After buying numerous antennas and spending way too much money on them, I
finally came up with a good performer. The best part its cheap easy to build
and erect in a short time.
It's only a 33' piece of copper wire with a 33' radial when used as a vertical.
It can also be used as a sloper, or
I can appreciate all the utility of the other hardware programs, but it's
hard to beat just being able to punch the ON button and be up running
with the K3/P3 in a matter of seconds.
Push buttons can definitely spoil you, to the point where having to twist a
switch knob instead is annoying.
The plain and simple fact is that if you have a Flex you are dependent
on the computer you are running.
Computer breaks, and of course they do, your off the air. SIMPLE.
I read the minimum requirements to run the 6000 series. Half of the PC's
in use by Hams won't cut it.
Minimum, Windows
Should the SMTR OF setting that is almost 20% off the factory default
be an indication that something is amiss in the receiver gain chain?
No, my K3 is farther than that from the default. I've calibrated the
S meter using the XG-3 and done the RF gain procedure. There is no
issue with
I've had a Flex-1500, the Flex may be nice for some, but being tied to a PC is
a huge shortcoming. It's so much easier (and quicker) to just grab a knob
instead of having to use a mouse and keyboard.
As for performance, The K3 is the First radio I would ever consider rating a
10.
The real
Clark,
It is difficult to say whether you have a receive problem or not from
that information.
Since you have the XG3, use the -107dBm level and measure the MDS of
your K3. You can make the audio output measurements as indicated in the
XG3 manual or better yet, use the dBV indication of the
Last night I was adjusting the sound levels into my sound card from a new
LP-Pan2 and could not get to S9 using my XG3 at -73 dbm unless the preamp is
ON. I also noticed the S meter was reading S7. I checked the S meter
calibration using the procedure in the manual and found I needed to adjust
Flex makes a radio,
Correction - Flex makes a complex analog to digital and digital
to analog converter. The ADC/DAC is *not a radio* without all
the external computer hardware/software to control the ADC/DAC,
process the digital data and handle conversion back to audio for
the user. The
As long as we're on the shrinking of the P3 subject. I would always have
preferred a P3/VGA only! That is, one as small as possible with the ability
to drive and external monitor but containing NO display itself. I hardly
EVER look at the P3, unless it's to set a parameter. I have an old
Thanks for Joe and Don all is okay. I made an assumption that if the IQ
signal wasn't were it should be using a S9 signal, something must be wrong
with the K3. Silly me. After putting SMTR MD back to NOR and using the
Preamp (according to the Manual), the S meter was showing S9 to agree with
Does the K3 have the ability to scan for tones that are being used on a
repeater?
-n8
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Hmm .. this discussion makes me wonder if there'd
be a way (for some $$) to make a PX3 work with a
K3. It's smaller than the P3 and has that Elecraft
look :-)
Phil W7OX
On 3/10/15 5:53 PM, Alan wrote:
On 03/10/2015 10:39 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Lyle, KK7P, demoed a pre-production P3 to our
The new synth uses a hybrid DDS-PLL architecture running at a very high
frequency. Many newer transceivers use a DDS only. The PLL is critical to
low-noise (low-jitter) performance.
The DDS-PLL subsystem is locked to the 49.380-MHz reference to within a small
fraction of a Hz over the entire
On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Wes (N7WS) w...@triconet.org wrote:
On the other hand, except for replacing a noisy fan, I've never had a
computer hardware failure.
Well, you are as rare as hen's teeth. And not only that, you announced it
in public, thus notifying the world AND MURPHY that
A natural project for Scotts SideKX operation.
73
Ken - K0PP
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1 PM PDT).
Also, please delete as much copied text from prior posts when replying to a
thread. 1-2 sentences is more than enough to
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I know but I can't fit my laptop, Samplex PSU or BigIR control box in it.
Just maybe some cables.These days airlines only allow one carry-on
bag.
Of course each requirement is different. The only reason I brought this
forward is because it sounded 'simple' enough to manufacture smaller
Hi Nick,
A P3 was cut in half by Jeff WA6KBL for Andy AE6Y three years ago. You can
see the photos here.
http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=8644c503bb79157csid=1AbNmTlw1aMWFU
You can read the post here:
// When I'm not traveling, I DX (sometimes I *am* the DX).
On this topic, maybe I can hijack the thread but it still pertains the P3
functionality.
I also occasionally travel down to Caribbean and operate CQ WW from
places. I would love to have the pan-adapter handy when faced with
pileups.
This is my first reflector post in the three years that I have been a member.
As one of the early adopters of the KX3 and later the PX3, I have a high regard
for the excellent Elecraft customer service and quality of engineering.
