Be easier to find a K3 telephone box.
http://www.redphonebox.info/history.htm
David
G3UNA
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From: Bruce Prior [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 -- The Mountain
Will somebody carry the
Doesn't an SGC fit this bill? I use an SG237 to tune a portable inverted V
fed by 300ohm (or thereabouts) ribbon - arms cut at 20m, on a 10m telescopic
pole and it tunes up on 80m - 10m a treat.
Am I missing something in your post?
On 7/9/07 01:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
In
K3 Status: Sept 6th, 2007
All of the K3 raw PCBs are in house and are in various stages of
production. (SMT reflow, wave soldering, hand soldering etc.) Some are
complete and are in production test.
We're still hunting down a number of problem parts and vendors. This is
our primary focus
Now that might be interesting - TOTA - Telephone boxes on The Air
With extra points for working in a K3 box with a K3, likewise a K2 in a K2
box - I can see me needing to buy a K2 and a K1 at this rate.
Wayne, Elecraft need to bring out a K4 PDQ ..
Hi Hi
On 7/9/07 07:04, David Cutter
I can't speak for the K3, but the K2 must be labeled in error. Isn't
that really a Tardis? :)
Bruce, NM5B
Santa Fe, NM
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Thank you, Eric!
It sounds very stressful but you still seem to be enjoying yourself.
vy 73 de toby
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Indeed - I have a K3 on order and would pay $1,000 more for a nice 19 big
panel. Same as we have now, just bigger. Bigger buttons, bigger labels, nice
4 tuning knob (like the FTDX-9000).
The age profile of Hams who can afford new radios must show that we're
suffering from the age-related
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Doesn't an SGC fit this bill? I use an SG237 to tune a portable inverted V
fed by 300ohm (or thereabouts) ribbon - arms cut at 20m, on a 10m telescopic
pole and it tunes up on 80m - 10m a treat.
Am I missing something in your post?
Yes, you are missing the
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Isn't an inverted V balanced? - Sorry, I'm still new to this - SGC certainly
does tune balanced antennas afaik - there are lots of examples of that
quoted in the forums.
The antenna *could* be balanced, dependent on what you feed it with.
The SCG tuner will
Elecraft did say the K3 was built to the size it is - and by the number of
orders taken they obviously made the correct decision (I managed to hold out
for 24 hours). The layout and usage will be great - but something like my
old Drake TR-7 was simpler to use (just like the operator).
The Who
Oh, I think I understand the distinction your making now.
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David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Isn't an inverted V balanced? - Sorry, I'm still new to this - SGC certainly
does tune balanced antennas afaik - there are lots of examples of that
Perhaps the solution is to think outside the box. Literally.
I mean, there is no need for a bandscope to be part of the radio main
display, just because Icom does it that way. All that is needed is a
plug-in module that can be added with a coaxial socket on it, that can
be plugged in to an
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Friday, September 07, 2007 at 1:23 AM
Imagine being able to mount a weatherproof box outside, run the
balanced-line
to it, then run coax into the shack - and the coax runs at very low SWR,
so
it can be pretty long without having much loss.
Seems to me that the
In a message dated 9/6/07 2:30:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
don't know if people want it smaller, or they push
smaller stuff to the people, or if it's a young thing, or what.
1) Smaller is usually less expensive to make, to pack, and to ship. (Smaller
usually
Doesn't an SGC fit this bill? I use an SG237 to tune a portable inverted
V
fed by 300ohm (or thereabouts) ribbon - arms cut at 20m, on a 10m
telescopic
pole and it tunes up on 80m - 10m a treat.
Yes, the SG237 can work. Lots of people seem to like them, and some people
report frustration.
In a message dated 9/7/07 2:08:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I use an SG237
The SG-237 is an unbalanced tuner.
73 de Jim, N2EY
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Hello to the group.
Interestingly, while reading the threads here about the delay in the
shipment of the K3, I have just concluded a most interesting book by Jay H.
Miller (KK5IM) called A Pictorial History of Collins Amateur Radio Equipment
(Trinity Graphic Systems, publisher). I was amused to
Hello to the group.
Interestingly, while reading the threads here about the delay in the
shipment of the K3, I have just concluded a most interesting book by Jay H.
