Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Julian, G4ILO
No, still the same message. :( Julian, G4ILO (About to hit the road) On 26 May 2011 06:38, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: Odd - I'm seeing a lot of entries come in fine. The host resolution is part of the anti-spammer protection. Give it another try. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: How much space inside?

2011-05-26 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
There was once some hope the K3 would be able to this, using transverters. Sigh. But with something like the Funcube dongle, it's just a matter of software to support the combination. 73, doug On 25-May-11 18:44, Lew Phelps K6LMP wrote: yes, the FT-736R, not the number I originally typed.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
FRed, I agree with everything you wrote, except I think you'll find CONFIG:TUN PWR control the power used when you HOLD TUNE - it controls the power used for 'key down' to tune an external ATU. The KAT3 will use a much lower power than that for it's internal tuner I believe. 73 de M0XDF, K3

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Software to draw electical block diagrams?

2011-05-26 Thread Stewart
I have recently moved from Eagle to DipTrace. The main reason is that I find it much easier to create new library elements. Also you can import Eagle schematics, boards and libraries into DipTrace. I brought the 1000 pin 4 layer version for £80. The latest beta includes 3D visulisation. Give the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Software to draw electical block diagrams?

2011-05-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Thank you for this, I see there is a OSX version, I'll give it a try. 73 de M0XDF -- I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) On 25 May 2011, at 23:18, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote: I would recommend

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread David Cutter
I'm sure Jim Brown will advise you to read his tutorials, but, basically, keep rf out of the shack. 73 David G3UNA Larry I do RFI engineering. Pacemakers are a lot like avionics relative to ham radio. The working spectrums for pacemakers, avionics, and ham radios are widely separated by

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Smith
Same problem here. Get message Form Submission Aborted You're (sic) hostname cannot be resolved from 91.85.178.255. 73 Jim - G3ZQC On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 22:38 -0700, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Odd - I'm seeing a lot of entries come in fine. The host resolution is part of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread PKA
Another thing about the K3 ATU is, that it sometimes stops at an LC combination which is NOT identical to the LC combination giving the lowest SWR. If that happens you can manually change the L or C to obtain the lowest SWR - but it is a bit cumbersome - and not what you expect from an

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread aa3cs
As I recall, the K3 uses a combination of 5w and 10w during the auto tune routine. This is independent of the TUN:PWR setting. From observation, there is a fair amount of difference in measured SWR at lower power levels which begins to stabilize around the 5w level. 73, Chuck, AA3CS Sent from

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread vk8fqrp
Good Day All, Same here tried a couple of times to no avail. Regards Brendon Tadgell VK8FQRP -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Info-Sign-up-Form-tp6405646p6406316.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] Elecraft General Interest: SFGate: Robert Helliwell, radio science pioneer, dies

2011-05-26 Thread Oliver Johns
For your information. --O. Johns W6ODJ Begin forwarded message: -- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here:

Re: [Elecraft] This really bugs me

2011-05-26 Thread Bill Tippett
W3FPR wrote: There are other considerations to choosing either 1st class mail or Priority Mail. One of which is the thickness of the package. I am certain the AF1 will not qualify for the 1/4 inch thickness limit. That is a post office limit, and has nothing to do with Elecraft. If the

[Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread John Harper
In looking at several HF amps, I notice that PEP and CW are usually of different levels for a given amp. For example, THP's HL-1.2 is rated at 750w PEP, 600w CW. Granted, a receiving station would not notice any difference in a 0.9 dB increase of power on any mode but I'm wondering how the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Michael Goins
Worked fine here. mike, k5wmg On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: Our sign-up form for new KX3 information, ordering notification etc., is now on the Elecraft web server. See: http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3signup.htm We'll have the KX3

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
I'll check with our ISP when I get into the office later this morning to see why this is happening. It only seems to be impacting a few addresses - I see hundreds of good entries received so far from the U.S., Europe and other areas. 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 26, 2011, at 1:07

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread drewko
A quick way to find the best LC combinations manually is to tune them for maximum receiver noise. You can refine this further by using the K3's AFV meter to measure the noise level of the different promising LC combinations. I have done this on some problem frequencies to improve the match over

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread David Cutter
On 'problem' frequencies, re-doing the tune soon after the first try has always brought a better swr for me, but I have no wires amongst branches which I think means you may be getting hit and miss good tunes. David G3UNA A quick way to find the best LC combinations manually is to tune them

