Thanks for your efforts, Eric! My order's in now, too. Have fun in Dayton!
Vy 73, Olli - DH8BQA
http://www.dh8bqa.de/
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From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com
To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:59 AM
Guess I don't understand what all the fuss is about. In standard mode,
there are two cursors on my P3 - one green and one sort of purplish (I have
a partial color blindness, but there is a distinct difference between the
two cursors, even for me).
Even if you're not operating in SPLIT mode, when
With the sub-receiver engaged, split engaged and the difference in
color between the two cursors, I guess I fail to understand whey
there would be a huge need for anything else - at least anything else
relating to the P3/K3 functionality that already exists.
When split, RIT or XIT is engaged
Thanks Joe. I hadn't noticed that. I seldom use RIT/XIT when working split,
but I played with that to demonstrate what you're saying.
Didn't realize the cursor actually changes color (on VFO B/SubRX) from
purplish to red - I just knew it was quite simple to distinguish the diff
between where I
Amen!
Not only that; the Ladies give you the impression that they actually enjoy
helping me!
George
AI4VZ
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From: Don Wilhelm
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:21 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 now on order form
Greg,
It is true what you
All the Elecraft employees that I have met and talked with seem to enjoy
their work. It is much more than just a job.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/19/2012 8:15 AM, GDanner wrote:
Amen!
Not only that; the Ladies give you the impression that they actually enjoy
helping me!
George
AI4VZ
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Can the KPA500 KAT500 be operated remotely via software? I need to separate
the K3 from them about 3 to 4 feet and would like to operate the amp and tuner
via pc software.
Tnx,
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Hi All
I want to thank everyone for thier help-I still haven't resolved the
getting Digipan to key the K3 using the line in-line out,lineout-line in,but
I'm still working on it. I am running windows7-Mic sel is line in-messed
with the vox gain and the pc speaker volume. I must be missing
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Hi Stewart,
As I am not familiar with the P3, and I do not know how many markers are
available, but if several markers are available then your suggestion if
followed would remove a lot of mental arithmatic during a DX pileup. I use
my Perseus as a panadapter, and it displays the frequency
Hi Frank,
Does the K3 show any indication of getting the audio signal from your
computer line out ( or speaker out) cable? You can put the K3 into TEST
mode and not transmit while you are checking levels. Also you need to
adjust the line in gain of the K3 to show the 4-5 bars on the ALC meter
On 5/19/2012 4:28 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
When split, RIT or XIT is engaged a third - RED transmit - cursor is
also visible. It is inexcusable for anyone with a P3 to ever fail to
realize they are/are not split simply because the red cursor is to
very visible. The transmit cursor is
My apologies gentlemen. Although the cable is shown in the illustrations
(Fig 5 and Fig 7), showing that the KPA3 was removed with cable still in
place, I failed to point that out in the procedure. Also, Figure 6, showing
the recommended way of loosening the KPA3 connectors, was taken of a K3
Hello Fred,
That + symbol indicates that QRQ is ON. You can turn it ON or OFF via
the Config menu option CW QRQ
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 5/19/2012 11:43 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
...
Now, if I can just figure out what the + in the lower right corner
of the main display is telling me ... 73, Fred
Hi Geoff,
I seem to have muddied the waters by bringing Split into the cursor delta
discussion.
Leaving aside changing of cursor colour (colors) and RIT/XIT (which are
irrelevant as
many SSB splits as they wider than those controls), my original request was for
the P3
to show the difference in
Certainly Dayton is one of the premier ham events for rolling out new
equipment to show.
I wonder if any have passed by a huge crowd around Flex? Their
website now shows the Flex-6000/6700 newest entry into the SDR
market. Very high end at $6999.
Only mentioning it as interesting to see
The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free
shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted this
since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the reflector.
The KAT500 at $699 is quite a bit higher. Also, shipping to the East Cost via
On 5/19/2012 9:17 AM, Dale Boresz wrote:
Hello Fred,
That + symbol indicates that QRQ is ON. You can turn it ON or OFF via
the Config menu option CW QRQ
Thank you Dale! I vaguely recall the long list thread on CW QRQ. I
rarely send above 25 WPM except in contests when I have to grab the
Frank,
Yes, use the same cable that you use for K3 Utility - note which port is
being used.