Miller (KK5IM) called A Pictorial History of Collins Amateur Radio Equipment
(Trinity Graphic Systems, publisher). I was amused to
Fred,
The link that was provided was
http://www.n4lcd.com/k3
There are multiple photos. If you notice the cheap little stick-on feet on
the right side of the K3, Wayne has already confirmed for me that those were
for the proto types only and that the production K3's will have normal,
sturdy
Look closely at the VFO-B freq. display - its displaying the time - right
back years ago (well in March anyway), Wayne had said that there is a
real-time clock in the rig.
On 6/9/07 15:56, Terry Schieler [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Fred,
The link that was provided was
Why are rigs so small? I think it's Art Collins' fault. And card tables.
Look at typical ham gear of the mid-to-late 1950s, and you'll see receivers
and 100-watt-class transmitters that took up most of the top of a standard
office desk, and whose combined weight ran 150-200 pounds. For example,
And the S-Line became the benchmark for all hams to aspire to own... I
finally owned 3 sets for a few months and kept a 75-S3B, and two KWM-2A.
Today, I was caressing them, but only with appropriate intimacy as they
deserve.
Milestones for HF ham rigs (from 1957 onward):
NC-300
anything
Even today's rigs have plenty of panel space only today that part is called
the top (or the bottom).
I say, set it on its rear . Computer tower configurations won out over
the flat type like the first IBM PCs cases ham radio can do that too.
Which do u want
Low and deep
Wide and
oh, and add... how could I forget!
Heath DX-100
FT-101
TS-520
Charles Harpole
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It all started with the KWM-2
So we can blame the Americans :-)
28 years ago I used KWM-2 gear as GD4ELi with a 6 element yagi - I must say
I haven't had as much fun since. The K3 will change all that...
Simon HB9DRV
To tell you the truth, based on years spent in TV control rooms and edit suites,
I feel the ideal setup would be panels with large buttons, sliders and shuttle
style knobs, sunk in the surface of the table. Might end up looking a bit like
these:
Another question is, for the contester, which transmitter and receiver
parameters deserve their very own control knob?
John
Charles Harpole wrote:
Even today's rigs have plenty of panel space only today that part is
called the top (or the bottom).
I say, set it on its rear . Computer
I've built smt and large component kits and agree the smt, of the
larger size at least, is doable with adequate vision and coordination
and magnification after learning the smt technique for soldering and
handling parts.
Nonetheless I prefer larger and more dials rather than cryptically
Sounds like our careers are similar, Toby. For decades I sat in front of
an array of switchers, mixers, edit controllers, etc., but from the late
'90s until I retired it was all done with SGI workstations. The old
style is definitely faster for live production, but for complex
post-production
If you ever used one of the 756 series rigs, you know
just how nice the display is, and its nice having it all in one box
and not having to move/carry a screen along if you move things.
You can put a lot of information on a screen like that, and icom
was smart enough to also use a real mechanical
I would add the IC-701 to that list. Icom's first HF transceiver, it
was similar in size and looks to its VHF base tranceiver the IC-211
and there was nothing else quite like it at the time.
There was a US-made radio, Atlas I think its name was, which was quite
small and had a ring mixer front
Hi Larry,
Sounds like our careers are similar, Toby. For decades I sat in front of
.. ...
decision list.
That is why I think the old style would make sense for ham radio. It is live
and not post production. Non-linear setups are fantastic for 'after the fact'
editing but not for live events
That would be the advantage of a CAT program software interface - at
least, a theoretical advantage since I haven't seen a program that
actually does this. You could allow the user to design their own
interface. Give them a palette of knobs and buttons and displays, let
them set properties to say
Parts:
If it makes the Elecraft guys feel any better, other manufacturers of every
stripe have just as hard a time getting some parts as you do. A critical
assembly I have now, at work, is several weeks delayed in release due to the
same problem. I have a full-time staff that does nothing
Yep, I had one. I sold it soon after I got my K2. Never really missed it.
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If you ever used one of the 756 series rigs, you know
Well, now, when is a door not a door?
Of course, when it is a jar.
de Joe, aa4nn
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The SCG tuner will tune balanced aerial systems but is not AFAIK a
balanced tuner.
