I just received from Elecraft, confirmation that my two K3's factory
assembled with respective second receivers are being built and will ship in
two weeks.
My two units SN 423 and 434 were on hold in Aptos for the second receiver.
It's is great to see the long wait has finally ended and that
I've just installed the KXV3, which seems to be workingas I can receive
signals through the alternate rx antenna socket.
On Config I get NOR and Test. I don't get 'ON' as the manual indicates.
I have the XV144 with a lead to run from the basic K2 without the
transverter interface. It works
In a recent message, john petters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
...
It would appear, on re-reading the manual this morning, and what has
been said below, that I need a seperate lead from the K3 ACC connector
as the RS232 lead did not work. If that is the case, what do I need to
do with the XV144
Thanks David Roger for the advice. I should be able to sort it out now.
73
John G3YPZ
David Pratt wrote:
In a recent message, john petters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
It would appear, on re-reading the manual this morning, and what has
been said below, that I need a seperate lead from the K3
Hi
I didn´t find the hfwnotes.rtf file?
73
Oms PY5EG
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Para: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Assunto: Re: [Elecraft] K-3 CONFIG settings
You will find
I asked elecraft at hamcom what options were going to be available for was
going to come out of the IF out when the 2nd rx was installed, the answer
was tbd
Dave
ww2r
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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:42:44 -0400
From: Lee (WW2DX) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping
costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia.
US Postal Priority Mail International = $131
US Postal Priority Mail International = $164
UPS Worldwide Expedited = $372
UPS Worldwide Express = $410
1. I plan to configure my K3 with the following filters -
Stock 2.7KHz
KBF3 General Coverage RX Filter Module
AM 6KHz
FM 12KHz
CW 400Hz 8 pole (uncertain about this filter)
Not having much CW experience and my current radio only using a 2.7KHz wide
filter for CW (Rx only), I'm not sure which
My new K3 is going participate in our W5C effort in central Texas.One thing
we always do is gang an extra speaker with headphones so that a gaggle of us an
participate.In getting ready, I discovered that the K3 has a wonderful
built in facilty that makes this a piece of cake.Set
Even if you don't use CW very often, you may find the 400 hz filter
useful for digital modes. You don't have to get all of the filters
right away of course. I'm not sure I'll ever get the FM filter,
because I just can't see myself using a K3 for FM.
My K3 only has the 2.7 kHz and the 400 Hz
Thanks for sharing, I will probably do the same!
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tom Whiteside [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My new K3 is going participate in our W5C effort in central Texas.One
thing we always do is gang an extra speaker with headphones so that a
Joseph I plan to use the FM filter to receive local medium wave AM broadcast
stations (switch in the 12KHz FM filter and then use the DSP to reduce the
IF bandwidth to 9KHz or so). I can listen to nice audio while having
breakfast each morning then.
Thanks, I had overlooked the filter for
The FM filter's bandwidth is 13 kHz wide, not 12. This becomes important
when you configure filters and want to transmit on FM. And the 13 kHz FM
filter MUST be installed in position FL1 if you're going to transmit on FM.
Dick, K6KR
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Are those filters I've listed above all I can fit in the K3's
main receiver? I think I read that it had 5 filter slots. I'm
not sure if the KBF3 fills one of these slots. If not, should
I consider an alternative additional filter?
The KBF3 General Coverage RX Filter Module is not a
Hello, Oms!
The K3 Utility copies the hfwnotes.rtf file into your local firmware folder
along with the firmware files whenever you copy new firmware files from the
Elecraft FTP server. It should be in the folder shown in the local folder
for firmware files section of your configuration page.
I was told yesterday that my K3 kit ordered 4/11/08 would most likely be
shipped 4 months 3 weeks after the order date or about September 1st. I
thought this info would be helpful to all who ordered around that time.
As always Elecraft was quick, professional and friendly with their response.
Does it have to be shipped upside down to work properly in Australia
Shane White wrote:
For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping
costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia.
US Postal Priority Mail International = $131
US
No but it goes down the drain anti-clockwise.
Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI
Administrator
http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org
http://forums.ham-radio.ch/
- Original Message -
From: nz0t [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
Hey we have electrons here too you know. They deserve as much chance as U.S.
electrons to power a radio.
You guys a just jealous that we're now a fatter nation than you.
Gregg R. Lengling wrote:
No but it goes down the drain anti-clockwise.
Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI
Administrator
We've just added a direct link to the full K3 firmware release notes on
the K3 Software Download Page.
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
The direct link to the notes file is:
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_fw_release_notes.htm
73, Eric WA6HHQ
_..._
Bob Cunnings wrote:
You will
Remember that whatever 'roofing' filters you get you will still have
DSP filtering down to 50 Hz.
My K3 will be used almost exclusively for CW and SWL/AM bcst. So I
got the 13 KHz filter for AM reception, along with the 500 Hz filter
and the stock 2.7.
Maybe I'll get the 200 or 250 at some
Shane White wrote:
For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping
costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia.
US Postal Priority Mail International = $131
US Postal Express Mail International = $164
UPS Worldwide Expedited = $372
Shane White wrote:
Not having much CW experience and my current radio only using a 2.7KHz
wide filter for CW (Rx only), I'm not sure which narrow filter to equip
the K3 with. What's recommended for someone who will only use CW
intermittently and not for contesting?
I would go for the 500Hz
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:20:10 -0400, I wrote:
50 +16
100+16
200+16
400+10
800+9
1600 +1
2400 -6
3200 -6
Ok, that didn't work real well. Or should I say, it worked too well...
I set these up on a noisy, empty band along with my room a/c providing
lots of ambient noise.
Shane ...
The most cost effective general purpose CW filter is the 500 Hz. I have one
and would recommend it. For most everyone, the difference in shape factor
between the 5 pole and the 8 pole filters will not be a practical issue with
the DSP filtering.
However, please be advised that
I do not plan to use my K3 for FM or AM so I went with these filters.
2.7 stock
1.8 still waiting
1.0
400
200
In the 2nd rcv
2.7 stock
400
The 2.7 filter has worked fine. I will have a better feel for it after FD
and some other contests. I have been using the 1.0 and 2.7 mainly on cw
under
Greetings.
S/N 1151 arrived today, 6/25/08. Ordered 1/30/08. Happy Dance in progress.
73, Redd - AI2N
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K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.10 is now available. Full details
appear below and in the release notes.
The use of beta-test firmware is encouraged, but optional. Please send
any problem reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For instructions on how to obtain and load beta firmware, please see:
Is it me (most likely) but I can't download k3fw2r02.zip. I get a message
Internet Explorer can't download k3fw2r02.zip from ftp.elecraft.com.
Any ideas?
Tnx
N2TK, Tony
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Sent: Wednesday, June
Tony
It's an IE thing, I just downloaded it with no problem -but there again
I use Firefox.
Try right clicking on it, or whatever Microsoft lets you do...
73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80
Is it me (most likely) but I can't download k3fw2r02.zip. I get a message
Internet Explorer can't download
...I can't download k3fw2r02.zip.
The file is k3fw2r10.zip.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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Hi Tony,
Its not k3fw2r02.zip. That was our last release before the beta.
The correct file is:
ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/beta/k3fw2r10.zip
As noted on the K3 download page, please read the beta download and
install notes at:
Yesterday, right on my birthday, I received my IRS Subreceiver Rebate Check.
I have every intention to stimulate the economy :-).
Tom, AK2B
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Tnx for the feedback. When I went to ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/k3/firmware/beta
the file k3fw2r02.zip was listed. I then clicked on PAGE, then click OPEN
FTP SITE IN WINDOWS EXPLORER. Then k3fw2r10.zip was listed. All is okay now.
73,
N2TK, Tony
-Original Message-
From: Lyle Johnson
Please note that using AFX features in that configuration is known to
cause some strange distortion products from the summing of two signals
which are phase delayed from each other. This comment was made by Lyle.
It probably won't be an issue for you I just wanted to make sure you
were informed.
