[Elecraft] -SSB net and KX3
Just a quick note today I had an extremely difficult time getting heard on the Elecraft SSB net on 20 meters with my vertical this morning. I decided to pull down the vertical. I decided to tape my Elecraft BL2 Balun to the Jackite pole and try a dipole. The BL2 and wire inverted V dipole were up about 35 feet. (10 foot elevated porch and 25 feet Jackite pole) My thought was the KX3 and KXPA tuner would deal with any tuning. Seemed like all bands tuned just fine. My thoughts were, will it radiate and to what extent. Then on 17M and I was hearing JA7WND calling CQ, SSB. I answered and he heard me and gave me a 5x7 and then 5x8, with a "nice audio!." That surprised me as 20M was very difficult and you'd think 17M would be worse. But that was not the biggest surprise. Later in the evening I heard UA3ZDC calling CQ, SSB on 20 meters. I responded and again he answered. Again he gave me a good signal. That was like over 5,500 miles from my QTH!!! He must have an incredible antenna and shack to hear me. I'm very impressed with the Elecraft equipment! All of it, even the balun kit. Well I did not make the Elecraft SSB net this time, but it was sure cool to make some DX contacts by not giving up and trying something different. Much Regards Dwight WM5F __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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
It was quiet here in CA, except of course for the WAE contest. Actually someone QRL?'d the net frequency and I responded YES and he moved on. Good OP. Your noise must be local. 73, Brian, K0DTJ > > I tried to "tune" into the 20 meter net. Right now there is some broad band > signal that is covering a 50 khz section of the band where the net is held. > Does anyone else see the interfearence? > > Len __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] K3S Data A Bandwidth
My thanks to Brian and Don for the prompt assistance. You are precisely correct, my limits were caused by the dsp settings in fldigi not those in the K3. Opening the limits in fldigi allowed a max bandwidth of 150hz to 2850 hz. AL7CR On Sun, Aug 14, 2016, at 03:57 PM, brian wrote: > The lower cutoff is defaulted to 200 Hz normally to prevent spillover to > opposite sideband. > > I don't see the upper limit of 2400 here. It goes all the way out > slightly beyond 2.7 KHz. > > Rig is a K3 with new synthesizers. > 73 de brian/K3KO > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3S Data A Bandwidth
You have something configured wrong. It sounds like you may have the filter settings incorrect. Take a look at the filter assignments in K3 Utility. With only the 2.7kHz filter installed, it should be the only filter that you see listed, and its width should be 2.7kHz. Make sure the offset is set to the value on the filer label. That filter should be enabled for receive in all modes and for CW, DATA and SSB transmit. What happens with the HiCut and LoCut if you set to USB mode? You should have the same thing in DATA A mode. In other words, I do not have a definite answer for you, but DATA A does not inherently restrict the bandwidth - you should be able to go down to 50Hz with the LoCut and up to over 3000Hz with HiCut. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/14/2016 6:33 PM, AL7CR wrote: I am setting up a new K3S-10 equipped with only the 2.7 filter. It appears that the maximum bandwidth for data a mode is 2200 hz with a lower limit of 200hz and an upper limit of 2400hz. I can use the bandwidth controls to reduce the bandwidth but they will not lower the low cut below 200 nor raise the high cut above 2400. This is obviously happening in the dsp as the cutoffs are hard straight lines in the waterfall. I can not find any info on this in the Cady book, the manual, or the list archives. My question is are these the hard data a bandwidth limits or have I missed something in the configuration. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] K3S Data A Bandwidth
I am setting up a new K3S-10 equipped with only the 2.7 filter. It appears that the maximum bandwidth for data a mode is 2200 hz with a lower limit of 200hz and an upper limit of 2400hz. I can use the bandwidth controls to reduce the bandwidth but they will not lower the low cut below 200 nor raise the high cut above 2400. This is obviously happening in the dsp as the cutoffs are hard straight lines in the waterfall. I can not find any info on this in the Cady book, the manual, or the list archives. My question is are these the hard data a bandwidth limits or have I missed something in the configuration. Thanks in advance for the help. AL7CR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
I tried to "tune" into the 20 meter net. Right now there is some broad band signal that is covering a 50 khz section of the band where the net is held. Does anyone else see the interfearence? Len -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 11:12 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement Good Morning, Propagation is slightly better than last week. The SFU is above 90 with scattered sunspots. I was able to manage a few short 15-20 minute contacts this week. Just enough time to exchange weather reports and a few activities but not long enough for a real contact. The sun is moving rapidly southward hinting of fall. Three other signs are also showing the change of season. First the hummingbirds have departed for the coast. One week I was feeding them the next they left their feeder half full. Secondly the foxgloves have reached their last few blossoms of the year. This is my notice to start collecting wood in earnest. Thirdly the elk have started to scrape the trees to free their new antlers of velvet. I heard a bull the other day "whistling" for about ten minutes as he made his way through the new growth alder. Not yet a bugle but soon they'll be raising a racket. Please join us on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to l...@ka7ftp.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] Heil Mic Element with K3?
