Re: [Elecraft] Operational procedure question
I was using AFSK MMTTY and simply toggled the Normal/Reverse button. Worked for me, one of the few who made it. I assume this would also work if using FSK, never tried it. Regards, Mike VP8NO On 08/03/2015 21:02, Orville wrote: Yesterday, while attempting to work E3ØFB on RTTY, I ran into a mode operational problem with my K3. E3ØFB was operating in split mode and was transmitting in REV RTTY and receiving in Normal RTTY. While I was operating in FSK D in split mode, the only way I found to toggle between Normal and Reverse was by depressing and holding the Mode switch as I went from Receive to Transmit. I was unable to go from Normal to REV by setting the A and B vfo’s when switching from Rx to TX. Is there a way to set the REV/Normal to follow the particular vfo in use at the time. Thanks Orville, K5VWW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 Future Upgrades?
Even in the Fixed VFO -- Tuned Spectrum (Tracking?) mode you can set the center frequency so the VFO A is on the left side. But still the Fixed Spectrum -- Tuned VFO mode is the way to go. Cheers, Fred KE7X -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Blahovici Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2015 8:12 PM To: steve Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Future Upgrades? It's also very good for working a pile up. You put the cursor on the left and you have the whole screen to the right for the pileup looking for holed. Without it you have 1/2 the screen. Tom Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to fc...@ece.montana.edu __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 Settings Retrieval Software
Actually, the K2 settings are quite stable. I would recommend using this software to record the settings right after an alignment, then remove the cable. If the BFO settings are to be re-installed, know that the 4 MHz Reference Oscillator may have drifted since the last alignment. If it is set correctly again, then the same BFO frequencies can be entered. Note that the BFO frequencies should be regarded as +/- 0.02 kHz because of the BFO DAC resolution. If you need information for accurately setting the 4 MHz Reference (C22), look at my website www.w3fpr.com article on K2 Dial Calibration. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/9/2015 9:24 AM, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote: Hi Don Yes, you are right. So the software should only be used right before/after adjustment and then the cable should be removed. Indeed the K2/100 I just had here had the cable plugged in, but that was not because of this software. I think it was just because the previous owner didn't know better. I removed it before shipping it on to the present owner. 73 Sverre LA3ZA 2015-03-09 12:56 GMT+01:00 Don Wilhelm-4 [via Elecraft] ml-node+s365791n7599986...@n2.nabble.com: With this software, there is an increased temptation to leave the internal counter probe connected inside the K2. While that is OK for the K2/10, for the K2/100 the probe should not be left plugged in because it can couple BFO harmonics into the KPA100 resulting in spurious emissions. Elecraft recommends that the internal counter probe be removed if the KPA100 is installed. See the KPA100 manual page 55. 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] K3 SUB-RX works , but not in diversity mode
Klaus, Read my post on 21 feb, I did exactly the same thing... You are not alone. Hihi 73, Gary KA1J Problem solved to my shame. I forgot to install the coax cable from J4 of the auxiliary KSYN3A to J2 of the main KSYN3A according to page 14 at the KSYN3A manual. Thanks to Wayne for pointing me to my failure. So not the antenna connection was lost but the SUBRX simply got no LO signal. Compunctious but nevertheless happy because I am now able to enjoy diversity receiving using my old RS active antenna with the K3. -- 73, Klaus DF1TL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 g...@ka1j.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Settings Retrieval Software
With this software, there is an increased temptation to leave the internal counter probe connected inside the K2. While that is OK for the K2/10, for the K2/100 the probe should not be left plugged in because it can couple BFO harmonics into the KPA100 resulting in spurious emissions. Elecraft recommends that the internal counter probe be removed if the KPA100 is installed. See the KPA100 manual page 55. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/9/2015 3:18 AM, Ken Chandler wrote: Didn't realise it existed! Will certainly be sorting the software today for my K2/100. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 Settings Retrieval Software
Hi Don Yes, you are right. So the software should only be used right before/after adjustment and then the cable should be removed. Indeed the K2/100 I just had here had the cable plugged in, but that was not because of this software. I think it was just because the previous owner didn't know better. I removed it before shipping it on to the present owner. 73 Sverre LA3ZA 2015-03-09 12:56 GMT+01:00 Don Wilhelm-4 [via Elecraft] ml-node+s365791n7599986...@n2.nabble.com: With this software, there is an increased temptation to leave the internal counter probe connected inside the K2. While that is OK for the K2/10, for the K2/100 the probe should not be left plugged in because it can couple BFO harmonics into the KPA100 resulting in spurious emissions. Elecraft recommends that the internal counter probe be removed if the KPA100 is installed. See the KPA100 manual page 55. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/9/2015 3:18 AM, Ken Chandler wrote: Didn't realise it existed! Will certainly be sorting the software today for my K2/100. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7599986i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7599986i=1 -- If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Settings-Retrieval-Software-tp7599921p7599986.html To unsubscribe from K2 Settings Retrieval Software, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=7599921code=TEEzWkFAbnJybC5ub3w3NTk5OTIxfDE5MzEwNzE4Nzg= . NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml - Sverre, LA3ZA K2 #2198, K3 #3391, LA3ZA Blog: http://la3za.blogspot.com, LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications: http://la3za.blogspot.com/p/la3za-unofficial-guide-to-elecraft-k2.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Settings-Retrieval-Software-tp7599921p7599989.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] TS-990
On Sun,3/8/2015 8:47 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Has anyone other than me ever noted that Rob Sherwood doesn't own a K3? His #1 operating position has an IC781 and #2 is a TS-990. Here's part of an exchange re: the obvious superiority of the new generation of Flex radios. The initial comments are from Howard, VE3GFW, ex-KY6LA, who doesn't operate much, hates CW, and loves SDRs. FYI. here is a comment from one of the most accomplished RF engineers I know.. Michelle Easton W5NYV... Frankly I have to agree with her.. why are you and Dennis so stuck back in the 20^th Century trying to keep legacy technology alive when SDR's are now the new baseline I'm just amazed this is even still being debated. Thanks for including me in all of these conversations, it's certainly illuminating. I must live in a bubble, because my tech circle assumes SDRs as a baseline. -Michelle W5NYV I responded: Michelle may be a great engineer, but few of us know everything there is to know about everything. Does she OPERATE HF? Does she know what HF operators need? Does she design stuff with Pin One Problems? Does she know what a Pin One Problem is? Do YOU? What kind of operating do YOU do? I don't give a rat's ass about new technologies and the latest fads. I am both an engineer and an OPERATOR. I choose a radio that gives me the performance and the functions I need, and at a price I can afford. The K3s are my current choice. It is NOT a religious decision. Before that it was FT1000MPs, before that TS850s, before that a K2. Based on what I see of the performance and features of the current crop of SDRs, none are even close to offering what the K3 does. Someday that will change, and when it does, I may buy one -- if I'm not in hospice by then. I drive a big Toyota SUV because I need to haul stuff. I convinced my wife to buy a Prius because she doesn't. I have a modest music listening system, but a monster library of music on LP, CD, and DVD. As last count, 3,000 LPs, 4,000 CDs, and about 150 DVDs. I worked in pro audio, and for most of my professional life, people asked me about whatever the latest and greatest was. My advice, then and now, is to save their money and buy music by Prez, Billie, Pops, and Desmond. It is NOT about technologies. = = = = = = = And Michelle responded: K3s are great. Any solution in ham radio that makes the operator happy, and therefore leads to them being more efficient and achieving higher scores, is the optimum solution, for that ham, for that application. There is an assmption here of an objective ideal in terms of operating in contests. I don't think this assumption should go unquestioned. What works for one set of operators is not guaranteed to work for another. I use SDRs for (non-human-involved) cognitive radio research, and in experiments with new modulation schemes, for which they are absolutely necessary. I have a Flex, USRPs, boxes of HPSDRs, a BladeRF, a HackRF, and about a half dozen other custom boards and implementations in FPGA. I don't even consider legacy radios, outside of where I must have a simple cheap solution to radio sensor data back home (such as RFID). I'm an SDR zealot. I prefer the K3 for contesting due to a delightful user interface, portability, and durability. All of these radios under discussion are so far above what I would consider to be the performance cutoff for contesting, one should choose based on the remaining highest nail - the UI, or whatever else the situation demands. The Flex is an undisputed lab queen and is objectively the best in terms of stats. But we took K3s to the Cook Islands and Raro. If I go on another DXpedition, it probably won't be with a Flex. Not that I'm generally choosing - I'm a junior member of the DXpedition teams that invite me. I contest for fun, but I've put in enough hours with the local club to know that I'm not rig-limited. I know for a fact that I'd have to contest a lot more for the rigs I use to start limiting my scores, instead of my skill level limiting my scores. The Flex doesn't make me any better of an operator than the K3 or the 756Pro2. They all can have the killer app of panoramic display, which I depend upon. They are all easy enough to switch bands on. Above that, I'd need to put in so much more seat time in order for the Flex to start making a difference, and I just don't have that much time to devote to contesting. I have raced cars. If the objective measurements of transceiver performance can be likened to horsepower, then you obviously need a car with enough horsepower to compete. But if you pick a car based solely on this one axis, then you may end up backing a Corvette that fails to negotiate the twisty road, while the half-your-horsepower Porsche eats your lunch. Conversely, the Porshe will lose in the straightaway to the Corvette. Suspension, gearing, steering, track type, race format - etc. are are equivalent in importance to
