[Elecraft] RE: K3 speech processor (was Microphones (was electronic product standards))

Fri 15 Feb 2008 at 01:17:44 EST Alan Bloom wrote I read years ago that speech processors like pre-emphasized audio (louder highs, quieter lows). And the heavier the processing the more pre-emphasis is optimum. Does anyone know if the K3 speech processor does that automatically? -- Hi Alan,

[Elecraft] K3: Serial No 401 arrives!

K3/100 Ordered on 29th May with deposit, shipped 8th Feb and arrived in Lincoln (Lincolnshire, not Nebraska..)on 14th Feb. Very pleased. Happy days! Paul M0CVX (ex-AC5NO) - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software

[Elecraft] K3: try out CW decoder this weekend

OK all you slow CW or no cw ops out there. This weekend is the ARRL DX TEST on CW. It's the world working USA/VE and USA/VE working the world (but not each other). http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/intldx.html Outside USA/VE sends RST + power level USA/VE sends RST + state/prov Load

Re: [Elecraft] Not All Hams are Technicians (WAS: Microphones)

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Agreed Dave! Hams are not necessarily electronics technicians or engineers. Many simply want to operate with what they feel is the best commercial gear their budget will allow. However, very few hams have their installations professionally installed and monitored, so

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

hi Simon, On 14 Feb 2008 at 11:30, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: Taking things a step further - it would not be at all difficult to allow other programs to send K3 commands to / from the K3 through another program. This program (server) controls the serial comms and supports an unlimited

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

Actually I gave some thought to this project this morning, specifically allowing many programs simultaneous and transparent access to a K3 where the programs talk K3 CAT. My conclusion is that it's easy, the hard part having been written already by Phil N8VB, specifically his virtual serial

RE: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

Made my first RTTY QSO ever using the CW-to-RTTY feature to work VP6DX. Neat. Programmed M1 for my send message and programmed M2 with my response. Also got into a QSO with a CE last night. I need to hook up to a PC or something so I can use a keyboard. This should make it easier when chatting.

[Elecraft] K3 adjust advice

Pse some K3 adjustment advice to this appliance operator: 1. My K3-100 factory blt # 309 has vy loud brief noise bursts... specifically the effect if a vfo were transmitting and vy rapidly swished past my rcve freq. The resulting blast of tone is much louder than the voice I am listening to

Re: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

Hi Dave: The 'baud rate' is always that user for RTTY( 45.45 bauds), BUT the RATE at which the characters are actually SENT depends upon how fast you can send them to the K3 using the internal keyer... If you send CW at 20 WPM to the K3, then each character will be sent at 45.45 baud, but there

Re: [Elecraft] K3 adjust advice

Hi Charles, You might want to try [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) for numbers one and two. Concerning #1) Do you have NR turned on when you hear the bursts? There was a problem with this several firmware revisions ago. Concerning #2) Here in Europe I have not noticed anything

RE: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to RTTY (call me a RTTY-iot :-). When doing RTTY the old fashioned way (with a teletype machine) how fast are chars sent? I'm assuming they are sent at the operator's typing speed. With a computer, are RTTY messages buffered and sent in a burst when the OP

Re: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

Keith, See the post by Tom Hammond about an hour before your post. Tom explains it pretty well I think. Dave W7AQK - Original Message - From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: RE:

RE: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

Hi Keith: Back in 'the good/bad old days'... when we used model 43 teleprinters, well before computers, 60 WPM RTTY (45.45 baud) characters were SENT at 45.45 bauds, but they were generated at or below the speed at which the operator could type. If he could type 60 WPM, then there was a steady

RE: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

Hi Keith, When doing RTTY the old fashioned way (with a teletype machine) how fast are chars sent? Depends on how you look at it. The speed of a character is always the same (bit speed) and this defines the baud rate. The number of characters per minute depend on your typing speed,

[Elecraft] Ducie Sounds Great!

The k3s on Ducie aresount great here in Kansas. Starting at 5:38 this morningI worked them on 80 SSB, 80 CW, 40 SSB and 40 CW ... all in about 35 minutes. The audio on the rigs were just fantastic. Clear. CW is sharp and nice to copy Tomorrow160 meters They have some

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

Software that interfaces to rigs over the single RS-232 port need to learn to play with each other. Developers have to stop writing code assuming there isn't a need for other software to also simultaneously interface with the rig. Standards have to be developed and quickly adopted that will

[Elecraft] K3 Convergence

Speaking of the K3's computer interface - I've noticed that no K3 responses are generated for the following K3 front panel buttons: RIT, XIT, AGC OFF, DUAL PB, NB, NR and NTCH. Also, the response for XFIL is always FW. I am using the most recent firmware.

