Hi all,
I am not using my Hexkey so I am selling it. It is serial 83 for those
interested. I am selling this for £80 plus carriage, half the price of
new in the UK.
The key is sold. Thanks for the interest.
73 Ian
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K2 #4044
For those of you who may want more gain, It almost looks like you might
be able to stage these units in-line and be controlled by an external
bank of switches. I'm already wondering how many might be used and how
much trade-off of SIG-NOISE might be tolerable.Just a thought.
big thanks to robert friess for helping me get my rig working. simple fix 10
ohm res in series with the power module input lead. stopped the rig from
staying keyed at fullpower till i shut it off. now to make some
contacts.thanks again, ron
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OK...
or better yet, D'oh!
It was pointed out to me that I live in Zone 4 (I knew that) and operate
from the same.
SCP has it right...
I have been sending 04 for a number of years...
The only problem was that my CQ WW DX certificate states new Zone 5 record
and I bought into it. Oops! ;o)
Hello Ron,
While you are using your XV432, have you experienced any output power
instability and frequency drift?
Initially, I find power instability in my XV144. Upon advice from Gary of
Elecraft, I do some works in improving the grounding of some of the sockets and
joints. The problem of
Dale,
You make some great points on propagation, worth keeping in mind this weekend...
Just did some propagation plots and 80M looks like it will be the place to
be... Good chance to add to your DXCC totals.
Ya say no one has a beam on the low low bands, you know 80 and 160?
I know there are
I just built and installed a KDSP2 in my K2 and I now have a built and
working KAF2 for sale. It will come with the manual, the control-board
headers, and the standoff. $55 and I will ship to anywhere in the USA.
Please contact me off the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
73,
John, WA6L
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Elecraft K2 #3311 with:
KPA100
KNB2
KAF2
K160X
KSB2
cables, finger dimple, headphones w/boom mike (new computer type) and
documents.
Physically in excellent shape.
Never had it on SSB
updated to the latest rev both firmware and hardware
$825 shipped CONUS
73,
Julius
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After having installed the RFC47 (100 uH choke) it appears the harshness in the
NR has been reduced (at least in NR F 1-1). I would be interested in hearing
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I just can't believe that it's happening. Computer Software
Controlled Radio is HERE in 2008. It isn't Rocket Science to take
this vision one step into the future. I can see Ham Radio being
consumed by the Computer. We will no longer need a RADIO. Just a
COMPUTER. We look up
Solved - in case anyone else has the same problem: On the sub-in board
one of the leads on T1 did not have the paint removed, looked like a
good solder joint until I got the magnifying glass out. Removed the
solder, cleaned off the paint with an Xacto knife, resoldered it, now
working like
At 10:23 AM 11/25/08, K2ZLS wrote:
I just can't believe that it's happening.
Wellif one simply sells the radio and goes on
Echolink.
73,
Thom k3hrn
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Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:53 AM
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Subject: RE: [Elecraft] ARRL 160
Dale,
I know there are a couple JA stations with 3
Hi,
I recently build my second K2 sn 06405. Receiver and transmitter are
working fine and I have enjoyed a number of QSOs on 40, 30 and 20
meters and the rest of the bands have been checked out with a signal
generator and transmitting into a dummy load.
However, occasionally when I go to
Shep, sorry for the late reply; I've been traveling.
In the K3 Utility under View, check Advanced Mode. This will display a
check box labeled *Always load DSP data tables*. Also, be sure to check all
the appropriate boxes for loading the Firmware modules.
This is the solution Gary provided
The K2# 6614 has just formally come to life today. Passed Allignment and test
part III with flying colors !! Slowly now time for the accessories and options
to follow.
73 to all
Marinos, sv9dru/ki4gin
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You can also load data tables (along with all the other firmware, a complete
refresh) by clicking Send All Firmware to K3 on the Firmware tab without
checking Advanced Mode. Advanced Mode has too many choices!
Dick, K6KR
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Below is one of the crazy ideas conceived when waiting for my K3 to
arrive (later this week) and lamenting over the loss of many single-
function buttons from Mark V Field.
