Re: [Elecraft] P3 TX Monitor with Two Sensors?

On 01/12/2017 04:44 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I was curious if anyone has been using the P3 TX Monitor with 2 sensors If so how are you switching between the two sensors I use this 4-port manual LAN switch, which can support up to 4 sensors:

Re: [Elecraft] K2 on the air!

On 01/09/2017 07:13 PM, K9ZTV wrote: Hi Ron ... We customized the head-panel of Tom Hammond's (N0SS) casket to incorporate his picture, call sign, tower, K2, and K3. Most anything is possible these days. What you suggest is definitely doable. The difficulty lies in helping some people

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Support

Hams have been complaining about appliance operators at least since I got into ham radio in 1968 and probably a long time before that. In the early days of radio, you *had* to build your own station because ready-built equipment was not available (unless you were one of the 1% and could pay

Re: [Elecraft] IMD and CW

Apparently you can't. I must have been thinking of the weight adjustment. Alan N1AL On 12/23/2016 09:22 PM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: On 2016-12-23 19:11, Alan Bloom wrote: You could always compensate for it by adjusting the K3 for softer key shaping. Alan N1AL How do you do that ? / 73 Jim

Re: [Elecraft] IMD and CW

in more key clicks for a given rise/fall time than a raised sinusoid. Alan N1AL On 12/23/2016 01:30 PM, K9MA wrote: On 12/23/2016 12:11, Alan Bloom wrote: For a CW signal, the nonlinearity of a typical power amplifier should have the effect of shortening the rise and fall times. That does

Re: [Elecraft] IMD and CW

For a CW signal, the nonlinearity of a typical power amplifier should have the effect of shortening the rise and fall times. That does indeed widen the transmitted bandwidth. But intuitively, it seems like the distortion would have to be really bad to shorten the rise/fall times by much.

Re: [Elecraft] Posting serial numbers

On 12/18/2016 01:13 PM, Kevin - K4VD wrote: I don't know what someone could do with the serial number of a radio but who knows these days. That and your date of birth might get all your bank accounts hacked. (just kidding) It's probably not a good idea to use your rig's serial number as a

[Elecraft] Posting serial numbers

Forwarded Message Subject: [Elecraft] P3 For Sale Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 13:10:36 -0500 From: Joe Word To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > For Sale Serial number 36xx. ... I've noticed that people almost never list a full serial number when posting

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and Centering the Display

On 12/07/2016 05:11 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: I think all you have to do is QSY, switch to tracking mode to center the display and then switch back to fixed mode. I should have actually tried it before I opened my big mouth. :=) That works when sending commands manually but not in a macro

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and Centering the Display

I think all you have to do is QSY, switch to tracking mode to center the display and then switch back to fixed mode. Alan N1AL On 12/07/2016 04:34 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: I think [but don't fully understand the original question either] that he is in Fixed Tune mode and wants to stay there,

Re: [Elecraft] Keyboards for P3/SVGA

Here's a list of keyboards that are known to work with the PX3: http://www.elecraft.com/manual/px3_keyboard_list_A3.pdf I think most "plain Jane" keyboards will work. It says: Note: Most "PC BIOS compatible" keyboards will work. In other words, the keyboard must be able to be

Re: [Elecraft] TxMon and K3 (tuner bypassed) SWR missmatch

The SWR is the same anywhere on the feedline, assuming the loss is low. If changing the feedline length a few feet causes a significant change in SWR reading, then either the directional coupler in the SWR meter isn't doing a good job, or (more likely) there is feedline radiation. In the

Re: [Elecraft] Paper Tape CW sender

When I worked at W1AW back in the mid-70s, we were still using paper tape to send CW, but it was 5-hole tape, the same as used for RTTY. A converter box made by Frederick Electronics converted the RTTY Baudot code to Morse. However, we did have an old 2-hole CW tape machine that was used for

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Camping radio ops: then and now

On 10/04/2016 09:36 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] wrote: My first attempt to operate from a campsite was in 1972, when I was 14. My dad chuckled as I hefted my box of gear into the camper. At the time I had no battery powered radios. The receiver was a Heathkit HR-10B. The

Re: [Elecraft] Anti-static Pads

On 09/19/2016 08:32 PM, Richard Fjeld wrote: I stand corrected. I didn't realize the resistance was that great. I need to think of a simple way to determine conductivity rather than measuring the resistance. Here are the results of some anti-static mat testing that I did a few years ago.

