[Elecraft] KX3 no speaker audio
John, I had the same problem, the KX3 has separate audio amplifiers for speaker and phones. With the help of Elecraft support the fault was traced to an o/c resister feeding power to the audio i/c. I do not have the details to hand, but it is a 2 watt device. Hope you soon get it fixed. Barry Middleton G4DBS -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.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] K2 RX sensitivity
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Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 ON light flashing
I am hoping I can find out a problem I have with my KXPA100 amp and KXAT100. The "on" LED is flashing every 4 seconds. Also when connected to the KX3 the menu item ATU DATA is replaced by 2 horizontal bars and a beep tone. Disconnect the PA and the KX3 shows the correct menu item. I have checked everything and other to the faults listed, appears to be working correctly. Barry Middleton G4DBS Never sold it, glad I kept it. __ 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] For Sale UK mainland only
Regretfully I have the following for sale. Elecraft KX3, KXPA100 with KXAT 100 Elecraft PX3.KX3 also fitted with roofing filter and the 2 metre module, battery charge with Panasonic Enoloop batteries and real time clock. Also original Manuals, Fred Cady's book All leads including power pole adaptor for KX3, and will also included a Signal link date interface. I may be able to deliver it to the buyer and no cost. I am the original owner and has been in a non smoking and no pets household. Asking price £2,500 cash or bank transfer. Barry Middleton G4DBS PS resent as I forgot items. __ 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] For Sale UK mainland only
Regretfully I have the following Elecraft KX3, KXPA100 with KXAT 100. Elecraft PX3. Also original Manuals, Fred Cady's book All leads including power pole adaptor for KX3, and will also included a Signal link date interface. I may be able to deliver it to the buyer and no cost. Asking price £2,500 cash or bank transfer. Barry Middleton G4DBS __ 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] K2 and RSP1
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[Elecraft] K2 and RSP1
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[Elecraft] Greetings
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 MacOS M1 Mini
David: > On Sep 24, 2022, at 7:51 PM, Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft > wrote: > > About a month ago, I upgraded from an old (2015?) Intel i5-based MBP to the > new M2 MBP, and was able to migrate everything over to it seamlessly by > having the M2 import all of my bits from the TimeMachine backup. I've been > using RUMlogNG for years, and it works nicely with both WSJT-X and JTDX > *simultaneously*, with WSJT-X driving the upgraded K3 (near-K3s) operating > with the KXV3B on 630m and JTDX operating the K4D on the HF bands. I do not > have RUMlogNG do any rig control for me, however. > I have 24MB of memory in this MBP, but I was operating with 16MB on the old > MBP just fine. I had a 250GB SSD on the old MBP, but splurged for 1TB on the > M2. However, I think you should be able to get by with 16/250 on an Apple > Silicon based machine unless you're planning to watch a movie or edit video > while you're working the bands :-) One trick that I pull is to have a > separate partition on a large USB drive (which is primarily used for > TimeMachine) to keep less-needed files, as well as the log files generated by > WSJT-X and JTDX. I simply created a symbolic link in the files for those two > apps to point to the right places on the USB drive. > Only fly in the ointment I've encountered is that I run Parallels and it > upgraded to the latest version and then installed Windows 11 ARM for me. I > haven't played with it yet, so I don't know how much it will bog down the > system. *BUT*, be forewarned that Ham Radio DeLuxe is Intel-only and flatly > told me in their support forum that they do NOT intend to make an ARM64 > version for Windows 11. I only use HRD as a backup log program to review my > awards standing (e.g., DXCC, WPX, etc.), and now do so on my Intel-based > iMac, but I plan to retire it eventually. I've never used it for rig control, > etc. Please note that the current Windows-11 ARM OS that can be installed by Parallels 18 on a M1/M2 Mac can indeed run INTEL-based Windows Software. I’ve been using it for several months to run INTEL software for railroad signal monitoring (ATCS) and it works seamlessly. There was no problem transferring program files from a Dell Latitude machine and having the software run without modification. Consequently, even though there may not be an ARM version of a Windows software package, it may still be possible to run it under Windows ARM using an INTEL-based Windows package. That said, there is one caveat: Windows ARM does not currently support natively USB devices other than such as items as Keyboards, Mice, Trackballs, etc. For example, I cannot run a SDR device on the ARM because the device drivers don’t exist under ARM needed for SDR: I use ZADIG to add drivers for SDR and it doesn’t work running Windows 11 ARM. I suspect that USB support for ARM will grow under time, but it remains to be seen whether software that uses USB attached devices that require special device drivers will work. In my case, this means using data sources available via the internet rather than using a SDR device for over-the-air reception of data. For example, I can use data collected via SDR attached to my Dell laptop and feed that data to Apple MBP M1 laptop running Windows 11 ARM via LAN to display the data. FWIW, Barry, WD4ASW __ 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] K3/0 Mini and P3
Jorge: > On Jun 9, 2022, at 9:02 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > > Hello > > I have a K3/100 on the radio site and a K3/0 Mini on the control site, > running perfectly with remoterig boxes > > How can I add the P3 SVGA to the control site? > > Couldn't find the connections for that in Google Remoterig does not support the P3/SVGA nor does Elecraft offer a remote option for the P3.I have the K3/0-Mini along with the K3-KPA-500-KAT500-P3 at my ham shack in southeast Georgia. I’m aware of two options for ’seeing’ the P3 remotely: 1. Install a video capture board in the ham shack computer and camera aimed at the P3 and then view the P3 by accessing the ham shack computer to see the video. However, I’m not aware of any currently available video capture boards per se. You’d have to search to see if these are still available. This approach has been discussed in the past on this reflector, but it has been awhile since anyone has posted anything about it. 2. Use the IF output from the back of the P3 and connect a SDR receiver (such as SDRPlay devices), install the appropriate SDR software on the ham shack computer, and install OmniRig to have the software track the frequency of the K3/100. I have done this with SDRPlay's SDRduo running their SDRuno software that has the ‘hooks’ for OmniRig. It is then possible to view a spectrum display running available through the SDRuno that will replicate what the P3 can show directly. When I turn on the RX ANT on the K3/0-Mini, it allows OmniRig to interface between the K3 and the SDRuno software and subsequently as I change frequencies/bands on the K3, the SDRuno software follows along. I can also set the frequency of the K3 by specifying the frequency within SDRuno software. While I’ve done this with SDRPlay hardware and software (I already had the SDRduo in my shack before trying this), presumably the same thing can be done with “SDR dongles” such as NooElec using other SDR programs such as SDR Sharp, SDR Console, etc. However, I don’t know if these packages provide the OmniRig interface to ensure that the spectrum display is controlled by the K3. SDRPlay also offers single tuner SDR devices (SDRduo is a dual-tuner) such as the RSP1A and RSPdx. See: www.sdrplay.com <http://www.sdrplay.com/>. Bottom line is that the “work around” is to have a PC in the shack that can utilize a SDR device (connected via USB) with an IF input coming from the P3 that can subsequently be controlled by the K3 to show a spectrum display. This means you’ll also have to connect to the PC in the shack through remote software such as VNC Viewer (from RealVNC.com <http://realvnc.com/>) or another package such as TeamViewer. The SDRplay website does have generic documentation and videos on how to connect HF transceivers to their SDRs and how to configure SDRuno so that the SDR can provide a spectrum display (As I recall, they use the Kenwood 570G as their example). See: https://www.sdrplay.com/apps-catalogue/ <https://www.sdrplay.com/apps-catalogue/>. Hope this helps, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > > thanks! > > -- > 73, > Jorge > CX6VM/CW5W > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood Receiver Tests
Chuck: > On May 1, 2022, at 10:04 AM, Chuck MacCluer wrote: > > The K3 and K3S are dead ends --- they are frozen at their present > capabilities. The K4 is a partially filled canvas that can improve over > time. For example, the K4s I hear on the air still have, like the K3xs, > that ugly popup in the unwanted sideband. They compare in this respect > unfavorably with the lowly IC-7300. But the K4 will someday possess > predistortion and consequently a pristine transmitted SSB signal. Unlike > its predecessors, the K4 has an unlimited future. That's the nature of a > full SDR. Your point is certainly well taken. Performance enhancements, new features, bug fixes, etc. are all possible given the old adage, “It is simply the software.” That said, exactly how a product line evolves over time can have a huge impact on both current customers and perspective customers. One can certainly argue that those that jumped in line on the day of product announcement for the K4 are ‘early adopters’ who are willing to purchase a hardware design and then be relatively patient waiting for the software/firmware to evolve to the point that announced features are made available. The tradeoff is that ’needed features’ may lag behind the ‘basic features’ and that those that forked out real for the latest generation of hardware may start to get ‘antsy’ about not being able to take full advantage of a product’s “potential” as software/firmware evolves later. While I have no idea what Elecraft’s development timeline looks like, presumably their development schedule is predicated on relative priorities as well as creating the building blocks necessary to enhance the software over time. I also don’t know how large their development team is or whether they have other duties/responsibilities as well. As far as I know, they have not released a ‘development roadmap’. Bottom line is that those that purchasers of a new generation of hardware that is fully dependent upon software to ‘make the magic’ must recognize that such development work will likely exceed their presumptions of how quickly such software is fully developed. While Elecraft is not FlexRadio, one only has to look at the history of Flex to see how much longer software development takes over hardware development to create the ‘desired’ product. When Flex announced their 6 series at the 2012 Hamvention, they delivered the hardware within 18 months of product announcement to those who ’signed up’ in the first few months after product annoucement. I received my Flex-6700 in November 2013 with SmartSDR for Windows version 1.0. However, the first iteration of SSDR (v1.0) was simply the first step in a long evolution of software development. It wasn't until May 2017 (five years after initial product announcement) that “SmartLink” was introduced in SSDR v2.0 that allowed remote connectivity of Flex-6 series transceivers, a product feature announced in 2012 and which is why I got the Flex-6700 in the first place. Almost 10 years later, we’re now seeing hardware issues starting to crop up with the SD cards installed in older Flex-6xxx transceivers that contain the “smarts” of these products. While Flex utilizes ‘industrial grade” SD cards, even these products apparently degrade after years of read/write cycles. Customers are now experiencing issues where current firmware upgrades ‘brick’ their transceivers because of the longterm degradation of these cards means they fail during testing of SD card performance as part of the firmware update. In other words, the testing is done to ensure that SD card is capable of accepting the new firmware and fails. Flex has been very responsive is supplying replacement SD cards (even though radios are beyond their warranty period) which is certainly appreciated, but it does leave a “taste in one’s mouth” when this happens. BTW, these SD cards are unit specific (they apparently contain serial number information) which means one can’t simply copy the contents of one SD card and install it on a non-Flex provided SD Card. I note this simply to point out that today’s world of “software defined radio” introduces not only new capabilities but also changes the paradigm about product development and longevity of products due to limitations. Indeed, investing in a new product release such as the K4 or the Flex-6 means that the purchaser becomes part of that product’s ‘ecosytem’ where it may take a significant amount of time to finalize that ecosystem. This compares to the ‘old days’ where one purchased a ‘radio as is” with limited update capabilities and one simply purchased a replacement as needed. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > > Chuck w8mqw __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth
Re: [Elecraft] SK Elecraft Station
Paul: > On Apr 23, 2022, at 7:23 PM, Paul Horenstein K2PH wrote: > > Barry: > > While the embedded link to our club website may have given a subtle hint, the > equipment is located in the northern suburbs of New York City, specifically, > Rockland County, NY. Thanks for the clarification. I recognize that dealing with estate matters can be a challenge for all concerned and I’m sure the family appreciates your willingness to help. When it comes to ’selling’, I submit that ’subtle hints’ won’t cut it which is why I asked the question. One cannot assume that someone will take the time to open a website, look at QRZ, or take either measures to try to determine where the items in question might be located. Instead, if the seller doesn’t bother to provide a geographical reference, your potential buyer won’t bother to do the research and will simply ignore the posting as the likelihood is that it will be outside their relative geography. Bottom line is that it generally a good idea to provide appropriate location information in the initial announcement to help create interest. Good luck, Barry, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > > Paul K2PH __ 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] SK Elecraft Station
Paul: > On Apr 23, 2022, at 6:36 PM, Paul Horenstein K2PH via Elecraft > wrote: > > As president of our local radio club I am sometimes contacted by the family > of a member who has become a silent key, to assist with the disposition of > his equipment. > I was recently contacted and asked to help with a complete K3 station, K3,P3, > KPA500 & KAT500. There are also some other peripheral devices, power > supplies, wattmeters, switches and power distribution boxes.The family has > asked me to act as an intermediary. As such, if you would like any further > information as to availability, price, options, condition, etc., please email > me and I will get back to you and, if warranted, put you in touch with the > family. Neither I nor the club are making anything on this. It's unfortunate, > but this is the third one of these instances that we've been called upon to > do in the past year. > 73 > Paul K2PHPresident, Crystal Radio Club, Inc.www.crystalradio.club It would be helpful if you at least provided city/state of where the equipment is located. This information might encourage other to follow up with you if indeed the equipment is relatively close to their area. I also know that there are some folks who purchase estate items and resell at hamfests. Thus, knowing where this equipment is located might encourage further interest. FWIW, Barry, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service
Dave: > On Apr 21, 2022, at 2:11 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > > > For most other brands you can find a repair center somewhere certified by the > manufacturer. Elecraft has never done that, and now that they no longer > support replacement modules and appear to have significantly pared down their > own repair services, I will pretty much be left high and dry if my K3 should > suffer any failure unless I can figure out how to fix it myself. > > I bought my K3 for two reasons ... its performance and its modularity which > promised long term support for upgrades and repair. The performance is still > near top notch, but I was seriously mislead on the long term support and if I > ever buy another rig it won't be Elecraft. I guess the obvious question to ask is whether a company other than Elecraft currently meets your expectations, and if so, what are their distinguishing characteristics that would meet your expectations? How “long term” is long term? As a user of both Elecraft and FlexRadio products, my experience is that in today’s world we’re purchasing an ‘ecosystem’ and not just a ‘radio.’ Flex’s current ecosystem (6xxx series, PGXL, TGXL, etc.) was initially announced at the 2012 Hamvention with the 6700 but it wasn't until 2017 that the 6 series met performance promises, 2018 when the PGXL was released, and 2021 when the TGXL was released. There was also the Maestro released in 2016 but is currently unavailable as is being redesigned (again) because the tablet that is embedded in it is no longer available. Presumably the “C” version will be available late this year. We shall see. On top of that was the introduction of SmartSDR for iOS, SmartSDR for Mac, and DogPark SDR for Mac. It remains to be seen whether a 3rd party will ever develop SmartSDR for Android or SmartSDR for Linux. The introduction of these software packages along with Maestro makes the Flex system extremely versatile, but at relatively significant cost and ‘wait time’ for these capabilities to be introduced. On the Elecraft side, one could argue that the KPA1500 was the kickoff of the ’next gen’ Elecraft line when it was introduced in 2017 and delivered in 2018. As I recall, the K4 series was announced at Hamvention in 2019 and with all of the "external challenges” (Covid, supply chain issues, California wildfires, etc.) it wasn’t until 2021 that first deliveries were made. I understand that there are still features to be released such as remote operation. I have no idea how much production backlog they currently have or when they’ll produce the various iterations such as kits. I don’t know the status of the K4D or K4HD. So at this point one might come to the conclusion that at this moment after 10 years of “evolution” the Flex product line is at full stride where customers (with the exception of Maestro) can order online and have their product shortly thereafter. As I recall, Flex did bring 6 series production back ‘in house’ (I believe in 2020) when 3rd party production problems arose. An underlying question is the long term prospects of sourcing parts for the current generation 6xxx series. Evolving parts may well force a redesign and that in turn could turn the product development cycle back on its head again. Down-the-road as Elecraft continues its development and production of the K4, they will at some point reach their goal of providing a multifaceted K4 with the appropriate firmware/software options. I have no idea how long that development time will be, but my conclusion is that the creation of the new ‘ecosystem’ is what we’re now experiencing, not simply the creation of a ‘radio.’ Elecraft’s vision to produce such a product line means that purchasers will likely have an ‘evolutionary’ experience with these products where new/updated/upgraded features are released as they are developed. I’m happy with my K3 system (K3-KPA500-KAT500 + P3) and will use it until it fails. A year ago yesterday (20 APR 21) I ordered and paid for the KIO3BUPKT-FullDep_KIO3B Upgrade Kit for K3. At this point I have no idea when it will be delivered. I ordered it to extend the useful life of the K3. At some point down the road should my K3 system become unrepairable, I’ll then worry about whether to replace it with something else or simply continue to use the Flex system only. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy what I have. Bottom line is that Elecraft and Flex both produce excellent products. What’s changed over the past 10 years is the nature of the product itself and the associated “product line” where hardware and software/firmware development have significant impacts on product availability and capability leading to an ‘evolving’ product line. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > On 4/21/2022 11:48 AM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: >> One simple
