[Elecraft] K3 Error Codes
Is there a listing of K3 error codes available? They don’t appear to be in the manual. Dave K9SW __ 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 CW Net Report
I fairly regularly listen for the net but never heard anything until last Sunday. Steve, K4JPN had a nice signal into the Chicago area. Dave K9SW > On Sep 24, 2023, at 9:26 PM, kevin wrote: > > Good Evening, > >Twenty meters had decent signals with some QSB and a few strong storms. > Working around the lightning was not too hard. Forty meters was a little > weaker with faint thunderstorms. > > > On 14050 kHz at 2200z: > > W0CZ - Ken - ND > > K4TO - Dave - KY > > AB9V - Mike - IN > > W8OV - Dave - TX > > WJ7S - John - UT > > K0DTJ - Brian - CA > > K4JPN - Steve - GA > > K4TAX - Bob - TN > > > On 7047 kHz at z: > > K6PJV - Dale - CA > > WJ7S - John - UT > > K0DTJ - Brian - CA > > K4TO - Dave - KY > > >73, > > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > > > - > > > > > Whoever is not against us is for 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 k...@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] FOR SALE: K2
Rob, do they specifically forbid HF radio transmission? I live in a small (21 unit) condo building near Chicago, and the association is kind enough to let me put a Hustler antenna with three resonators on our first floor balcony. It works but OK not great. If you’re on a higher floor, you can do quite well from a condo. Is the building frame construction or steel framework with reinforced concrete slabs? Wood frame construction is much better! Dave K9SW > On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:57 AM, ROBERT FOLLETT > wrote: > > I am moving into a Condo complex, and can’t do HF radio there…. Reluctantly, > I must Part with these, (along with a ton of other ham stuff) > > K2: SN 0356, Int Batt, ATU, and Tilt Stand — No Mic. > > Make an offer, as I have no idea of value > > K3: SN 6154 > K3/100 > KAT3 > KXV3A > KFL 3A-2.8_2,7 > KFL3A-400 > KFL3A-1.8k > LBPF3 General Coverage RX > MH2 Mic > > The K3 has only been used for SSB and CW, so it has no hardware updates. > > Make an offer, I will ship, minimum expected $1000 + shipping cost. > > Rob - KT7L > __ > 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 k...@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] K1 power output
Numbers using the Elecraft 20 watt dummy load rather than resonated antennas: 40 M 4.8 W 30 M 5.5 W 20 M2.0 W 15 M1.7 W Dave K9SW > On May 11, 2023, at 6:52 PM, DAVID MOORMAN wrote: > > I have a K1 that I’m looking to sell, and took a look at the power output > before listing it. Power output is as follows: > > 40 meters 5.2 watts > 30 meters 4.5 watts > 20 meters 1.3 watts > 17 meters 0.7 watts > > These are obviously not the expected power output levels. Power supply > voltage = 12.8 volts. Output set to 7 in the menu. > > What type of fault would this indicate? > > Thanks, > > Dave K9SW > __ > 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 k...@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
[Elecraft] K1 power output
I have a K1 that I’m looking to sell, and took a look at the power output before listing it. Power output is as follows: 40 meters 5.2 watts 30 meters 4.5 watts 20 meters 1.3 watts 17 meters 0.7 watts These are obviously not the expected power output levels. Power supply voltage = 12.8 volts. Output set to 7 in the menu. What type of fault would this indicate? Thanks, Dave K9SW __ 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] Regarding KX3 power
A 123 AH BioEnno Battery would cost nearly as much as a KX3! Dave K9SW On 10/10/21 7:27 PM, Geoffrey Feldman wrote: Understand you don't want an amplifier, go QRP. Nothing wrong with the switcher or with the Pro Audio. What I am happy with is the BioEnno is the BioEnno 123AH battery. It's small enough to fit into the "shack in the pack" or something similar in size. LiFePo batteries such as this one can take thousands of charges and also stay above 12 volts for almost the entire discharge cycle. The KX3 will run at 15 watts out for quite some time with the above mentioned unit. This brings me to its charger. The connector for the bioenno charger to the battery is the same as the power input for the KX3. It's perfectly adequate as a power supply. People argue about the special spiffiness of the Pro Audio. But I can't find an operationally noticeable difference. Obviously the BioEnno battery has no switching noise at all. I don't recommend pro-audio for charging the BioEnno as the approved charger cuts back voltage as the battery tops off and the ProAudio does not. So if the BioEnno appeals, you really have to get the correct charger for it. If you still need you need another power supply, make your personal choice there. All options mentioned are OK for something. This is what I use when portable and how I charge both the KX3 internal battery and the BioEnno when I get back home (but not at the same time, or I haven't tried that) Geoff W1GCF __ 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 k...@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] K2 CW - relay clicks
The clicking relay turned out to be in an amplifier keying circuit a previous owner had installed. Problem solved! Dave K9SW On 7/25/2021 5:51 PM, k...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks, Don. It’s a K2/10, so I’ll do the relay touch-test. Dave K9SW On Jul 24, 2021, at 8:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Dave, I am at a loss to tell you what is going on. The T/R switching in the K2 is all electronic, no relays involved. If a K2/100, break it down to just the base K2 and see if it is in the base K2 or in the KPA100. If you have the K2/10, remove the top cover which contains the KAT2. If it occurs in just the base K2, hold your finger on the relays one by one and see if you can detect which one is switching as you key the K2. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/24/2021 5:22 PM, K9SW wrote: Recently bought a K2 and all was working well (silent QSK) until I moved from one spot on the bench to another. It was powered up and one of the leads fell off the power supply connector, so this was a live power interruption. After this, there are relay clicks when sending CW. I did a reset, but this did not change the relay clicks. Built the probe and did the CAL FIL routine and got it back on the air successfully. S/N 100, with ATU and SSB board. It would be nice to get back to silent QSK and preserve relay life. Any suggestions appreciated! __ 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 k...@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] KX3 VFO tuning noise...an observation...
