[Elecraft] KPA-500 failure

[Mike Maloney]

Anyone else have their KPA-500 crash on power ON?   All LED's briefly flash 
then all dead.  Main fuses good.  
73,  Mike AC5P
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Phil Kane]

On 12/25/2019 3:18 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:

> Main reason to chose USPS Priority Mail was cost.  UPS/FedEX typically
> charge 150% what it costs with USPS.  But funny thing is seeing the UPS
> or FedEx trucks show up to deliver the US Mail to/from our local PO.

FedEx will deliver to the PO loading dock directly if the recipient's
address is a PO Box.  UPS will not, but will deliver to the PO dock if
the PO's street address is used.  Many other carriers have a
"partnership" with the USPS, delivering to a USPS regional mail center
and then using  the USPS to finish the job.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Edward R Cole]

This topic probably worn out.  I ran a small ham radio business and 
used USPS to domestic and international destinations with good 
results (most of the time).  There was one shipment to the UK that 
was sent to Canada, and another to Germany was fowarded by funkpost 
to Saudia Arabia (fortunately was returned after a week to Germany 
for deliver in-country).


Main reason to chose USPS Priority Mail was cost.  UPS/FedEX 
typically charge 150% what it costs with USPS.  But funny thing is 
seeing the UPS or FedEx trucks show up to deliver the US Mail to/from 
our local PO.


BTW overnight to AK takes 2-days; 2-day delivery is always 3-days, 
etc.  Deliveries only make it on-time to the Anchorage Airport depot; 
takes another day for delivery by truck (even to Anchorage addresses).


I'm no longer in-business.  WA2ODO-Pete Manfre quit making preamps 
last July.  I stopped making DEMI kits and W6PQL amp kits a couple years ago.


Hope everyone is having a pleasant and joyous holiday.  Maybe the K4 
will arrive by Valentines??  I'm happy with my upgraded K3/10, KX3, 
and KXPA100.  Bucket truck is scheduled to work on my 6m-eme array 
after the holidays (getting new rotator, digital encoder, and thrust bearing).


73, Ed - KL7UW
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Robert Rennard via Elecraft]

FedEx – 

Put a failed delivery sticker on the gate an eighth of a mile from our porch.  
Claimed they did so the next 2 days, but they did not.   When I called they 
told me to pick up the item 30 miles away in another town.  Asked them to 
deliver to our town which they agreed to do and claimed it would be at FedEx 
Office before Noon.  I went there and the clerk laughed and told me it might be 
Noon in Hawaii when they got it.

UPS 
Does not ring the intercom bell at the roadside gate, leaves the parcel in a 
large plastic bag which flaps in the wind to alert the poachers.  If I leave 
the gate open, they bring the parcel onto the porch, do not ring the doorbell, 
and do not put the parcel in a protective bag.

USPS
Sent a cashiers check for $1500 by Priority Mail to get a soil characteristics 
report done for inspection by the county engineer before erecting a tower.  The 
soils engineer drilled a 25 foot deep test hole, created a report, and billed 
me for the $1500.  When asked, they said they’d never seen the check, they 
called USPS who said it was delivered to their office on Saturday to which they 
replied that the multi-tenant building was locked,  They asked USPS to find out 
what happened and the USPS response was that the delivery carrier was no longer 
in their employ.  

DHL
Shipped some electronics from San Jose to San Diego overnight.  DHL claimed 
that the forest fire forbid them making the delivery.  When I asked them how 
far away the fire was from the downtown recipient, they went more stupid.

Good luck

Bob R = n7wy

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Re: [Elecraft] UPS vs FedEx

[Doug Turnbull]

Dear OMs and YLs,
 I am sorry to hear of these problems but let me tell you that my
KPA1500 was delivered from California to Ireland in four days.   It and all
the packaging were in perfect condition.I paid the UPS man with my
credit card when the delivery arrived to our door.   This payment was for
all the legitimate EU and Irish taxes.   It was all very easy and most
satisfactory.   I have only good to say for UPS.I know a FedEx driver
and have only good to say for them as well.  So it is best to give good and
bad experiences.