Re: [Elecraft] OT Donating Surplus Gear
Paul: > On Jan 11, 2022, at 7:32 AM, Paul Huff wrote: > > With my wife’s encouragement, I recently purchased my “holy grail” radio - an > Elecraft KX3. Along with this purchase came the decision to reduce my radio > “footprint” and get rid of a lot of my old gear that is no longer getting > much use. Some of this equipment has some non-trivial monetary value, but I > don’t need the money, I don’t want to go through the hassle of trying to sell > it, and I don’t want to deal with shipping issues. I want to just give it > away locally, preferably to a club that could use it (or the proceeds from > selling it) to help younger or disadvantaged hams get on the air. > > I’m a 100% QRP/CW operator and most of this stuff relates to that. The gear > includes an Elecraft K1, Rockmite 30, SST40, MFJ Versa Tuner II, Astron PS, > various accessories and numerous books. I have a 3-page pdf document that > gives a complete list. Almost everything is in perfect working order and > there are both hard and digital copies for most of the owners manuals. > > I will organize everything, box it up, and can deliver it to just about > anywhere in the SE Michigan area. I want to donate all of it as a group and > not piece it out a little bit at a time. If you are associated with a local > club that could use this donation to promote ham radio, or know somebody who > is, please contact me off the list. I donated my “surplus” gear back in 2019 to a high school amateur radio group in Gainesville, FL. My station is in SE Georgia and I spent four years in Gainesville back in the late 70s, so I knew the club’s advisor through the Gainesville Amateur Radio Society, We reconnected in 2018 due to luck and circumstance and I subsequently learned about the school’s amateur radio club. When I made the donation I drove to the high school to deliver the ‘goods’ and later the advisor drove to my ham station to pickup a second load. I documented the donation and provided the list to the High School. They subsequently confirmed the receipt of items donated, including an Icom IC-781, a Yaesu FT-736R, and an Alpha 9500. Like you, I was primarily interested in passing good equipment to the ’next generation’ as well as seeing the equipment in active service as it was sitting on shelves. An active high school club fits that requirement nicely. So one thing to consider is looking to see if such clubs exist in your area. Local hams may be serving as club advisors. Perhaps a local school experienced an ARISS contact and has a relationship with an amateur club as a result of that experience. Talk to local educators to see if they have such clubs at particular schools. I still hear from the club advisor concerning the high school amateur radio club and the activities of the students. I believe my donation has had an impact on students which makes me feel that I’ve a made a difference for those that are using this equipment as well as enhanced the high school’s club activity. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > > Thanks and 73, > > Paul Huff - N8XMS > Livonia, MI > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] P3 VGA Video Capture Card
Ed: > On Jan 8, 2022, at 10:21 AM, Ed G wrote: > > Hello, > I am investigating ways to be able to see P3 video when linking to a > local computer via a remote desktop type of program. The local computer > would be controlling a K3 using Win4K3 and I would like to also be able to > see the P3 video. So I am considering a VGA capture card to allow the P3 > video to be displayed on the local monitor. One card I looked at: > > https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Streaming-Teaching-Conference-Broadcasting/dp/B08GYXZC3D > > Is anyone on the list doing something similar? Looking for comments and/or > suggestions; thanks! Please keep in mind that VGA is defined as 640 x 480 pixels whereas the P3 with the Display Option provides Super VGA which provides a resolution of 1024 x 760 pixels. The P3 SVGA Display Option can also handle 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, and 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device you’re looking at says “VGA” so I presume this means it cannot handle SVGA. Another option would be to use an SDR ‘dongle’ with SDR software running as a panadapter. I have the RF output from the P3 going to a SDRPlay device running SDRuno on the PC in the shack and remotely connect to the PC to view that panadapter running off the K3/P3 receive RF. SDRuno uses Omnirig that allows the SDR to ‘follow’ the K3 frequency so as the K3 changes frequency the panadapter provided by the SDRuno software displays the frequency of the K3. I can also adjust the K3 frequency by changing the frequency on SDRuno. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > > --Ed, N3CW— > > > Sent from Mail for Windows > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 sidetone volume when using Line Out
Thanks for the replies. I'll pass it along to the station owner. 73, Barry W2UP On 11/28/2021 11:27 AM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote: Was operating remote in CQWW using a K3 and RCforB.? I was unable to adjust the sidetone volume, which I found too loud.? The host is using Line Out to connect to the sound card, which provides a fixed audio level.? is there a way to independently adjust the sidetone level via Line out? Respectfully adding to Pete's response: "sidetone level on line out" to me means the amount of audio on the line out output while you are transmitting, to "monitor" your own transmissions. If this is what you are after, there is ab obscure description in the release notes of the K3 5.88 firmware description: TX LINE OUT (MONITOR) LEVEL NOW ADJUSTABLE: In CONFIG:LIN OUT menu entry, tap '2' (REV switch) to set the "T=" level (TX monitor). Tap '2' again to return to the RX LINE OUT setting. Hope this helps, Geert Jan __ 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] K3 sidetone volume when using Line Out
Was operating remote in CQWW using a K3 and RCforB. I was unable to adjust the sidetone volume, which I found too loud. The host is using Line Out to connect to the sound card, which provides a fixed audio level. is there a way to independently adjust the sidetone level via Line out? Tnx, Barry W2UP __ 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] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS
This is rather interesting. Last year my local borough contacted me about my antenna support. It is 30 feet high and is my end support for my EFHW. I was asked when did I install the pipe? I said 15 years ago, why? I was promptly told that the boroughs 1.2 GHz comm link between the pump house and well head three miles up the road, was intermittent. I am in a valley compared to the well head and their link receiver. In that past year the electric company installed two tall towers for distribution lines a couple hundred yards between the well head and my QTH. I was the suspect, non the less. Turned out to be the antenna at the well head. K3bo On Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 4:31 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > When I fired up my first transmitter as a novice (a DX-20!), little did I > know it was leaking into a break in the coax cable in the attic. > > I found out two days later when a ham I'd never met copied my callsign off > his TV. He looked me up in the callbook (I was a few blocks from his > place), introduced himself, and helped me find and repair the cable. I > ended up with a clean signal and a great Elmer. > > But this is not the good ol' days, apparently. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > On Oct 20, 2021, at 1:22 PM, K4HYJ via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > > > I had a ham friend who went through a similar situation with Charter - > now Spectrum. He called the state's public service commission to lodge a > complaint against Charter. > > > > Long story short, the public service commission sent a representative > out in the field and they had the ham radio guy transmit while witnessing > the "interference" in the neighborhood. They saw issues but not at the > same time the transmitter was operating. Charter finally found 2 issues: a > failing power supply on a network amp, and some terrible signal leakage on > improperly terminated unused coax drops. > > > > Charter took the easy way out and blamed the ham as a CB operator > operating at illegal power levels. Obviously they had no proof and > ultimately had to fix their own problems. > > > > Xfinity around here is all fiber based. > > > > I'd also call the better business bureau! > > > > Hank > > K4HYJ > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > On Behalf Of Rich Lim via Elecraft > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:35 PM > > To: eric norris ; Frank Krozel < > kg9hfr...@gmail.com> > > Cc: Elecraft Reflector > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM > ANTENNAS > > > > Wow! Doesn't seem to make sense... so they believe that by shutting down > your home internet that you will stop operating your station which > allegedly is causing the interference? > > > > Or do they believe that by the sheer fact that Xfinity is connected to > your home that your station is causing harmful interference which is being > transmitted directly into your home box? > > > > I'm gonna follow this one closely. > > RichKQ9L > > > > > > ___ > > Think different, Macintosh. > > > > > > > > > > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by > the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the > intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments > thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please respond to the individual sending the message and permanently delete > the original and any copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > > >On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 01:25:48 PM CDT, Frank Krozel < > kg9hfr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Cameras? Any ID card from him? > > Intolerable from any company, let alone your provider. > > > > -73- FrankKG9H > > kg9hfr...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > >> On Oct 20, 2021, at 1:21 PM, eric norris via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Gang: > >> Xfinity, our internet provider, showed up at 7:30am this morning, to > >> explain to the XYL that we were being cut off for good because my > amateur radio activities had caused wide area outages. Oddly, these wide > area outages did not include my own house. They told her the antennas > themselves--absent any power--were the problem The last time I was > threatened, I installed chokes and opto-isolaters on our shielded ethernet > lines, and after being told they use 14Mhz as their carrier frequency, I > have stayed off 20m, only using 100w unless I'm in a rare contest. I asked > to speak to a technical guy--they gave me a number which I called, but he > never called back. > >> Any Ideas? Does anyone have a contact at the ARRL, or know a > >> communications lawyer? Comcast/Xfinity will be back out here at 2pm > Pacific time--I'd appreciate
Re: [Elecraft] Parts availability
Check out MPJA.com as they have LM358p, ten for 2.95. On Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 5:55 PM Lou Mecseri wrote: > My friend's refrigerator fan died. No replacement or substitute (one > they tried was 80dB loud) available. Replacement cost, and he is lucky, > $2,000 fir a new one. > > Super efficiency is a dangerous thing for society and for business. At > the same time, maintaining complete part replacement is damaging to > profit. You figure, what is the right balance? > > 73 Lou KE1F > > On 10/18/2021 21:36, Alan Bloom wrote: > > Recently I tried to order some electronic parts for a project I am > > working on. In the old days (like, a year ago) I would just get on > > the Digi-Key web site, order what I want, and it would arrive in the > > mail in a few days. > > > > These days, there are a LOT of parts on the Digi-Key web site that > > show no availability. I wanted to buy 10 standard, run-of-the-mill > > LM358 op-amps in an 8-pin DIP package. This is a 25 cent part that > > has been around for decades. They had none in stock in that quantity, > > from any manufacturer. I ended up ordering a couple in the > > old-fashioned TO-5 metal can package for *10 bucks each*. At least > > they did have some of those in stock. > > > > I also wanted to buy a ceramic capacitor assortment. They listed 6 > > assortments that would have worked for me, but all were out of stock. > > > > Manufacturers with "just in time" parts ordering systems are in a > > world of hurt these days. Fortunately I don't think Elecraft ever > > went down that path. > > > > Alan N1AL > > __ > > 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 lmecs...@cfl.rr.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 kthre...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 beta 2.04
Andy: Thanks for the update! 73, Barry, WD4ASW/1 > On Oct 7, 2021, at 8:07 AM, Andy Durbin wrote: > > "Could you note some of the ‘fixes’ that are not noted in the release notes?" > > Here is a more complete list: > > * An enabled antenna is not selectable with mode BYP > > * F; interrogation returns zero after CAT induced band change > > * Unexpected behavior for FCCS and FCMD > > * Fault code 01 when attempting to tune with low power > > * Fault 2 leaves KAT500 in bypass when fault cleared > > * Disabling "Tune on QSY" option does not prevent RF count re-tune if CAT > frequency is available to KAT500. > > All the above are fixed in beta 2.04. > > There are also changes in full tune implementation that make is less likely > that TX power foldback will result in early termination with a poor match. > > FCCS, FCMD, MTM and MTA commands which did not work as documented have been > replaced by FDT. (See command reference for details) > > For anyone using CAT control, the biggest change is that the CAT provided TX > frequency takes priority over the counter frequency and counter will no > longer cause a re-tune at start of, or during, TX. > > (All the above are based on my notes and the Elecraft release notes should be > taken as the official version of the changes.) > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > > > > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 beta 2.04
Andy: > On Oct 6, 2021, at 11:27 AM, Andy Durbin wrote: > > https://elecraft.com/pages/kat500-fully-automatic-tuner-firmware-and-utility > > New KAT500 firmware and also a new Utility version. Quite a few issues > fixed that are not mentioned in the release notes. Could you note some of the ‘fixes’ that are not noted in the release notes? Second, this firmware is marked ‘Beta’. I typically don’t install stuff until it is the production version. So are the changes/enhancements significant enough and the Beta is tested well enough such that I should go ahead and install the firmware the next time I’m at the ham station in November (I operate remotely)? The currently installed firmware is 01.75. Third, am I correct that the I can use an earlier version of the KAT500 utility to install the new firmware and that older utility software will ‘play nice’ with the new firmware? The currently installed KAT500 Utility is v1.16.7.25 that has a 2016 copyright date. Thanks, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > > I'd like to thank Dick, K6KR, for his patience as we worked though my defect > reports and enhancement suggestions. I learned a lot from our discussions as > this firmware update slowly matured. > > All of my alpha testing was with a Kenwood TS-590S. Hopefully owners of > other rigs will try this beta and report any issues. > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.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] KPA1500 Power Level
I have had a quick look through the KPA1500 manual and could not find any reference to running the amplifier at a lower power level than the rated 1,500w. Can anyone comment on the implications (eg temperature, efficiency and IMD) of running a KPA1500 at say 500w by simply reducing the drive power. Would the power level be stable if set to 500w or would it drift upwards or downwards during the course of an over on CW ? Thanks Barry Simpson VK2BJ __ 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] Unique QSO
Reminds me of the time, way, way back going up on MT. Diablo with a two meter lunch box and a simple J pole antenna. Man, what a blast that was! On Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 2:38 PM Hank via Elecraft wrote: > Great story!!! > > I remember in 2019 making a cool contact like that. I was running the KX3 > at 10 watts with the AX1 sitting in a hiking chair on top of Pigeon Mtn in > NW Ga and made a 20m USB contact with a gentleman in Mexico running a b new > to him K3s at 100 watts into a wire dipole. > > That was one exciting POTA contact! > > Hank > K4HYJ > > > On Sep 13, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > > > I was out hiking with my son yesterday at Las Trampas Wilderness (about > 25 miles east of San Francisco). We took a break at the highest point to > taken in a 360 degree view of the Bay Area. > > > > After lunch, I pulled out the KX2, attached a 4' whip, and immediately > found Bill, W6H (AKA W8TE) calling CQ on 20 m SSB from New Mexico. I tried > a couple of calls using the KX2's built-in mic, but wasn't quite getting > his attention through the QRM. So I attached the KXPD2 keyer paddle and > called in CW mode. Bill came back to me right away. > > > > First K4 to KX2 cross-mode QSO? (Not quite a "200 Meters and Down" > achievement, but gratifying just the same.) > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > __ > > 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 h...@optilink.us > > __ > 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 kthre...@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] OFFLIST: Re: K4 delivery status
