That's good news Alan, I've been looking forward to that. I have no room
on my desk for another monitor.
73 Stephen G4SJP
On Tuesday, 22 May 2012, Alan Bloom wrote:
Yes, that's the plan. Probably we'll get it working on the SVGA first
then the P3 display later.
Alan N1AL
On Mon,
Gerald,
You do not point the K3 Utility to the beta site.
Point your browser at the beta site and download it. It is typically a
zip file.
Unzip it to a folder of your choice.
Point K3 Utility to the folder where you placed the unzipped files.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/21/2012 11:05 PM, Gerald
Hi All,
I've recently built KSB2 module (fw 1.08) and encountered a problem with
aligment. Setting BAL option in SSBA menu doesn't seem to be doing anything
(it should feed ssb signal to receiver). My K2 is quite fresh - serial 76xx.
I've set up carrier balance using second transceiver. I've
If you were successful in obtaining a good carrier null with a second
transceiver, then you can ignore it.
The way I adjust the SSB carrier balance is to observe the K2 RF output
with an oscilloscope connected across a dummy load. I do not plug in a
microphone, but plug in paddles and close
Some final comments while watching this thread progress:
I agree with Lyle... SDR does not mean processing by PC.
Our K3's and KX3's are fully qualified Software Defined
Radios with processing on embedded processors. Sort of like
what Flex is looking to build now. It doesnt matter where
the
While I agree with almost all of this polemic, I disagree totally with
the Moral of the story videre licet if one is foolish enough to let a
functional (and therefore invaluable) collection of software be at the
mercy of the cloud (any cloud!) by not having a local bit image backup
at hand,
talk about off topic posts...what about all the dayton posts.
If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!!
Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM
USSV DHARMA
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I'd like to know how many birdies (fast moving) you can normally see on your P3
when the bands are quiet, or no antenna is connected.
I made a screenshot of the P3, tuned on 10m, which is at the moment
pretty dead.
http://www.oh2gba.eu/10mBirdies.png
Is this 'normal' ? I have the
I didn't see any while centered on 28.300 MHz.
Chuck, KE9UW
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224
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John,
Could you be more specific about your process for bit image backup and
safe sectors? Program you use? What files you choose to backup? Whether
Windows Restore program is or is not a suitable substitute? Thanks.
73,
Jim Robbins
N1JR
It is vitally important to practice safe
There hasn't been any update to the shipping status of kit KX3s in the past
week, and the shipments were projected to start last Friday. Has anybody
heard anything new or gotten their notice from Elecraft? Thanks.
73,
Phil, NS7P
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That's rather a stretch. It's the equivalent of saying that updating
your K3 firmware to the latest approved release in the middle of a
contest will hurt your score. It's the timing of the action that
kills, not the action itself.
The moral to that anecdote isn't the one you think it is.
Hello John,
Because I see that the birdies are spaced approximately 13.5 kHz apart,
leads me to ask whether you are using a linear or a switching type of power
supply.
Second question, do you still see these birdies at the bottom edge of the
10m band?
73,
Geoff
LX2AO
On May 22, 2012 at
New KX3 shipping status has now been posted at:
http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_shipping_status.htm
We are still waking up and recovering from Dayton. I finally got home
after midnight Monday morning.. ;-)
73,
Eric
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On 5/22/2012 9:59 AM, Phillip Shepard wrote:
There
Hello Geoff!
I am using a linear power supply. On the lower end of the 10m band,
the birdies are a bit less.
On six meters, the birdies are stronger, for example on 50.09374 is an
S8 birdy. But the funny thing is, when listening
to the subreceiver to the same freq, with the same settings, the
Just a thought - I agree completely about the harm that software
updates can do.
But isn't there another problem lurking with passing time?
I refer to the obsolescence of some dedicated processors that
are no longer available from their source.
Will Elecraft be able to support these embedded
do you have WiFi
my dlink router is throwing birdies big time and its still there when
the antenna is disconnected. havn't checked the spacing but that
seems about correct. They are most noticable on 15-10m havn't tried
6m. one birdie sits right on a local 10m net frequency so when the
Jim,
I don't think software updates are a problem, but Windows Automatic
Updates can (and do) happen at the most inconvenient times.
I do not believe concern about obsolescence of dedicated processors is
any great problem. The K3 could be re-designed with a different
processor to take care
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, dm...@nexicom.net wrote:
...my dlink router is throwing birdies big time...
