Larry == Larry Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com writes:
Larry I'm going to test the cable in the morning.
Larry I have two cables neither which works.
Larry The one which came with the rig seems to be a cross over cable.
Larry The one I tested is an APC connection cable which just
I've uploaded the firmware using K3 Utility.
I want to save my configuration and nothing else
the log contains:
02:17:11 Elecraft K3 Utility for Linux Revision 1.14.4.11
02:17:11 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
The firmware information section shows things like:
Hi Pierfranceso:
I didn't know what it was but it seemed unusually light.
It worked better than the original but it din't work.
I looked up the part number and a Russian web page
show it was simple cable with no parts and strange connections.
I knew they were strange but not this strange.
I'll
Hi Harry,
Hope the info that follows will be useful.
I have made some research of how to make the internal K144XV Elecraft
transverter be useful in contests.
Originally it was almost useless due to many parasitics all across the band
even from S9 signals.
The stronger – the worse and there were
Dear folks,
My Elecraft K3 with sub receiver suddenly is performing differently. I am
not aware of having done any changes to any settings at the exact time of
this change of performance (but of course I can have done something without
knowing/remembering).
Normally after activating SUB I
Larry,
The cable only needs to contain pins 2, 3 and 5 (TXD, RXD and Signal
Ground). They should be wired straight through (nor crossover).
Everything on K3 Utility is greyed out because the communications with
the K3 is not complete.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/4/2014 2:33 AM, Larry Lopez wrote:
Hi Kjeld,
Try changing the CONFIG:L-MIX-R setting. The default is main left,
sub right. You'll have to enable TECH MD before you can get to this
CONFIG setting.
73,
matt W6NIA
On Sun, 4 May 2014 12:30:30 +0200, you wrote:
Dear folks,
My Elecraft K3 with sub receiver suddenly is
Hi
Check your settings for L MiX R. and AF Level. Sounds like the defaults are
loaded. Why? Good question.
73s
Original message
From: Kjeld Holm k...@kh-translation.dk
Date: 04/05/2014 06:30 (GMT-05:00)
To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft]
It was time to drag out the test gear and give my older K3 a going over.
One thing of interest was Minimum Detectible Signal.
There is a WIKI definition for it but the equation doesn't help me a bit.
I just thought I'd attach a calibrated signal generator and keep
reducing the level (for a
The XG3 manual
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/XG3%20Owner%27s%20Manual%20Rev%20D.pdf
Documents a technique to estimate MDS on page 15.
John KN5L
On 05/04/2014 07:34 AM, Brian Alsop wrote:
How indeed is MDS measured quantitively?
__
I completed my K2 earlier this week and everything seems to be working
great. However, I have discovered one problem. Received SSB signals from
7180 to 7185 kHz are garbled even with the NB and preamp off. Thus far I
haven't observed this problem on any other frequency. Any ideas what may be
Dale,
That is an old problem often referred to as WAOF (Weird At One Frequency).
That frequency region is where the PLL frequency and the VFO frequencies
cross. Those two signals can couple together producing the condition
that you observe. The fix is to reduce the opportunity for those
To be on the safe side, wear only cotton clothing; no wool or synthetic
clothes.
Cotton will be least likely to pick-up any charges.
73 Jerry KM3K KX3 #6088
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don
Wilhelm
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014
Brian,
The traditional way to measure MDS requires the use of an audio
voltmeter (True RMS voltmeter) a low level very well shielded oscillator
with a known and calibrated output level and a well shielded step
attenuator. Any oscillator leakage will produce erroneous results.
Turn the
My personal best!
1st. place Mexico.
5th. place North America.
8th place World Wide.
SOAB low power
Not bad for a *Elecraft K3/100* with a Tri-bander and dipoles.
Keith, XE3/K5ENS
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K3 SWR Panel Reading is 1.2 - 1.
I’ve recently completed K3 S/N 8156. It’s a basic K3, 10-watt unit with the
only option being a 250 Hz CW filter. (Of course it has the 2.7 kHz filter
installed.) No other options.
