Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface
Good grief.. No opions allowed unless cleared by a superior i guess. Oh well, like i dsidwhat would i know? Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 26/10/2014 12:07 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV w...@subich.com wrote: On 2014-10-25 9:06 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Manufacturers changing drivers and penalizing end users is more than lazy to my way of thinkingbut what would i know? Does your government allow you to use counterfeit currency if you received it from someone else? ... or should you be allowed to keep a stolen K-line if you purchased it from the person who stole it? 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2014-10-25 9:06 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Using an old Prolific here still. No known issues to date. Interedtingly, using teo FTDI cabled i get interference so placed them in the junk cable box. One came from Elecraft and the other from ebay. I can easily accept a counterfeit from ebay but the Elecraft supplied cable was annoying to say the least. Manufacturers changing drivers and penalizing end users is more than lazy to my way of thinkingbut what would i know? Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 26/10/2014 1:49 AM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: I've changed all my devices to Moxa's or Lantronix devices, that way I don't have to worry about not having the ports installed on my desktop or laptop. These are RS232 over IP devices. Mike va3mw On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 9:17 AM, W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com wrote: Perhaps the best bet is to install real serial ports - I have two. One for the K3 and the other for my TS480. As I recall, I paid about $20 for the board - a long time ago. It has been in several computers. To me, the place for the adapter is inside the K3 - that way everyone gets the same thing to work with and Elecraft will assure it works properly from git go. No more screwing around with real/counterfeit/bogus products and drivers - just a single source that works for sure. Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 vk1zzg...@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] K2 Build #7552 Progress
The four trimmers provided for C32, C34, C44, and C46 are supposed to be 5-30pF ceramics but the ones supplied appear to be quite different. They have a brown plastic type body and don't appear to be ceramic. I can find no markings on the trimmers to indicate their capacitance. The inside adjustment screw head is + shaped rather than a single slot for use with a small flat blade screwdriver. All this makes it difficult to set these trimmers to the mid-point as specified in the manual page 68 Figure 6-23. So I decide to find their midpoint by measuring them before inserting them, but came up with 20 -70pF which is a lot different from the expected 5-30pF. I don't think my capacitance meter would be that far out. The other two 50pF trimmers, C21 and C23 are certainly ceramic. I've checked various assembly photos and they all appear to clearly show ceramic trimmers. Can anyone tell me if these are a correct replacement? Should I proceed to find the measured midpoint of these on the basis that they are a correct replacement? Thanks, Kev VK5KS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PX3 Impressions
On 10/25/14 at 1:27 PM, k...@comcast.net (Jan) wrote: *Received the PX3 on the 9th ~ assembly was straight forward with a little assistance from tech-support**. OOPS, I placed the bezel on the wrong-side of the front panel = end-plate doesn't fit well that way. :-) I did that too. After I had corrected the error and finished assembly, I then down loaded the manual errata sheet which had warnings not to install the bezel on the inside. :-) Note that the errata sheet is dated October 17, 2014 which is about the time my PX3 shipped. The PX3 is up and running now, but the serial number, 555, makes me think I have a timer chip HIHI. I join Jim Brown in wanting fixed track mode. It is a lot harder to tune to a signal on the waterfall on the PX3 than it is on the P3 in fixed track, since you can't see where you are in the waterfall as you tune. If the waterfall panned as you tune, it might be easier. Marker A is the best way I have found, but it adds an extra step of complexity in tuning. On the P3, I have it set up so when I switch to a WARC band (or 160 meters), I have the whole band displayed on the waterfall. It is nice to have band at a glance information about signals a few seconds after switching. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wrong. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com |- Jeff Frantz | 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] RS232 interface
On 10/25/2014 11:32 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Good grief.. No opions allowed unless cleared by a superior i guess. Oh well, like i dsidwhat would i know? Hi Gary, You're allowed to have an opinion, but so are the rest of us. I agree with Joe -- vendors who steal designs ought to be condemned. Behringer established a reputation for doing that a decade or so ago, and the pro audio community condemned them (as did at least one court). Those who buy cheap stuff from unknown vendors should not be surprised when it turns out to be stolen or junk. Elecraft sells USB to serial interface cables of known good quality. The real stuff usually does cost more than junk. I serve on an international Standards Committee (the Audio Engineering Society) with representatives of several very good manufacturers who have told me of their problems with counterfeits, and most of it is junk. For example, connectors that don't mate because their dimensions are wrong, and mics that look like the real thing but don't sound like the real thing. 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] RS232 interface
