Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters

2014-01-01 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A
HNY all, A receive-splitter is a thing that is easily built guys. Look on W8JI's site and search for combiner or splitter. I constructed a few magic T splitters myself and they work just fine. 73 Arie PA3A On 12/31/2013 09:04 PM, als...@nc.rr.com wrote: A while back there were some

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3

2014-01-01 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Hah! Our mailbox is on a well-traveled road about 200 yards from the house and not in line of sight. When we first moved here, I had one or two packages just left on top of the mailbox, and I complained vigorously to the post office. Since then, our carrier has delivered any packages too

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX

2014-01-01 Thread alsopb
Thanks guys. Looks like the W8JI design is easiest to build. Mouser has the binocular cores needed. 73 de Brian/K3KO als...@nc.rr.com wrote: A while back there were some postings on recommended commercial 50 ohm two port splitters for receiver use. Can't find the postings. Cheaper

[Elecraft] Station Monitor

2014-01-01 Thread KD8RQE
HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions on dirty RF I have been considering putting together a station monitor to monitor my RF output. I have a K3 (7588) but also an ICOM 7200, Drake TR7A, Drake C-line a couple of amps. I have a 70MHz occilliscope that I would like to place between

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX

2014-01-01 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Jack Smith has a kit - everything except case and connectors: http://cliftonlaboratories.com/z10050a_3_db_hybrid.htm 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 9:15 AM, als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks guys. Looks like the W8JI design is easiest to build. Mouser has the binocular cores needed. 73

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3

2014-01-01 Thread Chester Alderman
Yes! My mailbox is a half mile from my house. When I checked with the Post Office I was told rural route carriers are only paid to deliver to the mail box. If they bring packages too large for the mail box, to my house, they are doing it on their own. Fortunately, most carriers will bring large

Re: [Elecraft] Station Monitor

2014-01-01 Thread Don Wilhelm
The 40 dB Power Tap detailed in June 2001 QST article called Simple RF Power Measurement by Wes Hayward should do that job nicely. ARRL members can find that article at the ARRL website. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/1/2014 9:31 AM, kd8...@aol.com wrote: HNY all: Apropo of the recent discussions

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters ---TNX

2014-01-01 Thread Jack Smith
I would note that if you intend to use combiners with signal generators for intermodulation measurements care has to be taken with core selection if high performance amplifiers are to be evaluated. After a great deal of experimentation, the limit of my 2nd and 3rd order IMD measurement

[Elecraft] Newbie Dave Happy New Year Elecraft KX3 WOW moment!

2014-01-01 Thread Esquer Dave
Hi folks, Newbie Dave, K6WDE, here with my KX3 WOW moment. Late yesterday afternoon, New Year’s Eve, I spotted and heard KC4AAA broadcasting on 20 meters from the AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION. Obviously, there was a hugh pile-up for quite some time. I listened and listened. There were

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and flrig operation

2014-01-01 Thread Joel Black
Mooneer, I don't know if you got an answer or not, but I just verified that on RTTY, there is an occasional delay between the SLUSB keying and the radio keying. It's not there all the time and I did not get it to delay on PSK31 (I only tested RTTY and PSK31). I have a couple of CR's built

[Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Jim Miller
I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the FSK keying line ala RTTY via FSK-D. 73 jim ab3cv __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] Station Monitor

2014-01-01 Thread Dave
There's an article in this months QST that might do what you are looking for, it's in Technical Correspondence on pages 58 and 59 headed Use a Signal Sampler to Monitor Your Transmitted Signals written by Larry D. Wolfgang (WR1B). The designer is given, at the end of the article, as being Bud

Re: [Elecraft] Station Monitor

2014-01-01 Thread Jeffrey Otterson
This looks like it could be what you want: http://preciserf.com/shop/station-monitor-trapezoid-qrp/ I've not tried one, it was just something I found on the web and saved the bookmark, because it looked like it might be useful. jeff n1kdo

[Elecraft] Some items up for sale...updated.

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
This was posted a day ago but I did not double check the post and there seemed to be a problem with the email formatting. Below is a more legible posting of what is for sale. 1. Edgeport8 This is a great device if you have more serial devices than you have serial ports on your pc. With this

[Elecraft] Items for sale 3rd update.

