[Elecraft] clifton labs

We bought a short lo-band E-field whip with pre-amp from Clifton Labs a few months ago, and two circular antennas a few weeks ago. All are well-built and the whip has performed well; it feeds the VE7AB RBN node. The circular antennas are still being tested. Eric VA7DZ __ Eric

[Elecraft] K3 NR needs improvement

I'm a CW op, I'm baffled by the comments critical of the K3 NR, APF and notch filter. The NR generally removes ALL random noise, meaning that the rcvr is silent in the absence of signals. Admittedly, It does get a little upset in the presence of many strong signals, so I usually turn it

[Elecraft] OT - anyone have experience with effects of, metal roofs on antenna performace?

On another angle, I have a 2-element vertical array [Christman feed, BIP-BOP] for 40m sitting on topof a [large] flat metal roof. It works FB, perhaps in part because the steel roof provides a nearly-perfect ground plane ?? Eric VA7DZ -- We have the best model of learning that 17th-century

Re: [Elecraft] Musings on a K4

Rich KY6R said If I stack the KPA-500 on the bottom, KAT-500 next up and K3 and put the P3 next to that stack, then it will look like one radio - hi hi. Hey, that's what I will do. 73, Rich KY6R Also, wrap the stack in black plastic wrap. But first put in a lead ingot, so it will be as

[Elecraft] N6BT Antennas

ON a more positive note, Thomas DL2BO at Optibeam bent over backwards to satisfy this customer, who loves his Optibeam 16-3 for its mechanical, electrical and aesthetic virtue. [No, I'm not a shareholder. Our financial relationship consists of me paying him for the antenna. Period.] Eric VA7DZ

[Elecraft] Cheap Headphones

I have the CM500, paid $40 US for it. Very comfy, sounds good, fair price, my sole complaint is that the cans slide on the headpiece too easily, I have to re-adjust them every time Iput it on, the cure will be the Handyman's Secret Weapon - Duct tape! Eric VA7DZ -- We have the best model of

[Elecraft] K3 password...

John Fritz said: I really think it would be a good idea that once the rig is locked that a 3 or 4 digit code would be needed to un-lock. That way, if a K3 owner wants my rig unlocked, I would know about it, and be aware to re-lock it if the guest op doesn't do it. Amen! Computers have

[Elecraft] computer - P3 - K3 communications blues

I have a Windows XP box connected to my K3 using a USB port on the box and a Prolific USB-to-Serial adapter. It all works FB, N1MM Logger and SKimmer talk to the K3 via LP Bridge and the USB/serial link perfectly, including N1MM keying the rig. THEN I hooked up my nice new P3 today. It talks

[Elecraft] Elecraft could offer small built transceivers, in addition to its kits

Chris said: Buy expensive and cry only once is a Chinese saying. John Ruskin [British poet] said: There is nothing that someone cannot make badly and sell a little cheaper, and those who consider only price are this man's Lawful Prey. 73 Eric VA7DZ QRP - When you Care Enough, to Send the Very

[Elecraft] CW Decoding - Your Brain is best

CW is just another digital mode Yes, and Rembrandt is just another painter, Dizzy was just another trumpet player a Porsche is just another car a K3 is just another radio . . . . . Eric VA7DZ All Men are not Created Equal ... Some of US Know CW -- This message has been scanned for

[Elecraft] Elecraft Price Increase - My 2 Cents

Interestingly, I have never compared Elecraft prices (K2, K3 and KX3) with competitive radios. Perhaps that is because I didn't see any genuine competitors to the K2 - a kit! plus a great little cw rig, the K3 - also a kit, plus great specs, nice size, great support, and leading DXers and

[Elecraft] K3 - panadapter or subreceiver

Subreceiver! Adding LP-PAN or a similar SDR plus Skimmer will give you a useful picture of the [small, but often big-enough] band segment, plus callsign and 599 decoding. RObert said: I have never used either a panadapter or a sub-receiver, so I'm a newbie in this area. I use CW almost

Re: [Elecraft] K3/KX3 Operating Tip: APF (audio peaking, filter) for weak-signal CW work

Graham said: How about making it possible to switch the APF on and off through a programmable function button Dick said: It should be possible using a command macro. AP0; turns CW APF off, AP1; turns CW APF off, SWH29; toggles DualPB which is APF if you have the K3 menu parameter CONFIG:DUAL

