Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code

On 12/28/2019 8:45 PM, David Bunte wrote: Just getting on the air and making QSOs has helped my speed more than anything else. CW contesting is also great for building CW copying skills. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

Nerve impulses travel at around 200 MPH, tops, but I believe the explanation will still hold. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 12/28/19 10:16 PM, K2bew wrote: Jim I

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

Jim I really appreciate your long explanations of learning to improve CW. Thanks so much! 73, Tom Bewick, k2bew On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 22:17 Jim Danehy wrote: > The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast > speed. > > The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles

Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code

Tom - I can't handle the higher speeds at which Jim is comfortable, but his suggestions are excellent. I think I stopped writing down stuff by the time I approached 15 wpm... except, of course Callsigns, names and QTH because I wanted those in my log... sometimes I will make other notes in the

Re: [Elecraft] Learning Morse Code

I agree, we all learn by the method our Elmer taught us.  Mine was the A,W,J method at 5 WPM. I've been a CW guys almost exclusively and found 15 wpm to be my personal comfort zone...However I have a question for those higher speed guys out there.  At what speed would you say you start

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

For one, trhee is a lot of rdannudcey in lngugaae. Yuor biarn tkeas advgaante of taht. You cn'at wenn you can olny wrtie dwon leettr by leettr. When you head copy words, even short phrases, your brain does a lot of the work it already knows how to do. That first sentence would take a lot of

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

Jim... I am curious about which "... things do occur..." that help along the QRQ way. Thanks for your interesting thoughts. ...robert On 12/29/2019 03:16, Jim Danehy wrote: The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast speed. The speed of light in a vacuum is

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

It does not negate the argument, but nerve impulses are based on chemical reactions in neurons, and only travel at about 120 metres per second. > On Dec 28, 2019, at 7:16 PM, Jim Danehy wrote: > > The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast > speed. > > The

[Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast speed. The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about 670,616,629 mph. My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not encounter at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It was good to see the sun again after a week of fog and rain.  It's back to fog and rain but a few hours of sun was enough.  I was surprised no one mentioned our solar Christmas present.  Two sunspots of the new cycle.  They are both gone now but they broke a month long

Re: [Elecraft] KE6D K2 Software

Neil, KN3ILZ Thank you for the fix for my K2S software, the Run Compatibility Troubleshooter fix did not work, however selecting the compatibility manually solved the problem. I restarted the computer after setting the compatibility to Windows 7 for this program and the KE6D, K2S software

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

It is not quite that simple.   Power drop is not really a factor. The operating range of the radio, from specifications,  is 11 volts minimum to 15 volts maximum.   Thus with a 4 volt operating range, a 1 volt drop represents a 25% change.  Within this range of 11 to 15 volts the radio will

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Panadadopter

As a rule I set the REF LVL such that the no signal band noise is about the bottom of the display.   Then I set the SCALE to display the strongest signals on the band at the top of the display. These will change from band to band and antenna to antenna. Otherwise, with a dummy load on the

Re: [Elecraft] Make your own CW practice material

Unless you want to listen to it on an audio device there's no real reason to convert text. I get text files from Project Gutenberg or convert kindle ebooks into txt files with Calibre, then run them with G4FON's excellent Koch software directly. That lets me change code speed, Farnsworth

Re: [Elecraft] Make your own CW practice material

KY8D has already converted tons of text and sci-fi novels to .mp3 files at various speeds and some Koch method files for beginners. Very convenient for throwing on a MP3 player. The CW portion of his website is here: https://starling.us/free/morse/ I also have found the practice mode on the

[Elecraft] WTB Elecraft KPA 500 Amp.

I am looking to buy an Elecraft KPA 500 amplifier. Needs to be in good condition and perfect working order. Please contact me at with info and asking price. Thanks for reading, Mike, WM5DX. __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

At what point does a drop in input power become significant? Does a 1.0v loss translate to 10 times less output power than a 0.1v loss? -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Bob McGraw K4TAX Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 1:07 PM To:

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Panadadopter

I find that there is no ONE RIGHT SETTING for either of those  I set them to optimize usability based on band, conditions, et al Email me direct if your have more related questions.  :) 73, __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 12/28/19 13:13, kd2fsh wrote: If

Re: [Elecraft] KE6D K2 Software

OK ... you're talking about the K2"S" software ... kinda confusing there for a sec. The program has not been updated (as far as I can tell) since 2003.    Have you tried running the program under COMPATIBILITY MODE?   Right click on the software's icon to bring up the menu and select PROPERTIES. 

