[Elecraft] KX3: 6m Temp Comp Testing
I have completed the Temperature Compensation Procedure for the KX3 on 6m. Initially, I tried using the 5th harmonic of my 10-MHz OCXO since it is very accurate and stabile, but harmonic level was inadequate to run the temp comp procedure, so I used my XG3, instead. I did run it a long time to stabilize the signal and constantly measured frequency on my counter. Drift of the XG3 was less than 2-Hz over a couple hours of continuous running (ran off the same 14vdc PS as the KX3). Before running the temp comp, Drift of the KX3 was 54-Hz upward running a test at 5w output on a sequence to duplicate conditions running JT65: 50-seconds key-down/70-seconds Rx, and repeated ten sequences (20-minutes total). Power was monitored on a Bird43 with 25w termination. After temp comp was complete the worst drifting occurred in the first ten seconds of the first sequence (+13 Hz). After that there was no more than 10-Hz drift with the trend toward less drift as the test proceeded. The last few sequences drift was +5 Hz. I monitored Osc. Temp and PA temp with the KX3 display and Osc temp reached 54c at the end of 20-minutes running; PA temp was also 54c. Osc. temp would drop slightly during the 70-second Rx portion of the sequence. Temp compensation seems to work well to reduce frequency drift in transmit. Rx frequency is within 1-Hz if not transmitting. I did feel the KX3 body during the temp comp procedure and it was much warmer to touch once 52c was reached then the radio with heat sink runs after 20-minutes of JT65 simulation. So I can say the heat sink is making a difference protecting the final transistors. Internal heat still rises significantly so one needs to do the temp. comp. to reduce freq. drift. details: http://www.kl7uw.com/KX3.htm 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and FLDIGI
I think most of those on the linuxham (or Win Fldigi) group would recommend you use Flrig to control your radio when using Fldigi. There is a version of Flrig for each of the three major OS's. I *do* suggest you join one or the other group - linuxham for Linux and OS X, Win Fldigi for windows. I use Fldigi with Flrig with my K3. When I get a chance, I will get my KX3 set up to run with Fldigi/Flrig, but it will be either Friday or Saturday before I can do that. Either way, I use macros within Fldigi to control the modes on my radio especially on MARS nets where phone and digital are used on the same frequency. Receiving data is not a huge deal in USB (phone) but I still prefer to use a macro to swap between USB and DATA A. You do have to make sure you set the *correct* data mode. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 4/22/14, 8:28 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: You might want to try using RigCAT instead of HamLib - choose K3 if KX3 is not available. The only function necessary is PTT keying and the proper display of frequency on the waterfall. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/22/2014 8:50 PM, Adrien Dessemond wrote: Don, My error I apologize, AUDIO A should be read as DATA A in my original post. My concern was the transmission mode used by the KX3 once FLDIG triggered a data transmission as it does not seem to stay in DATA A mode anymore, I will dig inside the Hamlib ... :-) Thank you your answers. 73, Adrien VE2AKS 2014-04-22 20:14 GMT-04:00 Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com: Adrien, I am confused by your statement that you see AUDIO A on the LCD. There is no AUDIO A mode and no characters on the LCD indicate that information. Yes, there is a DATA A Data sub-mode that should be selected for soundcard data modes (except for RTTY where AFSK A provides added advantages for RTTY). For most soundcard data modes, you would want to use DATA A submode in USB. RTTY normally uses LSB, but RTTY is best used in AFSK A data sub-mode. Your data mode software application and the KX3 default settings may be fighting each other. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/20/2014 4:18 PM, Adrien Dessemond wrote: Hi, I am trying to use a KX3 with FLDIGI to do some PSK31 QSO. The KX3 is connected to the computer via a serial cable and FLDIGI has been set up to use the hamlib (K3/KX3 beta) and I manually put the KX3 in DATA-A mode: I can see USB, TX DATA and AUDIO-A on the KX3's LCD. However whenever I transmit some data with FLDIGI, the USB indicator turns off. Is the rig still in AUDIO-A mode (TX DATA is still shown)? Else which transmission mode I am supposed to use in FLDIGI for that rig? PCKTUSB/PCKTLSB or simply USB/LSB? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w4...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KE7X KX3 Book and Configuring: KX3, K3, KPA500, and KAT500
I have four transceivers connected up in such a way that I can use all of them with the KPA500/KAT500 by simply switching the appropriate RF path to the KPA500 RF Input port. The setup is as follows: -- 'Wiper' of four-port coaxial RF switch connects to KPA500 RF Input port -- The four ports of the coaxial RF switch are connected to: K3, KX3, K2, HPSDR -- The TX Enable/Amp Key Lines from ONLY the KX3, K2, and HPSDR are simply paralleled via an assortment of RCA Y adapters and connected to the KPA500 PA Key port. NOTE: The K3's KEY OUT line is *NOT* included in this parallel connection, and is not used at all. -- The K3 is connected to the KPA500 via the KPAK3AUX cable With this arrangement, and ALL transceivers powered 'ON', I can select any of the four transceivers via the RF coaxial switch, and drive the KPA500 to full output without issue. The usual steps are: -- Place the KPA500 into STBY -- Select the desired transceiver via the RF coaxial switch -- Select the desired band etc., and make sure the power level is adjusted appropriately to drive the KPA500. -- Tap the key to send some 'heads-up' RF to the KPA500, and in response, the KPA500 switches to the appropriate band, and the KAT500 switches to the appropriate frequency and pulls the settings from memory. -- Place the KPA500 into OPERATE mode That's it. I understand that paralleling the TX Enable/Amp Key Lines from all of the transceivers is less than optimal, but for these particular transceivers, it has worked fine. Since the K3 is the primary radio in the shack, it always remains on. (I have NOT tried any of this with the K3 powered down) I have also used this arrangement with all other transceivers powered OFF except for the K3 and whichever other radio I want to use. For example, if I want to use the KX3, the K3 and KX3 are both powered ON, but the other transceivers can be OFF. The KX3 will drive the KPA500 to about 175 watts or so, depending upon band. I've used this arrangement for quite a while without any issues, but I make no claim that there are not any dangers in doing things this way. If there are, I haven't discovered them - yet. 73, Dale WA8SRA Jack, Thanks for the detailed explanation. So, if the K3 pulls the keyline to ground and the STBY/OPER switch is inoperative as a result, then why would power cycle on KPA500 change things. I mean, I assume that the keyline is still pulled to ground by the K3. But, I admit that I am not an electronics guy as you others so I do not fully understand all of the stuff that goes on in these things. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 22, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Jack Brindle jackbrin...@me.com wrote: There appears to be some misconceptions in this discussion. First, the information flow from the K3 to the KPA only occurs on the band lines and the key line. Auxbus communications is one-way, from the KPA to the K3. The KPA does not listen on the Auxbus. There is also something else going on that is in play here. When the K3 is powered off, the pull-ups on the band lines (and the key line, I believe) continue to work. They continue to pull the lines to Vcc. But with the K3 off, Vcc is now 0 volts. This means that a short time after the K3 powers off the KPA will see all zeros on the band lines, and will switch to 60 meters. After this, RF coming into the KPA will cause it to switch to the appropriate band, and all band switching will occur with incoming RF as long as the band lines do not change. Of course, there is one other signal in play here. The Key line is important since it causes the KPA to switch into transmit. We have seen the K3 pull the Key line to ground at times, which just may be what you are seeing. If the KEY line is active, the KPA will not switch from STBY to OPER. For this to happen the KEY line must be high. The best way to connect two transceivers to the KPA is to use a physical switch to select the transceiver. A five-pole two position switch will do for the band and key lines, plus a coax switch of the RF. In short, you may get things to work with the description from Freds book. But if the key line becomes driven low by the off transceiver for any reason, you can expect weird things to happen. Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On Apr 22, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Don, OK, I may be expecting too much. Actually, I am not sure if I was expecting as much as I was a little bit surprised by the behavior. I didn't think that the KPA500 and KX3 communicated with each other other than RF and Key line but maybe that was enough of a difference from the K3. The K3 of course in my case has the AUX cable connections with the KPA500 and KAT500. It is not a big deal as long as this is the way it is expected to work. I was not sure if I had done something wrong or not. But, just picked up W1AW/5 MS QRP power with the KX3. Actually, it was about 6 watts. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 22, 2014,
[Elecraft] W2RMS