   73 Doug EI2CN

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rose
Sent: 25 December 2019 14:15
To: Mike VE3YF
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] UPS vs FedEx

Quite the opposite here ...

I deal with multiple vendors in my business and simply won't buy from any
that ships via the PTA company FedEx.

73

Rose - N7HKW
Rose's Cases and Covers

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 07:03 Mike VE3YF  wrote:

> Update:
>
> The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope,
> Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.
>
> And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of
> Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.
>
> UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after
> clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in
> person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes
> paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I
> will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have
> transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I
> have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.
>
> UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.
>
> The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.
>
> Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Walter Underwood]

I don’t see how the delivery companies are keeping up. Parcel volume doubled in 
four years and I expect it has been going at that rate for a decade or more. 
I’m not at all surprised that they have problems. This article says that 
carriers shipped 2,760 parcels per second in 2018 worldwide.

https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/parcels-per-capita-revenue-e-commerce/564680/

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> On Dec 25, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Nr4c  wrote:
> 
> Is this “white truck” vs “brown truck” match ever going to end?  There many 
> horror stories abound on both sides. But none really “prove” anything. Both 
> have their ups and downs. 
> 
> It’s Christmas, give it a break. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
> 
> 
>> On Dec 25, 2019, at 2:03 PM, Tox  wrote:
>> 
>> Ha!
>> 
>> I have vivid memories of a $100k rackmount computer UPS dropped (on a
>> pallet) from high enough the computer ended up 2" shorter and had to be
>> scrapped by the vendor.
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:35 AM richard gilley 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS that if
>>> a heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged.  The why is,
>>> regular shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged, freight is by pallet
>>> and fork lift.
>>> AD1G
>>> 
> On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF  wrote:
 
 Hi Joe:
 
 I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where
>>> they want and not much we can really do.
 
 Merry Christmas Joe.
 
 --
 
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Re: [Elecraft] K2 Alignment & Test Part II

[Neil Zampella]

Don,

Thanks, I'll work on that tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Merry Christmas!!

Neil

On 12/25/2019 11:19 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Neil,

Your readings on the PLL range test show that Q19 is marginal. Q19 is
not oscillating properly at the high end of the PLL range.

The first thing to try is a small capacitor (12 to 15pF) from the
source of Q19 to ground.  You can easily mount the capacitor between
pins 1 and 12 of U4.  You can use one of the capacitors from the K2
kit and request a replacement from supp...@elecraft.com

If that does not allow proper frequencies for the PLL Range Test, then
get a replacement Q19 from pa...@elecraft.com.

Merry Christmas everyone.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/24/2019 6:19 PM, Neil Zampella wrote:

Hi,

Started to do the Align/Test Pt II, and properly saw the correct
frequency of 12090 +/- 30 kHz.   Tried the next part to adjust the
Reference Oscillator using my other K2 as the receiver and was able to
hear the oscillator at 3999, but C22 would not adjust to a
zero-beat. OK ... so it was close for the time being, so I figured
I'd use my KX3 to verify it later.  Moved on to the range test.   The
Band- and Band+ buttons did not affect the display.

Dug into the list archives, and saw a number of messages from Don to
check the solder joints, alignment, and type of D16, D17, R19, and
L31.    I realized that somehow I missed installing R19.   So I
installed the resistor, then restarted the alignment.   This time when I
switched to CAL FCTR, the rig did not display the expected frequency of
12090, but  a frequency of 3560 or so, flickering between readings.
However, when I pressed the Band- button, it changed to a steady 12084,
but when the Band+ was pressed, back to the 3560 flickering.