Re: [Elecraft] MCU 5.13 observation
Thanks for catching this, Rick. It will be restored in the next release. I had removed it temporarily during a debugging session in nearby source code. Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:24 AM, Rick Bates, WA6NHC happymooseph...@gmail.com wrote: While I don't use it often, I note that in MCU 5.13/FP 1.19, the CW Reader Speed is no longer there (telling you the CW speed you're hearing). It's sometimes useful to help match QRQ inclined DX ops (I can only read MY call up to about 40 WPM, *IF* its a very good signal). Other times it's more like holy !!! :o) Did I miss that change in the notes? Rick, WA6NHC iPad = small keypad = typos = sorry ;-) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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...@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] MCU 5.13 observation
Wayne, As a future feature, I would like to see the cw speed be displayable, but have it scroll by every so often, at word breaks. That way the full text length of vfo B can be utilized for incoming characters, and still get a cw speed tickler after say 4 screens (configurable would be even better) of characters go by. Warren - KD4Z On 3/9/2015 11:25 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Thanks for catching this, Rick. It will be restored in the next release. I had removed it temporarily during a debugging session in nearby source code. Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:24 AM, Rick Bates, WA6NHC happymooseph...@gmail.com wrote: While I don't use it often, I note that in MCU 5.13/FP 1.19, the CW Reader Speed is no longer there (telling you the CW speed you're hearing). It's sometimes useful to help match QRQ inclined DX ops (I can only read MY call up to about 40 WPM, *IF* its a very good signal). Other times it's more like holy !!! :o) Did I miss that change in the notes? Rick, WA6NHC iPad = small keypad = typos = sorry ;-) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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...@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 hullspee...@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] PX3 Future Upgrades?
On Sun,3/8/2015 8:02 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: That's the second advantage of Fixed-Tune, the averaging in the spectrum plot remains constant until tuning past the end of the span. In tracking mode, the averaging must restart whenever you tune ... 1 Hz or more. THAT'S why Fixed Tune Mode is so critical. Averaging is what allows us to pick weak signals out of the noise. Tuning, even very slightly, resets the averaging, making it FAR less useful. 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] K2 Settings Retrieval Software
Hi Sverre and all, I just recompiled the programs so that Java Web Start is no longer used. I have only a linux machine to test things on, so can't guarantee things will run properly on other OSes at this point. Please email me offlist if things don't run. A few quick things about http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/ : 1. Executables are now available as a zip file. 2. Source is now available as a .tar.bz2 file. 3. W1 also works with a W2 but not KAT500 despite a menu entry. 4. Please don't judge these spare time efforts too harshly. :-) 5. GUI work was often created with netbeans, so the netbeans-generated code is ugly when viewed with something other than it. Regarding (4), these are programs that work for me, but have not undergone any sort of serious testing. If you improve upon them, I'd love to get your updates! For the coders, a word of warning that internal documentation is often somewhat, ah, lacking... Tnx es 73, Mike ab3ap On 03/08/2015 05:22 PM, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote: Hi Mike Good to hear from you. I don't really know what it takes to make the programs more useful. All I know is that everything that has to do with Java has gotten more and more difficult to use, especially for Windows users. I am running Windows 7 here myself. Therefore, after quite some struggle with browsers and security, it was a relief to find out that I could run the K2 Settings Retrieval Software from the command line in Windows by just typing in javaws params.jnlp after having downloaded params.jnlp to my harddisk. I realize that the security issues are caused by calls to your website. If a 100% local program could do the same, then perhaps that would make it simpler, but I am just a user, not a developer of these things, so I don't really know what it takes. - Sverre, LA3ZA K2 #2198, K3 #3391, LA3ZA Blog: http://la3za.blogspot.com, LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications: http://la3za.blogspot.com/p/la3za-unofficial-guide-to-elecraft-k2.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues.....
At home I would try one of the end feds, home brew or purchase. The EARCHI and the LNR work well. Use the SGC SG-230 and run the antenna wire (for stealth use the Davis RF POLYS-26 Black PE Coated) vertically up side of house, then horizontal (inverted L). I use RG174 for all QRP and it works well. For portable, use the Elecraft T1 and a wet string or virtually any wire configuration you favor (don't omit counter poise or enough coax to act as same). I love the KX3! (And I hate vertical white space in source code and emails. Sorry.) Good luck! Ken - ke4rg -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Tellez Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 12:48 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues. Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a cloak of invisibilityor reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So ..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 ktalb...@gamewood.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 - A word of thanks
Our pleasure, Cary. Thanks for the report! Did you also try APF on this signal? 73, Wayne N6KR On Mar 9, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Carey Magee arsk2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eric, Wayne and all the folks on this reflector. I have been a relicensed HAM since 2006 and am by no means a big or even medium gun. No towers, just wires and a vertical. I do not contest a lot but am an active DX'er. Last night, I was trying to get E30FB into my log for #299. In today's current state of DX'peditions, DQRM appeared, very persistantly I might add, on the DX transmit frequency (20M, CW). The DQRM was not exactly zero beat but real, real close. By using the 100hz filter setting (I have the 250Hz filter in both receivers) and shifting just ever so slightly I was able to hear them come back to my call and I was able to successfully make the contact. This is over a S5 DQRM almost exactly zero beat!! I honestly wonder if I could have done that with a different radio. Thanks to the both of you for designing and building a very good radio and thanks to the folks on this reflector whose posts I read and get lots of good op tips from. 73, Carey Magee, K2RNY Rochester New York Grid: FN13ef arsk2...@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] Software suggestions for KX3
Hello all, I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop. I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there might be better options available. I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice also. What do other users like and recommend? Thanks, Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
I have been where you are and then some ... Long story short, after trying almost every portable antenna I have what I think is a wonderful, simple solution. I take little Tarheel II screwdriver antenna and mount it on a short sturdy camera tripod with a few ground radials. It works almost as good as my 102' long wire and is amazingly quiet. I got the antenna mount for the tripod on EBay. It works great, takes 5 minutes to set up. Good luck Jack W4GRJ On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse – ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a “cloak of invisibility” – or reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna – it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So …..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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...@satterfield.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] K3 **SOLD**
The K3 has been sold. Thanks to those who expressed interest. 73, Tony K2SG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Software suggestions for KX3
The two I would recommend are fldigi and DXlab {both free}... Try DXlab
first - it has ALL the bells. Both are updated often!
73, steve WB3LGC
On 09-Mar-15 12:56 PM, Mark Tellez wrote:
Hello all,
I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling
and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with
MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the
people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am
NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which
system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop.
I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging
almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there
might be better options available.
I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX
clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice
also.
What do other users like and recommend?
