Re: [Elecraft] Lightning concerns: Was: K4 Remote: My QTH vs. a friend's, many miles to the north

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Lightning is like wildfires which burn some houses or land but not 
others.  There is no rhyme or reason why some devices are not damaged 
and other are.  I suspect that most items were damaged but not made 
inoperable.


Couldn't the argument be made that the computer or USB hub should do 
more and at what cost?


You are quite lucky that your entire shack was not destroyed.

I don't believe Elecraft should be blamed here, nor do I believe they 
need to do anything.  There is no preponderance of data that shows the 
Elecraft interface is more or less susceptible to this damage.


My power supplied failed and produced an over voltage situation which 
damaged my K3.  It it the fault of the PS maker or Elecraft?


These situations are why many of us have Insurance that cover these 
events.  This coverage could be a homeowners policy or policies similar 
to the ARRL insurance program.  These coverage's may or may not be 
available to everyone however.


W0MU


On 5/4/2024 10:57 PM, Rick NK7I wrote:

Thread subject changed to reflect the actual topic.

It is the station owner that is responsible for lightning protection 
(or other environmental risks); not Elecraft or most any product 
vendor of any type.  To require more, would cost more (for the 
hardware and for the liability risk that the company would have to 
endure).


The area/s missed in the protective system design, can be demonstrated 
by a nearby or direct hit (induced voltages and current can be almost 
as damaging); as you already found (and it's EASY to miss an entry 
point, no blame intended).


The ARRL has a good amount of simplified how-to in the book "Grounding 
and Bonding" but several readings may still be needed for 
understanding the content.  There are other good resources (Motorola 
has one, so does the cell phone industry; each is excellent but best 
used to induce sleep, they are intense and technical and reference 
various applicable laws).


It's not all about lightning but static dissipation as an energy 
source.  That static source may also be dust, wind, snow, or rain 
(yes, water).  Diverting that charge OUTSIDE the building (shack) to 
GROUND is the basic plan but it must also include EVERY entry point 
(cable TV, phone, DSL, antenna, rotor, control cables for antennas, 
mast, satellite dishes and tower).


Using several ground rods as part of a system is common BUT they must 
all be bonded to each other AND to the one common safety ground of the 
building (US and other countries require this, by law).  Use of water 
pipes is no longer code, in the US (because PEX and PVC are common, 
defeating ability to take to ground).


From your description Jorge, it sounds like you did it correctly, but 
missed an entry point.  Now you'll have to replace parts, sadly.


Let's limit any more, to Elecraft specific topics.  This one has 
wandered well afield of Elecraft.


73,
Rick nk7i


On 5/4/2024 9:21 PM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:

Hi Dave

I have a panel like yours, each antenna to a discharger, on a copper 
sheet.

Nothing has happened with the coaxial and antenna switch

I have several rods that make the ground and a copper bar behind the 
desk

and all the equipment is connected to the ground

The lighting came through the antenna of my internet link, then it 
went to
the router, then to the computer where I have the kpa1500 connected 
with a

USB cable

My question about whether Elecraft could do more is whether there 
could be
something better than the USB it currently has, which seems to me to 
be a

simple USB connector, like that of any printer for example.

So there is my question, if for such an expensive piece of equipment, 
there
could be something of better quality, if not, I apologize, we will 
have to

live with these things.

See you in the bands!!!

Have a good weekend!

73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W

El dom, 5 may 2024 a las 1:08, Dave (NK7Z) () escribió:


Jorge,

I can only go by what you said:

"Last week I experienced a lightning strike"

That sounds a lot like a direct discharge into the shack, so I am
responding to your comment, if that is not correct, please help me
understand what actually happened...

Lightening is strange, it can take out one piece of equipment, and not
touch another...  It all depends on how your shack is grounded, and how
it is bonded.  When grounding commercial equipment, even the path the
wire takes is important...  Curves, straight line runs, etc...

What sort of ground system are you using, and what sort of lightening
protection did you have in place at the time of the lightening event?

Take a look at:

https://www.nk7z.net/building-a-coax-entry-panel/

That is my entry panel.  I am slowly building a ground ring around the
house...  Why?  Because only I can build a system to help reduce the
chances of lightening taking out something in my environment. It is
after all my home, and my environment, so I can not, and do not, hold
Elecraft responsible for things they can not control. Elecraft, 

[Elecraft] FS P3 Panadaptor

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

P3 plain.  No bells or whistles.  Works fine.  Some minor scratches on 
the case.  Display looks fine.  No cables Just the P3.


$750.00 plus shipping

Prefer Paypal but can discuss other options.

SN 1169

Interested buyers please contact me directly w...@w0mu.com


Mike W0MU


__
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 No RCV No Xmit

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Thanks for the info Keith!  I suspect a pins issue as well since it 
worked when put back together.


How do I go about replacing the pins?  I assume Elecraft sells them?

On 8/15/2022 10:23 AM, Keith Trinity WE6R wrote:

Mike, records show you got the gold front panel pins in 2015 service.
I recommend replacing the KREF3 board tin pins with gold also.
Also, wiggle each cable around there with needle-nose pliers to see if 
one is intermittent.

Keith WE6R Elecraft K3/K4 Tech

__
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 No RCV No Xmit

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

I was activating a park this weekend and the radio stopped receiving 
signals.  I had to turn the volume up all the way to hear "static"  but 
no signals.  When keying the radio there was zero output.


I was able to fix the issue by removing the receiver module and 
reseating all the TMP cables.  No error codes were displayed.


When using CW in QSK mode I did notice a couple of times where the audio 
would cut out for a bit and then come back.  I was thinking it could 
have been a TR switch that is flaky.


I not really sure what fixed the issue.  I did not have deoxit with me.  
That will go in the kit next time.  Is there anything I should do now to 
try to make sure it does not happen again? Taking a backup rig will be 
on the list too!


The SN of this K3 is 658 so it is an older one.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Mike W0MU


__
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] K3S - High SWR on 6 Meters

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

What is the 6m antenna, how far away is it from the xmitter? Sounds like 
an issue with a balun or matching overheating with the stress of FT8?


I would hook the K3 up directly to the 6m antenna or the dummy load.  
Something is certainly acting odd.


W0MU

On 6/13/2022 2:07 PM, N4ST wrote:

So, received a new KLPA3A & KPA3A from Elecraft in exchange for my old ones
plus $$.
Installed the new KLPA3A & KPA3A and passed LP and HP TX Calibration.
My 6M beam measures 1.06 SWR on analyzer.
CW Key down, 100W, I get 1.2 on external SWR meter and 1 bar on K3S SWR
meter.
With FT8 I'm OK for 1 or 2 transmits and then I get infinity on external SWR
meter and full scale on K3S SWR meter, but full power out.
If I switch to a dummy load, I get zero power out (fold back?)
If I operate FT8 at 8 watts with the beam, I get 1.2 on external SWR meter
and 1 bar on K3S SWR meter and 8 watts out.
Going back to CW full power seems to perform a reset.  Everything still fine
in CW, but now FT8 is OK for 1 or 2 transmits and then high SWR returns.

Any advice?
A spur/oscillation in the KPA3A?
A relay stuck/not switching?

My TenTec Eagle is carrying the load for me during these 6M openings.
(46 states worked in last few weeks)


___
73,
Jim - N4ST


__
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 w...@w0mu.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] I need a Sherlock Holmes (weird spurs on 40m)

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Check out the RFI reflector r...@contesting.com

W0MU

On 6/7/2022 7:36 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:

Hi John,

In this case the Internet is not via DSL, it's via cable.  The coax 
comes out of the ground and then to the modem/router and from there 
via a 150-foot Ethernet LAN cable to the granny unit, where there is 
an additional router with its own Wi-Fi.


Anyway, that entire system was turned off when I threw the main 
breaker to the house.  I assume it could be caused by Internet from 
some neighbor, but as I said, the nearest neighbor's house is about 
150 feet away and all services are underground.


It's a puzzlement...

Alan N1AL



On 6/7/22 19:23, John Oppenheimer wrote:

Hi Alan,

I've had issues with the service from street to modem. As I understand,
there's a VDSL band which overlaps 7MHz band.

In my case, it was reversed, any transmission on 7MHz would disable TV
and Internet service.

John KN5L

On 6/7/22 7:54 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:

The ISP is TDS.  They offer up to 1 Gbps internet (I only pay for 200
Mbps) via cable.

Just as a sanity check, I just walked down to the main house and
unplugged the 150-foot LAN cable from the modem/router that feeds the
router in the granny unit here where the shack is.  As expected, the
spurs are still there.  There is no wired connection from the K4 or the
desktop computer to the LAN (Wi-Fi only).

Alan N1AL


On 6/7/22 18:29, John Oppenheimer wrote:

Hi Alan,

What is your TV/Internet provider?

John KN5L

On 6/7/22 6:59 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:

The weird thing about these spurs is how clean and stable they are.

__
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 a...@elecraft.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 w...@w0mu.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] KPA1500 reduces power as it gets warmer?

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

The engineer that created the amp recently said that you should let the 
amp handle the fans.  It should be in the archives here on this list.


W0MU

On 6/6/2022 9:52 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:

"You should be running fans full-speed under those conditions if you want it to live 
long!"

Please share any data you have that supports any claim than running continuous 
full fan on any Elecraft amplifier has any advantage over letting the firmware 
control the fans based on PA temperature.

The disadvantages are obvious - fan wear, noise, dust contamination.  Yet I see 
no evidence that finals run significantly cooler.

As I have posted earlier - my station controller has the option to run my 
KPA500 fan at any preset speed when TX starts and keeps it running for a 
pre-set time after TX stops.  That time is set to keep the fan running 
continuously during an FT8 QSO.  I have not used the option since I verified it 
functioned as intended as I saw no significant thermal management advantage.

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 w...@w0mu.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 ERR XV3

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Thanks Keith.   One of my K3's has the upgrade the other was not as 
lucky HI!


W0MU

On 5/12/2022 9:10 AM, Keith Trinity WE6R wrote:
If you get no ERR with no B, and ERR with B, then you do not have the 
newer B version with Pre2.
Pre2 can be turned on on the upper 5 bands. When you tap and get PRE 
flashing, that is Pre2 and you should hear an increase in noise 
floor... and an increase in S-Meter (unless you have SMTR MD set to 
ABS=absolute).

Keith WE6R Elecraft K3/K4 Tech

__
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 ERR XV3

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

I have not checked but it appears that I only uprgraded one of my K3's 
with the version B board.  It is working fine and I see the 1 and 2 that 
I was expecting.


Thanks for the help!

W0MU

On 5/8/2022 1:07 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
After setting the KXV3 board to B I get the ERR XV3 message.  I 
honestly don't remember if I upgraded this board.  I wish there was an 
easy way to check on what each radio has.  I suspect that I do not 
have this board.  I did see that others also had the same err message. 
I am able to set the preamp 2 to on with the B showing.  I am not sure 
it is doing anything.  I guess I will have to take off the covers.


W0MU

On 5/8/2022 12:09 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:

That was it!  Thanks!


On 5/7/2022 4:40 PM, Robie Elms wrote:

Mike,

The K3 2nd preamp is on the KXV3B transceiver interface. It can be 
activated for 12, 10 & 6 m.


Robie AJ4F

On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 4:40 PM Mike Fatchett W0MU  
wrote:


    I thought there were two settings for the preamp  Like a 1 and 2?
    I have
    the new synth boards.

    W0MU


__
    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 rule...@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 w...@w0mu.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 w...@w0mu.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] K3 ERR XV3

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

After setting the KXV3 board to B I get the ERR XV3 message.  I honestly 
don't remember if I upgraded this board.  I wish there was an easy way 
to check on what each radio has.  I suspect that I do not have this 
board.  I did see that others also had the same err message.  I am able 
to set the preamp 2 to on with the B showing.  I am not sure it is doing 
anything.  I guess I will have to take off the covers.


W0MU

On 5/8/2022 12:09 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:

That was it!  Thanks!


On 5/7/2022 4:40 PM, Robie Elms wrote:

Mike,

The K3 2nd preamp is on the KXV3B transceiver interface. It can be 
activated for 12, 10 & 6 m.


Robie AJ4F

On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 4:40 PM Mike Fatchett W0MU  wrote:

    I thought there were two settings for the preamp  Like a 1 and 2?
    I have
    the new synth boards.

    W0MU


__
    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 rule...@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 w...@w0mu.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 Preamp

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

That was it!  Thanks!


On 5/7/2022 4:40 PM, Robie Elms wrote:

Mike,

The K3 2nd preamp is on the KXV3B transceiver interface. It can be 
activated for 12, 10 & 6 m.


Robie AJ4F

On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 4:40 PM Mike Fatchett W0MU  wrote:

I thought there were two settings for the preamp  Like a 1 and 2?
I have
the new synth boards.

W0MU


__
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 rule...@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] K3 Preamp

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

I thought there were two settings for the preamp  Like a 1 and 2? I have 
the new synth boards.


W0MU


__
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] Replacement cost K3 fully loaded

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Looking for guestimates for insurance purposes.  K3 dual receivers full 
of filters etc.


W0MU

__
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

[Mike Fatchett]

Rob has indicated that any of the top radios are fine.  Chose the radio 
for the bells and whistles you want.  The difference between them is not 
worth worrying about.    Pick the radio that you like to operate.


W0MU

On 4/28/2022 8:13 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

I believe the K4HD is the model that is designed to be near the top of the 
chart.

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


On Apr 28, 2022, at 6:41 PM, Gary Gregory  wrote:

Reading the Sherwood tests today I noticed the K4D tested ranked below the
K and K3s and I started to look at the data published and I am still a
little unsure of why it scores lower having assumed it would be
significantly better in performance over the K3 and K3s.

Perhaps somebody could point out to me if I am not seeing what is
important.

I believe in if I can hear them, I can work them but like most folk I like
a quiet noise floor and a comfy buffer of audio over noise.

My current thinking is hold onto my K3 until the K4 is improved as my
upgraded #679 has served me so well and is the only transceiver I have ever
loved and kept. It's not going anywhere soon hi hi.

Gary
VK1ZZ/K3NHL
__
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 wun...@wunderwood.org

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Shipping via UPS - A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

[Mike Fatchett]

They are franchise type stores and the rates are ridiculous.  My son 
worked at one for about a year.   At least they gave you the honest 
answer and were able to handle at an actual UPS shipping location.  The 
shipping rates are higher too.


W0MU

On 4/11/2022 4:29 PM, eda...@aya.yale.edu wrote:

I just shipped some of my Elecraft gear to someone who had purchased it from
me.  The agreement was that I would ship it and they would bear the shipping
expense.  The buyer was OK with my using UPS.

  


So I packed it up and took it to "The UPS Store."  There are about 30 of
them in the Denver metro area and about a dozen in the city itself.  Before
taking the package there I looked at UPS on-line to see what insurance would
cost.  The UPS site said $1.05 per hundred dollars in excess of the $100
included in the shipping rate.  When I arrived at the UPS Store they charged
me $4.50 per $100.  That difference times the value of what I was shipping
came to well over $100.  When I questioned it (more accurately, when I
complained about it) they told me that UPS and The UPS Store are different
entities.  The latter, they said, is a network of franchises independent of
the real UPS that "works with" UPS for retail shipping and receiving.  So
what I had seen on the UPS website was what UPS charges, not the grossly
inflated premium The UPS Store charges.  OK, I asked, how can I ship this
via UPS itself?  The answer was a 90 minute round-trip drive to the nearest
real UPS terminal.

  


The UPS Store does not charge real UPS rates.  They have UPS in their name.
They use a logo indistinguishable from the UPS logo.  Their counter clerks
wear UPS Brown.  There was a standar UPS truck parked in front of the shop.
There was NOTHING visible to me in the store that indicated it wasn't a UPS
shop.  Maybe everyone on this reflector already knows about this.  Until
this morning I didn't.

