[Elecraft] AX1 SOTA

Just wanted to pass along my first impressions of the AX1 on a recent SOTA activation. I picked up the antenna at the Seapac hamfest in Oregon last week,and then a group of us hams were headed to a SOTA site this last Sunday in the Oregon cascade range. We went to Clear Lake Butte not far from

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

On 6/11/2019 4:48 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: Jim - what specifically did you disagree with: That "split" mode can't be used without CAT? That WSJT-X works just fine without CAT,  including the Fox's control of the Hounds' radios to move them into his protected space. 73, Jim K9YC

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Wes, I wanted to jump in where Tom mentioned my YouTube video of sharing Virtual K3 CAT feeds with Win4K3Suite . I'm just like you, I like to turn the knobs primarily. Don't be confused by the graphical interface that Win4K3Suite provides as it

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

I suspect the reason the power supply fans run at constant speed is that they are part of the Meanwell power supply, and beyond Elecraft's control due to warranty issues, etc. I certainly can't fault Elecraft for using that power supply, as it's cost effective and probably helped get the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Rick and all, You did not mention the "NO ALC" point for Elecraft gear. The ALC scale on the K3/K3S/KX3/KX2 gives you the ability to adjust the audio level (the lower bars are NOT an indication of ALC). ALC begins at the 5th bar. Those Elecraft radios must be have the audio level adjusted so

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

Interesting as I have a MH3 for my KX3 bought during the initial roll out of kits (SN475) and mic looks like new. Most its life is inside but it did take a two-month trip logging 11K miles as a mobile last summer. Just wondering if long exposure to sunlight in a mobile is cause of cracks? I

Re: [Elecraft] STRAIGHT KEY ISSUE RESOLVED

Gerry: Thanks for reporting your findings and correction.    It seems so many folks will post a question, receive an answer and solution, and are never heard from again.  Sharing makes us all better informed. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 6/11/2019 8:16 PM, Gerry Miller wrote: I WANT TO THANK YOU

[Elecraft] STRAIGHT KEY ISSUE RESOLVED

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIPS/SUGGESTIONS RE THE ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY STRAIGHT KEY FOR THE KX3. I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT CHANGING THE MENU TO READ CW1, ONCE I CHANGED THAT, PROBLEM RESOLVED. THANK AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP. 73 GERRY MILLER aa...@arrl.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

On 6/11/2019 4:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Fox and Hound certainly "requires" it. No,  it does NOT. The frequency shifting can all be done with audio if WSJT-X is set up for no CAT control! At the risk of transmitting harmonics as well as the principle audio... Plus not all sound card

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Tom, I've downloaded and tried your program several times (perhaps that why your site won't let me do it again).  Nothing personal, but I just don't like running the radio from the computer that much.  I know that flies in the face of my desire to tune (sometimes) the frequency with the mouse

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

With the K3 & the K3s, I found getting WSJT-X to play nice was an oddity; 5% of the time it would work and 95% of the time it did not (The % is relative to my experience, not exact %). All Ham programs used LP-Bridge with no issue except WSJT-X. I finally was directed to Win4K3suite as

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Jim - what specifically did you disagree with: That "split" mode can't be used without CAT? That some people not using split mode produce horrible harmonics? Something else? "There's detailed advice in several places on my website for how to set  audio drive levels from a computer sound card to

[Elecraft] FREE: Traffie Hexbeam Antenna (Seattle area)

For anyone in the general Puget Sound area (aka Seattle area) who is interested in owning a 15 year old Traffie five-band Hexbeam antenna please contact me offline. I have decided to retire the hexbeam antenna. Lately I have been primarily portable ops using various portable op style

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

On 6/11/2019 2:48 PM, Wes wrote: Agree with Andy. I don't, especially for an EE of Wes's background and experience. There's detailed advice in several places on my website for how to set audio drive levels from a computer sound card to the mic or line input of a ham rig. If those don't work

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Tom, I use Win4K3Suite all the time with my KX3, because my neck won't take a lot of twisting or craning about. The spectrum scope works perfectly, after I found the port I originally tried months ago was indeed mono. It's on a stereo input now, and is fine. You mentioned it didn't use the same

