Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft T1 and ICOM IC-705

[David Patino]

Will there be in changes needed to the T1 itself? I have one on back order.
If it'll need any changes I'd rather wait for it to be updated before I get
it.

Also, any update on their status? Website still says ESD 1/25.

73 - Dave - N9PBJ

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:28 AM Wayne Burdick  wrote:

> Hi Björn,
>
> The T1 ATU is ideal for use with low-power transceivers. While it can be
> used manually in all cases, we offer an adapter for the FT-817 that tracks
> that rig’s band changes, and we‘re testing a version for the IC-705. This
> is the result of a collaboration, details of which will be provided in the
> product announcement.
>
> Our adapter is housed in a custom enclosure that measures only 2.5 x 1.2 x
> 0.4”.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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> > On Jan 26, 2021, at 12:48 AM, Björn Ekelund  wrote:
> >
> > Thinking entirely egoistic, I think Elecraft should manufacture this
> great
> > design as an option to the equally great T1.
> > Elecraft T1 controller (T1con) with extremely low energy consumption!:
> > アマチュア無銭家のブログ (cocolog-nifty.com)
> > 
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 rig control using fldigi

[David Patino]

Hey Michael,

Yes Fldigi can control the KX3.

In Fldigi go to Configure, Rig Control.
Click on the Hamlib tab
In the Rig: drop down, select Elecraft K3/KX3 (Beta)
then in Device: select the port that is connected to the KX3 (not the signalink)
Make sure the baud rate is set correctly. If you're not sure what it is you can 
launch the Elecraft utility first and it will auto-detect the baud rate.
Click the 'Initialize' button, and then save and close. Should be good to go.

-Dave
N9PBJ

From: Elecraft elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of Michael Rudolph 
mrudo...@therabbi.com
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 6:45 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 rig control using fldigi

I am a new user of the KX3.  I connected the KX3's usb port directly to my
computer's usb, and also connected the KX3's mic and phone ports to a
SignaLink-USB which, in turn, was connected to a second usb port of my
computer.  My computer has fldigi on it.



I am able to receive and transmit psk31 and cw, but the fldigi does not
control the frequency of the KX3.  When I first open fldigi, it's frequency
display reads the same frequency as the KX3, but if I change the frequency
of either the KX3 or fldigi, it does not affect the other.



Can anyone tell me if I can control the KX3's frequency with fldigi and, if
so, how?



Michael

N3IRT

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[Elecraft] PX3 - Remove artifact from I/Q demodulation?

[David Patino]

Howdy All,



So on my PX3 I'm seeing the issue listed in the manual as Dip in Spectral 
Response Close to VFO Frequency. Described as:

I/Q demodulation at baseband (used by the PX3 and many SDR applications) may 
introduce small, very narrow-band amplitude variations in the response close to 
the carrier. This effect varies with operating mode and usually has no effect 
on operation. In CW mode the artifact can be moved by switching to CW reverse 
mode (ALT switch on KX3). Setting RX Shift to 8.0 rather than NOR in the KX3 
menu may also vary to location of the artifact.



Here's a screen cap of my PX3 with span set to just 2kHz in CW mode. The dip is 
600hz above the VFO freq (CW pitch is set to 600Hz).

This exaggerates the issue but it's visible at any spans at and below 50khz.

http://i.imgur.com/p1i29Ul.jpg



Other than just moving it as the manual suggests, anyone know of any way to 
decrease the dip, or remove it entirely?



73, David

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[Elecraft] Anyone selling a KXPA100?

[David Patino]

I've been wanting to pick one of these up for a while, but didn't have the 
means.
Have seen several of these listed for sale lately, but had to wait for a bonus 
check.

Just curious if anyone has one they're wanting to sell before I order straight 
from Elecraft.

73's Dave
N9PBJ
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 XG3

[David Patino]

Are you by chance tuning in to the opposite sideband signal? That would show 
weaker.

