Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[john]

I really like the K-POD, except for the slow tuning. Too bad that the K3
firmware "cannot" reprogram it.

John KK9A 


Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:

Yes, this only works with the K4.  The K3 firmware cannot reprogram the
K-POD encoder to match the K3's tuning rate.

73,
Bob, N6TV

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 5:33 PM Jim McDonald  wrote:

> Does the selection of encoder rates only apply to the K4?
>

Yes, this only works with the K4.  The K3 firmware cannot reprogram the
K-POD encoder to match the K3's tuning rate.

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Jim McDonald]

Does the selection of encoder rates only apply to the K4?

73,  Jim N7US

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Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

The K-Pod is an accessory control panel that's ideal for use with the K4. It 
provides 16 switch functions; control of VFO A/VFO B/RIT-XIT offset; and three 
general purpose open-drain outputs for station control. You can use the K4's 
macro editor to create command sequences to assign to K-Pod switches.

For further product details, see:

  https://elecraft.com/collections/k-pod-desktop-control-panel

Revision F of the K-Pod owner's manual now provides complete instructions for 
use with the K4 transceiver. The manual can be found here:

  
https://ftp.elecraft.com/K-Pod/Manuals%20Downloads/E740285%20KPOD%20Owner's%20Manual%20Rev%20F.pdf

K-Pod firmware was also recently updated: Rev. 1.12 lets you configure the 
K-Pod's encoder to have the same resolution as those on the K4 (up to 400 
counts per turn). 

73,
Wayne
N6KR
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Re: [Elecraft] feeding a half-wave dipole with ladder line

[Jim Brown]

On 10/28/2021 2:23 PM, Ed Cole wrote:

I am redesigning my 40/80/160/630m antennas.

A year ago the tower I was supporting my 630m Invert-L was damaged by 
wind and taken down.  Replacement tower is shorter so not suitable end 
wire support for HF antenna.


Hi Ed,

Take a look at the antennas on VK4YB's qrz page. My neighbor W6GJB 
rigged a version of the first one that I tweaked in NEC to fit his real 
estate and available trees. He's feeding directly with a simple LC 
matching network that I designed in SimSmith based on measuring the 
antenna feedpoint Z. If you've got the real estate and supports, it's a 
great antenna for that band, because it's relatively efficient.


The antenna works VERY well, because it's end-loaded. Lengths are 
tweaked so that the max current is in the vertical section. In addition 
to tweaking those lengths, I also gave him the option of splitting the 
end loading into two or three shorter wires running in different 
directions. GJB has worked VK4YB several times; VK4YB and NO3M set a 
630m record several years ago (which may be broken by now).


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:50 PM Rick Tavan  wrote:

> Right. The macros are stored in the radios, not in the K*Pod. You need to
> run K3 Utility at the radio site to load them into the K3.  The K4 has a
> primitive text editor for on-screen macro entry, one finger typing with no
> tactile feedback. Not fun but no computer required.
>

You do not have to tap the on-screen keyboard to enter macro text into the
K4.  The K4's built-in Macro Editor supports ten finger typing with a real
USB keyboard plugged into one of the K4's three standard USB Type A
connectors.

An external USB keyboard is currently the easiest way to enter long macro
strings into the K4.  Hopefully someday Elecraft will provide a new host
command to store macro text.  Such commands would allow PC software, or
basic batch files, to save macro text into the K4.

73,
Bob, N6TV
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Rick Tavan]

Right. The macros are stored in the radios, not in the K*Pod. You need to
run K3 Utility at the radio site to load them into the K3.  The K4 has a
primitive text editor for on-screen macro entry, one finger typing with no
tactile feedback. Not fun but no computer required.

