Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Yes, me too, but as requested, I've mailed him about it. And if it is because of a blocked site, that's not good, since it's Virgin Media, a major carrier in the UK 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- Whales have calves, Cats have kittens, Bears have cubs, Bats have bittens, Swans have

Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread Stephen Prior
I have the same from here at work. . I'm not sure that our network manager would be too pleased to be told that our school IP address is dodgy! It worked fine for me from home this morning (BTInternet). A fantastic site, really comprehensive information. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 15 January 2013

Re: [Elecraft] Broadcast band interference

2013-01-15 Thread David Cutter
It would be very nice if these could be fitted inside the K3, or modify the existing K3 receive filters to provide similar results. David G3UNA - Original Message - From: Jack Smith jack.sm...@cliftonlaboratories.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 8:20

[Elecraft] KX3 - CW problem

2013-01-15 Thread Klaus-Dieter Graef
Hi I used a new KX3 for the first time on a SOTA activation. (Used the TRX at home several times without this problem) Out on the summit minus 3 degrees Celsius After some minutes tx-ing in CW on 40m I got from the KX3 a continous serie of dots I thought, my paddle was keying by

Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread Bill Hammond
http://signals.taunus.de/DIG_introd.htm I was able to access this URL this morning. He does do an excellent job of describing the signals complete with recordings. I believe the signal I recorded is a QAM signal or phase shift keying. If he returns this morning 1450Z or so I'll record the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 - Normal behavior?

2013-01-15 Thread hawley, charles j jr
I don't have any of that behavior. I can turn one on/off or the other. I think you have more pins connected that Elecraft does not connect with their cable...probably pin #8. Chuck, KE9UW Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224

[Elecraft] FW: MD's gotta go... :)

2013-01-15 Thread Bill Harris
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Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread Terry Schieler
Ken wrote: Several of the parks on the beach have Seasonde equipment housed in the plumbing areas between the men's and women's bathrooms, and I have photos of these installations, Ken was very fortunate. If any of the rest of us had been spotted with a camera in the walls between the

Re: [Elecraft] FW: MD's gotta go... :)

2013-01-15 Thread va3bxg
1) What does this have to do with elecraft, or ham radio? 2) Given that this forum is international in membership, and as such many people here have no vested interest in this subject, why post this one sided, irrelevant post here 3) Political rants have no place in an international hobby like

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 - Normal behavior?

2013-01-15 Thread Lu Romero
All: Thanks for all your input. Big thank you to Richard VE3KI for his excellent email which should be in the manual verbatim, frankly! I have heard from Elecraft Support, and the factory says that the only pins that are disabled on a standard KPAK3AUX cable are as follows: Pins 1, 6, 7, 8 and

Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread Tom H Childers
I sent CODAR a message and a screen capture from the P3 yesterday. The president of the company said the signature of the RF signal was not from their radar. He was very helpful, saying that if I could send him a recording of it he might be able to help find out what it is. On Tue, 15 Jan

Re: [Elecraft] FW: MD's gotta go... :)

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - do not try to moderate the list or tell people how they should post. That only increases the noise level and is outside of the official list guidelines. It's also inappropriate to attack another list member or say they have to go.. Also, delete most of the copied text in your

Re: [Elecraft] OT-P3 capture of a 17M intruder

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Lets let this thread end for now. We've beat the 17M intruder to death.. ;-) 73, Eric Elecraft List Modulator and Moderator --- www.elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Surge Protection

2013-01-15 Thread Jim Brown
On 1/14/2013 3:32 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: We had a close electrical strike last summer. Nothing died as a result of being connected to the AC mains, but it somehow jumped onto the wired Ethernet home network. I lost 4 computers, a NAS file server, two switches, the router, and an access

[Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread DL5OCD
Hello together, i observed when i activate the peak-hold function of the S-Meter that one bar is added to the signal (the hold dot). So the meter shows abt 5db too much...anyone observed this issue ? I use 4.60 FW, SMTR MD set to abs. 73 Michael -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] test

2013-01-15 Thread Alan Price
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
DL5OCD == DL5OCD metamo...@t-online.de writes: DL5OCD Hello together, DL5OCD i observed when i activate the peak-hold function of the DL5OCD S-Meter that one DL5OCD bar is added to the signal (the hold dot). So the meter DL5OCD shows abt 5db too DL5OCD much...anyone

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread Fred Jensen
Running 4.58 and mine does the same. I set the service monitor down to S-9, and then set the P3 to -73 dBm, but finally decided I didn't like peak-hold, and put it back. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013 - www.cqp.org On 1/15/2013

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread DL5OCD
OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll forward this to k3-support. 73 Michael -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-S-Meter-tp7568712p7568716.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] K3 DVK Install

2013-01-15 Thread Bill - W4RM
How long does it take to install the K3 DVK in a K3 with two receivers? And is there anything I should make sure I do or don't do during the install? Thanks and 73 Bill W4RM __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

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2013-01-15 Thread Michael Linden
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 DVK Install