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
This was posted a day ago but I did not double check the post, there seemed to be a problem with the email formatting. Below is a more legible posing of items up for sale. 1. Edgeport 8 This is a great device if you have more serial devices than you have ports on your PC. With this unit you

[Elecraft] Edgeport 8 lowwer price

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
Dick, K6KR has informed me that my price of the Edgeport is high and he saw one on Ebay from Canada for 60.00. So mine is now 55.00 including shipping! Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Westmountain 4004U for sale

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
West Mountain 4004U This unit was purchased and mounted but never used. Priced at 75.00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

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2014-01-01 Thread Norman Sharples
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[Elecraft] Balun designs 1110U

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
West Mountain 4004U This unit was purchased and mounted but never used. Priced at 75.00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Edgeport 8 sold

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Weir
This unit has been sold.MikeVE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This

Re: [Elecraft] Station Monitor

2014-01-01 Thread EricJ
It's also detailed in his book (W7ZOI, KK7B, W7PUA), Experimental Methods in RF Design, and ARRL publication and the only electronic book I've ever seen rate an active Yahoo group all on its own. My 10 year old copy gets so much use, it looks like it served two tours in the Middle East.

[Elecraft] K3 audio line out level with blue tooth hearing aid amp

2014-01-01 Thread Robert G Strickland
Happy New Year to all. I just got new ReSound hearing aids w/ a blue tooth amp pickup. I connected the blue tooth transmitter to the front panel PHONES and got plenty of sound but very distorted at levels necessary for operating. I then connected it to the LINE OUT in the back of the K3 and

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3

2014-01-01 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Well, there *is* something to be said for a little something in the Christmas card... and the same guy has been delivering our mail since we got here 19 years ago! That might have something to do with it. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
It's a totally different protocol/code ... RTTY/FSK is an on/off keying signal while PSK31 is a variable length code that no UART is programmed to generate. If you don't want to use a sound card for PSK31, use the terminal in the K3 Utility program. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 11:30

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Jim Miller
While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read that PSK-D is actually capable of being driven by FSK keying line already! Missed that one. Jim AB3CV (now RTFMing...) On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: I'd like to see PSK-D be supported by the

[Elecraft] SKN sans Elecraft

2014-01-01 Thread eric norris
For the first time since drinking the Kool-Aid years ago, I made it all the way through SKN without touching an Elecraft radio!  Nothing but my HW-16 and Heathkit CW twins was used, though I did have to use the AF1 to help the old girls out. Nothing makes you appreciate your K3, KX3, K2, K1,

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread John Bastin
I'm interested in learning how you explain to your software that it should listen for PSK and decode it while it's transmitting FSK. 73, John K8AJS jbast...@me.com On 01 Jan 2014, at 6:33 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: While reading the manual to setup PSK using Data-A I now read

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Jim Miller
John I haven't tried it yet since I just discovered it. The FSK pin on the AUX connector when in PSK-D mode does what is needed. It's the mode on the radio that determines whether the FSK pin does one thing or the other. Make sense? jim ab3cv On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM, John Bastin

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Jim Sheldon
Guys, John Subich was right. Asserting PTT keys the radio and brings up the PSK idle, but there is no data transfer via the FSK input pin in PSK- D mode. The Vari-code aspect of the various PSK modes makes this impossible as it's currently implemented. W0EB Sent from my iPad On Jan 1,

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Jim Miller
Must be an erratum in the User manual: From Page 31 of version D10 K3 Users manual: PSK D is a Direct-transmit mode for PSK31. It’s the only mode that decodes and displays PSK31 signals with the text decoder (pg. 33). Like FSK D, *PSK D lets you transmit via FSK IN*, ASCII, or the keyer paddle

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
The issue isn't varicode. The issue is that PSK modes are Phase Shift, not Frequency Shift (FSK). The radio would have to read raw data coming in, re-encode it, and modulate it. It isn't that different from CW-to-PSK conversion, but I wonder if it's worth the trouble. -- Lynn On 1/1/2014

Re: [Elecraft] PSK-D Feature request

2014-01-01 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
That *is* an error. PSK D allows transmitting via ASCII (using the KY command) or keyer paddle. It does not accept any input from the FSK line. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/1/2014 10:22 PM, Jim Miller wrote: Must be an erratum in the User manual: From Page 31 of version D10 K3 Users

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results for 12/29/13

2014-01-01 Thread Phil Shepard
Sorry for the report misfire yesterday. We had another good net last Sunday with 42 participants over a 32 minute period. Happy New year! Here is the list: Station NameQTH Rig S/N W4RKS Jim TX K3