Re: [Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread David Gilbert
Simple ... because DXCC and most contest sponsors specifically require that a signal report be sent and logged by both parties. Neither cares whether it was accurate, though, and most of the time it is never checked. When was the last time a DXCC card checker asked to see your log? Dave

Re: [Elecraft] some advice if considering LP PAN, LP Bridge and your computer for K3 PSDR

2011-10-04 Thread Dick Green WC1M
I use a USB hub serial connection (two 8-port ByteRunner USB-to-serial interfaces for a total of 16 ports!) for both of my K3s and have no problems using LP-PAN, PSDR, etc. I also use an external USB sound card (the recommended EMU-0200) and that works fine as well. I think it depends on which

Re: [Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread David Gilbert
I stand corrected ... I also can find no DXCC requirement that a signal report be sent/ received, or logged. Dave AB7E On 10/3/2011 11:52 PM, David Gilbert wrote: Simple ... because DXCC and most contest sponsors specifically require that a signal report be sent and logged by both

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 - 1.6 volt NiZN AA Batteries

2011-10-04 Thread K8QI
Chip -- Thanks for the info. I noticed on Amazon that there are 2chargers available, a 1hour and a 3-5 hour charger. Wondering which charger you are using?73. Barry K8QI -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread Jim Sheldon
160 meters was full of pileups this morning. I didn't get up early enough to catch 3D2R on Rotuma at their sunset on 1823 but when I turned the rig on I had left it tuned to 1815 KHz. T32C on Kirimitati (Christmas) Island was calling CQ and listening UP 2. Hit the split macro, punched

[Elecraft] 599 reports

2011-10-04 Thread Mike Rodgers
Oh yes 599. How many of you have 599 in a pre recorded transmit message on dvr or other method. This is what me and my friends call the 5/9 club. I thought all contesters belonged to this club,no? And it seems to me that 99% of Elecrafters are contesters so I'm shocked this is any surprise.

Re: [Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread John Oppenheimer
At the other end of the power and frequency spectrum, I worked T32C with my new K2/10 7212 with 10 watts on 10M CW yesterday afternoon. The antenna was an attic mounted 20/40 meter trapped dipole tuned with the K2's Internal ATU. I second the comment, thank you Elecraft for making fun to build

Re: [Elecraft] FW: 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread Dale Putnam
And if all that is required is that, exactly what is the exchange ... I can gather that information with a rx. No Tx.. NO QSO! Maybe we have slid down the slippery slope so far that an exhange isn't required any longer... in that case I claim both current dexpedtions,because I have logged

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Channel Hopping anomaly?

2011-10-04 Thread David Windisch
Hi, Rich: It's a clumsy workaround, but, to slow it down, dupe the same setup in 2 or more channels. Btdt. Brgds, Dave, N3HE -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Channel-Hopping-anomaly-tp6856124p6858746.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at

[Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread Larry stowell
Is perhaps somebody working on a K3 app for the Android ? 73 Larry K1ZW -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike KS7D Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:24 AM To: Buck k4ia Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] 12m SWR issues

2011-10-04 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
I was doing some checks on my bandpass filters last night and noticed the the swr on 12m is 1.5 or 1.6 :1 this is into a dummy load. All the other bands read 1:1 as expected. Could this be just a meter anomaly or is something possibly amiss in the radio? -- Mike W0MU J6/W0MU November 21 -

Re: [Elecraft] FW: 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread N2TK, Tony
As long as you don't care or want a confirmation you can pretty much claim whatever you want. If you logged hearing them, then you can say you are a SWL. Maybe that is sufficient for you? Some of us do want a confirmation so we want to make sure we have a good QSO and are in their log, regardless

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
would that be K3PO by any chance? :-) 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? -- The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body is different. -Hippocrates, physician (460-c.377 BCE) On 4 Oct 2011, at 16:08, Larry stowell wrote: Is perhaps somebody working on a K3 app

[Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread John Harper
Got 'em on all bands now except 15m. They're always loud, making it easy. John Harper http://www.ae5x.com/blog __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Unfortunately over the pole here 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? On 4 Oct 2011, at 17:55, John Harper wrote: Got 'em on all bands now except 15m. They're always loud, making it easy. John Harper http://www.ae5x.com/blog