Tell DigiPan to use either DTR or RTS to key the K3 and tell it which
port to use, then go into the K3 menu for CONFIG PTT -- KEY and set the
PTT to either DTR or RTS (the same as you told DigiPan to
There is never a reason to turn QRQ off. It improves the sound of the sidetone
when QSK is
on at any speed, although it doesn't make much difference in the transmitted
signals below
about 33 wpm. It is automatically off when the K3 can't support it, which is
when you are
in SPLIT or have RIT
Below...
On Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:46 -0700 (PDT), Dave Agsten w4...@yahoo.com wrote:
The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free
shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted
this since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.netwrote:
...website now shows the Flex-6000/6700 newest entry into the SDR
market
===
Said to be digital from antenna connector to output. Their hardware has
long needed updating, so perhaps this will be it. However,
I vaguely remember it having another side effect on shift/width...
Ah, here it is (page 54 of the manual):
Filter passband SHIFT/LOCUT/HICUT cannot be used when CW QRQ is in effect
Depending on your operating habits, that can be a good reason to not
enable QRQ.
Vic == Vic K2VCO
I hear it. I have always heard it. Its always been there.
I think the distortion you are hearing and seeing in the
waterfall you looked at is the notch in the audio itself and
the ANF routine's hunting around for the frequency to
notch as it samples the audio its being fed.
Within the audio
Good afternoon all, below is a link to a You-tube recording of my P3 picking
something up and I am not sure what it is. Any input would be great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYS29ueN5nc
Thanks for your input.
Mike
VE3WDM
And it will be fully integrated into the 'K line', which means fewer
'buttons' to press, easier operations.
Rick wa6nhc (yes my order is in too)
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Sent: Saturday, May 19,
I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of
the
impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk
running
1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)!
On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote:
I will
Oops, you're right. Just tried it. Oh well, I never use those things anyway.
On 5/19/2012 12:52 PM, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote:
I vaguely remember it having another side effect on shift/width...
Ah, here it is (page 54 of the manual):
Filter passband SHIFT/LOCUT/HICUT cannot be used when CW
Oops, wrong again! I see that they make the claim that it will handle 1200-1500
watts on
the website. But I suspect you have to be very careful!
On 5/19/2012 1:32 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature
of the
impedance it sees.
You bet, Vic. Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with
careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at some
load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts being
dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database,
You said, They have gotten so good lately that it is barely
preceptible, but its there, you can see it on a spectrum analyser.
(Google Sabine Adaptive Audio to see a representative device, their
older devices sound quite similar to what you hear in the K3 ANF; the
newer ones are truly
The latest P3 firmware seems to have a slight problem.
Set the P3 in Fix-Tune mode.
Tune both receivers so that both bandwidth cursors will appear on screen
Go to KRX3 (hold B SET)
Go to USB (hold ALT)
A green LSB bandwidth cursor will appear on the display for the KRX3 even in
the USB mode.
Many of us placed our orders over the phone yesterday.
Will we be sent an order number confirmation or number in line when they do
become available to ship?
Hopefully it is first come, first served?
I have the KPA500 kit and waiting to put it together and am looking forward
to the tuner!
Hi All,
Looking for KAF2 or KDSP2 Built or unbuilt. Prompt buyer. Please contact
off the list.
Thanks,
Tomasz
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I can't answer for the KAT500, but the KPA certainly can be operated in this
fashion. The KPA needs the K3's PTT output connection, and its operation is
enhanced if you connect the band signals. It also has an RS-232 port that
allows you to monitor and control the KPA from a computer. So the
Hi Mike,
It -may- be an ionospheric sounder. Most sweep (move) faster than this
one, but it still may be one. There are thousands of them in operation all
over the world.
73!
Kem Kopp - K0PP
elecraftcov...@gmail.com
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Mike Weir ve3...@hotmail.com wrote:
Good
I think we may be comparing apples to oranges here.
In the K3 digital ANF, the notch filter is looking for coherent signals. The
premise is that audio is less coherent than a CW carrier. Thus the ANF finds
the coherent CW carrier and notches it out, leaving the remaining audio.
On May 19,
I plan to order my KAT500 as soon as I find new employment. It will
replace the old MFJ-962D I'm using currently.
--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
km4ik@gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688
HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team
On 5/19/2012 4:53 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
You bet, Vic. Just read the
On 5/19/2012 4:53 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with
careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at
some load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts
being dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner.
