Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Lives and Breathes!
* On 2023 15 Dec 11:47 -0600, KJ7SOY wrote: > Rick: > > The problem is not dynamic IP addresses changing. That’s easy to fix. > It’s CG-NAT (Carrier Grade Network Address Translation), which doesn’t > give you an external world addressable IP address. You can’t assign a > DDNS name because you don’t HAVE an IP address to map to. Many > carriers (T-Mobile is a perfect example) are now using this approach, > which blocks customers from getting to their devices/services from > outside their home networks. > > The only solution is to use a commercial tunneling VPN or a free > service like ngrok, which creates a permanent tunnel to external > servers which DO have addressable IP addresses. I faced such a dilemma some years back when it looked as though we would need to rely on a cellular router for an ISP. Fortunately, that didn't become a permanent solution. My solution was setting up an AWS instance to which I set up a reverse SSH tunnel from home and then I could SSH to it from elsewhere and connect to the reverse tunnel. Conceptually it's somewhat like a VPN only it had some manual steps in place. I now have a similar setup from a Raspberry Pi running AllStar at a repeater site that connects to a local system and sets up an SSH reverse tunnel end point. I did try to set up a Wire Guard VPN a few years back but had no luck Perhaps I need to revisit that idea since things have had a few years to mature, including me! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer
* On 2023 16 Sep 13:24 -0500, jerry wrote: > On 2023-09-15 17:31, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > I was 8 years old. > > *** I've been trying to interest my 9 year old in electronics & radio. Am > leveraging his love for making things. Which > mostly is alas focused on Legos. Don't push too hard. Even though dad fixed some TVs up until I was six or seven, I didn't gain an interest in electronics until after high school at age 17. As a youth I had Lego, Tinker Toys, and Erector Sets. All were educational in various ways. Exposure to various hands-on things will let him find what he likes. Even simple computer programming will be beneficial. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 & K3S Options Last Time Buy Update (12/02/2022)
* On 2023 15 Apr 12:14 -0500, Steve Zabarnick wrote: > Now that I have installed the recently received KSYN3A upgrade in my K3, I > am wondering what improvements to expect? I have seen test data on this > list showing improved transmit performance and anecdotal reports on > improved receive performance. In an initial quick listening session on cw > and FT8, I don't hear any dramatic changes in receive performance. > > The KSYN3A upgrade is a significant investment (over $400 when including > shipping and tax) and will likely increase the resale value of the radio > somewhat, but as a casual operator should I expect to experience any > noticeable performance improvements? For me my Morse copy speed increased. It had nothing to do with my gray matter either! I think the new synth just made the CW audio a bit smoother to my ears. A couple of years later when I bought the subreceiver I didn't have to also order the main synth. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Yamaha Headphones
* On 2022 17 Nov 08:55 -0600, Jim KO5V wrote: > I recently purchased the Yamaha CM 500 headphones. I think the > "headphone part" works very well, but they won't stay adjusted - the > plastic friction parts are just too loose. I'm not nitpicking here, > it's a real problem. When I'm not wearing them mine will slide to different spots when I'm handling them. Once I put them where I want and am wearing them, they've always stayed in place. Are yours slipping out of place when you're wearing them? 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Good Natured Contesting Advice
* On 2022 10 Nov 13:15 -0600, j...@kk9a.com wrote: > Back when I had a station in Aruba, I arrived on a Saturday and a 160m > contest was already in progress. The very first station that I called > responded QSO B4 and blew me off! O... Real life strikes. Years back I came up with the joke that what Marconi *really* heard that December day in 1901 was, "UP! UP!" I'll see myself out. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Good Natured Contesting Advice
* On 2022 09 Nov 22:20 -0600, Jim Brown wrote: > When answering a CQ, send ONLY your call, and never repeat anything that the > other station copied correctly. For example, if he sent your call correctly > when he responded to you, don't repeat your call when sending your exchange. > And when you're the caller, never send the other station's call unless > there's confusion about who's working who. :) As Bob, K6XX, says when he's > teaching new contesters, "I know MY call, the only one I need is YOURS! I have a couple of thoughts on this advice, Jim. First, I agree wholeheartedly about ONLY sending your call. Field Day is one of the most frustrating events as it is rife with bad habits--pretty much limited to phone. I have tried to train others not to do those bad habits and guess what, apparently it is too difficult to accept being different (I've been different all my life so I am comfortable here) and they do all the bad habit things they're hearing. The last couple of times I just gave up and stuck to the CW band! We had one op that always would send the exchange whenever the other station had only asked for a repeat of our call. I tried and tried to get him to stop doing that as it just made the QSO much longer than necessary as the flow of the exchanges got all goofed up. In his mind this was apparently proper procedure... However, I would caution against the answering station NEVER sending his call again as it is a requirement for a complete SS exchange. Yes, over the years I copied a lot of ops that only sent #, Prec, Check, Section and omitted their call which in retrospect I should have probably rejected. But the rules state the call is to be sent between the Prec and Check (years back I recall a software author from outside the US stating that the call in the exchange was redundant and when it was pointed out that the SS rules state it is required as part of the exchange his retort was that the rules were wrong!) 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] QRP and Contesting
* On 2022 09 Nov 17:32 -0600, Jim Brown wrote: > On 11/9/2022 3:18 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote: > > Al, if you called CQ at 30WPM and they answered at 45WPM and you had to ask > > for repeats, you are not the lid! > > In my experience, the greatest abuse of wildly excessive sending speed has > been in DX contests, mostly by Eastern EU ops, whether at home or on > expeditions. I got turned off of the CQWW DX CW 'test years ago because of the absurdly high speeds, of course it is merely a callsign copying event. OTOH, I generally enjoy the ARRL 160m 'test as it is typically sub 30 WPM. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] QRP and Contesting
* On 2022 08 Nov 16:33 -0600, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > looks like someone is having a bad day No. Jim's comments are very apropos. I am a causal contest op and I always use a logging program with keying simply because it is the most efficient means for me to do so and I have a very lousy fist that equals my lousy handwriting (odd nerve impulses goof things up). It is imperative that the other station copy my callsign correctly so we both get credit for the QSO. I did not do SS but I get the same sort of dupe action operating in our state QSO party, sometimes not more than a few minutes apart. I can only presume that either the op isn't actually logging or miscopied the 1x1 callsign I was using--there are only three of us operating with an 'N' suffix, K0N, N0N, W0N, which I guess is possible to miscopy. Also, QRP is not an excuse to eschew computer logging and clean sending. Some seem to take it to the extreme and think that Morse must be generated by rubbing wires together. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Field Day Report
* On 2022 26 Jun 18:45 -0500, Wayne Burdick wrote: > (We didn't even consider using FT8. Still, that frenzied fun-house of > robotic birdcalls did serve as a convenient marker for the end of each > CW segment.) On Saturday afternoon I took a cursory listen on the hight bands. 10m only had a brief burst of voice on 28.405 for the couple minutes I tuned around that frequency. Neither CW nor FT8 showed any life. I then checked 15m and found no SSB nor CW but FT8 was going so the band was open to some extent. I see this quite a bit where a seemingly dead band still has FT8 signals with what are probably good S/N ratios. I've not opened WSJTX in years and I am guessing from what I hear and what I see on the P3 display. I was in and out of the shack as I was putting my antennas back together the storm tore up a couple of weeks back. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Field Day and FT-8
* On 2022 26 Jun 17:18 -0500, Jim Rhodes wrote: > They weren't only on digital modes like that. Plenty of "all knobs all the > way to the right" operators on phone too. Of course that is nothing new on > Field Day. I think there was at least one who didn't have the knob far enough to the right. On the morning traffic net we had a station come up to pass a Field Day message. The SSB audio was so poor that even though the signal strength was adequate, it was pinched to very high audio frequencies and only had adequate voice power on emphasized syllables and then it dropped down so far that it was unintelligible. Two of us experienced ops with home stations could not make out the complete message after several tries. The operator notes on the QRZ page to be almost completely a CW op. I'm not sure if this was the op's first attempt at SSB or if the TX audio was never set up over the air with an experienced SSB op. It's also possible the op has an unfortunate voice disability, I don't know as I'd never heard the op on the net frequency before. I do hope the issue is sorted with a trusted friend. We have to be willing to inform other ops when there are even minor issues and accept reports of such issues with our own signals with grace. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 Most Interesting Ham in the World [New KX2 Ad]
He builds his own radios with Direct Digital Synthesis out of discrete components. His synthesizers have no detectable jitter or phase noise. The NIST adjusts WWV to his transmissions. He is...the most interesting ham in the world. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] PayPal holding payment.