[Elecraft] Test, please ignore

2011-10-04 Thread Ingo Meyer, DK3RED
Test, please ignore -- 73/72 de Ingo, DK3RED - Don't forget: the fun is the power! www.qrp4fun.de - dk3...@qrp4fun.de __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread Dan Sherwood
I tried the iPhone app last night. With the serial server running on a PC I got it to work once I set the baud rate correct. My observations: 1. On 20m psk31 the k3 seems to decode any sig in the passband. If no streaming audio provisioned could not determine if stn on frequency or not. 2.

[Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread N6MQL
There's another program, that does require that you have the PC running at the local station, but works REALLY REALLY well at both controlling,operating CW and SSB as well as having an amazing DX Cluster program. There's a version that runs on the iPhone/iPad and another that's being worked

[Elecraft] FW: FW: 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread Anndel
I find it strange that in ARRL's LOTW that no signal reports are required for both DXCC and WAS awards. From reading all the posts about this subject RST in addition to callsign exchanges makes a valid QSO. I was taught and still hold true that both are required and I even exchange my callsign

[Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Mitch Wolfson DJØQN
The product has been officially announced: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=995 Pricing is not yet available. I understand that a cable set will be available separately. 73, Mitch DJ0QN __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] FW: FW: 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread David Gilbert
I suspect that the ARRL long ago decided that crosschecking signal reports was totally impractical. They'd need your logs as well as your cards. They could do that with LOTW, but then they'd be in the position of having a stricter policy for LOTW than they would for cards. 73, Dave AB7E

Re: [Elecraft] FW: FW: 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

2011-10-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
End of the 599 versus real signal reports thread. In general please -always- take operating policy discussions of this type off list immediately to prevent unnecessary noise overload for others. 73, Eric List moderator --- www.elecraft.com On 10/4/2011 12:55 PM, David Gilbert wrote: I

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Igor Sokolov
Very interesting. Theoretically KX3 should be able to control the remote K3 provided it has the same set of commands. One thing is not clear from the below given URL. Is KPA500 going to be controlled over the same link? 73, Igor UA9CDC - Original Message - From: Mitch Wolfson DJØQN

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Iain
This is quite exciting, we could have an Elecraft QTH share system,, Anyone fancy operating from my QTH in Norfolk UK ? Swap you for Jamaica !! Iain G4SGX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
Try long path on 10 20M David, It's been working pretty well from the pacific to the UK / northern europe. 73 de Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF East Innisfail QLD, Australia K3 #4257, KPA500 #161, P3 #1216 - Original Message - From: David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk To: John Harper

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
In the simple case, the KPA500 is fully automatic and will follow the K3's frequency. Also, for those who want to control the KPA500 directly over the serial port with KPA Utility or other programs, the Remoterig boxes have additional serial ports that they provide for control of other devices

Re: [Elecraft] What components comprise a valid QSO?

2011-10-04 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
Rules. There ain't none. If you want credit in a contest, use what they require. Valid QSO? There ain't no rules. From The Man - SEE BELOW - - - - - 73, de Jim KG0KP - Original Message - From: Henderson, Dan N1ND dhender...@arrl.org To: Jim Miller KG0KP

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread Lyle Johnson
When using the internal PSK32 decoder, always tighten up the passband selectivity to 150 Hz or less. You only want to hear ONE signal for this function to work optimally. 73, Lyle KK7P 1. On 20m psk31 the k3 seems to decode any sig in the passband. If no streaming audio provisioned could

Re: [Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Afraid it's a long wire here Jeff, no beams, so it's more about what I can hear (or rather not hear - S8 noise) than where I point :-( 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? Commandment Number One for any truly civilized society is this: Let people be different. -David Grayson [pen name of Ray

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Don Nelson
On 10/4/2011 1:34 PM, Mitch Wolfson DJØQN wrote: The product has been officially announced: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=995 Pricing is not yet available. I understand that a cable set will be available separately. 73, Mitch DJ0QN

