[Elecraft] K3 names on ANT1 and ANT2

I have set up two K3's for SO2R, using both antenna connectors on each radio for different antennas/bands. It becomes hard to remember which is which. I would like to request a firmware update that lets me edit a name for each antenna connector, and have that name displayed briefly when the

Re: [Elecraft] (OT redoux) MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

I agree with Ron that the best solution is wire outdoors. I too lived in apartments and did similar things. Best results always seemed to come from some sort of balanced antenna when possible. Nowadays there are so many noise sources in buildings that getting a wire outside is worth the

[Elecraft] HF SuperBacker Pro 100w Amp for Sale

I listed my HF SuperBacker Pro 100w Amp for sale on Ebay for your purchase protection. http://www.ebay.com/itm/322399600648?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Product originally a kit from www.hfprojects.com. Does not include any tuner. Does not include KX3 in photos. As-Is

[Elecraft] Remote Shack setup for K3 for sale

Remoteshack.com will explain how this suit allows cell phone or Skype access to your K3 using cell phone commands. Works great but I just don't use it! I also have the 120 volt remote switcher I never used but it will allow turning off equipment via phone signals. Very cool idea and works great

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Transmit Issue on 80M SSB

Dave, I am glad to hear that you have it sorted out. You should not *normally* have to do a TX Gain Calibration after a firmware upgrade. However, I do not know how old your prior firmware happened to be. There was a prior firmware upgrade which moved the location where the TX Gain

Re: [Elecraft] (OT redoux) MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

I'm not sure about a mag loop inside a room, I've never tried mine that way. When used vertically outside, they tend to be insensitive to surroundings [trees, ground, you sitting under it] because the permeability of most such surroundings is 1. This may not be true if you're set up on the

Re: [Elecraft] FSK problem with my K3

On Sun,1/22/2017 12:15 PM, stew...@gm4aff.net wrote: Now what if I wanted to operate RTTY on 2m??! You might have trouble finding someone to talk to. :) More seriously, why FSK? AFSK works quite well with all versions of K3 hardware and VOX works for TX. If you need more time for an antenna

Re: [Elecraft] FSK problem with my K3

Stewart, Check the construction of your XV144 control cable at the 15 pin connector. There should be no connection to pin 1. If there is, correct it so the connector is wired like that shown in the XV Owner's manual - see Figure 7 on page 11. If you do not have the latest XV Owner's

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

If you don't find it, the problem will return. I have used a station with bad shield connections on PL259s and it intermittently caused some feedback issues. John KK9A E T etksubs at gmail.com Sun Jan 22 13:36:46 EST 2017 Previous message (by thread): [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback Next message

Re: [Elecraft] K3S and WSPR

Benny, The settings for WSPR are no different than any other soundcard data mode, so the setup is the same even though the soundcard is internal to the K3S. Set the K3S for DATA A and the MIC SEL to LINE. Make sure nothing is plugged into the LINE IN jack in the rear because it will switch

Re: [Elecraft] [K3S] KREF3MDKT

Mike, Concentrate on the "as needed" - not all need the resistor mod. The TCXO has not changed. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/22/2017 3:05 PM, Mike Harris wrote: Hmm. "The KREF3A Reference Oscillator in the K3S has been updated as needed at the factory". Is this just the resistor mod or has there been

[Elecraft] FSK problem with my K3

I have been trying to make FSK work with my K3 since last September on and off (excuse the pun). I have tried 4 different interfaces, I have traced through all the cables many times, tried different software, tried different COM ports, I have torn my hair out, etc. I have a splitter on the output

Re: [Elecraft] [K3S] KREF3MDKT

Hmm. "The KREF3A Reference Oscillator in the K3S has been updated as needed at the factory". Is this just the resistor mod or has there been a change to the canned TXCO? Regards, Mike VP8NO On 22/01/2017 13:25, Raymond METZGER wrote: Hello, I recently started assembling the K3S/100 kit

Re: [Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

On Sun,1/22/2017 4:34 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: there is no way to put up a vertical more than about 3m high, and no room for radials longer than a few meters. Hi Vic, Can you bond to the structure of your building near the base of a vertical? If so, it will serve as a very effective