my part that isn’t discovered until after I leave the site or a hardware failure such as a bad LAN switch or failed UPS) but the Elecraft is fully operable because it is not physically dependent upon the same LAN switch or UPS network backup. “Redundancy” is a good thing when using a remote station. 73, Barry, WD4ASW/1 > > Dave AB7E > > > On 8/16/2021 8:33 PM, Barry Baines wrote: >> David: >> >>> On Aug 16, 2021, at 10:27 PM, David Gilbert wrote: >>> >>> >>> Well, I'm not particularly interested in Flex's history, but that seems to >>> be a pretty long winded agreement that there probably isn't any timetable >>> for the remote capability that Elecraft appeared to demonstrate in their >>> video upon the release of the K4. >>> >>> As an aside, last I checked software development wasn't dependent upon >>> piece part supply. Priorities are priorities, though ... I'm just saying >>> that the remote capability doesn't appear to be very high on the list. >>> That's obviously Elecraft's choice, but for me the remote capability was >>> probably the one key attribute that might convince me to switch from my K3 >>> to the K4. For everything else that actually matters to me in the way of >>> raw performance, the K3 seems as good or better. >> Perhaps you’re missing my point. Yes, hardware production is dependent upon >> parts supply, but the focus of development is software both in terms of user >> interface as well as the ‘internals’ of managing “Software" Defined Radio >> systems is significantly greater than prior Elecraft products. It took Flex >> nearly five years after initial product announcement to provide Wide Area >> Network remote capability for their Flex-6 products. When it came out >> in 2017, it changed the entire nature of Flex products. Remote operation is >> what is driving Flex users today. >> >> Elecraft presumably understands this, but clearly there are other software >> development concerns they’re currently focusing upon. And how do you >> balance the need to get hardware product out-the-door (to generate revenue) >> versus software development that has been implicitly promised but is >> presumably initially paid for with a hardware purchase? The priority is >> presumably to get product out-the-door… And as good as job as Elecraft did >> on K4 software development before product release, there will be ‘bugs’ >> found by users as the user base expands. Thus, there is also a continuing >> need for “software maintenance.” >> >> I have no idea what ‘software licensing’ model Elecraft may pursue down the >> road. Will ‘remote operation’ be a separate product to be purchased when it >> is available? The version of SmartSDR that users obtained when they >> received their Flex-6xxx eventually was replaced by an ‘enhanced’ version >> that offers new features with a new version number that requires payment for >> a new license if the user wants the enhanced capabilities. The license is >> associated with the radio, not the user. Thus, I went from v1.xxx when the >> Flex was delivered in November 2013 and later paid for v2.xxx when >> "Smartlink” (Remote operation) was introduced in 2017. Later, Flex offered >> “Multiflex” under SmartSDR v3.xxx that I elected not to purchase and my >> current SmartSDR v2.7.6 supports my current needs. “Versions” reflect new >> capabilities (e.g. “Smartlink” and “Multiflex”) while bug fixes within a >> version are provided as part of the existing license. This pricing model is >> common in the computer industry and it does provide a revenue stream to help >> support continued software development. In addition, I paid for SmartSDR >> for Mac and SmartSDR for iOS licenses developed outside of Flex because they >> offer features I was willing to pay for with the developer promising future >> updates without additional fees. >> >> Thus, don’t overlook the significance of software development both in terms >> of development time and expense. I presume that the software development >> effort for the K4 is significantly greater than prior Elecraft products >> requiring special skills (such as FPGA programming) and more extensive >> development efforts than in the past that takes time and resources to >> successfully implement. >> >> FWIW, >> >> Barry, WD4ASW/1 >> >> >>> 73, >>> Dave AB7E >>> >>> >>> On 8/16/2021 5:55 PM, Barry Baines wrote: >>>> David: >>>
Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery status
David: > On Aug 16, 2021, at 10:27 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > > > Well, I'm not particularly interested in Flex's history, but that seems to be > a pretty long winded agreement that there probably isn't any timetable for > the remote capability that Elecraft appeared to demonstrate in their video > upon the release of the K4. > > As an aside, last I checked software development wasn't dependent upon piece > part supply. Priorities are priorities, though ... I'm just saying that the > remote capability doesn't appear to be very high on the list. That's > obviously Elecraft's choice, but for me the remote capability was probably > the one key attribute that might convince me to switch from my K3 to the K4. > For everything else that actually matters to me in the way of raw > performance, the K3 seems as good or better. Perhaps you’re missing my point. Yes, hardware production is dependent upon parts supply, but the focus of development is software both in terms of user interface as well as the ‘internals’ of managing “Software" Defined Radio systems is significantly greater than prior Elecraft products. It took Flex nearly five years after initial product announcement to provide Wide Area Network remote capability for their Flex-6 products. When it came out in 2017, it changed the entire nature of Flex products. Remote operation is what is driving Flex users today. Elecraft presumably understands this, but clearly there are other software development concerns they’re currently focusing upon. And how do you balance the need to get hardware product out-the-door (to generate revenue) versus software development that has been implicitly promised but is presumably initially paid for with a hardware purchase? The priority is presumably to get product out-the-door… And as good as job as Elecraft did on K4 software development before product release, there will be ‘bugs’ found by users as the user base expands. Thus, there is also a continuing need for “software maintenance.” I have no idea what ‘software licensing’ model Elecraft may pursue down the road. Will ‘remote operation’ be a separate product to be purchased when it is available? The version of SmartSDR that users obtained when they received their Flex-6xxx eventually was replaced by an ‘enhanced’ version that offers new features with a new version number that requires payment for a new license if the user wants the enhanced capabilities. The license is associated with the radio, not the user. Thus, I went from v1.xxx when the Flex was delivered in November 2013 and later paid for v2.xxx when "Smartlink” (Remote operation) was introduced in 2017. Later, Flex offered “Multiflex” under SmartSDR v3.xxx that I elected not to purchase and my current SmartSDR v2.7.6 supports my current needs. “Versions” reflect new capabilities (e.g. “Smartlink” and “Multiflex”) while bug fixes within a version are provided as part of the existing license. This pricing model is common in the computer industry and it does provide a revenue stream to help support continued software development. In addition, I paid for SmartSDR for Mac and SmartSDR for iOS licenses developed outside of Flex because they offer features I was willing to pay for with the developer promising future updates without additional fees. Thus, don’t overlook the significance of software development both in terms of development time and expense. I presume that the software development effort for the K4 is significantly greater than prior Elecraft products requiring special skills (such as FPGA programming) and more extensive development efforts than in the past that takes time and resources to successfully implement. FWIW, Barry, WD4ASW/1 > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > On 8/16/2021 5:55 PM, Barry Baines wrote: >> David: >> >>> On Aug 16, 2021, at 7:28 PM, David Gilbert wrote: >>> >>> >>> Apparently not. I recently asked on this list if new K4 users could tell >>> us how well the K4 worked for remote operations. The only replies I got >>> said that Elecraft had not yet written a release version of the software >>> for remote operation of the K4, and as best they could tell from the >>> responses they had gotten from Elecraft there was no timetable for doing >>> so. Nobody from Elecraft bothered to answer my query, so they are probably >>> correct. >> >> We all know that Elecraft is facing huge challenges on all fronts in terms >> of product manufacturing and digging through the orders they’ve received. >> >> Elecraft is not alone in terms of announcing a vision and then expending the >> resources ($$$, technical development, production, distribution) to make it >> happen. Elecraf
Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery status
XL and tuner package. 10. With the release of TGXL, a TGXL utility was also released providing ‘basic’ remote operability to manage the Tuner. No word as of today as to when the TGXL will be integrated into SmartSDR or Maestro. It does integrate with Antenna Genius if you have the SO2R version of TGXL. In fairness to Flex, a number of cool capabilities were developed by Flex and third parties over the past four years including SmartSDR for Mac, DogPark SDR, SmartSDR for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and various utilities. Flex has actively encouraged developers to use their API to create new features/capabilities for the Flex-6xxx ‘ecosystem.' In essence, it has taken Flex and others nine years to develop a Flex-6 ‘ecosystem’ of very tremendous capability that covers the entire operator HF experience. With transverters, this experience can be extended to VHF and above. The system has matured to the point where the equipment “works” and fulfills their vision of remote capability. As third parties develop new features (including Node Red systems), the potential is endless. I personally see Elecraft’s K4 as having similar potential. I don’t doubt for a moment the dedication and vision that Eric and Wayne possess in their efforts to bring the K4 ‘ecosystem’ to fruition. Hopefully, their vision will be completed more expeditiously than Flex, but I also suspect that they’re following a multi-year evolutionary process given their current challenges… I also suspect that there will be the potential for third parties to develop products that will enhance the K4 experience over time. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 Keller, TX (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > > > > On 8/16/2021 2:22 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: >> >> 1. I run W7RN remotely with the RemoteRig RRC-1258 setup and my K3. If I >> replace my K3 with a K4, and Tom does _not_ do likewise at RN, will my >> remote setup still work? >> > >> 73, >> >> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW >> Sparks NV DM09dn >> Washoe County > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.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] Nabble down
Nabble has been unavailable (DNS error) to read the kist for a few days. Temporary glitch or is it gone forever? Barry W2UP __ 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] J Box
Rick: > On Jul 5, 2021, at 5:30 PM, Richard Lawn wrote: > > I’ve got a barely used J Box that I’d like to part with. Let me know if > you’re interested and I can send you a photo and we can discuss process. I > think they sell for around $150-160 and add quite a bit of versatility to > the K3(s). Do you mean a “Y-Box” produced by Bob Wilson, N6TV? His products are designed to be connected to the K3. A “jbox” is a term for an electrical junction box. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 Roslindale, MA > > 73 > Rick, W2JAZ > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2 to a handlebar mount
Mike: > On Jun 30, 2021, at 1:32 AM, MIKE ZANE wrote: > > I'm trying to find a "handlebar mount" to mount a KX2 on my Segway Ninebot S > MAX. The "handlebar" on the S Max is not a straight bar, but a round donut > type of handle. All of the Cell phone handlebar mounts will not work with the > KX2. Any one with any ideas out there? Thanks, Mike Take a look at Lido Mounts (www.lidomounts.com <http://www.lidomounts.com/>) that offers a bicycle mounting bracket that one can then attach various mounting points for different items such as HTs and front panels of various radios. See if the panel they offer will for the KX3 will work with the KX2. I have a Segway I2 which has their mounting piece for a bicycle that I’ve attached their mount to hold a HT using the belt clip. So the question is whether you can ‘mix and match’ to get what you need. There is a mounting package for the KX3, but it includes hardware for mounting the assembly in a vehicle, not a bicycle. You can call them at 949-690-5616 to discuss your needs. They’re on the West Coast so take that into account when calling them if you’re not on the West Coast yourself. Hope this helps, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > n6zw > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Giving Up
Well said Dave I am a rig tragic like you and many others. I have always got to buy and try all the newest rigs and then move them on if I am not that smitten. My current rigs/keepers are a K3 (2008 vintage), TS890, Omni 6+, Orion 2 (three of those !), SunSDR2DX. Been and gone rigs include the IC7851, IC7610, TS990 (only because it got too heavy for me so I got the TS890), MB1, Flex 6600M and a number of others. I have not yet succumbed to the FTDX101 or the FTDX10 but may give one or the other a try. However, one of my main requirements is good quiet QSK so I am not sure that the Yaesu is suitable and the bandscope strikes me as horrible. I too have had a no deposit K4D on order for about two years. I intend to just let the order sit there and see if anything eventually happens and if it does I expect I will buy it !! Barry VK2BJ On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 13:28, Dave Erickson wrote: > On 6/8/2021 12:25 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: > > Not so, Doug. > > > > My K3, including accessories and filters, was $4,500 in 2007. That's > > $5,722 in today's dollars. > > > > A K4 with all its advanced technology at $4,600 (your quote) is a steal > > compared to a K3. > > > > The word "expensive" can be applied to the K4 (or any product) only when > > answering the question, "compared to what?" Otherwise it has no > > meaning. Nothing is expensive or inexpensive on its own. The word has > > relevance only when comparing the price of two or more products. > > > > 73, > > > > Kent K9ZTV > > > > > > On 6/7/2021 9:33 PM, Doug Person, KØDXV, wrote: > >> ... With a tuner the [K4] price is $4600 making it one of the most > >> expensive transceivers on the market ... When the K3 came out it was > >> very competitively priced. I'm not sure I would describe the K4 with > >> the same words. It is unquestionably an expensive radio. > > . > > All, > > I followed along this thread and I think it's not useful to compare the > K4 to the K3. The K3 to the K2 makes sense, even a KX3 to a K3 as they > are more similar. > > I think the only radio on the market right now that can be compared to > the K4 is the 7610 from ICOM. And frankly, it's not so good for the K4. > > A little over a year ago, I was in the market for a high end transceiver > and basically decided between waiting for a K4 or buy a 7610. I bought > the Icom. While I am sure the K4 is a better radio in some ways, the > question is: is it twice as good? (Add tuner, second ADC, etc.) > > Looking at the specs, I am shocked the K4 is shipping with only one ADC. > At the price point and with the 7610 on the market for $2900 all day > long it's a serious flaw for me. > > The K4 also has no pre-selector that I can tell and that is useful too > me at times, especially on the low bands. > > IMO the competition for the K4 is the 7610 as they are architecturally > very similar. > > Maybe an Apache ANON 7000 DLE would be in there as well but the Icom > beats that too IMO. (Since it has buttons, and a tuner, and pin-diode > QSK etc) > > That said, I have since bought a K3 to go with the 7610 and will likely > get a K4 and an ANON in the future so I am as hopeless as the rest. > > 73's all. > > -- > Dave Erickson > AB0R > 73 > __ > 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 vk...@optusnet.com.au __ 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] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10
Hi Phil Buying the IC-7300 was definitely a descent . Barry VK2BJ On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 10:12, Phil Hystad via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I answered that question two years ago and it cost me about $200. > > I bought a 7300 because I thought it would be a descent backup to my > K-line (K3). Two months after I bought it, I sold it for a net $200 loss. > > I did the test that Don outlines in his message quoted below. I searched > for weak CW stations on my K3 and then switched the antenna over to the > IC-7300 to see if I could pick them up. Not a a precise experiment but I > would > say about half of the weak signals I could hear enough to copy on my K3 > were > not copyable on the IC-7300 and a few of them were not even making an > appearance. This test was all done with my 20-meter dipole near the > resonant > point of the antenna so no tuners were involved for either radio. > > But, that was not the kill-shot for the 7300. The relay clicks on > break-in keying > drove me crazy. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > On Jun 8, 2021, at 4:58 PM, Bert wrote: > > > > Here is the $ 64.000 question: > > > > Do you think you can work more stations with a K3 vs a 7300 > > everything else being equal, antennas, location, etc.? > > > > Bert VE3NR > > > > > > > > On 2021-06-08 19:52, Ray wrote: > >> > >> Like the Old Saying…… > >> If you cant Hear them You cant Work them………. > >> That is WHY that is a $1000.00 Radio. > >> Good Luck Hunting the DX…… > >> > >> Ray WA6VAB K3 > >> > >> > >> From: Don Wilhelm > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 4:35 PM > >> To: Richard; Elecraft > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10 > >> > >> Richard and all, > >> > >> I have a friend who bought a K3s and then afterward bought an IC-7300. > >> He is a weak signal CW type of guy and reports that there are many weak > >> signals that he could copy on the K3, but were non-existent on the > IC-7300. > >> > >> His reason for buying the IC-7300 had to do with possible "portable" > >> operation. Of course, the K3 is his rig of choice. > >> Yes, he does have the P3 to compliment it. > >> > >> He had operated my K3 with P3 for 2 years at Field Day and found it > >> excellent. He commented that the K3 with the P3 allowed him to work > >> stations "like shooting a fish in a barrel". > >> > >> I know this does not compare the IC-7300 to the FTDX10, but I thought it > >> to be a point of interest to some. > >> > >> I wonder how many will be comparing the K4 to the K3 with on the air > >> experiences. > >> > >> 73, > >> Don W3FPR > >> > >> > >> On 6/8/2021 7:00 PM, Richard wrote: > >>> Assuming you're a casual rawchewer and DXer, if you had an IC-7300 and > an FTDX10 side by side, where would they be pretty much equal, and where > would each outshine the other? > >>> > >>> Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500. > >>> > >>> > >> __ > >> 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 wa6...@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 ve...@bell.net > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to phys...@mac.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 vk...@optusnet.com.au __ 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] 70 cm beacon ?
Ken: > On May 26, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Ken Roberson via Elecraft > wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I now have XV432 running with the K3 and trying to find asignal to test the > rx, > > Anyone know of a working satellite with a beacon or otherbeacon near Shawnee, > Oklahoma > > on 70 cm ? Not finding much activity here, Antenna to small forEME. Amateur satellites are moving objects, so you would need to know when a satellite’s footprint is over Shawnee. The ability to aim your antenna both in elevation and azimuth would also be helpful to provide the strongest signal to your receiver. You can look up a particular satellite’s expected passes over your grid square by using the “Predict” page on the AMSAT website: https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php <https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php> You can also review the list of active satellites and their downlink/uplink frequencies here: https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ <https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/> Otherwise, is there another ham in the area that can fire up a CW/SSB/FM signal between 432-436 MHz (the coverage of the XV432)? Perhaps a member of a local radio club could assist. Hope this helps, Barry, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > > Using a small HB 10 ele now working on a 2X20 ele yagi. > > Thanks agn 73 Ken K5DNL > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class,
Jim Brown-10 wrote > But writing legibly is, and that was a VERY important contribution of my > technical drawing classes. My script has become pretty flaky with age, > but my printing is still pretty legible. > > 73, Jim K9YC My handwriting was always poor. Guess that's why they made me go into medicine. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975
High school in 1975? You're just a kid in ham circles, Wayne :-) Barry W2UP (HS class of '74) -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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] Product Availability Was: Re: QSO Today Expo - Estimated K4 related shipping schedule
Mike:
> On Mar 31, 2021, at 1:15 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>
> The point of all of this is why is Elecraft not on this list telling us these
> things like they used to?
>
> I hear lots of excuses. Sure there are supply line problems for everyone.
> HRO still has lots of product. Elecraft has a big competitor in FLEX are
> they having similar issues? I hear that some big box radios have some wait
> times but not in the years category.
