[Elecraft] K3 power supply

2023-05-25 Thread István Szabó
I have been using my silent SPA 8230 power supply for many years. Its mains switch started show contact errors, would like to replace it. As QRP Shop Biz in Germany closed last year need help to find where can I find switch replacement. Could you please help with the switch type and manufacturer

[Elecraft] ARRL Handbook 2021

2020-11-25 Thread István Szabó
No solution in EU, finally ARRL HQ helped me out. Great support. Thank you for everyone for the ideas. 73, István HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

[Elecraft] ARRL Handbook 2021

2020-11-20 Thread István Szabó
Excuse me for the off topic, I got the ARRL Handbook without CD from FA. No CD any more? Download website is not listed anywhere. 73, István HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 charger failure?

2020-10-08 Thread István Szabó
l supply, so the fact that the KX3 shows 0.3 to 0.4 volts > lower than the external supply is normal. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 10/8/2020 2:53 AM, István Szabó wrote: > > When I plug in the 13.8V PS the radio shows 13.8V for only 1 second and > > drops to 10.4V. E

[Elecraft] KX3 charger failure?

2020-10-08 Thread István Szabó
When I plug in the 13.8V PS the radio shows 13.8V for only 1 second and drops to 10.4V. Eneloop batteries all OK 1.29V individually. Running a 4 hour charging cycle it turns off when voltage reached and shows the dropped voltage. When batteries removed the voltage shown on display 13.8V. Is it

Re: [Elecraft] 2-30 MHz Transmit? MARS

2015-04-07 Thread István Szabó
Menu item is a great idea. Competition equipment could be modified also easily. 73, István ha4zd On 07/04/2015 20:48, Mike Morrow wrote: ...Military Amateur Radio System... ...Military Affiliate Radio System... ...Military Auxiliary Radio System... MARS has stood for *all three* of the above

Re: [Elecraft] Question K3 ALC w/SPE Expert 1.3K-FA amp

2015-04-03 Thread István Szabó
ARRL may initiate changing that law. Proud hams could drive that change. With current LDMOS devices lots of money can be saved with one stage amps. That change would accelerate switching from tube amps to technically much more advanced LDMOS amps. Less energy consumption, smaller shack space

Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE

2015-04-01 Thread István Szabó
There is a connector on the new synth board. What is the future development it is for? That may show some direction. István ha4zd __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Heil Proset KX3 Element?

2014-12-28 Thread István Szabó
Heil Proset is great with K3 and KX3 both. Different settings but each sounds excellent. You may not like Proset on portable, it is large for that, use a small, light computer headset with electret element if you prefer VOX. I use a small Panasonic that requires more mic gain than than Proset.

[Elecraft] K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread István Szabó
I have no circuit diagram, what is the timebase quartz frekvency? 73' István HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] RSGB RadCom Handbook 2015

2014-11-21 Thread István Szabó
Ordered the 12th edition from RSGB and they do not ship oversees. Could someone help me which Radiomateur Society distributes it if there is any? No surprise ARRL Handbook is OK. 73' Istán HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] RSGB RadCom Handbook 2015

2014-11-21 Thread István Szabó
Thank you for all of you who is ready to help. I am waiting for a second e-mail from RSGB and a publishing company if that does not work I will contact one of you or will send UPS to their door for the handbook if that economical. I am member of ARRL and RSGB as well but a bit confused do not

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries

2014-04-23 Thread István Szabó
Doug, They are best for me in EU. I order from UK till 4PM and next noon at my door. 73' István ha4zd On 23/04/2014 21:43, Doug Turnbull wrote: Dear OMs and Yls, I like UPS, their tracking is excellent but they do not always knock when making a delivery and get a signature.At

[Elecraft] K3 FM

2014-01-21 Thread István Szabó
Just installed the FM filter. Using the latest utility and firmware it is set for FM mode. With MODE button I can not select FM mode just with K3_EZ program, than it works in FM mode. Am I missing something? 73, István __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FM