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Given Elecraft's knowledge and success with their other tuners (I loved the
internal tuner in my K2), I think they could do a bang up world-class job
with a remote tuner with automatic interface with the K3. There
John Huggins wrote:
Another question is, for the contester, which transmitter and receiver
parameters deserve their very own control knob?
John
That's a great question!
Main tuning - large
Second VFO/Receiver - smaller
AF RF gain for each - the AF gain being the most used, so AF/RF main
Have you seen the price? And it doesn't do 40 or 80!
On 7/9/07 14:03, Steve Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Has anyone yet seen (or tried) the new self-contained 'H' antenna from TW
Antennas? http://www.twantennas.com If it is what I think it is, this
could be a great OEM product for
Hello all,
Check out my K3 Web Page. I just had to add the picture!
http://www.wa3wsj.com/K3.html
72,
Ed,WA3WSJ
K3 # ?
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The trouble with this approach is it requires a few seconds of RF to
tune up. I wonder how much RF pollution the K2 design has saved by
being able to remember and automatically tune to each band as you
switch? It's also far more convenient for those who like to switch on
and have a quick listen to
HaHa!
On 7/9/07 15:11, Edward R. Breneiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Hello all,
Check out my K3 Web Page. I just had to add the picture!
http://www.wa3wsj.com/K3.html
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hide them in a hole, which a cat
It looks like a Sigma 5 clone!
73HankK8DD
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Have you seen the price? And it doesn't do 40 or 80!
On 7/9/07 14:03, Steve Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Has anyone yet seen (or tried) the new self-contained 'H' antenna from TW
Antennas?
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Here is one that seems to seek that market and might fit the bill...
http://www.hamware.de/hardware/tuner502/descr-at502-e.pdf - seems
semi-automatic though
WOW! That's the ticket!
A true balanced coupler, remote
Hey Zac,
That sounds very similar to what my plasma TV emits. I have my window line
running along the outside wall where the TV is mounted and when it is on, I
can hear it very plainly. The tone fluctuates with changes with the picture.
I've also noticed that it peaks at certain frequencies as
Zac -
That sound just like a touch lamp. Bet if you listen to it over a few
days you can hear it move in frequency as the temperature changes. My neighbor
has a few, your recordings sound the same. I agree with Don, it's got to be
close!
GL, now you know what to get them for
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
Indeed - I have a K3 on order and would pay $1,000 more for a nice 19
big panel. Same as we have now, just bigger. Bigger buttons, bigger
labels, nice 4 tuning knob (like the FTDX-9000).
The age profile of Hams who can afford new radios must show that we're
Good pic Ed. I submitted a mountain theme graphic for the T-shirt
contest, but wasn't picked ;-) You can see it at
http://www.telepostinc.com/n8lp.html#news
73,
Larry N8LP
Edward R. Breneiser wrote:
Hello all,
Check out my K3 Web Page. I just had to add the picture!
I use a balanced/unbalanced Tuner by Hamware.de. I saw them at Dayton this
year scooped one up. The smaller unit has a balanced Pi network, rated at
200 Watts, capable of switching two antennas. It has an internal (shack) rf
sensor with the Tuner mounted outdoors.
It has worked very well for
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Here is one that seems to seek that market and might fit the bill...
http://www.hamware.de/hardware/tuner502/descr-at502-e.pdf - seems
semi-automatic though
WOW! That's the ticket!
snip
Now the
Hi there,
I haven't found anything in the archives or the FAQ. I have a question
regarding the keyer in the K3. Which keying mode does it use? If it has a
dot/dash-memory, can that be switched off?
I can't key with dot/dash memory (or Curtis mode B), so I had to use an
external keyer for all
Hi Gang,
After reading about the German auto tuner item I thought I might
mention what I have used that works well and doesn't break the bank.
AT-11Pro tuner with the matching 4 to one balun attached directly to
the back of the tuner with a double male connector and powered by
hank k8dd wrote:
AF RF gain for each - the AF gain being the most used, so AF/RF main
AF/RF Sub. AF---())---RFfor each
I dislike having to use the concentric, or inner control without
disturbing the the other.
I think what I meant for the AF/RF might be better visualized as
This is a great idea -- but I wonder if you're actually thinking of it in
terms of PHYSICAL controls, rather than SCREEN IMAGES of physical controls?