[Elecraft] Re: VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

I assume that the VP6DX RTTY is being computer generated for the most part... Any idea if the CW-RTTY feature is being used on their end ? Niel WA7SSA KX1 K2 #096 (waiting for my K3, ordered last day of '07...) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] VP6DX K3 to K3 on 160

My 160m QSO is in the log, VP6DX-K3 to G3SJJ-K3. Nice one. Currently listening to them on 40m at s7 long path, s3 on short path. 1454z. Pair phased gp. Chris G3SJJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] K2 6216 On Air For First Time

Hello Richard! good to hear your K2 is up and running. I'm starting Assembly, Part III today (Friday). Perhaps by the end of the weekend will have the K2/100 going as well. I listened on 40m for the past couple of days and it does do very well in the noise. I find it more pleasant to listen to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 adjust advice

The Auto-Spot function performs best when the filter is narrow. I find no problems when the filter is set at 500 Hz. It also works in PSK but not (yet) for FSK. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 K3#0009 On Fri Feb 15 5:46 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hi

[Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

I know the sub-receiver is not available yetnor is my money...but that is another issue all together. I digress Uh...when I was working Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII came in real handy, and I understand the stock K3 cannot do that. From reading the manual, to operate

[Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

Instead of tones being generated for us to hear, can't it emit (from the top speaker) TAPS, CLUNKS, and BELLS. What about the sound of a carriage shifting from LTRS to Numbers and back? And while we're at it, how about emitting the smell of oil? Ya think it could also shake the floor a little?

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

How about a little bit of Ozone smell too? Lee - K0WA In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is

Re: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

I have done this for all 5 band slots, on both modes, I have worked VP6DX on so far including 20 CW just now. Likewise I am used SO2V on the sub rx in my FT1kMP, (presumably that's what you mean by Dual Watch?) . The main problem is not the K3 but is the stations in the pile-up. It is ever so

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

I doubt that any of the popular contest logging programs (e.g. N1MM Logger, Writelog) are going to work with Omni-Rig. Omni-Rig does not expose a transparent serial port interface that would make all of a rig's CAT commands accessible to multiple (unmodified) programs. Omni-Rig requires using a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

At 04:35 AM 2/15/2008, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: Actually I gave some thought to this project this morning, specifically allowing many programs simultaneous and transparent access to a K3 where the programs talk K3 CAT. My conclusion is that it's easy, the hard part having been written

Re: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

You have it right Lee. It works fine. A bit awkward at first I have to admit, but after a couple times it's easy. Especially if you've done it that way before on other radios. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 K3#0009 On Fri Feb 15 8:09 , Lee Buller sent:

Re: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

Lee Buller wrote: Uh...when I was working Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII came in real handy, and I understand the stock K3 cannot do that. From reading the manual, to operate split that B is the Xmit and you can listen on B by using the REV button and holding it to listen. Is

[Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

I know the sub-receiver is not available yetnor is my money...but that is another issue all together. I digress Uh...when I was working Ducie, the DUAL-WATCH feature of my 756PROII came in real handy, and I understand the stock K3 cannot do that. From reading the manual, to operate

RE: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

It's workable. Worked Ducie split on several bands and 12 meters without the amp on. Yes, REV, like older Icoms the new 7700. It works. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Buller Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:09 AM To: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

I used to have a Model 15 sitting on a small WW2 U.S. Army wooden typewriter table. When it did a carriage return it would just about go up on two legs. Dave W5DHM On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Lee Buller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about a little bit of Ozone smell too? Lee - K0WA

Re: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

Yes, it does work well if you dont have fat fingers! Several times I've managed to cancel SPLIT in the heat of battle producing lots of embarrassment and UPs. 73, Red Faced Doug, W6JD K3 #23 -- Original message -- From: Vic K2VCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lee Buller wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Convergence

If I can make good enough progress with my current SSTV / HamDRM work then I'll put this together late March 2008. This is the only approach that will work properly, initially it will be for CAT support only, that is it will not be designed for DTR / RTS toggling etc. which we don't need with

Re: [Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it does work well if you dont have fat fingers! Several times I've managed to cancel SPLIT in the heat of battle producing lots of embarrassment and UPs. 73, Red Faced Doug, W6JD K3 #23 -- Original message -- From: Vic K2VCO [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 question

Hello Geoff, I have a quick question, as I have been using an MFJ tuner to a balanced feedline on a doublet, and have not built a balun for the K2/KAT2 yet. Is there a bypass mode for the KAT2 such that I can use an external tuner? ATU AUTO, of course, causes the KAT2 to go thru a tune

