Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Wayne, the AM power level in this version only seems to produce a carrier of 10 Watts when the requested power is 100W. While I don't agree with the idea of calling the power anything other than the carrier level, i.e. I would expect the power control to only go to about 30 Watts on AM, 10

[Elecraft] OT Perseus SDR review in Dec QST

I guess it's not quite off topic as I use a Perseus as an outboard panoramic receiver with my K3... The ARRL review is quite interesting and shows how far SDRs have come along. The review is on the ARRL Members only page: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/ 73 Dave, G4AON

SV: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

GM all, not that I am one of those AM guys but just checked my K3 which produces 45W on 160 and 40W on 80. Maybe some set up trouble, Dave? 73 Len SM7BIC Wayne, the AM power level in this version only seems to produce a carrier of 10 Watts when the requested power is 100W. While I don't agree

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SV: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Dave, I agree with you - there is something odd going on. Then, perhaps the power level setting should be renamed to PEP output instead? Let us see what Wayne finds out (in due time) One more early morning on 160 with SSB contest going on it was possible to work some NA westcoast on CW with an

[Elecraft] Beta 2.57

I find power output varying also on SSB after 2.57 install. Dropping power from 110w to 15w keying up and then increasing back to 100w I get about 50 w. Changing the band up or down and back again yields full deflection. Any one else? SN 1749 Mike - N5WNG

Re: SV: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

I have the TxG VCE set to -1.5 db in order to avoid excessive peak SSB power levels compared to CW levels... If I set it to 0 db or higher, I get more carrier power on AM at the expense of excessive SSB power. I guess it needs the power gain (Tx VCE) setting to be per mode, not SSB and AM.

[Elecraft] xv432

anybody work on xv432. need mine fixed. itbeyond my abilities. ron ___ 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] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Len I checked the calibration at 5 and 50 Watts, the carrier power is close to the power control setting at other power settings too. Earlier firmware gives higher power, although still short of the expected 25 - 40 Watt carrier. I have gone back to f/w version 2.46, although that has

[Elecraft] test

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[Elecraft] [K3] Beta firmware 2.57

Some observations on the new beta release of the firmware. * The problem with excessive output power in DATA A has been greatly reduced. I'm seeing nearer 6W on a pure tone when 5W is selected (pro rata for other powers) and the audio level is adjusted for 4 bars. * On AM with 10W selected my

[Elecraft] Beta 2.57 Power Stability

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii As an addendum to my original post; Problem only occurs on 40 meters (dipole), not able to reproduce on 20, 15 or 10 meters (yagi). ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] K3 can't go to USB

I normally operate CW. I recently installed the CW rise time mod, the AGC mod, the ALC mod for the PW-1, the KXV3 option. The firmware is at 2.38. I tried to go to SSB on 20m last night and it will only find LSB now. Any thoughts?? I sent a note to support but haven't heard anything yet. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 can't go to USB

John Gaynard wrote: I normally operate CW. I recently installed the CW rise time mod, the AGC mod, the ALC mod for the PW-1, the KXV3 option. The firmware is at 2.38. I tried to go to SSB on 20m last night and it will only find LSB now. Any thoughts?? I sent a note to support but

RE: [Elecraft] KPA 100 Low power on 160M

Hi Don, Thanks for that, Putting aside the K2's low power on 160, which no doubt has a component error value somewhere, the KPA 100 has been working at 111 Watts for two years until I disturbed the PA last week to make way for the DSP board. So something has happened to the KPA100. I only get a

[Elecraft] K2 #6444

Problem solved. Thanks for the support. Now I'm ready to create new problems ! 73 Allan 5Q8A ___ 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] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

We measured very close to 25 W here, but I'll look into it. tnx Wayne On Oct 25, 2008, at 12:51 AM, Dave G4AON wrote: Wayne, the AM power level in this version only seems to produce a carrier of 10 Watts when the requested power is 100W. While I don't agree with the idea of calling the power

[Elecraft] OT - QRP Quarterly (Fall 2008)

The Fall 2008 issue of 'QRP Quarterly' will be hitting mailboxes in the next 2/3 weeks. Further information (and an image of the contents page) can be found at http://www.qrparci.org For those not familiar with 'QRP Quarterly' a PDF of a typical back issue is available for download. Current

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

It measures very close here as well. Even though the power calibrations had been done previously (this was the factory built s/n 622), I did need to do the wattmeter and power level calibrations again at both 5 and 50 watts before the AM carrier power was within the 22-25 watt range across

[Elecraft] Re: K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Dave just pointed out that his TXG VCE menu entry (voice gain relative to CW) was set to -1.5 dB. This menu entry should probably apply only to SSB modes. I'll review this with our DSP engineer. 73, Wayne N6KR Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: It measures very close here as well. Wayne, the AM

[Elecraft] [K3] Feature Request

The capability to operate CW while in the SSB mode is wonderful. However, it does not work when in the Split mode. This would be a really valuable feature when operating on 40M in the SSB DX contest (at least for me) because I have to re-tune the antenna every few kilohertz. Is there another

[Elecraft] K3 - Transmitter Gain Calibration Question

In going through the Transmitter Gain calibration procedure for 5 and 50 watts the actual power output measured on an external wattmeter (W1 Powermaster) drops off for the higher bands(4 and 40 watts on 10 meters) even though the VFO B indicator remains at 5 watts and 50 watts. Am I missing

RE: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Dave just pointed out that his TXG VCE menu entry (voice gain relative to CW) was set to -1.5 dB. I just spent the time to check my other K3 ... its AM power is also in the 22-25 watt range across HF (20 Watts on 6M). I have TXG VCE set to +1 dB on s/n 622 (factory assembled) and +0.5 dB

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57 -- SSB PWR control, SPLIT in diversity mode, etc.