2013-01-15 Thread Gary K9GS
Please reply on-list regarding this. I received a DVK for Christmas and haven't got around to installing it yet. On 1/15/2013 5:07 PM, Bill - W4RM wrote: How long does it take to install the K3 DVK in a K3 with two receivers? And is there anything I should make sure I do or don't do during

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
No need to contact support. This is the way is has acted since the beginning. 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com On 1/15/2013 2:05 PM, DL5OCD wrote: OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll forward this to k3-support. 73 Michael

Re: [Elecraft] K3 DVK Install

2013-01-15 Thread iain macdonnell - N6ML
Less than an hour, most of which is spent removing and reinstalling the front panel - the KDVR3 installs on the back of the front panel, so the sub-RX is not really relevant (the AUX DSP board doesn't need to be removed). The instructions should be quite clear. Older K3's may require some hardware

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500 - Normal behavior?

2013-01-15 Thread Brett Howard
The pinout of the cable that should be used is in the manual. That pinout illustrates the lines that should be connected and NO other lines other than that which are displayed in the manual should be connected. ~Brett (N7MG) On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Lu Romero lrom...@ij.net wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 DVK Install

2013-01-15 Thread Gary K9GS
Thanks Iain. Now I just have to clean a corner of my workbench and find a spare hour :) On 1/15/2013 8:10 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: Less than an hour, most of which is spent removing and reinstalling the front panel - the KDVR3 installs on the back of the front panel, so the sub-RX

[Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread sidney sudberg
I have recently bought a previously owned K2/10 am thinking of upgrading it to the 100 watt version. My question is: Is there any reason or advantage to upgrade with the amplifier radio in one unit or in the EC2 with the KAT100-2? I suppose it is a matter of how it will be used but I guess

Re: [Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread EdKo
Hello Sidney, I've had my K2 in both configurations. I started out with the amp built into my K2 and after a few years separated them and placed the amp and the antenna tuner into it's own enclosure. With the units separated I only need to disconnect a few things, grab and go to the field

Re: [Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread Ariel Jacala
I am quite the opposite. I kept the KPA100 on the K2. If I want to go portable QRP, I take the K2/100 and dial the power down to 5 watts. If I want 20 watts. I turn the knob for 20. I operated field day twice this way. Nowadays the K2 stays at home. The KX3 goes portable. Ariel NY4G Sent

Re: [Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread Jim Wiley
I have the base K2, with battery pack and low-power tuner in one box, and the 100-watt amp and high-power tuner in another. Very versatile, and the battery powered K2 is ready to go on a moment's notice for fun or emergency use. I also have the SSB, Noise blanker, and 160 meter options in the

Re: [Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread Rick Tavan N6XI
The primary reason to put the amp in an EC2 enclosure is to preserve portability of the K2/10. Since you already have a K1 and plan to get a KX3, it would seem that your field operation bases are covered. Keep it simple and put the amp inside the transceiver case to use as a base station radio.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Filter Alignment

2013-01-15 Thread Bernie KF0QS
Don: Thanks for your reply. I have to admit that I had completely forgotten the spot function. I guess my ear was attuned to something different from what the spot function would show. I have found that, if I use the spot function, I am able to keep the received signal within the passband of

Re: [Elecraft] K2/10 upgrade question

2013-01-15 Thread Don Wilhelm
Sidney, If you are considering going portable with the K2/10, then putting the KPA100 and KAT100 in an EC2 enclosure is the way to go, you can disconnect two cables and take the K2/10 on whatever excursion you desire. But, if the K2 is to stay at the home station, put the KPA100 on the top

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] 160/80 meter SMT mod

2013-01-15 Thread Jessie Oberreuter
An easy way to remove SMT parts with a traditional iron is to use a small piece of wire to create a solder bridge across both ends of the part. This will conduct the heat to both pads and then you can just lift the part off the board :). -kb7psg. On Sat, 12 Jan 2013, John Fritze

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Filter Alignment

2013-01-15 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bernie, It is good to hear that you have found success. As far as the filter alignment instability that you have alluded to, I think that impression has other causes - lack of properly zero beating for one. I have recently worked on 3 K2s that I had aligned 3 to 5 years ago, and I find

[Elecraft] YALB

2013-01-15 Thread Jim Miller
I keep building and cluttering my station with YALBs (yet another little box). I suspect I'm not alone. I'm looking at the KAT500 and the amount of panel space it provides and think it would be a good choice for consolidation of my YALBs. It would also fit nicely over the top of the K3 as the

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] 160/80 meter SMT mod

2013-01-15 Thread Brett Howard
I've found the large hoof type soldering iron tips are best for soldering the tiniest of parts and they also make it very easy to set the hoof over the top of parts and just peel them off. You can use the hole to set it over the device. Our technician who does nothing but solder 0201 to 0603

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

2013-01-15 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: No need to contact support. This is the way is has acted since the beginning. 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com On 1/15/2013 2:05 PM, DL5OCD wrote: OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll forward this to