Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
Wunder, Unfortunately that I code is in a completely different language/environment to that I know and use so I personally could not help. However it is surprising that code supports so many manufacturers -apart- from Elecraft, but I suppose again it is down to the numbers, like the ratio of Windows/Macintosh there must be Japan/USA ham radio sales ratios. Mac Ham software mostly materialises because an individual has to do it for himself as the commercial world has ignored it. Despite the Macintosh making a better showing than in recent years, most of the effort by developers is in the iOS and Android market, again down to the numbers. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 16:54, Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org wrote: There is a request for K3/KX3 support in Chirp. I would start with that code and contribute support. http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/248 wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.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
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Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
Rick, More off topic On 12 Feb 2015, at 16:56, Rick Prather rprat...@mac.com wrote: When the Memory Manager first came out it was said that it would be ported to the Mac soon. That was about three years ago... Don't know what happened. Yes, good point, I suppose it depends what was used for creating the software? It seems to rely on Microsoft stuff, that is probably the reason it isn't easily ported, so would need to be started from scratch. If enough people ask then maybe something would happen. David you bring up an interesting topic. I am of the opinion that the ability to run virtual machines (Parallels, Fusion, etc) on the Mac wound up costing us a lot of good Ham software. Too often the answer given for running ham software on the Mac is to run it under Parallels, etc. Actually although all my testing of Windows stuff is done in Parallels, I don't actually like using it very much. I always used a real PC in the shack for things that I couldn't run on my Macintosh at the time, like WSJT. Though that has changed. If that option wasn't there I bet more talented programmers would have jumped in and written Mac specific software. The OSX ham market just wasn't there for a long time. I made my MoonSked software cross platform, OSX, Windows and Linux. I sell 95% Windows users, the Mac is insignificant despite there being no other competing Mac products, yet many free Windows ones. Linux, forget about it, a couple that is all. Even free Mac/Windows software shows similar ratios of users I found. I hope we see more in the future. There really are a lot of Hams that run Macs and would like to stay within OS X for their software. Maybe, but unfortunately in many cases hams have already got a Windows PC in the shack and have started to use it, it is then difficult to leave all that, especially since all the new stuff seems to come out on Windows first. What I would like to see if manufacturers of ham gear make sure they produce their software utilities for Mac, Windows and Linux, Elecraft are pretty good at doing this, just the memory manager seems to be missing. As things seem to be running in browsers more and more, there is hope for more universal software. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
From a programming perspective If I were write a program it would be for Windows. You write for the largest market. Years ago (in the DOS days) I considered getting Mac for my mother since it was easier to use.Once windows came along (and it became stable) the choice changed to going to Windows for her. Personally I like Linux, but since I work on this stuff all day, when I go home at night I just wantto be a user like everyone else (and turn it on and it works) so even I run windows on my desktop. From: Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac That move likely saved the Mac, Phil. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/12/15 12:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 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 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] Bug or feature KX3 stuck in CMP ALC meter display mode -aha!
Found this... * CW-IN-SSB TRANSMIT ADDED: This feature allows you to send CW while in SSB mode, which can be useful when your SSB signal cannot be copied due to poor conditions. The other station will hear a tone at your CW pitch. To enable CW-in-SSB: Locate the CW WGHT menu entry, then tap ‘1’ (PRE) to alternate between “SSW +CW” (enabled) and “SSB –CW” (disabled). The default is disabled. Important Notes: (1) CW-in-SSB does not yet apply in SPLIT mode. (2) When CW-in-SSB is enabled, tapping the KEYER/MIC knob toggles between keyer speed and mic gain rather than between the two transmit metering scales (CMP/ALC and SWR/RF). The CMP/ALC scale is still shown temporarily whenever CMP or mic gain are adjusted. So that is what was causing it. DATA mode allows you to toggle it to one or the other so when you go back to SSB. Useful to know. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:13, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Correction I meant stuck displaying CMP ALC in the last sentence. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:11, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: We have noticed (others on the Yahoo KX3 group) that if you toggle to the CMP ALC meter display mode by tapping the Keyer/Mic knob WHILE IN DATA mode that when you return to SSB mode there is no way to toggle to SWR RF meter display. Tapping Keyer/Mic or CMP in SSB then makes no difference, you are stuck forever displaying SWR RF. I wasn't aware of this until today, but it did cause quite a bit of confusion. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 gm4...@yahoo.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 gm4...@yahoo.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
Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
On 2/12/15 10:16 AM, David Anderson wrote: Actually although all my testing of Windows stuff is done in Parallels, I don't actually like using it very much. I always used a real PC in the shack for things that I couldn't run on my Macintosh at the time, like WSJT. Though that has changed. Using Bootcamp to run Windows will give you a happier view of your Mac running Windows. SSDs are really a plus, then. 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] test
Congratulations, Shel! You passed! Hope this helps. 73 de, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com 10-10 #74624, North Georgia Chapter #2038 PODXS 070 #1962 K3# 281, P3 #688, KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Shel Sherman Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:09 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] test testing __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
Good on you Phil. It is always nicer to write and use your own software IMO too. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 19:46, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: I have half a mind (only half) to write a memory management program for the KX3 and K3 for Mac. My motivation is to do something new in Swift. Although I have MacLoggerDX, I don't use it anymore since I found it much nicer to use my own software that I write for the Mac. I have several different applications but only one useful for ham radio which is my own logging database application. Often I don't find much reason to write software for my ham radio rigs because I rarely use it except for the utilities needed for the Elecraft rigs. However, I do think a memory management utility would have merit. Unfortunately, another two projects are in the front of the line right now so likely someone else will beat me to the punch. But, if not, maybe I will have some time this summer. 73, phil, K7PEH Retired from 46 years as professional programmer. On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: From a programming perspective If I were write a program it would be for Windows. You write for the largest market. Years ago (in the DOS days) I considered getting Mac for my mother since it was easier to use.Once windows came along (and it became stable) the choice changed to going to Windows for her. Personally I like Linux, but since I work on this stuff all day, when I go home at night I just wantto be a user like everyone else (and turn it on and it works) so even I run windows on my desktop. From: Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac That move likely saved the Mac, Phil. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/12/15 12:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 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 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 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 gm4...@yahoo.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] Bug or feature KX3 stuck in CMP ALC meter display mode
We have noticed (others on the Yahoo KX3 group) that if you toggle to the CMP ALC meter display mode by tapping the Keyer/Mic knob WHILE IN DATA mode that when you return to SSB mode there is no way to toggle to SWR RF meter display. Tapping Keyer/Mic or CMP in SSB then makes no difference, you are stuck forever displaying SWR RF. I wasn't aware of this until today, but it did cause quite a bit of confusion. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
I absolutely agree, for several reasons, Scott. Phil W7OX On 2/12/15 9:24 AM, Scott Manthe wrote: That move likely saved the Mac, Phil. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/12/15 12:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 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] Need Aux Y Cable for K3... Where to buy?
Thanks Guys!! Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA | +1-603-499-7373 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 Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: From the archives: Cables and splitters are also available from Cable Wholesale: www.cablewholesale.com and Altex: www.altex.com also look at breakout boards from Winford Engineeering: http://www.winford.com/products/brksd15hd.php and Y cable: http://www.winford.com/products/cdy15hd.php 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-02-12 12:11 PM, Gerry Hull wrote: Hi, I bought one of these before, but I cannot find the vendor now. I need to control band decoders as well as get at the TX-Inhibit Pin so I can control my Acom 2S1 Commutator. Any help appreciated! 73, Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 ge...@w1ve.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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
I have half a mind (only half) to write a memory management program for the KX3 and K3 for Mac. My motivation is to do something new in Swift. Although I have MacLoggerDX, I don't use it anymore since I found it much nicer to use my own software that I write for the Mac. I have several different applications but only one useful for ham radio which is my own logging database application. Often I don't find much reason to write software for my ham radio rigs because I rarely use it except for the utilities needed for the Elecraft rigs. However, I do think a memory management utility would have merit. Unfortunately, another two projects are in the front of the line right now so likely someone else will beat me to the punch. But, if not, maybe I will have some time this summer. 73, phil, K7PEH Retired from 46 years as professional programmer. On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: From a programming perspective If I were write a program it would be for Windows. You write for the largest market. Years ago (in the DOS days) I considered getting Mac for my mother since it was easier to use.Once windows came along (and it became stable) the choice changed to going to Windows for her. Personally I like Linux, but since I work on this stuff all day, when I go home at night I just wantto be a user like everyone else (and turn it on and it works) so even I run windows on my desktop. From: Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac That move likely saved the Mac, Phil. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/12/15 12:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 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 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 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] Bug or feature KX3 stuck in CMP ALC meter display mode