Re: [Elecraft] Skimmer and the K3S

Excellent explanation Don. Just one thing: > Connect the K3 IF output to both the P and the LP-Pan (use a BNC T > adapter). No adapter is required. The P3 has an internal 3 dB splitter and an IF OUT connector that can be connected to LP-PAN. Just make sure the rear-panel switch is in the

Re: [Elecraft] OT:. G5RV's

> It's a pity that too many newcomers, as well as many oldsters, are > enamored by this piece of wire. The G4RV is definitely a compromise antenna. However its advantage is that is has low-enough SWR to be easily matched by most tuners on a number of bands. > ... the horrific losses that

Re: [Elecraft] Is there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our future??

If Elecraft were going to re-brand and re-sell an amplifier from someone else, which one should they choose, and why? Alan N1AL On 07/29/2016 05:34 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: This rumor or a close cousin bubbles up out of the stinky mud every now and then. Don't believe anything until you

Re: [Elecraft] Linear PS Recommendations

stors like fuses, or worse make them into short circuits that apply the full unregulated supply on to the load. 73 from David GM4JJJ On 22 Jul 2016, at 15:55, Alan Bloom<n...@sonic.net> wrote: The 723 regulator has some known reliability issues, but with proper design they can be mit

Re: [Elecraft] Linear PS Recommendations

The 723 regulator has some known reliability issues, but with proper design they can be mitigated. In particular the differential voltage on the error amplifier inputs is only rated for 5v. If one input is connected to the 7.15V reference, then if the power supply output is shorted the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

I will buy the extra cables and ferrite cores and install the chokes. For testing purposes I can just temporarily disconnect all the panels but one and then apply whatever works with one to them all. Alan N1AL On 07/18/2016 07:32 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: I am now leaning on going with a local company r

Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

I am now leaning on going with a local company rather than Solar City. They quoted a higher price for a lower-power system, but because of some convoluted accounting it will actually end up costing me less. And they are at least willing to talk about adding some common-mode chokes. Their

Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

On 07/18/2016 01:42 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > Make sure they are quoting *everything.* When I looked into solar a > few years ago, the quote specifically excluded building permit(s). Good point. The contract states, "SolarCity will obtain any necessary permits, at SolarCity's cost." So

Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

7/18/2016 12:05 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: I am contemplating having a solar photovoltaic power system installed on my roof. Solar City is not interested in working with me on this - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.n

[Elecraft] OT: RF noise in solar photovoltaic system

I am contemplating having a solar photovoltaic power system installed on my roof. There was an article by K1KP in April 2016 QST about the hoops he had to jump through to reduce the noise level from his system low enough that he could operate the HF bands. My system should be less

Re: [Elecraft] Help sell me on the K3S

On 07/17/2016 12:30 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: If one can hear why an R390 is a great RX of the era, a low end Icom will not satisfy. For someone who can hear R390 tubes getting soupy, a Flex 6700, an Icom 7851 and a K3 do things right that CAN be heard if you know what to listen for. Flex

Re: [Elecraft] Sloping Terrain vs Feedline Losses

On 07/15/2016 11:02 AM, Jim Brown wrote: There are exceptions to every generalization, even when the generalization is good most of the time. "All generalizations are wrong." Alan N1AL __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] funcube on K3 IF output

On 07/06/2016 11:22 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Is there anyway to prevent the frequency changing when tuning on the K3 VFO? I noted this is possible when using a P3, does this use software built into the P3 or does it send commands back to the K3? It uses capabilities built into the P3.