  


There's an old maxim that a happy customer tells one other person about
their experience.  An unhappy customer tells ten other people.

  


Ted, KN1CBR

  


__
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 w...@w0mu.com


--
Mike W0MU

__
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 K4 Vs. Flex 6400

[Mike Fatchett]

and do those numbers mean the difference in working a station or not?

On 3/7/2022 4:17 PM, Bob McGraw wrote:
As I read the numbers the FT-DX101D is not necessarily the top radio. 
Here's why:


Noise Floor     FT-DX101D -127 dBm Elecraft K3S  -135 
dBm  FLEX 6700  -118 dBm


AGC Threshold   FT-DX101D 4.5 uV         Elecraft K3S  1.5 
uV          FLEX 6700 4.2 uV


100kHz Blocking--- FT-DX101D 147 dB        Elecraft K3S  150 dB   
   FLEX 6700  130 dB


Sensitivity      FT-DX101D .60 uV Elecraft K3S .27 
uV          FLEX 6700  2.0 uV


LO Noise -     FT-DX101D 154 dBc   Elecraft K3S  144 
dBc   FLEX 6700  145 dBc


Dynamic Range wide spaced ---   FT-DX1010D  110 dB     Elecraft K3S    
107 dB    FLEX   99 dB


So you see, one needs to look at ALL the numbers, not just the 
ranking, based on Dynamic Range narrow spaced.


All numbers from Sherwood Engineering 3/7/2022 Receiver test data.

73

Bob, K4TAX



On 3/7/2022 2:18 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:

Message: 2
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 21:42:35 -0600
From: Kurt Pawlikowski
To:"elecraft@mailman.qth.net"  
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4 Vs. Flex 6400
Message-ID:<6eeff195-f4ba-5836-39b5-07baecf1c...@pinrod.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

Scott,

  ??? Well, yes: The "numbers" say one thing (or several things!), but,
like I said, I'm in love with Elecraft... So, yes, I'm prejudiced! Of
course the "top radio (FT-DX101D)" is somewhat more expensive then the
6400, and does seem to have some nice whistles and bells. Who knows?
Maybe I'll do a switch to Yaesu... {'-)

  ??? k WB9FMC

On 3/5/22 18:46, Scott Manthe wrote:

Actually, the Yaesu FTDX101D/MP has the best receiver numbers on
Sherwood's list. That doesn't mean that it's the best radio for you,
but the Flex and the K4 aren't "far and away" better receivers than
anything else in the amateur market. Ironically, Rob seems to really
like Icoms...

73,
Scott N9AA

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] FW: KPA500 faults

[Mike Fatchett]

St. Lucia is 240v.  I don't know why he would run it on 120v or 110v.

W0MU

On 3/3/2022 1:39 PM, Naumann, Robert, W5OV wrote:

Bill,

Thanks for the additional information.

Can you tell us if you are running it on 120v?

-Bob W5OV


-Original Message-
From: Dr. William J. Schmidt 
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 10:40
To: Naumann, Robert, W5OV ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] FW: KPA500 faults

Sorry guys, this is not a trivial line voltage problem.

The 60V line to the PA does not sag that much (starts at 72V goes to 60V under 
FULL LOAD as measured at the PA)... it's in the voltage divider for the 60V/32 
line or the connectors that carry it to the front panel processor for 
digitizing.  Changes with heat load.  This amp is in the Caribbean and there is 
plenty of excess heat and corrosion. (nb. I just replaced the current sensing 
resistor in my K3S for the 100W module due to a hair-line crack... surmise it 
was heating).


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ 
VP2EHZ

email:  b...@wjschmidt.com


-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of Naumann, Robert, W5OV
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 9:11 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] FW: KPA500 faults


What line voltage are you running it on?  If you're not on 240v, switching to 
240v would be the easiest and most effective improvement.

Doing so yields a 4:1 improvement in line voltage regulation / reduction in 
voltage drop.  Double the voltage, at half the current draw.

73,

Bob W5OV

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of Dr. William J. Schmidt
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 00:39
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 faults

I have a KPA500 that faults on low (60 VDC) voltage.  After measuring the power 
supply voltage at the PA module is perfectly fine.  The voltage read by the 
processor on the front panel via pin 10 of P1 is lower than it should be and 
hence the fault condition.  I suspect there is a voltage divider on the LPF 
board that drops the 60 VDC to something that the processor can read and 
digitize (in the 0 to 3-5 volt range).  The set of schematics I have do not 
show the voltage divider anywhere. does anyone have this part of the schematics 
for the KPA500 so that I can adequately troubleshoot this amp and
get it on the air for the contest this weekend?   Multiple notes to Elecraft
have gone unanswered.

  

  


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ 
VP2EHZ

  

  


email:    b...@wjschmidt.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 w...@arrl.org 
__
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 b...@wjschmidt.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 w...@w0mu.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] D-104 Mic Element Replacement

[Mike Fatchett]

I thought Heil used to have an element that you could substitute.  You 
had to remove the D104 element.


W0MU

On 2/22/2022 5:27 PM, Tim Tucker wrote:

That element only works on the powered / amplified model.

On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:35 PM Dean Adinolfi  wrote:


W2ENY element works great.

https://www.w2eny.com/

Dean, KD3ANX
__
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 ae...@worldwidedx.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 KPA500 sn 1910 dead, update.

[Mike Fatchett]

Call tech support?

On 1/17/2022 12:57 PM, Sam Sargent via Elecraft wrote:

Elecraft KPA500 sn 1910 dead.

UPDATE 12/17/21

First. Thanks to everyone who has responded to mypost.  I have read all 
comments withinterest and have responded to several folks who offered ideas 
that I havetried.  Thank you for trying to help.

SECOND. Here is a bit of extra info that I havediscovered.  I disassembled the 
fuse blockand cleaned all contacts and the fuses with the “Deoxit” product.  I 
configured my “OWON HDS272S”meter/oscilloscope to measure resistance and noted 
that the leads are about 0.7ohms.  I connected the meter leads to theflat 
prongs of the 115vac cord that was plugged into the fuse block on theKPA500.  
With the rocker switch on thefuse block 3 in the OFF position (o) the meter 
showed zero (0) ohms.  With switch 3 ON (!) the meter showed 2.8ohms.  Thus, 
subtracting the resistance inthe meter leads, the resistance through the fuse 
block changed from 0 ohms to2.1 ohms.  I connected the 115vac cord tothe wall 
socket and went through the power up procedure.  No joy. I listened for the hum 
of the transformer, and there was no hum.  I am flummoxed!

CONCLUSION.  Thisleads me to believe that the power cord, fuses, and fuse block 
are functioning.

I think that my next step is to look into the possibilityof sending the KPA500 
to a repair facility. I am open to your ideas.  73 Sam

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] On ground - in ground radials

[Mike Fatchett]

A well known 9 lander lid uses chicken wire for his 160 antenna and it 
works very very well.  I am not sure what effect crossing the wires 
has.  Has anyone done any real testing of this or is it just theory or a 
wives tale?  Did he stumble upon the holy grail of radials?


Most of the results of the radial field are from the first 50 percent or 
so.  You do not necessarily have to have 66 ft radials on 80m to work 
and get out.  Put out as many as you can as long as you can and shorter 
radials are fine too.


W0MU

On 1/16/2022 2:15 PM, Dave Fugleberg wrote:

This discussion reminded me of a question that I’ve often wondered about
but have never asked.
I have read that when laying out radials on or under the ground, one should
be careful to ensure that they radiate out from a central point without
ever crossing one another.

I have also read about this idea of using galvanized mesh in place of a
traditional radial field. In a mesh, the conductors not only cross, but are
bonded together at every crossing.

So, is there actually an issue if a couple radials happen to cross each
other?

Not that one would do so on purpose, but when adding radials to a system
where the existing ones are no longer visible, it could easily happen…

Curious minds want to know.


On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 2:55 PM Jim Brown  wrote:


On 1/16/2022 12:19 PM, Mike Markowski wrote:

A construction site had left over galvanized mesh rolls that I bought at
great discount.  I unrolled them symmetrically about my then soon-to-be
installed vertical.  Easier than individual for lazy hams like me:-)  and
2nd qso at 100W from Pennsylvania was Cambodia!  That qso made my day and
then some.

Rob Sherwood, KC0B, published on this in the May 1977 edition of "Ham
Radio," and I included his ideas in this talk.

http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf

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 dave.w...@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 w...@w0mu.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] Case-maker Rose's OM K0PP, SK

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Sad news.

RIP Ken.  Thoughts and prayers to the family.  I have a bunch of Rose's 
fine covers.


W0MU

On 6/30/2021 8:07 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:

Retired case-maker Rose, N7HKW, and her OM Ken, K0PP, seemed like part of
the Elecraft family for so many years.

https://buttefuneralhome.com/obituaries/kenneth-glenn-kopp-age-83-of-anaconda-montana/?fbclid=IwAR2OvmrovnqFtcmHs2oMmg-lS8c3_YN27SilgKHGdpDz82MQpr5Lzq9d-VE

Condolences to Rose and her family.

Photo of the couple from the 2012 Visalia DX Convention available here

:

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 w...@w0mu.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] Used K3 boards

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

2 K3SYN Rev A boards
1 KXV3-2 rev a  board

Is anyone interested in these?  If so, shoot me an offer directly.

w...@w0mu.com

W0MU
__
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] QSO Today Expo - Estimated K4 related shipping schedule

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

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.


K4 investor?  You have not invested in the company you are a customer 
unless I missed the profit sharing version of the K4.


Most people have given them lots of slack. Why is communicating with 
people that have fronted you lots of money to make this radio possible 
so difficult.  I don't get it.


I don't have a K4 on order either but if I did I might be concerned.

W0MU

On 3/31/2021 10:13 AM, David Herring wrote:

Further to this excellent post, Eric did say that, at that point in time, his 
expectation was that the group A backlog would be cleared by end of May.  I 
didn’t go back through the video to find it, but I was watching one of his 
presentations live and did hear that.

Another thing that Wayne mentioned in one of the meeting rooms was that at one 
point Elecraft had to go back and re-design a portion of the K4 because tariffs 
levied on certain parts from certain countries would have rendered the project 
unaffordable.

What’s more, and I don’t recall which of them said it, but Elecraft apparently 
had to deal with retirements of certain important people in the process.

Ordinarily I’d never wait 2+ years for delivery of a product I’d ordered, 
perhaps many of us wouldn’t, but…

Tariffs, Retirements, The Pandemic, Employees Down With COVID, Wild Fires (and 
employee loss of property), Vendor Delays…

None of that was under Elecraft’s control. Not much of that could have been 
foreseen.  “Stuff” happens.

That is why, I imagine, most of us K4 investors are just patiently waiting.  
Content to give them the space they need to press on with addressing the issues 
as they come and moving forward.

73,
David - N5DCH




On Mar 31, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Kimo Chun  wrote:

Presentation from the Expo.
Elecraft K4 High Performance Direct-Sampling SDR Transceiver, Eric Swartz
WA6HHQ 

Perhaps more recent announcements by Elecraft have superseded this.
I realize others have already mentioned some of this. But I thought I'd go
back (for the 3rd time) to try to itemize some of Eric's statements. Note:
I don't take dictation and didn't spend a lot of time replaying it over and
over to get everything verbatim. Nor replaying the whole thing.
These are my interpretations and words. Please pardon any omissions or
errors. Go listen for yourself. The delivery time frames are based on the
Expo date: March 13, 2021.

Check minutes 17:00 to about 20:00 and around 1:22:00 on. There are other
segments.
-He discusses the supply problems they had due to COVID and how they have
now amassed an inventory of the long lead time items in the last 3 to 4
weeks. A local chassis supplier was one of the most recent hang ups. Plus
parts stuck in shipments the COVID-restricted Longshoremen haven't handled
yet. They are now smoothing things out and production will be ramping up.

Kit versions are at least 4 to 5 months out.
-They are still learning and modifying production techniques which will
make it easier to build. Then how-to documentation must be updated.
-The first day orders 16th (2019?) at Dayton, may be fulfilled soon.
-The second day orders 17th will be 3 to 4 weeks or longer after Group A is
done.
-Group B is even larger than Group A.
-Orders kept coming in all summer after Dayton and have dropped to a
consistent medium rate. Some spikes like when it was announced they started
shipping.
-When asked, "If I were to order a K4 right now, how long would I have to
wait?", he answered, "Over 3 to 4 months".
- I asked the very last question - When will the K4HD be finalized? He
said, "Conservatively... by the end of the year". So production comes
sometime thereafter. Plug in upgrades to the K4D, presumably, first for
those who ordered K4HD but took the K4D first.
- Testimonials from K4 owners would be found on the Elecraft-K4 GroupsIO
list.

Side bar: somewhere else in the presentation he said Group A
will, hopefully, be completed in the next month or so (did I get this
right? I didn't find that section). Group B (even larger) comes after that.
I haven't re-checked the definition of Group A and B sorry.

I hope this helps some of you with delivery anxiety.
73,
Kimo KH7U
(Happy with my almost new K3S s/n 11727, so the K4 is but a dream down the
road. I tend to be the opposite of bleeding edge).
__
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: 

Re: [Elecraft] Where are the K4 reviews?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

It is puzzling to see the lack of substantive information as other have 
posted.  This has not been how Wayne and Eric and Elecraft have operated 
in the past.


I don't believe it is asking too much for regular updates on delivery 
dates.


Just because some are not happy with a delay does not mean that tehy 
don't want the product.  This radio is a lot of money for many people.  
I doubt they are doing so well that they can afford to chase off a 
portion of their business.  It cost far more to bring in new customers 
than it does to keep old ones.


W0MU





On 3/30/2021 2:18 PM, Hal Massey wrote:

David,

Is the customer set you are referring to and claiming to be sympathetic too 
even in existence? Elecraft will refund money to anyone that asks. Wouldn’t 
those that can’t have their money tied up have pulled out by now? Wouldn’t 
those that are upset with the communications be gone by now??

Regards
-Hal


On Mar 30, 2021, at 10:51 AM, David Gilbert  wrote:


As the kids say, "cool story, bro."

None of it changes the fact that lots of people have put out a lot of money 
with almost zero visibility into when they will get their product, and the K4 
situation doesn't have the significantly leveraged upside that your story did.  
There isn't the same risk/reward ratio here that your example had.  Apples and 
potatoes.

There are lots of reasons why Elecraft could be granted some slack for major 
and repeated delays in shipping the K4, but the part I don't understand is the 
almost total absence of regular communication on the delivery status.  It makes 
no sense at all.  If Wayne can find the time to tell us about his latest 
pedestrian mobile contact he should be able to tell his investors where the 
company stands on actually producing the product that they paid for.

I'm just an interested observer here since I haven't ordered a K4, but that 
doesn't change the fact that I sympathize with those who did.

Dave  AB7E



On 3/30/2021 8:55 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:

I can’t imagine how it would feel to know that I had laid out $4k two years 
ago, and still be waiting for fulfillment.  NO, actually I can.

  
Several years ago, an up-and-coming system integration business I had been associated with for several years (as a VAR) was going thru many of the same types of growing pains in bringing a wonderful new product to market.  The CEO vowed he would run the business as if they were broke, which they very nearly were.  But the employees were faithful believers in the company and the product, and worked very hard to make it a success.


  
Early one Monday morning, I had a call from that CEO advising me that they had sold the company to another industry player (a non-competitor) and that they wanted me to join them for lunch to discuss the deal. My fear and trepidation slowly disappeared that day as I met the new management “team” (with all the old R team still hard at work), got viable answers to all the hard questions and quickly recognized how an immediate cash infusion ($10 Million) had an amazing ability to totally turn things around, grease the wheels, and create an industry shakeup that precipitated a wave of further consolidation and rapid development.


  
It was a win-win situation born out of the impending potential disaster we had all feared.


  
Hang in there.  Times might seem tough, but there are some very smart people at work here.


