.
There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. It just happens “sometimes”.
Has anyone else observed this? Is there some obscure configuration setting that
is causing this behavior? I couldn’t find one.
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.
There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. It just happens “sometimes”.
Has anyone else observed this? Is there some obscure configuration setting that
is causing this behavior? I couldn’t find one.
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I figured out why it takes so much gain. Somewhere along the line, I switched
sounds cards and I was outputting to the wrong channel. Amazing that I was able
to get any transmit at all.
> On Jan 3, 2023, at 9:55 PM, Bill Coleman via Elecraft
> wrote:
>
> Well, I’ve half-way fi
fferent dummy load and/or cable and
> make sure all the connectors are tight. A slight mismatch at that power level
> will really make a difference.
>
> 73,
> Chuck, AA3CS
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 08:38 Bill Coleman via Elecraft
> wrote:
> I have two K3s, and both are
I have two K3s, and both are failing the milliwatt calibration. One fails on
160m, the other on 6m, both with similar error messages.
This is an example of the failure:
Calibrating at 1.900 MHz
IsSamplingComplete: Unexpected response ‘DB 2.08 MW;’ to ‘DB;’.
Calibration power settled at ‘2.08
uma, AZ
>
>
> On 12/30/2022 8:34 AM, Bill Coleman via Elecraft wrote:
>> I own two K3/100 radios. One is SN70xx, another SN87xx. On one of them, I
>> observe an odd behavior with transmit power output.
>>
>> Even though I have an antenna matched to nearly 1:1 V
All bands.
Power calibration was done about 9 months ago.
> On Dec 30, 2022, at 11:19 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>
> One band or all bands?
>
> Have you done the power calibration routine recently?
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 2022-12-30 10:34
gt; ... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 2022-12-30 10:34 AM, Bill Coleman via Elecraft wrote:
>> I own two K3/100 radios. One is SN70xx, another SN87xx. On one of them, I
>> observe an odd behavior with transmit power output.
>> Even though I have an antenna matched to nearly 1:1 VSWR
internal options, but many of the configuration
parameters are the same.
Any suggestions?
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ote:
>
> I have used electric elements in the D104 and they worked quite well.
> If you want a dynamic element, I suggest the HC4 or HC5 from Heil Sound. I
> don't know if Heil is still selling those mic elements separately, but they
> do work well in the D104 (and other mics).
Bill
the box including the Elecraft accessory cable kit.
> Had planned on listing it but saw your post here. Shoot me an email if your
> still interested.
>
> Kirb - VE6IV
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Bill Coleman
> To: Elecraft
> Sent: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:31:2
gt;
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
> web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
> For spots, please use your favorite
> "retail" DX cluster.
>
> On 2/21/2022 6:51 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> Yeah, I got that far all by
-Bill
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 21, 2022, at 2:29 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>>
>> I recently obtained a second K3 and now I’m curious about remote operating
>> my home station K3. The RemoteRig RRC-1258MkII seems like a good solution,
>> but I’m h
.
Suggestions?
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Or, study and upgrade.
> On Feb 19, 2022, at 7:30 PM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft
> wrote:
>
> And it is outside the General Class band limits. If you hold a General
> ticket, stay above 3800.
>
> 73,
> Jack, W6FB
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ight discount. The P3 works as expected and has been an excellent
addition to my K3.
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The N1MM documentation shows a simple circuit for keying via DTR/RTS or
parallel port using a 1K resistor and an NPN transistor (2N or equivalent):
https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/setup/interfacing/
> On Dec 8, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Dec 7, 202
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ansistor and resistor,
so it can be easily built into a connector housing.
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the only signal the decoder sees. When his BIG POWER is on
> the air, I can't be. And he's made it clear that he doesn't care what he does
> to anyone else's enjoyment. Power for power's sake is contagious.
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could
cause so much bother.
> On Nov 19, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Don,
>
> Managed to do a little diagnosis.
>
> I pulled the MAX1406 chip KPA100 U4.
>
> I see proper continuity between pin 12 of U4 and pin 25 of the MCU, and pin
> 11 of U4 and
It looks like, from the specification of the MAX1406 chip, it needs more like
-10 volts to work correctly.
