On one of my K3's the Powerpole receptacle got flaky. Turn the radio on,
and then wiggle the plug to see if it drops out. I resoldered where
the receptacle pins mate with the circuit board inside, but I still had
to use a tie-wrap to hold the plug in a certain position. I'll fix it
the
I just bought another SB-45 last week on Amazon. Mic Sensitivity is
fine, same as it used to be.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA
On 8/8/2023 7:07 AM, David Herring wrote:
Comfort. My ears tend to be on the large side. Most “over the ear” headphones
are really “on ear” headphones
I like the Koss SB-45 (3.5mm plug version, not USB). It sounds great,
has a nice padded headband, and is $30 on Amazon.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA
On 8/6/2023 12:16 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 8/6/2023 11:43 AM, Eric Garner wrote:
2nding the radiosport headsets. They are not
Maybe you can work a deal with K6RO, who has a sideline business dealing
in used Elecraft radios and accessories.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA
On 8/1/2023 10:09 PM, AB2E Darrell wrote:
Hi all,
Just picked up a K3 w/upgraded S synths, but the op was mostly SSB.
I want to pick up
Try K6RO. He deals in used Elecraft radios and has many filters available.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 4/23/2023 4:05 AM, Ramon Batista wrote:
Looking For 200hz Or 250hz Filter For K3-K3S.
Ray WD4X
239-227-9414
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Elecraft
Hi Keith,
Thanks for the reply. I tried a bunch of different width/mode
assignments just now, but got a strange rumbling noise with those
configurations. Thanks for suggesting taking a picture of the original
config, because my experimental settings got pretty wild!
73
Dave Hachadorian,
For an upcoming Frequency Measurement Test, I'm trying to use a K3 in
AM Mode RX-only with a 250 Hz CW Filter. My plan for the FMT is to use a
GPS Disciplined Oscillator as a BFO, and by measuring the frequency of
the beat tone, I will be able to accurately determine the mystery
transmit
Maybe something here will help:
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 3/14/2023 7:34 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
So, after many hours of fiddling around, I had to give up on the KIO3B
for the time being. I made repeated efforts, being exquisitely
Try K6RO.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 3/14/2023 7:26 AM, Erik Wheeler wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking for two 250 hz filters for my K3.
If anyone has some for sale, or can point me in the right direction to find
some, I'd appreciate it.
73,
Erik
N1CFO
Maybe something here will be helpful:
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 2/6/2023 9:19 AM, Gary K9GS wrote:
I checked several things this morning. 1. RX antenna is NOT selected.2. RF
gain is not turned down.3. I swapped to antenna 2 port on
My AL-1500 has pretty slow relays. I would guess that the AL82 is
similar. In my K3, I have config/TX DLY set to 14 ms.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 1/20/2023 1:33 PM, Gerry via Elecraft wrote:
I usually use a foot switch with my K4 and AL82.
I was wondering what would be the best
One of my K3's failed during the RTTY Roundup - no RX, no TX. I sent an
email to Elecraft support, and Doug replied the next day, starting a
series of e-mail exchanges. Doug concluded that the Synthesizer Board
was likely the source of the problem. I had an old KSYN3 Synthesizer
Board lying
It could be a momentary high SWR when starting a transmission because of
some slow switching somewhere in line. In K3 Config, try increasing the
value of Tx Dly. I have to set mine at 14 because of a slow amp.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 12/30/2022 8:34 AM, Bill Coleman via Elecraft
Does your K3 have gold pins on the front panel connector? The old
tinned pins were apt to cause a lot of weird/intermittent problems.
