On 3/21/2014 9:05 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
No comparison. IMHO, wasted effort by Elecraft Engineering.
My observations have been exactly thee opposite. I find that when I have
a RTTY signal carefully tuned in, the K3 decoder often beats MMTTY. The
carefully tuned part is critical, and I find
Well some great comments, it just shows what a diverse bunch of geeks we
really are!
To me a Radio Amateur is and always will be proficient in CW to some
degree, it's part of our history.
For me 100% copy using sophisticated error correcting Digimodes does not
turn me on... quite the opposite.
Not going to try to convince anyone that likes CW that digital is
better. But it offers something different.
I first started with psk-31 back a decade ago, then added JT44, then
JT65 and other of the WSJT suite of digital programs mainly for eme
with QRP transmit power (150w).
I recently
The P3 works really well for tuning RTTY signals for the K3 to
decode. Adjust the Span so you can easily see both frequencies
and lay the band on top of the waterfall.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV (who would be in a world of hurt without
the P3)
On 3/21/14 at 11:07 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com
Was using my KX3 with a RM Italy amp and a LDG tuner but it never seemed to
work well so bought the KXPA100 with tuner.Just got it in the other day and
hooked it up with the adapter cable and made the adjustments on the KX3 menu.
Everything was going great for the last couple of days,
Hello,
Gradually I'm rebuilding my Elecraft site ... and latest is at
http://wilcoxengineering.com/kpa100/
Planning on some K2 photos ... next week maybe.
Any special photos you'd like to see? Reply off list please.
Enjoy,
Alan
Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40)
570-478-0736
PS ...
Does that drop-down menu tab work well for the other photos (KPA500,
old photos, etc) ??
Hovering mouse over Radio Photos should show the other choices.
Reply off list please.
Tks, Alan
On 3/22/14, 7:12 AM, Alan D. Wilcox wrote:
Hello,
Gradually I'm rebuilding my Elecraft site ...
Thanks to all who responded by email - those were some really good
ideas. I'll let you know how it works out with pictures and diagrams. I
was surprised at the number of us working on similar objectives.
Thanks,
Bill W2BLC K-Line
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Normally when you change bands with the K3 the P3 will click(relay?) once and
the scope level will drop down a little. Recently I hear the click happen
ever once in awhile just sitting there no band change. Is there something
failing?
73, John N1JM
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73, John N1JM
K3 #5986
P3 #1752
KPA500
On further investigation it appears to only happen on 40 meters and I
discovered I had the preamp on. Once I turned the preamp off the clicking
seems to have disappeared. If this has something to do with high signal
level, I'm only listening to -110dbm noise.
73, John N1JM
John_N1JM wrote
The relay bypasses the P3's preamp when the signal level starts to
overload the front end. On 40 meters strong SW broadcast signals (that
you can't see on the screen) can cause that to happen.
Alan N1AL
On 03/22/2014 06:04 AM, John_N1JM wrote:
On further investigation it appears to only
All you say rings true. I've never been a fan of
the error-correcting modes because they tend to
slow things down; my digi mode of choice is PSK31.
The diversity of the hobby is one of its marvels
and accounts for me to its staying power: Some
years I operate more and some years I build more,
John,
Maybe it's -110 dBm average noise, but with -20 dBm static crashes?
Normally you would see these as broad lighter areas on the waterfall,
short duration.
You may also have a noise source that's peaking high, but outside of
the P3's visible span range. If it's anywhere near 40m, the P3
Thanks, Matt. Sounds like a good explanation to me since it seems to go away
with the preamp off.
73,
John N1JM
Matt Zilmer-3 wrote
John,
Maybe it's -110 dBm average noise, but with -20 dBm static crashes?
Normally you would see these as broad lighter areas on the waterfall,
short
Mark . . .
Our Merit Badge University was held at a local middle school last
Saturday. We met the Radio Merit Badge on-the-air requirement with a
K3/KPA500 to a Carolina Windom at 35 feet.//We put together our own
power point presentation and drafted three of our buddies to help the
boys
Just goes to show that for every CW nut out there there is a digi nut who
prefers to type on the keyboard and is fascinated with the ability of these
programs to decode a bunch of tones and turn them into letters. Not all of us
are into paddles and talking on the mic all the time. It's what
Hello folks,
Newbie Dave, K6WDE/KH6 with my Elecraft KX3.
