Hi Guy,
Thank you for your reply. I understand what you are saying. The thought of
selling the K3 has crossed my mind several times. However, having played
with almost all the rigs of the competitors (TS 990, FTdx 9000, FTdx 5000,
IC 7700/7800), I'm always glad to return to my K3. I certainly
There's a couple of ways to use Bluetooth with the K2 on my list of mods
(internal/external), and there are more on the mailing list. Some of them
are some years old, so maybe some better ways are possible today?
See
http://la3za.blogspot.no/p/la3za-unofficial-guide-to-elecraft-k2_28.html#IO
Try using a different email address, that might help you through the spam
folder.
Martin Storli
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Oslo, Norway
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It is lightning season and I have been floundering around the menus on
the K3's DSP NR system. I have found no setting that really do much of
clean-up on lightning static. I also have tried using the ATT and RF
Gain settings also.
The sad part is that My cheap little Kenwood TS480 does a much
The sad part is that My cheap little Kenwood TS480 does a much better
job of cleaning up this noise.
You are trolling for complaints on the Elecraft noise reduction - not
looking for a solution. The Elecraft noise reduction is designed for
smooth noise - not impulse noise which is a noise
I am trolling for nothing other than suggestions and possibly successful
settings used by other K3 users. The purpose of this reflector is to aid
owners/users of Elecraft equipment.
If you have a problem with my asking for K3 operating information and
shared knowledge - TUFF!
Bill W2BLC
Bill,
I suggest you use your TS-480 rather than the K3 if that's what works for you.
Personally, mine has been gathering dust since I got my K3.
73 de John, 9H5G
On Jul 4, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
The sad part is that My cheap little Kenwood TS480 does
Hi Bill,
Are you using; NR, IF NB, or dsp NB?
John KN5L
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Actually - all of the above. I have spent a lot of time playing with all
the NB and NR settings (there are many combinations) and have
incorporated the ATT and reduced RF Gain into the mix. My understanding
is bringing in the RF at a lower level allows the various DSP devices to
get a running
The K3 is far more capable than the 480 and has the entire line running
from it. I should not have to be content with the 480 - that is why I
have the K-Line.
That said, I am sure there is a setting out there that will work - I
have not found it - hence, the reason I ask.
Bill W2BLC K-Line
Probably K3 NB is not effective filtering your particular noise. Impulsive
noise is very hard of characterize because are infinite patterns possible.
I have filtered majority of arching noise but eventually not was possible.
You are tested NB analog and NB digital and combined both?
I remember a
Just now i'm suffering a impulsive noise not filtered by IC-7700,
IC-756proIII, IC-781, however K3 is capable filter this noise with a beside
artifacts, audio become distorted because only is filtered with aggressive
adjustments.
Edu
Yv4gmj
On Jul 4, 2014 10:30 AM, Eduardo González
My previous problem was caused by Time Warner blocking posts from QTH.COM the
reflector provide. I have subscribed using a different email provider as the
situation has not yet been resolved.
Thanks to all for the earlier messages of assistance.
73
Elliott WA6TLA
Bill,
With the NB, it will often help to *increase* the RF gain or turn on the
preamp. The noise impulse must be above a threshold before it will
trigger the blanking function. Keep in mind that setting the NB so the
blanking pulse is wider may result in distorted signals. It does just
You can set up free email addresses at gmail, netzero, and yahoo. I'm sure
there are others as well.
73,
Art WB8ENE
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Not everyone has the luxury of multiple email addresses.
Bill W2BLC K-Line
I would suspect that was caused by some frustrated individual who could not
figure out the concept of unsubscribing from the list and instead began
marking list emails as spam in attempt to make them stop.
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Please be sure to let Scott know that he is being blocked, he will
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For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
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for MixW support see;
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
for Dopplergram information see:
I've been scanning the P3 Programmers manual looking for a way to combine
commands to achieve the effect of making the VFO-A frequency set to the
left edge of the display.
I can't figure out how to do this.
Anyone else?
