Re: [Elecraft] Side KX Parts for KX3
Scott, I installed the end panels and cover today, GREAT JOB !! a perfect addition to the KX3. It was great meeting you today, Thanks again, 73, Mike WB6CLZ -- Original Message -- From: Scott Bastian kd6...@sbcglobal.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Side KX Parts for KX3 Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 19:02:17 -0700 (PDT) Howdy group, I am posting a link to my web page for replacement end panels and a new cover for the radio. #65533; http://www.gemsproducts.com/ #65533; Thanks. Scott AK6Q #65533; ( webmaster if this is violation of any rules please remove the post and and vise me... thanks) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - G5RV vs ZS6BKW antenna
I have also been using the ZS6BKW with the K3 for several years at my 2nd home in the mountains of So Cal. A few Ops in the local radio club (BBARC) are using the BKW with great results. It is very easy to construct and works great when the ladder line is trimmed properly. At first I was trying to tune the antenna as you would a standard dipole via trimming the radiator conductors. Once I figured out that it is tuned via the feed line and got it right, I was very impressed. It outperforms my 500' plus loop on many occasions. Can't wait to try it out on my new KX3 in a couple of weeks (I hope :) Mike WB6CLZ -- Original Message -- From: Rich - K1HTV k1...@comcast.net To: raro...@comcast.net, 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - G5RV vs ZS6BKW antenna Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:01:10 -0500 Dick, Instead of the G5RV antenna, consider using a modified version of it, the ZS6BKW, with your K3. The ZS6BKW antenna has better impedance characteristics on more bands than the G5RV. The K3's ATU matches the antenna on all of the bands that it is designed to work on, 80, 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meters. It will also work on 6 Meters, but its lowest SWR is at 51 MHz, not very helpful. The ZS6BKW antenna has a slightly shorter flat top and slightly longer section of ladder line than the G5RV. I've installed two ZS6BKW antennas with a 45 degree difference in orientation and can switch between either of them. On 20 Meters, the results is that the 4 major nulls of one antenna can be covered by switching to the 4 major lobes of the other antenna. So, how do they work? Well, in the past 3 years since retiring from VOA and moving to a new VA QTH, I have worked 275 countries with 100 Watts. I recently added a borrowed 3 element tribander for most of the last 15 countries worked. Over 260 countries were worked using ZS6BKW antennas. With the K3 and its ATU the ZS6BKW will work well on 80, 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 Meters. On 160, 30 and 15M, the ZS6BKW does not work well at all, even though the ATU can produce a match for the K3 on some of those bands. A ZS6BKW construction note, for one of the antennas I used a common mode RF choke made up of the 20 turns of the 50 Ohm RG58U coax feed line wound around a 6 inch diameter plastic COSTCO nut container. The second ZS6BKW antenna uses a choke made of the same type coax but wound on a pair of toroids, as described by Jim, K9YC on his website. In each case, the choke is installed where the ladder lead meets the coax and NOT at the shack end of the coax. If you are interested in the ZS6BKW antenna, check out the articles below. http://www.ab4oj.com/dl/sprat_zs6bkw.pdf http://www.w5ddl.org/files/Zs6bkw_vs_G5rv_20100221b.pdf 73, Rich - K1HTV www.k1htv.us = = = -Original Message- From: raro...@comcast.net [mailto:raro...@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 2:38 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] G5RV antenna experience on K3 Hi there-- Am considering putting up a g5rv antenna and was wondering what experiences K3 users have with this antenna. Is an external tuner necessary? Is internal KAT3 up to the task of taming this wire? Any hints will be helpful -- 73 de Dick, ka1oz Elecraft K3/100 GAP Titan-DX Antenna PS...Tried sending via my gmail account, but haven't seen it posted. I appologize for any wasted bandwidth. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f5b9b0c9ed011d2057dst03vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Carrying case for KX3
I am looking at a Targus net-book case. It only weighs 14 oz. It has a little extra room for antenna wire, etc. perfect for day hikes anyway. Mike WB6CLZ -- Original Message -- From: Steve KC8QVO kc8...@yahoo.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Carrying case for KX3 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:57:02 -0800 (PST) I have been using Pelican cases for my ham gear. I built a travel case for my buddy's KX1 a few years back out of a Pelican 1060. I don't think the KX3 will fit in the 1060 I have, but when the rig gets here I have something to try. For backpacking I am not sure I will use any other kind of case. Minimum weight is the key and I can wrap the rig with some clothes to protect it = double purpose. Steve, KC8QVO -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Carrying-case-for-KX3-tp7218431p7233442.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 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f24b9c33658a4ea090st04vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KX3 Sanyo eneloop batteries
Doing some rainy day day dreaming here. I have been using the Sanyo eneloop AA batteries in my Yaesu 817 with very good results. Thinking about purchasing a set for the KX3 so they will be ready to install when it gets here. Anybody have input on the subject of batteries for the KX3 with internal charger charged by a folding PV panel when I am operation portable ? Mike WB6CLZ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f1df781945932f9dc8st06vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KX3 Charging with PV panel?