One issue with K3 is too many multifunction knobs and buttons. Also,
some analog meters would be nice. Computer controls
I think it is a good idea. In fact, I suggested the same thing for the
K2 before there was a K3 (in those pre-K3, or B3 days). Elecraft could
create a new version of the K2 (K2-B, B for Big) with a larger front
panel with dedicated controls. Same for the K3.
I think it would be an easy thing
Power can not be set, jumping up and down and all
over the place, also at some power levels I do
get a oscillation sound from the radio.
So I tried to do TX GAIN calibration but no change.
Then I continued with Wattmeter calibration. Both
at 5W and 50W wattmeter can not be calibrated. I
adjust
Dear Ignacy,
Why complicate things? I built my K3 in January this year and didn't use my
previous rig - the Mark V Field - thereafter. The K3 knocks spots off it and
I have now sold it. Multi function buttons are not a problem to me - and
there are several panadapters available if you want
I don't know much about this sort of thing, but the command set (for the K2 at
least) is available, so I would think it would be a relatively simple matter to
program something like a Basic Stamp to receive pushbutton presses from a small
outboard control panel and send the appropriate serial
Larry,
Might I suggest that you examine the keycap to be certain it is not
binding on the front panel metal. That could cause very strange
behavior. If it sticks, the switch will not release quickly enough for
the firmware to differentiate between a tap and a press. If there is no
I reported to the list on Sunday, a 'deaf' K3. The impact of this was
receive levels at about 50dB down from stations measured on my spare
receiver - slightly better with the pre-amp on. Elecraft support asked me to
remove the KXV3 and jumper J66 pins 8-10, 13-15. Receiver sensitivity back
to
Did some measuring, it looks like one of the
diodes in the SWR bridge is faulty. Will
replace tomorrow. Thanks to K5ESW
73 Jim SM2EKM
Jan Erik Holm wrote:
Power can not be set, jumping up and down and all
over the place, also at some power levels I do
get a oscillation
For those ARRL members...I've just stumbled upon the ARRL's follow-up
review of the K3 on their website. Now, back to read the pdf
Regards
Paul M0CVX ex-AC5NO
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What is the link for the review? I can't seem to find it.
Thanks,
Frankie
K4TEN
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I found the review.
Frankie
K4TEN
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How much attenuation does the Attenuator put in line?
Can it be adjusted?
I can't find this in the manual.
73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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That is the most perfect ARRL review I can recall having ever seen.
Congratulations, Elecraft and pour a glass of champagne for everyone. You
deserve it.
Knut - AB2TC
K3 #82
paul.bradbeer2 wrote:
For those ARRL members...I've just stumbled upon the ARRL's follow-up
review of the K3 on
How much attenuation does the Attenuator put in line?
Approximately 10 dB, not adjustable.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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I am planning to visit Australia in a few months (I live in the U.S.), and I
want to take my K3 with me. Does anyone know of any restrictions or
prohibitions for packing the K3 (and the power supply) in my suitcase and
taking there? Do I need some kind of permission or license from the
Hi,
Am readying myself to invest in a K3.
I am a CW op, rarely on any other mode, (haven't used any other mode
in over four years).
I chase DX and enjoy the occasional contest but am not a dedicated
contester. On the other hand, I tend to go 100% into any of my
endeavours and when I
Gary,
The K3 is an excellent CW rig as that is what I do about 90 percent of the
time...and now mostly on the low end of 40 meters. I just have the 5 pole 500
Hz filter right now and find no objection at all to the roofing filter. These
filters are not exactly what most people think when you
According to the review, the radio is nearly perfect. Very strong performance
nearly everywhere.
There were only two sets of numbers that could raise questions.
The TX 3rd order IMD performance was not that good (29db) but it was on the
worst band. Not sure the testing was before or after the
The second one was a mediocre performance of the 1.8 filter
(see table below). It had worse close IMD than the 2.7
filter, in some cases by 20db!
Careful reading of the review will reveal that the particular
1.8 KHz filter was probably defective. Elecraft run much
higher signal levels
Careful reading of the review will reveal that the particular
1.8 KHz filter was probably defective. Elecraft run much
higher signal levels in the first IF filter than other radios.
That higher signal level can cause filter generated IMD if the
crystals are not absolutely clean.
I've had
With that, what filter should I go with to maximise my CW experience?
