRP AE5JD BartTX K3 2106 K6SBA David CA K3 565 K4FIDougSC K3 6199 WV5IDwayne TX K3 5287 KL7UW Ed AK K3 4340 NR4CBillVA K3 4536 WN8AJim MI K3 3480 K7BRR BillAZ K3 5545 KY2DJim NJ KX3 1291 QRP W4PFM PaulVA K3 1673 AD5XM Wallace LA K3 5956 VE3XM Bob ON K3 409 W5KSU MikeOK K2 3669 K6ERErick CA K3 6882 KC5RY George TX K3 5208 N6LEW Lew CA K3 3805 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
Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request
That *is* an error. PSK D allows transmitting via ASCII (using the KY command) or keyer paddle. It does not accept any input from the FSK line. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 10:22 PM, Jim Miller wrote: Must be an erratum in the User manual: From Page 31 of version D10 K3 Users manual: PSK D is a Direct-transmit mode for PSK31. It’s the only mode that decodes and displays PSK31 signals with the text decoder (pg. 33). Like FSK D, *PSK D lets you transmit via FSK IN*, ASCII, or the keyer paddle (pg. 34). You can also use auto-spot with PSK D if the tuning aid is displayed (CWT, pg. 34) My emphasis added. 73 jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Jim Sheldon wrote: Guys, John Subich was right. Asserting PTT keys the radio and brings up the PSK idle, but there is no data transfer via the FSK input pin in PSK- D mode. The Vari-code aspect of the various PSK modes makes this impossible as it's currently implemented. W0EB Sent from my iPad On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:01 PM, Jim Miller wrote: John I haven't tried it yet since I just discovered it. The FSK pin on the AUX connector when in PSK-D mode does what is needed. It's the mode on the radio that determines whether the FSK pin does one thing or the other. Make sense? jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM, John Bastin wrote: I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it should listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. 73, John K8AJS jbast...@me.com On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller wrote: While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D is actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that one. Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via FSK-D. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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
Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request
The issue isn't varicode. The issue is that PSK modes are Phase Shift, not Frequency Shift (FSK). The radio would have to read raw data coming in, re-encode it, and modulate it. It isn't that different from CW-to-PSK conversion, but I wonder if it's worth the trouble. -- Lynn On 1/1/2014 7:15 PM, Jim Sheldon wrote: The Vari-code aspect of the various PSK modes makes this impossible as it's currently implemented. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
Must be an erratum in the User manual: >From Page 31 of version D10 K3 Users manual: PSK D is a Direct-transmit mode for PSK31. It’s the only mode that decodes and displays PSK31 signals with the text decoder (pg. 33). Like FSK D, *PSK D lets you transmit via FSK IN*, ASCII, or the keyer paddle (pg. 34). You can also use auto-spot with PSK D if the tuning aid is displayed (CWT, pg. 34) My emphasis added. 73 jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Jim Sheldon wrote: > Guys, > John Subich was right. Asserting PTT keys the radio and brings up the PSK > idle, but there is no data transfer via the FSK input pin in PSK- D mode. > The Vari-code aspect of the various PSK modes makes this impossible as > it's currently implemented. > > W0EB > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:01 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > > > > John > > > > I haven't tried it yet since I just discovered it. The FSK pin on the AUX > > connector when in PSK-D mode does what is needed. It's the mode on the > > radio that determines whether the FSK pin does one thing or the other. > > > > Make sense? > > > > jim ab3cv > > > > > >> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM, John Bastin wrote: > >> > >> I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it > should > >> listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> John K8AJS > >> jbast...@me.com > >> > >>> On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > >>> > >>> While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that > PSK-D > >> is > >>> actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed > that > >>> one. > >>> > >>> Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > > I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via > FSK-D. > >> > >> __ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