Joe. Some of us have other things to do, so opinions may take time. :-) Prolific are just a pain, but understandable that they would retaliate and disable their driver. FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. To use your government analogy, if someone is known to be handling stolen money, you don't just steal it back, that is illegal. You confiscate the goods and you take the case through the courts, keeping the 'suspect' informed at all times. In the case of counterfeit money, you don't just destroy the currency and say nothing. If FTDI can't afford their own police force they do have the option to approach various governments and trade bodies to get the counterfeiting stopped, although they may be into a hiding for nothing by trying to stop the cheap Chinese copies. Nobody wants to upset the Chinese because there's too much money involved in other trade with them. Greed and money before principles! :-( 73, Alan. G4GNX -Original Message- From: Gary Gregory Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 6:32 AM To: Joe Subich, W4TV Cc: Elecraft List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface Good grief.. No opions allowed unless cleared by a superior i guess. Oh well, like i dsidwhat would i know? Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 26/10/2014 12:07 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV w...@subich.com wrote: On 2014-10-25 9:06 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Manufacturers changing drivers and penalizing end users is more than lazy to my way of thinkingbut what would i know? Does your government allow you to use counterfeit currency if you received it from someone else? ... or should you be allowed to keep a stolen K-line if you purchased it from the person who stole it? 73, ... Joe, W4TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] PX3 Impressions
On 10/26/2014 12:32 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: *Received the PX3 on the 9th ~ assembly was straight forward with a little assistance from tech-support**. OOPS, I placed the bezel on the wrong-side of the front panel = end-plate doesn't fit well that way. :-) I did that too. After I had corrected the error and finished assembly, I then down loaded the manual errata sheet which had warnings not to install the bezel on the inside. I made the same mistake. 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] RS232 interface
On 10/26/2014 2:22 AM, G4GNX wrote: FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. Let's see if I understand this. Someone steals from me, I take measures to make it difficult for someone to use what has been stolen, and I am the bad guy? In most of the civilized world, buying stolen goods is a crime. And in most religions, it's also immoral. 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] K3 enhancement
If the guys at Elecraft don’t pick this up, I will submit it directly, but I also wanted to get opinions. I have only recently acquired a K3 and due to home circumstances, I’ve not had time to exploit its full potential. In fact I’ve only transmitted into a dummy load! In the meantime, I am still using my Icom IC7100, until I can get the shack moved indoors and hook everything up to my satisfaction. The jury’s out on whether I will eventually sell off the IC7100, because it does have many features that the K3 does not, but in some areas it does not perform nearly as well as the K3s. Apart from the 2M, 70cm, D-STAR native capability, the IC7100 does have one feature that I often find useful – ‘beeps’ when I tune past the Amateur Band edges. It’s a small nicety which helps in my constant quest to be lazy. Smile It saves me having to stop and think “where are the band edges” on bands that I don’t use very much without looking them up. So, my suggestion for small enhancement is a band-edge beeper. I appreciate that although it’s a small ask, it may be a major programming headache, but hopefully worth consideration and would help to further set the K3 above the rest. I also notice that if I tune way out if band, the background noise diminishes noticeably and I presume that the sensitivity has markedly decreased? The problem with using that as a band-edge marker is that you have to tune a long way out of band before anything noticeable happens. 73, Alan. G4GNX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Sad news, G4ILO
I had come to know Julian through his apps for the K3. A true gentle person. I will also miss him and am saddened by his death. Monty Shultes, K2DLJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Sad news, G4ILO
Very sad news, a real loss to Amateur Radio. Operating in CQWW I am thinking of him as I use one of the many programs (VOAProp) that he so generously donated to the hobby. RIP Julian, Stewart G3RXQ On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 23:24:36 +0200, Raymund Band wrote: Me too, I have followed Julian right through the blog and the KComm etc. era and, of course, the ill-health of the past three years. God rest his soul. Raymund / SM5XLP -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] För Brendan Minish Skickat: den 25 oktober 2014 23:06 Till: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Ämne: [Elecraft] Sad news, G4ILO I was greatly saddened to hear that Julian G4ILO passed away yesterday, I suspect that quite a few of us here knew him at least via RF and the reflector. http://onefootingrave.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/25-october-sad-message.html -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 r...@band.se __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 stew...@twinwood.me __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] RS232 interface