Great
Thanks for the help
73
Oms PY5EG
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De: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 25 de junho de 2008 11:12
Para: py5eg; 'Bob Cunnings'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Assunto: RE: [Elecraft] K-3 CONFIG settings
Hello, Oms!
The K3 Utility
The on-line UPS shipping calculator shows prices on the high side for
international shipping. We have a discount with UPS to many countries
and will charge you less than this. (We will always confirm the order
details and shipping expense on international orders with you before
shipping.)
Hi all,
I hooked up my KX-1 to a friend's dipole the other day and
the sun stopped shining.
Well, almost. My external 12V power supply shut itself off.
Ouch. Why pulling
so much current?
The dipole had a balun... I had not needed one for my
previous antennas. There was
12V on the feedline and
Neil,
I repaired a KX1 recently that had a shorted C44. That was in addition
to a relay that had apparently burned contacts, blown diodes in the
wattmeter and a shorted 56 pf cap in the low pass filter. That
particular KX1 also had a bad DDS chip and one of the firmware chip
outputs did
It sounds like you got it, but for future reference...
When IE is displaying an ftp directory it uses cached data. You have to
refresh that data by clicking the double green-arrows icon beside the
displayed url. That will update the cache and display the current
directory contents. From there
Hey guys,
Quick question... I noticed that after the LED goes out after displaying
the frequency, some of the segments are still lit, but very faint. It
does not affect the radio in any way, but I was just curious to why this
happens.
Thanks
Jason N8XE
Jason,
Not to worry - it has always been that way, and all of them will do that
too.
The uP lines that drive the LED display are shared with other functions,
and even after the LED is 'blanked', these other functions will still be
active and the LED segments will have a bit of a 'glow' to
Shane:
With respect to a CW filter...
If you are a casual cw op (or plan to be), then I would not get any
cw filter. The 2.7kc roofing filter is already narrower than 99% of
everything else available out there (for a roofing filter).
As for the final BW, use the DSP and you can crank it down
Since I have to wait a few months more for the actual
RADIO, I thought having a nice dust cover for it (I
could put over an empty box?) would make me feel a
LITTLE better while I'm waiting. It (the cover, not
the radio) came today and is quite nice. If you want
info (Rose does NOT have a web
Just wondering... Can the CW Text Decoder be made to read (or try to
read) your manual key while in Test mode?
73,
Drew
AF2Z
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I think Doug has hit the nail on the head. For casual CW, just use the
DSP. If it isn't good enough, you can always add the 500 Hz roofing
filter later.
For more serious CW operating, I'm thinking the next filter to get is
the 1 KHz filter to give better tuning-across-the-band performance. My
I tried and it did not work. Was told the solution was to hook the
manual key to a K2 feeding a dummy load, then receive the signal on the
K3 and send away!
I tried that and it worked fine. It could copy both my straight key and
bug fists. I did not try cootie sending because I'm so bad I
I think Doug has hit the nail on the head. For casual CW,
just use the DSP. If it isn't good enough, you can always
add the 500 Hz roofing filter later.
The take-away advice was to not add any additional filters until:
1. You know what bandwidth(s) you will use a lot in each mode of
Well I have to say this implementation of NR for me is the best yet!
I listen to weak CW almost exclusively and it works really well.
Gone is the big reduction in audio when engaging NR and the CW signal really
pops out of the noise.
I like it!
Not sure if it was intended to address this
And just in case you didn't know, when it comes to rtty and associated
filters, Ed is the man, so follow his words carefully!
http://www.w0yk.com/pdf/Dayton%202007,%20v2.pdf
de Doug KR2Q
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Hi Eric. Are the KRX3s going to start shipping this week as hoped?
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Hi,
Page 18 of my K3 manual shows the breakout for the RS232 connector. It says
pin 6 is RTS. I thought RTS was on pin 7 in the standard DB9 configuration.
Second question: The manual is clear that pin 1 of the Aux I/O connector is
for FSK IN. Does that mean that I run my computer's
Hello friends,
I discovered one configuration need which I am not sure if it is
implemented.