Flex has similar issues. The Tuner Genius has been under development since
2017. They announced at the QSO Today Expo that those at the head of the line
(e.g. those that ordered the Power Genius XL in early 2017 when the tuner was
packaged with the amplifier0 should get theirs in 2nd Quarter 2021, 4+ years
after product announcement. My Power Genius was delivered in May 2018 and I
still can’t use it with a EFHW antenna without the tuner. Maestro is currently
on back order. Their website shows their transceivers on back order with no
expected availability times listed.Flex has gone through its own
’transition’ during Covid where final assembly was brought ‘in house’ on their
transceivers as their outside vendor shut down. The Power Genius and Antenna
Genius are built by 4O3A in Montenegro for Flex where they have their own
issues and ability to ship product to the US is constrained.
HRO may have lots of product but necessarily the product that I want. I
ordered from HRO last November the West Mountain Radio ‘PWRspeaker’ that is not
expected until at least May. It is produced in China. So between parts,
assembly, and transport across the Pacific there are plenty of reasons for
delayed deliveries. The Suez Canal debacle is but one part of the “supply
chain’ impacts that also includes container shortages, port congestion,
intermodal doublestack railcar availability, intermodal terminal congestion in
the interior, and drayage impacts.
Another example: I ordered three 4K 15” portable displays through Kickstarter
in July 2020 with expected delivery in October 2020 from China (Two will be
used with two GeoChron2 Digitial 4K devices that I had purchased through HRO in
January 2020) . Kickstarter charged my credit card in September and e-maiiled
on 22 OCT 20 "Production is in full swing and we expect to begin shipping by
the end of October.” On 6 NOV 20 I received an e-mail from Kickstarter with
subject line “Production Delays” ("It seems like many large electronics
companies locked up all the raw materials before the funds were released from
Kickstarter”) deliveries would not take place until February 2021. No update
received since then. I have no idea at this point where they stand with
expected deliveries. Next week I will start making inquiries again.
What we all took for granted regarding ‘immediate gratification’ on what we
ordered being immediately available “before Covid” is no longer the case. It
will be a ‘long time’ before we see a return to ’normal’ as economic activity
dramatically picks up as Covid-19 restrictions are eased (thanks to
vaccinations) and pent up demand for everything exceeds available supply.
Prices will consequently rise. Add in the proposed $2-3 Trillion in government
spending on “infrastructure” (further competing for scarce products/materials
that the private sector also needs) and the proposed $2-$3 trillion increase
in taxes (that will impact families and small business ability to ‘bounce back’
from the downturn) at the same time, and the nation will have so many “moving
parts” that impact economic activity resulting in further uncertainty. My
concern is that the unintended consequences will have far reaching impacts on
the economy from rising prices (inflation) to uncertain availability putting
even more strains on businesses such as Elecraft and Flex, not to mention the
rest of us.
FWIW,
Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5
Keller, TX
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Re: [Elecraft] An FT8 Radio- just dreaming
Doug: > On Feb 21, 2021, at 9:36 PM, Doug Millar via Elecraft > wrote: > > I have been wondering for some time- How will FT8 change ham radio equipment? > Right off I imagine a radio and computer in one box maybe with the display. > (FT8 should vastly simplify the first interface with the radio, with menus > reaching deeper into its control. Most of today's designs are not well enough > integrated and I think are hampered by preconceptions. Nor do they take > advantage of graphic user interfaces that are common in say cell phones. I > think it could be one box with voice and touch control with keyboard and > mouse optional. How about an internal projector so that the screen can be > projected onto another surface making monitors optional? If it is going to be > worth it, It has to be not different but do things differently. > Has anyone else had any thoughts? FWIW, we’re already seeing the integration of FT8 into amateur radio equipment. However, it isn’t hardware but software that does this as exemplified by SmartSDR for iOS and SmartSDR for Mac developed by Marcus, DL8MRE and is available through the appropriate Apple App Store (iOS and MacOS). Within the software configured to manage Flex-6000 series transceivers, FT8 is a ‘mode’ that allows the operator to use their Flex-6000 product locally or remotely with FT8 integrated into SmartSDR on their device. This capability is not available through SmartSDR for Windows (developed by FlexRadio), but as an Apple user I’m thrilled with the integration that is now possible with an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Mac/Macbook using MacOS. It can’t get any simpler to integrate FT8 into an amateur radio station. I have to presume that as Elecraft evolves the K4 ‘ecosystem’ to include remote operation that similar integration is feasible. Whether Elecraft will do this or by third party developers remains to be seen. 73, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/5 Keller, TX > Doug K6JEY > > > > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Unusual problem with KPA500
Hi Marv Are your K3 settings the cause of the problem? It does not sound like a KPA500 problem. I am not sure where the KAT500 fits in. Barry VK2BJ On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at 16:26, wrote: > My problem only occurs on 160 meters. If the KPA500 is in stand-by I > receive > no signals on the K3S. Simply switching the amp to operate lets signals > pass. I have tied different antennas jacks on the KAT500 and the problem > remains. I sent an email to Elecraft support about a week ago and have not > had a response. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks > > __ > 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 vk...@optusnet.com.au > __ 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] K2 and Hard rock amp package price reduction.
I am reducing my asking price of the K2, SN: 7954 and hard rock 50 amp. I will split them up if necessary. Neither have ATU's. K2 has the k2I/O and KFIL, asking $650. The HR50 asking $200. You pay shipping. Contact me off the reflector, please. Thanks. __ 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] Difference between a K3 and a K3S
I bought everything to upgrade my 2008 dual receiver K3 to pseudo K3S status including a K3S style rubber ring for the main tuning knob . Barry VK2BJ On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 at 09:10, Charlie T wrote: > There a LOT of differences between the K3 and the K3S. > Many are minor improvements but some are major. > Built in low noise 6M pre-amp for one. You don't have to buy the outboard > unit. > Somewhere I made a list of them all when I was considering whether to > upgrade my K3 or buy a new K3S. > After looking at all the pluses, I went with the new radio. > Also, many of the K3 options will work in the new K3S too, so I basically > bought a bare-bones K3S-100W version and swapped the filters etc. > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > On > Behalf Of AB1DD > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 1:03 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Difference between a K3 and a K3S > > I think it was, but have no idea what the starting S/N was. It was near the > end of the K3 run. > > 73, > Carl > AB1DD > > Resistance is futile. > (don't know about reactance, though) > > > On 1/25/2021 11:33 AM, Mike Kopacki wrote: > > Was the KSYN3A synthesizer ever built into the K3 as a standard item? If > so, beginning at what serial number? > > > > Thanks, > > Mike NJ2OM > __ > 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 pin...@erols.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 vk...@optusnet.com.au > __ 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] K2 / HR50 combo FS
Greetings, I have available a K2/10, SN 7954, built July 2020. Installed are the K2 I/O board and the K2 AFIL. With the K2, also including the hard rock 50 amplifier. The K2 was tested and aligned by Elecraft in October. Asking $1100 for the package. Shipping is negotiable. Please contact me off the reflector. Thanks Barry K3BO __ 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] K3: CW characters sound very hard / short
Yes, this is the answer. The original KSYN boards didn't have a powerful enough processor for high speed CW. My K3 works just fine for my weekly QRQ sked at about 60 WPM, and at least one other in the group runs a K3. Barry W2UP Klaus Koppendorfer wrote > Put KSYN3A Synthesizer Upgrade Boards into your K3 and CW Chars are ok at > QRQ high speed > Have done this mode on my K3 and got an completly another Radio also on > receive > > 73 > Oe6kyg > -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Absurd remarks about FCC and ARRL notices.
There's no place for anonymous posting, either. How hard is it to include your name and/or call? Barry W2UP Elecraft mailing list wrote > Listen. > This is no place for political BS. I don’t care if you are right, left, or > in the f’ing middle. This is a place to discuss Elecraft equipment, uses, > procedures, and other at least semi- related information. NOT POLITICS. > There are plenty of sites out there on the never ending internet where you > can put down this or the next president and administration. > > Sent from my iPhone -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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] Fwd: Ten Tec Orion II and KPA500
Thank you so much to everyone who responded to my request for help as below. I have now been directed to the February 2014 issue of QST where there is an article by AD5X which is just what I was looking for. 73 Barry VK2BJ -- Forwarded message - From: Barry Simpson Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 at 10:58 Subject: Ten Tec Orion II and KPA500 To: Elecraft Mailing List Gooday all I use my Ten Tec Orion II with my KPA500 and usually try to manually switch bands rather than rely on the RF sensing. I would really like to use the band information output from the Orion II to automatically switch bands on the KPA500. Does anybody know of a band decoder which is compatible with both pieces of equipment or alternatively has anyone designed something home brew to achieve the purpose. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. Barry Simpson VK2BJ __ 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] Ten Tec Orion II and KPA500
Gooday all I use my Ten Tec Orion II with my KPA500 and usually try to manually switch bands rather than rely on the RF sensing. I would really like to use the band information output from the Orion II to automatically switch bands on the KPA500. Does anybody know of a band decoder which is compatible with both pieces of equipment or alternatively has anyone designed something home brew to achieve the purpose. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. Barry Simpson VK2BJ __ 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] Long messages
Just another reason why a forum makes so much more sense than pushing out emails to everyone. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 shortened dits - you can remedy this under N1MM+
I beg to differ. I have an original K3 dating from 2009 which I completely updated including the synthesisers. It made no difference to the shortened character issue which is still the same. It is there both in QSK and semi break in modes but does not occur if transmit switching is manual only, eg a foot switch with VOX turned off. I use mainly Idiom Press keyers and I have always compensated by setting the weight to around 54. I am surprised that this issue has only surfaced again now and received such widespread comment and acknowledgement that it exists. I raised it in a post several years ago but I was unable to attract any response. Kenwood does not have such an issue with any of their rigs including the TS890 which I own nor does my Ten Tec Orion 2. Of course all Icoms are awfully shortened in QSK but not so much in semi break in. Barry VK2BJ Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Dec 2020, at 06:03, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > > The approximately 6 ms of dit shortening represents 10% of the > dit length at 20 WPM. It gets progressively worse as the speed > increases (20% at 40 WPM, 30% at 60 WPM, etc.). > > Note: this only applies to K3 models that do not have the > upgraded synthesizer. > > For an unmodified K3 the solution(s) are: > > 1) turn on CW QRQ (and lose RIT/XIT/split) > 2) Upgrade to the new synthesizer (x2 if sub RX is installed) > 3) Use an external WinKeyer with dit compensation at 6 ms. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >> On 2020-12-07 8:47 AM, Dave Fugleberg wrote: >> Does this become apparent only above a certain speed? I'm guessing it's not >> as big an issue below 30wpm or so, but would be good to know. >>> On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 10:23 PM wrote: >>> I have never heard of this issue until your post. In DX contests, dits >>> sometimes disappear so we certainly to done want wimpy dits! Does this >>> issue also exist with the K3S? Is there a similar solution for those of us >>> that use Writelog? >>> >>> John KK9A >>> >>> Dave Hachadorian K6LL wrote: >>> >>> I found out today that there is another way to change weight under N1MM - >>> config/ports/other tab/weight. >>> >>> I wonder how many people do not realize that K3's lighten CW keying >>> applied >>> >>> through the KEY jack, and that their dits are wimpy? I operated that way >>> for 12 years, until W3LPL told me about it yesterday. The K3 monitor >>> sounds >>> >>> normal. >>> >>> Life is too short for wimpy dits! >>> >>> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL >>> Yuma, AZ >>> > __ > 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 vk...@optusnet.com.au __ 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] K2 purchase considered
Thank you Dave for the explanation on the reflector. I know there are a lot of K2 fans on here and I don't want to discourage anyone from a K2, nor do I want to say the K2 is not a fantastic radio. It is, except when tuning around strong signals. Barry On Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 1:51 PM Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: > Fellow listers, > > I'd like to add some clarity to the audio chirp problem mentioned by > Barry. As some of you may or may not know, I took over for Don Wilhelm, > W3FPR when he retired in February of 2019. I am a third party service > provider through my company W8FGU Services, LLC as well as an employee > of Elecraft providing support and servicing of their Classic Line of > products. > > Barry contacted me a few months ago to report the chirping (popping) > problem and sent me his K2 for service. I spent a good amount of hours > researching this problem where I was able to reproduce what Barry was > hearing. It was through his wonderful description of how to produce the > problem that I was able to reproduce the same issue on a number of K2's > I have here in the shop including my own personal K2 #5099. > > With that said, I must emphasize that the great majority of K2 users > will not be affected by this issue. There have been reports of chirps or > pops during tuning in the past. Most were resolved by running CAL PLL > again and making sure that the bottom cover was installed on the unit > after plenty of warm up time. This is still the first line of defense > when dealing with this problem. Unfortunately for Barry, this did not > solve the issue he was hearing. And while I can explain why the issue > occurs, I can't really explain why it is worse for some units than > others except to say that the K2 was designed to use readily available > through-hole parts with 5% and 10% tolerances and that it's possible > those tolerances add up in certain circumstances. And, it must be > remembered that the K2 is a 22 year old design. The fact that this > design still produces a rig with the performance numbers it has after 22 > years and is still available as a build-able kit is a great tribute to > Wayne and Eric's vision and implementation. > > The issue: audio chirps and pops were being heard while tuning only when > there were strong signals on the band within +/- 50KHz of the VFO > frequency being tuned. These chirps were being heard every 5KHz of > tuning. This happens to be the tuning boundary of the K2 PLL Oscillator. > In a nutshell, at the 5KHz boundary, the PLL chip was programmed with > new divide by registers and then the PLL Oscillator was moved to the min > or max end of its range depending on the direction of tuning. Between > these two operations was a brief period (a few milliseconds) where there > was some instability while the closed loop of the PLL circuit settled > down after the change in boundary. This produced a large voltage spike > from the output of the PLL chip that caused the integrator circuit > feeding the VCO varactors to sweep the VCO 50KHz or so in a few > milliseconds. If there was a large signal in that frequency range, it > was heard as a chirp or pop. It would be like spinning the VFO knob > 50KHz in 8 milliseconds. This is why these chirps are not heard when > there are no signals on the band in the area of tuning. > > As I was able to reproduce this issue, I believe in the past, I just > simply blew off what I heard as atmospheric noise while I was tuning, > especially on noisier bands like 40m. Barry could really hear it on 20m > where there was less atmospheric noise but large signals on the band. > This is especially exacerbated when tuning through the lower part of 20m > during a contest where strong CW and digital mode signals made this very > noticeable. Again, most users will not notice this especially if tuning > slowly through the band. When using a tuning rate of 100Hz or 1KHz, it > may be more noticeable as you are hitting the 5KHz PLL Osc boundary > quicker. > > As I explained to Barry, I would never have noticed this before he > explained how to produce it. Now that I know what it is, it drives me > crazy. And I am not describing this to bring it to light for all of you > (although I know many of you will try to reproduce it now - sorry). As > Wayne explained to me, this type of PLL tuning design was fairly popular > (and cutting edge) at the time and many radios of the time might produce > similar results. > > What I came up with for Barry was a simple one-shot circuit that would > punch the AGC line of the IF Amp during the 5KHz tuning boundary to > dampen the volume for about 15ms to prevent the audio chirp. It monitors > the chip select line of the PLL chip which happens when the process of > setting the divide by registers is
[Elecraft] K2 LCD dsisplay problem?