The K3 Panel SWR indicates 1.2 - 1 during transmit when the actual SWR is
Hi Don,
Electrical tape is slightly resistive, at least the ones I've used. At
Idealab (Pasadena, CA - tech incubator), we used electrical tape to
lightly ground sections of a proto RF PCBA we were developing. Doing
this snubbed out some parasitic oscillation that we never really
understood. One
IMHO there is only one Perfect WayDon't buy a kit let Elecraft
build it, burn it in, do setup.
Then I open the box when I get it and in less than 5 min. I'm on the air. Oh
yes I've been studying the manuals both the build one and operating one
(downloaded printed in 3 ring binder with
One other tool I found essential - and I don¹t recall if anyone has
mentioned this yet - is a hand-held magnifying glass with built-in
illumination.
There are at least two kinds of occasions when this could be important.
One is those few places in which the soldered leads on a small board have
to
I have always disliked the term Minimum Discernable Signal (MDS),
because it really is a misnomer. Obviously different people can discern
a signal at different levels, and what does it mean to discern a
signal anyway?
The technical definition of MDS is simply the effective noise level in
Thanks again Don. I shortened one lead on C88 and made certain that
everything around U4 and U6 was as tightly flush cut as possible. Also, I
put electrical tape all over the U4 area. There's not much activity up here
on 40 meters now, but fortunately there was a weak station around 7182, the
Elecraft Kool Aid contains a high percentage of Elcohol; hence that fellow's
misspelling/poor grammar ( Crag's List, have drank) that detracted from my
otherwise humorous enjoyment of his post.
Jeff, NH7RO (fellow Elcoholic since 2010)
Of course one of the nice features of the K3 and KX3 is that a true RMS
audio voltmeter is built in to the radio.
Lyle KK7P
... However, theoretically you need a true RMS voltmeter to do an
accurate measurement. A typical multimeter reads the average voltage
of the rectified AC waveform,
Not Bad is a poor description of your accomplishment Keith. 'Damn GOOD' is
closer to it!! Really nice work Keith...
73,
Tom - W4BQF
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
XE3/K5ENS via Elecraft
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:22 AM
To:
Thank you for the insight.
Last night I pulled the K3 back over to the workbench and probed the
lines coming to and from the ref lock board with a oscilloscope.
What I discovered is that the rear of the jack had pushed back out of the
socket.
Once I corrected that everything worked fine.
On a
Hello all, I just passed my Tech license and I am looking for a mobile
station to mount on my motorcycle (BMW F700GS)
I spoke with my Uncle Chuck Wood, WD6APP in San Diego, and he praised the
KX3 as radio, said buy one for the house, but thought it was not suitable
for a motorcycle.
His advice
I would agree, but I prefer a bifocal magnifier head band with an external
light. I have two, one with an extra magnifying loop.. You definitely need
some kind of magnifier unless you are very young with great eyesight or have a
pet hawk or eagle to help. Seeing eye dogs don't help much as
On 5/4/2014 9:20 AM, rgconner wrote:
In case you were wondering what I would do with it... most of the road
captains are HAMs too, so we are using FRS at the moment, but want to move
to 6m/2m operations for co-ordinating rider leader/wingman/tailgunners
actions during riders.
My own opinion
I am a first time K1 builder and am having a very difficult time getting the
proper voltage measurements for the test on page 46 of the manual.
Test point J7 pin 8 should be 3.8vdc I get 0
The test points on Diodes D9,D10,D11,D13, all measure 0
Any suggestions as to how to go about
...I just passed my Tech license and I am looking for a mobile
station to mount on my motorcycle (BMW F700GS)
I spoke with my Uncle Chuck Wood, WD6APP in San Diego, and he praised the
KX3 as radio, said buy one for the house, but thought it was not suitable
for a motorcycle.
...most of
I would full agree
I briefly considered a putting a KX3 in my Jeep, but then figured it would
probably
be distracting and not get used that much (because of being distracting)
I used to ride years ago and would not want the added distraction on a
motorcycle.
You might get a few ideas by looking here:
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/Rev-B1-1.6-KX3-Mobile-Owners.pdf
There are ideas for mounts, power options, antennas, etc. The guide
is really for four-wheel vehicles, but some of the concepts may apply
to your BMW two-wheel installation.
On the KX3's
You have no voltage coming into the T/R switch from the 6T voltage rail.