Re: [Elecraft] New second hand P3 question

It's unclear what you mean by "unclear". :=) Perhaps averaging is turned on. You can turn it off by HOLDing the AVERAGE key twice. You might also try switching between tracking and fixed-tune modes. These can be changed via the FixTrack menu selection. Alan N1AL On 07/05/2016 08:15

Re: [Elecraft] Panadapters for a MM station using 4 K3s

The P3 does have a noise blanker, which works well on impulse-type noise. It allows you to see more-or-less the same signals that the K3 sees when its own noise blanker is turned on. Alan N1AL On 07/04/2016 08:46 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: John, NaP3 can play through the computer speakers to

Re: [Elecraft] Bought a second hand P3 with 2 KW TX sensor question

The 2kW monitor works pretty well at 100 watts. The 200W sensor might have a little better accuracy at 100W and works much better for QRP. If by "images" you mean seeing the same signal on either side of center of the pandapter display, that doesn't happen with the P3. Unlike SDR receivers

Re: [Elecraft] CW Setup

> Zero right-handed responders paddled > left for the same [or any] reasons. Here's one. In college I was rooming with a left-handed ham about the time I was switching from a straight key. So I learned on his left-handed bug. To this day I can send with either hand on a bug or keyer. Alan

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

> I am thinking of getting a 2nd DCHF Coupler for my P3 TX Monitor > Setup. This way I could Monitor 2 Outputs from the same P3. ... > Does anyone know of a switch that could handle this job. Here's the one I use. It allows switching up to four 8P8C (RJ-45) connectors. $10 from Amazon:

Re: [Elecraft] My K3, P3 and Expert Linear

The Y splitter should go on the RS-232 input to the P3, not the K3. That is, it should connect to the "PC" connector on the P3. Alan N1AL On 06/13/2016 08:55 AM, William Levy wrote: Gentlemen, My K3 powers on the P3 and the Expert 1.3. Out the back of my K3 the 15 pin and 9 pin go to the

Re: [Elecraft] Question re TXMON

that the P3 displays - wouldn't the voltages be higher at high SWR? would that put the txmonitor into a non -linear region? -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 3:29 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Question re TXMON

There is no reason to disconnect the P3 from the sensor. The sensor can't damage the P3. I suppose there might be a danger of damaging the sensor if you are running high power into a very high SWR, but if it is in a range that the K3 ATU can tune, I can't imagine there would be a problem.

Re: [Elecraft] potencia

Me parece que tal vez en en menu CONFIG la entrada "KPA3" esta equivocada. Debe de ser "nor" y no "Byp". (Y "TECH MD" debe de ser "On" para verla.) Alan N1AL On 04/29/2016 02:57 PM, faber mosquera alvarez wrote: hola todos actualice la version de mi K3 y quedo con una programación que no

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood's receiver performance table updated

On 04/25/2016 10:26 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: Are you confusing a direct conversion receiver with a direct sampling receiver? A super-het (K3) or direct conversion (KX3) receiver is a heterodyne system. A direct sampling receiver is not. It kind-of is. There has to be some kind of digital

Re: [Elecraft] P3 SVGA questions

On 04/22/2016 12:08 PM, Mike Dodd wrote: 1. I found some 6" LCD monitors commonly used with Raspberry Pi devices. If a monitor is specified as VGA, will the P3 SVGA option drive it OK? The user manual seems to imply that it will, with the various display resolutions, but I'd like to be sure

Re: [Elecraft] K-Pod Question

Engineer: "If it ain't broke I haven't messed with it enough yet." Alan N1AL On 04/21/2016 11:22 AM, Clay Autery wrote: Yup... that's what I'd do... __ Clay Autery, KG5LKV MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 4/21/2016 10:35 AM, Terry Schieler wrote: Yes, I too was

Re: [Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3

I'm suspicious. Why are some resistances specified "+/-"? I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a negative resistance. And the units of volume resistivity are ohm-cm (or ohm-m), not ohm/cm. The fact that it doesn't specify compliance to any industry standard also is a concern. An anti-static

Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft Product: K-Pod Control Panel for K3S and K3 Transceivers

I think they are using pin 6, the one with the 10K resistor, to get +5V to the pod. So it probably will involve bridging the 10K resistor with a smaller value. Alan N1AL On 04/15/2016 06:58 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: On 4/15/2016 9:31 AM, j...@kk9a.com wrote: How involved is the radio

Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft Product: K-Pod Control Panel for K3S and K3 Transceivers

I was agitating to call it the "K-NOB" but got voted down. :=) Alan N1AL On 04/14/2016 05:10 AM, Barry wrote: Is this the forerunner to the K-Watch? :-) Barry W2UP -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] [k3] Isotropic Antenna

Years ago, a local ham who was acting as an Isotron distributor brought the 80 meter version to the club's Field Day. I discovered I got out a lot better by unscrewing the shield of the coax connector and just using the feedline as an antenna. :=) Alan N1AL On 04/09/2016 07:17 AM, Doug

Re: [Elecraft] P3TXMON question?