There is no magic to mic elements some ICOMs like higher output of electret The K3 has such a broad range of what kind of mic you can plug in there will be no problem so long as the connector is correct as the round Icom 8 pin is different than Kenwood/Elecraft wiring. David Moes VE3SD On Sunday 14/08/2016 at 2:19 pm, Bill OMara via Elecraft wrote: Question: Will a Heil headphone (example Pro set) with Icom Element work on a K3 without any modifications (Just K3 Microphone settings) when plugged into the rear of the radio? Thanks for the help. 73 Bill W4RM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to dm...@nexicom.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] P3 TXMonitor sometimes displays during receive
Happy to report after extensive testing, that your suggestion was the effective fix I had hoped for. Thank you sir! 73 de Dave, W5SV On 8/12/2016 03:49, David F. Reed wrote: Howard, thanks for the idea; I now have things set as you suggest. Because it was intermittent it may take a while to know if its "fixed" or not, so I will report back after more testing. Thanks again for the idea. 73 de Dave, W5SV On 8/12/2016 01:48, Howard Stephenson wrote: Dave, Try this from P3 MCU 1.60 / SVGA 1.34 / March 21, 2016 release notes: Enable/disable TX sensing at the TxMon coupler: Added TxSensEn to TxMon sub-menu. This allows enabling/disabling of transmit sensing at the coupler. For K3 and K3S users, TxSensEn can be set to “disabled”, which will use the serial connection from the K3 to determine the TX state. Setting TxSensEn to “enabled” will use forward power sensed at the TxMon coupler to determine TX state (useful for non-Elecraft radios). 73 Howard Stephenson K6IA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w5sv.d...@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] Heil Mic Element with K3?
Thanks to the replies: It should work fine. Turn bias on and give it a try. Yes. The IC [actually all electret elements] require that bias be on, dynamics need bias off, but my Proset IC works just fine. -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill OMara via Elecraft Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 2:19 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Heil Mic Element with K3? Question: Will a Heil headphone (example Pro set) with Icom Element work on a K3 without any modifications (Just K3 Microphone settings) when plugged into the rear of the radio? Thanks for the help. 73 Bill W4RM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@aol.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Heil Mic Element with K3?
Bill, It should work fine. Turn bias on and give it a try. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/14/2016 2:19 PM, Bill OMara via Elecraft wrote Will a Heil headphone (example Pro set) with Icom Element work on a K3 without any modifications (Just K3 Microphone settings) when plugged into the rear of the radio? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Heil Mic Element with K3?
Question: Will a Heil headphone (example Pro set) with Icom Element work on a K3 without any modifications (Just K3 Microphone settings) when plugged into the rear of the radio? Thanks for the help. 73 Bill W4RM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Morning, Propagation is slightly better than last week. The SFU is above 90 with scattered sunspots. I was able to manage a few short 15-20 minute contacts this week. Just enough time to exchange weather reports and a few activities but not long enough for a real contact. The sun is moving rapidly southward hinting of fall. Three other signs are also showing the change of season. First the hummingbirds have departed for the coast. One week I was feeding them the next they left their feeder half full. Secondly the foxgloves have reached their last few blossoms of the year. This is my notice to start collecting wood in earnest. Thirdly the elk have started to scrape the trees to free their new antlers of velvet. I heard a bull the other day "whistling" for about ten minutes as he made his way through the new growth alder. Not yet a bugle but soon they'll be raising a racket. Please join us on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] 2016 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt - NEXT Sunday!