Correction I meant stuck displaying CMP ALC in the last sentence. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 20:11, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: We have noticed (others on the Yahoo KX3 group) that if you toggle to the CMP ALC meter display mode by tapping the Keyer/Mic knob WHILE IN DATA mode that when you return to SSB mode there is no way to toggle to SWR RF meter display. Tapping Keyer/Mic or CMP in SSB then makes no difference, you are stuck forever displaying SWR RF. I wasn't aware of this until today, but it did cause quite a bit of confusion. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 gm4...@yahoo.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
Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
I agree, there is a gap in the market for a Macintosh memory manager for the KX3/K3. Perhaps Don Agro the author of MacLoggerDX at Dog Park Software may consider adding it to his excellent free MacMemoriesManager program, though I note he has discontinued it, so probably not unfortunately. http://www.dogparksoftware.com OFF TOPIC ( stop now if you could care less) When I get some time I might look at how difficult it would be to do something myself. I have used Xojo (formerly REALbasic) to develop cross platform Macintosh, Windows and sometimes Linux software. I note that the Elecraft utilities are also written on that same IDE., which makes sense if you want to quickly develop for more than one platform. You generally find that software for amateur radio gets written by individuals who have some piece of equipment themselves, but find there is no software to do what they want available on their chosen computer platform and they end up writing it themselves by necessity. That is how I ended up writing software to support Mac HP GPS Control (all the good names had gone) for the Z3801A time and frequency standard, it was later expanded to include other variants of the same thing that I did not have myself (much harder to debug with no hardware to test on). I was surprised to find there was a small worldwide market for such a specialised thing. So, in order to get someone to write this, you need to find someone that has a desire to write it for themselves, namely someone with a love of Macintosh computers and who possesses the KX3 and of course has the spare time to do it. It is a labour of love, not a commercial endeavour. Anyone could do it, I have no formal training in software writing, apart from a week in FORTRAN with punched cards on a terminal in 1972 when I never even saw the computer, only the green and white line printer error messages the next day. Nearly put me off computing for life. It wasn't until the era of the personal computer that I became interested, first with the Acorn Atom when I wrote a Moon Tracking program which has been modified over the years from an early beginning to run on the Macintosh and Windows PC. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 03:03, Joshua Gould jg.k8...@gmail.com wrote: As I'm tuning around the bands I keep finding frequencies that I would like to place into memories with tags. I've always found the easiest way to do this was via a computer. I know that there is a memory manager for the K3 and KX3 for Windows, but my VM is kind of squirlly so I'm looking for something that can manage the memory in the KX3 natively. 73, Joshua Gould K8WXA EM89pn __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 gm4...@yahoo.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
Re: [Elecraft] CW in SSB mode
It's normal, Dave. I've been trying to get Elecraft to change this for years. That and the adjustable bandwidth for the APF always seem to fall through the cracks. I finally bought a Autek QF-1A which helps immensely. 73, Roger On 2/12/2015 12:38 AM, dyarnes wrote: Hi All, I probably missed this somewhere as I don't do SSB all that much. I can do CW in SSB mode, but not when I'm operating split. It works fine if I am not operating split. I do have the menu set for SSB + CW. Am I doing something wrong? Dave W7AQK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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...@roadrunner.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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
Has anyone had good luck running ham software on Linux in a windows XP partition? This is how I run in my shack (about 2.5 years) ...Ubuntu 12.04 LTS + VMWare Player v6 running Windows XP. In the Windows VM, I have HRD, WSJT-X, N1MM, Fldigi, KX3 Memory program, etc. I do try to use Linux as often as I can (i.e., FLDigi, KX3 Utility program). I need a more recent Ubuntu (14.04 LTS) to get WSJT-X to work or figure out the dependency mismatch to run the most recent version on the older Ubuntu. I have a dual monitor set-up and run the Windows VM on one monitor and the Ubuntu desktop on the other. I do all web browsing in Ubuntu, never Windows XP. Love Linux/Ubuntu and have been using it for Work, Ham, etc. Only drop down to Windows when I must. I actively am trying to find ways to move everything to Linux. So grateful for FLDigi as it is multi-platform; learn once, run everywhere. regards, Brian VE3IBW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 SWR