The narrow bar is PEP (peak envelope power) with a long time constant. The solid bar is effectively also PEP, but with a shorter time constant so you can see what the modulation/keying is doing. By the way, in the radio industry, the term peak is used in more than one sense, which can be

Re: [Elecraft] P3 TX Mon question

OK, what I did was change it so that, when a K3 is connected, the P3 TX monitor will only go into transmit mode when commanded to do so by the K3, even if RF power is present on the coax. That should eliminate the false tripping. It will be in the next beta release, which should be Real Soon

Re: [Elecraft] Multiple sensors with P3 transmit monitor

- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 11:33 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] Multiple sensors with P3 transmit monitor On 07/25/2015 07:11 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: On 07/25/2015 01

[Elecraft] Multiple sensors with P3 transmit monitor

On 07/25/2015 07:11 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: On 07/25/2015 01:01 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: I suppose the next thing we'll need is an outboard box to switch 3 P3TX sensors automatically keyed off the ACC connector (amp off HF, amp on HF, 2 meter). H. I wonder if anyone else has

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Measurements with new K3SYNA Boards

On 07/27/2015 10:46 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Mon,7/27/2015 10:28 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Oh oh, Jim: We need a P3A :-) Good you took this on. Perhaps P3 firmware can be re-written to allow display of greater dynamic range to the extent that electronics headroom supports it? The limit is the

Re: [Elecraft] P3TXMON

On 07/25/2015 01:01 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: I suppose the next thing we'll need is an outboard box to switch 3 P3TX sensors automatically keyed off the ACC connector (amp off HF, amp on HF, 2 meter). H. I wonder if anyone else has thought about this? You can buy manual RJ-45

Re: [Elecraft] P3TX questions

On 05/15/2015 12:34 PM, Jeff Stai wrote: 1. What about digital modes like RTTY and PSK at least? How will they display? For these modes determination of good TX quality will be huge. The P3 screen shows the modulation envelope, so flat-topping of a PSK31 signal, for example, should be

Re: [Elecraft] P3 for Alan: VFO A Cursor color in FixTrack Mode - for Alan

Hi guys, It wouldn't be hard to add an option to change the color of the VFO A cursor. But I want to make sure I understand the problem. By the way, I also have typical male red-green color blindness but I have no trouble distinguishing the VFO A and VFO B cursors. There are several types

Re: [Elecraft] P3

I believe the IC-7600 does not have an IF output connector, so it won't work with an external panadapter. Alan N1AL On 08/03/2014 10:22 AM, anel...@min.midco.net wrote: Has anyone hooked the P3 to an Icom IC-7600? I also have the K3 and would like to share it on the IC-7600 73 Arlon

Re: [Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm

On 07/15/2014 06:35 AM, John K9UWA wrote: Do TV Stations and Radio Stations and Cellphone towers disconnect all their equipment everytime there is a storm in the area? Obviously the answer is NO they don't disconnect and they don't even turn their equipment off. Yet is survives direct

Re: [Elecraft] K3/P3 tuning oddities

Don, ... as I tuned the P3 waterfall started shifting as I tuned. I have the P3 setup to be fix track Check the FixMode menu selection. It sounds like it might be set to Slide. Alan N1AL On 06/30/2014 11:40 AM, ac2ev wrote: Saturday and Sunday my K3 and P3 did a couple odd things.