2014-01-21 Thread István Szabó
Thank you guys, it is OK now. So the program did not set it. 73' István On 21/01/2014 15:35, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: CONFIG:FM MODE = ON Your K3 is probably set to OFF which skips FM from the MODE key. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/21/2014 9:18 AM, István Szabó wrote: Just installed the FM

[Elecraft] mobile speaker

2013-08-07 Thread István Szabó
In Friedricshafen there was a pair of nice little speakers with KX3 on the Elecraft boot. Could someone tell me who does make it? 73, István, HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Nickel Zinc Batteries

2013-01-05 Thread István Szabó
I use AA and AAA sizes for different purposes, simply great. NIMH can not compete with them due to similar voltages like batteries. Needs special charger like Volcraft CM410 from Conrad. Pack price went up while MIMH pack price went down this year. 73, Istvan HA4ZD

[Elecraft] PA for QRP rigs

2012-12-22 Thread István Szabó
Found an impressive HF PA, HVLA700Q, looks ideal for QRP rigs like K3/10, KX3 as requires only 10W drive for 700W output. They give attractive 5 year guarantee. Is it a silent PA, any experience? Would be nice having a dBA noise specification with max. power of the factory built PAs.

[Elecraft] MCU 4.60 / DSP 2.80, 11/17/2012

2012-12-21 Thread István Szabó
Firmware works OK, I set the wrong AGC not the one is for cw. Thank you for support. 73, István __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] MCU 4.60 / DSP 2.80, 11/17/2012

2012-12-20 Thread István Szabó
Recently changed to WIN8 and downloaded the latest firmware. Wanted to use the spot function, does not work. Firmware mod description says /Use the TEXT DEC switch and VFO A to set CW decode threshold. We recommend using THR 2 or 3 for most signals, and THR 1 for very weak signals. These fixed

[Elecraft] Grill Cloth on K3/10

2012-07-17 Thread István Szabó
I am concerned about falling metal chip, small wire or even the tip of a pencil into the trx. Using a grill cloth like on the speaker, would it ruin the venting of the cabinet to an unacceptable level? vy73 István Szabó

[Elecraft] K3/10F Grill clothe

2012-07-17 Thread István Szabó
My K3/10F has no grill cloth, just on the speaker. This is probably an isolated case. I wish I would have. So I will put some onto that. 73' -- István Szabó __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

[Elecraft] Buying a KX3 in the UK?

2012-05-30 Thread István Szabó
Price will be a major factor, and of course the additional service. UK is very expensive for us on other goods, even w/o customs duty and VAT in Eu. Kit prices may be competitive. We will see. Hard to beat Elecraft. 73' István Szabó HA4ZD It's not necessarily excellent news for the UK. I

[Elecraft] silent subreceiver on 14 MHz, need help

2012-03-04 Thread István Szabó
between modes. Where shall I start the diagnosis? 73' István Szabó HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list

Re: [Elecraft] silent subreceiver on 14 MHz, need help

2012-03-04 Thread István Szabó
Yes, both of you were right. I use only ANT1 2 and I checked them before. Have not checked the AUX input and the sub was set to AUX. Slow mind on Sunday, thank you for the help. 73' István Szabó On 3/4/2012 4:00 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Main ant vs. aux/other ant ant is saved separately

Re: [Elecraft] DXCC map

2012-02-21 Thread István Szabó
Let's have it a price! I would buy one. István Szabó On 2/21/2012 4:46 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: An excellent idea! I can picture a problem though. It's already nearly impossible to get near the front of the Elecraft booth at Dayton. If they were handing out free maps you couldn't even get

[Elecraft] DXCC map

2012-02-20 Thread István Szabó
My map is so obsolete, that there is USSR, East Germany and so on on it. It would be great to have an Elecraft map as the next one. Any source or plan? 73' István Szabó HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Source for Type 31 Toroids