Good morning, I would like some help in resolving a problem with my K2. The rig is receiving and transmitting with no problem, but the indicator for LSB, USB, CW etc is not working. I am able to change mode ok but have to rely on my ears to tell me witch mode I am on. On the display I see one vertical bar, press mode button mode changes and the display shows two vertical bars. Is this a display fault or should I look somewhere else? Thanking you in advance, and my best wishes to all on this reflector, Barry Middleton G4DBS -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 purchase considered
I will throw my two cents in on this. Quite frankly, I do not see how a K2 got the reviews it did over the years. I put one together in July to do something during lock down. After assembly, which was really a pleasure, and in two or three weeks after, I noticed a disturbing pop when tuning around strong cw stations. The s meter would jump to maximum signal strength and my ears took a beating with the loud pop! The rig went back to Elecraft for evaluation and I was told with this type of PLL circuit design, this is the nature of the beast. Having known this irritating pop is nature of the beast, I would have saved my money!! I want to say that Elecraft made a modification to help with the strong pops and I am very thankful for that and the the terrific service, but the pops are a big annoyance to me even with the suppressor. I still am evaluating if I want to keep this thing or put it up for sale. K3bo On Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 9:11 PM Macy monkeys wrote: > Agree. I have had a parade of 'better' rigs come and go through the > shack...but my K2 built over 20 years ago is still here. > > John K7FD > > > On Nov 20, 2020, at 5:41 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > > > John... > > > > Jim has the resume to back up his opinion(s) which I do not have. His > view point always merits serious consideration. For myself, building the K2 > was/is one of the "peak experiences" I have enjoyed as an amateur radio > operator. While I now use a K3s - and it is a "better" radio - I have > continued to use the K2 regularly over the years. I never fail to smile > when it powers up, and the two of us go on the radio journey of the moment. > It is my go-to radio for field day. When I bought it there were no other > options, while today, the KX2/3, K3/s, K4 are all excellent radios that > should be considered; you can't go wrong with any of them. That said and > speaking for myself, I would sell any of the "better" radios in my > possession before parting with my K2. When you go on to better and better > rigs, you'll never regret the time spent with the K2. This reads like a > "testimonial," and I suppose that it is. No offense to anyone meant. Just > one ham's opinion. > > > > ...robert > > > > > > 11/20/2020 06:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >>> On 11/20/2020 10:07 AM, John Daws wrote: > >>> Am really tempted to get a K2 to use alongside the above- I have an > >>> experienced builder here in the UK. > >>> > >>> > >>> Everything I have read about the K2 excites me!! > >> > >> Most of the fun of the K2 is in the building. The newer rigs (K3, K3S, > >> KX3, K4) are better radios. > >> > >> 73, Jim K9YC > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> __ > >> 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 rc...@verizon.net > > > > -- > > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > > rc...@verizon.net.usa > > Syracuse, New York, USA > > > > > > __ > > 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 macymonk...@charter.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kthre...@gmail.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 remote
Gordon: > On Oct 10, 2020, at 12:56 PM, Gordon LaPoint wrote: > > Barry, > Thanks for the comments and hints. I'm using the KAT500-Remote Version > 1.0.15.0 software over the internet to a remote system in a different town. > This is NOT the utility software, it allows for hosting a KAT500 over the > internet for control by multiple clients, a different program. The client > end does not have a clear indication of the power status of the remote KAT500. I can’t help you with the KAT500-Remote Software because I don’t use it. If you’re not satisfied with how KAT500-Remote is working for you, then I suggest taking a look at the KAT500 Utility software (v.1.19.18.5). As I explained, simply log into the ham shack computer with VNC Client, TeamViewer, etc. to manage the KAT500 utility and you’re good to go. One advantage of this approach is that you don’t have to install the Elecraft software on every ‘client’ computer to be able to access the KAT500 and you’re not limited to a PC as other devices that can run VPN Client TeamViewer, etc. (iPhone, iPad, Linux, Windows, Android, Google Chrome, etc.) can access the local computer running KAT500. It also doesn't require port forwarding configuration to gain access to the shack’s PC. Another approach with the KAT500 Utility is to use a Lantronix EDS4100 (or similar) Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server which provides a ComPort connection between a device (such as the KAT500) and the PC where you’re located. Connect the KAT500 RS232 port to an open port on the Device Server, install the Lantronix ComPort software on the PC of interest, configure the EDS Device Server with the RS232 settings needed, and now you can connect directly to the KAT500 using the Elecraft Utility Software from wherever you are. The Lantronix ComPort software configures the PC to accept an ethernet connection and convert the connection to reflect a ComPort. Windows Manager sees it as a ComPort, and you specify that ComPort in the KAT500 setup (I used Com9 set to 38400 baud). You’ll will need to setup port forwarding at the hamshack to gain access to the Lantronix brower-based configuration setup and/or run the Lantroix utility software to manage the Device Server. You can install the Lantronix ComPort software on multiple PCs and they can all access a given ComPort (one connection at a time) for the KAT500. I've used the EDS4100 for a number of years to access my KAT500 remotely using the Elecraft Utility running on Win10 on my MacBook Pro running Parallels to create a Win10 Virtual Machine. I also installed it on the shack PC. I also used the EDS4100 (which can support four physical ComPort connections) with my KPA500 before I switched to the Remote Rig RC-1216H. Again, that change was done so that I could access the KPA500 with a web browser. In summary if it turns out that you’re not satisfied with your current approach, I heartily recommend using the KAT500 Utility software to manage the KAT500 as I’ve outlined. You'll have access to the same front panel controls as you would sitting in front of the Tuner: Power, Tune, Memorize, Mode (Automatic, Manual, Bypass), Antenna (1-2-3). You’ll also have “Other” options (Caps on Ant Side, Bypassed, Attenuator, Amp Key Interrupt) and the software shows you the "Last Observed” Frequency, VFWD, VRFL, SWR, ByPass SWR, Band, and Tune State. It also displays the capacitance (pF) and Inductance (nH) of the tuned ’solution’. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 > Thanks, > Gordon - N1MGO > > On 10/10/2020 11:19 AM, Barry Baines wrote: >> Gordon: >> >> I know you’ve received several e-mails pertaining to your query. Hopefully, >> my comments below will be helpful... >> >>> On Oct 9, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Gordon LaPoint >> <mailto:gordon.lapo...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I use the KAT500 remote software and it works great. I have only one >>> problem with it, I can not tell if the power is on or off. This matters >>> because when the remote site looses power the state of the KAT500 is >>> unknown and the program does not indicate if the power is ON or OFF. Is >>> there a way to tell? >>> >>> I can keep trying the POWER button then the TUNE button until it works, but >>> it would be much better for a positive indication of the power state by >>> button color or some other indication in the application. >>> >>> I have set the "Initial Power" in the KAT500 utility to be "Power On" when >>> DC is applied, but not sure this is always observed. I have no other way >>> to see the remote site when this happens. >> >> That is the key step. With “Initial Power set to Power On” when DC is >> applied, the
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 remote
Gordon: I know you’ve received several e-mails pertaining to your query. Hopefully, my comments below will be helpful... > On Oct 9, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Gordon LaPoint wrote: > > I use the KAT500 remote software and it works great. I have only one problem > with it, I can not tell if the power is on or off. This matters because when > the remote site looses power the state of the KAT500 is unknown and the > program does not indicate if the power is ON or OFF. Is there a way to tell? > > I can keep trying the POWER button then the TUNE button until it works, but > it would be much better for a positive indication of the power state by > button color or some other indication in the application. > > I have set the "Initial Power" in the KAT500 utility to be "Power On" when DC > is applied, but not sure this is always observed. I have no other way to > see the remote site when this happens. That is the key step. With “Initial Power set to Power On” when DC is applied, the KAT500 will indeed always be on when power is applied. The question is what happens if power is removed and recognizing that the KAT500 is without power. The Elecraft Utility tests for a Com Port connection when it opens. If the KAT500 is not on, the utility will not see the KAT500’s com port and it will be unable to connect. If the KAT500 is on, the connection to the PC will established (assuming your RS232 cable is connected to a PC). You can see the results in one of two ways: 1. Under the Port Tab, selecting that and you’ll see a box open reporting the connection and the serial speed of that connection, or 2. Under the Firmware Tab, there is an activity log that shows the sequence of events to open the Com Port and establish a connection. If the KAT500 does not have power, these tests will fail. Under the Firmware->Activity Log you’ll see entries stating (for example): 10:56:02 Attempting to contact KAT500 on port COM2 at 38400 bit/s as it scrolls through different baud rates attempting to connect. If you see this, the KAT500 is not getting power. Presumably you have a way to remotely turn on the power supply connection to the KAT500. When power is restored you’ll see confirmation in the activity log: 10:59:39 KAT500 version 01.75. Serial port speed 38400 bit/s I use a West Mountain Radio R40051 which is a web-based device that has five power ports (Anderson Power Poles) where one provides power to the K3, a second port provides power to the KAT500, a third port provides power to the Remote Rig, and a fourth port provides power to the Antenna Genius 8x2. Thus, I can shutdown/recycle these devices remotely. I shutdown the equipment when severe storms are expected, or it appears that there may be a glitch that a reboot might resolve. Given that I’m currently 1,280 miles from the shack, redundancy in the form of being able to power down/power up equipment is a nice feature. I can also remotely shutdown and restart the power supply that powers my Elecraft equipment (except the KPA500 which is on 240VAC) by using an AC-PWR module from WMR that allows the R40051 to power on/off the power supply through a different port on the same R40051. I use a 3A power supply to power the R4005i (it is always on) and second 30A power supply to power the K3-KAT500-Remote Rig-Antenna Genius. The KPA500 is controlled separately through a Remote Rig RC-1216H that provides a web-based screen mimicking the KPA500 front panel where I can power on/off and set standby/operate through the interface as well as see the LED meters, As I use Remote Rig with the K3, the K3/0-mini activates the K3 when the Mini is powered on. I also use a second RC-1216H to control my Green Heron rotor controller. BTW, I did a copy/paste of the Activity Log remotely to provide this information to you as I use a PC in the shack to control the KAT500 and connect via VNC Client from my MacBook Pro. I accessed the R4005i directly through a web browser to be able to turn on/off the KAT500 with a MacBook Pro. Thus, I don’t need a PC at my location to control my station as I can use an iPhone or iPad to do it as well. The station is in Southeast Georgia and I’m currently in Rosllndale (Boston), MA. Hope this helps, Barry, WD4ASW/1 > > Any suggestions? > > Gordon - N1MGO > __ 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] K3 Line Out audio input to Remote Rig RRC 1258 MKII
Frank: > On Oct 1, 2020, at 1:53 PM, VO1HPFrank wrote: > > I have a Remote K3 using K3 Mini at my home shack. The audio output from > the remote K3 is taken from the SPKRS jack and fed to the Audio IN jack on > the RR box. I have often wondered about taking audio from the LINE OUT jack > and feed that audio to the RR Box. > > Doing this would allow me to use the radio when I am at the remote site > without having to reach behind the radio in the rack and UNPLUG the audio > cable so I can hear the speaker. Several times I have left the site with > out plugging the audio cable back in which renders the remote useless when I > arrive home. I’m also using the K3/0-mini with Remote Rig. I have a splitter installed on the speaker output port where one connection goes to powered speakers in the shack and the other connection goes to Remote Rig. Nothing to unplug and then forgetting to reconnect and the external speakers provide better fidelity than the K3’s internal speaker. > > I know the level of the LINE OUT is variable in the CONFIG menu. Does the > AF control on the K3 Mini also control the level of the audio to the Mini > speakers --- that audio would be fed to the remote RR box from the LINE OUT > jack on the remote K3.? Keep in mind that the K3/Mini-0 controls what is happening at the K3. So the question is what happens at the shack using the speaker volume knob there. When changing the speaker volume at the K3/0-mini you’re also changing the volume of whatever is happening at the shack’s speaker output. Thus, in my case, if the powered speakers at the shack are left on and I change the volume level on the K3/0-mini, it is also changing the volume level going to the powered speakers in the shack. IF LINE OUT is a variable in the CONFIG menu, whatever you change on the K3/0-Mini when in Config mode for Line Out will control the Line Level going out at the K3. As I understand it, setting LIN OUT includes both volume level and the control of volume. Tapping ‘1’ will change LIN Out to = PHOnES, and the audio level is controlled by the AF/SUB gain controls. In addition, you would need to set SPKR + PH to yES so that audio is still provided to the Speaker when Phones is in use. That way, you don’t have to change the audio output at the K3 when using it either by the K3/0-Mini or directly in the shack. However, this also means that when you’re at the remote site, the K3 Speaker will be active when operating remotely. Presumably you could connect your RR Box to this connection instead of speakers and this may indeed provide what you’re looking for. What you’ll need to determine is whether the provided audio Line Level output will be sufficient to drive the K3/0-Mini internal speaker. I don’t know if the Remote Rig audio will compensate for different levels provided by the the K3 speaker jack versus the K3 Line Out jack. It seems to me that the simplest solution to your concerns is simply insert a splitter in the K3 speaker out jack and share the audio with external speakers at the shack along with the Remote Rig box. With the arrangement, there is nothing to plug/unplug when you’re back in the ham shack and the process for speaker audio level control remains unchanged. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA > > Frank VO1HP > > > __ 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] SVGA Screen save to memory stick
Don:
> On Sep 26, 2020, at 9:06 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Connector #22 is a USB port for a keyboard, not a general USB port. It is
> clearly labeled "KEYBOARD".
You're absolutely correct to note the labeling and I’ve always presumed that is
the connector is only for a keyboard.
However, the "P3 HIgh-Performance Owner’s Manual" (Revision F, 11 JAN 16 p.12)
does have this description of that connector:
"KEYBOARD: USB jack for a USB keyboard or thumb drive (mass storage device).
Apple keyboards are not supported at this time.”
So the wording does suggest compatibility with thumb drives, but from what I
can tell there is no discussion in the “Owner’s Manual" about how to utilize a
thumb drive. Perhaps this may be a feature that was never actually developed.
FWIW,
Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1
(Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA)
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 9/26/2020 7:21 PM, Mike Flowers wrote:
>> I have successfully captured a P3 screen image.
>> Elecraft P3 Utility > Capture Image Tab> Capture Image button - this
>> captures the image then displays 'Bitmap copied to Windows Clipboard' - then
>> paste from the Clipboard into Paint or other app and save in the image
>> format of your choice.
>> My P3 manual states: "Connector openings {16}, {17}, {21}, and {22} are
>> provided for future use." I think #22 is the USB port on the back of the
>> P3.
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Cheap keyer paddle?
You could use your keyboard with N1MM. Won't cost you anything. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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] K2 issue or is it?
Greetings folks. My K2 has a snapping sound when tuning the band regardless of mode and it seems to happen when I am close to a signal...within 4 khz or so. The snapping sound can be very strong sending the s meter soaring. Not only does the s meter go soaring, so do my ears! At this point I am not sure if this is more or less the nature of the beast Don't remember reading anything in the reviews about this oddity. Barry K3Bo __ 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] With the K4 coming, is it time to replace this email list with a forum?
I use Nabble, too. It's better than email, but it's been broken for years. Often, responses to a topic is split from the original, and 99% of posts wind up in the main section, rather than parsed to the subheadings by radio. Barry W2UP John_N1JM wrote > I use and go to Nabble. No emails from the list come to me. > > John N1JM -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] With the K4 coming, is it time to replace this email list with a forum?
My point is there's no need to hit a DELETE key in a forum with a list of subject titles that one may choose to read, or not. Email lists are 1980s technology. Barry W2UP Nr4c wrote > Hmmm... “DELETE” is your friend. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > >> On Sep 6, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Barry > w2up@ > wrote: >> >> David Gilbert-2 wrote >>> And as others have pointed out, there is already a K4 forum on .io . >>> why doesn't that work for you?? >>> >>> Dave AB7E >> >> Because I'm not looking for a K4 forum. I'm looking to AVOID all the K4 >> traffic that will be comping. >> >> Barry W2UP >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to > nr4c@ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] With the K4 coming, is it time to replace this email list with a forum?
David Gilbert-2 wrote > And as others have pointed out, there is already a K4 forum on .io . > why doesn't that work for you?? > > Dave AB7E Because I'm not looking for a K4 forum. I'm looking to AVOID all the K4 traffic that will be comping. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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] KRC2 wanted
Anyone have a KRC2 in working condx willing to sell, built or unbuilt? Contact me off the forum please. Thx Barry __ 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] With the K4 coming, is it time to replace this email list with a forum?
