Re: [Elecraft] [w2/K3] High SWR

2012-11-09 Thread Donald Thompson
Hi Geoff, The W2 is powered from shack supply, Astron RS-20. The MJF-259 from fresh AA batteries. K3 also on shack supply. K2 on internal battery. The coax is connected to the balun at end of ladder line as supplied by W8AMZ, nothing else. The coax is passed thru a polyphaser at the

[Elecraft] [K3] RF Cal Fails

2012-09-25 Thread Donald Thompson
I just added KBPF3, KRX3 and KPA3 to my K3 which already had KAT3 and KXV3A. All looks good until I tried to perform the RF Calibrate from the Utility Calibrate Tab. All firmware is current and the utility is latest version on OS-X. I tried two different dummy loads and two different cables to

[Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-06 Thread Donald Thompson
problem was a dirty contact. Thanks Piero and Bruna, and everyone on the reflector. 73, Don KA1KU - Original Message - From: Donald Thompson thompso...@comcast.net To: David Cutter d.cut...@ntlworld.com; BRUNA BEGALI bbeg...@gmail.com Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-06 Thread Donald Thompson
Hi Bruna, Thanks for getting back to so quickly. I cleaned the contacts with WD40 as you suggested and now it runs clean. I saturated a paper strip in WD40 and firmly passed the strip between as I held the paddle closed. Before cleaning I backed the contacts way back and inspected with a 10X

[Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-04 Thread Donald Thompson
On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:42 AM, Lee Trout trou...@gmail.com wrote: ...I have noticed that my Begali is quite sensitive to dirty contacts. On my Begali, intermittent operation is a sure sign the contacts need cleaning... Hi Lee, It seems you're correct. I switched to my hex key and the problem

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-04 Thread Donald Thompson
On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:42 AM, Lee Trout trou...@gmail.com wrote: ...I have noticed that my Begali is quite sensitive to dirty contacts. On my Begali, intermittent operation is a sure sign the contacts need cleaning... It seems you're correct. I switched to my hex key and the problem went

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-04 Thread Donald Thompson
Hi Bruna, I moved my Leonessa Key from the CW Machine to my new K3 and encountered failures on the dash sometimes. I think that I have confirmed it to be dirty contact on the Leonessa since the K3 works fine with the Elecraft Hex key. I would like specific instructions on how to clean this. I

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Keyer Pause

2012-09-04 Thread Donald Thompson
On Sep 4, 2012, at 11:46 AM, David Cutter d.cut...@ntlworld.com wrote: It's all about wetting current David, I never knew this term but it looks to me I'm seeing it's effects. I moved the key back to the CW Machine and it's totally clean. I sent a large string of 73s as well as my call

[Elecraft] [KXUSB]

2012-09-03 Thread Donald Thompson
I have been swapping my serial USB adapter between my K3 and other uses and its becoming a pain. I need to get a second USB Serial Adapter and was about to order the KUSB with FTDI chip listed under the K3 options on order page. I was also going to order the XG3 RF Signal Source and noticed