[Elecraft] FS K3S P3

2022-06-30 Thread k5lb--- via Elecraft
Elecraft K3S High Performance 160-6 Meter Transceiver and P3 Panadapter Ser 10,113 KPA3A 100 -Watt upgrade KRX3A Sub Receiver KBPF3A General Coverage band pass filter (sub) Fileters: KFL3A-2.8kHz, 8 Pole filter, 1.8 and 1.0 Main 2.7 Sub It has been back to the factory and updated. No

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

2022-06-30 Thread Peter Dougherty (W2IRT)
Reassigning port numbers did not solve the problem, and I did try that as one of the first steps in troubleshooting. With one day’s work under my belt here’s where the situation lies as of tonight. 1. After a cold reboot, the first attempt to launch either CI-V Commander (DX Labs rig

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

2022-06-30 Thread Lyn Norstad
Julie – I can look for it … but I don’t believe it was in an official MSFT document. Nevertheless, it has been going on for a couple years. It seems to affect almost every ham using Win 10 sooner or later. My understanding is that one or more specific Windows 10 Pro 64 updates

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

2022-06-30 Thread Fred Jensen
One would think so, but maybe strangely, there is no sign of any RF on the coax at the rig connection.  My coax run is 100' of RG-8 laying on the ground.  Because of a walkway made of pavers between the house and autotransformer on the fence, it runs under the antenna along the fence to a

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

2022-06-30 Thread Julia Tuttle
Lyn, Can you share your source that COM port reassignment is a deliberate security feature? I'm curious what vulnerability it's mitigating. Thanks, Julie On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 3:25 PM Lyn Norstad wrote: > Are you running Windows 10 by any chance? > > As a security measure, Win 10 automatic

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

2022-06-30 Thread Lyn Norstad
Are you running Windows 10 by any chance? As a security measure, Win 10 automatic updates often reassign COM port numbers. If you know how to do it, you can rename and reassign port numbers. If you give them a number of 20 or higher, Win 10 update will leave them alone. Hint: Control

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

2022-06-30 Thread Jim Brown
On 6/30/2022 11:07 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: The outer surface of the coax shield to the rig forms the counterpoise [i.e. the "other side of the antenna"]. While this does work for transmitting, it also is a recipe for "RF in the shack." In addition to "lighting up" the shack, the counterpoise

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

2022-06-30 Thread Fred Jensen
Mike, I'll assume you're going to end feed the wire.  The impedance at the end of 130 ft will vary all over the place on different bands.  My WOOF antenna is 136 ft end-fed through a 9:1 autotransformer ["balun" may be the most misunderstood, misused word in Amateur Radio]  The outer surface

Re: [Elecraft] The RIGHT way is to adjust COMP

2022-06-30 Thread Walter Underwood
Seven years ago, I collected advice on setting TX EQ and compression from this list and compiled it into a blog post. This uses the DVR to A/B test compression settings to get the highest level that does not cause artifacts on your voice. The article says “KX3”, but the procedure is the same

[Elecraft] The RIGHT way is to adjust COMP

2022-06-30 Thread Bob McGraw
Start with COMP at 0, adjust the MIC gain while speaking normal voice to attain 5 to 6 bars {no more} as indicated on the ALC meter.  Then adjust the COMP for a value to indicate about 10 on voice peaks. For those that believe in using the "I turned it up a little bit, now how does that

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 on Commercial Airplane

2022-06-30 Thread Thorsten Fricke
Hi all, Am 26.06.22 um 23:38 schrieb Michael Parsons: I fly constantly and have been taking my KX2 with me every single time for the last year. I also currently carry an IC-705 with its battery and two additional Bioenno 4.5ah batteries all as carryons. I fly around 50 times a year and never

[Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

2022-06-30 Thread Mister Mike
Hello Elecraft Listies….. I want to know the best way to use the built-in antenna tuner with a random-length lomg wire (130’). Inasmuch as the RF output of the tuner is a PL-259 for coaxial cable I would imagine I would use a balun (4:1?) or unun with the shield side to ground and the hot