Re: [Elecraft] Noisy neighbours & a K4
Remember the words of Don Corleone "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." So if you have problems with another ham –– invite them to form a club and get a shack on neutral ground. And please give a thought to those of us in the UK: we can't buy or order a K4 or a K2. The only way to get one is to import in person from the US and the price then doubles with added Import duty and taxes. And even the UK distributor, who can't get a K4 as it's not been "approved" for UK or European (EU) use, whacks the price up to cover the duty & tax. What we want is a UK - US Free Trade deal... then we can all join the queue. 73 Ted M5UF __ 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] KIO3B upgrade
Hey Jim, Replacing my external box (US Interface Navigator) with the KIO3B was a change I was glad to make to my K3. Audio levels are controlled two ways, 1, in the K3 menus and 2, in the computer operating system sound settings. The application may also have adjustments for the audio levels. At first, losing my knobs made it a little more difficult to set levels for different modes and applications, but once I got it set just right, I found that saving the configurations made the adjustments much more precise from and repeatable from mode to mode, etc. I really like the single USB cable between the PC & K3. 73 de Joe NE3R On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 7:39 AM Jim Leder wrote: > > I have an older K3 and have been using a USB Signalink for digital. The audio > levels are easy to control with the TX and RX pots on the Signalink. With the > KIO3B installed, putting the soundcard inside the K3, how are those levels > controlled? I ordered the upgrade kit, but need to know about this before > finishing it up. > The Signalink has been easy to control and very reliable. Will the KIO3B > upgrade be as easy to operate? > > Jim Leder … K8CXM > > __ > 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 joseph.dur...@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] TX CW “splatter” - context -contests
I am using the term CW splatter to cover clicks, phase noise, IMD and other hallmarks of a wide signal. >> >> To me, the graphs presented by K9YC are compelling. It is clear that a >> number of modern radios are significantly “dirtier” than others, while a >> TS590, that currently costs under $1500 at DXE, looks quite clean. The >> charts display TX spectrum images from mid range transceivers to >> premium rigs (15 rigs total) such as the K3, Flex and others. Take a >> look at K9YC.com/TXnoise.pdf. >> >> A dirty TX rig has much less impact on casual operating, or even most >> Dxing, as the band isn’t usually crowded. It is another story in a contest >> as many offenders run HP with huge antennas. They are LOUD. I have had >> to move many times when a loud, splattering CW signal parks a few >> KHZ away. >> >> The cost of a clean TX is insignificant compared to such station’s antenna, >> feedline and tower investment- plus all the other peripherals such a BPFs. >> >> Anyone who operates contests has heard such signals many times. >> It begs credulity that owners who are serious competitors aren’t aware >> of the issue. But it appears that little is done as most hams (including the >> log checkers) are reluctant to press. Rather than ignore the issue, radio >> manufacturers need to lose sales due to poor TX performance by hams >> voting with their dollars. I am glad the ARRL now takes a more proactive >> role in evaluating TX performance. >> >> I understand the argument that we need to encourage activity, especially >> from modest stations. I could not agree more, but in contests it is the loud >> stations with dirty signals -often using big antennas- that affect other >> competitors adversely, not just those nearby. >> >> It is time to place as much emphasis on a clean TX as on impressive >> receiver specs. Some manufacturers, including Elecraft, already have. >> >> The CW splatter problem is noticeable in EU and NA, sometimes emanating >> from huge MM stations. I imagine that it occurs worldwide, but the Asians >> are >> not generally that loud so their splatter is buried in the noise. >> >> 73, >> Phil KT3Y- KP2M >> >> >> __ 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] Ksyn3a upgrade board
Just a note that I got from Madelyn. No, not my turn for the K4, but my K3syn upgrade board for my K3, non-s (serial # 53!) is shipping. Inch by inch I get to move forward! Tom K8TB __ 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] KRX3 into a K3S
I've had a K3 with a KRX3 for quite a while. I recently purchased a K3S. Can I put the KRX3 into a K3S, or must I use a KRX3A for a K3S? I upgraded the K3 to the new synthesizers several years ago, so if that's a constraint I already have the new synthesizer. Any other considerations that I'm missing? Dennis W1UE __ 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] Gurus, Giving Up & Group Therapy