Do you have the 6T voltage anywhere? Do a TUNE and check the voltage at
P1 pin 7 - it should be near 6 volts. If OK there, you can go on, but
if nothing there, you will have to backtrack to the Front Panel Board -
the
I picked up a Magnifying Headband years ago when I built my K2.
It has been extremely handy over the years, and practically a necessity when
building kits.
Items I would say that are good to have in general are:
Patience (don't rush, enjoy the build)
A good set of screwdrivers (Craftsmen).
I am a first time K1 builder and am having a very difficult
time getting the proper voltage measurements for the test on
page 46 of the manual.
Test point J7 pin 8 should be 3.8vdc I get 0
The test points on Diodes D9,D10,D11,D13, all measure 0
Are you sure you performed this step
Be aware that most black electrical tape is very slightly conductive.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org
On 5/4/2014 6:35 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
The last gentleman who had this problem reported that the above efforts
I have no direct experience with the K1, but the first think I would look for
is the diodes installed backward. The band will be on the output (negative)
end of the diode. The next thing to look for is that all the diodes are open.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ Trustee
Elecraft needs to develop a kit-building jumpsuit. They could use
static dissipative cloth like we have for our smocks at work.
Maybe have Eric and Wayne's faces silk-screened on the back.
An added option would be a Batman-like utility belt that has a wrist
strap and the correct
Congratulations!
Wayne
N6KR
On May 4, 2014, at 7:22 AM, XE3/K5ENS via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
wrote:
My personal best!
1st. place Mexico.
5th. place North America.
8th place World Wide.
SOAB low power
Not bad for a *Elecraft K3/100* with a Tri-bander and dipoles.
Getting a brand new 25-1402 cable
from radio shack made everything work.
It's now showing the installed firmware versions.
The save configuration button is no longer shaded out.
Perhaps my hacked together cable wasn't working right
somehow.
2 RXD_OUT
3 TXD_IN
4 DTR_IN
5 COMMON
7 RTS_IN
--
I would shy away from putting a KX3 on a motorcycle for several reasons:
Heat from direct sunlight
Heat from higher ambient temperature on the road
Possible exposure to water / moisture
Vibration (Even on a 6 cylinder Goldwing this can be an issue)
Attempting to operate the relatively small
I don't know why it would be any more distracting than any other radio. The
buttons appear bigger and easier to hit than the Beofeng you recommend.
Which I have, and find I got what I paid for. Not being able to adjust mic
gain means most helmet headsets and throat mic's are useless.
I am not
5w is not enough if we get out of line of site.
On a recent ride we could not open the designated repeater ~30miles away,
K6IS, with 5w units, an FT-60 and/or the Beofengs. We all run either a
Diamond or Comet antenna, so it was not just ducktails or screw on antenna.
The FT-10 did so easily,
Dear Elecraft,
Right now there is no currently produced solution for a harsh condition,
i.e. vibration, dust, moisture rated that is more versatile/powerful than a
hand held 2m/70cm 5w unit suitable for mounting on say, handlebars of a
motorcycle or atv.
Please take into consideration cooling
Thanks for your reply, Matt.
I have looked at all those resources, they are very good.
My plan for an off-the-shelf solution would be:
http://www.rammount.com/Products/AQUABOX/LargeAQUABOX/tabid/4887/Default.aspx
and then mount on the handlebar in the center. The space around the box that
is
It sounds like the problems encountered by the Western States 100
between Tahoe and Auburn, or the century bike runs in the coast range of
California. Those problems were solved, IIRC, by mobile repeaters and
even a repeater in the sky (on a light plane) orbiting above the
course. Others can
That is precisely where we ride when we go east. Or the coastal range around
Napa/marin counties when we go west.
A repeater drone would be awesome... but unlikely.
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OK, but you still may want to map the holes in your HT 5W net, and
consider whether a few mobile repeaters or relays might be able to fill
the holes for safety purposes. Clubs local to you may have already
addressed your problems and may know how to solve them. They might even
help out.
IF it gets really bad, we will have resort to cell phones...
*shudder*
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Many have given their opinion on this, some with actual experience. Listen to
them. I'm not currently doing what you are wanting to do, but did for many
years.