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

Try a parameter initialization. While holding the LABELS key, tap the POWER switch, which will turn the P3 on if it was off. After about 2 seconds you should see CONFIGURATION RESET on the screen and you can release the LABELS key. Alan N1AL On 06/24/2014 08:33 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] PX3

On 06/11/2014 08:56 AM, Nr4c wrote: Q). Is the USB connector there or just a 'labeled' slot in the case as in the original P3? Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill It's actually there. I'm not sure what functionality will be supported in firmware at first shipment. Alan N1AL

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] PX3

Perhaps the confusion is based on the fact that the USB connector, which is part of the SVGA option in the P3, is standard in the PX3. Alan N1AL On 06/10/2014 07:57 PM, Clay Jackson wrote: Wow! It looked smaller; but I guess that was an illusion :-) I forget who I talked to; but, whoever

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] PX3

On 06/10/2014 12:38 PM, Eric Ross wrote: So how are they different other than cosmetic attributes? The input to the P3 is an IF signal, 8.215 MHz in the case of the K3. The input to the PX3 is an I/Q baseband signal so that it can work with the KX3. Within the limitations imposed by that,

Re: [Elecraft] Why is KX3 phase noise so much less than the K3 ?

On 06/08/2014 09:21 PM, Chris Johnson wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but can I get some clarification on a few things? 1) Is phase noise the measurement of the instability of an DDS? Yes. To oversimplify a bit, if the frequency/phase of the oscillator is varying back and forth at a 20 kHz

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 on a Bicycle?

There was a fellow who came up to the Elecraft booth at the Dayton Hamvention with a KX3 mounted on the handlebars of his road bike. I'm not sure what bands he was operating on, but he said that he found that the bicycle frame was not a sufficient counterpoise; he had to use a trailing wire.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 MARS mod, showing a virus

Whose antivirus software does one use these days? I'll keep this short since it's off-topic. I have used Trend Micro Titanium anti-virus for years. I like it because it has a small footprint: it doesn't hog computer resources and doesn't keep getting in your face like Norton and some of

[Elecraft] P3 beta firmware 01.29

This version is a slight modification of 01.28, which added the noise blanker. The only changes are to the cursors in DATA A mode and another minor bug fix involving the FN1 label. It can be uploaded from the P3 beta web site: ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/P3/firmware/beta/p3m0129.zip Un-zip the

Re: [Elecraft] Computers in the Stone Age

Computers in the Stone Age: I wonder what Fred Flintstone's computer looked like? :=) The IBM PC, which I bought in 1982 plus or minus a couple of years, cost me $5,000 in the dollars of the day. It's interesting that the latest, greatest, bleeding-edge PC always seems to cost about

Re: [Elecraft] XG50 - Frequency Instability

50-60 kHz instability of a 49 MHz source is over 1000 ppm, two or three orders of magnitude greater than would be expected, even with air conditioning blowing across the oscillator. There must be something wrong with the XG50, or perhaps some problem with the frequency measurement. Alan N1AL

Re: [Elecraft] P3 adding rf protection diodes question

The diodes are not needed in the normal situation where the P3 is connected to the K3 IF output. You can use the P3 as a kind of poor ham's spectrum analyzer by going into the menu and setting Xcvr Sel to the last item in the list, labeled 0 Hz. Now the frequency displayed is the actual RF

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Re: P3 adding rf protection diodes question

and un-mateing. This is clearly the case with the K3/P3 combination. Diodes are soo cheap when applied in the SMD process it seems like a no brainer to include ESD protection. Defeat Murphies law. 73 Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: Alan Bloom a...@elecraft.com [Elecraft_K3

Re: [Elecraft] MDS practical measuring?

I have always disliked the term Minimum Discernable Signal (MDS), because it really is a misnomer. Obviously different people can discern a signal at different levels, and what does it mean to discern a signal anyway? The technical definition of MDS is simply the effective noise level in

Re: [Elecraft] QRQ CW

On 05/01/2014 09:41 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: I wonder where Dave got this idea from. I'd like to suggest it is wishful thinking. On 5/1/2014 16:22, Jim Brown wrote: On 5/1/2014 9:15 AM, dave wrote: But I suspect that the winners do not regularly run high speed. I agree with Dave that it can

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] How to measure bandwidth of RX signal

I believe that the P3 is tapped prior to any BW restrictions, Correct. I think the best way to measure an SSB signal's bandwidth on the P3 is to turn on peak hold. After a few seconds the spectrum display will show a pretty accurate picture of the spectral shape of the signal Alan N1AL

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Beta software Bug?