Thanks
Jim ab3cv
Bug users,
A few months ago Jim, W0EB, posted a notice offering a device called a dot
stabilizer to bug users. I have purchased and installed one of these on my
ancient Vibroplex Champion. It is quite amazing. Gone are scratchy dots
and sending is smoother and more regular. Before Jim's
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All electronic keyers should come with a Lake Erie Swing mode. Makes
more sense than having two iambic modes.
Eric
KE6US
On 7/4/2014 10:55 AM, James Beitchman wrote:
Bug users,
A few months ago Jim, W0EB, posted a notice offering a device called a dot
stabilizer to bug users. I have
There are some additional subtleties :) We hope to post the first edition of
the manual next week.
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Edward R Cole kl...@acsalaska.net wrote:
From: Tony Rowland biggsbigb...@gmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject:
As long as the Iambic mode you replace isn't *my* Iambic mode. :-) Why
is it called Lake Erie Swing? For that matter, why are there two
Iambic modes in the first place?
73,
Fred K6DGW
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On 7/4/2014
Here's a couple of recordings of W0BMU and the Lake Erie swing that Buzz
mentions. Listen online or d/l them. The bands used to be full of
interesting and quirky fists and styles like this. Not unlike speech
patterns some were quite beautiful, some were in-your-face obnoxious.
That was before
Why is it called Lake Erie Swing?
Who knows? I always heard it called a banana boat swing but then
my CW mentors were from around Lake Erie G.
For that matter, why are there two Iambic modes in the first place?
The original Curtis Iambic mode completed the element (dot or dash)
being sent
Wayne,
OK, I was not saying a manual would not be useful or appreciated,
only that basic info to start using the KX3-2M is already
available. I am using mine on SSB and local FM channels. I even
added the local NOAA wx channel at 162.475 MHz without any more
information than what is in the
Does anyone know the structure of the AUXBUS protocol? I want to make a decoder
for a KX3 to decode more than 3 VHF bands that the KRC2 supports.
Thanks!!!
Terry - W8ZN
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And one more thing;
floundering= fishing for flounder
foundering=adrift, as in the Great Sea of Elecraft Features
My minor pet peeve set straight so I will go QRT without further ado...
73,
Jeff, NH7RO
Happy K-Line-r
Hi Terry,
The AuxBus isn't yet supported by the KX3. It's on my list. But it will behave
exactly the same as a K3 in this regard.
The KRC2 can decode up to 7 bands, I believe, but we haven't tried one with the
KX3 yet (since the AuxBus isn't yet supported).
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 4, 2014, at
Hi Ed,
Glad to hear the module is working well for you. Yes, the basics are covered
pretty well even in the KX3 owner's manual (latest release, plus errata). the
KX3-2M/-4M manual goes into great details on installation, setup, specs, etc.
tnx
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Edward R
Assumes facts not in evidence and is uncalled for.
On 7/4/2014 6:36 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
The sad part is that My cheap little Kenwood TS480 does a much better
job of cleaning up this noise.
You are trolling for complaints on the Elecraft noise reduction - not
looking for a solution.
Eric --
Thanks for sharing the recordings. I've heard fists somewhat like that
but none quite so distinctive. I tried to figure out what makes the swing
sound the way it does. I don't have a scope or any other device to
visualize or capture it, so this is just by ear - it seems that his dahs
While times and technology have changed in the last 37 years, a little paper I
wrote back then might be of interest. Sorry there is something missing near the
end. Publisher's fault, not mine.
http://sadxa.org/n7ws/Noise_Blanker.pdf
Wes N7WS
On 7/4/2014 8:43 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Bill,
Thanks for the report, Ken. I'm glad it's working well.
Wayne
N6KR
On Jun 30, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Kenneth A Christiansen w...@i29.net wrote:
Hi to the group.
I updated my KX3 to this FAST-PLAY firmware just hours before field day
started. I made 118 QRP battery contacts using the Fast-Play
I wouldn't intentionally develop an idiosyncratic fist to make me stand
out, but in the 60's I could identify all of my regular on the air ham
friends by their individual fists without every hearing a call.