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Eugene Balinski
Worked OK for me.. 73 K1NR On Thu, 26 May 2011 02:43:48 -0700 (PDT) vk8fqrp ta...@me.com wrote: Good Day All, Same here tried a couple of times to no avail. Regards Brendon Tadgell VK8FQRP -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: May 28 - June 27, 2011

2011-05-26 Thread Ken Newman
~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR May 28 to June 27, 2011 ~ CQWW WPX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category May 28, z to May 29, 2359z Rules: http://www.cqwpx.com/

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread David Lankshear
I signed up and it failed my application, complete with the grammatical error of You're instead of Your. Maybe they don't like foreigners from other than the bottom 48? 73 Dave Lankshear, G3TJP __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
I called the pace maker company. My wife got one and the literature specified to not be in the strong fields of radio waves including CB and amateur radio (IMO, the illegal CBers caused most of this interference nightmare with their illegal power and splattering). My wife freaked out. The

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread VTuff59795
Eric, I tried 3-4 times to sign up but got the error massage the same as others on the list. I wonder if we actually did get through but got the error message by default! Put me on the list please! 73's Vic Tuff G7PYR __

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Ian Maude
Works fine in Lancashire :) 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455 http://www.m0scg.org.uk On 26 May 2011 14:39, vtuff59...@aol.com wrote: Eric, I tried 3-4 times to sign up but got the error massage the same as

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread VTuff59795
Oops! should have said 'error message' not massage! Must have 'stiff fingers' ;-) 73's Vic G7PYR In a message dated 26/05/2011 14:40:07 GMT Daylight Time, vtuff59...@aol.com writes: Eric, I tried 3-4 times to sign up but got the error massage the same as others on the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread VTuff59795
OK, from my AOL account here in the UK I get the error So I tried signing up from my Blackberry and it worked? I guess I'm further down the queue ('line' to our American colleagues) but I'm in it now ;-) Hooray!!! 73's Vic Tuff G7PYR Tel: +44 (0) 7802 449658

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
I called the pace maker company. My wife got one and the literature specified to not be in the strong fields of radio waves including CB and amateur radio (IMO, the illegal CBers caused most of this interference nightmare with their illegal power and splattering). My wife freaked out. The lady

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread PKA
I don't think the problem is due to good tunes being misses by antenna being hit, because when it happens, it is very reproductive, i.e. you can repeat the ATU tuning and it will always come back to the non-optimum LC combination. Paul OZ4UN -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra:

Re: [Elecraft] This really bugs me

2011-05-26 Thread WILLIS COOKE
You can argue about how much it should cost to ship a small item, but only on the Elecraft Reflector will a complaint get a response from a company principle within hours to look into the situation.  I have had responses from other companies when I asked for an explanation or remedy that were

[Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Larry
I'm having a problem with the sign-up form!!! Where is it Larry K1ZW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread W4CCS
Here.. http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3signup.htm On 5/26/2011 10:45 AM, Larry wrote: I'm having a problem with the sign-up form!!! Where is it Larry K1ZW __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] KX3: 60M?

2011-05-26 Thread Chris M0PSK
In principle, is it intended that the 60M band could be enabled on the KX3? 73 Chris, MØPSK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread Robert Friess
The KPA500 is rated for 500W PEP or CW. Bob, N6CM On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:50 AM, John Harper j...@ae5x.com wrote: In looking at several HF amps, I notice that PEP and CW are usually of different levels for a given amp. For example, THP's HL-1.2 is rated at 750w PEP, 600w CW. Granted, a

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread riese-k3djc
could it be that 750 watts PEP is the same as 600 watts key down H Bob K3DJC On Thu, 26 May 2011 06:50:48 -0500 John Harper j...@ae5x.com writes: In looking at several HF amps, I notice that PEP and CW are usually of different levels for a given amp. For example, THP's HL-1.2 is rated

[Elecraft] PRICE REDUCED: For Sale: K1-4

2011-05-26 Thread Joseph Trombino, Jr
Howdy Gang: I built this K1-4 several weeks ago so it is in like-new condition. Covers 40/30/20/15 meters and has the optional LCD backlight installed. Will ship CONUS with manual for $380. 73, W2KJ I QRP, therefore I am

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread w5ov
Well, no. THP's specs are all confusing because they are very cautious to not recommend pushing the amplifiers to their limits. They hope that the users will not push them to the highest level output and thereby minimize the likelihood of over-driving etc. which if not controlled can lead to

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
could it be that 750 watts PEP is the same as 600 watts key down After spending a lot of time looking at solid state amplifier design the most likely reason for a 750 W PEP/600 W CW specification is either cooling or power supply limitations. In practice, if the power supply and cooling can

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread Grant Youngman
While it may be capable of hitting 750 watts key down ( and more) isn't it likely that CW is derated due to duty cycle issues? Probably power supply. Even if THP is conservative in ratings, there's probably a rational reason behind the spec as stated. Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2011,

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: 60M?