==
I have encountered this same problem with all the wifi routers I've tried.
My solution has three parts: I put the router as far away from the shack as
feasible while still
Hi, Jim...
There are several programs that make literal copies (mirror copies)
of disk contents. This includes the OS and all program files as well as
data...
I happen to have been using one called Macrium Reflect
Professional for the last few years. It produces a bit-for-bit
Hello,
Recently I have had the need to run windows on my MAC. I'm using Parallels
to run Windows 7. I have been told that I do not need Anti Virus software
on the windows side since I already use it on the MAC side. Does anyone
have any thoughts on this?
73, Ed
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The Mac antivirus is unlikely able to see or deal with malware on the
Windows virtual disk. So in my opinion, yes, you will need Windows
antivirus as well.
73,
Andy, N2CN
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:23 PM, EMD edwarddo...@mac.com wrote:
Hello,
Recently I have had the need to run windows on my
I am not sure if this is related to any wifi/switching power supply
Check an other picture:
http://www.oh2gba.eu/10mBirdies2.png
The P3 is in 'Fixed tune mode' (so when you turn the dial, the green
bar will move)
You see that the 'birdies' move, quickly. At 50.024 you see a CW beacon.
When
Ed,
This is incorrect. Each operating system is victimized by threats
specific to that OS. You'll need a Windows anti-virus/anti-malware
product if you run Windows on your Mac. Also, unless you plan to use
both OSs simultaneously, you don't need to run Parallels. You can boot
directly into
hmm wierd another source in our home for birdies is the
front loading washer, its another badie Its motor is some kind of DC
servo or VF-AC. With the variation that you are seeing It may be
something with a motor. It tends to be problematic on 80 and 40.
and I believe they
There are several programs that make literal copies (mirror
copies)
of disk contents. This includes the OS and all program files as
well as
data...
I happen to have been using one called Macrium Reflect
Professional for the last few years. It produces a bit-for-bit
literal
image (a
That's an interesting question, but I don't see how it is any different
than for any other rig that has been introduced in the last 20 years.
Microprocessors have been in use for ages to handle all sorts of tasks
from menu functions to display. It doesn't matter whether those
processors
Also will the tuner remember tuning values for various band segments?
The 160m and 80m bands are, for example, rather wide, relatively speaking.
vy 73 de toby
On 21.05.2012 00:43, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Yes and yes.
Wayne
N6KR
http://www.elecraft.com
On May 20, 2012, at 5:00 PM,
Redesigning an existing device to use a new microcontroller (not a PC
microprocessor) is non-trivial; even pin-compatible parts often have changes in
memory layout and peripheral addressing that drive software updates, compiler
updates, etc. And if a pin-compatible part isn't available,
I need to issue a correction for a statement I made in an earlier post
concerning the USB Keyboard, P3, and JT65. I incorrectly said that Joe
Taylor (the author of the protocol) had taken ill recently. The good news
is that is not true. The bad news is that I actually meant to say Joe
Large,
I would heavily discount anything that person told you in the future
because they clearly don't understand how that works. When you run
Windows on a MAC you are doing it in a separate partition of the hard
drive and the Mac partition doesn't interface with it ... certainly not
to the point
I use Acronis True Image on the Win box. It's saved my bacon a couple of
times.
The Mac comes with Time Machine, which takes a backup every hour.
73, Mike NF4L
On 5/22/12 12:59 PM, James Robbins wrote:
John,
Could you be more specific about your process for bit image backup and
safe
I don't have a P3, but I do have a K3 and it is no secret to anyone that
it is rife with low level birdies. I also agree with the original post
that the 2nd receiver compounds the problem ... the 2nd receiver is very
well shielded (the main is not) and has almost no birdies, but my own
That's not exactly true. Certainly, Windows can be installed on a separate
partition of the hard drive (I do it myself), but Parallels is a virtual
machine installed in the Mac OS and can even be run as a window on the Mac
screen like any other Mac application, resized, minimised, full screen
On 5/22/2012 9:30 AM, John Bekema wrote:
I'd like to know how many birdies (fast moving) you can normally see on your
P3
when the bands are quiet, or no antenna is connected.
