Re: [Elecraft] K-line carrying cases
I called Rose about a month back. Was wondering the same thing. She was in the middle of treatment. She did tell me that she was about to send me pictures of my K-Line covers, for my approval. But i never got them. I'm guessing she's dealing with some serious health issues right now. G*d, i hope she is ok and going to recover. Case can wait... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:18 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote: Speaking of cases, has anyone heard from Rose? I left a request for a cover with her at Sea-Pac, and have called three times since, nothing at all head back from her. Is she OK? -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2014-08-25 at 09:52 -0400, George via Elecraft wrote: I am interested in purchasing a packing case for my K-Line, or at least the KPA500+KAT500 that can be checked in as airline baggage. I prefer a Pelican or GemStar case. If you have any suggestions, please let me know off net. 73, George, K5KG George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K-line carrying cases
How about these cases: http://radiodustcovers.com/Elite.html ? Anyone ever used/seen these? Looks legit... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: I called Rose about a month back. Was wondering the same thing. She was in the middle of treatment. She did tell me that she was about to send me pictures of my K-Line covers, for my approval. But i never got them. I'm guessing she's dealing with some serious health issues right now. G*d, i hope she is ok and going to recover. Case can wait... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:18 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote: Speaking of cases, has anyone heard from Rose? I left a request for a cover with her at Sea-Pac, and have called three times since, nothing at all head back from her. Is she OK? -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2014-08-25 at 09:52 -0400, George via Elecraft wrote: I am interested in purchasing a packing case for my K-Line, or at least the KPA500+KAT500 that can be checked in as airline baggage. I prefer a Pelican or GemStar case. If you have any suggestions, please let me know off net. 73, George, K5KG George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Synchronized and stable GPS phase lock for KX3, K3 and XV transverters
Count me in! Ever since i got that REF board - i've been looking for that elusive Trimble unit. People had told me that eBay is full of them for like $70. Yeah, right! Maybe 10 years ago... Now, they're about $200-300 depending on power supply availability, and you can't even find them... So, yeah, i want this board to work! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 20, 2014, at 8:48 AM, John Lawrence via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: Bob The Trimble Thunderbolt is scarce on the used market and when they appear the price is painful. They were designed and manufactured for the BB wireless and cellular market when the industry switched from analog to digital synchronized cell sites. I was part of that out business. We need a compatible module that will work with the Elecraft products. Today there are chips that reduce to complexity and price that would make it possible to have a product that will reach the Elecraft user base of customers. John, W1QS Not that I had a need but I did instal the K3EXREF with a Trimble Thunderbolt GPSDO. So I have the 10MHZ reference available. I also have no present need for the XV144 XV432 to be locked to that external reference. However were a kit available to do it I would purchase the kit/accessory to do so. i would like to see it as a product. 73, Bob K2TK ex KN2TKR (1956) K2TKR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] CNC Knobs
Wow! Seriously? A glow-in-the-dark trim ring for $12? Awesome! So it will fit the K3 knob from 73cnc folks? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 16, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Mike Greenway k...@bellsouth.net wrote: I have the heavy weighted CNC knobs on both my K3’s but always missed having a rubber grip ring. Thanks to K8JHR, although not an Elecraft owner, put me onto some knob trim rings that Ten Tec sells. He sent me one to try, and although a tight fit it does fit onto the CNC. I love it. You can buy the trim rings in different colors from Ten Tec but be warned of the shipping charges. The colored rings are $12 depending and black is $10, but be warned I found their shipping charges to be about the same amount. http://www.tentec.com/categories/Accessories/Trim-Rings/ 73 Mike K4PI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rf sensor
Nice! I guess i did the right thing by keeping my W2 after all (was going to send it back or sell it). And i got 2 sensors with it! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 16, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Alan n...@sonic.net wrote: It uses the W2 wattmeter sensors. According to the Elecraft order page there are three flavors of sensor: DCHF-200 1.8-54 MHz, 0.1-200W DCHF-2000 1.8-54 MHz, 1-2000W CDV/U-200 144-450 MHz, 0.1-200W Alan N1AL On 08/16/2014 07:12 PM, hsherr...@reagan.com wrote: Just hope the sensor will work with the KPA500 and not just the K3 -Original Message- From: Alan n...@sonic.net Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:08pm To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rf sensor Right, the sensor is an optional module that plugs into the rear-panel power supply board and has a rear-panel connector that matches a W2 wattmeter sensor. It does not require an SVGA module. Alan N1AL On 08/16/2014 05:38 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I hope the sensor is a stand alone option and does not depend on the P3SVGA as any dependency would make the sensor a non-starter in my opinion. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2014-08-16 4:28 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: I don't believe Wayne meant to imply an RF sensor for the PX3 is under development. He was replying to a query about the long awaited sensor for the P3. We have been waiting for one for the P3 for a long time, and there has been a hole for the connector on the back panel since day 1. Bruce/N1RX Wow, Wayne says an RF sensor is in the works for the P3/KX3, how about two to sense amp linearity please. K6CG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to li...@subich.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@sonic.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 hsherr...@reagan.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] P3SVGA
And that's why people came with Open Source concept. Historically, proprietary platforms have been eliminated or converted to either completely Open Source or partially, similar to what Apple did: the platform is semi-open in the sense that nothing goes to Production without their validation and approval. I believe this model could work very nicely for Elecraft. Publish the bare-bones design and have the community take a stab at it. You could still maintain the basic approach and have some immutable things in there, that we can't change. But majority of these requests are outside of the basic design. Such model allows a company to maintain a relatively small support staff but still be out there as far as usability and community support. Just my .02c __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 15, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: The only time, I have had a resolution to an issue is when a well know person from Microham, reported the issue in a much more, how can I say, forward way that I do, and it was resolved within a month. Elecraft is quite responsive (issues a fix) if an issue is serious. However, I have always received an acknowledgement of requests for feature/API change when submitted through the developer channels. That answer has not always been what I wanted to hear and I have a long list of requests that have either been rejected or are on the low priority list (in other words, not likely in my lifetime). Others are correct, the Elecraft development staff is small. That means, of necessity, a large percentage of their time must be devoted to work on new products with the majority of support for existing products reserved for issues that cause equipment failure (e.g., the input queue overflow). On the other hand, when it comes to issues that cause improper operation, Elecraft is orders of magnitude more responsive than some logging software developers who do things that cause crashes (like fast polling during transmit). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2014-08-15 12:40 AM, Tom Blahovici wrote: Ok, now I am going to be the “squeaky wheel”. I am the author of Win4K3Suite. With a customer base of a few hundred users (not one or two users) I have numerous times reported bugs and deficiencies in the Elecraft API through the elecraft support channels as well as directly to Wayne and have never had the decency of getting a reply. Support replies and tells me “It was forwarded to Wayne Not even “we are aware and this is in a future release”. This has been very frustrating and my response to my customers has been “I told them about it and haven’t heard anything”. For a company that provides such a comprehensive API and support, to totally ignore comments from people who use their API as extensively as I do, is very unprofessional and very frustrating. The only time, I have had a resolution to an issue is when a well know person from Microham, reported the issue in a much more, how can I say, forward way that I do, and it was resolved within a month. The fact is that Elecraft has an API and encourages developers to develop products. But somehow, it seems to me if the products do not match their “vision” on what the radio should be they are ignored. That has been the case for me. Here is something important: I have about 20 users that bought the radio because of my software. It hides the complexities and makes it very easy to use. Is this against the Elecraft wishes for their radio? I have to think so since I have 4 times requested to have my software listed on the Elecraft Website, under third party software and even Eric asked me to send a blurb but I never got a response at all. 4 times over 1 and 1/2 years. So, unless many users ask for something on the forum, the priority is low. If a developer who has a few hundred users asks for something in a nice way, several times, it’s ignored. So is this the future of Elecrafts third party support? Does my name have to be J** to get something done? This is extremely frustrating, and I have a couple of hundred people that want a few things to be done but all I can tell them “I asked but never heard ANYTHING”. So, maybe it’s time to be a “squeaky wheel” like now. Tom Blahovici VA2FSQ Win4K3Suite. On Aug 14, 2014, at 8:08 PM, Sam Morgan k5oai@gmail.com wrote: my previous reply was the short answer, here is the long answer: reference: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg171471.html to quote Wayne from 7/10/2014 7:55 PM quote Hi all, Our firmware task lists are sorted by priority. Determination of Priority is democratic to some degree (Squeaky Wheel and other industry standard methodologies). But in practice it involves crystal-ball-gazing, head-counting, arm-wrestling-over-a-beer, and a healthy dose of what-we-have-time-for. It is not practical for us to
Re: [Elecraft] New Linux user - USB questions
Using Wine is not really Linux. Wine is the Windows emulator for Linux and like all emulators (mostly) it has issues with hardware. Because its an abstraction layer between the OS and the target device. Why don't you just use Linux natively? There are programs that run on Linux, although not as many as there are for windows. After much trouble and frustration i decided to just run Windows 7 in Parallels on my MacBook Pro. I use HRD and a few other things and i have to run Windows, but i refuse to have an actual PC at home. Been a mac user for a decade. If you must have Linux for some reason you're much better off running Windows inside of it (VMWare or VirtualBox). Wine is a fairly poor performer for hardware-based stuff. It works ok for MS Office and such but not for this. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 13, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Joel Black w4...@charter.net wrote: Bill, Look up creating sym links for Linux. That's short for symbolic links and is basically a shortcut for a Linux (or OS X) machine. I run OS X and the directory structure is a tad different so I'm not quite sure how to do it on Linux. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 8/12/14, 8:47 PM, NZ0T wrote: I am trying to learn about Linux using the Zorin OS 9 version of Ubuntu. My goal is to replace Win7 on my old desktop I use in the shack but I need to make sure that everything works. I have Zorin working great on my Acer netbook which is my test bed for Linux. I have managed to get an older version of ACLog working with Wine so objective 1 is satisfied. I have the W2 software working under Wine and I have the W2 and K3 utility versions downloaded and installed. But now I'm hitting a wall getting the FTDI USB cable to work for the W2 and the serial to USB Prolific adapter to work for the K3. Can anyone help me with a (hopefully) simple step by step procedure that will get these USB connections working? Until I can get the K3 and W2 talking to Linux I don't want to make the big change on the old gateway. 73 Bill NZ0T -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/New-Linux-user-USB-questions-tp7592055.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w4...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Another Elecraft Tale
Hi Eric! Wow, awesome! You got any pictures of the area? It must be breathtaking... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 7, 2014, at 1:12 AM, eric norris via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: A couple of weeks ago I went on a kayaking trip to the northeast corner of Vancouver Island. With my luggage already overweight, I debated whether to bring my KX1 or KX3. I knew I would have only one night camping on a remote island in which to operate, and the KX1 made more sense. I brought the KX3. I threw a wire into a very wet tree, and using the internal batteries, started to tune around. Near 14.060 I heard a W5 camping on a lake in New Mexico having a QSO. I waited for him to complete, and gave him a call. To my surprise, he called back. Though he was a solid 579 at my tent QTH overlooking Johnstone Straight, he gave me a 429 and it took some repeats before he got my info right. What a thrill! It was a joy to tune around and hear such a low noise floor--the only noisemakers for miles were the occasional cruise ship. Later that night, I heard a pod of orcas breathing in the cove outside my tent, including at least one calf. And I was maybe ten miles from Telegraph Cove. 72, the former WD6DBM/VE7 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hex-beam antenna
I also have the K4KIO HexBeam, mounted on the roof via a Glen Martin 4.5 foot roof tower and a 5 foot pipe. Using it as my primary antenna for my K-Line station. Love it. Haven't tried it as a receive antenna on the low bands though. Interesting idea. Will give it a shot soon. Support from Leo (K4KIO) is only matched by Elecraft's. Nothing else like it out there... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Aug 5, 2014, at 7:08 PM, d...@lightstream.net wrote: As the current sunspot cycle winds down and we begin to make greater usage of the lower bands, keep in mind that the K4KIO (and probably most of the other designs) makes an outstanding *receive* antennna for 30m through 160m. Yes, the signal magnitude will be reduced, however the SNR will be greatly improved over most transmitting antennas on those same bands. I've used the Hex Beam on 30m and 40m for several years as a receiving antenna on those bands, in conjunction with a Pixel loop on the sub-receiver with the K3 in diversity mode. Very effective! 73, Dale WA8SRA Iâve had my K3/P3 for 3 wonderful years, and my KPA500 for a bit over 2 years. Best gear I have had the good fortune to own and use! My K4KIO Hex beam has been in place for those 3 years. Mine is atop a 32â heavy duty 1 7/8â heavy duty pipe which is bracketed to my house about 22â feet up. Add another âthumbs upâ for a wonderful low profile antenna. Worked a LOT of DX with it, and so far, minimal maintenance. Maybe not an 80â tower with a big kludge of metal at the top, but it gets the job done for me. Jim Leder ... K8CXM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@lightstream.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Logging software advice
