Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3EXREF K144REFLK and K144XV

2011-06-09 Thread Vernon Mauery
It sounds like someone with lots of spare time on their hands and some
fancy calibration equipment could make some money by having people
send them their KVCXO3-1s and record calibration data.

The best part about this business is that if you really care about
your accuracy, you will have to have this done every year (or more
often) because as the crystals age, their resonant frequency can
change.

--Vernon

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
 I'm suggesting that the only way we can handle this at present is to
 allow users to generate their own data.
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Re: [Elecraft] Possible solution for missing RS-232 port on laptops

2011-05-19 Thread Vernon Mauery
Whether or not the serial ports on the dock are real serial ports is
still up for debate.  It depends on the kind of dock you are using.
The dock may just be a multi-function USB device that includes a
serial port and a video adapter.  But it may also be a pass-through
for many kinds of devices.  If it is the former, you would be better
off (financially) to just get a USB serial adapter.  And how real it
is depends on what you will be using it for -- for me, Linux kernel
hacking requires a real serial port if you want to use it as a serial
console.  Or for using it as the input PPS on a GPS disciplined time
server, a USB serial port won't get you the accuracy you think you are
getting.  So beware

--Vernon

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Ron - PE8E pe8e.elecr...@xs4all.nl wrote:

 There has been a lot of talk about the absence of real serial ports on
 more recent laptops. Here is something I recently discovered and want to
 share with you all. Maybe you can benefit ...

 Not to lang ago I received a HP Compaq 6710b laptop. On first sight there
 was no RS-232 output. With the laptop came a dockingstation and on that
 one I found 1 serial, 1 parallel, 1 DVI and 1 SVGA port (and several
 others).
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Bug in firmware found?

2011-04-05 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:11 AM, Bill W4ZV btipp...@alum.mit.edu wrote:

 Gary Hinson wrote:

 ... While you're at it, the VFO Lock function doesn't block QSYs using
 the
 band button, or sent from the logging program, or using the XIT, and
 perhaps
 other ways too.  It would be nice if it actually locked the VFO frequency,
 please Wayne.  This *may* account for the occasional small TX frequency
 jumps of some K3 DXpeditioners.  [Some might be deliberately moving escape


 When using one receiver and REV to scan a split pileup while VFOA is LOCKed
 on the DX frequency, it's possible for VFOA to change slightly if the Main
 knob is still spinning when you release REV.

Just tested this race condition and found it to be real.  Using either
REV or A/B you can change the 'locked' VFO if the right knob is
spinning when you are switching VFO places.

Another way to get around the lock is to use a memory recall.  Not
sure if that would be classified as a bug or not, since memories are
for both VFOs and it would be weird to change only one VFO.  I suppose
that could be a setting.  That would classify it as a feature.

Honestly neither of these is terribly important to me.  But being a
software engineer for my day job, whenever the firmware is discussed,
it piques my interest.

I was about to report that the LOCK button didn't LOCK all the
controls on my radio (like the lock button on most any other device).
But then I read in the manual, that it was just a VFO lock.  It really
surprised me when I had the LOCK engaged and I bumped the PWR knob and
my power setting changed.  But that was by design.  I did find the
concept counter-intuitive.  (and by intuition, I really mean
experience.)

--Vernon N7OH

  Since I added the KRX3 and use
 dual RXs in split pileups I haven't noticed this as much.

 73,  Bill


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Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-05 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM, David Robertson dar...@comcast.net wrote:
 I see many references using the CW sidetone as a calibration tool for the 
 K3's frequency readout. I fully understand the logic behind using the 
 sidetone but this brings up a question.

 What is the reference for the sidetone frequency within the K3? Is in the 
 K3's master oscillator? If you are in fact changing the master oscillator 
 frequency to match K3's readout to an actual frequency, and if the sidetone 
 frequency is derived from the same master oscillator aren't you defeating the 
 purpose of your calibration. It seems logical to me to a method of 
 calibration that your reference is not derived from the same oscillator you 
 are trying to calibrate.

