[Elecraft] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ?
The K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt file that came with K3 firmware MCU 04.83 states that 1.4.3.21 is the most current Windows K3 Utility version. Yet 1.13.5.9 is the K3 Utility production version according to http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#k3util Assuming this was a web page mistake, I hunted for 1.4.3.21 version of K3 Utility with no joy in either production or beta space. What's the correct version of K3 Utility to use to install K3 firmware 04.83, and where is it living (hiding?) -- Buzz - W6BZZ buzz.d...@gmail.com 650.224-5530 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ?
The current version of the Windows K3 Utility is on our web site page http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm The K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt file is stale. I'll try to get that changed. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Buzz Dean Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 0:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ? The K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt file that came with K3 firmware MCU 04.83 states that 1.4.3.21 is the most current Windows K3 Utility version. Yet 1.13.5.9 is the K3 Utility production version according to http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#k3util Assuming this was a web page mistake, I hunted for 1.4.3.21 version of K3 Utility with no joy in either production or beta space. What's the correct version of K3 Utility to use to install K3 firmware 04.83, and where is it living (hiding?) -- Buzz - W6BZZ buzz.d...@gmail.com 650.224-5530 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ?
Mille graci Didn't want to risk bricking another favorite this week. --- Buzz buzz.d...@gmail.com 650 224-5530 cell On Feb 28, 2014, at 01:53, Dick Dievendorff d...@elecraft.com wrote: The current version of the Windows K3 Utility is on our web site page http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm The K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt file is stale. I'll try to get that changed. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Buzz Dean Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 0:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ? The K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt file that came with K3 firmware MCU 04.83 states that 1.4.3.21 is the most current Windows K3 Utility version. Yet 1.13.5.9 is the K3 Utility production version according to http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#k3util Assuming this was a web page mistake, I hunted for 1.4.3.21 version of K3 Utility with no joy in either production or beta space. What's the correct version of K3 Utility to use to install K3 firmware 04.83, and where is it living (hiding?) -- Buzz - W6BZZ buzz.d...@gmail.com 650.224-5530 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ?
I ran the current update with the wrong version of the K3 Utility and while the rig was bricked temporarily, it came back to life with no issues after I discovered the problem. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/28/14 9:14 AM, Buzz Dean wrote: Mille graci Didn't want to risk bricking another favorite this week. --- Buzz buzz.d...@gmail.com 650 224-5530 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Current version of Windows K3 Utility ?
I did the same a few days ago using an out of date linux K3 Utility. What a bad feeling. :-o I wonder if the firmware can be distributed with a file (or somehow with info) indicating the minimum K3 Utility version number required. That way an out of date K3 Utility can complain about its aged decrepitness and not even try to do an update that will fail. 73, Mike ab3ap On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.comwrote: I ran the current update with the wrong version of the K3 Utility and while the rig was bricked temporarily, it came back to life with no issues after I discovered the problem. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/28/14 9:14 AM, Buzz Dean wrote: Mille graci Didn't want to risk bricking another favorite this week. --- Buzz buzz.d...@gmail.com 650 224-5530 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 For Sale
For sale very nice Elecraft K2, looks like built to NASA standards, serial number 5634 (latest Revision B RF board), comes with the KSB2 SSB adapter (built but not installed), KIO2 RS232 Serial adapter (not built or opened), Rework Eliminator kit, a probe, bag of misc parts and connectors, manuals and power cord. $560 shipped in CONUS, payment by money order or Cashiers Check, no Paypal. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] P3SVGA windowing
Hi, I really appreciate the higher resolution and detail available using the P3SVGA, but I have no room for a separate monitor in my setup. I have been using the monitor's input switching to see the P3SVGA's display but it is clumsy and slow, and I want to be able to see my logging software simultaneously with the P3SVGA. The monitor is big enough that I would be able to display the P3SVGA display in a window. I have already tried a VGA to HDMI converter looped into the HDMI input of my Blackmagic video acquisition card, but some video parameter is incompatible (horiz/vert freq, etc.) and I get no output. Here is my question: What VGA acquisition device (VGAUSB2/3, VGAHDMI, VGAFW400/800...) if any have other P3SVGA owners used that works correctly in Win7? Thanks in advance! Howie - WA4PSC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] P3SVGA windowing
