Re: [Elecraft] FPF problem

Ron, Thanks for the recommendation. I followed the procedure to remove the front panel, but the result was the same. Thanks again, Mike AD5A - Original Message - From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" To: "Mike Crownover" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, May

Re: [Elecraft] FPF problem

Hello Mike: Depending upon the environment, some older K3 rigs suffered from oxidation of the contacts on the connectors. In your case I'd suspect the connectors between the front panel and the main RF board. Simply removing/replacing the front panel should take care of it if I'm correct. The

Re: [Elecraft] FPF problem

The error was FP3, no FPF...Mike AD5A - Original Message - From: "Mike Crownover" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 9:01:09 PM Subject: [Elecraft] FPF problem I have a K3 that has been sitting on shelf for a while. I powered it up today, after it

[Elecraft] FPF problem

I have a K3 that has been sitting on shelf for a while. I powered it up today, after it was on for ~5 minuted, I get a ERR FPF. After a little research I learn I need to reload the flash file. I used the utility to update the MCU and then when the FPF tried to load I got this message.

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 #79

I ordered 2 days ago and today that told me it is a week away from shipping. Mike va3mw On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 12:27 PM, John Fritze wrote: > I ordered about 10:45 AM EDT on Wednesday while sitting at the FDIM > seminars at Dayton as soon as I saw the order page go

[Elecraft] [KX2] Amp-hour display

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Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

David Ahrendts wrote > I am 100% totally, absolutely in love with my KPA500 linear amp. It is > incredible. Fail safe. Loyal. Attractive. Beautiful. —— There are times, > however, that I dream of a little more horse power. Would any of you trust > the Amptec LA2000: To echo the advice of others,

Re: [Elecraft] [KX2] Amp-hour display

Isn't it for showing AHrs left in internal battery? Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 27, 2016, at 9:29 PM, "a...@juno.com" wrote: > > I just received my KX2 today and it i smaller than I thought it would be - > love it. One question: the amp-hour display is

[Elecraft] [KX2] Amp-hour display

I just received my KX2 today and it i smaller than I thought it would be - love it. One question: the amp-hour display is continuously displaying **.***AH. No numbers at all despite being on an external battery (5000mah LiPo) for about 4 hours now. I did 'Clear' it after about an hour thinking

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

Mike, I suspect you posted with HTML enabled - the reflector strips HTML and results in a blank post. Normal service for the KPA500 requests that you remove the transformer. That not only reduces weight (and shipping cost) but also reduces the probability of damage to the KPA500 enclosure

[Elecraft] List participatioin

I have missed the list for nearly a year. missed the KX2 stuff, and would have loved to FT as I have done many pieces in the past. But I somehow lost the link to the newsletters. So here I sit broken hearted, came to list but found I had departed. I am back! KX2 in the near future. I have

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

...did I get it yet? On 5/27/2016 8:38 PM, Mike Rhodes wrote: ...sorry about the resend but hopefully it will arrive with content this time. On 5/27/2016 8:05 PM, Mike Rhodes wrote: ...a trip back for service or updates is going to cost a fortune!! Mike / W8DN On 5/27/2016 7:25 PM, David

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

My mistake - 1 S-unit increase is 6 dB, not 1 dB. 73, Don W3FPR If you are QRP oriented, then the first 5 watts counts. To get a 1 dB increase (6 dB), one needs to quadruple the power - 20 watts. 73, Don W3FPR __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

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Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

If you are QRP oriented, then the first 5 watts counts. To get a 1 dB increase (6 dB), one needs to quadruple the power - 20 watts. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/27/2016 8:13 PM, Michael Walker wrote: You know it is only 1 S unit more... 6db. It is the first 500 watts that count.

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

I have a KPA500, and an Alpha 8410. The 8410, running a pair of 4cx1000A tetrodes in conventional AB1, can deal with rather high SWR directly without grid current that can destroy a tube. However, if any of the complex supporting monitoring circuitry or protection circuity goes blewwy, one needs

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

You know it is only 1 S unit more... 6db. It is the first 500 watts that count. Mike va3mw On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Mike Rhodes wrote: > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

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[Elecraft] OT Amptec LA2000 Linear Amp

I am 100% totally, absolutely in love with my KPA500 linear amp. It is incredible. Fail safe. Loyal. Attractive. Beautiful. —— There are times, however, that I dream of a little more horse power. Would any of you trust the Amptec LA2000:

Re: [Elecraft] Operating the Ten Tec 422B Amp QSK with a K3/K3S

Hi Jim, Thanks for the quick reply. This is what I was hoping to hear. The 422B has been a reliable amp and I didn’t want to do anything that would mess it or the K3S up. I had some concerns about the Ten Tec method of keying with non Ten Tec transceivers that I found in my 422B manual. I

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 suggestion for additional "General" band