Understand that
The Flex 6000/6700 is an on frequency direct digital conversion
radio - that is a 16 bit analog to digital converter operating at
the front end of the radio with no intermediate conversion/IF
and filtering stages. In addition, all of the DSP is contained
in the radio (no more PowerSRD). The new
Hi All
Tnx for all the help. Got it going this afternoon and even made a contact.
There is a lot to learn abt all
this stuff-when I get going good on the digital modes I'll have to work on
rig controll and auto logging.
(In the dark there. Hi Hi.) Tnx agn for all the help.
decimation counts
On 5/19/2012 7:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
The issue will be the severely limited dynamic range of the 16 bit
ADC. Without effective AGC ahead of the ADC there *will* be overload
problems on crowded bands (e.g. 160/80/40) where any transceiver must
deal with many
Joe, I'm not sure some of your suppositions are correct.
First of all, the ADC samples at a significantly higher rate than the
incoming RF (for HF), at 245.76MHz. Then, those samples go through
decimation inside Digital DownConverter (DDC) in the FPGA, and the higher
the decimation, the more
Decimation can help but it is not a magic bullet that eliminates
the effects of ADC overflow and/or blocking due to gain reduction.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 5/19/2012 7:57 PM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote:
decimation counts
On 5/19/2012 7:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
The issue will be the
Hi Joe,
Guess we will have to await independent testing. The Flex folks seem to
assert they have the equivalent of more than 24 bit when dealing with
adjacent strong signals.
From the Flex reflector...
Just in rough numbers, you get a 1/2-bit for every divide-by-two decimation
you do. If
Direct digital conversion radio receivers rarely connect the A/D directly to
the antenna input, the term direct referring to a lack of analog frequency
conversion (mixing). The Flex 6000 series is no exception to this trend. There
is a gain and filter stage ahead of the A/D, and presumably an
On 5/19/2012 8:08 PM, wb4...@knology.net wrote:
Joe, I'm not sure some of your suppositions are correct.
Actually it depends on one's assumption of the number and strength
of the signals applied to the front end. 120 dB of spurious free
dynamic range is trivial if one is measuring it with
The KAT500 has a serial command set, used by the KAT500 Utility to display or
set each relay, the total inductance and capacitance deployed, measured and
computed matching data, and to simulate pressing any of the buttons.
This is not required to use the tuner, but provides additional detail
Guess we will have to await independent testing. The Flex folks seem
to assert they have the equivalent of more than 24 bit when dealing
with adjacent strong signals.
Yes we will need to wait for independent testing but given relatively
wide filters (200 KHz or more), that testing can't be
I believe Joe is trying to say that traditional test methods fall short
of reality when applied to direct sampling SDR receivers, and I would
believe he is correct - there are too many other factors to be
considered (and some of them are yet unknown to most of us).
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/19/2012
Ok, I'm in.
Sent from my iPad
On May 19, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote:
The KAT500 has a serial command set, used by the KAT500 Utility to display or
set each relay, the total inductance and capacitance deployed, measured and
computed matching data, and to
*Charles,
Good newsnow for the Elecraft IPO...:-)
Gary
*
On 20 May 2012 11:47, hawley, charles j jr c-haw...@illinois.edu wrote:
Ok, I'm in.
Sent from my iPad
On May 19, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net
wrote:
The KAT500 has a serial command set, used by the
Good Evening,
Another fine week here in Oregon. Now to have a clear day for the
solar (annular) eclipse tomorrow. Does not look good for me with the
clouds rolling in from the ocean. Looks like Alaska is sending me
another storm when I should be getting them from Hawaii. Guess the
The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (5/20/12) at 1800Z on 14.3035
MHz +/- QRM. I will be the net control station from Oregon. See you there.
73,
Phil, NS7P
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Check out http://tinymicros.com/wiki/PCB_Houses
I've done work with Advanced Circuits and Express PCB (nice quality and
good delivery for both of these).
There are a couple (like Express PCB) that offer three small 4 layer boards
for $99.
I haven't had much luck with the SSB net recently. I
That won't happen. Besides, can you imagine a BOD telling Wayne/Eric how to
run their business? They're best left to their own devices because we win
when that happens. ;o)
Rick wa6nhc
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now for the Elecraft IPO...:-)
Gary
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