[Elecraft] K3 Freq Readout

2011-02-25 Thread vidi
Hi David,

What you and others told me is fine.  However, I use the RIT control for large 
freq excursions and very seldom use [FINE]/COARSE hold method.

The [RATE] /LOCK push button is a cycling switch. Tap once for slow rate and 
tap again for high rate etc etc.  So, what I wood like, if possible, is to know 
which rate is selected, after being side tracked here in the shack, without 
having to find out by turning the main dial or by punching the button again to 
see which digit will be flickering.  So, my request is  to find out how if it 
is possible to change the freq readout so that in slow rate, the display  would 
show up to 10Hz readout and fast rate  only up to 100Hz readout, similar to the 
COARSE mode, but alternates between fast and slow tuning rate.

Thank you for the thoughts
73
Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] K3 Freq Readout

2011-02-22 Thread vidi
Hi guys

I would like to know if there is a way I can set the frequency readout to NOT 
show hundreds of cycles (the last digit) when in fast tuning mode like in the 
K2?  This would be dandy.
Thanks
Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] Virtual second RX

2010-12-14 Thread vidi
Hi Elecrafters

I need electronics boffins to answer my question:

Do you think it will be possible to feed VFO A audio to left headphone and when 
switching to VFO B it will be heard in the right headphone??

I do not have the necessary insight to answer that one myself, but was 
wondering if it could be done.  The reason for wondering about this is: If it 
was possible, one could have the K3 firmware, VERY rapidly,  push the REV 
button for you.  That way you will hear VFO A in one ear and B (taking very 
rapid turns) in the other and when you transmit, the VFO A will be your TX 
freq. This will be a 'virtual' second RX to easily find the freq of the last 
station worked in a DX pile up.  I use the 'REV' button extensively to do that.
 73
Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] SQ MAIN

2010-11-22 Thread vidi
Hi James

Thank you very much for pointing out the "Tap 1"  for selecting SQL=ALL..  I 
could never figure out how to use SQ in modes other than FM and still cannot 
find it in the manual.  But now I know and works great while waiting for a sked 
to come up on a noisy HF band :^)

73 and thanks again
Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] VFO OFS

2010-10-18 Thread vidi
Hi Elecrafters

I like the VFO OFS function for quick, large VFO A excursions very much.  But I 
have to be so careful because it has happened a few times that while 
maneuvering VFO A and VFO B for delicate SPLIT settings,  I accidentally bump 
the RIT knob and kepoi I have to start all over again.  This is being plain 
clumsy but there might be a very elegant solution if the RIT knob could have a 
TAP= QSY feature similar the P3 'SELECT' knob.

Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] K3 Split and P3

2010-10-11 Thread vidi
> In chasing PJ4B on CW on 20m, I put the K3 in Split. I was trying to find
> the station he was just working with the VFO B cursor and that worked 
> fine.
> However if I pressed REV to listen, then the VFO B cursor became frozen; I
> could change VFO B's frequency, but the cursor would no longer move. And 
> the
> only way I could bring the cursor back was to turn the K3 off and then 
> back
> on. After that the VFO B worked correct until I pressed REV again. So far 
> I
> can find no mention of this in the P3 Manual. Anyone know how to avoid 
> this?
> Tom - W4BQF

I have the same experience and could get out of the problem by turning on 
and off the P3
Vidi - ZS1EL 

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[Elecraft] P3 ghost signal?

2010-10-04 Thread vidi
I noticed that on 17.6792mHz there is a strange ghost signal visible on the P3. 
   As I tune over it, it moves in the opposite direction to VFO dialing 
direction!  I turned everything off in the shack and also selected the dummy 
load but it is still there.  This ghost signal is not audible on the K3 and 
only shows up as a 'signal on the P3.  I wonder if it is only my P3 that does 
this.

Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] K3 extras

2010-08-14 Thread vidi
Hi Bill,
I found myself in very much the position you described.  I operate DX on CW 
most of the time and sort of semi serious contesting but no skimmer or other 
assistance.  So, with limited hobby funds available I had to decide, 2nd RX or 
P3.  I argued that adding the visual dimension to a band is much more important 
than a second RX at this stage.  I found in the past when I had 2 complete 
contest stations running that the listening to one rig on the left and the 
other on the right, or even switching between the 2  was fine but man is that 
exhausting and would ware me out before long.  The stress on the sense of 
hearing was just too much and VERY fatiguing..  I ordered my P3 middle July and 
expect delivery towards end of Sep - - and am very excited.
The A/B and REV feature of the K3 is more than sufficient to work split pile 
ups etc.
Remember that there is a requirement to have the KXV3A installed and also the 
resistor swop on the main board.  I did both in preparation for the P3.  The 
resistor swap was a bit tricky, but with a LOW wattage, very sharp tipped 
soldering iron and a good magnifier, worked out fine.  I did not shatter the 
existing resistor with side cutters to remove it.  Instead I used an Exacto 
knife tip under one end of the resistor while heating and it let go, did the 
other end and was left with 2 clean pads for receiving the new SM component.  
To hold the replacement in position for soldering I used a 'third hand' and a 
modified spring out of a ball pen.  I bent the spring so that it had a point 
facing down, which held the new resistor in place for soldering.  
 
