[Elecraft] Full Break-In (QSK)

2020-01-16 Thread K9MA
One of the things I miss is being able to hear between the dits, not just the letters. I know part of that is due to the inherent latency of DSP filters. In any case, I finally got around to actually measuring it. I just used a keyer with 50 percent weighting, and N1MM to set the speed. I

[Elecraft] K4 and Borland

2020-01-16 Thread eric norris via Elecraft
My only hope is that--with the K3s out of production--Elecraft doesn't get too squeezed financially before K4s start shipping.  I'm sure they are doing everything they can to get the conga line going.   73 Eric WD6DBM Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

[Elecraft] Delay in delivery

2020-01-16 Thread Steve via Elecraft
The delay in shipment of the K4 just means the K3S owners have the best Elecraft base radio they marketed a little longer.  :-) Steve kb1chu __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Gary Smith
I hear you, we have a finite life. Aside from that eternal reality, I can't imagine wishing for something that by logistics isn't ready for release. All I can picture if they did release it early, before it was realistically able to be released, is all the whining and complaints I would be

[Elecraft] KX3 temperature compensation

2020-01-16 Thread Mike Harris via Elecraft
Ref a recent post on this subject: "That said, I did notice--as with others in previous posts to the various Elecraft/KX3 lists--that the signal is significantly shifted on 6 meters when performing the second reference calibration based on a HF signal (and vice versa). However, there doesn't

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
The parts delay is really a good thing. The test units will provide lots of opportunity for more bugs to be worked out. I know, I have purchased lots of "stuff" with bugs as the process has been let's get it launched and straighten out the errors as we go. The delay, caused by parts, is a

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
TO be expected. If I die before delivery, no problem, I won't care. :-) 73, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of W0FK Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:23 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
I am 74! 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 Carl Yaffey Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:21 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May I,

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping Delay

2020-01-16 Thread stephen shearer
One of the software projects I worked on...  The lead eng reported it will be done in two weeks, for about six weeks.  Then WE looked at what/how we were doing the job and took a different approach.  it WAS done in two weeks, but needed six weeks of data (micro code) entry.  An intern did the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping Delay

2020-01-16 Thread Walter Underwood
One of the Python developers observed that when the test suite passes, it doesn’t mean that Python is bug-free. It means that the test suite is insufficient. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jan 16, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Gwen Patton wrote: > >

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping Delay

2020-01-16 Thread Gwen Patton
Murphy's Law of Cybernetic Entomology says: "There's always one more bug." So "bug-free" is impossible. Gwen, NG3P On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:50 PM rich hurd WC3T wrote: > In the computer programming world, it's "bug free, cheap, or on time." :) > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:25 PM Fred

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping Delay

2020-01-16 Thread rich hurd WC3T
In the computer programming world, it's "bug free, cheap, or on time." :) On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:25 PM Fred Jensen wrote: > "Good, Fast, Cheap"** ... choose two. > > 73, > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > > **Said to a Marine BG. He chose Good & Cheap. We declined

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Lyn Norstad
And, just imagine the propagation! 73 Lyn, WØLEN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clay Autery Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping Delay

2020-01-16 Thread Fred Jensen
"Good, Fast, Cheap"** ... choose two. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County **Said to a Marine BG.  He chose Good & Cheap.  We declined to bid On 1/15/2020 8:18 PM, Terry Brown wrote: I am one of those far down the list in the first shipping group. When I read the notice

[Elecraft] K3- Wanted: KTCX03-1 High Stability Reference Oscillator for a K3

2020-01-16 Thread RVZ via Elecraft
If you have a KTCX03-1 High Stability Reference Oscillator that you would part with, please advise the price shipped to Edgewater, FL 32141. Thanks & 73!Dick Van Zandt- K9OM __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Clay Autery
EVERY antenna is an IDEAL antenna and you don't need towers to hold them up.  You simply will it to sit where you want it to stay. __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 01/16/20 09:20, WILLIE BABER wrote: K7? Does that imply that Elecraft company makes it to heaven

[Elecraft] K3 I/O / XVTR boards for sale

2020-01-16 Thread Tim Tucker
I have the KIO3B main / digital / audio boards and the original XVTR board for sale. Make an offer... -- Owner, worldwidedx.com AE6LX, Amateur Radio __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread WILLIE BABER
I recall the K2 in particular. I received modifications from Elecraft before I finished building it. Because I was working so hard at the University, I put K2 is a box, partially assembled. However, I kept track of every Elecraft modification and put them in the box too. Then I purchased an

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread WILLIE BABER
K7? Does that imply that Elecraft company makes it to heaven too, with some of us? Ok! But are there any 100 foot towers in heaven? 73, Will, wj9b, dit dit CWops #1085 CWA Advisor levels II and III http://cwops.org/ On Thursday, January 16, 2020, 5:28:53 AM PST, Dr. William J. Schmidt

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread hawley, charles j jr
All this talk about the K4 is worth millions (well...maybe thousands) in advertising. It's really getting me ramped up for the K4 and I didn't even preorder one... Keep it up! Chuck Hawley c-haw...@illinois.edu Amateur Radio, KE9UW aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt
Whew! Otherwise we are really screwed on using the K5, K6, and K7... Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ > On Jan 15, 2020, at 9:42 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote: > > Don't worry. I have it on good authority that heaven has a Ham Shack with > all of the models. Think positive :-) > > >> On

[Elecraft] K4 Update Suvbscription

2020-01-16 Thread Grant Youngman
For anyone concerned that they didn’t receive the K4 delivery/status update email, there is a “subscribe” button on the document linked to from the K4 page. We’ll see if that works for the next one :-) Grant NQ5T __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread turnbull
Dear OMs and YLs, Better the extra time to do things right.73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Buddy Brannan Date: 16/01/2020 07:29 (GMT+00:00) To: mark roz Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May