This looks interesting.
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plasitc-model-kits-how-tos/how-to-repair-clear-parts-on-plastic-model-kits/
73, Mike NF4L
On 2/26/2011 7:30 PM, Richard Thorpe wrote:
Thank you all for the scratch removal ideas, lots I never thought of.
Richard K6CG
A white stick operator asked recently if there would ever be a chance of the
K3's DVR being used to speak control button and knob data. I said I doubted it
but would ask Aptos, which I did, but they didn't reply. I wonder if the
question was too far off the wall, or are they going to shock us
I suggested this to Aptos, but don't know if the message reached them, so here
goes, a second try.
There's a generous little package of screws, nuts and bolts with every K3 but
in the KRX3 installation manual, it warns that the plastic screws used to
attach the piggyback DSP board are
Hi, what are you doing?
DO you need electronic goods like cameras, mobile phones, televisions and so on
? I have found a foreign website of online shop with many kinds of electronics,
motorcycles, barges, they are very delicate with high reputation. I hope you
can find what you want on ﹤
Dave,
by whitestic, I assume you mean a blind operator. That's not an expression
we encounter much in North America. However, as a blind op myself, I do
have some thoughts on that topic which I have been pondering lately and will
post in another message. I can tell you that I had heard that
As a ham who is totally blind, I must confess, I was a bit leery of buying a
K3. After all, there are certainly more accessible rigs out there,
especially the Kenwood TS480 and 590. The voice chip in those rigs speaks
not only frequency and S-meter but all the menu items and their status as
Been toying around with CW Skimmer, kinda an interesting program.
Anyway, I'm receiving multiple ghost image CW decodes from the same
station while running Skimmer. They are 1 Kc or so apart from another.
Better stated, the same stations signal is being shown on the horizontal
waterfall
On 2/27/2011 7:35 AM, Lou Kolb wrote:
Perhaps there were reasons I'm not aware of for
doing this but it unnecessarily complicates things as those of us who are
blind use screen reading software.
It would be good to hear from other blind hams on this. Elecraft has
been VERY good at
Hi David,
I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since 1981 and am comfortable
enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure for which font this
program is hardcoded. I'll start experimenting but also hope a future
version of k3utility will handle any font. But it's a minor thing. I
can
To my fellow K2 Users
Should you rig suddenly decide to hold the transmitter on
continuously after any PPT or key input, and the MENU button decides to
not work at the same time, with no other symptoms, there's a good chance
that your key/paddle plug is part way out. Plug it back in and
With no origional packing I would wrap with 4'' of bubble wrap all the
way around not just loops. I'd put that in a box with 6'' or more of
peanuts around ALL sides. Pack the peanuts so when you shake the box
there is no hint of movement. They should be packed so you have to put
pressure
On 2/27/2011 9:33 AM, r miles wrote:
with 6'' or more of
peanuts around ALL sides. Pack the peanuts so when you shake the box
there is no hint of movement.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use packing peanuts. They are a HUGE NUISANCE to get
rid of, they fly all over the place when you try to unpack them.
Someone on the list said they had successfully got the two to play together
using the KRC2. Could I get information about this solution?
Vy 73, Bob DJ0RD/WU5T
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I hate the plastic ones, also, even though my local UPS store accepts
them for reuse. But check what you receive, many of them are now
cornstarch or similar and can be composted. And the rumor is that
they're good for the compost bin.
73, doug
On 27-Feb-11 09:42, Jim Brown wrote:
On
Those concerned with the design and ruggedness of the new KPA500 might
take comfort in the behaviour of the K3 in keydown modes like RTTY. For
years, on the advice of a free-lance engineer who works for Elecraft
(and is working on the KPA500), I've run my K3s at full power for 100W
RTTY
Jack,
There are several soundcard programs available to view spectrum, but
this restricts one to the passband of the radio (13-KHz for the
K3). P3 accesses wideband RF via the K3-IF. This requires a
conversion to IQ which any SDR can do (Soft-rock, LP-Pan, SDR-IQ,
etc.), so one is not
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All of a sudden my K3 # 758 is acting weird. It recognizes the ATU in that
the little ATU is present on the display, but no signals are received in the
radio, only a hiss. If I try to adjust the power setting it will read
from 0.10mw and - 10.0 db to 1.5 mw and 1.8 db on the display, it
At 45 degrees Celsius, the K3 fans were probably running at speed 2.
I don't like to hear the fans throttling up and down, so I set mine to run
at speed 4 before yesterday's RTTY contest. Not only did they run at
constant speed, keeping things cool, but they gave me the feeling that I
was
Does anyone have experience operating with the Buddipole and the K3? How
was the performance?