MacLoggerDX and MacLoggerDX HD (for the iPad) are the best loggers i've found for my Macs. Very visual and VERY easy to setup/use. They don't do rig control besides the normal QSYs when clicking on spots. But they do work with a bunch of rotators. And support from the developer is awesome. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 30, 2014, at 8:21 PM, Phil Shepard ph...@riousa.com wrote: For logging, I have been running Logic 9 on an HP Windows 7 laptop. A few days ago the four year old laptop died (hard disk failure). I was using an Elecraft RS232 to USB adapter cable for the computer to K3 link. So, I am looking for a new setup for the K3 (and maybe KX3 too). I have run out of interest in Windows PCs and have been converting to Apple devices over the last year and a half. I’d like to use an iPAD for the logging and perhaps rig control computer. I have downloaded both RumLog and HamLog to play with. I used HamLog’s Field Day log this past weekend and liked it. My questions are around the computer/rig interface. Is there any reasonable way to use the RS232/USB cable with the iPad? It looks like both RumLog and HamLog work with the Pignology Piglet to network between the computer and rig. Reading the Piglet manual shows a way to use a Piglet generated network to talk to the rig. Can this setup also connect simultaneously to my home WiFi for other internet based functions? Is there any other issue that I should be concerned about with this setup? Thanks in advance, 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RF in the Trees
I wonder if anyone's ever used a kite in a field to keep a wire up. I see kites a lot in the summer, along belt parkway here in Brooklyn and they seem to stay in one place for long periods of time. I'm sure one can use 12 or 14 AWG wire and let a kite carry it pretty high. Of course you need wind for that but being near water (salt water, no less) there's usually wind present. Hmm. Another idea that may be used to place a wire with a lot of precision is one of those RC quadricopters that are becoming wildly popular. A little servo claw to release the wire or just to place it's apex where you want it... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 26, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Rick Bates, WA6NHC happymooseph...@gmail.com wrote: This may be off topic, but in light of it being Field Day Weekend in the US The problem with the bow or slingshot is when (if) the projectile comes down. The arrow has an issue because it gets hung up or in branches and doesn't have enough mass to pass through some branches or allow gravity to pull it down. Should it comes later, the risks of impalement can ruin the day. The slingshot can improve over the arrow by increasing mass but can be equally dangerous. Accurate shots are challenging. Here is what I use (no pecuniary interest) and it solves those issues. http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html It is simple to use, moderately safe (standard weapon rules about pointing etc) and accurate shots are simple. I've used it to clear (and then some) 200' trees. A weighted tennis ball (of a BRIGHT color so it can be seen) is simple to make an accurate shot; can pass through, then be pulled to earth by the increased mass. If you clear the tree and want to shorten the flight path, simply touching the fishing line stops momentum immediately, the ball falls. So there are several options, some safer than others, some more expensive and they all work. What works best for you is the choice but please be safe and wear a hardhat. I've also seen someone using the antenna launcher to shoot tennis balls for their dog to chase. A 100 yard shot is pretty easily done. By the time the (tiring) dog came back with the ball, the launcher was ready to shoot again. 73, Rick, WA6NHC iPad = small keypad = typos = sorry ;-) On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: I'm getting pretty good with the bow arrow method === For years I used a slingshot, firing a weight attached to a spinning reel. Worked pretty good. But last year I bought one of these gadgets: http://www.kr4loairboss.com/ It has a certain gee-whiz factor that makes you feel like a naughty kid. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to happymooseph...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Using a KAT-500 and THP HL-1.5KFX
Guys, all you have to do is get Fred Kady's book: http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm#kpa500 At the bottom of the KPA500 order page. You'll see it. It lists every possible scenario of connecting these items together. And a lot of other things you're gonna wanna know about integrating these devices. Of course you can't attain the integration of the K-Line (easily, with least amount of cabling) but you can get very close to it. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 24, 2014, at 12:13 AM, Morgan Bailey mcb2...@gmail.com wrote: Bump… Anyone? I'm about to be in the same boat pretty soon. Already have the 1.5kfx and I'm going to have a k3 and a kat500. I'm hoping that that there is a way to make them work together smoothly, much like the k3/kpa500/kat500 do… On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 6:43 AM, Peter Chamalian W1RM w...@comcast.net wrote: Is anyone using this combination with automatic bandswitching/tuning? I have the amp and K3 along with the special cable that connects the K3 to the amp for auto bandswitching. I'm hoping that will also work with the KAT-500 added. Thanks, Pete, W1RM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mcb2...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini observations
Now i ask you: where else would you get an even remotely similar level of service and commitment to customer? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi Oliver, The mini is used in tilted postion like the KX3. So I would have expected the same display like in the KX3 to be used… We switched to the KX3 display very early in production. Contact customer support for a replacement (or we can do it for you, no charge). The manual gives a lot of hints concerning remote use itself but lacks completely concerning the hardware of the mini itself. A significant update of the manual is pending. We were all a bit rushed getting the product into field test. We'll send you a copy of the latest when it comes out. Thanks for the feedback! Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Good to see Elecraft at Sea-Pac
Hey guys! I don't know what you're talking about when you say them hats aren't free... I got a free one at Dayton a month ago. Then again, i did order the KAT/KPA500 and the W2 while there :-) __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 9, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Jim's Desktop w...@cox.net wrote: It's also good to see that Wayne AND his sense of humor survived Sea Pac. My wife and I are heading out to HamCom in Plano, TX this week to give Eric his wife a hand there. Hopefully they'll return with their wits intact as well. W0EB __ And if your hat ever needs new firmware, it'll be free. Wayne __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with KPA500 and KAT500 setup (Training the KAT500)
Thanks, Fred! This is what I was missing: the Tune button in the K3. Didn't realize it was there, since I was using the ATU Tune before I got the KAT/KPA500 installed. I guess I should order the rest of your books (I got the K3 book long before I actually bought the rig). And I did notice that on SSB sometimes it starts tuning for no apparent reason. Thanks to all folks who responded! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Jun 9, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi Sal, Here is a method to train your KAT500: Here is a procedure to set-up the tuner for all bands so that you do not have to go through a Full Search Tuning cycle each time you change to a frequency or band that requires retuning. *Select the desired band on the K3 and find a clear starting frequency near the bottom of the band. *If you are using the KPA500 amplifier, tap OPER to put the amp into STBY mode. *Set up your K3 so it will output between 20 and 100 watts when holding TUNE. *If you are using basic band switching, tap your key to allow the tuner to measure the present band. You must do this before selecting an antenna. If using enhanced band switching, the tuner reads the band automatically. *Tap the KAT500 ANT to select the required antenna. *Tap the KAT500 MODE to select AUTO or MAN. oTap the KAT500 TUNE. The AUTO or MAN LED will start to flash. oHold the K3's TUNE to apply power to the KAT500 and it will find the best match that it can and then stop. The SWR LEDs will show the tuning progress and the tuner will stop clacking its relays when it finds the best VSWR. oTap the K3's TUNE to stop transmitting. *After training the tuner, you should save the configuration file. If you have trouble with your tuner, the configuration file can be sent to Elecraft Support of in-depth analysis. Hint: When training your tuner for various operating frequencies, it is useful and instructive to monitor the tuner's operation with the KAT Utility Operate screen. After doing this on all your favorite frequencies, run the tuner in MAN mode to avoid the sometimes false tuning that occurs when running SSB in AUTO mode. (Above is from Chapter 3 of The Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier and KAT500 Tuner by KE7X, now available from Elecraft part number E740244.) Cheers and 73, Fred KE7X The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation 2nd ed The Elecraft KX3 - Going for the summit The Elecraft KPA500 and KAT500 - the K-Line Dream Station) All now available from www.elecraft.com and KPA500 and KAT500 Quick Set Up Guide http://www.ke7x.com/home/k-line-introduction-and-set-up-guide -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Slava Baytalskiy Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 6:55 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] K3 with KPA500 and KAT500 setup Hello everyone! Today i've finished my K-Line! K3/100 with a P3/SVGA with a KAT500 with a KPA500 with a W2 (although W2 has not yet been put in line). I think i got everything to play together nicely (not that its difficult, the way Elecraft makes it...) I've put the KAT3 in bypass on all the bands that i'm using. I've selected the per-band power setting. I'm currently setting all bands to about 15 watts of drive and getting around 300W out to the antenna (a K4KIO HexBeam). My question is about the operation of the tuner: when does it actually auto-tune? When the Auto light is flashing or when the relays are clicking? Sometimes it seems to start clicking right in the middle of a QSO. Is that normal? Does that interrupt my signal? Is there a way to teach it using SCAN or something? Or do i have to PTT and talk into the mic on every frequency in order for it to memorize the LC values? How do people normally do this? Thanks a bunch in advance! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.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 fc...@ece.montana.edu __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 failure
I also just finished my new KPA500 build. Not 15 minutes ago. I didn't realize that the Fuse block is empty. Good thing i decided to actually double-check it before applying mains power. I figured they'd put the fuses in based on the power cable i ordered (US version, 115 V). Also, that whole business of selecting the right TAP (yellow is the default). But after doing these checks the amp turned on ok and is showing 72.9 V when tapping HV button. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 8, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Jorge Mejia lauss...@me.com wrote: Hello list members I just finished putting together a KPA 500 which seems to be having problems. When I turn on and try to run the voltage test, the “HV” button does not respond …. the led’s bar graph indicate 100 W and I can’t turn it off from the front panel switch, I have to use the one on the back, neither can I hear the fan discharging the caps. when switched off from the back. Has any of the list members experienced this situation? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 with KPA500 and KAT500 setup
Hello everyone! Today i've finished my K-Line! K3/100 with a P3/SVGA with a KAT500 with a KPA500 with a W2 (although W2 has not yet been put in line). I think i got everything to play together nicely (not that its difficult, the way Elecraft makes it...) I've put the KAT3 in bypass on all the bands that i'm using. I've selected the per-band power setting. I'm currently setting all bands to about 15 watts of drive and getting around 300W out to the antenna (a K4KIO HexBeam). My question is about the operation of the tuner: when does it actually auto-tune? When the Auto light is flashing or when the relays are clicking? Sometimes it seems to start clicking right in the middle of a QSO. Is that normal? Does that interrupt my signal? Is there a way to teach it using SCAN or something? Or do i have to PTT and talk into the mic on every frequency in order for it to memorize the LC values? How do people normally do this? Thanks a bunch in advance! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KAT500 assembly
Hi everyone! Finally assembled the KAT500 last night. I never thought i would have this much difficulty with the tuner as opposed to K3/P3. Those SO-239 lugs are tricky! Especially the XMTR one. I actually ended up using a black screw instead of the zinc one 'cause it just wouldn't fit. Hoping that KPA500 goes together easier. And the W2 meter, that i ordered as a kit, came in assembled :-( I had to take it apart (not fully) and examine what's inside. For me assembling these products is about 3/4 of the fun! I like using them too, but putting them together is something i wait for and savor it :-) I'm a geek, i guess... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 assembly
Oh, and one question: what do people do with all these power cables? So K3 has one RCA 1A power outlet on the back, right? And i'm using that for the P3. Now i need one for the KAT500 and one for the W2. W2 came with a pre-made cable that is meant to go into the K3 (taken by the P3). So i'm guessing i'd have to make up a new one and use power poles? Looks like KPA500 doesn't have a power socket on the back like the K3, so i can't run anything off of it, right? Do you guys just use whatever means of power distribution are available to you (like a power strip of some sort) and hook all these things up to that? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 6, 2014, at 7:29 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Finally assembled the KAT500 last night. I never thought i would have this much difficulty with the tuner as opposed to K3/P3. Those SO-239 lugs are tricky! Especially the XMTR one. I actually ended up using a black screw instead of the zinc one 'cause it just wouldn't fit. Hoping that KPA500 goes together easier. And the W2 meter, that i ordered as a kit, came in assembled :-( I had to take it apart (not fully) and examine what's inside. For me assembling these products is about 3/4 of the fun! I like using them too, but putting them together is something i wait for and savor it :-) I'm a geek, i guess... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Audio mute while sending from sound card
Hi Joe! I was under the impression that you had to switch to LineIn mic input to be able to use the LineIn. Regardless of what is connected to it: actual mic audio or sound card. Am i wrong? That's how i've been using my Signalink anyway... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:17 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Switch from USB to DATA A - use rP.h/l or fP.h/l for mic input and Line In for data. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2014-06-04 9:01 PM, Phil Theis wrote: Scenario: Contest setup, going from voice to WSJT While sound card audio comes in from the sound card, is it possible to automatically prevent microphone audio ? Looking for a bullet proof way to move gracefully from SSB mode to WSJT mode. Thanks, Phil K3TUF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to li...@subich.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Weller WTCPT soldering sta....?