In China they brag about how they have stolen intellectual property. Mike va3mw On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 10/26/2014 2:22 AM, G4GNX wrote: FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. Let's see if I understand this. Someone steals from me, I take measures to make it difficult for someone to use what has been stolen, and I am the bad guy? In most of the civilized world, buying stolen goods is a crime. And in most religions, it's also immoral. 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 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] RS232 interface
No Jim, it's not such a clear cut situation. Of course manufacturers should be able to protect their interests, but taking acceptable measures depends on the degree of the measures and as usual the (often innocent) end-user is bearing the brunt of the 'measures' instead of the perpetrators of the crime. The entire scenario is confusing in the extreme. The 'genuine' manufacturers sell their chips with a view to 3rd parties using them in interfaces which they then sell. The end-user mostly will have no idea which chip they have purchase in good faith. Even the technically competent of us will not stop to question what's inside the box. You buy according to published details and would find it very difficult to detect the lies on face value. To simply disable a facility because you 'think' it's counterfeit and then not inform the user, is futile. The deed has already been done, the money's changed hands and all you've done is to cost yourself money in retaliation development with no hope of recovering your losses. You have also gotten yourself a reputation as a manufacturer of bad designs, because the public in general can't differentiate between the real thing and the counterfeit. That's why we have laws to be administered by people who (hopefully) know what they're doing and who have the resources to prove the case and make it stick against the source. Microsoft with all their faults seem to have mostly got it right. To use Windows legally you have to validate and everyone knows this. If you don't abide by the rules or attempt to validate a hooky copy, the facility (Windows) will be withdrawn and you will receive a message telling you why and how to go about rectifying the situation. Microsoft do not attempt to disable any part of your PC's hardware, which is what FTDI have done and in my view is plain wrong! Folks can sit on their pedestals and claim that you should know better than to buy a 'cheap' product , but often there's not a vast difference in prices and human nature being what it is, people like a bargain or a perceived saving. The criminals exploit this trait and IMO it's up to the vendors to go after the criminals directly, not a few end-users who will give up on the device and nobody wins. If I lived in the USA or was about to visit imminently, I'd happily buy what I need direct from Elecraft as a responsible/reputable supplier, but as I'm in the UK I've ordered a USB/RS232 interface cable direct from FTDI in Scotland. The purchase price is significantly lower than that from Elecraft, due to shipping costs and taxes, plus I do not wish to wait over a week to receive it or pay courier prices for fast delivery. Hopefully you can see my point? The device I've ordered is cheaper, but that does not make me suspicious that it's counterfeit. If the device arrived and was counterfeit, I'd be extremely surprised and very angry and would kick ass! 73, Alan. G4GNX -Original Message- From: Jim Brown Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:33 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface On 10/26/2014 2:22 AM, G4GNX wrote: FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. Let's see if I understand this. Someone steals from me, I take measures to make it difficult for someone to use what has been stolen, and I am the bad guy? In most of the civilized world, buying stolen goods is a crime. And in most religions, it's also immoral. 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] RS232 interface
Just a heads up ... FTDI has released another update of their driver, removing the offending code that disables counterfeit chips, the older driver that does the disabling has been removed from the Windows update. However, if you have a previously bricked RS232/USB converter, there is no easy way to fix that issue other than going into the chips NVRAM and resetting the hardware code. Neil KB3TVU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] RS232 interface
The FTDI drivers mostly work with the legitimate FTDI chips, but not always, because FTDI screwed up. The latest FTDI drivers won't work with the counterfeit chips, but the remedy is simple - use an older driver and disable Windows Update (which I don't like anyway). The difference between buying a key for the wrong lock is that the key does not attempt to destroy the inside of the lock (unless you hit it with a hammer grin). The latest FTDI driver attempts to disable the internals of the chip itself and sometimes manages to hit genuine chips. They caught a cold on that one and have apparently been forced to withdraw it. That hit their reputation far more than the counterfeits which they did not manufacture. I purchased a programming cable for a TYT hand-held from a 'reputable' supplier and that turned out to be a fake. What should happen is that the cable should be returned, a refund issued and the driver manufacturer informed but that would involve one company wasting time on another's business and in these days where time is money, it doesn't happen. In the meantime I just wanna program my rig, so I find the easiest way out - install an earlier driver. Yes, it's wrong but I don't have time to do others' bidding, and the only way I know if there's a 'bum' chip in the cable is by buying it first and using it. We can all be holier than thou when it comes to what other people should do, but when it's ourselves, we all tend to do what it takes to get the result we want, even committing