I press my footswitch briefly when I want to stop playing a "M"
button recording. I think that's normal behavior for a K3. (I
don't use VOX with voice modes. Too many people come into my
shack to ask me questions and I don't want my answers to go out
over the air.)
73 Bill AE6JV
On 1/19/19
Hello,
Walter K6WRU has written, "I think we take coaxial cable for granted. It was a
brilliant invention and a real gift to people who love radio. Maybe I?ll start
celebrating December 8th as Coaxial Cable Day.
https://www.wired.com/2009/12/1208coaxial-cable-patent/;
Well, Walter, perhaps
Good Evening,
I have been reading forecasts of frigid cold in middle America.
Being a native of Wisconsin frigid means at least 25 below zero with
wind chill subtracted from there. I don't think the news people really
mean that though. The predictions have been drifting upward with a
So what happens if you don't run Win4K3Suite? I run WSJT-X and nothing
else and have NO issues with audio, control, or Windows sound. I find
that WSJT-X handles everything that is needed, radio control, audio
control, and logging.
Conclusion: More software applications running = more
Folks, this should be my final post here
on this but I think the information
applies to any of us who use the K3s Codec
with WSJT-X, maybe AFSK too, I haven't
researched that possibility.
A brief recap to the issue at hand: The
only way I could get WSJT-X to get the K3S
to transmit was if I
This type of discussion makes me wonder if folks are feeding audio
direct from the computer to the Line IN on the rear or to the MIC
input. If they are using an external soundcard, i.e. Signalink or such,
then I can understand Windows sounds being heard. Not good.
If they are using the USB
Thanks Bill,
I always turn off windows sounds, they
bother me when I'm concentrating on
something. This issue deals with the
stereo/mono audio as from youtube or some
web page with streaming music/sounds that
happened to be running. I couldn't hear
the music/talk/noise from the computer and
I am not sure why VOX would affect the DVR? On SSB I use a KDVR3 activated
by my computer's F-keys and my VOX is on 100% of the time.
John KK9A
Nr4c wrote:
Is it possible that you have VOX turned ON or bumped a PTT or FOOTSWITCH?
I've had the KDVR in a K3 since 2009 and my K3S since they
My audio input to my K3's has become intermittent with Writelog. I can get
it working, leave the radios/computer for a while and it stops working. I
can get newly recorded messages to transmit, (F key messages sometimes stop
working also intermittently but I've been more successful in getting the
Is it possible that you have VOX turned ON or bumped a PTT or FOOTSWITCH?
I’ve had the KDVR in a K3 since 2009 and my K3S since they began shipping (S/N
10069, very early s/n). I’ve never had any issue like you describe.
Have you contacted Elecraft customer support?
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To all who jumped in to help — thanks.
I just performed Method 2 as found on page 53 of the K3s Owner's Manual, and it
made a huge difference all around. Wish I could paste it here.
Cheers!
Richard Kunc — W4KBX
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Today during the NAQP I experienced occasional strange behavior with a new KDVR
in an updated K3 . . . wondering if this has happened to anyone else. The
recorder works just right 98% of the time. Randomly, it hangs up in the middle
of a recorded message. It just stops. No audio, no RF, but
Electric fence insulator tubes 4" long. Drill each end for #14 THHN stranded.
3.5" spacing gives Zo= ~550 ohms. Box of 200 on Amazon for $16.
73,
K0DTJ
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I've got good news. I had the wrong Capacitor in the BFO section and just
happened to have a replacement for C169. Whoops I told on myself! Any way at
TP2 +4917.74 and -4911.90 for a difference of 5.84. Don struck again. Hi
Hi.. I'll check the voltages on RP6 tomorrow.
Ed.. AB4IQ
Paul,
Go to the K3 Utility Help file and find the instructions to "Force a
Firmware Download.
Follow those instructions and you should be back on the air.
That "problem" is usually caused by a computer glitch during a firmware
load to the K3S.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/19/2019 6:10 PM, Paul Van
Don et al,
I tried a 15pf cap ( what I had on hand) at the source of Q19 to ground and
I got .025v on R30 that did not change with the adjustment of L30,
essentially no voltage.
