Can´t you move this XP crap to some other list, after
all this list is called Elecraft.
Tnx!
/SM2EKM
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Darwin, Keith wrote:
I too heard XP is going to end soon. I got to use a Windows Vista
machine here at work the last few days.
Hello All,
My NUE-PSK Digital Modem arrived today and I'm getting ready to wire it to the
K3. I searched the archives but didn't see any posts on anyone successfully
wiring it up and what choices they made. If someone has, I'd like to hear
your thoughts and experiences.
Lacking any other
Hello Vic
I think to demonstrate the magnitude of the problem I am going to have to
measure the audio level and compare it to a side tone at a particular setting.
Or, perhaps, make a recording and send it over for evaluation. However, a
qualititive statement might do for now: at side tone
Greetings everyone,
I'm trying to debate whether or not to pickup an external LDG tuner or just
go
with the K3 built-in ATU. Does anyone know the tuning specifications of the
ATU? I need a tuner that will hopefully tune every band to = 1.5:1 on a
Cobra
multiband dipole antenna. The built-in
I've been fairly amazed at the ability of the built-in tuner. I've been
playing with some indoor aerials fed straight from the PL259 with ladder line,
no balun, no additional matching units, straight to the strange aerials I am
playing with. This pays no regard for fields induced nearby or
Go with the KAT3 - not only does it tune an awful lot of weird stuff,
it remembers it and will just switchs to its known state for that
band. It's internal, so no need for an additional ext unit, external
power etc.
This is the same ATU as the KX1/K2, only better as far as I can tell
(I
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I also work for a VERY BIG bank here in Iowa.
Between the Bank, Finance, and Mortgage sides of the house we have
better than 100K computers, desktops and laptops. All running XP Pro.
It will be YEARS before we give Wishta a serious sniff.
They may
Go with the KAT3 - not only does it tune an awful lot of weird stuff,
Also, as with every tuner, there is a certain range of Z which the K3
tuner will not be able to match. In the few cases where this has been
a problem with my K3, changing the length of the feed line by a meter
or so has
My NUE-PSK Digital Modem arrived today...
If anyone sees a problem, or knows a better way, please let me know.
I suggest using the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks on the K3. The NUE-PSK
modem has no isolation transformers in the audio, and if you are using a
wall wart or other non-battery supply,
Owner s manual is available on Elecraft s website.
There page 64 says:
The KAT3 provides a wide-range, switchable C-in/C-out L-network for matching
a variety of antennas with SWR as high as 10:1 (100 W) or 20:1 (10 W).
There are 8 inductors and 8 capacitors
in the L-network, each switched with
Hello,
got my Katiegram tonight. Date of order 10/25/2007. Invoice 51159.
73 Holger - DL9HDA
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At 12:22 PM 4/9/2008, you wrote:
Unless the policy has changed, and I seriously doubt it,
Microsoft allows you to install XP on three different CPUs. When
and if you try to load it on a forth, the activation process will
fail and tell you to call customer service. I had a motherboard
fail
I have a Cobra Ultralite antenna and the KAT2 tuner in the K2 finds a match
on all bands (with a BL2 in the 4 to 1 position). The K3 ATU is a similar
type of tuner. The great thing about the built-in tuner is that it remembers
the settings for each band which makes changing bands very easy.
Bill
Whether the ATU is internal or external is not the question.
The real problem is what impedance the feedline presents
to the rig on each band. If it is something outrageous, no
ATU is likely to tune it.
You would be better off borrowing an antenna analyzer
from someone and measuring the
Hi Bill,
Several have already responded saying go with the K3 ATU. I would probably
suggest the same, but we really don't have much data to go on with regard to
your Cobra antenna. I can tell you that the K3's ATU is excellent, and
probably will do the job nicely. Presumably your antenna
Such strong language!
I am an IT professional who has been using and supporting Vista since its
introduction. I found it to be a little disconcerting at first merely
because it's different than XP, but I find it to be neither worse nor better
than the many XP boxes I use and support.