  
73


Lyn, W0LEN

  
From: elecraft...@groups.io [mailto:elecraft...@groups.io] On Behalf Of Ted Roycraft

Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:44 PM
To: elecraft...@groups.io
Subject: Re: [Elecraft-K4] Where are the K4 reviews?

  
The natives are getting restless and it would be good to hear something official from Elecraft.  It's been too long since we've heard much of anything.  I would like to know if I can expect my Group 1 order, submitted on August 8, 2019, has any chance of getting to me before summer, 2021 begins or is it likely that I will have to wait another year.  I could have asked much the same question a year ago never expecting that a year from then, there would still be no K4 sitting on my table by now.  By the way, when I submitted my order the expected shipping date was estimated to be November or December, 2019. That's pre-pandemic.


73, Ted, W2ZK

__
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 

Re: [Elecraft] How and How Often to Clean KPA-1500 Cooling Systems?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I would encourage people to get the gear off the floor.  My computers 
that were on the floor got far more dirty than when I had them setting 
up higher. YMMV


W0MU

On 3/27/2021 4:22 PM, Ken K6MR wrote:

As you know, I run my amp in a single amp, SO2R configuration.  During a heavy 
2BSIQ session on RTTY, temps reach 90 deg C.  Fans go to 5 occasionally.  Not a 
problem.  Don’t worry.

My power supply does get quite the dust bunny on top.  I just hit it with the 
vacuum every week when doing the shack.  I haven’t noticed the same problem 
with the RF deck.  Perhaps with the fans on super high speed it blows itself 
out.  I’ve had the power supply case off twice, and didn’t see a build up 
internally.  So I’m pretty sure it’s not an issue if you vacuum it regularly.

I have the amp and power supply in a bookshelf type cabinet in the closet.  One 
thing I did when I first set it up was to make a seal around the back of the RF 
desk.  It is a piece of cardboard, stapled to the back edge of the bookshelf, 
and cut to just fit around the rear of the amp.  This keeps the amp from 
sucking in hot exhaust from the top vents back into the amp.  Of course this 
won’t be a problem if you have the amp on a desk with nothing above it.  I have 
the minimum recommended clearance of 2” above the amp, and 4” above the power 
supply.

Ken K6MR

From: N4ZR
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 13:09
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How and How Often to Clean KPA-1500 Cooling Systems?

I'm uncomfortable with temp above 70C.  I infer from the manual that the
displayed temp is that of the final transistor heat sink, and they say
it will hard fault at 112C.  Not in my shack!  Still looking for an
answer to the cleaning question, though, particularly for the power supply.

73, Pete N4ZR
Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
web server at .
For spots, please use your favorite
"retail" DX cluster.

On 3/27/2021 2:44 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 3/27/2021 9:23 AM, N4ZR wrote:

The other day I noticed some buildup of dust on the top vents of my
power supply.

Neighbor K6XX is the mfg engineer for both of Elecraft's amps. Bob
lost everything (except one of his towers) in a big wildfire this
summer, along with three other hams I know. For a contest a few months
ago, he borrowed my KPA1500, and when he returned it, told me it was
super dusty. My shack is pretty dusty, and I was running the fans all
the time, often at a high setting, because I use WSJT modes on 6M and
160 a lot. His advice was to set the fan speed default to zero and let
the amp determine the fan speed. Using 120 sec TX cycles at 1kW on
160, I've seen 95C temps, and the amp is still happy. I wouldn't do
that on 6M, where the amp is least efficient.

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 n...@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 k...@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 w...@w0mu.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] VFO B dead

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Why not call Tech support?  They need to know that your radio was not 
working out of the box.  Let them help you.  That is what they are there 
for.


On 1/27/2020 8:59 AM, Gary K9GS wrote:

Thank you Vic and others.It's been a long time since I assembled my K3. I 
reviewed the assembly documentation last night. I did not remember that the 
encoders plug into the PCBA. It looks like a pretty straightforward disassembly 
and reassembly.Vic asked if the encoder could have come unplugged, possibly in 
shipping when my K3 was back at Elecraft. I'm not sure how that could happen 
since the encoder is attached to the front panel with a nut. The nut and the 
VFO knob would have to both be missing for that to happen. I just wonder if 
since I have to take the whole front panel off to replace, should I just order 
replacements?Does anyone know if the encoders can be replaced if I remove the 
knob and nut without taking the front panel off?If I get some time this week 
I'll open up the K3 and take a look.73,Gary K9GS
 Original message From: Victor Rosenthal  Date: 1/26/20  11:56 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, 
Gary K9GS  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] VFO B dead ...and the first thing to check is that one of them hasn't come 
unplugged!73,Victor, 4X6GPRehovot, IsraelFormerly K2VCOCWops no. 5http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/On 27/01/2020 6:38, Nr4c wrote: > Download the K3 
Assembly Manual. I believe they just plug in. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > >> On Jan 26, 2020, at 10:50 PM, Gary 
K9GS  wrote: >> >> Hello Don,How difficult is it to replace the encoders?  Is there a document that describes 
the procedure?73,Gary K9GS >>  Original message From: Don Wilhelm  Date: 1/26/20  8:15 PM  
(GMT-06:00) To: Gary K9GS , Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] VFO B dead Gary,If you are not afraid of 
disassembling your K3, remove the Front Panel assembly and swap the encoder A with encoder B.  If the problem follows the encoder, then order a new 
encoder from Elecraft.  If that is not the problem, contact supp...@elecraft.com for additional checks.73,Don W3FPR
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Remote Operation of K4

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The keyer would be hooked into the keyer/paddle jack?

On 1/22/2020 3:04 AM, Nr4c wrote:

What to plug Winkeyer into at the radio end?  The K4 is connected to Ethernet, 
no a computer.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill



On Jan 20, 2020, at 7:52 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV  wrote:



  I’ve not seen any USB to paddle interface as yet.

K1EL Winkeyer used on both ends of the link.  With the
K1EL software, the "operator's" Winkeyer converts the
paddle closures to ASCII.  The ASCII is transferred to
the remote (radio) WinKeyer where it is converted to
key closures ...


73,

   ... Joe, W4TV



On 2020-01-20 6:58 PM, Nr4c wrote:
I’ve not been too concerned about the radio end.
But if I’m in a hotel room with only my laptop, other than using client 
software and keyboard, how to send?  I’ve not seen any USB to paddle interface 
as yet.
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

On Jan 20, 2020, at 5:17 PM, Mike VE3YF  wrote:

Terry:

I am thinking "Wakeup on Lan". That feature is used in other applications, 
maybe in the K4 as well.

--

*73 De Mike*
*VE3YF

_/http://www.ve3yf.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 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 w...@w0mu.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] Upgrading the Shack

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

That stinks but I have had similar issues with both/all carriers.  FedEx 
can't reliably find our house after many called to the local station and 
many many complaints.  We had to get a box at a UPS store,  irony.. 
where we have our packages sent.  UPS will leave packages at the top of 
our 1/4 mile driveway along a busy street right next to a major 
interstate.  So yea...


I hope you get your amp soon!

W0MU



On 12/25/2019 7:02 AM, Mike VE3YF wrote:

Update:

The KPA1500 left Elecraft on 20 Dec 2019, and arrived in Mount Hope, 
Ontario 21 Dec 2019, with a guaranteed delivery to me on 23 Dec 2019.


And the KPA1500 is still in Mount Hope, Ontario, due to no fault of 
Elecraft, Canada Customs, Weather and myself.


UPS is the most useless carrier I have ever dealt with, and after 
clearing customs they would not allow the KPA1500 to be picked up in 
person even after taxes etc had been paid. Actually they wanted taxes 
paid prior to going into Canada Customs. Just a note for Elecraft, I 
will be sending a complete timetable of all the events that have 
transpired, and maybe they can also get a FedEx shipping account as I 
have had nothing but great success dealing with FedEx.


UPS says I might see the package on 31 Dec 2019, heavy emphasis on might.

The Christmas Grinch arrived at this shack.

Hopefully everyone is having a Merry Christmas...



__
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] Reaching across the chronological divide

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

There are many ways to get enjoyment from Ham Radio, long distance 
contacts being just one of them.  I am a DXer and Contester by heart as 
that is what I was exposed to as a young ham.  I never got into the rag 
chewing.  I had a sched with my Grandfather weekly yet we still still 
talked just as much on the telephone.  People stay involved in hobbies 
that are fun.  It has gotten increasingly more difficult to find homes 
that allow ham activities, ie towers and outside antennas.  The entry 
cost can be high.  I am curious to see if Remote is going to bring in 
any new folks.  It is keeping older ones active that desire to move to 
assisted living or smaller more easily maintained homes.  Contesting 
could probably be bigger than it is now but there is nothing close to 
level playing field which you can find with online games or Esports.  
The guy with the most bucks and best location is going to have a huge 
advantage.  We in the west can't compete with the east coast that can 
run EU all day long in most DX contests.  Domestic contests are 
different but look who consistently wins.  These are big stations.


I am also involved with 3D printing as a hobby as I play table top games 
and I build terrain, walls, trees, miniatures.  This hobby is booming 
and is filled with young and old alike.  Entry is about 200 bucks and 
requires a bit of space on a desk.  Same mind set for many as there is a 
lot to learn about the printing process to setup and make good prints.  
It is not a plug in and go hobby.


Young people would rather binge watch shows on their phone or tv instead 
of actually meeting people.


I think there could be a draw but what I find is many hams don't want 
more hams.  They want exclusivity and for some don't really want 
competition as someone else might win their paper or wooden plaque.    
People want the stuff and want to win and want the accolades but would 
prefer to do it without competition.  I know a person that is part of 
horse club that my XYL and daughter are part of.  She used to always win 
a saddle because she was the only one that would enter that class, which 
required you compete in 3 classes.  She got mad when the club removed 
that class and started giving saddles away for the individual classes.  
Her comment, well I can't beat...so and so.. so I just won't 
compete anymore.    Many competitors do it only for fun and themselves 
and know they have little chance to win.  This is very similar to ham 
radio contesting where most are really just participants and not serious 
competitors.


I am not sure how you sell Ham Radio to people today.  I have two sons 
and a daughter.  One son got licensed really young and did some contests 
and mobile activities with me but never got hooked like I did.   People 
have less free time than ever and there are more options for 
entertainment than ever.


W0MU

On 12/13/2019 9:36 PM, David Gilbert wrote:


This of course is a discussion that isn't likely to die before we do, 
but I really don't think that any significant portion of today's youth 
will ever look at amateur radio like we do.  I wish that weren't the 
case, but reality bites.


1.  The major lure of amateur radio for most of us was the ability to 
freely talk to faraway places.  Young people today can do that with FM 
quality and yet often they don't ... they text or chat via message 
groups and forums.


2.  Communicating today is license free, and while even now with 
today's lesser requirements getting an amateur radio license is maybe 
not a roadblock it's a nuisance to have to study for something that 
you don't otherwise care about.


3.  Effectively communicating today is far cheaper hardware-wise than 
for amateur radio, especially for long distances.


4.  Communicating today is independent of time of day or position in 
the sunspot cycle.


5.  A basic competency in amateur radio was once considered a stepping 
stone to a technical career.  That is hardly the case today.  In fact, 
I remember one manager of a test department in another company telling 
me he tried to avoid hiring hams because they talked about it too much 
on the job.


One thing I do believe has carryover appeal is the spirit of 
competition.  Humans in general always seem keen to compete at almost 
anything ... from eating hot dogs to running to vicariously watching 
football to quilting to barbeque.  Young people today have video games 
that provide a FAR richer competitive environment than any ham radio 
contest (I do both, by the way), and I've always thought that one way 
to drum up interest in ham radio is to develop a contest format that 
has similar elements.  Ham radio contests are essentially endurance 
events that involve independent action throughout the contest with the 
comparison occurring at the end, and often weeks or months later.  
Video games require different but otherwise comparable proficiency 
(both mental and physical) but involve real time counter moves 

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Units

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

HRO used to sell them too.  I think they still do.

On 9/16/2019 8:13 PM, Brian F. Wruble wrote:

I may need to buy another unit for my K3.  I just discovered that they are
no longer sold through the Elecraft website.  Is that correct?

Do I buy directly from RemoteRig?  Are they available anyplace else?

Tnx.  73 de Brian/W3BW


__
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] K-3 goes into bypass

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

What power supply are you using for the K3?  Have you checked it.  I was 
using a Powerwerx and the fan had pretty much stopped working and with 
FT8 it was getting quite hot after a while it would shut down the K3 and 
I saw some other odd things.  It took me a while to find the power 
supply problem.  Bought a new fan and everything is fine.


W0MU


On 7/24/2018 2:55 PM, MICHAEL SMITH wrote:

This condition has been seen on my K-3 when operating on 6 meters in FT8 mode.  
The K-3 will run for about 45-60 minutes in continuous contact mode, then all 
of a sudden will shutdown and only transmit 5 watts to the KPA500 amp.The 
PA temp menu shows the amp at 35 degrees C.  The FT8 mode uses 15 second 
transmissions and cycles 4-5 times in 2 minutes.  Normal PA temp is 25 degrees 
C before transmitting.


Is anyone else having this issue with the K-3?  Serial number of this K-3 is 
5192.


Baldeagle535
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Leaving the Reflector

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The delete key is pretty easy to use..

There is way too much good info to leave!

W0MU


On 7/7/2018 8:32 PM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:

Or, just ignore the stuff they don’t like.  Some OT stuff is kind of fun.  If 
it starts to get annoying.  Just delete the thread, or skip over it.

Sent from my iPhone

Carl Jón Denbow
P.O. Box 5714
Athens, Ohio 45701-5714

(740) 591-8471




Sent from my iPhone
===
Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
17 Coventry Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701-3718
  
c...@n8vz.com

www.n8vz.com
EM89wh
  
IRLP 4533   Echolink 116070
  
PSK and JT65 Forever!

===
On Jul 7, 2018, at 6:50 PM, K2bew  wrote:


Why do people leaving a list always have to announce it? To make sure
everyone knows how good they are and how bad everyone else is that's left
so that we can all feel bad? Sorry I don't, had nothing to do with why you
left, your choice.
Why not just unsubscribe without announcing it?

Tom, k2bew


On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 9:41 AM Robert Brock  wrote:

After almost seven years of reading the Reflector on a daily basis the time
has come for me to stop.  During this period of time changes that the
Reflector has undergone have been significant as to how and when the
Reflector is to be used.

Long ago Eric set up a set of guidelines to keep the Reflector from
becoming
what other's have evolved into by some who don't appreciate what the
Reflector was designed to do.  They don't know how to follow simple
guidelines or to focus on posted questions without expanding the matter
into
OT subjects.  One stellar example is how a simple question by someone who
really needs assistance quickly morphs out of control and rambles through
20
or more responses until Eric is required to intervene.  The past week
certainly has underscored how out of control the Reflector has become.

In the future, should I require assistance, I will simply contact Elecraft
directly.  My appreciation to Eric and others who have tried to make this
site something genuinely useful to Elecraft equipment users.

No response is needed nor desired.  Let this just stand as posted without
comment.  Thank you.





--
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 tombew...@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 n...@qth.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 w...@w0mu.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] FT8: "Magic radio"?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

That is FT8.  There is no involvement once the contact starts. That is 
the beauty of it.    The automation is no legal in the USA and many 
other places but I doubt it will be addressed much like excessive 
power.  It is never addressed.  Do it right.  Don't worry about others.  
Have fun.


The RTTY difference is that they come back to me and I moved, they can't 
find me, they waste more time sending w0mu 599 over and over and over 
again.  That is not better in my book.  If have not left.  I push one 
other button to make a contact.  Seems pretty similar to me.


To each their own.

W0MU


On 7/3/2018 2:59 PM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:

"How is it any different than the RTTY setups used for DXpeditions that  would do 
essentially the same thing, listen over a wide range and stack  the calls heard?"