With ever increasing volume, sure to increase exponentially when the K4's start coming, is it time to replace this list with a forum? Yes, emails can be filtered, but does it make sense to download hundreds of emails when only a handful are of interest due to your equipment inventory? Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] my KPA1500 and 160M
This is an increasingly ungentlemanly debate. I am not an engineer nor do I claim any expertise in or knowledge of the subject under discussion. However, after a very rapid Google search, the following website would appear to provide some authoritative information. Please note that I have only identified it from the subject heading and I have not read it. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4051871 Best regards to both of you. Barry Simpson VK2BJ On Thu, 3 Sep 2020 at 16:18, Adrian wrote: > > Do you ever see slices of ferrite core used in capacitors, how do you > think that would work ? > > I bet you won't charge that one up.Putting metal laden material between > charged poles is not a good idea. > > They usually stick to using a thin non metallic insulator with good > insulation properties, otherwise known as a true dielectric. > > > Ferrite cores are not a dielectric > > > > by David Gilbert ; > > > > > Note the term "*ceramic*". In what world do you live where ceramics > > don't have dielectric properties? Ever heard of ceramic capacitors? > > > > > __ > 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 vk...@optusnet.com.au __ 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] How much room when packing a K3S and P3 in a box
AE4PB: > On Aug 27, 2020, at 18:08, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote: > > Hi, > I'm packing my K3s and P3 in a Pelican 1550 case. This is just to protect > the rig while it's in storage until we can get into our new house. > How much foam packing around the rig is sufficient? I'd like to put the rig > and P3 next to each other only separated by the rubber feet on the K3. > If I do this I believe I can get about an inch on the sides and maybe 2 or > more inches front/back/top/bottom. At the risk of asking a dumb question If your gear is going into storage and you’re not transporting your K3s/P3 via aircraft, train, or auto on a trip, why not simply pack them in their original packaging as they came from Elecraft? If you didn’t keep the packaging, use a U-Haul box with bubble wrap or other protective inserts. Pelican cases are nice (I have one for my K3/I0-Mini and Remote Rig combo for taking them to various locations to operate) but they are not cheap and given their form factor will not ‘stack’ as well in a storage unit if all you’re going to do is put them in storage. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA) > Thoughts? > Thanks in advance. > De AE4PB > --... ...-- > .. > > > > > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Inverted L for 160 meters
Kevin, Be careful when doing these comparisons. A 1/4 wave over a ground plane unless it has a really good radial system may not be as efficient than your inverted L. What I would normally suggest is an A/B test using signal strength at the receiving station, but that has it flaws also, what's the pattern. 73, Barry K3NDM On 8/25/2020 8:21 PM, kevinr wrote: I am hearing quite a difference between my inverted V and my 1/4 wave over a ground plane. For the last few weeks I've been hearing less noise on the vertical. Enough less to pull more ops out of the noise. When I try the inverted L I expect there to be a little more noise than the vertical, but less than the doublet. Now to test that hypothesis. Kevin. KD5ONS On 8/25/20 5:04 PM, David Gilbert wrote: Pretty sure there are some significant pattern differences between ANY horizontal antenna and a vertical one on 160m ... at least at heights practical for amateur radio purposes. That's probably why. Dave AB7E On 8/25/2020 4:49 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote: Good gracious. Why does everyone overthink 160m? OK, maybe just because it's fun. I get that. But as to operation, I have one (1) antenna, and it is a 360 foot EDZ (dipole) cut for 3.5 MHz. It's great on all bands, 160 - 6m. No radials needed. Specifically I worked 47 of the 50 states in one 24 hour period on 160m (holdouts were AK, HI and NV - all picked up within a day or two). I could 'splain more, if anyone is interested. 73 Lyn, W0LEN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 6:24 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Inverted L for 160 meters From what I can find, and what I can calculate, five wires, each ~130 feet long, could make a nice inverted L for 160 meters. One leg for the vertical and horizontal portion of the antenna. Four legs for the counterpoise (ground plane). There are many broken wire antennas stored in my shed which are fodder for the radials. Do all of the legs for the counterpoise need to be 1/4 wavelength or can I substitute some shorter lengths? The feedpoint should somewhere above 50 ohms impedance. As I add more radials that number will reach 50 ohms asymptotically. I can get the vertical part up to 70 or 80 feet above ground with the rest of it horizontal. Most of the radiation should take place from the vertical part since it is closer to the feed point. But there should be some effect from the direction of the horizontal portion. How strongly does the direction of the horizontal portion effect the radiation pattern of the antenna system? My property allows me to point it from 300 degrees around to 200 degrees so I have plenty of options. Between 200 and 300 degrees there is a road used by loggers, and the folks maintaining the towers at the top of this mountain. They can break any antenna lower than 80 feet above ground. Spar poles and cranes clear out any dead limbs across the road. Inquiring minds... Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to l...@lnainc.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 ab7e...@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 kev...@coho.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to barrylaz...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Inverted L for 160 meters
Kevin, Your instincts are right on. But, to answer your question the radials do not need to be 130' long, but it is better than a shorter set. The inverted L represents a 1/4 wave over ground and needs the other half, the radials. But, here is where it gets a little tricky. 5 radials are not enough if they are on the ground, but elevate them and 5 starts to represent a better counterpoise. I have a 132 feet of wire for an inverted L but, I only go vertical for ~61'. I, too, have only 5 radials and they vary in length to fit my backyard; the horizontal section of my antenna goes over the house. The antenna does work well on 160-40 meters, and 1/2 the time I use it on 30 and 1/2 the time I use a 20 meter vertical dipole on 30; it's a pattern thing. And, I have only these two antennas. I do have a suggestion. That is feed your inverted L with a remote antenna tuner. This will allow your antenna to be used on other bands and keep loses low on the transmission line when high SWRs are present, and they will be. How much loss? that will depend on the feed line you use. On 8/25/2020 7:58 PM, kevinr wrote: Two reasons why I want to use an inverted L. One) it fits my property well. Two) I have never tried one before. I currently have an extra long doublet. I can't remember the exact length but seem to remember over 120 feet for each leg. The tuner on my K3 just won't match it below 2:1.0 so I don't want to transmit on it. It hears well enough but just won't match. Reason number two pushes me onward :) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On 8/25/20 4:49 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote: Good gracious. Why does everyone overthink 160m? OK, maybe just because it's fun. I get that. But as to operation, I have one (1) antenna, and it is a 360 foot EDZ (dipole) cut for 3.5 MHz. It's great on all bands, 160 - 6m. No radials needed. Specifically I worked 47 of the 50 states in one 24 hour period on 160m (holdouts were AK, HI and NV - all picked up within a day or two). I could 'splain more, if anyone is interested. 73 Lyn, W0LEN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 6:24 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Inverted L for 160 meters From what I can find, and what I can calculate, five wires, each ~130 feet long, could make a nice inverted L for 160 meters. One leg for the vertical and horizontal portion of the antenna. Four legs for the counterpoise (ground plane). There are many broken wire antennas stored in my shed which are fodder for the radials. Do all of the legs for the counterpoise need to be 1/4 wavelength or can I substitute some shorter lengths? The feedpoint should somewhere above 50 ohms impedance. As I add more radials that number will reach 50 ohms asymptotically. I can get the vertical part up to 70 or 80 feet above ground with the rest of it horizontal. Most of the radiation should take place from the vertical part since it is closer to the feed point. But there should be some effect from the direction of the horizontal portion. How strongly does the direction of the horizontal portion effect the radiation pattern of the antenna system? My property allows me to point it from 300 degrees around to 200 degrees so I have plenty of options. Between 200 and 300 degrees there is a road used by loggers, and the folks maintaining the towers at the top of this mountain. They can break any antenna lower than 80 feet above ground. Spar poles and cranes clear out any dead limbs across the road. Inquiring minds... Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to l...@lnainc.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 barrylaz...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rear Mike Jack Question
On a semi-related note, I don't understand why manufacturers continue to put a mic jack, with its overly bulky mating connector, on the front panel. It always gets in the way. Barry W21UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants
Rick: > On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Rick NK7I wrote: > > I agree and there was apparently some cheating involved too, requiring a > resolution after the fact. While I spent the weekend at the Expo, I did not sign up for the ‘contest.’ First, it wasn’t clear how to do that and second, it seemed to me that my preferences for how I intended to spend my time viewing presentations and resulting Q would be counter-productive towards a ‘winning’ score. > > If prizes are offered, just make it "They showed up here (each vendor), so > they're entered into a random drawing", just like any other hamfest. > Appearance equates to one (only) 'ticket'. Given that winners have been announced, it would be interesting to see how many points were racked up by the top 10 winners and how they were generated. My hypothesis is that if the focus is on ‘contesting’, then one needs to fully appreciate the rules and determine a strategy for ‘hitting spots’ that maximizes points over the course of the weekend. I suspect that such a strategy would result in lost opportunities to see presentations in full, be involved with Q sessions, chat with vendors on specific topics of interest, peruse materials of interest at various vendors, and simply take full advantage of the opportunity to “talk ham radio’ with those attending. Contesting also introduces stress and a focus on maximizing points/QSOs per unit of time, which is counter to the idea of taking time to fully benefit from the resources being offered at the Expo. Consequently, I ignored the ‘contest’, and I as I would normally do at Hamcation or Hamvention, mapped out in advance the specific presentations I wanted to see and ensured that my iPhone would alert me when a presentation of interest was about to begin. And rather than having to rush to a forum room and squeeze by other attendees to get a seat (as what happens at in-person events), I then sat back on my desk chair and ‘got educated’. If there was a break in the presentation schedule, I checked the various commercial booths that were of interest to me and asked questions/got answers, took a look at the documents being offered at these booths of interest and ended each day feeling that I had spent my time well. Elecraft and others did a great job with their presentations and willingness to ’talk up’ their products. In some respects I learned more at this Expo than at prior hamfests. I suspect this was due to the presenters taping their ’schtick’ which allowed them more carefully plan/script how they using their allocated time and to redo/edit/modify as necessary to make a better product, and there weren’t interruptions/distractions that occur when things are done live. The Q was generally excellent. Now, with all that said, the one thing that a hamfest has that the Expo does not is the face-to-face personal interaction. I look forward to hamfests because of the people and the opportunity to see friends and meet new ones. Yes, I also enjoy the fun of getting there and checking out the flea market looking at the latest/greatest gizmos, and having dinner with friends. Hopefully, we’ll be able to enjoy one another’s company in 2021 at both Orlando and Xenia and every other hamfest in between. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA) > > 73, > Rick NK7I > > PS I watched after, those days were already filled with family things. Being > able to see what I wanted on my own schedule, really nice. > __ 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] K3/0 Mini - Local Connection
David: > On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:17 PM, David Bondy wrote: > > I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever > resolved. > > If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by > a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs? The issue is how to get all of the connections from the K3/0-Mini to the K3. The “Elecraft K3-Remote Owner’s Manual” (Revision D, April 3, 2014) discusses two methods of installing the K3-Remote variants: 1. Via the RemoteRig 1258MKII approach that connects to your personal K3 at the ham shack and a second RemoteRig to the K3-Remote. This is what I’ve done. 2. Using the K3-Remote via a PC through a USB connection. This is meant to provide access to on-line remote Ham rig services such as “Remote Hams’. I have no idea what interface(s) are installed at these sites to their K3s. > > My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position > and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have > to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable. I don’t know whether the two Remote Rigs would work directly connected through a reverse cable, you’d probably have to connect both to a LAN where both devices would be assigned a local IP address (either static or dynamic). FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA) > > Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection? > > Thanks. David G4NRT / Z21NRT > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Lightning protection.
Dave: > On Aug 15, 2020, at 11:05 AM, Dave Baxter via Elecraft > wrote: > > FYI. > > RS232 (and other serial link type) LEMP (Lightning Electro Magnetic Pulse) > surge protectors are available from several vendors, and not that > expensive, compared to the cost of a rig, or top range PC. > > Often wonder why (other than expence) fibre optic links are not used. CAT > & audio over a LAN or USB FO link? > > Would help general EMC issues too. Following a lightning incident back in 2014, I followed the adage that Al, N4ZZ put out about using Fiber in the shack for ethernet connections. I have four fiber lines from the house to the garage/hamshack that replaced two ethernet lines. Each is 111. ft long. Each line carries a grouping of connections such as one for my Flex system, one for my Electraft system, one for Broadcastify and data collection, and the fourth for ‘all other’. I have my network in the shack segregated so that if the Flex system goes out the Elecraft system will hopefully continue. Given that I primarily operate remotely, redundancy in amateur operations is critical because it may be 4-6 weeks between visits to the ham shack that is over 1,280 miles away. I also use fiber as a ‘fire break’ between network switches in the shack and high value equipment such as transceivers. I haven’t found suitable fiber media converters for RS232 or USB. I still have Telco and CATV coax running between the house and shack; it would be nice to find a fiber media converter for those lines as well. I will probably remove them given they are not currently in use. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA) > > Dave G0WBX > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Questions
Grant, I know how you feel. It seems I'm missing a bunch of information. I guess it must be my advancing age. 73, Barry K3NDM On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 11:53 AM Grant Youngman wrote: > I recall that Eric answered a question about that during one of the two 90 > minute Q at the Expo. > > I think he said it may be available at some point, but indicated it was > possibly over ethernet (?) rather than USB. But I could be mistaken, since > I’m lucky to remember my name unless I look at my driver’s license … if I > can remember where that is :-) > > Whichever it is, it didn’t sound like it was going to be a first release > feature. > > Grant NQ5T > > > On Aug 15, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Barry LaZar wrote: > > > > Bill, > > I really don't know. If it was posted, I missed it. > > > > 73, > > Barry > > K3NDM > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 2:27 AM Nr4c wrote: > > > >> Barry > >> > >> Did I read months ago that I/Q might be available on USB? Or was it > posed > >> as a question or suggestion? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> ...nr4c. bill > >> > >> > >>> On Aug 15, 2020, at 12:03 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: > >>> > >>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:51 PM Barry LaZar > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> is the pan presentation fixed as to frequency span or can the > frequency > >>>> span be adjusted; I typically use 25-50 KHz on CW or > >>>> less on data modes. > >>> > >>> > >>> Span and center frequency are adjustable. Fixed or tracking mode is > >>> available. Scrolling mode (to prevent VFO cursor from going off > screen) > >>> has different options, similar to P3: full page, half page, slide, > etc. > >>> > >>> > >>>> Next can the xvter IF out be used as the IF out on the K4D? > >>> > >>> > >>> Probably it will work the same as a K3. > >>> > >>> > >>>> Or, is the I available for use o0n applications like CW Skimmer; > This > >>>> requires a MME format. > >>>> > >>> > >>> I don't think that will work. Connecting a separate SDR to RX ANT OUT > >>> would be a simpler way to do it. A program like HDSDR can keep the SDR > >>> frequency in sync with the K4 frequency. > >>> > >>> 73, > >>> Bob, N6TV > >>> __ > >>> 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 n...@widomaker.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 ghyoung...@gmail.com > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Questions
Bill, I really don't know. If it was posted, I missed it. 73, Barry K3NDM On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 2:27 AM Nr4c wrote: > Barry > > Did I read months ago that I/Q might be available on USB? Or was it posed > as a question or suggestion? > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > > > On Aug 15, 2020, at 12:03 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:51 PM Barry LaZar > wrote: > > > >> is the pan presentation fixed as to frequency span or can the frequency > >> span be adjusted; I typically use 25-50 KHz on CW or > >> less on data modes. > > > > > > Span and center frequency are adjustable. Fixed or tracking mode is > > available. Scrolling mode (to prevent VFO cursor from going off screen) > > has different options, similar to P3: full page, half page, slide, etc. > > > > > >> Next can the xvter IF out be used as the IF out on the K4D? > > > > > > Probably it will work the same as a K3. > > > > > >> Or, is the I available for use o0n applications like CW Skimmer; This > >> requires a MME format. > >> > > > > I don't think that will work. Connecting a separate SDR to RX ANT OUT > > would be a simpler way to do it. A program like HDSDR can keep the SDR > > frequency in sync with the K4 frequency. > > > > 73, > > Bob, N6TV > > __ > > 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 n...@widomaker.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Questions
Bob, Thanks much for the response. 73, Barry K3NDM On 8/15/2020 12:01 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:51 PM Barry LaZar <mailto:barrylaz...@gmail.com>> wrote: is the pan presentation fixed as to frequency span or can the frequency span be adjusted; I typically use 25-50 KHz on CW or less on data modes. Span and center frequency are adjustable. Fixed or tracking mode is available. Scrolling mode (to prevent VFO cursor from going off screen) has different options, similar to P3: full page, half page, slide, etc. Next can the xvter IF out be used as the IF out on the K4D? Probably it will work the same as a K3. Or, is the I available for use o0n applications like CW Skimmer; This requires a MME format. I don't think that will work. Connecting a separate SDR to RX ANT OUT would be a simpler way to do it. A program like HDSDR can keep the SDR frequency in sync with the K4 frequency. 73, Bob, N6TV __ 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] K4 Questions
I just saw the presentation Eric gave on the K4. It is really impressive. However, I've never been able to get the answer to a few questions. First, is the pan presentation fixed as to frequency span or can the frequency span be adjusted; I typically use 25-50 KHz on CW or less on data modes. Next can the xvter IF out be used as the IF out on the K4D? Or, is the I available for use o0n applications like CW Skimmer; This requires a MME format. I'm sure I will have additional questions over time. But, these are my present burning questions. I now have a K3s and think it's a fantastic radio. 73, Barry K3NDM __ 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] KAF2 wanted
Any surplus KAF2 audio filters anyone would want to part with, built or unbuilt? Barry __ 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] K4 remote software question
(noted at the QSO Today Virtual Expo) is that the Tuner Genius is in Alpha Testing with the hope that it will be available by the end of the year. We’ll see. I don’t doubt for a second the desire of Elecraft to deliver on their vision of remote operation for the K4 as well as other capabilities. Like everyone else, they’re struggling with external circumstances beyond their control and it will be quite awhile before they are fully back to ’normal’ (whatever that means). A new product release is incredibly complex and remote operation is likely a lower priority given the ‘all hands on deck’ on getting K4 out to customers. The question for those with deposits is whether they feel comfortable accepting a product that clearly has a path for future enhancement before those enhancements are available and the current product offering will at least meet a significant portion of their expectations. If I had been told by Flex that it would be five years before remote capability was actually introduced, I probably would not have made that deposit back in 2012…;-) On the other hand, Elecraft’s proven record to date of producing product after initial product enhancement is certainly stronger that what I’ve experienced with Flex. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Roslindale, MA) > > 73, de steve VE6WZ. > > >> After listening to Eric’s EXPO presentation, I thought I heard him say >> Elecraft would have an API for developers to develop remote software for the >> K4. I take that to mean that Elecraft will NOT have their own remote >> software offering so you must buy a K4/0 until software is available from >> 3rd parties. I had understood previously that Elecraft would actually have >> their own software available around the ship date of the K4 so I’ve been >> planning for that in my remote project. I guess I’ll have to switch gears >> and delay my remote project further. I was hoping to have it installed this >> year. > > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.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] KX3 surplus stuff available
Greetings. Since selling my Kx3, I have an interface cable set for Kx3/2 to a hardrock 50 amp. This has never been used and includes two cables and a pcb to db9 connector. Asking $25 which includes shipping. I also have a West mountain radio 15 watt power speaker for anything that needs extra audio umph. Asking $50 includes shipping. Thanks for reading Barry K3bo __ 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] That's a whole lotta buttons and knobs!
