[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   I had sun for Christmas, what a change of pace.  Currently it is 
back to normal with fog and rain.  My lone hummingbird holdout is 
present at the feeder a few times a day.  I can't imagine what keeps him 
warm.


   Solar flux is rising again - 88 sfu at the moment.  One of them is 
breaking in half.  A bit of solar wind is due on the 29th.  Propagation 
should be OK to good this week.  QRPers on the East Coast won't have to 
work so hard :)


  If you are interested in working off a few kilocalories of stored 
Christmas you can exercise your fingers on either net.


Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)
 7047 kHz at 0030z Monday  (4:30 PM PST Sunday)

73,

   Kevin. KD5ONS


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[Elecraft] K Pod switch replacement or fix?

[hawley, charles j jr]

I’ve been wondering as I contemplate replacing at least two of the push button 
switches, if there is a more permanent fix.
The schematic is available on the Elecraft website.
What do you think of installing say a 10K pull-up resistor from the 3 vdc buss 
to each of the switch outputs. I wonder if that would stabilize the inputs. It 
seems like the issue is no-current switching making the contact noisy after 
repeated use. 10 K doesn’t seem like much of a current to help, but that and 
maybe the presence of a load would reduce the noise to the pic processor. 

Chuck KE9UW
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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[Dave Cole]

Somebody has been reading Robert Heinlein...  :)

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 12/26/20 3:08 PM, Gwen Patton wrote:

Art, you CAN fix stupid. Nature itself abhors stupidity. To Mother Nature,
stupidity is a capital offense. That's why the Darwin Awards are a thing.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P


On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 7:11 AM Art Peters  wrote:


Clay,

On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a
fuel terminal is fond of saying:

“You can’t fix stupid just every now and then you can manage it...”

73 es God Bless,

Art / K0ACP

Sent from my iPad


On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery  wrote:

MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks

falling higher up on the bell curve.

I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have

had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the
actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
communicated that they thought I was "insane".


"I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!"  - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang

Theory  


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(318) 518-1389


On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
Something like the following was attributed to Albert:

“There is a question that makes me hazy,
Is it you, or I, that is crazy?

I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and

spoke with Einstein.  My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he
knew who was crazy.  Never told me who, though. . .


Keeping Watch-
shu

Joe Shuman, NZ8P
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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[Gwen Patton]

Please, none of that woke political correctness nonsense here. What do you
think this is, 75 meters?

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P


On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 8:18 PM Wes  wrote:

> If you were woke, you'd know that the bell curve is racist.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 12/25/2020 5:57 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> > Actually, it all depends on who gets to draw the curve
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
> > On 12/25/2020 4:21 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
> >>   It all depends on where you are on the curve.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  On Friday, December 25, 2020, 07:11:43 PM EST, Clay Autery
> >>  wrote:
> >> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks
> >> falling higher up on the bell curve.
> >> I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have
> >> had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or
> >> the actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
> >> communicated that they thought I was "insane".
> >>
> >> "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!"  - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
> >> Theory  
> >>
> >> __
> >> Clay Autery, KY5G
> >> (318) 518-1389
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[Gwen Patton]

Art, you CAN fix stupid. Nature itself abhors stupidity. To Mother Nature,
stupidity is a capital offense. That's why the Darwin Awards are a thing.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P


On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 7:11 AM Art Peters  wrote:

> Clay,
>
> On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a
> fuel terminal is fond of saying:
>
> “You can’t fix stupid just every now and then you can manage it...”
>
> 73 es God Bless,
>
> Art / K0ACP
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery  wrote:
> >
> > MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks
> falling higher up on the bell curve.
> > I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have
> had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the
> actual words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly
> communicated that they thought I was "insane".
> >
> > "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!"  - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang
> Theory  
> >
> > __
> > Clay Autery, KY5G
> > (318) 518-1389
> >
> >> On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
> >> Something like the following was attributed to Albert:
> >>
> >> “There is a question that makes me hazy,
> >> Is it you, or I, that is crazy?
> >>
> >> I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and
> spoke with Einstein.  My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he
> knew who was crazy.  Never told me who, though. . .
> >>
> >> Keeping Watch-
> >> shu
> >>
> >> Joe Shuman, NZ8P
> >> __
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[Elecraft] Manufacture date by serial #

[NE9U - Scott]

Where can I find this info?