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I don't have Buddipole experience but I'd like to suggest that you take
a look at www.ventenna.com and check out their HFp. I use it with my
KX1 and K2 and (at least for me) it works very well and the internal
autotuners are 'out of a job when the HFp is connected. You might also
want to read
Sounds like the CONFIG KXV3 menu item got set to TEST. This routes all the
RF to the xverter BNC outputs at low power. See page 49 of the current
manual. Restoring your configuration probably corrected it.
73
Greg
AB7R
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Paul VanOveren n...@wolphi.com wrote:
Elecrafters,
i need your help for this problem:
While our club's K3 switches on my external 2m-transverter,
my own K3 fails.
I checked for differences in config, found none.
XV1 ON
XV1 ADDR trn1
KXV3 nor
TX INH OFF
I suspect i killed something on the KRX3-module.
If i jumper XV144 for a
Are those the brown/yellow coloured ones that taste nice?
I'll get my coat
73 Stephen G4SJP
On 27/02/2011 17:51, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 fa...@panix.com
wrote:
I hate the plastic ones, also, even though my local UPS store accepts
them for reuse. But check what you receive, many
Real popcorn was used in the USA as far back as WWII and I saw it tested by
a few companies in the 60's and 70's. It was 'dry popped' (no oil). It
offered the advantages of being very cheap, took up very little space as
kernels needing only a small machine that produced very hot air to pop it on
Jim:
I will take all the peanuts you want to send to me. They are wonderful
packing if you use them right.
I save my newspaper plastic bags and put the peanuts in the bag, seal the
bag with tape so the peanuts cant get out. Now you have a nice pad, the
peanuts wont move in shipping even if
Propagation was mixed - some stations were strong but many were weaker than
they usually are. We did have two DX check-ins (EI6 and ZL1). We had 35
participants over a 37 minute period. The discussions were on the hardware
requirements for diversity receive in the shortwave broadcast bands.
My combat comm team in Vietnam and Laos was adopted by the people in
the small hometown of one of my troops. They sent us a box every week
to 10 days with all sorts of stuff to eat, read, and wear. They packed
them with popcorn. We ate that too. They published the letters we
wrote to them
You did not say what flavour of linux you use, I use fedora 14 here.
In any case this should help;
Install Microsoft Truetype Fonts
The official source for the package is http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/
use above for Debian/Ubuntu, below for Redhat
Don't know about the pink ones, but the green ones I have don't
generate static. Don't fly all over and don't stick to everything.
I agree, the white ones are awful.
David K0LUM
At 12:48 PM -0800 2/27/11, Fred Jensen wrote:
Styrofoam packing peanuts seem to self-generate a static charge ...
Henry,
I have a Buddipole that I've used with both the K2 and K3. What I like about
it is its compactness. You can pack it up and stick it in a suitcase - no
problem. I take the Buddipole, tripod, and switching power supply in my
suitcase; and pack the K3, paddle, and some cables in the Rose
* On 2011 27 Feb 16:41 -0600, Mike Markowski wrote:
Hi David,
I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since 1981 and am comfortable
enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure for which font this
program is hardcoded. I'll start experimenting but also hope a future
version of
I may be already missing something with all the new features and
fixes in P3 firmware, and others may feel this suggestion is
downright silly, but:
Is there a way (or can there be in the future) to show on screen the
Marker B difference in frequency from VFO A or Marker A, both
positive or
Gene,
When I am working CW split , I set the K3 in the split mode and
then move VFO (B) . At the bottom of the P3 screen You will
see a U shaped marker, My filters are both set at 150HZ .
I tune VFO (B) to a QRG in between
the calling stations , That is if there is one HI HI.
73 Ken K5DNL
Hi to all,
I've been reading the comments on packing radio's for shipping with
considerable interest. I've spent many years in the packing and shipping world
and offer a few comments here. Some years back I authored a several page paper
on packing that has been on eHam and I've give
The fonts are not hardcoded. Nate is correct. It uses GTK+.
+1 on the Droid font. :)
David, W4SMT
--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote:
Hi David,
I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since
1981 and am comfortable
enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure
The buttons are definitely not resizing for the font it's using, as you
can see in the screenshots. So something is off. (I don't mean, by the
way, that any fonts themselves are hardcoded in, but that button sizes
might not be based on font.) I'll give the Droid font a try and see how
it goes.
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Jim,
Thanks for the excellent guide on packing.
I wasn't aware of the settling issue with packing peanuts, thats good to know.
I will be packing up an Alpha amplifier for shipping soon, your info is duly
noted!
tnx es 73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 27, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Jim Harris wrote:
Hi to all,
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On Thu, 2011-02-24 at 16:48 -0800, Bill W4ZV wrote:
A few ex-IC7800 users: EI6IZ, EI2CN, W2UP, K3WW (all avid contesters BTW).
