Re: [Elecraft] CW Pitch Resolution

2013-11-05 Thread Art Hejduk
Wow! Is this thread still going? On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Philip Townsend Lontz phi...@mac.comwrote: But dude... Are your wires made of silver? And laid in organic cotton sleeves by pure virgins on a full moon just after a mercury retrograde? A wise man once said nothing On

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3

2013-11-05 Thread Ray Sills
Hi Mark: I agree completely. However, just a point of clarification: when I bought my cells, they were called 1500 cells meaning, the number of expected recharges. It has a capacity of about 2000 mAh, however. In any event, they are great cells, and the low self- discharge feature

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3 (Battery thread)

2013-11-05 Thread Jim Sheldon
AMEN to this. I've had my KX3 since they started shipping the kits and installed the KXBC3 as soon as I could get one. I've been doing Elecraft demo's at hamfests for a few years now and I usually have the KX3 on external power and if I don't have an antenna connected, I have a dummy load

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 115, Issue 6

2013-11-05 Thread Dauer, Edward
Tony -- From my own experience I can't help you with the others, but as to the P3, I use a Y from the K3 to the KPA and P3 simultaneously. Never a problem (so far). 73, Ed, KN1CBR Message: 13 Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:01:01 -0500 From: N2TK, Tony tony@verizon.net To:

[Elecraft] P3-switching between 2 K-3s

2013-11-05 Thread Art KZ5D
Hi, Has anyone tried to use a single P-3 with a BNC switch box to feed either K-3 in an SO2R setup? In the SS this past weekend there were times when I would have preferred using the P3 on the S P radio instead of having it on the Run radio where it is permanently connected. See plenty of

[Elecraft] Customized Radio Stands

2013-11-05 Thread Richard Newstead
Hi Elecraft folk I have been working on developing some customized stands for various Elecraft radios. So far I have the K1, KX1 and KX3 online. They are here: http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/radio-stands/ I hope that you like them! 73 Richard G3CWI

[Elecraft] Fwd: P3-switching between 2 K-3s

2013-11-05 Thread K7JLTextra
I would like to see this built into the P3 as an option. If it switched both the IF RS232 I would buy it. John Hendricks K7JLT Begin forwarded message: From: Art KZ5D k...@aol.com Date: November 5, 2013, 5:54:24 PST To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] P3-switching between 2

[Elecraft] K3: lost CW sidetone in headphones

2013-11-05 Thread K1LI
Suddenly, I can only hear the CW sidetone in headphones at normal volume when CONFIG:SPKR+PH is set to YES. I can tell that the sidetone is coming from the 'phones when both speaker and phones are on because turning CONFIG:SPKR+PH from YES to NO cuts off the sidetone in the headphones before it

[Elecraft] K2 resistance checks query

2013-11-05 Thread Ian Liston-Smith
On completing the resistance tests for the Front Panel Board on page 29 of the manual (revision I 29 March 2012) I get about 29k on J1 pin5 and not 1M. I think this is because I've got the KSB2 option and following instructions on page 29 on the K2 manual, leading me to pages 16/17 of the KSB2

Re: [Elecraft] K2 resistance checks query

2013-11-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Ian, It is likely as you suspect, but opening the path to the microphone jack is easy. Remove the jumper from the AF signal on the microphone configuration header and re-check just to be certain. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/5/2013 1:34 PM, Ian Liston-Smith wrote: On completing the resistance tests

[Elecraft] OT - USB Hub Noise Issue

2013-11-05 Thread Joel Black
I have been plagued with noise spikes that show up on my P3 on certain frequencies and have narrowed it down to a Belkin F4U017 USB hub. The problem is that my iMac only has four USB ports. It is definitely the hub and not the wall-wart power supply. Does anyone use an inexpensive hub with

[Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Tom Field
I just completed the KPA100 and KIO2 mods for my K2. I have a new Dell desktop running Windows 8. I don't have a serial port on the machine. What is the recommended conversion from serial to USB? Tom F. KI6NRD Elecraft K2 #7432 __

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tom, Use a USB to serial adapter with an FTDI chipset - the Prolific chipset does not like to run at the slower rate required by the K2. I have also had success with a Keyspan adapter. If you want to go 'first class', use an Edgeport USB to serial converter - I have a 4 port model that works

Re: [Elecraft] K3: lost CW sidetone in headphones

2013-11-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Brian, I have not seen an answer yet, and I don't know of a good one, but --- Have you tried different headphones? 73, Don W3FPR On 11/5/2013 1:23 PM, K1LI wrote: Suddenly, I can only hear the CW sidetone in headphones at normal volume when CONFIG:SPKR+PH is set to YES. I can tell that the

Re: [Elecraft] Question about filters in USB as shown on a P3

2013-11-05 Thread Tom
Just when I thought I had it all together I had this observation: For am, the bandwidth as shown on the k3 or kx3 says 3 with a shift of 1.5. However when you look at the p3 the band is clearly centered on the carrier but the band you see is 6khz wide. Shouldn't the bandwidth be shown as 6khz

Re: [Elecraft] Question about filters in USB as shown on a P3

2013-11-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tom, The P3 is showing you the IF bandwidth of the signal before any filtering, but the K3 or KX3 is indicating the audio bandwidth (after filtering and demodulation. With AM, the IF bandwidth is double the AF bandwidth. A bit of study into AM modulation may be helpful. 73, Don W3FPR On

[Elecraft] Keyboard for P3 SVGA

2013-11-05 Thread Jim N7US
I apologize for asking a question that has been asked before, but I just got an SVGA board for my P3. I tried an old Dell (Logitech) USB wireless keyboard but it doesn't seem to work. I seem to be pairing the USB receiver with the keyboard but typing an * isn't recognized by the P3 SVGA. The

[Elecraft] So here is one that has me stumped...

2013-11-05 Thread George Pontiakos
Out of the box, fired 7729 up…set the configuration to the quick start (which means all I did was select the external spkr set to 1). running thru a LDG AT600 pro auto tuner…and an AL-811… All ran fine, great report across the bands…called Dave at Elecraft for some help on setting the Sql to

Re: [Elecraft] Question about filters in USB as shown on a P3

2013-11-05 Thread Tom Blahovici
Thanks Don…, I guess the upcoming snowy months up here are a perfect time to study for my advanced license. I’ve got to do something! 73’s On Nov 5, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Tom, The P3 is showing you the IF bandwidth of the signal before any filtering,

Re: [Elecraft] Keyboard for P3 SVGA

2013-11-05 Thread Rick Prather
Jim, I've be very happy with the Logitech K360. Full stroke (or nearly so) and available at some good discounts at Amazon, etc. Rick K6LE On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Jim N7US j...@n7us.net wrote: I apologize for asking a question that has been asked before, but I just got an SVGA

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Tom Blahovici
Hi, I see ebay has some 8 port Edgeports for $50. I’m looking to cut down on computer generate noise in my shack. Currently I have 6 or 7 usb to serial adapters. I reduced noise quite a bit as shown on the P3 using some ferrite cores but the whole mess is now quite a sore sight. Not only