/Rick N6XI

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 11:33 AM Fred  wrote:

>
>
> I also operate W7RN [K3] remotely with the RemoteRig interface, and the
> K-Pod tuning knob remotely tunes just fine but the switches don't work,
> probably because there are no macros loaded into the remote radio?
>
> --

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Re: [Elecraft] feeding a half-wave dipole with ladder line

[Walter Underwood]

Are you sure your ladder line is 200-300 Ω? My calculations say that 12 AWG 
conductors 12 inches apart makes 680 Ω line.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Oct 28, 2021, at 2:47 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV  wrote:
> 
> 
> Your 130' dipole will be damn near impossible to feed on 40 meters as
> the center is very high impedance.  You would be better served to
> hang a parallel dipole (33' per side) under the 65' wires and use
> RG213/RG8 for the vertical section.
> 
> The additional 33' wires will give you marginally more top loading
> and the coax will work just as well for the vertical element since
> you are shorting it top and bottom.  While you're at it, push the
> feeedpoint up to 50 feet ... more vertical for 160/630m and better
> performance for the dipole on 80/40.
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 2021-10-28 5:23 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
>> I am redesigning my 40/80/160/630m antennas.
>> A year ago the tower I was supporting my 630m Invert-L was damaged by wind 
>> and taken down.  Replacement tower is shorter so not suitable end wire 
>> support for HF antenna.
>> I decided to repurpose my 80/40m dual dipole into a based-loaded 40-foot 
>> vertical using the 80 & 40m wires for top hat loading on 160/630m.  To do 
>> that I purpose to run 40-foot of ladder-line vertical and either load the 
>> bottom using a balun for 80/40m or short the ladder line for the loaded 
>> vertical.
>> http://www.kl7uw.com/630mTee.jpg
>> My question is what balun to use for 80/40m. ladder line is 200-300 ohm 
>> whereas the dipoles are near 50-ohm.  Should I use a 9:1 balun or would my 
>> original 1:1 balun work?  Tuners will be in the shack (KXAT at 100w; Drake 
>> MN-2000 at 1200w).  RG-13 coax to base of ladder-line.
>> I have a couple vac-relays to short the ladder-line and connect the loading 
>> coil for 160/630m.
>> Thanks, Ed - KL7UW
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] feeding a half-wave dipole with ladder line

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Your 130' dipole will be damn near impossible to feed on 40 meters as
the center is very high impedance.  You would be better served to
hang a parallel dipole (33' per side) under the 65' wires and use
RG213/RG8 for the vertical section.

The additional 33' wires will give you marginally more top loading
and the coax will work just as well for the vertical element since
you are shorting it top and bottom.  While you're at it, push the
feeedpoint up to 50 feet ... more vertical for 160/630m and better
performance for the dipole on 80/40.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2021-10-28 5:23 PM, Ed Cole wrote:

I am redesigning my 40/80/160/630m antennas.

A year ago the tower I was supporting my 630m Invert-L was damaged by 
wind and taken down.  Replacement tower is shorter so not suitable end 
wire support for HF antenna.


I decided to repurpose my 80/40m dual dipole into a based-loaded 40-foot 
vertical using the 80 & 40m wires for top hat loading on 160/630m.  To 
do that I purpose to run 40-foot of ladder-line vertical and either load 
the bottom using a balun for 80/40m or short the ladder line for the 
loaded vertical.

http://www.kl7uw.com/630mTee.jpg

My question is what balun to use for 80/40m. ladder line is 200-300 ohm 
whereas the dipoles are near 50-ohm.  Should I use a 9:1 balun or would 
my original 1:1 balun work?  Tuners will be in the shack (KXAT at 100w; 
Drake MN-2000 at 1200w).  RG-13 coax to base of ladder-line.


I have a couple vac-relays to short the ladder-line and connect the 
loading coil for 160/630m.


Thanks, Ed - KL7UW



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[Elecraft] feeding a half-wave dipole with ladder line

[Ed Cole]

I am redesigning my 40/80/160/630m antennas.

A year ago the tower I was supporting my 630m Invert-L was damaged by 
wind and taken down.  Replacement tower is shorter so not suitable end 
wire support for HF antenna.


