[Elecraft] Elecraft] Power reduced

2022-04-22 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
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[Elecraft] KAT500 tuner

2019-06-01 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
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[Elecraft] Fwd: Prospective K4

2019-05-06 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
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[Elecraft] Ribbon cable

2019-05-06 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
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[Elecraft] Prospective K4

2019-05-05 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
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[Elecraft] west mountain computer speakers power input

2019-03-10 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/Thanks Jim I misplaced the wall wort or the input info, so its 12 volts at 2 amp positive on the center pin, thanks for the help guys Regards Art ka9zap /* __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] west mountain com speaker power supply info

2019-03-10 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
/*Can anyone help with power in put for the twin speakers west mountain is selling COM spkr computer spk system.. CS1 # 58409 950 The back is labeled DC IN but nothing as to voltage and pin out. There is nothing I can find on there web site or internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Elecraft] Phillips screwdrivers

2019-01-15 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/Don Good advice on shinny  Phillips drivers. Are the screws in the Elecraft products American Phillips, or JIS Japanese Industrial Standard? JIS which all the Japanese radios use, for my Icom radios I use a set of Hozan screw drivers to fix the Cam-Outs issue destroying the head of the

[Elecraft] Noise Cancelling head phones

2018-12-09 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/NCT PA3500 looking for a new home .. I have an excellent NCT proACTIVE PA3500 Active Noise Reduction head phone each ear has large over the ear cover with Speaker and a Mic inside. The NCT Active noise canceling is powered by a 3.6 volt Nickel Cadmium battery. Two battery's with charger,

Re: [Elecraft] KAT-500 auto-tuning issue with SSB vs. CW

2018-11-20 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/Andy Take this advice train the Tuner then run it in MAN mode I use my KPA500 and KAT500 with both a K3 and a IC7610 all I have to do when using the Icom is tap the key in any mode send RF and the Tuner changes to the memory it has in store for that segment of the band and antenna. This

[Elecraft] 7610 / k3 ... amp comparisons

2018-07-24 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/I will agree with everything said pasted below but for one thing which is Fan Noise I'm a rag chewer around 30 wpm QSK the fan will ratchet up to speed 3 after a few minutes of keying so the fan noise is very a subjective opinion not right not wrong just is, being fair in my assessment mine

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Faulting on high SWR on power rise

2018-02-24 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/Chris/* You have seen several posts with good advice.  If you want to do an easy test to localize where the failure may be, you can do it with a dummy load. First put the dummy load at the rig.  Check to see if all is OK, if not, blame the rig. Then check the coax - connect the dummy load at

[Elecraft] KX3 Low volume

2018-02-22 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/This is subjective I offer it as my opinion I do *not* like the West Mountain Radio com speakers I have tried them on several of my radios and are back in the box in the closet. What I found works with nice sound reproduction is the Jam plus (Bluetooth) wireless speaker you can plug in with

[Elecraft] kxpd3 question

2017-11-10 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
On 11/9/2017 4:26 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: No, Ron, obsessing over sending perfect code is NOT like speaking languages with an accent. */Amen to that /* Perfect code remains the goal because it conveys the greatest chance of 100% copy. */Yes Yes Yes/* My post was not directed to beginners

[Elecraft] New K4 wish list

2017-08-21 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/My wish is a removable front face like the Kenwood tx2000b Or a remote face like the Flex Maestro with Blue Tooth and WIFI for remote operation to the shack K4. Regards Art ka9zap /* On 8/21/2017 12:02 PM, Doug Turnbull wrote: Dear Friends, For what it is worth, I have

[Elecraft] Feature request

2017-05-24 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/I would like to see Band Stacking Register using the Band buttons on the amp's Regards Art ka9zap /* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] KPA500 fan noise

2017-02-12 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/ I put a Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM pusher fan on the inlet this helped a bit,with a typical over during a cw rag chew at 28 wpm delays the onset of high speed by a couple of minutes depending on the temp in the shack. With the big fan on the back *off* my idle temp is 31c with *no* the helper

Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit

2016-08-05 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/All good advice add a self clamping 6" tweezers to the list ...you will be glad you did. Regards Art ka9zap /* On 8/5/2016 9:43 AM, Nr4c wrote: 1/ Download the assembly manual and read it. 2/ Pay attention to the "Tools needed" section. 3/ Read the assembly manual. 4/ Download and

Re: [Elecraft] Need advice on Small Tower

2016-07-12 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
Many years ago I replaced a TA 33 with a Force 12 C3, I saw one db improvement in signals testing 15 meters and 20 meters ( before then after) with a station 30 miles away, it was even on 10 meters, in all ways of comparison it was better, I later put the 40 meter element on it which had its

Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply for KX3?

