I have had this problem since the my KPA was new 7 months ago.
Occasionally it would not turn on when the on button was pushed, you had
to cycle the rear power switch and then the on button would turn on the
KPA. This problem has gotten much worse and now occurs about 50% of the
time.
Is
Same for my KPA-500.
I haven't studied the sequence of how I shut it and the K3 down but have always
assumed that sequence is involved.
This is not unlike the earlier issue of bringing the K3 and KPA500 online out
of order and seeing the amp fail to operate.
On Jun 26, 2013, at 5:53 AM,
Current P3 firmware can display decoded RTTY. It's similar in capability to
the K3 Utility Terminal page, where the K3 does the RTTY decode and the P3
SVGA board displays the decoded character stream.
This was released about 9 months ago. See the P3 SVGA Option Installation
and Operating
10 Lbs? Ive used APP for years and I am quite satisfied the whole shack
is done that way. however Ive never had one set strong enough that I
think could dangle the weight of the K3 let alone a full 10lbswhat
am I doing wrong?
David Moes
dm...@nexicom.net
VE3DVY
On 6/24/2013 08:42, Don
Been a Ham for over 50 years and haven't felt this surge in excitement in a
long time. Last evening I made my first contacts with my recently
completed K1. The radio was running 5 watts on 30 meters to a 30 meter
dipole in the attic of my condo. First contact was a DL7 who gave me a 589
I've also had that happen here, but it appears to be related to the power up
sequence. If the KAT500 tuner is NOT the first thing powered up, the K3 will
hang and the KPA500 sometimes may not turn on either. My solution (until Wayne
can address a programming glitch in the K3) is to have the
The KPA100 and KAT100/1 will play together with not other upgrades. However,
if you install the amplifier and tuner in a separate enclosure (KAT100/2), you
need to add the KIO2 to your basic K2 to provide control signals.
Bill, WV1N
You don't say what software you are running but if it's Spectravue, just go to
the ExtRadio tab, select the K3 from the drop down list, set the com port, baud
rate and check mode tracking. In the SDR-IQ setup, set the filter BW to 100 or
150. Press F12 and you should be in business.
Wes,
According to:
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/15-amp-red-black-anderson-powerpole-sets.html
When two pairs are mated together, it takes approximately 3 pounds of
tension to pull them apart.
John KN5L
On 06/26/2013 07:08 AM, david Moes wrote:
10 Lbs? Ive used APP
Nothing! There is nothing to keep these connectors mated but a small amount of
friction.
73, Roger
On 6/26/2013 8:08 AM, david Moes wrote:
10 Lbs? Ive used APP for years and I am quite satisfied the whole shack is
done that way. however Ive never had one set strong enough that I think could
I believe Don was saying that it takes about 10lbs of force to properly seat
the APP contact into the housing. It takes more force to seat the contact in
the housing than to pull the mated contact apart. If it didn't work like that
the connector would fall apart when you disconnect it.
73,
However, if your making your own connectors up, you can get latched covers.
APPs are the best connectors for our kind of use I've come across, for the price
73 de David, M0XDF
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-Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992)
Have I been living in a cave? This software sounds very interesting for
the K3 owners. Sounds like a super replacement for the dysfunctional HRD.
You can read about it at: http://va2fsq.com/
Anyone using it that would care to comment?
Thanks,
Bill W2BLC
Viewing the connector cutaway picuture, just above the section
Stainless steel spring in the page:
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/15-amp-red-black-anderson-powerpole-sets.html
note that the connector is locked-in between the spring and housing.
As noted before on the
On 26/06/2013 13:47, Roger D Johnson wrote:
Nothing! There is nothing to keep these connectors mated but a small
amount of friction.
Friction does a pretty good job keeping a Formula One car on the track
at 150mph or bringing 115 tonnes of Boeing 747 to a standstill on
landing. And adding
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Bill. You're right, it looks
good.
Anyone know if it'll work with a KX3 too?
CheersAndy, G8TQH
From: Bill b...@w2blc.net
Sent: 26 June 2013 14:10
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: S: [Elecraft] K3 - new
I was a beta tester for this app. Even though it doesn't have all the add on
features like HRD ( sat, dm780, integrated logbook) it DOES have something
more important to me... COMPLETE control of the entire K-line. You can control
the K3, KPA500, KAT500 and even the P3...all from one very
Just out of curiosity, I put a strain gage on a power cord and checked the
force required to un-mate the APP connector from three pieces of equipment.
One took just 5 lbs.
The second took 7 lbs.
The third took just 5.5 lbs.
I've never had an APP connector disengage accidentally.