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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

That stinks but I have had similar issues with both/all carriers.  FedEx 
can't reliably find our house after many called to the local station and 
many many complaints.  We had to get a box at a UPS store,  irony.. 
where we have our packages sent.  UPS will leave packages at the top of 
our 1/4 mile driveway along a busy street right next to a major 
interstate.  So yea...


I hope you get your amp soon!

W0MU



On 12/25/2019 7:02 AM, Mike VE3YF wrote:

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope, 
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.


And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of 
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.


UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after 
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in 
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes 
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I 
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have 
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.


UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...



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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Nr4c]

Is this “white truck” vs “brown truck” match ever going to end?  There many 
horror stories abound on both sides. But none really “prove” anything. Both 
have their ups and downs. 

It’s Christmas, give it a break. 

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill


> On Dec 25, 2019, at 2:03 PM, Tox  wrote:
> 
> Ha!
> 
> I have vivid memories of a $100k rackmount computer UPS dropped (on a
> pallet) from high enough the computer ended up 2" shorter and had to be
> scrapped by the vendor.
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:35 AM richard gilley 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS that if
>> a heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged.  The why is,
>> regular shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged, freight is by pallet
>> and fork lift.
>> AD1G
>> 
 On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Joe:
>>> 
>>> I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where
>> they want and not much we can really do.
>>> 
>>> Merry Christmas Joe.
>>> 
>>> --
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>>> *VE3YF
>>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Mike VE3YF]

I can imagine there are some real horror stories out there. I certainly 
hope my amp isn't one of those horror stories.


*73 De Mike*
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On 25-Dec-19 19:01, Tox wrote:

Ha!

I have vivid memories of a $100k rackmount computer UPS dropped (on a 
pallet) from high enough the computer ended up 2" shorter and had to 
be scrapped by the vendor.


On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:35 AM richard gilley > wrote:


When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS
that if a heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged. 
The why is, regular shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged,
freight is by pallet and fork lift.
AD1G

> On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF mailto:m...@ve3yf.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Joe:
>
> I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have
us where they want and not much we can really do.
>
> Merry Christmas Joe.
>
> --
>
> *73 De Mike*
> *VE3YF
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Mike VE3YF]

Ouch.

I think at one point in time that Alpha Power was shipping their amps on 
a Pallet to avoid damage.


*73 De Mike*
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On 25-Dec-19 18:35, richard gilley wrote:

When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS that if a 
heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged.  The why is, regular 
shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged, freight is by pallet and fork 
lift.
AD1G


On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF  wrote:

Hi Joe:

I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where they 
want and not much we can really do.

Merry Christmas Joe.

--

*73 De Mike*
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Clay Autery]

If one can avoid it, one should NEVER use UPS to ship to Canada  
They have some bizarre relationship with the "Crown's Tax 
Collector"  I remember customers having to pay a UPS processing fee 
of $50 on top of taxes, shipping, et al...

FEDEX or USPS to the Great White North!

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On 25-Dec-19 08:02, Mike VE3YF wrote:

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope, 
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.


And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of 
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.


UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after 
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in 
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes 
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I 
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have 
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.


UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...


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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Tox]

Ha!

I have vivid memories of a $100k rackmount computer UPS dropped (on a
pallet) from high enough the computer ended up 2" shorter and had to be
scrapped by the vendor.

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:35 AM richard gilley 
wrote:

> When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS that if
> a heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged.  The why is,
> regular shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged, freight is by pallet
> and fork lift.
> AD1G
>
> > On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF  wrote:
> >
> > Hi Joe:
> >
> > I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where
> they want and not much we can really do.
> >
> > Merry Christmas Joe.
> >
> > --
> >
> > *73 De Mike*
> > *VE3YF
> >
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[Elecraft] SP3 A/B Switch Problem

[Ferris Jennings]

My SP3 A/B switch has an issue. I use the supplied speaker cable from my K3S
to the speaker A jack. I listen with the switch in the A position, but
frequently push it in to the B position as a convenient mute. Switching back
to A to listen, the sound is somewhat muted scratchy; cutting in and out as
I wiggled the switch. I push the switch in and out a few times, and it
returns to normal. I've switched the cable to the B port, but it's the same
issue.