Guys, John Subich was right. Asserting PTT keys the radio and brings up the PSK idle, but there is no data transfer via the FSK input pin in PSK- D mode. The Vari-code aspect of the various PSK modes makes this impossible as it's currently implemented. W0EB Sent from my iPad > On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:01 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > > John > > I haven't tried it yet since I just discovered it. The FSK pin on the AUX > connector when in PSK-D mode does what is needed. It's the mode on the > radio that determines whether the FSK pin does one thing or the other. > > Make sense? > > jim ab3cv > > >> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM, John Bastin wrote: >> >> I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it should >> listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. >> >> 73, >> >> John K8AJS >> jbast...@me.com >> >>> On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller wrote: >>> >>> While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D >> is >>> actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that >>> one. >>> >>> Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via FSK-D. >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
John I haven't tried it yet since I just discovered it. The FSK pin on the AUX connector when in PSK-D mode does what is needed. It's the mode on the radio that determines whether the FSK pin does one thing or the other. Make sense? jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM, John Bastin wrote: > I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it should > listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. > > 73, > > John K8AJS > jbast...@me.com > > On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > > > While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D > is > > actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that > > one. > > > > Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > > > >> I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via > >> FSK-D. > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it should listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. 73, John K8AJS jbast...@me.com On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller wrote: > While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D is > actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that > one. > > Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) > > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > >> I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via >> FSK-D. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SKN sans Elecraft
For the first time since drinking the Kool-Aid years ago, I made it all the way through SKN without touching an Elecraft radio! Nothing but my HW-16 and Heathkit CW twins was used, though I did have to use the AF1 to help the old girls out. Nothing makes you appreciate your K3, KX3, K2, K1, or KX1 like vacuum tubes. 73 Eric WD6DBM Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D is actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that one. Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via > FSK-D. > > 73 > > jim ab3cv > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
It's a totally different protocol/code ... RTTY/FSK is an on/off keying signal while PSK31 is a variable length code that no UART is programmed to generate. If you don't want to use a sound card for PSK31, use the terminal in the K3 Utility program. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 11:30 AM, Jim Miller wrote: I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via FSK-D. 73 jim ab3cv __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Shipping a K3
Well, there *is* something to be said for a little something in the Christmas card... and the same guy has been delivering our mail since we got here 19 years ago! That might have something to do with it. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 1/1/2014 9:47 AM, Chester Alderman wrote: Yes! My mailbox is a half mile from my house. When I checked with the Post Office I was told rural route carriers are only paid to deliver to the mail box. If they bring packages too large for the mail box, to my house, they are doing it on their own. Fortunately, most carriers will bring large parcels to my house. Both UPS and FedX will drive to my house because I also have a large turn-around area. Most of the carriers are always curious about my tower/yagi when they come out. 73, Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 9:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3 Hah! Our mailbox is on a well-traveled road about 200 yards from the house and not in line of sight. When we first moved here, I had one or two packages just left on top of the mailbox, and I complained vigorously to the post office. Since then, our carrier has delivered any packages too big for our mailbox to our front porch. I understand that rural route carriers operate under different rules and a different contract than regular letter carriers - personal vehicles and no uniforms. Perhaps that's why? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 12/31/2013 10:26 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: Don, On 12/31/2013 12:16 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, Don't spread that news to my post office! My carrier has to travel 3/4 mile on a private road to get to the mailbox, They used to deliver to my house up to a year or so ago. I assume the postal service, like a lot of businesses these days, has reduced staff but not the workload so employees no longer have time for frivolous activities like literally going the extra mile for customers. Of course, UPS and FedEx also deliver to the door too - we have a sufficiently large area for them to turn even a large truck around with ease. I also have a large paved area to turn around in. 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 audio line out level with blue tooth hearing aid amp