The main characteristic of the Lake Erie swing was dots send at about 40
wpm and
It is in what the keyer does when both are pushed:
http://www.palm-radio.de/pdf/IambicPaddleModeAorBfunction-1.pdf
== JHR
On 7/4/2014 3:29 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
As long as the Iambic mode you replace isn't *my* Iambic mode. :-) Why
is it called Lake
On 2014-07-04 4:23 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Assumes facts not in evidence and is uncalled for.
Not true - first the question was asked and answered if nothing
else by the lack of responses. Second - the question was asking
for information to make the noise reduction do something that it
is not
What antenna lengths are you using on 160M with your KX3 or KXPA100
internal tuner? What is best for 160-6 meters? I like making my own
antennas with wire.
I usually have to give up one band or another cause it just would not tune
up on a certain band.
I have tried to stay with in these guide
Jim,
Having one antenna to cover 160 meters through 6 meters is asking a *lot*.
But I would suggest starting with a halfwave on the lowest frequency band.
If that is a half wave on 160, then the pattern will begin to break into
multiple lobes beginning at 20 meters and up. Whether those lobes
I have tried a 6:1 balun at the feed point of the inverted L. How ever it
presents a significant loss while QRP with 5 W. Just does not have enough
isolation from ground. yet it presents a good match. Go figure.
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The question was not loaded and was not asked in a manner to provoke
anything - other than perhaps a helpful suggestion or two. Your
response(s) were uncalled for and are exactly what keeps me, and I am
sure others, from asking much of anything on this reflector. Your
response(s) were made in
Jim,
A lossy balun will provide a good match - just the same as a dummy load
resistor provides a good match (that is a near 100% loss if you are
considering the radiation capability).
Everything that loads does not make a good radiator.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/4/2014 6:16 PM, Jim GM wrote:
I
Why not consider a fan dipole. 160, 40, and 17 ?? Model it on an antenna
program. You're still going to need a tunner .
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 4, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Jim GM jim.gmfo...@gmail.com wrote:
What antenna lengths are you using on 160M with your KX3 or KXPA100
internal
If you are talking about SSB on 80 and 40 - I was playing with trying to
copy
the K2M on 40 M SSB last nite thru all the qrn - something to play with
is the SSB bandwidth and shifting the band- it makes a lot of difference
depending on how the guy has his audio tailored or how his voice is.
You
Just does not have enough
isolation from ground. yet it presents a good match. Go figure.
A dummy load presents a good match. It just doesn't get out well.
Trying to have one antenna do 160-6 meters is just too much if you care about
getting out. One antenna can do a fair job on two bands,
OK, thanks for the recordings Eric. It isn't unique to hams, or to Erie
Canal RO's. I worked Coastal Marine from So California in 56-57 while I
was a senior in high school. That swing was fairly common, as were a
large number of fists I can only categorize as truly sloppy, like an
air
Why do you need a tuner with a well designed fan dipole. The lengths of
each set of wires can be trimmed to allow coax feed.
I have 2 fan dipoles here, one for 20, 15, and 10 and another for 30,
17, and 12 meters. Each fed with a single coax.
Restricting them to 3 bands simplifies the tuning
On Jul 4, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Why do you need a tuner with a well designed fan dipole. The lengths of each
set of wires can be trimmed to allow coax feed.
I have 2 fan dipoles here, one for 20, 15, and 10 and another for 30, 17, and
12 meters. Each
I knew there was a history to this. Related question: About the end of
1956, I and a couple of my teen friends built electronic keyers from
some magazine article which is long gone from my memory. I remember
they had 8 or so dual triodes [12AT7's/12AU7's ??], had self-completing
dots and
Oops,
Jim
I use two antennas here at my place.
For 80 and 160 I use a 170 foot long wire running from just over my feed line
entry to a point 40 ft below a branch on a 75 ft pine, up to to the branch and
over to another tree ( kinda like a Z). This is fed to an L Match made from
a section
Probably the All-Electronic Ultimatic. Kaye, John W6SRY QST April 1955 p 11
and QST May 1955 P 36. Four 12AU7 and four 12AT7. Built on a 4x4x3 base.
