Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
I just found the message at the bottom from Bob N3MNT in the online archive. I don't know why it wasn't emailed to me. Here's my response: Hi Bob, Thanks for your inquiry. The first prototype, though fully functional, is a proof of concept, and far from the final product. I'm making changes

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
ecraft-kx3/ wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) Links: -- [1] https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=elecraft@mailman.qth.netq=from:%22Walter+Underwood%22 [2] https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=elecraft@mailman.qth.netq=dat

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
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[Elecraft] Wanted: KX3/PX3

2018-04-13 Thread John_N1JM
Anyone out there have either or both they would like to depart with? 73, John N1JM -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Fan for KXPA100

2018-04-13 Thread Bob N3MNT
I have been using a similar fan that is equipped with a thermal speed control. -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] W2 failure

2018-04-13 Thread Michael Eberle
Seems like I had a power connector issue with mine once. Using a different power cable took care of it. One of the sensor lights should be lit.  If no sensors are connected the S1 and S2 lights will alternately flash. Mike KI0HA On 4/13/2018 17:59, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: Ya.. it doesn't

Re: [Elecraft] W2 failure

2018-04-13 Thread Chris Tate - N6WM
Ya.. it doesn't even get that far.. -Original Message- From: Bill Johnson Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 3:13 PM To: Chris Tate - N6WM ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: W2 failure Do you have the correct sensor on? 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ FT'er for

Re: [Elecraft] W2 failure

2018-04-13 Thread Bill Johnson
Do you have the correct sensor on? 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Chris Tate - N6WM Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 5:07 PM To:

[Elecraft] W2 failure

2018-04-13 Thread Chris Tate - N6WM
I have a W2 wattmeter that seems to have failed. its powers up (leds flash on for a moment) but then almost immediately shuts down. any thoughts on what may be on the blink or something that I can look at? Chris N6WM __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] Fan for KXPA100

2018-04-13 Thread eric norris via Elecraft
ARCTIC F12 Silent - Ultra-Quiet 120 mm Case Fan | Silent Cooler with Standard Case | almost inaudible | Push- or Pull Configuration possible > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0119T0D4I?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf >  I have run it for over 100hrs at 14.2vdc with no problem.  You could always but a diode in

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Bob N3MNT
If possible could yu post an audio clip with both SSB and CW. -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
Hi Fred, Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it very much. I guess I didn't make it clear enough in the long description. The SPX3 already has support for exactly what you're requesting. Just like the Elecraft SP3 and other similar desktop radio speakers, it splits the right channel and sends

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Cady, Fred
Hi Robert, I'm thinking you could greatly expand your potential market by having two speakers and supporting stereo audio. That way people could use the KX3 dual watch feature without having to plug in headphones. It might also be attractive for K3 users (like me) suffering from a space

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Phil Hystad
Failing memories indeed. I worked for CDC Sunnyvale Ops back in the early 1970s and part of that time I was briefly working on the FTN (aka Fortran) compiler, Pass 1. The regular floating point on the 6600 was 60 bits as the word size on the computer was 60 bits. The failing memory part — I

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Fred Jensen
Details, details ... 128 or 120, their both greater than 64 [yes, it is 120].  It's a long way to the moon and truncation errors in the numerical integration summed to unacceptable levels on the UNIVAC 1108 [64-bit DP FP] machines.  I just couldn't pass up the chance to point out that "newest

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread brian
My failing memory seems to recall that the CDC6600 used 60 bit math for floating point single precision operations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_6600 seems to confirm that. They were great machines, till the 7600 then the Cray computers showed up... It was interesting to bring these

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
Hi John, Thanks for your feedback. It appears I didn't point out that the speaker can be powered externally, with or without an internal battery. I'm also going to change the power requirement to the standard ham shack 12V/13.8V. Actually, it will accept the same voltage range as the KX3 (9-15V

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread rich hurd WC3T
These young whippersnappers. Back when I was a kid, we used to carve our own ICs out of wood. :D On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 14:06 Fred Jensen wrote: > We already did, in the later 70's. It ran on a CDC6600. We used it for > guidance analysis and trajectory