Hi The Avermedia Hd game broadcaster with the vga input will work alone, or with win4k3suite which allows point and click Qsy. Be aware however, that the 32 bit drivers have issues. On a 64 bit system they work fine. 73s Tom Va2fsq.com Original message From: Howard Hoyt hh...@mebtel.net Date: 28/02/2014 11:18 (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] P3SVGA windowing Hi, I really appreciate the higher resolution and detail available using the P3SVGA, but I have no room for a separate monitor in my setup. I have been using the monitor's input switching to see the P3SVGA's display but it is clumsy and slow, and I want to be able to see my logging software simultaneously with the P3SVGA. The monitor is big enough that I would be able to display the P3SVGA display in a window. I have already tried a VGA to HDMI converter looped into the HDMI input of my Blackmagic video acquisition card, but some video parameter is incompatible (horiz/vert freq, etc.) and I get no output. Here is my question: What VGA acquisition device (VGAUSB2/3, VGAHDMI, VGAFW400/800...) if any have other P3SVGA owners used that works correctly in Win7? Thanks in advance! Howie - WA4PSC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Serial Number Update Status
Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Serial Number Update Status
Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Jim, I had my K3 for about two years before I got the P3. Now, I would not be without it. When chasing DX I can see where the other stations are and either jump on the frequency of the last guy worked, or find a hole in the pileup where I can plunk down my signal. I also do the QRP fox hunts - same deal there - finding a spot to call the fox makes the P3 invaluable. I sometimes work contests, in my attempt to get 5BWAS. The P3 lets me see where activity is. I recently got a KX3. Not having the P3 panadapter was like walking around blind. Sure, that's the way everyone operated in the past, but then again, why not use the technology available? So, I got some software and hooked my KX3 up to a free program called NaP3 and I now have a 27 pan view of the band. If you get a P3 - you will NOT want to be without it!!! :-) Jim / W6JHB On Friday, Feb 28, 2014, at Friday, 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
On 2/28/2014 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? Monitoring and finding stations on dead bands (like 6M), finding holes in a DX pileup where you might have better success, identifying RFI noise sources. Finding clear spots in a contest to call CQ. In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. That is NOT a problem with the P3 -- it gets its feed from the first IF and can be adjusted to look at any bandwidth from 2 kHz to 200 kHz. When you turn on averaging in the Fixed Tune mode set it for the highest number of averages, it's very easy to see weak signals in the waterfall. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I have an LP-Pan (and soon to have a K3 for field day/portable use) and I really wonder how I ever managed without it. I'll put it this way, its like checking traffic conditions by driving down each intersection vs looking down from above via airplane. For contests (especially digital ones) its a huge asset to get a big picture of where all the traffic is. For casual operating its nice to see at a glance what the bands are doing. In short, get one. :) Frank KG6EYC On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- CW: NAQCC #6554 | SKCC #10435 | FISTS #16155 | SOC #1038 | FPQRP #3186 Digital: FHC #4224 | 30MDG #6370 | DMC #5698 Gear: K3 #7164 | KX3 #1787 http://vadept.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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
The P3 is my first panadapter. Aside from other uses it often tells me the band isn't dead after all :-) 73, Phil w7ox -- Sent from my iPhone 5S On Feb 28, 2014, at 10:08, Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Frank Precissi vad...@gmail.com wrote: I have an LP-Pan (and soon to have a K3 for field day/portable use) and I really wonder how I ever managed without it. BAH! P3 P3! -- CW: NAQCC #6554 | SKCC #10435 | FISTS #16155 | SOC #1038 | FPQRP #3186 Digital: FHC #4224 | 30MDG #6370 | DMC #5698 Gear: K3 #7164 | KX3 #1787 http://vadept.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Jim, I use the P3 for monitoring the pileup in popular DXpeditions and for seeing where openings might be on a band for contesting. I also find it a useful tool for finding, and avoiding, those among us who feel they need to run a signal that's 4 or 5 KHz wide (I mostly operate SSB and PSK/RTTY). However, I've found mine useful for another task, as well. It's a great teaching tool when Elmering someone or introducing them to the hobby. Sometimes things just make more sense when you can see them. If I can tune a signal in, then show the new novice or interested non-ham what the signal looks like, sometimes it helps things make more sense. It's amazing to explain a concept, then show it on my K3/P3, and see the light bulb go off in their head. Hope this helps. 73, -- Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688, KPA500 #1468 HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Lowman Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 1:09 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please? I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Hi Jim, You'll be buried by responses to your question, but let me say that I am as old-school cw-centric as they come. I contest unassisted, and I used to question the value of the visual aspect of panadapters too. Until I got a P3. I can't operate without it! On sp, it helps to separate the weaker sigs from the loud cq machines - that you've already worked - and to recognize that there is a guy that just quit transmitting on a freq, so you wait a few seconds for him to reappear to see if it's a needed one. When I got a second K3, I HAD to have a second P3. Yeah, it's still fishing, but the barrel is big and deep, and sometimes you need a fish-finder. 