On 04/26/2014 06:42 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I agree here ... FSK D, AFSK A, and PSK D should show 400, 400 and 100 Hz, while only DATA A should show the full 2.7 or 2.8 KHz. Yes, that's how it works. Alan N1AL __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] P3 beta software with noise blanker

On 04/25/2014 06:28 AM, d...@lightstream.net wrote: Will you also be implementing this on the SVGA side as well? It's on the list. Alan N1AL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Serious Errors in the Manual

The term ground has always been used to refer to the common tie point in a circuit. For example the shape on the schematic with the three little horizontal lines is referred to as a ground symbol. But that has caused no end of confusion. Contrary to widely-held belief, in 99% of cases it is

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Beta software Bug?

One change in the beta firmware is to make the width of the transmit cursor in Data A mode equal to 2.7 kHz. The reason is that in Data A mode there is no way for the firmware to know what the actual bandwidth is - it can be whatever is coming out the PC's sound card. So rather than assume

[Elecraft] P3 beta software with noise blanker

New P3 beta software, version 01.28, is now uploaded to the Elecraft web site: http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/elecraft_p3_software.htm This requires K3 firmware version 4.25 or later and if you have the SVGA option, SVGA firmware version 1.16 or later. As always, beta test firmware may

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries

On 04/23/2014 08:36 AM, Larry Phipps wrote: I do a lot of shipping, and here is what I have found... For most domestic orders we ship using Priority Mail. They deliver 6 days a week to almost everywhere, including PO boxes. But not everywhere. For example they won't deliver to my house.

Re: [Elecraft] Just built my new P3

They are just test LEDs for troubleshooting. If both are blinking, that's normal. If only one is blinking, there likely is a problem with the graphics controller. If neither is blinking the CPU is dead. Alan N1AL On 04/17/2014 09:38 PM, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: Hey guys! What are these red

Re: [Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

On 04/13/2014 04:54 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: The argument has been made that when a high voltage charge it is discharged through the mat that the discharge must not be too fast nor too slow. It must be just right. To Goldilocks and her followers I say no it’s not so. Not just right but

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] fatal error

Try doing the Parameter Initialization (see Troubleshooting section of P3 Owner's Manual.) Basically you hold the LABELS key while turning on the power with the POWER key. Alan N1AL On 04/10/2014 07:27 AM, George Dubovsky wrote: OK, I just spent 2 hours as W1AW/4 on 40 cw and everything

Re: [Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

other hand before placing a part on it. Alan N1AL On 04/07/2014 09:47 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: That would mean the part was charged. How would that happen? -Original Message- From: Lawrence D. Lopez lawlop...@gmail.com Sent: Apr 7, 2014 5:23 AM To: Alan Bloom n...@sonic.net Cc

Re: [Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

On 04/06/2014 01:10 PM, Sam Morgan wrote: Due to the recent subject of Anti Static mats, I did a little googling and thought I'd share my findings. ... maybe Alan or someone more knowledgeable than I can let us know if the Sierra is really up to the standards we need met? From my 2010

Re: [Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

On 04/06/2014 09:24 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: ...I flipped over a new mat. It clearly said antistatic but the older mats didn’t have any labels and they looked different. I took an ohmmeter, stabbing the probes in about an inch apart. No reading. You can't measure the mat resistance with an

Re: [Elecraft] PX3

Yes, the I/Q signal from the KX3 goes through an analog buffer directly into a two-channel analog to digital converter. All processing is then done digitally by the DSP. Correcting the frequency response is a simple matter of multiplying the frequency points by the correct number before they

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Kits ESD protection

On 04/05/2014 05:22 PM, cjac...@gmail.com wrote: I usually work on a very good antistatic which is silicone rubber as well so hot solder won't affect it, but I do not wear a strap. I just put my hands, the boards, etc. on the mat when I work. It is possible to be static-safe without a mat or

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Ergonomics

On 04/03/2014 05:44 AM, Mike Harris wrote: This must be a fairly recent thing, wanting all front panels to be the same except for the name. I actually prefer a metal chassis to a plastic one. The K3 looks like it was constructed rather than popped out of a mold. But I guess I'm in the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 No Longer Matching K3 Signal Level