David K0LUM
On Jul 4, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
I knew there was a history to this. Related question:
Jim,
Try 102 feet (or so) for each leg of a dipole fed with twinlead or open-wire
line. This is not a close multiple of a half-wave on any band from 160-6
meters, so it stands a chance of providing a reasonable match on all bands.
If the internal tuners can't find a match on one or two bands,
test, please disregard
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Back in the day I used relatively fast dots so I could vary my speed
without readjusting the weights on the vibrating arm. Dunno whether they
were 40 wpm dots or, more likely, somewhat slower than that. And I didn't
know that was called a Lake Erie Swing.
73,
/Rick N6XI
On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at
On Jul 4, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Nr4c n...@widomaker.com wrote:
I once worked a friend who'd just moved and was using a GutterTron ant in
the CQWW. Yeah, the gutter and downspout fed against a ground-rod.
Another friend loaded up the liner in his chimney, called a GutterTron.
I worked all
OK; thanks for that; I stand corrected---to a large degree---turns out that
their meanings actually overlap depending on the context in which each word is
used (although I was brought up by a newspaper editor dad who explained things
like this to me at an early age).
While foundering at sea
Fred,
Here's a short bibliography from the 1960 Handbook ...
Brann, In search of the Ideal Electronic Key, Feb 1951
Bartlett, Compact Automatic Key Design, Dec 1951
Kaye, All-Electronic 'Ultimatic' Keyer, April May 1955.
I'd bet you're looking for the Kaye articles - all of 1955
is here:
A few years ago I took a cue from a usenet posting by Walt, W2DU, that
stated that the 102 foot doublet of the G5RV is a good antenna on 80m
when fed with twin/window lead and a tuner as it is 3/8 of a wavelength
on that band. I carried it further and have a 204 foot doublet fed with
450 ohm
That's what I use... about 103 feet... and gives reasonable match on all
bands.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ/ VP5HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
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102 feet.
There is nothing magic about 102 feet if you feed it with open-wire line.
Having a decent match at the feed point doesn't mean squat because
feed-point impedance is transformed by the feed line and what you get at
the transmitter end won't be the same as at the feed point unless
Jim AB3CV wrote
I've been scanning the P3 Programmers manual looking for a way to combine
commands to achieve the effect of making the VFO-A frequency set to the
left edge of the display.
I found a way to trick the P3 into setting the frequency to the left edge
for USB, Data, RTTY and CW or
Hi All,
When in Key West I have little space for antennas. I built a simple Off
Center Fed 40M Windom [ 67/33 or about 44' 22' ]. The long element is a
15' off of the ground while the short element that is not much higher goes
up to the peak of my QTH and back down to the other side of my deck.
Been there, done that one too. Hamfest in Concordia, KS back in the
early 80's just after I retired from the Army. Used an old Ten-Tec
Argonaut and loaded the entire gutter system at the motel the hamfest
was held at. There was so much corrosion in the joints that even the 5
watt Argonaut
Gentlemen, can we please play nice?
On 7/4/2014 3:18 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
The question was not loaded and was not asked in a manner to provoke
anything - other than perhaps a helpful suggestion or two. Your
response(s) were uncalled for and are exactly what keeps me, and I am
sure others,
There is an incredible range of characteristics to unwanted signals
that we loosely call noise.
The K3 has an array of tools to fight noise, and sometimes they work
well in concert and sometimes better alone.
There is an IF blanker with adjustable threshold and pulse width - but
some
I find the noise reduction NR in KX3 is much easier to use and gives a better
effect than NR in K3. I just wonder whether other elecrafters feel the same.
Regrettably, none of the 4 x 8 =32 settings in the NR of K3 gives the
performance in par with the NR in KX3.
My observations only relate
Joe - Please stop posting personal criticisms of other list posters. This is
both rude and against list policy. The Op in this case was asking a reasonable
opinion.
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