[Elecraft] Really old receivers

Does anyone else remember or have a Wireless Set Nr. 19? Built during WW2 for the Canadian Army Armoured Corps and our Soviet Allies [it had Russian and English markings], it was a transceiver, weighed a lot, and I cut my teeth on one. Covered ALL ham bands [between 2 and 8 Mc/s]. Most repairs

[Elecraft] more Bass in K3 with PR-40

Rich said: intelligibility is concentrated around 1-2K Hz. Yes? I think so. If my failing memory serves, early Bell Labs work found that 300 - 3000 Hz was the minimum- width audio band which preserved intelligibility and allowed the speaker to be recognized. That became the basis of the A/D

[Elecraft] KX3 paddle

On 6/7/2012 6:00 PM, John_N1JM wrote: What's a paddle? It's a tool, used to correct, or discipline, phone operators, that they may come to understand the superiority of CW. Eric VA7DZ -- And when the farmer has got his house, he may not be the richer but the poorer for it, and it be the

[Elecraft] K3 SUB Rx audio to LEFT spkr??

Because CONFIG: SPKRS got set to 1! D'oh! I've changed it back to 2 and saved my configuration, like I should have done long ago... Eric VA7DZ __ Original Message Subject:K3 SUB Rx audio to LEFT spkr?? Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:40:01 + From: ERIC

[Elecraft] K3 SUB Rx audio to LEFT spkr??

I wonder why my SUB Rx audio is routed to the LEFT spkr, together with MAIN audio?? ON headphones, all is normal - MAIN to LEFT, SUB to RIGHT. [I have SUB AF set to BALANCE] Eric VA7DZ K3 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to

[Elecraft] Contest RST reports

If you want an accurate signal report, the place to go is RBN http://www.reversebeacon.net/main.php Just Send CQ and wait for the spots to roll in. Everything else is preamble [contest 599 - for everyone] or overly polite, or a wild guess, or all of the above. Eric VA7DZ Why be upset with a

[Elecraft] K3: bandswitching for IC-2KL

Does anyone have a circuit which will convert K3 band data to the analog voltage levels expected by the ICOM IC-2KL amplifier? I keep forgetting to do band changes on the amp during contests 73 Eric, VA7DZ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by

[Elecraft] K3 Menu lockout ?

Is there a way to prevent access to the Config Menus by a guest operator? [Handy for Field Day, visiting relatives etc] Eric VA7DZ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Re: [Elecraft] I DID IT AGAIN!

Me too! I monitor the DX with the MAIN Rcvr, the pileup with the SUB Rcvr, find the right spot to call, very slick, and forget to push the SPLIT button. I get chastised by the DX Fuzz, and THEN I push the SPLIT button. Never fails! Eric VA7DZ On 15/03/11 9:00 AM,

[Elecraft] Fishing

The four stages of fishing: 1 - I caught a fish! 2 - I caught a LOT of fish! 3 - I caught a Trophy fish! 4 - Did I bait my hook? (the Zen state has been achieved) Now how do these relate analogically to amateur radio? Kevin. KD5ONS __ I'll bite -- 1. I made a QSO! 2. I

[Elecraft] 500w K3 amp

AD4C2009 wrote: .When every single one on the bands drop their power to 100W or less,I drop mine,that is not going to happen never anymore,its too late,so design and build another amp for 1KW and I am sure you will sell way more than the actual 500W unit. The difference

[Elecraft] KPA500 - just 500 watts?

Dick said: I like to think of DXing as the ham counterpart of fishing, and QRP as the counterpart of fly fishing. Dick, WO1I K3 911 Yes indeed, and a contest is a kind of high-speed competitive fishing with catch-and-release. And, each competitor can decide at any moment to be either a

[Elecraft] AGC story

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[Elecraft] Parting shot

Precisely!!! I'm trying to diagnose a K2 fault at the moment. I'm largely acting as a robot directed by Don Wilhelm, thank goodness for Don Gary. I would be even more at sea, out to lunch, if I were trying to cope with a fault in the far more complex K3. I've read the K3 manual carefully