Re: [Elecraft] Make your own CW practice material

I used ebook2cw to convert some of Onno's "Foundations of Amateur Radio" podcast texts to CW. He heard about my doing it on the SKCC list, and not only did he join SKCC because of it, he followed my example and converted his entire backlist of podcasts to CW so anyone can use them. They're all

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Panadadopter

If somebody can help me what are the best settings for Re Level and Scale? I just move to Arizona from New Jersey and put up an EndFed Antenna.Thank youJerryKD2FSH201-937-530673Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] Make your own CW practice material

If you are somewhat familiar with some text convert it to CW. It will assist you in copying since you will be familiar with the text. Believe me it can help. It does for me. https://lcwo.net/text2cw Use the link above 73 Jim W9VNE / VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

Actually 1 ohm of total resistance from a 14V source and a 20A load would be more than excessive.  More like a 0.01 ohm is 0.20 volt drop for 20 amps.   I x R = E View it as 3 series resistors across a 14 V source.   R-1 is the DC POS lead resistance, the radio which is a variable resistance

Re: [Elecraft] K3 For Sale

My K3 has been sold. Thanks to those responding. HNY. -- 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 Post:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

For measuring voltage drop.. I would measure the voltage drop from the Plus lead of the Power supply to the plus lead on the back of the radio while in full load TX (FM or RTTY). It should be less than 0.1 or 0.2 of a volt. Then, do the same on the Negative Lead. You should see the same answer

[Elecraft] ARRL CW Code practice files

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[Elecraft] Johnson SpeedX printed Morse

I too learned Morse code from a chart (dots and dashes) in the Boy Scout Manual at age 11 or so in about 1955. I had no trouble at age 14 learning it by ear at up to 30 wpm within a couple of years of on-air operating (especially CW traffic nets). In those days we didn't have audio code apps or

[Elecraft] Learning Morse Code

Everyone has an opinion on how to learn Morse Code. My skill with CW probably comes from longevity. Closing in on 70 years of using Morse Code. Certainly mostly hit and miss. I once wrote here that I could copy quite fast. Then the posts of bragging. That was not my intention. Credibility

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - KEY OUT problem

Pete, I've never had any reason to look at the KEY OUT circuit before, but it uses a very robust IRF1630 power MOSFET, rated at 200 volts and 10 amps. Very robust indeed, its no wonder I've never had a failure. Its not a surface mount device, its a TO220 package. 73 Frank W3LPL -

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - KEY OUT problem

Hi Pete, Perhaps more important: how did this unusual failure occur? Unless you can figure this out with a reasonable degree of certainty, you're radio is likely to make multiple trips for repair. One possibility is that you connected a relay to the KEY OUT connector, but the relay didn't

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Power cable voltage drop

Better precision than a battery can be found by using a precision voltage regulator. Take a look at the Precision Voltage Source on my website www.w3fpr.com. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/27/2019 5:53 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: A simple reality test for a volt meter is to measure a fresh battery.

[Elecraft] K3 - KEY OUT problem

Thanks to everyone who responded.  I've now written to Elecraft Support, and anticipate that it will have to go back to the mother ship. -- 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your

[Elecraft] KX3 For Sale

KX3 Serial number “10700” (December 2018) Factory assembled KXAT3 internal tuner KXBC3 Internal NIMH charger/Real time clock KXFL3 Dual Pass-Band Roofing Filter USB programming cable MH3 Hand Mike AX1 Multi band whip antenna AXB1 Whip BiPod Side KX plates and Plastic cover.

[Elecraft] K3 For Sale

Offering my extra K3 for sale. Auto-tuner Sub Receiver Filters in main receiver are 2.7kHz, 0.5kHz, 0.2kHz Filters in Sub receiver are 2.7kHz, 0.5kHz, 0.2kHz (Elecraft supplied) Config file for this specific K3 included! Manual, microphone, power cord, box $2,000 Off-line inquires