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Slava, I understand your frustration. However, Elecraft has no control of the package once it is delivered to UPS. If you request ground shipment, and UPS says it will take 7 days to get the package to you, they will take the full seven days. I've seen cases, on my own packages, where UPS will actually hold the package at their distribution facility if it gets there ahead of what they deem is the appropriate delivery schedule, rather than just delivering the package. Please don't blame Elecraft for this one, they can't control it. 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 [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Slava Baytalskiy Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:38 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to km4ik@gmail.com --- 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Actually the worst case is this: You take your package to Staples Friday after the last pickup. It sits at Staples until Monday afternoon. It moves by ground Tuesday - Friday. It stops over the moving over the weekend. Then completes it's trip the next week starting on Monday. *** USPS Ground moves on weekends. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587701.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] W2RMS
Yeah? Ok, i'll keep that in mind. Thanks! Very useful remark... On Apr 23, 2014, at 7:42 AM, Brian North br...@chirpytom.plus.com wrote: If you have nothing good to say, say NOTHING!! 2E0BWQ Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Unfortunately it has been that way for a couple of years since the founder handed things off to an offspring. My first ever kit was the Super CMOS III keyer. I haven't ordered anything from them since the change and it looks like I won't again. On 4/23/2014 7:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kevin.sto...@mediacombb.net -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ARRL FISTS #11993 SKCC #215 NAQCC #3441 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Actually, I have the 3 Day Select to be both economical and certainly better than 7 days. Give that one a try on your next order. 73s Jim, W4ATK On 4/23/2014 7:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to jim.w4...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS drop off at Staples at 5:30PM Friday doesn't get picked up until 5PM Monday This isn't a criticism of anyone. It's an explanation of what has been observed. I look at it as allowing the transceiver a short vacation before going to work. MontyS [via Elecraft] wrote: 5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=1 If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587706.html To start a new topic under Elecraft, email ml-node+s365791n365791...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587709.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Larry Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com wrote: USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS drop off at Staples at 5:30PM Friday doesn't get picked up until 5PM Monday This isn't a criticism of anyone. It's an explanation of what has been observed. I look at it as allowing the transceiver a short vacation before going to work. MontyS [via Elecraft] wrote: 5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=1 If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587706.html To start a new topic under Elecraft, email ml-node+s365791n365791...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587709.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 Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Wanted Used Model K3
I'm after a perfectly working late model K3 with all the mods. To be sure a 10W K3 with no options would get me started. But I really need the ATU There is a price increase at the end of the month so that's my time frame. K3/10 K3 10W Xcvr. KAT3K3 ATU KBPF3 K3 Gen. Cov. RX Module KFL3A-6KK3 6 kHz, 8 pole filter KPA3K3 100W PA KTCXO3-1 K3 TCXO (0.5ppm) -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Wanted-Used-Model-K3-tp7587710.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] W2 fault?
Hi everyone, I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one. I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I would like help resolving: When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered. When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1 when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on every HF band! It looks like I may have two issues - a duff connector on S1 and potentially a calibration issue with the sensor? Does that sound reasonable? What action can I take to fix that as the W2 is not designed to be user serviceable? I am happy working with SMDs though! 73 Steve M0BPQ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] W2 fault?
Steve, I would try another sensor before digging into the W2 proper. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 8:43 AM, Steve Bunting wrote: Hi everyone, I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one. I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I would like help resolving: When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered. When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1 when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on every HF band! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I always get usps they ship to tx in 3 days and its cheaper than ups Sent from my Cricket smartphone Original message From: Ian Kahn - Ham km4ik@gmail.com Date: 04/23/2014 06:41 (GMT-06:00) To: 'Slava Baytalskiy' sla...@nullserv.com,'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries Slava, I understand your frustration. However, Elecraft has no control of the package once it is delivered to UPS. If you request ground shipment, and UPS says it will take 7 days to get the package to you, they will take the full seven days. I've seen cases, on my own packages, where UPS will actually hold the package at their distribution facility if it gets there ahead of what they deem is the appropriate delivery schedule, rather than just delivering the package. Please don't blame Elecraft for this one, they can't control it. 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 [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Slava Baytalskiy Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:38 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to km4ik@gmail.com --- 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 Message delivered to w...@gt.rr.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I have seen the USPS Priority $999 price when I didn't specify my location prior to searching for delivery options. Are you sure that USPS priority delivers to Staten Island? Bill k4yjj On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.comwrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to bcobb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
USPS Priority Mail delivers to any address in the US six days a week and retail prices are generally 15 to 20% less expensive than UPS Brown (Ground). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/23/2014 9:35 AM, Bill wrote: I have seen the USPS Priority $999 price when I didn't specify my location prior to searching for delivery options. Are you sure that USPS priority delivers to Staten Island? Bill k4yjj On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.comwrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to bcobb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to li...@subich.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Slava - Here's an alternative. I haven't ordered one, but I keep seeing it posted elsewhere. 73, Mike NF4L On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@nf4l.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Lets try that again... http://easy-rotor-control.com/ fot rs232 kit (69 euro) or usb kit (66 euro) Mike On Apr 23, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Mike Reublin n...@nf4l.com wrote: Slava - Here's an alternative. I haven't ordered one, but I keep seeing it posted elsewhere. 73, Mike NF4L On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@nf4l.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 Message delivered to n...@nf4l.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KE7X KX3 Book and Configuring: KX3, K3, KPA500, and KAT500
Good morning all. Sorry I haven't chipped in before. I think Jack's comment ...something else going on... is right on. The band line pull-ups in the K3 are somewhat problematic. They weren't there in the first placed (which was good design) but were added to the K3 early on to compensate for band decoders that didn't have pull ups (not good design). So that explains why the KPA500 shows 5.3 MHZ when the K3 is turned off. However, neither of the key lines from the K3 (KEY OUT and KEYOUT_LP in ACC, K3 schematic of June 2010) are pulled up. One is an open drain and one an open collector. These two lines are wire-ORed together in the KPA500. Wire-OR means either KEY OUT or KEYOUT_LP or both can key the KPA500. So I don't think that is what is causing the behavior you see. I don't have the KX3 in the mix here at the moment but I tried the following: K3 on 15 m, KPA on in Operate mode showing 21 MHZ. Turn K3 off. KPA switches to Standby immediately and then shows 5.3 MHZ a second or two later (significant delay there). K3 still off. KPA switch from Standby to Operate and back and forth no problem. K3 still off, KPA in Standby. Ground the KPA keying line PA KEY. KPA can switch to operate and back and forth no problem. When in Operate the * shows on the display as expected (saying the amp key line is low). Another culprit might be DIGOUT1, although that too is an open collector output. I wouldn't expect that to be doing anything when the K3 is off but if you see a _ in the KPA display, that means the amp is inhibited when you try to key because INHIBIT in enabled and DIGOUT1 is low. Firmware: K3 4.83, KPA 1.38 What is your firmware? There was a firmware change in the KPA a while ago that fixed a power up problem. Cheers, Fred -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:35 PM To: Jack Brindle Cc: elecraft; d...@w3fpr.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KE7X KX3 Book and Configuring: KX3, K3, KPA500, and KAT500 Jack, Thanks for the detailed explanation. So, if the K3 pulls the keyline to ground and the STBY/OPER switch is inoperative as a result, then why would power cycle on KPA500 change things. I mean, I assume that the keyline is still pulled to ground by the K3. But, I admit that I am not an electronics guy as you others so I do not fully understand all of the stuff that goes on in these things. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 22, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Jack Brindle jackbrin...@me.com wrote: There appears to be some misconceptions in this discussion. First, the information flow from the K3 to the KPA only occurs on the band lines and the key line. Auxbus communications is one-way, from the KPA to the K3. The KPA does not listen on the Auxbus. There is also something else going on that is in play here. When the K3 is powered off, the pull-ups on the band lines (and the key line, I believe) continue to work. They continue to pull the lines to Vcc. But with the K3 off, Vcc is now 0 volts. This means that a short time after the K3 powers off the KPA will see all zeros on the band lines, and will switch to 60 meters. After this, RF coming into the KPA will cause it to switch to the appropriate band, and all band switching will occur with incoming RF as long as the band lines do not change. Of course, there is one other signal in play here. The Key line is important since it causes the KPA to switch into transmit. We have seen the K3 pull the Key line to ground at times, which just may be what you are seeing. If the KEY line is active, the KPA will not switch from STBY to OPER. For this to happen the KEY line must be high. The best way to connect two transceivers to the KPA is to use a physical switch to select the transceiver. A five-pole two position switch will do for the band and key lines, plus a coax switch of the RF. In short, you may get things to work with the description from Fred's book. But if the key line becomes driven low by the off transceiver for any reason, you can expect weird things to happen. Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On Apr 22, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Don, OK, I may be expecting too much. Actually, I am not sure if I was expecting as much as I was a little bit surprised by the behavior. I didn't think that the KPA500 and KX3 communicated with each other other than RF and Key line but maybe that was enough of a difference from the K3. The K3 of course in my case has the AUX cable connections with the KPA500 and KAT500. It is not a big deal as long as this is the way it is expected to work. I was not sure if I had done something wrong or not. But, just picked up W1AW/5 MS QRP power with the KX3. Actually, it was about 6 watts. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 22, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Phil, I
[Elecraft] K3 sold
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: (may be snipped) On 4/23/2014 5:15 AM, MontyS wrote: I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ REPLY: Same here. USPS Priority Mail is my favorite. The old saying is Cheaper, faster, better. Pick any two.. USPS Priority usually gives you all three. 73, Bill W6WRT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
That whopping big shipping charge is Elecraft code for we can't ship these items this way. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 4/23/14 at 5:03 AM, sla...@nullserv.com (Slava Baytalskiy) wrote: Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. --- Bill Frantz| gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I thought he said it was a 1 pound package. I would have picked up the phone and called... Mike W0MU On 4/23/2014 8:57 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: That whopping big shipping charge is Elecraft code for we can't ship these items this way. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 4/23/14 at 5:03 AM, sla...@nullserv.com (Slava Baytalskiy) wrote: Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. --- Bill Frantz| gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@w0mu.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
For USPS Priority, they usually deliver in 2 or 3 days, and they're trying to get more predictable. No Guarantees. I've had Priority Mail packages take weeks, but that's unusual. It's a great service for the price. UPS will tell you the exact day, and the package will arrive that day. Amazon ships from many warehouses, and I'm sure they have one in New York state -- the package doesn't have that far to go once the order is placed. Elecraft is in California. A ground package is going to stay on the ground all the way. You can check the UPS zone chart because the zone number is the number of days in transit. On 4/23/2014 6:47 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: USPS Priority Mail delivers to any address in the US six days a week and retail prices are generally 15 to 20% less expensive than UPS Brown (Ground). __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] W2 fault?
I would send an email to supp...@elecraft.com with the details. They usually respond to me within hours. I know as I have been having issues with my KRC2 holding its mappings. Mike va3mw On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Steve, I would try another sensor before digging into the W2 proper. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 8:43 AM, Steve Bunting wrote: Hi everyone, I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one. I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I would like help resolving: When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered. When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1 when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on every HF band! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to va...@portcredit.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] W2 fault?
Hi Don and list, I don't have access to another one, and don't really want to buy one just for that. Is there a UK based W2 owner who could loan me a coupler for quick test? Or I'll send my meter to you if that would be easier. All costs covered of course! Cheers Steve M0BPQ Steve, I would try another sensor before digging into the W2 proper. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 8:43 AM, Steve Bunting wrote: Hi everyone, I have a W2 Watt meter and 2KW sensor that I haven't used for some time. I loaned it out to a club mate who reported it DOA. The unit self-tests OK and I've swapped the 8 way RJ45 cable for an out of the packet new one. I've tested it thoroughly on my bench and have found a few issues that I would like help resolving: When the sensor is plugged into port 1 I get full scale (high) SWR with no rf applied. When RF is applied no forward power is registered. When I plug the sensor into port 2, the meter functions, but 100W input from my K2 is reported as 80W. I have checked the K2 with other power meters and the all say 100W +/- 5%. The W2 also reports an SWR of 1.5:1 when I use any of my dummy loads (or antennas!). They can't all be bad on every HF band! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
$999? Must have been a big item, Slava! We all have frustrations of this nature from time to time. When I was assembling my KX3 I came across a bad part (or possibly I made it bad). That was on a Friday afternoon, and by the time I called the last mail had gone out. So my replacement arrived 5 days later, the following Wed. Very frustrating, given I'm only 300 miles from Elecraft. It was one of those parts you could not work beyond, and also one unavailable in any local hardware stores (and I have lots of those). But once the package arrives the frustrations end, fortunately :-) 73, Phil w7ox On 4/23/14, 5:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I do a lot of shipping, and here is what I have found... For most domestic orders we ship using Priority Mail. They deliver 6 days a week to almost everywhere, including PO boxes. They provide tracking and some level of insurance, and you can increase the insurance for low cost. For higher value domestic packages we tend to use Fedex Ground. Usually a day or two slower, but better tracking and I feel better about the insurance process. When I need faster, I find 2-day service to be a reasonable cost. For international we almost always use USPS Priority or Priority Express Mail. Exceptions include large packages. Fedex has a special program that gives ~70% discounts for international packages over 10 lbs. One note about reliability. I find both to be extremely reliable. We have never lost a package in the US, and only a couple out of thousands internationally. There are several countries where theft is an issue, but for the most part they are all quite good. I don't use UPS for outgoing shipments, but I use them for incoming because they get here earlier in the day. 73, Larry N8LP On 4/23/2014 11:07 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:55 -0400 From: Joe Subich, W4TVli...@subich.com To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries Message-ID:5357c48b.2070...@subich.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed USPS Priority Mail delivers to any address in the US six days a week and retail prices are generally 15 to 20% less expensive than UPS Brown (Ground). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/23/2014 9:35 AM, Bill wrote: I have seen the USPS Priority $999 price when I didn't specify my location prior to searching for delivery options. Are you sure that USPS priority delivers to Staten Island? Bill k4yjj On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiysla...@nullserv.comwrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM,tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered totnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered tobcobb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered toli...@subich.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Ah, me too! And now they've even arranged Sunday deliveries! Amazon sure has a variety of merchandise, but somehow I doubt we'll ever see Elecraft sold via Amazon; of course, not ever = never, a word one should never say:-) Phil w7ox On 4/23/14, 5:36 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