I have
After repeating the power calibration on my K2 KPA100 due to low
output power, I found the CAL tPA function had reset to 0C and can no
longer be adjusted.
Having pressed EDIT from the CAL tPA display, the display shows tPA
0C, but turning the VFO knob has no effect on the display, it remains
Bill
Have you measured the antenna impedances on all those frequencies so you could
match them to the specs?
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The longest 2-3 weeks of your life have just begun. I got my lovely
katiegram on 3/27, just 2 weeks ago. It feels like it has been twice
that. I worry that maybe she didn't get my acknowledgement or maybe
they forgot about me. Silly, isn't it. The crazy thing is, I'm really
not that excited
uf!
congrats.
my order 10/30/2007
my hands are wet and shaking
73!
Lexa, ok1dst
dl9hda napsal(a):
Hello,
got my Katiegram tonight. Date of order 10/25/2007. Invoice 51159.
73 Holger - DL9HDA
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I've found two (2) ready made cables that may be of interest to K3 owners
when using the ACC Socket. The ACC socket is referred to on page 18 of my
manual as AUX I/O with the caution that this is NOT a VGA video connector!
Well, it sure looks like a VGA connector but alas, no video output from
Ian,
Put the K2 into CW test mode (in CW, press and hold the MODE button),
set the power level to something above 11 watts - press TUNE and measure
the voltage at KPA100 U1 pin 5. The voltage will normally be close to
0.6 volts.
If the above measurement is correct and you still cannot
Don,
For the benefit of Bay Area locals, I also found such a cable at my local
Fry's Computer Store. It was necessary, because one of the band output
signals is on pin 9, which is normally not present on the VGA cables. I cut
the other connector off the cable and wired up a special one to
Don,
One caveat to this: VGA cables are normally wired as a series of coaxial
cables. So while you may have pin continuity, that continuity may be on a
shield of RG-174/U coax buried in the jacket of a larger cable.
I have found high density 15 pin connectors and soldered to them before.
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:23:43 -0500
From: Timothy Raymer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have found high density 15 pin connectors and soldered to them
before. It is not fun. But in that application, it was the only
way to get the correct connections, the correct wire type, and so
on,
Bill,
I have the same setup that you are inquiring about.
The Cobra is full sized and I am using the full 100' of
feed line. The balun is an Amidon W2FMI 4:1 unit mounted
outdoors. I used a silicon sealant to weatherproof the
enclosure. I usually use different antennas above 7 MHz,
Another reason NOT to use the computer-use socket on a ham radio. Tiny
wires, tiny pins, weak strain relief do I need
say any more. Come on, designers: remember your customers have normal
sized hands and weak eyesight!!!
73
Charles Harpole
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Hi All
I'm using my K2/100 to drive my Amp with 50 watts. But the output power is not
stabel. When set to 50 watt the power goes from 50 to 100 and back, wich causes
to much drive for my Amp. Other then that the K2 works fine with 100watts,
barefood.
Any one knows this problem? And more
Mine was similar but only on 40 meters. It is a known side effect of
the design. There is one resistor you can change that will make it much
better but you may lose a bit of output on 10 meters. I'm sure some
smart person (Don?) will jump in with the exact resistor, it's location
and a
Dick,
Check out this application note at the Elecraft website -
http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Power_Control_Mod.html
Each K2 is a bit different in the overall transmit gain, so for most
stable operation, the value of R98 must be determined experimentally.
Be aware that increasing R98 too
Just received an e-mail from Katie stating that my K3 ordered on Oct. 26, 2007
would be shipped within 3 weeks.
73 de Dusty - K3WC
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Guess I got lucky. Had an old VGA cable. Cut off the one end. Terminated it
in a female DB9 RS solder plug with a plastic hood and added a transistor
switch for FSK. There were no coax cables imbedded in the VGA cable. Several
single wires and a few twisted pair.
What I would like to do when I
Lyle,
Tnx for the info.
Both pins measure 5V. I set up both lines with NPN's.