Don't go with a handheld. They don't have enough power. Opt for a full power
single or dual band VHF/UHF FM radio. Even then,
Sound advice. The Kenwood remote is likely the best option right now...
although if Elecraft wanted to use me as a guinea pig for creating a
hardened rig... I would pay for the privilege.
Right now we are using Jennipeaters, because on a ride, one of the Hams,
Jennifer, was not leading or
In order to state that this is the wrong radio for this application, one
must first determine what this application actually is.
If his goal is to work the world directly, without remote stations or
IRLP, then a KX3 is probably a better option than a VHF/UHF handheld.
If the goal is talk
I have already established multiple times that an HT is not cutting it. I
have a Baofeng and a Yaesu Ft-60. Neither is doing what I need it to do.
So what you recommend?
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I am not using it rag chew. I am using it communicate with the 2 to 6 other
ride leaders to coordinate and keep the ride together.
General usage would be on a single channel all day long, unless we got
separated, then we would have designated open repeaters to tune to during
the ride.
If you are looking for a 2m/70cm mobile rig with more than 5W output (eg. 50W?)
to stay in touch with your buddies in the convoy, then the KX3 is simply the
wrong solution. Even CB may be a better fit, except for the power/range
requirement. After your ride, if you want to set up camp, throw
Now I don't mean to sound critical, but is it somehow different for guys
on bikes than for guys in cars? We use 5 watt FRS/GMRS radios for our
MINI Cooper driving club, and we can easily have thirty or forty cars on
a tour, and have participated in groups as large as 400. If cars get
out
Its much easier to get a useful ground plane in a car, in my experience.
That said, i ran a 5w HT for 4,000 miles summer for APRS and found it
worked mostly fine. Going to do it again on my bike next month.
--
Phil
kj6pon
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:51 PM, K8JHR jricha...@k8jhr.com wrote:
Now
Well, I would say that GPS, maps, turn sheets etc are much easier to use in
a car. This makes everyone knowing the route much more difficult.
Also, a mechanical failure or fender bender can be far more serious on a
motorcycle than in a car. A flat is very dangerous to a rider, but for a
car?
Your passenger, which 95% of do not have, cannot effectively navigate for
you, either.
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Good luck with it! Despite others' comments about the KX3's
ruggedness, it's pretty robust. I've had mine off road a dozen times,
mostly in a jeep mounted to the dash 1 RAM ball. Seems like all
jeeps have those. Had it out twice on a mountain bike, but there are
too many situations where
This thread is a good example of using reply and it goes to one
person, and not to the whole list.
Please reply to the whole list, or reply all and (optionally) remove
the individuals.
Also, quote the relevant part of the message (only). Thanks!
I said in an earlier post that you had to
Please take into consideration cooling issues and variable power supply as
well.
I would gladly pay the current price + 10% to 20% premium for a hardened
unit. More would depend on the feature set.
Have you any experience with such industrial design? That generous 20 percent
premium that
You must not use CB, or maybe it is just where I live, but if you try and use
any channel on the CB the yahoos drown you out.
REmeber, any yahoo can use CB, but a HAM operator has to pass a test. That
appears to weed out the yahoos.
I am amazed by all the things this radio does, and does well,
From what I have read thus far, VHF is still the best bet for this
application. I have not yet heard how far these riders are spread out. If a
5W HT doesn't cut it, then perhaps adding a 30-50W amp would be more
appropriate than going HF. Also, look at the antennas in use on the bikes,
and their
Well, there is no reply all, just reply, and I am replying to the mailing
list, so I don't know what else I can do.
And yes, it is going to require an investment for everyone to go to 6m.
But... the serious HAMs that have helped provide this solution already run
6m, and the cost is rather
as they say oops -- forgot to do the reply all. Sorry about that.
KK4QDZ - Now with Extra Class Priv's, and a tiny KX3 to enjoy them!
From: Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) billblomg...@yahoo.com
To: rgconner rgcon...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 6:49 PM
Don't forget the power budget is tighter on a motorcycle. It might not be
capable of providing the amps required.
As for HF, why put a few watts into a grossly reduced efficiency antenna? To
reduce the HF antenna to bike size, lowers the bandwidth as well. Think 6
meters and
I don't know the GMail mail client, nor am I referring only to Mr. Conner.
