Re: [Elecraft] QRP FD KX2 Batteries & FT8 Report

Hi Carl, One of our club stations (6m) wanted to operate FT8. I asked him to install wsjt-x before coming onsite. I then configured wsjtx-x for him. It took less than 30s to do that. Wsjt-x has an ARRL field day mode with an entry field to add in your exchange. Click click click and you’re

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Programming Passband and Passband offset ?

80m is unusable unless I can > narrow the passband right down. > > John G7LTQ > > > On 28 Apr 2019, at 16:43, Brian Waterworth > wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > > > Would you elaborate as to why you want to have 500-2500hz as your audio > passband widt

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Programming Passband and Passband offset ?

Hi John, Would you elaborate as to why you want to have 500-2500hz as your audio passband width? I have my KX3 BW = 4.00 and run split mode with JS8Call and WSJT-X. That keeps my signal in the sweet spot and gives me a view to other signals up past 2500Hz in case I want to try to work them.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Temp. Cal. Routine Issue Revisited

Hi Rick, I did not have the same results as you have described using a hair dryer. But, I didn't get the results I wanted or expected using a hair dryer based on process documented in the Elecraft manual. If you can find an incandescent light bulb (60w is fine) and try that instead of the hair

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - After temperature compensation procedure - continues to show drift?

Hi Mike, I had to perform the temp compensation a few times. A couple of those times necessitated a retry due to operator error in the setup :-) I eventually achieved a level of proficiency in preparing to apply the heat source. Initially, I used a hair dryer the first couple of times. But

Re: [Elecraft] Duty on warranty repairs

I was not charged any duties or taxes because it was an RMA and clearly marked as such. I paid for insurance though to guard against any delivery "issues". regards, Brian VE3IBW On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 4:29 PM Mike Weir wrote: > Good afternoon, has any Canadian Elecrafters sent a rig to

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Filter Bandwidth issue

First thing that comes to mind, is the notch filter on? Regards Brian VE3IBW On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 10:08 AM Corky wrote: > I have been using my KX2 for digital (Fldigi and SignaLink) and am seeing > a very strange behavior when I attempt to adjust the signal bandwidth. As > long as the

Re: [Elecraft] PX3: Use outside in bright sunlight

I use my PX3 on a sailboat in a go-kit and frequently sit out in the cockpit with the PX3-KX3 and a Raspberry PI 7" touch screen (and RPI of course). I do have to turn-up the PX3 LCD brightness pretty high though. But the PX3 can get bright enough for me. It does consume more power of course.

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Span Function (WU6R - Mark)

Page 25 of the PX3 manual says: The frequency span shown on the display in fixedtune mode is limited to ± 50 kHz (100 kHz total). If you enter fixed-tune mode with a wider span set, the span will be reduced automatically to ± 50 kHz. :-) Fixed tune mode was a welcome addition a couple of years

Re: [Elecraft] RPi logging software?

I have CQRlog running on a couple of RPI's. All of the RPIs I have CQRLog running on are indeed RPI 3's connected to my KX3. I was able to get CQRLog 2.2 to install on Jessie in 2017. But when CQRLog v2.3 came out, I was not able to install on Raspbian Jessie. Switched to Raspbian Stretch and

Re: [Elecraft] newbie kx3 question

Is the ATU enabled in the settings menu? Page 14 of the KX3 User's guide, right hand column, about half way down the page: The ATU MD menu entry must be set to AUTO mode. Yes, you will hear lots of clicking and whirring as the internal relays select the right LC values. regards, Brian VE3IBW

Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs. KX3 with wsjt-x

It is not disabled automatically in Data A mode. I have looked and if I don’t set it purposefully it will remain at the last setting per band. I have macros that I use to toggle between voice operation and digital modes. I set the mic bias and mic btn menu items accordingly. Happy to proven

Re: [Elecraft] NEW Elecraft Webpage now up

Thank you for making your new website mobile enabled. That is a big step. I can now read the web pages without zooming on my phone. The use of cards and responsive design is well done too. Makes it easy to show other new hams in my club what I am talking about when I sing Elecraft's praises at