When I plug in the cable to any COM port I go into transmit mode. It seems I
am getting 11V on pin #7 on any of the 4 Com ports on my PC. Do you know if
I need to change the configuration of my COM ports so I don't get
Email just arrived from Katie that said my K3/100 kit ordered on October 31
would ship in two to three weeks.
Happy Halloween!
73
Gary, N7IR
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50 to 100 watts??
I've seen the R98 tweak help with power cycling over a range of a few watts,
but not a 2:1 range from 50 to 100 watts!
That's not normal for ANY K2 that I've ever heard of but, Don, you've worked
with far more K2's than I. Have you seen this large a range caused by R98
Me too!
Order Oct 30 2007, Katiegram recieved...
Huge batch of K3´s on the road
73!
Lexa, ok1dst
P.S.: KRX3 as backordered item still :-(
Gary Hembree napsal(a):
Email just arrived from Katie that said my K3/100 kit ordered on October 31 would ship in two to three weeks.
Happy Halloween!
I couldn't take it any longer. I had to call. I got to talk to Lisa
and Katie both. Lovely ladies.
My K3 was ordered end of Sept 07. Katie-gram sent end of March 08 (2
weeks ago). As of today, my rig is in assembly. So if you received a
'gram for a factory unit, it sounds like it does take
I'm quite pleased with the use of the connector. It's a standard relatively
easy to find thing and gets the job done. There are some that won't be
happy no matter what you do.
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I noticed you have a K5. Let us know what it is like. HI
73, Jim
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 time from 'gram to ship.
I couldn't take it any longer. I had to
A friend and neighbor (KC7ORH) asked me to see if I could find a used KX1
for him. He is not interested in building up a kit and it would be nice if
he could save a buck or two by buying a used radio. I'm not sure what
options he would be interested in but if you have a good KX1 that does not
Dick, I think you're getting RF back in to the K2 for it to change that much.
Since it works OK bearfoot.
Kurt
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21:32:01 +0200 Subject: [Elecraft] Output power on K2 not stabel Hi All
I'm using my K2/100 to
1) Anderson PowerPoles can be configured to be gendered, though the
Ham Radio Standard configuration did not choose to do this.
2) I have used the Molex since Heathkit days. Lots of them. They are
just plain unreliable in the longer term.
3) PowerPoles can easily be locked together when desired,
Aw, Keith let the cat out of the bag!
It was Schrodinger's cat, actually. :-) Might as well fill you in as much as I
can...
Keith and I have been part of an ultra-secret Beta test team for the K5 for
some time now (I think). The K5 utilizes an entirely new technology that
produces a
Hi again,
It's been a little while. I had to investigate this in order to be
completely comfortable with short circuiting the right channel with my mono
to stereo adapter. The schematic for the KIO3 module shows a 604 ohm
resistor in series with the output, so that puts this to rest. I could
Hi all,
I'm leaving Saturday for a long-planned 10-day vacation. I thought we'd
be doing another firmware update before I left. Instead, we'll give our
intrepid field testers more time with this new code, then release it
when I get back.
Here's a sneak preview. All of these features have
Great! Now we will have ANOTHER contest category!!!
Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
Bill W5WVO wrote:
Aw, Keith let the cat out of the bag!
It was Schrodinger's cat, actually. :-) Might as well fill you in as
much as I can...
Keith and I have been part of an ultra-secret Beta test
Hello
I ended up having to run the vfo linearization on tp3 instead of tp1 on Dons
(w3fpr) advise
and it worked. He suggested that I look for a cold solder joint or a
component in
wrong. I resoldered every connection in vfo and vfo alc circuit and everying
was in the
place it should be, and in
Have you been able to establish communication with Al
Gore? Did Al Gore invent this technology?
Cookie, K5EWJ
--- Bill W5WVO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aw, Keith let the cat out of the bag!
It was Schrodinger's cat, actually. :-) Might as
well fill you in as much as I
can...