I took the posted advice that only the first 30 dB of attenuation really
mattered for a roofing filter, and therefore I ordered the 5-pole CW filters
(500 and 200 Hz). I am happy with the choice. The main reason to use the
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With that, what filter should I go with to maximise my CW experience?
Like John W2XS I went with the 500 200 Hz filters. In CQ WPX CW
I could slowly tune up 20M and work the European stations in between the
loud east coast
Alan Bloom wrote:
The issue is not aesthetics, but rather utility. Something like 9% of
American males are red-green color blind (by far the most common type of
color blindness). There are certain colors, and certain combinations of
colors, that are very difficult for them to discern. It
Hi All,
I don't know about you, but this recent ARRL review makes me extremely
proud to own a K3 and be affiliated with this company and all its
talented staff.
And it's an American company to boot. Would you ever imagine
Happy Thanksgiving Eric, Wayne, Lyle, et.al at Elecraft.
You
Congratualations to Elecraft for the great QST review of the K3.
I noticed that the blocking gain figures at 5 and 1 kHz offset are much
worse on 6 meters (128/124 dB) than on 20 meters (140/140 dB). At 20
kHz offset the numbers are comparable.
The only reason I can think of for that is worse
Hello list members,
I found a trick for holding small screws on the end of the screwdriver until
you can get them into a tight place and started. A small amount of electrical
connector black seal mastic or putty shaped on the end of the driver takes up
the gap enough to hold the screw until
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I am monochromatic [pretty rare unless you're from a remote island in
the S. Pacific I can't remember the name of -- I'm not from there and
I'm pretty sure none of my ancestors are either]. I can't see the
numerals on my K3 keypad which my wife tells me are red on a
I noticed recently that on power up my K3 makes a noise for a fraction of a
second. It sounds like background atmospheric noise as it would sound with
the SSB filter active, even though the radio was last powered off with a CW
filter set. I don't remember exactly when this behavior began, but it
I have been using beeswax for years to do this job.
A small lump of beeswax will last for pretty much ever in this role.
Just stick the point of the screwdriver in it when you need to hold
screws to the tip
73
Brendan EI6IZ
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Hello list
My K3 has 54 buttons outboard and a multi-purpose knob! These accessories
are available from XKEYS.com and Griffin Technologies (Powermate). The XKEY
product comes with software and I have made available, software for the
Powermate. This is just a suggestion for the group - I have no affiliation
If you have a phillips head screw just getting ready to strip out on you, just
put a touch of valve lapping compound on your screwdriver. The grit will give a
little extra grip to help prevent slippage. Works great, but finding valve
lapping compound is a bit hard these days. I drive a Plymouth
Putting more than one Preamp in line is unlikely to be beneficial because
the receiver dynamic range will be seriously compromised with very little
increase in sensitivity. That is why the K3 is designed with the very
minimum gain before the roofing filters.
73,
Bob, N6CM and PR6 design engineer
Greetings all. Here is the reply I sent in response to Robert's query -
it may be of use to others.
Go to http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1311 which is on the web
site of the Australian Communications and Media Authority - the
government body charged with licensing and regulation.
I visited VK2 twice and never a hint of problems or questions. No worries. A
license (VK2ISF) took 1 hr but now with CEPT this is not needed.
Please see report at http://www.eham.net/articles/17751.
Ignacy, NO9E
Kevin Luxford wrote:
Greetings all. Here is the reply I sent in response to
Wow...interesting! Thanks Mike!
As much as I'd like to try building a control panel myself, this would insure
that the project actually gets done!
I'm looking at the OEM Xkeys Matrix Board. It looks to me like you need a
computer to program it to do what you want, and then the output is via
Or get some Screw-Grab! :)
http://www.screwgrab.com/
The Solder-IT guy was selling it at Dayton this year...
~Iain
J. Heide wrote:
If you have a phillips head screw just getting ready to strip out on you, just
put a touch of valve lapping compound on your screwdriver. The grit will
My official hi to the group,
I just placed my order for a K3 today so the gears are in motion.
Anyone using Logic 8 with the K3? It looks like Logic is set up for
the K2 but I didn't see anything for the K3.
Or are the commands the same for both K2 K3?
Thanks!