The former would be the ideal, really -- a custom-designed UI with physical
controls that suit the individual user.
Think about how
Dear Don
I refer again to my problem with K2/100
You wrote on 02/09/07:
The oscillation possibility is an 'educated guess', so do change C31
and then if a problem persists, we can offer additional assistance if
you give us data and your observations/conditions
I substituted C31 with two 0.1mf
Matt,
I would like to see a SM Elecraft kit as well. Some of
the devices are pretty easy to work with, although
even some of them may be too big these days.
The AmQRP micro908 was my first SMD kit. I was worried
about being able to work with the small devices. But
after the first couple of
The TARDIS is a police box.
David
G3UNA
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From: Bruce Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 -- The Mountain
I can't speak for the K3, but the K2 must be labeled in error. Isn't
Wah!!! It doesn't work 6M!
Sheesh, that should have been a no-brainer. What were they thinking?
Bill / W5WVO
hank k8dd wrote:
It looks like a Sigma 5 clone!
73HankK8DD
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Have you seen the price? And it doesn't do 40 or 80!
On 7/9/07 14:03,
Sunday! Sunday Sunday!
Raceway Park Englishtown... ummm wrong promo ;o)
Sunday 1800Z Is the start of the Tennessee QSO Party.
We have a nice group of mobiles zipping around the
state.
Seven hours o' fun!
I'll have Claiborne, Union and Grainger counties on
the air CW only, unless I catch someone
Thanks for the update Eric. We all appreciate the effort you, Wayne and the
Elecraft Team are putting in to bring us the K3. Keep going - it's been a long
race for you but the finishing post is in sight!
Geoff
G3UCK
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It seems to me the old guys want things to get bigger, i want them
smaller, there is no reason with advances in technology and smaller
components that you cant fit a radio with the performance of the k2
(basic anyway) into an altoids tin, look at the AT-Sprint i think its
a great example of what
Raimon,
If it were on my workbench, the first thing I would do at this point is
to replace KPA100 D16 and D17, then check the operation of the wattmeter
again.
If I understand correctly, it did work at one time, so no additional
calibration of the wattmeter should be required. If the new
Wayne,
If you are creating a 'wish list', give consideration for adding
Ultimatic to the list of keyer modes. It helps some of us who have
trouble with any of the other iambic modes.
73,
Don W3FPR
wayne burdick wrote:
Carsten,
The K3's internal keyer presently has two iambic keying
I also would ask for Ultimatic. As a K3 choice It's been requested
before for KX1 and K2 and codespace has been an issue, but can we please
have it on the future feature list?
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:08 am, wayne burdick wrote:
Carsten,
The K3's internal keyer presently has two
After shutting off the circuits in my house, it appears that most of the noise
is coming from two dimmer switches and a switching power supply.
The dimmer switches are for lighting and I'm not sure what the power supply is
for. It's plugged into an outlet in my closet and is screwed to the
After looking into this further - the noise is still there even with the dimmer
switches turned off (circuit is on). Is this normal?
Thanks,
Zac
KD5IEF
K2 4907
On Friday, September 07, 2007, at 09:50AM, Dave Van Wallaghen [EMAIL
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Hey Zac,
That sounds very similar to what
They probably aren't really off. You might wanr to take this to RFI
list (contesting.com), but some report particular brands of Lutron
dimmers are quiet(er). You might be able to justify (to a landlord or
other financial approver) replacing them on an energy basis.
73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Fri, 7
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:32:52 -0700, Zac Brown wrote:
After looking into this further - the noise is still there even
with the dimmer switches turned off (circuit is on). Is this
normal?
Yes. Remember that the test procedure is to unplug the device
or turn the circuit breaker off. Modern
and Automatic Character Spacing, please.
Chris G3SJJ
Don Wilhelm wrote:
Wayne,
If you are creating a 'wish list', give consideration for adding
Ultimatic to the list of keyer modes. It helps some of us who have
trouble with any of the other iambic modes.
73,
Don W3FPR
wayne burdick
For those who are interested there will be at least
two Elecraft BL-2 kits as prizes for QRP In-State and
Out of State winners in the TQP, along with 1 year
subscriptions to the National Contest Journal.