-Original Message-
From: Jeff Herr her...@comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:58am
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 XG3

when I cable the xg3 to the kx3, and set the mode to cw,normalize the
filters,and set the xg3 to -73 dbm

I read a S-5 reading the S-meter.

all per-band preamp settings are 20db - default (6m is 30db - default)

I would expect a S9 reading.


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[Elecraft] Is this normal? KX3 ACC2 IO Lockup

[David Patino]

When going through the menus, if I try scrolling through the options for 
ACC2 IO and I get to LO=PTT, the radio freezes. I have to remove a 
battery to get it to shut down.

Nothing is plugged in to the ACC2 jack. I'm on MCU 1.87 and DSP 1.28

-Dave
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's linux utilities - somewhat OT, or maybe not

[David Patino]

I have ubuntu 14.04, 64bit, and the elecract kx3 utility working...

Here's how I installed ia32-lib:
|sudo -i
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
echo deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring main restricted 
universe multiverse ia32-libs-raring.list

apt-get update
apt-get install ia32-libs|
rm |ia32-libs-raring.list
apt-get update

Got this from:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23182765/how-to-install-ia32-libs-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts


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On 5/27/2014 12:08 PM, Sam Morgan wrote:
I have mixed feelings about the recent trend to 'demand' Elecraft 
release their utility pgms for linux in 64 bit versions, in addition 
to the 32 bit versions they already release.


Here are a couple of thoughts

In most of my readings on different radio related forums as well as 
email groups, IMO the trend for computers used by the majority of hams 
in their shacks are the of the older 32 bit models. I say that based 
in part on the hue and cry about having to retire their XP machines 
and how stressed they are that they will have actually go out and to 
buy a newer (64bit) computer to use beside their $3k to $5k rigs. g


Instead of adding to the Elecraft software guys load by asking them to 
build tailor made releases, when IMO their time might be better spent 
working on the coding for the many firmware upgrades we have requested 
for each of their growing list of products.


Maybe some of the more knowledgeable *nix gurus on the list, could 
contribute a Distro specific howto write up for installation on their 
favorite operating systems (distros). Send it in and let Elecraft post 
the info on the pages in a paragraph right below the Linux utility links.


===
Something like K1JT has done for WSJT-X at the bottom of this page:
http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html

quote
Linux: Thanks to AC6SL and KA6MAL, packages for v1.1.1 r3520 on Ubuntu 
12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10 are available at 
https://launchpad.net/~jnogatch/+archive/wsjtx


Ubuntu Linux installation instructions:

1. If you have not obtained packages from this PPA (Personal Package 
Archive) before:


$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jnogatch/wsjtx


2. To obtain the latest version from this PPA:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wsjtx

3. You should also download kvasd and put it in the same directory as 
executable binaries wsjtx and jt9.  Normally (after running the script 
/usr/bin/wsjtx once) this directory will be $HOME/.wsjtx

/quote
===

===
Or how about creating a PPA (Personal Package Archive) (complete with 
a how2 use it) and sharing their work with the folks at Elecraft so 
they can add those links. Like John Nogatch did here:

https://launchpad.net/~jnogatch/+archive/wsjtx

===

===
Another good example of what I would like to see, would be the multi 
distro help links found for Fldigi contributed by other found at the 
bottom of this page: http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html


where you will find links to:
quote
Puppy / NBEMS How-To-Install

RPMS for Open SuSE: Maintained by DL8FCL

COPR for Fedora Maintained by Richard Shaw

Open SuSE Spec files:Spec File Site

Centos Spec files: Index of Centos NBEMS redhat SPECS

Debs for Ubuntu:
https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa/+archive/fldigi
How To Install from Kamal's PPA

Past versions of software
Berlios archives

Wiki for fldigi etc.
/quote
===


rant on
When I started using linux in 1994 or so, folks didn't go around 
demanding others do stuff for them, instead they *ask* what they could 
do to learn how to do it for themselves. In response the more 
knowledgeable folks ask what they could do to help create how2's so 
others could learn to do it for themselves. Seems the current batch of 
linux users have shifted from the point of helping themselves and 
others, to where they now *demand* _others_ 'do it for us' because 
they 'owe it to us'.