2015-09-10 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/The power supply I purchased for my bear foot KX3 the ls50-12 by Lambda its small was plugged in over a year until I got the KXpa-100. It measures 4" x 4" x 1 1/2 no-on off switch cost was very reasonable

[Elecraft] NCT Proactive noise canceling head set

2015-09-05 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/George I have a set of NCT head phones that are both active and passive in that they are the large covers the ear completely with a large ear piece like a helicopter pilot wears in one side it has a battery that is removable the other ear has the electronic circuit that phases the external

[Elecraft] KPA500 fan noise

2015-09-04 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
*/I have been so happy with the pair of Noctua fans I put on the back of my K3 very very quite moves a lot of air, so I looked for a way to help my KPA500 cool better because Noctua does not make a fan that will work as a replacement for the fan on the amp. What I did was get a *helper* fan

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 producing S4-5-birdie on 28004.5

2013-06-29 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
/*Aire my KAT500 antenna tuner has the same issue with the signal on 28.004.5 Regards Art ka9zap */ On 6/29/2013 6:11 AM, K1GQ wrote: Aire, Yes, that spurious signal on 28.004.5 is real and generated within the KAT500. Recent KAT500 beta firmware optionally shuts off an oscillator

[Elecraft] TX - only cw display

2013-06-20 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
This is what I have been doing as well and it has helped my spacing, is there a way to get my TX-ONLY to show up in the utility for others over my shoulder to read? If not that would be a nice tweak in software if possible. Regards Art ka9zap Well said and a good way to get those words out

[Elecraft] Fwd: K3 Microphone Choices

2013-03-14 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
Five years ago I purchased a ATR-30 from JR for $22.00 it came with a 16ft XLR 3 pin cable when I A/B tested against my Gold Line Heil the only difference was the price my advice is use the EQ save you money do not purchase the Heil. http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1540 Regards Art ka9zap

Re: [Elecraft] USB to Serial Issues

2010-11-20 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
I purchased several years ago a new 14 Durabook it came with a RS232 port http://www.gammatechusa.com/java-jsp/gov/D14RY_index_gov.jsp About the company http://www.gammatechusa.com/java-jsp/gov_about_us.jsp This might be an answer for some I have been very satisfied with its performance in my

Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation

2010-08-20 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or other audio rack gear? I use my w2ihy box for two reasons 1) I think the noise gate is better than the K3's built in gate. 2) Because I already had it I can have two radios connected to my ATR 30 I find no reason to ever purchase another Heil

Re: [Elecraft] CW Sidetone

2010-05-26 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
I have my menu setting for both internal speaker and headphones, I have a small wire stereo plug with a right angle plugged in all the time the small stereo wire lead goes back under the radio and connects to a cable that comes out under the operating table where I remove and plug in my head

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power output on SSB

2010-04-02 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
I have a similar issue with my K3 VL-1000 combination the amp would key up full power then fold back slowly until it was running about 1/2 output. No amount of reducing the mic or power settings changed this behavior and still have the right output. Even setting drive for lower amp output it

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power output on SSB

2010-04-02 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Arthur Nienhouse Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:05 PM To: Elecraft post Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 power output on SSB I have a similar issue with my K3 VL-1000 combination the amp would key up full power then fold back

Re: [Elecraft] Mic and Headset

2009-09-06 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
I use a ATR- 30 cost me $22.95 delivered it came with a 16 ft 3 pin XLR cable the only difference between it and my Heil Gold Pro is the price. Regards Art ka9zap Svend Spanget wrote: Peter Chamalian wrote: I'm curious as to what others are using for a mic and headset with the K3.

[Elecraft] Wish list for my K3

2009-08-15 Thread Arthur Nienhouse
The thing I miss the most is the triple band stacking register if there was a way to plug in some kind of (key pad) that could have multi control functions one could be the band stacking register. This would be all good an optional accessory that could add more buttons to the radio for control,