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice was; noise reduction

process summaries with its digital cameras. Even if that information would somehow be useful to the user, it would never be released as Panasonic or Canon or Olympus or Sony could easily use that information to their competitive advantage. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 12/8/2010 12:15 AM, eric manning

[Elecraft] dangling preposition:

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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Need for advice was; noise reduction

While we're on the topic, I would really like to have a text describing the design of the K3, an aid in understanding what the components do, the design choices and why they were made, WHY modules were designed the way that they were, and HOW they work at the component or group of components

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Need for advice was; (More Thorough Documentation)

Samuel E-F said: Buy a radio, attend a quarterly held two or three day class presented by the designers on advanced topics? OK, maybe it's a four-hour class. :) Crazy Huh? Not crazy at all! Could also be held at Pacificon etc as one part of a K3 operators get-together. [Which I'd very much

[Elecraft] YAESU KEY CLIX

RIght on. I make a point in contests of never calling or answering an op with key clicks, or chirp, or a modulated cw carrier. [There's usually somebody else to work on hf!] 73 Eric VA7DZ Only if someone thinks that annoying everyone around them is the route to success... 73, Ken Alexander

[Elecraft] Yaesu Key clix

Blue LEDs? Hernia from lifting 50 Kg? The satisfaction of helping Japan to drive another nail into the coffin of American manufacturing? Eric VA7DZ Good grief! I hope you got something for all those extra bucks! Dave W7AQK -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous

[Elecraft] Elecraft sales -- commissions!

Eric You've convinced me! When is the stock offering - so I can buy some Elecraft Shares? [I've been selling Elecraft radios for free and I'd like to cash in, to get paid for it. Owning the stock would do the trick. Please? ] Eric Manning VA7DZ Eric Swartz said: We are well past working from

Re: [Elecraft] Cords and connectors are evil

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[Elecraft] Cords and connectors are evil

Guy said: Is there some way to move FORWARD in our love/hate relationship with cords? Talk about old and dust covered analog. Listen to us, talking about solving ergonometric problems with patch panels. Quaint, and a part of me thinks that's really neat. Rest of me thinks that's really retro.

[Elecraft] Fwd: cw skimmer with LP PAN and the K3 - making it work right

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[Elecraft] Skimmer - audio IF offset value for K3 ???

I'm running LP PAN, the E-Mu 1212 soundcard and cw skimmer with my K3. After much dicking around, I found that audio IF offset of +4405 Hz puts the waterfall traces at the right places on the frequency scale on 14 MHz. However, I'm in error by about 1.5 KHz on 21 MHz. 1] Does the 14 MHz

[Elecraft] k3 NATIVE rtty AND N1MM LOGGER

N1MM LOGGER GOES INTO RTTY MODE WHEN I select PSK D, understandably. However, it means that my cw messages don't work. Neither do the N1MM digital messages work because the K3 is expecting cw input. So, do I have to hand key all of my transmissions??? Help please ... eric VA7DZ -- This

[Elecraft] travel with a K3

Gang I must travel by airline with my K3. I would really appreciate some advice as to 1] What to pack it in [the built in handle is nice but I think I need a case to protect front and rear panels] 2] How to get through airport security? DO they expect me to switch it on? - no power

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

JOHN SAID Elecraft could design a small (RFI quiet) switching PS which would constantly recharge an appropriately sized LiFePO4 battery pack, which in turn would supply the power needed by the K3/P3 combo (i.e. 25 amps). In effect this would replace the large caps in the HPS-1a design, with

[Elecraft] K3 endless menus

Don Wilhelm said: Brett, I think the K3 gets an undeserved bad rap for the menus. The main menu has only 13 items in it, and those are the items most likely to be changed during operation. ___ I agree. I was intially overwhelmed by the CONFIG menus. However, after I got my K3 tailored just

[Elecraft] Elecraft Power supply

I think I would pay $500. I have no idea if it is do-able at that price. eric VA7DZ How much would you be willing to pay? $300, $500? Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ From: eric manning eric.mann...@engr.uvic.ca To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tue, August

[Elecraft] Big K3

Nicholas Farrar said: But even the Queen of England could stand to refine herself a bit more. _ WHAT? To us loyal subjects of Her Majesty, that is like saying that the US Constitution is imperfect. Unthinkable. Elizabeth II has lasted a lot longer, with a a lot fewer screwups, than any

[Elecraft] K3 makes K2 obsolete? - don't think so.