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

Erik Sounds like an intermittent patch lead. You need to find it, otherwise it will come back and bite you - guaranteed to be at the worst possible moment ! John G4ZTR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of E T Sent: Sunday, January 22,

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

Not sure what it was but I seem to have inadvertently fixed it. I took the amp out to my Jeep and hooked it up with my KX2 to my screwdriver antenna and could not reproduce the issue. I brought it back inside and hooked it back up and it is working ok, so it must have been a loose connection

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

Thinking it is not amp in /amp out as much as it is power level causing breakdown in antenna system. Try amp in at 15W as a test. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KXPA100-RF-feedback-tp7625990p7625996.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at

[Elecraft] K3S and WSPR

Anybody with settings to K3s for WSPR 2.0? K3S has in itself the sound card and works via USB to PC. Benny OH9NB --- Avast Antivirus on tarkistanut tämän sähköpostin virusten varalta. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

Erik, Apparently something *did* change in your antenna system. It may not be in the shack. Look for something that arcs over at higher power or a loose connector or a balun that has failed. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/22/2017 11:36 AM, E T wrote: Today my KXPA100 stopped working properly.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and paddle for digi modes, display TX text

If I'm not mistaken, Win4kSuite will do this. -Kevin (KK4YEL) No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > On Jan 22, 2017, at 08:58, Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE) wrote: > > Hi Dieter, > > Now your

[Elecraft] R: Re: wrong macro for PF2?

Thank Fred, great!Just tried your instructions, and those solved the problem! Obviously :)Now PF2 work well, changing 65-100W. The problem is that I hadnt well understood... and really now need to read your (big) book. At this moment I have saved six macros for split/unsplit, THR15/THR07,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3S] KREF3MDKT

The modification is not needed *unless* your adding KSYN3A's to a K3 with a second receiver and a 2m transverter. If you are building a K3s then you do not need the mod. On 1/22/2017 10:25 AM, Raymond METZGER wrote: Hello, I recently started assembling the K3S/100 kit (SN 10,614) I bought

[Elecraft] KXPA100 RF feedback

Today my KXPA100 stopped working properly. Whenever I transmit I start getting feedback, a sort of electric stuttering effect. When the amp is bypassed this does not occur. Also, if I transmit into a dummy load the problem does not occur, indicating that somehow the antenna RF must be

[Elecraft] Internet Sprints

>Many years ago there were Internet Sprints that were announced with very short notice on the Internet Those were great fun. As I recall the exchange included a name but was not a fixed name. Rather it was the name you received on the previous QSO. Some of the names were quite long. One I remember

Re: [Elecraft] [K3S] KREF3MDKT

Hello, I recently started assembling the K3S/100 kit (SN 10,614) I bought in 2015, which will include the KPA3A and the KRX3A options (the last one bought mid 2016 when I realized the assembling of the K3s would be simpler if I mount at the same time the Main and the Aux DSP boards). My

Re: [Elecraft] wrong macro for PF2?

Hi Ian, In your macro 5, the SWT27; should be SWT29; to point to macro 6 the next time and in macro 6 the SWT29; should be SWT27; Then, in CONFIG:MACRO just set PF2 to Macro 5. Cheers, Fred KE7X For all KE7X Elecraft books, see www.ke7x.com

Re: [Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

A good book to read on this subject is "Short Vertical Antenna and Ground Radial" By Jerry Sevick W2FMI http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/books/0554.html From: James Rodenkirch To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Sunday,

Re: [Elecraft] ALC on line in?

Jamie (and all), I post this information frequently. Adjust the audio input level to produce 4 bars solid on the ALC meter with the 5th bar flashing. That usually means setting the soundcard output slider on the computer to about 75% and then adjusting the K3(S) MIC GAIN (actually LINE IN

Re: [Elecraft] ALC on line in?

ALC display is independent of audio input (front mic, rear mic or line in). Press [hold] the DISP/METER button to toggle between CMP/ALC and SWR/PWR displays. Trying WSJT-X , DATA-A mode, and while I have power out, no ALC is > displayed, and I’m concerned about overdriving JT modes are

[Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

There is a great deal of info at https://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/frank_radio_antenna_80m_vertical.htm 73 Jim Allen W6OGC Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] ALC on line in?