The, in my opinion huge, difference is that FT8 DXpedition mode does not even 
require the operator to be in the shack to complete the QSO.  All it takes is 
to start auto TX of your grid and then walk away.  As long as your call gets on 
the stack before your watchdog times out (assuming you have not defeated it) 
then the rest is automatic, including waking up your TX Enable if it had timed 
out.

Two of my KH1 FT8 QSO were completed after I had given up and turned off TX 
Enable.  Although I was still in the shack I had no involvement in completing 
the QSO.  I was just a spectator.  That is very different from the level of 
interaction required to complete a QSO in CW, Phone, or RTTY.

I have no opinion on the experience of the DXpedition operator.  Never been one 
and not likely to be one.

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 w...@w0mu.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] FT8: "Magic radio"?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

How is it any different than the RTTY setups used for DXpeditions that 
would do essentially the same thing, listen over a wide range and stack 
the calls heard?  FT8 just allows them to complete 1 to 5 contacts at 
one time.  That to me is pretty amazing!    There is still plenty of 
skill in working FT8 if the goal is to get in and get out quick just 
like any more.  Hey if you have all day to work someone chances are you 
will get them sooner or later.


The cool part about this and the most important part is this mode is 
allowing people with really marginally poor stations to be able to 
actually get on Ham Radio and work people and work DX!  It has to be 
exciting for them!


Try to put yourself in their shoes.  It is a whole new world!  We need 
more activity, more active hams and maybe FT8 will be a building block 
to get more people in.  I would hope this is a good thing!


W0MU


On 7/3/2018 2:10 PM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:

I have been using WSJT-X since before version 1.0 was made available.  I was also an 
early adopter of JT9 and FT8.  I have enjoyed using JT65, JT9, and FT8 for HF and 6 m 
QSO.  Using DXpedition mode to work KH1 was a different experience.  I felt that the 
operator had been taken much too far "out of the loop".   I'm glad I made more 
KH1 QSO using CW than with FT8 and I found them much more satisfying.

FT8 DXPedition mode is certainly not for everyone but if it was the only way I 
could make a QSO with KH1 I'd have been glad to have it in my log.    KH1 was 
DX 200 worked CW in 4 years.  That was nice and only the magic of propagation 
was involved.

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 w...@w0mu.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] KPA1500 and FT8

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

They recommend turning agc off and manually adjusting RF gain.

There is more to the mode than pushing a button and waiting for your 
honor roll DXCC to come in.


W0MU



On 3/4/2018 2:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 3/4/2018 11:58 AM, Erik Basilier wrote:
The reason seems to be that they have been taught to use a wide 
receiver in
combination with a sound card, so as to get a panoramic view 
including other

stations. This lets a strong nearby station control the agc, and affects
reception of stations on a range of frequencies.


There is a VERY good reason why WSJT developer, K1JT, advises users to 
use wide IF bandwidth, and it's NOT the panoramic display. The reason 
is that filters introduce phase shift in the passband, and phase shift 
is the enemy of good decoding. The same physics, by the way, applies 
to other digital modes, including RTTY. Serious RTTY contesters have 
learned that 500 Hz is a good setting. Our ears may hear off-frequency 
QRM louder than the signal we're trying to detect, but the decoder 
does just fine.


This is true of both WSJT and other decoders I use for RTTY. Indeed, 
even though a strong signal may APPEAR to cover much of the display, 
if the strong signal is  CLEAN and you have your receive audio levels 
to the computer set to that the strong signal doesn't overload the 
computer, the decoder is likely to copy signals that appear to be 
covered by it. If you consider AGC pumping a problem, simply turn it off.


FWIW, with both FT8 and RTTY, I keep AGC on Slow, and set WSJT-X for 
an indicated level as high as 50 dB, using the RF Gain. With this 
setting, if a strong signal reduces gain in the radio, weak signals 
will still be strong enough at the computer to be decoded. I mostly 
use WSJT-X on 6M and 160M, but the few times I've gone to FT8 on HF to 
work a DX trip, I've more than filled the 36 slots in JTAlert. So I 
guess it's working. :)


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 w...@w0mu.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] FT 8

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

If you like it use it!  If  not move on.  Like packet it is out of the 
bag.  It is not going back in.


FT8 has allowed many people with less than ideal situations to work dx 
they never had a chance to work before.  This is a good thing no?  
People should want to operate and make contacts.


I didn't realize that people using a couple of Kc of bandspace was a 
problem.  At least 100 people can operate in less space than an SSTV 
signal or SSB signal.


I  operated CW in the past, but really loved SSB, today it is the other 
way around and I also enjoy FT8 as I can operate and work at the same time.


Things change, life keep on.  Much to do about nothing.

W0MU


On 3/3/2018 6:11 PM, rich hurd WC3T wrote:

At the risk of arousing the ire of those who have gone before me, I humbly
submit that we have beat the FT8 horse to death - many times over.

Nobody's going to be happy about the ultimate answer and it might be best
to just let nature take its course, no matter what it is.

On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 7:49 PM, Ken G Kopp  wrote:


Hi Wes!

"Operator skill" ...

Surely you jest ...

73!

K0PP

On Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 17:44 Wes Stewart  wrote:


Quoting myself in part from an email to my DX club reflector re: FT8

"I think I will set a personal standard, at least for awards purposes,
that 1) I
will be at the controls of the station. 2) I won't count any QSO that
couldn't
have been copied on CW. 3)  I won't count any QSO that requires the
software to
have prior knowledge of the two station calls or could not be copied by

an

uninterested third party.

I'm sure there will be critics who declare that I'm an old fogy who is
longing
for the return of spark.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  I

have

worked on the cutting edge of new technologies for years.  But, I also
believe
that there should be some value added by way of operator skill."

Since that time I'm adding 4) If JTAlert pops up with a text message from
my QSO
partner wherein he tells me what he's copied and what I should send next,
I will
not complete the QSO.

Wes  N7WS



On 3/3/2018 4:57 PM, William Levy wrote:

As an old dog I am sorry to see that FT8 has become all the rage.
I grew up with a few vacuum tubes and a dipole. AM carrier controlled,

5

tube receivers. Loved CW when I had very little. Love SSB with big

antennas

and towers.

FT8 changes the game. No more rag chews. So this is what DX has become.

No

big power, no big antennas. Someone will write an app that will tell

the

radio to keep calling cq and log contacts. V.2 of the App will record

new

prefixes and club log it.

I may feel critical as I write this but the future is not mine and all

is

fair in love and war.

Sincerely, Bill N2WL

__
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 kengk...@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 r...@wc3t.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 arch...@mail-archive.com

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Weak Signal work on 160m is very different than a band that is wide 
open.  The key here is clean signals not being over driven. The amount 
of power being used is not the issue it is how poorly a transmitted 
signal is.


The vast majority do not understand this concept and think FT8 is a QRP 
mode.  It is not.  Just because the masses thing one way does make it 
the way it is.  As long as my signal is clean is should not matter how 
much power I am running.  when the band is wide open to an area you see 
lots of wide signals, mostly because we have our receivers opened op 
wide so there is very little filtering going on so front ends start to 
get overworked.


Power is only one factor.  Lets talk about antenna gain as well.

Bill was correct  FT8 is a weak signal mode.  It was never created as a 
low power mode that I have read.


W0MU

On 3/3/2018 9:35 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote:
Using 1500 watts on a digital mode (except for RTTY) is unwarranted a 
bad practice.  I've been using the new digital modes since PSK31 
started.  I was on the bleeding edge of working with PSK in its 
earliest days.  This is the first time I've heard anyone try to 
justify using that kind of wattage on a weak signal mode.  The vast 
majority of those who use the JT modes (including FT8) consider QRO to 
be 100 watts.  As I said what you are doing is legal, but it does fly 
in the face of the general consensus among users of these modes.  If a 
poll was taken of users of these modes, I'm quite certain your 
position would be a distinct minority.  73 de Carl N8VZ



Nr4c 
March 3, 2018 at 10:54 PM
Weak signal is not the same as low power !

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill







__
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] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The N6TV Acc port devices work great.  Allow 4 attachements to the ACC 
15 pin lines and much much more.



On 10/31/2017 3:04 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Alan,

Not having that amplifier, I cannot give you a positive answer, but I 
can tell you how to determine if the BAND DATA outputs of the ACC 
connector will band switch the amplifier.


What you need to look for is "band decoder" or something similar in 
the amp manual.  There may even be a chart of which codes will 
activate which bands.  Compare that with the chart of the coding on 
the BAND 0-3 outputs of the ACC pins.  If they match, then all you 
have to do is make up a cable to send the right bits to the amplifier.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/31/2017 4:50 PM, WA6KEK wrote:

Hi there,
Currently have my K3, P3, Steppir controller and PC working 
flawlessly via
the RS232 out on the K3 to the P3 then the Y cable to the Steppir and 
the

PC. Steppir follows logging program as does the K3 etc.
I just bought a Acom 600s and am not clear on how to best work it 
into my
connections so I get the auto band switching. I don't really want to 
use the

RF sensing method through the antenna cable.
Can the ACC port on the K3 be used to control the amp? I don't have 
anything

connected to that ACC port.
Thanks for any help!

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] The Gentlemen's Band

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Because the DX was not smart enough to move 2 kc away from 1840? Wow!


On 10/30/2017 6:37 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Unfortunately, they were using it over the weekend and covering up 
some good DX working the SSB contest. They definitely weren't the only 
users of the band.


Wes  N7WS


On 10/29/2017 8:33 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:

 It seems that FT8 users are about the only using the band.


__
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 w...@w0mu.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] The Gentlemen's Band

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Well said.

Over 100 of my 700 and growing FT8 contacts have been on 160.    OH 
NO!  Ham radio is doomed.   It seems that FT8 users are about the 
only using the band.    I might have 3 DX contacts.  I am certain that 
300 countries is going to be a long long adventure for FT8 on 160.  I 
doubt there will be an OT op still alive when or it if happens.


W0MU


On 10/29/2017 5:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 10/29/2017 12:21 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
Agreed, those bands have nice ops. 160M, the gentleman's band, also 
deserves it's name. CW and digital are ways to avoid many of the 
(censored) ops. 


While the OT CW ops on 160 still think it's the gentleman's band, a 
recent long thread on the Topband reflector has proved that to be dead 
wrong. The topic was the invasion of 160M by WSJT modes in the form of 
FT8. It doesn't seem to matter that the mode takes up only about 2 
kHz, it's simply that it's not CW!


Bear in mind that these are guys who never call CQ, never answer a CQ 
unless it's a new entity, and many of them have some of the dirtiest 
CW rigs known to man. Far be it from them to respond to the weak CQ of 
a new CW op, who, after a few nights of this, gives up on the 
"gentleman's band."


By contrast, consider JT65 on 160M, which the "gentlemen" don't even 
know is there, but which on a typical evening last winter had 40 times 
more activity than CW (on a typical night, I rarely saw more than a 
single CW signal on my P3, and a few SSB ragchews. Except for 
occasional contests, CW on 160 is almost non-existent!


Last season, beginning in late Nov, I started monitoring JT65 on 160, 
hoping to work WV, SC, and VT, the last three states I need for CW QRP 
on that band. Within a few weeks, a sked yielded WV. Over the next few 
months, I let WSJT-X run all night and next morning, put the calls of 
all the stations I decoded into a spreadsheet. By the time I stopped 
doing that in early spring, I had logged more than 950 calls in all 
states except VT, most VE provinces, all continents except Antarctica, 
and about 20 countries. On a typical night I logged more than 50 
stations.


The "gentlemen" most recently have gotten their tit in wringer about 
FT8. They feel that FT8 and JT65 devalues their 50+ years of DXCC 
chasing on the band, on CW, the only mode that real gentlemen operate, 
and ignoring the fact that some with the largest DXCC totals have 
achieved them by combining their operations from locations on the east 
coast and west of the Rockies. Earlier attempts to work RTTY on the 
band were pounded into oblivion.


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 w...@w0mu.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] (KPA-500) running on 110v

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Running on 120v for years no problems ever.

W0MU


On 10/29/2017 8:23 PM, Robert G Strickland wrote:
What's the conventional wisdom on running the KPA500 on 110v? At my 
previous QTH I had 220v, so never had to face this issue. In my new 
QTH there's no 220v -yet. The operating environment is 100% cw with 
occasional contests. Thanks for all opinions in advance.


...robert


__
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] Failing K3 at 3C0L

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Honestly they should make that a simple field replaceable part.


On 10/27/2017 1:02 PM, Dave Hachadorian wrote:

Diode D5 on the KXV3 is one weak link.  A more robust replacement
is available from Digikey for $0.42
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ



-Original Message- From: brian
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 10:35 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Failing K3 at 3C0L

I'm going out on a limb. I've heard that some other DXpeditions
had K3
failures in the RX section.  RX dead TX OK.  Apparently, the
protection
circuitry was not enough in the close quarter multi-transmitter
operations.  It would be nice to know the details or if this or
is just
rumor.  If this is so what in the field fixes could be done?
Alternatively, what additional steps in such contemplated
operation
could be taken to further minimize such failures.

73 de Brian/K3KO

On 10/27/2017 17:02 PM, Merv Schweigert via Elecraft wrote:

Here is the latest from 3C0L guys,  and an insight to the K3
failures,
lot of negative comments on some lists,  this puts it in
perspective.



   Regarding K3s - those who posted negative comments on
DX-Cluster about
failing K3s, please bear in mind the conditions they were being
operated
at 3C0 (jumping mains voltage 120-180 V). If you dare to test
transceiver,
or even better - two of them - of your beloved brand in similar
conditions
for about 12 days, then lets compare the results."
__
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 als...@comcast.net

---
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
http://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 k6ll.d...@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 w...@w0mu.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] Failing K3 at 3C0L

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

OMG a radio broke.No other Dxpeditions have ever had equipment 
failures?




On 10/27/2017 12:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

I doubt if anyone expects the receiver to survive if you hook the output of
even a 10 watt transmitter directly to the receiver antenna connector. If
the layout of a multi-transmitter site does not include consideration for
substantial separation between antennas, there will be failures.

The K3/K3S receivers (sub and main) are protected by carrier-operated relays
that shunt signals to ground in the event they are strong enough to cause
damage. Of course any protective device can be defeated (or destroyed) if
punished too hard.

Successful multi-transmitter operation begins with a rational antenna layout
considering the power levels involved. IMX, we've always used at least one
wavelength between transmitters running 100 watts or so (250 feet on 80, 120
feet on 40, and so on) and we orient the antennas to minimize coupling.

73, Ron AC7AC

  


-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of brian
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 10:35 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Failing K3 at 3C0L

I'm going out on a limb. I've heard that some other DXpeditions had K3
failures in the RX section.  RX dead TX OK.  Apparently, the protection
circuitry was not enough in the close quarter multi-transmitter operations.
It would be nice to know the details or if this or is just rumor.  If this
is so what in the field fixes could be done?
Alternatively, what additional steps in such contemplated operation could be
taken to further minimize such failures.

73 de Brian/K3KO


__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Using a quadcopter to hang an antenna

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I built my own and chose the spiderwire fishing line.  Works great.  The 
fishing line is hard as heck to see  but super strong.  Goes over 100ft 
trees with no effort.



On 10/26/2017 10:55 PM, Benny Aumala wrote:

GA,

I have used CSV19 from:

http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html

Best way to use it is: one club-member has it and use it,

but service is available for all members.

This way the antenna will be launched OVER THE TREE.

All styles have been tried: army launch, sling-shots, shotgus etc.

This has been absolutely number one up to now.

Hydrocopter is promising if used properly.

Benny   OH9NB


---
Avast Antivirus on tarkistanut tämän sähköpostin virusten varalta.
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 w...@w0mu.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] Re using quad copter to hang antenna

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I don't think you are going to have much luck with a $49.00 drone.