Remember the early days of transistor radios and how they advertised the number of transistors on the case? The more the better! Turns out some of those with big numbers had transistors not connected to anything. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Free shipping
Richard: > On Jul 31, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Richard Zalewski wrote: > > My two cents. We all wish the best for Elecraft. It has been horrible for > them and all of us living with this cloud. Free shipping or whatever I > don't really care at this point. What I find fault with is the lack of > communication. How hard would it be to have a regular update on the > progress of the K4 box and other products? Even if there is no new news > just say so. I am sorry but the communication has been far less than > desirable. While I feel your pain, i don’t believe the "lack of communication” is the ‘problem’. The ‘problem’ is that Elecraft is not in position to provide their customer base with updates that will meet customer expectations regarding “when will Elecraft start shipping product?” The moment that they make a public announcement, their feet will be held to the fire, both by their anxious-to-receive customers and themselves. So as Elecraft continues to work hard to get their product released, it doesn’t make sense for them to put out a public statement each week stating “We don’t know yet when we’ll be shipping”. Such an effort to ‘improve Communication’ will simply further frustrate everyone > When I look at the Elecraft "stories" the last update on the K4 > was May of 2020. The last update on in the newsletter was July 2020 with > virtually nothing on the K4. Please...as you can see from the > emails...just tell us what is going on. 99.9% of us are very understanding. With all due respect, ‘understanding’ has its limits because we all want our stuff ’now’. And if they make an announcement and then modify it, what do you think the reaction will be? More frustration and angst. While customers are anxious to get what they ordered, Elecraft’s future is totally dependent upon releasing a quality product as soon as they are able to do so because of the significant investment they’ve made over the past couple of years to create the K4 and they need to gain revenue from the investment to maintain their future. I don’t know their financial position, but I consider them to be a ’small business’ which means they don’t have unlimited resources. Customers are anxious for a product; Elecraft is anxious to maintain a business, support their employees, and maintain their reputation for quality products that exceed customer expectations. Who’s neck is more on the line with each passing day; the customer or Elecraft? So give them a break. The K4 will be released as soon as Elecraft believes that all of the ‘ducks’ (logistics, documentation, manufacturing, customer support, etc.) are lined up and ready to roll so that when their new product is delivered, it will more than meet everyone’s expectations. FWIW, I’m also a Flex customer and their reputation has been sadly soiled by the design/production issues they’ve had over the years. I ordered a Flex-6700 in 2012 when it was announced and received it in November 2013. However, SmartSDR was woefully inadequate and it wasn’t until May 2017 when version 2.0 was released that the software allowed the radio to do what they claimed would be possible (e.g. remote operation). In February 2018 I ordered the PGXL amplifier with accompanying tuner. I received the PGXL in May 2018 but I’m still waiting for the tuner, making the PGXL “useless” for me to use with a EFHW that requires a tuner. In the meantime, I purchased a K3-KPA500-KAT500 with the Remote Rig/K3-I0 combo in August 2014 so that I could operate remotely as it was clear Flex was years behind in software development. Today, I use both Flex and Elecraft, but the ability to use an amplifier on all bands is only with the Elecraft. Lesson learned: Technology is really difficult to translate into quality products and that some companies have a better knack for translating a vision into a viable product than others. I enjoy the Flex system, but it has been a slow, painful process for software development and product to get to the point to where the product meets stated capabilities. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Folkston, GA) > > Richard > *W7ZR* ex:5C5Z, CN2ZR, K2JSP, W6SBZ, W7KXR, K9ZIJ, W9KNF, W0KDF, W0MQU, > J68ZR, KC6ZR, PJ4/W7ZR, KH2,W7ZR, KH6/W7ZR, V31ZR, VK4AAZ, XE2DV > > > *Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer* > > __ 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] HR 50 cable set for sale
I currently have a new, never used, hardrock 50 cable set for the kx3/2 radios. This is the two interface cables and the db9 pcb with the jacks for easy hookup. Asking $25 includes shipping. Contact me off line kthre...@gmail.com if interested. Thanks for reading Barry K3bo __ 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] K2 RF power fluctuate
Greetings. I just completed my K2 build and the RX works great. Wish I would have done this years ago. One issue I noticed with the transmitter is that when I press the tune button, the output power will either be above or below the power control setting. I found this during the transmitter alignment phase of the build. If I have the output power set for 2 watts, I get 2.8 or 1.6. if I have the output set at 10 watts I get 9 or 5 watts. I am using an external watt meter and I verified that the voltage to the K2 is around 13.6 volts. This occurs on all bands by the way. I have checked RF voltages back to the control board at Q8 Valc and found that the output voltage , at this point, varies by a few tenths of a mv, thus changing the drive power down the line, changing the output power that changes the Valc output. Round robin situation!! Anyone have a similar situation? Thanks Barry __ 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] K3 Issue
It sounds like an antenna connector problem . Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Jul 2020, at 02:53, w5...@comcast.net wrote: > > ok I'm going to be answering several of your suggestions at once here. > > First, when I powered off last night, I used the power button on the K3 > itself, I did not kill the power supply first > > The sub RX has been turned off and the RX Ant is NOT selected. Ant 1 is > selected and the Antenna IS plugged into the port > > The is NO noise shown on the S meter and I have a pretty constant S3 to S5 > noise here at my qth. > > Regardless of mode selected there is no power output, the display says 0 > > When I activate the tuner, regardless of band, it shows no SWR, says 5 watts > out, but there is NO POWER OUT of it. It always acts like it is matching, or > sounds like it is. > > Ronnie > > -Original Message- From: Bill Frantz > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM > To: w5...@comcast.net > Cc: Ian Kahn ; Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Issue > > The K3 can get antennas in a bewildering collection of ways. If > the RX antenna switch is on -- and this was my way of getting on > reception -- it might be your problem. The K3 can also send > received signals out on one of the BNC connectors and expect to > get them back on another. > > I recommend a careful reading of the manual, perhaps in PDF form > with a search for "antenna". The manual is downloadable from the > Elecraft web site. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > >> On 7/19/20 at 12:10 PM, w5...@comcast.net wrote: >> >> yes sir.. using antenna port 1 and have it selected. HOWEVER.. I did move >> the antenna to port 2 and selected that port to no improvement. Same issue > > --- > Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over | Periwinkle > (408)348-7900 | it. | 150 Rivermead > Rd #235 > www.pwpconsult.com |- Scott McNealy (1999) | Peterborough, > NH 03458 > __ > 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 vk...@optusnet.com.au __ 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] Matching resonant antennas
Lyn, That's a reasonable design, and if you have it high, I am not surprised it's working out well for you. Not every ham has the liberty to put up, grow, an antenna farm. I am in that position. I have only two antennas up, a 20 meter vertical dipole center fed which I operate 20-10 and feed it with ladder line and an 160 meter inverted L fed at the base with a remote tuner. I also have 5 elevated radials of varying length connected to the remote tuner , just because. Collectively, they work out well. It sometimes amazes me how some wire in a tree or two can be used to reach out and touch people. :-) I have never used a beam, but I do have a KPA500 and matching tuner which I use primarily for working 100% duty cycle digital modes. All of my contesting and DX work has been at the 100 Watt level, except Field Day when I run QRP. So, good going and luck. 73, Barry K3NDM On 7/17/2020 9:18 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote: Barry - +1 I use nothing but 600 ohm OWL (True Ladder Line) and a short piece of coax connects to a 1:1 / 4:1 hybrid balun to allow matching the impedance perfectly with my KAT500. The antenna is a 360' center fed EDZ (design frequency of 3.5 MHz). The KAT500 matches it on all bands 160 - 6m (on 15m, it bypasses). The measured performance indicates excellent radiation on all bands. 73 Lyn, W0LEN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Barry LaZar Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 7:44 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Matching resonant antennas Wes, You're correct that open wire/ladder line transmission lines are not a panacea. But, in the average ham stations, open wire does overcome high losses with high SWR, or not so high SWR. What is needed is a look at the ARRL Antenna book for transmission line loss/100 ft. as a function of SWR. You see that on 10 meters running 10:1 SWR the total loss is around 1 db. And, as you go to the lower bands, losses become less. Typical 400 Ohm ladder line has a loss of 0.2 db at 10 MHz and 0.6 db at 100 MHz. Using these data and a little interpolation, I would use 0.4 db on 10 meters and a 10:1 SWR for this to be 0.8 db of additional loss for a total of about 1.2 db. Yes, I do use a balun and recommend them so add another 0.5 db. Add another 0.5 db for a good tuner and we end up with a total of 2.2 db. on 10 meters and less on 20 and it decomposes to an academic exercise on 40 and down. Coax on 10 starts out with a higher loss/100 feet. I will use what I use here in K3NDM, Times LMR400. That represents 0.4 at 10 MHz. and 1.4 db at 100 MHz. That will yield about 1.2 db/100 ft on 10 meters. Add 0.25 db for a 2:1 SWR and 0.5 for tuner loss and you end up with about 1.95 at a 2:1 SWR. Here coax wins IFF the SWR remains less than 2:1 which won't happen over the entire commonly used portion of the band. Using ladder line vice coax will contain losses over the entire band. This keeps things simple and the cost should be a lot less. As to the RCA station with a 14:1 SWR, they used no balun nor tuner as we commonly know them today. The coupling to the final tube(s) were balanced and was capable of making the transformation from what the tube wanted and the reflected impedance at the transmitter end of the transmission line. Ergo, they had a very low loss if using 10 meters which they didn't. They typically used frequencies below 18 MHz and a slug of power. Vy 73, Barry K3NDM On 7/17/2020 6:57 PM, Wes wrote: I wrote about some of this in my paper ARRL Antenna Compendium paper on ladder line 20 years ago. https://sadxa.org/n7ws/Ladder_Line.pdf I've seen pictures of those SW transmitting plants and always assumed that they must have been very efficient. Upon reflection---no pun intended---now I'm not so sure. If losses mounted up, (which they most certainly did at 14:1 SWR) they had the option of just turning up the wick. Furthermore, as I said in closing: "Contrary to the conventional wisdom, ladder line is not a panacea for every transmission line problem." In the ensuing 20 years, I've become even more convinced of this. When tuner and balun losses are factored into this picture I don't know why anyone would want to use this stuff. I sure don't. I have a KAT500 and use it to tune some way-off resonant antennas (fed with 7/8" Heliax) but I don't delude myself into thinking "I've contained system losses." Wes N7WS https://www.qrz.com/db/N7WS On 7/17/2020 2:32 PM, Barry LaZar wrote: Resonance is over rated. The problem of believing you must have a resonant antenna arose with the use of coax cable began. High SWRs causes high system losses. Prior to the widespread use of coax, open wire was used and few antenna systems were really resonant, and nor were they reflecting a 1:1 SWR. Back then, no one cared as tubes were used and pi-net or swinging links were used to match
Re: [Elecraft] Matching resonant antennas
Wes, You're correct that open wire/ladder line transmission lines are not a panacea. But, in the average ham stations, open wire does overcome high losses with high SWR, or not so high SWR. What is needed is a look at the ARRL Antenna book for transmission line loss/100 ft. as a function of SWR. You see that on 10 meters running 10:1 SWR the total loss is around 1 db. And, as you go to the lower bands, losses become less. Typical 400 Ohm ladder line has a loss of 0.2 db at 10 MHz and 0.6 db at 100 MHz. Using these data and a little interpolation, I would use 0.4 db on 10 meters and a 10:1 SWR for this to be 0.8 db of additional loss for a total of about 1.2 db. Yes, I do use a balun and recommend them so add another 0.5 db. Add another 0.5 db for a good tuner and we end up with a total of 2.2 db. on 10 meters and less on 20 and it decomposes to an academic exercise on 40 and down. Coax on 10 starts out with a higher loss/100 feet. I will use what I use here in K3NDM, Times LMR400. That represents 0.4 at 10 MHz. and 1.4 db at 100 MHz. That will yield about 1.2 db/100 ft on 10 meters. Add 0.25 db for a 2:1 SWR and 0.5 for tuner loss and you end up with about 1.95 at a 2:1 SWR. Here coax wins IFF the SWR remains less than 2:1 which won't happen over the entire commonly used portion of the band. Using ladder line vice coax will contain losses over the entire band. This keeps things simple and the cost should be a lot less. As to the RCA station with a 14:1 SWR, they used no balun nor tuner as we commonly know them today. The coupling to the final tube(s) were balanced and was capable of making the transformation from what the tube wanted and the reflected impedance at the transmitter end of the transmission line. Ergo, they had a very low loss if using 10 meters which they didn't. They typically used frequencies below 18 MHz and a slug of power. Vy 73, Barry K3NDM On 7/17/2020 6:57 PM, Wes wrote: I wrote about some of this in my paper ARRL Antenna Compendium paper on ladder line 20 years ago. https://sadxa.org/n7ws/Ladder_Line.pdf I've seen pictures of those SW transmitting plants and always assumed that they must have been very efficient. Upon reflection---no pun intended---now I'm not so sure. If losses mounted up, (which they most certainly did at 14:1 SWR) they had the option of just turning up the wick. Furthermore, as I said in closing: "Contrary to the conventional wisdom, ladder line is not a panacea for every transmission line problem." In the ensuing 20 years, I've become even more convinced of this. When tuner and balun losses are factored into this picture I don't know why anyone would want to use this stuff. I sure don't. I have a KAT500 and use it to tune some way-off resonant antennas (fed with 7/8" Heliax) but I don't delude myself into thinking "I've contained system losses." Wes N7WS https://www.qrz.com/db/N7WS On 7/17/2020 2:32 PM, Barry LaZar wrote: Resonance is over rated. The problem of believing you must have a resonant antenna arose with the use of coax cable began. High SWRs causes high system losses. Prior to the widespread use of coax, open wire was used and few antenna systems were really resonant, and nor were they reflecting a 1:1 SWR. Back then, no one cared as tubes were used and pi-net or swinging links were used to match to whatever was connected to the transmitter. In fact, I once visited a site that used rhombic antennas and Sterba curtains being fed by high power transmitters. The feed line were copper pipes about 1/4" in diameter and spaced about 4". The SWR, I was told, was 14:1. I asked if that was a problem of transferring energy to the system. The answer was no as the final output stage could match it and the system losses were low due to the type of feed line used. This was a lesson I learned 60 years ago and haven't forgotten it. The site was the RCA site the once stood on Montauck Point on Long Island, New York. One point that keeps getting forgotten is the conservation of energy concept. What that means is energy can only be changed and not lost. Typically that means transmitter energy would be changed to heat, but not lost. What is not changed to heat on the coax will make it to the antenna where it MUST be radiated and not lost. Yhe practical application of this is use really good coax if you can't get to a 1:1-2:1 SWR, ot there about. Alternatively, use ladder line and a current balun. Elecraft tuners easily tune 10:1 SWR which contains system losses nicely. I have been doing this for a very long time and have achieved WAS, DXCC phone, DXCC CW, and DXCC digital, and, I'm 13 short on 80 of making 5BDXCC. 73, Barry K3NDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:
Re: [Elecraft] Matching resonant antennas
Resonance is over rated. The problem of believing you must have a resonant antenna arose with the use of coax cable began. High SWRs causes high system losses. Prior to the widespread use of coax, open wire was used and few antenna systems were really resonant, and nor were they reflecting a 1:1 SWR. Back then, no one cared as tubes were used and pi-net or swinging links were used to match to whatever was connected to the transmitter. In fact, I once visited a site that used rhombic antennas and Sterba curtains being fed by high power transmitters. The feed line were copper pipes about 1/4" in diameter and spaced about 4". The SWR, I was told, was 14:1. I asked if that was a problem of transferring energy to the system. The answer was no as the final output stage could match it and the system losses were low due to the type of feed line used. This was a lesson I learned 60 years ago and haven't forgotten it. The site was the RCA site the once stood on Montauck Point on Long Island, New York. One point that keeps getting forgotten is the conservation of energy concept. What that means is energy can only be changed and not lost. Typically that means transmitter energy would be changed to heat, but not lost. What is not changed to heat on the coax will make it to the antenna where it MUST be radiated and not lost. Yhe practical application of this is use really good coax if you can't get to a 1:1-2:1 SWR, ot there about. Alternatively, use ladder line and a current balun. Elecraft tuners easily tune 10:1 SWR which contains system losses nicely. I have been doing this for a very long time and have achieved WAS, DXCC phone, DXCC CW, and DXCC digital, and, I'm 13 short on 80 of making 5BDXCC. 73, Barry K3NDM On 7/17/2020 1:47 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: Interesting discussion: But most of us probably tune our antennas for best SWR at the desired frequency. I have a dual-band 80-40m inverted-V with apex at 40-foot and 80m wire tail at 20-foot. The separate 40m wire is spaced 6-inches from the 80m wire with wooden dowels. I found by trial-n-error that one must tune the lowest frequency wires, first. I did that using an antenna analyzer. Then the 40m wires. Turns out (probably due to coupling) that the 40m antenna is narrow bw (50-KHz at best) whereas I get good SWR from 3650-4000 KHz. The purist will say that's not resonant but the transmitter is happy. I can run bypass on 3800-4000 KHz with my KXPA100/KXAT100 but must tune using the atu on 40m. For working around Alaska (out to 800-miles) this "cloud burner" works well with 100w. I only use SSB on these bands. 3920 is the defacto calling/emcomm channel in AK. When we have an earthquake, 3920 lights up (as well as 14,292) for reporting from our remote areas. I live two miles from salt-water so tsunami watch is common after a "big one". 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubus...@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 barrylaz...@gmail.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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] K2 15K Resistor