Is it possible to display ALC while using the line in jack on the rear panel? Trying WSJT-X , DATA-A mode, and while I have power out, no ALC is displayed, and I’m concerned about overdriving. __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] (OT redoux) MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

For those interested, the ARRL has a new book entitled "Ham Radio from Indoors". It is a quick read with a lot of good ideas! '73 de JIM N2ZZ -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert 'RC' Conley Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 9:16

Re: [Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

How about 0.007 wavelenght? NAA did this on 24 KHz with 800-960' towers. The key is the extensive top hat design and $$$. Feedpoint Z = On 1/22/2017 13:09 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote: A couple of other "info sites to explore," Vic.

[Elecraft] (OT redoux) MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

Guys; I'm anticipating a move to a seniors villa and I know I will be unable to to take my antenna farm and most of the ham shack. I've decided on my KX2 with ATU (grab-n go). A MAG LOOP should allow indoor operations at QRP power levels.Thanks for your thoughts. 73 KC5WA -- May You Live Long

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and paddle for digi modes, display TX text

Hi Dieter, Now your post IS readable...:-) The PX3 is of course the most obvious choice but using a PC I think FLDIGI will certainly do the job. Just use the sidetone the KX3 produces. Route one audio channel on the stereo phones output to the sound card input of the PC and use the other to

[Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

Hi Vic, Please also consider the current "MAG LOOP ANTENNAS" thread on this list which fits your requirements as long as the loop is big enough (2 to 3m in diameter at least). 73, Christian F1GWR Le 22 janv. 2017 à 13:34, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP a écrit : > Today I am limited to the bands from 7

[Elecraft] (OT) MAG LOOP ANTENNAS

They are directional if you consider setting them vertically. If placed horizontally they are not. Which could be meant as an advantage especially if laid on an attic floor which is wider than high (a bigger loop gives you better results in lower bands). BUT if mag loops are set that way, they

Re: [Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

Hi, everything is possible: https://www.qrz.com/db/K2MIJ 73 de Hajo Gruss Hajo --- Cela est bien dit, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin. http://hajos-kontrapunkte.blogspot.de/ On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 2:03 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote: > Don't give up on the notion of a

[Elecraft] KX3 and paddle for digi modes, display TX text

Hi all, second try to ask a KX3 question and digi modes. Loving CW I'd be interested in using my paddle for TX text when in any digi mode - so have other CW enthusiasts had any luck to configure digi mode software (e.g. FLDIGI or any other)to display tx text while using their paddle? Yes, of

[Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

A couple of other "info sites to explore," Vic. http://www.k7mem.com/Electronic_Notebook/antennas/shortant.html http://www.qsl.net/vk3jeg/loadpole.html http://www.qsl.net/vk3jeg/loadpole.html (good info on capacitive hats here) 72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV

[Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

Don't give up on the notion of a shortened vertical just yet, Vic. Peruse this site and see if there is anything that can help - http://www.arising.com.au/people/holland/ralph/shortvert.htm 72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] 160m Doings - not totally "flash mob" but all GREAT CW fun!

If any of you would like to take another bite of the Topband apple, then be sure to join the 12th annual QRP 160m sprint sponsored by the North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC) that occurs in North America this coming Tuesday (repeat,TUESDAY evening, which coincides with the 40m Fox Hunt). This

[Elecraft] Very short 80m antenna

Today I am limited to the bands from 7 MHz and up and I want to get on 80m. My space is very limited, and in particular (due to the need to rotate my existing dipole), there is no way to put up a vertical more than about 3m high, and no room for radials longer than a few meters. But the

[Elecraft] wrong macro for PF2?

I am programming two macros for setting 100W and 65w (for amplifier) on my K3S for storing on PF2. I setted on macro 5 (amp on): MN019;MP001;MN255;PC065;MN110;SWT27;SWH47;SWT14;I setted on macro 6 (100w): MN019;MP001;MN255;PC100;MN110;SWT29;SWH47;SWT14; Both work from K3 utility and from K-Pod,