No fast moving ones. Very few fixed ones, mine come from the
neighborhood wireless RAP at the top of my tower [we
I have found Virtual Box is great at testing and using various OSes from
one machine without rebooting. I have one box running eight different
OSes when I want them. Linux in its many flavors, Windows of various
generations, Mac OSes of various eras, and my latest find: Haiku. For
those of
Yes.
Dick, K6KR
On May 22, 2012, at 12:22, Toby Deinhardt dj7...@muenchen-mail.de wrote:
Also will the tuner remember tuning values for various band segments?
The 160m and 80m bands are, for example, rather wide, relatively speaking.
vy 73 de toby
On 21.05.2012 00:43, Wayne Burdick
On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 10:54 -0700, Jim Lowman wrote:
...
But isn't there another problem lurking with passing time?
I refer to the obsolescence of some dedicated processors that
are no longer available from their source.
Will Elecraft be able to support these embedded processors
well into
I presume Kevin is referring to Oracle VirtualBox. If that is the case,
I have to report that I was unable to run FLDIGI under Ubuntu 11.10 in
the VM because it would not properly communicate with a PCI board
slotted into my MoBo to provide serial I/O. I moved the Linux to a
separate hard
Thanks for the tip, Kevin.
Tim Herrick, KQ8M
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I guess I stand corrected then. I was thinking more of Boot Camp, which
I've used and I'm pretty sure is always a separate partition. Even with
Parallels, though, the two OS's don't speak to each other if Parallels
installs as a virtual machine.
Thanks for the correction es 73,
Dave AB7E
With all the comments about the upgraded or improved AGC is their a
consensus as to starting values? I realize that these can be tailored
for specific situations but a default starting set would be helpful.
Thank you in advance,
73,
Jack, W3TMZ
Back home. Please send the pictures and write up so I can get started. YU
Had a great time!
Phil
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Sorry, went to the wrong addressee.
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But presumably you'd have to transmit some RF for the KAT500 to know
whereabouts in the band you are assuming it's using the band-data
from the ACC port... or is there an AUXBUS way for it to get
more-granular QRG data?
~iain / N6ML
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Dick Dievendorff
I have not had a sufficiently large or loud pile up to test the AGC mods
under battle conditions. Perhaps this weekend...
I have my AGC values all set at the default levels except AGC THR which is
13.
I'll be interested to hear what others are doing.
Pete, W1RM
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I run VirtualBox and WM Ware Fusion on my Mac systems when I need to
use Windows programs. Windows runs quite well on the VMs. It gives me
a huge advantage that I can quickly create a new VM if needed (just
copy an old one - I keep template Windows installations for that). I
also do not
John;
Be very careful with a sector-by-sector backup utility if you decide
to use an SSD. Solid State Drives constantly are moving sector
locations around in order to avoid writing to the same flash location
too many times. This occurs whenever a file needs to be updated or
rewritten, and
Whenever I truly need a sector by sector backup, I boot a
stand-alone linux image and use 'dd' to copy the data directly from the
raw device. -kb7psg
On Tue, 22 May 2012, Jack Brindle wrote:
John;
Be very careful with a sector-by-sector backup utility if you decide
to use an SSD.
It will be on the same 'bus' as the K3/KPA500, so it'll get the info that
way and adapt. For a NON-Elecraft product, YMMV.
Trust them, how many mistakes have they made so far? (Heck they make it
firefighter proof, which is magnitudes harder than idiot proof.)
Now shh, after their Dayton
dd or dd_rescue copies of SSD's are fine and no problem.
The controllers hide all the fancy wear levelling stuff from the
computer and present a disk that to the OS looks just line any other
sata hard disk.
dd_rescue is a variant of the linux dd utility which can deal with disks
that ate not
That looks a lot like an electric motor (washing machine) to me eg
amplitude and distibution..just my experience. Better to look
for horses instead of Zebras :-)
Alan/K6ADG
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I moved my AGC values around some to check it out, and then finally put
them back where they were, because I STILL like them there. My intercept
value was worked out when I first got my K3, which was not at the extreme.
4.51 has not changed the AGC behavior if your previously picked AGC was
Theoretically, using the K3_EZ utility's SWR plotter and a KAT-500 attached,
would the SWR Tune points be set for the entire selected band?
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Try 10 for threshold and 10-12 for slope.