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Walter Underwood
I use this 12 V audio amp. It would be easy to put it inside a speaker. It seems to vary in price a bit. Today it is $8.50, on the low side. "DROK TDA7297 15W+15W Audio Power Amplifier Module AC/DC 9-18V 2.0 Dual Channel Stereo Amp Board"

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread John Gibson
Hi Robert, Your proposed speaker looks interesting. Thank you for offering it. My need is a little different. I want to use a KX2 for portable emergency communication, powering it directly from a 12V lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. For this application I would like to power an external

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Fred Jensen
We already did, in the later 70's.  It ran on a CDC6600.  We used it for guidance analysis and trajectory planning/simulation for the Apollo missions.  FORTRAN IV, double precision FP words. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 4/12/2018 11:10 PM, Martin Sole wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] N1MM & KX2

2018-04-13 Thread Brian Hunt
Since there is no RTS or DTR line into the KX2 you can't send CW or PTT that way. If you use a WinKeyer or similar you should be set. You can also send CW using the KEY macro command but you have to edit the NIMM+ .mc files to do so. GL&73, Brian, K0DTJ > On Apr 13, 2018, at 08:35, Robert

[Elecraft] N1MM & KX2

2018-04-13 Thread Robert 'RC' Conley
ANY ISSUES using them together -- The Morse be with youLive Long and Prosper __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Thorpe, Jeffrey
That did it - thanks. Jeff - kg7hdz > On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:34 AM, Johan Ymerson wrote: > > > By the way, if you get errors when the K3/KX3 utilities is checking for new > firmware, try installing the 'curl' package. >

[Elecraft] FS: Elecraft K1

2018-04-13 Thread JJ
Looking to sell my K1. I just don't use it like I thought I would. Works fine, looks good. A few light scratches. KFL1-4 4 Band Board, 40, 30, 20, & 15 Meters-Installed KFL1-2 2 Band Board, 80 & 40 Meters-Not Installed KAT1 Automatic Antenna Tuner KNB1 Noise Blanker LED Backlight (set at very low

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Johan Ymerson
That is very easy to test, isn't it. Just tried on Ubuntu 17.10 "Live-CD" (just boot the desktop ISO without installing). This is what I get: ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Downloads/k3util_1_16_6_25$ ./k3util bash: ./k3util: No such file or directory /Johan, SM0XHJ On 2018-04-13 10:55, Gordon LaPoint

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Gordon LaPoint
Linux 32 bit applications *WILL* run on 64bit operating systems.  I do software development for Raspberry Pi and Linux desktop systems in both 32 bit and 64bit versions.     The Raspian version of Debian is only 32 bit, so it will not run 64 bit programs, but the 64bit desktop will run both

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Johan Ymerson
64-bit x86 Linux (or Windows for that mater) cannot natively run 32-bit applications. A 32-bit compatibility layer is needed. It is essentially an entire copy of the 32-bit version of the OS installed in parallel. On most Linux distributions this needs to be installed manually. On Windows the

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Robert Morris
Thanks for the feedback, Joan. It appears the active and passive versions are what folks would like. 73, Robert (AG6ZZ) On 2018-04-12 23:53, Joan wrote: > What I would love [to buy] for the KX2: a pair of speakers, thus: an SPX2A > speaker (with an inboard stereo amplifier) which can be used

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

2018-04-13 Thread Joan
What I would love [to buy] for the KX2: a pair of speakers, thus: an SPX2A speaker (with an inboard stereo amplifier) which can be used alone as a monaural speaker—but which is also configurable for stereo audio with the addition of the optional SPX2P Joan KX2CW Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra,

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

2018-04-13 Thread Martin Sole
This probably started with the Mac OS thing. My understanding is that post High Sierra it will be just 64 bit and they will start dropping support for 32 bit so very possible that on a Mac lots of (some?) 32 bit apps may not work. When are we going to see 128 bit OS's :) Martin, HS0ZED On