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Subject:Re: [Elecraft] K3 4.81 beta anomally
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 05:58:23 -0500
From: Ken K3IU kenk...@cox.net
To: John_N1JM johnn...@gmail.com
I notice similar action once after the K3 had been on
overnight. Rebooting the K3 solved the
Art, Ted, Ken, Olaf, et al.,
Thanks for the helpful contributions.
Yes, the real cause are the bearings of the levers. They do not make sure a
flawless electrical contact. This seems to get worse at temperatures
around/below 0C.
I would name this imperfection Limit of simplicity.
Just fixed it
Hi K2-members;
I do have successfully build a K2/100,but now I like to do some experiments
with a analog S-meter device temporary in place of the standard K2 LED device.
Could someone give me some suggestions where I best,could pickup this 2 wire
S-meter signal for my analog indication
Jean,
The signal you want is available from Control Board U2 pin 1 - that is
an analog signal.
You should follow it with a unity Gain Op Amp stage to minimize any
loading effects of the analog meter, and you may even want to do some
scaling after the op amp to properly drive whatever meter
For the K2/K3 analog (computer) meter program, try a search for W4SMT.
That's all that shows in the Help-About box.
73,
matt W6NIA
On Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:41:37 -0500, you wrote:
Jean,
The signal you want is available from Control Board U2 pin 1 - that is
an analog signal.
You should follow it
Please report any issues that you may find in Beta MCU to:
k3supp...@elecraft.com
Regards,
Howard K6IA
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Help:
And PLEASE report all anomalies here also. As owners and perspective
owners, we all need to know as much about our equipment investment as
possible. The sharing of experiences and knowledge is the only means to
accomplish this. Without sharing, we are in the dark.
Thanks,
Bill W2BLC
Hi all,
It appears that I've fixed the reported bug in FSK-D mode (RTTY) where power
could not be increased while transmitting. I know some of you are in the middle
of an RTTY contest as we speak, and if you'd like to try the new firmware,
please email me directly.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 15:23:01 +0100
Behiels JeanPierre on4...@telenet.be wrote:
Hi K2-members;
I do have successfully build a K2/100,but now I like to do some experiments
with a analog S-meter device temporary in place of the standard K2 LED device.
Could someone give me some
You can find the K3Meter app here:
http://w4smt.com/sight.net/K3Meter/
I'm not sure it will work with a K2. I don't recall testing it. This is circa
2008.
David, W4SMT
From: Matt Zilmer ma...@elecraft.com
To: d...@w3fpr.com
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net;
Is rg58 ok for this or do I need rg8?
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You'll be fine with short lengths of the smaller sized coax. Larger
diameter coax is more important for long runs where the loss difference
becomes significant. I use LMR-240 for my in-shack connections. I use
LMR-400 for the 100' run to the base of my tower.
But do use good quality coaxial
I believe I've read that you can use both a straight key and a
microKeyer II by using a TRS Y plugged into the K3, and then plugging
the straight key into one receptacle and the microKeyer II into the
other receptacle.
Is there a better way to connect both a straight key and paddles with
I can edit the CW memories, see RTTY and CW text, etc. But hitting transmit
does nothing.
I’ve tried connected the PC through the K3 and also through the P3.
What am I doing wrong?
Carl Yaffey K8NU
Banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro.
recording studio.
cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com
614 268 6353,
I am using CW in SSB mode in my K3. After changing frequency or band I tap
my paddle to tune the KAT500 to the new memorized frequency. When I was
using KAT500 F/W v1.42, I could use the dot side of the paddle to bring the
KAT500 to the new memory frequency. When I programmed F/W v1.54 and
RG58 will work fine
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org
On 2/8/2014 12:52 PM, d...@dpomeroy.com wrote:
Is rg58 ok for this or do I need rg8?
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On 2/8/2014 12:05 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
And PLEASE report all anomalies here also.
But *not* _Beta_ firmware. Beta reports should to to Elecraft Support
and/or the respective project manager - there is no reason to stir up
issues with the entire user base concerning firmware that may not even
Sorry, Wayne. It's not fixed. Although the power adjusts now it still
comes up more than 1 dB low (65 to 75 Watts for 110W commanded) and
takes more than five seconds to reach set output. These tests in
FSK_D. For comparison, in CW power output comes up at more than 90%
of the commanded
Unless you are either using the beta or thinking about trying the beta. All
remarks are welcome!! Might be reason to wait for the next beta/production???
73
Elliott WA6TLA
On Feb 8, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
On 2/8/2014 12:05 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
And
Roy;
When the AUTO LED is flashing it means that the KAT needs RF so that it can
complete the tune (or segment switch). It isn’t going into bypass mode.
Some of the things that were added means that it takes a little but longer to
finish determining the frequency. But I do have to ask: what
Bill,
If you confine that to firmware that has been advanced to production
status, I *might* agree. Keep in mind that the firmware is provided at
no cost, so I cannot agree with your phrase equipment investment. The
hardware is the equipment investment, and at Elecraft the firmware is
I'm unable to power up my KX-3 either with batteries (new) or AC supply.
The batteries had been out for most of the winter and when I put in some
fresh ones and turned the radio on I got some odd readings. Turns out the
flexible cable between the halves wasn't properly seated. I fixed that and
Hi I was wondering if anyone else has this issue:
I have the KX3 and the KXPA100 connected through the wiring kit and I am
connecting to the combo with Ham Radio Deluxe or Win4K3Suite. If I go to 17m,
and the software is running I can literally hear the serial commands in my
headphones. It
Sounds like you're missing a bypass capacitor on the serial I/O line. If you
email customer support, they'll send you instructions on how to fix this.
(Affects a small number of units.)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Feb 8, 2014, at 4:26 PM, tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
Hi I was wondering if anyone else
I've conducted many beta test cycles over the past couple of decades. I
have software in beta now.