I measured these on the scope before, so I only got vague responses.
I guess I’ll be investigating the Vss supply.
> On Nov 19, 2021, at 11:25 AM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Seri
d it), and what level did you
> try putting in?
> And what is the serial number of your K2? Those may help to solve the
> problem.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/18/2021 3:55 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> U6 is kinda expensive to just replace….
>>
>> I do
1 4:14 PM, Matt Maguire wrote:
>> Don’t forget, you can’t plug in a USB adapter directly into a K2, as the
>> wiring is not standard RS232C. You need to make up a special adapter as
>> described in the manual. Probably you know this already, but just something
>> else t
not standard RS232C. You need to make up a special adapter as
> described in the manual. Probably you know this already, but just something
> else to check.
>
> 73, Matt VK2RQ
>
> On Fri, 5 Nov 2021 at 06:31, Bill Coleman wrote:
> About 10 days ago, I was having trouble wit
; was not acting on the commands. (eg RT1; would not turn on the RIT, RT0;
>> would not turn off the RIT)
>>
>> Any suggestions or ideas on how to debug this further?
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2021, at 3:10 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, Vss V
this further?
> On Nov 5, 2021, at 3:10 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Yes, Vss Vdd and Vcc all look like appropriate values.
>
>> On Nov 4, 2021, at 3:47 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Make certain you have +12 volts on U4 pin 1 and +5 volts on U4
lace U4 and it should work)
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/4/2021 3:29 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> About 10 days ago, I was having trouble with the K2/100, as it was no longer
>> talking to WSJT-X correctly. I could get the audio running, but it would
>> never contact
to remove the KPA100 board, so I
want to make sure what I’m replacing before I go after it.
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re-using one that is PROPERLY installed.
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r switched LPF.
>
> - Jerry KF6VB
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2021-06-30 19:54, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> The K2SB was absolutely the hardest kit to build out of the entire K2.
>> There are a lot of parts, and it is a very small boar
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ratios. And providing a proper switched LPF.
>
> - Jerry KF6VB
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2021-06-30 19:54, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> The K2SB was absolutely the hardest kit to build out of the entire K2.
>> There are a lot of parts, and it is a very small boar
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is currently unobtainium, and is likely going to remain so
after these orders are done, I paid my balance to complete the order.
I’m just wondering what I’m getting, if it isn’t “new.” It’s not exactly what I
expected.
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for Fortran IV programs, we submitted hollerith cards we
> punched using IBM 026 and 029 card punches.
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timeless pursuit: turning abstractions
> into reality.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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his person will never have any customers.
A real serious businessman would have redoubled their efforts to find out how a
faulty switch made it out of QA, contacted the customer and apologized for the
difficulty, and offered to replace the faulty switch with a working model.
I don’t see how threat
gt; less that five stars would ruin their business, etc. I sent photos of the
> tubing and heard back that this was impossible, it's never happened before
> and so on and so forth.
Based this type of response, I would have revised my rating to three stars and
stood firm.
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play, perfectly adequate
for adjusting the filters on the K2.
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s does not require more DSP horsepower. The DSP is 32 bit
> floating point.
Well, that works up to 23-bits! (FP numbers have a 23-bit mantissa)
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es available in the future, we'll be able to offer an upgraded
> digital downconversion module.
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10:47 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
> The K60XV option is currently not available because the trimmer caps required
> have been discontinued. There is some effort being put into substituting SMD
> trimmers, but that is not complete.
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I could mortgage my house twice over and still not be able to afford that
equipment….
> On Dec 17, 2020, at 7:04 PM, John Marvin wrote:
>
> Well, if budget permits, I would recommend the Keysight DSAZ594A. This would
> be especially useful on some of the higher amateur radio
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and power control that would be affected, not AGC.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 12/16/2020 3:07 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> Don,
>>
>> Just a quick follow-up. I’m going to close the book on this problem, as it
>> has not come up again, despite leaving the K2 on
activated under
certain conditions.
I think the oscillation might have been precipitated due to some waxy flux left
between the pins of the LM368.