Thanks,
Mark
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 sm.shearer...@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] TS-990
This is a thread from June 2013 that was closed by Eric -- in 2013. What gives? Joe N1QD On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On Sun,3/8/2015 8:47 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Has anyone other than me ever noted that Rob Sherwood doesn't own a K3? His #1 operating position has an IC781 and #2 is a TS-990. Here's part of an exchange re: the obvious superiority of the new generation of Flex radios. The initial comments are from Howard, VE3GFW, ex-KY6LA, who doesn't operate much, hates CW, and loves SDRs. FYI. here is a comment from one of the most accomplished RF engineers I know.. Michelle Easton W5NYV... Frankly I have to agree with her.. why are you and Dennis so stuck back in the 20^th Century trying to keep legacy technology alive when SDR's are now the new baseline I'm just amazed this is even still being debated. Thanks for including me in all of these conversations, it's certainly illuminating. I must live in a bubble, because my tech circle assumes SDRs as a baseline. -Michelle W5NYV I responded: Michelle may be a great engineer, but few of us know everything there is to know about everything. Does she OPERATE HF? Does she know what HF operators need? Does she design stuff with Pin One Problems? Does she know what a Pin One Problem is? Do YOU? What kind of operating do YOU do? I don't give a rat's ass about new technologies and the latest fads. I am both an engineer and an OPERATOR. I choose a radio that gives me the performance and the functions I need, and at a price I can afford. The K3s are my current choice. It is NOT a religious decision. Before that it was FT1000MPs, before that TS850s, before that a K2. Based on what I see of the performance and features of the current crop of SDRs, none are even close to offering what the K3 does. Someday that will change, and when it does, I may buy one -- if I'm not in hospice by then. I drive a big Toyota SUV because I need to haul stuff. I convinced my wife to buy a Prius because she doesn't. I have a modest music listening system, but a monster library of music on LP, CD, and DVD. As last count, 3,000 LPs, 4,000 CDs, and about 150 DVDs. I worked in pro audio, and for most of my professional life, people asked me about whatever the latest and greatest was. My advice, then and now, is to save their money and buy music by Prez, Billie, Pops, and Desmond. It is NOT about technologies. = = = = = = = And Michelle responded: K3s are great. Any solution in ham radio that makes the operator happy, and therefore leads to them being more efficient and achieving higher scores, is the optimum solution, for that ham, for that application. There is an assmption here of an objective ideal in terms of operating in contests. I don't think this assumption should go unquestioned. What works for one set of operators is not guaranteed to work for another. I use SDRs for (non-human-involved) cognitive radio research, and in experiments with new modulation schemes, for which they are absolutely necessary. I have a Flex, USRPs, boxes of HPSDRs, a BladeRF, a HackRF, and about a half dozen other custom boards and implementations in FPGA. I don't even consider legacy radios, outside of where I must have a simple cheap solution to radio sensor data back home (such as RFID). I'm an SDR zealot. I prefer the K3 for contesting due to a delightful user interface, portability, and durability. All of these radios under discussion are so far above what I would consider to be the performance cutoff for contesting, one should choose based on the remaining highest nail - the UI, or whatever else the situation demands. The Flex is an undisputed lab queen and is objectively the best in terms of stats. But we took K3s to the Cook Islands and Raro. If I go on another DXpedition, it probably won't be with a Flex. Not that I'm generally choosing - I'm a junior member of the DXpedition teams that invite me. I contest for fun, but I've put in enough hours with the local club to know that I'm not rig-limited. I know for a fact that I'd have to contest a lot more for the rigs I use to start limiting my scores, instead of my skill level limiting my scores. The Flex doesn't make me any better of an operator than the K3 or the 756Pro2. They all can have the killer app of panoramic display, which I depend upon. They are all easy enough to switch bands on. Above that, I'd need to put in so much more seat time in order for the Flex to start making a difference, and I just don't have that much time to devote to contesting. I have raced cars. If the objective measurements of transceiver performance can be likened to horsepower, then you obviously need a car with enough horsepower to compete. But if you pick a car based solely on this one axis, then you may end up backing a Corvette that fails to negotiate the twisty road, while the
Re: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues.....
Not sure how this would fit your particular logistics but take a look at the 5-band 'cobweb' antenna. It's a folded wire antenna that fits into relatively small space. I have one in my attic, running 100 watts, 10m thru 20m, the G3TXQ version at karinya.net. I'm quite happy with it. 73, Drew AF2Z On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:48:25 -0600, you wrote: Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a cloak of invisibility or reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So ..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] My K3 needs pimping
Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] For Sale: K1 S/N 2613
FOR SALE: Elecraft K1 S/N: 2613 Very good condition. 40m/20m with KFL1-2 30m/17m Band module, KAT1 internal tuner, K1BKLTKIT-X backlight, FDIMP Finger Dimple, original manuals and even original box -- if desired. Pictures available. My newish K3 really **NEEDS** a P3 Panadapter. Was $546 new. Sale $375 Paypal or US Postal Money Order CONUS only, please. Thank you, 72/73, Don K3RLL http://www.qsl.net/k3rll/ FP #1843 | SKCC #3133c | NAQCC #1905 | FISTS #13504cc | QRPARCI #3881 K1 #2613 | KX1 #2396 | K2 #1569 |KX3 #4565 | K3 #8404 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse – ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a “cloak of invisibility” – or reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna – it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So …..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] AF Knob lockout during keypad frequency entry (FW 5.14 and lower)
There may be a reasonable reason why the firmware locks out the Audio Gain Control during keypad frequency entry, but today that gotya caused me teeth to hurt -- I had been listening to a weak DX station on 15 CW, so the AF gain was pretty high. I decided to move to a different frequency, and had just pushed the buttons to start entering the new frequency, with a very strong/loud signal popped up right where I was listening. My hand shot to the AF gain knob, which I discovered was locked out. So I was stuck with way too much audio until I managed changed to a new frequency, at which point the AF control was re-enabled. Is there a reason why the AF control is locked out during keypad entry of a frequency? 73, Bob, WB4SON __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement - the next version
All of Alaska observes DST. We are one hour behind PDT. But when I moved here in 1979, AK had four time zones and Anchorage was two hours behind PST. Then the Legislature decide to move to one time zone and one hour closer to America. That has the sun reaching highest point at 2pm during standard time and 1pm (2200utc) in daylight time (normally the sun should reach max elevation at noon). Time to move on with this topic ;-) 73, Ed - KL7UW - Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:07:45 -0700 From: Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement - the next version Message-ID: 54fce451.4000...@foothill.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Not all of AZ. A Native American reservation [Navajo, I think] does observe DST. All of KH6 doesn't. Not sure about KL7, been 50 years since I was stationed there for a year. 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Kits made by KL7UW Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] My K3 needs pimping
Panadaptor, you will probably get more use from it than the sub rx. I do... I had occasion to have it mine off for a bit, and it is crippling to no longer have one... I use it so much more than a sub RX. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 16:24 +, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 - A word of thanks
Hi Eric, Wayne and all the folks on this reflector. I have been a relicensed HAM since 2006 and am by no means a big or even medium gun. No towers, just wires and a vertical. I do not contest a lot but am an active DX'er. Last night, I was trying to get E30FB into my log for #299. In today's current state of DX'peditions, DQRM appeared, very persistantly I might add, on the DX transmit frequency (20M, CW). The DQRM was not exactly zero beat but real, real close. By using the 100hz filter setting (I have the 250Hz filter in both receivers) and shifting just ever so slightly I was able to hear them come back to my call and I was able to successfully make the contact. This is over a S5 DQRM almost exactly zero beat!! I honestly wonder if I could have done that with a different radio. Thanks to the both of you for designing and building a very good radio and thanks to the folks on this reflector whose posts I read and get lots of good op tips from. 73, Carey Magee, K2RNY Rochester New York Grid: FN13ef arsk2...@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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
