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2010-03-30 22:25
Thanks to those kind folk who offered suggestions to fix the 40m problem on
my K3. Have opened the unit and examined but can't do much more until we
reach Caroline. Our progress is good and we should be QRV as T32CI Thursday
morning gmt. We
There are two common causes of this problem. One is the
potential difference between the two radios. Bonding and
using
the same outlet will fix that.
The second common cause is a magnetic field that couples
into
the loop between the two radios and the DXDoubler. That
field is
most
After almost 2 years of use, I finally decided to install some of the mods.
All was well after installing the first few mods. RX/TX full power, etc.
However I did not do any of the calibrations. Tonight I installed the last
mod that I was going to do at this time. Should have stopped earlier.
Received K3/100-F Ser. No. 4103 and assembled it. Elapsed time:
about 7 minutes. Unit has a Serious Defect -- it won't sit flat on the
table. What now? Does Elecraft vend used matchbook covers to placed
under the feet?
Seriously, said beast-in-a-box arrived, it took a couple of minutes
Gary...
I am putting a thin shim of vinyl tape around the rubber bumper on
the right side of the bail...1 layer. I was not serious about the wobble
constituting a serious defect, just joshing some of the other
reportage that I've seen on this reflector. There is no debris on the
rear
Hi all,
Well the K3 #4116 build finished up this am. Last night I was ill with
allergies (our spring Juniper season is here hi hi) and couldn't sleep, so I
just kept going back to the table and pecking at the K3 in between allergy
meds and etc until early in the am. Finally, I noticed I was out
Hello,
I search about a software that display all the configurations and change
them.
I found K3 EZ http://home.roadrunner.com/~n2bc/SW.htm
Do you know is this is good or you recommend another one?
Thanks!
73,
Jorge
CX6VM
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:37:55 -0300, Jorge Diez - CX6VM
cx6vm.jo...@adinet.com.uy wrote:
[snip]
I tried the software out last week and it seemed to work OK except
when setting up and storing memories.
TOM, N5GE BT
73 ES GUD LUK
AR DE N5GE SK
I search about a software that display all the
After looking at all those different pieces and sizes of hardware, I went to my
local pharmacy and bought a plastic 4-week pill organizer. I placed some
low-tack painter's tape (the blue stuff) over the lids and labeled each
compartment with its contents. The advantage of this was having the
For me, raiding the kitchen and borrowing all the metal cupcake baking trays I
could find worked great.
Heavy enough to not worry about knocking over, big enough to get my fingers in
to and metal so no worries about static.
Rick
K6LE
Tom
You mention bonding in vehicles and this rang a large bell with me: all
military vehicles, land sea and air, require a separate dc return other than
the chassis for the battery negative terminal. Filter caps for emc are
returned to the chassis of the equipment which is strongly bonded to
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:33:40 +0100, David Cutter wrote:
all
military vehicles, land sea and air, require a separate dc return other than
the chassis for the battery negative terminal. Filter caps for emc are
returned to the chassis of the equipment which is strongly bonded to the
chassis of
There actually is a much more common and much more severe
issue that gets almost totally ignored, dc current paths
from external power supplies.
Tom is absolutely correct. However, a much easier fix is
to use a separate power supply for the low voltage accessories
and ground (bond) any
HI all,
2 quick questions:
I did a search through the firmware release notes and didn't see anything
about the PSK text decode threshold feature being enabled. Still seems
non-functional in my K3 (which has the latest FW), so I assume this still
isn't implemented?
Second, I couldn't find much
Last night i had K3_EZ up and was looking at all the neat things in my radio.
Well last night i had some automatic upgrades done and the computer rebooted.
Today the Spot function gives me a tone to zero beat with but the meter doesn't
give me any indications and it doesn't auto tune to CW
Do you have CWT turned on?
Al N1AL
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 20:33 +, telegrap...@att.net wrote:
Last night i had K3_EZ up and was looking at all the neat things in my radio.
Well last night i had some automatic upgrades done and the computer
rebooted. Today the Spot function gives me a
I have for sale the following:
KPA100 with cables and some spare parts $350
KAT100-1 with cable $210
Both items were built by me, are in good clean working order and the prices
include shipping in the USA.
Please contact me off list if interested.