Keith and
Enjoy the well deserved vacation. Stay safe, es 73!
P.S. Anyone want to take any bets on whether he is taking a radio with
him?
Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
wayne burdick wrote:
Hi all,
I'm leaving Saturday for a long-planned 10-day vacation. I thought we'd
be doing another
Hi folks
Does anyone know if this new release will address the low/slow drive power
issue when using the K3 to drive an amp in the SSB mode?
Thanks, and 73..John K4NP
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For Sale:
High-resolution digital pictures available for all items.
Yaesu FT-817ND... This radio has had very little use and looks/operates
like new. I am the original owner...it is 3.5 years old. Only
modification is a set of Palm Radio Peg Legs...no extra filters.
Original battery pack has
Someone just got lucky. I received my Katie Gram for an order place October
31, 2007 with shipping 3 weeks later. Backordered items were KRX3, DVR3 and
KFL3A - 1.8K filter.
I would have accepted delivery if only the KDVR3 and KFLA-1.8K were
backordered for my own personal reasons.
So, someone
Excellent suggestion. Hopefully you have a dummy load you can use with the
amp to see if you're getting more stable results without your antenna.
The issue that involves tweaking the resistor is one that might cause the
output power to vary a few watts - maybe run between 48 and 53 watts when
Hello,
I have a couple of questions I hope someone can help me with. My XV50 is almost
built. I have not put power to it yet.
Reading the Owners Manual I don't really understand the best way to hook up
both an HF and a 6 Meter antenna. I do not have the K60XV. It says that the
Transverter
On Sunday 4/6 on 14.316, we had these check-ins:
KM5Q
KE4WY - K3
WB6HPF - K2/100
KC7OKV
On Tuesday evening, 4/7 (USA) we had these check-ins on 7.190:
KM5Q
N6GJR
K4JAF - K3 on order
N7HTS - K2/100
WA7BOC - K3
AD4C
KB0WVI
AF6AF
On Thursday, we had:
KM5Q
W7QHD - K2/100
KA5KKT/4 - K3 on order
I'm looking for a new general purpose HF receiver and have been disheartened
by radios, including transceivers, currently available on the market for
less than around $2K. Consequently, I would like to know if Elecraft plan to
incorporate Synchronous AM detection?
I noticed the latest firmware
Wonderful list Wayne. Have fun, well deserved.
73, de Jim KG0KP
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Hi all,
I'm
Wayne,
I'm also very interested if the issue listed below is fixed.
In the last contest PEP power output in SSB mode was up and down 25%
on my Alpha 87A and the other amp.
Mark
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Hi DW:
You asked:
I do not have the K60XV. It says that the Transverter turns on when the
Band+ or the Band- are selected. I assume this means the XV50 will turn on
when 10 meters is selected with the K2?
No. After doing the setup with your K2, your K2 will now have a 50 MHz band
in the BAND
...I would like to know if Elecraft plan to incorporate Synchronous
AM detection?
Eventually, the plan is to have a synchronous AM detector in the K3. It
is behind a number of other tasks on the list, but it is on the list.
I noticed the latest firmware update includes wider AM IF
Does anyone know if this new release will address the low/slow drive
power issue when using the K3 to drive an amp in the SSB mode?
If you mean slow response of the ALC to an audio overdrive condition,
the answer is yes. If you mean SSB output sometimes being well below the
TUNE level, the
I'm also very interested if the issue listed below is fixed.
In the last contest PEP power output in SSB mode was up and down 25%
on my Alpha 87A and the other amp.
Send me an Alpha 87A and I'll test it for you :-)
Seriously, the SSB peak power is much better managed in the code
currently
Sorry folks...I neglected to mention which band the Micro R2 runs on...
40 M.
Thanks
Mike N0MF
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The rumour that Al Gore invented this technology is completely unfounded. It
was actually developed in its entirely by Hillary Clinton in the 1990s.
WILLIS COOKE wrote:
Have you been able to establish communication with Al
Gore? Did Al Gore invent this technology?
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