/rant off




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Re: [Elecraft] Apartment/condo antenna

[David Patino]

I have a MFJ 1622 and am on a 2nd floor apartment. It actually works 
quite well clamped to my balcony railing, as long as the counterpoise is 
run out correctly. That's actually the biggest problem with my area. 
It's a bit hard to hide the counterpoise since it has to go down to the 
ground first and vegetation around here is sparse. I've tried it in 
vertical position inside my balcony, and while I was still able to make 
some contacts on HT65, it was better with it clamped to the railing and 
sticking out.


The MFJ might be a bit big to pass off as a flag pole though. The coil 
portion is about as big around as a soda can and with the whip extended 
the total length is around 70 long.


I've heard good things about the MFJ Super Hi-Q loop antennas.. they can 
be mounted vertically inside the balcony area. They are bit pricey 
compared to the 1622 though.


73's, Dave
N9PBJ

On 5/25/2014 7:53 PM, David Guernsey via Elecraft wrote:

I am moving to a condo on the 2nd floor of a brick and concrete building.  The condo 
rules do not allow anything to extend over the balcony railings.  However, they do allow 
flag pole to be clamped to the railing of the balcony.  I have considered an 
mfj 1622 antenna inside of a pvc pipe as my flag pole.  Any ideas?

  
73 de Dave KJ6CBS

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[Elecraft] Reading 'extended' data from menus via serial

[David Patino]

Howdy,

So some of the menu options have a basic setting, ie on/off, but then an 
extended setting as well. For example the Alarm menu:

MN000;
When read with MP; it will only report if the alarm is on or not (Bit 4 
on / off)
you can turn it on or off by changing that bit with MP, and you can 
change the hours/minutes setting (after sending the right SWT command) 
using UP; or DN;, but is there any way to read what time the alarm is 
set to?


The programming reference says (In some cases, more than one value can 
be accessed for a given menu entry via the numeric keys;

see menu listing in manual.)

All the manual says for the alarm menu is:
Num 1 turns the alarm on/off
Num 2 select hours
Num 3 selects minutes

None of these change what is reported by MP though and I can't seem to 
find anything else in the manual.
Anyone know if it's possible to read that value? TX ESSB is another one. 
MP turns it on/off, but not sure how to read the bandwidth setting.


73 N9PBJ
-Dave
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Re: [Elecraft] Reading 'extended' data from menus via serial

[David Patino]

I'll answer my own question.

Once that menu setting is active, DS; command will return what the 
display is showing.


-Dave


On 5/20/2014 3:53 PM, David Patino wrote:

Howdy,

So some of the menu options have a basic setting, ie on/off, but then 
an extended setting as well. For example the Alarm menu:

MN000;
When read with MP; it will only report if the alarm is on or not (Bit 
4 on / off)
you can turn it on or off by changing that bit with MP, and you can 
change the hours/minutes setting (after sending the right SWT command) 
using UP; or DN;, but is there any way to read what time the alarm is 
set to?


The programming reference says (In some cases, more than one value 
can be accessed for a given menu entry via the numeric keys;

see menu listing in manual.)

All the manual says for the alarm menu is:
Num 1 turns the alarm on/off
Num 2 select hours
Num 3 selects minutes

None of these change what is reported by MP though and I can't seem to 
find anything else in the manual.
Anyone know if it's possible to read that value? TX ESSB is another 
one. MP turns it on/off, but not sure how to read the bandwidth setting.


