RE: [Elecraft] still have a problem.... still TX on power on --K2

Sorry to come in this thread so late. Missed it because of a holidays. Jean-Francois, I had the same thing about a year ago and had to replace the main control processor and the sub processor on the ssb board. They share the ptt line that is directly connected to mic - jack without any

[Elecraft] K3 S meter

This is a subject which has been referred to in several recent postings. The S meter in my K3 reads typically S5 as a minimum on SSB and S3 on CW (selectivity 400Hz) on band noise, that is in the absence of a signal. When disconnecting the antenna the S meter reverts to no reading. It is a

[Elecraft] KRX3 in action

good morning, the KRX3 arrived and I installed it yesterday. After doing the VCO calibration and filter settings it is working fine. I have observed two things that are not clear to me so I wanted to ask if this is the same at your K3's. When I switch SUB on and I have the antenna shared

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 in action

Congratulations. The frequency offset is perfectly normal. It is related to the synth and any filter offsets. With matched filters it is a very low beat frequency that can be a little disturbing on stronger signals. A greater offset might be better and could aid in detecting weak signals. You

[Elecraft] [K3] KRX3 Waynegram Katiegram

Hallo, during the last hours, a couple of issues which were delaying, at *my* request, the shipment of my KRX3 have been cleared up. It should be leaving the door in Aptos on Monday and with a bit of luck be in Munich by the end of the week. My K3 is #67 and the order went out on K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S meter

In my view the K3 S meter is simply far too sensitive at the lower end. I do not think so. Some band/antenna/QTH combinations will on a *good* S-Meter show fairly high S values for band noise. Without wanting to reopen the S-Meter mail wars of from the days after the announcement of the

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 in action

hi Alexandr, Alexandr Kobranov schrieb am 26 Sep 2008 um 9:23: are the birdies dependent on bandwith also? yes they are. I can see them on the Panadapter very easy, and they jump aside when I change XFIL: I have had similar problem with ma K3 base unit and replacing of RX mixer - small

[Elecraft] K2 Battery Charging System With out Mods?

Hello all, Is there a simple off the shelf model of battery charger which I can buy or build that will properly charge the K2 battery? I'd prefer not to drill a hole in the rear apron, so I'm looking for a commercial solution, ideally with an adjustable output. What have you found that

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALC Metering

I tested my rig using dummy load and scope. My rig is serial 1198, using f/w 2.38 and dsp 1.90. I don't see any spike in output. On cw the o/p power on key down is initially about 95% of the set value and then rises to the set value. I tested this on all bands using 51w o/p. On ssb the peak

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALC Metering

Hallo Graham, thank you for looking at this with a scope. Did you try changing the power level while you were in SSB at lowish power, e.g. from 30W to 35W? This (at least it used to) usually caused my K3 to settle in on a power level which tended to be between 3db and 10dB lower than

[Elecraft] K3 Feeding Other Radios

I am interested in listening to my K2 and K3 at the same time using the same antenna. I thought there was a post about how to accomplish this but I cannot seem to locate it. Can anyone point me to the post? or tell me how to do this. Pat , W8FV K2 - 257, K3 - 1286

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Feeding Other Radios

Patrick DalPorto-2 wrote: I am interested in listening to my K2 and K3 at the same time using the same antenna. I thought there was a post about how to accomplish this but I cannot seem to locate it. Can anyone point me to the post? or tell me how to do this. You need a Magic-T

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering

Hi Toby I've just tried it at 30w and it behaves sensibly whether I adjust o/p in rx or tx. There's a slight wobble in output power as I adjust it (visible when running carrier) but only a few percent. I tried all powers from 3w to 100w on 80m and 15m. And it also produces the same peak power on

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering

Hello Graham, thanks for taking another look. It sounds like your K3 is behaving correctly. I hope to update my firmware before the big RTTY contest this week end, which means I could check my K3 (again) as well. If I still see any errors, then one can assume that it likely is not a bug in

Re: [Elecraft] still have a problem.... still TX on power on --K2

Thanks Arie, I figured this out too lastnight. I appreciate your email. You are confirming me the problem I hve. I hope this time, when the new IC wil be installed that everything would be fine :-) 73 Le 08-09-26 à 02:06, Arie Kleingeld PA3A a écrit : Sorry to come in this

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering

Hi all! I a have the same problem with my K3 S/N 1577, V2.38. DSP1.90 spikes are visible on all bands specially on SSB first second transmitting! It is very interesting indeed 73, E72X, dj7mgq wrote: Hello Graham, thanks for taking another look. It sounds like your K3 is behaving

RE: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes

Some spike, some don't. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:41:47 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering Hi all! I a have the same problem with my K3

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Battery Charging System With out Mods?