minor crime. Show me one person who has never bent the rules for their own small gain and I'll show you a liar! 73, Alan. G4GNX -Original Message- From: Brian Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:13 AM To: G4GNX Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface Let me see. The FTDI drivers work only on their legitimate chips. They don't work on the counterfeit chips. OK so far? If you try and use FTDI drivers for counterfeit chips failure will result. That's OK too. I don't know what kind of drivers are sent with counterfeit chip or whether they even work. If you try and upgrade the drivers to legit FTDI ones, they will fail. What would you expect? This really is no different than buying a key for a lock. It works on that lock and doesn't work on other locks. The real issue: how does one know that have a genuine FTDI chip in the USB/RS232 converter purchased. This takes some homework and finding a reliable source. One has to realize that manufacturers have to try an protect their products from counterfeit knock offs. Their bottom line and reputation is at stake. 73 de Brian/K3KO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface
Yes Neil, the damage is not irreparable if you know how to do it, but 90% of the public will perceive their device as clinically dead! My point is that FTDI realized their error and removed it. Whilst not resolving their situation, they at least have saved some 'face'. 73, Alan. G4GNX -Original Message- From: Neil Zampella Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:41 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] RS232 interface Just a heads up ... FTDI has released another update of their driver, removing the offending code that disables counterfeit chips, the older driver that does the disabling has been removed from the Windows update. However, if you have a previously bricked RS232/USB converter, there is no easy way to fix that issue other than going into the chips NVRAM and resetting the hardware code. Neil KB3TVU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K2 Build #7552 Progress
Kev, Those are the trimmer caps that are currently used. Yes, they are not ceramic, but they have good temperature compensation characteristics (better than the original ceramics). Observe the flat side orientation when installing those capacitors so they can be properly adjusted when using a metallic adjustment tool. If you cannot discern the flat side on the silkscreen, look at the parts placement diagram in the back of the manual. It is not essential that they be set to midpoint, you will be able to easily determine the proper tuning point when you come to the alignment procedure. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/26/2014 2:56 AM, Kevin Schache wrote: The four trimmers provided for C32, C34, C44, and C46 are supposed to be 5-30pF ceramics but the ones supplied appear to be quite different. They have a brown plastic type body and don't appear to be ceramic. I can find no markings on the trimmers to indicate their capacitance. The inside adjustment screw head is + shaped rather than a single slot for use with a small flat blade screwdriver. All this makes it difficult to set these trimmers to the mid-point as specified in the manual page 68 Figure 6-23. So I decide to find their midpoint by measuring them before inserting them, but came up with 20 -70pF which is a lot different from the expected 5-30pF. I don't think my capacitance meter would be that far out. The other two 50pF trimmers, C21 and C23 are certainly ceramic. I've checked various assembly photos and they all appear to clearly show ceramic trimmers. Can anyone tell me if these are a correct replacement? Should I proceed to find the measured midpoint of these on the basis that they are a correct replacement? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 w3...@embarqmail.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] K3 enhancement
Alan: Mine beeps and displays BND END and does so at precisely the edge of a band. Brian KD0HII -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of G4GNX Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 04:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 enhancement If the guys at Elecraft don’t pick this up, I will submit it directly, but I also wanted to get opinions. I have only recently acquired a K3 and due to home circumstances, I’ve not had time to exploit its full potential. In fact I’ve only transmitted into a dummy load! In the meantime, I am still using my Icom IC7100, until I can get the shack moved indoors and hook everything up to my satisfaction. The jury’s out on whether I will eventually sell off the IC7100, because it does have many features that the K3 does not, but in some areas it does not perform nearly as well as the K3s. Apart from the 2M, 70cm, D-STAR native capability, the IC7100 does have one feature that I often find useful – ‘beeps’ when I tune past the Amateur Band edges. It’s a small nicety which helps in my constant quest to be lazy. Smile It saves me having to stop and think “where are the band edges” on bands that I don’t use very much without looking them up. So, my suggestion for small enhancement is a band-edge beeper. I appreciate that although it’s a small ask, it may be a major programming headache, but hopefully worth consideration and would help to further set the K3 above the rest. I also notice that if I tune way out if band, the background noise diminishes noticeably and I presume that the sensitivity has markedly decreased? The problem with using that as a band-edge marker is that you have to tune a long way out of band before anything noticeable happens. 73, Alan. G4GNX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 subscript...@brianlinn.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] FS: K2/10