* On 2022 07 May 13:05 -0500, Walter Underwood wrote: > I got scammed on PayPal, sent something that wasn’t even close to what > I paid for. The seller in China offered to refund half of the cost. I > refused. PayPal ignored my further complaints and I got zero refund. > It was only $30, but PayPal clearly had zero interest in consumer > protection. I dealt with silliness like that a couple of years ago. Fortunately, it was an Amazon purchase made on a credit card. Unfortunately, since it was not Amazon doing the selling I had to deal with the crooks directly. When they would not offer a satisfactory resolution I turned the mess over to the credit card company. I received a full refund plus kept the incorrect item that was shipped. I use PayPal for some things and I still have the option with them to use a credit card rather than bank funds. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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
* On 2022 01 May 14:52 -0500, David Gilbert wrote: > > The K3s and the K3 with new synths aren't "dead ends". I agree with Chuck that the K3 series are dead ends in the sense that no more development effort will be put into them. Sad but true. There are some aspects that I'd like to see improved in the firmware but it simply is not going to happen. As fine of a radio as my K3 is, Elecraft has moved on. That is the reality. It is also a reality that my K3 continues to perform as well as it ever has and has provided me with years of trouble free enjoyment. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 and Kenwood MC-50 mike
* On 2022 08 Apr 16:59 -0500, David Christ wrote: > Digging around I find I have an older Kenwood MC-50 mike in its > original box. Anyone have experience with this? > > Is it reasonable to use this with my K3. It is dynamic so no bias. I > think the 600 ohm setting is what I am supposed to use. Do I need to > change my equalization from what I use with my condenser mikes. > > Also I need to find a 4 pin jack to make an adaptor. I don't see > anyone listing such a thing for sale. I will probably plug it into the > back if I use it. Hi David. I have an MC-50 connected via a four pin to eight pin adapter I probably picked up off ebay. The idea at the time was swapping the mic between the K3 and the TS-520SE I have. I also have a CM-500 headset connected to the back panel which needs bias. The mic menu makes switching then rather easy. I do have different mic gain and compression settings between the two stored in the K3 utility. I do have the K3 set for high impedance for the MC-50 (tap 1 in the mic selection menu) and then I switch to low impedance for the CM-500. I tried low impedance with the MC-50 (yes I positioned the cable on the back of the mic correctly) and have settled on high impedance as it seemed to drive the K3 better when it is also set for high impedance. I've gotten unsolicited good audio reports on both microphones. It's a setup that works for me. > Or should I just try to sell it at the next hamfest? The choice is yours. I've found the MC-50 to be one of the best microphones ever made for modern radios. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 and Delivery Delays
* On 2022 30 Mar 20:40 -0500, Fred Jensen wrote: > There's not a lot on the web re: KWM-380 except for sales. I recall little > about it except that it was very expensive for the time. I think the KWM-2 > went for about $1,500 new? in the 60's, that would be about $15,000 in > today's money, although it wouldn't be an attractive transceiver in today' > world. But, a -380 was a pretty hot radio in those days. The '380 was still being advertised in QST in '82 at least, maybe '83. The Drake TR-7 was its contemporary as I recall. Heathkit entered the fray with the SS-9000. Kenwood's TS-930 was probably the leader in sales and it seems more likely to work someone with a '930 than any of the other three these days. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] A hat was saved (totally apropos of nothing)
Don't feel too bad, Bob, you're not the only one. I bought my K3 in autumn 2010 and have optioned it up over the years, the last big upgrade being the second receiver in late 2017. I ordered everything with the expectation that I would receive what I had ordered and I did, nothing more, nothing less, except that I was pleased that the filters I received for the second receiver were matched very close to the filters I had originally ordered for the K3. Kudos to the staff for maintaining that database even though over seven years had elapsed. The filters are close enough that I have no issues with diversity receive. A friend was at Dayton some years back (I was last there in '06) and gave me a K3 button he picked up. That is the only "swag" I have from Elecraft. I have numerous Yaesu caps, a few Icom caps (I don't wear either brand), and a DX Engineering cap even though DXE has probably gotten less of my money over the years than Elecraft! It is what it is, as they say. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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
* On 2022 07 Mar 18:18 -0600, Mike Fatchett wrote: > 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 > > > > Sensitivity FT-DX101D .60 uV Elecraft K3S .27 > > uV FLEX 6700 2.0 uV > > and do those numbers mean the difference in working a station or not? I think that when one considers the Noise floor, and the sensitivity of the three, those with a low noise location will notice the difference. Another specification I considered was ultimate filter rejection. After having experienced filter blow-by, it is one of my top considerations. I can't say that I have a superior location nor antenna setup, but I routinely hear net control stations saying that someone just faded away when I don't observe that kind of QSB here with the K3. As I hear such comments from NCSs in Kansas and Nebraska, it seems to be more than just one operator making such comments. I can't imagine the ionosphere is more stable to this location than everywhere else. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] list postings, K3's and K4's
Sadly, there doesn't seem to be any interest in supporting the K3 any longer by Elecraft. Sure, they take them for repair but that is about it. There have been no fixes for some nagging issues with the noise blanker and the noise reduction is still inferior to that from other manufacturers. Still, the K3 is the best radio I have owned and remains on my desk because because of that fact. When I bought my K3 in autumn of 2010 part of the reason for doing so was that Elecraft was still offering the K2 after many years and I thought the company would continue to refine and support the K3 for years to come and they did for about nine more years which is respectable. I am still waiting to read more reports of K4 owners after a couple of years of ownership and they will come in time as the first owners are now just emerging from the honeymoon phase. I have not opted to trade out my K3 for anything else yet and if I had to, I'm not even sure what I might choose. >From what I see on this list, I get a feeling that Elecraft is struggling to some degree (a lot of companies are/have been struggling the past couple of years so this is not a unique observation). I don't recall a formal response from Elecraft on the issues with the K3 finals and the overshoot issue. I think both issues should be addressed not only toward those of us who bought new from Elecraft directly but also for the second and beyond owners of the equipment. I tend to buy new stuff from companies that support their products well after the first owner has moved said equipment down the road (probably why when I look out the window on this wintry day most of our farm equipment says John Deere). Those second hand and beyond owners should not be ignored as a good impression received by them will result in first owner sales that directly benefit Elecraft. There was a time when my shack was almost all Yaesu. Now I flip the pages right past their ads. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] When is a Key Out not a Key Out
So, "keying the mic" or "keying up a repeater" is not proper terminology? I've long heard the phrase of "the radio keys the amplifier", etc. I need to go back to Novice class I guess... 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Seeking input on 3rd-party microphones used with our transceivers