Whenever I am doing portable operations, I carry the KX3 along
On Tue,3/10/2015 9:45 AM, Nick - VE3EY wrote:
In my case, P3 is too big (volume-wise) and there is no space to fit it in
carry on suitcase along with K3, PSU, Cables, Laptop, Keyer etc.
K6XX used the void space in the P3 to carry hand tools to WRTC in Russia.
73, Jim K9YC
I recently got a new K3 and it was one of the first units supplied with the new
and improved synthesizer board. In reading a few comments on the reflector, a
number of people wanted to know if anyone could detect any difference between
the old and the new. I also have some older K3s and decided
On 03/10/2015 12:21 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote:
I think there may be some technical issues with shrinking it down..
maybe just in half is ok but I recall some potential visual artifacts
if the ribbon cable gets too close to the display...
It wouldn't be hard to shorten the ribbon cable. If
They tend to be not very responsive. The power and speed encoders work
much smoother.
Could they be dirty or is this possibly a known issue?
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On 03/10/2015 10:39 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Lyle, KK7P, demoed a pre-production P3 to our DX club. When I picked it
up I told him Elecraft better put a steel plate inside if they wanted to
get that much money for so little weight.
Basically that's what we did. The original prototypes were
Nate,
I'll preface this by stating that I'm the repeater coordinator for
Montana, and a retired career 2-way radio tech.
It's common for repeaters to require a CTCSS tone for access, but is
-very- rare to find one in the amateur world that also transmits the CTCSS
tone. Out of almost 300 I
Chris,
As the owner of the subject shrunken P3, I can testify that there are no
adverse effects on performance. I just brought it back from yet another
trip to Aruba, and it really is helpful to have it half-sized.
73, Andy, AE6Y
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Hi All,
That modified (cut down) version of the P3 by WA6KBL is quite intriguing.
Someone else has suggested that doing this could cause some interference
action with the display, which is too bad if it is true. It seems to me
that, since the PX3 works fine in a smaller enclosure, why
I worked K1N on RTTY using my K3 using the sub rx to find holes. No
P3, although a may get one. The method I use is to run a second MMTTY
window fed by the sub rx output on the audio right channel, an easy set
up in MMTTY. While it only gives a 3 or 4 khz spectrum, it is helpful,
so I was
On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Don Putnick via Elecraft
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Okay, folks. Please advise me on a worthy cause - my K3. I'm a casual DXer
and I don't contest. My main modes are SSB and soundcard digital. I'm fully
stocked with roofing filters, and I have the
First a disclaimer: I don't own a Flex radio (and it is a radio) The closest
I've come is using an LP Pan on the i-f output of a K3, which I do own.
But this argument is simply nonsense. If the radio breaks---they actually do
you know---you're (note spelling) off the air too.
And try as I
Note that the K3 includes a true RMS voltmeter function that can be
displayed in VFO B, along with dB volts-relative-to-a-previous-reading
display capability.
73,
Lyle KK7P
... I used the line out jack and an HP AC VTVM and 8640B signal generator.
The difference, of course, is that a computer is not REQUIRED to use a
K3. The Flex will not function at all without the computer, so the
comments about the Flex being dependent on computer hardware are hardly
nonsense.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 3/10/15 10:45 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
First a
The nonsense part is the argument that a computer can fail and leave you without
a radio and a K3 never fails so you always have a radio. I wish that were the
case but my K3 has failed before and my BC-342N after only sixty years of
service has developed a B+ short. On the other hand, except
The comment about the BC342 brought back memories of my actual setup in
1968 right after I got my first license. I built the 6L6 transmitter
myself, so can definitely relate. Now I have the KX3, and am seriously
considering the amp for it to use in the fifth-wheel. This would make
it more
Mark;At a winter condo in FL, I am using an MFJ telescoping SS Whip 12.5' long
on a Hustler mobile antenna Mast Extension 4.5' long attached to a removable
mobile twist mount ball antenna mount (Total 17'). This is fed by an LDG RT-100
Remote antenna Tuner then 25' RG-58 coax to my K3. It is
I'm an IT (computer) and have been one for nearly 30 years.
There was a time I was hot on the whole FlexRadio game, but after a year of
running one the novelty wore off.
By The Way, in that year of running one I longed for conventional filters
(roofing filters)
From: Scott Manthe
I had a quick look at the programmer's reference, and saw some commands:
IC will read the status of the OFS LED
MP can be used to set the VFO OFS menu setting (maybe setting to off and back
to on will put the OFS LED in a known state?)
SWT can be used to tap the OFS knob, which will toggle the
This so-called minimum was state of the art 8-10 years ago. Modern
computers would have no problem handling the Flex software. The past
few years have brought us System-on-a-Chip computers that only require a
handful of parts - vastly less than a typical transceiver. I can't
imagine someone
I find both the K3 subreceiver and P3 very helpful in cracking DX pileups.