I am not sure what is used to generate the sidetone, but even if it is
the K3 master oscillator, you are probably safe to do it this way.
This is because the master oscillator runs at 48.39 MHz, while your
sidetone is at 400-900Hz.  We are talking a 4-5 orders of magnitude
difference here.  That means that if you change the frequency by 100Hz
(mine is off by 80 or so), you would only change the sidetone
frequency by 80*10e-4 Hz, which is imperceptible.

But that doesn't take into account the fact that the sidetone is all
local.  Your receiver generates the sidetone (of your choosing), which
is N-Hz away from actual chosen pitch, where N is the frequency
difference between the carrier of the signal and your tuned frequency.
 Hitting the SPOT button mixes in the chosen sidetone, which then
creates nulls and peaks that are easy to discern even for the tonal
impaired.  But since BOTH tones are generated by your K3, it makes
sense that they would change at the same rate, thus negating any
changes from the master oscillator.

 Having said the above here is the method I use.

 On usb mode I tune the K3 to the reference standard you are using ( Any AM 
 station such as WWV or any station of a known frequency). I set the readout 
 to the exact known frequency of that station. I note the pitch of the sound I 
 hear from the station (the tone from WWV or CHU works best) . Next I switch 
 to LSB and note the pitch of the sound. If they are identical then the K3 is 
 calibrated. If the pitch changes then you have to configure the master 
 oscillator's frequency so the pitch between USB and LSB match.  I relies the 
 above method requires a good ability to note slight changes in pitch. Some of 
 us do not posses that ability and must use a different method. For those that 
 do, this method works.

This is a method I have not heard of, so thank you for sharing it.

--Vernon N7OH


 73
 Dave KD1NA
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] PTT ??

2011-03-14 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote:
 Question:  does the PTT IN RCA/Phono connection merely operate a relay or 
 switch in the K3?  That is, by shorting the connection (closing the switch) I 
 am operating a relay switch that stays closed as long as my switch (short) is 
 closed.

I rigged up a momentary push button switch to short out the
connection.  That works great for me.  I also have an electronic key
that I built that uses a transistor to 'close' the circuit.  Either
way works.  I don't know if internally it is a switch or relay or
what, but it is awfully quiet to be a relay.

 Also, I would like to know if it is normal (do other guys do this?) to use 
 multiple PTT switches wired in parallel probably using some parallel 
 connection phono jack thingy.  I have at least two switches (one a foot 
 switch to use with a mic and the other a externally controlled switch for my 
 Signalink USB interface).  Maybe a third switch for a hand held switch for 
 another mic that I might use at times.  No probably not three, but at least 
 two different switches.

It would certainly be possible to wire up several switches in
parallel.  If they are mechanical switches, then it won't hurt them at
all.  If they are electronic switches, you might want to add in some
circuitry to protect from a short (depending on what kind of output
stage we are talking about).

--Vernon N7OH

 73, phil, K7PEH

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 not recieving [ End of Thread]

2011-03-11 Thread Vernon Mauery
Yes, the original instigator did find the solution: PEBKAC - problem
exists between keyboard and chair.  Anyway, thank you for all your
help.  For whatever reason, as far as I can tell, my radio has the
same settings as it did before, but it works.  I think I just didn't
know when or where to look for a decent signal.  Remember that this IS
my first HF radio and I have zero experience on HF.  So, thanks for
all your help and being my remote elmers.

Vernon N7OH

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:49 AM, Eric Swartz  WA6HHQ - Elecraft
e...@elecraft.com wrote:

 Let's end this thread. It is way off track.

 If the original poster replies regarding his query, that is OK.

 Eric
 Elecraft List Moderator, from time to time..

 (Sorry for the delay moderating this thread, I am on the road.)

 www.elecraft.com
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 On Mar 11, 2011, at 9:41 AM, John Lemay j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk 
 wrote:

 Mike, you're right, the posting has been hijacked !