On 10/27/2017 6:35 AM, W4EDN wrote:

I just ordered one from Amazon for 47.00 will post after I get and try it.
Bill w4edn


Sent from my iPod
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] California Fires

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Sad news.  Glad to hear all the NCCC members are safe.

I fought wildfires but nothing like those.  We had one in Montana in 
2006 but I became a FF after that fire.   The 2006 fire burned over 100k 
acres and took about 30 homes and buildings.  Montana does not have the 
housing density that CA does.  We lost an engine in that fire when they 
could not see the road from the heave smoke and rolled it into the 
Stillwater river.  We could have lost the entire crew.  A few sustained 
injuries but we were lucky.


When they tell you to get out.  Please do.  You really don't want to be 
in the middle of it.


Stay safe!

W0MU


On 10/10/2017 5:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 10/10/2017 10:17 AM, Alan wrote:
My house NE of Santa Rosa is still standing.  I evacuated my house 
yesterday at 3 am 


NCCC is a wide area contest club centered around San Francisco. 
Several of our members around Santa Rosa/Petaluma/Healdsburg have lost 
everything, and the fires there are completely out of control. So far, 
all are safe.


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 w...@w0mu.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] OT: Remotehams.com

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Seems to be offline does anyone know the admins?

__
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] FT8 powerpoint presentation

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Does anyone know of a good powerpoint presentation on FT8?

Any help is appreciated.

W0MU

__
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] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I-25 In Colorado is going to be a complete mess.  They are expecting 
over 500k people to go to Wyoming essentially doubling the population.  
Wyoming will not have the resources to handle this.  Anyone going are 
being told to bring fuel and food, etc. We have decided to stay home.   
Heavy traffic expected Tomorrow through Wed!




On 8/17/2017 12:12 PM, Ken K6MR wrote:

Those of you in California are likely familiar with the camera network present 
on the larger California interstates/highways.  For those of you who are not, 
here is a link to the network in the northern third of the state (on the way to 
Oregon).  I-5 is basically the only efficient route from Southern/Central 
California to the eclipse area.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist2/travelmap.htmShould make for interesting 
viewing this weekend.  Click on the red dots to view the camera at the site.

I for one plan to stay well clear of I-5 this weekend…

Ken K6MR



From: Bill Fenech
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:03
To: Clay Autery
Cc: Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.bellsmith.3/videos/10208675848647902/



On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Clay Autery  wrote:


Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee...  :)

__
Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
(318) 518-1389

On 8/17/2017 11:17 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

Many of us are headed into the solar eclipse zone in the next few days,

my family included. We’re leaving today for Ashland, Oregon. Early on
Saturday (possibly *very* early), we’ll be driving to a campground in
Corvallis, right in the Path of Totality.

There are widespread predictions of epic gridlock for many of Oregon’s

roadways. I’m guessing this will be true in other states as well.
Authorities are suggesting that travelers have several days worth of food
and water, as they could be stranded on freeways that become parking lots.
Many gas stations in small towns like Bend are already out of fuel.

The cellphone network could be affected as well. Imaging 1 million

people camping, in effect, on I-5, state route 97, etc., trying to call
home or reach emergency services. Under the circumstances, amateur radio
may very we called upon to provide emergency communications. Fortunately
many of us will be using mobile or portable stations that are immune to
loss of power or cell service.

If you know of any specific networks that are planning to activate for

this event, please post that info here (and elsewhere).

Lacking any defined plan, I’ll be monitoring 7283.5 kHz, home of the

daily west-coast “Noontime Net”. 40 meters is ideal for this sort of
regional coordination and emergency traffic, especially in areas not well
served by VHF/UHF repeaters. I’ll have a KX2, some wire, and a couple of
Li-ion internal battery packs.

73,
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 wfen...@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 k...@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 w...@w0mu.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 - DX Cluster Programs

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

CC user by VE7CC allows you to filter just about everything.  It is free.

http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/

W0MU


On 6/20/2017 8:19 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote:
I've just gotten interested in 6 meters but only CW and SSB. Is there 
any cluster

software that lets you filter out the digital spots on 50,276?

Thanks, Roger

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Hex Beam

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I have used the K4KIO Hex beam on two DX-peditions, one to J6 and one to 
V3.  It fits inside a hard sided golf club carrier perfectly.   They are 
easy to put together and pretty light.  I compared the Hex beam to a 2 
ele SteppIR and could not really tell any difference.


k4kio.com

W0MU


On 5/20/2017 8:05 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:

Recent posts on the hex beam sent me off to look further into it.  I found what 
I think is an  excellent discussion at http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/hexbeam/

Anyone know a source for support construction notes or ideas for a portable 
application?

Ted, KN1CBR

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Linear thoughts

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I think the FCC is going to change the rules on the gain factor, 
hopefully soon.


1500w out on RTTY with zero limitations on duty cycle or very little 
limitation.


Very quiet cooling.

6m would be nice but probably an issue at that power.

Price is probably the biggest what if.

No tune obviously.

Built in tuner.  If you can make the amp like 3:1 SWR's great then no 
tuner.


I would love to be able to share the amp with my 2nd K3.  SO2R or 
similar type operations.


I would be ok with a separate power supply separate from the amp part to 
keep the size as small as possible.


Fully remote controllable with USB/Ethernet including an on off function 
or reset.


W0MU




On 3/23/2017 11:46 PM, Matthew Cook wrote:

Eric,

That's easy, #1 requirement should be spectral purity at full smoke.  So
simply take the features and functions of the KPA500 and increase output to
1500W PEP.   I'd not like to see Elecraft waste their time with an
Spurious/IMD spec that only just pass the FCC requirements, it's about time
someone showed leadership here.   At the very least I'd expect to see
Spurious emissions 60dB (or more) below PEP and IMD 30dB (or more) below
PEP across all bands, I'll admit this is not easy to do from 1.8-50MHz but
it's also not impossible.  This is the minimum commercial spec for 1kW HF
gear here in VK already, for inspiration Codan 3062 or LINEARamp Gemini.
However it's not easy especially since the FCC ties your hands behind your
backs in terms of gain from the get go.

The nice to haves (wish list) would be;

- Four antenna output with an internal tuner that could flatten antennas
that creep up towards 3:1 at the band edges (ala alpha 9500 series)
- Limit the weight of the KPA1500 to the same as the KPA500 is now
(preferably lighter) so switchmode PSU's this time please.
- Make allowances for those countries that aren't limited to FCC 13dB
gain, we'd be happy with just 16dB (*30-40W grin*) and let us pocket the
IMD/Spurious improvements

If Elecraft were to make such an amp with this sort of spectral purity I'd
be inclined to complete the necessary paperwork for a high power variation
on my license here in VK and purchase an amp.  I've toyed with the Gemini
Amp a couple of times but the integration of the KPA500 eventually tipped
the balance.

Then all we've got to do is get more people pointing their beams at us
during DXpeditions and Contests and we'd be set.

73

Matthew
VK5ZM

On 18 March 2017 at 03:36, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft 

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 features

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Is Elecraft seriously considering a KPA-1500 or KPA-2K?


On 3/20/2017 12:53 PM, Clay Autery wrote:

Yes...  to everything Dick said.

__
Clay Autery, KY5G

On 3/20/2017 11:49 AM, Dick via Elecraft wrote:
  
I'd like to see the KPA-1500 use dual 1kw LDMOS transistors as  they are

relatively inexpensive and can handle high reflected  power.  An antenna tuner
shouldn't be needed unless  the SWR exceeds 3 to 1.  I'd like the KPA-1500
designed  for 2kw so it will easily make 1,500 watts in "run" mode all
weekend long on all modes, including RTTY.  Too many of today's "legal  power
amps" often won't make legal power.  A quiet Amp is  important, use 4" or
larger cooling fans and  not tiny 2" fans like many solid-state amps use as
they often need to run at warp speed and then make a tremendous  amount of
noise.  I'd like two radio inputs and six antenna  outputs, and to be able to
adjust the brightness of all front panel  light from bright to very dim.  The
KAT-500 front panel  lights cannot be turned down low enough for me.  The
KPA-500 is  small and excellent for DXpeditions, build the KPA-1500 as a
robust  legal limit amp with large heat sinks that will run cool, operate
quietly, and easily make 1,500 watts on all bands 160-6m and I'll  be sure to 
buy
one.
  
73,

Dick- K9OM

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Announcing "The Y-BOX", a new 4-way splitter and breakout box for the K3 and K3S

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I ordered one as well.  Actually, I ordered two and Bob explained in 
detail what the box would and would not do in the lock out version.  
After his explanation I decided to get one first to try without the lockout.


Thanks for clarifying before shipping.  It is great to see this high 
level of care and support in a product!


W0MU


On 3/15/2017 9:58 AM, Doug Turnbull wrote:

Bob,
 I have ordered three.   Two are for myself and one is for a friend
currently at 9N7EI.   This looks very useful.   Maybe Elecraft will put a
link on their accessories or outside supplier's page.   Good work.

  73 Doug EI2CN

-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne
Burdick
Sent: 15 March 2017 03:43
To: Bob Wilson, N6TV
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Announcing "The Y-BOX",a new 4-way splitter and
breakout box for the K3 and K3S

Bob,

This looks like cool accessory that should clean up many a tangled web. We
actually had something on paper several years ago, but it didn't have as
much flexibility in wiring signals to RCA jacks, etc.

The only thing I'd do differently is paint it black and put a logo on it. Or
figure out a way to make it portable :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Mar 14, 2017, at 11:53 AM, "Bob Wilson, N6TV"  wrote:


WA6HHQ encouraged me to post this here.

Wanting to replace the tangled chain of multiple Y-Adapters connected to

my

K3 ACC port with something cleaner and more reliable, I designed a new
custom circuit board to fit into a commercial VGA switch box case.  The
result is a new combination 4-way splitter and breakout box for the K3 and
K3S that I'm calling "The Y-BOX".

You can view photos and place an online order here:

http://bit.ly/Y-BOX


Highlights:

   - Splits one ACC port into four DE-15 female connectors - all 15 pins
   plus the shield are wired in parallel to every connector

   - Replaces "VGA splitters" that easily pull apart with reliable
   thumb-screw connections

   - Provides four RCA connectors that may be connected to any of the 15
   ACC port pins (or to each other) with standard wire jumpers, e.g.:  FSK

IN,

   PTT IN, KEYOUT-LP.  Ideal for experimentation and measurements as well

as

   connections to legacy devices

   - Includes six internal jumper wires, pre-installed in one of two
   configurations - the function of each K3 ACC header pin is clearly

labeled

   on the PC board for reference

   - Includes one 10K ohm and one 470 ohm resistor to create a Simple SO2R
   Lockout Circuit (see http://bit.ly/K3lockout and the "Y-BOX Features and
   Uses" page on the Y-BOX web site).

   - Includes one (optional) Amphenol 2.5' (0.76m) Male-to-Male DE-15 cable
   to connect the Y-BOX to the K3 ACC port.

Reviews from early adopters (local club members and K3 Field Testers) have
been very positive.  eHam reviews will appear here:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/13296

Note:  the Y-BOX is not an Elecraft product.  It was offered to Eric, but
he doesn't want to take on another project at this time.

The Y-BOX is currently available for immediate shipment, but in limited
quantities.  When the initial inventory sells out, you may add yourself to
the Y-BOX Waiting List at no cost (via the PayPal "Continue Shopping"
button).  Once enough orders are on the waiting list, I'll attempt to
acquire enough parts to meet the demand.

In sum, you can get one right away if you order right away, then it may be
another month or two before I can get all the parts required and build
another batch.

"The Y-BOX, Why Not?"

I look forward to fulfilling your orders soon.

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...@elecraft.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 turnb...@net1.ie

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver mush

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I generally run AGC off and the rf gain is never fully open.  I will 
continue to play with settings.


My settings were fairly close but I will try these.

Thanks for the guide!

W0MU


On 2/24/2017 12:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On Thu,2/23/2017 6:32 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
For reference, here are my preferred AGC and other settings for 
contesting with a K3 and large CW pileups.


Bob's a great op, so I really appreciate seeing his settings. But 
they're all run together in his email with no paragraphs or 
punctuation, so it's very hard to read. I copied his settings into a 
word processor and added paragraphs.


73, Jim K9YC

-   -   -  -   -   -   -

First, set *CONFIG:TECH MD ON* to un-hide some AGC settings.Set 
CONFIG:TECH MD OFF when finished, to eliminate distracting values from 
accidentally appearing in the SubRx display (PLL1, AFV, dBV, etc.)


*AF GAIN LO* -- Cuts audio hiss.May not work with all headphones.OK on 
Heil.


*AF LIM 20* -- Only takes effect when AGC is OFF (rarely used)

*AGC DCY Soft* -- Reduces AGC-induced IMD, recommended for pileups

*AGC HLD 0.05* -- Slow AGC hold time (50 ms).Reduces AGC-induced IMD, 
recommended for pileups.Works with AGC-S only, no affect when using 
AGC-F.


*AGC PLS NOR* -- Loud static pulses do not pump AGC

*AGC SLP 010*-- A pretty "flat" AGC response curve.I may move this 
lower since pileups of loud guys can blend together, but I like this 
setting because it saves my ears.


*AGC THR 010* -- AGC kicks in at about S-8.Signals lower than THR 
behave as they would with AGC OFF ( +1 dB of RF = +1 dB of audio)


*AGC -F 120* -- Factory default fast AGC decay rate (recovery 
time).Higher = faster.Faster can be bad.


*AGC –S 20*-- Factory default slow AGC decay rate (recovery 
time).Higher = faster.Faster can be bad.


*RF GAIN at 3 O'Clock or less* except when all signals and band noise 
are very low (e.g. 10m)


*AF GAIN* never higher than 3 O'Clock

*AFX OFF*

*NR OFF*

*NB OFF*

*RIT OFF*

*XIT OFF*


FL1 to FL5 BW set to match labeled filter bandwidth exactly, not wider 
or narrower.


Use *AGC-F* or *AGC-S* for CW, whatever works best for you.

Use *AGC-S* for SSB.

CW Pitch 500 (or to taste), IF shift centered (on CW)

500 Hz InRad 8-pole filter on CW

2.8 kHz 8-pole filter on SSB (1.8 8-pole when bands crowded, *must 
move IF SHIFT lower for pleasing audio*)


Use *XFIL* button to toggle between filters and reset the IF shift, 
rather than NOR (hold) button


*PREamp ON* for 15m and up, *PREamp OFF* for all other bands

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 Receiver mush

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

What happens when you turn the AGC off and ride the rf gain?  Do these 
setting still have some effect or should they be set up differently?


I assume when you use 12/8/soft most people are using AGC-F?


On 2/22/2017 1:54 PM, Irma Linas wrote:

Hi everybody,

Following the advice in one of the posts here, I have changed the AGC
settings on my K3+ ( new sync and IO boards as per Elecraft mods kit
turning the old K3 actually into K3S). I've put the AGC THR to 12, AGS SLP
to 8, AGC DCY to SOFT in the Config menu.
Whaw! The efffect was immediate ,very obvious and pleasant! The strong
signals were strong, the weak were weak , but there was no pile-up mush!
What was especially of great importance for me - the long time annoying
problem of receiver hiss and humm when receiving on narrow band 250 Hz
filter was gone! Before, when switching the narrow filter on on weak
signals on the noisy band the signal actually was totally covered by the
increased noise in the filter. I think now it was due to the AGC reacting
to the noise and amplifying it in the narrow band mode because of the too
low AGC THR setting. When the threashhold was increased, the AGC stopped
equalizing the noise and only work on the signal. The result was awsome!
You switch the 250 hz roofing filter on and all the noise and interfering
stns are gone, and the signal you want is there! It could be a very loud
one or a weak one , but it is there and the noise is not!
I recommend everybody to try out this and experiment with the AGC settings
on your K3 radios!
73 de Linas LY2H
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Front end protection

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Trying to change out a SMD part on a DXpedition is not easy.   In my 
case I am not sure that D25 is the problem.  Sure I could pull that part 
out only if I had thought to order some and bring along along with the 
proper tools to resolder a tiny part.