73 Ron
Looks like a great app. I do wish software developers would at least consider
using a cross-platform dev environment and at least contemplate the fact that
Windows is not the only commonly used operating system environment that appears
in the ham shack. Thankfully, Elecraft sees the light :)
I am writing this email to say a big thank-you to the staff at Elecraft for
their courtesy and care for me, the customer. Thanks goes to the management,
Keith Trinity (WE6R) technician that saw me through a problem that I had
encountered! Without the generous help I encountered from these very
Looks like this team is on to something. I checked it out and like the features
but of course the big deal is being able to control all the K-Line without out
shutting down a logging program. I found the response pretty sluggish; I ran it
on a Win7 quad Intel Dell laptop with no other programs
The spec sheet for the Anderson PowerPole Family shows an average 2-5
lbf for mating/unmating force for a single connector. But frankly, I
didn't understand their use of the terms High Force and Low Force
wire/PCB. Nevertheless, a pair should be 4-10 lbf.
Vic,
Yes, a better way would be using a diode thru a switch to ground. In
my diagrams the 1K resistor probably should be retained so the diode
does not draw excessive current when grounded (not needed if you use
the 2.2K to 10K dropping resistor in place of the 5v regulator)
In my circuits
The APP spec sheet provides mating/unmating force as 2-5 lbf. It's the same.
http://www.andersonpower.com/literature/datasheets.html
I think what Don was referring to is that a PAIR of APPs--the way we
typically use them--can take up to 10 lbf to unmate (or mate) which is
consistent with the
Hi all,
It turns out that we have more work to do on this modification. We need to test
it on more of our in-house KX3s before we post any details. It will remain
experimental until then. Even when we've approved it, it will only apply to
KX3s that have a KXFL3 module installed.
Please DO
I probably do not need to say this (obvious) but I decided to
purchase my KX3 with the ATU for resale reasons (most folks would
likely want it as the radio is oriented to portable QRP use).
I have used the ATU for fine-tuning my triband yagi on the WARC bands
- nice! It also tweaks the SWR
Thanks for the test Ron,
that sounds about right when I pull them apart.
BTW, I never put a locking device on to hold them together either.
Sometimes when I take my mobile radio out of the car, or moving it when
operating
portable, I forget to unplug the powerpole connector and when
LP-Bridge will handle the serial port issue. I run the K3, Spectravue, DXBase
and N1MM with one USB to Serial adapter and ports to spare.
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From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SDR/IQ
To:
Hi Wayne,
how will that help people without the roofing filter?
I've got one in mine and suffer tremendously from tuning noise :-( But a
friend has one without the roofer and has the same problems although not as
poor as on mine. But still VFO NR and 8 kHz shift does not fix it all ...
73,
I have had no difficulty with APPs pulling out . I have had trouble with the
dc co-axial/barrel connectors used for low current use, like the KAT500. That
one has pulled out a couple times while I've been rummaging about behind my
station... And the little black connector is perfectly
On 6/26/2013 1:43 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
LP-Bridge will handle the serial port issue.
Maybe - if none of your software uses one of the commands that
LP-Bridge blocks or modifies. The N1MM Logger support team will not
even accept bug reports if LP-Bridge is involved - any bug must be
SpectraView's HF tracking mode doesn't allow for an IF tuning offset on
frequencies higher than the design limit of the SDR-IQ itself. I know the IF
frequency is well below that, but the software was never supported tracking
panadapter operation on 6M to the best of my knowledge. You can still
Just downloaded the trail version and see lots of reasons to dump HRD..!!
However, I cannot find a way to size the radio window to my monitor. I'm
sure it's something I'm not doing right.. Also, I can see the K3's frequency
information on the HRD log window but cannot control the radio form the DX
Does anyone have recordings of received audio output from their K3 they are
willing to share? I would like to listen to a K3 before making a decision to
purchase and the demo room at Elecraft is a little too far from my QTH (130
miles). I plan to use the K3 mainly on SSB and for AM BCB/shortwave
I use the E-MU 0204/USB, and it seems to work fine.
The sample rate should be set to 96000; that gives a panadapter width of
about 95 KHz. Because the KX3 I/Q output is lowpass filtered to about 45
KHz it is not possible to get a greater bandwidth than about 90 KHz.
I use quisk on linux
Hi,
For Sale or swap Alpha 87A amplifier with a couple of spare tubes in the price
of basic K3 + KPA500!
Contact me out of list and sorry for out of topic!
regards,
Gordan - E72X
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SpectraView's HF tracking mode doesn't allow for an IF tuning offset
on frequencies higher than the design limit of the SDR-IQ itself. I
know the IF frequency is well below that, but the software was never
supported tracking panadapter operation on 6M to the best of my
knowledge. You can still
It didn't at the time that I sold mine - it would simply top out at 30 MHz.
Thanks for the update.
Mike Alexander - N8MSA
amsct...@comcast.net
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From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 3:46:19 PM
Hi,
Am I doing something wrong? I thought Nabble was the starting point, but I
see way more messages on mail-archive.