OK OK OK ...Little to do with Elecraft.Moderator cut this thread off Yes I have a delete button and yes I know how to use it George, W6GF On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:28 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT k...@coldrockshotbrooms.com wrote: For USPS Priority, they usually deliver in 2 or 3 days, and they're trying to get more predictable. No Guarantees. I've had Priority Mail packages take weeks, but that's unusual. It's a great service for the price. UPS will tell you the exact day, and the package will arrive that day. Amazon ships from many warehouses, and I'm sure they have one in New York state -- the package doesn't have that far to go once the order is placed. Elecraft is in California. A ground package is going to stay on the ground all the way. You can check the UPS zone chart because the zone number is the number of days in transit. On 4/23/2014 6:47 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: USPS Priority Mail delivers to any address in the US six days a week and retail prices are generally 15 to 20% less expensive than UPS Brown (Ground). __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to georgefrit...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KE7X KX3 Book and Configuring: KX3, K3, KPA500, and KAT500
Given the fact that band data pullup resistors are included in the K3, the only certain way to assure you are going to get what you want would be to disconnect the K3 to KPA500 cable when using another transceiver. There may be a possibility of leaving the K3 powered on with the cable connected, but that sounds 'iffy' to me because the K3 would be determining the band that the KPA500 selects. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 9:58 AM, Cady, Fred wrote: Good morning all. Sorry I haven't chipped in before. I think Jack's comment ...something else going on... is right on. The band line pull-ups in the K3 are somewhat problematic. They weren't there in the first placed (which was good design) but were added to the K3 early on to compensate for band decoders that didn't have pull ups (not good design). So that explains why the KPA500 shows 5.3 MHZ when the K3 is turned off. However, neither of the key lines from the K3 (KEY OUT and KEYOUT_LP in ACC, K3 schematic of June 2010) are pulled up. One is an open drain and one an open collector. These two lines are wire-ORed together in the KPA500. Wire-OR means either KEY OUT or KEYOUT_LP or both can key the KPA500. So I don't think that is what is causing the behavior you see. I don't have the KX3 in the mix here at the moment but I tried the following: K3 on 15 m, KPA on in Operate mode showing 21 MHZ. Turn K3 off. KPA switches to Standby immediately and then shows 5.3 MHZ a second or two later (significant delay there). K3 still off. KPA switch from Standby to Operate and back and forth no problem. K3 still off, KPA in Standby. Ground the KPA keying line PA KEY. KPA can switch to operate and back and forth no problem. When in Operate the * shows on the display as expected (saying the amp key line is low). Another culprit might be DIGOUT1, although that too is an open collector output. I wouldn't expect that to be doing anything when the K3 is off but if you see a _ in the KPA display, that means the amp is inhibited when you try to key because INHIBIT in enabled and DIGOUT1 is low. Firmware: K3 4.83, KPA 1.38 What is your firmware? There was a firmware change in the KPA a while ago that fixed a power up problem. Cheers, Fred __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KX3 - RMS Express and DATA A Mode - Solved
Thanks to all that responded to my query. Per the manual, Unlike SSB modes, DATA A disables compression and RX/TX EQ. Upper sideband is the default. There is no mention of the change to the filter bandwidth to 500Hz default. I was trying to use Pactor 3 at 2400Hz and Winmor at 1600Hz. One thing I haven't been able to figure out is that in DATA A mode - going to the menu and MIC BIAS - it shows N/A does this mean that it is OFF in DATA A mode or is it the same as in USB mode (ON in my case)? 73, Keith, N4KDJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Mine took exactly 3 business days to arrive... I was given tracking info etc. I ordered 3 day shipping, and got 3 day shipping. Maybe UPS messed it up? -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 07:37 -0400, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
I ordered one last year and had not problems, but a number of posts like yours have cropped up in the last several months. It is a very nicely engineered modification. It basically guts the rotor controller using the front panel controls in different ways or in at least one case for an entirely different function. It has worked flawlessly for me for over a year under manual control and under Ham Radio Deluxe control. But that doesn't help if they're not shipping or even communicating with you. Eric KE6US On 4/23/2014 5:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to eric_c...@hotmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
On 04/23/2014 08:36 AM, Larry Phipps wrote: I do a lot of shipping, and here is what I have found... For most domestic orders we ship using Priority Mail. They deliver 6 days a week to almost everywhere, including PO boxes. But not everywhere. For example they won't deliver to my house. About a year ago, after decades of delivering to my house without problems, they suddenly claimed to have found a regulation that says that if your house is more than 1/2 mile from the public roadway they don't have to deliver. So to save the driver less than 5 minutes of his time, I have to make a 1-1/2 hour round trip to the post office to pick up my package. UPS, FedEx, Ontrac and other delivery services deliver to my house. But not the post office. Can you tell I am not a big fan of the USPS? 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I believe that when you see $999 as the shipping cost, you have failed to select a shipping method. That particular trigger pointed out to me, an error I made in my shipping selections... I corrected it, and all was well... I decided to not take UPS ground, because of the stated possible 7 day transit time. Elecraft delivered my package at 6 PM on Friday night to UPS, provided me a tracking number, and it arrived on Tuesday, or Wednesday, so they made it in the stated 3 days. Hearing some of the stories here about UPS holding up shipments, I am glad I did not make the same mistake you did, and select UPS ground. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 08:03 -0400, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Hi, Next time you are on Amazon, look at the prices for the same non-prime item... They are usually on the order of a few bucks less, but you pay shipping... You get what you pay for... With Amazon Prime, you are paying for fast shipments... Even though they don't make it obvious, by building it into the cost of the item. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 08:36 -0400, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Here in NJ I have received USPS Priority Mail packages from Elecraft in 3 days. USPS Priority Mail beats the pants off UPS most all the time for packages sent from west of about the Mississippi River. And they are cheaper too. Now for my pet peeve with Elecraft... The only one too... When they ship Priority mail their mailing program uses the USPS formula for calculating the cost. This is sometimes a lot higher than using the Flat rate boxes. I once sent them a picture of their package with plenty of room to spare inside a flat rate box. The cost was slightly higher than half the charged cost. To their credit they did make an adjustment. As in all things it could be a trade off as using the flat rate may increase the cost to those closer to the mother ship. Also to their credit they at least offer USPS service. I have not ordered from companies that did not offer it as I felt the UPS price for a small item was exorbitant. Not applicable to Elecraft, as far as I can tell, but in quite a few cases the shipping department is not a cost of doing business but a profit center. 73, Bob K2TK ex KN2TKR (1956) K2TKR On 4/23/2014 8:15 AM, MontyS wrote: 5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
My 2 cents. FedEx ground will leave my shipment on their dock so it does not deliver early. They need to protect their overnight premium rate. UPS will take 7 days on a 7 day lane. USPS, depending on the lane, you may get your priority package ahead of time. Sometimes overnight depending on the regions. However, USPS does not make outbound on time for all packages. Partly because some are overlooked, or they simply do not have the capacity with their contracted carriers. However, they go everywhere. IMHO FedEX ground has the best track record for being on time with the least amount of footprints on my box. And no, I do not work for any of the above. 73, Dan -- KM6CQ Dan Baker www.km6cq.com @danielbaker DM09dn SKCC: 8260 NAQCC: 6817 QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Direct. D-Star REF014C __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Fwd: KE7X KX3 Book and Configuring: KX3, K3, KPA500, and KAT500