I am asking for a simple field solution such as a socket where you can 
insert or remove a diode, etc or even a complete protection module for a 
reasonable price that could be simply removed and a new one plugged in.


W0MU


On 2/22/2017 6:20 AM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:

I am surprised that you think it is not possible to accidentally set the
bandpass filter to the wrong band or have an automatic switching relay
fail, have a control wire pull out or just plain cockpit error after
operating sleep deprived?  W0MU has a good point, if you're operating away
from home like many of us do it could be a nice feature.

John KK9A (WP2AA next week)

WILLIE BABER said:
Tue Feb 21 20:43:05 EST 2017

I replaced that diode in my K3 with instructions from an Elecraft
technican-person. I also at the point purchased bandpass filters so that I
didn't have to worry about that happening again.


73, Will, wj9b

CWops #1085
CWA Advisor levels II and III
http://cwops.org/


On Tue, 2/21/17, W0MU Mike Fatchett  wrote:

  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Front end protection
  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
  Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 5:34 PM

  Most everyone missed the
  point.

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 Receiver mush

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Thanks.

My threshhold was at 8  I have moved it up to 12.  Slope was zero but I 
change it all the time hoping for a miracle!  HI!


I am going to have to borrow another rig when I get back and see if I 
see the same things on another brand.


W0MU


On 2/22/2017 1:42 AM, Ian White wrote:

Re-posting from April 2016, and earlier:

73 from Ian GM3SEK


***

The factory default AGC THReshold for the K3 and K3S is very, very low.
Measurements by KE7X [1] have shown that the default setting of THR=5
corresponds to an AGC onset at less than S3, whereas competing rigs have
a threshold of S7 or even higher. This very low AGC threshold is what
allows the AGC to be activated by band noise.

Elecraft's factory defaults of THR=5 and SLP=12 compress all signals
above the AGC threshold into a very narrow range of audio output levels
[see the measurements by KE7X]. This makes for comfortable
broadcast-style listening - but there is price to be paid. The default
settings tend to hide the real-life differences in the strengths of
incoming signals - important differences that DXers and contesters
*need* to hear, in order to pick individual signals out of a pileup.

Following complaints from DXers, DXpeditioners and contesters about this
so-called "pileup mush", and following further series of measurements by
KE7X, Elecraft eventually did increase the available range of AGC
THReshold settings (the v4.51 firmware upgrade).

Following the release of FW v4.51, the consensus within the
[K3-contesting] Yahoo group about the most important settings for DXing
and contesting has been as follows.

* AGC THR: increase to at least 8 (from default = 5) and preferably to
12, and then take some time to become re-accustomed to the increased
range of audio levels [2]. (Some users recommend as high as 14, if your
ears can handle it.)

* AGC SLP: decrease to 8 or even less (from default = 12). Lower SLP
settings allow stronger signals to sound somewhat louder, and thus more
realistic, but the range of variation will be partly determined by the
THR setting already made; so always experiment with THR first, and with
SLP afterwards.

* AGC DCY = SOFT (not default=NOR). The User Manual claims that "The
SOFT setting can reduce IMD caused by traditional AGC, and is especially
useful in 'pileup' conditions, in some cases making it unnecessary to
turn AGC off."
  
The settings recommended above have essentially solved the problem of

"pileup mush" for those who have tried them... but regrettably, Elecraft
has done almost nothing to make DXers and contesters  aware that such
changes are possible.
  
More than 3 years after the firmware release notes boasted that v4.51

"greatly improves signal clarity in pile-ups and other high-noise or
dense-signal situations, especially with threshold set to 12 or higher",
that information is *still* missing from the User Manual. There is also
no information on how to create different 'profiles' of AGC settings for
different types of users.

Meanwhile, Elecraft's factory AGC defaults remain exactly as they were,
still optimized apparently for comfortable 'listening', while many DXers
and contesters remain unaware that their K3/K3S could actually be *so*
much better.



[1] http://www.ke7x.com/home/miscellaneous-k3-information

[2] It is important to give any increased AGC THReshold setting an
extended trial. To anyone accustomed to an artificially restricted range
of audio signal levels, a higher setting will initially sound quite
'aggressive' - even though the new setting is much closer to real life.






-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
W0MU Mike Fatchett
Sent: 22 February 2017 00:39
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver mush

I can run with 400 or 250hz filters.

I have tried it with AGC fast, slow off etc.

I just think this is something that most people just never see. This

was

a major point of discussion a while back.  I guess it is just the way
the radio is.  I will have to try another rig to see if I notice the
same effects.

In a pileup there is no offending station they are all calling me.

I was just curious if other contesters or DXpeditioners settings might
be and if they are still seeing this issue.

W0MU



On 2/21/2017 8:48 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Mike,

Think about it - if there are multiple signals in the passband, the
AGC will respond to the strongest, there is just no way around that

fact.

If the signals can be separated by the DSP, and one is really strong,
that strong station may be activating the Hardware AGC. The only
solution for the latter is a more narrow roofing filter - put the
offending strong signal out of the passband of the roofing filter and
use shift to get your sidetone for the desired signal back in order.

That may be too much "fiddling" for a run station in a contest, but

it

is a viable way to operat

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver mush

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I can run with 400 or 250hz filters.

I have tried it with AGC fast, slow off etc.

I just think this is something that most people just never see. This was 
a major point of discussion a while back.  I guess it is just the way 
the radio is.  I will have to try another rig to see if I notice the 
same effects.


In a pileup there is no offending station they are all calling me.

I was just curious if other contesters or DXpeditioners settings might 
be and if they are still seeing this issue.


W0MU



On 2/21/2017 8:48 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Mike,

Think about it - if there are multiple signals in the passband, the 
AGC will respond to the strongest, there is just no way around that fact.
If the signals can be separated by the DSP, and one is really strong, 
that strong station may be activating the Hardware AGC. The only 
solution for the latter is a more narrow roofing filter - put the 
offending strong signal out of the passband of the roofing filter and 
use shift to get your sidetone for the desired signal back in order.


That may be too much "fiddling" for a run station in a contest, but it 
is a viable way to operate when trying to copy a weak station working 
close to a strong station.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/21/2017 9:25 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:

We noticed again during the contest hat when 3 or 4 stations called, all
those signals would be flattened to the same level. Once you got to
where one or two stations were calling the signal level would pop up
substantially.

I have played endlessly with slope and threshold with little effect.

My K3 has the new syn boards as well and filters from 2.8 to 2.5.
Latest firmware etc.



__
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] Front end protection

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Most everyone missed the point.

Why in the K3 is there not an easy way to replace the damaged protection 
diode or any radio for that matter.  This would seem like a common 
failure point for many people using 2nd rigs, dxpeditions, etc.  Maybe 
it is not practical in the actual sense? I don't want to drag more stuff 
around.  If would seem to me that providing a field replaceable item on 
the radio would not be that difficult.  Maybe it is?


W0MU



On 2/21/2017 8:21 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Why is it that no manufacturer has created a field replaceable front 
end protection scheme?  Many of us are using multiple radios or in 
Multiop situations.  Stuff happens.


In the case of the K3, D25 which we think has gone bad for whatever 
reason in my radio is a surface mount diode that cost essentially 
nothing but is not easily replaced.  Why?  Is there no way to provide 
an easier user replaceable part or a cost effective protection circuit 
board that would be field replaceable?



__
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 w...@w0mu.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] K3 Receiver mush

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

We noticed again during the contest hat when 3 or 4 stations called, all 
those signals would be flattened to the same level. Once you got to 
where one or two stations were calling the signal level would pop up 
substantially.


I have played endlessly with slope and threshold with little effect.

My K3 has the new syn boards as well and filters from 2.8 to 2.5.  
Latest firmware etc.


Are others still seeing this issue?

W0MU


__
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] Front end protection

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Why is it that no manufacturer has created a field replaceable front end 
protection scheme?  Many of us are using multiple radios or in Multiop 
situations.  Stuff happens.


In the case of the K3, D25 which we think has gone bad for whatever 
reason in my radio is a surface mount diode that cost essentially 
nothing but is not easily replaced.  Why?  Is there no way to provide an 
easier user replaceable part or a cost effective protection circuit 
board that would be field replaceable?



__
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] Mayday K3 no receive power output solved

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Z3 board came loose and probably damaged.  Removed and soldered a jumper 
re Elecraft support.  We have power.


Nothing on receive yet.  Triple checking on the tmp cables etc as I have 
had the radio apart many times.


AGC, pre amp seem to have no effect.  Receive on the xvter board is also 
dead.


W0MU


On 2/16/2017 10:00 AM, Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote:

Ken,

first-aid idea (as you said both RXs dead and Cal failed...) :

1. Turn ON K3
2. On the K3 front panel, hold CONFIG menu and turn tech mode on (CONFIG:
TECH MD ON).
3. Tap MENU to exit the menu and then tap DISP on the K3 front panel.
4. Rotate the VFO B knob to display SYN1 in the VFO B area of the display.
You should see the
status OK. the same for SYN2 status OK after...

If there is no OK status of both synths then check the all TMP coax cables
from and to the synths boards and check if synths boards seats well in the
multi-pins headers...

73 - Petr, OK1RP



-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context: 
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Fwd-Mayday-K3-no-receive-no-output-tp7626976p7626985.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at 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 w...@w0mu.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: Mayday K3 no receive no output

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I need some help.  I am down in V31 for the ARRL DX CW contest. Took the
K3 out of the carry on and the receiver is dead.  No signals received on
A/B or rcv in.  The radio did take a fairly hard hit when it was knocked
over in the case at the airport.

I have essentially take the radio apart and reseated everything but the
front panel.

I reloaded all the firm ware.

The radio has the ATU unit, dual receiver Transverter board, new syn board.

TX cal tests failed with 0 watts.

I deoxit the pins etc.

Any ideas or direction?

Both receivers are dead.

W0MU

__
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 for SWL?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I bought a nearly perfect Zenith shortwave and am set at auction for 
about $150.00  The filter caps need to be replaced as there is some 
hum.  Watch Craigs list.  Younger people have no interest in this stuff 
and when their folks or grandparent pass away they just want to get rid 
of them.



On 2/1/2017 11:32 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Why don't you just buy a10-tube superhet in a large walnut cabinet 
with a cloth speaker grille and an amber back-lighted circular dial 
driven by dial cord and ganged capacitors?  Maybe throw in a magic eye 
tube. :-)


On 2/1/2017 9:26 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
I confess that what I am trying to recreate is the warm sound of a 
10-tube supperhet in a large walnut cabinet with a cloth speaker 
grille and an amber back-lighted circular dial driven by dial cord 
and ganged capacitors while listening to a Radio Moscow announcer 
crow about Sputnik.  Or so I now fantasize about my early radio 
experiences in the 1950s.



__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Why no love for the 1khz CW filter?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I have a 1k filter.  Does it make much difference.  I have no clue 
really.  Would I be better served with an FM filter?  maybe .  My main 
receiver has 2.8. 1.8. 1.0 400 and 250 or 200 filters. I do ssb contest 
and travel to DX locations from time to time. The SSB filters are 
essential.  For CW I honestly think that the 400 is fine for most.  I 
dislike the sound when I really crank the skirts down on CW but 
sometimes you must so it is nice to have it.


If you plan to do diversity receivers you need the same filters in each 
one and they need to be "matched" as close as possible to get the best 
results.


2.7 and 400 and and FM filter if you want fm and or AM would be fine for 
many.


W0MU


On 2/1/2017 4:26 AM, Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote:

Hi Andy,

several replies giving you an ideas over here.
Refer to Jim, K9YC...it is short and clear.

I am recommending you to simply stay calm.
Turn your radio ON, sit and play...
Use it daily in different situation for few months
then you will be more familiar with radio and
all functions behavior and you will have better idea
what you really need.

Good luck and enjoy your K3!

73 - Petr, OK1RP
(K3/100 #778 since 2008)




-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context: 
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Why-no-love-for-the-1khz-CW-filter-tp7626342p7626353.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at 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 w...@w0mu.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] Filters

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I would say stay with the 2.7.  I have used both.  I also have the 2.0 
ssb filters.  Unless you are a super serious SSB contester the 2.7 is 
probably fine.


W0MU


On 1/30/2017 6:21 PM, mtruss wrote:

I have purchased a used  K3, serial number 3000 or so, it has been sent back
to Elecraft for updates etc  and returned to me working great so far. I
would like to update some things especially the roofing filters first so the
question I would like to ask is  Has anybody upgraded from the 2.7 five pole
filter to the 2.8 eight pole filter? I understand the 8 pole is a wider
filter with 3 more filtering  crystals , does it make any difference in
received audio? also could I use the fm filter for use in the am position.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mike  W8FLT



--
View this message in context: 
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Filters-tp7626294.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at 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 w...@w0mu.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] 90 ' of 1/2" Andrew Heliax FSJ4-50B and 2 F4PNM new in box connectors FOR SALE

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Learn how to use the delete key.  So many list cops.

Just hit delete and move on.

How many extra posts were from all the list cops and the debate about 
it?  50x more than the one post?


Yeah I just added on.  Use the delete key.

W0MU


On 1/28/2017 10:21 AM, Kevin wrote:

Doesn't matter whether you agree or not. Those are the posted rules.

The moderator, Eric,one of the owners of Elecraft, has said in the 
past exactly what Ron just said. So those are the rules. Don't like 
it, that's a you problem.



On 1/27/2017 8:50 PM, Raymond Benny wrote:

Ron,

I do not agree.

Elecraft reflector should be about Elecraft products. Just like my 
Toyota

Tundra reflector, only Tundra products and happenings are discussed.

If the moderator allows anything, I maybe asking for receipts for 
chocolate

cookies to eat so that I can have a snack while operating my K3...

My 2 cents,

Ray,
N6VR






__
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/P3/expert 1.3KA

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I have the Palstar manual tuner and it is a beast! AT4K  I think it can 
tune a bed spring.



On 1/19/2017 3:20 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On Thu,1/19/2017 1:59 PM, Jerry Muller via Elecraft wrote:

I am  looking
for a Antenna Tuner. I have selected a Palstar HF Auto.


Why an automatic tuner?  The amp has an auto-tuner, and the two are 
unlikely to play well together. Instead, I'd look at a good manual 
tuner like the Ten Tec 238. I've owned several of them and find them 
to be good performers. So did ARRL Labs when they tested them many 
years ago.


Ten Tec has been sold a couple of times and new 238s are probably no 
longer available, but used 238s are usually available on the used 
market. Best bet are the B and C models, which have a vernier readout 
for the inductor, as opposed to a dial cord in the older models. 
Expect to pay about $400 for the B or C, $300-350 for the older 
units.  The 229 is electrically and mechanically the same as the older 
238s, but in a cabinet that matches older Ten Tec rigs.


To use this tuner in your station, set the SPE to bypass mode, tune it 
for the bands where you operate and log the settings. Then put the SPE 
tuner back in line in auto mode and let the auto tuner do its thing to 
cover the band(s) as you QSY.


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 w...@w0mu.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] Source for K3 weighted knobs

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Thank all for the info on the knobs.  I have ordered  the Neogrip to 
give them a try first.


W0MU


On 1/17/2017 3:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
For those who have the K3 and want to upgrade the knob, the only thing 
you need to order is the Neoprene Soft Grip Ring - p/n NEOGRIP


The underlying knob is the same as used on the K3S.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/17/2017 4:51 PM, lmarion wrote:

Ditto that,  the K3s/KPOD  knobs are deluxe!

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Source for K3 weighted knobs

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I found two sources 73CNC.com and a LZ2 site.  Neither one seem to ever 
have stock.  Are there any other sources?


W0MU

__
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] KXPA-100 weight

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Thanks.  It looks much heavier than it is!