[Elecraft] RE: K3 speech processor (was Microphones (was electronic product standards))

What would be nice is for the speech processor to add variable pre-emphasis that depends on the amount of compression AND still allow you to use the equalizer to provide additional tailoring to your individual voice. That way you would only need one equalizer setting that would work for all

Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 question

Thanks to all who replied! 10 minutes after emailing, I found the answer in the manual! A bit fuzzy with the flu here - maybe I should get some rest before I toast something in my K2!!! geoff - W1OH Ingo Meyer (DK3RED) wrote: Hello Geoff, I have a quick question, as I have been using an

[Elecraft] K3 #426

K3 #426 just found its home here in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now, what do I do, start building or work the ARRL CW test? Guess. 73, Norm - W1MO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

What is this used to have a Model 15 stuff? That is still current technology in my shack. Well at least the marriage of past and relatively current technology. I have a Yaesu SP-5 speaker with the Timewave DSP 59Y in it. Also in the case are the power supplies to run it along with the

Re: [Elecraft] K2: K1EL K40 Keyboard Keyer

Hi Matt The K40 output probably looks like a handkey. Go into the menu and select handkey instead of paddles and you should be ok. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG - Original Message - From: Matt Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:14 PM

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

You forgot the flinging of oil around the room when the cover was off! Used to used a BC-610 and a Model 26. (;) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to

RE: [Elecraft] Not All Hams are Technicians (WAS: Microphones)

David wrote: In the UK, and I suspect most countries, such traffic handling was illegal (recently there are some relaxations) on the basis that it undermined the businesses of the telephone companies and commercial users of radio. - Forgive my US-centric view David. It is

Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 question

In a recent message, geoff allsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ... Is there a bypass mode for the KAT2 such that I can use an external tuner? ATU AUTO, of course, causes the KAT2 to go thru a tune cycle when pressing the TUNE button on the K2. Yes, Geoff, you will have met that while building

[Elecraft] K2: K1EL K40 Keyboard Keyer

Hi, I'm was wondering if there was anyone on this reflector who uses the K1EL K40 with their K2? I am having some difficulty getting mine to key the K2 and was looking for some guidance. I know the K40 works as it works fine with my other rigs but they all work with a mono cable and I

[Elecraft] K3 #410 arrives

Hello all, The famous brown box was delivered this afternoon. K3/100 #410 has a new home in Stuart, Florida. There is some assembly required but that will be fun. I placed my order on May 30 with no deposit. The K3 will look very good next to older brother, K2 #5000. Doug W4DAS

[Elecraft] Elecraft] Sub-RX Feature or Spilt Operation

N1RJ wrote: My old TS-940 had the same thing only they called it T-F button. It was a pain to hold the button in for very long. I thought the up/dwn buttons on the mic were rather silly with a big VFO knob just inches away so I brought the T-F button out to the mic jack. Since I use a Heil

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: Instead of tones being generated for us to hear, can't it emit (from the top speaker) TAPS, CLUNKS, and BELLS. What about the sound of a carriage shifting from LTRS to Numbers and back? And while we're at it, how about emitting the smell of oil? Ya

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

In a message dated 2/15/08 11:11:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about a little bit of Ozone smell too? Sure - just go here: http://w5jgv.com/downloads/MVI_0101.AVI 73 de Jim, N2EY ** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy

[Elecraft] K3, and PSK

Is there a way to mute the speaker while operating PSK ? So far I have not been able to get PSK figured out just yet on the K3. Serial number 400 went together great, and operates very well on CW, es SSB. But the Digital Modes (PSK) is still cloudy . Thanks Al AD9P -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] K3, and PSK

Turn the AF or Monitor down? On 16/2/08 00:13, AD9P [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Is there a way to mute the speaker while operating PSK ? So far I have not been able to get PSK figured out just yet on the K3. Serial number 400 went together great, and operates very well on CW, es SSB. But the

[Elecraft] PSK speaker muting?

I must be missing what you're asking ... It's a visual mode, so just turn the volume down ...? Unless you're using the speaker/headphone jack/s and the mic jack for your interface connections ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

RE: [Elecraft] K3, and PSK

Actually if its during TX, he should turn down MON. Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Ferrington, M0XDF Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 5:06 PM To: AD9P; Crafters Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3, and PSK Turn the AF or Monitor down?