So, I took it off and it went back to 4.5 volts. So, then I tried Vicenç,
EA3ADV's suggestion and I put 17 turns on the
Be careful with black hose/tubing/pipe. Cut a small length of it and
put it into a microwave oven along with a cup of water for varying
lengths of time, checking each time. If it comes out cool when the
water is about to boil, it's probably OK. It seems some ABS and black
drip tubing has
Went to load the latest update (to me) on my K3S and the radio is now
locked in the dark screen MCU LOAD mode. I have checked comports, they are
up to date, and rebooted twice and even shut the computer totally off.
Nothing ... No power from the P3 is coming in... plugged and repluged the
USB
If there is an Assembly Manual look into it for assistance. If not, maybe some
help in the operators manual?.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Jan 19, 2019, at 10:05 AM, Scott Townley wrote:
>
> I have a K3/0-mini that I removed the rear bail from. Basically I unscrewed
> the four
From the volume mixer you can “Mute” Windows Sounds. This eliminates all those
annoying notification squeals and squawks.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Jan 19, 2019, at 1:37 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
>
> Peter,
>
> Absolutely brilliant! I never have seen
> this windows page or read
Bob,
The K3s did go into transmit, there was no
signal being generated.
Peter, VK4JD had the correct answer to
this thing that has been eluding me. His
reply here yesterday was the solution and
involved a win 10 page I have never
encountered before. It took some looking
but I found the
Jim,
When you simply press the mic PTT, there is very little power out in SSB
mode until you talk into the mic - the SSB carrier is suppressed, and
all you are transmitting is the suppressed carrier until you produce
audio into the microphone.
The KAT500 needs at least 7 watts to tune.
For
My KAT500 won't tune when RF is applied via keying down on the microphone or by
using the CW paddle. It tunes if I whistle into the microphone. I have it set
up as Figure 5. General Cabling Requirements - Stand-Alone Transmitter or
Transceiver shows in the manual. I have an Yaesu 450D. Any
Mark Musick wrote
> Heinz,
> This is exactly how Don wired my K2 to key an external amp.
> The RCA jack is mounted as Don describes.
> It works. What more is there to say?
> I forget what the voltage and current ratings are for the 2N7000, but as I
> remember it will key the majority of
Mark Musick wrote
> Heinz,
> This is exactly how Don wired my K2 to key an external amp.
> The RCA jack is mounted as Don describes.
> It works. What more is there to say?
> I forget what the voltage and current ratings are for the 2N7000, but as I
> remember it will key the majority of
You can buy spacers for #14 insulated house wire that would also work wonders
and be a cheaper but best solution.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
https://wrj-tech.com/
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of Al Lorona
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2019 8:08 PM
To: Elecraft
Heinz,
This is exactly how Don wired my K2 to key an external amp.
The RCA jack is mounted as Don describes.
It works. What more is there to say?
I forget what the voltage and current ratings are for the 2N7000, but as I
remember it will key the majority of amplifiers.
73,
Mark, WB9CIF
"If someone else has a better way of explaining it, I would like to see it."
Don't have a KPA1500 but I do have a KAT500. For that tuner there is a clear
distinction between being in BYPASS mode, and not being in BYPASS mode but
having the ATU relays in the bypassed position. The bypass
The K3S Contester/DX package is sold.
Thanks you all
Ron Genovesi
n3...@coastside.net
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Heinz,
If you have the K60XV option installed in the K2, yes K60XV J2 pin 2
will key an amplifier like the KXPA100.
The only difficult part is to find a place for a connector on the rear
panel. There is a place near the key jack where you can mount an RCA
jack and not interfere with any
What kind of T-R keying circuit is necessary in the K2 (with K60XV installed
for 60m band usage, no XVTRs connected) to operate the KXPA100 amplifier?
a) Will the XVTR Keyline on K60XV J2-2 / Q3 (2N7000) do it correctly?
b) Is a keying circuit like these necessary?
Yes CAT can be somewhat confusing IFyou are running multiple
applications at the same time. Otherwise, I use CAT for: WSJT-X,
FLDIGI, HRD/DM780, MMTTY and have zero issues with any of the
applications or levels or commands. And all were easy to configure and
are reliable. When I
This is not a defect. It is operating as designed.