I decided to repurpose my 80/40m dual dipole into a based-loaded 40-foot 
vertical using the 80 & 40m wires for top hat loading on 160/630m.  To 
do that I purpose to run 40-foot of ladder-line vertical and either load 
the bottom using a balun for 80/40m or short the ladder line for the 
loaded vertical.

http://www.kl7uw.com/630mTee.jpg

My question is what balun to use for 80/40m. ladder line is 200-300 ohm 
whereas the dipoles are near 50-ohm.  Should I use a 9:1 balun or would 
my original 1:1 balun work?  Tuners will be in the shack (KXAT at 100w; 
Drake MN-2000 at 1200w).  RG-13 coax to base of ladder-line.


I have a couple vac-relays to short the ladder-line and connect the 
loading coil for 160/630m.


Thanks, Ed - KL7UW
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 paddle connector

[W6IPA]

Hi,

I sell this https://www.tindie.com/products/w6ipa/kx-buddy-key/ 


Might be what you need.

JC/W6IPA
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[Elecraft] WTB KPA-100

[Jack Hubbard]

WTB  K2 100 watt amp, KPA-100  dead or alive.
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[Elecraft] Win4K4Suite is now available

[Tom]

I am pleased to announce the release of Win4K4Suite.  This release requires
K4 firmware, beta R25 or higher.  Many thanks to Kevin Rowett and Brandon
Hansen who helped make this happen!
For those of you who have used Win4K3Suite, you will find a familiar
experience with almost all the same functionality only limited by the
current K4 firmware.
Win4K4Suite is a comprehensive control and integration platform for the
Elecraft K4.  One of its key features is the ability to run up to 6
applications simultaneously over a single serial port or the K4 Ethernet
connection.  While the radio itself allows such sharing with its 3 serial
ports and its Ethernet connection, Win4K4 will allow applications that do
not have ethernet capability to run remotely using the built in virtual
radios.  This includes WSJT-X, DXLab, HRD Logbook, and pretty well all third
party products.

In the first release of Win4K4 the following features are available:

-Full control of the radio presented in a large and "mini" format
-Support for USB connections and Ethernet
-Access to commonly used menu items
-Club Log profile applied to your favorite cluster
-CW - FSK - PSK terminal with logging to your favorite logger
-6 virtual radios that allow you to run other 3rd party software or hardware
products simultaneously. They work even with Win4K4 over a network
-Macros
-Shortwave Database based on the EiBi Database
-Audio Oscilloscope
-Audio Spectrum Scope
-Support for the SDRPlay RSP devices

With the current firmware in the K4 the following features are not yet
available:
-Frequency Memories: Not yet available in the K4 firmware
-Native K4 spectrum output: Not yet available in the K4 firmware
-Ethernet connectivity of the KPA1500.
All these features will come as the firmware matures.

Here is a picture of some of the functionality:
https://va2fsq.com/wp-content/uploads/k4-large.jpg

The software has a 30 day trial.  You can download it here: va2fsq.com

73 Tom, va2fsq


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Tom Doligalski via Elecraft]

I’m right handed and use my right hand to send CW as well as to copy. So, the 
iPod is particularly convenieent to adjust the radio (especially RIT for 
off-frequency responses). 

I use it every day… can’t believe how convenient it is!