Mark, You are faced with what is becoming common. I assume you are running your KX3 barefoot. That makes your antenna installation critical. The problem with most simple antennas are they require a very good ground to really be effective. If you have been using the Buddy Pole as a vertical and many other variants, you are trying to use a 1/4 wave antenna with out a ground which is a must for this configuration. The Alexloop works well on 20-10 meters, but is very narrow band. As you already own one and if you are running QRP, use it. Just tune it around where you want to operate. You don't mention whether you have an attic in your town house and have access to it. If you do, a fan dipole in the attic works FB. The problem will be to run you feed line down. You have a few choices. One choice is to find the waste stack vent and feed your transmission line beside the pipe. There is usually enough room for this, but you can only run RG-8X for smaller, typically. The other choice is to run your transmission line like the cable guys do it, drill a hole in the wall in the attic and drop it down to where you want it to come in and drill another hole and bring it in. Portable antenna are interesting. You could use an end fed affair. The one I like is distributed by the Hawaiian Emergency Radio Club, or some name like that. They sell them as multiband antennas, but they work best with correct wire lengths for the band you want to operate. Changing to another wire in a 1 minute affair including recovering the nut that you drop on the ground. It is basically a 9:1 unum with a 1/2 wave wire attached. A couple of #22 gauge wires and the unum shouldn't exceed about a pound. All of these suggestion will work, But they will not perform as well a good beam or antennas in the clear. However, my suggestion for the portable antenna does do a credible job; I have one. 73, Barry K3NDM On 3/9/2015 12:48 PM, Mark Tellez wrote: Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse – ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a “cloak of invisibility” – or reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna – it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So …..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 k3...@comcast.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 - remote power on
Hi folks.. what do people do to switch on their K3 when used remotely? up until a recent firmware upgrade, I could leave the K3 switched on and power down the PSU, when the PSU was powered up, the K3 would come alive all by itself. Shame that this behaviour has been changed,. After installing the latest fimware, this no longer happens, I remotely shut down the PSU, but when powering back on, the K3 stays off. Reading the manual shows that I could provide a ground to pin 8 of the ACC port to power up the rig, am looking for a low cost way to do this, so far I am thinking of a cheap USB relay device that I can send a pulse to from a batch file. Robin G1MHU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] TS-990
On 2015-03-09 12:23 PM, Jim Brown posted from Michelle, W5NYV: So, If you want to talk about what the best contesting rig is, then I think you have to consider radios in a more multidimensional manner than by just comparing the equivalent of horsepower. Of which, Flex clearly seems to win. That claim hides a major blind spot. Sherwood's test numbers show that the K3 with the new synthesizer is every bit equivalent to the Flex-6000 series when one considers noise floor (MDS) (weak signal performance) and realizes that the Flex can not handle multiple very strong signals without serious blocking and compromised dynamic range due to A/D limiting. With the new synthesizer the K3 has a better MDS without a preamp than the Flex with its preamp enabled. The measured difference without a preamp on either unit is 18 dB! Even with a 20 dB preamp for the Flex (which reduces the strong signal handling capability by 20 dB and could be fatal with multiple strong signals), the Flex still has a 4 dB higher MDS (less sensitive receiver) that the updated K3 with its 10 dB preamp. So long as direct conversion SDRs have A/D limiting issues that occur at real world signal levels (e.g. on 160 meters within a few miles of 50 KW AM broadcast stations, on 40 meters in Europe with multiple strong broadcast signals in the band, etc.) the Flex SDRs simply can not be said to win any comparison of horsepower (and their user interface sucks!). 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] Software suggestions for KX3
I use Fldigi for almost everything digital. It's a very versatile program, ported to Windoze and Linux (maybe other OSs?). Fldigi and its suite (flrig, flarq, etc.) are free, and fairly well-maintained and -documented. Fldigi will also maintain a log for you, but I've not used this feature personally. From your call, I'd guess you're Army MARS. In NMCM, most of our socal members (SCA) use fldigi for MT63 on traffic nets and Thor/FSK for our 24-hour TransPac net. For official stuff, we use M110A, of course. 73! matt W6NIA / NNN0UET On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 10:56:52 -0600, you wrote: Hello all, I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop. I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there might be better options available. I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice also. What do other users like and recommend? Thanks, Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 mzil...@roadrunner.com Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- Always store beer in a dark place. -R. Heinlein __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] My K3 needs pimping
Don, Without a P3, it is like driving at night without headlights. And I find it tells me a lot more than just where the other signals are. Dick, n0ce Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] pig knob for B vfo
Hi Bob, You can alter the commands that are sent when the knob encoder pulses so you could use UPB and DNB to control VFO B. Since the knob has two modes, toggled between with a push of the knob, you could have one of the modes control VFO A and the other control VFO B. The commands to configure the knob to accomplish this would be: cw up; cc dn; fcw upb; fcc dnb; Nick On March 9, 2015 at 12:19:32, bob finger (fin...@goeaston.net) wrote: Anyone come up with a way to control the VFO B knob (the small one) with a Pig Knob on the K3? Thanks in advance. 73 bob de w9ge ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 nwgar...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement - the next
Fred and all, You are correct! The Navajo Tribe does not stay on AZ time (standard time) during the DST timeframe. However, there are several reasons for that. For one thing, the Tribe itself is scattered over 3 states--AZ, NM, and UT. The biggest chunk is in AZ, but those other states do go on DST. More importantly, perhaps, is that the capital of the Tribe, Window Rock, is just barely in Arizona. However, for a great many things the Tribe is joined commercially at the hip with New Mexico. The biggest nearby city of any consequence is Gallup, NM, and Window Rock itself is generally served mainly from NM sources. Anything they need from an even larger city usually comes out of Albuquerque, including all (or nearly all) their professional services, etc. So, since New Mexico does go on DST, I think that makes it much more convenient for the Navajo Tribe to do likewise. I'm not sure what the Hopi Tribe does, and they are surrounded by the Navajo Tribe in AZ. That's the same issue that causes a couple of other non-DST areas to ignore their time zone in favor of what the nearest large metro center does. I think Indiana has some of this. At least one county in Oregon (my home state) is not in the Pacific time zone! that county aligns more with Idaho. I remember back in the late 50's, when I went to Ft. Knox, KY, the state of Kentucky was/is split between the central and eastern time zones (Tennessee is also). The odd thing back then was that the eastern half did go on DST (it was optional back then), but the western half did not! So, in the same state you had a two hour difference!!! That was pretty crazy! Isn't DST fun!!! 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] My K3 needs pimping
Well Don, your question was a SubRx *or* a Panadaptor [P3?]. In the interest of balance ... I have a moderately vanilla K3 #642, KPA500, KAT500, and P3. I have the stock SSB filter and a 500 Hz CW filter. I do not have a SubRx. There may be some confusion lurking on the list. I have no problem whatsoever running split. I receive on VFO A which I put on the DX and leave alone. I transmit on VFO B, which I tune around in the pile-up using the Little Knob. I decide where to park VFO B by looking at the P3 waterfall. I may occasionally want to listen to my tx QRG, I do that with one button. The confusion? You need a SubRx to do some things ... diversity reception is one example. You do *not* need a SubRx to chase DX split, operate in contests, or a variety of other operating habits. I don't know how having one would have any effect on how I operate. Initially, I bought the P3 as a toy ... last panadaptor I had was a WW2 rack-mounted monster with a 3 round screen perhaps 40 years ago. My wife has a needlepoint hobby, we have an Equal Hobby Allowance policy, and needlepoint is about as expensive as ham radio. My stuff is higher priced, but she buys a LOT more of her stuff. I have found a myriad of uses for the P3 since then, and now when operating, that's what I look at, not the radio. It is sooo very different to see the band rather than hear only the tiny segment where I'm tuned. Unless you have one of the distinct needs for the SubRx, and it is an either/or decision, my recommendation is the P3. I did buy the DVK for my K3 -- I have never used more than 2 memories and then only in ARRL SS SSB for my CQ and my exchange following the number. If I ever come up with another reason that works for me, I'll let you know, but for now, it is unused. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 3/9/2015 1:05 PM, Gary Smith wrote: Don, The answer is: Yes. Why? The answer is: Well, of course. 73, Gary KA1J Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] My K3 needs pimping
On Mon,3/9/2015 9:24 AM, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? Buy the P3 first. Both are useful. My primary use for the 2nd RX is diversity reception, which requires two antennas. It's most useful on the lowest bands, especially 160 and 80, but also on 40. I also use it to listen on my TX frequency when running split in a pileup. That way, I know if there's a QSO there. I can also time my calls with another station in the same pileup on that frequency. The P3 gives you a nice overview of the pileup, it allows you to monitor a dead band for activity (like 10M, 6M), it helps you identify RFI, it can even show you the bandwidth of dirty signals. In the E30FB pileup on 15CW this morning, K7RR was clicking almost 2 kHz wide, and the P3 clearly showed it. On 6M, I set the P3 for 200 kHz (max width), to display 50.08 MHz to 50.280 MHz. This lets me monitor for CW, SSB, and JT65/JT9 activity. I've picked up a lot of rare grids in short openings that way. Last fall there was an opening to CX and PY I made four Qs in three grids! 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] P3 v SubRX