[Elecraft] VSWR

Does the K3 cut back the power under high SWR conditions? Very handy when tuning up GG linear. 73, Roger -- Remember the USS Liberty (AGTR-5) http://ussliberty.org/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

[Elecraft] K3 # 407`

K3 # 407 ordered on May 24th arrives just in time for the CW DX contest. Vy 73, Nick NT1A ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

RE: [Elecraft] VSWR

I donna know, but I just loaded up 17 feet of unterminated coax with the K3 ATU and it got a 1.6 to 1 . Mistaken selection of ANT 1 or 2, of course.Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:45:17 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] VSWR

[Elecraft] K2 just quit working.

My K2 #6113 just quit working. I was listening to the 40 meter band and all of a sudden no signal, and no audio. The display works but, the frequency is frozen. The only other control that works is the power level. None of the buttons work and the frequency can't be changed. There are no

Re: [Elecraft] K2 just quit working.

Gary, The first order of business would be to look for an unsoldered connection. The likely places are the Control Board and the Front Panel board. Sorry, but I cannot speculate further without additional information. If you do not find that elusive solder connection, then you should

Re: [Elecraft] K2 just quit working.

I took out the control board and checked the solder connections. I re flowed some of them that looked suspect. My K2 is now up and running again. Thanks, Gary, N7HTS Gary Krause wrote: My K2 #6113 just quit working. I was listening to the 40 meter band and all of a sudden no signal, and no

[Elecraft] Rtty in its many garbs

To Tom HAMMOND. You seem the only one concerned or knowledgeable about rates and speeds. During my ten years ttravelling Africa I saw lots of Tape TTY and lots of manual oeration from the central. WOW. The most interesting part was the insistance thay they (the country in question) were

[Elecraft] Subject Lines

I get the reflector in digest mode. Thanks to all for putting the Elecraft product ID at the beginning of your subject line. It has helped a lot. I have one request beyond that however. Could you put some words in the subject line [after the Elecraft product ID] to give us a clue as to

[Elecraft] OT - Type font question

I've just found and loaded a font with a slashed 0 into Windoze ... Does anyone have experience with non-radio use of a slashed zero (0)? Do postal ZIP code readers read it OK? Banking? PayPal? If anyone wants the font, e-mail me off-reflector and I'll provide forward it to you. The

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

We used a slashed zero on DEC (Digital Equipment Corp.) computers. My experience with them was from 1966 to about 1975. At the time others were using a rounded O(letter oh) and a squared 0(zero). I found the slashed zero much easier to use. Mark AD5SS

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Production

Thanks to all who took the time to work on the wiki. It gives me some data to plot when my K3 will arrive! (I have nothing to do :)) George NE2I Don Rasmussen wrote: The K3 making machine seems to be in WARP drive, with 125 K3's delivered

[Elecraft] WTB K1 with Tuner

Looking for a K1 with built in tuner ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] K2 doesn't work with mic connected

I thought I had a problem with the control board originally. When I turned on the K2 the Elecraft would come up and then go to the frequency. However, everything was frozen. Nothing worked and the frequency couldn't be changed. I re-installed the control board, turned it on and everything

[Elecraft] K3 Production

The K3 making machine seems to be in WARP drive, with 125 K3's delivered between mid December and Mid January - increased to 175 K3's going from mid January to mid February. What's most amazing about this number is the quality and complexity in each box. The head scratcher though, is that K3

RE: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the solidus (slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the simple circle that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense Laboratories where I worked as a writer. It turned up in thousands of pages of output. I don't

Re: [Elecraft] K2 doesn't work with mic connected

Gary, You seem to be having several problems that cannot logically be related to each other. I suggest that you re-check all your soldering. Look at it with a critical eye. A good solder joint should have a concave fillet that tapers off to an almost invisible edge on both the solder pad

[Elecraft] K3

I noticed while scanning the reflector that setting the K3 Line in gain at 5 to 10, and the K3 Line out Gain should be set at the default setting of 30 . After resolving a software issue I do have PSK working to some degree. Being able to set the line in gain, es the line out gain would help.

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the solidus (slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the simple circle that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense Laboratories where I worked as a writer. Ron, I remember that

RE: [Elecraft] K3

Al, When in data mode the MIC control varies the LINE-IN gain. There's a CONFIG menu item for LIN OUT gain. 73 Greg AB7R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AD9P Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:48 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject:

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

My recollection was that the slashed letter O was a COBOL thing. I'd just gotten out of the Navy where I'd learned to slash the number 0, and it was a wrench. I just looked at one of my 1401 Autocoder books, and it doesn't show the slashed O (or 0). Neither does the 7040 MAP book or listing.

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:06:45 -0700, you wrote: Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: In the late 1960's some IBM system programmers decided to use the solidus (slash) through the letter O to differentiate it from the simple circle that was used for zero at Sylvania's Electronic Defense Laboratories where