[Elecraft] Chasing paddles around desk top

Gwen Try this trick dust off the desk top ...wet fingers wipe the rubber feet with wet fingers (spit) works place the paddle down it will stick its self to the operating surface nicely. Regards Art ka9zap -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

[Elecraft] Solution found for the Remote jack 13 not working

*/The event that disabled  jack 13 from taking CI-V data from my 7610 to the KPA1500, Remote to Remote cable working was I had changed the Menu XCVR Serial Host setting to Enabled it needs to be Disabled. I usually take notes of all changes but did not this time only remembering that the 7610

[Elecraft] KPA 1500 Remote input 13 broken

*/I have been using my Icom 7610 for about two years driving my KPA1500 amp via the Remote jack 13 on the rear, setting up the menu in the 7610 and the 1500 all worked just like it is supposed to . The cable to the ATU remote on the Icom works for the ATU [TUNE] function its a great

[Elecraft] KPA 1500 dummy load recommendations

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[Elecraft] Dummy Load recommendation

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[Elecraft] K4 wish list

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Re: [Elecraft] New product idea for Elecraft...?

*/I second the motion an Elecraft Maestro full featured with buttons knobs for functions like a normal radio,  point and click computer interface as well  and wifi hook up is all good. Regards Art ka9zap /* On 9/27/2017 6:51 AM, brian wrote: Byron, Absolutely not.  Functionality of KPOD is

[Elecraft] Nova link on u-tube

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 and KX3 questions for Wayne

*/My experience with my KXPA-100 that the power output would not ever get to the advertised 100 watts on 40 meters using the supplied power cable that came with my kit was worse. Even after setting the 45 amp power supply to the highest out put it would do, the radio reported 13.8 volts on

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA Power Output

*/I have found that to get a correct (calibration) done using the utility and to correct a issue with my K3 KPA500 that developed 2 years after I built it .. I needed to use this dummy load for calibration. https://www.rfparts.com/dummy-loads/dummy-50/m1426.html All my other dummy

[Elecraft] Unplugging the radio to protect it

*/I had an event several years ago where something hit Charter Cable several miles away the hit came in through the internet cable, hit the modem took out everything connected by Ethernet cable back to the Motorola Modem. The list includes . Motorola Modem Wifi router Magic Jack Plus Dell

[Elecraft] APF filter band width adjustment

*/I agree I always liked to adjust my ft1000d APF a bit off center as well. Regards Art ka9zap /* On 2/14/2015 9:42 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: One thing I like about it is that a hold on the SUB button now puts you back in diversity immediately. Quick way to get it back when a split spot has

[Elecraft] kd9sv front end saver

*/Harry Back in my Yaesu days I ran diversity with a force 3 C4 at 65 ft and a Hy Tower 20 foot away I never had a problem with the RX antenna input the (RCA) input until I bought a FT2000 kerput right off the front end went out twice the first 6 months it was back and forth to Yaesu. So I got

[Elecraft] Calibration of my K3

*/I had a issue with my K3 and KPA500 after a couple of years where I would get error messages over power input /swr and one other fault intermittently the KPA500 would power hunt slowly building to the final power of 500 w output then fall back to 200 w or so. I did the calibration over and

[Elecraft] Noctua fan for the KPA500

*/Has anyone tried one of these Noctua fans on the KPA 500 if so which one and how do you like the results ? Regards Art ka9zap /* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Experience with KXPA100

*/Hi Hans My kapa100 kit serial #360 is doing the same as yours I was under the impression that there was a refinement to the firmware that was going to fix this issue. Regards Art ka9zap /* On 6/24/2014 2:11 PM, Hans J Rasmusen OZ7BQ wrote: Hello, My KXPA100 ser.nr. 00822 has now been on

[Elecraft] OCF antenna

/*I have been using the K-Line for a while now with an 80 meter OCF dipole, mine is from Radio Works it uses a transformer balun at the top, with 22 ft of 8x coax to a line isolator current balun at the bottom ( feed of the antenna) its long end is almost over the operating station, I have for

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 delay in getting to full power

/*KPA500 fold back on power output with the first dit or dah then it builds to what its set for. Try changing the ALC THR settings in the menu of the AMP I changed some per band settings which stopped this from happening. Default is 210 Some of my bands i use 129 Check page 10 of the manual

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 delay in getting to full power

get things back to normal. If it doesn’t, please contact Elecraft Support about the issue. GL 73! Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Art Nienhouse ka9...@gmail.com wrote: /*KPA500 fold back on power output with the first dit or dah then it builds to what its