I do know that less than half of this conversation is on-list.
I would not expect 6 meters to do any better than 2 meters. I do know
that a 6 meter 1/4 wave antenna is going to be bigger than something for
2 meters
I see it all on the Nabble list.
*shrug* If tech was easy, I would not be able to afford a KX3 =)
Using the Ft-60 with an amp would be awesome. How do I do that?
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RE: “…with all the praise for this unit, it seems odd it is such a wall
flower…”
I wouldn’t call it a wall flower. The radio was designed as a high performance
trail friendly radio (TFR). As such, it represents the best there is for that
mission. Light weight, small size, self contained
Don't forget an antenna, try a better antenna first.
The Motorcycle Amateur Radio Club has several pages on antennas. You
might start here: http://www.marc-hq.org/40.technotes/40-10.htm
They seem to think Comet has the most durable antennas. I don't ride a
motorcycle nor have I used their
The KX3 (or any other Elecraft transceiver) is not as fragile as some in
this thread would imply. It is actually has a rather sturdy enclosure,
and the SMD boards are much more sturdy than thru-hole electronics. Put
it in a good mount and it will survive on the handlebars of those
Well, I thought I mentioned we were all using Comet or Diamond, I think the
worse is a Db5.1 gain anntena and the Elmer has a SWR meter, and we are all
losing less than 10% on most of the bands we use.
If I understand these amp manuals, I just hook my existing antenna wire into
the amp, then
Heh. The CB550 has 105 watts, nothing but a hand held there!
The BMW has 450 or so, not a problem.
On May 4, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Rick Bates happymooseph...@gmail.com wrote:
Don't forget the power budget is tighter on a motorcycle. It might not be
capable of providing the amps required.
Using Mac Mail instead of Nabble, lets see if this works.
Most everyone on an HD or a Goidwing has a CB, because they are sold/installed
from the dealer. No one uses them. Getting a hi frequency “scree” from some
jerk is not conducive to riding.
25 watt it is. I am thinking that the Ft60 with
It isn't a delicate wallflower, but it is a pretty expensive and complicated
way to get 3W on 2m FM. And it isn't really designed for general-purpose 2m
use. Will it have automatic repeater offsets on 2m? Maybe not.
With a dual-band mobile, you can use a high-gain 440 antenna. You'll also have
Gold Wing Harley groups tend use built-in CB radios. CB radios in Gold
Wings Harleys predate FRS; so retrofitting to FRS/GMRS can cause
compatibility issues with older bikes.
The only time that a group of 10 or so bikes loses communications is when
one of the riders turns down the squelch so
Starting to be sorry I asked.
On May 4, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org wrote:
It isn't a delicate wallflower, but it is a pretty expensive and complicated
way to get 3W on 2m FM. And it isn't really designed for general-purpose 2m
use. Will it have automatic
Well, I guess that is why the FT-10 failed. $250 dollar handheld in a $500
case? or a $1000 radio in a $500 case?
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Interesting observations - surely a different driving experience.
Thanks for the uptake.
We drive in Michigan, Ontario Canada, and down in the Smokey Mountains,
and mountains of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee, so some of
the same terrain considerations apply.
Thanks for the
It was a perfectly valid question, Russell. Hardening the KX3 would be useful
for high-vibration applications, but definitely on the expensive side. I'm not
sure we could justify the engineering time or that we'd have a large enough
market for it.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On May 4, 2014, at 4:51 PM,
well, the naysayers have convinced me, the Elecraft is not the radio for me
for this application, and this is the application I need to solve first. A
home station is a year or two away, if ever.
I will just have to find a vendor that has a product that does what I need,
pity it is not this one.
Your email response reached both my email and the Elecraft reflector
just fine. Nabble has gotten 'flaky' recently with the sender
identified as Elecraft Refector I use only the Elecraft email list
and do not monkey with Nabble ond other derivatives of the Elecraft list.
I think your most
On 5/4/2014 3:28 PM, rgconner wrote:
Now, someone stated somewhere that 6m is hard to keep attenuated, and that
might be a deal killer. Maybe 10w vas 5w is not worth the gain. Maybe 25w is
the floor.