* On 2022 28 Jan 12:54 -0600, Wayne Burdick wrote: > If you're using a non-Elecraft mic with any of our radios (K2, K3, K4, > KX2, KX3), please send me a very brief reply with the manufacturer, > model number, and a note about whether any modifications were > required. We're putting together a database of these for customer > reference. K3 front panel: Kenwood MC-50 with a 4 pin to 8 pin adapter, set for high impedance and the K3 set for high impedance. It seemed to drive better with high impedance than low impedance. K3 rear panel: Yamaha CM-500, Bias turned on and set for low impedance. I have macros in the K3 utility to set the compression and mic gain levels for each mic. I do not change the TX equalization when I change mics. The MC-50 has been rock solid. The MC-60A I had tried before, not so much. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 Frequency Calibration
* On 2021 18 Dec 23:09 -0600, David Hachadorian wrote: > After exchanging emails with N4ZR, who started this thread, we think this is > the easiest procedure: > > Tune the rig to 10.000 MHz in CW mode. Listen to the tone of the WWV > carrier, which should be close to your CW PITCH setting. > Switch back and forth between reverse cw and normal cw, adjusting REF CAL > until the tones are equal in pitch on normal and reverse. > > This procedure should get you calibrated well within 1 Hz, much better than > required for any amateur radio application that I can think of. In addition, I installed the "Keuwlsoft Audio Frequency Counter" app on my Android phone and set it next to the speaker. Its display in Hertz makes dialing in the reference calibration value quick and easy. On my K3 it shows about .5 Hz difference between Norm and Rev. I certainly cannot hear that! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 Noise Reduction
* On 2021 15 Dec 10:03 -0600, Ray wrote: > I am Not a big fan of the K3 Noise reduction ! > NB work OK, but NR is Poor! Sadly, I must agree and this is probably the most glaring deficiency in an otherwise stellar radio. Fortunately, where I live now I am able to control the noise for the most part unless the electric fence gets an arc and then that needs to be tracked down anyway. I had hopes that work on improving the NR would continue but it is apparent the K3 is now an abandoned radio in league with many others. :-( 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Parts Swappers
* On 2021 31 Oct 01:06 -0500, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > If this was a big problem that would be prudent, but it’s not. I’ve > never had a problem of this sort in years of online trading, selling > and buying ham gear. Others on here have said the same thing. This > is a solution in search of a problem, IMHO. — 73 de Carl Nice to know that this is not as wide spread as some ads I've seen would lead one to believe. > > On Oct 30, 2021, at 7:03 PM, eda...@aya.yale.edu wrote: > > > > From a seller's point of view, would it work to ship the gear with some > > unique sort of tape spanning the seams, and saying to the buyers that > > anything opened can't be returned? The tape idea has another side to it, as a buyer I have a right to inspect my purchase to assure that I received what I paid for. An unscrupulous seller could attempt to use this in various ways for their own gain as well. At some point there has to be a modicum of trust between the parties. I've inquired about equipment in the past and sometimes there is just a vibe that tells me to move on. I've gotten some grief for doing so. Oh well. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] A suggested VFO parking place
* On 2021 03 Sep 21:47 -0500, Dave wrote: > Any frequency like that for 40? I used to park somewhere between 7033 and 7035 overnight and would always hear something going on it seemed. Perhaps I need to revisit that practice. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Are there any "bad radios"?
Yes! Heathkit HW-5400--run away After that they're all fairly decent. New ops will benefit most from understanding and learning to use the attenuator, when to use the RF preamp (if controllable) or not, and understanding and learning to use the RF gain effectively. These are the basics of about any receiver on the market today and should be mastered. After that other aspects of the receiver can be mastered. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 is my K3 off frequency?
It's quite possible the NCS' radio is 12 Hz off frequency. That said, "Net Control is *always* on frequency." ;-) 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 grounding technique
Home runs from each piece to the bus bar. If mounting in a metal rack, bond each piece to the rack and then home runs from each rack to the bus bar. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] March/April NCJ
My assessment of eham reviews over the years is that there are some hams who can break an anvil with a rubber mallet! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Inverted L for 160 meters
* On 2020 26 Aug 13:52 -0500, David Gilbert wrote: > > Yes, I completely agree with that. I'm sure the folks with low EDZ's and > large horizontal loops and low dipoles make contacts on 160m, but almost any > half decent vertical will reach out further better. A low horizontal antenna has its place, for local work especially out to a few hundred miles reliably. Horses for courses and all that. Not everything in ham radio is about DX. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] contest ranking - is this a scam?
* On 2020 14 Aug 19:36 -0500, jack frake wrote: > From what I'm hearing from my contest buddies, it IS legit... Looking through the site I agree. It's quite a project and undertaking. I did not delve deeply into the details but if I understand their goal it is to separate the operator skill from geographic location and rank operators accordingly. They're also weighting various events based on certain criteria. I'm not in the list as I've not operated any of the qualifying events for the past several years, not that I'd be very far from the bottom anyway! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] contest ranking - is this a scam?
It seems to me to only be a scam if the email is trying to sell something beyond reason, probing for bank/credit card account numbers, or seeking personal information unrelated to amateur radio. Whether it is of interest to the recipient or not does not automatically make something a scam. I'd not heard of the group before. I think I'll check them out. Thanks! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] That's a whole lotta buttons and knobs!
* On 2020 31 Jul 15:54 -0500, Wes wrote: > Russian fake news. That's kind of my thought. "ST-9xxx"? Huh? All Kenwood HF transceivers sold in the US since the early '70s have had a "TS-" prefix. I don't see Kenwood changing that designation. Has there been a brushed aluminum front Kenwood radio offered since their first dual-bander in the mid-'80s? I don't even thing the home entertainment line is available in anything but black. I tend to agree that this is an "artists conception". 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Waterproof SO-239 covers
* On 2020 15 Jul 16:07 -0500, Doug Daniels wrote: > I just built a window antenna feedthrough panel, and want some waterproof > covers for the unused bulkhead connectors. Most of the online reviews say > that even the ones advertised to be waterproof are in fact not waterproof. > Anyone have a source for ones that are? Anything you can slip on or off easily will not be water proof. I have used 3M rubber splicing tape to good effect over the years as it is self vulcanizing. Stretch it as you wrap it and it will fill the gaps. Then wrap it with a couple of layers of 3M Super 88 or 33+ electrical tape to protect it from uV. I've not tried what you're doing as I've covered splices (UHF to barrel to UHF, etc) with this method and the connection at the feedpoint of antennas. I've opened them years later and everything is clean and dry. The nice thing is that rubber will cut and peel away easier than the butyl of Coax Seal and such. I do use the butyl on connections for repeaters, hard line ground kits, and such! Link to the 3M rubber tape: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/Scotch-Rubber-Splicing-Tape-23/?N=5002385+8709319+8710676+8730567+3294318588=8710748+8744072=rud 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 - was "On Second Thought, I'll Take The Stairs"