Vidi - ZS1EL
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Re: [Elecraft] K2 / APP

2010-07-26 Thread vidi
Thank you Don, your idea also crossed my mind, but I was wondering if there 
is any thing more substantial out there like on the K3.
73
Vidi - ZS1EL

> Vidi,
>
> I have my K2 and all other 12 volt shack equipment converted for APP 
> connectors.
> No, I do not mount the APP directly on the equipment - I make up a short 
> adapter cable with the equipment's normal connector on one end and an APP 
> on the other - mine are about 6 inches long.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> vidi wrote:
>> Elecrafters
>>
>> I would like to know if there is an APP conversion available for the K2. 
>> Standardizing of shack 12v power distribution to APP will be cool.
>>
>> Vidi - ZS1EL
>>
>>
>> 

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[Elecraft] K2 / APP

2010-07-26 Thread vidi
Elecrafters

I would like to know if there is an APP conversion available for the K2.  
Standardizing of shack 12v power distribution to APP will be cool.

Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] K2 goes wild on 40m - - need advice

2010-05-31 Thread vidi
Elecrafters,

I bought a K2 already built up from a friend  while on a trip to the USA.  It 
is serial number 1008.  It is stable on all bands except on 40m where it breaks 
into oscillation as soon as I start sending CW, even with the power output set 
to a very low level.   
I  would appreciate  advice from any K2 owner  who has experience of this 
problem and could help me rectify it.

73
Vidi - ZS1EL 
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[Elecraft] Split reminder

2009-10-19 Thread vidi
Hi DX chasers
In chasing DX have been caught napping a few times, when I forgot to select 
'split' and had to be reminded by someone on the DX freq about the blunder. 
I was wondering if there is a way to more clearly show that  'split' is 
activated.   How about, in addition to the TX arrow pointing to B,  also 
flash the [B] VFO sign at say 2/sec to show and remind  that 'split'  is 
active.
Red face Vidi - ZS1EL
 

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[Elecraft] K3 monitor control

2009-10-12 Thread vidi
Hi Elecrafters:

I am a relatively new K3 user and operate 90% CW and the rest SSB and PSK. 
I note that the monitor level for  CW and SSB can be adjusted independently, 
which is fine.  On CW I always use headphones.  But when I operate SSB, I 
sometimes use headphones and sometimes a loudspeaker.  When using headphones 
I like monitoring the audio by turning up the monitor to a comfortable 
level.  When unplugging the headphones I wish  the monitor would turn off to 
prevent audio feed back.  Alternatively I wonder if, a second, quick push of 
the knob could turn off the monitor without having to turn the level to 0. 
Turning it on would be the same quick second push by which the monitor level 
would return to the level it was set to, before switching off.

Just a thought
73
Vidi - ZS1EL



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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3]  K3 Filter problem Part II
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> Bill W4ZV wrote:
>> Bill W4ZV wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you tried CONFIG: SIG RMV?
>>>
>>
>> This was implemented in MCU 3.03 / DSP 2.10, 3-17-2009...documentation 
>> here:
>>
>> http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
>>
>> (K3 Firmware Release Notes, just above "New Firmware Load Information")
>>
>> 73,  Bill
>
> Warning: CONFIG:SIG RMV can have side effects. In addition to moving
> fast-moving birdies right outside the bandpass, effectively eliminating
> them, it also moves real signals by a smaller amount.
>
> The net effect is that as you tune slowly past a carrier or CW signal,
> instead of hearing a steady increase or decrease in pitch as you tune,
> you can hear a sudden step in the frequency. If you have overdone the
> SIG RMV, you may even find yourself hearing the same CW signal at the
> same pitch at more than one dial reading, or conversely, finding it
> impossible to tune a CW signal to a particular pitch because of a SIG
> RMV frequency jump.
>
> The bottom line is that you need to use this feature with care.
>
> There may be another solution to these birdies, and that would be to try
> adjusting the positions of the TMP cables that connect the main and sub
> receivers to the KREF3 and KSYN3 boards. IIRC, the positions of these
> cables can affect the strength of these birdies, which may help explain
> why some people have fewer problems with them than others.
>
> 73,
> Rich VE3KI
> K3 #1595
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[Elecraft] K3 > FL-7000

2009-08-11 Thread vidi
Hello Elecraft fundis:

I am looking for advice on how to have my FL-7000 follow the bands of my K3, 
serial number 3150.  The FL-7000 has a cubical shaped 9-pin plug which is keyed 
but and I have no idea how the pins are numbered.  "K3 to FL-7000 for dummies" 
would be much appreciated.

Regards
Vidi - ZS1EL
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[Elecraft] VFO/ split

2009-07-08 Thread vidi
Good day Elecraft gang:

I have just completed my K3/100 and am preparing for the IARU contest this 
weekend.  I want to know if it is possible to operate 'SPLIT' in such a way 
that the B VFO freq is locked as XMIT freq and be able to listen around with A 
VFO without changing the XMIT freq of VFO B.   

Looking forward to some advice - - - I do not have a sub RX

73

Vidi - ZS1EL
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