2011-05-26 Thread Wayne Burdick
We included 60 m. 73, Wayne N6KR On May 26, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Chris M0PSK wrote: In principle, is it intended that the 60M band could be enabled on the KX3? 73 Chris, MØPSK __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread K2GN
Thanks for all the great opinions, experiences and web links. de K2GN - Larry -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K2GN Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 3:36 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question I'm

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Info Sign-up Form

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The cgi script that handles the form and provides the error message is supplied by our ISP. ( I spell better than that, most of the time! ;-) We'll be contacting their support group today. If the form fails, please email us directly with the following format: To: kx3i...@elecraft.com

[Elecraft] K3EXREF Shipping Date?

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Sheldon
The ship date on the external reference board ought to be getting close. I've already ordered mine, just wondering how much longer till they are out the door? Jim - W0EB __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Amp specs

2011-05-26 Thread n5ge
In addition, according to the user's manual, the key down time in CW at max power is ten minutes. I wouldn't want to do that to any of my VHF or UHF bricks, so it seems to me it's a pretty rugged amp. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Thu, 26 May 2011 08:09:25 -0700, Robert Friess

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Shipping Date?

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Its been shipping for a week or two. 73, Eric On 5/26/2011 9:03 AM, Jim Sheldon wrote: The ship date on the external reference board ought to be getting close. I've already ordered mine, just wondering how much longer till they are out the door? Jim - W0EB

[Elecraft] This really bugs me

2011-05-26 Thread Edward R. Cole
First off, I can symphasize with Doug, as I face unnecessarily high shipping all the time to Alaska. I'm not speaking about Elecraft's shipping policy, specifically, as they seem to be fair. My XG3 cost me $8.64 to ship via USPS Priority Mail. But recently I bought a 50v PS on ebay that cost

Re: [Elecraft] This really bugs me [End of thread]

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Let's end this thread. We've taken care of this with the customer and have also adjusted the web form. 73, Eric On 5/26/2011 9:32 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote: First off, I can symphasize with Doug, as I face unnecessarily high shipping all the time to Alaska. I'm not speaking about

[Elecraft] help

2011-05-26 Thread Russo, John
help John Russo, CEM Utilities Manager SUNY at Buffalo (716) 829-2996 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This

[Elecraft] help request

2011-05-26 Thread Russo, John
set authenticate ajax help end __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please

[Elecraft] OT: Software to draw electical block diagrams

2011-05-26 Thread Edward R. Cole
FYI: I have been using ExpressPCB free software which does create a gerber file if desired.. ExpressPCB makes small orders of pc boards. www.expresspcb.com 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw,

[Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-05-26 Thread Russo, John
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Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Shipping Date?

2011-05-26 Thread bruce . beford
I ordered one early last week (as part of another order) and was told by sales they would not be ready for shipment until this week. I have not yet received the order, or a shipment notice. I'm sure it will be along, just wanted to mention what I was told about the external reference kit

[Elecraft] K3 and the MRP40 CW Program.

2011-05-26 Thread Gavin Keegan
Can anyone help or advise please ? I would like to install the MRP 40 program on my shack computer and send and receive CW via an RS232 lead connected to my K3, but I already use an RS232 lead connected between the K3 and the controller for my SteppIR antenna. Can anyone advise how I can

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Shipping Date?

2011-05-26 Thread Grant Youngman
My arrived a few days ago. So they are being shipped. Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2011, at 11:49 AM, bruce.bef...@myfairpoint.net wrote: I ordered one early last week (as part of another order) and was told by sales they would not be ready for shipment until this week. I have not yet

[Elecraft] KPA500 brick-on-key (CCS) ratings?

2011-05-26 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
A PEP rating higher than CW is always going to be heat related. One should always inquire about the brick-on-key rating, e.g. the CCS or Continuous Commercial Service rating. For an Alpha 9500 and 8410 it is 1500 watts. For my 76CA it is 750 watts at the low voltage (CW) setting. For obvious

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna tuner question

2011-05-26 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
Having a lot of water around means that the antenna impedance changes with the power level. I have seen this many times here on 160 with wet leaves very close to wires, and sometimes touching. I can watch the SWR vary under a steady 1500 watts, something not seen or far less obvious at 5 watts.