73 N9PBJ
-Dave
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Re: [Elecraft] Programmers Reference Questions

[David Patino]

I've found a solution with python... The problem was getting it to not 
interpret '\xB2' as an escape sequence, so I just re-encode it with string 
escapes, then do a string replacement:

 source = 'DS@1\xB200\xB325\x80\x90'
 source2 = source.encode('string-escape').replace(r'\xb', '.')
 freq = source2[2:12].replace('@','').zfill(10)
 freq
'01.200.325'

Thanks for all the replies!

-Dave



-Original Message-
From: Bill Noyce wbno...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:18pm
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Programmers Reference Questions

David Patino asks:

 But the responses I'm seeing from
 the KX3 don't appear to follow this
 layout. Given an active frequency of
 1.200.325 the response is:

 DS@1\xB200\xB325\x80\x90;

 The appears to be the active
 frequency in plain text, replacing
 spaces with @'s and .'s with \xB,
 only the last two entries for icon
 data and extended data are 8-bit
 bytes expressed in hex.

It looks like the digits are in plain ASCII, as suggested by the note that
the minimum value is 0x30 (the ASCII code for 0).  The digits with a
decimal point to their left are encoded as ASCII+0x80, so for example .2
appears as 0xB2 because 0x32+0x80=0xB2.
This would be clearer if each byte of the response is presented on its own
line:
D
S
@
1
\xB2
0
0
\xB3
2
5
\x80
\x90
;

Hope this helps,
  -- Bill, AB1AV
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[Elecraft] Programmers Reference Questions

[David Patino]

So I'm writing my own little rig control / configuration utility for the KX3. 
But had a question on the DS command.
 
The programmer's reference manual states this about the text data:
 
TEXT and decimal point data: This field contains 8 bytes, with values 0x30 - 
0xFF (hex). The first byte is the left-most displayed character. Bit 7 (MSB) of 
each byte indicates whether the decimal point to the left of each character is 
on (1) or off (0).
 
But the responses I'm seeing from the KX3 don't appear to follow this layout. 
Given an active frequency of 1.200.325 the response is:

DS@1\xB200\xB325\x80\x90;
 
The appears to be the active frequency in plain text, replacing spaces with @'s 
and .'s with \xB, only the last two entries for icon data and extended data are 
8-bit bytes expressed in hex. In this case only my ATU icon was on, so the 
first one only has bit 7 on, and the second one has bit 7 and bit 4 on.

Given how those last two bytes are expressed and the text in the programmers 
reference, I'd expect the frequency to be 8 bytes (8 bits each) expressed in 
hex like:
 
DS@\x01\x82\x00\x00\x83\x02\x05
(except for the space being a @ at the beginning)
 
Has the output changed since the last revision of the manual, or am I just 
reading it wrong? I'm using Revision E11 dated Oct 24, 2013 of the reference.
 
The only real issue I'm having with the actual output it is that I'm using 
Python, and it considers '\xB' to be an escape sequence for superscript. I'm on 
a quest to find a solution to prevent python from interpreting that response 
from the kx3. Currently I just poll the frequency directly with the IF command.

Second question, It's not documented in the reference, but is there any way to 
grab the complete configuration of the KX3 without manually setting the menu to 
an item (MN) then polling it's contents (MP)? I assume there is since the 
official KX3 utility appears to be able to grab the complete config without 
having to manually go through the menus. Just not sure if this is exposed to 
regular people over the serial port, or only something the official utility can 
do.
 
-Dave


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[Elecraft] KX3 - EEINIT - Calibration Information

[David Patino]

Does performing an EEINIT on the KX3 erase calibration information, mainly the 
Receive Sideband calibration for use with the roofing filter?
 
In the documentation it recommends writing down the settings when you do it 
yourself for future reference, but by any chance does the factory keep records 
of these when they do the calibration on assembled units?
 
Thanks
-Dave
N9PBJ
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Re: [Elecraft] Could this operate on a motorcycle?