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Hi 7 years ago, I tried to write some small software projects that used LPBridge to share ports. I quickly found out that it does not pass all commands through the radio. In addition, there were many cases of collisions between software products if they tried to write to the comport at the same

Re: [Elecraft] Silent power supply for a K3s

The Astrons are quiet and pretty reliable.  I have had a RS20 since 1980 and the only problem I had was cured by replacing the regulator chip about 35 years ago. Bob, N7XY On 6/10/19 5:04 PM, Alan Corbeth wrote: I have an Astron RS35 power Supply purchased in 1991. There was a period where

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Agree with Andy.  Fox and Hound certainly "requires" it. Wes  N7WS On 6/11/2019 2:30 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: "No, FT8 does not REQUIRE a com port -- all it does is set and read the radio's frequency. All WSJT-X modes will work fine with manual control of frequency. In settings, simply choose No

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Low sensitivity with variable-bandwidth filter

Bill for receive, you only need the jumpers at J9 and J10 - it is quick and easy to do with bent wires if you do not find the rework eliminators is short order. Those jumper wires will not complete the transmit path - only receive. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/11/2019 5:03 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: I

[Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

"No, FT8 does not REQUIRE a com port -- all it does is set and read the radio's frequency. All WSJT-X modes will work fine with manual control of frequency. In settings, simply choose No Radio on the Radio tab." Yes, that's true but it doesn't tell the whole story. WSJT-X cannot be used in

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Hi Don, The radio I was thinking about is a TS-890 which by using their control program over Ethernet, can drive an external monitor displaying the band scope with point and click tuning.  This leaves the USB ports available for other apps. Others obviously have different experiences, but

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

On 6/11/2019 11:47 AM, Wes wrote: s best as I can determine, WSJT-X (FT8) requires total hogging of the K3S com port. No, FT8 does not REQUIRE a com port -- all it does is set and read the radio's frequency. All WSJT-X modes will work fine with manual control of frequency. In settings,

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Low sensitivity with variable-bandwidth filter

I own a set of Rework Eliminator modules, so that should be easy. I just have to find them…. > On Jun 11, 2019, at 3:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bill, > > First try removing the KSB2 - put bent wire jumpers between pins 1 and 3 of > J9 and J10. Then see if you get a good response in CW. >

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

I got several answers suggesting that LP-Bridge will work and I tried all of the suggestions with no success. Even disabling all other applications and just trying to connect WSJT-X via LP-Bridge Virtual Port 1 gives a hamlib error. Wes On 6/11/2019 1:28 PM, Gary Johnson wrote: I use

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 PS Voltage Display Accuracy?

I believe the KX3 does have a diode in the line. Bottom line, the radio doesn’t care what your Fluke says, it uses its own voltmeter and acts on it. I owned a KX3 for a while and felt a bit behind as the radio was introduced with NiMH battery technology just as LiPO battery technology was

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 PS Voltage Display Accuracy?

The KX3 has a Schottky diode as protection against connecting an external power source with reverse polarity. The voltage drop is typically about 0.3 V during receive. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jun 11, 2019, at 1:34 PM, George Pasek

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 PS Voltage Display Accuracy?

On 6/11/19 3:34 PM, George Pasek wrote: > as if there was a series diode involved with the display voltmeter. Hi George, KKX3 uses a series Schottky doide for reverse voltage protection. The KX3 displays voltage after the diode. John KN5L

[Elecraft] KX3 PS Voltage Display Accuracy?