Part of my beta test agreement states that Beta software is broken.
Your job is to help find the problems so they can be fixed before
production.
More than a few times I've withdrawn
Hi Joe,
I reduced the power ramp-up rate in FSK-D in conjunction with other changes.
I'll improve this in the next beta release. Meanwhile it lags a little in this
mode, which is hopefully just a minor inconvenience.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Feb 8, 2014, at 3:27 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV
One should fully understand what Beta Testing means if they're thinking
about running Beta software.
It means that you may run into problems -- if you do a thorough job of
testing, you most definitely will find them.
If you aren't comfortable with that, then you really should not run beta
Meanwhile it lags a little in this mode, which is hopefully just a
minor inconvenience.
It's more than a little lag G - particularly on those occasions the
lower level is nearly 3 dB low to start. I'm looking forward to the
next one. Perhaps the update rate should be adaptive - fast for
Hi,
OK great.
Also for the group, on my kx3 now that I have it connected to my real antennas,
I can hear an am broadcast on every band. On certain bands it's tuned in
perfectly to a station whereas on others
You can hear the distorted bass.
This is with my antenna in the attic. On the
On Feb 8, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Tom tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
I can hear an am broadcast on every band. On certain bands it's tuned in
perfectly to a station whereas on others
You can hear the distorted bass.
This is with my antenna in the attic. On the mini beam, it's gone. Any
ideas
The K3 power control is a closed loop system, and the loop gain will
vary a bit with variations in the K3 RF chain gain.
While it would be ideal if the control loop could be critically damped
for all K3s, I don't think that is practical because of component
tolerances giving rise to
Folks, I thought I'd post this thinking that perhaps it'll help others with
something that I was annoyed with ever since getting my KX3 and SignaLink USB
(SLUSB) working together.
First, some background: In addition to my new KX3, I've got a K3 that I operate
about 95% CW with. There are
Hi
The gain is definitely the fix. That plus the attic. Thanks.
Original message
From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
Date: 08/02/2014 19:57 (GMT-05:00)
To: Tom tom...@videotron.ca
Cc: Elecraft Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Issue with the KX3,
I'll let Don's comments re: Equipment Investment stand, I can't
improve on them. I believe Don is right when it comes to beta releases.
Having been on the receiving end of user issues with beta releases,
we finally limited them to a small, fairly tight group who would hash
out an anomaly and
Two hours later ... tried it one more time before going to bed and this
time it came on just fine. Seems as though one of the switches is
intermittent.
I'm on the reflector's digest mode, so won't see any responses until
tomorrow. If there were such, many thanks.
Dennis, N7DH/4
On Sat, Feb
Good Evening,
The other shoe of winter has fallen. After some snow and cold in
November this year's rainy season has been mild; up until a week ago
that is. The temperature has dropped back into the teens and lower and
the snow has been piling up. The snow is unusual for Oregon. It is
dry,
Are you using a RS232 cable or a USB to serial cable?
...bill nr4c
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
Hi I was wondering if anyone else has this issue:
I have the KX3 and the KXPA100 connected through the wiring kit and I am
connecting to the combo with Ham
I think there two levels of software we should consider.
1- FIELD TEST - Software available to selected field testers which should be
discussed among testers and Elecraft techs. This includes revs that are
supplied to a more expansive group via direct email to Eric or Wayne.
2 - BETA...
It's the USB to serial.
But like Wayne mentioned there's a fix.
Thanks
Original message
From: bill conkling n...@widomaker.com
Date: 08/02/2014 21:49 (GMT-05:00)
To: tom...@videotron.ca
Cc: Elecraft Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Issue with the KX3,
I'm Gary and I'm a ham radio operator. This winter I bought my second K3/P3
to replace a mediocre new TS-990. After some self generated issues with the
speaker output, the sub-receiver VFO, and hard reset, I sent the K3 back to
Elecraft for regeneration. It was fixed in a timely manner and
It's fine just the way it is and has worked well for many years.
Let's not complicate things or make a round wheel into a square one.
My opinion only.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
On 2/8/2014 8:59 PM, bill conkling wrote:
I think there two levels of software we should consider.
1- FIELD TEST -
Gary,
It is difficult to determine what you are trying to accomplish with your post.
I cannot decide
if it is intended to be humorous or you are attempting to solicit response by
trolling.
In either case, to make it more realistic, I suggest you state that you
replaced
a TS-590 and a
Setting up my remote station today to return to the control site, I must have
jogged the hand key shorting bar or done something else to leave the KEY input
to the remote K3 actuated. Arriving at the control site, I get ERR KEY on power
up. Many controls work, but the VFO B display is
Belay that question. The audio stream is fine. I had a switching problem at
the control site, now fixed. I can continue my network testing. Sorry about
the bandwidth.
/Rick
On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 9:47 PM, Rick Tavan r...@tavan.com wrote:
Setting up my remote station today to return to the
From everything I know the TS-590 is an excellent rig, especially for
the money, and fit for virtually any competent station. But here's what
I gather from your post:
a. You really didn't know how to use your K3 without breaking it.
b. You prefer a rig that can't be improved with updates
Here' s a solution. Send the K3 and P3 to me, and if I every completely figure
them out, I'll send them back and explain it all. :-)
wunder
K6WRU
On Feb 8, 2014, at 7:51 PM, Gary NL7Y pea...@gci.net wrote:
I'm Gary and I'm a ham radio operator. This winter I bought my second K3/P3
to replace
Thanks to all, including Wayne N6KR, for commenting on their experience and
suggestions for continued use of the K3/P3.
Despite my experience and ability to read the OM, I had some issues with the
audio output connections and 2nd VFO control. It was recommended to me to
return the rig for a
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