[David Patino]

I would shy away from putting a KX3 on a motorcycle for several reasons:

Heat from direct sunlight
Heat from higher ambient temperature on the road
Possible exposure to water / moisture
Vibration (Even on a 6 cylinder Goldwing this can be an issue)
Attempting to operate the relatively small buttons with gloves on
Attention required to operate the (KX3 or any HF rig) would be better spent not 
getting squished by cagers
 
I would apply the same to almost any HF rig, though if one had a remote 
faceplate allowing you to secure the main unit in a trunk to protect from 
elements / vibration / direct sunlight, it could be possible, though probably 
still not recommended.
 
However I have used 2m/440 on my bikes quite successfully. These typically 
require much less attention to operate, no ATU, no minute tuning to get a 
signal. I usually just us my Kenwood F6a HT on a RAM mount interfaced with a 
helmet headset from RiderComm.
My father uses his Kenwood 710 with a Kennedy system to interface it to the 
stock comms system on his Goldwing.
 
I also have a Yaesu FTM-10R (discontinued now), which was designed for 
'motorsports'. I just haven't actually put it on a bike yet. It's remote head 
wire is what I consider 'backwards'. You disconnect it from the main unit and 
have a 10'+ wire still attached to the head. Makes it a bit impractical since 
you can't easily remove the head unit from your bike. I assume they did this as 
the head unit is waterproof, and having a connector up there would defeat that.
 
As many have mentioned, if this is just shorter range communications, I'd go 
for one of the baofeng radios and a helmet headset (with remote PTT). Depending 
on the bike you could consider a nicer unit like the kenwood 710 which would 
also give you APRS capability.
 
-Dave
N9PBJ
2003 Vulcan Voyager
 
-Original Message-
From: Matt Zilmer mzil...@roadrunner.com
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:24pm
To: rgconner rgcon...@gmail.com
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Could this operate on a motorcycle?



You might get a few ideas by looking here:
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/Rev-B1-1.6-KX3-Mobile-Owners.pdf

There are ideas for mounts, power options, antennas, etc.  The guide
is really for four-wheel vehicles, but some of the concepts may apply
to your BMW two-wheel installation.

On the KX3's manual page
(http://www.elecraft.com/K2_Manual_Download_Page.htm#KX3), you'll also
find a reference to http://www.k0bg.com/ .  I believe the web site
also contains a number of articles on mobile installation and
operation, but might be less specific to the KX3.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Sun, 4 May 2014 09:20:45 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

Hello all, I just passed my Tech license and I am looking for a mobile
station to mount on my motorcycle (BMW F700GS)

I spoke with my Uncle Chuck Wood, WD6APP in San Diego, and he praised the
KX3 as radio, said buy one for the house, but thought it was not suitable
for a motorcycle. 

His advice gives me pause as to if this is a suitable use for the radio, but
wanted to get the opinion of someone who has maybe mounted this unit on a
motorcycle and has personal experience.

I plan to mount it inside a Ram Mount Large Box, which is water resistant,
and then on to the handlebars, which are on anti-vibration mounts. It still
vibrates, but not as much as a straight connection.

I would have about 1/2 inch on all sides to put some anti vibration
standoffs, to isolate it some more.

Also, how forgiving is the unit of voltage? The CANBUS on the BMW does a
great job of regulating the voltage, but there is still going to be some
variation. Thinking of using an external battery, charge the battery off the
bike if needed, just to stabilize the power supply.

In case you were wondering what I would do with it... most of the road
captains are HAMs too, so we are using FRS at the moment, but want to move
to 6m/2m operations for co-ordinating rider leader/wingman/tailgunners
actions during riders. We have up to 4 groups of 15 per ride, covering 150
to 300+ miles per ride.
All day operation is a requirement, not a lot of chatter, maybe 15:1 rx/tx
ratio at max.
Matt Zilmer, W6NIA
--
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will
spend the first four sharpening the axe. -A. Lincoln
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