Re: [Elecraft] Can I measure antenna impedance with K2?

2014-08-01 Thread Per-Tore Aasestrand
Hi Don, Thanks for your explanation. Yes, I can follow you in this reasoning, and totally agree. I was clearly not reading carefully enough earlier posts, and was jumping to conclusions. Per-Tore / LA7NO On 1 August 2014 03:32, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: P-T, No, a conjugate

Re: [Elecraft] Can I measure antenna impedance with K2?

2014-08-01 Thread Jim Brown
Much confusion and misunderstanding about impedance matching at the output of an RF power amplifier. The output impedance (source impedance) is NOT necessarily the same as the rated Load impedance. Rather, the rated Load Z is the Z that the output stage is happy driving based on its dynamic

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Manual Notch Reconsidered

2014-08-01 Thread Jim Brown
I have no clue what the K3 does, but the slickest way to do this is to first sense the frequency of the tone you want to notch, then create a tone of the same frequency, shift its phase so that it is exactly 180 degrees out of phase with the interfering tone, make it equal to the interfering

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Manual Notch Reconsidered

2014-08-01 Thread Ian White
For both manual and auto notch, the key seems to be to create two identical streams of signal data and apply different DSP to each. Stream 1 is totally focused on extracting accurate information about the interfering tones (frequency, amplitude, phase) regardless of any damage it may do to the

Re: [Elecraft] Can I measure antenna impedance with K2?

2014-08-01 Thread David Woolley
The efficiency would be even less, in practice, if designed that way. The power transfer theorem isn't useful in most real world cases. In practice, the optimum load for a PA will be very different from its AC resistance (the reactive part should be corrected for by the fixed part of the

Re: [Elecraft] Auto Notch Revisited.

2014-08-01 Thread David Woolley
Whilst summing the inverted NR output doesn't sound logically any different from applying a custom filter, the tactic used by hearing aids (at least Oticon ones) is actually to determine the frequency and phase of the presumed interfering signal (howl round in that case) and add in an inverted

Re: [Elecraft] Can I measure antenna impedance with K2?

2014-08-01 Thread Wes (N7WS)
Actually, the situation *never* occurs. Any practical transmission line impedance is complex (reactive), hence a purely resistive load is not a complex conjugate. BTW, Zo and Vp vary with frequency too, making the situation even more complex, pardon the pun. Wes N7WS On 7/31/2014 4:20

Re: [Elecraft] SSB net needs temporary NCS

2014-08-01 Thread Ian Kahn
Phil, Let me check calendars with the rest of the family and see if I'm available. If I am, I'll take it. I'll let you know this evening. 73 de, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688, KPA500 #1468 HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:11

Re: [Elecraft] Can I measure antenna impedance with K2?

2014-08-01 Thread Wes (N7WS)
Excellent! On 8/1/2014 12:56 AM, Jim Brown wrote: Much confusion and misunderstanding about impedance matching at the output of an RF power amplifier. The output impedance (source impedance) is NOT necessarily the same as the rated Load impedance. Rather, the rated Load Z is the Z that the

Re: [Elecraft] Auto Notch Revisited.

2014-08-01 Thread Fred Jensen
I have severe traumatic hearing loss from one night many years ago when I still thought I was bulletproof and immortal and I'm pretty deaf above about 1200 Hz. The Dept of Veterans' Affairs gives me hearing aids, replacing them every 5 or so years [Thank you US Taxpayers, you change my

[Elecraft] For sale XG-3

2014-08-01 Thread Mike Weir
I am selling the XG3 perfect working order and comes with the KXUSB cord. Price 160.00 U.S shipped pic's are available as well. Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] For sale N-Gen

2014-08-01 Thread Mike Weir
I have the N-Gen up for sale I put it together myself and no longer need the unit. Pictures are available and the price is 50.00 U.S including shipping. Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list

[Elecraft] For sale DL-1 Dummy load

2014-08-01 Thread Mike Weir
I built the kit myself and no longer need it. Pictures are available 20.00 U.S including shipping. Mike VE3WDM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] Eric really does do a good job - RE: OT KX3 - Yahoo Group

2014-08-01 Thread Jeff Herr
This makes me appreciate that effort all the more. -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Rhodes Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 20:18 PM To: Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT KX3 - Yahoo Group

Re: [Elecraft] Auto Notch Revisited

2014-08-01 Thread wa9fvp
A few years ago I uploaded sound files to the Elecraft/Yahoo news groups. You can find them in the files section and they show a comparison of audio with no notch and with it on. If your interested in some technical stuff, there's a very good tutorial about the LMS algorithm on the National

[Elecraft] FW: New KX3 ATU Not Working

2014-08-01 Thread Randy Moore
Help, I just got my new KX3 today, set it up and everything worked all day, including the ATU. I shut the radio down, put it away and went out. Got back this evening, set the radio up and turned it on. Tried to use the ATU and I get the message NO ATU. In the menu it says no ATU installed.

Re: [Elecraft] FW: New KX3 ATU Not Working

2014-08-01 Thread Don Wilhelm
Randy, Parameter Initialization will set all menu parameters to the defaults. The default for ATU MD is Not Inst. Go to the ATU MD menu and set it to either BYP or AUTO. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2014 8:50 PM, Randy Moore wrote: Help, I just got my new KX3 today, set it up and everything

Re: [Elecraft] FW: New KX3 ATU Not Working

2014-08-01 Thread Randy Moore
Thanks, but the PA.MODE MENU was turned on the MENU. I turned it off and now everything works. -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 9:35 PM To: Randy Moore; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FW: New KX3 ATU Not

Re: [Elecraft] FW: New KX3 ATU Not Working

2014-08-01 Thread Phil Wheeler
The only downsides of the great KX3 and K3 are all the menu entries to get right :-) Phil W7OX On 8/1/14, 6:42 PM, Randy Moore wrote: Thanks, but the PA.MODE MENU was turned on the MENU. I turned it off and now everything works. -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Think Tank and Gems Products

2014-08-01 Thread Dennis Griffin
It appears that what Think Tank once called the Lightening Fast case is now called the Strobe Stuff, product TT223. It has: Internal Dimensions: 4.3 W x 9.3 H x 3.0 D (10.9x 23.9 x 7.4 cm) 73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ On Aug 1, 2014, at 5:52 AM, ve3...@gmail.com [KX3] k...@yahoogroups.com

[Elecraft] Bose Companion II Series 3 Speakers

2014-08-01 Thread Dan Baker
I decided to try a pair of the Bose Companion II Series 3 with the KX3. Right away I noticed the sound had a color to it that is out of context in the white noise. I utilized some EQ and not being satisfied with the results, I put them on the Spectrum Analyser and there it was. They have a 10db