Greetngs Everyone,
I have decided to sell my K3/10 that I assembled as a kit. It has hardly
been used but I everything works as it is supposed to. Has never been
outside and always lived in a smoke free environment.
It has the following options:
1) KBPF3 - General Coverage RX Module
2)
I'm considering going to digital modes with the SignalLink USB gizmo.
Connecting via the headphone out or speaker out will kill the speaker audio.
I'd like to add an audio line out, not necessarily gain-controlled, but
capable of operating into the SignalLink's 600 ohm impedance. Might bring
out
George,
Do you have the updated shield on that KPA100? Shield over the speaker
magnet and a narrow notch at the SO-239 jack and solder lugs to directly
connect the SO-239 jack to the outer surface of the shield. If you have
all those, there should be no change in the K2 behavior when
Chris,
I am going to assume a K2, but you did not state which transceiver you have.
Take a look at the K2 Fixed Audio Output article on my website
www.w3fpr.com. Boards are no longer available, but the circuit is
simple enough to build on a piece of perfboard.
You should also look at the
Hi Steve,
You were hiking in one of my favorite spots. You might want to check
out the Summits On The Air program (www.sota.org.uk). There are a lot
of SOTA summits in the Smokies. Clingman's Dome where you were is a
ten (10) point summit and you would have had tons of callers had you
A firm spring was shipped to you in error. Contact parts at electraft dot
com, and they will send you the medium spring. That's what I did. And yes,
the shipped light spring p/n does not match the app note)
73,
Bruce, N1RX
And, in light of your reply, how do I know which spring came with the
At 04:58 AM 10/29/2012 -0700, you wrote:
A very easy way of avoiding interference with your present computer audio
is to use an external audio adapter such as turtle Beach. These audio
adapters are really mini sound cards that plug into one of your USB
ports. The one I use is only audio out
I recently installed the KDVR in my K3 and used it over the weekend during
the CQ WW contest. In a word, it worked GREAT!!!
I submitted the commands from N1MM and with its ESM feature it worked
flawlessly. Since I was SP in the contest only two message were needed -
Call and Exchange.
In January and October of 1992 I wrote two QEX articles on a project that
another Ham and I worked on called the Hamblaster. We developed a DSP
based
sound card that used filter programs for noise reduction and auto notch.
A feature that we added proved to be quite interesting in some respects
Greetings,
I'm n New Jersey riding out the current storm. Last night I got up to go to the
bathroom and while walking the power went off putting the entire house in
darkness. As a senior, living alone and no longer really steady on my feet, I
was lucky not to stumble and fall. I have lots of
I just spoke with Elecraft on the phone and was told that (correct me if
I'm wrong, Elecraft) anyone who was sent upgrade kits with incorrect
springs will receive another kit with the right springs. Sounds like
they're sending these out in batches, and from what I understand the wait
time is
Hi Kent:
Your getting a firm spring with the upgrade kit was a kitting error.
If you got only one spring with your KXPD3 paddles, it should have been the
firm spring.
The P/N for the light spring in the upgrade kit instructions is wrong. The
correct part number for the light spring
This weekend I took my KX3 on a camping trip and used the 24' wire antenna
and 16' / 33' counterpoise wires I used for my KX1.
I was able to tune reasonably well on 20 meters and even 30, but was unable
to tune less than 3:1 on 40. Wayne used to recommend 24-28' for the KX1.
What length are
*Hi Gang:*
*
*
*I have been using a Heil Proset Plus for 5 years and have finally had it
with the pressure that they create on my ears. *
*Changing the ear muffs and cover does not help, not that I expected that
but I did it because I had them. The CQWW SSB contest was a killer for me
and I am
I guess I should have posted this in the K3 section and not in the Electraft
section.
In January and October of 1992 I wrote two QEX articles on a project that
another Ham and I worked on called the Hamblaster. We developed a DSP
based
sound card that used filter programs for noise reduction
If you don't need stereo output, the Signalink has a speaker jack on the rear
so you can hear the audio.
73 de AF9W
Bob
On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:58 AM, Chris Kimball wrote:
I'm considering going to digital modes with the SignalLink USB gizmo.