I'm using a WESD51 station as well and like it. Turn the knob to change the temp is nice. Also huge number of tips available... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 5, 2014, at 2:07 PM, John W. Tipka w...@insight.rr.com wrote: Bill, Absolutely bulletproof... I have owned one for over fifteen years and have built three K2's with it. Superb for its price point - ~$140-$150. It is ESD safe, has over 35 different tips in the 600, 700, and 800 degree heat-range, a quick disconnect plug for the iron on the power unit, etc... for quick change of irons. It seems Weller has supported them forever. Replacement parts, which I have never needed, except for tips, are readily available from electronic equipment suppliers. 73 John W8UL On 6/5/2014 1:16 PM, Nr4c wrote: Is this a good gen purpose soldering station? Good or bad? Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@insight.rr.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7625 - Release Date: 06/05/14 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Audio mute while sending from sound card
I just looked in my K3 and this is what i have: i'm using a Signalink USB box for DATA A mode and i set the MIC to be LineIn. The MIC+LIN option in that case displays Not Applicable. When i switch to USB - the Mic input is switched to whatever i had it set to (rP.L in my case). So it does remember Mic Input setting by Mode which is great, because i thought i'm gonna have to set it manually every time i wanna do PSK31. Awesome! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 5, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com wrote: On 6/5/14 at 6:15 AM, ve3...@storm.ca (Richard Ferch) wrote: The K3 has three external audio inputs: the front panel microphone jack, the rear panel microphone jack, and the rear panel Line In jack. You can use configuration settings to select among microphone input only (line input muted), line input only (microphone inputs muted), or both microphone and line inputs live at all times. Since the desired settings are likely to be different between voice modes and data modes, the K3 remembers these settings separately in voice modes (SSB, AM, FM) vs. audio-based data modes (DATA A, AFSK A). The last sentence above is key. I didn't notice it in the manual and set MIC+LINE to ON, which was far from ideal. Someone on this list asked, Why are you doing that!, I changed it, and life became much better. Perhaps a table in the manual of which settings are remembered by mode would help. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | over lies and hate. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Vaclav Havel | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] k3, HRD, and signaLink USB problem
Interesting coincidence is that i just finished hooking up my K3 to the Signalink USB and HRD. Like 11 minutes ago. The cable i use has 3 plugs: line in, line out and PTT. I didn't connect the PTT at all because i'm using that jack on the K3 for my foot switch. So HRD keys the radio via CAT. Works fine. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 31, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Buddy, That sounds like the PTT in the SignaLink box has broken. HRD has an option to send PTT via a K3 command - try setting that on and see if things work correctly. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/31/2014 9:32 AM, buddy s wrote: haven't updated k3 firmware haven't updated HRD software haven't updated windows xp software been using hrd with signalink and k3 for months, until 2 days ago. i rebooted pc, to no avail. in CW mode PTT on sihnalink does not come on when transmit initiated, nor does light on k3 in psk mode, PTT on signalink does not come on, but transmit light on k3 does, no power from radio in rtty mode, same symptoms as psk any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft's linux utilities - somewhat OT, or maybe not
Why not just use that apple laptop? I can get a good 3-4 hours out of it if i kill everything i don't need, especially all radios. If i didn't run Windows in it (Parallels) for HRD - i'd probably get the advertised battery life. Is there no way to recharge it if need be? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 29, 2014, at 11:24 PM, Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com wrote: I am working on a low power computer system for field day. My approach is a Raspberry Pi board with a 12V HDMI display from Adafruit and a SignaLink for digital modes. The Pi should have enough horsepower for rig control and logging, but it may not hack fldigi. In that case I can go to more powerful boards like the Beaglebone. I have a strong suspicion that the Elecraft utilities Linux versions will not run on the Pi because it is based on an ARM processor and they are built for Intel x86 architecture. I am reluctant to ask Elecraft to spin versions for the various ARM processors, but might so bold as to ask for source to spin my own. My plan is to have my Mac handy with the working utilities and the configuration files in case I need to reload the K3 or P3. It's internal battery should last long enough in that application so I won't have to worry about its high current draw. BTW - The HDMI display would look really spiffy connected to a PX3. It will require some kind of adapter if the interface is SVGA. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV - Bill Frantz| The first thing you need when | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | using a perimeter defense is a | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | perimeter. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to Convert Individ. Email Status to Digest?
I do the same thing: separate Elecraft folder in my Gmail-based google apps email. And I also made the filter to bypass the Inbox and only apply the Elecraft label (archive right away). This way my unread message count does not include the Elecraft messages. So whenever I have the time - I just navigate to the Electaft label and read whatever new messages had arrived. I find this approach less distracting. Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 30, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Paul, Using Digest will generate just as many messages, the only advantage is that it comes combined in one or two emails a day rather than as individual emails during that time, and I don't consider that a real advantage. IMHO using your email client to filter all your incoming emails and place them in one Elecraft folder is more sane to me than digest mode. Most all email clients offer that kind of filtering. I created an Elecraft folder under my Inbox, and set an Elecraft filter to put all email with [Elecraft] in the subject line into that Elecraft folder. The posts remain there out of the way until I want to look at them - sort of like my own personal digest. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/29/2014 12:52 PM, Paul Grigorieff wrote: Sorry for this type of post, but I can't figure out how to convert over from Individual email status to Digest. If I use Help, I am taken to a sign up page. If I check off Digest there and hit Send, nothing changes. I'm drowning in the hundreds of Elecraft posts from the board. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance
That's interesting... I'm currently in the process of learning CW and this is the first time I heard of learn to send first approach. As I'm getting close to finishing the alphabet and can copy short 3/4/5-letter words - I'm starting to wonder how am I going to learn to send. Perhaps I should incorporate a sending session in my daily CW routine? Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 30, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Dick, K2ZR k...@arrl.net wrote: Hi All, I've taught many hams CW over the years my mantra is to first properly learn to send each character: There is a definite rhythm to each. Find a good Elmer with a quality fist to work with you. IMHO, learn to send 1st; know how it feels as the rhythm of of each character travels from your hand, up your arm into your brain. CW is a great dance once you've got it. Conversational CW at 25 WPM is fun, achievable and rewarding if you put your mind to it. Get on the dance floor get on-the-air and call CQ! CWops Academy: An excellent tool for learning CW is to participate online with the CWops Academy. Check out the link: http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html 73, Dick, K2ZR Niagara Frontier Radiosport FOC CWops Pounding Brass Since 1962 -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:32 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning morse code It takes time. Proportionally more time to learn the code than it takes to become proficient. I can still remember sitting at the radio club meeting at our JR High school. Listening to the gibberish and then finally getting a whole word! From there on it was pretty simple. I am decent, certainly not conversational at CW. We had a Ham Radio club during our lunch hour at school because one of the teachers was a ham. One day he had one of the guys send some code. When it was over he took my sheet and graded it and said congratulations you just passed the 5 wpm code test. Smart guy. Knowing that some many people tense up for tests, he did it under relaxed conditions. One of my friends passed that day too. We both easily passed the theory and we got sequential calls. It is funny how cw seems to have far more activity now then when it was forced. Mike W0MU On 5/27/2014 12:22 PM, David Higdon wrote: Lee, Another option is CW Academy with the CW Ops club. They offer mentors along with on air practice. Also, there is the K3UK sked page where you can set up a sked and also do a computer chat. That is sometimes helpful when you want to ask questions during on air practice. Good luck. Dave Higdon Jr KD4ICT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mailto:w...@w0mu.com w...@w0mu.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mailto:k...@arrl.net k...@arrl.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance
Dick, thanks for the info! When you say key - do you mean straight key or paddles or is it irrelevant? I got my first paddles at Dayton, so that's all I have. The only Elmer with CW chops available to me is 15 years younger than I am :-) But I'm sure he will help me. Any chance you could do a Skype with me just so I can see/hear what you mean? Event for a couple of minutes. If a picture is worth 1000 words - then a video is worth a million. Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 30, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Dick, K2ZR k...@arrl.net wrote: -Original Message- From: Slava Baytalskiy [mailto:sla...@nullserv.com] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 1:50 PM To: Dick, K2ZR Cc: W0MU Mike Fatchett; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code is Like Learning to Dance That's interesting... I'm currently in the process of learning CW and this is the first time I heard of learn to send first approach. You rarely hear this because there are lots of folks out there who want to sell you CD's. As I'm getting close to finishing the alphabet and can copy short 3/4/5-letter words - I'm starting to wonder how am I going to learn to send. Perhaps I should incorporate a sending session in my daily CW routine? Slava, Make sure you engage an Elmer with a good fist so you start sending with the correct rhythm from the gitgo. When I teach, my students “sing” the rhythm of the character as they send it on a key. They sound [ sing ] it out, they hear it, they feel it and they get it! Dick, K2ZR Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 30, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Dick, K2ZR k...@arrl.net wrote: Hi All, I've taught many hams CW over the years my mantra is to first properly learn to send each character: There is a definite rhythm to each. Find a good Elmer with a quality fist to work with you. IMHO, learn to send 1st; know how it feels as the rhythm of of each character travels from your hand, up your arm into your brain. CW is a great dance once you've got it. Conversational CW at 25 WPM is fun, achievable and rewarding if you put your mind to it. Get on the dance floor get on-the-air and call CQ! CWops Academy: An excellent tool for learning CW is to participate online with the CWops Academy. Check out the link: http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html 73, Dick, K2ZR Niagara Frontier Radiosport FOC CWops Pounding Brass Since 1962 -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:32 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Learning morse code It takes time. Proportionally more time to learn the code than it takes to become proficient. I can still remember sitting at the radio club meeting at our JR High school. Listening to the gibberish and then finally getting a whole word! From there on it was pretty simple. I am decent, certainly not conversational at CW. We had a Ham Radio club during our lunch hour at school because one of the teachers was a ham. One day he had one of the guys send some code. When it was over he took my sheet and graded it and said congratulations you just passed the 5 wpm code test. Smart guy. Knowing that some many people tense up for tests, he did it under relaxed conditions. One of my friends passed that day too. We both easily passed the theory and we got sequential calls. It is funny how cw seems to have far more activity now then when it was forced. Mike W0MU On 5/27/2014 12:22 PM, David Higdon wrote: Lee, Another option is CW Academy with the CW Ops club. They offer mentors along with on air practice. Also, there is the K3UK sked page where you can set up a sked and also do a computer chat. That is sometimes helpful when you want to ask questions during on air practice. Good luck. Dave Higdon Jr KD4ICT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mailto:w...@w0mu.com w...@w0mu.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Re: [Elecraft] Problems with erratic USB/serial connection
Hi all! After seeing all the potential issues with various USB-to-SERIAL converters i decided to go a different route: picked up this Gearmo 4-port dongle on Amazon for $48. It uses an FTDI chipset and a single USB port gives me 4 DB9 RS232 ports. It also seems to keep the COM port numbering constant. Oh, and i'm using it on my MacBook Pro, running Windows 7 (32bit) in Parallels. Works famously so far (been a few months now). Hooked it up via the LP-Bridge program, and now i can turn the radio off (K3) without HRD crashing. I'm only using 2 COM ports right now: one for the LP-Bridge/K3 and another for this ERC rotor ad--on card that i just assembled last weekend. Brought my ancient CDE HAM IV control box into the 21st century. Anyways, this Gearmo dongle seems like a really good alternative for Macs and PCs that don't have native RS232 ports. Here's a link to where i got mine from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ETDC8K/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i01?ie=UTF8psc=1 Seems like the price had changed, too. Its now $44.59 with Amazon Prime. Nice! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 27, 2014, at 7:17 PM, GDanner gdan...@windstream.net wrote: My ancient Prolific USB to serial converters have been ported from XP to Windows 7 and recently to Windows 8.1. They work flawlessly - both versions of Windows installed the proper drivers with no direct intervention from me. You might uninstall the USB converter, unplug it, reboot and then plug in the converter and see if Windows installs it correctly. I have had success with this repair for problem devices in the past; including a back-up drive with Windows 7. 73 George AI4VZ -Original Message- From: Walter Underwood Elecraft switched to FTDI chips in mid-2010, so the Prolific driver isn't used for more recent cables. This page has drivers for both chips. http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#drvrs wunder K6WRU On May 27, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Dennis McAlpine dbmcalp...@earthlink.net wrote: I have been using the KUSB USB/serial converter between my K3 and PC for both DXLab and n1mm. Lately, I have been having trouble with erratic frequency readings, mainly on n1mm but sometimes on DXLab. On n1mm, this seems to happen mainly when I change bands or after the radio has been in standby without transmitting for a while. I also have to run the USB at 19200 rather than 38400. I updated the Prolific driver with no effect. Anyone got a solution to this problem? Barring that, what are people using for a USB/serial converter now days since I have used the old KUSB for many years now? Thanks. 73, Dennis, K2SX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: How Robust is the Build?
