[Elecraft] K3 and JT65 - It works - Thanks

2012-05-05 Thread Jim Miller KG0KP
Thanks to all who sent me information and suggestions. It has been several days and I just now got a chance to get to the radio (note 0115L) after a week or so. In going through all the suggestions and checking and changing some I found that my RF gain was cranked down and all of a sudden I

Re: [Elecraft] JT65A and the K3

2012-05-05 Thread Stephen Prior
I'm still slightly confused by the many reply options, double clicking, typing in boxes etc. Is there a 'JT65 HF for dummies' anywhere? Despite playing meteor scatter on vhf many years ago, where the QSO format is pretty much identical to what I remember, I'm still a little confused by what

Re: [Elecraft] KPA3 misbehaving

2012-05-05 Thread Arthur Burke
This sounds like the dreaded 12v error although you don't mention seeing that specific message on the display. This happened to several I've heard about, including mine (S/N 1153) and, in my case, was the corroded pin problem. Elecraft sent me a kit (free of charge) but it not only involved

[Elecraft] K-3 speakers

2012-05-05 Thread Bill Miller
My K-3 (#5098) is a factory-built unit. I have tried 2 different stereo speaker pairs but get audio from only the teathered one. Hard to believe both sets are bad. Thoughts, please? Bill K9HXO __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K-3 speakers

2012-05-05 Thread N3XX
Have you checked CONFIG/SPKRS ? If it's set to 1, change the setting to 2. 73, Tim - N3XX - Original Message - From: Bill Miller k9...@yahoo.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 7:01 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K-3 speakers My K-3 (#5098) is a factory-built unit.

Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

2012-05-05 Thread goldtr8
I knew I should have stayed up all night making contacts. At 10:30 PM EST 20m was open in MI, my problem was that I did not have any energy it was a long week at work. :-( ~73 Don KD8NNU On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 12:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: In northern California I'm hearing dozens of very

Re: [Elecraft] Screwdriver antennas in salt fog? [was: RE: High Sierra in qst]

2012-05-05 Thread goldtr8
Wow my post sent from my android was messed up. What I tried to say was I have a Scorpion antenna and it has gone thru 2 winters in MI. I am just north of Ann Arbor. Also I do not have a trailor hitch mount it is above my bumper on the rear tailgate. Hope this helps. Don ~73 Don KD8NNU

[Elecraft] G5RV

2012-05-05 Thread EMD
Good morning, Well I just finished hanging my new G5RV yesterday and I have already had some impressive results when comparing my long wire to the G5RV. After I first connected the antenna to my K2 (7109 ) I thought something was wrong. Then I figured out the I'm not hearing the noise that the

Re: [Elecraft] Screwdriver antennas in salt fog? [was: RE: High Sierra in qst]

2012-05-05 Thread hawley, charles j jr
I have the Preditor as well, and have found that with 100 watts they say I'm just as strong as I am at home (not sure what that really means :) ). I have always believed that QRP or LP doesn't need small components with the attached losses, but as huge as you can manage so as not to waste any

Re: [Elecraft] question for psk users

2012-05-05 Thread goldtr8
HI Roland, When I spend some radio time this weekend I send them to you. There are two sets of macros. One for HRD for the radio commands, then a set in DM780 to use them. They are not perfect macros, but they work for me. I was just happy that I figured them out, I kinda programmed them

Re: [Elecraft] Screwdriver antennas in salt fog? [was: RE: High Sierra in qst]

2012-05-05 Thread Arthur Burke
One of my friends had a screwdriver antenna mounted on an old motor mount. It was bolted high side up in the bed of his truck, near the side-rear. It got the entire antenna (including the feedpoint) above the sidewalls of the truck bed. He insisted that mounting the antenna below there was eating

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2012-05-05 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Its just the opposite. You must use 'Reply All' to reply to the list. 'Reply' only goes to the original sender. 'Reply All' goes to the list and the original sender. Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 4, 2012, at 9:04 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Since your post appeared

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Distinguishable angular momentum in radio photons?