73, geo - n4ua On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Out of curiosity, is the P3 any better than the Panafall display with PSDR? I love that feature with my Flex 3000. Jim NN5O (V31AJ tomorrow). From: George Dubovsky n4ua...@gmail.com To: Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please? Hi Jim, You'll be buried by responses to your question, but let me say that I am as old-school cw-centric as they come. I contest unassisted, and I used to question the value of the visual aspect of panadapters too. Until I got a P3. I can't operate without it! On sp, it helps to separate the weaker sigs from the loud cq machines - that you've already worked - and to recognize that there is a guy that just quit transmitting on a freq, so you wait a few seconds for him to reappear to see if it's a needed one. When I got a second K3, I HAD to have a second P3. Yeah, it's still fishing, but the barrel is big and deep, and sometimes you need a fish-finder. 73, geo - n4ua On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I agree with Jim on the use of waterfall for weak signals. When I first got the P3 my main focus was on the top part of the display, the spectrum of signals and I ignored the water fall. One day I discovered a signal in the waterfall that did not even show up on the top spectrum portion. It was a new DXCC entity for me and he picked me up on my first call to him. Now, it is the waterfall where I do my hunting most of the time looking for either QRP or just plain ordinary weak signals. By the way, I only call CQ if there is nothing else I can find on the band -- I have gone for days without calling CQ. 73, phil, K7PEH On Feb 28, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 2/28/2014 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? Monitoring and finding stations on dead bands (like 6M), finding holes in a DX pileup where you might have better success, identifying RFI noise sources. Finding clear spots in a contest to call CQ. In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. That is NOT a problem with the P3 -- it gets its feed from the first IF and can be adjusted to look at any bandwidth from 2 kHz to 200 kHz. When you turn on averaging in the Fixed Tune mode set it for the highest number of averages, it's very easy to see weak signals in the waterfall. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I am using the LPpan with my K3. I feel lost without it. It is amazing to be able to see the whole band then click on the signal for automatic QSY. You can walk up and down the band easily picking off the SPs. You can also see in a second if the band is open and not waste time tuning around looking for the action. When working split you can see where everyone is calling and spot the hole where you can slip in and be heard. Get one and you will be amazed. Buck k4ia On 2/28/2014 1:08 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
With either the waterfall or peak hold displays, you get to see where other stations were (and hopefully will come back,) so you don't pass them while tuning blind. I really like my P3. ...bill nr4c Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I find the panadapter (or P3 in the case of our Elecraft rig) is invaluable when monitoring a band that is, apparently, not open. That happens often on both 10 and 6 meters and being able to *see* a wide swath of the band permits detection of activity that might not be on a calling frequency like 50.125 or 50.110MHz. My XYL uses the P3 in RTTY contests to find signals strong enough to be worked with our *very* limited antennas without placing her in an assisted category. Yes, she still tunes the bands but the P3 is a great tool to help work stations that might otherwise be missed. Jack, W6NF/VE4SNA On 2/28/2014 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html . --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
On 2/28/2014 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. Many years ago [more than I want to admit], I had a WW2 surplus panadapter. Little round scope, one trace, and signals looked like a hump [similar to the IC-756 series bandscope]. It was a semi-interesting hi-tech thing ... for the day. I bought my P3 as a toy, just something to fool around with. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? It's what I look at now. It has features I don't use much, or at all, and a list of how I use it will be redundant to those you'll get from a countable infinity of responses you'll get. One use which I think is unique to me was being able to discover that WWV on 2.5 and 20 MHz uses low level modulation and linear amplification while on 5, 10, and 15 MHz, they plate modulate a Class C final stage. :-)) In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. Actually, it's no point at all. The P3 uses the 8 MHz first IF directly from the mixer and before the roofing filters. The only filter in the path is the input bandpass filter which is way wider than anything the P3 can display. If you set the K3 to 14.100 MHz and the P3 SPAN to 200, you are looking at the range 14.000-14.200. Right after I got mine, I realized that I couldn't see weaker signals against the waterfall background due to a very poor choice of Mom and Dad ... I have no color vision. A couple of weeks later, Alan added the option of a monochrome waterfall solving my problem. Even if you