I am in full agreement. I feel blind without my P3. At a glance I can tell if the band is active or not. For example, last weekend with the DX contest and the wide open 20m, the scope was almost solid in certain spectrums. I find that I use the subRX if I am getting bored on the 75m net and want someone else to listen to. I also find it useful for tuning in the +5 ahead of time before leaving the net with someone and making sure that it is available. I am not set up with a separate Rx antenna so I can't comment on how useful diversity Rx is. Bottom line, if I have to choose only one, I would choose the P3. Eric, WB7SDE On Mon, Mar 9, 2015, at 01:00 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: Don ‹ I agree with Dave. I have both - the SubRX from the beginning and the P3 a year or so later. I have become addicted to the P3; but can¹t remember using the SubRX for anything other than chasing DX in pileups. Even in contests, where operating a significant split is usually a no-no, the XIT alone has been enough while the subRX imposes a small but noticeable hit on weak-signal sensitivity. But I am strictly CW - there may be advantages in other modes. Ted, KN1CBR Message: 8 Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:50:49 -0700 From: David Cole d...@nk7z.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] My K3 needs pimping Message-ID: 1425919849.15814.234.camel@nostromo.NK7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Panadaptor, you will probably get more use from it than the sub rx. I do... I had occasion to have it mine off for a bit, and it is crippling to no longer have one... I use it so much more than a sub RX. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 16:24 +, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 wb7...@evross.com -- Eric Ross __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
I like the Traheel for portable with any length wire you can add. At home QTH, I need to ask if you have access to the eves of the roof? Any amount of #18 tin plated copper wire added up and around the eves will do amazingly well on LP. I had access to a 24 foot ladder and screwed in the old insulated TV antenna standoffs and ran it around the house. If you can make it a loop, you can feed it with a 4:1 balun and work a lot of bands with a tuner. Closed loop is much more quiet than a end fed. Mel, K6KBE From: Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com To: Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues. For home use, http://www.n6bt.com/ has a 7 foot tall lawn sculpture which operates on 20, 17 and 15. It doesn't look like an antenna. It is new, and I don't have any experience with it. I have a Little Tarheel II antenna on my 4Runner. It works well on the higher frequencies. I used it with a K3/10 on 80M during the California QSO party and every single station I managed to contact said I was way down in the noise. I have been impressed with the CrankIR http://www.steppir.com/crankir-vertical-and-dipole idea. However, While I don't have any experience with it, I think it is worth a look. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/9/15 at 9:48 AM, aar...@gmail.com (Mark Tellez) wrote: My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. --- Bill Frantz | Security is like Government | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them. | 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 farrerfo...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Other Radios
I have a K3, KX3 and flex 6500. They are all great radio's in their own right and have their own distinct advantages and disadvantages. Anyone who would like to see all 3 in the shack are welcome to drop me a line (in bay area of course). So far I wouldn't be caught dead without my K3 in a contest and my KX3 with KXPA100 as needed is an awesome go-to travel solution of admirable performance in a pelican case. The flex does have a decent performing receiver but is still in its early stages of development feature wise and they are not cranking out updates with the same frequency that Elecraft does and their support eco system in in an equal fetal stage. But the platform does show some great potential to raise the bar.,, the jury is still out on that one. we shall see. There are a lot of great radios out there.. But very few have the entire eco system and solid communication channel/community that Eric and Wayne have developed with Elecraft.. Its the whole package and commitment to excellence that makes the platform great. Not the Sherwood chart. Thanks guys and keep up the good work! I Just raised the N6RO station record bar for 40 meters in ARRL DX this weekend with a K3/P3 combo... Believe me when I say this would not have been possible without this level of rig. I needed just about every receiver advantage I could to do it. JM2C Chris N6WM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Software suggestions for KX3
Mark, I have both the KX3 and K3. My current software configuration is to use Win4K3 ( http://va2fsq.com/ ) as the main software. It provides a panadapter scope (interfacing a Steinberg UR22 USB Soundcard to get a full 192khz spectrum) to the KX3/K3 I/Q. I then use Ham Radio Deluxe HRDLogger and Rotor Control. Win4K3 allows me to log Qs from the Win4K3 terminal into HRD and ADIF. Chasing DX, I can use the built in CW/PSK/RTTY features of Win4K3 and the KX3/K3 to chase and operate. In contesting mode, I still use Win4K3 with N1MM+. I also use cwskimmer. Win4K launches skimmer, HRD, and other apps. It will put spots from cwskimmer/wintelnetx into panadapter display. Win4K3 works with ClubLog to see your worked/confirmed to help you see if a new one in the spots is need or not. I will email you a configuration PDF. Win4K can be used in a small discrete way or to help you integrate all these other apps. I used Win4K flawlessly this weekend during the ARRL DX Phone contest to find slots to call cq/run. Need any other info, drop me a note. Doug NA1DX na...@arrl.net Message: 9 Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 10:56:52 -0600 From: Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Software suggestions for KX3 Message-ID: calyk5yh6va_z_dpw-pgw4erhxyxshdvfncb_e8sb3mhzqpt...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello all, I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop. I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there might be better options available. I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice also. What do other users like and recommend? Thanks, Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] pig knob for B vfo
Ummm ... just program VFO B commands into the knob and switches? If you're looking for something switchable [e.g. PK button toggles knob between A and B], I don't think Nick's firmware allows a PK function to change the PK programming. However, you could program one knob position [the switch when pushing the knob down] for VFO A control and the other for VFO B. Might also be possible to program one or more switches to select tuning rate on the K3. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 3/9/2015 12:19 PM, bob finger wrote: Anyone come up with a way to control the VFO B knob (the small one) with a Pig Knob on the K3? Thanks in advance. 73 bob de w9ge ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 k6...@foothill.net - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4299/9261 - Release Date: 03/09/15 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] P3 v SubRX
Don ‹ I agree with Dave. I have both - the SubRX from the beginning and the P3 a year or so later. I have become addicted to the P3; but can¹t remember using the SubRX for anything other than chasing DX in pileups. Even in contests, where operating a significant split is usually a no-no, the XIT alone has been enough while the subRX imposes a small but noticeable hit on weak-signal sensitivity. But I am strictly CW - there may be advantages in other modes. Ted, KN1CBR Message: 8 Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:50:49 -0700 From: David Cole d...@nk7z.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] My K3 needs pimping Message-ID: 1425919849.15814.234.camel@nostromo.NK7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Panadaptor, you will probably get more use from it than the sub rx. I do... I had occasion to have it mine off for a bit, and it is crippling to no longer have one... I use it so much more than a sub RX. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 16:24 +, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] TS-990
On Mon,3/9/2015 11:09 AM, Joe Harris wrote: This is a thread from June 2013 that was closed by Eric -- in 2013. What gives? Sorry -- after posting, I realized that Thunderbird had somehow kicked me back a couple of years. I must have fat-fingered something. :) That said, I think my post was pretty relevant to the current discussion about numbers. 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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
For home use, http://www.n6bt.com/ has a 7 foot tall lawn sculpture which operates on 20, 17 and 15. It doesn't look like an antenna. It is new, and I don't have any experience with it. I have a Little Tarheel II antenna on my 4Runner. It works well on the higher frequencies. I used it with a K3/10 on 80M during the California QSO party and every single station I managed to contact said I was way down in the noise. I have been impressed with the CrankIR http://www.steppir.com/crankir-vertical-and-dipole idea. However, While I don't have any experience with it, I think it is worth a look. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/9/15 at 9:48 AM, aar...@gmail.com (Mark Tellez) wrote: My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. --- Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them.| 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] Software suggestions for KX3