* On 2020 13 Jul 02:47 -0500, David Gilbert wrote: > > No, those other posts didn't say that. Perhaps not directly. Preferences can always be strongly implied. I think it is inarguable that years back ARRL publications had a bias toward antennas that favored DX. DX is fine and perhaps that did keep more Novices in the ranks than would have otherwise stayed due to poor antennas. However, a low dipole antenna for the low bands was often derided as a "cloud warmer" without mention of why such an antenna might be useful. Perhaps it was the steady diet of Kurt N. Sterba in the now discontinued World Radio magazine as a Novice and Tech in the mid-80s that taught me that a low antenna on the low HF bands had a valuable use. I proved this to myself right at 35 years ago when I became active on the Novice bands and wanted to work the Kansas Slow Speed CW Net (QKS-SS). The vertical I had due to previously being convinced that I needed a DX antenna worked miserably for such close-in work as checking into a section net. I strung up a dipole that was almost too low and I was rewarded with very strong signals from within a few hundred miles on 80m. Working the section net was easy with that antenna. It wasn't until the quasi-military term Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) entered the amateur radio vernacular in the early '90s that "cloud warmers" became acceptable in literature printed in Newington. Denizens of low band section nets knew the secret decades before. Why do I use a K3 when over 90% of my operating time is spent on 75m nets these days? The QRM fighting features such as high and low cut with appropriate filtering and something about its receiver where I don't experience the fading other operators using other radios mention frequently. Perhaps it is my low doublet antenna that is overall a 3/4 wave on 75/80m that helps. > I don't know why some hams insist on fabricating controversy where there is > none. It seems like the bulk of our American society is determined to be as > tribal as possible. Sorry times we live in. There is a reason for that which is not apropos for this list. Suffice it to say that this has been the case for nearly the entirety of the existence of amateur radio and likely in other endeavors for centuries. A look at QST from the earliest decades show a bias toward traffic handling and as the shortwave spectrum was discovered slowly turned toward DXing. In later decades Emmcomm has assumed a greater stature while paradoxically traffic handling has almost been forgotten. Fact is that people will always have a bias toward their own interests. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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: Astron RS-35M Transformer Hum
* On 2020 24 Apr 11:50 -0500, inventor61 . wrote: > If someone has a better idea than mine for making these, I am all ears. No better idea. I've read in times past of someone sandwiching some compressible material between the transformer and the supply top cover to quell or reduce the hum. I have an RM-50M that hums in this manner and fortunately it is not loud enough to keep me from listening to the K3 at about 8 o'clock with external speakers. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 SSB filters
I typically use Hi Cut the most, Lo Cut once in a while and almost never use Width in SSB mode. For me the 2.1 kHz filter works swell in this application. In the late '90s I bought a TS-850s which was fitted with a 1.8 kHz factory accessory filter. I couldn't get rid of it fast enough and outfitted the radio with Inrad 2.1 kHz filters. They were far more pleasing to me. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY
* On 2019 16 Dec 23:18 -0600, Buddy Brannan wrote: > An interesting little rig to follow is the UBitx at > http://www.hfsignals.com/ > > $199 gets you a 3-30 MHz SSB/cw rig. Sure, no cw filter, and I’m sure > the receiver ain’t no KX3 or even K2, but it’s hackable and pretty > darned interesting for $200, or even as little as $150. I suspect it's the hackability aspect that makes this a popular option among some operators. I think this is the "hook" a lot of techie oriented prospective hams are looking for. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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
* On 2019 14 Dec 11:02 -0600, l...@ka7ftp.com wrote: > And last... The real thing that drew me to ham radio was > another ham, Russ Michaelson N7SM (SK 2019). Russ and I meet at > the University of Utah's surplus store. Even though we had a 12 > year age difference, Russ and I connected almost immediately and > became lifelong friends. I was in Junior high school and Russ > was beginning a family when we meet. From Russ I learned about > more about radio and electronics, and we had many adventures in > the process. I never remember Russ complaining about the > ionosphere. He built a magnificent basement "shack". When he > built his own 100 foot tower from scratch I climbed to the top > to help set up and adjust antennas. (By then I was in my 20's, > no child labor involved. :) If we expect this hobby to > continue into the future, we need to be the "Russ" in someone > else's life. We need to pass our love of radio to the next > generation. Just expecting someone to "be" interested and on > their way after the exam will never happen. Propagation will > always change, we need to be the constant. I went to work for Union Pacific Railroad in 1991 as a telecom tech and there was a very distinctive voice on many voice response systems on the UPRR telephone network. I learned that was "Russ" and later got to talk with him on the phone and then a few years later he came to Wichita, KS and did a presentation for several of us techs on something (I don't recall what, now!). It was quite nice meeting him in person. I did not know he had become SK earlier this year. Thanks for sharing your experiences with Russ, Len. Rest assured, Russ' voice was heard by likely all UPRR employees at some point through the '90s and early '00s as well as customers and others calling UPRR in Omaha. For those looking for more simple kits to introduce basic radio concepts to newcomers, various QRP groups offer such kits. I know the Four State QRP Group has done so in the past. One shorthand phrase I like to use is. "Radio for radio's sake." I translate it as no matter what end goal we're trying to achieve, we're using some part of the radio spectrum to accomplish the goal. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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: Yahoo Groups is going Offline
* On 2019 16 Oct 18:20 -0500, Andy Durbin wrote: > I'm surprised Elecraft does not revert this list to a dial-up bulletin > board. That should satisfy those who are convinced the old way is the > only way. This list is not hosted via Yahoo! This block that is appended to every message clearly shows it is hosted by QTH.net/QSL.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 n...@n0nb.us No need to panic here. Nothing going on with Yahoo! will affect this list as near as I can tell. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] K2USA
As I recall dad took training at Camp Gordon (during Korea hot conflict), then to Fort Benning, and finally at Fort Monmouth. He was in repair not operating, so I doubt he paid much attention to the stuff he worked on. I'll show him pictures and he just says he doesn't remember. He remembers a lot of other things from his two year stint. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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--Too much ALC creates energy on opposite sideband?
I think I better take a mea culpa on this one. One reply in a private email asked if I was using and amp and whether I was driving it too hard. Well, some mornings this week I have depending on static levels and I operated the KS QSO Party this past weekend and ran 100W. I normally run the amp (ALS-600) with the power setting at 70W. This is probably just a, "D'oh!" moment. Yes, the K3 was still set for 100W. Incidentally, My COMP runs about 2-3 bars on voice peaks and the ALC meter is in the 5-7 bars range on peaks as well. It's a PEBCAK3 issue. ;-) -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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--Too much ALC creates energy on opposite sideband?