I had this same question after receiving my KPA1500 serial #112 in April of
last year.
My understanding after talking to Eric at Dayton last May is both LEDs light
when the ATU is engaged (set to IN) and the ATU determines the bypass SWR is at
First, make sure you have the latest firmware, 2.0, loaded in the KPA1500.
Secondly--no offense intended--what is the bypass SWR of the antenna? If
it is lower than the tuning threshold set in the KPA1500 utility, the
KPA1500 ATU will stay in BYPASS mode even after a tuning cycle when the ATU
is
About:
"Just got my KPA-1500, and it seems to work great except that the ATU BYP
light is always illuminated. The ATU operates normally when I light the
IN light with the ATU Mode switch and apply drive. I can't find
anything in the manual about this."
Can anyone clarify?
73, Pete N4ZR
I spent more time than I would like to admit trying to figure out why there
was no output when trying to transmit digital modes from the internal sound
card. It was the line gain (mic gain), it defaulted to 0 after installing
the KIO3B.
73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 5:44
That is why I've begged several times for a firmware change to make VOX gain
saved per mode.
I do use VOX on RTTY and SSB and with a lot of fussing with soundcard levels
have it more-or-less set so all modes use about the same VOX gain.
Unfortunately, IMHO anyway, I think VOX gain should be
H, Bob,
I haven't looked to see how much difference there is between the two
settings; I don't use VOX for SSB. I guess I probably should have a
look, though. I hadn't thought of this issue because of the way I
operate. Good catch.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
-- Original Message --
I am trying to set up WSPR and having trouble in transmit. Receive is fine.
I have set the TX to the recommend freq, I have tried different power
settings. When the radio goes into TX mode I get a steady tone for the
duration of the TX.
The LDG 1000pro show 10W out but now swr shows on scale.
I use VOX for my SSB operating. Thus if I were to use it for digital modes I
would need to change the settings. And then set it back for SSB. With CAT
that is set in the software as I outlined. Set it and forget it.
Bob, K4TAX
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> On Jan 19, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Barry
When I used to use ladder line I noticed a significant detuning effect
when wet. It was worse with older line, probably because the weathering
made the water more likely to stick. I never tried to measure the loss.
I tried waxing the line with automotive wax and saw an improvement. But
I
I have a K3s and have never used CAT for PTT fuctions. I found it to
hard to set up and think about. I do use VOX for keying the transmitter.
I find that works very well and is mindlessly simple to set up. The only
thing you need to know is to remember to turn the VOX function on and
make sure
I have a K3/0-mini that I removed the rear bail from. Basically I
unscrewed the four screws, cracked open the case just a bit, and shook
all the internal hardware (nuts/washers) out, and buttoned it back up.
Now I want to put the bail back on. I've gotten the case fully opened
up (two
Terry,
This sounds like the same problem that Gary Smith was having. Look
through the posts of the last two days for subject line "Re: [Elecraft]
K3s can only transmit wsjt if the K3s codec is windows default."
Peter Lambert provided the solution. It is a Windows/WSJT-X setup
problem and
Just got my KPA-1500, and it seems to work great except that the ATU BYP
light is always illuminated. The ATU operates normally when I light the
IN light with the ATU Mode switch and apply drive. I can't find
anything in the manual about this.
Can anyone clarify?
--
73, Pete N4ZR
Check
I didn't measure significant increase in loss with clean water i.e. tap
water sprayed on the entire length of the line from a hose. I did make
a solution of dish washing detergent and water and , using a spray
bottle, sprayed that on the line. This caused much more water to cling
to the
Are you saying the K3S does not go into the transmit mode, or are you
saying there is no audio?
From the K3S CONFIG menu you should have RS232 set to USB. The K3S
Menu should have MIC SEL set to Line IN. Is anything plugged into the
Line In on the back of the radio? Unplug it if so. The
I'm having trouble with the I/F between Windows 10 and the USB sound card in
my upgraded K3. I've checked and the Sound Card settings in Windows 10 and
they are exactly as shown in Chapter 10 of Fred Cady's book. It receives and
decodes FT8 perfectly but can't transmit. When I hit the "Tune"
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