Am 10.06.21 um 19:24 schrieb Joseph Shuman via Elecraft: Humor on this Board is sometimes misunderstood. Oh well… That would really be a BIG issue, I hope this is not really true! My 3 rules: 1. If my $100.00 built from scratch and spare parts radio successfully communicates with your state of the art shack, my hobby has succeeded. 2. Everybody has an opinion and all of them are correct, but mine is more correct for me than yours. 3. There is very little on this board about the KX2 so it must be the closest to perfect radio out there Elecraft has designed. That is why I own one. *lol* For info about the KX2 you might check the "Elecraft-KX" distro, but even there... not much to say. As a KX2 user myself I can only fully agree to your point 3, though I have to admit, that my "new" K3 (sn 33xx) is also a very nice toy and I am slowly getting used to it. Is the true spirit of the “Elmer” part of your hobby? I wouldn't be where I am without my fellow OMs that are guiding and leading me to success... still a way to go, but... that's part of the game, isn't it? Keeping Watch- shu Joe Shuman, NZ8P As said, fully agree with you Thossi, DH4FT __ 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] Gurus
I don't know what to say about the call I just got: K7FU. On Thu, 10 Jun 2021, Julia Tuttle wrote: Oh, I know, it was a deliberate choice -- my Elmer (from, jeez, 20 years ago) K1AJ said he picked his for the sound, so I did too. I do occasionally get out on CW with it though! On Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 00:35 Buddy Brannan wrote: Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-) Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Email: bu...@brannan.name Mobile: (814) 431-0962 On Jun 10, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my (noisy, urban, antenna-limited) home QTH, and I don't think you were one of the couple of folks I managed to reach on CW from my girlfriend's (quiet, rural, big enough to have a full-size 40m dipole) QTH. On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:42 PM Gary K9GS wrote: I agree Julie,Just curious, what is your call? I wonder if we've worked?73,Gary K9GS Original message From: Bill Johnson Date: 6/9/21 11:32 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Al Lorona < alor...@sbcglobal.net>, Julia Tuttle Cc: Elecraft Reflector < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus Here, here, Julie!BillK9YEQHave a great day!BillFrom: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of Julia Tuttle Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:36:00 PMTo: Al Lorona Cc: Elecraft Reflector < elecraft@mailman.qth.net>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] GurusI'm gonna second "above all, have fun"!If it brings you joy to have the highest performing rig you can, cool, andI hope it serves you well.But if a different aspect of a radio, or even one you can't name, bringsyou joy, that's also cool, and I'm happy it makes you happy!My KX3 isn't at the top of the Sherwood list, it doesn't have a panadapter(...yet), and connecting it up for digital modes is a bit of a rat's nest..but I'll be darned if it isn't just fun as shit to use. The UI is wellthought out, the VFO knob is a work of art, (surprisingly) the compact sizemakes it more approachable/friendly for it, and the community here aroundit (as heated as it can get) is tighter-knit.None of those show up in a spec sheet or lab testing Get what makes *you*happy, and share your experience so the next ham can do the same.Cheers,JulieOn Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 21:57 Al Lorona < alor...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:> When this subject appeared last week I had composed a reply but then slept> on it and canceled it the next morning, as I probably do 80% of the time.>> In this my second attempt, let me say that I've always been amazed at the> power wielded by Rob Sherwood. Thousands of hams hang on his latest tests.> If he deems a new radio exceptional in some way, that can mean many> millions of dollars for a manufacturer.>> And yet, if there were no such thing as gurus on the web and at places> like Dayton expounding about how Brand A is better than Brand B, how would> you answer the questions, "Do I like this transceiver?," and, "Is it any> good?">> You'd probably get on the air and use it, and decide that way.>> But we constantly have gurus telling us that Brand A is the 'best' which> horrifies us if up until now we liked Brand B better. Against our personal> experience we flip-flop and say, "Gee, I used to like Brand B, but Brand A> must be better because the gurus say so.">> Yet, there will always be guys who'll be tortured owning a transceiver> that has the 2nd highest dynamic range, or the 3rd best distortion. Never> mind if they can't actually hear the differences.>> It's how a rig *sounds and feels* during actual operating that's most> important. Not the numbers. For instance, Wes made a comment about his> tuning knob, and although some of you might have laughed at that... it's> darned important! That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.>> Here's my opinion on ranking receivers by 2 kHz 3rd order dynamic range:> almost any modern receiver has enough dynamic range to make this ranking> more and more meaningless as time goes on. Sherwood himself has said that> 90 dB or above is plenty enough. To understand why, see this post from 2016> by one of the old guys on this reflector:> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-The-Way-We-Rank-Receivers-long-td7623639.html Lastly, if you've been enjoying your rig for years and then hear someone> else complain about a flaw you weren't even aware of, don't panic. There> are a million reasons why his concerns might not involve you in the least.>> Above all, have fun.>> Al W6LX/4> __> 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