I received a note this morning advising that I should check my ALC as he is seeing some energy on USB when I check into a 75m voice net on LSB. I am using an MC-50 microphone and am running the mic gain at 35 and the compression at 11. My thinking was that generating opposite sideband energy would be quite difficult with the K3's DSP. Am I wrong? I'll try working with him some morning and back down the mic gain a bit and see what that does for him. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] L inux – K3 Applications
* On 2019 02 Aug 08:05 -0500, Bill Frantz wrote: > I am also interested in the answers to this question. Also, has anyone > gotten N1MM to run under Wine? Yes. I've documented that here: https://www.n0nb.us/blog/2018/12/running-n1mm-logger-with-wine-on-debian-buster/ As for things like running another program with it like Fldigi or WSJT-X, I've not tried that. Ideally, it would be nice if the communication between N1MM+ in Wine and any of the other programs running as native Linux apps would work, but I've not tried this as of yet. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Has anyone tried UBUNTU (Linux
* On 2019 01 Aug 16:17 -0500, Steve Boles wrote: > Thanks so much for the numerous responses. A month ago a bought a 13" Dell > with "factory loaded" UBUNTU and have been very pleased with its > performance. I'm very new to UBUNTU but have run Puppy in the past and > have been very pleased with it. That is good to hear. > Two more questions if I may... Is UBUNTU compatible with the Elecraft > maintenance software? Yes, with a caveat. If your Ubuntu installation is 64 bit, a.k.a. amd64, then some additional legwork is required to get the 32 bit utilities running. I have documented that process here: https://www.n0nb.us/blog/2016/07/running-electraft-utilities-on-linux-amd64-and-multiarch/ Some of the particulars may be outdated, but as I recall the packages were still current for Debian 10, a.k.a. Buster. > And, any thoughts about CQRLOG logging program? I have been using it for years. It integrates well with Fldigi, WSJT-X, eQSL, and Trusted QSL. However, the current released version does have a problem with wsjtx. I have documented that in this Debian bug report: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=932776 which references this thread in the CQRlog forum: https://www.cqrlog.com/node/2061 HTH, 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Has anyone tried UBUNTU (Linux
Not Ubuntu, but its parent Debian. Right now Debian 10 (Buster) is quite stable and nearly boring to a fault! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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: Open Source Code
* On 2019 01 Jul 16:37 -0500, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Bill, > > That is quite generous of you, and all those who provide public domain code. Don, just a point of clarification. The titles that Bill mentioned are not public domain but are released under copyleft licenses. An explanation is too lengthy for this list. Suffice it to say, public domain is not used by the Open Source community. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Terminal resistance
* On 2019 16 Jun 22:04 -0500, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > Yes, lugs can not be soldered alone. They must be crimped first and THEN > soldered. At the same time, some installations of aeronautical equipment, > along with NASA procedure, I do understand does indicate sweating solder > into the lug and it thereby wicking up into the stranded wires makes for a > "stiff" connection. This connection is reported to break under vibration > conditions. I've personally never experienced such with ham equipment, > although I've never carried any into space. I suppose there is merit to > this directive. Perhaps you FAA and NASA types can expand this thought. I've noted this before. Before our shop started using crimp UHF connectors--RF Industries brand of connectors and crimper--we had a high failure rate of the kludge that is the PL-259 with the UG-174 adapter and blobs of solder (some installed by us, most from elsewhere). In various track machines, trucks, and other railroad equipment I never replaced a properly installed crimp connector. I did replace a number that came from the truck outfitters but those would arrive with a short or without the center pin making contact with the coax center conductor, but that is another story. Yes, annealing of the wire when using solder is a no-go where flexing may occur. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Terminal resistance
* On 2019 16 Jun 18:50 -0500, Kidder, George wrote: > Interesting data, Don. I wonder if there is any information about > resistance variations between soldered and crimped terminals. One might > think that, with stranded wire, even a good crimp connection might not > solidly involve all of the strands, and might additionally deteriorate > with time since oxygen could get between the strands. A good solder job > should wet the wire through and (additionally) exclude oxygen. This > wouldn't be easy to measure, for sure, but these engineers are cleaver > people! For what it is worth, the company I worked for prohibited the use of soldered connectors for terminating bonding or power wiring. Especially with regard to bonding, dissipating any lightning strike energy through a soldered connector could cause it to enough to melt the solder. In doing some microwave site upgrades I did pull out a previous generation of bonding wiring that was soldered and some connectors had signs of being heated since installation. In my shack I use crimp connectors and a quality crimping tool with no problems. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Silent power supply for a K3s
This is has been an instructive thread as it gives some ideas for quieting the top cover of the RM-50M under my desk. I'm also curious that not much has been written about the Power Werx SS-30DV resold by Elecraft: https://elecraft.com/collections/power-supplies/products/ss30dv-25a-30a-surge-power-supply I presume the engineers at Elecraft have examined this model for noise on the DC output and generated RF noise and found it quiet/acceptable, though a technical report would be nice to see. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Silent power supply for a K3s
I have an RM-50M at present. To cut a lot of the audible hum I have it setting on some plastic rings that fell out of a light fixture (d'oh!) and it is thus supported on the bottom plate the transformer mounts to rather than the feet of the supply. As I have the supply under the desk, I just reached over with my foot and by pressing on the top cover I can cut the audible level considerably more. I may have to investigate a fix for this. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Silent power supply for a K3s
Whatever you do, don't take the path I did: https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/megawatt-vs-chinese-imitation-30-amp-switching-power-supply-comparison.182976/page-7#post-578238 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Press Release
* On 2019 16 May 19:18 -0500, h...@optilink.us wrote: > I wonder when the K3S and P3 will be discontinued? Well, the K2 is still available. I think it will be quite beneficial to Elecraft to offer the classic K3 architecture and now the K4 architecture. Until sales drop to zero or some critical component becomes no longer available, I expect the K3S to remain in the line up. Also, my K3 isn't going anywhere. :-) 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4?
Looks pretty sweet! Wayne dropped enough hints the other day that I wished I could make Dayton (Xenia). Oh, well! 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K4
Now onto the K5 speculation! 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] P3TXMON Advice
I have the 2000 Watt version and it is entirely satisfactory for me even when operating at 100 Watts or slightly less. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Main/Sub LIN OUT audio levels unbalanced
* On 2019 22 Feb 22:55 -0600, Scott wrote: > Nate, > Check the NR and ATT are set the same for both the Main and Sub receivers. > Sounds like you have NR or ATT set ON for the Main and NOT the sub receiver. > If these settings are not the same the audio will be noticeably different on > the main and sub receivers. BSET is your friend. Not sure if NR and ATT > settings translate to Line Out audio levels... but maybe. Good catch, Scott. Indeed, I did not have the ATT engaged on the Sub receiver! However, even though it makes less noisy on the low bands, the audio levels still vary by about 6 dB when both are switched into a dummy load. It seems as though when playing with AGC THR that the lowest value of 002 results in the levels being closer with live signals off the air. As that value is raised the Sub receiver (right channel in Audacity) raises level considerably faster. 73, Nate N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Main/Sub LIN OUT audio levels unbalanced
No ideas at all regarding this or did I fail to explain the issue I am seeing well enough? 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] [K3] Main/Sub LIN OUT audio levels unbalanced
I am working with my K3 to record audio from the Line Out jack into the soundcard. I am finding that the Sub receiver audio is about 8 dB greater than the Main receiver audio per the input meter in Audacity (this is with the antenna connected to a 50 ohm load). My CONFIG:LIN OUT is set to NOR 007. My transmit audio is of equal levels on both left and right channels per Audacity, which I think exonerates the audio chain into the PC. I have option 3 of CONFiG:LIN OUT set to T= 020 (nice addition which allowed me to lower the TX audio presented to the soundcard). I have noticed that since installing the Sub receiver last August that through the speakers (two Realistic Minimus 3.5 models) that the Sub audio is always louder than the Main audio. Of course, I adjust the volume controls to even it out as needed, however, I want to keep the recording level constant, so I'd like to avoid setting CONFIG:LIN OUT to =PHONES. A few weeks ago I borrowed an XG3 from a local and did the receive calibration on all bands but that made no difference. Is there a method available to balance the audio levels between the receivers so the recordings I make with Audacity will be balanced? Thanks! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] RPi logging software?
* On 2019 02 Jan 19:53 -0600, Terry wrote: > I have been trying to get CQRlog to run on RPi, no-joy. Using Raspbian > Stretch OS and would like to keep it. CQRlog does not seem to like Debian > OS. This is my first venture into Linux OS so it may well be the Operator. > Hope to get other Ham programs to run as well. If you have CQRlog running > on Raspbian, please share the process. I see from its download page, that CQRlog is only for the RPi3. As far as I know, it is not in the Debian/Raspbian repositories. If your Pi is older, you may want to ask on the CQRlog forum: https://cqrlog.com/forum/4 and see if someone has built a version for the Pi 1 and 2 versions. > Is there another logging Linux program that does work well under > Stretch? There is the classic xlog which is in the repositories and klog which requires the Qt libraries. HTH, 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...