Re: [Elecraft] Decoding the Serial Output from a KX3

in), something the K3 has built-in, but the TS-590 and KX3 do not. > > 73, > Bob, N6TV > https://bit.ly/S-BOX > https://bit.ly/Y-BOX > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:05 AM, Brian Waterworth < > brian.waterwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It does. I have used this set

Re: [Elecraft] Decoding the Serial Output from a KX3

It does. I have used this setup for two field days. Pay attention to the menu setup of acc2 and ptt on the kx3 if memory serves me correctly. From my notes on field day setup: If using an Elecraft kpa500, setup the kx3 so that the "pa key" is grounded during ptt. That means lo=ptt on the kx3

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/fldigi/USB sound card

Kenny, do have the kx3 set for Data A? I have notes from a few years ago that indicates Data A must be selected or you will get the VFO scanning. Of course this is in addition to what Don and Walter have advised: mic btn should be off. Regards Brian VE3IBW On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 5:26 PM Walter

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU problem

Hi Bill, I too suffered from issues as you are now with my KX3. Into a dummy load I was getting high SWR numbers. I have been so busy at work that I haven't had the time to find the fault, but what does seem to work for me is not to tighten the case bolts too tightly. Looser is better, but not

Re: [Elecraft] No ALC Bars with WSJT-X and FD8

on = MN135;MP016; - Menu Exit = MN255; You will likely have to change the AF and Mic Gain values to those you prefer. regards, Brian VE3IBW On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Brian Waterworth < brian.waterwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, sounds like your levels are too high now. When the

Re: [Elecraft] No ALC Bars with WSJT-X and FD8

Actually, sounds like your levels are too high now. When they are too high, the KX3 will behave as you have indicated. Back off all the levels. 1. KX3 Mic gain for me is typically around 11-12. 2. KX3 AF gain is around 6-7. 3. KX3 Preamp off - although still fussing if I want to

Re: [Elecraft] FLDIGI on Raspberry Pi PTT issue with the K2

Hi Jim, I don't think this is a serial port issue any more. Why do I think that? Because you said that fldigi does read the frequency, the mode, and the filter width. You also said that wsjtx, via hamlib, also controls the rig (ptt as well) via the same hardware setup. I assume you can change

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Odd ALC behavior

​ Here are the macros I use to flip between voice and digital. I have assigned them to PF1 and PF2 on the KX3. I only have the two macros and don't need to toggle to other macros on the same key press. *PF1 - Digital:*

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Odd ALC behavior

Hi Terry, I have actually disabled all those settings in WSJT-X. I don't let WSJT-X put the rig into data mode (from the Radio tab - MODE = NONE). I don't remember the power settings by band on the Audio tab within the settings dialogue. I setup my KX3 ahead of time for digital modes (using a

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Odd ALC behavior

​Hi Dave, I was about to write about overdriving your Elecraft transceiver via the computer sound card output and what that can do to the ALC readout (for me on my kx3: cause the ALC meter to display nothing), but it sounds like you are already aware of this fact and have tried to adjust so that

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

Just out of curiosity, has any other wall wart or other device been plugged in near the px3-kx3 recently? Interestly enough, just this morning I saw new noise I hadn't seen before. It turned out to be a wall wart that was charging a car booster battery pack and it was about 4-5 inches from the

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Shift Setting for WSJTX

Actually, my experience is different. If I transmit at the edges of the bandpass, my signal is attenuated due to the bandpass of the output stage. I hope I am saying this correctly. This is why I use split to ensure that the signal I transmit engages the full power of the KX3. Now, I have read

Re: [Elecraft] Raspberry Pi, K2 and WSJT-X questions

@Richard (G4DYA)...I also initially selected the Alsa settings in the WSJT-X drop-downs. I found that this sound card setting had quirks. The setting worked, but would always reset the mic setting. I experimented, because I didn't like having to set the mic setting in the OS sound settings