Murry, in rf bag 2 should be that 15k. Barry On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 11:16 AM Harlan Sherriff via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Not trying to be a smarty, but take a quick look at list of components in > each “accessory” building guide. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 16, 2020, at 10:23 AM, zk2boy wrote: > > > > Building my K2 serial #6397. The instructions said use a 15K resistor > to do a mod in the AGC circuit per an application note. It promised an > extra resistor was included in the K2 kit for this. I did the mod per the > app note, but find I now am short a 15K resistor for the RF board. My > question: I have lots of bags of K2 accessories unbuilt yet. Any chance > somebody with a central database knows if there is a 15K resistor in an > accessory kit that I could borrow and replace later? I know I don't have > such a resistor in my junk cupboard.Murray VA1CQ > > __ > > 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 hsherr...@reagan.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 kthre...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 LCD Backlight Diffuser
I too am building a K2, sn 7954. They are using a LED bar for the back light with a spacer instead of the cut off pcb material. The diffuser ends have cutouts that sit on the LED bars. Wonder where Elecraft found these gems Barry On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 1:23 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Murray, > > Those diffuser leads should just touch the top of the board since 2 > spacers are 1/8 inch and the leads are also 1/8 inch. Solder them from > the top of the board - being careful so the iron does not touch anything > but the leads and the solder pads. > > If the leads do not touch the solder pads, sand down a spacer so that it > does just touch. If there are rough spots on the spacers, sand them off. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/12/2020 1:02 PM, zk2boy wrote: > > I am just getting around to building my K2 that I purchased in 2008. > > I've been busy. But I'm having fun now! > > > > I have the K2 Owner's Manual Revision G, May 29, 2007. I also have > > Errata sheet Rev. G-1, Dec. 12, 2007. > > > > In the Front Panel section, page 27, the original instruction advises to > > use two spacers at each end when installing the LCD backlight diffuser > > to keep the diffuser exactly 1/8" above the PC board. The Errata sheet > > clarifies to use the spacers but remove them after soldering the > > diffuser into place. > > > > The issue is that the two spacers are 1/8" thick. The diffuser leads are > > exactly 1/8" long. This means with the spacers in place, the diffuser > > leads don't actually reach the solder holes. The lead ends are suspended > > just above the holes. If I actually manage to line everything up and use > > rubber bands to hold all in place while I solder (good luck!), the > > solder would need to bridge up to the ends of the diffuser leads for the > > soldered connections to hold. This doesn't seem like a good practice. > > > > Is there a newer errata sheet? Or am I not understanding this correctly? > > > > Murray > > VA1CQ > > > > __ > > 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 donw...@embarqmail.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 kthre...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] CW Mush
Try some ATT. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 TERM mode
I saw the K4 at Dayton last year. The remote connection was via Ethernet and directly between radios with no interface boxes such as remoterig. So unless there's also a K3 remote mode via serial port, too, the answer would be no. Barry W2UP Barry -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 version A and B
Thanks for the reply Don. I tried to down load the instruction manual but get an error "page not found", so wasn't sure what mods were incorporated. Barry On Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 3:25 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Barry, > > All K2s above SN 3000 are revision B - and that is what is being shipped > today. > > The original Field Test and Rev A K2s began to have many mods added to > them, so finally the boards were laid out again to incorporate all those > mods onto the new boards - the result was Rev B. I believe that > happened in 2003. > > A fully upgraded early K2 will perform just like a brand new one. One > witness to that fact is my SN 00020 which was a Field Test model. > > There are a substantial number of mod kits for the K2, and they are > listed on the K2 A to B upgrade instruction sheets. > The one thing that is not covered in those instructions is the > installation of the upgraded IF crystals (changed at SN 2560) and the > KSB2 mods such as the PSK mod and the widening of the KSB2 filter to > 2.4kHz instead of the original 2.1kHz. > > Also not covered is upgrading the KPA100 - the KPA100UPKT will bring any > KPA100 up to the latest level. The KPA100 does not carry a serial > number, so the latest level must be determined by inspection. If > toroids L16 and at RFC4 have blue cores, it is the latest. The older > ones have red cores at L15 and L16. There have also been upgrades in > the KPA100 shield. The latest has a 1/4 inch wide slot above the SO239 > jack and has spring clips that ground the shield to the sides of the > base K2. For other than the Field Test KPA100s, the board has not been > changed. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 6/25/2020 2:51 PM, barry halterman wrote: > > Could someone tell me main differences between the version A and B for > the > > K2? > > Is the version B being shipped now if ordered? > __ 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] K2 version A and B
Could someone tell me main differences between the version A and B for the K2? Is the version B being shipped now if ordered? Thanks Barry __ 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] New Elecraft K4 has great Rx Audio on CW pileups, no more mush
Oops, sorry, I listened to the recording before reading the message! Double oops. Me, too! Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft K4 has great Rx Audio on CW pileups, no more mush
Listening to the recording, I find the thumping during xmit very annoying. Barry W2UP -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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] KX3 and K3s available
Thanks for allowing me to post on this group, the K3s, Kx3 and K1 have been sold! Barry K3bo __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3s for sale
I sold the Kx3 and Px3, however I still need a good home for the K3s. It is very clean, none smoker, and has extra filters BUT no ATU or DVR. Serious inquiries only. Thanks for reading Barry K3bo __ 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] [KX3] Oppopsite Sideband Null question - Redux
Mark, Where did you find the utility? I just search the web and the Elecraft site for the utility, but it never showed up. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Mark Forsyth" To: "Grant Youngman" Cc: "Elecraft Refl" Sent: 6/13/2020 12:17:44 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Oppopsite Sideband Null question - Redux Hi, Elecraft have a handy little utility called RxSbNull.exe which does the whole process. All you need is an up to date KX3, an up to date XG3, a Windows computer and the utility. It works like a charm. Turn the radio volume down before you start it though otherwise it’ll annoy the hell out of you. Cheers Mark Forsyth http://jandmf.com VK3KW On 12 Jun 2020, at 11:36 pm, Grant Youngman wrote: Elecraft Tech Support seems (understandably) a bit slow to respond at this point. This is a repeat of a question I asked a few days ago. Maybe someone else will see it and have some insight (?). I have redone the opposite sideband null procedure in my KX3 (#8342) with KXFL3 filter board, using both the 2013 per-band null procedure, and the 2015 KXFL3 installation/calibration instructions. The procedures are essentially the same, with a minor difference in RIT setting, and the fact that the KXFL3 installation manual calls this out only on 20M rather than on each band individually. With my XG3 as a signal source, I get an excellent opposite sideband null using either FL1 or FL2 bandwidth settings on all bands. With narrow bandwidth and FL3 switched in, the null is very broad and shallow, and the opposite sideband is reduced only on the order of 10dB (+/-) rather than the very deep nulls (60+ dB) obtainable with FL1/FL2. As a result, the opposite sideband remains clearly audible when tuning across a signal — say CW at 500 Hz bandwidth, etc. If anyone else out there has done either of these procedures, did you get as deep a null with FL3 as with FL1/FL2? I’m trying to determine if this is normal, or if there's an issue in the radio, possibly with my KXFL3 board. Thanks … Grant NQ5T __ 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 vk3...@outlook.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 barrylaz...@gmail.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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] K3 on motorboat.
Don, I never got the chance to work as a scientist. It might have been fun. I did enjoy doing designs to products, but there were times when I was ready to change career field. :-\ 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Don Wilhelm" To: "Barry" ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 9:46:03 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. Barry, Sometimes we have to put on the Scientists hat, but when the rubber meets the road and we have to come up with a product, we have to put on the design engineers hat and say that how much compromise is required to meet 1) customer demands, 2) budget constraints, 3) speed to first customer shipment, 4) adherence to the initial specifications that have been published. If you can meet 2 of the 4 above, you have done OK, 3 is better, but takes more effort. I worked both as a design engineer and as a Product Assurance Test Team Leader whose efforts were to test the product to conform to the specifications or fix it - an alternative was to change the specifications, which usually did not sit well with me, but was reality. 73, W3FPR On 6/10/2020 7:55 PM, Barry wrote: Don, I worked as a design engineer and then transitioned to system engineering/project management. In those latter days, I would receive a requirement set from which I needed to make sense. I also had budgetary issues that were built in, more requirements than money. And, there might have been other conflicts. So, I know what e had to do, maximize the number of requirements satisfied with in the set. Yes. We engineers were pretty well trained, but when making decisions on what had to go or be included it wasn't always a 2+2 = 4 which is precise. Mathematicians are precise and there may be only answer to the equation, but that wasn't the world I was living in; I could have many different solutions based on the requirements. This is the point I was trying to make. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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] K3 on motorboat.
Don, Yep. You do understand what I was trying to say. What a lot of folks don't understand is that the compromises I make may or may not be those that you would make, and if there were more engineers involved, there could be that many reflections of what needs to be done. All I can say is life sometimes was challenging. Ham radio reflects a lot of the things you and I faced. For instance, what antenna should be used. All the answers may be technically correct, but try and fit a 80 meter antenna into a 20 meter antenna. I know there will be a host of ideas on what should go in. Each will be a compromise. Look to this reflector to see what I mean. Each ham has his own idea of what needs to be done; it gets down to how you interpret the requirement set. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Don Wilhelm" To: "Barry" ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 9:46:03 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. Barry, Sometimes we have to put on the Scientists hat, but when the rubber meets the road and we have to come up with a product, we have to put on the design engineers hat and say that how much compromise is required to meet 1) customer demands, 2) budget constraints, 3) speed to first customer shipment, 4) adherence to the initial specifications that have been published. If you can meet 2 of the 4 above, you have done OK, 3 is better, but takes more effort. I worked both as a design engineer and as a Product Assurance Test Team Leader whose efforts were to test the product to conform to the specifications or fix it - an alternative was to change the specifications, which usually did not sit well with me, but was reality. 73, W3FPR On 6/10/2020 7:55 PM, Barry wrote: Don, I worked as a design engineer and then transitioned to system engineering/project management. In those latter days, I would receive a requirement set from which I needed to make sense. I also had budgetary issues that were built in, more requirements than money. And, there might have been other conflicts. So, I know what e had to do, maximize the number of requirements satisfied with in the set. Yes. We engineers were pretty well trained, but when making decisions on what had to go or be included it wasn't always a 2+2 = 4 which is precise. Mathematicians are precise and there may be only answer to the equation, but that wasn't the world I was living in; I could have many different solutions based on the requirements. This is the point I was trying to make. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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] K3 on motorboat.
Phil, I think I understand your point. I think I can live with it. However, I never studied philosophy. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Phil Hystad via Elecraft" To: "Barry" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 1:50:48 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. The problem with this argument is the dichotomy of choice. The contrast between art and science was introduced into philosophical discussion several hundred years ago. Today, the discussion might better be divided into three categories: Art, Engineering, Science with the recognition that many things real or imagined may include parts from all. On Jun 10, 2020, at 10:15 AM, Barry wrote: I strongly disagree. How many compromises were made to pull this off. You may use the laws of physics and math to design something, but unlike physics or math, engineering is not as precise. that means there are judgment calls made by design engineers. Physicists make judgemet call also, but only in data interpretation and not design. Sorry you couldn't be more wrong. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Jim Brown" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 1:53:14 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. On 6/9/2020 3:54 PM, Barry wrote: EE is an art and not science That is NOT even slightly true. ART did not put us on the moon or build the Mars rovers. Engineering is the thoughtful application of scientific principles and knowledge to solve practical problems. Without science as a base, it's little more than the infinite number of monkeys and typewriters producing Shakespeare. Nearly all practical designs involve some compromises. Great engineering is selecting (sometimes innovating) those solutions which work well for the particular problem at hand. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 barrylaz...@gmail.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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 phys...@mac.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 k3...@comcast.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat.
Don, I worked as a design engineer and then transitioned to system engineering/project management. In those latter days, I would receive a requirement set from which I needed to make sense. I also had budgetary issues that were built in, more requirements than money. And, there might have been other conflicts. So, I know what e had to do, maximize the number of requirements satisfied with in the set. Yes. We engineers were pretty well trained, but when making decisions on what had to go or be included it wasn't always a 2+2 = 4 which is precise. Mathematicians are precise and there may be only answer to the equation, but that wasn't the world I was living in; I could have many different solutions based on the requirements. This is the point I was trying to make. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Don Wilhelm" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 4:20:44 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. Barry, Well, when I was with IBM, my title was Engineer/Scientist, so I got credit for both. Engineers have the education and training to do research as well as making those judgements during design that sometimes result in compromises. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/10/2020 1:15 PM, Barry wrote: I strongly disagree. How many compromises were made to pull this off. You may use the laws of physics and math to design something, but unlike physics or math, engineering is not as precise. that means there are judgment calls made by design engineers. Physicists make judgemet call also, but only in data interpretation and not design. Sorry you couldn't be more wrong. __ 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 k3...@comcast.net -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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] K3 on motorboat.
I strongly disagree. How many compromises were made to pull this off. You may use the laws of physics and math to design something, but unlike physics or math, engineering is not as precise. that means there are judgment calls made by design engineers. Physicists make judgemet call also, but only in data interpretation and not design. Sorry you couldn't be more wrong. 73, Barry K3NDM -- Original Message -- From: "Jim Brown" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/10/2020 1:53:14 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat. On 6/9/2020 3:54 PM, Barry wrote: EE is an art and not science That is NOT even slightly true. ART did not put us on the moon or build the Mars rovers. Engineering is the thoughtful application of scientific principles and knowledge to solve practical problems. Without science as a base, it's little more than the infinite number of monkeys and typewriters producing Shakespeare. Nearly all practical designs involve some compromises. Great engineering is selecting (sometimes innovating) those solutions which work well for the particular problem at hand. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 barrylaz...@gmail.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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