Bruce, The answer is yes. There are several choices, but here are two basic ones. 1) Use a power supply that you can adjust upward to the 13.1 to 14.3 volt range to power the K2. The internal battery will charge, but it will take a long time to come to a full capacity charge. 2) Make a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering

Notice that Graham mentioned that his 'peak reading meter' indicated overshoot, but that no overshoot was seen on an oscilloscope. If your only indication is from a peak reading meter, that may be an anomaly of the meter and not any problem with the K3. Most reports of 'overshoot' that I have

[Elecraft] [K3] S meter

In my view the K3 S meter is simply far too sensitive at the lower end. Barry, comparing the K3 S-meter to another rig's S-meter will lead you in circles. Different S-meter standards can be used and calibration between of the various rigs could be quite different. From my measuring many

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control and ALCMetering

Hi, Spikes are visible on both power meter on K3 and I can see on external Watt meter including error message from automatic amplifier which get response - Overdrive Input is to high! I am forward message from Elecraft support! it is helpful to press TUNE when the rig is first switched on, for

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Feeding Other Radios

Hi Pat, It was me who asked the question, but I can't find the post anywhere. If you have the KXV3 installed, you can bring your main antenna into the K3 and then connect the RX Out of the KXV3 to your K2. Better yet, if you have the KX160 module in your K2, you can use the receive antenna

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RF-out spikes, was: K3 SSB Power Control andALCMetering

Toby A couple of thoughts - have you looked at the power supply regulation - it might be reacting badly to the sudden key down. The other thought is whether RF is getting into something - this can cause all manner of strange effects, I've even had multimeters giving nonsense measurements through

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KRX3 80M SPLIT

For those of you who are having the problem Jim reports. I found a formatting error in LP-Bridge in split mode which was dropping a zero in the reported frequency to SteppIR in this mode. It is fixed in version 0.9.8.2, which can be downloaded on the LP-Bridge page at

[Elecraft] K3 RF-out SPIKES

Hi ALL I just wanted to add my experiences with SPIKES. My K3 is absolutely clean NOW. I say NOW because I did have a similar experience and after a lot of testing with my Peak SWR meter I finally traced the problem to my MIC. I was using an amplified Kenwood MC-60. I

[Elecraft] K3/KRX3 80M SPLIT operation issue - Problem Solved

Larry N8LP found syntax error in LP-Bridge that was misreporting TX data during SPLIT ops. His v0.9.8.2 has fixed the issue. K3 now interfaces SteppIR controllers in SPLIT mode with this update. Jim K7EG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S meter

Barry Simpson wrote: It is a fact that the band noise is not for example S5 - and my FT1000MP MKV and TS2000 read S0 or S1 in the same situation. This is because most rigs' meters are inaccurate and indicate ~3 dB per S-unit below S9. Identical S1 noise on another rig would be 24 dB (8

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Feeding Other Radios

Patrick DalPorto wrote: I am interested in listening to my K2 and K3 at the same time using the same antenna. I thought there was a post about how to accomplish this but I cannot seem to locate it. Can anyone point me to the post? or tell me how to do this. If you have the KXV3 with the RX

RE: [Elecraft] still have a problem.... still TX on power on --K2

Sorry to come in this thread so late. Missed it because of a holidays. Jean-Francois, I had the same thing about a year ago and had to replace the main control processor and the sub processor on the ssb board. They share the ptt line that is directly connected to mic - jack without any

Re: [Elecraft] K1 Used in Montana Ham Rescue...

Dave wrote: Fascinating story I thought so too. I've been in a similar situation, but fortunately not so remote from help. I'd be worried about someone with that kind of injury going into shock. It seems to me that shock is often psychologically induced. Taking actions to deal with the

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Battery Charging System With out Mods?

Hi Bruce, I do not have the battery pack in my K2 however for years I have been using these chargers for various Gel cells and small lead acid batteries: http://batterytender.com/selection_guide.php The Plus model at $60 is a 4 step charger for gel cells, and

[Elecraft] [K3] SSB transmit issue after using K3 Utility

Today I used the K3 utility to adjust a crystal filter gain. After making the adjustment to the 500Hz filter and closing the utility I had a QSO on 40M SSB. They reported that I sounded nasal and was very difficult to understand. After a power-off reset transmit audio returned to normal. I have

[Elecraft] K3 arrival

Hello Well K3 s/n 1802 arrived this afternoon,ordered June 8th, so guess what I will be doing this weekend! 73 Scott N5SM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

[Elecraft] new morse trainer for Mac OS

Just wanted to give a heads up to those of you who use Mac OS (or know of folks who use Mac OS) about a new Morse Code learning device which is available for Mac OS. This program is called the AD5RX Morse Trainer and it may be downloaded *free* from the Source Forge site:

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] SSB transmit issue after using K3 Utility

How did your voice sound when you used the Monitor function? Nelson, K8DJC -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. SPAMfighter has removed 12960 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here:

[Elecraft] K3 Problem with RTTY using cw paddle to send RTTY

After 27 year of no RTTY, I finally decided to have a go using the CW paddle of the K3. I have two problems #1. Split does not work when sending RTTY with paddle - It is a BUG #2. When I end the pushing of one of the sides of the paddle, the PTT stays on for almost 3 seconds sending dadadadada

[Elecraft] K3 NR mode specific please

Would it be possible to make the NR function mode specific? I find that the settings I need for ssb and cw are really quite different. It would be good not to have to adjust the NR settings every time I change mode. Or have I missed something here? 73 Stephen G4SJP

[Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs in Emergency Service...