Happy New Year to all. I just got new ReSound hearing aids w/ a blue tooth amp pickup. I connected the blue tooth transmitter to the front panel PHONES and got plenty of sound but very distorted at levels necessary for operating. I then connected it to the LINE OUT in the back of the K3 and switched that output level from fixed to PHONES. The audio level for signals is almost too low to hear at any level of AF/RF gain, but the beep level for radio control is very loud. How do I get the signal output from the LINE OUT jack up to a useable level? Any thoughts as to why the audio from the front panel PHONES is so distorted? Is this a radio issue or something to do with the blue tooth transmitter and the hearing aids? Thanks for any and all comments. ...robert -- Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY rc...@verizon.net.usa Syracuse, New York, USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Station Monitor
It's also detailed in his book (W7ZOI, KK7B, W7PUA), Experimental Methods in RF Design, and ARRL publication and the only electronic book I've ever seen rate an active Yahoo group all on its own. My 10 year old copy gets so much use, it looks like it served two tours in the Middle East. Eric KE6US On 1/1/2014 6:57 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: The 40 dB Power Tap detailed in June 2001 QST article called "Simple RF Power Measurement" by Wes Hayward should do that job nicely. ARRL members can find that article at the ARRL website. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/1/2014 9:31 AM, kd8...@aol.com wrote: HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions on "dirty" RF I have been considering putting together a "station monitor" to monitor my RF output. I have a K3 (7588) but also an ICOM 7200, Drake TR7A, Drake C-line & a couple of amps. I have a 70MHz occilliscope that I would like to place between amp & feed line to various antennas. I want to make sure my CW & SSB output is clean without clicks or splatter, especially at higher output. This would allow me to see if there is any effect on waveform from the amp compared to the transmitter output as well. Some sort of attenuator is needed to protect the 'scope but also to make sure it doesn't change the impedance the amp or tuner sees. I understand the Bird wattmeters have such a "sniffer" circuit. I also understand the 'scope alone may not be sufficient for such a "station monitor". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If this is not appropiate for this reflector, I apologize, and would be happy to take replies off list. Tnx & hny to all. 73 Mike DeLong KD8RQE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Edgeport 8 sold
This unit has been sold.MikeVE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Balun designs 1110U
West Mountain 4004U This unit was purchased and mounted but never used. Priced at 75.00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] (no subject)
help Kind Regards from Norman Sharples __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Westmountain 4004U for sale
West Mountain 4004U This unit was purchased and mounted but never used. Priced at 75.00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Edgeport 8 lowwer price
Dick, K6KR has informed me that my price of the Edgeport is high and he saw one on Ebay from Canada for 60.00. So mine is now 55.00 including shipping! Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Items for sale 3rd update.
This was posted a day ago but I did not double check the post, there seemed to be a problem with the email formatting. Below is a more legible posing of items up for sale. 1. Edgeport 8 This is a great device if you have more serial devices than you have ports on your PC. With this unit you can run 8 serial devices from one USB port. Priced at 100.002. West Mountain 4004U This unit was purchased and mounted but never used. Priced at 75.003. Balun designs 1110U This is a high quality balun rated at 300 watts and is a 1:1 balun. Priced at 35.00MikeVE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Some items up for sale...updated.
This was posted a day ago but I did not double check the post and there seemed to be a problem with the email formatting. Below is a more legible posting of what is for sale. 1. Edgeport8 This is a great device if you have more serial devices than you have serial ports on your pc. With this unit you can run 8 serial\devices from one USB port. Priced at 100.002 West mountain 4004U This unit was purchase and mounted in the shack but never used. Priced at 75.003. Balun designs 1110u This is a high quality balun and rated at 300 watts and is a 1:1 balun Priced at 35.00Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Station Monitor