Also found out today after I made up a 35 RG58 cable the SWR went back up to 1.8-1. 35 RG8X 1.5-1. KX3 definitely particular in this case. Crazy! 73, Bill, WD8JWJ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-SWR-tp7598124p7598254.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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
Yes on Yosemite; no problems. I run the latest Ubuntu as dual boot on my Win 8.1 laptop in the shack; no WinXP computers any more here. Phil W7OX On 2/12/15 12:25 PM, KarlErb wrote: Thanks for the tip. Will give it a try. Have you made the switch to Yosemite? Has anyone had good luck running ham software on Linux in a windows XP partition? Karl W3BF On Feb 12, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote: On 2/12/15 10:16 AM, David Anderson wrote: Actually although all my testing of Windows stuff is done in Parallels, I don't actually like using it very much. I always used a real PC in the shack for things that I couldn't run on my Macintosh at the time, like WSJT. Though that has changed. Using Bootcamp to run Windows will give you a happier view of your Mac running Windows. SSDs are really a plus, then. 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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)
Thanks for the tip. Will give it a try. Have you made the switch to Yosemite? Has anyone had good luck running ham software on Linux in a windows XP partition? Karl W3BF On Feb 12, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote: On 2/12/15 10:16 AM, David Anderson wrote: Actually although all my testing of Windows stuff is done in Parallels, I don't actually like using it very much. I always used a real PC in the shack for things that I couldn't run on my Macintosh at the time, like WSJT. Though that has changed. Using Bootcamp to run Windows will give you a happier view of your Mac running Windows. SSDs are really a plus, then. 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 karle...@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] K3 NAP3 glitch
My configuration is a K3 to an LP-PAN converter followed by an EMU-0204 sound card.From there the digitized baseband digitized signals are sent to my Win 7 PC and then to the NAP3 display program (WHEW!) my problem is with the cursor for the sub-receiver on the display. I need to contact someone who has a similar configuration to see if they are experiencing the same problem. I would really appreciate a contact from anyone who has this configuration to contact me. Shel Sherman WO0C shelsh...@gmail.com 314-878-3566 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Internal LiFePo4 for KX3
With batteries, it is easy to let the perfect get in the way of the good (as someone once said). With external LiFePO4 batteries, you can use a roll-up solar panel with a Genasun (or other) solar charge controller (with proper output for this chemistry) and use the KX3 at full power. They are bulky but light. I use a LiFePO4 external pack and the internal NiMH as a backup for my little expeditions, and forget about the charger. The advantage of external packs is you can mix and match chargers depending on whether you're in a hotel room, backpacking, or at a local park for the afternoon. Also, the LiFePO4 pack with solar panel and charge controller gets a lot of attention during Field Day, and is a great conversation starter for people too cool for radio (haven't you heard of the internet?). I'm sure the PX3 will really wow them this year. :-) 73 Eric WD6DBM Jim Wilkie sant...@verizon.net wrote: Andt, will wait for the experts to answer, but I think the nimh charger vs the lopo charger would be a problem. Jim Wilkie WY4R On 2/11/2015 2:18 PM, Henshaw, Andy wrote: Has anyone looked into hacking a replacement battery case for the KX3 that featured LiFePo4 cells? I've seen external LiFePo4 packs being used, but it seems like an internal solution might be workable. With a 13.2V supply (four cells in series), one can run the KX3 in full-power mode. In addition, the discharge curve of LiFePo4 is much better than NiMH. I'm asking, because I'd like to take my KX3 on some backpacking trips and it just seems wasteful (of space) and slightly awkward (for setup) to have to carry an external battery pack in order to get full-power. It appears that AA size LiFePo4 cells are available. So, wouldn't it be feasible to arrange them in a 4S2P configuration that could replace the existing battery holder? Andrew Henshaw __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 sant...@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 norrislawfi...@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] Another question about the KX3
On Feb 12, 2015, at 6:40 PM, Joshua Gould jg.k8...@gmail.com wrote: If I have a station tuned on VFO A and I want to use VFO B to monitor another frequency, how do I listen to the audio side of the VFO B? I've tried truning on dual rx and messed with the AFX menu and have noticed no audio from VFO B. Is there something that I'm missing or am I trying to make the radio do something that it can't do? Hi Joshua, Both DUAL RX and the KX3's audio effects (like simulated stereo, and pitch mapping) require the use of the headphone jack, i.e. either stereo headphones or dual external speakers. The other requirement is that VFO A and B not be separated by more than +/- 15 kHz. If DUAL RX is turned on but the SUB icon is flashing, it means the above requirements are not currently being met. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SWR
It's still an analog PA. On 2/12/2015 2:48 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Yup, folks (including me on a given day) still stuck with analog thinking about what is really a digital radio. Hard thing to unlearn. 73, Guy K2AV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Another question about the KX3