W0MU


On 1/15/2017 2:56 PM, David Davis wrote:

Just weight mine and it appears to come in at 5lb 12.25 oz. with the antenna 
tuner

Enjoy
David
K0MTI

Sent from my iPhone


On Jan 15, 2017, at 14:40, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com> wrote:

Does anyone know what these weigh?

G0DVJ just bought a KX3 and we will be using it at V3M during the ARRL DX CW 
contest.  Would anyone care to let us borrow one!  HI!

W0MU

__
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 kg6...@sbcglobal.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] KXPA-100 weight

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Does anyone know what these weigh?

G0DVJ just bought a KX3 and we will be using it at V3M during the ARRL 
DX CW contest.  Would anyone care to let us borrow one!  HI!


W0MU

__
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] Problem with N1MM+ ansd My K3 in ARRL RTTY Test

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

This sounds like a setup issue in N1MM+.  You will probably get better 
help on their email group.


n1mmloggerp...@yahoogroups.com

Under configurer check the mode settings and make sure rtty is set to rtty.



On 1/9/2017 1:26 PM, Nathern Priddy via Elecraft wrote:

Did anyone else have the problem I had using MMTTY in N1MM+ with my K3 in the 
ARRL RTTY Contest?  I was operating in the assisted mode.  Whenever I clicked 
on a new spot in the N1MM+ bandspread window, the mode switched from FSK D to 
USB.  I had to push the mode button twice to get back to FSK D mode each time I 
clicked on a new spot.

I temporarily switched to DXLab Suite and used MMTTY together with Commander 
and Spot Collector.  With that software setup, I could click on a new RTTY spot 
in Spot Collector, and the K3 stayed in FSK D mode.  When I switched back to 
N1MM+, I had the origninal problem for the rest of the contest.

It was a real drag having to reset the mode to FSK D every time I selected a 
new call sign to work.  Any thoughts?

Barry Priddy - K5VIP
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] KPA-500 Running hot on 20m

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

SWR is fine.  I have the KAT500 and a SteppIR antenna so that was never 
an issue.  The amp has plenty of clearance around it.  It was rather 
warm in the shack.  Too many computers LOL.  The high speed fan is crazy 
loud even for me that has hearing issues. Maybe will will encase it in 
ice next time...Kidding!




On 1/8/2017 6:10 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Mike,

The efficiency will very from band to band, and is also somewhat 
dependent on the SWR it is working into.
I would not think it is a problem - that is what the high speed fan is 
supposed to do, cool it with faster air, even if that is disconcerting.


A lot depends on your transmit vs. receive time intervals may be. 
There are a whole lot of dependencies.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/8/2017 7:44 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:

I was running the RTTY contest this weekend and expected to see higher
than normal temps but on 20m and maybe 15 the amp was running 65c and up
where the highest speed fan would come on. Generally in RTTY I would up
the normal fan a couple of notches and it would be fine.   I was not
pushing it for full output either as I was not serious in the test.



__
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] KPA-500 Running hot on 20m

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I was running the RTTY contest this weekend and expected to see higher 
than normal temps but on 20m and maybe 15 the amp was running 65c and up 
where the highest speed fan would come on. Generally in RTTY I would up 
the normal fan a couple of notches and it would be fine.   I was not 
pushing it for full output either as I was not serious in the test.


Nothing much has really changed here so I am a bit confused what might 
be going on here.


W0MU

__
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] Hi SWR on 40mtrs

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I was going to say the same thing.  You are on the wrong Ant.


On 12/26/2016 3:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Bill,

Check to see which antenna is selected.  Having the K3 set for ANT2 
while the antenna is set for ANT1 will cause that behavior.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/26/2016 5:23 PM, Bill Ellis via Elecraft wrote:

Hi all,
My K3 has been operating quite well until yesterday. I went to 
tune-up om 40 mtrs and the autotuner registered 25:1. On all other 
bands, it tunes properly. I then put my analyzer on the coax in the 
shack and it read 2.1:1. Should not be a problem for the autotuner. 
From what I'm seeing, the problem appears to be with the K3. What am 
I missing here?

Thanks for any help.

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Lingua noise reduction

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I called them this am to talk about trying one out.  Sure with a 15 
percent restock fee.  I talked with the owner?  for a while.  I got the 
impression that a rig with decent dsp should be able to do the same 
thing.   $315.00 on the website.  They have no email that I see.  The 
guy said maybe he could do $299.00  I think they should open a box and 
take a deposit and let people demo one for a week.


I have hardly ever played with the DSP NR in the K3 so I am 
experimenting with it now.


Is there  a good guide on what all the dsp NR settings do in the K3 or 
do we just try them all till we find the one we like?


W0MU


On 12/21/2016 8:54 AM, Tom wrote:
Try http://www.ssbusa.com/LINGUA.html. Not a very well defined web 
site.  Let us know if you contact them.


73,
Tom - KQ5S

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 9:47 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com 
<mailto:w...@w0mu.com>> wrote:


Thanks.

I wonder if there are plans for a USA distributor?  I would like
to try one out.

W0MU

On 12/21/2016 2:59 AM, Ingo Meyer, DK3RED wrote:

Hello Bill,


Anyone see a  price?


Yes, here http://darcverlag.de/Lingua


73/72 de Ingo, DK3RED - Don't forget: the fun is the power!
www.qrp4fun.de <http://www.qrp4fun.de> - dk3...@qrp4fun.de
<mailto:dk3...@qrp4fun.de>
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
<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 w...@w0mu.com <mailto:w...@w0mu.com>


__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
<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 nineb...@gmail.com <mailto:nineb...@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] Dead KAT500?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Can you talk to the tuner with the usb cable?  You might just have 
scrambled the programming.



On 12/21/2016 10:54 AM, paule408--- via Elecraft wrote:

  I was careless when plugging in the 12V DC power to the rear of my KAT500 
tuner and got a small spark when the DC power plug touched the tuner chassis.
Now, the tuner wont power on but the two red LEDs on the far right side light 
up (#3 and Fault) when 12V DC is properly plugged in.
Does this indicate a dead KAT500?  Is there anyway to recover without sending 
it in for repair?
Thanks,
Paul N6PSE
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] KX3 - broadcast band interference ??

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Are you close to any AM broadcast stations?


On 12/21/2016 4:05 AM, yo8sep wrote:

A few days ago I've noticed something strange at my KX3.
If was around dusk and I was on 20m band, USB trying to listen for a very
low signal station and got something that looks like an AM brodcasting , but
not in a language that I can understand.
The strange thing was that was heard even when tuning to different
frequencies.
PRE was on, antenna was yagi 3 elements on 20m, at 12m height.

I've made a short video, sorry for the poor quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX7fr6Iwg-Q

  
If I changed the RX SHIFT settings to 8KHz, I still could see that signal on

panadapter (NAP3) but audio was shifted to 8kHz.

What could cause that problem/interference ?

73,
Petronel
YO8SEP




--
View this message in context: 
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-broadcast-band-interference-tp7624847.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at 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 w...@w0mu.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] Lingua noise reduction

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Thanks.

I wonder if there are plans for a USA distributor?  I would like to try 
one out.


W0MU

On 12/21/2016 2:59 AM, Ingo Meyer, DK3RED wrote:

Hello Bill,



Anyone see a  price?


Yes, here http://darcverlag.de/Lingua


73/72 de Ingo, DK3RED - Don't forget: the fun is the power!
www.qrp4fun.de - dk3...@qrp4fun.de
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Lingua noise reduction

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Anyone see a  price?


On 12/20/2016 7:26 PM, brian wrote:

Bill,

Pretty impressive demo clips.

What I really need is something for the TV that pulls the voice out of 
the background music.  There must be some musician's union contract 
that states that background music has to be of such a level to obscure 
the voice content.


Been looking for years with little avail.  An 8 bin equalizer doesn't 
help much.


They really missed an opportunity in HDTV design by not separating the 
voice and background channels.


73 de Brian/K3KO

On 12/21/2016 1:00 AM, Bill wrote:

Anyone ever try this DSP device: Lingua at
http://www.hoerfabric.de/17/Product+LINGUA/

It looks interesting, but I thought I would ask - in case there is some
user experience out there.

Bill W2BLC K-Line
__
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 als...@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 w...@w0mu.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] SteppIR controller with K3S+P3

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Even with a Y cable from SteppIR the controller only listens to the 
signals.  It does not ask for anything.  So you have to have something 
that is sending out polling data regularly, which is why you need the 
computer.


Alternatively if you us a Microham controller there is a good chance you 
can buy their Ilink  cable and hook it into the SteppIR and you are 
set.  The Microham will also defeat you Xmitting while the antenna is 
moving.


W0MU


On 12/14/2016 1:28 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

I googled "stepper y cable" and found these.  Maybe the other "hits" will be of 
use as well.

http://www.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Y-Cable.pdf

http://www.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Transceiver-Interface-Operation-5-28-09.pdf

Have fun!

73 de Dick, K6KR




-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
Jean-François Ménard
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:57
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] SteppIR controller with K3S+P3

Hi everyone!

I am a happy new owner of a brand new K3S and a P3, and everything is working 
quite well.

Now, I would like to connect my SteppIR SDA-100 antenna controller to the K3S. 
I would like to be able to not use the computer to control the antenna 
controller.

Any suggestion from a few hams with similar setup as mine on how to use the 
SDA-100 without the needs of a computer?

My guess is I should do a Y cable between the connector labeled PC behind the 
P3 by using only the PIN 2 and 5 then thru the SDA-100 ???

73 de Jeff | VA2SS

__
Jeff | VA2SS
Jean-François Ménard

jean-francois.men...@va2ss.com 
www.VA2SS.com 

Message envoyé à partir de mon appareil mobile.
Message sent from my portable device.

__
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 d...@elecraft.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 w...@w0mu.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] Headset/Mic Suggestions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Could be.  Heil Sound made a ton of money from using very inexpensive 
elements they found off shore and tied it to a name. I am very leery of 
bogus reviews and any reviews anymore as so many companies are giving 
you their stuff so you give them good reviews.



On 12/6/2016 3:48 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

“MoovMic” sounds like a bad copy of “ModMic”, who invented this idea. The real 
one has 63% five-star ratings. Two models, one is $40, the other is $55.

https://www.amazon.com/Antlion-Audio-ModMic-Attachable-Microphone/dp/B00T6XUL8S 
<https://www.amazon.com/Antlion-Audio-ModMic-Attachable-Microphone/dp/B00T6XUL8S>

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


On Dec 6, 2016, at 2:39 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com> wrote:

Has anyone tried this mic for headphones?

https://www.amazon.com/Headset-Buddy-Detachable-Microphone-Headphone/dp/B00DLKX7BK/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics=UTF8=1481063490=1-3=boom+mic+for+headphones

$21.95

Reviews are not great.


On 12/5/2016 2:51 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

ModMic makes boom mics that you can attach to existing headphones. If you are
happy with your current headphones, this could be a good option.

https://antlionaudio.com/ <https://antlionaudio.com/>

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


On Dec 5, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Bill Gaines <a...@wcoil.com> wrote:

Since I seldom use SSB I have not had the need to ask this question and I 
realize the responses may vary as much as belly buttons. I have a K3 and I also 
have the hand held microphone. I want to obtain a headset with an attached 
microphone to use with this radio just in case I may want to do some SSB work. 
I used to have a noise cancelling headset which I really liked because my shack 
is located in the laundry/utility room and it seems that the washer and/or 
dryer runs as often as the furnace does. The company that did make the noise 
cancelling headset no longer makes them so I am now trying to find out what 
other hams use or what is in the market place. I am especially interested in a 
noise cancelling headset with an attached microphone that sounds good on a K3.

Thank you Bill AD8P
__
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 wun...@wunderwood.org

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 wun...@wunderwood.org

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Headset/Mic Suggestions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Has anyone tried this mic for headphones?

https://www.amazon.com/Headset-Buddy-Detachable-Microphone-Headphone/dp/B00DLKX7BK/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics=UTF8=1481063490=1-3=boom+mic+for+headphones

$21.95

Reviews are not great.


On 12/5/2016 2:51 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

ModMic makes boom mics that you can attach to existing headphones. If you are
happy with your current headphones, this could be a good option.

https://antlionaudio.com/ 

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


On Dec 5, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Bill Gaines  wrote:

Since I seldom use SSB I have not had the need to ask this question and I 
realize the responses may vary as much as belly buttons. I have a K3 and I also 
have the hand held microphone. I want to obtain a headset with an attached 
microphone to use with this radio just in case I may want to do some SSB work. 
I used to have a noise cancelling headset which I really liked because my shack 
is located in the laundry/utility room and it seems that the washer and/or 
dryer runs as often as the furnace does. The company that did make the noise 
cancelling headset no longer makes them so I am now trying to find out what 
other hams use or what is in the market place. I am especially interested in a 
noise cancelling headset with an attached microphone that sounds good on a K3.

Thank you Bill AD8P
__
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 wun...@wunderwood.org

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Headset/Mic Suggestions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

For noise cancelling I like the Able Planet linx audio headphone and you 
can attach this mic or similar to them.  The work really well for noise 
and way cheaper than Bose.



On 12/5/2016 2:51 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

ModMic makes boom mics that you can attach to existing headphones. If you are
happy with your current headphones, this could be a good option.

https://antlionaudio.com/ 

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


On Dec 5, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Bill Gaines  wrote:

Since I seldom use SSB I have not had the need to ask this question and I 
realize the responses may vary as much as belly buttons. I have a K3 and I also 
have the hand held microphone. I want to obtain a headset with an attached 
microphone to use with this radio just in case I may want to do some SSB work. 
I used to have a noise cancelling headset which I really liked because my shack 
is located in the laundry/utility room and it seems that the washer and/or 
dryer runs as often as the furnace does. The company that did make the noise 
cancelling headset no longer makes them so I am now trying to find out what 
other hams use or what is in the market place. I am especially interested in a 
noise cancelling headset with an attached microphone that sounds good on a K3.

Thank you Bill AD8P
__
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 wun...@wunderwood.org

__
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 w...@w0mu.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] K3 Receiver dead no output

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

My secondary K3 is having troubles.

It was working fine last night.  Turned it on this am and the receiver 
is very quiet.  I have to turn the knob way up to get the same output as 
last night and there is no output.


I did a ee init reset.  No change.  reloaded all the firmware, no change.

I had this happen a couple of weeks ago and the radio mysteriously 
repaired itself.


Can anyone give me some hints on what to look for?

The radio was back at Elecraft for updates, new pins etc about 6 months 
ago (or more) and then sat in the box for months.  Took it out about a 
month ago when I set up my new shack.


W0MU
__
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 - AFSK

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

It doesn't solve you issue but the K3 is really good with FSK, ie clean.

RF?  have you put ferrites on the cables with a number of turns? Does it 
happen with 5 watts, 50 watts 100 or 1000 watts?




On 11/13/2016 8:47 PM, Robie Elms wrote:

All,

I have very limited experience with a K3 and I am helping a fellow club
member get up and running on RTTY with his K3.  Here is the setup:

1. We are using MMTTY in the AFSK mode

2. line in/out on the transceiver connected to the computer sound card mic
and speaker input/output

3. PTT is via command the radio control port.


The problem we are having is intermittent transmission of data.  At times
the set up works properly and then later when transmitting the K3 sends
only a steady carrier.  It appears that the computer is outputting audio
tones to the K3 when this situation occurs.  What are the potential causes
of this problem.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Robie - AJ4F
__
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 w...@w0mu.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 Low Output on 15

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Did you do a re-calibration?  Is this output confirmed on a external 
meter?  Do the K3 and external meters agree is what I am asking.


Is there some way you are getting rf back into the rig just in 15m?

Does it do this on a dummy load?

Have you taken the K3 completely out of line, no computer, no amp, no 
tuners etc?