 

I removed the side panel, thinking I could shoot a bit of DeoxIT into the
switch, but it appears that the switch is sealed, so I canned that idea.

 

Any suggestions on an easy fix or should I order up a new switch from
Elecraft and replace it?

 

Thanks in advance

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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[richard gilley]

When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS that if a 
heavy item is not shipped Freight it will be damaged.  The why is, regular 
shipping is handled by hand thus gets damaged, freight is by pallet and fork 
lift.
AD1G

> On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:58, Mike VE3YF  wrote:
> 
> Hi Joe:
> 
> I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where they 
> want and not much we can really do.
> 
> Merry Christmas Joe.
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

[George Thornton]

Concur.

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of Vic Rosenthal
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 9:34 PM
To: hawley, charles j jr 
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

I have a Fluke DVM also. I gulped when I bought it some 30+ years ago, but it 
was a good decision. It’s like a Snap-On wrench. It just feels right and never 
let me down.

Victor 4X6GP 

> On 25 Dec 2019, at 4:29, hawley, charles j jr  wrote:
> 
> I have a Fluke 87...for a couple of decades now. It does it all well.
> 
> Chuck Jack Hawley
> KE9UW
> 
> Sent from my iPhone, cjack
> 
>> On Dec 23, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX  wrote:
>> 
>> A good, known accurate DVM is an asset to any station.  Use it to determine 
>> if the others are accurate.  There are several good brands available.   A 
>> DVM that is not accurate is worse than no DVM at all.   
>> 
>> My choice of many years ago is my Fluke 77.   After I tapped it with too 
>> much voltage, I sent it to Fluke for repair and calibration.  I am confident 
>> when I make a measurement it is accurate without question. 
>> 
>> Bob, K4TAX
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Dec 23, 2019, at 2:12 PM, Buck  wrote:
>>> 
>>> The reliable place to measure the voltage at the K3x is using the supply 
>>> voltage display meter in the radio.  I was surprised to find mine was 
>>> significantly low.  I thought it was voltage drop but changing the supply 
>>> cable didn't make much difference.
>>> 
>>> Turns out the Astron power supply was more than a volt low and the meter on 
>>> the supply had been cranked up to make it appear to be correct.  I used two 
>>> separate VOMs to set the power supply and then adjusted the meter to make 
>>> it agree.
>>> 
>>> Moral of the story: don't rely on the meter on the power supply and assume 
>>> a low reading at the radio is due solely to voltage drop.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Buck, k4ia
>>> Honor Roll
>>> 8BDXCC
>>> EasyWayHamBooks.com
>>> 
> On 12/23/2019 2:26 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
> On 12/22/2019 9:44 AM, Bob McGraw wrote:
> I also added a dedicated ground between the ground screw on the 
> back of the radio to the ground screw on the power supply.
 That's for "bonding".  Where do you pick up "ground" - at the 
 radio, at the PS, or at some other point?
 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
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 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) 
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Mike VE3YF]

Hi Joe:

I think all the courier services have gone downhill. They have us where 
they want and not much we can really do.


Merry Christmas Joe.

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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Mike VE3YF]

Hi Joe:

Normally I would have used USPS, I have liked them in the past, however 
due to the weight and cost it was not a good option. I wouldn't be so 
ticked off, but my package went to customs 3 times, repeated billing me 
of taxes and no less than 12 exceptions and this is all after the 
guaranteed delivery date, and by the looks of it, I might see it maybe 
31 Dec, which is over a week after the promised date. They also don't 
allow people to pickup their packages in person, tried twice.


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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Mike,

> UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, ...
and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.

Unfortunately, other than USPS, UPS is the best of a bad lot.