Thank you for your assistance, as always.
> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> I’m going to set it up in the damp basem
ents do
> find their way back, so knowing the symptoms you can recognize it quickly.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 12/6/2020 6:30 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> Don,
>>
>> I set the K2 up this weekend to try to reproduce this problem. Once again I
>> opened it up an
intermittent
> resonator (dead one = yes), it is one possibility.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/28/2020 5:59 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> Thanks, Don, I’ll check it out when I have a chance next week. I appreciate
>> your suggestions. At the moment, the K60XV and the K2 are
gt; placement too - make sure all the components are in the right hole and not in
> a nearby via hole. Check D3 and D4 for proper orientation.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/28/2020 5:21 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> A few weeks ago, I managed to cobble enough of the parts together to
of the K2 relay
might be involved.
I’m completely dumbfounded by this problem. There’s nothing in the K60XV that
interconnects with the AGC system in any way. What could possibly be going on
here?
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because you should see almost a
> dead (DC) short through the primary of the balun.
>
> I must admit I put off replacing my antenna until I was forced to. Might be
> the way to go. :-)
>
> 73,
>
> Alan. G4GNX
>
>
> -- Original Message --
> From: "
t your balun is not faulty, but you should check it
> anyway as well as checking out all the other aspects of the installation. If
> you can, replace the feeder. You may be surprised at what you find.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan. G4GNX
>
>
> -- Original Message --
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ote:
>
> On 10/12/2020 5:55 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> It is unlikely the balun is “breaking down”. It’s a current balun - #43
>> ferrite beads on RG-313 coax. It can easily handle a kW or more.
> That's a common mode choke, and #43 is a terrible material for the HF bands.
> Se
l,
>
> I would suggest that you check the SWR on the antenna before concluding it is
> an RF feedback problem.
> Don't forget that the balun may be breaking down with power and show no
> problem at lower power (like from an antenna analyzer).
>
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 10
t; is in the antenna.
>
> Put an external wattmeter in line with the dummy load to eliminate questions
> about the calibration on the K3 wattmeter.
>
> If you can measure the actual current drawn, that would also be helpful.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/11/2020 11:18 AM
ed voltage on the radio should be about 0.5 volt difference
> between RX and TX, CW mode key closed.These measurements should be made
> using a dummy load.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 5, 2020, at 7:15 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
on 80m CW. It took
about 15 minutes for the rig to warm up.
Any suggestions on how to diagnose the root cause of this problem?
This is a K2/100, with the KNB2, KSB2, KDSP2 and KAT100.
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ode other than CW or SSB is selected.
>
> Ben W4SC
>
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ransmit bandpass. There is no actual frequency change in WSJT
> including DX expedition mode.
>
> GL
>
> Mike
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>
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> To
tts
> instead of the usual 12………..
>
> Performing a MANUAL TX Gain procedure on 6M may help.
>
> Here is link to post I made several weeks ago.
>
> https://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg241436.html
>
> 73 de Ben W4SC
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 1
Update on this - this problem with the KAT3 ATU not working on 6m appears to be
intermittent. Sometimes it will tune, sometimes it won’t. Weird.
> On May 17, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> I upgraded my K3 to include the new KSYN3A back in November. (I have the
>
volts or less.
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 11, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>>
>> Back in early December, I installed two KSYN3As in my K3 SN 7071. Sometime
>> after that, I noticed that on 12m, I’m seeing a HI CUR
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/2.88 — which is the latest, I believe.
Any ideas?
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to produce over 110 watts on 12m.
I’m not seeing this issue on other bands.
No issues with calibration
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From this page https://www.downeastmicrowave.com/articles.asp?ID=252
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, September 12, 2019, 06:56:07 AM EDT, Bill Coleman
> wrote:
>
>
> Gwen,
>
> You missed the point. They DISCONTINUED the K60XV because they could no
> longer obtain the
e.com/articles.asp?ID=252
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, September 12, 2019, 06:56:07 AM EDT, Bill Coleman
> wrote:
>
>
> Gwen,
>
> You missed the point. They DISCONTINUED the K60XV because they could no
> longer obtain the bottom-adjustment trimmer caps.
