[Elecraft] K3 macro to set power

2012-11-08 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi Elecrafters, I am triyng to write 2 macros to switch between 100W output power and power set by band. 100W ouput power is simple : PC100; Unfortunatly I found no way to make sure I am on nor or per band in PWR SET menu. It's easy to access to PWR SET menu : MN081; but the parameter seems

[Elecraft] KRC2

2012-11-05 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, I would like to know if the KRC2 can be used to interface a Kenwood rig to the KAT500. The KRC2 can read the Kenwood RS232 protocol and know its frequency. The KAT500 needs a BCD code to switch bands (with the K3 it gets it from the Aux connector). The KRC2 has a connector

[Elecraft] TR : KRC2

2012-11-05 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Message original Objet : Re: [Elecraft] KRC2 De : Georges Ringotte F6DFZ f6...@sfr.fr À : e...@elecraft.com Cc : Hi Eric, Thanks for your answer and happy to be in direct contact with you. As I said in my post, I read the KAT500 manual. What I want is an ATU who switch

[Elecraft] (no subject)

2012-10-13 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to Geoff and to the Group, Geoff said : Although the Hilberling PT-8000 series of transceivers are very expensive, this could be because they have been designed for Military and 'commercial' use and not only for amateurs. I believe that it should be possible to design and market a high

Re: [Elecraft] Down or Up conversions designs

2012-10-13 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to Geoff and to the Group, Geoff said : Although the Hilberling PT-8000 series of transceivers are very expensive, this could be because they have been designed for Military and 'commercial' use and not only for amateurs. I believe that it should be possible to design and market a high

[Elecraft] Down or Up conversions designs

2012-10-12 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Out of an extremely interesting private mail, I don't have got comments on this topic, which was much debated in the past. I post it once again because I think the Elecraft team and Elecraft aficionados are more apt to discuss this subject than on other reflectors dealing with down

[Elecraft] TR : Down or Up conversions designs

2012-10-12 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Message original Objet : Re: [Elecraft] Down or Up conversions designs De : Georges Ringotte F6DFZ f6...@sfr.fr À : n...@sonic.net Cc : Hi Alan, Happy to meet the Elecraft firmware guru! Many thanks for your fine comments. I perfectly understand the Elecraft policy, I

[Elecraft] Up conversion design

2012-10-08 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group Even though I own and appreciate very much my K3, in fact I believe it's the best sounding receiver I ever had, I have always been an advocate of up conversion design, namely because it's the only way to get general coverage and also because some characteristics, for a given

[Elecraft] K3 RF feedback

2012-08-30 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group Just to report a problem I had very recently. My K3 is used with a Turner +3 microphone and had been working very fine since the beginning. Yesterday, barefoot at 90 W or at 350 W with my PA, I had very bad modulation reports on 40 m. I switched on the monitor, and indeed

[Elecraft] KAT-500

2012-03-28 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the Elecraft team and the group, Will this ATU be used with the K3 as the internal tuner (automatic band change, automatic antenna selection with band, automatic ATU settings with frequency...) Is the diversity option still in the pipe? Best regards Georges Ringotte F6DFZ

[Elecraft] KX3, ergonomy and performances

2012-03-06 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, I read with great interest the KX3 user manual. Two questions to the Elecraft team. The KX3 home use is clearly envisaged. In a vast majority of cases, you need to have a near vertical front panel to operate ergonomicaly a rig. Do you plan to sell a stand, like the one for the

[Elecraft] Text Decode on P3 screen?

2011-10-22 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, On a similar subject, could the P3 screen be used to display some information from the K3 (for exemple the sub-receiver status) ? Best regards Georges __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] AF peak filter

2011-10-20 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, Is it possible to write a macro command switching on or off the AF peak filter ? I do not see anything in the programmer reference document. Best regards Georges __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] AF peak filter

2011-10-20 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Thank you for the answer ! Found how to get the AF peak filter Off on the sub receiver ! Regards Georges __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] P3 beta, A/B operation

2011-06-19 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, Same thing there, impossible to have the P3 showing the beginning of a band, it shows 99.5 kHz, or anything. That was not the case with previous version. Any help ? Georges __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] K2's Future

2011-06-01 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, Grab a K2 kit and/or its options as soon as you can. Through hole components become more and more scarce, and I believe will come a time when Elecraft will announce they can no more produce these kits. OHR, Wilderness Radio and others have such difficulties. Regards Georges

[Elecraft] K3/P3 S meter calibration

2011-03-14 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, I have a question about the S meter calibration. On HF bands, It's on spot, very impressive indeed from S1 to end of scale, tracking my HP generator nearly perfectly ; S9 at -73dBm However, it's not the same with the internal K144XV 2 m transverter. P3 is good, -93 dBm at S9.

[Elecraft] K2 PA Failure

2011-02-17 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
! There are no enormous filter caps in either Kn machine that need to be serviced at power on. Seems to me that using a non-matched pair of transistors is much more likely to be the cause of failure, as someone has already pointed out. John Ragle -- W1ZI = On 2/17/2011 2:31 AM, Georges Ringotte F6DFZ

[Elecraft] K2 PA Failure

2011-02-16 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, When I had my K2/10, I had multiple failures of the PA transistors. Close investigation showed that the problem came from my switching power supply (a professional 5A one from Friwo). When switching on the K2, the power supply emited large spikes that destroyed the PA

[Elecraft] P3 with Yaesu FT-2000 and K3

2010-12-01 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, You can use the FT-2000 with the P3 in fitting inside the IF-2000 board from RF Space, and configure the P3 on the IF out frequency of this board. Georges __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Delivery in France

2010-11-19 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
My K3/P3 are on their way to France with USPS Priority Mail International. Who will distribute them to my door : La Poste, GLS ??? Thank you. Georges F6DFZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] Down-conversion

2010-11-17 Thread Georges Ringotte F6DFZ
Hi to the group, Here is a post I made on the TS-590 Yahoo Group about down or up conversion, close spaced signals dynamic range, and the way receivers are classed in a few charts (Sherwood or W8JI for exemple). I ordered very recently a K3, and it is on its way to France. I must add that