The autonotch is one feature that I have not found to be all that useful with my K3. After this message from Wayne I decided to try it again and find it is better than I last remembered. However, on 75/160m where signals are usually quite strong there is a considerable amount of distortion on the received SSB audio when using the autonotch. On these bands I always have the preamp off and attenuator on plus the RF Gain is dialed back to about the two o'clock position on these two bands. If I must get rid of a carrier such as from a group of AM ops 2 kHz away, I'll mostly simply adjust the Hi-cut down to 2.05 kHz which usually cuts off enough of the carrier to where it is not objectionable. Otherwise I must use the manual notch and possibly chase carriers from the round table of boat anchors that don't land on exactly 1945 kHz when I am on 1947 kHz. The distortion effect is along the lines of the autonotch aggressively searching for carriers to notch and it trying to suppress voice peaks. Perhaps the algorithm could be tweaked to lengthen the time the autonotch uses to determine a sine wave carrier as opposed to a voice peak. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Two KFL3A-1=.K filters for sale or trade
Some years ago I bought a pair of KFL3A-1.0K filters. As I've decided to reconfigure my K3 a bit in the future, I will list them for sale. Given that these are 8 pole filters, I'll accept $105 each or $200 for the pair shipped via USPS to the USA. I'd also consider trading one for a single KFL3A-6K or a single KFL3B-FM or the pair for one each of the 6k and 13k 8 pole filters. Please contact me off-list. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 settings for Yamaha headset
I've gotten good reports with the following: Mic Gain 25 compression 10 I set rear panel bias on for the electret element. My TX EQ is 0.05 -9 0.10 -6 0.20 0 0.40 +2 0.80 +4 1.60 +5 2.40 +2 3.20 -3 I use the same EQ settings for both the CM500 and for the MC-60 connected to the front panel connector. As I occasionally get good audio reports, these settings must be really doing something as I not only have a face for radio but a voice for CW and a fist for FT-8. ;-) 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs
Mine was rather recent, early 2014 to be exact and with the Amsterdam Island expedition that year. I had worked them on some other bands and then on Saturday morning, 08 Feb, I saw they were spotted on 80m. 80m? That's half a world away and all I had was a doublet up about 20 feet that measured barely 200 feet overall and fed with 450 ohm window lead. Well, I heard him (CW was the mode) and I called and he came back! I about fell over but completed the exchange. >From Amsterdam Is. is probably the closest entity to the antipode. According to all of the antenna books and experts over the years, this was not supposed to happen, but there it was. When people ask me how I can talk, I can honestly answer, "Halfway around the world." 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Filter Recommendations
* On 2018 26 Aug 07:46 -0500, Lee Murrah via Elecraft wrote: > I am looking to upgrade my K3S with filters and am using the DX > version of the radio as a guide. What is the advantage of the 2.8 KHz > filter over the stock 2.7? What does the 2.1 KHz filter do for you? I have the 2.7 and 2.1 filters for SSB work. I'm often on a 75m net with a group that is 2 kHz below the net frequency. With the 2.1 kHz filter I can dial the Hi Cut down to 2.05 kHz and I don't hear them at all while still having excellent intelligibility of the net. For the QSO Party this weekend, I can dial the width down to just where the 2.1 kHz is switched in and operate without a lot of squeaks and squawks. In years past I bought a TS-850S fitted with a 1.8 kHz Kenwood filter which was next to useless as the speech was not intelligible. I sold it and bought a pair of INRAD 2.1 kHz filters (one for each IF) which really made that radio work very well until it had other issues. I've been a fan of the INRAD 2.1 kHz filter for narrow SSB work ever since. The K3[S] with the choice of Hi/Lo Cut or Width and shift, allows one to make maximum use of the filtering depending on the need. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Utilities on Linux
* On 2018 22 Aug 00:50 -0500, TL_Netvision wrote: > Yes I do the same + I try a "save config." B4 I upgrade anything. I have quite a few configurations saved, but I don't recall ever having to use any of them for restoration. Trouble is that looking at the file doesn't give a clue as to what is different. Too bad there isn't a utility to parse the file and display the parameters. But developer time is always in short supply... > Unfortunately my P3 probably needs a trip to California before any firmware > from any version of the utility on any architecture can be uploaded to it. > As usual Tech support has been fantastic - it's the findings I don't > like...hihi That's too bad. Is it serial port related or something deeper? 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Utilities on Linux
* On 2018 20 Aug 13:30 -0500, TL_Netvision wrote: > Hi Nate, > > Thanks much for all the info. A great resource indeed. > > I needed to test the P3 utility 1st, and that turned out very simple in my > case (Mint 18.3). I just downloaded the tar.gz file, unpacked it to a > dedicated library under home, made the executable "execute" & voila it > worked. The only disappointment was that again the P3 utility couldn't > update my P3's firmware. (that's my original W10 problem, which I wanted to > confirm also on Linux.) When I download new firmware for either the K3 or P3, I place it its own directory which I create through the Browse button in the top part of the Firmware tab. Then work through the utility starting with the Port tab and the Test Communications button to ensure you have communication to the P3. The latest stable P3 firmware appears to be 1.60. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] WWV PETITION — send to ARRL
* On 2018 20 Aug 08:59 -0500, John Altman wrote: > The ARRL has MORE than a 100,000 members! > > I have forwarded the petition to the ARRL for membership action. The League is already well aware of this per Midwest Division Director Rod, K0DAS, who spoke at the Kansas Convention yesterday. He said that right now the understanding is that the House and the Senate have both passed budget bills and that the bill is in the budget reconciliation committee. They [HQ] are looking at which of those committee members they can work with on this. My humble suggestion is that anyone whose senators or representatives are on the budget reconciliation committee to contact them. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Utilities on Linux
* On 2018 19 Aug 23:40 -0500, TL_Netvision wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I want to install the K3, KPA500, KAT500 & P3 utilities on a Linux > mint-18.4 computer. > > Any detailed guidelines will be much appreciated. Is your installation of the amd64 architecture? On Mint the following should work: $ dpkg --print-architecture amd64 Also, there is the 'arch' command. If either command returns 'amd64', you may follow the steps I noted on my blog: https://www.n0nb.us/blog/2016/07/running-electraft-utilities-on-linux-amd64-and-multiarch/ If either command returns 'i386' or 'i686', thne your system is 32 bit and the utilities will run directly. A couple of additional packages will be required for complete functionality. As I recently enabled multilib on Slackware, I should document that as well. HTH, 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Elecraft's attention to detail
I've owned my K3 for going on 8 years. Over that time I have added various modules, KAT3, module for P3 support, KSYN3A, and now the most ambitious project of them all, last night I added the KRX3 and KBPF3. I had ordered this last upgrade back in November and it sat in the box until a week ago thispast Thursday afternoon. Not only was the fitment of the new parts with each other as near perfection as it gets, so was the fitment of the parts ordered last year with a radio ordered over seven years before. Each upgrade has fit perfectly and worked without issue out of the box. My hat's off to the fine folks at Elecraft who not only designed such a high performing radio but also for being able to achieve the second goal of a kit that can be upgraded at will. Even the dreaded removal and reinstallation of the front panel went without a hitch! Other than operator error when configuring the KBPF3 as installed on the main board rather than the sub receiver, everything came up without issue. Now being able to monitor overlapping nets this morning is something I've wanted for a long time. Very nice. What really drove home Elecraft's attention to detail was when I was installing the filters into the KRX3. Comparing the five pole filters I ordered last year to the I ordered with the K3 in 2010, I found that their offsets are only 10 Hz apart. I do not recall asking for matched filters and seeing that the order processing and fulfillment departments not only had the filter information from 2010 but they also took the time and care to match filters as closely as possible impressed me enough that I just had to type this missive. I do plan on experimenting with diversity receive and Elecraft has made it possible that I can do so without having to buy matched filter sets. Job well done! 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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] Two KFL3A-1=.K filters for sale or trade
Some years ago I bought a pair of KFL3A-1.0K filters. As I've decided to reconfigure my K3 a bit in the future, I will list them for sale. Given that these are 8 pole filters, I'll accept $105 each or $200 for the pair shipped via USPS to the USA. I'd also consider trading one for a single KFL3A-6K or a single KFL3B-FM or the pair for one each of the 6k and 13k 8 pole filters. Please contact me off-list. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: http://www.n0nb.us GPG key: D55A8819 GitHub: N0NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.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 Shift Setting for WSJTX
* On 2017 04 Jul 19:03 -0500, Christopher Hoover wrote: > I use fake it mode for split on my K3S, data mode, 4.00 on bandwidth, 1.5 > for shift.Works great. > > The rig control for WSJT-X split is not reliable for me.I build from > tip of tree from the repo with either hamlib-3.1 or hamlib git, so it is > certainly possible I am seeing a regression that is not in older, stable > releases. (I looked at the code that handles split mode to try to fix it > ... shivers.) I built WSJT-X 1.7 six months ago from the distribution tarball on this Devuan Jessie box and WSJT-X has been rock solid reliable in split mode and my K3 with DATA A mode. Just worked a few more stations this evening on 15 and 17m. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2
WSJT is still running strong on 40m here in northeast Kansas. The storm line east of here has clobbered 80 and 160m tonight. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Is it just me?