Connecting via the headphone out or speaker out
Probably doesn't matter much, since sections are only seen/used by those
who read the Nabble list on-line. Messages posted to Nabble are (eventually)
copied directly to the main Elecraft email list-serv without any category or
section. I believe the Elecraft pricipals involved- That is Wayne,
I installed my KXBC3 this morning with no (apparent) problem and it
passed all its tests.
I set it to a 16 hour charge and put it into its Power-Off Pending
Mode. The timer came on and began counting down.
About two hours later, I walked in and decided to exit the Power-Off
Pending Mode so I
Are the 60 meter frequencies hard coded into memory in the kx3?
Reggie K6xr
Ham Radio Since 1955
DXCC, RCC, WAZ
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I installed my KXBC3 this morning with no (apparent) problem and it
passed all its tests.
I set it to a 16 hour charge and put it into its Power-Off Pending
Mode. The timer came on and began counting down.
About two hours later, I walked in and decided to exit the Power-Off
Pending Mode so I
I had similar problem.
The solution I use is the external TX delay circuit of 30 ms (adjustable)
that utilizes 1 FET transistor, capacitor and couple of resistors. It is
built into connector body and plugs into ACC socket of K3. Now my T/R
relays in the amp are safe.
73, Igor UA9CDC
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if you look through the history of the reflector you will find many
recomendations for the Yamaha CM500. I cant say enough about mine.
They arent ear buds but they are light weight and quite comfy
compared to many of the heavier high priced units
They are not expensive about $50
ADDITIONAL INFO: If I open it back up, there is a small pulsing flash,
obviously the alarm/time circuit. If I remove the batteries, the KX3
works normally; if I reinstall them, the problem reoccurs. Alarm is
OFF.
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Igor,
Just what does this delay?
Does it inhibit RF output from the K3 for 30 ms? If so it may chop
parts of CW characters.
The formula T=1200/W gives the dot length for a given WPM (W)
At 40 wpm, one dot is 30 ms.
Does it delay return to RX?
73 de Brian/K3KO
n 10/29/2012 19:54, Igor
I also received my backordered KXBC3 today and installed it. I did not have
any problems, and the Power Off Pending Mode seems to work fine here. No
problem turning the unit back on/off again. Sorry, Stan. I can't duplicate
your problem here.
GL,
Bruce, N1RX
I installed my KXBC3 this morning
No. You can tune anywhere in the 60M band. It is up to you to be sure you
are transmitting on a valid channel. You can program these into memories
if you wish, but they are not hard-coded.
73,
Bruce, N1RX
Are the 60 meter frequencies hard coded into memory in the kx3?
I weighed my Heil ProSet and CM 500 and the Yamaha weighed a tad more. But They
are more comfortable than the ProSet.
73, Mike NF4L
On Oct 29, 2012, at 3:56 PM, dm...@nexicom.net wrote:
if you look through the history of the reflector you will find many
recomendations for the Yamaha CM500.
Ron (et al) . . .
Wouldn't you know it . . . in this morning's postal mail I received a
Medium Spring (E980240) with a slip of paper saying:
The KXPD3MDKT you received included the firm spring and light spring
and should have included the medium spring. Please find the medium
spring in the
OK and thanks, Bruce. Batteries removed for an hour to make sure the
supercapacitor on the KXBC3 discharged. This reset its MCU. Connected
the power supply back up, put the batteries back in and all now working
as advertised. Solution provided by Wayne N6KR. 73, Stan.
On Mon, Oct 29,
Glad it worked out Kent.
And I found out about the wrong part number in the mod kit instructions. The
thread was definitely not wasted, Hi!
73 Ron
From: KENT TRIMBLE [mailto:k9...@socket.net]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 2:21 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire
Cc: pa...@elecraft.com;
Boeing aircraft provides 110volts but the cycles are 400, not the standard
60. My question is can charging a cellphone or camera battery at the higher
cycle cause harm to the battery?
73, Ed
k3env
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In anticipation of my KRX3 arriving tomorrow, I've been reading the install
manual. I plan to have the KRX3 share the same antenna as the main RX. I don't
think I can do diversity RX.
I have a second antenna (R8) but I'm not sure it's well enough isolated (40'
from the tower) and it doesn't
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Ed,
I am not sure why you chose the Elecraft reflector to ask a non-radio
related question, but here is my 2 cents worth (and it may be worth no
more than that since it is a SWAG)
More information needed. Chargers that have linear power sources may
have a problem - the transformers are
Years ago a buddy and I had a emergency generator that he built from a pair
of 400 Hz aircraft generators.