I have a external TalentCell 12v Li-Ion 12800mAh Battery Pack that I have been testing on my KX3. At the same connection point as the battery (KX3 9-15vdc Power Input) I have my Fluke 177 multi-meter and a EB_M05 that I use to plot the battery pack voltage discharge. I noticed that the Fluke

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

I use LP-Bridge with N1MM and WSTJ-X simultaneously (along with an LP-Pan and NaP3). The only configuration oddity that  I found was that WSJT had to connect via Virtual Com Port #1 and N1MM had to be on #2. Swapping those assignments would not work. No idea why. So I can guess that it would

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

You mentioned issues with cracks in the MH3 mic. I haven't experienced that with my MH4, in fact with my recent order for a K4, I ordered an additional MH4 so I can have one with the K3s as well. But as to repairing plastic cracks, depending on where they are, you might want to get some

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

As a comment to both Allan's and Don's replies, Win4K3Suite uses Com0Com for its virtual ports. I use Win4K3Suite and like Allan I have N1MM, MMTTY and I have WSJT-X all connected at the same time and have had no issues. 73, Mark, WB9CIF -Original Message- From:

[Elecraft] O.T. Vertical separation between HF OCFD balun and VHF/UHF OTA TV antenna

I've searched the internet without luck, just wondering if anyone here has the answer to this question. They would be on the same mast at about 30' elevation or so. 73, Tom NB5Q K3S __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Low sensitivity with variable-bandwidth filter

Bill, First try removing the KSB2 - put bent wire jumpers between pins 1 and 3 of J9 and J10. Then see if you get a good response in CW. Oh BTW, make sure the CW filters are centered at your sidetone pitch first - use an audio spectrum analyzer and if you have one, a broadband noise

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Wes, You are asking about the limitations of the computer software applications, particularly those providing virtual ports. So I don't think a different radio will change things. You might try Com0Com - have not used it, but I know it is different than LP-Bridge. I think your problem is

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

I do port sharing for a K3s through Win4k3 with ACLog, N1MM+, and Wsjt-X/JTAlert all running and no problems. Normally don't have N1MM+ and ACLog running at same time but have done it with no problems. *Allan Zadiraka* *AB8OU* On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 2:48 PM Wes wrote: > Maybe the

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

I don't think any of the MH3 microphones were made by Heil, although I may be mistaken. I would not be surprised if Elecraft had several vendors for the microphones - a much better solution than having a single source supplier. In any case, contact supp...@elecraft.com for assistance.  If the

[Elecraft] [K2] Low sensitivity with variable-bandwidth filter

OK, I have a K2/100 w/ KAT100 that may have recently suffered from a static discharge event. I had to replace D16 & D17 in the KPA100, and I’m likely to do the same to the SWR bridge diodes in the KAT100 (since I can’t get the bridge to null properly). The other thing I noticed is that the

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

Don, Interesting. My KX3 is s/n 324, an oldie. Do you know who is making the new mics? I, too, may need that info for future reference. 73, Barry K3NDM On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 2:40 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Barry, > > I do not believe that is true anymore (except for the ProSet-K2). > The

[Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Maybe the collective wisdom of this group has an answer not to be found elsewhere. Currently, I use DXBase for logging and an SDR-IQ running SpectraVue software for a panadapter.  These are "connected" to the K3S using LPBridge for port sharing.  This works well, and provides a clean spectrum

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

Barry, I do not believe that is true anymore (except for the ProSet-K2). The original MH2 microphone was Heil, but that was changed a very long time ago. Since you just bought the MH3, your best recourse is to contact Elecraft about a replacement. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/11/2019 2:15 PM, Barry

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

I would contact Heil. The mics that Elecraft use/sells are theirs. Heil should be able to get your answers. 73, Barry K3NDM On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 9:19 AM Kent Powell wrote: > I'm now on my second MH3 mic for KX3 and discovered it too has several > cracks in the case. I returned my first one

Re: [Elecraft] [CSGuys] Fwd: MH3 Mic

Hi Mike, Elecraft has a one year warranty, which covers this situation nicely. "During the first year after date of purchase, Elecraft will replace defective or missing parts free of charge" The second microphone, received in a broken state, is certainly covered. We DO want you to succeed. Cheers,

Re: [Elecraft] HDMI I/F for P3/K3.

https://www.amazon.it/Adattatore-GANA-Convertitore-Supporto-Proiettore/dp/B01N2LZDP8/ref=asc_df_B01N2LZDP8/?tag=googshopit-21=df0=279880902455=1o5=g=11453284618796757896c===1008463=aud-544468258544:pla-562629519962=1 Il 11/06/2019 16:22 w4sc ha scritto: I know this has been discussed

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

And my SN 502 is perfectly acceptable, even with the stock fan-ware (is that a word?) 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 6/11/2019 9:22 AM, Dan

[Elecraft] HDMI I/F for P3/K3.

