[Elecraft] The Ultimate Legendary Elecraft Support Story

2015-02-07 Thread Eric Norris
When I bought my KPA500 kit very early in the production run, one of the three TO-220 devices that get attached to the side panel had been soldered in to the board cattywampus. The hole would not align with the side panel. Not wanting to void the warranty, I called Elecraft support. They

[Elecraft] WTB K160M

2015-02-07 Thread James Rodenkirch
If someone has an K160M for the K2 that is excess to their needs I’d be interested in chatting about transferring ownership to me @ rodenkirch_...@msn.com …71.5, 72 Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV Sent from Windows Mail __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] More Legendary Elecraft Service or The Turning of the Screw

2015-02-07 Thread briana
Neither is uncoiling the interstage insulated wire gimix coupling capacitors and soldering the wires together. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 2/6/2015 8:40 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: Not a good idea for the screws sticking out of capacitors and transformers. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS Contest

[Elecraft] OT: CW Skimmer

2015-02-07 Thread GDR
CW Skimmer is a form of crutch. Us old timers still do it the old way, tune around and listen closely, but keep an eye on the P3 display. Love that thing! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] OT: CW Skimmer

2015-02-07 Thread Bob
Well, yes but the P3 can also be considered a crutch too. It all depends on where the crutch/aid line is placed. 1st split capable RX-TX was Heath SB300-SB400 pair. Confession time... Have but after initial fascination with it do not use CW Skimmer but rely a lot on the P3. Is having the

[Elecraft] KAT3 Reset?

2015-02-07 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Is there a command to reset the KAT3 (clear all tuner memories) without doing an full initialization of the K3? I had some feedline problems and have managed to store a bunch of bad tuner data points. Would like to clear them out and do five or six benchmark positions on the bands where the

[Elecraft] K3-RTTY-No Diddles

2015-02-07 Thread paul ecker via Elecraft
Ihave a K3 (entire K-Line). Win 7 PC 3.5ghz processor 16gb ram; MicroHam DKII Interface. Withthis setup I am able to successfully do PSK31 using HRD-DM780, WSJT-X andJT65HF, WSPR and run N1MM+ successfully in SSB and CW - both RX TX. Myproblem is with MMTTY both running byitself or as the

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 Reset?

2015-02-07 Thread Wayne Burdick
While in CONFIG:KAT3, tap the CLR switch. This is per-band. Wayne N6KR On Feb 7, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Is there a command to reset the KAT3 (clear all tuner memories) without doing an full initialization of the K3? I had some feedline problems and

[Elecraft] K3-RTTY-No Diddles

2015-02-07 Thread paul ecker via Elecraft
Don - The Output of DK II is connected to the K3 ACC port using a DB15-EL-K3 cable supplied by microHam with the DK II. 73 Paulkc2nyu --Paul, Details on how you are connecting the DKII FSK output to the K3 please. A quick perusal of the DKII information indicates

[Elecraft] PX3 on rx/io output when PX3 is powered on.

2015-02-07 Thread John Lally
When the PX3 is off, I get output from rx/id. When I turn turn the PX3 on, there is no output from the rx/id to computer. Please help. John Lally W7JJL When the PX3 is off, I get output from rx/id. When I turn turn the PX3 on, there is no output from the rx/id to computer. Please help. John

[Elecraft] SSB net

2015-02-07 Thread Phil Shepard
The weekly SSB net meets on Sunday at 1800Z at 14.3035 MHz. I will be the NCS from western OR. There has been some traffic lately about difficulty hearing my signal and getting into the net. Here are the particulars. The majority of the calls for check-ins is by me. I am in the NW corner of

Re: [Elecraft] OT: CW Skimmer

2015-02-07 Thread Fred Jensen
I'm working on my 62nd year as a ham and looking back at the history I've experienced, I think I would credit the KWM-2 as the turning point in the adoption of SSB over AM. Not that the all the masses could afford it [in todays dollars, I think it cost around $10K], and there had been the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Beta SVGA Inop

2015-02-07 Thread VE3GNO Daniel via Elecraft
 Here is my input, for some reason I cannot use build in RTTY TX, going back to 129/016 bring back my TX RTTY. Same with any mode CW/PSK no TX with build-in client...I am missing something or bug? vy 73 de VE3GNO Daniel From: Stephen Prior eastbrantw...@gmail.com To: Elecraft Reflector

Re: [Elecraft] OT: CW Skimmer

2015-02-07 Thread Fred Jensen
U ... I think Art Collins might have beat Heath to that with the KWM-2 and external VFO, sometime around 1959, followed by the S-Line. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 2/7/2015 11:55 AM, Bob

Re: [Elecraft] K3-RTTY-No Diddles

2015-02-07 Thread Don Wilhelm
Paul, Details on how you are connecting the DKII FSK output to the K3 please. A quick perusal of the DKII information indicates to me that the FSK output is from a computer COM port - which to me indicates that it is RS-232 levels. Those RS-232 levels must be converted to TTL levels by a one

[Elecraft] P3 SVGA in Split

2015-02-07 Thread Tighe Kuykendall
Just noticed something odd with the latest P3 SVGA code (1.35/1.22). Am split on 80m. Held the P3 button for Center and rotated the knob so VFO A was closer to the left side of the screen then tapped the button again. All was fine until I tapped Spot on the K3. Then the VFO A marker on the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: CW Skimmer

2015-02-07 Thread Bob
Hi Fred, Was the 1st for me. Heath SB's were the poor mans Collins and Collins had a lot of innovations. 73, Bob K2TK On 2/7/2015 4:18 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: U ... I think Art Collins might have beat Heath to that with the KWM-2 and external VFO, sometime around 1959, followed

[Elecraft] FS: KAT100-1/KIO2

2015-02-07 Thread Al Gulseth
A KAT100-1 came with the used K2/10 I purchased a while back. I have decided that a KAT2 would work better for my operating style so I'm putting the KAT100 and KIO2 up for sale. Asking $200 shipped CONUS for the KAT100 by itself or $250 shipped CONUS for a package deal with the KIO2. I'd take a

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 Reset?

2015-02-07 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Thanks, Wayne. Looked for that in the Owners Manual but did not find it. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-02-07 3:52 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: While in CONFIG:KAT3, tap the CLR switch. This is per-band. Wayne N6KR On Feb 7, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Is