 I'd be interested to know from the originator of the query whether an answer
 has been found to the K3 reception issue.

 John G4ZTR
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 not recieving

2011-03-08 Thread Vernon Mauery
Don,

It looks like you and at least one other person have said that I need
more radials.  I will have to look into that.  Thank you for your
suggestion.

--Vernon N7OH

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 4:59 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
  Vernon,

 If your K3 is receiving static, I would tend to blame your problem on the
 antenna rather than the K3.
 However, there is a way to check the K3.  Beg, borrow or purchase an
 Elecraft XG2 signal generator.  That will give you a tool to produce a 50 uV
 signal (S-9) and also a tool to do MDS measurements on your K3.

 I do suspect your antenna.  Verticals do not work well in all locations -
 good performance depends on your soil conditions, and 25 foot radials are
 likely not long enough.  For a good ground screen with the 43 foot radial,
 you need at least 32 43 foot radial wires for it to be effective.  A
 vertical works great right on the edge of salt water, but inland locations
 vary depending on the soil conditions.  I have always been disappointed with
 verticals.

 Actually, I suggest a more simplistic approach - use horizontal dipoles.
  Use the 43 foot vertical as a mast to hold up the center of a dipole.  Get
 a 1:1 balun and construct a dipole for 40 and 20 meters.  2 radiator wires
 33 feet long and two 16 foot long these two antennas can run on a single
 feedline..  Run the center up to the top of your 43 foot mast and hang the
 ends of the dipole wires as high as you can using whatever supports are
 available.  You want an angle between the wires to be at an angle greater
 than 45 degrees.  The two wires for 40 meters (the 33 ft long ones) should
 be in the same vertical plane, and the two wires for 20 meters should be at
 right angles to the 40 meter wires to keep interaction to a minimum.

 You mentioned 10 meters.  Propagation conditions may be a problem too.  The
 higher HF bands do not have many signals during the hours of darkness, and
 10 meters may not have many signals during the day.  20 meters during the
 daylight hours is usually reliable and 40 meters at night will typically
 have good signals.  During periods of greater sunspot activity, the higher
 frequency bands will show more activity, but during the recent sunspot
 minimum, there were times when 20 meters was barely usable, but conditions
 are improving.

 73,
 Don W3FPR

 On 3/8/2011 1:06 AM, Vernon Mauery wrote:

 At the risk of exposing what a n00b I am when it comes to HF, I really
 need some help.  I recently (last month) purchased a K3.  First HF
 radio I have owned.  I got my license 2 years ago and have spent most
 of the time since playing with VHF.  I have been trying to teach
 myself CW and decided that it was time to step into the HF waters.  I
 studied, ogled, and dreamed of my ideal HF transceiver.  I finally
 found the K3 and having looked (at least a cursory glance) at all the
 others, I was sold.  I saved my pennies and purchased.  I also got
 myself a 43' untuned vertical antenna, balun, and radial wires.

 My setup: K3/100 has 100 feet of low loss 400 coax out to the 43 foot
 vertical on the hill in my back yard.  It has 8 25 foot radials and a
 4:1 balun.  The K3 has the KATU3, KPA3, KTCXO3-1, KFL3A-400, and
 default 2.8KHz filters.  I assembled it and did followed the
 calibration instructions as well as I could.  I think I got
 everything, but obviously I missed something.  Or maybe I just need an
 elmer to tell me what to do.

 I cannot seem to find any signals that make the S meter go above a 3
 or 4.  I have the RF gain turned up a fair ways (mostly to the top),
 and I can hear static.  As I tune up some of the bands on SSB, I can
 hear a tone that changes higher in pitch as I tune up in frequency.  I
 have tried listening for CW, but I am hearing nothing as I scan
 through the bands.  I had a 10m horizontal dipole taped to my wall for
 a while until I found time to run the coax out to the back yard.  I
 had hoped that since it was resonant on the 10m band, maybe it would
 be able to pick up something, but it was no better (or worse) than my
 vertical.