TIm said Can someone tell me if the K2 users, support, and production are all still going strong? Tim, I have both and I don't think the K2 and K3 are competitors; I think that they fill different niches in the market. And, we see plenty of K2 traffic on this reflector. So I doubt if the K3's

Re: [Elecraft] New 2KW amp from the HB1A folks (YouKits)(PetrOurednik)

Tom W8JI said: If we want to see what manufacturing we have left survive I think you'd d**n well better want to see US manufacturing survive! An economy based on the financial products [aka snake oil] produced by the kids in red suspenders on Wall Street is a house of cards, a recipe for

[Elecraft] antennas for Susan

Susan Said: the antenna farm will most likely be vertical and located right at the shore line. What suggestions do you have for me to construct for antennas? I had very good luck with a Force 12 Sigma 5, a CENTRE-FED inductively loaded short half-wave vertical [i.e., a short

[Elecraft] My question is, Do you folks think it is really necessary to , detail-inventory the Elecraft K2 product??

I think it's a good idea. The serious screwup is not being shorted by Elecraft for a 50 cent component, it is installing the wrong component somewhere. Doing a careful identification of all the parts by inventory is a good way to avoid this. You match up each component with its descriptions

[Elecraft] CW+ mode

Someone said: Personally I send as slow as 18wpm and as high as 35 wpm . . ., and enjoy the fast switching of the new CW+ mode. In my opinion THIS is what QSK SHOULD sound like.. I agree. I prefer CW+ to CW for use at 18-25 wpm with a paddle. CW+ is close to perfect QSK; I believe I can hear

[Elecraft] K3: location of Rf board Rev code?

Can someone please tell me where on the K3 rf board the Revision Code [e.g. H3] is written? eric VA7DZ K3 3620, bought in Fall '09, so it should have the Rev. H3 board, HOWEVER skimmer can't detect weak signals which I can copy. And my ears aren't all that great! -- This message has been

[Elecraft] [K3] Built in USB interface for K3

PHIL HYSTAD SAID: This is a very surprising statement. The only RS232 interfaces I see lingering around are from the ham radio community. So, do you mean the ham radio industry? Uh - oh. Here we go again ... Phil, if you look in the archive of a few weeks back you will find the whole issue

[Elecraft] K2AT to QRP Cover!

Don Wilhelm said: All in all, if you can read and follow the instructions correctly, and can do a good job of soldering, then you can build Elecraft kits at any age. Yes indeed. The only serious difficulty I have had in building a fully-optioned K2 and K3, was installing the K3 SUB rcvr , due

[Elecraft] INRAD 1.5 KHz silter

Dave said: My voice won't hold up during a SSB contest anymore, so I'm honestly tempted to spend the next CQ WW DX SSB contest just recording audio samples (both good and bad) identified by callsign. Why not? Maybe some of the offenders would clean up their act if you sent them e-mail with

[Elecraft] Portable Fit: K3 versus K2

Yes, the K3 is light and rugged. On the other hand, it doesn't run on a built-in battery. I did a light-weight one-person DXpedition to Bangladesh. Mains power on St Martin's Island [on the Bay of Bengal] was a generator which ran only a few hours per day. So, the built-in battery of the K2

[Elecraft] knobs

I put the knob from my defunct ICOM 740 on my K2. Very nice in every way altho it hides one of the little ^ symbols on the display. eric VA7DZ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

[Elecraft] K3 QSK thumps

Thanks to everyone for suggestions. Turning up the sidetone level helped. NB and power level didn't affect it at all as far as I could see. eric VA7DZ K3 3620 + ICOM 500w amp [with external ALC connected] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is

[Elecraft] QSK THUMPS?