Gary
KA1J
This really IS a minor quibble, but the QST review noted that some hams
might prefer the larger and more widely spaced buttons and knobs on full
size transceivers. Turns out this isn't generally correct. By coincidence,
a couple of days ago I compared the front panel layout on my K3 and my
I use Logic 8 with my K3. Choose the K2 setting, but it works fine. Reads
radio data as you log and allows some rig control from the program too. I
don't do anything fancy with it, but it seems fine for the basic operations.
Logic 8 also has contest log forms for many contests. I used the SS
There's a problem when clicking on spots in Logic 8. I often find it
necessary to click the spot two times. The first time
sets the freq OK but it does not always set the mode. Clicking a spot a
second time sets the mode.
I've tried to work with Dennis on this and he made an attempt but it did
A magnetized screwdriver does a FB job as well, and it'll hold the lock washer
on the screw in the process. There's nothing in the K3 that will be damaged by
a magnetized screwdriver.
I should point out that the test K3 was assembled using ONLY the tools listed
in the manual. That's my rule
Hi Phil Greg
That it works with the K3 is a good thing, I have been using one
incarnation of Logic or the other since Logic 2. For the most part
what I want is to be able to log automatically with the band mode.
If it didn't work, I'd have to look around for a different software
and hope it
Does the RX ANT IN default to connecting to the RX ANT OUT? If RX ANT is not
selected by the K3, does the RX ANT IN go directly to the K3's RX ANT OUT?
Ken Widelitz
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No. RX ANT must be selected. I have a QS1R SDR connected between RX IN and
OUT for use as a panadapter and it only works if you turn on the RX ANT
switch.
73
Greg
AB7R
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W8ZR:
This really IS a minor quibble, but the QST review noted that some hams
might prefer the larger and more widely spaced buttons and knobs on full
size transceivers. Turns out this isn't generally correct.
Thank you for actually making those measurements! Why can't ARRL should
learn to
I would also be very interested in the answer to this question. I
was surprised to see these BGC numbers for 6 meters. As a 6-meter
SSB op who lives or dies with the summer VHF contests each year,
where 40-over-S9 sporadic-E propagated signals are packed
elbow-to-elbow on 50 MHz, this is a very
Fred,
to refresh your memory and in case others are interested in learning
more about this unusual problem,
the book you are likely think of is */The Island of the Colorblind/*
by Oliver Sacks (a noted neurologist), the islands (in Micronesia) are
Pingelap and Pohnpei.
In the book, he
There are a significant number of Hams who feel the FT2000D is much, much
too small and crowded too, or that a main tuning knob less than 4 in
diameter is too small.
Frankly, I like much larger rigs too, but I accept the smaller controls in
exchange for the much smaller space these rigs take
Wayne showed me a concept drawing of the original K3.
It was everything you might expect, given the huge popularity of the K2.
It just looked like a K2 plus and addressed some of the physical limitations of
K2. It has a slightly bigger box, more memory, etc.
The K2 was, based on many QRP
On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 20:03, Bill W4ZV wrote:
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Regarding the controls, I have large hands (9 from pinky to thumb when
extended) and I have no problems with the controls.
I have even larger hands: 9.75-inch span. (I'm 6' 7 tall.) I have
absolutely no problems with the controls. I like it
I'm personally okay with the front panel design, but I wish the VFO B
knob had a bit more friction. Is there any recommended way of adding
this? Should I just try to cut a felt pad and place it between the
knob and the panel?
Dick Lindzen, KA1SA
301 Lake Avenue
Newton, MA 02461 USA
Hello,
Well it makes no difference to me what the ARRL/QST magazine writes. At the
end of the day my K3 outperforms all previous radios I have owned..yep, sold
every last one of them with absolutely no regrets.
It is nice to see that they have figured out the K3 IS the best around.
Trouble is I
Greg,
I've tried to work with Dennis on this and he made an attempt
but it did not fix the problem and he did not want to persue
it further. I was pretty disappointed.
I suspect Logic is another of those logging programs that send
the mode before the frequency. I suppose I'll dig out a
Dick,
There should already be a felt washer under the VFO B knob (at least,
there is on mine.) To increase the friction, just use an allen wrench
to loosen the two set screws and position the knob a little closer to
the front panel.
73
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On Nov 25, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Richard
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