Cell phones and VHF/UHF gear would very likely be useless in such locations. Very true. One of my favorite trail systems is along the Buffalo National River in the Arkansas Ozarks. Forget getting a signal out by anything other than shortwave along most of its 150 mile length. Mike / KK5F

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem with RTTY using cw paddle to send RTTY

José Nunes CT1BOH wrote: #1. Split does not work when sending RTTY with paddle - It is a BUG Make sure that VFO B is also in DATA mode. You can do this by tapping A-B twice before going into SPLIT mode. #2. When I end the pushing of one of the sides of the paddle, the PTT stays on for

[Elecraft] Russ Ruby Mountain Rescue.

From Lester Davis K7lld All of the stories about the rescue of Russ W7AU is correct except the Elecraft radio he was using was an elecraft Kx1. I live here in Corvallis Oregon a few miles from Russ so we get together often. The helicopters could not get to the area even with the good

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs in Emergency Service...

I wonder if the Ham injured in the mountains knew to use QRRR? I wonder how many Hams today know what it means? Perhaps he got lucky hearing that guy tune up and getting an answer to his call before he needed it. Ron AC7AC I wonder if he would be advised to use QRRR, if most hams

[Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Hi All, The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are open at any given moment, using a web based resource. If I checked right now I might find that 15 meters is open between Africa and North America, and that 20m is open between Hawaii (or Japan) and the West Coast

RE: [Elecraft] Russ Ruby Mountain Rescue.

Tnx for the update. Yes, the K1 is a very nice rig but the KX1 is the ultimate backpackable rig. Glad he's okay. I lost a neighbor on Mt Hood a couple of years ago who wasn't so lucky. Instead of welcoming him home, we shared a memorial service with his family. Ron AC7AC -Original

RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs in Emergency Service...

Good question. That's why I asked it :-) In that situation I think I'd use, alternately, QRRR and SOS if I couldn't raise someone directly, sort of like McBride did from the Titanic back in 1912, sending alternately CQD and SOS. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I wonder if the Ham

[Elecraft] K3 S meter

Thanks to everyone for your comments on my posting. I think I will use the ABS setting. 73 Barry VK2BJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

The best real time system I know of that shows actual conditions is the Northern California DX Foundation/IARU beacon system: http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Hi All, The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are open at any

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Don Rasmussen wrote: Hi All, The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are open at any given moment, using a web based resource. If I checked right now I might find that 15 meters is open between Africa and North America, and that 20m is open between Hawaii

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Speaking of beacons, does anyone know anything about what seem to be beacons that appeared in the CW portions of 40m, 30m, 20m, and 15m last week? Well, I first heard them last week, don't know when they might have first appeared. Maybe they've been there forever and I just never

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Battery Charging System With out Mods?

I have used the Battery Tender as well, the smaller one for the K2 and a larger one for external batteries. You can't use the existing K2 power jack to charge unless you remove some components, as because of the voltage drop, the smart charger will be outwitted and overcharge the battery. So,

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Perhaps setting up a WSPR beacon might be of interest. Have a look at http://wsprnet.org/drupal/ Headline: The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network is a group of amateur radio operators using K1JT's MEPT_JT digital mode to probe radio frequency propagation conditions using very low power

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Julian G4ILO wrote: So there is really no substitute to turning the radio on and listening. --- I agree 100%. I've never put much store in prediction programs. (Too often the sun is shining outside my window on the days heavy rain is forecast.) I listen too. And if I'm

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Propagation

Trevor, is 100 milliwatts (0.1 watt) QRP enough? The NCDSF/IARU beacons have been doing just that for years on 20 through 10 meters with transmission from up to 18 countries on a single time-shared frequency in each band. Each beacon transmits its call followed by four dashes. The first at 100

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Battery Charging System With out Mods?

I use Don's system described below in #2) with the AA charger and recommend it. It keeps the K2's battery healthy, and I also use it for other gel-cell batteries around the shack. Plus, when out in the field, the added power jack on the back of tyhe K2 makes a convenient spot to connect an analog

Re: [Elecraft] K3 arrival

Thanks for the report!!! Good to know how things are moving forward... Hope you have a fun weekend. Don't lose any parts!!! Elecraft is closed for over 48 hours from now! :) On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 1:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Well K3 s/n 1802 arrived this afternoon,ordered June

[Elecraft] need Elecraft invoice

Please Elecraft, I begged u direct, twice; Now I beg u via reflector: PLEASE send to me by email my latest invoice for K3-100F #309. I paid; now show me what I paid for. Thanks, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Rigs in Emergency Service...

A very good idea. I'll bet not very many know about it unless they are old timers. A lot of people were preoccupied with the Washington State Salmon Run last weekend. Most activity was on 80 and 75 because of the skip. I wonder how many would have taken time out to help if they had been

[Elecraft] [K3] SSB transmit issue after using K3 Utility

In response to my issue that my SSB voice sounded garbled after using the K3 Utility to adjust crystal parameters. How did your voice sound when you used the Monitor function? Nelson, I use a headset microphone and had the monitor in my ears. There was nothing unusual in the monitor.