Tom W4KX
K4 #110
K3 #969

> On Oct 28, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Fred  wrote:
> 
> Adventures in my 20's followed by a steady accumulation of birthdays has left 
> me with arm/shoulder deficiencies, aggravated by reaching out to tune and 
> adjust a radio. The K-Pod is the best accessory I purchased for my very early 
> K3 [S/N 642].  It gets the tuning and 95% of the switch functions I ever use 
> right down at my left next to the mouse and paddle.  I can rest my arm on the 
> arm of the chair which saves the wear and tear on it and my shoulder.
> 
> I also operate W7RN [K3] remotely with the RemoteRig interface, and the K-Pod 
> tuning knob remotely tunes just fine but the switches don't work, probably 
> because there are no macros loaded into the remote radio?
> 
> I also purchased the Digital Voice module which I've used at least 2 times, 
> forgetting that the only time I get on Phone is on 2 m and 70 cm from my 
> truck. [:=)
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> Wayne Burdick wrote on 10/28/2021 8:48 AM:
>> The K-Pod is an accessory control panel that's ideal for use with the K4. It 
>> provides 16 switch functions; control of VFO A/VFO B/RIT-XIT offset; and 
>> three general purpose open-drain outputs for station control. You can use 
>> the K4's macro editor to create command sequences to assign to K-Pod 
>> switches.
>> 
>> For further product details, see:
>> 
>>   https://elecraft.com/collections/k-pod-desktop-control-panel
>> 
>> Revision F of the K-Pod owner's manual now provides complete instructions 
>> for use with the K4 transceiver. The manual can be found here:
>> 
>>   
>> https://ftp.elecraft.com/K-Pod/Manuals%20Downloads/E740285%20KPOD%20Owner's%20Manual%20Rev%20F.pdf
>> 
>> K-Pod firmware was also recently updated: Rev. 1.12 lets you configure the 
>> K-Pod's encoder to have the same resolution as those on the K4 (up to 400 
>> counts per turn).
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Fred]

Adventures in my 20's followed by a steady accumulation of birthdays has 
left me with arm/shoulder deficiencies, aggravated by reaching out to 
tune and adjust a radio. The K-Pod is the best accessory I purchased for 
my very early K3 [S/N 642].  It gets the tuning and 95% of the switch 
functions I ever use right down at my left next to the mouse and 
paddle.  I can rest my arm on the arm of the chair which saves the wear 
and tear on it and my shoulder.


I also operate W7RN [K3] remotely with the RemoteRig interface, and the 
K-Pod tuning knob remotely tunes just fine but the switches don't work, 
probably because there are no macros loaded into the remote radio?


I also purchased the Digital Voice module which I've used at least 2 
times, forgetting that the only time I get on Phone is on 2 m and 70 cm 
from my truck. [:=)


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

Wayne Burdick wrote on 10/28/2021 8:48 AM:

The K-Pod is an accessory control panel that's ideal for use with the K4. It 
provides 16 switch functions; control of VFO A/VFO B/RIT-XIT offset; and three 
general purpose open-drain outputs for station control. You can use the K4's 
macro editor to create command sequences to assign to K-Pod switches.

For further product details, see:

   https://elecraft.com/collections/k-pod-desktop-control-panel

Revision F of the K-Pod owner's manual now provides complete instructions for 
use with the K4 transceiver. The manual can be found here:

   
https://ftp.elecraft.com/K-Pod/Manuals%20Downloads/E740285%20KPOD%20Owner's%20Manual%20Rev%20F.pdf

K-Pod firmware was also recently updated: Rev. 1.12 lets you configure the 
K-Pod's encoder to have the same resolution as those on the K4 (up to 400 
counts per turn).

73,
Wayne
N6KR





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[Elecraft] Elecraft K-Pod manual updated -- now covers use with the K4

[Wayne Burdick]

The K-Pod is an accessory control panel that's ideal for use with the K4. It 
provides 16 switch functions; control of VFO A/VFO B/RIT-XIT offset; and three 
general purpose open-drain outputs for station control. You can use the K4's 
macro editor to create command sequences to assign to K-Pod switches.

For further product details, see:

  https://elecraft.com/collections/k-pod-desktop-control-panel

Revision F of the K-Pod owner's manual now provides complete instructions for 
use with the K4 transceiver. The manual can be found here:

  
https://ftp.elecraft.com/K-Pod/Manuals%20Downloads/E740285%20KPOD%20Owner's%20Manual%20Rev%20F.pdf

K-Pod firmware was also recently updated: Rev. 1.12 lets you configure the 
K-Pod's encoder to have the same resolution as those on the K4 (up to 400 
counts per turn). 

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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