Thanks and Happy Holidays to all.
73,
I have for sale the following:
KPA100 with cables and some spare parts $350
KAT100-1 with cable $210
Both items were built by me, are in good clean working order and the prices
include shipping in the USA.
Please contact me off list if interested.
Thanks and Happy Holidays to all.
73,
It works well Jorge.
Makes playing with the settings go a lot quicker. Nice antenna SWR tracking
function too.
73,
Julius
n2wn
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Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html
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http://www.tnqp.org/
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Elecraft K3/100
Larry, check the Display button setting. All I could see was the clock
for a couple of days, and then I remembered the Display switch button.
Rich
NU6T
Alan Bloom wrote:
Do you have CWT turned on?
Al N1AL
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 20:33 +, telegrap...@att.net wrote:
Last night i had
Thanks Julius!!
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] En nombre de Julius Fazekas n2wn
Enviado el: Miércoles, 31 de Marzo de 2010 06:14 p.m.
Para: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] software to control the K3
It
The K3 is rated to withstand 10 minutes at full power key down. Eric
confirmed a few months ago in answer to a question by me that applies to the
10W version as well as the 100W version.
lstavenhagen wrote:
Second, I couldn't find much about the full power duty-cycle of the K3's
10 power
I am:
Using WIN 7 Ultimate.
Using Elecraft K3/100 set to Data A or to USB. RS232 params set to
19200 + 1 stop.
Using E'craft USB to RS232 adapter, which loads driver and selects
COM13. Device manager shows COM13/19200/1 stop.
Using SignaLink USB with E'craft cable to rear connections.
Using
John,
Have you tried Hamlib to see if you are able to establish a connection
to your rig?
If Hamlib worked and RigCat didn't that could narrow down your field
of possibilities.
Also, does the Elecraft utility communicate with your rig using this
configuration?
73, Dave. K6DCH
Sent from
John,
Since your software is operating at 19200 bps, have you set the K3
CONFIG: RS232 menu parameter to 19200 as well.
If the software application is smart enough (K3 Utility is), it can
change the K3 port data rate, but many cannot so you have to do it
manually at the K3 end.
73,
Don W3FPR
IIRC, I had difficulties getting fldigi to work with the K3.xml file
from the fldigi site. I had better luck with the one from G4ILO's
site ( http://www.g4ilo.com/files/k3.xml ). Never took the time to
figure out the difference.
That said, I've been having trouble using RigCAT with the
I haven't been on sideband for several months and this past weekend I
decided to try to pick up a country or three during the contest.
I switched the K3 over to USB on 15M, put the Heil Proset on, turned on VOX
and gave a little whistle and nothing happened. Tried PTT with no luck there
either.
What filter is set? If you have a narrowband filter installed in addition to
the stock 2.7K filter, and if you have been working CW/digital modes with a
narrowband filter, and if the settings somehow got messed up on the
mode-by-mode filter selection, you might be trying to transmit SSB through
Good evening to all.
I have a new computer, and I've installed N1MM logger. My
question du jour is:
Has anyone used N1MM to provide CW keying via a COM port? Is
it satisfactory? Are there any gotcha's?
How about via the parallel port? Is it satisfactory? Are there any
gotcha's there??
Just a note for all. I am a new owner of a great K3. Was not quite satisfied
with the RF gain As it seemed to cut off the receive too quick. I went to
the utility and found the recalibration tab and bingo works as should now.
What a great rig and support.
John K0VET 73
Hello,
I am setting my K3.
I followed K9YC instructions at
http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg74073.html and have
CW sending from N1MM and with my Bencher paddles connected directly in the
K3.
But is a difference in the speed. I setup N1MM and K3 speed to the
I've got the KUSB working with N1MM via the USB port using the 12/09
Prolific drivers from their website. ESC key interruption of CW is
working for me.
I'm using WinXP Home SP3 and latest K3 firmware.
goodluck
jim ab3cv
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On 3/31/2010 4:54 PM, gdaug...@stanford.edu wrote:
Good evening to all.
I have a new computer, and I've installed N1MM logger. My
question du jour is:
Has anyone used N1MM to provide CW keying via a COM port? Is
it satisfactory? Are there any gotcha's?