Mark, Another vote for DXLabs. I keep a Windows laptop in my Mac centric ham shack for the sole purpose of running it. If you knew how much I dislike all versions of Windows you would really know what a recommendation that is! Rick K6LE On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop. I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there might be better options available. I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice also. What do other users like and recommend? Thanks, Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Other Radios
On Mon,3/9/2015 11:56 AM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: I Just raised the N6RO station record bar for 40 meters in ARRL DX this weekend with a K3/P3 combo... Believe me when I say this would not have been possible without this level of rig. I needed just about every receiver advantage I could to do it. Having operated from that station and knowing a bit of its history, that's a pretty high bar. Congratulations! 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] pig knob for B vfo
Anyone come up with a way to control the VFO B knob (the small one) with a Pig Knob on the K3? Thanks in advance. 73 bob de w9ge ee __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] My K3 needs pimping
Don, The answer is: Yes. Why? The answer is: Well, of course. 73, Gary KA1J Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 g...@ka1j.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] K3 - A word of thanks
Hi Wayne: Actually, no. I always thought that was to be used for a weak signal. The E3 was loud enough that I didn't think to engage it. I'll remember that in the future, though. The more I think about it, APF would be a useful tool for something like this. I'll have to create a Macro so I can switch between APF or Dual PB. Right now it is set at Dual PB, so a macro would help with the switch. Thanks. 73, Carey Magee, K2RNY Rochester New York Grid: FN13ef arsk2...@gmail.com On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Our pleasure, Cary. Thanks for the report! Did you also try APF on this signal? 73, Wayne N6KR On Mar 9, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Carey Magee arsk2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eric, Wayne and all the folks on this reflector. I have been a relicensed HAM since 2006 and am by no means a big or even medium gun. No towers, just wires and a vertical. I do not contest a lot but am an active DX'er. Last night, I was trying to get E30FB into my log for #299. In today's current state of DX'peditions, DQRM appeared, very persistantly I might add, on the DX transmit frequency (20M, CW). The DQRM was not exactly zero beat but real, real close. By using the 100hz filter setting (I have the 250Hz filter in both receivers) and shifting just ever so slightly I was able to hear them come back to my call and I was able to successfully make the contact. This is over a S5 DQRM almost exactly zero beat!! I honestly wonder if I could have done that with a different radio. Thanks to the both of you for designing and building a very good radio and thanks to the folks on this reflector whose posts I read and get lots of good op tips from. 73, Carey Magee, K2RNY Rochester New York Grid: FN13ef arsk2...@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] Software suggestions for KX3
Mark, You can use the last free version of HRD. It does work with the KX3. Just set it up for K3 operation. However, If you want to do it to the max, download a copy of Win4K3, $50, and buy a USB sound card that runs 24 bit sampling at 96KHz or better sample rate. They run anywhere from $75 to $150. That will give you spectrum display, radio control, CW/RTTY/PSK31 controls and macros, and an interface to HRD. The Spotting software in HRD will connect to the DX clusters and put your radio on frequency by just clicking. You will need to download a copy of com0com for port replication, but that is free. 73, Barry K3NDM On 3/9/2015 12:56 PM, Mark Tellez wrote: Hello all, I posted a question on here a few weeks ago about software for controlling and enhancing the KX3 experience. I had previous experience with MacLogger and because of that and a lack of clarity on my part many of the people who responded assumed I was currently running an Apple which I am NOT. I am not running iOS. That was my issue for not specifying which system I was running on. I am using a Win7 dual core laptop. I have also tried HRD and found it pretty good but now that HRD is charging almost a $100 for their software and even ongoing support I figured there might be better options available. I am primarily interested in following active calling frequencies (DX clusters) and general controls. Waterfall displays would be really nice also. What do other users like and recommend? Thanks, Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 k3...@comcast.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] My K3 needs pimping
I have several radios with dual receive, and I have several radios with a spectrum scope, and several radios that have both. My vote is the spectrum scope. When you are saving your pennies for a second radio, save some more and buy a second radio. There is nothing like SO2R George, W6GF Sent from my iPad On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On Mon,3/9/2015 9:24 AM, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? Buy the P3 first. Both are useful. My primary use for the 2nd RX is diversity reception, which requires two antennas. It's most useful on the lowest bands, especially 160 and 80, but also on 40. I also use it to listen on my TX frequency when running split in a pileup. That way, I know if there's a QSO there. I can also time my calls with another station in the same pileup on that frequency. The P3 gives you a nice overview of the pileup, it allows you to monitor a dead band for activity (like 10M, 6M), it helps you identify RFI, it can even show you the bandwidth of dirty signals. In the E30FB pileup on 15CW this morning, K7RR was clicking almost 2 kHz wide, and the P3 clearly showed it. On 6M, I set the P3 for 200 kHz (max width), to display 50.08 MHz to 50.280 MHz. This lets me monitor for CW, SSB, and JT65/JT9 activity. I've picked up a lot of rare grids in short openings that way. Last fall there was an opening to CX and PY I made four Qs in three grids! 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 georgefrit...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] My K3 needs pimping
That is actually one of the best analogy's I have heard for a Panadaptor, and it is dead on correct. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 16:12 -0500, Richard Fjeld wrote: Don, Without a P3, it is like driving at night without headlights. And I find it tells me a lot more than just where the other signals are. Dick, n0ce Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Storing into K3 General Memory
In the logging software on which I'm currently working, I have been trying to write from my software to the K3's general memory using commands from the K3 programming guide. I've had only partial success thus far. Here's what I've found: If general memory nnn is empty, one is able to write the frequency information to it by sending MCnnn;SWT15;SWT15; This a little different from the sequence used when pushing buttons on the K3, V-M rotate main dial to the desired memory numberV-M, but it works. If, however, memory nnn is NOT empty, MCnnn will change the active memory number to nnn, but will then immediately write the contents of the memory to the VFO's, defeating the whole purpose of the memory storage. At first glance the obvious solution is to clear the memory first, but to clear the memory one must first issue MCnnn to set the memory, which will result in the contents of memory channel nnn being written to the VFO's. I'm sure there's a way to accomplish this, since the K3/KX3 Frequency Editor Software works. I feel that I'm missing something, but don't know just what! Can anyone help with this problem. Thanks. Mel Seyle W4MEL --- 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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
I had a friend in a similar situation. We managed to catch a building maintenance person who was happy to put our G5RV on the roof and run the coax down a nearby drain pipe and under my friend's door. Completely invisible! If you're anywhere near a down-spout, keep an eye out for someone who can do you a favor :). On Mon, 9 Mar 2015, Mark Tellez wrote: Hello all, I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of solutions and have yet to find one that works well. I currently live in a townhouse – ground floor with a walking path looping around the building. This means any antenna I use at home must include a “cloak of invisibility” – or reasonable facsimile or be able to be moved inside during daylight hours. For portable use I have tried the Alexloop antenna – it works fairly well portable but is not a practical solution for home use since my outdoor patio is 20ft away from my radio and tuning is simply not practical. For portable I have also tried the Buddipole- works okay but it is heavy for portable and changing coil settings at home isn't practical for same reason as tuning the Alexloop. I like the quality of construction on the Buddipole. My latest test involves the Chameleon Hybrid-mini base with various assorted whips (SGC303/ Buddipole long whip, etc). Although highly portable the noise threshold seems very high and the reception is mediocre. I have not tried the Chamelon whips yet but I am a bit skeptical that it will make much difference. I have read good reviews on eHam so I am wondering if there is a special trick to getting the Chameleon to perform as advertised. Anyone have experience with these antennas? So …..Not sure where to go from here. I am looking for advice on the current solutions I have or recommendations on something I have not tried yet. My main concern with portable use is weight. My main concern with home use is low visibility and also needing an antenna that works well close to the ground since I'm in a ground floor condo. I have debated playing around with wire (thin) loops since I have access to an SGC 230 and 237 tuner. I would love to know what has worked for others. Thanks for the help. Mark __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 joberreu-elecr...@moselle.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 RIT-CW fix?