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
This is great news and something we will continue to see more of as there is less and less ground to put up big stations. I might just have to get my Montana station back up to snuff so I can be in Colorado but get pileups for the rare MT mult. Heck maybe there is money to be made by

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Richard Thorne
If I was still in need of a remote setup I would be all over this solution. I was hoping for something like this 10 years ago when I first started remoting with a Kachina 505dsp. Luckily, I have no need to remote any longer. We finally moved to our new home where there are no restrictions on

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Elecraft K3 Twin

2011-10-04 Thread Gary VK4FD
Mike, Offer: $1.00 per Log-In:-) You might be onto a retirement booster project...Grin 73 Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! - Original Message - From: W0MU Mike Fatchett To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent:

[Elecraft] Upgraded K3 DSP board question

2011-10-04 Thread NZ0T
My new DSP board arrives Thursday. Will I need to write down or save my AGC and other receive settings or are they stored elsewhere in the rig? Looking forward to hearing what the difference will be in audio! 73 Bill NZ0T -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] Elecraft radios

2011-10-04 Thread Mike K5NU
Fellow Crafters, After work I mowed the back lawn and thought I might try to work T32C if the higher bands were open. I managed to work them on 10 and 15 ssb. The 10M op didn't say anything, but the 15M op noted I was a new one for them. He didn't remember working another bicycle mobile. I

Re: [Elecraft] Upgraded K3 DSP board question

2011-10-04 Thread Lyle Johnson
The DSP stores nothing except its won firmware, so you should be OK. Your various radio settings are stored on the Front Panel board. 73, Lyle KK7P My new DSP board arrives Thursday. Will I need to write down or save my AGC and other receive settings or are they stored elsewhere in the

Re: [Elecraft] k3 wifi ser adapter ?!

2011-10-04 Thread Mike KS7D
Tom, The device is a WiFly Serial Adapter by Roving Networks (Model RN-370M). It is also available from Mouser part number 765-RN-370M. If you install K3iConnect on your iDevice and start it you can tap on the Help tab and get detailed info on setting up and using the serial adapter, or you

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-10-04 Thread Kevin Luxford
If the Elecraft List is now moderated, how come we still get spam like the following? 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP On 5/10/2011 12:46 AM, sheajo...@aol.com wrote: http://www.urbanvenom.com/catalog/site.php?html114 __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-10-04 Thread Jim Lowman
Someone, who is a member of the list, had his e-mail address hijacked. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 10/4/2011 7:09 PM, Kevin Luxford wrote: If the Elecraft List is now moderated, how come we still get spam like the following? 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP On 5/10/2011 12:46 AM, sheajo...@aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] Spam on list

2011-10-04 Thread Kevin Luxford
Please enlighten me. Is a strong password adequate defence against hacking of email lists? 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP On 5/10/2011 1:20 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: Someone, who is a member of the list, had his e-mail address hijacked. 73 de Jim - AD6CW

Re: [Elecraft] Remote Control of K3 with iPhone/iDevice

2011-10-04 Thread Gary K9GS
That would be great to see On 10/4/2011 10:08 AM, Larry stowell wrote: Is perhaps somebody working on a K3 app for the Android ? 73 Larry K1ZW -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike KS7D

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-10-04 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The list has always been moderated (at least in the 11 years I have followed it :-). But Eric tries to be easy-going and, since he is one of the founders of Elecraft and the key day-to-day manager of all things at the factory, he sometimes doesn't catch SPAM immediately - especially when it comes

Re: [Elecraft] Upgraded K3 DSP board question

2011-10-04 Thread vr2xmc
You can save the configuration in k3 utility Sent from my iPhone 4 NZ0T nz0t...@gmail.com 於 2011年10月5日 上午8:57 寫道: My new DSP board arrives Thursday. Will I need to write down or save my AGC and other receive settings or are they stored elsewhere in the rig? Looking forward to hearing

Re: [Elecraft] T32C Kirimitati Island Dxpedition

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Sergeant
It is good that you chaps in the USA are having a whale of a time working T32C (and it is just a stone's throw from VK land...). But it is a different kettle of fish from northern Europe where the path passes straight through the auroral circle (both short and long path). I have been trying