Thanks
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From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com
The only issue is the constantly changing IF offset in the
K3 (IS)
which SpectraVue does not track. This results in a variable
frequency
error based on mode.
Not if you connect via USB.
As a part of the referenced thread, that's not what it says at all.
--- On Wed, 6/26/13, amsct...@comcast.net amsct...@comcast.net wrote:
From: amsct...@comcast.net amsct...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SDR/IQ
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 12:21 PM
I have a nice Griffin powermate knob with a rubber ring installed
around it and a finger dimple for sale.
$25 plus shipping.
73
Greg
AB7R
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Not if you connect via USB.
I am (was) connecting via USB.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 6/26/2013 4:56 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com
The only issue is the constantly changing IF offset in the
K3 (IS)
which SpectraVue does not track. This results in a
Murphys law hit. If you downloaded the software before 9:00 EDT today, there
was a bug that will affect North Americans on July 1st. It has already hit
the Europeans.I had some date code to expire the betas and I forgot to
remove it.
If you have downloaded the version before this, please
Just as an update I am trying to tune in a very weak signal am radio station.
Another thing i noticed today while messing around is that besides noise
from the pc, I also experienced additional noise when it is plugged into my
bargain bin pyramid 25amp switching power supply. I never noticed this
Your probably not making sure the pins are flat when inserting into the
housings. The pin should just snap over the internal SS spring. The pin should
just rest on the spring but not press it down. Look at the business end of the
Powerpoles. If the surface of the silver pin does not stick up
Look at Backblaze for secure off-site backup - http://www.backblaze.com
This allows you to create an encryption phrase that only you know (they do not
know or store it) so what goes over the web and into their servers is encrypted
and secure.
73 de David, M0XDF (43 yrs in IT, 18 working for a
I use SpectraVue as a panoramic adapter with my K3 and three XV transverters.
Connected to the K3's IF out is an SDR-IQ, which is connected using the USB
port to my PC.
I don't have any issues with a 'variable frequency error' on 6 meters or any
other band. I can point and click to a signal
There is something very satisfying about making QSOs with a
piece of equipment you built from a kit. I just managed a New
Hampshire to Croatia QSO on 20M PSK using a 5W radio built from
a kit and a home brew 20M wire beam. I am grinning from ear to
ear. Imagine how it would feel if you had
The West Valley Amateur Radio Association field day operation
was set up as it has been for the last few years on Mora Hill.
Mora Hill is at an altitude of about 500' on the west side of
the Santa Clara Valley, California. This year we were 9A SCV. We
had 4 towers with various Uda-Yagi
Hi Folks,
I've just installed the 80-30 board (filter left to go), and in making
the final current and voltage checks, I was unsure if one reading was
too high. If the current draw after the LED times out is between 34 and
37 ma, good. If it's much higher than that, it could indicate a short.
Pour yourself a glass of wine and finish the KX1 tomorrow Peter. :-)
You're totally within the tolerance on the components, supply voltage
... and your meter. All of the Elecraft resistance/voltage/current
checks are designed to be essentially obvious unless they tell you in
the manual, and
All those functions work for me with HRD.
Did you post any setup questions to the HRD forums?
73
KD8NNU Don
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From: W4CCS w4...@w4ccs.com
Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 2:45 pm
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - new control software
To:
Pete,
That does not sound excessive - it is within a 10% range. The current
draw on 80 meters will be a bit higher than other bands because the
relay on the LPF board is not a latching type, so it must draw current
when 80 meters is selected.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/26/2013 9:39 PM, Peter N.
Is there a way to remotely turn on a KX3 through software without physically
pushing the Band- and ATU Tune buttons? Any help here is appreciated.
Ariel NY4G
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I had that same garbage power supply. Got rid of it and stuck it in the
garage to collect dust. It was causing all kind of noise in the shack. I
bought the alinco switching supply and have been very happy with it. I use
it primarily to power my TS-590. I like it because you can vary the voltage
The Astron 6 amp linear supply comes to mind. There are some good
switchers out there, see the ARRL Product reviews for an independent
assessment.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/26/2013 6:24 PM, kg4olw wrote:
Just as an update I am trying to tune in a very weak signal am radio station.
Another thing i
Oliver Dröse dro...@necg.de wrote:
Hi Wayne,
how will that help people without the roofing filter?
I've got one in mine and suffer tremendously from tuning noise :-( But a
friend has one without the roofer and has the same problems although not as
poor as on mine. But still VFO NR and
Hi group,
For some months now, I had the same intermittent problems as Ian: after the K3
has been running for a few hours, it stops working with ERR PL1 (and PL2). The
next morning, after cooling off, things are back to normal. Up to yesterday, I
was always able to make this issue go away
Hi Bill,
Its much more likely they had wide band TX phase noise that was causing your
problems. (Unless they were running K3s :-) There is not much on the receive
side that you can do to eliminate that.
Eric
elecraft.com
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