 As far as I can tell, the radio seems to transmit.  I can see the
 power meter moving and the SWR meter moving.  The ATU seems to be able
 to find acceptable settings on most of the bands with the vertical.
 But I can't hear them.  You can't work them if you can't hear them,
 right?

 This is a desperate plea for help.  Is it the radio or me?  Please
 have pity on the n00b and walk me through my first HF contact.

 --Vernon N7OH
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 not recieving

2011-03-08 Thread Vernon Mauery
Yes.  I can see the S-meter go from 3-4 down with static down to
nothing with quieter static.  My best guess is that I am not trying
the right times at the right places.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

--Vernon N7OH

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Ross Primrose N4RP n...@aiko.com wrote:
 Does the received noise decrease when you disconnect the antenna?

 73, Ross N4RP

 On 3/8/2011 1:06 AM, Vernon Mauery wrote:
 At the risk of exposing what a n00b I am when it comes to HF, I really
 need some help.  I recently (last month) purchased a K3.  First HF
 radio I have owned.  I got my license 2 years ago and have spent most
 of the time since playing with VHF.  I have been trying to teach
 myself CW and decided that it was time to step into the HF waters.  I
 studied, ogled, and dreamed of my ideal HF transceiver.  I finally
 found the K3 and having looked (at least a cursory glance) at all the
 others, I was sold.  I saved my pennies and purchased.  I also got
 myself a 43' untuned vertical antenna, balun, and radial wires.

 My setup: K3/100 has 100 feet of low loss 400 coax out to the 43 foot
 vertical on the hill in my back yard.  It has 8 25 foot radials and a
 4:1 balun.  The K3 has the KATU3, KPA3, KTCXO3-1, KFL3A-400, and
 default 2.8KHz filters.  I assembled it and did followed the
 calibration instructions as well as I could.  I think I got
 everything, but obviously I missed something.  Or maybe I just need an
 elmer to tell me what to do.

 I cannot seem to find any signals that make the S meter go above a 3
 or 4.  I have the RF gain turned up a fair ways (mostly to the top),
 and I can hear static.  As I tune up some of the bands on SSB, I can
 hear a tone that changes higher in pitch as I tune up in frequency.  I
 have tried listening for CW, but I am hearing nothing as I scan
 through the bands.  I had a 10m horizontal dipole taped to my wall for
 a while until I found time to run the coax out to the back yard.  I
 had hoped that since it was resonant on the 10m band, maybe it would
 be able to pick up something, but it was no better (or worse) than my
 vertical.

 As far as I can tell, the radio seems to transmit.  I can see the
 power meter moving and the SWR meter moving.  The ATU seems to be able
 to find acceptable settings on most of the bands with the vertical.
 But I can't hear them.  You can't work them if you can't hear them,
 right?

 This is a desperate plea for help.  Is it the radio or me?  Please
 have pity on the n00b and walk me through my first HF contact.

 --Vernon N7OH
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[Elecraft] K3 not recieving

2011-03-07 Thread Vernon Mauery
At the risk of exposing what a n00b I am when it comes to HF, I really
need some help.  I recently (last month) purchased a K3.  First HF
radio I have owned.  I got my license 2 years ago and have spent most
of the time since playing with VHF.  I have been trying to teach
myself CW and decided that it was time to step into the HF waters.  I
studied, ogled, and dreamed of my ideal HF transceiver.  I finally
found the K3 and having looked (at least a cursory glance) at all the
others, I was sold.  I saved my pennies and purchased.  I also got
myself a 43' untuned vertical antenna, balun, and radial wires.

My setup: K3/100 has 100 feet of low loss 400 coax out to the 43 foot
vertical on the hill in my back yard.  It has 8 25 foot radials and a
4:1 balun.  The K3 has the KATU3, KPA3, KTCXO3-1, KFL3A-400, and
default 2.8KHz filters.  I assembled it and did followed the
calibration instructions as well as I could.  I think I got
everything, but obviously I missed something.  Or maybe I just need an
elmer to tell me what to do.