FedEx mess up more deliveries than they get right in my
experience.  I've had them try to charge *China* duties on
shipments coming from Europe - simply because some clerk
can't be bothered to read the commercial invoice.  It is not
unusual for them to charge significant processing and "advance
payment" fees on import shipments for which there is no duty
due, etc.  I've had them hold packages for payment requiring me
to drive completely across the Orlando metro area (3 hour round
trip with significant tolls) only to have nothing due and the
counter person simply hand me the package.

5B4AGN and I recently spent most of a week trying to sort out the
import of cases for his most recent multi-band BPF group buy simply
because FedEx's customs clerks did not read the commercial invoice
for the shipment.  Thus they were unable to properly classify the
products and the country of origin - even though both were clearly
stated on the invoice/packing list.

FedEx may have been the best at one time, but their customer service
has been circling the drain for at least two to three years.

Now, with FedEx acquiring the US (and perhaps CA) end of both TNT
and DHL the options for shipment from Europe to the US are being
significantly reduced.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2019-12-25 9:02 AM, Mike VE3YF wrote:

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope, 
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.


And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of 
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.


UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after 
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in 
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes 
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I 
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have 
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.


UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...


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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Bob McGraw]

I ship more and more items via USPS Priority with added insurance as 
necessary.    It is faster and less costly and more reliable than Fed-X 
or UPS.   I shipped my K3S to Elecraft via USPS Priority on a Tuesday 
and it arrived at Elecraft on Thursday. They repaired it, updated it and 
sent it back by UPS Ground.   It sat in the Distribution center in Ohio 
for 5 days.  Total time back to me was 11 days in transit.    The 
daughter shipped a large box via UPS Ground from Orlando to us in middle 
TN.  It sat in Memphis for 5 days, thus was in transit for 11 days and 
only a week later than originally scheduled.


Oh, there wasn't a K4 under my Christmas tree.   Did you get one?  Maybe 
next year.


73

Bob, K4TAX


On 12/25/2019 8:28 AM, Joseph Street wrote:

I feel for you Mike


I recently ordered some parts from the RAM mounts company in western US for 
mounting my KX3 on the dash of my truck and watched the  progress on UPS's 
website.  The support staff was next to useless.  I wanted to pre-pay the 
duties and taxes but they couldn't tell me how much that would be even after 
their website showed the shipment had cleared customs.  Their delivery date 
expired and was revised no less than three times.  The package entered the 
country at Windsor but they had to take it to Concord Ontario even though you 
just know the truck came down HWY401 right past the Kitchener distribution 
center before continuing on 80km past me in the wrong direction, after which it 
sat in Concord for two days.  Fedex will charge me $50 brokerage on a $2.00 
part from Sparkfun.  I actually prefer and have had much better experiences 
with USPS and they have expedited and insured shipping.  Thats how I got my 
recent KX3,PX3 and KXPAT100 combo and the shipping was flawless.  With our d
  ismal dollar buying from the US is just a painful experience no matter how 
you cut it.  I can imagine your frustration waiting for the KPA1500.


Joe ve3vxo



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of Mike VE3YF 
Sent: December 25, 2019 9:02:33 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope,
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.

And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.

UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.

UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...

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[Elecraft] Best of holiday greetings ...

[Rose]

from Rose and Ken

88 / 73
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Re: [Elecraft] K2 Alignment & Test Part II

[Don Wilhelm]

Neil,

Your readings on the PLL range test show that Q19 is marginal.  Q19 is 
not oscillating properly at the high end of the PLL range.


The first thing to try is a small capacitor (12 to 15pF) from the source 
of Q19 to ground.  You can easily mount the capacitor between pins 1 and 
12 of U4.  You can use one of the capacitors from the K2 kit and request 
a replacement from supp...@elecraft.com


If that does not allow proper frequencies for the PLL Range Test, then 
get a replacement Q19 from pa...@elecraft.com.