CU there???
n2wn
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ACS for me too please. 73 Fraser G4BJM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 keyer mode
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:54:02 +0100
and Automatic Character Spacing, please.
Chris G3SJJ
Don Wilhelm wrote:
Wayne,
If you are creating a 'wish
Again I invoke the elecraft gods, i dont have a 2sc2166, mine is a
2sc5739, checking the data sheets these are the same except they have
lower voltage, current and power dissapation rating, is this a
documented replacement? I would have expected it to show up in errata
somewhere... Just want to
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa0fri/ATU/Anttuners.htm
http://www.jetzweb.de/weise/dl3wj/atuner2.htm
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Matt,
Put the 2SC5739 in the Q6 position - it will be just fine.
Sorry about the lack of an update for the Errata sheet (we can probably
blame it on the K3 preparation and resulting overtime at Elecraft). If
I can guess a bit, the change was part of the switch to RoHS compliant
devices, but
Zac,
The dimmer switches can be 'fixed' - remove them, place on a solid
surface and swing at them full force with a hammer :-) . Replacement
with regular light switches will cure their noise. If the CF advocates
have their way, you will have to get rid of them anyway, the CF lamps
that I
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Chris wrote:
and Automatic Character Spacing, please.
I'd like auto dot and manual dashunless of course we could have a swing
option.
73 k3hrn
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Mike:
Last week I spotted a neat 4-in-1 miniature screwdriver for sale at the
checkout
counter of the local hardware store. It is about the size of a Sharpie marking
pen
and has a pocket clip. Included are two very small flat-bladed screwdrivers and
two very small Phlllips. The case is a
What an amazing amount of work you have put in to those units.
Congratulations and thanks for your inspiration.
David
G3UNA
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Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:51 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Balanced
Eric, Wayne:
While you're in QRX mode (ha ha ha) waiting for parts, boards, etc.
why not do some more measurements.
TOI would be nice (even tho some say: Yawn)
Complete specs on ALL of the optional filters (so we have a better
idea which to buy instead of hanging in limbo). And I'm not talking
So we've got the K3 copying code, and another sending
the code from memories in perfectly spaced swing. !
Next request - a WiFi interface at the K3 so it can
email each of the operators with the contents of the
QSO.
Ah what the heck, I'll just send an email... ;-)
[Elecraft] Re: K3 keyer mode
I just have to chime in. How about an infra red key interface so our
wonderful bugs, simplex and iambic paddles can have tiny attached infra
red LEDs to make them wireless? Help eliminate the wire clutter on
the desk.
Jozef WB2MIC
Donald Rasmussen wrote:
So we've got the K3 copying code,
For the past couple of years my K2/100 been was working fine, and it still
works with PSK31, but I noticed a few days ago that when I connect the mic I
get no measurable power out on SSB. I'm not sure what has caused my K2 (ser.
03082) to stop putting out any power when used with the mic (MH2).
I am finally getting around to moving my KPA100 from the K2 case to
the EC2 enclosure that houses my KAT100 tuner. I must be missing
something obvious - basic K2 appears to work but never accesses ANT2
and none of the KAT100 SWR lights work (although the AN1/2 LEDs do
work, and think they are
Yep, correct the FT-101 was added late but we must list the Atlas 210,
still listed with great rcvr specs.
My 706 criteria was based on the wild wide popularity and an early one with
all bands in a tiny package.
Charles Harpole
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On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Donald Rasmussen wrote:
So we've got the K3 copying code, and another sending
the code from memories in perfectly spaced swing. !
Next request - a WiFi interface at the K3 so it can
email each of the operators with the contents of the
QSO.
Don't forget the thrmal printer
Maybe today's rigs will be discarded to the rear shelf in 5 yrs, but if not,
here are some things that will make them wear out for the user
and number one on the list is the practice of writing the function of the
knob or button ON THE KNOB OR BUTTON. With use, the writing wears off and,
Hey Tom,
If I'm reading what you wrote correctly, it looks like you have it connected
correctly. Here is a link to Lyle Johnson's website if you don't have it
already: http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html
Go near the bottom of the page. He has some nice pictures of what it all
looks like connected.
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