IMX, there is little or no problem running any 50/60 Hz gear off of 400 Hz.
You certainly won't hurt anything. The problem is when going the other way
-- trying to run something designed
Don,
Yes, installed the updated shield and the KPA100 upgrade mods in 2010. A to
B mods on the K2 were done in 2003. Also, did the SSB mod to broaden the
bandwidth to 2.5 KHZ back then also.
73,
George, NC5G
George,
Do you have the updated shield on that KPA100? Shield over the speaker
Thanks guys for your response to my Really OT question. The reason I asked
on this forum is because this is where the experts are, not at the Verizon
store. Every time I have asked this question at Verizon I get a blank stare
which pretty much tells me all I need to know.
Sorry for the waste of
So does this mean you can not interrupt the charge cycle without locking
thinks up?
Tex
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You be careful out there.
Let us know how things go.
WW6L
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Hello,
I am curious as to how much of the time you guys have your preamp on?
Mine is on 100% of the time. I actually never had to turn it off.
I couldn't dream of ever using the attenuator…
My K2 seems to hear pretty well, but not without the preamp.
Has anyone heard of changing R76 from 10 Ohms
Depends on the band - although I don't venture far off 40 meters, I used to
have preamp on all the time on 40 until I read that due to noisy 40, the
noise that the preamp amplifies is much harder on the ears than copying a
reasonably strong signal without the preamp. I turned it off a year or two
Hello Rich
Be careful and good luck, been through many of those.
Keep us posted, or set up your radio after it passes. I will monitor the
freq's used for tge elecraft nets.
Good luck and be safe.
On Oct 29, 2012 8:48 AM, rck...@comcast.net wrote:
Greetings,
I'm n New Jersey riding out the
Gil,
Unless your antennas are very inefficient, I would suggest that the
preamp only does damage to the dynamic range if turned on for the lower
bands (below 20 meters, 30 meters is a toss-up).
Try this test - connect the antenna and listen to band noise (no
signals). Then disconnect the
Thanks Don and Andrew.
Interesting. I definitely hear a big difference in band noise in all three
cases.
So, if the preamp only increases noise and diminishes weak signals reception,
why is it there?
Gil.
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
K2 #7375 progress!
Control board complete. Front Panel complete. RF Board Assembly Part 1
finished and Alignment and Test Part 1 finished. So far no catastrophies or
burned fingers! Everything checked out as it should. Ready to start on RF
Board Assembly Part 2.
Going to quit for tonight. Don't
Gil,
It is there when it is needed - bands with low atmospheric noise, or
attempting to use inefficient antennas.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 10/29/2012 9:08 PM, Gil G. wrote:
Thanks Don and Andrew.
Interesting. I definitely hear a big difference in band noise in all three
cases.
So, if the preamp
I almost never use a preamp. Sure turning it on increased band noise but
that does not mean I can hear weaker signals.
The best simple test you can do is to disconnect the antenna. If the band
noise drops when you disconnect the antenna, you have all of the sensitivity
you can use.
Adding the
Is there a way, I wonder, to get a print out of the configuration information
that the K3 Utility Program (Mac version) stores?
I'm a week into using my new K3 #6884 and loving it.
73,
Hoop
K9QJS
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You can go into the menu and set the charge to OFF at any time. Only if
there's other problems would that ever be an issue.
Ron AC7AC
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I've been running 64bit for over a year and had zero problems with anything
including n1mm and elecraft utility.
Jim
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Sorry for the OT, but this reflector is about the only place I trust for
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Brian,
Yes, it uses inhibit feature of K3. No delay on return to RX.
I always use PTT foot switch or computer PTT (which has programmable delay)
so no issues with chopping part of CW character.
73, Igor UA9CDC
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Hi Hoop,
At present, there is no way to get a human readable print out of the K3
configuration using the K3 Utility. The configuration files created by the K3
Utility are intended to be used only by the K3 Utility to restore the
configuration back to the K3. There has been some discussion of
I never control linears from transceiver's PTT OUT. Once had this bad
experience with Italian transistor VHF amp at UR7D contest station which we
weren't able to control by open collector. The first DOT wasnt' there at all HI
HI.Â
Always using PTT control from the logging software TRLog, TR4W
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