⁣Scott - NE9U

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[Lyn Norstad]

The latest version of the K3 manual (2011) is in its 10th year, and the last
errata sheet was over 5 years ago (2015).

So much for the advantages of online documentation.

73
Lyn, W0LEN


-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 12:08 PM
To: John Lemay; 'Elecraft Reflector Reflector'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

John,

To keep up with all the changes, you should read the firmware release 
notes too.  Mark up the manual with that information.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/26/2020 12:47 PM, John Lemay wrote:
> Ken
> 
>   
> 
> Thanks for replying quickly.
> 
>   
> 
> I am reading the current (D10 version) manual, but on looking at your
reply
> I decided to check out the errata - and there it is :-
> 
>   
> 
> < Pg. 14 (VFO Tuning Controls): Holding SUB now turns diversity receive
> on/off. To link VFOs, use CONFIG:VFO LNK >
> 
>   
> 
> And it works fine of course.
> 
>   
> 
> It would have saved me hours of head scratching if someone at Elecraft had
> updated the manual .
> 
>   
> 
> John G4ZTR
> 
>   
> 
>   
> 
> From: Ken K6MR [mailto:k...@outlook.com]
> Sent: 26 December 2020 17:29
> To: John Lemay; Elecraft Reflector Reflector
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver
> 
>   
> 
> You are reading an old description of the SUB button.  A firmware change
> made the long press of SUB the activation of Diversity.  Linking is done
> through the config menu.
> 
>   
> 
> Ken K6MR
> 
>   
> 
> From: John Lemay 
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:13
> To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector 
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver
> 
>   
> 
> Hello all
> 
> I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .
> 
> The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
> receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
> VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
> moving both VFOs in tandem. >
> 
> I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by
tapping
> SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).
> 
> What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
> select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.
> 
> Thanks, and seasons greetings !
> 
> John G4ZTR
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] S2-3 on K3 With No Antenna?

[Don Wilhelm]

Dana,

It likely means ---
1 - You don't need the preamp on that band.
2 - You have not set S-MTR ABS (S-meter absolute) on in the menu.

Other than those things, I cannot think of anything else - other than 
the remote possibility that you have a noisy preamp.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/26/2020 4:44 PM, Dana Roode K6NR wrote:

Any thoughts on what it means to have a s2-3 noise when I switch in the
preamp on my K3 with no antenna connected?


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Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Bypass Power Limit?

[Lyn Norstad]

My KPA500 goes into PASS-THROUGH mode when the Power is set to Off, or the 
power is On but the unit is in Standby.  It does not process the signal in any 
way, merely acknowledges its presence.  It does not have a Bypass mode.  In 
order to Bypass it, I need to move a couple of cables.

My KAT500, however, does have a BYPASS mode in which it measures the SWR and 
makes a decision on whether or not to provide any additional processing, other 
than routing it to the preferred ANTENNA, based on my indicated preferences.

73.0
Lyn, W0LEN

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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:55 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Bypass Power Limit?

On 12/25/2020 7:12 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
> KPA500 has no "BYPASS" mode.  It is either Off, On in STBY, or On in OPER.

Picky, picky, picky. :) When all of the power amps I'm aware of are in a 
mode usually called "Standby," meaning that they are powered up and 
ready to transmit, but are Bypassed. they are Bypassed. They are also 
Bypassed when turned off. And when tube amps are prevented from 
transmitting when their filaments are warming up, they are Bypassed.

73, Jim K9YC






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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[K4HYJ via Elecraft]

Please no!!!

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On
Behalf Of Alan - G4GNX
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 8:29 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

Oh God, please don't let us degenerate to this on a Ham Radio group.