This looks like it could be what you want: http://preciserf.com/shop/station-monitor-trapezoid-qrp/ I've not tried one, it was just something I found on the web and saved the bookmark, because it looked like it might be useful. jeff n1kdo __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Station Monitor
There's an article in this months QST that might do what you are looking for, it's in Technical Correspondence on pages 58 and 59 headed "Use a Signal Sampler to Monitor Your Transmitted Signals" written by Larry D. Wolfgang (WR1B). The designer is given, at the end of the article, as being Bud Colclough (K1LC). There's an address and an email address for K1LC given at the end of the article as well. Basically, it looks like a VSWR meter but with an output to a 50 ohm BNC connector in place of the more usual meter. 50 ohm microstripline joins an input and an output socket, half way down the stripline is a tap off via a capacitor to a resistive divider circuit (with decoupling capacitor) to an output socket giving a -60dB output on the frequency being monitored. The designer says that he's tesed his circuit up to 600W and believes that it could handle full legal (in the USA) power from 1.8MHz to 30MHz. Might be worth a look. Dave (G0DJA) - Original Message - Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 2:31 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Station Monitor HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions on "dirty" RF I have been considering putting together a "station monitor" to monitor my RF output. I have a K3 (7588) but also an ICOM 7200, Drake TR7A, Drake C-line & a couple of amps. I have a 70MHz occilliscope that I would like to place between amp & feed line to various antennas. I want to make sure my CW & SSB output is clean without clicks or splatter, especially at higher output. This would allow me to see if there is any effect on waveform from the amp compared to the transmitter output as well. Some sort of attenuator is needed to protect the 'scope but also to make sure it doesn't change the impedance the amp or tuner sees. I understand the Bird wattmeters have such a "sniffer" circuit. I also understand the 'scope alone may not be sufficient for such a "station monitor". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If this is not appropiate for this reflector, I apologize, and would be happy to take replies off list. Tnx & hny to all. 73 Mike DeLong KD8RQE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PSK-D Feature request
I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via FSK-D. 73 jim ab3cv __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 and flrig operation
Mooneer, I don't know if you got an answer or not, but I just verified that on RTTY, there is an occasional delay between the SLUSB keying and the radio keying. It's not there all the time and I did not get it to delay on PSK31 (I only tested RTTY and PSK31). I have a couple of 's built into my macros so that helps some. I know I worked with you privately on this, but I was testing with my K3. I should have tested with the KX3. Doing some other testing, I thought I'd see what it's like for me. I see the slight delay. Sometimes, it seems to be as much as half a second or so. This is using my 2012 iMac with OSX 10.9.1. However, my TX and RX LED's on the USB adapter do not stop talking. I'm using the KX3-to-DB9 adapter and connecting it to my K3-to-USB adapter. The K3-to-USB adapter has the TX and RX LED's. As far as I know, I have the latest drivers for that adapter. Here is my macro for checking into the Alabama Emergency Net: de W4JBB W4JBB, Joel in Tuscaloosa County. After the initial , there are three carriage returns. the DLY on the SLUSB is set to fully CCW. I'm also cross-posting into the linuxham group to see if anyone there has any ideas. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 12/29/13, 9:11 PM, Mooneer Salem wrote: Hi all, I recently upgraded to a 13" retina MacBook Pro and am trying to set up fldigi and flrig. At the moment I have flrig working and talking to fldigi and can adjust most of the KX3 from the flrig application. However, occasionally when I flip fldigi into transmit mode to respond to someone, the KX3 takes a bit of time before it finally starts transmitting. As a result, a large amount of the text being sent gets cut off. One thing I did notice is that the red and green LEDs inside the KX3's USB cable constantly light up when flrig is in the foreground. After ten or so seconds with flrig in the background, those lights stop working. Could my laptop and/or flrig be putting the USB port to sleep? How do I get it to not do that? Thanks, -Mooneer K6AQ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Newbie Dave & Happy New Year Elecraft KX3 WOW moment!
