Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Filter 200 Hz 5 Pole For Sale

This Filter has been sold, thanks all for inquiring. 73, Deni F5VJC On 19 September 2013 06:55, F5vjc foxfive@gmail.com wrote: Surplus to my K3 I have a 200Hz 5 Pole filter, offset -0.92 Sell in Europe for £40 or Euros 50 post inclusive. 73 F5VJC

[Elecraft] KX3 Firmware 1.61 High Current / Low Power at 12m

Hi Elecrafters, I have the same observations with FW 1.61 on my KX3 #487. 73, de Hans, DF5SR Klaus DF1TL wrote: I updated my KX3 with Firmware 1.61. Criticism: At 12m the output power gets reduced to 5W even without this message. This happens with ATU tuned to a SWR of 1/1.2 as well as

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Firmware upgrade

Hi Dave, Dick is a valued senior engineering member of the Elecraft RD team. He is the author of all of the Windows based Utilities for our products and he is also the f/w design engineer for the KAT500 and a number of other Elecraft products. He normally is not involved in our customer

[Elecraft] KPA500 assembly

I am assembling my KPA500, and am to the point of installing the RF Power Amplifier/Low Pass Filter (PA/LPF) Module. I notice when handling the module, if I gently rock it back and forth, I hear a small clicking sound from somewhere in the module.. I have inspected the module, and do

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Morning, The weather has limited my Internet access over the past day. Heavy rain and clouds between me and the tower makes it tough for the packets to pass forth and back. Even during the heavy weather the elk hunters are hopeful. Last night during a lull in the storm I was out to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 assembly

Hi George, This sound is normal and it is most likely coming from the ferrite beads that are mounted on short loops of wire on the RF amplifier PCB. 73, Eric --- elecraft.com On Sep 22, 2013, at 10:21 AM, georgek...@aol.com wrote: I am assembling my KPA500, and am to the point of

[Elecraft] Elecraft Net Reports

Here are some of the recent CW net results. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS September 1, 2013 On 14050 kHz at 2200z: K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 N6MY - Ray - AZ - KX3 - 4624 WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392 September 2, 2013 On 7045 kHz at

[Elecraft] K3 internal SWR meter

Hello all, this weekend I tested my new K3 transceiver received last week. TRX is a factory build version with 100 watt, KAT3 tuner, KXV3A and KDVR3. I use a Elecraft MH-2 microphone. While testing I recognized strange internal SWR meter behavior during SSB operation. The internal SWR bar

[Elecraft] Rodent damage to cases

I've become aware of two customers whose carrying cases have been damaged by rodents. Both cases have holes chewed by mice ... or rats ... and one has additional urine and feces damage. I suggest if there's the slightest chance rodents can gain access to your case that you provide a mouse-proof

[Elecraft] KX1 lower power only on 40?

Finished a brand new KX1 this afternoon, with ATU and 3080 module. Power output with 13VDC for all bands is as follows: 80 6.3 watts 40 1.7 30 4.0 20 3.0 Clearly something is amiss with 40 meters. I read somewhere to mess with the green windings of L2 on the 3080 module, but that didn't

[Elecraft] K3: AFSK problem

On my K3, I used to set each band to AFSK A once, and when returning to that band it would automatically revert back to AFSK A. However, something changed, as now each time I change bands the Mode is in the FSK D mode. Can someone tell me how I can get my K3 to remember to stay in the