73,

Alan. G4GNX


-- Original Message --
From: "Wes" 
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: 26/12/2020 01:17:29
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

>If you were woke, you'd know that the bell curve is racist.
>
>Wes  N7WS
>
>On 12/25/2020 5:57 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
>>Actually, it all depends on who gets to draw the curve
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
>>Sparks NV DM09dn
>>Washoe County
>>
>>On 12/25/2020 4:21 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
>>>   It all depends on where you are on the curve.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Friday, December 25, 2020, 07:11:43 PM EST, Clay Autery
 wrote:
>>> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other 
>>>folks falling higher up on the bell curve.
>>>I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but 
>>>have had any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the 
>>>"look" or the actual words from the person with whom I was 
>>>interacting clearly communicated that they thought I was "insane".
>>>
>>>"I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!"  - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang 
>>>Theory  
>>>
>>>__
>>>Clay Autery, KY5G
>>>(318) 518-1389
>
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[Elecraft] S2-3 on K3 With No Antenna?

[Dana Roode K6NR]

Any thoughts on what it means to have a s2-3 noise when I switch in the
preamp on my K3 with no antenna connected?

  Dana
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S Birdy on 28MHz

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Conrad,

"SIG RMV" is a function we created that shifts both the BFO and VFO by the same 
small amount in order to shift a spur out of the passband. 

The reason this is effective for many spurs is because they're the product of 
harmonics of the signal sources, not the fundamentals. For example, you may 
hear a spur that results from mixing of the 3rd harmonic of the VFO beating 
against the 9th harmonic of the BFO (any combination is possible). That's the 
nature of high-level mixers in superhet transceivers. 

SIG RMV shifts the VFO and BFO by the same amount *at their fundamentals*, but 
the spurs end up shifted by a multiple of this amount. Using the previous 
example, a 100 Hz shift at the fundamental might shift the VFO 300 Hz and the 
BFO 900 Hz. (Often the multiples are much higher -- I've seen them up to 21.) 
Doing this often moves the spur out of the passband, while having an 
insignificant effect on the filter center frequency (these are fixed because of 
the crystal filters).

You can create SIG RMV entries separately for both the main and sub receivers 
on the K3/K3S.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Dec 26, 2020, at 3:44 AM, Conrad PA5Y  wrote:
> 
> Thanks to G4ZTR I found "SIG RMV" in the Config Menu. It worked a treat. What 
> exactly does this do. I noticed that the passband changed but I was able to 
> restore it by changing the centre frequency. It worked great!
> 
> 
> 
> Many thanks John.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> Conrad PA5Y
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[Don Wilhelm]

John,

To keep up with all the changes, you should read the firmware release 
notes too.  Mark up the manual with that information.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/26/2020 12:47 PM, John Lemay wrote:

Ken

  


Thanks for replying quickly.

  


I am reading the current (D10 version) manual, but on looking at your reply
I decided to check out the errata - and there it is :-

  


< Pg. 14 (VFO Tuning Controls): Holding SUB now turns diversity receive
on/off. To link VFOs, use CONFIG:VFO LNK >

  


And it works fine of course.

  


It would have saved me hours of head scratching if someone at Elecraft had
updated the manual .

  


John G4ZTR

  

  


From: Ken K6MR [mailto:k...@outlook.com]
Sent: 26 December 2020 17:29
To: John Lemay; Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

  


You are reading an old description of the SUB button.  A firmware change
made the long press of SUB the activation of Diversity.  Linking is done
through the config menu.

  


Ken K6MR

  


From: John Lemay 
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:13
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

  


Hello all

I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .

The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
moving both VFOs in tandem. >

I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by tapping
SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).

What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.

Thanks, and seasons greetings !

John G4ZTR




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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[Ken K6MR]

It’s a common problem with documentation for just about everything these days.  
Luckily with pdf files it’s pretty easy to add notes or edit things yourself.

And of course when all else fails there is always the group.  Something about 
the group being smarter than any individual!

Ken K6MR

From: John Lemay
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:48
To: 'Ken K6MR'; 'Elecraft Reflector 
Reflector'
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

Ken

Thanks for replying quickly.

I am reading the current (D10 version) manual, but on looking at your reply I 
decided to check out the errata – and there it is :-

< Pg. 14 (VFO Tuning Controls): Holding SUB now turns diversity receive on/off. 
To link VFOs, use CONFIG:VFO LNK >

And it works fine of course.

It would have saved me hours of head scratching if someone at Elecraft had 
updated the manual …

John G4ZTR


From: Ken K6MR [mailto:k...@outlook.com]
Sent: 26 December 2020 17:29
To: John Lemay; Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

You are reading an old description of the SUB button.  A firmware change made 
the long press of SUB the activation of Diversity.  Linking is done through the 
config menu.

