Tom,
I use Win4K3Suite all the time with my KX3, because my neck won't take a
lot of twisting or craning about. The spectrum scope works perfectly, after
I found the port I originally tried months ago was indeed mono. It's on a
stereo input now, and is fine.
You mentioned it didn't use the same
I have Win10 on my workbench PC. I'm reasonably familiar with it. I've used
Linux for years, but it doesn't have the applications that I need, so I
can't rely on it. There are attempts at replacing those apps, but they're
not ready for prime time. I *have* them, but I prefer the Windows
originals.
gt; Mark, WB9CIF
>
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> On Behalf Of Gwen Patton
> Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 13:40
> To: Elecraft
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S - Win4K3Suite - SDRPlay
>
> That's essentially what I did, but with KX3/PX3. I have a lo
That's essentially what I did, but with KX3/PX3. I have a lovely 3.5mm to
2.5mm cable running from the PX3 IQ output to a spare mike in jack on my
PC. I had to do some weird jiggery-pokery with default sound devices to get
it to work because Win4K3Suite uses some of the same (or related) code
> > >
> > > > ---Paul AK1P
> > > >
> > > >> On 6/6/2019 3:18 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:
> > > >> There probably aren’t more than a handful of folks who could
> actually build an SMD kit of any size without having to send it back
I have a decent soldering station, but for SMD beyond a few parts I don't
use a soldering iron. I use an i-Extruder pencil (a stepper-motor powered
syringe dispenser) to apply dots of solder paste to the pads, then tweezers
to pick-and-place the components. If it's a small area, I use my hot air
I built a loop a few months ago, using flexible plastic pipe strap and 1/2"
copper foil tape with conductive adhesive. I used a junkbox air-gap
capacitor and a 10x vernier knob to tune it. I ran 100w through it on FT8
and ran an infrared thermometer all around it and it barely warmed past
room
I don't think Chris was asking for FT8 to be incorporated into the radio,
Rich. I think he was just asking about how to configure his KX2 to transmit
and receive FT8 with his Asus computer, and maybe a data mode setting for
FT8 specifically...though it's not necessary, as the DATA A is perfectly
This just makes Fred's books that much more valuable. Now they're something
to remember him by, his legacy. As I usually do in such sad times, I will
remember Fred fondly, and read for him the Heart Sutra's culmination...
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté.
Bodhi!
Svaha!
(which means...)
Gone,
The solar panel automatically deploys if the internal matter/antimatter
power cell runs out of anti-phlogiston.
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 5:31 PM Fred Jensen wrote:
> With optional solar panel for top of case to charge the KX2 battery?
>
> 73,
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe
I use Win4K3Suite with my KX3, and it will at least shut OFF the radio from
the software. What it won't do is turn it back ON.
As I understand it, what the two-button method is designed to do is to make
sure the radio saves its current state before it shuts down. If you turn it
off via the power
This post just made my memory flash on a movie quote: "Meet me at the Cafe
Friedrichstrasse."
It's from an 80's era movie called "Gotcha!"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089222/
It was the code phrase set up between the main characters to tell one of
them to get out of East Berlin right away.
ion to write manuals for mythical products.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> elecraft.com
>
> On May 6, 2019, at 7:16 AM, Gwen Patton wrote:
>
> I'm holding out for the KX9, the one with noetic circuits printed directly
> on the space-time continuum. It's fantastic, but
I'm holding out for the KX9, the one with noetic circuits printed directly
on the space-time continuum. It's fantastic, but the K9S has the
hyperspatial roofing filter system that filters out bad intent from a CW
sender's subconscious.
On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 10:14 AM Gwen Patton wrote:
>
ome small
> channel lock pliers.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 4/30/2019 5:54 PM, Gwen Patton wrote:
> > I started using a corrosion-inhibiting lube on my PL-259s, and
> religiously
> > sealing them with Coax-Seal. I tighten them very tightly as well. Since I
&
I started using a corrosion-inhibiting lube on my PL-259s, and religiously
sealing them with Coax-Seal. I tighten them very tightly as well. Since I
started doing that, I have no odd failures or intermittent connections in
my feedlines.