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Please need help with T/R thump

2011-05-26 Thread Jerry W7ANM
Don, I did extract the old Q7 without any damage or problems. I was looking at the spec sheet for the 2N3904 after getting your last suggestion and after ordering the 2N4124 from Elecraft. Do you think the 2n3904 is a superior replacement for the 2n4124? Any reason to suspect it would not work

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft General Interest: SFGate: Robert Helliwell, radio science pioneer, dies

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Dunstan
At 10:49 AM 5/26/2011 +0100, you wrote: With great delight over the years, he regularly welcomed visitors to his lab to listen to what he called his whistlers, the eerie electrical warbling generated by lightning flashes in Canada's Arctic and that had Hi, Just a short line (off

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/25/2011 2:01 PM, FRED TOWNSEND wrote: Pacemakers are a lot like avionics relative to ham radio. The working spectrums for pacemakers, avionics, and ham radios are widely separated by both frequency and function. The probability of their mutual interaction is very small. Unfortunately

[Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread RLVZ
Hi Guys, I'm operating from a portable location and using a 12-volt automobile battery with my K3. To keep the battery charged I'm using a Schumacher 15-Amp Charger/Maintainer that automatically switches to Trickle Charge when the battery is charged. My concern is that when the charger

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread Christoffer Knutsen
Hello Yes, you should be concerned. Battery chargers are different from PSUs as they can easily create a high voltage peak which will destroy any equipment hooked up to it. I highly recommend not to use the battery when it is on the charger. 73 from LA3CTA, Christoffer På Thu, 26 May

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread Wes Stewart
A trickle charge should not be 16V. How are you measuring this? --- On Thu, 5/26/11, r...@aol.com r...@aol.com wrote: From: r...@aol.com r...@aol.com Subject: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High? To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 11:58 AM Hi Guys, I'm

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Shipping Date?

2011-05-26 Thread n5ge
I have found that the best way to make enquiries about orders from Elecraft is to call or email Elecraft. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Thu, 26 May 2011 12:49:43 -0400, bruce.bef...@myfairpoint.net wrote: I ordered one early last week (as part of another order) and was told by sales

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread n5ge
If the spec sheet on the K3 say's 15V max, then the voltage is too high, no matter where the voltage comes from... 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Thu, 26 May 2011 13:58:34 EDT, r...@aol.com wrote: Hi Guys, I'm operating from a portable location and using a 12-volt automobile

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Please need help with T/R thump

2011-05-26 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jerry, All that transistor has to do is remain in an open state between the collector and emitter during receive and provide a path to ground between collector and emitter during transmit. Any transistor that has a low saturation voltage will serve in that capacity - it is just a switching

[Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread RLVZ
It's measuring 15.7 volts in Trickle Charge on the K3 front panel display and on Battery Charger's digital readout. When it's charging in either the 10 or 15-amp mode then the voltage on both units goes to 16.0 volts. Dick- K9OM In a message dated 5/26/2011 1:08:48 P.M. Central

[Elecraft] KX-3

2011-05-26 Thread Linda and Bob
Will the KX-3 be available as a factory assembled rig (KX-3F) or only kit form? What is the size, cost and weight of the 100 amp? Thanks. Bob K3SRO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
This sounds like too small a battery for the given charger. Or too large a charger for the battery. On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:21 PM, n...@n5ge.com wrote: If the spec sheet on the K3 say's 15V max, then the voltage is too high, no matter where the voltage comes from... 73, Tom Amateur

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread Don Wilhelm
Dick, Yes, 16 volts is too high. There is a 15 volt zener diode right at the DC input of the K3 which should limit the voltage to the K3 at 15 volts (or until that zener diode is damaged). The charger may be dropping into the bulk charge output rather than staying in the trickle charge

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft General Interest: SFGate: Robert Helliwell, radio science pioneer, dies

2011-05-26 Thread Mike Cox
Just for a bit of nostalgia, I also had a CK722 (back in the day) which I paid about $10 for. My 2N107's legs had previously fallen off and this was what I replaced it with. I still have it so here's a picture of one of the prettiest transistors ever made sitting on the screen of a current

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft General Interest: SFGate: Robert Helliwell, radio science pioneer, dies