Hello Elecrafters, A local ham, who does not know much English, needs to sell his K2 s/n 42xx to raise fund due to family issues. This K2 was built by me and consists of: K2 basic HF transceiver kit KSB2 SSB module KNB2 noise blanker KAT2 antenna tuning unit KDSP2 dsp unit KBT2 - battery bracket (without battery) K160RX - 160m + 2nd RX ant Total current price = USD1520 + shipping I am selling the K2 on behalf of the local ham. The price is USD1000 including shipping by air parcel post to major countries and cites. Payment can be done by paypal and wire transfers. We can share the fees 50/50. The rig has been little used and in non-smoking envirnoment. Photos are available upon request. If interested or ask questions, please contact me off-the-list. 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
[Elecraft] K3 Software
Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] KUSB - Urgent
Hi, Lisa -- I've been using the various Elecraft rigs and accessories (K3, KX3, P3, KPA500, KAT500) with a Windows 8.1 computer starting in March of this year. I believe I'm using only Elecraft-provided FTDI USB-RS232 converters (there may be one in the mix from Amazon, also FTDI) and I've had no problems running Windows 8.1 and interfacing with my Elecraft hardware at any time. 73, Phil W7OX On 10/25/14 9:26 PM, Barry Simpson wrote: Good afternoon (it's Sunday afternoon and 35 degrees C here) Please see my email below - panic over !! I trawled through the websites of various local computer and electronics suppliers and found that Jaycar - a big Australian electronic parts retailer with lots of branches - apparently had a USB to Serial convertor that works with Windows 8 and 8.1. So I just went and bought one and lo and behold it was absolutely plug and play. The K3 and Windows 8.1 are playing happily together again. Interestingly the convertor appears to have a Prolific chip as the Jaycar website has a link (from the details of this particular item) to Prolific where details of all the various Prolific chips are shown together with their compatability with the various versions of Windows. I am also forwarding this to the reflector in case any of my VK friends are having similar problems. 73 Barry VK2BJ On 25 October 2014 18:28, Barry Simpson vk...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Good afternoon My Prolific KUSB has been working satisfactorily for years with various computers up to and including Windows 7. However, I have just bought a small Windows 8 laptop to take on holiday for use with my K3 and the KUSB won't work with it. I think that your new KUSB's with the FTDI chips do work with Windows 8. If this is the case, how quickly can you ship one to me by the fastest air mail possible as I am going on holiday in just over two weeks. I await your urgent reply. 73 Barry Simpson VK2BJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 Software
Joel, Have you tried the programs listed here http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm ? Phil W7OX On 10/26/14 7:16 AM, Joel Black wrote: Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 Software
You're probably thinking of K3_EZ. I believe the developer is now a SK. I think the last version had a bug, but I have the last three versions in my Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-V-5Vmska0HS2RicDA3TTBRRlUusp=shar ing 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] RS232 interface
Jim, I agree and disagree. vendors who steal designs ought to be condemned. Behringer established a reputation for doing that a decade or so ago, and the pro audio community condemned them (as did at least one court). Yes they should be condemned and punished. Those who buy cheap stuff from unknown vendors should not be surprised when it turns out to be stolen or junk. Elecraft sells USB to serial interface cables of known good quality. The real stuff usually does cost more than junk. Punishing unknowing customers -- and most will not know they bought items with these problems, since vendors of good repute occasionally make mistakes and most of us cannot track the source of each chip in a product -- is just plain wrong-headed of FTDI. May they suffer the consequences to their reputation. 73, 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] K3 Software
Here's a shorter link: http://tinyurl.com/mr4pe4q 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- You're probably thinking of K3_EZ. I believe the developer is now a SK. I think the last version had a bug, but I have the last three versions in my Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-V-5Vmska0HS2RicDA3TTBRRlUusp=shar ing 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 Software
K3-EZ. Try this link. http://na6m.com/EZ-K3/ On Oct 26, 2014, at 9:16 AM, Joel Black w4...@charter.net wrote: Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 m...@stennett.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] K3 enhancement
What version of the firmware are you running? From: Brian Linn br...@brianlinn.com To: 'G4GNX' g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 enhancement Alan: Mine beeps and displays BND END and does so at precisely the edge of a band. Brian KD0HII -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of G4GNX Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 04:50 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 enhancement If the guys at Elecraft don’t pick this up, I will submit it directly, but I also wanted to get opinions. I have only recently acquired a K3 and due to home circumstances, I’ve not had time to exploit its full potential. In fact I’ve only transmitted into a dummy load! In the meantime, I am still using my Icom IC7100, until I can get the shack moved indoors and hook everything up to my satisfaction. The jury’s out on whether I will eventually sell off the IC7100, because it does have many features that the K3 does not, but in some areas it does not perform nearly as well as the K3s. Apart from the 2M, 70cm, D-STAR native capability, the IC7100 does have one feature that I often find useful – ‘beeps’ when I tune past the Amateur Band edges. It’s a small nicety which helps in my constant quest to be lazy. Smile It saves me having to stop and think “where are the band edges” on bands that I don’t use very much without looking them up. So, my suggestion for small enhancement is a band-edge beeper. I appreciate that although it’s a small ask, it may be a major programming headache, but hopefully worth consideration and would help to further set the K3 above the rest. I also notice that if I tune way out if band, the background noise diminishes noticeably and I presume that the sensitivity has markedly decreased? The problem with using that as a band-edge marker is that you have to tune a long way out of band before anything noticeable happens. 