have normal color vision you might try the monochrome out, several visitors have commented that it works better for them too. Note, I just mentioned it once on the list looking for ideas to make it work better. Alan [Elecraft] just did it but then you probably know that's how they work. :-) 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Well.. Yes and no. I tried Win4K3 and PowerSDR-IF and couldn't get either to work worth a hoot. I settled on NaP3 and am quite happy with it. If you want to do nothing more than have the Panadapter view and/or waterfall, then yes, you can simply download and install NaP3, hook a cable from your KX3 to your sound card, run the Elecraft Serial--USB cable from the KX3 to the computer, and you will have it. However, I also wanted a logging program running on my Win/XP system (running on a Mac with VMware Fusion) that knows what frequency band the KX3 is on. Both require a Com port. My Mac has ZERO com ports. I'm using the Elecraft Serial--USB cable between the KX3 and the Mac's USB port. In order for me to have an additional Com port I also installed the free program LPB2 (LP Bridge 2). It connects to the KX3 using the original Com port that the Elecraft cable produces and then allows you to have up to five more virtual com ports. It's pretty easy to get going and if you have questions I might be able to help. There is also a Yahoo LP-PAN group you can join. The owner/moderator has been quite helpful - Larry/N8LP. The quality / speed of the display depends on the quality of your sound card. Apple did not go to a lot of expense with the built-in sound card and I'm thus limited to seeing a maximum of 48 kHz of the band at one time. But the more I use the software, the better I feel about having this size slice to view. The RX I/Q cable from Elecraft for the KX3 is 2.5 mm stereo on one end and 3.5 mm stereo on the other end. That is what my system needs, as my iMac has a 3.5 mm stereo jack on the back for the Line In connection. Drop me a note if you have questions. 73, Jim / W6JHB On Friday, Feb 28, 2014, at Friday, 10:41 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: Jim, was this just a mater of running the free software on a shack computer with the I/Q from the KX3 going to your sound card? If it's THAT easy, I might try it. I am totally hooked with the K3/P3?VGA already. Thanks, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: Jim Bennett w6...@mac.com To: Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please? Jim, I had my K3 for about two years before I got the P3. Now, I would not be without it. When chasing DX I can see where the other stations are and either jump on the frequency of the last guy worked, or find a hole in the pileup where I can plunk down my signal. I also do the QRP fox hunts - same deal there - finding a spot to call the fox makes the P3 invaluable. I sometimes work contests, in my attempt to get 5BWAS. The P3 lets me see where activity is. I recently got a KX3. Not having the P3 panadapter was like walking around blind. Sure, that's the way everyone operated in the past, but then again, why not use the technology available? So, I got some software and hooked my KX3 up to a free program called NaP3 and I now have a 27 pan view of the band. If you get a P3 - you will NOT want to be without it!!! :-) Jim / W6JHB On Friday, Feb 28, 2014, at Friday, 10:08 AM, Jim Lowman wrote: I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. I've found that calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has assisted you? In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the passband could be missed, which is a good point. BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ if this is a good idea. Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
Jim, if you are referring to CW SP'ing, then the LP Pan/sound card combo offers a significant advantage over the P3 if you use CW Skimmer, and a logging program such as N1MM or Writelog. (other logging programs may also do this) This adds the capability to point click on stations that show up in the logging software bandmap, and allows for very high SP rates. This is how I do most of my CW contesting, but be aware it puts you in the Assisted or Unlimited category if you plan to turn in your log. You can also use NaP3 during a contest to get a wide-range view of the band, regardless of mode. CW Skimmer is used to send its spots to your logging software via telenet. This also affords the advantage of seeing only spots you are actually hearing vs using RBN or other spotting networks during a contest. I have noticed that during very busy times with very strong signals, such as CW Sweepstakes on 40 or 80, there will be some phantom stations showing, probably due to overloading of the LP-Pan's receiver. You can also use CW Skimmer in blind mode with no callsign decoding and stay out of the Assisted category if you prefer, but that negates most of the advantage of using it. I also use this setup for everyday monitoring CW Dx'ing. I rarely ever listen to a split pileup anymore. Using CW Skimmer with it's high resolution and call sign/5NN flagging makes it very easy to see where to call in a pileup. While the combo of LP-Pan, good sound card, and CW Skimmer is cheaper than the P3, assuming you already have a computer, it does take a robust PC to run it all properly. Anything with an Intel i3 @ 3 GHz and 4 GB RAM will do fine. Some laptops may have issues trying to run all that software at the same time. I also use two monitors so I can have more program windows visible without having to switch back and forth so much. Good luck! 73, Luther N4UW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - opinions, please?