The 2016 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt is only one week away! Although it seems like a lot of Skeeters are being hunted this year; assuredly the NJQRP Skeeters will be out hunting only for fun! I'm not going to bore you will the rules, you can go read those for yourself at http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/ I did want to make everyone aware of two things, however. First, you still have until next Saturday to apply for a Skeeter number, Remember, you don't have to operate from the field to be a Skeeter; but it's SOOO much fun - why would you ever not want to? Just send an e-mail to w...@arrl.net and you will be added to the roster. You will get a confirming e-mail back containing your Skeeter #. If you applied in the past, but did not receive an e-mail back from W2LJ, you need to check the Skeeter Roster. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJWpvDDBZibCMqna_qGXF3Ayg8KdEw5f1N8K6ByGMe4/edit#gid=880964485 If you don't see your call sign and name, then you will need to send another e-mail Secondly, after the Hunt, and you've recovered from all the fun you had - don't forget to send in your log summaries. QSO by QSO logs are not necessary; but photos, videos and soapbox comments are encouraged and are most welcome. That's the other half of the fun of the NJQRP Skeeter Hunt - seeing how and what your friends and QRP contemeporaries are doing. I've tried to make the rules as simnple and self=explanatory as possible; bt should you still have a question, please do not hesitate to fire off an e-mail to w...@arrl.net Happy Hunting! 72 de Larry W2L NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Manager __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] [PX3] FN Key Macro Assignment
I have lost my mind… I know I have created macros in the PX3 Utility before and assigned them to function keys. These are not “text” macros but command macros. I cannot seem to recall the sequence used to assign those command macros to FN keys. Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks, Joel - W4JBB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Leaded or non-leaded solder (in French AND English)
Sorry for answering initially in French. But I just lost my beloved cat and I have major difficulties to concentrate for more than a minute or two. However, I'll provide a somewhat corrected automated translation in English below, so that to also share my experience with other participants. --- Bonjour Raymond, Juste un petit message en direct pour vous dire que je suis parfaitement d'accord avec Don. Ca fait presque cinquante ans que je soude, et je me suis encore perfectionné récemment en montant les kits avec CMS de W6PQL. Effectivement la soudure doit fondre et se répandre en 2, max 3 secondes. Si le fer est trop chaud il peut faire des dégâts inutilement. S'il ne l'est pas assez, il faudra augmenter le temps de chauffage, créant par la même une augmentation du risque de dégâts. Partez sur le fait qu'une jonction semi-conductrice supporte 250°C (pendant quelques 5 secondes). Par conséquent et sur un plan pratique, il faut absolument une éponge imbibée d'eau (ne pas l'essorer), essuyer la panne pour qu'elle soit parfaitement propre. Ceci est indispensable pour assurer un bon contact thermique, appliquer la panne avec une légère pression à la fois sur la piste et sur la queue de composant pour les amener en température. Pré-étamer les conducteurs ; ça doit être rapide (sauf pour les fils multi-brins souples pour lesquels il faut que le PVC fusionne un peu avel le cuivre étamé, ça améliore la tenue mécanique à la jonction). Après contact, attendre 1 à deux secondes max. La soudure doit fondre sur les deux parties métalliques en même temps. Si le contact thermique n'est pas bon ou si le fer est trop froid, on peut s'aider en mettant un quantité la plus infime possible SOUS la panne à l'opposé du contact thermique avec lesdits conducteurs. Garder encore la panne 1/2 ou 1 seconde pour bien amalgamer les conducteurs et la soudure. Pas plus, sinon le flux se dégrade et la soudure perd sa tension superficielle, fait les boules ou tire des pointes. Secouer un fer qui a de la soudure résiduelle sur la panne. La qualité du fer est primordiale. J'ai fini par devenir un fan absolu des Weller thermostatés réglables, après avoir essayé SEM, Ersa, Antex, Conrad chinois, Metcal, Pace. La taille de la panne est importante aussi : pointe pour travaux microscopiques sous loupe binoculaire 6 à 30x (ça change énormément la qualité du travail), ou panne large 3mm pour travaux courants voire "massifs". La chaleur passe beaucoup moins bien dans une pointe et il faut compenser alors en augmentant la température. A titre indicatif seulement, avec une panne "large", 220-230°C pour les CMS. 240-270°C pour les travaux courants sur composants classiques, dès qu'il y a un plan de masse surtout avec des trous métallisés, il faut monter à 320-350°C. Pour les tôles de blindage, 400°C. Pour la soudure je ne prends QUE de l'étain-plomb 60-40 +/- additif Ag et/ou Cu. Ma soudure classique est de la Fluidel 5 en 1 mm de chez MBO. Pour les CMS, prendre diamètre 0,5 mm. Ne pas négliger les soudures à basse température de fusion pour les composants microscopiques ou sensibles, ni à haute température pour les composants "chauds" (transistors de puissance qui fonctionnent à > 60 °C) ce qui limite la dégradation des soudures dans le temps (problème des amplis audio pure classe A par exemple). Bonnes bricoles et vive le K3s dont je suis l'heureux propriétaire aussi depuis peu. 73 Christian F1GWR en JN38SN --- Hello Raymond, Just a short note directly to say that I totally agree with Don. It's been almost fifty years since I'm soldering, and I'm still me recently perfected by mounting W6PQL's kits with SMDs. Actually solder must melt and spread in 2, max 3 seconds. If the iron is too hot it can do damage unnecessarily. If it is not enough, it will increase the time of heating, creating the same increased risk of damage. Leaving on the fact that a semiconductor junction supports 250 ° C (for about 5 seconds). Therefore and on a practical level, it is absolutely a sponge soaked in water (do not wring), wipe down the bit for it to be perfectly clean. This is essential to ensure good thermal contact, apply bit with a slight pressure both on the track and on the component's wire to bring in temperature. Pre-tin conductors; it must be quick (except for flexible multi-strand wire which require that plastic merges somewhat with tinned copper, it improves the mechanical strength at the junction). After solder fusion, wait one to two seconds max. The solder should melt on the two metal parts together. If the thermal contact is not good or if the iron is too cold, you can help by putting the smallest possible quantity UNDER opposite the thermal contact with said conductors. still keep the contact 1/2 or 1 second to amalgamate conductors and solder. Not more, otherwise the flux deteriorates and the weld loses its surface tension making "balls"