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - KPA500 Power control

/*I had the same issue which appeared out of no were after a update in firmware I think it was because it was not happening when I first built the Amp. When my radio was new it did 140 watts output a later firmware update cut this back to 110 watts when the over shoot of power to the amp on

[Elecraft] Checking U1 for communication with the K3

I want to check my K3 for communication with my computer. Does anybody know what value and which pin to check on U1 on the I O board lightning strike near by hit my wireless router modem and killed my desk top computer which was connected to my K3 rs232 port? I do not have at this time any

Re: [Elecraft] Checking U1 for communication with the K3

and Operation Second Edition www.ke7x.com -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Art Nienhouse Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 9:59 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Checking U1 for communication

Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] stuck on TX when AUXBUS attached

It would be nice if the function of the AUXBUS cable could be disabled from a menu choice on the KPA500 instead of disconnecting of the cable between the K3 and the KPA500. Would this be something that could be done in the KPA500 software? Regards Art ka9zap Tonight I tried to use my KX3 with

[Elecraft] RS232 A/B box

One solution might be a RS232 A/B if you need the K3 utility switch it to A when you want the NaP3 or what ever else switch it to B. http://www.amazon.com/DB9-Female-Way-Switch-Box/dp/B002J0OTTC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1344373302sr=8-2keywords=serial+switch+box Regards Art ka9zap

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and the VL-1000 with no ALC connection

/*I have two solid state amps I drive using a K3 a KPA500 and a 15 year old VL-1000 Quadra I do not use the ALC connection to the Quadra it will walk back the out put until there is hardly any amplification. It works just fine with only the PTT connection, ACC to band data on the VL-1000 for

[Elecraft] K3 with the w2ihy audio gear

Scott I have been using Julius 8 band box since he first came out with it and still have it driving K3. The main reason is the noise gate is better than the gate in the K3, the gate in the K3 needs to have more canceling on the back ground noise I can literally watch tv with the volume low four

[Elecraft] Speaker distortion KX3

I think for the most part the vibration that sets off the distortion is mechanical and the hardest to find, I was changing the batteries out for charging up to 3 times a day I found every time I closed the case up the target ( finding the buzzing ) was a moving. I have changed out a speaker with

[Elecraft] speaker distortion

/*My gap on the right side looking at your first picture vn9 where the slot is in the upper case half when the case half's are closed I see the right side touching on the vertical part then on the horizontal bottom its touching in the lower right bottom case. I m going to take a good machinist

[Elecraft] Fix for my KX3 speaker distortion / buzzing

/*I found the fix for my speaker buzzing which was the fit of the speaker grill fit between the upper half and the lower half of the case. I filed the lower case for clearance on the sides of the speaker the vertical part on the lower case half both sides I now have 1/16 inch on the vertical

[Elecraft] Lighter spring pressure for the KXPD3

Hi Buck Lighter spring pressure how I did it. I found a longer spring I cut off the ends where the coil bind winding are, cut it just short of installed length same as the (original) spring length. Next I closed one end a bit to fit tight on the threads of the screw then Installed the spring

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Speaker Grill cloth install

/*Would the thin double sided sticky tap (3m) used to hold in place window film work? Do a search for WindowInsulatorKits. Regards Art ka9zap */ On 6/29/2012 6:37 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: John, If you have the skills and where-with-all to glue your speaker grill cloth to the KX3

[Elecraft] RX eq

Agreed ... sure would like a command that could be used within a macro to change the RX EQ settings, like the one for transmit EQ. I do this with k3_ez with the eq page I have set to save several different settings that can be sent to the k3 with a click of send to. I have labeled a couple of

[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: No Response From Elecraft

My feelings exactly I won't even read any e-mail in all caps they all get deleted. Elecraft is the best period is my experience, I removed my 20 year old Y tattoo when I got my k3 and did a side by side, only thing the ft2k was good for was to hold up the k3 to just the right height.

[Elecraft] Deoxit Gold

Bill I have been using Deoxit for over 25 years it is just short of a miracle solution you have to try it and see just a very small amount does the trick. Regards Art ka9zap Bill, I started with Deoxit 5 months ago. Until then I was used to removing the front panel every few months and

[Elecraft] Extra parts

I was able to just take off the top cover and hold down for the power transformer. Then install the extra parts use a deep 1/2 socket to tighten up the nut holding the long socket with threads coming through top of the socket then tighten the nut under the bottom. It all tightened up well had to