Glad you were able to fix the D25 issue.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 11/2/2022 9:54 AM, George Fremin III wrote:
The K3 that went deaf and I replaced
Hi George,
Maybe the second paragraph from Elecraft here will help:
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2
73
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 10/12/2022 9:54 AM, George Fremin III wrote:
I have a K3 that has gone deaf. It can bearly hear my XG1 at 50 uV
plugged into either the
If you have to pay for shipping, and want to save some money, I
recommend Pirate Ship. https://www.pirateship.com/rates
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA
On 8/1/2022 12:50 PM, rpu...@live.com wrote:
I have a two month old KPA 500 that needs warranty service and I was
wondering if
The real value in using DX Clusters is the ability to apply detailed
filtering, such as
Band
Band Segment
Mode
State and country of spotted stations
State and country of spotters
For CW and Digital modes, it is essential that the cluster provides
spots from the Reverse Beacon Network, a
mann wrote:
* On 2021 18 Dec 23:09 -0600, David Hachadorian wrote:
After exchanging emails with N4ZR, who started this thread, we think this is
the easiest procedure:
Tune the rig to 10.000 MHz in CW mode. Listen to the tone of the WWV
carrier, which should be close to your CW PITCH setting.
S
anding of what's
involved.? Wouldn't be the first time...
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:01:50 -0700
From: David Hachadorian
To: Pete Smith N4ZR, Reflector Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Frequency Calibration
Message-ID:<6453871f-7e7d-fa93-8a79-7b1
You had it fixed, but then you broke it again. After doing the
alternative method on page 49, when you tune in to 10. MHz in CW
mode, you should hear a CW note at the same frequency as your PITCH
selection. I presume that is 400 Hz.
I got an extremely good score on last year's Frequency
For 12 years I've tried to get any enhancement of s/n from the K3 IF/RF
NB and NR. I haven't seen one case where there is any improvement under
contest conditions. When the s/n just starts to improve, the desired
signal is modulated and degraded by nearby signals to the point where
reception
I don't know anything about the KPA-1500, but I have seen similar power
ramping if I have K3/config/TX DLY set too short for my AL-1500 amps.
With that amp, I have to set TX DLY to 14 msec. What happens is that
the K3 sees a momentary high swr before the amp relay closes, and
throttles back
Are you hooking up the splitter correctly? RX ANT OUT from the radio
goes to the common terminal of the splitter, and one of the two
independent splitter outputs goes to RX ANT IN on the radio. The other
independent splitter output goes to the SDR. Sorry to bring up such a
simple
Does it have gold pins on the front panel connectors? If not, all kinds
of strange problems can arise.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 11/19/2021 5:52 PM, Dick Frey wrote:
My k3 keeps losing its mind. One day it won't transmit SSB - I can whistle
up 100W but speech gives 5W of avg and
Resources
On 10/23/21 9:36 AM, David Hachadorian wrote:
I don't own one of these, but I think calibration is done with the W2
Utility, using the special USB cable that comes with the W2.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 10/23/2021 8:53 AM, Dave wrote:
Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I
I don't own one of these, but I think calibration is done with the W2
Utility, using the special USB cable that comes with the W2.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
On 10/23/2021 8:53 AM, Dave wrote:
Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it. Did I
miss something,
You need a filter on the TX radio to prevent its phase noise from being
heard on other bands. Just pressing PTT on the TX radio, even without
putting out any measurable power, will raise the noise floor on multiple
bands. With suitable band decoders driving filter selection,
fast-switching
I use a Tecsun PL-660 for RFI tracking. It is very sensitive, and has
two steps of attenuation. It has a jack for an external antenna, which
disables the built-in whip. Frequency coverage is good. It has a BFO,
which is helpful in listening to certain types of noise. It has a
headphone
obust version".
73, Connie / K5CM
On 7/19/2021 12:08 AM, David Hachadorian wrote:
Try this:
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2
Unfortunately, the link near the bottom for the more robust
replacement part doesn't work anymore, but maybe someone can come up
with the part num
Try this:
https://marc.info/?l=elecraft=145323127930319=2
Unfortunately, the link near the bottom for the more robust replacement
part doesn't work anymore, but maybe someone can come up with the part
number. I've got a bunch of them at home, but I'm on vacation. The
robust replacement is
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