Hey, not all skydiving requires a manual pull! My rig always had an AAD (Automatic Activation Device) that'll deploy at around 1500 feet. Not that i'd ever let it... But i think i took the battery out of it and used it on a Field Day or something... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 28, 2014, at 10:29 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: Don't know about rocket lunches, but NASA employed an incredibly versatile word for this ... anomaly. It could mean anything from a burned out panel lamp, to FIDO needing a bathroom break, to the rocket landing pointy end down outside Phoenix. Anytime we heard the word anomaly, we ducked for cover. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 5/28/2014 4:13 PM, Ross Primrose N4RP wrote: On 5/28/2014 5:33 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: But rocket lunches are covered even if the boosters fail? I assume you mean launches... And yes, but only if you can return the complete KX3 with the serial number intact ;) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] e-mail spam increase
Hi everyone! I've been observing an interesting trend: whenever i post on here or reply - i get a very noticeable increase of the number of messages in my Junk folder. Normally its 2 or 3 a day, but after posting on an e-mail list (which is a g*d send for mail-scraping robots) - its 20 or 30 a day. If i stop posting for a few days - it goes back to 2 to 3... Anyone else noticed this? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] e-mail spam increase
That's what i'm using as well. Signed up for GoogleApps some years back and pointed my domain to it. Its Gmail underneath. Free for 50 users. Hooked my whole family up. Shared calendars and such. Very useful for organizing family functions. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 21, 2014, at 8:09 AM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: None here. Even using Gmail to handle all my email, I haven't seen an increase. As most know with Gmail, I get zero spam. It is so good, I moved all my emails domains to Gmail. That way it makes it easier for the NSA. Mike va3mw On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Kevin Stover kevin.sto...@mediacombb.netwrote: Nope, I get one junk mail a week. Maybe. On 5/21/2014 6:43 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Hi everyone! I've been observing an interesting trend: whenever i post on here or reply - i get a very noticeable increase of the number of messages in my Junk folder. Normally its 2 or 3 a day, but after posting on an e-mail list (which is a g*d send for mail-scraping robots) - its 20 or 30 a day. If i stop posting for a few days - it goes back to 2 to 3... Anyone else noticed this? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ARRL FISTS #11993 SKCC #215 NAQCC #3441 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to va...@portcredit.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] VE7FMN Heatsink Works!
I actually spoke to Fred over at Dayton. He was right next to the Elecraft folks. Threw some ideas around maybe making a rigid unit that would include a PX3, so that the two would feel like one unit. Would probably be a good idea for mobile/field day type of operation. Very nice gentleman and very passionate about what he does. Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 21, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Doug Ellmore d...@ellmore.net wrote: I received my PAE-Kx31 heatsink from Fred VE7FMN (fsme...@telus.net) yesterday. This morning over morning coffee, I installed the heatsink. I removed one top plate and replaced it with the heatsink. Very easy to do. I have been operating JT65-HF with the KX3 the last few weeks. Prior to installation running JT65-HF at 10w, the KX3 would give me a high temp warning and adjust power to 5w about 3/4's the way through the transmission. In fact, most times going over 6+ watts would result in a high-temp warning and throttle back. Using the Mom's old standard of checking the forehead of the child to see if the child was running a temperature, the KX3 was very warm to hot to touch on top during this operation. This morning, after installing the heatsink, the KX3 stayed at 10w during the full transmission of JT65-HF contacts and never gave me a high temperature warning. In addition, the little one did not feel like it was even warm to touch. I operated JT-65 in the normal operating mode of TX/RX for close to an hour with no issues. Thanks Fred! I can use the KX3 to drive my Heathkit SB-200 to 100+w using just 10w input if I want. Info on the heatsink is at: http://proaudioeng.com/?page_id=40 or email Fred at fsme...@telus.net. -- Doug Ellmore/NA1DX d...@ellmore.net www.ellmore.net/na1dx __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] I survived Dayton 2014!
Hi everyone! Got back from Dayton today. First time there. What an event! I just wanted to mention the following: no other HF radio-selling booth was as busy as the folks at Elecraft! Not by a long shot! Made me very proud to own one. I saw the jealous looks every time a K3/KX3 was mentioned during Rob Sherwood's presentation (Contest University). I did order my KPA500/KAT500/W2 kits so my K-Line is pretty much completed (once i receive/assemble them all). Got a lot of valuable info from Wayne. Met Lisa and Eric. What an amazing bunch... Anyways, thanks for making these awesome products!!! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] I got big heavy knobs...
Thats exactly how i did it. I'm actually using both felt washers on the VFO A and one on VFO B. I have the regular (all black) knob set from 73cnc.com (couldn't wait till Dayton to get the deluxe). But they are great. Did you know these guys picked up the K8RA's keys business? I just got my P4 iambic from them on Saturday at Dayton. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 18, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: David, The bearings in the encoder should be able to handle the added weight of the knob. However, there is one caviat - some users of that knob want to mount it with no drag on the knob so they can spin it. That means that there is no contact with the felt washer, and the weight of the knob is like a heavy lever placed on the end of the encoder shaft which would have a tendency to bend the shaft. If the knob is mounted so there is adequate contact with the felt washer, the knob will be supported and should not cause any problem. Bottom line, position the knob so there is normal drag produced by the felt washer. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/16/2014 11:53 AM, David Cole wrote: Hi all, I have just purchased a set of those all metal knobs for my K3... I did not really realize just how heavy they were... The thought then occurred to me that the encoder shafts for both the main and the sub tuning may not be able to take the additional weight... Is this a valid worry? If you are using these knobs, how long have you had them on? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] SPE 1K-FA questions
Hi everyone! All this talk about SPE got me looking at those amps. How much are they? Can't seem to find any prices. That 1K-FA looks interesting. Does it play with the K3 as well as the KPA-500? I heard that KPA-500 has some functionality that can only be used with the K3. I'm assuming its the band switching using the buttons on the amp itself. Is there something else that is specific to that combo? I'm sure someone here is using a K3 with that SPE amp. Can you share your thoughts? Thanks in advance! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.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 sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - newest release of HRD
I've been using the 6.1.x for a few months now. Seems to play with the K3 just fine. Unlike you i mostly use it for logging/cluster/digital and not so much for rig control... I like the K3 knobs and my new 73cnc.com weighted VFOs. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 13, 2014, at 8:31 PM, Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com wrote: Anyone using the latest version of HRD - 6.2? Their advertising says there in K3 and Kx3 support. Can anyone tell me what they have improved? I am still running an old 5.xx version that only partially support the K3. When/if HRD fully supports thatK3 I will immediately purchase an up-to-date version of HRD. I only use HRD for rig control, so all the other stuff is just fluff to me. The older versions, and I am told the more recent versions also, do not fully support the K3's controls or indications of control selections. Any comments? Thanks, Bill K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Dayton hotels/motels
Hi everyone! Our camping idea fell apart at the last minute and we now have 3 adults looking for some sort of hotel/motel accommodations for the Dayton Hamvention. Just wondering if anyone has any cancellations or something. Please contact me off list. Any other hotel suggestions are welcome as I'm totally unfamiliar with that area. Thanks! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] Dayton hotels/motels
Ok. Found a room. 3 blocks from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, where I'll be attending the Contest University thing. Worked out ok. Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 12, 2014, at 2:13 PM, Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com wrote: Try any of the online hotel bookers, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline etc. There's plenty of rooms in Dayton in the $50 to $80 range. It's not like it was 30 years ago when they'd sell out in February. 73, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:57 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Dayton hotels/motels Hi everyone! Our camping idea fell apart at the last minute and we now have 3 adults looking for some sort of hotel/motel accommodations for the Dayton Hamvention. Just wondering if anyone has any cancellations or something. Please contact me off list. Any other hotel suggestions are welcome as I'm totally unfamiliar with that area. Thanks! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pin...@erols.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Making a Signalink cable for the K3's 8-pin mic connector
I knew this was going to turn into why do you need all that audio gear discussion. Never mind. Thanks for your input. I guess i'll just ask Eric or Wayne next Friday at Dayton. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 9, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 5/9/2014 4:40 PM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: By my audio stuff i mean a mic. I'm using a Shure SM58, into a mic preamp, into a gate/compressor/limiter/de-esser into an EQ into a mixer into the K3's line-in. Hi Slava, A de-esser works in the 6-8 kHz range, and you need it in a studio, especially with mics like the SM58 that are sibilant, it's totally useless for ham radio. If you want to use an SM58, you can run it straight into the front panel mic input with a suitable adapter -- pin 2 of the XLR is hot, pin 3 and pin 1 get tied together and go to the connector shell. The K3 has excellent EQ and compression built in, so you've got a lot of stuff there that you don't need. The SM58 is an singer's vocal mic, it has proximity effect, which adds a lot of bass that must be equalized out. Pro mics are overkill for ham radio (in terms of cost), but if you want to use one, go for one of the EV variable-D mics -- RE10, 11, 15, 16, 18. No proximity effect, no sibilance. Another issue with trying to use a pro mic in ham radio is that ham mics have presence peaks around 3 kHz to compensate for the rolloff of the crystal filter, so you must add that with an equalizer. The TXEQ in the K3 works VERY well for that. Before W6XU turned me onto the Yahama CM500 headset, I was using an RE16 from my stash of recording mics, on an AKG boom. Worked fine, I got great reports, but the CM500 is $60, and sounds great too. So line-in is taken. I can't put a Y cable there because, correct me if i'm wrong, every time Signalink would key up - the mic would go live. So that's not an option for me. I think its a lot easier to just hit a couple of buttons and switch to the front panel mic for digital work, isn't it? And the rear mic won't go live either. As far as audio interface goes, yes, i have an E-mu 0404 USB that i can use. But signalink works just fine. No drivers to install. And it has just enough controls. If you're happy with it, use the Line In. But remember that it has a Pin One Problem, so you could run into RFI with it. I really don't see why i would need a studio quality sound card for PSK31. See my exchange with N7WS about that in this thread -- a better sound card can improve linearity at the bottom of the dynamic range. In fact, you need a decent USB sound card a LOT more than all that outboard gear. The 0404 is overkill, although nice if you want to feed a spectrum display using NaP3. The Signal Link may be good enough -- the cheap Numark and somewhat nicer Tascam certainly are. I use the CM500 plugged into the rear panel mic and headphone jacks, assign the Headphones + Speaker toggle to one of the PF keys. That lets you use the K3's excellent audio processing, get rid of all that outboard gear, and makes it very easy to switch from SSB to digital modes. 73, Jim K9YC Retired audio professional __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Making a Signalink cable for the K3's 8-pin mic
I just had a thought: what about the rear mic jack (the 3.5mm) and the line out? Can that be done? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 10, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Bruce Beford bef...@myfairpoint.net wrote: With all due respect, you already received the answer here. Yes, you can connect the Signal Link to the front panel mic connector. Just pad the audio output of the SL to a mic level, instead of line level. Also, you won't be able to get audio output from the K3 back to the SignalLink via that jack. The RX audio of the K3 is not available there (see the manual). So you would need another cable from line out on the back for that anyway. So... it would be easist to just patch it in via the back (via your rack of signal shaping/mixing gear), as has been suggested. Bruce N1RX I knew this was going to turn into why do you need all that audio gear discussion. Never mind. Thanks for your input. I guess i'll just ask Eric or Wayne next Friday at Dayton. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Making a Signalink cable for the K3's 8-pin mic connector
Hi Don, list! I wanted to ask you if it would be possible to make a cable for the Signalink USB box to connect to the K3's 8-pin front side mic connector? I have the Signalink box that i'm using with my Yaesu 857D but i want to also try it with the K3. The K3's rear line-in is currently taken by my audio stuff. Line out is free for now. I see that RigBlaster has an option of using K3's 8-pin, so i'm sure Signalink should be able to use that as well, right? If all the necessary pins are there i could make up a CAT5 (or even 6) cable with RJ-45. Please advise. Thanks in advance. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Making a Signalink cable for the K3's 8-pin mic connector