Let me add my two pesos to this discussion. I have my KX3 and K3 sharing the KPA500 and KAT500 per Fred's book. I noticed the same strange stuff happening as in the original post when I first got my station set up. One could go through a lot of hoo-ha trying to connect / disconnect things but for me, there was a fairly simple way to get 'er done - If I have been using the K3 with the amp/tuner and I want to use the KX3, the first step is to power off the amp, then power off the K3. I then power on the KX3 and flip the two position coax switch over to the KX3. Power on the amp and press the desired band button on the amp. If you are going to use the same band as you did on the K3 all is ready. If you are going to a different band, then one small shot of RF (hit the dah side of your keyer paddle) is all it takes and you are good to go. That shot of RF is so the KAT500 is on the same page as your KX3! I've been doing this for months and it works fine for me. Jim / W6JHB On Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014, at Tuesday, 10:18 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: There appears to be some misconceptions in this discussion. First, the information flow from the K3 to the KPA only occurs on the band lines and the key line. Auxbus communications is one-way, from the KPA to the K3. The KPA does not listen on the Auxbus. There is also something else going on that is in play here. When the K3 is powered off, the pull-ups on the band lines (and the key line, I believe) continue to work. They continue to pull the lines to Vcc. But with the K3 off, Vcc is now 0 volts. This means that a short time after the K3 powers off the KPA will see all zeros on the band lines, and will switch to 60 meters. After this, RF coming into the KPA will cause it to switch to the appropriate band, and all band switching will occur with incoming RF as long as the band lines do not change. Of course, there is one other signal in play here. The Key line is important since it causes the KPA to switch into transmit. We have seen the K3 pull the Key line to ground at times, which just may be what you are seeing. If the KEY line is active, the KPA will not switch from STBY to OPER. For this to happen the KEY line must be high. The best way to connect two transceivers to the KPA is to use a physical switch to select the transceiver. A five-pole two position switch will do for the band and key lines, plus a coax switch of the RF. In short, you may get things to work with the description from Fred’s book. But if the key line becomes driven low by the “off” transceiver for any reason, you can expect weird things to happen. Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On Apr 22, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Don, OK, I may be expecting too much. Actually, I am not sure if I was expecting as much as I was a little bit surprised by the behavior. I didn't think that the KPA500 and KX3 communicated with each other other than RF and Key line but maybe that was enough of a difference from the K3. The K3 of course in my case has the AUX cable connections with the KPA500 and KAT500. It is not a big deal as long as this is the way it is expected to work. I was not sure if I had done something wrong or not. But, just picked up W1AW/5 MS QRP power with the KX3. Actually, it was about 6 watts. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 22, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Phil, I think you may be expecting too much. Consider a parallel - a computer communicating with a printer. If you suddenly switch the printer cable to another computer, would you expect the printer to continue printing without any intervention? The printer in this comparison is the KPA500 and the two computers are the K3 and the KX3. It is not unreasonable IMHO to expect that a reset of the KPA500 would be required. If the KPA500 were simply an amplifier with no communications capability with the driving transceiver, switching from one source of RF input to another should proceed without regard to whatever is the driving device, but your KPA500 is more than just an amplifier because it can communicate with the K3 or KX3 driving transceiver. Expecting the KPA500 to switch data streams from two different transceivers with no intervening reset is not realistic. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/22/2014 7:41 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: So, is this normal behavior? I wasn't expecting any kind of comms between the K3 and the KPA500 that affects the STBY/OPER switching. It does seem that a power on/off cycle for the KPA500 is required to enable that switch. Is this designed to work this way or is this a flaw in the design or maybe a missing mini-feature of configuring two different transceivers with the KPA500. I admit to not scouring all of the documentation yet on the expected functionality of the STBY/OPER switch. 73,
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Probably already moderated - but I read the digest version...delivery twice a day! :-) You guys ought to try living in Alaska and trying to get good delivery. UPS only delivers on weekdays. Their 2-day always takes 3-days; USPS Priority Mail delivery is typically 3 days but can take 5-days. Parcel Post is 20-day (min). UPS Ground to Alaska was not always available but now it is. I don't use it much but would say 7-days is good. UPS ground from my Anchorage electronic supply house is overnight if I get the order in by 3pm. Of course that is not on weekends. Cost of UPS/Fedex - Ha! If the vendor only ships 2-day that can be a minimum of $50, no matter that the part cost $2.30. Therefore, I do not chose UPS or Fedex and often chose my vendor based on whether they will send USPS Priority Mail. Note Parcel Post rates to AK just jumped so it costs about 90% of choosing Priority Mail. PP is history for AK. I like free shipping! Yeah, you are paying for that in the price of the goods ordered. But isn't everyone offering this! 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I am glad the local post office does not enforce that here. We are on a private unpaved road 3/4 mile long, plus the driveway is 1/4 mile long, so the mailman has to travel 1 mile from the public road for parcels that will not fit into the mailbox - and I get several of those each week. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 11:56 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: On 04/23/2014 08:36 AM, Larry Phipps wrote: I do a lot of shipping, and here is what I have found... For most domestic orders we ship using Priority Mail. They deliver 6 days a week to almost everywhere, including PO boxes. But not everywhere. For example they won't deliver to my house. About a year ago, after decades of delivering to my house without problems, they suddenly claimed to have found a regulation that says that if your house is more than 1/2 mile from the public roadway they don't have to deliver. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
With my last Elecraft purchase, I requested UPS Ground, but then asked Elecraft to DELAY shipment. This was done so that it would take longer, not shorter. The package arrived on time yesterday just when the tracking number said it would arrive. Elecraft did delay their order processing and then put the process in the works so that the delivery would arrive by the date I asked for. Excellent service. Yes, I was out of town for a week. 73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 23, 2014, at 5:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to phys...@mac.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [OT] UPS deliveries
Not my experience with FedEx. Packages often arrive two days before tracking data forecasts. So I have to really watch anything requiring a signature, so I'm here to sign. When I ship anything of value (e.g., a PayPal sale) I use UPS because their tracking data is strong. USPS seems less so Phil w7ox On 4/23/14, 9:19 AM, Dan Baker wrote: My 2 cents. FedEx ground will leave my shipment on their dock so it does not deliver early. They need to protect their overnight premium rate. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
On 4/23/2014 5:24 AM, Larry Lopez wrote: USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS trailers on trains - the so-called Z-trains - run 7 days a week and have the highest freight priority on Class I railroads - sometimes to AMTRAK's chagrin. (Railroad-fanning is my other hobby!) -- -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Slava, Yes, I was frustrated by how slow UPS ground was getting my K3/0 Mini! But I have it now, and it works great, and the frustration is gone. I also have Amazon Prime, and two day is not always two day. When it's not, their is no recourse. Also, if you pay extra $3.99 or whatever for Amazon 1-day, and they don't deliver, there is no refund. I get mad because I'm rural, and the local UPS guy lives close to me -- so, UPS always says my shipment has been delayed by weather, and the packages end up coming 8 or 9pm at night --- because the driver wants to deliver them on the way home. USPS Priority Small, Medium or Large flat-rate shipping is the best deal in the country for 2-3 day shipping. I sent my K3 back for repair in a large flat-rate box. No problems. Also, if you have an ebay account, you can buy and print USPS labels for 20% off. 73, Gerry W1VE Gerry Hull, W1VE | Nelson, NH USA | +1-617-CW-SPARK AKA: VE1RM | VY2CDX | VO1CDX | 6Y6C | 8P9RM http://www.yccc.org http://www.yccc.org/ http://www.facebook.com/gerryhull https://plus.google.com/+GerryHull/posts http://www.twitter.com/w1ve On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.comwrote: I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Larry Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com wrote: USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS drop off at Staples at 5:30PM Friday doesn't get picked up until 5PM Monday This isn't a criticism of anyone. It's an explanation of what has been observed. I look at it as allowing the transceiver a short vacation before going to work. MontyS [via Elecraft] wrote: 5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=1 If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587706.html To start a new topic under Elecraft, email ml-node+s365791n365791...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2 . NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587709.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 Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.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 Message delivered to ge...@w1ve.com __ Elecraft mailing list
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Slava, I ordered their board about a year and a half ago and it came fairly promptly. Needed it for my remote station control. Works pretty well with a glitch or two. Does allow me to rotate remotely which is why I have it. More info available if needed. John, N0IJ Sent from my iPhone On Apr 23, 2014, at 7:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to jbaumga...@aol.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