I believe it is supposed to do dual receive, but you have to use stereo headphones. VFO A in one ear, VFO B in the other. I have not done it and I think something has to be enabled in the menu. I think I remember reading it in the manual. ??? 73, Bill, WD8JWJ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Another-question-about-the-KX3-tp7598259p7598264.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] SWR
Wes, An analog open loop ALC is one in which the drive is reduced in response to an overload condition (high SWR, power level that exceeds the maximum set level). The response is applied only after the offending condition occurs - that is an open loop system. With the K3, KX3 and K2 power control system being a closed loop system, that condition does not exist. The overshoot possibility is detected early and the power is reduced accordingly without PA overshoot and the PA going into a distortion region. If you have any understanding about closed loop control systems, you will then understand 'damping' conditions. Underdamped systems will oscillate near the 'set point' while overdamped systems will never come up to the set point. Critically damped systems will quickly settle to the set point and maintain the proper condition (power level, temperature, you 'name it' condition). In the case in point, the power level is the 'set point' that is considered. An open loop system is totally undamped and will only respond 'after the fact' to conditions that exceed certain thresholds. Closed loop systems approach those thresholds with actions that will result in critical damping of the response mechanism. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/12/2015 11:05 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: I realize all of that. But it's still an analog PA. What is an analog open loop ALC? On 2/12/2015 8:59 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Wes, That is true, but the control of the drive to that analog PA is different than that implemented in transceiver that use analog open loop ALC and SWR power reduction. The K3 (and K2 and KX3) do ALC differently than other transceivers. You may find similar systems in commercial transceivers, but I don't think the same methods are employed in any other amateur transceiver. 73, Don W3FPR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Another question about the KX3
If I have a station tuned on VFO A and I want to use VFO B to monitor another frequency, how do I listen to the audio side of the VFO B? I've tried truning on dual rx and messed with the AFX menu and have noticed no audio from VFO B. Is there something that I'm missing or am I trying to make the radio do something that it can't do? 73, Joshua Gould K8WXA EM89pn __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SWR
Wes, That is true, but the control of the drive to that analog PA is different than that implemented in transceiver that use analog open loop ALC and SWR power reduction. The K3 (and K2 and KX3) do ALC differently than other transceivers. You may find similar systems in commercial transceivers, but I don't think the same methods are employed in any other amateur transceiver. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/12/2015 9:58 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: It's still an analog PA. On 2/12/2015 2:48 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Yup, folks (including me on a given day) still stuck with analog thinking about what is really a digital radio. Hard thing to unlearn. 73, Guy K2AV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Another question about the KX3
Guess I spoke out of line, didn't see the other post until until I sent mine on its way. Sorry Wayne. 73, Bill,WD8JWJ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Another-question-about-the-KX3-tp7598259p7598265.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] SWR
I realize all of that. But it's still an analog PA. What is an analog open loop ALC? On 2/12/2015 8:59 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Wes, That is true, but the control of the drive to that analog PA is different than that implemented in transceiver that use analog open loop ALC and SWR power reduction. The K3 (and K2 and KX3) do ALC differently than other transceivers. You may find similar systems in commercial transceivers, but I don't think the same methods are employed in any other amateur transceiver. 73, Don W3FPR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SWR
Yup, folks (including me on a given day) still stuck with analog thinking about what is really a digital radio. Hard thing to unlearn. 73, Guy K2AV On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: While the K3 will reduce power around a 2:1 SWR to protect the PAs, since we control power with a long hold time via the uC and DSP and not with an analog ALC loop, that will not make TX IMD worse. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ On Feb 11, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Matt VK2RQ matt.vk...@gmail.com wrote: The issue with running with an SWR of 2:1 is that many modern radios have fold back protection circuitry that will introduce non-linearity under such conditions and produce IMD products. For this reason it is usually better to avoid running into such mismatched loads. 73, Matt VK2RQ On 12 Feb 2015, at 5:00 am, Ken G Kopp kengk...@gmail.com wrote: IMHO There is far too much emphasis put on chasing perfect SWR readings. Except in rare instances SWR's of 2:1 or less are OK in the real world, and most would be hard-pressed to tell any difference. I have a friend who recently spent several days fretting and climbing over a reading of 1.7: 1 (;-) 73 Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 matt.vk...@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 elist_c...@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 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] Upgraded K3 synthesizer module now available: The KSYN3A