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Shift for WSJTX

I have a KX3 and run with the same configuration as you list. Works perfectly and keeps my transmissions in the sweetspot. This wide filter setting lets me see JT65 and JT9 all at once and the split shifts me to the right spot to handle either. I have used the split and the fake-it settings

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Temperature Compensation

Hi Jim, How I check to ensure that temp compensation is enabled and is using the values I had previously gathered, during the extended temp compensation, is to look at the VFO B display section of the KX3 screen, (special display section - Synthesizer (OSC) temperature) for an asterisk between

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New behavior using JT65

That's weird. I have not experienced an intermittent VOX. Mind you, I run with VOX on all the time and have at least a hundred hours in this mode and VOX setting. Very stable. What firmware level are you at? regards, Brian VE3IBW On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Leo Aniol

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 tuner getting stuck at 25.4:1 SWR

I had a similar problem at Winter Field Day. Between the dummy load and the rig on a 3' patch cord, SWR wouldn't settle to 1.0:1. Cracked the hatch, looked around. Touched nothing inside. Put the KX3 back together, presto, SWR started behaving itself again. The ATU now matches to expected

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 reboot only on JT modes?

Technically, psk31 is a high duty cycle mode. But, you may not transmit as long as you would with JT modes. Depends on how chatty :-) you are. Regards Brian VE3IBW On Mar 22, 2017 2:49 PM, "rich hurd WC3T" wrote: I will check the temperature while operating next time. I would

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 reboot only on JT modes?

I can run JT modes for hours with my KX3/PX3. I don't have a KXPA100. From a gross component perspective, try removing the kxpa100 from the chain and see if that results in a different behaviour. I do monitor my osc temp and have the pro audio heat sink. After hours of operation calling cq and

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

> >>When the PX3 is powered on "cold", it takes about 5 minutes for the > display to light up. > Hi Jack, I recently experienced something similar to your PX3 situation. When you said "cold", I immediately perked up. During winter field day, I decided to take my PX3 with me. Our club worked

Re: [Elecraft] Fldigi - K3 connection

eflected in the log entry, which is very annoying. > > So do your modifications correct these problems? If so, could I have a > copy of it. > > 73 and Happy New Year, > > George > > > > On 1/1/2017 10:37 AM, Brian Waterworth wrote: > >> Yes, I have had s

Re: [Elecraft] Fldigi - K3 connection

Yes, I have had success with my KX3 and FlDigi by modifying the rig xml for the K3 as a starting point. Here is the howto: http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/rig_xml_page.html It took me a little longer to figure out the xml file's relationships, but this howto didn't exist then. Once you see the

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Display Help

Press and hold the menu button. The word "labels" below is what you are actually toggling with the long press of the menu button. You should then see the waterfall area expand to the bottom of the screen. Regards Brian VE3IBW On Dec 27, 2016 5:46 PM, "James Bennett" wrote: >

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Unwanted Scanning

I had some notes from a couple of years ago when I was plagued with this scanning issue. My notes were a little incomplete. So, I embarked on a few tests to narrow down the proper KX3 settings. Don had the right advice for you - the secret sauce is the Data A mode. The Mic Btn menu item can be

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 & RMS Express - T R latency

Had you considered using the KX3's VOX capability rather than the TX-RX commands through the USB interface? For all intents and purposes, the signalink is just a vox-in-a-box. The KX3 has two menu items to tweak vox operation. I have VOX GN = 015 and VOX INH = 030. You'll have to play with Mic

Re: [Elecraft] [PX3] Does not respond to the knob being rotated

I will pile on and corroborate Steve's observations. I too have noticed the same behaviour on my PX3. I don't use the knob all that often. While I can't rule out a mechanical problem, I did notice this slow versus fast knob-turning behaviour after I loaded in one of the PX3 firmware updates. It

Re: [Elecraft] KXBC3 clock drift

I have noticed the same thing. I was portable and wanted to use the KX3 clock to set my Raspberry Pi's clock I was using for JT65. I was shocked at how far afield the KX3 time was. I fortunately had downloaded a GPS app to my smartphone that gave me the GPS system time and this was enough to

Re: [Elecraft] Another KX3 vs K3S Query...