If I lived in Alaska I think I would rather have Good Wood Delivery than Good Elecraft Delivery. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart From: Edward R Cole kl...@acsalaska.net To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries Probably already moderated - but I read the digest version...delivery twice a day! :-) You guys ought to try living in Alaska and trying to get good delivery. UPS only delivers on weekdays. Their 2-day always takes 3-days; USPS Priority Mail delivery is typically 3 days but can take 5-days. Parcel Post is 20-day (min). UPS Ground to Alaska was not always available but now it is. I don't use it much but would say 7-days is good. UPS ground from my Anchorage electronic supply house is overnight if I get the order in by 3pm. Of course that is not on weekends. Cost of UPS/Fedex - Ha! If the vendor only ships 2-day that can be a minimum of $50, no matter that the part cost $2.30. Therefore, I do not chose UPS or Fedex and often chose my vendor based on whether they will send USPS Priority Mail. Note Parcel Post rates to AK just jumped so it costs about 90% of choosing Priority Mail. PP is history for AK. I like free shipping! Yeah, you are paying for that in the price of the goods ordered. But isn't everyone offering this! 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wrco...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Dear OMs and Yls, I like UPS, their tracking is excellent but they do not always knock when making a delivery and get a signature.At 2:52 this afternoon, my new KX3 was delivered to my brother's house in Connecticut. I checked this and called my brother who thought the package had not come but found it outside his door when he looked.He was home as was my nephew during the delivery but the UPS man did not knock.Tracking was superb but the final step is sometimes not executed.I have other friends in the USA who have had similar difficulties with UPS.Sometimes individual UPS drivers leave very expensive parcels besides letter boxes on a busy road 150 yards from the house. This is not good enough with an expensive radio. Buyer beware. I do find that UPS tracking on international shipments is superb and have never experienced a problem with them. If one ships overseas by USPS it seems the tracking stops at the USA border and then sometimes one can go to the domestic postal service for the country involved and type in the original tracking number and follow their parcel in their home country. How one does with a parcel travelling between European countries, I do not know. 73 Doug EI2CN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I see that you're in New York. Welcome to my pain, if I order anything from the east coast and it travels UPS Ground. Fortunately, I'm two business days away from Elecraft, whether I specify UPS or Priority Mail. The advantage to Priority Mail is that there are Saturday deliveries, at least for the time being. Isn't Amazon Prime great? After holding out for a long time, I recently signed up. No more waiting until I have $35 worth to order, to get the free shipping (and then wait while they take their time to ship). Case in point: I ordered four ARRL books on the weekend. Three are here already (arrived yesterday) and the fourth, coming from Delaware, should be here today, thanks to UPS Second-Day Air. ARRL wants an exorbitant amount for shipping; even one book. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/23/2014 5:36 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Doug, They are best for me in EU. I order from UK till 4PM and next noon at my door. 73' István ha4zd On 23/04/2014 21:43, Doug Turnbull wrote: Dear OMs and Yls, I like UPS, their tracking is excellent but they do not always knock when making a delivery and get a signature.At 2:52 this afternoon, my new KX3 was delivered to my brother's house in Connecticut. I checked this and called my brother who thought the package had not come but found it outside his door when he looked.He was home as was my nephew during the delivery but the UPS man did not knock.Tracking was superb but the final step is sometimes not executed.I have other friends in the USA who have had similar difficulties with UPS.Sometimes individual UPS drivers leave very expensive parcels besides letter boxes on a busy road 150 yards from the house. This is not good enough with an expensive radio. Buyer beware. I do find that UPS tracking on international shipments is superb and have never experienced a problem with them. If one ships overseas by USPS it seems the tracking stops at the USA border and then sometimes one can go to the domestic postal service for the country involved and type in the original tracking number and follow their parcel in their home country. How one does with a parcel travelling between European countries, I do not know. 73 Doug EI2CN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ha...@t-online.hu -- A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Well, with UPS, delivery time is a crapshoot. I've had normal UPS shipments arrive at the house anywhere from 10 AM up to 8:30 PM. In the latter case, I'm not even talking about the holiday season (it was Halloween). I had given up on that delivery, even though the status showed that it was out for delivery, so we went out for dinner. When we got home, I checked the delivery time on the UPS tracking site, and it was approximately 8:30. Today, I'm waiting for a delivery that was shipped via UPS Second-Day Air. Here it is 1430L, and no package yet. To be fair, though, the delivery commitment is stated as By End of Day. Joining UPS My Choice is a good idea. I can give them authorization, on a one-time or a blanket basis, to leave any package that doesn't require a signature. While UPS deems the QTH to be in a safe delivery area, I have to admit being a bit nervous about a nearly-$800 CrankIR antenna being delivered when we were out for a while yesterday. As luck would have it, though, we were both here when the truck pulled up at about 3 PM. I expressed surprise to someone at Elecraft that they ship high-value packages without requiring a signature, but that was explained to my satisfaction. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/23/2014 8:36 AM, Larry Phipps wrote: I don't use UPS for outgoing shipments, but I use them for incoming because they get here earlier in the day. 73, Larry N8LP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
My UPS delivery time is normally quite consistent - between 12 and 12:30 - so if we go out to lunch and errands (which is most every day) we will not be home when the UPS man arrives. Fortunately, I have a waiver of signature and release on file, thanks to UPS MyChoice, so the driver leaves the parcels at the front door. There are times when the sender has explicitly required a signature, and that can cause a delay in delivery. For USPS, the normal carrier and I have a similar arrangement - he also delivers in the 12 to 12:30 timeframe. There are pre-signed delivery slips in the mailbox, and he leaves anything that cannot fit in the mailbox at the front door. I have not been able to make similar arrangements with FedEx, so customers requiring a signature might encounter a day or two delay, but they do not deliver on any regular schedule. I have between 3 and 8 parcel deliveries every week, so I do have more experience than most. Yes, different areas may not be the same as I encounter, but both the UPS man and the USPS carrier know me well. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 5:44 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: Well, with UPS, delivery time is a crapshoot. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
This is one area where FedEx shines. One time that I ordered (not necessarily from Elecraft) the shipper got the package out the same day, and it was due to arrive when we were on vacation. I was able to go online and request that the package be held at the nearest FedEx Office location, which is about six miles from home. No extra charge. This location is open seven days a week, so no problem getting the package, even on Sunday. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/23/2014 9:56 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: With my last Elecraft purchase, I requested UPS Ground, but then asked Elecraft to DELAY shipment. This was done so that it would take longer, not shorter. The package arrived on time yesterday just when the tracking number said it would arrive. Elecraft did delay their order processing and then put the process in the works so that the delivery would arrive by the date I asked for. Excellent service. Yes, I was out of town for a week. 73, phil, K7PEH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [OT] UPS deliveries
True, Phil. I have had packages delivered by USPS that weren't even scheduled, according to their tracking. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/23/2014 10:40 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Not my experience with FedEx. Packages often arrive two days before tracking data forecasts. So I have to really watch anything requiring a signature, so I'm here to sign. When I ship anything of value (e.g., a PayPal sale) I use UPS because their tracking data is strong. USPS seems less so Phil w7ox __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I try and use USPS when ever possible as they certainly need the business ! We have a very friendly and obliging village PO, best that I've ever used. They don't delivery to my address either, as it's probably not cost effective to go up a half mile of rutted dirt road, but instead, they give me a free large sized PO box . Their Flat Rate, Priority service is both inexpensive (relative), with free containers and quite fast. The only problem is if my package doesn't fit in my box or the lobby boxes are full, I have to pick up, only when they are open. Fortunately it's on my way when I need to go to town. I found out that the UPS drivers are on contract and have to periodically bid for their route. I had one driver that became a good friend, after I pulled him out when he slipped off of my icy road. He came to my door with 'good news' and 'bad news'. I have a package for you, however I slipped off the road a quarter mile down below ! Can you try and pull me back on the road, so I can deliver it ? Chuck, W7CS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Text Decode Issues (Cured?)