Question: Dual Watch versus Split Mode, which is best? Is is personal
preference? Yes, I did read the Elecraft Operating Note - Working a Pile-Up
using the Dual Watch feature on the KX3 article. I am still confused though.
As I
Anybody have real world experience with this. Specs the same as TimeWave
LMR400, but price difference is considerable.
73, George NC5G
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Hi Dave -
When I'm trying to get a DX station that is working split or during the QRP Fox
hunts, I use Dual Watch and Split together. Before engaging, I tune in the
target station to suit my hearing pitch preference, then I press A--B twice
to get both VFO's equal. Next I hit Split and then
Dave,
I don't know how you are hearing both VFO frequencies at the same time
with only SPLIT engaged (unless you have Dual Watch turned on at the
same time).
With split (and not Dual Watch), you have VFO A in both ears. If you
use the REV button, you can hear on the VFO B frequency (again
Hi Art,
I just went to the Freedv web site: : http://freedv.org/tiki-index.php
Looks interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.
Bob - N7RJN
On 3/22/14, 10:42, Acbross acbr...@yahoo.com wrote:
Just goes to show that for every CW nut out there there is a digi nut who
prefers to type on the
Hi George
I don't have any experience with this particular one, but can highly recommend
the LMR400 cable from DXEngineering. I am currently using it at the home QTH
and plan on buying a 500ft spool, as soon a I return to replace all coax runs
with it.
73 de Jim - KE8G
Sent from my iPad
On
How about the new digital audio mode Freedv that uses simultaneous PSK streams
to give noise free digital audio on the HF bands at decreased bandwidth?
I'm like the other guy. First, I don't like digital audio, but will admit never
having heard whatever this mode your talking about is.
Many thanks to all the Elecrafters who answered the boys' calls this morning.
They successfully completed their very first QSOs with hams in New York ,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, Arkansas and Montana. One of the Scouts, Zach, then
declared that he wanted to work some DX! (Yes, he really picked
Neither Denis nor I, nor anyone else said that no one does or should like
digital. No one is trying to do away with digital or make it less legal. We
just said that we did not care for it because it is too much like e-mail which
we obviously do not want to get away from because we are
Gee, Willis, if you don't like RTTY then you must detest SSB. All that
wasted digital bandwidth.
BTW, as an apartment dweller with almost no antenna opportunities, like
e-mail is better than nothing at all for me and my XYL!
Jack, W6NF/VE4SNA
On 3/22/2014 2:43 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
Sorry, but I have gotten a little behind in the SSB net reports. Enclosed is
the report for 3/9/14.
Here is the list for 3/9/14:
Station NameQTH Rig S/N
N6JWJohnCA K3 936
W7NMD
Good Afternoon,
I need to work on completing the net reports from the last few
months. Losing my hard drive got me out of my routine so they are
piling up around the computer. Hopefully I can get a few reports out
each week until spring work pulls me away. Currently we are alternating
On 3/21/2014 8:39 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
CW is neat as a hobby technology, but commercially, it is less
relevant than blacksmithing. There are quite a few professional
blacksmiths, but no professional CW operators.
Oh?? See: www.radiomarine.org. Station KSM is banging away while I
On 3/21/2014 8:52 AM, Ross Primrose wrote:
I think you've underestimated by quite a bit. RTTY has been around
since the early '30s.
And I'm still of the generation who could tune across the HF bands and
pick out the simplex, multiplex, and multi-channel commercial circuits
by ear. I worked
On 3/21/2014 9:32 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
Automatic error correction is the real difference that makes modern
digital modes more effective than manual digital modes (Morse) or
send-and-pray digital modes (RTTY).
7-level error-correcting ARQ was in heavy commercial use in the 1950s.
It
Hi folks,
Just wanted to let you know I got my first ever QSO today! It was with an
ARRL Centennial station in New Mexico, W1AW/5. I was on my KX3 with 10W
running into a 10m dipole. Pretty exciting!
-Sean
KK4YPE
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Nice going Sean. I remember my first QSO almost 60 years ago. About 6
miles from my QTH. Some DX!!!
You are now hooked. Might just as well sit back and enjoy.
Good Luck es 73 Joe K2UF
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
Quick question..Can a KX3 control a K3??
On 3/19/2014 3:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
As you may already know, any K3 can control another one at a remote location.