2012-05-05 Thread WILLIS COOKE
Well said Erik.  My credentials do not match yours, but I do have a BS in Physics and made a living for 40 years as an Engineer.  The theory may be bunk, but that is what most said about Einstein when he presented the Theory of Relativity.  It sounds to me like a theory that is worth per-suing 

Re: [Elecraft] JT65A and the K3

2012-05-05 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/5/2012 1:51 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: I'm still slightly confused by the many reply options, double clicking, typing in boxes etc. Is there a 'JT65 HF for dummies' anywhere? Print the JT65-HF manual and study it. 73, Jim K9YC __

[Elecraft] KPA3 misbehaving

2012-05-05 Thread Ron Smith
Steve, My K3 has done this several times and each time I had turned the power down while running Ham Radio Delux and then turned off the program. The fix for me is to start HRD again and use the slider to raise the power above 12 watts and all is well again. I am not sure this is what is

[Elecraft] orbital angular momentum of photons...

2012-05-05 Thread John Ragle
A starting point fro further reading might be: http://physics.aps.org/story/v17/st15 John Ragle -- W1ZI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

2012-05-05 Thread Kevin Cozens
On 12-05-05 12:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: In northern California I'm hearing dozens of very strong EU stations on 20 meter SSB. Wow. Thanks for the heads up on this, Wayne. Although I didn't see the message until this morning its amazing to think of 20m being open like that so late at night.

Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

2012-05-05 Thread Matt Zilmer
It was side open to VK-land from SoCal a couple hours after Wayne's notice. Again, over the pole. EU is active on 15 and 17m this morning. Or was, three hours ago. 73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 05 May 2012 12:42:13 -0400, you wrote: On 12-05-05 12:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: In northern

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Distinguishable angular momentum in radio photons?

2012-05-05 Thread Jussi Eloranta
On 05/04/2012 10:03 PM, Erik Basilier wrote: * The claim was not just that you can have two independent communications (as possible by means of circular polarization), but more than two. * The claim of multiple levels of angular momentum tells us that it is about OAM and not SAM. The abstract

[Elecraft] [P3] Error message - how to recover?

2012-05-05 Thread Steve Jackson
Has anyone else seen this message on their P3 ? FATAL ERROR In: ddc_set_coef() span=0 Press any active key to escape And, if you *have *seen it, how do you get out of it? Power cycling (via the front panel switch) brings you back to this message. There don't seem to be any other

[Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread AF6NI
I've had a couple of K1's but I am actually constructing my first one from a kit. I need to decide whether to set the VFO range to 80 or 150Khz. I am leaning toward the 150Khz because occasionally I like to go up to the slow speed CW portion of 40 (7.110-7.125 Mhz) and also because it would be

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] Error message - how to recover?

2012-05-05 Thread W5RDW
Have you tried the Parameter Initialization process? It is described on page 28 of the manual. - Roger W5RDW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-Error-message-how-to-recover-tp7530882p7531026.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] KX3 observations

2012-05-05 Thread Tom Azlin N4ZPT
HI. Am using my KX3 on digital. Noticed that in Digital USB when I dial down the bandwidth to around 2.3 KHz the audio out goes away. Change the setting up or down and the audio comes back. Also had bandwidth set to 600 hertz and tried to dial the center freq up to 2KHz but would not go

[Elecraft] Need testers for improved K3 AGC (specifically for pileup conditions)

2012-05-05 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, We've significantly improved the K3's DSP AGC based on feedback from DXpedition users. In some cases, dozens of stations with nearly identical amplitude may be packed together into just a few tens or hundred of Hz of bandwidth. The AGC threshold can now be set much higher,

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 observations

2012-05-05 Thread Wayne Burdick
Tom, We'll try to duplicate your findings. I'll get back to you. tnx Wayne N6KR On May 5, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote: HI. Am using my KX3 on digital. Noticed that in Digital USB when I dial down the bandwidth to around 2.3 KHz the audio out goes away. Change the setting