Anybody have input on charging the KX3 KXBT3/battery pack with a 12 V. PV panel? Mike WB6CLZ 51 Yr Old Woman Looks 25 Mom Publishes Free Wrinkle Secret That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f037e0eae534110289fst03vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] (Elecraft K3) BBARC FD OPS
The Big Bear Amateur Radio Club, located in Southern California (K6BB). Will be using at least 4 Elecraft K3's in the 7A class during the FD exercise this year. We will be operating at 7000' in the Beautiful mountains of Southern California. 73 DE Mike WB6CLZ Mortgage Rates Hit 2.75% Homeowners Are Using This Ridiculously Easy Trick To Pay Off Their Homes In Half The Time! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e04920f6cba33069est05vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] SSB net announcement
GM All Phil is up on 14.307 Mike WB6CLZ -- Original Message -- From: Phillip Shepard ph...@riousa.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] SSB net announcement Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 17:53:29 -0700 The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (5/8/11) at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz. This is the frequency that seemed to work well last week. I will be net control from Oregon, and we'll try relays to pull in the stations that I can't hear. 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 RushCard Prepaid Visa Fast, Easy Sign-up - Guaranteed Approval! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dc6dbd8616782e3beest03vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] MH2 Microphone issue
I would say a faulty mic. is a very good possibility. I am on #3. The original mic worked properly for about 3 months. The replacement did not function at all but #3 seems to play just fine. I feel as though there must have been a bad batch Other than that issue the K3 and Elecraft's first quality service and support can not be beat Mike WB6CLZK3 #4522. -- Original Message -- From: KA1YMX natesm...@hotmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MH2 Microphone issue Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:29:34 -0800 (PST) I replaced the 5v regulator and the 5v line is now reading 5vdc. The MH2 still does not work. I also plugged in the Pro-Set and the pro-set works fine. Do you think the microphone could be broken? I have never used it before so I am not sure it works. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/MH2-Microphone-issue-tp6064358p6065062.html Sent from the [K2] 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 $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings Part-Time job ($20-$65/hr). Requirements: Home Internet Access http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d67eb609539558581fst01vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] APF et al.
Thanks Dave, I don't think anyone could have put it better. I've only had my K3 for a short time. but WOW I have worked stations that I never even thought I would hear. And Elecraft service, in my opinion, is second to none. Thanks to everyone involved! Mike WB6CLZ K3 #4522 -- Original Message -- From: David Yarnes w7...@cox.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] APF et al. Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 19:53:49 -0700 I just want to thank Wayne, Eric, and the gang for taking us beyond the original definition of what a K3 could do. Yes, I know, we're having a little problem getting the APF right, but does anyone really thing it won't be right in the end? I don't. And I suspect there may be a few other goodies in the future. The real point is that this is virgin territory as far as what we were promised on the front end--at least what we were promised specifically! That's what separates Elecraft from the other manufacturers, and I, for one, am grateful. I just hope the rest of you are too. There's been a hint of frustration that APF didn't work perfectly at the outset, and some additional frustration about just how to engage it, but this will most certainly be resolved as practically as possible. The K3 does have some limitations, mechanical or otherwise, but it's still a radio that will keep gaining more and more capabilities. That's what upgradeable radios are all about I think. The implimentation of some of these capabilities may be complicated by other factors, but what the hey! Don't use these improvements if it bothers you that much. I had a very nice Orion II, which I liked a lot, but it just didn't have the potential for improvement like my K3. So I sold it. While Ten-Tec is still trying to get the Orions to perform more or less as advertised, the K3 has zoomed past that plateau. In truth, nobody else out there is really offering a radio that will be stretched--most of the upgradeable capabilities for these radios is devoted to trying to get them cleaned up. Some of you may not agree with this, but I'm convinced that we (K3 owners) have the only radio that will truly expand, as opposed to being one of a series of new and improved models. So, bring on your suggestions for improvement (that's how the APF feature got added), but don't be too critical of the time it takes to get it right. Patience is a virtue. If anyone thinks there is another manufacturer that is doing a better job of enhancing their product, I'd like to know about it. Oh, by the way, most of these enhancements are free, in the form of firmware upgrades. I don't think you are seeing much of this elsewhere. Dave W7AQK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cd619ac92a23c21d6st03vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] NB/NR info Request...
Thanks I'll take a copy. I run a 5KW PV system at my mountain home in Big Bear CA. my inverters take out 80 meters with 10-20 db over 9 when the sun is out. Tried ferrite beads grounding etc. Thanks loads!! es 73 Mike WB6CLZ K3 4522 -- Original Message -- From: The Smiths notforc...@hotmail.com To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] NB/NR info Request... Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 04:48:48 + If there's anyone else that is looking for some reading material when it comes to the K3 filters, NB, NR, Notch, Shift, Width, AGC etc and want to have some bathroom reading material I'll be happy to send them what I have. Believe what you want, reject the rest. But it's all free either way, and Free is always good.. right? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Moms Asked to Return to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cd022abe2cf99061st06vuc __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