I can't find 2.57 on the beta site (just 2.46). Was it removed, or am I having a browser refresh problem? - 73, John, W0JFR wayne burdick wrote: K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.57 (with DSP rev 1.94) is now available. This is a major release. Some recent changes have had only

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Feature Request

Hello All, As a quick note, it would also be nice IF the frequency display would display the TX freq, rather than the RX only. 73, Scott WA6LIE K3 #1993 From: Bud Semon N7CW Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:52 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Feature Request The

RE: [Elecraft] K3 - Transmitter Gain Calibration Question

Normal ... the internal wattmeter appears to have a slope. On one K3, my power output is about 54W on 160, 50 W on 20, 47W on 10 and 42W on 6. The other radio shows 52W on 160, 50W on 20, 47W on 10 and 46W on 6. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57 -- SSB PWR control, SPLIT in diversity mode, etc.

I'm afraid it's your browser John. I have Firefox set to clear it's buffers, cookies, etc. when it closes and it's there on the Elecraft site now at: ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/beta/ 73 Dave, G4AON I can't find 2.57 on the beta site (just 2.46). Was it removed, or am I having a

[Elecraft] Reminder - UK Elecraft net Sundays 0900 local, 3630 KHz

We will see what difference another hour of daylight makes to the longer skip QRM this week. The frequency as always is plus or minus the QRM. 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100, Acom 1000, dipole ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

[Elecraft] [K3] Feature Request

Scott, Bud, Perhaps I'm not understanding what you two are asking for ... My VFO B display -does- display its frequency when the radio's in SPLIT mode -and- I can transmit CW while in -any- mode. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP - Original Message - From: Scott Avery To: Bud Semon N7CW ;

[Elecraft] K3 #2006 QRV!

Just had my first CW QSO with K3 #2006, a K3/10 with KAT3 and 400 hz filter! Assembly was entirely straight forward with no glitches at all. I did put together another K3 for a friend in the spring, so I had a little experience! 73, Randy, KS4L K2 #337 K3 #2006 PS If you noticed my first

[Elecraft] Re: [qrp-l.org] OT - QRP Quarterly (Fall 2008)

And if you did forget to renew and need, want or desire the Fall 2008 issue, they are in stock at the QRP-ARCI Back Issues department (In the cornor of my basement!). http://www.k8dd.com/toystore/qqback.htm -- even though I have not updated the page to show it, they really are in stock! And it

RE: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote: I don't know ... it seems to work properly here. If you elect to not make it global, it may be necessary to provide separate TXG settings for voice (SSB), AM and AFSK A/DATA A (DTA) ... or at least SSB/Data and AM. Perhaps I'm just being dim, but why is

[Elecraft] K3 VFO B problems

I tried this yesterday, but I failed to give sufficient information to describe my VFO B problems. K3 1248 Firmware version 2.46 Software N1MM P4 1.6 GB PC microHam microkeyer Working CQWWSSB mostly split on 40. One problem and two areas of confusion. 1. When I attempt to us BSet, and

[Elecraft] [K-3]SN 1953 alive and will

K-3 (kit) SN 1953 had it's first QSO today with very good reports recieved. The SN is the same as my birth year, whats the chances of that. 73 Larry KA0PLW K-1 #2530 K-2 #6491 K-3 #1953 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

[Elecraft] K3 - CQWWSSB Contest

20 meters is wall to wall with strong SSB signals this weekend. Take the opportunity to connect an A/B switch to your best older transceiver vs. K3 and you may find in some instances that the K3 is not optimally configured. My settings were changed for SLOPE, THR, and SLOW. Also changed I/II

RE: [Elecraft] K3 VFO B problems

1. When I attempt to us BSet, and leave the K3 in that mode for a period of time while pushing buttons to adjust VFO B, I get a connection to radio lost message. Not every time but often. I hit retry and it reconnects immediately. Not sure if a certain button sequence triggers this, but

[Elecraft] K3 N1MM

I note working CQWW SSB with K3 and N1MM Logger that on 40M whenever I click on a N1MM spot, the K3 drops out of SPLIT. I will also alert N1mm reflector. Jim Denneny K7EG Auburn WA 98092 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] K3 N1MM

Ignore my message. If N1MM 40M spot contains both TX and RX freqs, K3 does stay in SPLIT and QSY 's correctly. I was looking at spots containing only DX freq when I saw the radio coming out of SPLIT. At any rate, be careful when clicking on 40M spots during contest. Jim Denneny K7EG

[Elecraft] U.S. Interface Navigator FS

I have a like new U.S. Interface Navigator with K3 cable for sale. I've never used it and probably won't. Please contact me off the reflector if interested. 73, Dave N8AG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, Conditions turned good toward the end of the week and I had a couple of fine skeds with a friend of mine. The weather seems to be getting slightly warmer too. The forecast is for sunny days until at least Wednesday and Monday the temperature is going to hit 70 degrees! Nice

RE: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.57

Perhaps I'm just being dim, but why is TXG necessary at all? Why can't you just turn the mic gain up until you have plenty of drive, and then use the power control to set the output power using the ALC? Traditional ALC operates by overdriving the final amplifier. It senses grid current