I know this has been discussed before. It would be nice to have this optional interface. Looking at the VGA schematics it would appear that 85% of the work has been done. The major difference being the driver for the cable, and maybe a few tweaks in the FPGA. Memory and A/D frontend

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

How loud is the noise? Can you measure it at all? There are many smart phone apps that are really good. I compared my iPhone to a bench standard and it was off by less 0.5db at most frequencies. Pretty impressive actually. Mike va3mw On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 9:49 AM Richard Thorne wrote: >

Re: [Elecraft] MH3 Mic

Hi Kent You might find that getting another Mic and cabling it correctly might be your best option. Elecraft does what other vendors do. Mic's are disposable and most are made off shore. Mike On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 9:18 AM Kent Powell wrote: > I'm now on my second MH3 mic for KX3 and

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

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[Elecraft] MH3 Mic

I'm now on my second MH3 mic for KX3 and discovered it too has several cracks in the case. I returned my first one to Elecraft and received this one at a reduced price. This time I asked about the proper adhesive to hold it together. The answer: "As the hand microphones are third party devices

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

My KPA1500 s/n 156 had such a problem with PS audible noise.?? It was fixed with two mods available from Elecraft, one a new LED board and another with a resistor addition to the MeanWell power supply output?? The latter was probably not associated with noise but it's an addition that was not

Re: [Elecraft] STRAIGHT KEY WIRING-KX3 - Dress up the wire

To dress up the wire on my key I took a piece of black parachute cord and pulled out the center strands. I then slid the wire through the center of the parachute cord. A little heat-shrink at the ends keeps it dressed up On the plug end of the wire the heat-shrink is hidden by the plug housing.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Eric, My shack is a relatively quiet operating environment, but declaring something as quiet or noisy is always somewhat subjective. The fans in my PSU are pretty quiet, but nevertheless the KPA1500 PSU is remote-installed in a closet in my shack. I am absolutely no "audio" guy, but years

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Eric -- this is not at all normal! My PSU is quiet...hardly hear it from under the table. I understand Elecraft changed to much quieter fans maybe two years ago. But even so, perhaps the voltage to your fans has soared way to high? I haven't looked at the circuit driving them. Maybe lost

Re: [Elecraft] STRAIGHT KEY WIRING-KX3

A mono plug will short the ring to shield in the jack resulting in a solid tone (a very long “dah”). Key1 is the jack on the side. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jun 10, 2019, at 10:32 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote: > > Actually you can have either the tip or ring as the active contact.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Eric, My KPA1500 RF deck is mounted on a high shelf, and the power supply is on low shelf below the desk. I have the fan speed on the RF deck set to 2 as a minimum. I almost never notice the PS fans, when I hear noise it is the RF deck. During the ARRL DX CW the fans reached 4 and it was

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Apparently I was not clear enough in my message. It is the PSU fan noise that is deafening, not the RF deck. Like Peter, my PSU sits on the floor underneath a wooden operating desk that holds the rest of the K-line. The noise from the PSU is high-pitched and piercing. The only thing I can

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Hello Eric There's no doubt that a KPA1500 physical installation needs some careful attention to the noise aspect. That said, I'm a bit surprised by your problem with the PSU fan. I can certainly hear mine but, overall, the noise is entirely dominated by the RF deck fans. I've located the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

On 6/11/2019 12:20 AM, turnbull wrote: Eric, I do not understand your problem with the PS and audible noise.    The larger fans in my KPA1500 are quiet.   Any noise is at low freq. Do you work keydown modes at high duty cycles, like RTTY contesting or WSJT-X modes where high power is needed

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Supply Fan Noise

Eric, I do not understand your problem with the PS and audible noise.    The larger fans in my KPA1500 are quiet.   Any noise is at low freq.    The RF deck does produce noise and I wish it did not.    My Sony noise cancelling phones handle this noise well.   Maybe your PS has faulty fans.