73,
Gwen, NG3P
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:13 PM Bob McGraw
I just built a Nanokeyer last night, and the connections for keyer and PTT
are both RCA jacks. However, in the documentation, they are referred to as
"cinch connectors". When cataloging the parts prior to building, I had to
look in the construction pictures to verify what kind of connector was a
I should probably see an audiologist someday. I've had nasty tinnitus as
long as I can remember. I spent most of my youth around loud musical
instruments, having begun playing brass instruments in 3rd grade. I've been
in many loud environments since, even though I don't recall it being a lot
of
Whoops, I accidentally sent this to only one person (Sorry, Harry!), so
here's the resend to the list.
They aren't designed to go on the back of the radio like you suggested, but
Talentcell makes some great 12v battery packs. I have one that's 8300 mAh
at 12v. It has two coaxial DC sockets, one
, 2019 at 9:31 PM Tony Estep wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 8:18 PM Gwen Patton wrote:
>
> > I use the Virtual Audio Cables from VB-Audio
> >
> ===
> Yep, gotta have those too, although I use the ones from Muzychenko. To have
> a full-hous
I use the Virtual Audio Cables from VB-Audio. They work great. Combined
with Voicemeeter, they're a fantastic set of tools.
They work on a "donationware" concept for those products. Just a few bucks
(or Euros, they're in the EU) and you get a huge pile of performance.
I don't recommend the most
I found that any wired keyboard I used would suffer from the same problem,
usually a runaway transmit condition, where new characters got jam-crammed
into the keyboard buffer due to stray RF. This kept the KX3/PX3
transmitting until cancelled manually.
Bluetooth keyboards don't work because
Ok, try holding the menu/labels button at the lower right of the px3 to
change the bottom labels selection. It cycles through options, too. You
should get an option with no bottom labels and no text box.
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 10:14 AM Joseph Trombino, Jr Thought I found the correct adjustment by
Did you try the "Disp" button on the top right of the PX3?
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 9:45 AM Joseph Trombino, Jr
wrote:
> Howdy Gang.
>
> Recently picked up a nice PX3 to use with my KX3 and have been playing
> with the menu options but can’t seem to find the one I want.
>
> I’d like to make the
>
> Jim Said: Cut a large double sided piece of double sided circuit board to
> fit the
> backpack. Etch the back side with a symmetric Hilbert curve split into 2
> columns fed
> at the bottom center and the two columns attached at the top.
Just don't accidentally etch a Do-Nha curve, or you
or in the variable capacitor.
73,
Gwen Patton, NG3P
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 6:44 PM W1GO (Joe) via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Prefer the W4OP loop due to ruggedness and remote tune feature. Yes, its
> heavier but how many of us actually hike to the top of a big mountain?
>
I got this unbalanced common-mode choke from Amateur Radio Supplies. It
completely clobbered all of the "bite" I was getting in the shack, and is
keeping stray RF out of my bench computer. I got it when I was having
trouble with the keyboard I had connected to my PX3 -- when I transmitted
CW or
They can put it on a separate module. There's space for at least a
Raspberry Pi Zero in there, so it could be put on a dedicated board of its
own. That way, it wouldn't be software in the main system firmware, it'd be
a separate, optional module with its own license. THAT can be GPL. You can
sell
I use Password Safe by Bruce Schneier. It secures your passwords in a LOCAL
file, not on the cloud, encrypted, and has a generator in it for creating
the idiotically-complex passwords some systems require (upper and lower
case, at least one of a set of special characters, at least one number,
Good to know about Eneloops -- they're what I've got in my own KX3. I'll
keep track of how long I have 'em in the radio and replace 'em around 3
years.
But I use a Talentcell LiPo pack that gives 5, 9, and 12v. It's
lightweight, comes with a charger, and was intended to charge items that
take
If they are NiMH cells, did you set the minimum voltage in the menu to
8.5v? That might be what's shutting it off.
Still might be a good idea to buy new cells.
Gwen NG3P
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 6:54 PM Don Wilhelm Robin,
>
> Can I assume those rechargable batteries are NiMH type? While they
Keith, you should investigate the new DRAWS hat for the Raspberry Pi,
currently on offer from Northwest Digital Radio. Right now it's still in
the early days of release, but it's getting better and better, and they
plan on a complete micro workstation for digital operations. It has lots of
the
if I can help. I hope I
> understood the questions right and this helps.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gerald KC6CNN
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Gwen Patton
> *Sent: *Wednesday, December 12, 2018 7:23 PM
> *To: *elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> *Subject: *[Elecraft] CW Decod
Please forgive me if this is a FAQ. If it is, just point me to where I can
find the old answer and I won't bring it up again.
I can usually get the CW decode to work if I can clearly hear the signal.