73, Alan. G4GNX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 subscript...@brianlinn.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 hlyin...@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] RS232 interface - the analogy
Just for the record, buying stolen goods is not a crime. *Knowingly* buying stolen goods, however, often is. In any case even an innocent purchaser of stolen goods acquires no valid title to them. If he loses out to the rightful owner, it¹s he who has to go chase the thief. That is one of the traditional dimensions of the principle of Caveat Emptor (buyer beware.) How it fits into the present discussion I will let others decide. End of OT law school lecture. Ted, KN1CBR Edward A. Dauer Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Law University of Denver On 10/26/14, 4:14 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Message: 29 Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:33:50 -0700 From: Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface Message-ID: 544cbffe.50...@audiosystemsgroup.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 10/26/2014 2:22 AM, G4GNX wrote: FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. Let's see if I understand this. Someone steals from me, I take measures to make it difficult for someone to use what has been stolen, and I am the bad guy? In most of the civilized world, buying stolen goods is a crime. And in most religions, it's also immoral. 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] K3 enhancement
Alan: Mine beeps and displays BND END and does so at precisely the edge of a band. Brian KD0HII It only does this when you try to transmit beyond the band edge. I believe what Alan (an others) have asked for, is a beep when tuning the VFO beyond a band edge, while receiving. This has been discussed many times in the past. Some people want it for their particular country's band plan, other for their particular license class. I hope we don't get into another drawn-out debate over this (again). Bruce N1RX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 enhancement
It would be a nice Enhancement but as I see it it should just be for the Band Edges. Incentive to Upgrade ;) From: Bruce Beford bef...@myfairpoint.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 enhancement Alan: Mine beeps and displays BND END and does so at precisely the edge of a band. Brian KD0HII It only does this when you try to transmit beyond the band edge. I believe what Alan (an others) have asked for, is a beep when tuning the VFO beyond a band edge, while receiving. This has been discussed many times in the past. Some people want it for their particular country's band plan, other for their particular license class. I hope we don't get into another drawn-out debate over this (again). Bruce N1RX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 hlyin...@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] RS232 interface
You are correct. It's been around longer than USB on laptops and you could get PCMCIA cards for just about everything. Ethernet, 56K modems, serial port, Air Cards (cell phones for your laptop), etc With that said I don't use laptops. They're slow compared to a desktop, they're comparatively expensive compared to desktops, they're fragile and almost impossible for average computer user to repair. I use desktops and I build my own. The ultimate no solder kit. Each one of mine has three RS-232 ports. One is a dongle from the RS-232 header on the motherboard. The mobo manufacturers haven't abandoned RS-232...they just don't supply the 9 pin port anymore. Each one of mine has an PCI-1X expansion card with two ports. Four port cards are available. I don't have to dork around with adapters and try to keep track of who has counterfeit chips and who doesn't and which version of the drivers work with which version of the chips. One very good reason for Elecraft to not just walk away but RUN away from including USB ports on their products. I do have one USB adapter for programming my Chinese handhelds with CHIRP. I paid more for an FTDI chip set. On 10/25/2014 7:36 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: My impression is that PCMCIA aka PC Card, I think, went away some years ago. None of my three laptops has that feature. Phil W7OX -- 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] K3 enhancement
In a recent message, G4GNX g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk writes So, my suggestion for small enhancement is a band-edge beeper. This has been discussed many times, Alan; look back though the archives and you will find them. The problem is that we don't all share the same band edges. 160m, 80m, 60, 40m, 2m, among others in the UK are different from those in the USA. If we had the USA band edges we would certainly have the risk of operating outside our bands. Surely, with the clear display of the K3 and a copy of our licence document by our side, most of us have sufficient nous to keep within our bands. Eventually, you will learn what the band edges are. 73 de David G4DMP -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 CW Net Announcement