On 11/12/2016 7:01 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:

Issue not seen on mine. Had it since January 2007 so maybe you have an
issue?
Gary

On Nov 13, 2016 11:59, "WILLIE BABER"  wrote:


My 2014 purchased K3 is 20-25 watts low on 14mhz but all other bands are
good.  just haven't worried about it as I normally use 50 watts or less
to drive an amplifier.  I'll look into it after ARRL DX CW in February, so
long as it doesn't get worse.

73, Will, wj9b

CWops #1085
CWA Advisor levels II and III
http://cwops.org/


On Sat, 11/12/16, K9MA  wrote:

  Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Low Output on 15
  To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
  Date: Saturday, November 12, 2016, 3:37 PM

  The output of my K3 (SN 4657) has
  suddenly dropped 10-15 W on 15 meters,
  from about 100 W to 85-90.  The other bands haven't
  changed, nor has the
  supply voltage (13.6 V at full power). Restoring to a
  previous
  configuration does not help.  I had a similar problem
  early on, also on
  15, and had to ship the K3 back to Elecraft, who replaced
  the 10 W
  module, but not the KPA3.  15 seems to be a problematic
  band.  Has
  anyone else seen a problem like this?

  73,

  Scott  K9MA

  --
  Scott  K9MA

  k...@sdellington.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 wlba...@bellsouth.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 vk1zzg...@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 w...@w0mu.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 FC issue with filters

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I called the Elecraft to get some help with this.  After removing the K3 
out of line, removed computer control, amps, tuner etc. The problem was 
gone.


I was running radio control with my logging software.  I found a tab 
where that software was sending the odd FC offsets.


Just like computers, always go back to the most basic configuration 
possible and see if the problem is there if not then start adding in 
pieces until you find the cause.


Thanks for help everyone and as usual the folks at Elecraft were quick 
to call me back and get me on track.


Thanks from an embarrassed K3 owner.

W0MU



On 11/10/2016 7:29 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

Busted firmware load will make anything sick, including me.

73, Guy K2AV

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:03 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com 
<mailto:w...@w0mu.com>> wrote:


I think I have solved this.  I sent all the firmware to the radio
again and the radio is behaving like my other K3.


On 11/9/2016 8:31 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:

I am having issues with my K3.  When I change bands and modes
the FC setting is not the default or * setting.  I keep
picking normal and then when I change bands it reverts back to
some setting that sounds terrible.

This rig was just at Elecraft for updates.  I have looked for
settings for this but have not found one.

Am I missing something here?  Is this maybe a firmware glitch?

W0MU
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
<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 w...@w0mu.com <mailto:w...@w0mu.com>


__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
<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 k2av@gmail.com <mailto:k2av@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] K3 FC issue with filters

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I think I have solved this.  I sent all the firmware to the radio again 
and the radio is behaving like my other K3.



On 11/9/2016 8:31 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
I am having issues with my K3.  When I change bands and modes the FC 
setting is not the default or * setting.  I keep picking normal and 
then when I change bands it reverts back to some setting that sounds 
terrible.


This rig was just at Elecraft for updates.  I have looked for settings 
for this but have not found one.


Am I missing something here?  Is this maybe a firmware glitch?

W0MU
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] K3 FC issue with filters

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I am having issues with my K3.  When I change bands and modes the FC 
setting is not the default or * setting.  I keep picking normal and then 
when I change bands it reverts back to some setting that sounds terrible.


This rig was just at Elecraft for updates.  I have looked for settings 
for this but have not found one.


Am I missing something here?  Is this maybe a firmware glitch?

W0MU
__
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] mIC gAIN GOES TO ZERO

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

You need to visit the N1MM reflector.

Is there a command to set Mic gain to zero?

You probably have a corrupt file.

Mike W0MU

On 3/20/2015 8:11 PM, Ross Primrose wrote:

N1MM or N1MM+?  I'm not seeing that with my K3 with N1MM+.

73, Ross N4RP

On 3/20/2015 8:58 PM, Jerry wrote:

Evening all,

I was setting up N1MM with the K3 for the Virginia QSO party tomorrow 
when I

noticed the following strange behavior.

Whenever I press any of the FKeys on N1mm (with the exception of F4 and
F12), the mic gain on the K3 gets set to 1. I cannot remember this was
always this way or something has changed in either N1MM or the newer K3
configuration files.

So a couple of questions before I jump over to N1MM with a bug 
report; has

anyone else experience this problem? Any suggestions to check on the K3?

Best regards,

Jerry, W1IE (who is patiently awaiting the new Syth boards)






--
View this message in context: 
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/mIC-gAIN-GOES-TO-ZERO-tp7600488.html

Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at 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 n...@n4rp.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] W2 Watt meter suggestion

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Dayton is coming, Dayton is coming!

Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 4:51 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:

Harlen

Yep.

However i have just got more info in the last coupla days.

Please ask Wayne or Eric as there is more updated info coming very
soon:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 15/03/2015 8:26 AM, hsherriff hsherr...@reagan.com wrote:


Gary
They have been working on that for how many years now?
Harlan
NC3C


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone


 Original message 
From: Gary Gregory vk1zzg...@gmail.com
Date:03/14/2015 5:14 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Vic K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com
Cc: Elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W2 Watt meter suggestion

A sensor is close to completion for the P3 which will do what you want i
believe.

Perhaps you could ask Wayne for confirmation.

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 15/03/2015 6:51 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com
wrote:


I'm sure it would be easy to add a pickup to the sensor yourself. It

could

be done with a toroid transformer placed on the center pin of one of the
coax connectors.

On 14 Mar 2015 22:13, Jobst Vandrey wrote:


I operate almost exclusively with digital modes so I would REALLY like

to

see a new feature on the W2 sensor module to allow a tektronix scope to

be

connected for my K3 so I can monitor the transmission envelope.  I have
the
CP1 directional coupler minimodule but putting that in line makes for a
cluttered mess with at least two more connections to create issues.

Any chance that this will be a future enhancement to the sensor module -
or
is there another easy way to connect a monitor scope that I am not

seeing.

Thanks

Jobst
AC0LP


--
73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
__
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 vk1zzg...@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 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 w...@w0mu.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] W2 Watt meter suggestion

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

and Visalia where Elecraft has been known to release new stuff!

Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 4:55 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:


Mike

You might be physic...:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.

On 15/03/2015 8:54 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com 
mailto:w...@w0mu.com wrote:


Dayton is coming, Dayton is coming!

Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 4:51 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:

Harlen

Yep.

However i have just got more info in the last coupla days.

Please ask Wayne or Eric as there is more updated info coming very
soon:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 15/03/2015 8:26 AM, hsherriff hsherr...@reagan.com
mailto:hsherr...@reagan.com wrote:

Gary
They have been working on that for how many years now?
Harlan
NC3C


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone


 Original message 
From: Gary Gregory vk1zzg...@gmail.com
mailto:vk1zzg...@gmail.com
Date:03/14/2015 5:14 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Vic K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com
mailto:k2vco@gmail.com
Cc: Elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net
mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W2 Watt meter suggestion

A sensor is close to completion for the P3 which will do
what you want i
believe.

Perhaps you could ask Wayne for confirmation.

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 15/03/2015 6:51 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
k2vco@gmail.com mailto:k2vco@gmail.com
wrote:

I'm sure it would be easy to add a pickup to the
sensor yourself. It

could

be done with a toroid transformer placed on the center
pin of one of the
coax connectors.

On 14 Mar 2015 22:13, Jobst Vandrey wrote:

I operate almost exclusively with digital modes so
I would REALLY like

to

see a new feature on the W2 sensor module to allow
a tektronix scope to

be

connected for my K3 so I can monitor the
transmission envelope.  I have
the
CP1 directional coupler minimodule but putting
that in line makes for a
cluttered mess with at least two more connections
to create issues.

Any chance that this will be a future enhancement
to the sensor module -
or
is there another easy way to connect a monitor
scope that I am not

seeing.

Thanks

Jobst
AC0LP

--
73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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 vk1zzg...@gmail.com
mailto:vk1zzg...@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
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
mailto: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
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 w...@w0mu.com mailto:w...@w0mu.com


__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman

Re: [Elecraft] 2nd RX Vs. P3

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

A very difficult choice indeed.  The P3 display can be studied to 
understand how a DX operator is working the pile.  You can tell if he is 
working up or down the split or where in split in the case of large 
splits of late or if he is shotgunning it.


I use both constantly.  The 2nd receiver can be set up with just a 
couple of filters and you are good to go.  The 2nd receiver is great to 
listen on a 2nd band if you have a 2nd antenna to use.


Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 10:42 PM, dyarnes wrote:

Hi All,

There has been a fair amount of discussion here about which accessory 
for the K3 trumps the other --a P3 or a 2nd RX.  I don't have an 
answer, but I do have an opinion.


I have the full K-Line here, but due to neighborhood restrictions, my 
antennas are modest.  I use an R8 and a vertical dipole (Sigma 40XK) 
set up for 40 meters.  That gives me decent coverage from 40 meters 
up, but nothing really fancy--and not a sure fire pile up buster!  I'm 
certainly no threat to the honor roll!  Hi.  I think I have been a 
bit cavalier about relying too much on the P3 to spot DX listening 
frequencies with just the P3.  I love the P3, but I can't say I have 
been particularly accurate by using it. I do turn on the 2nd RX fairly 
often, but more often than not,  I get lazy about doing just that.


The recent K1N Dxpedition was sort of a wake-up call for me about 
using the 2nd RX more.  I'd use the P3, and think  I had ID'd the 
listening freq., but it just wasn't producing any results.  Their 
split was very wide, and besides that, stations were calling and 
calling, even though they weren't the station K1N had acknowledged.  
That' nothing new, but it was particularly bad on this operation.  I 
was getting a lot of false readings just using the P3.  For days I 
had zero success.  Eventually I went to the 2nd RX, and the results 
improved dramatically.  I got 5 band slots in fairly short order by 
doing so.  There just doesn't seem to be a really good substitute for 
knowing exactly which freq. the DX station is listening on at the 
time.  It doesn't guarantee success, but it sure gives you a leg up!


I think, in my case at least, the 2nd RX may be the more advantageous 
for this kind of thing.  Stations with more power, and bigger 
antennas, have a definite advantage.  They can be picked out of the 
pile much more readily than I can.  Some of the big guns have signals 
so strong they are like magnets!  I think anyone in my shoes, who is 
trying to nab a good DX contact here or there, is apt to find the 2nd 
RX to be a great accessory, and more productive than the P3 for that 
particular purpose.  Chances are I'm not using the P3 to it's best 
advantage, but I am trying to get better at it. I'm sure there are 
tricks I'm not aware of.


Since the K1N DXpedition, there have been 4 or 5 other situations 
where the 2nd RX got me a contact in fairly short order--a couple of 
them just this weekend.  Anyway, I'm getting more and more convinced 
that the 2nd RX was a good move on my part.  The P3 was too, but it is 
more useful to me for other reasons.  If I had it to do all over, and 
could only get one accessory, or only one at a time, I would start 
with the 2nd RX.


By the way, on the KX3, the dual watch feature is priceless, and 
very effectively emulates a 2nd RX!  K1N probably stretched the limits 
of that feature (15 khz), but generally that is more than adequate.  
The KX3 is just a super slick radio, and with the PX3 you have a 
dynamite combo!


Dave W7AQK


__
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 w...@w0mu.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 APF/Dual PBT

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The APF will take signals in the noise and make them very readable. It 
is not something you will need to use all the time.


Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 10:47 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Sounds like something is wrong Mike.  My CONFIG:DUAL PB toggles 
between nor and APF.


The APF takes a little practice.  Except when I'm NCS of our traffic 
net, I run about 250 Hz DSP BW.  I have found that the APF gets very 
hard to tune with anything less than that and 300 Hz is even better. 
APF performance also seems to be somewhat connected to AGC settings.


Once I mastered it, mine works great, I use it all the time to pull 
very weak SOTA guys running a few watts to a compromise antenna out of 
the noise.


73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org

On 3/14/2015 9:31 PM, Michael Marx wrote:

When I go into my K3’s CONFIG menu to the Dual PB setting, The only
value I see in the screen is two dashes  —  Turning the knob that
normally will change a menu value has no effect.  I’m wondering if my
APF is working properly as even when I tune in a station on CW with
the APF, it is very, very hollow and rings a lot.  Maybe this is
normal.  It really does not help with a weak signal as it rings so
badly you can’t hear the weak signal.  I don’t think this is what is
supposed to happen?  The APF in my Icom IC746 works much better (and
probably shouldn’t).

But it does seem that the item in the config menu doesn’t work at
all.  Is this normal, or is this because I’m using the latest beta
firmware or something is wrong.

73 all,

Mike WB0SND

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 APF/Dual PBT

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

What version of the software are you running?

You also need to peak the filter with the shift knob.

Mike W0MU

On 3/14/2015 10:31 PM, Michael Marx wrote:

When I go into my K3’s CONFIG menu to the Dual PB setting, The only value I see 
in the screen is two dashes  —  Turning the knob that normally will change a 
menu value has no effect.  I’m wondering if my APF is working properly as even 
when I tune in a station on CW with the APF, it is very, very hollow and rings 
a lot.  Maybe this is normal.  It really does not help with a weak signal as it 
rings so badly you can’t hear the weak signal.  I don’t think this is what is 
supposed to happen?  The APF in my Icom IC746 works much better (and probably 
shouldn’t).

But it does seem that the item in the config menu doesn’t work at all.  Is this 
normal, or is this because I’m using the latest beta firmware or something is 
wrong.

73 all,

Mike WB0SND

__
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 w...@w0mu.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 Shift and Width encoders sluggish

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I think there was a bad batch of decoders or decoders that didn't 
perform as claimed.  I am not sure mine have ever worked right. Unless 
you have two radios to compare to one would never know and there was 
never anything sent out that said hey if your encoders are acting wonky 
you might have got some bad ones.


Similar pin issue with the power boards.  I am unclear why Elecraft 
using inferior parts all of sudden became my problem.


These are defects and while my K3's are no longer under warranty, the 
amount of defects and how they are handled will factor in to decision 
making on future radio purchases.  The decoder issue might have been a 
warranty issue if I knew to look for it.


Mike W0MU

On 3/13/2015 9:32 AM, bruce whitney via Elecraft wrote:

Perhaps Eric will clear this up but maybe my experience can
help with this issue.
The last time I sent one of my K3's back for some work - I
mentioned that those four encoders in that cluster had a noticeable and 
undesirable
'backlash' feel to them - could they do something about it?I was told by the 
Elecraft tech that they had supplied
several generations of those controls - I think - one was arbitrarily changed
by the supplier and another Elecraft changed suppliers, or part numbers - or
whatever. The bottom line being that not all encoders are alike. I had them
changed out for the latest generation which are just great. They were very
inexpensive - and very little labor - provided you already had the front cover
removed for other purposes.
I recommend the new controls and when I send my other K3
back in a few days for the new synthesizer, and a few other upgrades - I am
going to get the new controls on it as well.73, Bruce W8RA
__
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 w...@w0mu.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] Sluggish Encoders

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

That is what support just told me too.

Sounds like a bad batch of encoders to me.

I may change them out when I get my new synthesizers.

Mike W0MU

On 3/12/2015 9:45 PM, Alan Sewell wrote:

I had the same problem with my CMP / PWR encoder for several years. I
finally replaced all four of the push button encoders last November. I
wrote up what I did at http://www.n5na.net/s9y/.

73, Alan N5NA

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:34:43 -0700
From: Dennis W0JX via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders
Message-ID:
 142613.37643.yahoomailba...@web162601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

My K3 also has been having trouble with sluggish encoders. The worst one is
keyer speed. Sometimes (not always) turning the speed control doesn't
change the speed. The power control takes FOREVER to move from 100 watts
down to 50 or less. My shift control is jumpy at times but width seems to
be OK.

Since the speed and shift controls are not always problematic, I suspect a
software conflict.

73, Dennis K3 #3481
__
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 w...@w0mu.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