There's an explanation of the reasons for this in the P3 Owner's Manual in the How to set up and Interpret the P3 Display section. Start reading where it says, You would expect the S meter on the K3 and the signal on the P3 display to indicate the same level... Alan N1AL On 04/01/2014

Re: [Elecraft] P3 No Longer Matching K3 Signal Level

The P3 reads the K3 preamp and attenuator settings and adjusts its gain accordingly for accurate amplitude display. The K3 can be set to either take ATT/PRE into account to keep the S meter reading the same, or not, depending on the SMTR MD menu setting. If set to NOR, that can be one reason

Re: [Elecraft] P3 display issue

Russ, That's pretty bizarre. Try doing a parameter initialization as described in the Troubleshooting section of the manual. Alan N1AL On 03/30/2014 05:10 AM, Russ wrote: I don't know what happened but my P3 suddenly has no spectrum display and the waterfall is solid pink at all span

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Clicking

The relay bypasses the P3's preamp when the signal level starts to overload the front end. On 40 meters strong SW broadcast signals (that you can't see on the screen) can cause that to happen. Alan N1AL On 03/22/2014 06:04 AM, John_N1JM wrote: On further investigation it appears to only

Re: [Elecraft] P3-switching between 2 K-3s

I use a Y connector on the RS232 out from K-3. One side goes to the switch box, the other goes to computer for N1MM control. I'm amazed that works at all, for two reasons. One is, what do you do with the RX line to the K3? It can't just connect in parallel to the TX lines from both the P3

Re: [Elecraft] Connecting P3 to a K3

An RS-232 Y cable is needed for a device like a SteppIR antenna, which receives but does not transmit data on the RS-232. The Y goes in the connection between the P3 and the computer. Alan N1AL On 03/05/2014 06:11 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Rich: The picture you seek is on page 13 of the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 DSP bypass

On 03/03/2014 08:55 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Maybe Elecraft will offer different color faceplates for the K3? Hey, we're not appliance operators! What ever happened to homebrewing? Your local Ace Hardware has Rustoleum in dozens of designer colors. :=) Alan N1AL

Re: [Elecraft] P3 feature request

If you enable the menu entry WfallMkrs the markers appear on the waterfall. Alan N1AL On 02/19/2014 12:22 PM, Gary Smith wrote: I would find it helpful if the P3 markers A, B center could be made to extend below the signal line into the waterfall; it would help to center on the precise

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] 12v outlet only puting out 11 volts

The P3 should work fine with 11V. When I tested mine it worked down to about 6V or so, although that is not guaranteed. It is normal for the K3 power connector to show a voltage drop compared to the 12V input connector, although 1.5V drop seems kind of high. Could some of that drop be in the

Re: [Elecraft] Application to capture SVGA screen (P3) info in a file format?

P3 Utility automatically copies the BMP screen image to the Windows clipboard. So you can just open your favorite graphics software and paste it in. I generally just use the Paint program that comes free with Windows. From Paint you can save it in PNG, JPEG, GIF or TIFF format. Alan N1AL

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3

I've had a lot of trouble with the postal service. They now refuse to deliver packages to my house. They apparently found a rule that says if your house is more than 1/2 mile from the public roadway, they don't have to deliver parcels. So to save the driver 5 minutes delivering to my house

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3

Don, On 12/31/2013 12:16 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, Don't spread that news to my post office! My carrier has to travel 3/4 mile on a private road to get to the mailbox, They used to deliver to my house up to a year or so ago. I assume the postal service, like a lot of businesses these

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2 port 50 ohm RX splitters

More information is needed: Do you want a packaged device with connectors? What type of connectors? Do you want a simple resistive splitter or a hybrid with good port isolation? What frequency range? Mini-Circuits has a broad range of different types of splitters and they are happy to

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: K3/0 to K3 RemoteRig issue

This may be the blind leading the blind since I also am not a computer networking expert, but I've learned a few things in the School of Hard Knocks. There are two kinds of static IP addresses. One is assigned to you by your Internet service provider (ISP) and for which you probably pay

Re: [Elecraft] P3 screen snapshot problems

OM, It looks to me like occasional bytes are getting lost for some reason on the serial interface to the PC. Make sure there is no other software running on the computer that might access that serial port and interfere with the image transfer. If not, then it sounds like a hardware problem

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