Re: [Elecraft] My new KPA500

Joe (K2UF) is lucky with: UPS says my new KPA500 is now in Illinois and due to be delivered on Monday I opted for the lower cost USPS delivery. The handling of USPS deliveries in the UK is by Parcel Force, often referred to as Parcel Farce. They are living up to their name, my KPA500 has been

Re: [Elecraft] Prosign IM to end K3 RTTY idle not working: Solved

All I can say in my defense is that the 1977 ARRL Handbook put a bar over AR, AS, KN, and SK. I guess things have changed since that time. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/3/2011 2:44 AM, David Pratt wrote: Forgive me for making a slight correction to that, Don, but KN is not a prosign but is defined

[Elecraft] KPA500 Buzz SOLVED

My KPA500 #274 worked fine with the yellow wire installed, but the voltage was a bit low (56-year old house) and output on 6M was also a tad low.  I wired it for 220v.  Since I use it for meteor scatter on 6m, I really wanted full output.  But when I switched to the red wire, I got a terrible

Re: [Elecraft] Prosign IM to end K3 RTTY idle not working: Solved

Well, we have a slight conflict Houston! I found the ARRL Operating Manual - 9th Edition, and it has the same list as my 1977 Handbook, So if we want to invite only the named station to transmit, we should send a left-hand parenthesis symbol - Yes, the same operating manual lists that too!

Re: [Elecraft] My new KPA500

Do they charge for storage? ;-) 73, Rick Dettinger, K7MW They are living up to their name, my KPA500 has been sitting in UK customs for a week with no sign of movement and Parcel Farce claim there is nothing they can do to speed things up and it's nothing to do with them (customs say

[Elecraft] KPA-500

Finally i received my KPA-500 amp kit s/n 564,it took 10 days to arrive in Tn.The build when straight forward and it worked without any problems.I have powered it with 240 and 120 volts no differance in power out.The Brown truck must of gotten lost in the mountains.Good luck to all the KPA-500

[Elecraft] KPA500 Buzz SOLVED

Hello Eric,   All these have already been covered in the latest manual with new mounting hardware for the transformer.  I did the same as you and the problem solved. TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ eric norris gliderboy1...@yahoo.com 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Buzz SOLVED

I had a loud fan in my KPA500. I contacted Gary and he had them send me a new fan and all was well. Merry Christmas to all of the folks at Elecraft. Excellent customer service all the way around! 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member If somebody has a

Re: [Elecraft] Prosign IM to end K3 RTTY idle not working: Solved

I believe -.--. has always been a left-hand parenthesis. Since Hams didn't use parenthesis in CW communications, it didn't produce a conflict. (For me, the toughest part of passing the commercial RadioTelegaph license test back in the 1950's was learning to copy all the punctuation marks Hams

[Elecraft] K3 and MFJ-1025/1026 unit

I was wondering if anyone out in the K3 world is using a mfj-1025 or 1026 to null out power line noise? I don't quite understand what the difference is between the 1025 versus the 1026 other then the antenna that is supplied with the unit. Plus there seems to be enhanced instructions with the

[Elecraft] K3 TX Inhibit success

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Re: [Elecraft] Ferrite freq response

On 12/1/2011 7:54 AM, Mike Markowski wrote: The Small-Signal Frequency Response of Ferrites, that might be of interest to those who took part in the ferrite thread. It can be found online at http://highfrequencyelectronics.com/ I skimmed this piece, which hides behind a lot of math,

Re: [Elecraft] Prosign IM to end K3 RTTY idle not working: Solved

Hmmm ... I had punctuation on my 2nd Telegraph exam in 1956 and got credit for the code when I sat for the Extra that afternoon at the Los Angeles FCC office. I didn't know the Extra code did not include punctuation. All the mills at the coastal marine station I worked at had a slashed zero,

[Elecraft] KPA-500 - 40 PIN I/O RIBBON CABLE CONNECTOR

Hello everyone, I was just about ready to assemble the front panel, when I realized the connector on the 40 pin cable has one position blocked. If one follows the assembly manual instructions (the red cable to P1...) you cannot plug in the cable because the blockage is on the wrong side. I would

[Elecraft] K3 TX Inhibit success

Appears John G4ZTR has solved the control issue with K3 Inhibit. I am using Inhibit on 2m and higher with my K3 and thought I would share how I did it using a sequencer. BTW the K3 will not transmit RF unless the Inhibit line is keyed by my sequencer even if I use the XMIT button in TUNE

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 - 40 PIN I/O RIBBON CABLE CONNECTOR

I experienced a similar problem with my KPA500 ribbon cable.  After an unsuccessful attempt to remove the plugs, I contacted Elecraft Technical Support and the correct ribbon cable was shipped to me. Daniel W0OTV __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 - 40 PIN I/O RIBBON CABLE CONNECTOR

Manuel, With ribbon cables, that condition can mean that you have the two ends swapped. It also can mean that you have a cable with the plug in the wrong hole. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/3/2011 2:47 PM, manueldeportugal wrote: Hello everyone, I was just about ready to assemble the front panel,

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net announcement

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (12/4/11) at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz +/- QRM. I will not be able to be net control this week, so John, WO1S, will take over from his southern California QTH. Have a great net. I'll see you next week. 73, Phil, NS7P

Re: [Elecraft] Issue with K3 EZ and SWR scan running LP Bridge

Some programs have trouble running through a virtual serial port program such as VSPE or LP Bridge. K3 EZ might be one of them. At one point the K3 utility had that problem. I'm not sure if that is still the case now. 73, John N1JM -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] Odd TX Behavior

First, thanks for all the logging suggestions. I have not yet decided which route I will take, but at least I have some suggestions. As to the subject matter, I have an odd transmit behavior. I like operating JT65 using JT65-HF and letting HRD key the radio. Sometimes, not always but enough

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500: Does yours need time to warm up?

Well after a couple of days of making sure the ALC is 5-7 bars, I still have significant power creep especially on 12 meters. I can take several CQ sequences before the power gets to the rated value. Are there any other ideas? -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, Wonderful early winter weather all week has allowed me to stay outside much of each day. All this sun is unusual so it is very special. But as I work I look down into the valleys and find they are filled with dense fog. That may explain why so few people drove by over the

[Elecraft] K2/100: Do I have a ground loop??

Hi Group, Any advice appreciated about this strange issue affecting my K2/100? -: I recently started using my K2/100 with an external speaker. It is an unamplified, 4ohm speaker in an enclosure. I've noticed that on SSB, voice peaks cause some breakthrough of distorted audio on the external