The KSYN3A synthesizer module for the K3 is a completely new design that improves on the original KSYN3 in several ways. All K3s shipped on or after January 23, 2015 already include the new synthesizer (serial number 8801 and later). See feature list below. Ordering and installation instructions can be found here: http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#K3%20Parts * * * NOTE: If you wish to upgrade a K3 that includes the sub receiver (KRX3), you'll need two (2) KSYN3A modules, since the synthesizers for both receivers must be of the same type. * * * KSYN3A FEATURES: * FASTER CW BREAK-IN AND MORE ACCURATE CW TIMING A dedicated coprocessor on the module permits faster transmit/receive switching, improving CW timing accuracy with both internal and external keying. This also speeds up receive recovery between elements. * ULTRA-LOW PHASE NOISE The KSYN3A significantly improves the K3's already excellent receive and transmit phase noise characteristics at close carrier spacings. This, in turn, improves its close-spaced receive dynamic range, yielding even better weak signal detection in the presence of strong signals. In transmit mode, the KSYN3A keeps the signal exceptionally clean, further enhancing K3 performance at multi-transmitter stations, Field Day and DXpeditions. * 600-METER COVERAGE The new synthesizer provides complete coverage of 600 meters -- and below. VFO tuning extends down to 100 kHz, with sensitivity gradually falling off below 450 kHz. Receive sensitivity (MDS) at 475 kHz is typically -120 dBm at the RX ANT IN jack. Transmit output of about 1.0 mW is available for use with a suitable external amplifier. (Note: 600-m allocations vary by country. Operation on this band requires the KBPF3 and KXV3 options. For receive-only use, an antenna can be connected to the RX ANT IN jack on the KXV3 module. For transceive operation with an external amplifier, use the XVTR IN and XVTR OUT jacks, and set CONFIG:KXV3 to TEST.) * EXCELLENT MECHANICAL STABILITY The KSYN3A is virtually immune to both physical vibration and magnetic coupling, and operates over a very wide temperature range with no change in performance. K3 kit construction is simplified, as the KSYN3A requires no alignment of any kind. * * * 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] SWR
While the K3 will reduce power around a 2:1 SWR to protect the PAs, since we control power with a long hold time via the uC and DSP and not with an analog ALC loop, that will not make TX IMD worse. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ On Feb 11, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Matt VK2RQ matt.vk...@gmail.com wrote: The issue with running with an SWR of 2:1 is that many modern radios have fold back protection circuitry that will introduce non-linearity under such conditions and produce IMD products. For this reason it is usually better to avoid running into such mismatched loads. 73, Matt VK2RQ On 12 Feb 2015, at 5:00 am, Ken G Kopp kengk...@gmail.com wrote: IMHO There is far too much emphasis put on chasing perfect SWR readings. Except in rare instances SWR's of 2:1 or less are OK in the real world, and most would be hard-pressed to tell any difference. I have a friend who recently spent several days fretting and climbing over a reading of 1.7: 1 (;-) 73 Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 matt.vk...@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 elist_c...@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
[Elecraft] K3 and and Juma TX 500 (rx only 472 khz).
Hello owners of the Elecraft K3 We all know the K3 cant listen on 472 khz, I am working this days to remote operate the K3 with the K3 0 mini, Just asking: I have an Juma TX 500, it have an ''upconverter RX'' IF to 3.500 MHz, if I set the KXV3 to'' test'' and route the TX500 RX signal to Transverter in connectorand TX on 3.472 MHzhopefully I can listen on 472 khz without do any damage on the KXV3 module??Sound for me the Juma TX500 will work as an RX transverter 472 khz ? 73' Viggo LA9NEA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Need Aux Y Cable for K3... Where to buy?
Hi, I bought one of these before, but I cannot find the vendor now. I need to control band decoders as well as get at the TX-Inhibit Pin so I can control my Acom 2S1 Commutator. Any help appreciated! 73, Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
Rick, Re I am of the opinion that the ability to run virtual machines (Parallels, Fusion, etc) on the Mac wound up costing us a lot of good Ham software. Too often the answer given for running ham software on the Mac is to run it under Parallels, etc. If that option wasn't there I bet more talented programmers would have jumped in and written Mac specific software. I'd not blame the virtual machines too quickly. I run Windows 7 on both my Macs, using Bootcamp (which is provided as part of OS X by Apple). Parallels gave me problems in times past, and with solid-state drives in each machine, rebooting takes little time. If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 73, Phil W7OX On 2/12/15 8:56 AM, Rick Prather wrote: When the Memory Manager first came out it was said that it would be ported to the Mac soon. That was about three years ago... Don't know what happened. David you bring up an interesting topic. I am of the opinion that the ability to run virtual machines (Parallels, Fusion, etc) on the Mac wound up costing us a lot of good Ham software. Too often the answer given for running ham software on the Mac is to run it under Parallels, etc. If that option wasn't there I bet more talented programmers would have jumped in and written Mac specific software. Good news is that I see more and more interest in doing that with new software such as JT-Bridge being worked on. Also, Tom DL2RUM is working on an update to his RUMlog called RUMlogNG. For the DX'er RUMlog on the Mac is as close as you can get to DXLabs on the PC. I hope we see more in the future. There really are a lot of Hams that run Macs and would like to stay within OS X for their software. Rick K6LE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Need Aux Y Cable for K3... Where to buy?