I'm using it with DTR keying. I've
If I recall correctly that microphone is an electret. You have to set
the bias on the mic setting for it to work.
Go to Main:Mic Sel setting. While in that setting hit 2 to turn bias on
or off. You may also want to play with sensitivity setting (hi or lo)
by hitting 1. See manual p.20.
Hi All,
My K2 seems to have developed a power output problem.
Set-up is a QRP K2, with SSB, internal ATU and KIO2 options.
I get full power output on CW OK, but only get a Max of about 1w RF output on
SSB.
If I remove the top lid, and therefore disconnect the internal ATU and KIO2, I
then
Is your mic supposed to have bias? Using MAIN:MIC SEL tap 2 button
to toggle bias on and off.
73, Guy.
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Donald Wines dwi...@suddenlink.net wrote:
I haven't been on sideband for several months and this past weekend I
decided to try to pick up a country or three
George,
Works like a champ, the only gotcha is not having the radio configured the
same as the logging program. I use mine with both Win2K and XP, getting
ready to set up a Windows 7 computer with it, but don't anticipate any
serious issues.
Haven't tried the parallel port, but am planning on
Been searching the archives and can not find an exact fit. Sorry if it is a
duplicate.
Up to this point all of the various checks have passed (e.g. resistance
voltage tests). I aligned the receiver by using another rig to transmit into a
dummy load and peaking the signals. All appears well
On 3/31/2010 7:26 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
Vic
I had asked the same question when I got my K3. I tried using a
com port via usb cable but had problems. sometimes it would work right
but not all of the time.
So I started using my Winkey and everything works great. But I had
already purchased
I'm about to purchase a Heil Proset to use with my K3.
Which AD-1 will I need..???
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I'm not the one who originally asked the question, but it's true that some USB
adapters
may not work properly with this function. I have a real serial port on my
computer, and
have had very good luck generating CW directly from N1MM.
But YMMV, especially with USB adapters.
On 3/31/2010 7:06
On 3/31/2010 9:25 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
From what I have found out, yes some USB adapters do not work
right. Mine must be one of the ones that did not work.
I believe I tried to connect directly to my serial port but had
problems. It could also have been my serial port, now that is
Keith,
You are looking for a peak - that is, the point in the adjustment range
where the output power goes down on each side of that point.
So, yes, you tune for maximum power output - but if the power goes too
much above 2 watts, exit from TUNE and re-enter (that will reset the
power to a
Depends on what you want to sound like. HC4 is very narrow. In my opinion, it
is lousy under any circumstances. HC5 is less so but still very narrow. The
new HC6 gives very good almost HI FI results with the K3. I have tried them
all with the K3 and that is my opinion. If you use the wide
AD-1K (Kenwood).
Of course, you can connect to the rear panel jacks without
using any AD-1 adapter.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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'RC' Conley
Sent: Wednesday,
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:54:19 -0700, gdaug...@stanford.edu wrote:
Has anyone used N1MM to provide CW keying via a COM port? Is
it satisfactory? Are there any gotcha's?
How about via the parallel port? Is it satisfactory? Are there any
gotcha's there??
I've done it both ways. I've had NO
Maybe this has already been answered, but the Heil AD-1K, the red Kenwood
adapter, is the appropriate adapter for the Elecraft K3 8-pin Foster
connector.
The K3 also has a back panel 3.5mm jack that accepts the Heil microphone
plug directly.
Some prefer front connections, some prefer back. I
David,
While it is quite unusual, there indeed could be a problem with the
KIO2. Plug in the KIO2 and check the voltage at KIO2 J2 pin 7. It
should be from 4.5 to 6 volts (that voltage comes from the KSB2 board).
You should see the same voltage at Control Board P4 pin 7.
If the voltage is
I want to thank everyone who responded to my question about the Heil
Adapter AD-1 I was very fortunate this weekend past during the CQ WW
WPX contest. I was able to use both the Yamaha and a Heil headsets
operating at a fellow ham's during the contest on an Icom. I found the
Heil less fatiguing
Hi Guys,
I am looking for ideas on how to reduce my K-3's LCD backlight brightness.
I have the LCD BRT Menu control turned all the way down to 2 and it's
still too bright for me. Yes, I my eyes are extra sensitive to light.
If someone has increased the value of R3 on the front panel circuit
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