Ken K6MR

From: John Lemay
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:13
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

Hello all

I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .

The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
moving both VFOs in tandem. >

I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by tapping
SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).

What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.

Thanks, and seasons greetings !

John G4ZTR



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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[John Lemay]

Ken

 

Thanks for replying quickly.

 

I am reading the current (D10 version) manual, but on looking at your reply
I decided to check out the errata - and there it is :-

 

< Pg. 14 (VFO Tuning Controls): Holding SUB now turns diversity receive
on/off. To link VFOs, use CONFIG:VFO LNK >

 

And it works fine of course.

 

It would have saved me hours of head scratching if someone at Elecraft had
updated the manual .

 

John G4ZTR

 

 

From: Ken K6MR [mailto:k...@outlook.com] 
Sent: 26 December 2020 17:29
To: John Lemay; Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

 

You are reading an old description of the SUB button.  A firmware change
made the long press of SUB the activation of Diversity.  Linking is done
through the config menu.

 

Ken K6MR

 

From: John Lemay  
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:13
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector  
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

 

Hello all

I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .

The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
moving both VFOs in tandem. >

I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by tapping
SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).

What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.

Thanks, and seasons greetings !

John G4ZTR



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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 sideband cancellation calibration

[Grant Youngman]

Ummm ..don't have a good answer for your specific question.  The last time I 
did it, I used an XG3 and calibrated each filter on each band (there are 
actually per-band phase/gain settings for each filter).

If you used an XG1 did you calibrate on the 40M fundamental, or was there 
enough 2nd harmonic to calibrate on 20M?  I found considerable differences in 
per-band gain/phase settings.  So it wouldn’t be surprising if the null depth 
is not quite as good on a band you had not specifically calibrated for.  And in 
some cases you could still barely hear the alternate sideband — but it was very 
weak in any case.

I also found that the automatic null routines didn’t always get to the deepest 
null.  Elecraft says that it’s (60+ dB) good enough, and it likely is from any 
practical view point.  But it was possible in some cases to improve the null 
slightly by a +/- 1 count manual adjustment of either the phase or gain setting 
after running the auto-null routine.  It varied by band and filter, and manual 
tweaking didn’t always result in any improvement.

Grant NQ5T





> On Dec 26, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Steve Zabarnick  wrote:
> 
> I recently noticed that I could hear the opposite sideband on my KX3. As a
> result I tried using my XG1 to do the sideband cancellation calibration
> described in the KXFL3 manual. During the calibration I could significantly
> reduce the sideband so that it could no longer be heard by ear. But, once I
> left calibration mode, I could still hear the opposite sideband from the
> XG1. I did restart the KX3 to save these settings and confirmed that the
> phase and amplitude settings were saved per filter. Any suggestions?
> 
> Steve N9SZ
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[Ken K6MR]

You are reading an old description of the SUB button.  A firmware change made 
the long press of SUB the activation of Diversity.  Linking is done through the 
config menu.

Ken K6MR

From: John Lemay
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 09:13
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

Hello all

I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .

The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
moving both VFOs in tandem. >

I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by tapping
SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).

What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.

Thanks, and seasons greetings !

John G4ZTR



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[Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver

[John Lemay]

Hello all

I have a K3 with the sub-receiver installed, and working. But .

The handbook says < Holding SUB links the VFOs (whether the sub
receiver is on or off). The kHz decimal point of
VFO B flashes as a reminder. VFO A is the master,
moving both VFOs in tandem. >

I cannot get this to work. I can get the sub rx to be on or off (by tapping
SUB), and I can get Diversity to work as well (with a long hold of SUB).

What other settings can there be on the radio that make it impossible to
select moving both VFO's in tandem ? - which is exactly what I want.

Thanks, and seasons greetings !

John G4ZTR



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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[E.H. Russell]

Haha!

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On
Behalf Of Ken K6MR
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 11:50 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

Einstein had a whole bunch of great quotes:

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
sure about the former."

Ken K6MR

From: Phil Kane
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 19:57
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

On 12/23/2020 4:35 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I really like that quote from Albert Einstein.

> Ignorance can be cured with information, but stupidity lives on in its 
> dismissal of facts and information.

My favorite quote from Einstein that he never said is:

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results."