This can still happen, and it is still on the list for reevaluation. Wayne N6KR On Mar 8, 2015, at 12:46 PM, Ian ik7...@verizon.net wrote: In the K3 firmware release notes for MCU 4.73 (11/11/2013) there's a note that if RIT is turned on or off during tx that a code element may be effected and that this would be corrected in a future release. Did that ever get fixed or did I just miss something? 73, Ian N8IK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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...@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] Storing into K3 General Memory
Mel, If you're writing software to accomplish this, presumably you could save the current contents of the VFOs (etc.) and restore them after the memory-clear operation overwrites the VFOs (etc.). Wayne N6KR On Mar 9, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Mel Seyle melvin.se...@comcast.net wrote: In the logging software on which I'm currently working, I have been trying to write from my software to the K3's general memory using commands from the K3 programming guide. I've had only partial success thus far. Here's what I've found: If general memory nnn is empty, one is able to write the frequency information to it by sending MCnnn;SWT15;SWT15; This a little different from the sequence used when pushing buttons on the K3, V-M rotate main dial to the desired memory numberV-M, but it works. If, however, memory nnn is NOT empty, MCnnn will change the active memory number to nnn, but will then immediately write the contents of the memory to the VFO's, defeating the whole purpose of the memory storage. At first glance the obvious solution is to clear the memory first, but to clear the memory one must first issue MCnnn to set the memory, which will result in the contents of memory channel nnn being written to the VFO's. I'm sure there's a way to accomplish this, since the K3/KX3 Frequency Editor Software works. I feel that I'm missing something, but don't know just what! Can anyone help with this problem. Thanks. Mel Seyle W4MEL --- 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 n...@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] [K3] My K3 needs pimping
I would say Get Both but the P3 really should be 1st On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 16:24 +, Don Putnick via Elecraft wrote: Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully stocked with roofing filters, and I have the KPA500 and KAT500. Should my next purchase be a subreceiver or a panadapter, and why? 73 Don NA6Z K3 #5495 ' __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to 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] Storing into K3 General Memory
Hi Mel, The Elecraft Frequency Memory Editor reads/writes directly from/to the EEPROM locations where the memories are stored. The MC; command is used only to QSY to a memory. Programming the memories using MC; and emulating button taps will be tricky. Especially if you want to deal with things like split, repeater offsets, and PL tones. It gets complicated. As Wayne suggested, you could possibly save the contents of everything (VFO A, VFO B, mode, datamode, offset, pl tone, etc) and restore them after sending the MC; command. But it won't be easy. 73, David, W4SMT On Mar 9, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Mel Seyle melvin.se...@comcast.net wrote: In the logging software on which I'm currently working, I have been trying to write from my software to the K3's general memory using commands from the K3 programming guide. I've had only partial success thus far. Here's what I've found: If general memory nnn is empty, one is able to write the frequency information to it by sending MCnnn;SWT15;SWT15; This a little different from the sequence used when pushing buttons on the K3, V-M rotate main dial to the desired memory numberV-M, but it works. If, however, memory nnn is NOT empty, MCnnn will change the active memory number to nnn, but will then immediately write the contents of the memory to the VFO's, defeating the whole purpose of the memory storage. At first glance the obvious solution is to clear the memory first, but to clear the memory one must first issue MCnnn to set the memory, which will result in the contents of memory channel nnn being written to the VFO's. I'm sure there's a way to accomplish this, since the K3/KX3 Frequency Editor Software works. I feel that I'm missing something, but don't know just what! Can anyone help with this problem. Thanks. Mel Seyle W4MEL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Portable antenna for KX3
I have a Transworld antenna. www.twantennas.com http://www.twantennas.com/ They are expensive. They work GREAT. It takes about 2 minutes to put one up and 2 minutes to take it down. If you want a well built product that works look no further. Again they ARE expensive. But so was your KX3. If you can’t make any contacts because your antenna is not effectve, then you’ve wasted your money on the KX3 which makes it far more expensive. Read the testimonials on eham.net and the QST CQ reviews. 73 Mike WB0SND Michael Marx sndtu...@vacuumtubes.com 636-939-9190 SND Tube Sales 105 N. Division St. Bonne Terre, MO 63628 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Home and portable antenna issues.....
I have to scratch my head every time the issue of what antenna should I use for bla bla situation comes up on any reflector. It's similar to the question of what radio should I use for X situation. When asked, the responses are mostly personal (as is evident by all the comments from using everything from a 52 ohm resistor at the back of the radio to a multiple stack of full-sized yagis), and sometimes even emotional. But some advice I've given my kids over the years in selecting things or paths in life is to look to see what successful people have done or used in the past. start there and build on the concept. One of what I consider to be a mentor (unknown to him of course). Doug DeMaw (W1FB). I used to always consult his articles as a young ham in the 60's and 70's. If it was good enough for him, chances are it would work for me, or at least be a great starting point. So basis the type of operating you do. (fixed or portable, contesting or DXing, High or low power, etc.), check out the people that are currently successful (or to whatever your goal is) in that area that you wouldn't mind emulating. What antennas (or equipment etc.) do they use? Of course, it's always ok to improve on what they've done. but why spend all the money and effort reinventing the wheel? What's even better, is most hams will talk ad nauseam about their stations if given the opportunity! Just a lesson from life learnings and listening. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner - Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: http://www.VillaGrandPiton.com www.VillaGrandPiton.com www.vrbo.com/487375 http://www.vrbo.com/487375 email: mailto:b...@wjschmidt.com b...@wjschmidt.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] P3 v SubRX
I had the same problem trying to work K1N. I don't have the subreceiver, and trying to identify the station being worked gets really hard as you switch between frequencies with the REVerse button. It doesn't help that the tuning knob for the pileup changes when you hold REV. Jack, W6FB commented that it was really nice with the DX in the left ear, the pileup in the right, and only one knob to turn. I'll probably add the subreceiver to the radio, but there are some higher priority pieces. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/9/15 at 6:02 PM, w...@tx.rr.com (Randy Farmer) wrote: I would agree that the P3 should probably take priority over the Subreceiver for a new buy, mostly due to the many different things it can do for you. But... my experience this weekend trying to work E30FB on 20 CW sure made me glad I had the Sub. I would never have worked them using just the scope. Problem is, it seems the way people try to work DX these days makes it virtually impossible to depend on a visual cue to know who's being worked by the DX if there's a pileup of any size at all. E30FB had the pile spread out for better than 20 kHz, and the scope showed a constant morass of signals all across the entire span. Aside from the obliviots who continually send their call whether the DX is listening or not, there are many who apparently see nothing wrong with coming back or continuing to call when the DX operator replies to a call that obviously isn't theirs. Every time E30FB would answer a complete call there were dozens of perfectly timed signals that jumped up all across the extent of the pileup. Luckily, using the second receiver I managed to stumble on to one that turned out to actually be the guy he was working. A minute or two of careful listening around that frequency revealed the operator's tuning pattern, and after just a couple of calls I was in the log too. --- Bill Frantz| I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the 408-356-8506 | intelligence. There's a knob called brightness, but www.pwpconsult.com | it doesn't work. -- Gallagher __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Portable antenna for KX3
Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Portable antenna for KX3
Gotta agree with Frank on the AlexLoop... When it is adjusted and you stay put on a frequency for a while. I disable the internal tuner when I use the loop. I find that the tuner is useful with my other portable field antennas, the SuperAntennas MP-1 and a random hank of wire. I find the MP-1 to be best when I have a good ground plane (car roof, porch railing, etc) and I am just tuning around. The random wire is great when I have the space and a tree. Each has it merits and its issues, but when I have the loop set up and properly tuned, it is the best compromise in a portable unit. Jack KD4IZ Sent from my iPad On Mar 9, 2015, at 21:34, Frank Krozel kg9hfr...@gmail.com wrote: My personal preference is the Alex Loop. I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts. Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40. Frank KG9H On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT k...@coldrockshotbrooms.com wrote: Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 kg9hfr...@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 san...@frawg.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] P3 v SubRX