By my audio stuff i mean a mic. I'm using a Shure SM58, into a mic preamp, into a gate/compressor/limiter/de-esser into an EQ into a mixer into the K3's line-in. So line-in is taken. I can't put a Y cable there because, correct me if i'm wrong, every time Signalink would key up - the mic would go live. So that's not an option for me. I think its a lot easier to just hit a couple of buttons and switch to the front panel mic for digital work, isn't it? And the rear mic won't go live either. As far as audio interface goes, yes, i have an E-mu 0404 USB that i can use. But signalink works just fine. No drivers to install. And it has just enough controls. I really don't see why i would need a studio quality sound card for PSK31. __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 9, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 5/9/2014 5:36 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: I have the Signalink box that i'm using with my Yaesu 857D but i want to also try it with the K3. What is my audio stuff that you are currently using? If it's to/from an internal sound card, it's probably worth replacing with a decent USB audio interface. FWIW, the SignalLink box is highly overrated, thanks to advertising by those who sell it. And help info on the DX Engineering website to solve RFI issues strongly suggest that it has a Pin One Problem. There are several USB audio interfaces sold mostly to DJs and home studios that work very well for us. Several years ago, I bought and tested thoroughly two low cost units that work VERY well -- much better decoding of digital signals, especially weak ones. The simple Numark stereo interface costs about $35, the now discontinued Tascam US100 was $75, and was replaced by a US120 that costs more. They work equally well, and neither has a Pin One Problem. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Limit topics in email
There are times (just about all the time, really) when i wish that this list would join the 21 century (just like their radios) and get converted to a FORUM (BB, phpnuke, etc..). This is so very archaic... No offense to anyone, the content on here is priceless, goes without saying. But a mailing list??? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 7, 2014, at 1:18 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT k...@coldrockshotbrooms.com wrote: There are times when I wish the Elecraft list was by model (and not just one big list) and then there are times when I learn things that apply to my KX3 that would never have been posted to a KX3 list. ... and that reminded me of a tool I used to use called POPFile. While I used it for spam filtering (it's a Bayesian filter so it learns to classify mail by example), I'm using similar Bayesian algorithms built-in to Thunderbird for anti-spam. What POPFile does that's somewhat unique is that it will classify on really any criteria, not just good/bad (non-spam vs. spam). It could be applied to this list to sort it by interest area (portable, antenna, contesting, firmware, etc.) and with a little training (a few days) give someone exactly what they'd want. You'd find it at http://getpopfile.org. As for implemented/unimplemented features, the list is operated by QTH.net. They run a whole stack of amateur radio related lists using Mailman, which is free software. It works reasonably well, but I don't think QTH.net makes a lot of money on list management, and probably isn't too motivated to fix issues. There is the KX3 Yahoo group, but the signal/noise ratio is really kind of awful, IMHO. 73 -- Lynn On 5/6/2014 9:39 PM, HREFAB wrote: Good answers all, but it's the part in the subscription page that isn't really working. I think if that were implemented, then I could simply subscribe to the KX3 thread and be done with it. If not, then I'll probably just unsubscribve to it all and check manually. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KPA500 question
Hello everyone! I'm a proud owner of a new K3/P3. Almost there... Can someone please explain to me the rationale behind the KPA500? Why 500W? Is there a tremendous difference between legal limit and about half of it (which is what i hear KPA500 can do)? I understand the ease of use, how the amp follows the radio. I get all that. But why half of max power? Chances are i won't be buying any more amps for the foreseeable future if i get the KPA500 at Dayton this year, so i'd like to know that it will cover everything i need it to (and i have no idea what that might be). I hope this question isn't too confusing. I'm a new ham (almost a year new), so please be gentle. Thanks in advance! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Limit topics in email
I understand, Don. People get used to certain things and stick with them. By the way, all forums have the ability to email you all responses to the topics of interest. Its ok. It is what it is... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 7, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: If this list moves to a forum format, I for one will bail out - I hate trying to follow something on a forum. I may be in the minority, but I am interested in all the Elecraft products, and I use filters in my email client to sort the list content as I desire at any one particular time (it is not always the same). It may be archaic, but it works for me. If you want it to be more forum-like try setting your subscription to 'no mail' and read the list at Nabble. You can still post, but there is no email sent to you. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/7/2014 7:45 AM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: There are times (just about all the time, really) when i wish that this list would join the 21 century (just like their radios) and get converted to a FORUM (BB, phpnuke, etc..). This is so very archaic... No offense to anyone, the content on here is priceless, goes without saying. But a mailing list??? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question
Thanks for all the replies, gentlemen! Certainly gives me food for thought. I do want the kpa500. I love building Elecraft kits. One more question: is there a tuner inside that amp? How does it auto-tune? And if so - does that mean that I will have 3 tuners? KAT3, KAT500 and whatever tuner is in the amp? And also, is KAT500 pretty much a must? Does anyone know if Elecraft actually has any plans to put out higher powered amp anytime soon? Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On May 7, 2014, at 11:39 AM, d...@lightstream.net d...@lightstream.net wrote: Increasing power from: 100W to 600W provides 7.8dB gain (1.3 S-units) 600W to 1.5KW provides 4 dB gain (0.67 S-unit) ... so that first 600W is huge. Considering the tight integration w/ the K3 and KAT500, and the fact that it also plays nicely w/ other transceivers, I think the KPA500 provides great value for the investment. 73, Dale WA8SRA Is there a tremendous difference between legal limit and about half of it One third, not a half. The KPA is 500W. Legal limit is 1500W. Gary -- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question
Ok, fine. You guys convinced me. I'm getting KPA500/KAT500 over at Dayton next week. Elecraft guys: here i come! __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 7, 2014, at 10:14 PM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Same here re adding the KPA500/KAT500. I did have an Ameriton AL-811H, and still do -- but have not fired it up since 2002. Worked fine, but not easy to use since it needed re-tuned with significant QSY. So mainly I did fine with my K2/100 and it was great until replaced by the greater K3! The Elecraft system is pretty much like having a 500 W. K3/P3. Once set up no need to touch the PA or ATU. Plus it the KAT500 handles switching among three antennas. I have four but #4 is a 30 m dipole and I mostly use that with lower power rigs (K2, K1 or KX3). The main shack re-work I needed was to replace RG-8X in-shack coax runs with RG-213. The AL-811H was only used with my beam and mostly on 20 SSB, and had dedicated cables to the antenna port. My desk and shelf set up worked fine with the amp and atu -- and my shack looks much neater (there was a Kenwood TS-570DG where the KPA500 is now). 73, Phil w7ox On 5/7/14, 4:50 PM, Joseph Carter wrote: I just added the KPA500 and the KAT500 last month - first amp I've ever had but so cannot compare but love it! Issue for me was ability to run on 120 volts. Great fun to assemble both and as mentioned nice compact grouping / size for my space constraints. Joe, w9jc On May 7, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: Well, if you want a kilowatt station the Icom IC-7600 and PW-1 offer the same functionality with a built-in antenna matching circuit. Curiously, I am getting about 400 watts out of the PW-1 driving it directly with the KX3 at 12 watts out (no ALC). 73, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question Exactly! The K-Line amounts to a fully automated (no tuning or knob twisting) 500 Watt HF station. Last time I saw that was a Halicrafters Tornado. I changed my entire radio desk to create more storage and shelves from the space formerly used by a large tube amp and the large tuner I used with it. The K3 and P3 take about the same space the previous HF rig took and the KPA500 and KAT500 take just slightly more space than the K3 by itself. In other words, the K-Line is extremely space efficient. Bill K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] P3/SVGA monitor resolution question
Hi everyone! I just got this new Dell LCD monitor specifically for the P3/SVGA. Its a 19.1 inch, 16:9 monitor. However, its maximum resolution seems to be 1366x768 at 60Hz. So the only res i can use on the P3 is 1280x1024. Any way to include the monitor's res in the SVGA firmware, so it can display natively? Not that it's unusable, but would be nice to have... I tried higher res numbers in the SVGA but the monitor refused them. Its a Dell E1914H. I guess that's what i get for getting a $65 monitor... __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Signal analysis with the P3
Hello everybody! Ever since i got my new P3 - i've been looking at people's signals (naturally). And i've noticed the following: When using USB on 10 meters, talking locally, there are a couple of folks that use ICOM radios and i can see these spikes on the left of the carrier. Normally, in USB, all the signal shows up on the right, correct? But with these guys there's a lot of signal on the left as well. And they sound a bit robotic, as if they were off frequency a bit. But they aren't. When they switch to, say, Yaesu or a Kenwood i don't see that same graph. But on the ICOM its very pronounced (except the older ones like 756 Pro III). Saw it last night with an ICOM IC-7000. Is this normal? Has anyone else noticed this? This P3 is certainly giving me a lot of insight i didn't have before... Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] Calibrating KTCXO3 with the XG3
Hello again, everyone! I just installed the K3EXREF board in my K3 and i also have the KTCXO3 unit in there from before. The idea was to use the XG3 as the external 10 MHz reference for calibration. I wasn't thrilled with the accuracy of the zero-beat method that i was using (or rather i wasn't thrilled with MY accuracy). I think i did the procedure correctly: went to REF CAL menu, enabled the K3EXREF, hooked up the BNC cable, the asterisk started flashing, the frequency changed (clearly the zero-beat i did before wasn't correct). My only question is about the output level of the XG3: i used the zero dBm. But the calibration procedure mentioned that the reference signal should be between +4 dBm and something else (higher). XG3 doesn't seem to go that high though. Is that ok? Using zero dBm for this? Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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 -- Spot band switching in HRD
Hello everyone! I have a K3/HRD question: When using the DX cluster and the BandMap (the one with the vertical band display and all the call signs on the right of it) i'm able to switch bands by double-clicking on the spot in the cluster window. No matter what band the K3 is presently on. But if i try to do the same by clicking on the BandMap call signs - i can only do that if the K3 is on the same band as being displayed on the BandMap screen. If the K3 is on 20 meters and i'm looking at the BandMap screen for, say, 15 meters and i try clicking on a call sign - K3 clicks, trying to switch to that band and then clicks right back to where it was before. Is that by design? Anyone else notice that? Again, i can do this from the DX Cluster view by double-clicking on a spot. And K3 will switch to whatever band the spot was on. But from the BandMap view I can only change frequency if the band matches that of a K3. Thanks a bunch in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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_K3] P3 beta software with noise blanker
Hi everyone! Is there a reason why you can't save the P3 settings using the P3 Utility, like we do in the K3 Utility? Also, not sure if anyone saw this but would it be possible to keep the last used label highlighted on the screen? When you press any of the FN* buttons - to keep the label lit up on screen? Makes it a lot easier to see what the current setting is, especially if its being used for the SPAN. Thanks! Slava B W2RMS On Apr 25, 2014, at 3:00 AM, F5vjc foxfive@gmail.com wrote: This new P3 Beta Noise Blanker feature works very well for me here. I am plagued by electric fence clicks and while the K3 NB does a great job of eliminating the audible clicks I could always see them on the P3, displayed as horizontal lines in the Waterfall and base line jumping in sync with the clicks. Now with the P3 NB engaged this annoyance is eliminated. Great job! Many thanks Alan and Elecraft. 73 F5VJC On 24 April 2014 22:13, Alan Bloom a...@elecraft.com wrote: New P3 beta software, version 01.28, is now uploaded to the Elecraft web site: http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/elecraft_p3_software.htm This requires K3 firmware version 4.25 or later and if you have the SVGA option, SVGA firmware version 1.16 or later. As always, beta test firmware may have new issues that we haven't caught during field testing. Please report them to k3supp...@elecraft.com. This version has a number of enhancements and bug fixes as described in the p3fwnotes.rtf file. The major new feature is noise blanking. Below is some explanatory text that I will be submitting to add to the P3 Owner's Manual. Enjoy! Alan N1AL = Noise Blanker The noise blanker in the P3 reduces the effect of impulse-type noise on the display. It has little or no effect on other types of noise such as thermal noise and static crashes but can dramatically reduce impulse noise from sources such as the AC power line and the ignition systems of motor vehicles. The noise blanker is turned on or off using the menu entry NB En, which can be assigned to a function key for easy access. You can adjust the aggressiveness of the noise blanker algorithm with the menu entry NB Level. The higher the setting the more completely it blanks the noise but also the more likely it will cause distortion of desired signals. Use the lowest setting that effectively blanks the noise. A value of about 10 or 11 is a good starting point for experimentation. Note that the REF LVL and SCALE settings have no effect on the noise blanker. If there are one or more very strong signals within the P3 displayed frequency range, the noise blanker has a hard time detecting the difference between the unwanted pulses and the wanted signals. The solution is to narrow the span and/or offset the center frequency (perhaps using fixed-tune mode) to place the strong signals well outside the P3's display range. === __._,_.___ Reply via web posthttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/conversations/messages/20555;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOGs2aTZsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMyMDU1NQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzOTgzNzAzOTM-?act=replymessageNum=20555 Reply to sender a...@elecraft.com?subject=Re%3A%20P3%20beta%20software%20with%20noise%20blanker Reply to group elecraft...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20P3%20beta%20software%20with%20noise%20blanker Start a New Topichttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcXR1bDNmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTgzNzAzOTM- Messages in this topichttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/conversations/topics/20555;_ylc=X3oDMTM3djcwazA4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMyMDU1NQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTgzNzAzOTMEdHBjSWQDMjA1NTU-(1) Visit Your Grouphttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmc3ZnNXFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTgzNzAzOTM- - New Membershttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Elecraft_K3/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYjhtcWdtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzk4MzcwMzkz 1 [image: Yahoo! Groups]https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbmowb3ZwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5ODM3MDM5Mw-- • Privacy https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html • Unsubscribe elecraft_k3-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe• Terms of Use https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ . __,_._,___ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:
[Elecraft] P3 SVGA monitor choices
Hi all! What do you guys use for an external monitor when using P3/SVGA? I saw a video on YouTube of a guy using a small touch screen with the Lp-Pan/NaP3, but that can't be done with a P3, right? Can't really use a touch screen because there's no such functionality in the P3. So in that case that just leaves a regular monitor choices. I'm assuming wide screen (16:9) is a way to go? Any size recommendations? Just wanted to see what everyone uses and draw some conclusions based on that. Thanks a bunch in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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 UPS deliveries
I never expected such a turnout. And just to be clear: it wasn't a complaint! I love Elecraft! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Apr 24, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Bill Turner dezrat1...@wildblue.net wrote: ORIGINAL MESSAGE: (may be snipped) On 4/23/2014 7:47 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: Maybe this thread would better be moved to the United Parcel Service list? REPLY: I think the thread is fine right here. Anyone who deals with Elecraft deals with shipping. I'm finding the various experiences most interesting. 73, Bill W6WRT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] W2RMS
Yeah? Ok, i'll keep that in mind. Thanks! Very useful remark... On Apr 23, 2014, at 7:42 AM, Brian North br...@chirpytom.plus.com wrote: If you have nothing good to say, say NOTHING!! 2E0BWQ Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
I chose UPS Ground. Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down. USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number. On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you choose next day, or 2nd day Delivery OR! Did you choose the Cheapest option that was available? 73 Milverton. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Has anyone ever ordered from Idiom Press?
Here's another one: has anyone here ever ordered anything from Idiom Press? I'm really at a loss here... I ordered this RotorEZ board to give me a serial port on an older CDE HAM-IV rotor/control box. This was around March 31st time frame. Their website does say that sometimes order could take up to two weeks to ship. And that would be ok, except they don't reply to any e-mails or pick up the phone. I don't even know if they are still in business... I do see a charge on my card for April 11th, but even that is not for the full amount that i ordered. Still, no response, nothing... Is this how they operate normally? I'm hoping someone here had dealing with these people and can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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 UPS deliveries
I guess i'm just spoiled by Amazon Prime and their 2-day no matter what delivery. Sometimes, a lot of times, i actually get it in one day, depending on where the item is geographically. Oh well... This just means i'll have one less distraction when putting up my new Hex Beam this weekend. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Larry Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com wrote: USPS ground is 5 days, not 5 business days. USPS ground moves on the weekends. UPS ground does not move on the weekends. UPS drop off at Staples at 5:30PM Friday doesn't get picked up until 5PM Monday This isn't a criticism of anyone. It's an explanation of what has been observed. I look at it as allowing the transceiver a short vacation before going to work. MontyS [via Elecraft] wrote: 5 business days - 7 calendar days, is nominal for coast-to-coast UPS ground. Fedex the same, although they deliver Saturdays (but not Mondays). Not much Elecraft can do besides offer options. I usually use Priority Mail if available - 2 day delivery usually. Monty K2DLJ Hi everyone! Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground? 1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long, should it? I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=0 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] /user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=7587706i=1 If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587706.html To start a new topic under Elecraft, email ml-node+s365791n365791...@n2.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=365791code=bGF3bG9wZXozQGdtYWlsLmNvbXwzNjU3OTF8MjU5MTAzNDE2. NAML http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-and-FLDIGI-tp7587559p7587709.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] P3 screen refresh rate in SCAN
Hi everyone! Just built a new P3 couple of days ago. Been playing with it (naturally). Have a question about screen refresh rate in SCAN: when i set the span to something wide, like 150 or 200 and put the K3 into scan - after one or two full screens it gets kind of choppy. Starts to freeze up and skip. What do you guys normally have your refresh rate set at? Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] Just built my new P3
I see. Well, that's what i pretty much figured: it must be the flux capacitor that is flashing, right? Does it need a firmware update? Slava B W2RMS On Apr 18, 2014, at 8:46 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com wrote: What are these red LEDs that are flashing inside my new P3? It's been proven that the guys at Elecraft are using alien technology in their products. In the recent words of a famous personality in DC: You don't want to go there buddy! 73' Charlie k3ICH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Just built my new P3
Thanks for everyone's input on their P3 usage patterns! Very helpful. Just read the manual cover to cover (again) and set my new P3 up to what seems to be good for now. You know what would be a good addition to the firmware? I think it would be nice if the last used FN button would be highlighted on screen. Like when i press FN3 - i think it would be helpful to glance at the screen and see that it was the last one pressed... That's just me, of course. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: Well, for what it's worth: I've had my P3 for about a year now, and I've found that how one operates it is highly personal and takes some time. Function Keys: Mine are all SPAN selections, 4 [for looking at a single signal's spectrum, 20 [almost always my choice for CW], 50 [CW/RTTY in contests], 100 [SSB], and 200 [last used when tracking down noise from an SMPS]. The other 3 have yet to be assigned. Averaging: 2 or sometimes 3 [exactly the opposite of Jim's setting :-))]. My screen is split in the middle and I use the monochrome waterfall setting [colorblind, thanks Alan!]. I haven't used the PEAK function since I first tried it out. I always use FIX TUNE [end points are stable, receive cursor moves as I tune]. I use the FULL SCREEN mode when I tune past the edge of the display [the half-screen really confuses this OF]. I can tell the difference [barely] between the VFO A and VFO B cursor unless I'm split, then they look the same. I've gotten fairly adept at keeping track of VFO B and haven't incurred the wrath of the UP Cops in a long time. The two MKR cursors look the same to me but since they appear in the WF, I distinguish them from the VFO cursors easily. I've used MKR A a bit, usually when looking a a single signal's spectrum, I've never used MKR B and I've never QSY'd with the cursors. I run the dBm scale on the ordinate and normally have the REF LVL set so the noise is right on the baseline and the top of the spectrum display is -100 to -95 or so. My K3 S-meter is in absolute mode and I calibrated it to -73 dBm = S9 with my service monitor. Running it like this, the background of the WF is black and signals even right at the noise floor will trace visible lines. As Jim says, read the manual several times and get the definitions of all the terms straight in your head. Fred Cady's K3 book has a section on the P3 and it is super useful. YMWV [Your Mileage *WILL* Vary], as I said, it seems to be a very personal thing. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 4/18/2014 9:42 AM, Jim Brown wrote: First, always use averaging mode, with long averaging times, and set the screen so that a large part of the display is the waterfall. Second, set the scale and sensitivity. I use 24 dB for everyday operation and 42 dB for contests. I set the sensitivity so that the noise level is very close to the bottom of the display. And always use Fixed Tune Mode (the limits of the display remain constant as you tune across the band. This setup makes weak signals stand out best. Next, program the buttons. I assign the Fixed Tune Toggle to a button, the Peak/Average to another, and use the remaining buttons for display widths of 2 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz, and 200 kHz. The 10 kHz width is great for CW pileups, 20 and 50 for SSB. The wider settings are useful for monitoring bands for DX openings (160M, 10M, 6M), for contesting, and for recognizing various forms of noise. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results for 4/6/2014
K2UT? Is this the same K2UT who's telnet DX cluster node i've been using? Wow! K2UT Bob NJ K3 8017 QRP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] 756ProIII vs K3
You know, the interesting thing about Elecraft and the K3 in particular is that one can form an opinion of it's superiority ONLY after using it it for a little while. I don't think it can be done by just looking at it. In fact, by just looking at it for a few minutes one forms the exact opposite opinion. When i built my K3 (SN 8086) - i had a bunch of ham buddies come and take a short look at it. I could see it in their faces: this guy's an idiot for paying almost $4300 for THIS?!?!?!? Only one of these guys actually sat down and drove it for a few minutes. He then told everyone that it has to be the quietest and most adjustable receiver he'd ever seen. And naturally people take it with a grain of salt because they'd already seen it and they couldn't possibly be wrong about it, right? But i just smile and grin to myself anytime a conversation about my K3 surfaces. i KNOW what i bought :-) And that's all that matters. Thanks, Elecraft. P.S. BEfore i ordered my K3 - i made Wayne (or Eric) and Lisa promise me that K4 won't be announced any time soon :-) So all this talk about it is premature at best. Sorry. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 17, 2014, at 6:47 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 4/17/2014 12:32 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: I just think the bar was raised dramatically when Elecraft released the K3. That's exactly how I perceived it in 2008, and I still see it that way. My FT1000MPs went out the door as soon as the K3s showed up. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 First Impressions
Hi David! Congrats on the K3! I'm no expert, having just built mine few weeks ago, but where did you connect your Sub RX antenna input to? IS it connected to the RX ANT bnc or to the KAT3? If BNC - then yes, you would need to connect the actual receive only antenna. I connected mine to the KAT3, so that i could pick and choose which antenna to use for the Sub RX. Right now it shares the same antenna as used by the main receiver. I'm sure others will chime in... Enjoy the rig! Slava B W2RMS On Apr 17, 2014, at 10:28 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote: Hi all, I thought I might communicate my initial feelings/impressions regarding the K3 vs. the Pro 3. There is no question the K3 is a better receiver than the Pro 3; period! Overall I can hear things on the K3 I was not able to hear on the Pro 3. I did a very short, (didn't take too long to see the difference), A/B, and things on the K3 are clearer, cleaner, and easier to understand, while on the Pro 3, they are buried in noise, and not quite as understandable. CW is a dream on the K3. The dial up filters are marvelous for CW. I can't wait to get familiar enough with the K3 to start pile up running on CW. The K3, (at this time), feels a lot more difficult to operate than the Pro 3, however I am sure this is because I used the Pro 3/2 combo for many numbers of years, and have all of 48 whole hours on the K3. There is a learning curve, but that is fine, I have no issue with that. The book by KE7X is very helpful, and fills a huge hole in documentation that exists for the newcomer to the K3. I also gained a HUGE amount of desktop space, as the Pro 3 had the PS and external Speaker attached to it. I will be putting up a pair of speakers for the K3 later today, on a different shelf. I kind of like the minimalistic look of the operating position now. I coupled the install of the K3, with a full station rebuild. Starting with the grounding system, and ending with little wire hangers so I can pull the desk out and clean behind it as needed. It had been something like 10 years since the last full shack cleanup so you can imagine what it looked like. I have a pile of extra cables now... About the only thing that has me stumped so far is the use of the Sub RX. I suspect it is listening to the RX Antenna input, because I get no signals on it at all. I am sure as I work through things I will find that is the case. I'll post photos on my web page if anyone actually wants to see the installed station. I'll include photos of the back of the station and the cable runs as well. That will be in a week or so. Many thanks to all that helped me select the K3, and answered the large number of questions I had. You all helped me in deciding to purchase this rig, and I am not unhappy at all with it. -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Just built my new P3
Well, i guess i'm one step closer to completing my K-Line... Just built my new P3 that i received today (SN 3157). Very nice! Its no LP-Pan/NaP3, i tell you that, but it doesn't require a computer, so that's the major advantage. I've gotten pretty used to using the NaP3 on my Mac, click/drag and such. I guess i'll get used to the P3 just the same. Gonna start saving my pennies for the amp now... Hopefully by Dayton i'll be good to go. So much more stuff that i wanna get from Elecraft (W2, XG3). Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] Just built my new P3
Hey guys! What are these red LEDs that are flashing inside my new P3? Just noticed it when looking at the back of the unit through that clear square plastic window that's covering that empty future port of some kind. I see one toward the back of the unit and two other alternating ones toward the front panel. Thanks in advance! Slava B W2RMS On Apr 18, 2014, at 12:29 AM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Well, i guess i'm one step closer to completing my K-Line... Just built my new P3 that i received today (SN 3157). Very nice! Its no LP-Pan/NaP3, i tell you that, but it doesn't require a computer, so that's the major advantage. I've gotten pretty used to using the NaP3 on my Mac, click/drag and such. I guess i'll get used to the P3 just the same. Gonna start saving my pennies for the amp now... Hopefully by Dayton i'll be good to go. So much more stuff that i wanna get from Elecraft (W2, XG3). Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] W1AW/5 MS With K3, P3, and KPA500.
