[Elecraft] REF CAL

REF CAL. There is supposed to be a Method 3 to enter the frequency vs. temperature data shipped with the KTCXO3-1 TCXO. I guess this hasn't been implemented yet? Al W6LX __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] A Very, Very, Very Minor K3 Quirk

Let's say you have selected a 2.8 kHz filter. Use the LO CUT control to move the low cut freq to 0.00. Now turn that same control clockwise and notice that it goes to 0.20, 0.30, 0.40. Now move the control back down. Notice that it goes to 0.30, 0.20, 0.10, and then finally, 0.00. So to

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

no it hasn't :-( 73 de M0XDF -- The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body is different. -Hippocrates, physician (460-c.377 BCE) On 12 Sep 2009, at 08:25, Al Lorona wrote: REF CAL. There is supposed to be a Method 3 to enter the frequency vs. temperature data shipped

Re: [Elecraft] QRP at VHF

At one time 5 or 10 watts was pretty typical on 6, 2 and 1-1/4 meters unless you were one of the rare fellows trying for EME. And we were running AM phone to boot! Sure brought back some memories. In 1966 I had a 1-watt Lafayette HA-750 AM rig feeding a 6-meter Squalo on the chimney in my

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

On Sat, 2009-09-12 at 08:56 +0100, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: no it hasn't :-( But it is already much better than 1ppm even without 'method3' the TCXO is in a thermally stable part of the radio so once the radio has warmed up it's very stable indeed. I regularly use my k3 for looking at

Re: [Elecraft] QRP at VHF

James Duffey wrote: Bill is a good friend of mine and he has given me lots of points in VHF/UHF contests, for which I am very grateful. I think his views on QRP at VHF are overly harsh though. QRP does not fit into Bill's six meter goals and operating style, and I accept that, but that

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

Hi Al, No. It is also wise to re check REF CAL after maybe a year of burn in. I re did mine after about 1-1/2 years and I had to retune approx 50Hz lower. Only to be expected. Regards, Mike VP8NO - Original Message - From: Al Lorona alor...@sbcglobal.net To: Elecraft Reflector

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Solar Power

Hi Bill, The K1/2/3 rigs do very well on solar power. We ran the K3 (at 90W) on solar for awhile last Field Day. You are correct in assuming three components for solar: the PV (photo-voltaic) panel, (a constant current source), the storage battery (constant voltage source) and an interface

Re: [Elecraft] A Very, Very, Very Minor K3 Quirk

I reported that to headquarters many months ago. Wes --- On Sat, 9/12/09, Al Lorona alor...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Al Lorona alor...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [Elecraft] A Very, Very, Very Minor K3 Quirk To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 1:42

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Brendan Minish Being able to lock my K3 to an external 10MHz reference might be nice someday though. That might make it more stable but it won't make it more accurate. For the reason why, see: http://n2.nabble.com/Ref-Osc-Cal-Method-4-td2595451.html#a2595451 -- 73

Re: [Elecraft] A Very, Very, Very Minor K3 Quirk

Hi Al, There are many strange behaviors in LO CUT/HI CUT mode that have been there for a long time. They aren't usually noticeable in normal day- to-day operation, but they just make no sense. If you're curious, search the list archives for a message with the subject K3 - LO CUT/ HI CUT

[Elecraft] K3 Wish list

I feel for you Eric and the group. There's always a wish or request. It will never end. But I am the happiest now with my radio than ever. Wish Item: When setting Noise Reduction. I prefer 4-1 for CW and 8-1 for SSB. Could you have 8-x followed by 4-x? In other words. Have the selections

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

Being able to lock my K3 to an external 10MHz reference might be nice someday though. That might make it more stable but it won't make it more accurate. For the reason why, see: http://n2.nabble.com/Ref-Osc-Cal-Method-4-td2595451.html#a2595451 Wes, I read your description, but are you

Re: [Elecraft] REF CAL

Paul, I suppose I should have added necessarily more accurate. What I'm getting at is that the K3 received frequency varies as the DSP bandwidth is adjusted.  So for example, if one was going to read the frequency of a beat note on a sound card, without other tuning, the beat note will change

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Solar Power

Hi William, K3 #24 has been running on solar power since I bought it. Our house electrical is set up a bit like yours, though we have a 48V system and FLA storage that covers the house if grid power disappears. The grid tied inverter is an older Xantrex SW4048. I added 2x 50W Siemens SR50

[Elecraft] help: HRD and serial port problem

Hello all... Semi- off topic problem. I have a BIY Windows computer running XP3 on an ASUS M2N-SLI deluxe MB. This computer is about three years old and works perfectly [except for the following...]. In the past, I had loaded and run w/o problem HRD w/ my K2 #5957. Computer, software and K2

Re: [Elecraft] help: HRD and serial port problem

Robert, If I recall correctly, that is the message HRD gives when it thinks some other application is using the serial port. Try re-booting and run HRD before anything else. If it still does not work, you may have something in your system startup that is making the serial port active before

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

Hi gang, The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet Sunday, 9/13/09 at 1800Z on 14.316 MHz. Hopefully, we will have good propagation. See you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] KRC2 For Sale

Good evening (or morning or day) Shuffling through my gear and reorganizing to be simpler when I go solar powered. Have a KRC2 which I purchased, but now use a home brew unit, so I can let it go. Go to http://www.w4ish.net/ForSale/elecraftkrc2band.html for details. Thanks Bill

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Solar Power

Solar power works great and now with the 30% tax incentive you have a real decent pay back. However there a some downsides! Remember that PV panels have a lot of wind surface and there could be zoning considerations and of course you need to face south and being at the roof angle you lose a

Re: [Elecraft] Good experiance using the K3-100 on battery power

Bob Wrote ++ What did you use for an antenna when you were camping in Northern Mn? This is a Honda eu2000i question mostly. They can make a lot of noise especially into low mounted verticals. Bob KB1FRW ++ I have been camping and doing ham radio together for over

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, Dvorak is playing as the sun sets on a very fine day. Got to near 90 so we have had a little bit of summer again. Earlier in the week I had to keep the fire going to stay warm because outside temperatures were near 50 degrees. What a difference a couple days make!