I thought of something later. When you reply to the list does your email client also send a private message to the person you're replying to? If so, that would explain why you're getting the message as your client is sending two messages. I presume the response message is to enable a white list from real people to the recipient. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Is it just me?
Looks like something that can be safely ignored since you're posting to the mailing list. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] (no subject)
Hi Ed, and all. I'm not sure where the confusion lies, perhaps I did not communicate well. I'm not seeing any problem. I have my rig control settings exactly as recommended in the WSJT-X user guide. All I wanted to point out is whether the use of VOX as reported was the cause for the loss of TX audio. I have WSJT-X set to use CAT for PTT. As presumably the OP is already using radio control, it makes little sense to me to use VOX. By setting PTT via CAT, spurious sounds from the computer will not cause the radio to transmit. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3 and WSJT-X 1.7
* On 2016 26 Dec 16:36 -0600, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote: > Very interesting that you got "Split: Rig" to work. That setting never worked > reliably for me in the past with WSJT-X 1.6, but a very brief test here also > seems to indicate that it now works with version 1.7. I had tried 1.6 earlier this year, but for some reason did not stick with it. I was determined to check out 1.7 more closely as I have applied many patches to Hamlib I received from Bill, G4WJS, and Mike, W9MDB, who are working with the development of WJST-X. I simply followed the user guide's setup and it all works for me. > And BTW congratulations with your JT65 QSO. I hope you found it worthwhile > and will continue using that mode! So far I noticed that it's given life to what otherwise seemed like a "dead" 15m. Best DX was FK8HN in New Caledonia about an hour ago. That would be a new one if he uploads to LoTW as we're already confirmed on eQSL. So far, I have found that it's not quite like shooting fish in a barrel. A lot of my calls went unanswered as I could see some other station being worked by the station I had called. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3 and WSJT-X 1.7
My K3 has FW 5.50 and I made my first JT65 QSO with WSJT-X 1.7 today. I have the configuration as recommended--Mode :Data/Pkt, Split Operation: Rig. I am also using CAT for the PTT Method. I've made a couple of calls with the radio in Split mode and VFO B is 1 kHz lower than VFO A. I am definitely seeing power out. As I'm not using VOX, could that be related? 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Appropriate Mic for K3 (new)
For a desk mic I use a Kenwood MC-60A. It has some known issues and I did some work on it to quell some RFI though the best improvement was getting a good ground into the shack. It seems to work well. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3 audio quality
* On 2016 16 Sep 09:17 -0500, Vic Rosenthal wrote: > High frequencies propagate in a straight line from a speaker, so a > speaker facing upward loses 'presence'. Also the K3 speaker is a small > speaker in a small box. An external speaker, facing the operator, will > help a great deal. I don't use the internal speaker on the K3 as it sits under a shelf and with the radio sloping rearward, that is probably a recipe in frustration. I have a pair of Radio Shack Minimus 3.5 speakers (now probably getting close to 25 years old and not amplified) connected to the K3 and facing me positioned on either side and to the rear of the computer monitor that sits on the shelf directly above the K3. The audio is pleasant to me with the K3's volume control rarely advanced above the 9:30 or so position. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3 audio quality
* On 2016 16 Sep 07:33 -0500, Johnny Siu via Elecraft wrote: > My comments are restricted to voice mode. Alan's comments are related > to comparison with Icom DSP radios. K3's audio in voice mode (no > matter how you set / adjust the RX EQ) is far inferior than Icom. I don't own an Icom and likely never will so I can't compare. I do have some Yaesu radios and a Kenwood TS-520 to compare and coming back to the K3 is relaxing to me. > The reason behind is the artifacts from K3 DSP. I am of the opinion > that the audio (not internal speaker) from KX3 is more comparable to > Icom. Is this with the later DSP board or the original? My K3 came with the later version DSP and I don't notice artifacts nor is the K3 audio "tiring". > While I am not young and over 50, I can still hear up to > 12KHz. Perhaps, this is the reason why I am very sensitive to DSP > artifacts. I'm very similar but one thing I did right away is to set the RX EQ to roll off all frequencies above 4 kHz or so as much as possible for SSB (for CW my settings are even more aggressive). I don't use the K3 for AM broadcast listening so anything above those frequencies is useless for SSB audio and attenuated to the greatest extent possible. It's also likely that I would have no idea of what artifacts would sound like either. ;-) 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] SSB Contesting filtering out contesters
It is a way of life. That said, I have found that for stations below my frequency on LSB or above it on USB that I can advanced the Hi Cut control quite a ways while maintaining intelligibility of the received signal. The converse, stations above on LSB or below on USB cause me more problems as intelligibility deteriorates rapidly as the Lo Cut control is advanced. This is with a K3 with a 2.1 kHz filter installed. Still, the K3 is the absolute best in this regard of a number of radios I've used over the years. This is just due to the characteristics of SSB and the way we use it in amateur radio. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3: Using Linux
* On 2016 31 Jul 06:03 -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > Be aware that the Elecraft utilities are only available in 32 bit > versions at this time. If you use a distribution that allows > 'multiarch', and Mint should being a Debian derivative, you will need > i386 architecture enabled if your base architecture is amd64. Ubuntu, > and probably Mint, have this enabled on amd64 installations. You will > probably have to manually install the i386 versions of some libraries. To help, I've posted a short note on my blog about enabling multiarch and which i386 packages need to be installed. So far I have tested the K3 and P3 utilities: http://www.n0nb.us/blog/2016/07/running-electraft-utilities-on-linux-amd64-and-multiarch/ 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3: Using Linux - OT
* On 2016 31 Jul 10:35 -0500, Anthony Scandurra wrote: > I prefer to run apps in their native environment. Once my favorite > programs DXLab and N1MM+ are able to run in Linux natively, I will switch > to Linux in a heartbeat! I suspect the sun will go dark first... ;-) 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3: Using Linux
* On 2016 30 Jul 20:39 -0500, Bill wrote: > I am only interested in how well the Elecraft provided software under Linux > works? I do not use any third party stuff at all. Is it as easy and straight > forward as their Windows software? > > K3 Utility, KPA Utility, etc. Be aware that the Elecraft utilities are only available in 32 bit versions at this time. If you use a distribution that allows 'multiarch', and Mint should being a Debian derivative, you will need i386 architecture enabled if your base architecture is amd64. Ubuntu, and probably Mint, have this enabled on amd64 installations. You will probably have to manually install the i386 versions of some libraries. It sounds like more of a hassle than it really is. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] SSB Net Sunday July 10th
Interesting list that the represented models are shown as K3, K3S, or KX3 today. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s
* On 2016 02 Jul 21:34 -0500, Ken Arck wrote: > Oh yes...holding POWER for more than 10 seconds does nothing either. > > I have a feeling it's going back to Elecraft next week... How about pulling the PA out and setting the radio back to the way it was prior to installation (it's been nearly six years since building my K3 and I forgot the strapping, if any). 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] FLDIGI and K3
* On 2016 23 May 17:05 -0500, Bob Darlington wrote: > Hey, a little OT, but I discovered today that my raspberry pi took my noise > floor from S9 constant (with some peaks higher) down to an S4 with peaks > around S5 once I unplugged it. These things are BAD. I can't vouch for > the r-pi 2 or 3 but I can say that my APRS digipeater is now off the air > because of it till I get everything into a shielded metal enclosure. Actually, I found the wall wart one uses makes a lot of difference. I had a couple to choose from and chose the one that was least noisy. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] RFI and Direct tv or Dish network
I've had DirecTV in four different homes with two different receivers for almost 20 years and never a bit of RFI has affected the receivers. I have gotten into the stereo amplifier on occasion but that is another matter entirely. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] New shack PC...