Right, it’s the jumping off point. And it isn’t til you go back to that band later that you realizes something’s not quite right, because you never intended to change anything there, so the frequency and mode are off. Makes me think of Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean - “That’s not

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 suggestion for additional "General" band

Hmmm .. On second thought, you're right. It does depend on where you leave off. Ok. I'm on board for a GEN band setting Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Grant Youngman wrote: > > I use the 10m band slot for this purpose. It's relatively simple to reset for

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 suggestion for additional "General" band

I use the 10m band slot for this purpose. It's relatively simple to reset for 10m CW if I want to go there, which is rare Grant NQ5T Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Erik Tkal wrote: > > I do some SWLing using my Sony shortwave, and had been lately on my

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 suggestion for additional "General" band

I’m pretty sure I suggested it a long time ago. A GEN band would be really handy. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On May 27, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Erik Tkal wrote: > > I do some SWLing using my Sony shortwave, and had been lately

[Elecraft] KX3 suggestion for additional "General" band

I do some SWLing using my Sony shortwave, and had been lately on my FTdx3000. Now that I have a KX3 I find some limitations with it. Let’s say I start low in the 160m band, set the mode to AM, and start scrolling up frequencies. At some point I cross over into 80m, then 40m. At that point I

[Elecraft] PX3 issues / questions /suggestions

I recently bought a PX3 for my KX3, and I really love it. I had played with panadapter software on my computer, but since I use a Mac the offerings are rather limited and even using Windows in a VM getting it to work the way I wanted was cumbersome to say the least. The PX3 is great since

Re: [Elecraft] Operating the Ten Tec 422B Amp QSK with a K3/K3S

On Fri,5/27/2016 1:08 PM, Bill Braun wrote: Has anyone had experience using a Ten Tec 422B Centurion Amp that normally uses a Transceiver/Amp “Keying Loop” with a K3/K3S in QSK mode? Hi Bill, My experience with Ten Tec amps is that they work just fine without using the keying loop if you

[Elecraft] Operating the Ten Tec 422B Amp QSK with a K3/K3S

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Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

Reuben, If you do not want to go much higher than 30 feet, and are willing to bracket the mast to the house peak, you can use 3 lengths of chain-link fence top rail. It is relatively inexpensive and a 30 foot mast can be "walked up" by one person (don't try it with 40 feet). With the mast

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

That and similar designs are in almost any ARRL Handbook from the 1930's into the ARRL Antenna manuals of the 1960's. Sometimes the old designs are the best designs. Living on a postage-stamp sized lot a few years ago and not wanting a huge ugly mast I erected an inverted vee using a mast made

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

You could put up a TV-type 10-foot mast on each end of the roof using a pair of eave mounts for each one. Then run the antenna between them. There isn't enough room for the whole antenna, but you can bend the ends down on either end. You would need a third mast in the middle of the roof to

[Elecraft] Mast question

3 16' 2X4's and you're in business. Google 2X4 antenna mast. Good luck and 73, Jon WS1K __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

A number of years ago I purchased two 20' lengths of 2" square, 1/8" wall fiberglass tubing for the boom of an LPD array that I never built. They have been laying outside on the ground in the Arizona sun since then. They are still as smooth as the day I brought them home. Contrast that to

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] KX2 in AM mode

My goodness how time flies and we age.Bill Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Phil Wheeler Date: 5/26/16 5:19 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Wayne Burdick , Elecraft Reflector Cc:

Re: [Elecraft] Balun BL2

Keep in mind that the only source of the heating in the core is the RF power applied. Every watt used to make heat is a watt never radiated. A hot core will eventually reach its Curie temperature that causes the inductance to drop to a very low level. At that point it is no longer functioning

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Output power rating

The latest firmware is required; it will allow you to use up to 15 W on 80-20 m (10 W elsewhere). The upgraded heatsink is optional. On my lab KX3 I can put out 15 watts for several minutes before hitting the temperature limit, at which power is reduced by firmware. 73, Wayne N6KR On May

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Output power rating

You really worried about 1.67 dB? At 10:16 AM 5/27/2016, Alan Geller via Elecraft wrote: The KX3 is now being positioned as the 15 watt big brother to the smaller KX2 “up to 10 watts” version. The upper limit on my KX3 power adjustment seems to have always been around 10.2 watts. How

[Elecraft] KX3 Output power rating

The KX3 is now being positioned as the 15 watt big brother to the smaller KX2 “up to 10 watts” version. The upper limit on my KX3 power adjustment seems to have always been around 10.2 watts. How does one safely achieve this 15 watt performance? Does it require the new/upgrade heatsink plus a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

I'm betting the 2 m XVRTER for the KX3 is different circuit than the internal one for the K3. It's also a very different form factor. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 27, 2016, at 12:00 PM, Ken Arck wrote: > > > Hi David > > As I said, unless it's

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

I’ve tried fiberglass poles (from one of the vendors mentioned here, supposedly with UV inhibitors) for permanent installation. Didn’t work out well. After a couple of years, the push-up poles started to break down anyway and couldn’t be handled without gloves unless I wanted nasty fiberglass

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic? I have it!