http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm (look in the KPA500 section) Elecraft part # E980190 Extra DB15 Y-Cable There are other vendors. But be sure to get one that connects all 15 pins straight through. Some Y adapters sold for SVGA use have alternative wiring (some pins connected to each other or not connected). 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gerry Hull Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:12 AM To: Reflector Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Need Aux Y Cable for K3... Where to buy? Hi, I bought one of these before, but I cannot find the vendor now. I need to control band decoders as well as get at the TX-Inhibit Pin so I can control my Acom 2S1 Commutator. Any help appreciated! 73, Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
That move likely saved the Mac, Phil. 73, Scott, N9AA On 2/12/15 12:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: If anyone is to blame (is that the right word?) it's Apple for switching from Power PC CPUs to Intel CPUs, making it possible to run Windows, etc. on a Mac. 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] Need Aux Y Cable for K3... Where to buy?
From the archives: Cables and splitters are also available from Cable Wholesale: www.cablewholesale.com and Altex: www.altex.com also look at breakout boards from Winford Engineeering: http://www.winford.com/products/brksd15hd.php and Y cable: http://www.winford.com/products/cdy15hd.php 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-02-12 12:11 PM, Gerry Hull wrote: Hi, I bought one of these before, but I cannot find the vendor now. I need to control band decoders as well as get at the TX-Inhibit Pin so I can control my Acom 2S1 Commutator. Any help appreciated! 73, Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA 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 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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
[Elecraft] Program Functions
I am a newer K3 owner and would like to configure the K3 to use Heil desk mic on front panel and Yamaha headset on rear panel. Settings would include FP, RP ,H/L, bias on/off, compressor, mic gain. and TE. If anyone has the command set to do this that would be great. Please respond off-line. I am good in QRZ. 73 KN9P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Internal LiFePo4 for KX3
I believe you mean Bioenno... I can report that I'm very pleased with their BP-120 10AH power pack ($190) which I use together with its companion solar panel ($99). So far so good, runs my K2 nicely, and I've even used the built-in AC inverter to charge/run a laptop. When running the inverter was a bit noisy on HF but winding a few turns of the laptop's power brick AC cord through a type 31 2.4 inch ferrite core took care of that. A small exhaust fan runs when the inverter is active but it's quiet. All in all a neatly packaged power pack, even the solar charge controller is built in. The 12 VDC output is rated at 5A which is fine for the K2/10. Specs here: http://www.bioennopower.com/products/120-watt-hour-power-pack Bob NW8L There's another company called Bionelle selling 20Ah and 30 Ah batteries at comparable prices. They come with PowerPole to run the radio, and a concentric jack for the charger. They're in Southern California. I don't know anything quality of these products, but both companies offer quite intelligent support by telephone and/or email. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
There is a request for K3/KX3 support in Chirp. I would start with that code and contribute support. http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/248 wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ On Feb 12, 2015, at 1:41 AM, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I agree, there is a gap in the market for a Macintosh memory manager for the KX3/K3. Perhaps Don Agro the author of MacLoggerDX at Dog Park Software may consider adding it to his excellent free MacMemoriesManager program, though I note he has discontinued it, so probably not unfortunately. http://www.dogparksoftware.com OFF TOPIC ( stop now if you could care less) When I get some time I might look at how difficult it would be to do something myself. I have used Xojo (formerly REALbasic) to develop cross platform Macintosh, Windows and sometimes Linux software. I note that the Elecraft utilities are also written on that same IDE., which makes sense if you want to quickly develop for more than one platform. You generally find that software for amateur radio gets written by individuals who have some piece of equipment themselves, but find there is no software to do what they want available on their chosen computer platform and they end up writing it themselves by necessity. That is how I ended up writing software to support Mac HP GPS Control (all the good names had gone) for the Z3801A time and frequency standard, it was later expanded to include other variants of the same thing that I did not have myself (much harder to debug with no hardware to test on). I was surprised to find there was a small worldwide market for such a specialised thing. So, in order to get someone to write this, you need to find someone that has a desire to write it for themselves, namely someone with a love of Macintosh computers and who possesses the KX3 and of course has the spare time to do it. It is a labour of love, not a commercial endeavour. Anyone could do it, I have no formal training in software writing, apart from a week in FORTRAN with punched cards on a terminal in 1972 when I never even saw the computer, only the green and white line printer error messages the next day. Nearly put me off computing for life. It wasn't until the era of the personal computer that I became interested, first with the Acorn Atom when I wrote a Moon Tracking program which has been modified over the years from an early beginning to run on the Macintosh and Windows PC. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 03:03, Joshua Gould jg.k8...@gmail.com wrote: As I'm tuning around the bands I keep finding frequencies that I would like to place into memories with tags. I've always found the easiest way to do this was via a computer. I know that there is a memory manager for the K3 and KX3 for Windows, but my VM is kind of squirlly so I'm looking for something that can manage the memory in the KX3 natively. 73, Joshua Gould K8WXA EM89pn __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 gm4...@yahoo.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 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] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac
When the Memory Manager first came out it was said that it would be ported to the Mac soon. That was about three years ago... Don't know what happened. David you bring up an interesting topic. I am of the opinion that the ability to run virtual machines (Parallels, Fusion, etc) on the Mac wound up costing us a lot of good Ham software. Too often the answer given for running ham software on the Mac is to run it under Parallels, etc. If that option wasn't there I bet more talented programmers would have jumped in and written Mac specific software. Good news is that I see more and more interest in doing that with new software such as JT-Bridge being worked on. Also, Tom DL2RUM is working on an update to his RUMlog called RUMlogNG. For the DX'er RUMlog on the Mac is as close as you can get to DXLabs on the PC. I hope we see more in the future. There really are a lot of Hams that run Macs and would like to stay within OS X for their software. Rick K6LE On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:41 AM, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I agree, there is a gap in the market for a Macintosh memory manager for the KX3/K3. Perhaps Don Agro the author of MacLoggerDX at Dog Park Software may consider adding it to his excellent free MacMemoriesManager program, though I note he has discontinued it, so probably not unfortunately. http://www.dogparksoftware.com OFF TOPIC ( stop now if you could care less) When I get some time I might look at how difficult it would be to do something myself. I have used Xojo (formerly REALbasic) to develop cross platform Macintosh, Windows and sometimes Linux software. I note that the Elecraft utilities are also written on that same IDE., which makes sense if you want to quickly develop for more than one platform. You generally find that software for amateur radio gets written by individuals who have some piece of equipment themselves, but find there is no software to do what they want available on their chosen computer platform and they end up writing it themselves by necessity. That is how I ended up writing software to support Mac HP GPS Control (all the good names had gone) for the Z3801A time and frequency standard, it was later expanded to include other variants of the same thing that I did not have myself (much harder to debug with no hardware to test on). I was surprised to find there was a small worldwide market for such a specialised thing. So, in order to get someone to write this, you need to find someone that has a desire to write it for themselves, namely someone with a love of Macintosh computers and who possesses the KX3 and of course has the spare time to do it. It is a labour of love, not a commercial endeavour. Anyone could do it, I have no formal training in software writing, apart from a week in FORTRAN with punched cards on a terminal in 1972 when I never even saw the computer, only the green and white line printer error messages the next day. Nearly put me off computing for life. It wasn't until the era of the personal computer that I became interested, first with the Acorn Atom when I wrote a Moon Tracking program which has been modified over the years from an early beginning to run on the Macintosh and Windows PC. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ On 12 Feb 2015, at 03:03, Joshua Gould jg.k8...@gmail.com wrote: As I'm tuning around the bands I keep finding frequencies that I would like to place into memories with tags. I've always found the easiest way to do this was via a computer. I know that there is a memory manager for the K3 and KX3 for Windows, but my VM is kind of squirlly so I'm looking for something that can manage the memory in the KX3 natively. 73, Joshua Gould K8WXA EM89pn __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: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 gm4...@yahoo.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 rick.prat...@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] Internal LiFePo4 for KX3
I was thinking about the same in order not to carry the external battery. The only workable way IMHO would be to: 1. Remove the current battery enclosure 2. Fit 4 polymer Li-Ion , e.g., 2.5A like at the bottom. 3. Connect directly to power inputs, perhaps with a resettable fuse 4. Charge with 2A charger to 15.5-16V (16.8V charger with 1-2 diodes). I would not bother fitting LiFePO3 internally as they are bigger and store less power. I did a similar thing with K2, and it toured the world without problems. Great convenience of no extra battery and fast charging. Ignacy, NO9E http://www.batteryspace.com/polymer-li-ion-cell-3-7v-2500-mah-875055-2c-9-25wh-5-0a-rate---un38-3-passed-0-75.aspx -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Internal-LiFePo4-for-KX3-tp7598206p7598234.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