Re: [Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread Hjalmar Duklæt
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 observations

2012-05-05 Thread Tom Azlin N4ZPT
thanks Wayne, I can go take detailed notes and try to duplicate myself! 73, tom n4zpt On 5/5/2012 5:40 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Tom, We'll try to duplicate your findings. I'll get back to you. tnx Wayne N6KR On May 5, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote: HI. Am using my KX3 on

[Elecraft] Mails bouncing back

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Re: [Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread Mike WA8BXN
Hi Joe, Long ago when I got mine I chose to have my cake and eat it too. I built it for 150 KHz but put a tiny dpdt switch on the back panel that allowed me to put a resistor in series with the tuning pot at one end or the other depending on switch position. The added resistor was the same

Re: [Elecraft] Need testers for improved K3 AGC (specifically for pileup conditions)

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Manthe
Maybe those fellows at 7O6T? ;) 73, Scott, N9AA On 5/5/12 5:28 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi all, We've significantly improved the K3's DSP AGC based on feedback from DXpedition users. In some cases, dozens of stations with nearly identical amplitude may be packed together into just a few

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net announcement

2012-05-05 Thread Phillip Shepard
The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (5/6/12) at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz +/- QRM. I will be the net control station from Oregon. See you there. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Distinguishable angular momentum in radio photons?

2012-05-05 Thread WILLIS COOKE
Lost or confused perhaps Jussi, but not bored!  Keep it up, maybe we will learn something, maybe not!   Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart From: Jussi Eloranta jmelora...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday,

[Elecraft] New KX1 low power and 20m oscillation

2012-05-05 Thread Stan Gibbs
Just finished building the KX1 and the transmit testing is not going well. My only bench tool is a DVM. Power supply is a 13V battery. Ant is a 50 ohm dummy load. The receiver seems to work fine. All DC voltages on RX are nominal. On 40m TX, I get about 1.5W out. The signal is clean

Re: [Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread Mike Morrow
I've had a couple of K1's but I am actually constructing my first one from a kit. I need to decide whether to set the VFO range to 80 or 150Khz. I am leaning toward the 150Khz because occasionally I like to go up to the slow speed CW portion of 40 (7.110-7.125 Mhz) and also because it would

Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

2012-05-05 Thread Kevin Cozens
On 12-05-05 01:46 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote: It was side open to VK-land from SoCal a couple hours after Wayne's notice. Again, over the pole. EU is active on 15 and 17m this morning. Or was, three hours ago. I'll make a note to check the bands late this evening. I might fire up my K2 for the

Re: [Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread AF6NI
Thanks for the input. I'm going the 150khz route. I installed the 18Mhz crystal for 30 meters so I'm committed. 73 Joe -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/VFO-tuning-range-of-150Khz-tp7531023p7531168.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at

[Elecraft] [P3] Error message - how to recover?

2012-05-05 Thread Steve Jackson
Thanks for the replies. Nothing truly 'fatal' about the error message I got; after I corrected the source of the problem (I failed to tighten the DB9 retainer screws and bumped the wires) it was quite simple to cycle the power and hold certain buttons down to effect a reset. I did lose my

Re: [Elecraft] VFO tuning range of 150Khz

2012-05-05 Thread Ray Cadmus
I changed mine to the broader range so I could hit the slow spots on 40... No problems - I would not go back. 73, rayW0PFO -- On 05/05/2012 03:48 PM, AF6NI wrote: I've had a couple of K1's but I am actually constructing my first one from a kit. I need to decide whether to set the VFO

[Elecraft] [K2] Option Bypass Headers Kit 41% Preproduction Discount Final Notice

2012-05-05 Thread Gary W. Hvizdak
The preproduction discount on our Rework Eliminator(TM) Option Bypass Headers kit ends at 2359 EDT Monday May 7th. The current sale price is $12.25, whereas after May 7th the retail price will be $20.75. Both of these prices are lower than we previously advertised, thanks to the significantly