Thanks to a kind person on this list, I have a copy of the schematic for the KX3 2m transverter. It is the one I recall, but have no idea where I saw it before. Please don't ask me for a copy as I don't know the status of this and don't want to get into any trouble with party. I am not

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

On Fri,5/27/2016 8:16 AM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft wrote: Look into the Spiderbeam fiberglass poles. Quite sturdy and all kinds of lengths. Well within your budget. NOT sturdy. If you're going to use one, it MUST be well guyed, contrary to advertising and photos on their website. A simple

[Elecraft] KX2 #79

I ordered about 10:45 AM EDT on Wednesday while sitting at the FDIM seminars at Dayton as soon as I saw the order page go live. KX2 #79 arrived today in Albany NY. Kewl! Can't wait to fire it up along with my KX3 to compare over this weekend.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

Sorry Ken, It is a completely different design, I know that much. For a start it is credit card sized and it takes the LO from the KX3 not a built in Xtal Osc. I may have imagined seeing the schematic or detailed block diagram in some presentation, but there appears to be nothing on the

[Elecraft] Failure to TX from Fldigi to K3s

I wish to thank all the people that have written to help me,Steve, Dvid, Elliott, Bob, Mike, Richard, and Gerald.  I hope that I haven't left anyone out.  Gerald, I used the file and now have the K3 description in Rig Cat.   Thanks to all. Dick, N5XRD

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

Hi David As I said, unless it's changed since the K3.. (I'm not sure it has) Ken At 08:54 AM 5/27/2016, David Anderson wrote: Sorry Ken, that appears to be the K3 not KX3. 73 from David GM4JJJ > On 27 May 2016, at 16:06, Ken Arck wrote: > > Unless it's

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

Sorry Ken, that appears to be the K3 not KX3. 73 from David GM4JJJ > On 27 May 2016, at 16:06, Ken Arck wrote: > > Unless it's changed since the K3s came out: > > http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Schematics_Jun_2010.pdf > > Ken > > > At 07:32 AM 5/27/2016, David

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

Fiberglass poles such as those from Spiderbeam or Max-Gain Systems ( mgs4u.com) won't support very much load without guys which your wife disallowed (completely?). If you just want to support your G5RV above the level of your roof, then you could use two roof tripods like those used for TV

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

Look into the Spiderbeam fiberglass poles.  Quite sturdy and all kinds of lengths.  Well within your budget. Mel, K6KBE From: George Dubovsky To: Reuben Popp Cc: Elecraft Reflector Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 7:19 AM

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

Unless it's changed since the K3s came out: http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Schematics_Jun_2010.pdf Ken At 07:32 AM 5/27/2016, David Anderson via Elecraft wrote: Is there a schematic diagram for the KX3 internal transverter series available? I was sure I had seen one at some point in the

[Elecraft] FS: KX1 with all of the options 80/40/30/20

Hi All, After getting my KX3 I no longer use my KX1 and am selling it.  I built my KX1 kit in 2011 and am a very experienced builder, the radio works perfectly.  The KX1 has been always kept in my non-smoking home. Selling the KX1 with the KXAT1 internal antenna tuner.  The KX1 has the KXB3080

[Elecraft] KX3: transverter schematic?

Is there a schematic diagram for the KX3 internal transverter series available? I was sure I had seen one at some point in the past, perhaps it was in some slide show by Elecraft when they introduced it, but I can't locate it now. 73 from David GM4JJJ

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

I would look for 3 used sections of Rohn 25, then figure out how to safely bracket it to your house, if possible. That should be do-able for somewhere close to your budget and certainly capable of holding up a G5RV. 73, geo - n4ua On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Reuben Popp

[Elecraft] Mast question

Hey everyone, more of a beginner question here and not [directly] Elecraft related. I have a K2 I built some time ago that I paired with a half size g5rv. At the time, I was living with a buddy whose house design allowed me to set that antenna up as a sloper (and it worked quite well). That

[Elecraft] KX3: 4m transverter enabling DC on SMA ?

I read in the FAQ for the transverter http://www.elecraft.com/manual/KX3-2M%20FAQ.htm Q: Does the module provide a DC signal at the antenna jack for external switching functions? A: Yes. We're adding a menu entry to control this. When the signal is turned on, 5 volts (through a 4-kohm

Re: [Elecraft] CrankIR or AlexLoop

Hi OMs and YLs, I find this discussion of interest and the positive points about the CrankIR seem correct in all respects. I use an AlexLoop for travels as it is small you can install it on a hotel balcony, park bench in front of a hotel window, inside a timber frame, concrete block or stone