I'm basically a SP operator, especially in contests. Salt Pepper? Gary __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KAT100 Power Calibration Problem
I was only able to get U5 pin3 down to 0.03VDC during the SWR Bridge Null test. Is that low enough? The manual says 0 volts or close to it. Jeremy VA3ZTF Don Wilhelm-4 wrote Jeremy, You did not mention it, so I have to ask - when connected as you describe, did you first obtain a good null at U5 pin 3 (by adjusting C31)? That is a necessary first step. If you did not get a voltage measurement in the single digit millivolt range (less than 10 millivolts), then 'all bets are off' and you need to first resolve that problem. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT100-Power-Calibration-Problem-tp7584832p7584864.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] KAT100 Power Calibration Problem
I just reread Dons post, and he says less than 10mV, so I guess I have some trouble shooting to do with that first, Jeremy VA3ZTF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT100-Power-Calibration-Problem-tp7584832p7584865.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] K2 For Sale
The K2 has been sold. Thanks to all. Joe N9VX On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Joe Word n9vx@gmail.com wrote: For sale very nice Elecraft K2, looks like built to NASA standards, serial number 5634 (latest Revision B RF board), comes with the KSB2 SSB adapter (built but not installed), KIO2 RS232 Serial adapter (not built or opened), Rework Eliminator kit, a probe, bag of misc parts and connectors, manuals and power cord. $560 shipped in CONUS, payment by money order or Cashiers Check, no Paypal. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] The case for a Panadapter - I'm convinced!
Okay, gentlemen, before Eric gets tired of this thread... Thank you, all, for voicing your very positive votes for a P3. I am convinced! As soon as I get up to retrieve my wallet, I'll order one. Probably I'll also order the SVGA adapter, since I have a nice i7 desktop with a 24 monitor that is earmarked for the shack. Hopefully, Lisa or someone in the Sales Department will catch the order before the end of the business week. Thanks again and 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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: KDVR3 - two FM filters one 6 KHz Inrad 710 filter
I'm looking for a KDVR3 that's excess and also some filters to fill some slots in my main sub Rx. I need one Inrad 710 6KHz filter and two FM filters Please contact me directly and remove [Elecraft] from the subject line so your email won't get filtered to the Elecraft folder. 73, Gary KA1J --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] Serial Number Update Status
That is true. My K3 I assembled in 08 was brought up to today's K3 standards when it was cared for by Elecraft 2 months ago. I asked for and had all the upgrades/updates done to it and it was very reasonable and yes, I definitely hear a difference in cw reception thanks to these changes. 73, Gary KA1J Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] KAT100 Power Calibration Problem
Jeremy, Tune the capacitor very slowly and use a non-metallic tool. The null is sharp and deep. You must have a good 50 ohm dummy load connected. You may want to take your external wattmeter out of line to do the nulling. The actual voltage will depend on the power level, at 5 watts it should be less than 10 mV, but you should be able to get it below 15 or 20 mV if the power is 10 watts. If you are using 20 watts or more from the KPA100, then your 30 mV is probably OK. Ideally, the voltage should go to zero, but being practical, one may not be able to adjust the capacitor in fine enough increments to achieve that goal. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 4:32 PM, JeremyJones wrote: I just reread Dons post, and he says less than 10mV, so I guess I have some trouble shooting to do with that first, Jeremy VA3ZTF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT100-Power-Calibration-Problem-tp7584832p7584865.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] Serial Number Update Status
Just for information, I ordered a K3 at the end of January 2014 and my serial number was within 10 units of 8000. I love it!!! 73s. Len Nagorski. WA0OQW Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Gary Smith g...@ka1j.com wrote: That is true. My K3 I assembled in 08 was brought up to today's K3 standards when it was cared for by Elecraft 2 months ago. I asked for and had all the upgrades/updates done to it and it was very reasonable and yes, I definitely hear a difference in cw reception thanks to these changes. 73, Gary KA1J Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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] Serial Number Update Status
January, 2008, serial number 679 and it aint going anywhere soon...:-) Gary On 1 March 2014 09:33, leonard_nagor...@yahoo.com wrote: Just for information, I ordered a K3 at the end of January 2014 and my serial number was within 10 units of 8000. I love it!!! 73s. Len Nagorski. WA0OQW Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Gary Smith g...@ka1j.com wrote: That is true. My K3 I assembled in 08 was brought up to today's K3 standards when it was cared for by Elecraft 2 months ago. I asked for and had all the upgrades/updates done to it and it was very reasonable and yes, I definitely hear a difference in cw reception thanks to these changes. 73, Gary KA1J Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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 -- *Gary - VK1ZZ, K3NHLSkype: Gary.VK1ZZhttp://www.qsl.net/vk1zz http://www.qsl.net/vk1zzMotorhome Portable* *Grumpy's House* *Elecraft K3KPA500FTKAT500FT* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