2012-02-12 Thread István Szabó
Fair-Rite 2631803802 from Mouser 104 gr. Bought about half year ago. 73' István Szabó On 2/12/2012 8:41 AM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote: F5vjc wrote: I have just opened a Mouser account in France and ordered a quantity of, 2631803802 = FT240-3 Fair-Rite. I hope they're OK. Thanks for the tip

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hum on transmit

2012-01-23 Thread István Szabó
question. 72' István Szabó On 1/23/2012 6:31 PM, Hunsdon Cary III wrote: Took the mic connector apart, even the Heil mic (gasp!). Could find no short on the connecting wires, although I did clip out the unused posts in the 8-pin connector. Put it back together, connected it to the K3

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 89, Issue 15

2011-09-14 Thread István Szabó
Alfatronix in UK does make very silent switch mode PS. This is excellent down to 500 kHz w/o any noise. I use 9A version with the K3/10. The 3A version is good only if you do not the second RX. They have 20A version for 100W trx as well, but that one a bit expensive. 73, István On

Re: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

2011-06-02 Thread István Szabó
USPS is great to buy goods from US. Reasonable cost and I have never had any issues with them. For transceivers this should be a tracked package. UPS is more costly but also good. István Szabó HA4ZD On 6/2/2011 7:25 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 6/2/2011 10:06 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: I can

[Elecraft] KX3 Audio

2011-05-27 Thread István Szabó
Could the KX3 tell frequency, mode for disabled? István Szabó __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio

2011-05-27 Thread István Szabó
Great, thank you! István Szabó On 5/27/2011 9:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Yes, in CW, like the KX1. Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On May 27, 2011, at 11:56 AM, István Szabóha...@t-online.hu wrote: Could the KX3 tell frequency, mode for disabled? István Szabó

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Power Gain

2011-03-16 Thread István Szabó
The question is: Is it feasible to improve the KPA500 to full output with k3/10. Why should someone in Europe invest into the 100W PA if it is possible? 73, István Szabó On 3/16/2011 8:03 PM, David Cutter wrote: Well, it's NICE that you can see the tongue firmly in my cheek, Jim. I

[Elecraft] Is the forum operational?

2011-02-16 Thread István Szabó
Have not got any postings for 5 days. 73, István __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Elecraft] k3 - dual receiver filters

2011-02-09 Thread István Szabó
On 2/9/2011 8:28 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Ralph, You're right: even if the filters don't have matched offsets, you can use diversity mode. But the main and sub synthesizer frequencies will usually be separated by a fraction of a Hz if the offsets are different, leading to a rolling sound

Re: [Elecraft] K3 10W dual receivers current?

2010-12-31 Thread István Szabó
On 12/31/2010 8:11 PM, Ross Primrose N4RP wrote: Anyone know the key down current draw for a 10W K3 with dual receivers? 73, Ross N4RP In my case 1.35A from 12V. 1.04A with single rx. 73. -- István Szabó Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm

[Elecraft] QST

2010-10-27 Thread István Szabó
In December issue of QST the FTDX5000 is tested. István Szabó __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list

[Elecraft] Power of K3/10

2010-10-01 Thread István Szabó
Just learnt a new phenomena, the output is 12W on SSB, 5W on CW. All bands, no power is set per band. Manually setting shows 12watts, actual is only 5W on CW. SSB is OK. Any thoughts? 73, István Szabó __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-09-10 Thread István Szabó
. For EB104 needs only 6 watts. -- István Szabó Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply

2010-08-08 Thread István Szabó
electrically, but do not like the noise of the fan. I removed the top cover and it is silent. MFJ may think about making a new cover or placing the fan 5-10 mm from the cover. This would help. 73 István ha4zd -- István Szabó Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Power Supply

2010-05-22 Thread István Szabó
supply, small and light. I use the 36W version with K3/10W. 73, István -- István Szabó Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) __ Elecraft mailing list Home