2011-05-26 Thread Tony Estep
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Mike Cox m...@ab9v.us wrote: ...I also had a CK722...here's a picture... Col! I well remember those little blue gadgets, and the circuits I made to experiment with them, powered by big fat dry-cell batteries. Tony KT0NY

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread Dave Sharred
Guys I am new to this reflector; but am already considering quitting. Having just gotten a K3, I was hoping to see it as a source of useful info // advice, that I will undoubtedly need in the weeks ahead. Of course the reflector is for more than just the K3; and I can see the Euphoria

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft General Interest: SFGate: Robert Helliwell, radio science pioneer, dies

2011-05-26 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The transmitting station SAQ in Sweden regularly puts their big transmitter on the air at 17 kHz. The transmitter is an Alexanderson Alternator - a fascinating mechanical beast that did an excellent job generating pure CW back in the days when most stations were running spark. Google will turn up

Re: [Elecraft] KX-3

2011-05-26 Thread Ed Muns
Bob, K3SRO, asked: Will the KX-3 be available as a factory assembled rig (KX-3F) or only kit form? Both. What is the size, Somewhat larger than the KPA100 with heat sink and packaging. cost Not yet fully costed out. and weight of the 100 amp? Somewhat more than the KPA100. Better

[Elecraft] KX3 roofing filters

2011-05-26 Thread Joseph Trombino, Jr
Fellow Elecrafters: Does anyone have info on the KX3 roofing filters, i.e. how many can the KX3 contain??? Bandwidths??? Looks like the ultimate portable rig to mesure hope they can keep up with the expected demand (grin). 73, Joe W2KJ

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread FRED TOWNSEND
Something smells... is that your rig burning. Seriously, a battery will act as a voltage clamp unless it is open. Power supplies make good battery chargers but the converse is not true. Chargers do not contain filter caps so the voltage can spike, particularly if the battery is

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread Ken Alexander
Hi Dave, The rules regarding posting aren't restricted entirely to Elecraft products.  Frankly, there are too many smart people on the reflector to waste their talent on only one subject. That said, the Elecraft reflector is my e-mail software's most heavily filtered folder.  I think I

[Elecraft] KX3 Web Page and Data Sheet now up

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
See: http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3.htm 73, Eric WA6HHQ -- http://www.elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 brick-on-key (CCS) ratings?

2011-05-26 Thread John Harper
This is a continuing game played with tuners, which for a long time have given ratings for stand-alone tuners based upon average voice AND Some tuners don't even stand up to their published ratings at CW duty cycles: http://www.ae5x.com/blog/qro/review-ldg-at600-autotuner/ Hopefully

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread John Harper
Turn off the send email option and just read your topics-of-interest here: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2011-May/date.html John AE5X Radio: http://www.ae5x.com/blog __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 roofing filters

2011-05-26 Thread Alan Bloom
From the new KX3 web page, the optional roofing filters: KXFL3 Roofing Filter Module (500/1500/2700/3800 Hz) The one option gives you all four roofing filters. Al N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 15:01 -0400, Joseph Trombino, Jr wrote: Fellow Elecrafters: Does anyone have info on the KX3

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread Wes Stewart
As far as I'm concerned, what you see is what you get. If Yahoo's span filter doesn't do it, I have another one located between my ears. I don't see what all the fuss is. --- On Thu, 5/26/11, Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com wrote: Hi Dave, The rules regarding posting aren't

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Ed, W9EJB
As noted by several others the pacemaker industry has indeed recognized the issues surrounding potential interference problems. Most probably remember the issues with microwave ovens - a problem solved over 30 years ago- but you still see the warning signs. In general, the typical ham does not

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/26/2011 1:01 PM, Ed, W9EJB wrote: It was the digital modulation modes that caused some problems; all of which have been fixed for many years now. Note that what you're calling digital modulation is 100% amplitude modulation of a carrier by a series of pulses. For TDMA (time division

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Tony Estep
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.comwrote: ...a cell phone used by the person wearing pacemaker -- worst case, it's a 1 watt PEP AM UHF, transmitter... This is interesting. I thought cellphones used an ADC to convert your audio, then some sort of FSK to

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Alan Bloom
TDMA (time division multiple access) cell phones share a frequency channel by transmitting only in certain time slots. The power is pulsed on and off even though the modulation mode may be constant-power. Al N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 15:19 -0500, Tony Estep wrote: On Thu, May 26, 2011 at

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 roofing filters

2011-05-26 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
Ah. Extremely important point. NOT at all apparent from the KX3 page, especially when used to the one filter, one bandwidth paradigm. As it stands it reads like four available, but only one installable. On the web page, you may want to change... Narrow roofing filter option with four

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

2011-05-26 Thread John Huggins, kx4o
Keep in mind automotive power busses can and do have steady state voltages over 15V and even 16V when you include allowable ripple. Power busses are a terrible terrible place. Assuming the K3 designers' had in mind a car's electrical system, the choice of the BZW50-15 (in the QRP version) puts

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and the MRP40 CW Program.