Hi Joel, For pain point #1: I set up two macros accessible via the same PF key on the KX3. The last couple of macro commands setup a toggle on each macro line. Makes switching between SSB and Digital very easy/fast with the press of one button. I offer the two macros for your consideration.

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

feel as though I usurped your original thread. Hopefully it helped you as much as it helped me. regards, Brian VE3IBW On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On Thu,6/23/2016 7:16 PM, Brian Waterworth wrote: > >> For some context on why

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 10:37 PM, Phil Wheeler <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > What sort of "small computer", Brian? > > Phil W7OX > > > On 6/23/16 4:31 PM, Brian Waterworth wrote: > >> In prep for field day, I decided to stage everything last night and also &

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

kscrew for a VGA connector, that is an obvious > point - otherwise connecting to the shell of a USB or HDMI connector may be > your only choice - do the best you can. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 6/23/2016 7:31 PM, Brian Waterworth wrote: > >> I disconnected

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

see if the problem > changes at all. > > > > BTW, the noise spike only is occurring on 20 meters, it turns out. > Strange. > > > > Thanks for chiming in, Brian. Hope you sort out your troubles! > > > > -- Joe > > --WB2SSB > > > > *From:* Brian Wa

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Spike won't go away

In prep for field day, I decided to stage everything last night and also ran into the same problem as you describe. I re-seated all the cables. No effect. I turned on the rx shft on the kx3 and the nasty noise shifted away. Ok, that's good. But not what I wanted. I disconnected the USB acc1

Re: [Elecraft] GEMS Products SIDE KX delays.

I am a customer and it is worth the wait. Thanks Scott for being so transparent. regards, Brian VE3IBW (KX3/PX3 Side KX and Cover Owner) On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Clay Autery wrote: > Not a customer... yet. But I wanted to take a moment to thank you for > posting

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility

Tim's library install didn't work for me. Might be because I am on Ubuntu 16.04. Do everything Tim suggested up until you have to install libraries. Then try the following. This is what I used for Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04, and 12.04: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get install

Re: [Elecraft] JT65 with KX3

I would agree with the ext temp compensation. It is the right thing to do and let's the onboard computer handle the drift variations for you. I don't have the xg50, which is recommended. I tried the wwv approach and that did not work, even when wwv was coming in fairly strong at s7. I watched

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3 Linux Utilities for Raspberry Pi?

Yes, I asked about a year ago. The answer back was no and Elecraft, at that time, had no plans to provide an RPi version nor provide the source, in order for us to build on that platform. I will throw my hat into the ring and request the Elecraft KX3/PX3 Utilities for the RPi (Raspian - Jessie).

Re: [Elecraft] Whole house surge protector at the main breaker?

Leviton 120/240 Single Phase Transient Voltage Surge Protector Catalog Number: 51120-1 Have had mine for 25 years. Regards Brian VE3IBW On Jan 6, 2016 5:13 PM, "kg9hfr...@gmail.com" wrote: > OK, I am curious, what are you guys using for the whole house surge > protector at

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Connected to Raspberry Pi?

Yes, I have been successful in getting the RPi B+ and RPi2 (both Wheezy Raspian and Jessie Raspian) to connect to the KX3 with the Elecraft supplied cables and two different USB sound cards (Griffin iMic and Creative Labs). Plug and play for me. The device you need to look for is something like

Re: [Elecraft] SideKar vs PX3

Correct on the RPi2. I did just that with FLDigi on Raspian. Works great and gives me a low power, low cost Digital transcoder for more than just PSK31, RTTY, and CW. The only issue I wrote about in this chain previously is the need for a screen and a keyboard. I did that with a Bluetooth