73, Bill
Actually I think EI2CN's (Doug) other radio is an orion
My own progression may interest some, for a good number of years I had a
756Pro2 and a K2/100.
I
I agree with Jim, but would like to add a sidenote.
I recently went to a UPS store to have a fragile item shipped, not a radio.
I asked them if they did the expanding foam packing and they said, OK YES.
When the item got to the other end it was destroyed and not foam packed. Yes,
I insured
Peanuts are not the best for heavy items as they can crush. A lot of
heavier items are packed with dense Styrofoam spacers.
David K0LUM
At 5:11 PM -0800 2/27/11, Robert Harmon wrote:
Jim,
Thanks for the excellent guide on packing.
I wasn't aware of the settling issue with packing peanuts,
I always look forward to receiving a box from AES, until I open it and get
the peanuts all over the place.. Hate those things.
Randy
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reflector. Your suggestions have been most helpful and will keep me busy
for a while HI!
73 Dave G3TJP
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hihihi
It's particularly enjoyable when opening one up in the garage
with the garage door open and the wind scatters them all over the place.
And of course trying to sweep them up is an adventure too.
Bob
K6UJ
On Feb 27, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Randy Hall wrote:
I always look forward to receiving
Bob,
I would not advocate packing peanuts or full enveloping bubble wrap as
the mail support for anything heavy - peanuts or bubblewrap work for
relatively lightweight objects, but not for heavy items.
I had several years experience packing some very delicate and relatively
fragile items
Yawn.nuff said folks?
I know it's been a slow news week :-)
Back to playing with the K-Line :-)
10/15/20 and 6m been pretty good this last week in VK
73's
Gary
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Bob,
I would not advocate packing peanuts or full
I work in electronics manufacturing. We do not even allow packing
peanuts in our factory due to the static issue and the mess. Our
suppliers are told that shipments received packed in peanuts will be
returned. I believe we also require anti-static bubble wrap...the pink
stuff.
On 2/27/2011
Roy,
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73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/27/2011 8:09 PM, Ray N4EAT wrote:
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N4EAT Ray
GORC #205, FISTS#11030, QRP
We had some damage here Fred, but the houses in the local area are
mostly still habitable. Across town came off much worst by all accounts.
The electricity is back on now, and we get an occasional trickle of
water from the tap, to be boiled for drinking.
Things to improve for the next time:
- 50
I dunno. They're not bad with a little salt and a beer! 8-)
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
From: Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com
Subject: [Elecraft] Packing Peanuts -- I HATE THEM !
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date:
Hi All,
I am back from the TJ9PF DXpedition where I brouhgt my new K3 to use for the
6th
station. We activated 6 stations for 10 days resulting in over 68,000 QSO's
When working in some countries it is very common to have commercial AC power
cuts randomly. This was a daily occurring feature
The K3 is controlled by a microprocessor, so it behaves exactly like any
computer when power is suddenly removed without allowing for normal
shutdown.
One of the most benign reactions is that it forgets the last frequency used.
Just like a computer, the effects can be a bit worse, requiring
Hi,
When in split, I can power off via the front panel switch and then
power on and the K3 does NOT remember split although it does remember
the frequency.
So I would like that corrected as well.
FWIW..:-)
73's
Gary
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote:
The
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Set CONFIG:SPLT SV to Yes.
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On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
When in split, I can power off via the front panel switch and then
power on and the K3 does NOT remember split although it does remember
the
Paul, we don't have earthquakes here, but we do have hurricanes. I have a
couple of flourescent lanterns which operate from 8 D cells. I only had one
during Ike and it lasted for a week with one set of batteries, using it part
time. They are available here from Home Depot, but you may not
Talk about fast tech support!
On 2/27/2011 9:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Set CONFIG:SPLT SV to Yes.
Wayne
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On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Gary Gregorygaryvk...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
When in split, I can power off via the front panel switch and then
I noticed Lowes was now carrying a decent selection of led bulbs that
will screw into a normal light socket. They are still a tad spendy at
$20 bucks a pop but only draw something like 11w and put out 65w.
On 2/27/2011 10:03 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
Paul, we don't have earthquakes here, but
Henry asks how the Buddipole and the K3 work together. I'm not sure what
either has to do with the other, but they work fine together. My point is
that the K3 works fine, and so does the Buddipole, given each components
inherent limitations.
I assume he really wants to know about the
I have an LP-PAN PSDR/IF setup.
Works very well but has integration issues and limitations with the K3
that could be solved with a blackbox P3.
What I described would make the P3 more useful than it can ever be while
limited to a small screen and little PC integration.
Its probably too
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