I cannot seem to find any signals that make the S meter go above a 3
or 4.  I have the RF gain turned up a fair ways (mostly to the top),
and I can hear static.  As I tune up some of the bands on SSB, I can
hear a tone that changes higher in pitch as I tune up in frequency.  I
have tried listening for CW, but I am hearing nothing as I scan
through the bands.  I had a 10m horizontal dipole taped to my wall for
a while until I found time to run the coax out to the back yard.  I
had hoped that since it was resonant on the 10m band, maybe it would
be able to pick up something, but it was no better (or worse) than my
vertical.

As far as I can tell, the radio seems to transmit.  I can see the
power meter moving and the SWR meter moving.  The ATU seems to be able
to find acceptable settings on most of the bands with the vertical.
But I can't hear them.  You can't work them if you can't hear them,
right?

This is a desperate plea for help.  Is it the radio or me?  Please
have pity on the n00b and walk me through my first HF contact.

--Vernon N7OH
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Re: [Elecraft] Linux/Mac K3 utility updates?

2011-03-06 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote:
 * On 2011 06 Mar 18:02 -0600, NZ0T wrote:
 B***h, b***h, b***h!
 ;)    73 Bill NZ0T

 It's OK everyone - I know this guy.

 Taken in the humor intended, Bill.  :-)

 For the record, I received a private reply from David, W4SMT, who is the
 author in question.  Understandably, he has had real life stand in the
 way of coding and other pursuits.  I know how that happens.

In my experience, this is exactly where the open source community can
do the best.  I have had to step back on a project before, only to see
others pick it up with vigor in my absence.  Being a Linux kernel
hacker myself, I have some strong opinions about how software should
be done. :)  Free all the bits!!!

--Vernon N7OH

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Re: [Elecraft] K144XV and FM Filters

2011-03-04 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Stan Gibbs s...@ajaxsoftware.com wrote:
 I can't seem to find a clear answer in the archives or manuals, so I'll ask
 my question here: Are two FM filters required to listen to both the input
 and output of a 2m repeater simultaneously with the main and sub RXs?

From what I gather, I would say yes.  Since the sub RX is independent
from the main RX, it will need its own filter.  I think I heard
somewhere that it was pretty common practice to fill the filters on
main and sub RXs with the same setup.

--Vernon N7OH

 Thanks,


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Re: [Elecraft] K3 serial to serial

2011-03-01 Thread Vernon Mauery
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV olin...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 I'm not so sure...   My FT-1000 MP Cat connection has a male DB9 connection,
 and the K3 has a female connection. If the MP's convention is standard for
 Yaesu rigs, then the FT2000 cord will not work. Serial cord connections on
 PC's are male. The K3 requires a cord with male on one end and female on the
 other.  The MP requires a double female cord.  That fact made all the cords
 I had used with my MP directly unusable with the K3.

 If the FT2000 CAT connection on the back of the rig has pins, the cord will
 not work for the K3 as is.  An inexpensive male serial gender changer on the
 rig end will convert a double female.

Oh, but be careful with gender changers because with serial
connections, because not all serial cables are created equal; often, a
double-female-ended cable will be a null modem cable (with RX/TX wires
crossed), but not always.  You can test your cable with a continuity
tester to make sure that the pins on each end are all the same pin.
The K3 needs a standard cable, not a null modem cable.  See
http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/cable/RS-232.html for more info.

--Vernon N7OH

 I found the gender changers inconvenient with cord replacement (K3 travels a
 bit with me), and eventually bought new cords.

 73, Guy.

 On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:49 AM, n...@widomaker.com wrote:

 It should work fine.  I replace my TS570 with a K3 and used the same
 serial cable.

 ...bill  nr4c


 Quoting Adriano adriano.pera...@uol.com.br:

  Anyone knows if the Serial to Serial cable from FT-2000 would work w/ the
 k3?
 
  Tnx again
  PY2ADR
  K3 4795
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