73,
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On 5/22/2012 2:18 PM, Jack Colson wrote:
With all the comments about the upgraded or improved AGC is their a
consensus as to starting values? I realize that these can be tailored
for specific situations but a default
Alan Bloom wrote:
Microchip has been very good about continuing to make and
support their older designs. (Have they ever obsoleted a PIC
processor?)
Not that I know of.
I first used a PIC MCU around 1995, in a NorCal 40A add-on (KC1 keyer/
counter). It was a PIC16F84, which is still
Hello John,
Thank you for your reply, and my apology for not being able to return
sooner.
I am inclined to think that the source of these birdies is external to
your K3, and getting into the receiver via some connecting cable(s).
The reason why the birdies are less noticeable on the
I have used HRD in the past with several rigs - all quite successfully.
Now I am using it with the K3.
It seems to me that there are very few of the K3's many features that
can be controlled via HRD. I would consider HRD version 6 for purchase -
if it is to become K3 feature rich. I posed the
Has anyone suggested that Wayne and Eric develope a remote keypad for the
K3. The keypad would be used as a direct entry band switch for each band
from 160 through 2 meters (if 2 meter module is installed in the K3). It
would also be nice to have a couple of buttons that could be programed for
Yes, Don, Windows automatic updates can be a problem, but I have all of
the computers at home set to check for updates at 3 AM daily.
That way they won't interrupt anything that we may be doing.
I've learned quite a bit about the PIC processors from Wayne and others,
and I thank everyone for
The K3_EZ swr plotter points will be of the KAT-500 input over the tested
frequency range.
I am not sure why that would be useful, unless a high swr is observed on the
k3.
What swr tune points do you mean? It is an autotuner in anycase yes?
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I mean the memorized tune point so the tuner wouldn't have to tune, just
recall previous setting from memory.
Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
I would purchase a properly configured direct frequency keypad for the
K3. Something along the lines of what Stone Mountain Engineering used
to make.
I am not a programmer, but I would venture that the development of such
would not be difficult.
Bill W2BLC
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I use HRD for my station.
I dont do much rig control except for digital modes where the macro
function and switching and it works great. I also like the integrated
logger.
Otherwise I tend to turn knobs on the radio.
Just my experience.
~73
Don
KD8NNU
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Bill
It is still for sale!
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
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Alan Bloom wrote:
Microchip has been very good about continuing to make and support
their Not that I know of.
I first used a PIC MCU around 1995, in a NorCal 40A add-on (KC1 keyer/
counter). It was a PIC16F84, which is still
I'll be in the WPX CW this weekend, using the rare prefix call
sign KZ7X. I'm hoping for some good pileups to test things out!
I'll be using these settings:
agc dcy soft
hld 0.2
pls nor
slp 0
thr 20
f 200
s 020
af lim nor 030
front panel agc fast
Use min preamp, max attenuator, and min rf gain
I have a similar keypad arrangement that I purchased for use with some
microHAM products. A great addition to the radio and programming.
Art - N4PJ
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Linda and Bob dlrwi...@verizon.net wrote:
Has anyone suggested that Wayne and Eric develope a remote keypad for
Bill,
As alternatives to HRD, many are using a logging program to provide some
element of rig control - N1MM logger is a good example, and seems to be
more directed at contests. DXLab Suite includes a number of rig control
(and other information and control functions). For Data modes, there
The KBT2 Internal Battery Installation Instructions need to be
updated or have a errata attached. The instructions on page 8
refer to a S1 switch on the control board. I searched the
archives and found out that the switch was changed to 3 pin header
P7 after about serial number 3000 or so.
So
so just came back from Dayton and found out a couple of things.
1) neither west mountain nor signallink external sound cards have cables
for the new KX3
2) so given that i will try to set up the radio with using the internal
IMAC stereo line in for digital But the manual is light on the set
Keith,
You are correct. I will *try* to see who is owner of the document and
see if it can be corrected.
I am glad to see that you did enough research to realize that the switch
had been changed to a 3 pin header.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/22/2012 9:31 PM, Keith Hamilton wrote:
The KBT2 Internal
I have actually seen an increase in the HRD controls for the K3 since
the new ownership took over. Many of the front panel functions can now
be activated/deactivated by simply clicking buttons in the HRD rig
control interface. Personally, I like HRD/DM780 better than DXLabs for
rig control
Just FYI -- if you send any email directed toward me, and I do not
respond, do not be offended. I am going to get on an airplane tomorrow
and travel to Juneau, Alaska to visit with family and do some fishing.