Try turning VFO NR to ON. Dave K9SW On Dec 18, 2012, at 5:05 PM, zen...@netspace.net.au wrote: Hi Group, FWIW, I have an observation about the KX3 VFO tuning noise. I assembled my #2511 (absent any options) from the kit. Over a month of use, I noticed the raspy VFO tuning noise only on 10m, in quiet band conditions. I couldn't hear it anywhere else. I later received the internal ATU, battery charger and the filter module options and installed these all together in one session. After adding these modules, I have noticable tuning noise on all bands 17m and above. It is reduced but not eliminated by the VFO NR menu setting. On 20m, I can hear the artefact, but it is less noticable and has a different quality: softer and more like a pulsing shift in amplitude of the background band noise as the VFO is turned. None of this stops me enjoying my KX3, but for some reason, the artefact became noticable on my KX3 only after installation of my options. This is a cosmetic issue, without any functional impairment, but it's un-attractive and I'm hoping a fix might be found some day. 73, John VK7JB __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] laptop power supply to power KX3
The specs say the KX3 current draw is typically one to two amps when transmitting, so your 2.89 amp PS should do fine. Dave, K9SW On Sep 18, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Bill Tubbs cgpi...@yahoo.com wrote: After sending my note about using the little MFJ power supply at 2.89 amps, I realized that it works fine on my FT-817D at 5 watts but would obviously be taxed at the full 12 watts of the KX3. So fuggetabowdit. Now I'M looking for a sufficient supply for the KX3 ;-) Bill WK6A Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2012, at 4:44 AM, Johnny vr2...@yahoo.com.hk wrote: Yes , correct , laptop supplies are often RF noisy. Sent from my iPhone 4 Fred Townsend ftowns...@sbcglobal.net 於 2012年9月18日 下午2:04 寫道： Jeff, caution. Laptop power external supplies are designed to be followed by precision internal regulators that handle the logic voltages and charging the battery. The external supplies are not well regulated and can be quite noisy. They may not be the best supplies for ham rigs. 73 Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Herr Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:40 PM To: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: [Elecraft] laptop power supply to power KX3 While at work I went through our stock of power supplies for the various makes of laptops we use. I found that Toshiba supplies are specified 15v and ranged in current capability from 2.5 amps and up. Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Asus all use 19v supplies. Those Toshiba supplies are very small. WW6L __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Alignment and Test, Part II - No signal on TP3
Do you have a receiver you can listen on to see if the oscillator is actually oscillating? Dave K9SW On Jul 3, 2012, at 6:41 PM, Cameron Haines camhai...@yahoo.com wrote: Correction. Hey Guys, Well, I am at the part where I need to test the 4 MHz oscillator calibration and ran into a snag. I am not getting anything on two different frequency counters when connected to TP3. Test up to this point have been good. Checked all the components around X1 and all look correct. No error message on startup. Any ideas where to go from here? Thanks, Cameron AE5UZ __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] K3 #5784 up and running
Everything is working well. Beautiful piece of gear! I had to wait for three 1/4 4-40 spacers to finish it completely but got it on the air without them. They came to the Midwest via Honolulu, so it took a few days First QSO - 4O3A, Ranko in Montenegro, on 20 meter CW. Now - onward to PSK31! Dave K9SW Dave Moorman Downers Grove, Illinois 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
[Elecraft] K3 #5784 up and running
Everything is working well. Beautiful piece of gear! I had to wait for three 1/4 4-40 spacers to finish it completely but got it on the air without them. They came to the Midwest via Honolulu, so it took a few days First QSO - 4O3A, Ranko in Montenegro, on 20 meter CW. Now - onward to PSK31! Dave K9SW Dave Moorman Downers Grove, Illinois 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