With a lot of tiny adjustments and very careful attention to the setup, it seems that I have a fairly decent text decode now on my KX3. The key is very VERY sensitive to adjustment so if you get it where you like it, don't change anything! It still makes some mistakes, but I can live with that. The point is not perfect decode, but reasonable expectations of being close. To that end, I am pretty satisfied. I have also come to realize that there are an awful lot of operators out there who send high speed gibberish. No one seems to take the time to send correctly when they get over 25wpm. It's just WIZ BANG BOOM! Ok, I get it. I also purchased the KX3 book from Fred Cady KE7X which I am now going over page by page. Seems like a good investment as he clearly is very familiar with the KX3. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Text-Decode-Issues-tp7587553p7587757.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
wow. So probably the only delay in there is not getting it the UPS office on Friday and having it wait untiol monday afternoon. 3 days a staples. Thanks, I was sorely wrong. Larry Phil Kane-2 [via Elecraft] wrote: On 4/23/2014 5:24 AM, Larry Lopez wrote: USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS trailers on trains - the so-called Z-trains - run 7 days a week and have the highest freight priority on Class I railroads - sometimes to AMTRAK's chagrin. (Railroad-fanning is my other hobby!) -- -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587745i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587745i=1 If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587745.html To start a new topic under Elecraft, email ml-node+s365791n365791...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587759.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
KX3 Utility, Help, Troubleshooting, MCU Load Failure (the page is titled MCU Boot Loader Troubleshooting). 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darren Long Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 16:53 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
Thanks. Somewhat typically, I don't seem to have the library needed for the help viewer to work. I don't suppose you could paste an extract, could you, please? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 00:54, Dick Dievendorff wrote: KX3 Utility, Help, Troubleshooting, MCU Load Failure (the page is titled MCU Boot Loader Troubleshooting). 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darren Long Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 16:53 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
Well, duh. It's just html. I'll show myself out .. Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 01:01, Darren Long wrote: Thanks. Somewhat typically, I don't seem to have the library needed for the help viewer to work. I don't suppose you could paste an extract, could you, please? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 00:54, Dick Dievendorff wrote: KX3 Utility, Help, Troubleshooting, MCU Load Failure (the page is titled MCU Boot Loader Troubleshooting). 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darren Long Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 16:53 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to darren.l...@mac.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
Darren, That level is the MAC version of KX3 Utility, I use Windows, so I can't help on the Utility. I would suggest that you power everything down including the computer, then follow the steps in the KX3 manual to force a firmware load. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/23/2014 7:52 PM, Darren Long wrote: Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD
Recovery now underway. I suspected that Ubuntu had re-installed Modem Manager during a recent upgrade, which has a habit of mucking with the Elecraft USB UART adapters in the mistaken belief that they are a modem. I reckon that it was that that caused the hiccup, I've uninstalled it (again). Thanks for the help. Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 01:04, Darren Long wrote: Well, duh. It's just html. I'll show myself out .. Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 01:01, Darren Long wrote: Thanks. Somewhat typically, I don't seem to have the library needed for the help viewer to work. I don't suppose you could paste an extract, could you, please? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW On 24/04/14 00:54, Dick Dievendorff wrote: KX3 Utility, Help, Troubleshooting, MCU Load Failure (the page is titled MCU Boot Loader Troubleshooting). 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darren Long Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 16:53 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] kX3 - firmware update problem - no comms and MCU LD Hi, I've just tried a firmware update using KX3 Utility rev 1.14.4.11 which failed early on, leaving the KX3 stuck showing MCU LD and KX3 Utility unable to communicate with the rig. How should I proceed? Cheers, Darren, G0HWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to darren.l...@mac.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 Message delivered to darren.l...@mac.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
I ordered a digi-talker a year and a half ago. It came. It was missing parts. I emailed. I got no answer or parts. I emailed the designer. He had not been able to contact Idiom Press, either. He provided me the real part numbers. I purchased the parts. I never heard from Idiom Press. I would like to add the rotor control but not likely... 73, Steve WB3LGC On 04/23/2014 08:09 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wb3...@verizon.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Text Decode Issues (Cured?)
Does HREFAB have a call? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 4/23/2014 4:13 PM, HREFAB wrote: With a lot of tiny adjustments and very careful attention to the setup, it seems that I have a fairly decent text decode now on my KX3. The key is very VERY sensitive to adjustment so if you get it where you like it, don't change anything! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Going 2014 with my K2
I love my five year old K2, and although I have a K3, I’d like to keep using the K2 for the field and digital. I’ve noticed that there have been discussions on the two items below on the reflector, but they are years old. Does this list’s collective brain trust have 2014 suggestions? 1. The SLA battery is about worn out, although it has been kept topped up using Don Wilhelm’s suggestion of the AA Engineering charger. I’d like to replace the battery with one that is newer and lighter - LiPO or LiPOFe. Has anyone done this, and can you suggest particular batteries, part numbers, and set up for charging. 2. Digital modes. Don has a nice solution to digital modes on the K2, but are there updates? What are others doing to go digital with their K2s? Thanks, Phil Philip L. Graitcer, W3HZZ Atlanta and St Simons Island, GA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and WSPR
On 4/22/2014 6:12 PM, Mike va3mw wrote: I think your serial port number has to be less then 8 or 16. I can't remember where the limitation is. That was it. Thanks! 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Going 2014 with my K2
Hello Philip, With advancement in battery technology, it is really a good idea to replace the internal SLA. The best will be a 4 cells LiPOFE which will give you an operation voltage of about 13.2v. This will make K2 delivering its full power. LiPoFe cells are also more stable. On the other hands, a 3 cells LiPo 11.1v is also a possible alternative. The trick is to make sure you get all those cells from reputable battery suppliers. To charge those cells, I would suggest you stick to the intelligent balance chargers which are easily avaliable from the RC shops. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ PHILIP GRAITCER pgra...@me.com 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2014年04月24日 (週四) 9:30 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] Going 2014 with my K2 I love my five year old K2, and although I have a K3, I’d like to keep using the K2 for the field and digital. I’ve noticed that there have been discussions on the two items below on the reflector, but they are years old. Does this list’s collective brain trust have 2014 suggestions? 1. The SLA battery is about worn out, although it has been kept topped up using Don Wilhelm’s suggestion of the AA Engineering charger. I’d like to replace the battery with one that is newer and lighter - LiPO or LiPOFe. Has anyone done this, and can you suggest particular batteries, part numbers, and set up for charging. 2. Digital modes. Don has a nice solution to digital modes on the K2, but are there updates? What are others doing to go digital with their K2s? Thanks, Phil Philip L. Graitcer, W3HZZ Atlanta and St Simons Island, GA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to vr2...@yahoo.com.hk __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and KXPA100 in high duty cycle use
And when you want to use your KX3 barefoot, and discover the temp limitations for your modes, consider that I have a very nice, and very functional heat sink waiting for your call. The results are positive. Double the key down time over stock in extreme trials. In normal operations you can carry on and carry on. Cheers, Fred __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Yet more reasons to avoid Alaska! :) -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 08:33 -0800, Edward R Cole wrote: Probably already moderated - but I read the digest version...delivery twice a day! :-) You guys ought to try living in Alaska and trying to get good delivery. UPS only delivers on weekdays. Their 2-day always takes 3-days; USPS Priority Mail delivery is typically 3 days but can take 5-days. Parcel Post is 20-day (min). __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
That's interesting. The XYL or I have had 1-2 UPS deliveries a week for the past few weeks, but it seems that it's never the same driver. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/23/2014 4:10 PM, Chuck Smallhouse wrote: I found out that the UPS drivers are on contract and have to periodically bid for their route. I had one driver that became a good friend, after I pulled him out when he slipped off of my icy road. He came to my door with 'good news' and 'bad news'. I have a package for you, however I slipped off the road a quarter mile down below ! Can you try and pull me back on the road, so I can deliver it ? Chuck, W7CS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Maybe this thread would better be moved to the United Parcel Service list? For all of us, shipping is what it is. It matters where you live on the planet, and it apparently matters where you live in relation to the nearest public road. Elecraft, like all the other online stores we all visit, offer a variety of shipping options. You get to pick, how much better and more capitalistic could that be? :-)) I have no idea who our UPS drivers are, nor the USPS or FedEx. I'm without color vision, honestly they all look alike to me. Well, not the trucks. :-) 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 4/23/2014 7:29 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: That's interesting. The XYL or I have had 1-2 UPS deliveries a week for the past few weeks, but it seems that it's never the same driver. 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] What crystal filters for the K3 are linear phase delay (constant group delay) ?