Re: [Elecraft] SideKar vs PX3

FLDigi and DM780 both have this feature as does the program I mentioned in my earlier post PSKer for the iPAD. regards, Brian VE3IBW On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com wrote: The most useful feature I have found for PSK frequency drift is the ability to decode

Re: [Elecraft] SideKar vs PX3

FLDigi and DM780 both have this feature as does the program I mentioned in my earlier post PSKer for the iPAD. regards, Brian VE3IBW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] SideKar vs PX3

Warning - long response One thing I have found on my quest to have a portable station is a portable computer, screen, and keyboard. My premise is that the kx3 may not be ready for a complete psk31 solution with either the px3 or the sidekar. I'll come back to this quest in a moment. At present,

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Daisy chaining Macros

Hi Joshua You have to assign the alternate macro to the pf1 key at the end of the first macro. Add to the end of Macro 1: MN110;SWT27;SWH18;MN255; Add to the end of Macro 2: MN110;SWT19;SWH18;MN255; MN is to get into the menus. 110 is for the Macro settings. Swt is to tap the 2 key (27) (or

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 won’t unkey properly

Joe, that is good advice. I personally haven't run into this problem as I always run PTT via VOX. I use FLDigi on a Macbook connected to the KX3 directly and use VOX only. It works brilliantly. The Macbook is a little older and has both line in and headphone jacks. I don't use my signalink

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3 RxIQ

Yes you can. I used to do this with an iPad (a tablet computer) running iSDR and a piglet connected into the ACC1 jack. I used Hamlog to control the KX3 and iSDR to view the RX I/O. I decided to buy the PX3 (i.e., a specialized computer) instead, though, as its power consumption seems better

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3 RxIQ

Hi Chris, Wirelessly (wlan) through the pignology piglet for rig control. The piglet establishes a hotspot to which the iPad will connect. I used the Apple camera adapter (lightning port version for iPad Air) coupled to a Griffin iMic. The camera adapter is poorly named as it really just

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 VFO leakage on antenna

Turn on menu item rx iso Regards Brian VE3IBW On Feb 14, 2015 10:51 AM, w...@msn.com w...@msn.com wrote: Is anyone else experiencing leakage from the VFO via the antenna? I had my FT-2000 on and could hear the KX3 VFO as I tuned near the KX3 operating frequency on the FT-2000. They were on

Re: [Elecraft] Memory Management for the KX3 on the Mac (OT)

Has anyone had good luck running ham software on Linux in a windows XP partition? This is how I run in my shack (about 2.5 years) ...Ubuntu 12.04 LTS + VMWare Player v6 running Windows XP. In the Windows VM, I have HRD, WSJT-X, N1MM, Fldigi, KX3 Memory program, etc. I do try to use Linux as

Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Hi SWR on 20m 30m after KX3-2M install

I had a similar situation with my KX3 just after the RTTY round-up at the beginning of January. I also have the 2M module installed and experienced the same challenges with the inductors. SWR values after 2M module install seemed to be ok on HF. I actually can't recall if they were high as I

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] MCU 2.27 BUG NB/NR mode

I tried this out last night and had different results. I was able to tune with no problem with both or either NB or NR selected. But, I did notice that if I selected say NR and then changed the value to something else say 4 instead of 5, then I had to click another button (or the NR button)

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 RTTY Mac Software

Hi David, I use FLDigi on Mac. In fact, I have it running now, connected to my KX3. I use the KXUSB cable for Rig control; had to load the FTDI drivers that you can find a link to on Elecraft's site or click here - http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm. FLDigi gives you basic Rig control.

[Elecraft] PX3 Possible Bug - Refresh Rate Slow Depending on KX3 Digital Mode Selected

Received a PX3 for Christmas. Have been very happy with the unit. However, I noticed what appears to be an inconsistency. What I have observed is that at certain spans (e.g., 2, 5, and 10), the PX3 refresh rate appears to slow down depending on the KX3 digital mode selected (e.g., AFSK A, Data