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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[Elecraft] KX3 firmware issue?

[Dave B via Elecraft]

Hi.

I'm seeing strangeness between the command values used to set the AF
Gain, and what is returned when you query it, even using the KX3 utility
software (v1.2.12.21)

The front panel control range is 0 to 60.  The values returned when
querying the radio follow that just fine as you query it while twiddling
that knob.

But... Sending the command AG060; does not result in maximum AF Gain. 
For that, it needs AG100; sent to the radio.

If you send AG060; (or AG60;) then the "volume" is about 50% of maximum
(by ear.)  Poll the radio with AG; and it returns AG060;

But, if you gently turn the AF Gain control counter-clockwise, the front
panel volume setting shows AF 59, but the volume (by ear) goes UP. 
Turning the control clockwise, will also bring the volume up, but the
value stays at 60.

If you send AG100; to get maximum volume, and then send (for example)
AG070; to reduce it, it does reduce.  But, if you query the radio with
AG;  It returns AG060;

As before, all of the above is when using the KX3utility, to send and
receive commands and parameters between PC and radio.

PC's OS is LinuxMint 19.3 64 bit all up-to-date.  Also using a genuine
KXUSB cable, FTDI chipset version.

My KX3 MCU firmware is Rev 02.95 and DSP firmware is 01.52

MCU or DSP Firmware issues?

I Initially found this, when investigating to "adjust" Flrig to work
correctly with the KX3, using the radio's native parameter values. 
Currently it seems to use K3 remote command values for most things.

As anyone who has messed with the remote control of these radios will
know, a KX3 is very different in detail, to the K3 in many command
parameters.

Seasons Greetings etc.

73.

Dave G8KBV

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[Elecraft] KX3 sideband cancellation calibration

[Steve Zabarnick]

I recently noticed that I could hear the opposite sideband on my KX3. As a
result I tried using my XG1 to do the sideband cancellation calibration
described in the KXFL3 manual. During the calibration I could significantly
reduce the sideband so that it could no longer be heard by ear. But, once I
left calibration mode, I could still hear the opposite sideband from the
XG1. I did restart the KX3 to save these settings and confirmed that the
phase and amplitude settings were saved per filter. Any suggestions?

Steve N9SZ
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Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

[Art Peters]

Clay,

On the other end of the spectrum a friend of mine who used to manage a fuel 
terminal is fond of saying:

“You can’t fix stupid just every now and then you can manage it...”

73 es God Bless,

Art / K0ACP

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 25, 2020, at 7:11 PM, Clay Autery  wrote:
> 
> MANY higher-intelligence folks APPEAR to be "insane" to other folks falling 
> higher up on the bell curve.
> I am in no way anywhere nearly as intelligent as the Professor, but have had 
> any number of encounters in my 57 years where either the "look" or the actual 
> words from the person with whom I was interacting clearly communicated that 
> they thought I was "insane".
> 
> "I'm not crazy; my mother had me tested!"  - Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang Theory  
> 
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> 
>> On 12/25/20 17:28, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
>> Something like the following was attributed to Albert:
>> 
>> “There is a question that makes me hazy,
>> Is it you, or I, that is crazy?
>> 
>> I worked at a DOE research lab many years ago for someone who met and spoke 
>> with Einstein.  My boss asserted that, after talking to Einstein, he knew 
>> who was crazy.  Never told me who, though. . .
>> 
>> Keeping Watch-
>> shu
>> 
>> Joe Shuman, NZ8P
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S Birdy on 28MHz

[Conrad PA5Y]

Thanks to G4ZTR I found "SIG RMV" in the Config Menu. It worked a treat. What 
exactly does this do. I noticed that the passband changed but I was able to 
restore it by changing the centre frequency. It worked great!



Many thanks John.



73



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[Elecraft] K3S Birdy on 28MHz

[Conrad PA5Y]

Hi all, I just discovered a birdy in a very awkward place on 28.360MHz. I use 
the K3S with a transverter for 144MHz and 144.360 is quite awkward as it is the 
centre of activity for MSK144 MS in Europe. The birdy is not really loud and is 
not coming from anything external. Is this a known birdy? Is there anything I 
can do to get rid of or move it?

Season's Greetings

Conrad PA5Y
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