I would agree that the P3 should probably take priority over the Subreceiver for a new buy, mostly due to the many different things it can do for you. But... my experience this weekend trying to work E30FB on 20 CW sure made me glad I had the Sub. I would never have worked them using just the scope. Problem is, it seems the way people try to work DX these days makes it virtually impossible to depend on a visual cue to know who's being worked by the DX if there's a pileup of any size at all. E30FB had the pile spread out for better than 20 kHz, and the scope showed a constant morass of signals all across the entire span. Aside from the obliviots who continually send their call whether the DX is listening or not, there are many who apparently see nothing wrong with coming back or continuing to call when the DX operator replies to a call that obviously isn't theirs. Every time E30FB would answer a complete call there were dozens of perfectly timed signals that jumped up all across the extent of the pileup. Luckily, using the second receiver I managed to stumble on to one that turned out to actually be the guy he was working. A minute or two of careful listening around that frequency revealed the operator's tuning pattern, and after just a couple of calls I was in the log too. If you really want to work rare DX these days you're going to NEED the second receiver. This isn't due to any problems with the capabilities of the P3 -- it's the result of operating practices that continue to deteriorate. You'll need all the tools you can get and all the cunning you can muster to work DX through the Doofus curtain these days. 73... Randy, W8FN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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] Software suggestions for KX3
Another vote for Win4K3suite plus DXlabs. Asus Xonar U7 for the sound system. See the sound card comparison on Telepost Inc. http://www.telepostinc.com/soundcards.html With the above combo, you get point and click tuning and the integration of third party apps and other hardware/software is great. 73, Todd. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Software-suggestions-for-KX3-tp762p7600052.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] P3 v SubRX
Randy, I can do the same thing by holding REV and dialing around with VFO A. Certainly not as convenient as having a subRX but it works. To make sure I don’t accidentally lose the DX's frequency, I lock VFO A first. Yes, I am amazed and shocked at the horrible operating practices I now see. I weep. :( 73. On Mar 9, 2015, at 9:02 PM, Randy Farmer w...@tx.rr.com wrote: I would agree that the P3 should probably take priority over the Subreceiver for a new buy, mostly due to the many different things it can do for you. But... my experience this weekend trying to work E30FB on 20 CW sure made me glad I had the Sub. I would never have worked them using just the scope. Carl Yaffey K8NU Recording studio. cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com 614 268 6353, Columbus OH http://www.carl-yaffey.com http://www.grassahol.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] Portable antenna for KX3
My personal preference is the Alex Loop. I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts. Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40. Frank KG9H On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT k...@coldrockshotbrooms.com wrote: Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 kg9hfr...@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] P3 v SubRX
You're preachin to da choir son. Fine job though. K1N was awful for DQRM, lids and untrained idiots. 3G0ZC the next week wasn't quite as bad, nor as rare. E30FB is rough here on the West Coast due to lack of signal strength, conditions and the same crowds. You can't hear, what isn't there. I see that problem cause as twofold: Lack of noobs seeking an Elmer for proper training NOT covered adequately in the classes or tests; Lack of folks willing to become an Elmer to guide the newcomers. That's WAY off topic for here. Putting in perspective and back on topic; the P3 was almost totally useless for K1N, except to watch and measure the height and width of the pileup (there WERE no holes to utilize in that pack). What you said is very true, the subreceiver helped, about as much because of the reasons you stated too. Together however, is still a deadly combination, by watching the (group of) signal(s) on the P3 that the DX is working, quickly tuning the receiver to the most likely being worked and confirming by ear, they allowed me to gain 13 Q's with K1N on a low dipole and some power (it's all in the DX pattern recognition, if they're not purposely avoiding a pattern). The other operating style was simply work the edges of the pileup, don't be in the middle. P3 and KRX3 in 'normal' DX collecting... fish:barrel. They are the sole reason I have 250 'entities' in the log over the last couple years. When I'm not traveling, I DX (sometimes I *am* the DX). Oh yes, the KPA500 helps, a LOT since I'm on a sole dipole. I don't see things improving in the ranks, so anyone looking at the purchase of the K Line should simply keep the budget open ended and collect everything as they can. P3 first (plan on the SVGA card too, your eyes will never improve), then a KRX3, then flesh it out with more. Let's look at your budget too. The P3/SVGA combo costs versus the KRX3 with filters (mine are all filled the same in both, for diversity and to minimize what my failing ears are subjected to when listening in two places). Add in that you'll have to replace the Synth card when you add the KRX3 (or obtain two used ones, storing the new one for later, but why) and I suspect that financially as well, the P3/SVGA will be more reachable first. That's my best reasoning for the P3 and why it should be first. It's the better of the two choices and it's more financially obtainable. Whatever you choose, good luck and good hunting. Rick wa6nhc On 3/9/2015 6:02 PM, Randy Farmer wrote: I would agree that the P3 should probably take priority over the Subreceiver for a new buy, mostly due to the many different things it can do for you. But... my experience this weekend trying to work E30FB on 20 CW sure made me glad I had the Sub. I would never have worked them using just the scope. Problem is, it seems the way people try to work DX these days makes it virtually impossible to depend on a visual cue to know who's being worked by the DX if there's a pileup of any size at all. E30FB had the pile spread out for better than 20 kHz, and the scope showed a constant morass of signals all across the entire span. Aside from the obliviots who continually send their call whether the DX is listening or not, there are many who apparently see nothing wrong with coming back or continuing to call when the DX operator replies to a call that obviously isn't theirs. Every time E30FB would answer a complete call there were dozens of perfectly timed signals that jumped up all across the extent of the pileup. Luckily, using the second receiver I managed to stumble on to one that turned out to actually be the guy he was working. A minute or two of careful listening around that frequency revealed the operator's tuning pattern, and after just a couple of calls I was in the log too. If you really want to work rare DX these days you're going to NEED the second receiver. This isn't due to any problems with the capabilities of the P3 -- it's the result of operating practices that continue to deteriorate. You'll need all the tools you can get and all the cunning you can muster to work DX through the Doofus curtain these days. 73... Randy, W8FN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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 happymooseph...@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] K2 Settings Retrieval Software
Didn't realise it existed! Will certainly be sorting the software today for my K2/100. Regards Ken.. G0ORH Sent from my iPad On 9 Mar 2015, at 02:00, Brian Denley b.den...@comcast.net wrote: Nice programs for the K2! I hope he finishes the filter settings program. That looks very handy. Brian Denley KB1VBF Sent from my iPad On Mar 8, 2015, at 4:39 AM, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) la...@nrrl.no wrote: I just wanted to remind the list of the AB3AP software found on http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/ I'm especially fond of the software for K2 Settings Retrieval about which he says Save your K2 set up in case of an unexpected reset. I have just serviced a K2 where the previous owner had had soldering problems (untinned toroids, solder bridges, ...) as well as settings which were far off. I find it useful then to start by reading out the settings to figure out what the starting point is, as well as backing up all the values when the calibration has been completed. The AB3AP software is in the form of Java programs. My web browsers don't allow them to be run, but simply downloading the code and running them from the command line works fine. For a PC this is javaws params.jnlp. - Sverre, LA3ZA K2 #2198, K3 #3391, LA3ZA Blog: http://la3za.blogspot.com, LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications: http://la3za.blogspot.com/p/la3za-unofficial-guide-to-elecraft-k2.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Settings-Retrieval-Software-tp7599921.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 b.den...@comcast.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 g0...@sky.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] MCU 5.13 observation
While I don't use it often, I note that in MCU 5.13/FP 1.19, the CW Reader Speed is no longer there (telling you the CW speed you're hearing). It's sometimes useful to help match QRQ inclined DX ops (I can only read MY call up to about 40 WPM, *IF* its a very good signal). Other times it's more like holy !!! :o) Did I miss that change in the notes? Rick, WA6NHC iPad = small keypad = typos = sorry ;-) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.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