Good Afternoon, It is difficult to remember just how dry it was only a few weeks ago. Rain has ceased at times but almost exclusively at night. However, the forest is glowing green with all the moss coming back to life. The odd vine maple adds a little red to the mix. The sun has been quite active this week with current SFU at 219. Oddly the flares are not throwing CMEs at earth. One hour communication black outs have been common this week followed by great propagation with low noise. Please join us this afternoon and evening. 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 enhancement
All been discussed before. A far better place to put band-edge beepers would be in a logging program, where various files with the myriad allocation schemes could be input by the user to match that particular user's country, license class and mode, etc. The outside allocation warning could include flashing lights, disrespectful remarks, and a tattle-tail email sent to your mother. This would be much easier to keep up than anything kept in firmware, with memory restraints from ten years ago. Need to leave the K3's memory for things that *must* be in the K3. 73, Guy K2AV On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:44 PM, David G4DMP da...@g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk wrote: In a recent message, G4GNX g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk writes So, my suggestion for small enhancement is a band-edge beeper. This has been discussed many times, Alan; look back though the archives and you will find them. The problem is that we don't all share the same band edges. 160m, 80m, 60, 40m, 2m, among others in the UK are different from those in the USA. If we had the USA band edges we would certainly have the risk of operating outside our bands. Surely, with the clear display of the K3 and a copy of our licence document by our side, most of us have sufficient nous to keep within our bands. Eventually, you will learn what the band edges are. 73 de David G4DMP -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 k2av@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
[Elecraft] WANTED: NOISE BLANKER P3SVGA
Hi all. I sure would like to see the promised noise blanker for the P3SVGA option implemented. I don't know how many of you are in noisy urban environments but I am and the P3SVGA upgrade is long overdue. 73, Steve W0SZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] K3 Software
Thanks for the help. I believe it was K3_EZ that was the software. I have downloaded it from one of the provided links. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 10/26/14, 9:16 AM, Joel Black wrote: Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Software
I couldn't get the TX/RX equalizer tab to work in the most recent version, but it does in the earlier ones. 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- Thanks for the help. I believe it was K3_EZ that was the software. I have downloaded it from one of the provided links. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 10/26/14, 9:16 AM, Joel Black wrote: Several years back, there was a freely available piece of software that would do several things with the K3. One of those things was that it would run through and give you an SWR bandwidth in a text file. If memory serves, the icon had a yellow background with K3 on it. Does that ring a bell with anyone? If so, do you know the name of the software and from where I might get a copy? Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Now which mic can I use.
I have several microphones on hand and wondering if any will work with my soon to be order KX3. My preference is a Heil Pro-Set Plus which has two crystal elements and a phase reverse switch. By far the most comfortable headset I have ever use. Can I use these with an appropriate adapter? Then I have a Yaesu HT speaker mic with the correct 4 conductor connector used with a VX-5. Then I have a headset with the same connector which I used with a HP netbook. Cheep but sufficient. Will any of these work, or should I just order the Elecraft hand mike? 73 de Tim AD7AN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] RS232 interface
There is a difference between obeying the law and enforcing the law. We all have an obligation to obey the law. We might not have a right enforce it. Think about someone driving 55 mph in the fast lane because they want to enforce the law. This is not a perfect analogy because there are are also laws about letting faster traffic pass, but it is a useful thought experiment. wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ On Oct 26, 2014, at 7:40 AM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Jim, I agree and disagree. vendors who steal designs ought to be condemned. Behringer established a reputation for doing that a decade or so ago, and the pro audio community condemned them (as did at least one court). Yes they should be condemned and punished. Those who buy cheap stuff from unknown vendors should not be surprised when it turns out to be stolen or junk. Elecraft sells USB to serial interface cables of known good quality. The real stuff usually does cost more than junk. Punishing unknowing customers -- and most will not know they bought items with these problems, since vendors of good repute occasionally make mistakes and most of us cannot track the source of each chip in a product -- is just plain wrong-headed of FTDI. May they suffer the consequences to their reputation. 73, 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 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
[Elecraft] Want KX3
My friend Ray N4EAT wants a KX3. 727-345-0711 or n4...@yahoo.com 73--- Kyle N4NSS Enjoy the Magic of HF Radio It's just not a hobby, it's an adventure. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Now which mic can I use.