* On 2016 18 Apr 14:24 -0500, David Davis wrote: > I am curious what flavor of Linux everyone prefers with respect to being > able to run the Elecraft utilities for the KX3 and other software related to > amateur radio. No problem with Debian 32 bit, a.k.a. i386 architecture. They can be run on 64 bit, a.k.a. amd64 provided multiarch is enabled for i386. See: https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch/HOWTO 73, Nate N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] S: Re: KX3/PX3 Linux Utilities for Raspberry Pi?
* On 2016 07 Apr 16:22 -0500, lstavenhagen wrote: > Hi Nate, > I wasn't aware the Windows version was still on x86, but I'm not terribly > surprised. It might look trivial from the outside looking in, but MS charges > a fortune for their dev tools. So maybe Elecraft isn't going to spring for > the X64/amd64 cross-compilers and libs until x86 emulation finally drops off > all the old Windows variants. And there may be portability issues that would > require extra work that we don't know about too. Windows? I thought we were talking about Linux! At least that is what I inferred from the thread. I was specifically referring to the present Linux utility tarball on the Elecraft download page. It is for the i386 architecture only. > Not quite like gcc-based toolchains where you can find a backend for almost > any processor out there and it's free too That's what I was referring to. > Still looks like the Rasperry Pi is an interesting device... Yes, it does have limitations that are discussed elsewhere. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] S: Re: KX3/PX3 Linux Utilities for Raspberry Pi?
* On 2016 07 Apr 11:19 -0500, lstavenhagen wrote: > Maybe after it settles down a bit more Elecraft might look at supporting it? > I wish I had the spare brain cycles to play with one of these, looks like a > lot of bang/buck At this time not even amd64 builds of the Elecraft tools have been made available so I run them in a i386 VirtualBox instance of Debian Jessie on the odd occasion I need to use them. > Do the linux distros for it come with the dev. toolchains like GCC in them > (I would imagine it's now matured past having to cross-compile binaries for > it on PCs) ? They're not usually installed by default but are available via the package manager of choice (in my case that is Aptitude). As I recall the build-essentials package is a meta package that includes most common build tools as dependencies. > How's the Python support? The Pi Foundation has made sure that the Python support is very good. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3 & Txmon Connection
* On 2016 21 Feb 18:32 -0600, Joel Black wrote: > Deane, > > I have discovered the same. It kind of acts like an SWR meter put > *after* a tuner. > > If I use a resonant antenna or transmit into my dummy load, I don’t > get these squirrelly readings. Presuming that both of you have the internal tuner in your K3s and no external tuner, then, yes, what you're seeing is expected and normal. Remember that the internal tuner provides a match to the receiver and transmitter but cannot change the complex impedance that is present on the feed line. I do have an external tuner and the TXMON sampling unit is connected between it and the amplifier. I also have an internal tuner on the K3 and sometimes use it instead of the external tuner. When I do, the P3 SWR meter is predictably reading much higher than the radio's SWR meter. 73, Nate N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Love me K3 line
* On 2016 31 Jan 21:00 -0600, Cliff Frescura wrote: > Antennas? That, and I think that a new radio and a reborn interest in operating likely had a lot to do with it for him. At least that is the way it worked for me. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Switching to Linux
* On 2016 22 Jan 17:39 -0600, Mike Markowski wrote: > I think someone else got further on such a project but can't recall the > program name. Maybe someone else can. There is the CHiRP project: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home I don't see the K3 listed, although there is an open issue for it: http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/248 I'm not involved in that project, but am aware of its existence. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Switching to Linux
* On 2016 22 Jan 15:36 -0600, Mike Markowski wrote: > I don't know of any linux K3 memory editors. My understanding is that the memory protocol has to be reverse engineered. Such a project was started: https://github.com/ik5pvx/k3mem It has a rather hefty disclaimer, etc. The last commit to the repository was in Sept 2011. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] P3 transmit monitor
* On 2015 11 Dec 04:26 -0600, Barry N1EU wrote: > Can you get a relative assessment of the degree of compression (speech > processing) by viewing the ssb waveform in the P3 TX monitor? The Christmas tree definitely gets more distorted on the display as the compression is increased. Just now as I adjust it up and down while speaking into a dummy load the compression is quite apparent as the control hits 13 and above with the MC-60 mic. I typically leave COMP at 10 so it's not quite as noticeable on the display. Sometimes on 75m I have RFI get into the MC-60 (I've done the mods which helped but not totally eliminated it). With the TX mon I see it right away if I have the audio monitor turned down too low as I can hear a motorboating sound when it happens. It's quite apparent on the display. Could I live without the TX monitor? Yes. Is it a nice station accessory? Yes. Is it on a par with having a quality scope or spectrum analyzer? No. Does a scope give continuous feedback on PEP forward power and SWR? No. Do I plan to sell it? No. 73, Nate N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] P3 transmit monitor
* On 2015 09 Dec 08:13 -0600, Barry N1EU wrote: > I'd like to hear from folks who've owned the P3 transmit monitor for a > while. Can you please comment on why you do (or don't) find it useful > in day-to-day operating? Is it a tool you use often, just a cool toy, > etc ??? I have noticed that I am flat topping on voice peaks which is a reminder that I need to turn the power down on the K3 to the ALS-600. I find the PEP wattmeter and SWR display useful. Yes, it compressed the FFT and waterfall some, but it was a trade-off that is now "normal". I am satisfied with it and have it enabled at all times. While I wish the TX monitor could also show an FFT of the transmission, I understand this is not possible. At least this way I am able to monitor my TX signal at the output of the amplifier. 73, Nate N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] [OT] increasing CW copy speed: practice slow -v- practice fast
A similar program called qrq is available in the repositories of various Linux distributions: http://fkurz.net/ham/qrq.html It is written by Fabian Kurz, DJ1YFK, a High Speed Telegraphy champ. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] Auto notch K3
Unfortunately, I have the same experience with AN on my K3 on SSB. For the most part, I hold to engage the manual notch and chase the carriers manually. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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] K3S In-Depth Review Coming Soon?
* On 2015 27 Oct 13:59 -0500, Mike K2MK wrote: > Hi Paul, > > I'm pretty sure that the "tiring" issue with the K3 was put to bed with the > DSP upgrade with low pass filtering (K3DSPUPGD) in 2010. I've had my K3 just over 5 years--received in October 2010--and I've never experienced the "tiring audio". Still, this gets trotted out on various forums from time to time as an ongoing issue that has apparently never been resolved, at least to those who complain about it. Expressions to the contrary fall on seemingly deaf ears. Sigh. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.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