We will not be back until the afternoon on May 31. I am not taking the
laptop, so
I just use an unterminated SignaLink cable ( half an Ethernet jumper)
and put on the right connectors that I purchased on-line.
I also used an iMic with a couple jumper cables of the right
terminations but got funny noise so that is what led me to the SignaLink
since I had one. Got the
An email this week from Tigertronics said KX3 cables should be available by
mid June.
Paul K4FB
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Robert,
The USB cable to ACC1 will indeed provide you with CAT control of the KX3.
I do not understand IMAC stereo line in - I only discuss in acronyms
that are defined in the KX3 manual, and IMAC is not one of them.
Yes, you will have to build your own cables. There may be KX3 specific
Sorry
I have an Apple IMAC running fusion win 7 64 bit
On 12-05-22 10:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Robert,
The USB cable to ACC1 will indeed provide you with CAT control of the
KX3.
I do not understand IMAC stereo line in - I only discuss in acronyms
that are defined in the KX3 manual,
That switch!!
That switch has caused more problems that it was worth -- it seemed that
every time I would take the cover off of my K2, for whatever reason, and
then replace it, I'd turn on the rig and get the infamous Lo batt
message because my fat fingers accidentally pushed That Switch to
*Don,
Enjoy the vacation and I like my Salmon lightly cooked, juicy and tender.
Oh, and leave some for me!
regards,
Gary
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On 23 May 2012 12:15, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Just FYI -- if you send any email directed toward me, and I do not
respond, do not be offended. I am going
Gary, maybe Don will get us some smoked salmon. Had some up there and it
was great.
Don enjoy the family and fishing. Oh pan for some gold too.
On May 22, 2012 9:54 PM, Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com wrote:
*Don,
Enjoy the vacation and I like my Salmon lightly cooked, juicy and tender.
What's the point of posting order numbers which don't change for weeks when it
talks about shipping in the next 7 days. What a crock. Its been 6 months since
it was ordered and there's no chance of seeing the radio for several more
months at the rate they are being shipped.
Simply a
That Switch!!!
Well, that switch had good intentions for those who did not have a DMM
and had trouble with their K2 that measuring the DC voltages might
provide some clue to the problem.
With the switch in the EXT position, the K2 would display the voltage
applied to the probe described in
Don's rule for buying new ham radio products: don't buy it until QST reviews
it. The bugs will have been shaken out and the waiting list will have
disappeared. Just bought my KPA-500 in fact. 73 Don NA6Z
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Don,
Great advice, but you are missing out on a lot of the fun from the early
adopters. You may not want to join in on the array of those who buy
early, but take heart that Elecraft does provide fixes for the problems
that are identified by the early adopters, so do not be afraid to join
in
I have no issues being 1st in line with Elecraft. Sure they might have
an issue here or there but they stand behind their products. I had an
early FT-DX9000 and I couldn't give it back to them fast enough. They
even screwed me on the shipping. Everyone of the 9000's had to go back
to Yaesu
I have now got a working version of Windows4P3 that allows displaying the
video and controlling the P3 via the internet. The performance is
acceptable with configurable bandwidth. You can read about it here:
http://va2fsq.com/?page_id=130
I will be looking for beta testers but of course you will
*patience is a virtue...found in a woman, seldom in a man..
'Author Unknown'
Gary
I'm in charge, my wife told me.
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K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#??
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It is a bit depressing for me having to travel with the super large FT450AT
with its crappy auto tuner and pretty lame receiver. If my K3 is any
indication of what I am waiting on with the KX3 it will be well worth the wait.
However, I do wish there was transparency in terms of when i could
The epiphzn does not do a very good job getting the svga from the p3 to the
displzy. Low fps as well s dropped frames. On the other hand, if you have
a PC with a spare PCIex4slot, the Avermedia HD will capture the P3 display
flawlessly. It also comes with a tutorial on how to stream his video
*Soon?
:-)
Gary
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On 23 May 2012 14:31, Keith Heimbold ag...@hotmail.com wrote:
It is a bit depressing for me having to travel with the super large
FT450AT with its crappy auto tuner and pretty lame receiver. If my K3 is
any indication of what I am waiting on with the KX3 it will be well
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