I tried to bust through the pileup to you on 20m last night. No such luck. Not with my SPT-500 Penetrator antenna for 10m. Some pileup you created... Slava B W2RMS On Apr 16, 2014, at 7:59 PM, Bill Breeden breede...@cableone.net wrote: I operated as W1AW/5 from here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast last night on 160 CW from 03-04z, and today on 30 CW from 13-15z and on 17 CW from 17-19z. It was my first experience running stations split. What a pleasure with a K3, P3, and KPA500! I logged 555 QSO's in total. I hope I worked several of you. I recall working W4TV on 160 and 30. 73, Bill - NA5DX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net
Its funny you should mention a hexbeam. Because that's exactly what i was using. I just put it together, on the ground. The K4KIO one. But since its only pointing in one direction for now, i kept switching between it and my vertical. I guess the band wasn't as good as it was a week prior to yesterday. Anyways, i'll try again next Sunday. Slava B W2RMS On Apr 14, 2014, at 6:02 AM, Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) billblomg...@yahoo.com wrote: There was horrendous interference here in North Carolina.. Sounded like a radar like signal.. (Shlubshlubshlub shlub shlub) - along with folk doing extended tuneups on the frequency long after people were trying to talk. I could occasionally get bits and pieces of Phil in the mud.. clearly something like a hexabeam will help, but will need significant budgetary enhancements to get that flying... (I have a rotor for a hexbeam just don't have the right poleyet.) KK4QDZ - Now with Extra Class Priv's, and a tiny KX3 to enjoy them! From: John Marvin jm...@themarvins.org To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net I logged in for the first time, even though my only significant piece of equipment is the KXPA100 amp. Band conditions weren't great, so it's possible you just couldn't hear most of the people loggin in. Obviously you didn't hear the net control or the primary relay. I am surprised you didn't hear anyone logging in. My guess is that if you try again next week you'll have better luck, assuming band conditions are better. John AC0ZG On 4/13/2014 7:58 PM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: How does this net work? I tried to get on today, at 2 PM EST (1800Z). I heard almost nothing. Some random people calling CQ and what not. No net control. Is there a particular protocol that this net follows? Was it even on today? Just curious... Slava B W2RMS On Apr 13, 2014, at 1:31 AM, Phil Shepard ph...@riousa.com wrote: The weekly SSB net meets tomorrow (4/13/14) at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz. I’ll be the NCS from Oregon. See you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to jm...@themarvins.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to billblomg...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net
How does this net work? I tried to get on today, at 2 PM EST (1800Z). I heard almost nothing. Some random people calling CQ and what not. No net control. Is there a particular protocol that this net follows? Was it even on today? Just curious... Slava B W2RMS On Apr 13, 2014, at 1:31 AM, Phil Shepard ph...@riousa.com wrote: The weekly SSB net meets tomorrow (4/13/14) at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz. I’ll be the NCS from Oregon. See you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Using the K3 ACC socket
Hi everyone! I have a question about the ACC socket on the K3. I saw on HamNation that Icom IC-7000 gives you this ACC pigtail cable with all the leads marked, so that you could plug it in and easily pick out the pins you need to use for whatever it is you're doing. Does Elecraft have something like that available? I couldn't really find one... Instead, i saw this thing online: http://www.winfordeng.com/products/brksd15hd.php Its a DB15HD breakout connector that gives you screw terminal for each of the pins (K3 does have the regular Female DB15 High Density, 3-row connector, right?). Is that something that you guys are using? This site seems to have a lot of these sort of connectors... Thanks! Slava B W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] Strange RFI question
Hi everyone! Sorry about the video not showing up. Not sure why i didn't think of just uploading it to YouTube. So, here are two links: This one i took with my iPhone. The audio is very low though - http://youtu.be/DOZHHxjDhDI This one is the original that i took with the screen recorder - http://youtu.be/Qhs1G9YS5k0 Please take a peek and see if you could give me some ideas. As i've said earlier this is very pronounced on 20 meters. The signals in question are repeating every 61 kHz throughout the band. So its not just one signal. And they don't sound like you normal hum or buzz. Thanks in advance! Slava, W2RMS On Apr 8, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this sort of a question but i figured i'd give it a shot. I've been going out of my mind with this strange signal pattern i've been seeing on my new panadapter connected to my new K3. I first saw it on 20 meters. It seems to be the same signal pattern, spaced evenly, at 61 kHz intervals. Something tells me that it could very well be outside of my shack. I've got the street power lines 15 feet in front of my house, with a big transformer on top of a pole. I just took a video of the whole thing and you can also hear the sound of it, especially while i tune it up and down. Here's a link to the video file in my DropBox: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/111549/rfi/strange_rfi.wmv Sorry for the format. This screen capture program only does Windows Media Video. I've gone to a point where i've disconnected everything in the shack. Literally. And i could still hear it. My Yaesu 857D also hears it, with the same antenna hooked up to it, so that tells me its not my K3 or the panadapter (for that matter). I also tried hooking up another antenna (i have a home made fan dipole) and i can still hear it. So its not the antenna (right?). I'm very open to any suggestions as to what to do? How to narrow it down? Thanks a bunch in advance! Slava, W2RMS P.S. I almost wish i didn't have the panadapter, so i wouldn't even know its there... :-( __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] P3SVGA Option - Split Screen?
You know what I would buy in an instant? The P3-SVGA card but without the P3 chassis. If that was available as an add-on to the K3. Bring-your-own-display sort of an option. Have a VGA or dvi or maybe even HDMI (much smaller) in the back of a K3. Is that possible? Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Apr 8, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Ted, The SVGA option for the P3 requires a dedicated monitor screen. It cannot be shared with the output of a computer. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/8/2014 7:43 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: I am thinking of adding the SVGA option to my K3-P3. It would be neat to have a single wide screen monitor running split screen, with the P3 display on one side and a logging/spotting program on the other - or if necessary, alternate screen keyed from the computer keyboard. Anyone know if this can be done (by someone who is neither an electrical engineer nor a computer whiz)? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Strange RFI question
Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this sort of a question but i figured i'd give it a shot. I've been going out of my mind with this strange signal pattern i've been seeing on my new panadapter connected to my new K3. I first saw it on 20 meters. It seems to be the same signal pattern, spaced evenly, at 61 kHz intervals. Something tells me that it could very well be outside of my shack. I've got the street power lines 15 feet in front of my house, with a big transformer on top of a pole. I just took a video of the whole thing and you can also hear the sound of it, especially while i tune it up and down. Here's a link to the video file in my DropBox: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/111549/rfi/strange_rfi.wmv Sorry for the format. This screen capture program only does Windows Media Video. I've gone to a point where i've disconnected everything in the shack. Literally. And i could still hear it. My Yaesu 857D also hears it, with the same antenna hooked up to it, so that tells me its not my K3 or the panadapter (for that matter). I also tried hooking up another antenna (i have a home made fan dipole) and i can still hear it. So its not the antenna (right?). I'm very open to any suggestions as to what to do? How to narrow it down? Thanks a bunch in advance! Slava, W2RMS P.S. I almost wish i didn't have the panadapter, so i wouldn't even know its there... :-( __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Kits ESD protection
These are the ESD-related items that i used few weeks ago while building my new K3: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004N96WQ0/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ENYYGU/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AMCG21C/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i02?ie=UTF8psc=1 Seems to have worked since i'm using the K3 and all the tests went fine... Hope this helps. Slava, W2RMS On Apr 6, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Gary W. Hvizdak gary.hviz...@cfl.rr.com wrote: On Sat Apr 5 21:54:01 EDT 2014 Alan Bloom (N1AL) wrote: ... it has to be a good-quality mat. Some inexpensive so-called anti-static mats in fact do not work correctly. I posted about this several years ago. See: http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft%40mailman.qth.net/msg94407.html -- In addition to being a good quality mat, it also needs to be kept clean, which mainly means being free of the naturally occurring oils in your skin. In a pinch this can be done with mild soap and water, but ideally one should use a solution that's specifically formulated to both clean the mat and restore its surface conductivity. I recommend Techspray Zero Charge Mat Table Top Cleaner be used at least every three weeks, more frequently if the mat's surface reflectivity seems uneven, which is a sure sign of contamination. FYI, the reason for using this product at least every three weeks is that the surface naturally tends to dry out over time. 73, Gary Kilo India Four Golf Golf X-ray __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net announcement
Did i miss it again? Is it already over? On Apr 6, 2014, at 12:29 AM, Phil Shepard ph...@riousa.com wrote: The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets tomorrow (Sunday, 4/6/14) at 1800z on 14.3035 MHz. I will be NCS from western Oregon. See you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-meter question
Yeah, this is normal behavior. Same thing happens on my 857D and all other's radios (i hear). You didn't do anything wrong. Slava, W2RMS On Apr 5, 2014, at 8:22 AM, drewko drew...@verizon.net wrote: This is typical of HF receivers from years past-- meter indicates increasing AGC as you reduce the RF gain; only stronger signals will flicker above the meter's reduced sensitivity indication. Supposedly this could be changed in a SDR radio. Some have requested that the meter not respond in this traditional fashion, but instead always measure the signal levels at the antenna terminals regardless of the RF Gain setting. Your meter reading may also be affected by attenuator and preamp settings (ATT and PRE), but there is a config option in the K3 to ignore their effects. However, this 'absolute' setting is still subject to the RF Gaiin control effect that you noted. 73, Drew AF2Z On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:24:15 -0700, you wrote: I’ve just completed building my K3/10 (S/N 8115)!!! The PA3 and sub-receiver are sitting here but not built/installed yet. Everything seems to work fine - completed the TX gain calibration successfully, and the filter setup too, of course. However, I’m puzzled by the how the S-meter is behaving. It seems to be inversely proportional to the RF gain. With the RF gain all the way CCW, all segments of the S-meter are lit. With the RF gain at 12 o’clock, half of the segments are lit. Changing bands has no apparent effect on the S-meter reading, and it’s rare that any but the strongest stations has any effect on the meter. And, with the RF gain fully CW, a few segments are lit (depending upon the noise level in the band). This seems backwards to me, but this is my first HF rig, so maybe it’s supposed to behave this way? Maybe I have some config setting messed up? Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this! Thanks! 73 Arlen Fletcher, AA7F __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Considering a K3