It would be nice if you were able to add the portion of the update you felt you wanted I havent updated since I added the P3,,, makes me an Ol Fart but I would like the enhancements for the noise blanker and some other parts of the K3 but I dont want to have relearn the menu etc with some of the complete software updates I really like my K3 and dont want to do a complete upgrade but I may have to Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. Even if you want to keep your operation the same, upgrades also do contain bug fixes, so you should be taking advantage of those. If you do not upgrade, who knows when you might encounter one of those bugs that had been fixed long ago. OTOH, if you are satisfied with the operation of your K3 and P3, you don't have to do the upgrades. It will continue to operate as it is. One big BUT - if you do encounter problems, one of the first steps to possible resolution is to first do the upgrades to see if that corrects your problem. If you contact support, that is likely to be their first suggestion, especially if they recall a bug fix relating to your problem. Elecraft gear just keeps getting better and better, and the really nice part is that the firmware upgrades do not cost anything except a little of your time. If you follow the instructions for upgrading, it is normally painless. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 7:10 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote: It would be nice if you were able to add the portion of the update you felt you wanted I havent updated since I added the P3,,, makes me an Ol Fart but I would like the enhancements for the noise blanker and some other parts of the K3 but I dont want to have relearn the menu etc with some of the complete software updates I really like my K3 and dont want to do a complete upgrade but I may have to __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Serial Number Update Status
Just to back Mike up on his remark, I own K3 s/n 24 and have all the mods installed as well as up to date firmware. AFAIK, this K3 is roughly equal to all others that are up to date. 73, matt W6NIA On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:03:36 -0500, you wrote: Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. -A. Lincoln __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Serial Number Update Status
I can also add backup to that as well - I have K3 SN 20 fully upgraded. It may not be relevant to the initial question, but the same thing applies to the K2 - yes, there was a borad change at SN 3000, but upgrade kits were available at modest cost to bring the older board up to the same level except for minor and inconsequential differences. The K2 upgrades continued through about SN 4660 and after that no further upgrades were made. The result is that even the lowest K2 serial number can perform just like a brand new K2 thanks to the way Elecraft has handled upgrades. If you would like to compare my SN 20 K2 against a brand new K2, just come over to my workbench - I can show you that the performance is equal. No model number changes that require you to purchase a new transceiver to get the benefits of the change - just get the upgrade kit and install it and you have a new and improved transceiver. It is just the way Elecraft does business. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 7:47 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote: Just to back Mike up on his remark, I own K3 s/n 24 and have all the mods installed as well as up to date firmware. AFAIK, this K3 is roughly equal to all others that are up to date. 73, matt W6NIA On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:03:36 -0500, you wrote: Dick - IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know. 73, Mike NF4L On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ? If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be helpful in determining a price. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com writes: Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. and that is my ummm fear having had the megacount button radios inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and just enough buttons if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3 built em both love them both HAR Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
Bob, But in that event, a quick post to the Elecraft reflector will likely set you straight in a short time - often even in minutes. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 8:11 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com writes: Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. and that is my ummm fear having had the megacount button radios inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and just enough buttons if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3 built em both love them both HAR Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Using RadioSport headset standard mic with KX3?
Hi all, I'm curious if anyone has an Arlan RadiosPort headset with the standard red (M102) dynamic mic element, that they have working well with the KX3. This is a great headset, but I can't seem to get enough output from this mic element to get any usable level on my KX3. Specifically, I can't find any setting of the keyer/mic level that gives me any ALC bars at all at any speaking volume. (The RadioSport mic has a 2-conductor T-S plug, but I do have the MIC-BTN menu item set correctly for this and I do have some sound in the monitor (headphones) when speaking.) I wonder about this because the same mic works great with my Flex 6500, and I'd imagine the KX3 could accommodate a range of mic levels as great as the Flex can. Any help appreciated. - Les Gasser, W9XC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Using RadioSport headset standard mic with KX3?