When my K3 switches between T R in full QSK mode, I hear audio thumps. [The tramsmitted signal is apparently clean with no clicks; I always get good signal quality reports.] Now, My K2 has no such thumps; you can't tell when the radio switches between T R by listening to the audio. The

[Elecraft] [Fwd: Re: USB to serial angst]

Gang It's been a great discussion and a real eye-opener for this naive academic, who assumed that USB is properly regulated by an IEEE Standard [it is not] and that a well-engineered, standard-observant and portable USB driver exists. [It doesn't.] Thank you all for helping to set me

Re: [Elecraft] USB to serial angst

was about USB on the K3, not on the computer... 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of eric manning Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re

Re: [Elecraft] USB to serial angst

All in favour of a USB port on the K3? Then we could forget about un-necessary, expensive , flaky and crash-prone USB to serial adapters. THe serial port with its RS-232 interface is obsolete. It dates back to the 70's if not earlier and was superseded by USB. eric VA7DZ S/N 3640 --

Re: [Elecraft] USB to serial angst

X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.6, and the various versions of Linux (32 and 64 bit). I'm all for it. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Mar 13, 2010, at 11:08 AM, eric manning wrote: All in favour of a USB port on the K3? ... eric VA7DZ

[Elecraft] K2 New Builder

Arrange a nice, comfortable and WELL-LIT workplace. Get one of those illuminated magnifiers on a boom and all of the recommended tools. Don't do too much at one sitting. Do NOT keep track of your time. Efficiency is the enemy of craftsmanship. Think of building as an experience to be savoured,

[Elecraft] the K3 is a very technical radio

the K3 . . . is a very technical radio. It certainly is. My first kit shipment arrived in November, and I've been engaged ever since in building, testing, reading, dis-assembling, asking questions, scratching my head, dicking around with optional options in the apparaently endless parameter

Re: [Elecraft] FT-5000

Bob said: the K3 is on top, but it is also a very technical radio. ... I think that's a good thing, but others just want to push a button, COULD we say that the K3 is the radio for people who like to use their brains, and the KenYaeCom radios are for the appliance operators? Two completely

[Elecraft] DX Test

Wonderful band condx! 20 and 15 were open to Europe, Asia and S America at the same time for hour after hour and noise was very low [S0 here] I heard no DX stations request UP or DOWN so there were big pileups smack on the DX freq. I had spotty luck in the pileups [only 500w and a yagi

[Elecraft] K3 Configuration - No mono plugs in the stereo spkr jack!

DO NOT, repeat NOT, plug a mono plug into the stereo speaker jack on the back of your K3. The manual says that the microprocessor firmware will switch the audio to SPKRS 1, which it will. However, if there are other events queued up for the cpu to process, it may take some milliseconds,

[Elecraft] Super K3

IN 1954 I had the Walter Ashe Radio kit which comprised a 2-triode regenerative receiver [6SN7] , a 6AG7 - 6L6 rockbound transmitter on 40 and 80, and a single power supply with a 2-position switch. [That's called T-R switching!] The whole station cost aboot $50 and I really liked it. But I

Re: [Elecraft] For you Anti-Scopes

Further to Julian's others' comments about CW Skimmer removing the need to tune the band, a skilled part of the operating experience which is enjoyable to many [but not all!] of us: My friend is hot to write a software layer which will sit on top of CW Skimmer and which will win contests

Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood's Future

One of the K2 owners has worked in communications equipment marketing for many years. He told me once that he absolutely hates the ham market segment because we are never satisfied and are extreme cheapskates. [I prefer to call it the amateur spirit of doing a lot with a little - the junkbox

[Elecraft] Roofing filter for CW

I VOTE FOR 250 HZ. No ringing, I don't think I miss much as I tune around, and you can narrow it further with the DSP filtering. eric [ 250 Hz Forever!] VA7DZ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

[Elecraft] Man hospitalized

Personally, I thought both of the little stories were great examples of American Humour and very funny. I recognized myself and some of my ham colleagues on this reflector too! Diversity problems indeed. And they are in a long and honourable amateur radio tradition -- remember Larson E Rapp

[Elecraft] considering K3

I have both the 250 and 400 Hz filters. I never use the 400 Hz filter for cw [want to buy it?] I have no trouble tuning across the band with the 250 Hz filter - the signals just pop in and out very nicely. Maybe it's due to the very steep skirts of the filters. eric VA7DZ K3 3640 -- This

[Elecraft] Question about vertical and radial placement

If you use a center-fed vertical [like the Sigma 5 I have] you don't need radials at all. It's just a half-wave dipole stood up on end. Much better than the old-fashioned quarter-wave vertical with all its problems of ground losses. Needs to be center loaded for 40 but 33 feet is a full