Without the subreceiver it's really not that big of a deal to toggle back
and forth between VFOs to monitor the pileup, but it's still much better
when the subreceiver is available and turned on with a wide filter setting.
Yep,
That's how to do it. Followed the same strategy here and worked him 21 up.
73,
Arie PA3A
Don Butler schreef op 10-3-2015 om 19:31:
I apologize ...but sent the wrong link in previous email. This is the link
to show monitoring the K1N pileup with KRX3 and P3:
https://vimeo.com/119076467
I think there may be some technical issues with shrinking it down.. maybe just
in half is ok but I recall some potential visual artifacts if the ribbon cable
gets too close to the display... its been a couple years since I build one but
I seen to recall...? it may be a bit more complex than
Been playing with macros a bit and am wondering if there is a command
available to set the Offset/VFO B control to VFO B? Haven't spotted
something like that in the programmer's reference.
geoff - W1OH
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Geoff,
Switch 35 Tap will toggle it. I do not see an explicit command to set
it to VFO B.
You can explicitly set the frequency of VFO B with the FB command.
I do not understand the utility of simply changing the Offset/VFO B
switch if you have to turn the knob. If it is set incorrectly,
My very first transmitter in 1953 was xtal (of
course) with a 6L6 driven by a 6AG7. In the 60s I
was given a BC-342. Man did it drift! I never
could sort that out, though it was never vital to
my station so I never worked too hard at it.
73, Phil W7OX
On 3/10/15 8:48 AM, w...@msn.com
I just bought a new box with these specs:
8 core 4 GHz AMD processor, 16 GB RAM (in a 64 bit system), 4 GB of
video memory, a small SSD with a 1 TB storage drive. I put Windows 7 on
it because it is stable and I like it. I have no idea about Vista, I
have never used it.
This new box runs
On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft
elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
...investing the serious amount of money a Flex gets and then running it
on an antiquated computer.
=
One of the various things that conspired to kill the previous version of
the Flex
You can't see Internet spots or balance your checkbook or read the
Elecraft reflector and run that radio at the same time. I guarantee
it. Soyou get to buy a top of the line high performance PC to run
your radio.
I find it interesting that nowhere that I've seen does Flex give a
minimum
Ok - We are now well past the posted closing time for this thread, due to the
large number of postings.
Thread is now closed.
73,
Eric
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On Mar 10, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kevin Stover kevin.sto...@mediacombb.net wrote:
You can't see Internet spots or balance
I am old school. Yes, I have a 6 core AMD computer with 8GB of memory
dedicated to the ham station, but I do not use it a lot for rig control
- its main use right now is to give me a panadapter display, but that
part will soon be replaced by a P3.
I still paper log, and automated spots do not
Somewhere around 1956 I acquired a BC342 without a AC power supply because the
Dyno made way to much noise. Then came the 6AG7 and 6L6 right out of the
handbook with the basket weave coils, double cotton covered of course. Lots
of fun in those days. Got my CW skills up also. But, then I
You could always put a block or bag of lead inside
From: Wes (N7WS) w...@triconet.org
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (Mini)P3 v SubRX
Lyle, KK7P, demoed a pre-production P3 to our DX club. When I picked it up I
told him
Hi Mike
The K2 program compiles fine locally on my Windows 7 PC and runs without
security warnings now. Thanks!
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two switches, and two single wires coming from each end. It weighed
about 1/4
On Tue,3/10/2015 4:35 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I am old school. Yes, I have a 6 core AMD computer with 8GB of
memory dedicated to the ham station, but I do not use it a lot for rig
control - its main use right now is to give me a panadapter display,
but that part will soon be replaced by a P3.
My goodness!
So, now a Flex is nothing more than an expensive sound card?
I wonder what happens when the K3 CPU goes squirrely, or the FP LCD has an
issue. Or a software upload/upgrade causes the K3 to brick itself? Or a FP
switch/button/control goes bad? I've seen these issues on the
(Sorry Eric, I did not see your closing of this topic because I was typing
my response)
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To: Joe Subich, W4TV ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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My goodness!
So, now a Flex is
Perhaps you missed the P3BRK option. Only $1, but the shipping is brutal.
I did the same thing with a Christmas present for my sister when she was
twelve. She always checked out all the presents, so I packed a brick and
earrings in a long box.
To get back on topic, I have a KX3 and the only
Graham:
I think what Joe and others have tried to tell you is your power lead
represents a variable and until you properly account for the variable
voltage drop in your power lead comparison is meaningless.
You say power lead appears to be OK. Appears??? How did you come to that
conclusion? If
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