Les, I know nothing about that headset, but grab your ohmmeter and check to see if the tip and ring connections are tied together (like they are for most computer microphones). If they are connected together, the KX3 PTT circuit may be applying a bias voltage to the dynamic microphone which would drive the element to one side of its travel or the other making it inoperative. On 2/28/2014 8:42 PM, Les Gasser W9XC wrote: Hi all, I'm curious if anyone has an Arlan RadiosPort headset with the standard red (M102) dynamic mic element, that they have working well with the KX3. This is a great headset, but I can't seem to get enough output from this mic element to get any usable level on my KX3. Specifically, I can't find any setting of the keyer/mic level that gives me any ALC bars at all at any speaking volume. (The RadioSport mic has a 2-conductor T-S plug, but I do have the MIC-BTN menu item set correctly for this and I do have some sound in the monitor (headphones) when speaking.) I wonder about this because the same mic works great with my Flex 6500, and I'd imagine the KX3 could accommodate a range of mic levels as great as the Flex can. Any help appreciated. - Les Gasser, W9XC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KAT100 Power Calibration Problem
I've taken the watt meter out of the loop, and have the K2 set for 10W. Double checked the windings and solder on T1, and it still won't go below 30mV. I definitely have C31 at the low spot as the voltage climbs on either side. I still can't get anywhere the voltage needed at U5 pin 5 for the power calibration. Jeremy VA3ZTF Don Wilhelm-4 wrote Jeremy, Tune the capacitor very slowly and use a non-metallic tool. The null is sharp and deep. You must have a good 50 ohm dummy load connected. You may want to take your external wattmeter out of line to do the nulling. The actual voltage will depend on the power level, at 5 watts it should be less than 10 mV, but you should be able to get it below 15 or 20 mV if the power is 10 watts. If you are using 20 watts or more from the KPA100, then your 30 mV is probably OK. Ideally, the voltage should go to zero, but being practical, one may not be able to adjust the capacitor in fine enough increments to achieve that goal. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 4:32 PM, JeremyJones wrote: I just reread Dons post, and he says less than 10mV, so I guess I have some trouble shooting to do with that first, Jeremy VA3ZTF -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT100-Power-Calibration-Problem-tp7584832p7584865.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@.qth 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@.qth This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT100-Power-Calibration-Problem-tp7584832p7584881.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] Update Status
And of course you took a backup when you upgraded (right?), so you can very easily revert to a known good configuration in case of fat finger syndrome :-) 73, Matt VK2RQ On 1 Mar 2014, at 12:35 pm, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Bob, But in that event, a quick post to the Elecraft reflector will likely set you straight in a short time - often even in minutes. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 8:11 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com writes: Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. and that is my ummm fear having had the megacount button radios inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and just enough buttons if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3 built em both love them both HAR Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
What backup? :-) The Elecraft firmware upgrades go so smoothly that I have never needed them. Of course, a save of the configuration data before an update is prudent just in case anything goes awry and an EEINIT is required, but that has not been my experience. All updates including a lot of beta (and alpha) firmware loads have been without incident. I think the number of such failures has been highly overrated. You do not hear of the many successes on the reflector, but the number of difficulties encountered are posted here. Count the number of difficulties reported in light of having more than 8000 K3s in the field and I believe you will find the difficulties to be a very small percentage. Difficulties encountered in a firmware update are typically due to something the user has done that is out of the ordinary - such as a disconnect on the port during the update or an unexpected power off during an update. I had one problem when the computer quit during a download, but after getting the computer straight and repeating the procedure, all was well in short order. The cure for such difficulties is normally found in the Force Firmware Download procedure in the manual or in the K3 Utility Help file. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 10:02 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote: And of course you took a backup when you upgraded (right?), so you can very easily revert to a known good configuration in case of fat finger syndrome :-) 73, Matt VK2RQ On 1 Mar 2014, at 12:35 pm, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Bob, But in that event, a quick post to the Elecraft reflector will likely set you straight in a short time - often even in minutes. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 8:11 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com writes: Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. and that is my ummm fear having had the megacount button radios inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and just enough buttons if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3 built em both love them both HAR Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Update Status