>
missing some
> parts because they're no longer available. That sounds like a lawsuit waiting
> to happen.)
>
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P (who in no way works for Elecraft, and is just putting in her 2
> cents worth)
>
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 6:21 PM Bill Coleman wrote:
> Here’s a radi
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nd I should ask around on this mail list to see if anyone
> has one that they are willing to sell.
> I am going to try to get the upgrades that I need while they are still
> selling them.
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Elecraft discontinue this kit? Or can it still be special ordered?
I know there were some complications with firmware revisions in ordering the
K60XV. My K2 is mostly up to date - I only need the firmware update for the
KPA100, I think.
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.16. But on
>> the 1.0 bandwidth, it is often 1-2 S-units lower. If I tune about 200 Hz
>> lower, I get the same number of bars.
>>
>> I’ll update you when I have a chance to do the calibration.
>>
>>
>
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the same number of bars.
I’ll update you when I have a chance to do the calibration.
> On Jun 12, 2019, at 8:07 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Fortunately, I found the Rework Eliminators easily.
>
> Swapping out the KSB2 for the eliminators didn’t evidence a change in the CW
> variabl
eive, you only need the jumpers at J9 and J10 - it is quick and
> easy to do with bent wires if you do not find the rework eliminators is short
> order.
> Those jumper wires will not complete the transmit path - only receive.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/11/2019 5:03 PM, B
).
>
> If the CW filters work OK with the KSB2 removed, the troubleshooting should
> start with the switching diodes on the KSB2 option.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/11/2019 2:53 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> OK, I have a K2/100 w/ KAT100 that may have recently suffere
iced is that the receiver sensitivity is substantially
lower when using the CW filter. Using OP1, it seems to receive normally. I have
three filters for CW 1.0, 0.4 and 0.16. When switching to 1.0 from OP1, signal
levels drop by about 2-3 bars on the S-meter.
Anything in particular I should troubleshoot?
u are at it, put one across each ANT jack in the KAT100 as well - if
> you have the KAT100-1, you can easily solder them on the bottom of the board
> - with the KAT100-2, it is not difficult to solder the resistors directly
> across the SO-239 jacks.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
are unaffected?
With the K2/100 / KAT100 combo, at which time are each of the SWR bridges used?
> On May 24, 2019, at 10:09 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> OK, I removed D16 and D17, and on the diode setting of my DVM, they both
> measured the same value both forward and backward - 034.
only a couple of minutes to replace them.
> On May 15, 2019, at 7:30 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Took me over week to check this, but power is the same whether Tune or
> Tune/Display — 100 watts!
>
> So, the suspects are likely D16 & D17.
>
> Fortunately, the
ere is likely another problem in the KPA100 wattmeter, likely
> KPA100 U6 - but get back with the information before replacing it, there are
> more tests to verify or deny that possibility.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 5/3/2019 10:25 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> I’ve
), and can
definitely see 100 watts being transmitted.
I’m thinking that maybe D16 and D17 may have been fried. Is that a good guess?
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net
Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man eve
controlled only by the 12CTRL signal from the
> K2.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/19/2018 9:32 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> OK. I could use a little more help with this issue.
>>
>> Let’s re-cap where we are.
>>
>> Issue:
>>
>> KAT100 d
he
> K2.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/19/2018 9:32 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> OK. I could use a little more help with this issue.
>>
>> Let’s re-cap where we are.
>>
>> Issue:
>>
>> KAT100 doesn’t always turn on right away. When it doe
/100 with KAT100 a
reliable rig again. I don’t want to have to power it up a day before I want to
use it.
> On Aug 7, 2018, at 1:57 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
> Sadly, I have no old PIC chips for the KAT100 in my inventory. It came out of
> the box with the 1.04 firmware (which isn’
Sadly, I have no old PIC chips for the KAT100 in my inventory. It came out of
the box with the 1.04 firmware (which isn’t the latest, but I don’t have the
K60XV, either.)
I do have a second DB9 cable I can try, if I can find it.
> On Aug 6, 2018, at 7:05 AM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>
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