Merry Christmas everyone.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/24/2019 6:19 PM, Neil Zampella wrote:

Hi,

Started to do the Align/Test Pt II, and properly saw the correct
frequency of 12090 +/- 30 kHz.   Tried the next part to adjust the
Reference Oscillator using my other K2 as the receiver and was able to
hear the oscillator at 3999, but C22 would not adjust to a
zero-beat. OK ... so it was close for the time being, so I figured
I'd use my KX3 to verify it later.  Moved on to the range test.   The
Band- and Band+ buttons did not affect the display.

Dug into the list archives, and saw a number of messages from Don to
check the solder joints, alignment, and type of D16, D17, R19, and
L31.    I realized that somehow I missed installing R19.   So I
installed the resistor, then restarted the alignment.   This time when I
switched to CAL FCTR, the rig did not display the expected frequency of
12090, but  a frequency of 3560 or so, flickering between readings.
However, when I pressed the Band- button, it changed to a steady 12084,
but when the Band+ was pressed, back to the 3560 flickering.


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Re: [Elecraft] UPS vs FedEx

[Kent Olsen]

Mike

I was a UPS driver for 27 years. I'm sorry you are having problems with
your delivery.

That being said, I have to say that it is the busiest time of the year for
delivery companies. You may have a vision of your package sitting on a
shelf, all by itself.  That is not the case! your package is there in the
customs house with 10's of thousands of other packages. The system is
overwhelmed. I doubt FedX could really do any better ant this time of year.
I know you are excited to get your new amp, but please have some patience.

There are currently hundreds of UPS and FedX drivers on the big road (on
Christmas day) trying to get things to where they need to be.

Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT


On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 6:22 AM Mike VE3YF  wrote:

> Hi Rose:
>
> As a New Years Resolution, maybe carriers can get their act together. Ha
> Ha Ha
>
> Merry Christmas Rose...
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Joseph Street]

I feel for you Mike


I recently ordered some parts from the RAM mounts company in western US for 
mounting my KX3 on the dash of my truck and watched the  progress on UPS's 
website.  The support staff was next to useless.  I wanted to pre-pay the 
duties and taxes but they couldn't tell me how much that would be even after 
their website showed the shipment had cleared customs.  Their delivery date 
expired and was revised no less than three times.  The package entered the 
country at Windsor but they had to take it to Concord Ontario even though you 
just know the truck came down HWY401 right past the Kitchener distribution 
center before continuing on 80km past me in the wrong direction, after which it 
sat in Concord for two days.  Fedex will charge me $50 brokerage on a $2.00 
part from Sparkfun.  I actually prefer and have had much better experiences 
with USPS and they have expedited and insured shipping.  Thats how I got my 
recent KX3,PX3 and KXPAT100 combo and the shipping was flawless.  With our d
 ismal dollar buying from the US is just a painful experience no matter how you 
cut it.  I can imagine your frustration waiting for the KPA1500.


Joe ve3vxo



From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  on 
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Sent: December 25, 2019 9:02:33 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope,
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.

And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.

UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.

UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

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Re: [Elecraft] UPS vs FedEx

[Mike VE3YF]

Hi Rose:

As a New Years Resolution, maybe carriers can get their act together. Ha 
Ha Ha


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[Elecraft] UPS vs FedEx

[Rose]

Quite the opposite here ...

I deal with multiple vendors in my business and simply won't buy from any
that ships via the PTA company FedEx.

73

Rose - N7HKW
Rose's Cases and Covers

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 07:03 Mike VE3YF  wrote:

> Update:
>
> The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope,
> Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.
>
> And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of
> Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.
>
> UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after
> clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in
> person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes
> paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I
> will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have
> transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I
> have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.
>
> UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.
>
> The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.
>
> Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...
>
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>
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Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

[Mike VE3YF]

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope, 
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.


And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of 
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.


UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after 
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in 
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes 
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I 
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have 
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.


UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...

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*73 De Mike*
*VE3YF

_/http://www.ve3yf.com/_*

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