This allows you to have the experience of operating the radio, while taking
advantage of great station locations with larger
Congratulations Sean! I remember my first, a little over 60 years ago,
rig was on a card table in my bedroom and when I heard him call me, I
almost tipped the table over. Pretty exciting? You bet! There's a
nearly uncountably infinity of ways to enjoy this hobby. And, after
awhile, no one
To a limited degree (band, mode, AF gain, and several other primary controls).
See page 28 of the KX3 owner's manual.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 22, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Gary K9GS garyk...@wi.rr.com wrote:
Quick question..Can a KX3 control a K3??
On 3/22/2014 2:43 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
RTTY annoys me because it takes up the whole band,
Actually, ham RTTY signals use 170 Hz FSK (or AFSK), and a clean signal
burns about 500 Hz. I see far too many CW signals that burn 500 Hz. My
neighbor does with his IC7600.
As to the original
Hi Phil,
It was on SSB, and yes, I was definitely nervous. In fact, I was mostly
caught off guard when they replied because I had been calling CQ for a
while and got no response and I had just scanned through the band when I
heard W1AW/5 calling CQ. I tried it and - bam! - he replied back. I sent
Yes, Great Congrats to you, Sean!
I always remember my first QSO as well.
The other station had the letter X in the callsign, and the way I
discovered that I did not really know the letter in CW was that I had to
write the _.._ on paper and look it up afterward. Yes, I really learned X
that
Same here, Fred -- In August 1953 on 80 CW with my
(necessarily rock-bound) 6AG7-6L6 transmitter and
a SWBC table model receiver with BFO added. My
first was 3 miles away and we went to the same
high school (of 2500) and had never met, but
became close friends. Such things were really
Sean, for 99.99% of hams, there really are no knuckleheads. Your call
gives you away, at least to me and I think many, as a new ham and
there's really nothing you can do that is going give us any heartburn
whatsoever. We do have our yahoo's, thankfully they're a very small
minority, and if
KSM is staffed by volunteers. I respect their skill and dedication, but
professionals are paid. I expect these operators are retired professionals or
former professionals. Morse is no longer a career path. Even the military has
dropped Morse interception as a recognized skill.
On the other
The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets tomorrow (Sunday, March 23) at 1800Z on
14.3035 MHz. I will be net control from western Oregon. See you there.
73,
Phil, NS7P
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Hi,I'm a big fan of Club Log so I have decided to include a spotting function
using Club Log filtering in the next release of Win4K3Suite.
Unlike the web interface of Club Log, the spots are delivered in real time to
the application and filtered according to your DXCC profile in your Club Log
If I count the number of dumb things I've done on the air I
might never again key the transmitter. :-) QRP can give you the
illusion of keeping a low profile.
It is like learning to speak a foreign language. You will make
mistakes. The vast majority of hams will be fairly gentle in
pointing
Good Evening,
Spring has arrived, at least by the calendar, though the bird
population is increasing daily. The weather is tending, very slightly,
toward warmer and more sunny. However, there have been a few days of
snow. Just enough to cover the ground in the morning. Makes bringing
Bruce,
Did you get any response from Elecraft on this? If so what did they say?
Gary
N6LRV
From: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of bruce.bef...@myfairpoint.net
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 4:02 AM
To: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
May I add another congratulations, Sean!
I think we all remember our first QSO. Mine was in 1960. My call was
WV2LBV back then. The rig was my first build from the ARRL Handbook
(6146 osc/amp) and of course since I was a rank novice it was rock
bound. I had a very used Hallicrafters SX-99 for
Yes, it is possible, and we're working on a special cable for this.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:46 PM, Gary n6...@cox.net wrote:
Bruce,
Did you get any response from Elecraft on this? If so what did they say?
Gary
N6LRV
Q: can the K3/0-Mini be connected directly to
On Sun, 9 Mar 2014 17:50:11 -0700
Thomas Taylor li...@comcast.net wrote:
Would any of you K2 owners want to get together to order the PCB's for a
quantity discount?
Thanks, Tom KG7CFC
On Sun, 9 Mar 2014 07:29:22 -0700 (PDT)
Dave KW4M gene...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I've
Sean,
If you are interested in the W1AW QSO party for the centennial year, follow
this link:
http://www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party
The simple rules are to get all states but there are variations on modes and so
on. There is a schedule for the full year where you can see which states will
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