Hi folks, Newbie Dave, K6WDE, here with my KX3 WOW moment. Late yesterday afternoon, New Year’s Eve, I spotted and heard KC4AAA broadcasting on 20 meters from the AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION. Obviously, there was a hugh pile-up for quite some time. I listened and listened. There were lots of big guns repeatedly calling to/over him and others. Some folks got through. This South Pole operator’s patience was truly amazing. He was cool and collective and took his time to work those that got through. He was a total professional in my book moving quickly through the pile up. I tried calling, but with the big guns, there was no joy. After dinner, I tuned in again and he had decided to move to calling by the numbers. He worked the 4s, 5s and finally 6s. Throwing out my call sign, imagine my surprise when he answered back with a 55 signal report. I informed him of my QRP station and we exchanged 73s and Happy New Year greetings. I was the last 6 he picked up before he moved onto the 7s. Other comments from operators stated they had waited for 2 hours plus to make the QSO. I have owned my KX3, serial number 4599, since June of 2013. My setup is simple, my KX3 and a switchable LNR vertical/inverted-L 66’ EFHW and a horizontal 51’ long wire with a 9:1 Balun Design UNUN. I picked up the SP on the horizontal. I am fortunate, I do live at 6,200 feet on a ridge overlooking the SoCal inland empire. My Elecraft is the one and only HF rig I own. Elecraft equipment rocks, one happy newbie customer and HF operator here! Happy New 2014 all, Dave, K6WDE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX
I would note that if you intend to use combiners with signal generators for intermodulation measurements care has to be taken with core selection if high performance amplifiers are to be evaluated. After a great deal of experimentation, the limit of my 2nd and 3rd order IMD measurement capability is > +100 dBm (2nd order) and > +55 dBm (3rd order) but that required evaluating a half dozen or more 3 dB combiners and quite a few other components as well. The best of my Norton amplifiers press against these limits. Some discussion and measured data for various 3 and 6 dB combiners at my web site: http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/6_db_hybrid_combiner.htm http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/Documents/Notes%20on%20Building%20a%20Z10050A.pdf I've modified my test equipment setup since the first page link was written - presently use a pair of HP 8657A signal generators and an HP 8568B spectrum analyzer. But the ZHL-3A amplifiers remain in use and are essential. Jack K8ZOA On 1/1/2014 9:35 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Jack Smith has a kit - everything except case and connectors: http://cliftonlaboratories.com/z10050a_3_db_hybrid.htm 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 9:15 AM, als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks guys. Looks like the W8JI design is easiest to build. Mouser has the binocular cores needed. 73 de Brian/K3KO als...@nc.rr.com wrote: A while back there were some postings on recommended commercial 50 ohm two port splitters for receiver use. Can't find the postings. Cheaper is better. Loss for my application is relatively unimportant since they will be signal generator driven and followed by step attenuators. Simple HB designs may also be of interest. Kits would be ideal. Of course the K3 has one built in to route the main RX antenna to both the main and sub rx. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Station Monitor
The 40 dB Power Tap detailed in June 2001 QST article called "Simple RF Power Measurement" by Wes Hayward should do that job nicely. ARRL members can find that article at the ARRL website. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/1/2014 9:31 AM, kd8...@aol.com wrote: HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions on "dirty" RF I have been considering putting together a "station monitor" to monitor my RF output. I have a K3 (7588) but also an ICOM 7200, Drake TR7A, Drake C-line & a couple of amps. I have a 70MHz occilliscope that I would like to place between amp & feed line to various antennas. I want to make sure my CW & SSB output is clean without clicks or splatter, especially at higher output. This would allow me to see if there is any effect on waveform from the amp compared to the transmitter output as well. Some sort of attenuator is needed to protect the 'scope but also to make sure it doesn't change the impedance the amp or tuner sees. I understand the Bird wattmeters have such a "sniffer" circuit. I also understand the 'scope alone may not be sufficient for such a "station monitor". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If this is not appropiate for this reflector, I apologize, and would be happy to take replies off list. Tnx & hny to all. 73 Mike DeLong KD8RQE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Shipping a K3