I've never needed to revert to a backup either (touch wood), but it is still good practice to back up your config when upgrading. After all, you already have the utility open when upgrading, so how hard it is to hit Save Config? This ensures you have a reasonably up-to-date config saved, and if at some stage your fat fingers mess things up on the radio, and you can't get it back to how you had it set up before, then if you have a recent backup it is child's play to simply restore the settings. I agree it is far more likely that the settings are messed up by user error rather than by a faulty upgrade process, but regardless how the settings become messed up, it is far better to have a recent backup than to regret having no backup :-) 73, Matt VK2RQ On 1 Mar 2014, at 2:35 pm, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: What backup? :-) The Elecraft firmware upgrades go so smoothly that I have never needed them. Of course, a save of the configuration data before an update is prudent just in case anything goes awry and an EEINIT is required, but that has not been my experience. All updates including a lot of beta (and alpha) firmware loads have been without incident. I think the number of such failures has been highly overrated. You do not hear of the many successes on the reflector, but the number of difficulties encountered are posted here. Count the number of difficulties reported in light of having more than 8000 K3s in the field and I believe you will find the difficulties to be a very small percentage. Difficulties encountered in a firmware update are typically due to something the user has done that is out of the ordinary - such as a disconnect on the port during the update or an unexpected power off during an update. I had one problem when the computer quit during a download, but after getting the computer straight and repeating the procedure, all was well in short order. The cure for such difficulties is normally found in the Force Firmware Download procedure in the manual or in the K3 Utility Help file. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 10:02 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote: And of course you took a backup when you upgraded (right?), so you can very easily revert to a known good configuration in case of fat finger syndrome :-) 73, Matt VK2RQ On 1 Mar 2014, at 12:35 pm, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Bob, But in that event, a quick post to the Elecraft reflector will likely set you straight in a short time - often even in minutes. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/28/2014 8:11 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com writes: Bob, You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware upgrades. Things do not change THAT much. Sometimes a new function is added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new function in some way. and that is my ummm fear having had the megacount button radios inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and just enough buttons if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3 built em both love them both HAR Bob K3DJC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Serial Number Update Status
FWIW, When I was choosing which rig to get, to upgrade from my TenTec Omni V, I wanted a radio that was going to be on the top of its game as long as there were parts available for it. I considered all the rigs available at the time and it was a close draw between the Orion the K3. I eliminated the Asian rigs because of the extremely high cost and because there were problems that were seemingly eternal that the only fix was a new model and retiring the old one. The Orion was and still is a really fine radio but there were a lack of updates to the software that for whatever reason, left their owners complaining and the solution never being made available. At the same time the K3 was seeing updates seemingly every month if not sooner and it was obvious Elecraft was trying to resolve every valid issue that it could. The Orion ran into issues with end of life components that could not be obtained and an Orion II was released. I'd decided to go with Elecraft, another US company and I felt badly not going with TenTec but to my impression, Elecraft was delivering and TenTec was not. As it is today, I made the right choice; The Orion is no longer in production (which is a shame because it was a really nice radio) and the K3 is in production and Elecraft will make all of them as-new for a modest investment. No way I could afford to buy a new rig every couple of years but in the K3 I have a rig I am familiar with and it is newer and improved, just like buying a new upgraded radio but one I don't have to learn about or the location/functions of buttons anew as a new rig would demand. Would I like a newer serial #? Absolutely but only from the standpoint that people equate a higher serial with a better radio. With this upgraded/updated K3, it is exactly the same as a new one. When Elecraft comes up with a new update/upgrade, I'll be right there to buy that and keep my rig brand new. What other manufacturer does that other than Elecraft? They have my business from now on. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K3] Perfect for Field Day SP ... Limited Production 700 Hz 8-Pole Filters
Unless you have a panadapter, you'll never work weak stations, if you can't hear them because they're outside your passband! (This is the beauty of 700 Hz!) In fact, many seasoned Elecraft K3 owners feel that using the radio's 400 Hz default (NORM) CW passband setting, is kind of like viewing the world thru a drinking straw while riding a bicycle. That is, it would be fairly easy to skip right past a weak calling station, without ever realizing it was there. But even more importantly, prolonged scanning with a 400 Hz passband can be tedious and fatiguing. This is why, band conditions permitting, savvy operators prefer a 700 Hz passband: o for general CW tuning -- W3FPR o for scanning the band (or a pileup). -- K8GU o for combing through the pileups with VFO [B] -- NI0C o to cruise the CW bands from a wider perspective -- N1LQ --- - - - --- The next batch is due to arrive May 16th. Demand for these custom filters can fluctuate dramatically, so it's impossible to say precisely when this next manufacturing lot might sell out. (Our best guess is: April 1st, give or take a few weeks.) A subsequent production run can be expected about 15 weeks thereafter. If you have a sub-receiver or you are considering getting one, then FYI the center frequency offset of individual manufacturing lots, can vary by up to plus or minus 100 Hz. In contrast, the variation across any given lot is typically only plus or minus 5 Hz; yielding superbly matched pairs for diversity reception! --- - - - --- Visit http://www.unpcbs.com to place an order, and for full details including: o Retail price. o The filter's passband response plot. o User comments. o Special terms of sale. o Bandwidth and availability FAQs. o App notes. o An animated slideshow illustrating all five INRAD CW bandwidths. 73, Gary KI4GGX (webmaster) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