It turns out that the Elecraft 2.7 KHz 5 pole filter is the winner according to: http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/k3filtertestssn2203.pdf which makes me want to make my own filter. Still, I'm going to keep the 400Hz 8 pole filter which is coming with my S/N 27xx Elecraft Radio !!! -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p7587774.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3
Hello elecrafters, It is off topic and you may wish to press 'del' button now. Local ham clubs together with some hams in the China Mainland are going to do some drilling in ARES within the Pearl River Delta area (with a radius of about 50km). NVIS could be one of the operation to trial run for ARES. My questions are: 1. Is the power output say 10w from KX3 good enough for such purpose under SSB? We don't want CW which requires training operators. Phone mode can be operated by anyone with minimal guidance (a simulation under emergency). 2. During day time, is 40m a proper band to use (no 60m band in ITU Region 3)? If yes, what will be usually frequencies used such proposes? 3. I am going to use Buddipole for the NVIS antenna. Did you go good results for similar operation in the past? Looking forward to your advice and thanks in advance. Please reply off-the-list so as to save the bandwidth here. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3
Not exactly related to this but ...fwiw as someone fairly new to this reflector ... I'm just as interested in what people *do* with their Elecraft equipment as well as how their experiences ..whether DX ..Contest ..EComm..VHF/UHF/EME etc. using Elecraft equipment compare with experiences using other equipment. Some of the threads here do go on too long ..or once in awhile go off on an extreme tangent ..but for the most part ...I think we are a little too quick to claim off topic YMMV 73 Steve KL7SB -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:03 PM To: Elecraft; k...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3 Hello elecrafters, It is off topic and you may wish to press 'del' button now. Local ham clubs together with some hams in the China Mainland are going to do some drilling in ARES within the Pearl River Delta area (with a radius of about 50km). NVIS could be one of the operation to trial run for ARES. My questions are: 1. Is the power output say 10w from KX3 good enough for such purpose under SSB? We don't want CW which requires training operators. Phone mode can be operated by anyone with minimal guidance (a simulation under emergency). 2. During day time, is 40m a proper band to use (no 60m band in ITU Region 3)? If yes, what will be usually frequencies used such proposes? 3. I am going to use Buddipole for the NVIS antenna. Did you go good results for similar operation in the past? Looking forward to your advice and thanks in advance. Please reply off-the-list so as to save the bandwidth here. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sbl...@acsalaska.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] What crystal filters for the K3 are linear phase delay (constant group delay) ?
And just for the record. If you are going to optimize for bandpass shape then you are going to have non constant group delay. If you add more crystals you can have both and the filters would be more expensive. It's a compromise and we demand this compromise. A phase linear filter looks bloody awful in terms of bandpass shape. No sharp sides. But these days the DSP can provide some of the attenuation so perhaps a compromise can be made. Which is why I like the 2.7 KHz 5 pole filter. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p758.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3
1) I can't answer the question about power, but it's easy enough to try it and see. 2) 40M should work for this application. Frequencies depend on local practice, QRM, etc. 3) You need a horizontal antenna for this mode, so a Buddipole would have to be configured that way. But I think -- since you would only be operating one band -- that a more efficient and simpler to use system would be an ordinary dipole. A good height for an NVIS dipole on 7100 kHz would be 3 to 5 m above ground. I suspect that a loaded antenna like a Buddipole would be more affected by ground losses than a simple dipole. All of the above is easy to test with two radios and antennas! On 4/23/2014 9:03 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: Hello elecrafters, It is off topic and you may wish to press 'del' button now. Local ham clubs together with some hams in the China Mainland are going to do some drilling in ARES within the Pearl River Delta area (with a radius of about 50km). NVIS could be one of the operation to trial run for ARES. My questions are: 1. Is the power output say 10w from KX3 good enough for such purpose under SSB? We don't want CW which requires training operators. Phone mode can be operated by anyone with minimal guidance (a simulation under emergency). 2. During day time, is 40m a proper band to use (no 60m band in ITU Region 3)? If yes, what will be usually frequencies used such proposes? 3. I am going to use Buddipole for the NVIS antenna. Did you go good results for similar operation in the past? Looking forward to your advice and thanks in advance. Please reply off-the-list so as to save the bandwidth here. 73 Johnny VR2XMC -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] What crystal filters for the K3 are linear phase delay (constant group delay) ?
Some of the wider filters in that paper are pretty good. The narrowest filters are not so good. The flat part of the passband has constant group delay. The skirts are awful For narrow filters it starts going weird. Larry Lopez [via Elecraft] wrote: It turns out that the Elecraft 2.7 KHz 5 pole filter is the winner according to: http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/k3filtertestssn2203.pdf which makes me want to make my own filter. Still, I'm going to keep the 400Hz 8 pole filter which is coming with my S/N 27xx Elecraft Radio !!! If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p7587774.html To start a new topic under [K3], email ml-node+s365791n365792...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p7587779.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3
On 4/23/2014 9:03 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: I am going to use Buddipole for the NVIS antenna. Did you go good results for similar operation in the past? That's one ringer. A Buddipole for 80 or 40M will require lots of inductive loading, so it will be VERY inefficient. Also, with NVIS, ground conductivity matters -- you need good ground conductivity to get good NVIS. It's worth studying the sections of the ARRL Antenna Book on the topic of propagation, and how the state of ionization by the sun affects whether you have a chance at NVIS. When you're using QRP, you have at least one hand tied behind your back. Don't let a poor antenna choice tie the other one. 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: NVIS with KX3
On 4/23/2014 9:43 PM, Vic Rosenthal K2VCO wrote: You need a horizontal antenna for this mode, so a Buddipole would have to be configured that way. But I think -- since you would only be operating one band -- that a more efficient and simpler to use system would be an ordinary dipole. YES! 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] What crystal filters for the K3 are linear phase delay (constant group delay) ?
In analog filter design, you get to choose between good phase performance and good amplitude performance. You can't have both. If you want a flat passband and steep skirts, you'll get wonky phase. The Chebyshev filter is a good example of controlling amplitude response. If you want good phase performance, you'll get a gentle rolloff from the center frequency and long, shallow skirts. Bessel filters are a good example of that. None of these are completely linear in phase response, but the Bessel filters are better. The usual approach is to choose a filter with steep skirts that is wider than you need, so you can use the middle of the passband where the phase response is not so bad. Then do additional filtering in DSP, where you can have good amplitude and phase performance at the cost of delay. Better filters, more delay. There is no free lunch, it's physics. My analog filter design textbook was by Van Valkenburg, though it is fairly math-heavy and dang! textbooks are expensive these days. wunder K6WRU BSEE Rice University 1981 On Apr 23, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Larry Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com wrote: Some of the wider filters in that paper are pretty good. The narrowest filters are not so good. The flat part of the passband has constant group delay. The skirts are awful For narrow filters it starts going weird. Larry Lopez [via Elecraft] wrote: It turns out that the Elecraft 2.7 KHz 5 pole filter is the winner according to: http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/k3filtertestssn2203.pdf which makes me want to make my own filter. Still, I'm going to keep the 400Hz 8 pole filter which is coming with my S/N 27xx Elecraft Radio !!! If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p7587774.html To start a new topic under [K3], email ml-node+s365791n365792...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-crystal-filters-for-the-K3-are-linear-phase-delay-constant-group-delay-tp7587633p7587779.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 Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org -- Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] What crystal filters for the K3 are linear phase delay (constant group delay) ?
On 4/23/2014 10:13 PM, Larry Lopez wrote: Some of the wider filters in that paper are pretty good. The narrowest filters are not so good. The flat part of the passband has constant group delay. The skirts are awful Nothing at all surprising. In general, phase distortion (group delay) goes along with variation in amplitude response, steeper skirts results in more phase distortion in the passband. That means it's greatest with steep filter skirts, AND extends within the passband from the filter skirts. DSP signal processing is a simulation of analog circuits -- when you do filtering in DSP, it's a simulation of an analog filter, and it's far easier to build a filter in DSP with low phase distortion than it is with physical components. In general, when phase shift is an issue, we want to use DSP for the narrow filtering and fairly wide analog filters (the crystal roofing filters) to protect the DSP from overload. And when phase shift is an issue, wider bandwidth is better. The current wisdom from those who get it is to use a 400 Hz roofer for most narrow digital modes (RTTY, JT65) and set DSP for about the same bandwidth. K1JT, the Nobel laureate who gave us the WSJT modes, says to run the RX broad and let his software do the filtering. 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