Yes! My mailbox is a half mile from my house. When I checked with the Post Office I was told rural route carriers are only paid to deliver to the mail box. If they bring packages too large for the mail box, to my house, they are doing it on their own. Fortunately, most carriers will bring large parcels to my house. Both UPS and FedX will drive to my house because I also have a large turn-around area. Most of the carriers are always curious about my tower/yagi when they come out. 73, Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 9:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3 Hah! Our mailbox is on a well-traveled road about 200 yards from the house and not in line of sight. When we first moved here, I had one or two packages just left on top of the mailbox, and I complained vigorously to the post office. Since then, our carrier has delivered any packages too big for our mailbox to our front porch. I understand that rural route carriers operate under different rules and a different contract than regular letter carriers - personal vehicles and no uniforms. Perhaps that's why? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 12/31/2013 10:26 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: > Don, > > On 12/31/2013 12:16 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Alan, >> >> Don't spread that news to my post office! My carrier has to travel >> 3/4 mile on a private road to get to the mailbox, > > They used to deliver to my house up to a year or so ago. I assume the > postal service, like a lot of businesses these days, has reduced staff > but not the workload so employees no longer have time for frivolous > activities like literally going the extra mile for customers. > >> Of course, UPS and FedEx also deliver to the door too - we have a >> sufficiently large area for them to turn even a large truck around >> with ease. > > I also have a large paved area to turn around in. > > 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 > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX
Jack Smith has a kit - everything except case and connectors: http://cliftonlaboratories.com/z10050a_3_db_hybrid.htm 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 9:15 AM, als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks guys. Looks like the W8JI design is easiest to build. Mouser has the binocular cores needed. 73 de Brian/K3KO als...@nc.rr.com wrote: A while back there were some postings on recommended commercial 50 ohm two port splitters for receiver use. Can't find the postings. Cheaper is better. Loss for my application is relatively unimportant since they will be signal generator driven and followed by step attenuators. Simple HB designs may also be of interest. Kits would be ideal. Of course the K3 has one built in to route the main RX antenna to both the main and sub rx. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Station Monitor
HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions on "dirty" RF I have been considering putting together a "station monitor" to monitor my RF output. I have a K3 (7588) but also an ICOM 7200, Drake TR7A, Drake C-line & a couple of amps. I have a 70MHz occilliscope that I would like to place between amp & feed line to various antennas. I want to make sure my CW & SSB output is clean without clicks or splatter, especially at higher output. This would allow me to see if there is any effect on waveform from the amp compared to the transmitter output as well. Some sort of attenuator is needed to protect the 'scope but also to make sure it doesn't change the impedance the amp or tuner sees. I understand the Bird wattmeters have such a "sniffer" circuit. I also understand the 'scope alone may not be sufficient for such a "station monitor". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If this is not appropiate for this reflector, I apologize, and would be happy to take replies off list. Tnx & hny to all. 73 Mike DeLong KD8RQE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX
Thanks guys. Looks like the W8JI design is easiest to build. Mouser has the binocular cores needed. 73 de Brian/K3KO als...@nc.rr.com wrote: > A while back there were some postings on recommended commercial 50 ohm two > port splitters for receiver use. > > Can't find the postings. Cheaper is better. Loss for my application is > relatively unimportant since they will be signal generator driven and > followed by step attenuators. Simple HB designs may also be of interest. > Kits would be ideal. > > Of course the K3 has one built in to route the main RX antenna to both the > main and sub rx. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Shipping a K3
Hah! Our mailbox is on a well-traveled road about 200 yards from the house and not in line of sight. When we first moved here, I had one or two packages just left on top of the mailbox, and I complained vigorously to the post office. Since then, our carrier has delivered any packages too big for our mailbox to our front porch. I understand that rural route carriers operate under different rules and a different contract than regular letter carriers - personal vehicles and no uniforms. Perhaps that's why? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 12/31/2013 10:26 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: Don, On 12/31/2013 12:16 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, Don't spread that news to my post office! My carrier has to travel 3/4 mile on a private road to get to the mailbox, They used to deliver to my house up to a year or so ago. I assume the postal service, like a lot of businesses these days, has reduced staff but not the workload so employees no longer have time for frivolous activities like literally going the extra mile for customers. Of course, UPS and FedEx also deliver to the door too - we have a sufficiently large area for them to turn even a large truck around with ease. I also have a large paved area to turn around in. 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters
HNY all, A receive-splitter is a thing that is easily built guys. Look on W8JI's site and search for combiner or splitter. I constructed a few magic T splitters myself and they work just fine. 73 Arie PA3A On 12/31/2013 09:04 PM, als...@nc.rr.com wrote: A while back there were some postings on recommended commercial 50 ohm two port splitters for receiver use. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