Hmmm…. For my operating needs I think I will just get the mike from Elecraft. I would interested in knowing if anyone else uses the Heil headset with any luck. I am looking forward to using my Bencher Hexkey to send PSK. That sounds like a real hoot. On Oct 26, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Ray Sills raysil...@verizon.net wrote: HI Tim: I'm sure you could get at least one of those mics to work, with appropriate connector. I didn't realize that Heil had a crystal element in one of their units... I thought they were dynamic. In any event, you likely can treat it as dynamic (no DC bias needed). The Yaesu mic may not have the proper pin-out, but it would work if re-wired. And the netbook headset might work, too, but you would have to use the XMIT button on the front panel or VOX... (or wire up a PTT gizmo). And, if all else fails, work a little CW, RTTY, or PSK31 with the KX3 while you wait for a Elecraft mic to arrive. :) FWIW, I ordered the mic with my KX3... and added other items (paddle, filter, ATU) afterward. BTW... dollar for dollar, the ATU is a great option to have... it's a superb tuner. If I had to pick just one option to have, the ATU would be it. 73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Now which mic can I use.
Take a look at the last paragraph of the following: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft%40mailman.qth.net/msg155203.html I am still happy with the mod I made and use the mic daily - always getting great reports. Bill W2BLC K-Line :) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Now which mic can I use.
I think that's a wise choice, Tim. If you look back into older reflector messages some have used the mic-earphone combos successfully (e.g., the Yamaha CM500) successfully. But getting the PTT set up takes some fiddling and with the Elecraft KX3 mic you're ready to go out of the box. Phil W7OX On 10/26/14 4:38 PM, Timothy Gordish wrote: Hmmm…. For my operating needs I think I will just get the mike from Elecraft. I would interested in knowing if anyone else uses the Heil headset with any luck. I am looking forward to using my Bencher Hexkey to send PSK. That sounds like a real hoot. On Oct 26, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Ray Sills raysil...@verizon.net wrote: HI Tim: I'm sure you could get at least one of those mics to work, with appropriate connector. I didn't realize that Heil had a crystal element in one of their units... I thought they were dynamic. In any event, you likely can treat it as dynamic (no DC bias needed). The Yaesu mic may not have the proper pin-out, but it would work if re-wired. And the netbook headset might work, too, but you would have to use the XMIT button on the front panel or VOX... (or wire up a PTT gizmo). And, if all else fails, work a little CW, RTTY, or PSK31 with the KX3 while you wait for a Elecraft mic to arrive. :) FWIW, I ordered the mic with my KX3... and added other items (paddle, filter, ATU) afterward. BTW... dollar for dollar, the ATU is a great option to have... it's a superb tuner. If I had to pick just one option to have, the ATU would be it. 73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Now which mic can I use.
Tim, You can use many headsets and microphones with the KX3 - *IF* you are willing to build an adapter. I have my homebrew adapter for the CM500 headset that works just fine, but if you are not able/willing to build your own adapter, order the Elecraft MH3 microphone - it works just fine. Computer type microphones and headsets can be made to work, but because the tip and ring are connected together, there is some special considerations to be had when choosing the bias - they work OK with bias turned off, but then will be using the source for digital voltage in the K3 to bias the microphone which can cause noise in the signal. While it will work, a proper adapter will provide better quality results. That is why I built the adapter for my CM500. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/26/2014 5:14 PM, Timothy Gordish wrote: I have several microphones on hand and wondering if any will work with my soon to be order KX3. My preference is a Heil Pro-Set Plus which has two crystal elements and a phase reverse switch. By far the most comfortable headset I have ever use. Can I use these with an appropriate adapter? Then I have a Yaesu HT speaker mic with the correct 4 conductor connector used with a VX-5. Then I have a headset with the same connector which I used with a HP netbook. Cheep but sufficient. Will any of these work, or should I just order the Elecraft hand mike? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] FS: K2/10 - price reduction
Hello Group, My colleague agreed to further reduce the price to USD900 inclusive of shipping by air parcel post to major cities. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk 收件人︰ Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net 副本(CC)︰ elecraft...@yahoogroups.com elecraft...@yahoogroups.com 傳送日期︰ 2014年10月26日 (週日) 9:44 PM 主題︰ FS: K2/10 Hello Elecrafters, A local ham, who does not know much English, needs to sell his K2 s/n 42xx to raise fund due to family issues. This K2 was built by me and consists of: K2 basic HF transceiver kit KSB2 SSB module KNB2 noise blanker KAT2 antenna tuning unit KDSP2 dsp unit KBT2 - battery bracket (without battery) K160RX - 160m + 2nd RX ant Total current price = USD1520 + shipping I am selling the K2 on behalf of the local ham. The price is USD1000 including shipping by air parcel post to major countries and cites. Payment can be done by paypal and wire transfers. We can share the fees 50/50. The rig has been little used and in non-smoking envirnoment. Photos are available upon request. If interested or ask questions, please contact me off-the-list. 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