Hi Dave! A few months before i bought my K3 i bought the K3 book by KE7X. That is probably the main reason that i subsequently bought the rig. Slava, W2RMS On Apr 5, 2014, at 11:58 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote: Hi, Can anyone point me at some resources to better understand why I want a K3, as opposed to keeping my Icom 756 Pro III? I am considering the purchase of a K3/100, I saw a presentation on it at our club meeting, liked what I saw very much and would like to get more input from people actually using the rig. I am doing the due diligence part of a new rig purchase here, and am looking for just about any input regarding the K3. So far I have spent a number of hours looking at everything on the net I can find for the rig. What initially caught my eye is the blocking specs... Something like 140 db! I have 4 active hams living within 1/2 mile of me, and while the Pro III works well, I can tell from de-sense that others are on when one of them operates. The band scope of the PRO III will show an increased base line across the entire scope... All 4 run a KW. The blocking specs alone may be enough to force the switch, but, I am wondering if anyone has gotten a K3 running with MixW, how easy is it to point and click tune the rig via a PC interface, etc., do you like the rig, etc. If you have used a 756 PRO III, and switched to the K3, I would be very interested in contacting you via phone to discuss your thoughts on the K3. -- Support better RFI reporting practices, please sign this petition: at Whitehouse.gov http://wh.gov/lpz5Y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3/K3 and KPA500
Sound like all you need is the W2IHY iPlus box. It will switch between 3 radios with one mic, PTT and an amp... I have and use it all the time. http://www.w2ihy.com/audio-switches.html On Apr 4, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: I am thinking of setting up a configuration to easily switch my KX3 and K3 with my KPA500. That is, I want to use both K3 and KX3 to drive KPA500 without too much cable swapping or re-configuration work. Has anyone done this and if so how did you do it? Right now, my K-line is K3/P3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500 Given configuration and cabling issues I am not sure if I can use the KAT500 easily with the KX3 driving the KPA500. Has anyone done this, are their issues to resolve? Thanks for any help 73, phil, K7PEH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New KX3 Accessory
Does the PX3 attach to the KX3 in some sort of a rigid configuration? So it becomes sort of one unit? I imagine folks using this combo in the filed would like something like that. Perhaps similar to this PAE-Kx31 heat sink with side handles, only extending sideways to include the PX3? Otherwise it might be a bit too much to handle when you're not using a real shack desk or something... Just an idea.. Slava, W2RMS On Apr 4, 2014, at 6:23 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN n...@tx.rr.com wrote: Nice!! Grant NQ5T On Apr 4, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote: PX3 photo can be found here: http://www.elecraft.com/manual/PX3%20Data%20Sheet%20rev%20B1a.pdf __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Ergonomics
I'm a new ham and an even newer K3 owner. For anyone who is function over form any day, like me - Elecraft's learning curve is the whole point! If i had a radio for which i didn't even need to open the manual - i'd be bored with it in two days and probably wouldn't use it or care for it as much. I did get the SS Hardware upgrade by the way (just in case, just because it was merely $20 after spending over $4K). My .02c Slava (Sal) W2RMS On Apr 3, 2014, at 7:50 AM, Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk wrote: Hello Bill, As I mentioned in this forum in the past, Elecraft is excellent in production engineering. They use real good components for the critical parts but also use the real cheapest components for the rest. It is nothing wrong with Elecraft in terms of cost engineering and it is indeed a challenge to the design engineer as well. As a result, you are now getting a tin box (yes, the advantage is light weight) but with excellent specifications in numbers. I never gave a high score for the ergonomic of elecraft radios. The screws in my K3 rust as well and this never happens in any of my other radios. From time to time, I have been asked by local hams about my comments about elecraft radios. I always say that elecraft radios are excellent but users have to face a deep learning curve. I need to read the manuals from cover to cover as well as KE7X's books. To conclude, I would consider Elecraft radios are really good but I have to accept less favourable ergonomics and relatively primitive enclosure and screws (yes, I know I can pay merely USD20 for stainless steel screws for an over $2.5k radio). 73 Johnny VR2XMC K2, K3, KX3, KAT500, KPA500, P3 寄件人︰ Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2014年04月3日 (週四) 6:19 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3 - Ergonomics In a post speaking to the Sherwood chart, it was said, too many people jump on one number to rate (rank) equipment and totally disregard things like ergonomics (If they didn't the K3 would be at the bottom of the list). What is so bad about how the K3 is designed (ergonomics)? This is not the first time I have seen this said. I do not find it particularly challenging to use the panel controls or the menus - but, maybe that's just me. Is it the lack of curves and swirls or plastic molding? I go for functionality of design - not eye candy. The only thing I did to improve the controls on my K3 was to add a TenTec tire to the main VFO knob - it increases the diameter slightly and has a nicer feel to it than hard plastic. Bill K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] About Rose of Elecraft Cases and Covers
What cases and covers? There’s a K3 cover i can get? Where? I need that! I have 6 cats and even though they are not allowed to come into the “radio room” - i still get a bit of hair here and there. Can you guys and gals please point me in the direction of where i can order me a case for ny shiny new K3? And, of course, Rose - get well soon! Sal, W2RMS On Mar 28, 2014, at 1:30 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com wrote: Get well soon Rose! Out thoughts are with you! Mike W0MU On 3/27/2014 11:21 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote: I've just brought Rose home from an unexpected hospital stay and she'll be recuperating for a few weeks. She -will- continue to sew and fill case and cover orders, but at a slower pace for awhile. Needless to say, she won't be at the Visalia DX Convention, and SeaPac is iffy ... we'll see. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP (Rose's OM) elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@w0mu.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 K3 Subreceiver Install
I just did this last weekend. Put the whole K3 together, including the KRX3. Just don’t forget to remove the chassis stiffener and all will be well. Oh, and those little coax interconnects that are on the back side of the front panel need to be nice and neat and out of the way. KRX3 went in very nicely… Am 28.03.2014 um 00:07 schrieb Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com: I have heard a few stories about the difficulty of installing the KRX3 sub-receiver into a K3. Is there a consensus as to whether this is difficult, moderate, or reasonably easy straight-forward to install. Thanks, 73, phil, K7PEH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to dro...@necg.de __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 interface to Signalink USB question
Hello everyone! I have a Signalink USB box that I'd like to interface with my new K3. From what I understand the preferred connection method is via the rear Line-In/Out jacks, right? I am using those with my rack audio gear, though (xlr mic/EQ/mixer/etc). What would you guys suggest that I do? Can/should I use the front mic connector (it is the standard Kenwood 8-pin pinout, right?). Or is it possible to connect the Signalink inline with the audio stuff, between the rack and the K3? Also, I have a new LP-PAN with an E-mu 0404 sound card that I haven't connected yet. So I wonder if that can somehow be used for the Signalink. I also have an iPlus box (FYI). Thanks in advance for your suggestions and ideas! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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 interface to Signalink USB question
Thanks everyone! Don, will this setup liven up the mic? Or is there a way to just switch to front panel mic input only when using SL USB? I mean I know I can set the menu option to fp mic. But if I didn't and SL USB keyed up the rig - my actual mic would be live, right? Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Mar 26, 2014, at 12:56 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Slava, Yes, you should be able to use the front mic jack. Set the SignaLink for mic level output rather than line level (see the SignaLink documentation). Turn bias off for the front mic. It is feasible that you could feed the SignaLink into your audio rack, but it should not run through any of the conditioning mechanisms. If you do that, you would want to kill all other inputs to your audio rack and just run the SignaLink 'straight through' to the Line In on the K3. Whether that is possible or not depends on the capabilities of your mixer. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/26/2014 12:36 PM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Hello everyone! I have a Signalink USB box that I'd like to interface with my new K3. From what I understand the preferred connection method is via the rear Line-In/Out jacks, right? I am using those with my rack audio gear, though (xlr mic/EQ/mixer/etc). What would you guys suggest that I do? Can/should I use the front mic connector (it is the standard Kenwood 8-pin pinout, right?). Or is it possible to connect the Signalink inline with the audio stuff, between the rack and the K3? Also, I have a new LP-PAN with an E-mu 0404 sound card that I haven't connected yet. So I wonder if that can somehow be used for the Signalink. I also have an iPlus box (FYI). Thanks in advance for your suggestions and ideas! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 interface to Signalink USB question
And one more question: what's this rj-45 type plug on the bottom of the front panel for? Anyone using it at all? Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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, KPA500 KAT500 Firmware Upgrades
What exactly is the function of this device? Does it give you 8 separate serial ports? Or is it just a hub? Is it somehow different from plugging 8 USB-to-serial cables into a computer? Thanks! Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com W2RMS On Mar 25, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Doug Person k0...@aol.com wrote: There is also a Siig brand usb to serial port unit available in 2, 4 or 8 serial ports that is far less expensive and works very well. SIIG *-Port USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter Hub http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-8-Port-RS-232-Adapter-JU-SC0211-S1/dp/B005PAJV5A/ref=pd_cp_e_1 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 3/25/2014 8:47 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Edgeport 8-port USB to Serial adapter __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft owner.
Hello again, Elecraft-ers! Just finished the first part of the assembly process. Took about 6 hours yesterday and about 3 hours today... Got the K3 calibrated (somewhat). Interesting thing: the TX Gain (5W) calibration failed using the Mac but succeeded using the same Mac but running the K3 Utility in Win7 running in Parallels. Not sure what that’s about… I’m a bit unclear on the KTCXO (i bought the 1 ppm unit) calibration process (i don’t have a freq counter on hand). Trying to use the WWV process. I think i got those zero-beat tones right but i’m not 100% on this. Now its time to power it off and install the rest: KRX3 and KPA3. Man, this is one sexy radio… Slava (Sal), W2RMS On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:38 PM, Slava Baytalskiy sla...@nullserv.com wrote: Hello fellow Elecraft-ers! Just received the shipment of my new K3/100 kit (SN8086). Name is Slava (Sal) W2RMS. Will be starting the assembly over the weekend. Can’t wait to join the community. Been reading this list (and everything else i could find on the subject of Elecraft) for a few weeks now. Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Slava (Sal), W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft owner.
That’s it! Done! Wow, what a job this was… Got the K3 all built and configured. Well, the necessary post-build configuration, that is. What is this weird descending tone when i was configuring the 100w amp unit? Is that normal? Seems to be gone now… The 5w and 50w TX Gain calibration went through fine. I guess i’ll listen to 10m tomorrow, when its light out. My hex beam project has not yet started so i’m limited to 10/12/15/17/20 meters with a 10m vertical (SPT-500) antenna. Anyways, looking forward to join the Elecraft SSB net some time soon. Slava (Sal) W2RMS. A proud new owner of an Elecraft K3/100. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted 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] New Elecraft owner.
Hello fellow Elecraft-ers! Just received the shipment of my new K3/100 kit (SN8086). Name is Slava (Sal) W2RMS. Will be starting the assembly over the weekend. Can’t wait to join the community. Been reading this list (and everything else i could find on the subject of Elecraft) for a few weeks now. Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Slava (Sal), W2RMS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
