I've done both, for my KX3, using cells salvaged from old laptop batteries.
4 cells: at full charge, pack voltage is too high for the KX3. On the flip
side, nominal pack voltage will remain high enough for the radio to operate
at higher power until the pack is nearly dead. I've dealt with this
Maybe you're pushing the wrong button. When I tried this myself, I first
tried to use the 'freq ent' button (because, after all, the radio tells you
'to unlock, hold freq for 3 sec' and that's the only 'freq' button I see).
But here's the trick: hold the RATE(KHZ) button. It should unlock. Don't
W4OWL will be at Chantilly Farm Campground for the second year (and our 3rd
FD) running KX3s (and PX3s) on HF in the 2AB class. Last year we really
appreciated the KX3's ability to natively do PSK-31 as it let us operate
without having to figure out how to power "real" computers. We take the
class
Unfortunately, with some recently releases of OSX, Apple decided to tweak
the NTP daemon to "save battery power." This results in the clock drifting
significantly from our perspective, but "not enough for the average user to
care about." It can definitely be enough for JT modes to care about. I
Anyone found a way to log FT8 contacts on the Mac version of WSJT-X?
What on the mac are you trying to log to? The native WSJT-X log file, or an
external logging program?
WSJT-X prompts me to log to the WSJT-X log files after every QSO for FT8,
just like it does for JT65 & JT9. I haven't messed
Has anyone disassembled a Bioennopower LiFePO4 pack yet? I recently asked
them if it was possible to charge via the power pole connector instead of
the normal charge port, and they said, "Yes, that's fine."
This left me curious: why the second port for charging? How are the cables
connected
Got two KX3 radios sitting here. Both in USB mode. On one, pressing the
keyer/mic button switches the display between swr/rf and cmp/alc. On the
other radio pressing keyer/mic it switches between showing mic gain and wpm
in vfo b, but always shows cmp/alc.
What are we missing?
73,
-detrick
All 4 bands cannot be installed at the same time. If you buy the second 2
band module for 20/40 you will have to remove the 80/15 module to install
the 20/40. You will also need to reprogram B1 to 14 and B2 to 7. Every time
you remove one band module and install another you should go through the
This was the hint I needed. The kit did come with a little plastic tool. I
had presumed that tool was spreading out the heatsink compound they also
provided (which the tool does work quite well for). A little bit of hair
dryer plus the tool they included and the KX3HSMDKT came off rather
Have a Windcamp kit: side panels, clear covers, canvas bag, and heatsink.
I'm very pleased with the side panels, covers, and bag. I'm waffling on
installing the heatsink. It looks very nice, I was very excited to be
getting it and I'd like to install it, but the KX3HSMDKT Enhanced Heat Sink
is
I was there with K4VD for this. Same thing happened last year at Field Day
too, although the antenna arrangement was different for FD.
Actually, it was a K1 that was hearing the KX3. We stopped using the 817
when we switched to CW at my station. It wasn't a pure tone I was hearing,
more of a
I have the same experience as Ken (dragging gear around by the power
cords), but I know of others who seem to have trouble getting PP connectors
to stay stuck. It would be interesting to find out why they seem so solid
for some people, and so unreliable for others.
For reference, I tend to crimp
Results are in!
Test #1: dummy load connected directly to the antenna analyzer
Result: 1:1 SWR
Test #2: dummy to PL259 barrel to coax to antenna analyzer
Result: 1:1 SWR
The coax ain't bad.
The "odd ball thingy" is an 84' "random wire" with a 17' counterpoise. The
use of coax was an attempt to
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:49:30 -0700
From: dw bw...@fastmail.fm
Subject: [Elecraft] Bose noise canceling headphones
To: Elecraft_List elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Ah!
I've always wondered how well Bose noise cancelling phones worked.
Do they really cancel noise external to the
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:52:30 +0100
From: Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: K1: Advice on Options
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Dave
1. I find my K1 a bit coarse on tuning even when set to the 75 KHz
tuning range.
I have mine doing ~160KHz, and I like it just fine. I
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 14:33:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1 as my first HF rig??
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Hi all-
Hi!
snip
Is building a K1 and not being able to use SSB a disadvantage for a new ham -
thoughts? Is only having 5 watts
Message: 17
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:19:34 -0500
From: Cory Golob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Elecraft] K1
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
I acquired a K1 last week. The rig drifts terribly. I had it set to 7050.5
and answered a CQ, by the time I sent DE N1URA K the rig was already on
Andy,
I had luck making a plastic knob from scratch a while back. I needed
a knob for a little Dremel jig I built for creating Manhattan style
PCB pads. I think my knob was about 2 in diamater.
Basic supplies:
- Polyester plastic casting resin
- Hardener (for resin)
- Mold
The casting resin
So, with XIT on, as I twiddle the RIT/XIT knob, the displayed
frequency does not get updated? So after altering using XIT, I have
to switch back momentarily to the RIT display to see my xmit
frequency? Can someone confirm I'm reading this right... here, all
along, I thought I had broken
). Now, if I
can just find something decent on 15M :)
-detrick
KI4STU
On 5/28/07, Detrick Merz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Folks,
I built my K1 around the end of last year (my favourite xmas
present!). Originally I had a 2 band module with 80/15 on it. A few
months later, I bought a second 2 bander
Folks,
I built my K1 around the end of last year (my favourite xmas
present!). Originally I had a 2 band module with 80/15 on it. A few
months later, I bought a second 2 bander, with 40/30. The 40/30 works
fine on both bands, but I can't get 15 to play nice on the 80/15
module!
Originally, I
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