OK, the 5 w hand-held won't cut it. For about the third or less of the
price of a KX3 think
On 5/4/2014 4:29 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
This will give you 100 watts out. More than that won't help, and I
could not find anything that said how much power they draw, or a fuse
rating, so I don't know how your bike would cope. I would connect it
directly to the battery.
Consider
It's the wrong radio for this application in the same way a hammer would
be a poor choice if you need to drive screws.
On 5/4/2014 5:17 PM, Russell Conner wrote:
well, the naysayers have convinced me, the Elecraft is not the radio for me
for this application, and this is the application I need
I understand, I have an electronics background too, just like I'd imagine
anyone attracted to your fine product. I can see the time and passion you
put into your product.
You could have come back and said we are working on it or It is most of
the way there, it just is not water resistant or We
LOL, I will have to put a tin foil shield in the Vanson leather jacket!
Bike handles two sets of 105w of heated clothing, 210w total so I suspect
it would be ok.
But I think 25 to 50 would be plenty.
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Phil Kane k2...@kanafi.org wrote:
On 5/4/2014 4:29 PM, Lynn
On 5/4/2014 5:17 PM, Russell Conner wrote:
well, the naysayers have convinced me, the Elecraft is not the radio for me
for this application, and this is the application I need to solve first. A
home station is a year or two away, if ever.
Hi Russell,
Congratulations on getting your license.
As I have said, I think that I have been convinced.
If for no other reason, than if I did this, and had some sort of issue,
perhaps unrelated to the environment, the reaction may be We told you so
The bulk of the advice is to say Not the product for you and I am going
to take you all's advice.
Hmm. What I think the biggest issue is that I am both a motorcycle
enthusiast and a budding HAM enthusiast... although the shine is coming off
quickly.
Motor scooters come in 600+ cc now, they are as big and fast as half the
motorcycles out there. BMW's C600 will cruise all day long, and you can
On 5/4/2014 5:41 PM, Russell Conner wrote:
You could have come back and said we are working on it or It is most of
the way there, it just is not water resistant or We know someone who has
a modification guide I figured no harm in asking boy was I wrong.
Russell,
You're being unfair. You
Hmmm kinda biting the hand that feeds you, here. ;-)
Considering your last three posts, you are kinda sound just a little bit
angry we do not agree with your plan. You are, of course, free to buy
the rig and use the radio as you think best, but it may be just a wee
bit inappropriate
You asked about a specific application, co-ordinating rider
leader/wingman/tailgunners actions during rides. A VHF mobile or VHF/UHF
mobile is perfect for that. They are small, affordable, and the mobile antennas
are efficient.
The issue is not Elecraft, it is using HF for this purpose. HF
On 5/4/2014 5:30 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
Consider the RF Exposure hazard of sitting that close to a 100 watt
antenna! 50 W may even be too much.
Personally, I'd use some kind of mast, and get the antenna UP so I was
under the radiation pattern instead of in it, and if the HT on low power
drove
As I have stated many times. 5w is not cutting it.
Sorry, it is not. People saying it is all I need is not changing the facts.
With a 5.1Db gain antenna, the local terrain is killing the signals in
larger than 12 man groups, single file through the hills.
We need more in many cases.
On Sun, May
On 5/4/2014 2:47 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote:
After your ride, if you want to set
up camp, throw up an antenna and work some HF, then the KX3 is great
for that. It's about using the right tool for the right job.
I believe he said he had just passed his Technician license, somewhat
limiting on HF.
Yes, but I have at least 2 Generals and an extra class in the group... I
can give them control of the rig and use their license at camp, yes?
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
On 5/4/2014 2:47 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote:
After your ride, if you want to set
up
On 5/4/2014 6:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Elecraft is a small company, they make a small range of products, all
primarly aimed at the HF ham bands, all are designed and built in the
US, and they don't sell through dealers that add cost to the consumer.
Russell is also being unfair in that he's
I am pretty sure I never suggested using a 5W rig. Mobile VHF rigs are 50-75W.
The KX3 is limited to 10W (8W at 12m and above), so it would not give any more
range than a 5W HT.
wunder
K6WRU
On May 4, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Russell Conner rgcon...@gmail.com wrote:
As I have stated many times. 5w
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