2011-05-26 Thread Mike
Gavin - I'm not familiar with MRP 40, but I question that it decodes CW via an RS232 cable. Maybe an audio cable? SteppIR sells a Y cable that plugs into the PC and has 2 branches, one of which goes to the K3, and the other goes to the SteppIR controller. I have, and use it. They also have

Re: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/26/2011 1:30 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: TDMA (time division multiple access) cell phones share a frequency channel by transmitting only in certain time slots. The power is pulsed on and off even though the modulation mode may be constant-power. Yes. For at least one of the commonly used

[Elecraft] K3 text decode

2011-05-26 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
Is there a way to have the decoded text persist longer on the display? it returns too quickly to showing vfoB frequency. -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 text decode

2011-05-26 Thread Dick Dievendorff
There is a terminal tab on the K3 Utility that might help. Dick, K6KR On May 26, 2011, at 13:54, Pierfrancesco Caci p...@tippete.net wrote: Is there a way to have the decoded text persist longer on the display? it returns too quickly to showing vfoB frequency. -- Pierfrancesco Caci,

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread Jim Dunstan
I agree with Ken Alexander VE3HLS. My mail program has a decent filtering system. Since this reflector has such diverse topics I have taken the trouble of making filters for those of special interest to me (conversely helping me avoid those that are not) which only takes a minute

[Elecraft] Elecraft email List Official Guidelines 2011

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Elecraft eMail LIST GUIDELINES 2011 For those of you who are new to the list, (and for those of us who have rapidly failing memories.. ;-), here is a quick list of things to remember when posting to this list. Please save this for future reference. The most important thing to remember is that

[Elecraft] Top Posting is the official standard for the Elecraft List

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Top posting is the official standard for this list, and its especially important for those of us who also read our email on Android PDA phones, iPads etc. Scrolling though a long thread before getting to the reply text is impracticable on these devices and costs us a lot of time. Reading the

[Elecraft] K2/ 10 SSB/ATU

2011-05-26 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
Extra nice K2/10, s/n 3925. Has the finger dimple, SSB module and antenna tuner built by W3FPR, Don, and calibrated and aligned on 3/3/2011. Have manual, all Don's paper work. $780 shipped USPS East Coast. Will also trade in part on a K3. John N4NAB

[Elecraft] How to avoid Elecraft list email overload: Nabble and other web archives

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Instead of receiving an email for every posting, you can stop emails and read and search the list via a convenient web based list archive. Nabble and mail-archive.com are two excellent Elecraft list archives accessed via our web page. See: http://www.elecraft.com/elist.html There is a 'no

Re: [Elecraft] K3 text decode

2011-05-26 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
Dick == Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net writes: Dick There is a terminal tab on the K3 Utility that might help. Dick Dick, K6KR I thought of that, but it would interfere with the logging program. Pf -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx

[Elecraft] Lost your list Password? - Here's how to get it.

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
If you have misplaced your elecraft list password, or if you never received it, here is how to get it sent to you again. Go to: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft and scroll to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address (the one you used for the list) and click on 'Edit

[Elecraft] Crikey! Please edit replies down to a minimum size and delete extra footers

2011-05-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
When replying to emails on the list, please remember to edit down the copied text to the minimum needed to retain context. One or two sentences from the original post are usually sufficient. This keeps the list and archive volume down and makes everything much more readable. *** Don't forget

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Why so much Off topic??

2011-05-26 Thread Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU
I created the various web archives for the Elecraft list (except for the qth.net/qsl.net ones). In my opinion, the Nabble site is the best one for for reading, for searching, and for writing as well. All traffic is synchronized with the mailing list, so you get the best of both worlds. It's here:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 brick-on-key (CCS) ratings?

2011-05-26 Thread n5ge
Ouch! I hope you got your money back 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Thu, 26 May 2011 14:22:16 -0500, John Harper j...@ae5x.com wrote: This is a continuing game played with tuners, which for a long time have given ratings for stand-alone tuners based upon average voice AND

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