Mostly I am using Low power (miliwat) transverter connection via KXV3
module. So RX and TX channel from transverter splitted and connected
to RX/TX ports. This works fine.
Now I have on the table
W9DHI suggested, after NZ0T asked VK5ABQ if it would
have to be shipped up-side-down:
No but it goes down the drain anti-clockwise.
snip
For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping
costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia.
US
OK guys, I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but I saw that a new beta
FW release is out there but my K3Utility program can't seem to find it.
It downloads one file, K3UtilityVersionInfo.txt, and then says
Ready. I'm currently on uP 2.02 and that's what the utility says is
available as
Steve,
The manual differs from the schematic, and I would strongly suggest that
the schematic is correct. RTS is on pin 7 and DTR is on pin 4 according
to the schematic.
Second question: If your computer application puts the FSK data on TxD,
then yes, you add an RS-232 to TTL conversion
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_beta_release_instructions.htm
Dick, K6KR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:10 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - New Firmware
OK guys, I have no
Well, that was quick! Thank you Lyle, Ken, and Ron. Now that you've
explained it to me, it really does make sense ... keep beta FW and
real FW separate. Off to the laptop to follow the instructions. That
often works, I've found.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in
G4ILO wrote:
I didn't get the option of using the postal service here to the UK because
the maximum insurance was not enough to cover the value of the shipment. I
assume that you just looked at the website, which doesn't understand this,
rather than contacting Elecraft Sales direct.
Hi Shane,
For what it's worth..
I used the cheapest method for my K3 shipping. Delivery was 6-7 days to my
local post office, and there was no GST or import duties to pay. I've used the
same method many times when buying from Elecraft without any issues.
GL
David, VK2NU
It cost $350 (USD) to ship 2 x K3 and bits to the UK (#1122 and #1123). The
large box arrived very quickly, which wasn't important, and safely which was.
UK VAT of 17.5% was added to the total of the invoice, including the shipping
cost. I'd have been happy for the gear to come by sea mail
Congratulations Jose,
I'm happy to hear that you will soon be receiving your two K3's with 2nd
receiver options. That’s very good news!
I assume that all of us who have a KRX3 on back-order prior to K3 S/N 423
will receive our 2nd RX option within the next 2 weeks also??
I wonder Elecraft if
When saving to a general purpose memory (00 through 99) or to a band-specific
quick memory (M1 through M4) the K3 remembers which antenna output (antenna 1
or antenna 2) was selected. Assuming that the tuner was activated before saving
to a memory, does the K3 also remember the actual LC tuner
Order placed 1-29-08
Katiegram 6-13-08
serial # 1142 received 6-25-08
2nd receiver backordered
The fun begins-
73 Dob K7lay
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fuel-efficient used cars.
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Folks,
I noticed recently that when I set my K2 to .00 and then press the
RATE button to change the display to .0, the following happens:
When I tune one way (can't remember if it's up or down) to .y and
then press the RATE button again, I see something like .y0 This
is
The K1 can remember settings for 6 bands...
It'll do even better...it stores data for nine bands. The K1 MPU
stores a display calibration adjustment for each ham band that
the K1 MPU allows to be assigned to a filter board. Although
there are only six HF bands provided by Elecraft for the K1
K3/100 (Kit), s/n 1152
Ordered: 2/7/08
Katiegram: 6/19/08
Delivered: 6/25/08 (4 months 2 weeks)
Backordered: KRX3 2nd RX (and three filters
for that receiver)
KFL3A-2.8K 8-pole filters (2)
73,
Jeff K8ND
Powell OH
Hi Shane and everyone,
This may not be much of a help, but I am an Aussie amateur who has
bought a K2 and KAT100, KPA100 and other accessories from Elecraft. I
have always specified USPS (the US Postal Service) and so far, have not
had a problem, except that in two small parcels a toroid has
The K3 can be used at QRO power levels (13-120 W) when powered from a
car battery or a large gel cell. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
- A battery that's significantly discharged will have higher internal
resistance, which will cause the voltage to drop when high current is
drawn.
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