The CWT bar flashes and the text scrolls, and it gets a lot of characters
right. BUT...
I don't care WHO ya are, that stuff's funny...
...LORD, I apologize, and be with the orphans down there in New Guinea,
Amen.
On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 10:33 PM eric norris via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Dear Dave:
> I asked my KPA1500 if she wanted to be your KPA1500.
>
If you use the Crouton tool, you can load a separate FULL version of Linux
onto a Chromebook. You will then have the option of using the Chromebook in
ChromeOS mode, in which you will "have to deal with "a lot of 'cloud based'
stuff" OR you can do the secret Chromebook handshake and use a full
Don't confuse Chrome OS with the Chrome browser. They're very different
things.
The latest Pixelbooks should be able to run Android apps natively, but if
you need to, you can use one of the tools like Crouton to enable running
Linux. I do that with my older Chromebook.
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at
I have some nice Bluetooth active noise cancelling headphones. They're a
folding set made by MPOW that I don't think they make anymore. You can also
plug a 3.5mm stereo patch cable into them and not turn on the Bluetooth
section, though you can still turn on the active noise cancelling
separately.
I got a nice little mini key that seems based on the 26003, if abbreviated.
It's 3d printed by http://www.cwmorse.us and has a very smooth and balanced
feel. I made the error of not getting one with a base. But it's a very nice
key that I'll certainly use for straight key cw. I have a nice Bencher
I'm re-learning code that I haven't significantly used since I passed my
General (my Extra was BARELY past the time when they removed the
requirement). I'm right on that edge where I can ALMOST get it, but not
quite. I can get bits, but not enough to make sense. I don't think in it
yet. I'm signed
My KXPA100 order hit on a day when it was raining fairly heavily. The UPS
driver clearly thought we wouldn't be home for some reason -- perhaps too
cynical? I don't know -- so he didn't bother to carry it the 14 lb box to
the house. Maybe he didn't want to have to carry it back to the van in the
The last time I had to do this and didn't have a dedicated tool, I took a
Chinese take-out bamboo chopstick and carved it to fit the slug. It's
fairly easy to do and if you mess it up you just cut off that part and try
again. The bamboo is strong but easy to carve, and it's non-magnetic of
course.
When I saw the "it's just a THEORY" post go by, I sat down and wrote a
reply, because it really pushed my buttons. I keep trying to get rid of
this pet peeve, but like in Steven King's "Pet Sematary", it keeps finding
its way home again. I wrote that reply, but then I deleted it, because I
figured
Reminds me of having to blow on the contacts in a Nintendo game cartridge
to make it work in the console. ;)
On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 7:31 AM rich hurd WC3T wrote:
> I guess that’s the electronic equivalent of blowing through a tube to clear
> the blockage. :)
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 01:44
>
> I'm actually doing the level 1 CW Academy course. I guess I have plenty of
> practice ahead. It's pretty embarrassing not being able to send my own
> name right :-)
I'm taking that course in January, Cliff! I'm not precisely level 1, but
it's been so long since I used my code that I'm
Somehow, I think the founder of Elecraft can decide what is appropriate to
post on the Elecraft mailing list.
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 3:08 PM Carl Yaffey wrote:
> I was going to post about working rare DX with a KW to a wet noodle but
> thought better of it. Hi hi
>
>
> > On Sep 16, 2018, at
Thanks to everyone with input on my keyboard issues.
I managed to solve it today. I also have been exploring other issues
suggested regarding RF and current in the shack, and have a choke on its
way that should help with that, but I received one part first: a new
keyboard.
I'd been using a
This happens very rarely for me EXCEPT for 30 meters. Then it happens so
much, it makes data modes (CW, RTTY, PSK) useless. I'm using a wired USB
keyboard connected to the PX3. If I'm on 30 meters, and I use the ATU to
match the antenna, transmitting any data mode causes extra, spurious
characters
The issue I have with black items is that EVERYTHING is black these days.
Cables are black. Cases are black. Bags are black. Boxes are black.
Microphones are black. Handhelds are black (except for Baofeng :P). Rubber
duckies are black. When you get a pile of black things it's impossible to
find
The QRPGuys QRP tuner kit I built is very nice, but don't go over its 12W
limit, or you'll blow the diode.
Thankfully, I have a pile of them on hand just in case. ;)
Gwen NG3P
On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 8:36 PM Walter Underwood
wrote:
> I built the Oak Hills Research RFL-100 dummy load kit. It
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